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Laohokow [Laohekou], Diocese of (LAOHOKOW, DIOCESI DI)
In China, in the civil province of Hupeh. Erected, under the name of apostolic vicariate of northwestern Hupeh, on Sept. 11, 1870, by division of the apostolic… -
Laon
Ancient diocese and capital city of the department of Aisne and ancient capital of the Laonnois in northern France. Only the catalogue of bishops preserved by… -
Lao Tzu (LAOTSE)
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Laouënan, François-Jean-Marie (LAOUÉNAN, FRANÇOIS-JEAN-MARIE)
Born on 9 November 1822 at Lannion (Côtes du Nord), died at Montbeton on 29 September 1892. He entered the Seminary of the Paris Missions on 29 September 1843… -
La Palma, Luis de
Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. in Toledo in 1550, d. in Madrid on 20 April 1641. After completing his studies, he almost always held positions of government… -
Laparotomy, Obstetric (LAPARATOMIA OSTETRICA)
LAPARATOMIA OSTETRICA: v. CESAREO TAGLIO. -
La Paz, Archdiocese of (LA PAZ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in Bolivia, capital of the province of the same name. The archdiocese comprises the entire department of the same name and the province of… -
Lapidation (LAPIDAZIONE)
Among the Hebrews, it was the ordinary capital punishment, which was applied when a different torture was not specified. In Hebrew it is expressed with the… -
Lapini, Anna Maria
Born in Florence on 27 May 1809, died there on 15 April 1860. Her religious vocation, opposed in her youth, was able to be realized after her marriage, which… -
Laplace, Pierre-Simon
Astronomer and mathematician, b. at Beaumont-en-Ange (Calvados) on 23 March 1749, d. at Paris on 5 March 1827. He began his career teaching at the Artillery… -
La Plata, Archdiocese of (LA PLATA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Argentina and the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, it is situated on the right bank of the river of the same name. It extends for about 64,000… -
Lapparent, Albert-Auguste de
One of the most authoritative French geologists, b. at Bourges on 30 Dec. 1839, d. at Paris on 5 May 1908. He studied at the École des mines, where he… -
Laprade, Pierre-Marin-Victor-Richard de
French poet, b. at Montbrison on 13 Jan. 1812, d. at Lyon on 13 Dec. 1883. Educated in legal studies, he soon abandoned them to follow his literary… -
Lapsi, Controversy of the (LAPSI, CONTROVERSIA DEI)
In the 3rd century those Christians who apostatized from the faith during the persecution of Decius (250) were called lapsi. The controversy of the lapsi is… -
L'Aquila, Archdiocese of (L'AQUILA, ARCIDIÓCESI DEL)
Chief town of Abruzzo and provincial capital, with an area of 2,172 sq km and 115,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, of whom 60,000 are in the commune of… -
Larantuka, Apostolic Vicariate of (LARANTUKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located on the Island of Flores (Indonesia), it comprises the entire civil district of L., detached from the apostolic vicariate of the Lesser Sunda Islands by… -
Lardito, Juan Bautista (LARDITO, JUAN BAPTISTA)
Benedictine theologian, b. in Madrid ca. 1650, d. there ca. 1720. In 1691 he obtained the first chair of theology at the University of Salamanca, was royal… -
Larentalia
A festival of the Roman religion which the oldest calendar already fixes on 23 December. On that date a rite of a funerary character took place at the… -
La Réunion, Diocese of (LA REUNION, DIOCESI DI)
LA REUNION, DIOCESI di: v. REUNION (LA), DIOCESI di. -
Largo, Saint, Martyr (LARGO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
LARGO, santo, martire: v. CIRIACO, LARGO E SMARAGDO, saints. -
Lari (Lares)
Lar in the singular, Lares in the plural, with or without specific epithets, are deities of the most ancient Roman religion: they appear, in fact, in the… -
Larino, Diocese of (LARINO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Campobasso. It has 72,000 inhabitants, of whom 71,800 are Catholics. It has 22 parishes served by 51 diocesan priests, a… -
La Rioja, Diocese of (LA RIOJA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city in the province of the same name in Argentina (South America). The diocese has an area of 98,000 sq km with a population of 103,000… -
L'Ariscòla (ARISCOLA, L')
ARISCOLA, L': V. SILVESTRO DI GIACOMO DA SULMONA. -
La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, François-Joseph de, Blessed (LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-BAYERS, FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH DE, BEATO)
Bishop, b. at Angoulême on 28 Apr. 1736, d. at Paris on 2 Sept. 1792. A descendant of a cadet branch of the house of La Rochefoucauld, he entered the Seminary… -
La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, Pierre
French bishop and martyr, b. 12 Oct. 1744 in the castle of Viviers, d. 2 Sept. 1792 in Paris. A student of theology at the Seminary of St. Sulpice, in 1771 he… -
La Rochefoucauld, François de
Cardinal, b. in Paris on 8 Dec. 1558, d. on 14 Feb. 1645. Educated by his paternal uncle Jean, abbot of Marmoutier, he studied at the Jesuit College of… -
La Rochefoucauld, François, Prince of Marcillac and Duke of (LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, FRANÇOIS, PRINCIPE DI MARILLAC E DUCA DE)
Writer and moralist, b. in Paris on 15 Sept. 1613, d. there on 17 March 1680. Admitted to court in 1629, he soon found himself involved there in the intrigues… -
La Rochejaquelein, Henri du Vergier, Count of (LA ROCHEJAQUELEIN, HENRI DU VERGIER, CONTE DI)
Vendéan general, b. at the château de la Durbellière (Châtillon-sur-Sèvre) on 3 Aug. 1772, d. at Nouaillé on 4 March 1794. A pupil of the military school of… -
La Rochelle (ROCHELLE, LA)
LA ROCHELLE: V. LA ROCHELLE. -
La Rochelle, Diocese of (LA ROCHELLE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the department of Charente-Maritime (France), with which it shares its boundaries. It has an area of 6,800 sq km with a population of… -
Laromiguière, Pierre
Philosopher, b. at Livignac (Aveyron) on 3 Nov. 1756, d. at Paris on 12 Aug. 1837. He was ordained a priest in 1785, but said Mass only once. He took the civil… -
Larvae (LARVE (LARVAE))
Among the Romans these were the souls of those who had died in sin and who, in their ceaseless wandering, exercised a malevolent action in the world of the… -
Lasalde, Carlos
Piarist, polygraph, b. at Portillo (Spain) on 4 Nov. 1841, d. there on 4 Sept. 1906. One of the first Spaniards who wrote on grammatical studies according to… -
Lasaulx, Peter Ernst von
Thinker and politician, b. March 16, 1805 at Koblenz, d. May 9, 1861 at Munich. He studied classical philology and philosophy at Bonn and Munich (1824-30); he… -
Las Casas, Bartolomé de
Dominican, apostle and defender of the Indians of America, b. in Seville in 1474, d. in Madrid on 31 July 1566. From the time he was pursuing legal studies at… -
La Serena, Diocese of (LA SERENA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Coquimbo in Chile; it embraces the provinces of Atacama and Coquimbo. The diocese has an area of 34,862 sq. km. with… -
Laski (a Lasco), Jan
Polish reformer, b. at Lask (eastern Poland) in 1499 and d. at Pinczów on 8 Jan. 1560. A nephew of the famous archbishop and politician Jan the Elder, he was… -
Laski, Jan
Archbishop, primate of Poland and statesman, b. at Lask in 1456, d. at Kalisz on 19 May 1531. He was ambassador in 1494 to Rome, in 1496 in Flanders and in… -
La Spezia (SPEZIA, LA)
SPEZIA, LA: v. LUNI (LA SPEZIA), SARZANA, DIOCESI di. -
La Spezia, Diocese of (LA SPEZIA, DIOCESI DI)
LA SPEZIA, DIOCESI di: v. LUNI, DIOCESI di. -
Lassalle, Ferdinand
Socialist agitator and philosopher, b. of a Jewish family at Breslau on 11 April 1825, d. at Geneva on 31 Aug. 1864 (the true name of his family was Lasel, or… -
Lasserre, Pierre
French writer, b. at Orthez on 30 May 1867, d. at Paris on 7 Nov. 1930. He began with some essays on Nietzsche and musical drama, but established himself with… -
Lassismo
Laxism is less a moral system distinct from the others than a tendency, a laxus opinandi modus, as Alexander VII put it, by virtue of which certain authors in… -
L'Association Catholique (ASSOCIATION (L') CATHOLIQUE)
A social review, begun in Paris in January 1876, as an offshoot of the famous Oeuvre des cercles catholiques d'ouvriers, established and directed by the two… -
Lasso (di), Orlando (Roland de Lattre, Orlandus Lassus)
Musician, b. at Mons (Belgium) probably in 1532, d. at Munich on 14 June 1594. A young singer in the Church of St. Nicholas at Mons, he was sought after… -
La Taille, Maurice de
Jesuit theologian, b. at Semblancay (Indre-et-Loire) on 30 Nov. 1872, d. in Paris on 23 Oct. 1933. A religious at Canterbury (1890), he studied philosophy at… -
Lataste, Marie
Mystic, coadjutrix sister of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, b. at Mimbaste (Landes) on 21 Feb. 1822, d. at Rennes on 10 May 1847. Immediately after her first… -
Lațcu Vodă
Prince of Moldavia, son of the founder of the principality itself, Bogdan Vodă. He ascended the throne in 1365, d. in 1373. Urban V was referring to L. when he… -
Lateau, Louise
Mystic, stigmatist, b. at Bois d'Haine (Belgium) on 29 Jan. 1850, d. there on 25 Aug. 1883. The daughter of very poor peasants, she showed from childhood a… -
Lateran Councils (LATERANENSI CONCILI)
The First Lateran Council. - It is the Ninth Ecumenical Council (the First in the West), held on 18-27 (28) March 1123, by Callistus II (v.), almost as a… -
Lateran Pacts (LATERANENSI PATTI)
LATERANENSI PATTI: V. PATTI LATERANENSI. -
Lateran Pacts (PATTI LATERANENSI)
These are the agreements stipulated between the Holy See and the Italian State on 11 February 1929, by which the Roman Question (v.) was resolved. The… -
Lateranum
A collection of monographs of a scholarly nature published under the direction of the Theological Faculty of the Pontifical Lateran Athenaeum. It began… -
Latifundium (LATIFONDO)
Property of great extent, belonging to a single owner. From the technical-economic aspect, the latifondo can be more exactly defined as: a large estate in… -
Latil, Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Anne-Antoine, Count of (LATIL, JEAN-BAPTISTE-MARIE-ANNE-ANTOINE, CONTE DI)
Cardinal, b. 6 May 1761 on the island of Ste. Marguerite (Var), d. 1 Dec. 1839 at Gemenos (Bouches-du-Rhône). Having entered the Seminary of St. Sulpice in… -
Latimer, Hugh (LATIMER, HUG)
Anglican bishop, one of the leaders of the English "reformation," b. at Thurcaston (Leicestershire) ca. 1480-90, d. at Oxford in 1555. At first an opponent of… -
Latin Feriae (LATINE FERIE)
An ancient festival celebrated on the Mons Albanus (present-day Monte Cavo) in honor of Jupiter Latiaris. The testimonies concerning it derive naturally from… -
Latini, Brunetto
Notary and man of letters, b. in Florence ca. 1220, d. there ca. 1294. In 1260 he was sent by the Florentine Guelphs to ask Alfonso X of Castile for help… -
Latin Letters, Secretariat of (LETTERE LATINE, SEGRETERIA DELLE)
LETTERE LATINE, SEGRETERIA delle: v. SEGRETERIA DELLE LETTERE LATINE. -
Latin Versions of the Bible (LATINE VERSIONI DELLA BIBBIA)
Before the Jeromean Vulgate (v.), Latin versions were in use, partially preserved, in the Christian communities of Africa and western Europe. From the very… -
Latitudinarians (Latitudinarian Church) (LATITUDINARI (CHIESA LATA))
A name already used in the 17th and 18th centuries and applied to those who "aimed at Lambeth and rowed toward Calvin," or to those who "let the fanatics… -
Latomus, Bartholomeus (LATOMUS, BARTOLOMEUS)
Luxembourgish theologian and humanist, b. at Arlon between 1485 and 1490, d. at Koblenz on 3 Jan. 1570. He Grecized his father's surname (stonemason… -
Latomus, Jakob (Jacques Masson)
Theologian, b. at Cambron (Hainaut) ca. 1475, d. at Louvain on 29 May 1544. In Paris he obtained the degree of magister artium; in 1505 he was called to… -
Latona (Ἀγτώ) (LATONA (ἈΓΤΩ͂))
Greek goddess, daughter of the Titan Koios and of Phoebe; loved by Zeus, to escape the fury of Hera she took refuge on Delos — the wandering island of the… -
La Tour d'Auvergne, Henri-Alphonse-Godefroy-Bernard, Prince of La Tour d'Auvergne and of Lauragais (LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE, HENRI-ALPHONSE-GODEFROY-BERNARD, PRINCIPE DI LAURAGAIS E DI)
French politician, b. 21 Oct. 1823 in Paris, d. 5 May 1871 at the castle of Angliera (Vienne). He entered the diplomatic career at the age of 18, as an attaché… -
La Tour du Pin, Charles-Humbert-René, Count of (LA TOUR DU PIN, CHARLES-HUMBERT-RENÉ, CONTE DE)
Marquis de la Charce, b. 1 April 1834 at Arrancy (Aisne), d. at Lausanne on 4 Dec. 1924. In 1871 he founded the Work of the Catholic Workers' Circles; on 20… -
Latria
LATRIA: v. CULTO. -
Latvia (LETTONIA (LATVIA))
Baltic republic, which proclaimed itself independent from the Russian Empire on 18 Nov. 1918 and was annexed, as a federated republic, to the U.S.S.R. on 4… -
Lauda
Spiritual laude, extra-liturgical religious songs in the vernacular, developed in the 13th century in Umbria and then in Tuscany, with the rise of the various… -
Lauda Sion Salvatorem
Sequence of the Mass of Corpus Christi, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas, probably at Orvieto in 1264, on the occasion of the bull Transiturus, with which Urban… -
Laudes Domini
Anonymous short poem from the beginning of the 4th century, the work of a rhetorician of Flavia Aeduorum (= Autun) who in 148 hexameters composed: « L. D. cum… -
Lauds (Morning Praise) (LODI (LAUDES MATUTINAE))
Solemn prayer at sunrise, already in use in the first Christian centuries (Tertullian, De oratione, 25: «ingressu lucis»; Peregrinatio Aetheriae [CSEL, 39, 71… -
Laud, William
Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Reading on 7 Oct. 1573, d. beheaded in London on 10 Jan. 1645. Ordained minister in 1601, in 1611 he was elected… -
Lauer, Aloysius (LAUER, ALOVSIUS)
First Minister General of the Friars Minor after the union of their families (1897), b. at Katholisch-Willenroth in Hesse on 28 Aug. 1833, d. at… -
Launoy, Jean de
Gallican theologian, b. at Valdecic (Picardy) on 21 Dec. 1603, d. at Paris on 10 March 1678. In 1636 in Paris he took his degree and was ordained a priest. A… -
Laurana, Francesco
Sculptor, born in Dalmatia, perhaps at Zara, in the early decades of the fifteenth century, and active in Naples, the Marches, Sicily and France, died probably… -
Laurana, Luciano
Architect, b. at Zara probably between 1420 and 1425, and active at Naples, Mantua, Urbino, Pesaro, Senigallia; d. at Pesaro in 1479. The arch of Alfonso of… -
Laura (Ἡ Λαύρα)
Byzantine monastic organization. The term, which in lexical value corresponds to the Latin vicus (cf. Arnobius, Adv. gent., 3, 41: PL 5, 998), was used, in the… -
Laurea
It is the degree that is obtained after attending the courses of a university faculty and passing the respective examinations by means of public discussion (in… -
Laurentie, Pierre-Sébastien
French publicist and historian, b. at Houga (Gers) on 21 Jan. 1793, d. at Paris on 9 Feb. 1876. Settled in Paris in 1816, he first taught rhetoric at the… -
Laurentius, Joseph
Jesuit canonist, b. at Krefeld in Germany on 24 Dec. 1861, d. at Valkenburg in Holland on 22 March 1927. He entered the Society in 1879, and was ordained a… -
Laureo, Vincenzo
Cardinal, b. at Tropea in Calabria on 28 March 1525 to Antonello and Raimonda Milliaris. He studied at Padua and from there went to Rome, and stayed… -
Lausanne, Conferences of (LOSANNA, CONFERENZE DI)
LOSANNA, CONFERENZE di : v. CONFERENZE PANCRISTIANE. -
Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, Dioceses of (LOSANNA, GINEVRA E FRIBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
The diocese comprises four cantons: Fribourg, Vaud (except the triangle which, south of Lake Geneva, extends to the gates of St-Maurice and which has always… -
Laus Perennis (Ἔπαυστος Λειτουργία [or Δοξολογία]) (LAUS PERENNIS (ἜΠΑΥΣΤΟΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΊΑ [OPPURE ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΊΑ]))
Historians of ancient monasticism understand by l. p. perpetual psalmody, that is, the organization of the office practiced uninterruptedly throughout the… -
Lavabo
A place and apparatus for ablutions. It became part of the ecclesiastical furnishings from the earliest Christian times; in use it followed the fountains for… -
Laval, Diocese of (LAVAL, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the department of Mayenne in France. It has an area of 5,170 sq. km. with a population of 254,479 inhabitants, of whom 253,500 are… -
La Valette, Charles-Jean-Marie-Félix, Marquis of (LA VALETTE, CHARLES-JEAN-MARIE-FÉLIX, MARCHESE DI)
French politician and diplomat, b. 25 Nov. 1806 at Senlis (Oise), d. 2 May 1881 in Paris. A diplomat under Louis Philippe, he was embassy secretary in… -
La Valette, Louis de Nogaret de
Cardinal, b. at Angoulême on 8 February 1593, d. at Rivoli (Piedmont) on 28 September 1639. The last son of the Duke of Épernon, he was destined for an… -
Lavant, Diocese of (LAVANT, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese in Yugoslavia with its residence in Maribor in northern Slovenia. With an area of 7,398 sq km, it comprises 638,786 Catholics and 34,309 of other… -
Lavater, Johann Kaspar
Protestant writer and pastor, b. in Zurich on 15 Nov. 1741, d. there on 2 Jan. 1801. He formed his philosophical-religious culture on the texts of Zwingli… -
Lavaur, Archdiocese of (LAVAUR, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LAVAUR, ARCIDIOCESI di: v. ALBI, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Lavedan, Henri
French playwright and novelist, son of Hubert-Léon, a very lively political writer, b. at Orléans in 1859 and d. at Vichy on 30 Sept. 1940. Member of the… -
L'Avenir (AVENIR (L'))
A famous French Catholic-liberal newspaper that lasted only two years (1830-31). It began publication in the aftermath of the upheavals of 1830, which marked… -
La Vie Catholique (VIE CATHOLIQUE, LA)
Settimanale cattolico francese, fondato nel 1924 da M.-F. Gay, with the character of a widely circulated publication, with the aim of making known the activity… -
La Vie Intellectuelle (VIE INTELLECTUELLE, LA)
A fortnightly periodical of the Dominicans of the French province, which appeared from 1928 to 1940 under the direction of Fr. Bernardot. The Dominicans of… -
La Vie Spirituelle (VIE SPIRITUELLE, LA)
French monthly review, founded in 1919 by the Dominicans of the theological school of St-Maximin, with the aim of directing cultured persons toward the life of… -
Lavigerie, Charles-Martial
Cardinal, b. at Huire, near Bayonne, on 13 Oct. 1825, d. at Algiers on 25 Nov. 1892. Ordained priest on 2 June 1849, he was for three years a professor at the… -
Lavoisier, Laurent-Antoine
Famous chemist, b. in Paris on 26 Aug. 1743, d. there on 8 May 1794. He was the first to explain the true function of oxygen, discovered by Priestley and by… -
L'Avvenire d'Italia (AVVENIRE (L') D'ITALIA)
A Bolognese Catholic daily newspaper, founded on 1 November 1896, on the initiative of Cardinals Mauri and Svampa, by Giovanni Grosoli, president of the Opera… -
Law (DIRITTO)
This noun, which may be called the common patrimony of the languages of civilized peoples, derives etymologically in a direct line from the Latin dirigere, but… -
Law (LEGGE)
In general it indicates the "constant form" that the becoming of both physical phenomena (physical law) and human actions (moral and juridical law) must… -
Law of Citations (LEGGE DELLE CITAZIONI)
Name by which part of a constitution issued at Ravenna in 426 by Valentinian III is designated, a constitution that, as a whole, set out to regulate all the… -
Law of Guarantees (GUARENTIGIE, LEGGE DELLE)
GUARENTIGIE, LEGGE delle: v. LAW OF GUARANTEES. -
Law of Guarantees (LEGGE DELLE GUARENTIGIE)
When the Italian government completed the occupation of Rome (Sept. 20, 1870), the grave problem of relations between the State and the Holy See arose.… -
Law of Jealousy (GELOSIA, LEGGE DI)
According to the law contained in Num. 5:11 ff., a husband who harbors suspicions regarding his wife's fidelity, suspicions not corroborated by any testimony… -
Lawrence, Antipope (LORENZO, ANTIPAPA)
After the death of Pope Anastasius I, he was acclaimed pontiff by a part of the clergy and by the majority of the Senate, which sympathized with Byzantium… -
Lawrence, David Herbert
English writer, b. 11 September 1885 at Eastwood, d. 2 March 1930 at Vence. He is among the most representative novelists of his age. The son of a… -
Lawrence Giustiniani, Saint (LORENZO GIUSTINIANI, SANTO)
Born in Venice to Bernardo Giustiniani and Querina Querini on July 1, 1381, died there on January 8, 1456. At the age of twenty-one (1402) he went to the… -
Lawrence of Brindisi, Saint (LORENZO DA BRINDISI, SANTO)
Capuchin, b. at Brindisi on 22 July 1559, d. at Belém, near Lisbon, on 22 July 1619. He entered the novitiate of Verona of the Venetian province on 18 Feb.… -
Lawrence of Canterbury, Saint, Archbishop (LORENZO DI CANTERBURY, ARCIVESCOVO, SANTO)
The date and place of his birth are unknown; he died on 2 February 619 at Canterbury. In 595 he went from Rome to England to preach the Catholic religion. His… -
Lawrence of Ripafratta, Blessed (LORENZO DA RIPAFRATTA, BEATO)
Dominican, b. at Ripafratta (Pisa) on 24 March 1359, d. at Pistoia on 28 Sept. 1457. He received the religious habit at Pisa in 1379 (approx.). Together with… -
Lawrence of the Resurrection (LORENZO DELLA RESURREZIONE)
Mystic, Discalced Carmelite, in the world Nicolas Herman, b. at Hériménil (Lorraine) in 1614, d. at Paris in 1691. A lay brother in the Carmel of Paris from… -
Lawrence, Saint, Martyr (LORENZO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Archdeacon of the Church of Rome, put to death on 10 Aug. 258, together with the subdeacon Claudius, the priest Severus, the lector Crescention and the ostiary… -
Lawrence the Corazzato, Blessed (LORENZO IL CORAZZATO, BEATO)
Monk and hermit, b. at Fanello near Foggia, d. at Subiaco on 16 Aug. 1243. For an involuntary homicide, he went on a penitential pilgrimage to St. James of… -
Layamon
English ecclesiastic of the 13th century, whose name is a variant of Lawman (man of law). He is the author of the first poem in English on the legendary… -
Laying on of Hands (IMPOSIZIONE DELLE MANI)
A liturgical rite of rich symbolism and frequent use in the Church. In Greek the technical term for designating it is χειροτονία (from the verb χειροτονεῖν)… -
Laymann, Paul
Jesuit, moralist, b. at Arzl near Innsbruck in 1574, d. at Constance on 13 Nov. 1635. He taught philosophy at Ingolstadt (1603-1609); moral theology at Munich… -
Lazarists (LAZZARISTI)
LAZZARISTI: V. CONGREGAZIONI DELLA MISSIONE. -
Lazarus (LAZZARO)
Russian Raskolnik, d. 1681. The documents designate him as priest of Romanoborisoglevsk (government of Yaroslavl); but he carried out his activity in Moscow… -
Lazarus of Bethany (LAZZARO DI BETHANIA)
Brother of Martha (v.) and of Mary, friend and table companion of Jesus (Jn 11:5, 36; Mt 21:17; Mk 11:11) and raised by him. The resurrection of L. is narrated… -
Lazarus of Parb (LAZZARO DI PARB)
Armenian author, priest, b. ca. 440, author of a history of the Armenian people, a continuation of that of Faustus of Byzantium, that is, from 384 to 485.… -
Lazarus, the Beggar (LAZZARO, IL MENDICO)
He is mentioned by Jesus in the parable of Lk. 16:19-31. Tertullian, St. Ambrose, St. Jerome, St. Irenaeus, St. Bonaventure, C. a Lapide, and others hold that… -
Lazio
I. GEOGRAPHY. - With this name, which originally applied to a small territory south of Rome, is today designated the southernmost region of central Italy, made… -
Lazzaretto (Hospital) (LAZZARETTO (OSPEDALE))
With the spread of plagues, in the second half of the 14th century, people began to isolate those sick with contagious diseases, so that they would not… -
Lead, Diocese of (LEAD, DIOCESI DI)
LEAD, DIOCESE OF: v. RAPID CITY, DIOCESI di. -
League of Nations (LEGA DELLE NAZIONI)
LEGA DELLE NAZIONI: v. SOCIETÀ DELLE NAZIONI. -
League of Nations (SOCIETÀ DELLE NAZIONI)
An association among States for the maintenance of peace and the better governance of relations between peoples. The aspiration to bring about such an… -
Lea, Henry Charles
Protestant historian and publisher, b. 19 Sept. 1825 in Philadelphia, d. there 24 Oct. 1909. He entered his father's publishing house in 1843 and became its… -
Leah (LIA)
Daughter of Laban and elder sister of Rachel (v.). She was given by her father in marriage to Jacob, in place of Rachel, who was the chosen one and for whom he… -
Leandro da Digione
Capuchin preacher and writer, from the province of Lyon, b. at Dijon ca. 1598, d. there in 1667. He was guardian at Tournon (1627-30), at Lyon (1633, 1659-60)… -
Leandro of San Martino (Jones, John) (LEANDRO DI SAN MARTINO (JONES JOHN))
Benedictine theologian, b. in London to a Protestant family in 1575, d. there on 27 Dec. 1636. He attended the schools of Westminster and Oxford, where… -
Leandro of Seville, Saint (LEANDRO DI SIVIGLIA, SANTO)
Born in Cartagena, to a Roman family, before 549, died in Seville on 13 March 600 or 601. First a Benedictine monk and then metropolitan of Seville, his name… -
Lea, Saint (LEA, SANTA)
A noble Roman widow of the 4th century. She was one of the most assiduous frequenters of the spiritual circle that came into being on the Aventine, in the… -
Lease, Contract of (LOCAZIONE, CONTRATTO DI)
Three kinds of locatio are distinguished: locatio of things, locatio of works, and locatio of work. Breaking away from the old code of 1865 (very antiquated on… -
Leavenworth, Diocese of (LEAVENWORTH, DIOCESI DI)
LEAVENWORTH, DIOCESI di: v. KANSAS CITY in KANSAS, DIOCESI di. -
Le Bachelet, Camille (François-Xavier)
Jesuit, theologian, b. in Paris on 14 Jan. 1855, d. there on 23 Sept. 1925. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1878 with the intention of going to the… -
Lebanon (LIBANO)
A state that proclaimed itself independent on Nov. 26, 1941, and comprising the southwestern part of Syria. It takes its name from the massif of the same name… -
Lebbeo (LEBBEÒ)
LEBBEÒ: v. GIUDA TADDEO. -
Lebbe, Vincent
Missionary of St. Vincent, "apostle of modern China," b. in Ghent on 17 Aug. 1877, d. in Nanking on 24 June 1940 (in China known under the name Lei Ming Yuan).… -
Lebedev, Aleksandr Aleksevič
Archpriest, Russian theologian, polemicist. Born in Moscow in 1873 to a priest, he studied from 1854 to 1858 at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Moscow. He was… -
Lebedev, Aleksej Petrovič
Russian "Orthodox" theologian and church historian, b. 2 March 1845 at Ochakov, d. 14 July 1908 at Moscow. Professor of Church history at the Ecclesiastical… -
Le Blant, Edmond-Frédéric (LE BLANT, EDMOND-FRÉDERIC)
French epigrapher and archaeologist, b. in Paris on 12 Aug. 1818, d. there on 5 July 1897. He completed literary and legal studies. He held a post at the… -
Lebna (LEBNA)
A city of Palestine situated between Maceda and Lachish (Josh. 10:29-31). Taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:30, 39; 12:15), it was assigned to the Levites (Josh.… -
Le Brun, Pierre
Oratorian liturgist and theologian, b. June 11, 1661 at Brignoles (Var), d. in Paris on Jan. 6, 1729. Ordained a priest in 1685, he taught theology for two… -
Lebuin (Lebuinus, Liafwin, Liwin, Lewin), Saint (LEBUINO (LEBUINUS, LIAFWIN, LIWIN, LEWIN), SANTO)
Born in England to Anglo-Saxon parents, on an unknown date. In the monastery where he was educated he was stirred by the missionary spirit and, as soon as he… -
Le Camus, Émile-Paul (LE CAMUS, EMILE-PAUL)
Biblical scholar, b. at Malvirade, near Castelnaudary, on 24 Aug. 1839, d. there on 28 Sept. 1906. Le C., one of the most eminent personalities of the French… -
Le Camus, Étienne (LE CAMUS, ETIENNE)
Cardinal, b. in Paris on 4 Sept. 1632, d. at Grenoble on 22 Sept. 1707. A doctor of theology in 1650, for his preaching against the abuses of the clergy and… -
Le Cardonnel, Louis
French poet, b. at Valence (Drôme) on 25 Feb. 1862, d. at Avignon on 28 May 1936. As a young man he took an active part in the experience of Symbolism… -
Lecce, Diocese of (LECCE, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of Otranto; the city of L. is also the capital of a province in the Salentine peninsula. It is the heir of the ancient Iapygian city of Lupiae… -
Le Clerc du Trembley
LE CLERC DU TREMBLEY: v. GIUSEPPE DA PARIGI. -
Leclercq (d'Orlancourt), Henri
Polymath, b. at Tournai on 4 Dec. 1869, d. in London on 23 March 1945. Naturalized French, he entered the Benedictine Order and was professed at the abbey of… -
L'Eco di Bergamo (ECO DI BERGAMO, L')
Catholic daily newspaper, founded as one of the expressions of the social movement of Italian Catholics, which had one of its main centers in Bergamo, by a… -
Le Correspondant (CORRESPONDANT, LE)
French Catholic periodical, published from 1829 as a weekly, then biweekly until 1831. From 1843 it was published in the form of a review. As the organ of the… -
Lectern (LEGGIO)
A piece of furniture intended to support a liturgical book for public reading. It first appeared fixed upon ambos and, like the latter, made of stone. Later… -
Lectionary (LEZIONARIO)
(Lectionarium, or -ius: from lectio, reading). This was the name given to the book that contained passages of Sacred Scripture for liturgical use. It is a… -
Lectorium
A dividing wall between choir and nave in medieval churches. In French it is called jubé, in English rood screen or roodloft, that is, "tribune of the… -
Lectoure, Diocese of (LECTOURE, DIOCESI DI)
LECTOURE, DIOCESI di : v. AUCH, DIOCESI di. -
Lectureship (LETTORATO)
It is the second of the minor orders in the Latin Church, the only minor order in the Eastern Church, since the subdiaconate has been recognized as a major… -
Ledesma, Pedro de
Dominican theologian, b. in Salamanca ca. 1550, d. there on 9 September 1616. He taught theology first at Segovia, then at Avila, then at Salamanca, where from… -
Ledóchowska, Maria Theresia
Born at Loosdorf (Austria) on 29 April 1863, died at Rome on 6 July 1922. Of exceptional intelligence, she was well versed in letters and the arts. Called to… -
Ledóchowska, Orsola (Giulia)
Born on 17 April 1865 at Loosdorf (Austria), died in Rome on 29 May 1939, foundress and first superior general of the Ursulines of the Sacred Heart of Jesus… -
Ledóchowski, Mieczysław Halka, Count of (LEDÓCHOWSKI, MIECZYSLAW HALKA, CONTE DI)
Cardinal, b. 29 Oct. 1822 at Górki (diocese of Sandomierz), d. 22 July 1902 in Rome. He studied at Radom and at the Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics in Rome and… -
Ledóchowski, Włodzimierz
Twenty-sixth general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Loosdorf (Austria) on 7 Oct. 1866, d. at Rome on 13 Dec. 1942. He was a page at the court of Emperor… -
Leeds, Diocese of (LEEDS (LOIDIS), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in England, suffragan of Liverpool. It has 3,354,395 inhabitants, of whom 178,000 are Catholics, distributed in 124 parishes, served by 284… -
Le Fèvre d'Étaples, Jacques (LE FÈVRE D'ETAPLES, JACQUES)
Born at Étaples around 1455, died at Nérac in January 1536. A writer and exegete, he began to model his thought along the lines of the reborn humanism… -
Legal Act (ATTO GIURIDICO)
From the human act considered in the moral order is distinguished the legal act, which is any act that has legal relevance, or the document containing the… -
Legal Aid (PATROCINIO GRATUITO)
It is the exemption from judicial expenses in favor of the poor, who are unable to bear the costs of a trial. The text of can. 1914 of the CIC establishes the… -
Legal, Émile-Joseph (LEGAL, EMILE-JOSEPH,)
Born on 9 Oct. 1849 at Jean-de Boiseau, diocese of Nantes, died on 10 March 1920 at Edmonton. Ordained a priest in 1876, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate in 1879… -
Legal Fact (FATTO GIURIDICO)
FATTO GIURIDICO : v. ATTO GIURIDICO. -
Legal Formulas (FORMOLE GIURIDICHE)
They are specific sets of words that reproduce as a whole an equal number of norms or models for forensic or administrative acts. In the history of law and of… -
Legal Subject (SOGGETTO DI DIRITTO)
It is the one to whom the legal order attributes or recognizes the capacity to be the holder of rights. This capacity is also called personality; and it… -
Legal Transaction (NEGOZIO GIURIDICO)
It is commonly defined as a private manifestation of will directed toward a practical purpose (the constitution, modification, or extinction of a legally… -
Lega, Maria Teresa
Born at Brisighella (Faenza) on 13 January 1812, died at Cesena on 27 January 1890. At the age of 21 she took the habit of the Dominicans. Called to a more… -
Lega, Michele
Cardinal, b. at Brisighella (Faenza) on 1 January 1860, d. at Rome on 16 December 1935. After degrees in philosophy and theology, he obtained in 1888 the… -
Legate (LEGATO)
This is the title attributed, in various legal systems, to one who exercises the functions of a representative, with or without diplomatic character. I. ROMAN… -
Legation, Right of (LEGAZIONE, DIRITTO DI)
The right of legation is a public subjective right, an attribute of sovereignty, which is exercised by sending (active legation) and receiving (passive… -
Legations (LEGAZIONI)
The supreme pontiff Clement XI (1701-21), in the reorganization of the State, which he provided for despite the very grave events it had suffered, divided the… -
Legaudier, Antoine
Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at Château-Thierry on 7 January 1572, d. in Paris on 14 April 1622. He was professor of Sacred Scripture at Pont-à-Mousson and… -
Legend (LEGGENDA)
I. NOTIONS. - From the gerundive of legere (legenda, "to be read"), with reference to the passages of the lives of the saints whose reading was prescribed or… -
Legendary (LEGGENDARIO)
LEGGENDARIO : v. PASSIONARIO. -
Leger, Antonio e Giovanni
Waldensian pastors of the 17th century. ANTONIO, after studying in Geneva and having been a pastor from 1626 to 1628, moved to Constantinople with the… -
Legio Fulminata
It was the XII Roman legion, which after taking part in the siege of Jerusalem under Vespasian was sent to be stationed at Melitene in Armenia. By Marcus… -
Legion of Mary (LEGIO MARIAE)
LEGIO MARIAE: v. MILIZIA dell'IMMACOLATA. -
Legitimacy (LEGITTIMITÀ)
It is, in general, conformity with the nature of things, with law, with the law. I. CONCEPT. - The term legitimate (from which the abstract l. derives) has a… -
Legitimate Defense (DIFESA LEGITTIMA)
One who, having been compelled by the necessity of defending a right of his own or of another, concerning personal safety, or a precious good in his own… -
Legitimation for Legal Acts (LEGITTIMAZIONE AGLI ATTI GIURIDICI)
Legitimation for juridical acts or transactions (the terms act or juridical transaction are used interchangeably both in the CIC and in the Italian Civil Code)… -
Legitimism (LEGITTIMISMO)
It is the theory postulated at the time of the Restoration concerning the ethico-juridical obligation to restore the Bourbons to the throne of France and the… -
Legrand, Émile (LEGRAND, EMILE)
Born at Fontenay-le-Marmion on 30 Dec. 1841, died in Paris on 28 Nov. 1904; professor of Modern Greek, editor of texts for schools and compiler of the Modern… -
Legros (Le Gros), Pierre, the Younger (LEGROS (LE GROS), PIERRE, IL GIOVANE)
French sculptor, b. in Paris on 12 Nov. 1666, d. in Rome on 3 May 1719. Son of the sculptor Pierre L., who worked in the park of Versailles, he received his… -
Le Hir, Arthur-Marie
Exegete and Hebraist, b. at Malvaise (Finistère) on 5 Dec. 1811, d. at Paris on 18 Jan. 1868. He studied at the Seminary of St-Sulpice, where he subsequently… -
Lehmkuhl, August
Jesuit, moralist, b. at Hagen (Westphalia) on 23 Sept. 1834, d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 23 June 1918. Professor of Sacred Scripture and of dogmatics and… -
Lehodey, Vital
Trappist ascetico-mystical theologian, in the world Alcime, b. at Hamlye (France) on 17 Dec. 1857, d. at Bricquebec on 6 May 1948. A priest on 18 Dec. 1880, on… -
Leib, Kilian
Regular canon, polemicist and annalist, b. at Ochsenfurt (Franconia) on 23 Feb. 1471, d. at Rebdorf on 16 July 1553. After completing his studies at… -
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm
Born in Leipzig on 21 June 1646, died in Hanover on 14 Nov. 1716: philosopher, mathematician, scholar; one of the greatest minds in the history of humanity.… -
Leidrad (Leidradus, Laidradus) (LEIDRADO (LEIDRADUS, LAIDRADUS))
Archbishop of Lyon, d. 28 December 817 (or 816). A native of Lower Franconia, deacon of the Church of Freising (782), he was called to the court of Charlemagne… -
Leighlin, Diocese of (LEIGHLIN, DIOCESI DI)
LEIGHLIN, DIOCESI di: v. KILDARE, DIOCESI di. -
Leigh Woods, Diocese of (LEIGH WOODS, DIOCESI DI)
LEIGH WOODS, DIOCESI di: v. CLIFTON, DIOCESI di. -
Leiria, Diocese of (LEIRIA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese located 147 km north of Lisbon (Portugal). It has an area of 1,700 sq km with a population of 174,000 inhabitants, of whom 164,000 are…