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Leti, GregorioVol. VII, p. 728 LETI, GREGORIO. - Writer, b. in Milano on 29 May 1630, d. in Amsterdam on 9 June 1701. He is a curious figure of an adventurer, a “libertine,” an “émigré.”…
Leticia, Apostolic Prefecture of(LETICIA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 728 LETICIA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — In Colombia, it is one of the three autonomous missions erected on 7 February 1951 through the division of the apostolic…
LetoVol. VII, p. 729 LETO. GIULIO POMPONIO. - Humanist, b. in 1428 at Teggiano in Cilento, d. at Rome in 1497. He is one of the most enigmatic (or indeterminate) figures of Italian…
Letourneux, NicolasVol. VII, p. 729 LETOURNEUX, NICOLAS. - Preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Rouen on 30 Apr. 1640, d. at Paris on 28 Nov. 1686. He soon distinguished himself at Rouen as a…
Letter of Appointment(BIGLIETTO DI NOMINA)Vol. II, p. 945 APPOINTMENT LETTER. — In Curial usage, this term denotes a brief letter, written in the Pope’s name, by which a given person is customarily informed of an…
Letter of Saint Peter(LITTERA SANCTI PETRI)Vol. VII, p. 861 LITTERA SANCTI PETRI: v. BOLLATICA, SCRITTURA.
Letter of the Apostles(LETTERA DEGLI APOSTOLI)Vol. VII, p. 729 LETTERA DEGLI APOSTOLI: V. APOSTOLI, LETTERA DEGLI.
Letterkenny, Diocese of(LETTERKENNY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 733 LETTERKENNY, DIOCESI di: v. RAPHOE, DIOCESI di.
Letters from Rome(LETTRES DE ROME)Vol. VII, p. 737 LETTRES DE ROME. — Periodical founded in Rome by the Jesuit Fr. J.-H. Ledit in 1935, with the aim of studying the movement and international penetration of…
Letters Patent(LETTERE PATENTI)Vol. VII, p. 732 LETTERS PATENT. – This name designates, in contrast to the “litterae clausse,” those public documents drawn up in a form different from and simpler than…
Lettisternio (Lectisternium)Vol. VII, p. 733 LETTISTERNIO (Lectisternium). — A ritual form of ancient Roman religion, consisting in preparing the couch (lectum sternere) and offering a banquet to the gods…
Lettres Edifiantes et CurieusesVol. VII, p. 737 LETTRES EDIFIANTES ET CURIEUSES. - Title of a collection of letters sent by Jesuit missionaries concerning events, traditions, journeys, monuments,…
Leu von Ebersol, JosephVol. VII, p. 738 LEU VON EBERSOL, JOSEPH. — Swiss politician, born at Ebersol on 1 June 1800, died there on 20 July 1845. A convinced Catholic, he did not approve the advent of…
Leusden, JohannesVol. VII, p. 739 LEUSDEN, JOHANNES. - Dutch Orientalist, b. 26 Apr. 1624, d. 30 Sept. 1699 at Utrecht, where he was professor of Hebrew. He was neither an original mind nor a…
Level(LIVELLO)Vol. VII, p. 874 LIVELLO. — This was the name given to a special form of agrarian contract by which a grantor (livellante) conferred the usufruct of a holding upon a grantee…
LevellersVol. VII, p. 739 LEVELLERS. — The L. constituted the extreme left wing of the English republicans during the Civil War of 1642–51. The term L. (“leveller” and, more properly,…
Levi (Heb. Lēvī)(LEVI (EBR. LÉVI))Vol. VII, p. 739 LEVI (Heb. Lévi). - I. Third of the sons whom Jacob had by Leah. In Gen. 29, 34 the name is explained by the mother’s phrase: “Now at last my husband will…
Leviathan (Heb. Livjāthān)(LEVIATHAN (EBR. LIVOJĀTHĀN))Vol. VII, p. 740 LEVIATHAN (Heb. livojāthān). - A fabulous aquatic monster, akin to the tannin, or tannim, to which it is paralleled synonymously in Is. 27:1 (cf. DRAGON),…
Levirate(LEVIRATO)Vol. VII, p. 740 LEVIRATO. — The duty of marrying the widow of one’s brother who has died childless. The practice is common among many primitive peoples, and its rationale lies…
Levita, EliaVol. VII, p. 740 LEVITA, ELIA. - Jewish grammarian, born at Neustadt a. d. Aisch in 1469, died at Venezia on 28 January 1549. His Hebrew name was 'Ēljāhū ben 'Āšēr hal-Lēwī…
Levitation(LEVITAZIONE)Vol. VII, p. 741 LEVITATION. — Term designating phenomena involving the raising, displacement, and suspension in the air of heavy objects, and more often of the human body,…
Levites (Heb. Lēwī, pl. Lēwījīm; Gr. Lēwījī, pl. -ai)(LEVITI (EBR. LĒWĪ, PLUR. LĒWĪJĪM; GR. LĒWĪJĪ, PLUR. - AI))Vol. VII, p. 741 LEVITI (Hebr. lēwī, plur. lēwījīm; Gr. lēwījī, plur. -ai). — A professional designation for those engaged in subordinate Jewish worship under the priests,…
Leviticus(LEVITICO)Vol. VII, p. 742 LEVITICO. — Third book of the Pentateuch (v.), called by the Palestinian Jews by its opening word voajiqra’; by the Alexandrian Jews Λεωτυκόν, whence the…
LevočaVol. VII, p. 743 LEVOČA. - A city in Slovakia, founded in 1245 and the centre of a German colony. The ancient centre of the county of Scepusio (Spiš), it is today a city of…
Lex DeiVol. VII, p. 744 LEX DEI : v. COLLATIO LEGUM MOSAICARUM ET ROMANARUM.
Lex Romana Canonice ComptaVol. VII, p. 744 LEX ROMANA CANONICE COMPTA. - A collection of canonical and Roman texts, contained in cod. Paris. 12448, tenth century. It is composed of decretals, canons of…
Leyden, John of(LEIDA, GIOVANNI DI)Vol. VII, p. 662 LEIDA, GIOVANNI di: v. BOKELSZOON, JAN.
León, Diocese of(LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 672 LEÓN, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese of Spain, suffragan of Burgos; it has an area of 29,596 sq. km. and 170,987 inhabitants, distributed among 816 parishes…
León, Luís deVol. VII, p. 673 LEÓN, Luís de. — Augustinian, poet, writer, theologian, and exegete, born at Belmonte (Cuenca) in 1527 and died at Madrigal on 23 August 1591. Professor at…
León, RicardoVol. VII, p. 673 LEÓN, RICARDO. - Spanish poet and novelist, b. at Malaga on 15 Oct. 1877, d. at Madrid on 6 Dec. 1943. A bank employee, he devoted himself assiduously to…
Lépicier, Alexis-Henri-MarieVol. VII, p. 718 LÉPICIER, ALEXIS-HENRI-MARIE. - Cardinal and theologian of the Order of the Servants of Mary, born at Vaucouleurs (Lorraine) on 28 Feb. 1863, died at Rome on…
LérinsVol. VII, p. 721 LÉRINS. – Cistercian abbey on a small island situated opposite Cannes in the department of Alpes-Maritimes (France). Onorato (d. ca. 430), a patrician…
Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien(LĚVY-BRUHL, LUCIEN)Vol. VII, p. 743 LĚVY-BRUHL, LUCIEN. – Philosopher and sociologist, born in Paris on 10 April 1857, died there on 13 March 1939. Professor at the Sorbonne, where he succeeded…
