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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… -
Leisentrit, Johann
Theologian, apostolic protonotary, b. at Olmütz (Olomouc) in 1527, d. at Bautzen on 14 Nov. 1586. Canon at Bautzen in 1551, he was dean there from 1559 until… -
Leitmeritz [Litoměřice], Diocese of (LITOMÉRICE, LEITMERITZ, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Czechoslovakia. It has an area of 12,000 sq km with 1,500,000 inhabitants. It has 955 churches with 449 parishes, served by 268 diocesan… -
Leitner, Martin
Canonist, b. at Bodenwöhr (Upper Palatinate) on 11 March 1862, d. at Passau on 25 Dec. 1929. Professor of canon law from 1904 at Passau, he also devoted… -
Lejeune, Jean
French sacred orator, b. at Dôle in 1592 and d. at Limoges on 19 Aug. 1672. A member of the Oratory of Jesus founded by Bérulle in 1611, he was distinguished… -
Lelong, Jacques
Oratorian, biblical scholar and bibliographer, b. in Paris on 19 April 1664 and d. there on 13 August 1721. Librarian of the Oratory of St. Honoré, L. worked… -
Le Maistre, Isaac, called de Sacy, an anagram of his name (LE MAISTRE, ISAAC, DETTO DE SACY, CHE È IL NOME ANAGRAMMATO)
B. in Paris on 29 March 1613, d. at Pomponne on 4 Jan. 1684. Having entered Port-Royal and been ordained a priest (1649), he distinguished himself there in the… -
Le Mans, Diocese of (LE MANS, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the department of Sarthe in France. Over an area of 6,244 sq km it has a population of 412,214 inhabitants, of whom 375,391 are Catholics.… -
Lemire, Jules
French sociologist, b. at Vieux Berquin on 23 April 1853, d. at Hazebrouck on 7 March 1928. Having become a priest in 1878, he taught at the Seminary of… -
Lemkivčysna, Apostolic Administration of (LEMKIVČYSNA, AMMINISTRAZIONE APOSTOLICA DI)
This is a region in the northern Carpathians, inhabited by the eastern stock of the Lemkos. From the earliest times it belonged to the triple bishopric of… -
Lemmens, Leonhard
Franciscan, b. at Bocket (Rhineland) on 19 Nov. 1864, d. at Rome on 10 Feb. 1929. Called to Rome in 1899 as continuator of Wadding's Annales Minorum, in 1901… -
Lemos, Tommaso de
Dominican theologian, b. at Rivadavia (Galicia) around 1546, d. at Rome on 23 Aug. 1629. He entered the Order in his native city. Regent of the Studium of… -
Lemovicensis, Johannes (John of Limoges) (GIOVANNI DI LIMOGES (LEMOVICENSIS))
Cistercian theologian. There is little information about his life. A John of Limoges was prior of Clairvaux in 1206-1207; sent to Bacony (or Zire) in Hungary… -
Le Moyne, Jean (Ioannes Monachus)
Distinguished canonist, b. in the first half of the 13th century, d. at Avignon on 22 Aug. 1313. Having moved to Paris, he studied ecclesiastical law there and… -
Lemuria (LEMURIE (LEMURIA))
On May 9, 11 and 13 of the Roman calendar fell the festival of the Lemuria, that is, of the Lemures, the souls of the dead, generally confused with the… -
Lenau, Nikolaus (Nikolaus Franz Niembsch von Strehlenau)
German-Hungarian poet, b. 13 Aug. 1802 at Csatád near Temesvár, d. 22 Aug. 1850 in the asylum of Oberdöbling near Vienna. His poems, written over the course of… -
Lenee
A festival celebrated in Athens in the month of Gamelion (= January-February) in honor of Dionysus Lenaios (Ἀῆναις), and it was one of the four principal… -
Lenel, Otto
Jurist, b. in Mannheim on 13 Dec. 1849, d. in Freiburg im Breisgau on 7 Feb. 1935. He completed his studies at the Universities of Heidelberg, Leipzig and… -
Lenin
Pseudonym of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, founder and leader of the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik), and of the Russian Revolution, founder of the Soviet Union… -
Lenitatis Defectus
Although the Latin term l. d. is suited to signify any pronounced lack of clemency, gentleness, mildness, sweetness, etc., nevertheless in its technical sense… -
Le Nobletz, Marguerite
Sister of Michel Le N., born at Kerodern in Plouguerneau (formerly the diocese of Léon) in 1583, died at Ploaré in 1633. Persuaded by her brother to renounce… -
Le Nobletz, Michel, Venerable (LE NOBLETZ, MICHEL, VENERABILE)
Popular missionary in Brittany, b. at Kerodern in Plouguerneau (formerly diocese of Léon) on 29 Sept. 1577, d. at Le Conquet on 5 May 1652. Ordained a priest… -
Lenocinium (LENOCINIO)
It is an intermediary activity in the service of another's lust with a view to one's own profit. In doctrine, the notion of pandering as a crime is defined in… -
Lenormant, Charles and François (LENORMANT, CHARLES E FRANÇOIS)
1. CHARLES. - French archaeologist and historian, b. in Paris on 1 Jan. 1802, d. in Athens on 24 Nov. 1859. An encyclopedic and restless spirit, he occupied… -
Lensing, Lambert
Apostle of the good press and exponent of the German Catholic Centre Party, b. at Emmerich on 14 June 1851, d. at Dortmund on 18 Dec. 1928. From his youth… -
Lentini, Domenico
Priest, b. at Lauria on 20 Nov. 1770, d. there on 24 Feb. 1828. At the age of 20 he entered the Seminary of Policastro, where he studied theology. Ordained… -
Lent (Quadragesima) (QUARESIMA (QUADRAGESIMA))
A sacred period of 40 days in preparation for Easter, to be sanctified by more frequent prayer, by works of charity, penance and mortification, especially by… -
Lentulus, Letter of (LENTULO, LETTERA DI)
Apocryphal, so called from its supposed sender, which describes the physical beauty of Jesus Christ, who would have been the most beautiful of men, according… -
Leo (LEONE)
Name of six Armenian princes of Cilicia who reigned from the 12th to the 14th century. All were promoters of alliances with the West for the purpose of saving… -
Leoba (Leoba, Leobgytha, Truthgeba), Saint (LIOBA (LEOBA, LEOBGYTHA, TRUTHGEBA), SANTA)
Benedictine nun; the date and place of her birth are unknown. She died at Schörnsheim near Mainz on 28 September 782 (or 779 or 780). Related on her mother's… -
Leo, Bishop of Vercelli (LEONE, VESCOVO DI VERCELLI)
He lived between the 10th and 11th centuries. He is encountered for the first time at the court of Emperor Otto III. His place of birth is unknown, as is how… -
Leodegarius (Léger), Bishop of Autun, Saint (LEODEGARIO (LÉGER), VESCOVO DI AUTUN, SANTO)
Of Frankish nobility, b. around 616, d. near Arras on 3 Oct. 679. He was educated at the court of Chlothar III, then in the household of his uncle Dido, bishop… -
Leogesellschaft
A Catholic scientific society of Austria, founded in Vienna on 28 January 1892 for the advancement of the sciences and of the arts on a Christian basis, in… -
Leo Grammaticus (LEONE GRAMMATICO)
Doubtful author of a Byzantine chronography, completed in 1013, which runs from Adam to the death of the emperor Romanos Lekapenos (d. 948), edited in PG 108… -
Leo Hebraeus (LEONE EBREO)
LEONE EBREO: V. ABRABANEL. -
Leo III, Emperor of the East, called the Isaurian (LEONE III, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE, DETTO L'ISAURICO)
His accession to the throne dates to 25 March 717, on the eve of a great effort by the caliphate of Damascus to seize Constantinople. The Christian capital was… -
Leo III, Pope, Saint (LEONE III, PAPA, SANTO)
Elected on 26 Dec. 795, d. 12 June 816. On the very day of the death of Adrian I, L. was elected, who held the high office of papal oestararius and had the… -
Leo II, Pope, Saint (LEONE II, PAPA, SANTO)
In 680-81 the Sixth Ecumenical Council had been held in Constantinople, which condemned Monothelitism and the imprudent adherence of Pope Honorius I to the… -
Leo I, Pope, called the Great, Saint (LEONE I, PAPA, DETTO MAGNO, SANTO)
He is the first Pope to whom posterity deservedly attributed the title of Great: his was one of the longest and most glorious pontificates that history records… -
Leo IV, Pope, Saint (LEONE IV, PAPA, SANTO)
He was ordained priest by Sergius II, who also elevated him to the cardinalate, with the title of the Sts. Quattro Coronati; he was elected pope on 27 Jan. 846… -
Leo IX, Pope, Saint (LEONE IX, PAPA, SANTO)
Bruno, bishop of Toul, b. June 21, 1002 in Egisheim, of the family of the counts of Dagsburg in Alsace, d. April 19, 1054 in Rome. Educated in the Cluniac… -
Leo, Leonardo
Musician, b. at S. Vito degli Schiavi (dei Normanni) on 5 Aug. 1694, d. at Naples on 31 Oct. 1744. He studied at the conservatory of the Pietà, where in 1712… -
Leo Marsicanus, called Leo of Ostia (LEONE MARSICANO, DETTO LEONE OSTIENNE)
Benedictine, cardinal-bishop of Ostia, b. in the territory of the Marsi ca. 1060, d. March 22, 1115. At the age of 14 he entered the monastery of Montecassino… -
Leonardeschi
If by this term one wished to understand all the artists who drew inspiration or motifs from the great models of the master, availing themselves of them even… -
Leonardo da Vinci
I. THE LIFE. - Poorly informed and unreliable as Giorgio Vasari is, the life of L. can be reconstructed only from secure documentary data: records, his own… -
Leonardo di Chio
Dominican, b. on Chios in 1395 or 1396, d. in 1459 probably at Genoa. He studied in Italy, was lector at Genoa and at Perugia (1426), master in theology, vicar… -
Leonard of Port Maurice, Saint (LEONARDO DA PORTO MAURIZIO, SANTO)
I. LIFE. - Paolo Girolamo Casanuova, later L. da P. M., was born at Porto Maurizio (Imperia) on 20 Dec. 1676, and died in Rome on 26 Nov. 1751. Having lost his… -
Leonard, Saint (LEONARDO, SANTO)
Abbot of Noblac. He probably lived in the 6th century; but nothing precise can be established about his life, since the earliest accounts date only from the… -
Leonarducci, Gaspare
Ascetical writer and poet, b. in Venice in 1685, d. at Cividale on 6 June 1752. At a very young age he professed the Somascan Rule at S. Maria della Salute in… -
León, Diocese of (LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Spain, suffragan of Burgos; it has an area of 29,596 sq km and counts 170,987 inhabitants, distributed in 816 parishes with 630 diocesan… -
León, Diocese of (LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Nicaragua. It has an area of 18,225 sq km with 327,974 inhabitants, of whom 318,285 are Catholics; it counts 51 parishes served by 39… -
León, Diocese of (LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Mexico. It has an area of 14,720 sq km with a population of 575,000 inhabitants, of whom 570,400 are Catholics, distributed in 50 parishes… -
Leone, Giuseppe
Redemptorist, b. at Trinitapoli (Foggia) on 23 May 1829, d. at Angri (Salerno) on 7 Aug. 1902. Although almost always infirm, he exercised among religious… -
Leoniano, Sacramentary (LEONIANO, SACRAMENTARIO)
LEONIANO, SACRAMENTARIO: v. SACRAMENTARI. -
Leonicus Thomaeus, Nicolaus (LEONICO TOMEO, NICCOLÒ)
Humanist, son of a Greek from Epirus, b. in Venice on 1 February 1456, d. there on 28 March 1531. He studied at Padua and at Florence in the school of D.… -
Leonidas, Saint, Martyr (LEONIDA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated on April 22, but it is not certain that this is the true dies natalis. The few accounts of his life are reported by Eusebius. He was the… -
Leoni, Leone
Sculptor, medallist and architect, b. at Menaggio (Como), to a father from Arezzo, in 1509 and d. at Milan in 1590. He worked mainly in Milan and in Spain, at… -
Leoninus
Composer of the Ars antiqua, active in the 12th century (ca. 1160-80) in Paris, at the church of Beatae Mariae Virginis, later called Notre-Dame. The most… -
León, Luís de
Augustinian, poet, writer, theologian and exegete, b. at Belmonte (Cuenca) in 1527 and d. at Madrigal on 23 Aug. 1591. Professor at Salamanca of theology… -
Leonori, Aristide
Engineer and architect, b. in Rome on 28 July 1856, d. there on 30 July 1928. Having graduated from the University of Rome, he began an activity prodigious in… -
León, Ricardo
Spanish poet and novelist, b. in Malaga on 15 Oct. 1877, d. in Madrid on 6 Dec. 1943. A bank employee, he devoted himself assiduously to literary activity… -
Leonrod, Franz Leopold von
Bishop of Eichstätt, b. at Ansbach on 26 Aug. 1827, d. at Eichstätt on 5 Sept. 1905. He was a strenuous defender of the rights of the Church in the struggle of… -
Leont'ev, Konstantin Nikolaevič (LEONT'EV, KONSTANTIN NIKOLAEVIĆ)
Russian writer and thinker, b. at Kudinovo on 25 Jan. 1831, d. in the Trinity monastery at Chernigov (Moscow) on 24 Nov. 1891. A brilliant and paradoxical… -
Leontius (LEONZIO)
Armenian priest and historian who lived in the period 725-90, author of the History of the Apparition of Muhammad, written at the request of the prince Sciabuh… -
Leontius of Byzantium (LEONZIO DI BISANZIO)
Anti-monophysite theologian of the 6th century. Almost nothing is known of his life. He is not the same as the Scythian monk Leontius known from the… -
Leontius of Naples (LEONZIO DI NEAPOLI)
Bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus, d. around 650. He moved from Cyprus to Alexandria under the patriarch John the Almsgiver (d. 619). He was a friend of John… -
Leontius Vanandetzi, Saint, Martyr (LEONZIO VANANDETZI, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Armenian priest, one of the foremost disciples of Sts. Mesrob and Sahak, sent by them to Byzantium with other companions for sacred studies in the period… -
Leontopolis (LEONTOPOLI)
The locality called L. by Flavius Josephus corresponds to present-day Tell el-Jehādijjeh, about 30 km. from Cairo and 20 from ancient Heliopolis (v.), in a… -
Leo of Acrida (LEONE DI ACRIDA)
Byzantine bishop, supporter of the Eastern Schism. Under the influence of the Greek patriarch Michael Cerularius (v.), L. sent a letter in 1053 to Bishop John… -
Leo of Assisi, Blessed (LEONE D'ASSISI, BEATO)
B. in the last decades of the 13th century, d. in 1271. An intimate and faithful companion of St. Francis, who called him "little sheep of God," for the… -
Leo of Cava, Saint (LEONE DI CAVA, SANTO)
Second Benedictine abbot of Cava (Salerno), b. at Lucca, d. at Vietri, on 12 July 1079. As a young man he entered the monastery of Cava, and, under the… -
Leo of San Giovanni (LEONE DI SAN GIOVANNI)
Carmelite theologian and mystic, in the world Giovanni Macé, b. at Rennes in 1600, d. at Paris in 1671. Having entered the Order in 1616, he distinguished… -
Leopardi, Alessandro
Goldsmith, bronze founder and architect, b. in Venice around 1450 and d. there between June 1522 and March 1523. His first activity took place in the Mint of… -
Leopardi, Giacomo
Poet, b. at Recanati on 29 June 1798 to the marchioness Adelaide Antici and to count Monaldo (v.), d. at Naples on 14 June 1837. His tutors were, until he was… -
Leopardi, Monaldo
Writer, b. at Recanati on 16 Aug. 1776, d. there on 30 Apr. 1847. Of weak will, he was dominated in the management of the household by his wife Adelaide… -
Leopold I, Emperor (LEOPOLDO I, IMPERATORE)
Second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and of Maria Anna of Spain, b. in Vienna on 9 June 1640, d. there on 5 May 1705. He was destined for the ecclesiastical… -
Leopold II, Emperor (I as Grand Duke of Tuscany) (LEOPOLDO II, IMPERATORE (I COME GRANDUCA DI TOSCANA))
B. 15 May 1747 in Vienna, d. there 2 March 1792. Third son of Francis Stephen of Lorraine and Empress Maria Theresa, he became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1765.… -
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (LEOPOLDO II, GRANDUCA DI TOSCANA)
B. 3 Oct. 1797 in Florence, d. 29 Jan. 1870 in Rome. Son of Ferdinand III and of Maria Luisa Amalia of Naples, he left Florence with his family after the… -
Leopold III, Saint, Margrave of Austria (LEOPOLDO III, SANTO, MARGRAVIO DI AUSTRIA)
B. at Melk in 1073, of the house of Babenberg, d. 15 Nov. 1136. Educated by St. Altmann, bishop of Passau, he took over the government of the margraviate in… -
Leopoldina, Diocese of (LEOPOLDINA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The diocese has an area of 8,197 sq. km., with 450,000 inhabitants, of whom 420,000 are Catholics… -
Leopoldinen-Stiftung (Leopoldinen-Missionsverein)
The Leopoldine Foundation, or the Leopoldine Missionary Association, was founded in 1828 (approved in 1829) in Vienna by the then vicar general of Cincinnati… -
Leopoldo da Castelnuovo (LEOPOLDO DA CASTELNOVO)
Capuchin, whose family name was Mandic, b. at Castelnuovo di Cattaro on 12 May 1866, d. at Padua on 30 July 1942. He entered the convent in 1885, and in 1890… -
Leopold of Gaiche, Blessed (LEOPOLDO DA GAICHE, BEATO)
Apostolic missionary of the Friars Minor, b. at Gaiche (Perugia) on 30 Oct. 1732, d. at Monteluco (Spoleto) on 2 Apr. 1815. Ordained a priest in 1757, he… -
Leopoldville [Kinshasa], Apostolic Vicariate of (LEOPOLDVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In the western part of the Belgian Congo, it is entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (missionaries of Scheut). On Jan. 22, 1886… -
Leo the Deacon (LEONE DIACONO)
Byzantine chronicler, b. at Kaloe near Mount Tmolus in 950; Skylitzes, in the preface to his History, calls him by the name of L. the Asian, while Cedrenus… -
Leo V, Emperor of the East, called the Armenian (LEONE V, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE, DETTO L'ARMENO)
Greek emperor (813-20). He began the second phase of iconoclasm (Synod of 815), finding strong opponents in the Greek patriarch St. Nicephorus (v.) and in St.… -
Leo VI, Emperor of the East, called the Wise (LEONE VI, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE, DETTO IL SAPIENTE)
Greek emperor (886-916). He deposed the patriarch Photius in 886, and on the occasion of the question of the Tetragamy, the patriarch Nicholas called the… -
Leovigild, King of the Visigoths (LEOVIGILDO, RE DEI VISIGOTI)
Brother of the kings Athanagild and Liuva I, he was associated with the throne by the latter in 568, remaining sole sovereign at his death (573). By his first… -
Leo VIII, Pope (LEONE VIII, PAPA)
He was the protoscriniarius of the Roman Church, chosen as pope by the council convoked by Emperor Otto I of Saxony and presided over by him in St. Peter's… -
Leo VII, Pope (LEONE VII, PAPA)
He reigned from January 936 to July 939, but nothing is known about his person and little is known of his activity. The chronicler Flodoard calls him a "true… -
Leo VI, Pope (LEONE VI, PAPA)
He reigned from May to Dec. 928. Son of the primicerius Christopher, he succeeded John X, who had died in prison at Castel Sant'Angelo, and his election was… -
Leo V, Pope (LEONE V, PAPA)
He governed for one month, from the end of July 903, succeeding Benedict IV, until September of the same year. The reasons why he, a simple priest of a small… -
Leo XIII, Pope (LEONE XIII, PAPA)
Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci, b. at Carpineto (Frosinone) on 2 March 1810, d. at Rome on 20 July 1903. Sixth of the seven children of Ludovico Pecci, colonel of… -
Leo XII, Pope (LEONE XII, PAPA)
Annibale Sermattei della Genga, b. at the Castle of Genga, near Spoleto, on 22 Aug. 1760, d. in Rome on 10 Feb. 1829. He studied at Osimo and Rome; ordained a… -
Leo XI, Pope (LEONE XI, PAPA)
Born in Florence on 2 June 1535, died in Rome on 27 April 1605. Alessandro, born to Ottaviano de' Medici, of a collateral branch of the Florentine family, and… -
Leo X, Pope (LEONE X, PAPA)
Born in Florence on 11 Dec. 1475, died in Rome on 1 Dec. 1521. I. BEFORE THE PONTIFICATE. - Giovanni de' Medici, the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, had… -
Lepanto
L., in Greek Naúpaktos, is a city and port of Greece, on the northern coast of the strait that separates the Gulf of Patras from that of Corinth; it remained… -
Lépicier, Alexis-Henri-Marie
Cardinal and theologian of the Order of the Servants of Mary, b. at Vaucouleurs (Lorraine) on 28 Feb. 1863, d. in Rome on 20 May 1936. A religious at the age… -
Lepidi, Alberto
Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Popoli (Abruzzo) in 1838, d. at Rome (phot. Gab. fot. naz.) LEPANTO. - Central fresco on the ceiling of the gallery… -
Le Play, Frédéric
Engineer and professor, precursor of the Catholic social movement, but on a plane of pure observation, b. at La-Rivière-St-Sauveur on 11 April 1806, d. at… -
Leporius (LEPORIO)
Monk and priest, b. at Trier; he had spread in Gaul the (Nestorian) theory that Jesus "pro merito laboris passionisque" (John Cassian, De Incarn., I, 2, 4-5)… -
Leprignano, Christian Cemetery of (LEPRIGNANO, CIMITERO CRISTIANO DI)
In December 1911, in the ancient Capenate territory (Rome), today called Capena, at the locality Monte della Casetta, some cemetery galleries with tombs still… -
Leprosy and Leper Hospitals (LEBBRA E LEBBROSARI)
Leprosy properly so called (lepra tuberculare) is an infectious, transmissible disease with a chronic course, characterized by the formation of tubercles or… -
Leptis
A city in North Africa (Libya) which the Romans called Lepcis; to distinguish it from the namesake city in Byzacena it was called L. magna. Founded by the… -
Le Puy-en-Velay, Diocese of (LE-PUY-EN-VELAY, DIOCESI DI)
Cloister of the cathedral (11th-12th centuries) restored in the 19th century. the baptistery; the cruciform basin was reached by steps arranged in three arms… -
Lerchundi, Giuseppe
Franciscan, b. at Oria, near San Sebastián (Spain), on 24 February 1836, d. on 8 March 1896. Having arrived as a missionary in Morocco on 19 January 1862, he… -
Lérins
Cistercian abbey on a small island situated opposite Cannes in the department of the Alpes-Maritimes (France). Honoratus (d. ca. 430), a patrician originally… -
Leroquais, Victor-Martial
French priest, liturgist, b. at St-Germain-de-Tallevende (diocese of Bayeux, department of Calvados) on 7 Sept. 1875, d. in Paris on 1 March 1946. He began his… -
Leroux, Pierre
Writer, b. in Paris on 17 April 1797, d. there on 12 April 1871. He was one of the founders of Le globe (1824). Initially he was a Saint-Simonian; he later… -
Lesage Ten Broek, Joachim George
Dutch Catholic publicist and controversialist, b. at Groningen on 27 Nov. 1775, d. at Grave on 11 July 1847. Of a Protestant family, and destined by his father… -
Lescar, Diocese of (LESCAR, DIOCESI DI)
LESCAR, DIOCESI di: v. BAIONA, DIOCESI di. -
Les Cayes, Diocese of (LES CAYES, DIOCESI DI)
City in the southwest of the Republic of Haiti (Antilles) and suffragan diocese of Port-au-Prince. It has a population of 775,000 inhabitants, of whom 750,000… -
Lesena
A pseudopilaster in slight relief from the wall, which has no structural function but only that of dividing the surfaces. Isolated examples, besides in… -
Lesêtre, Henri (LESÈTRE, HENRI)
Biblicist, b. at Bourges on 11 February 1848, d. at Paris on 26 March 1914. He studied at the Seminary of St-Sulpice, then exercised the priestly ministry for… -
Leseur, Pauline-Élisabeth (LESEUR, PAULINE-ELISABETH)
Writer, b. in Paris on 16 Oct. 1866, d. there on 3 May 1914. From her family she received a careful Christian education and a solid culture; but in her husband… -
Leseur, Thomas
Theologian, philosopher, mathematician of the Order of Minims, b. at Rethel (Champagne) in 1703, d. at Rome on 22 Sept. 1770. After teaching theology and… -
Les Gonaïves, Diocese of (LES GONAIVES, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese on the Island of Haiti (Antilles), capital of the department of Artibonite. It has an area of 6,000 sq km with a population of 500,000… -
Lesione
LESIONE: v. RESCISSIONE. -
Lesley, Alexander
Jesuit, liturgist, b. in the county of Aberdeen (Scotland) on 7 Nov. 1694, d. in Rome on 27 March 1758. He taught successively at Sora and Ancona, then Greek… -
Lesley, John
Scottish bishop and historian, b. 29 Sept. 1527, d. in a convent near Brussels on 31 May 1596. A priest, doctor of law at the Sorbonne in 1553, a zealous… -
Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
German thinker, critic, poet and playwright, b. at Kamenz on 22 Jan. 1729, d. at Wolfenbüttel on 15 Feb. 1781. A pupil of Wolff at Leipzig and a student of… -
Lessius (Lessius, Leys), Leonard (LESSIO (LESSIUS, LEYS), LEONARDO)
Jesuit, theologian, spiritual writer. Born on 1 October 1554 at Brecht (Antwerp) and died at Louvain on 15 January 1623. He pursued his studies at the… -
Lestonnac, Jeanne de, Saint (LESTONNAC, GIOVANNA DI, SANTA)
LESTONNAC, GIOVANNA di, santa : v. GIOVANNA LESTONNAC, saint. -
Lestrange (Louis-Henri), Augustin de
Trappist, b. at Colombier-le-Vieux (Ardèche) on 19 February 1754, d. on 16 July 1827 at Lyon. Having left his military career, he studied at St. Sulpice and… -
Le Sueur, Eustache
Painter, b. in Paris on 18 Nov. 1617 (or 1616), d. there on 30 Apr. 1655, son of the wood sculptor Chathelin L., of Picard origin. He studied painting in Paris… -
Le Tellier, Michel
Jesuit, apologist, b. at Vire, near Cherbourg, on 16 Dec. 1643, d. at La Flèche on 2 Sept. 1719. He taught letters and philosophy, and for 28 years biblical… -
Lethargy (LETARGIA)
A hypnoid state that can be observed in the course of organic diseases of the nervous system (epidemic encephalitis, sleeping sickness), in hysteria (v.) in…