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Luan, Diocese of(LUAN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 957 LUAN, DIOCESI di. - The two civil provinces of Shansi and Shensi, in northern China, separated (per cortesia di S. E. mons. Pio Paschini) LUBIANA, DIOCESI di -…
Luanda, Diocese of(LOANDA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 878 LOANDA, diocese of. - City and archdiocese in Angola. From the 15th century onward, that is, from the period of discovery, the territories of Congo and Angola…
Luanga, CarloVol. VII, p. 957 LUANGA, CARLO: v. UGANDA, MARTIRI dell'.
Lubienski, BernardoVol. VII, p. 958 LUBIENSKI, BERNARDO. - Redemptorist, b. near Varsavia on 9 Dec. 1846, d. there on 10 Sept. 1933. Descended from a noble family, he spent his youth in…
Lublin (Lublino), Diocese of(LUBLINO (LUBLIN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 958 LUBLINO (LUBLIN), DIOCESE of. — In Poland, suffragan of Warsaw. By a brief of Pius VI dated 20 July 1790, part of the Diocese of Cracow was added to the…
Luca d'Armento, Saint(LUCA D'ARMENTO, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 959 LUCA D'ARMENTO, saint. — Also called of Demenna (Sicily), his birthplace, and erroneously of Tauriano. A Basilian monk who lived in the 10th century, he went…
Luca, Archbishop of Cosenza(LUCA, ARCIVESCOVO DI COSENZA)Vol. VII, p. 959 LUCA, archbishop of COSENZA. - By some he is said to have been Campanian, by others a native of Cosenza. He was a Cistercian at Casamari when the abbot…
Lucacić, Giovanni MarcoVol. VII, p. 962 LUCACIĆ, GIOVANNI MARCO. — Musician, born in Sebenico around 1575, died in Spalato on 20 September 1648, after having resided there for over 30 years as…
LucaniaVol. VII, p. 968 LUCANIA - The convent of Montescaglioso rebuilt by Carlo II d'Angiò in 1484. a considerably revised edition of the Bible of J. Henten. L. also collaborated on…
Lucariae(LUCARIE)Vol. VII, p. 968 LUCARIE. – In the most ancient Roman festal calendar, two days separated by the shortest possible interval (19 and 21 July) appear under the name L. Nothing is…
Lucas of Leyden(LUCA DI LEYDA)Vol. VII, p. 962 LUCA di LEYDA – Self-portrait – Brunswig, Museum. of Commodilla near Rome, where the Saint has his head surrounded by a halo bearing his name; he is depicted…
Lucas of Leyden(LUCA DA LEYDA)Vol. VII, p. 962 LUCA da LEYDA. - Flemish painter and engraver, b., perhaps, in May or June 1494, d. at Leyda between May and Aug. 1533. The earliest documents concerning him…
Lucca, Archdiocese of(LUCCA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 968 LUCCA, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Archdiocese and capital city of the eponymous province in Tuscany. It has an area of 950 sq. km. and a population of 259,270…
Lucchesio da Poggibonsi, Blessed(LUCCHESIO DA POGGIBONSI, BEATO)Vol. VII, p. 971 LUCCHESIO da POGGIBONSI, blessed. — The first Franciscan tertiary. Born ca. 1181, died 28 April 1260. Having given himself in youth to a worldly life, he…
Lucena, Diocese of(LUCENA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 971 LUCENA, DIOCESI. — Diocese and city in the Philippine Islands. The diocese was created by Pope Pius XII by the apostolic constitution Quo aeternae dominici…
Lucena, Juan deVol. VII, p. 971 LUCENA, JUAN de. - Spanish writer, who lived in the 15th century. He resided for some time in Rome, where he was a familiar of Enea Silvio Piccolomini (the…
Lucera, Diocese of(LUCERA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 972 LUCERA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Foggia. It has an area of 65 sq. km., 105,000 inhabitants, all Catholics; it comprises 21 parishes…
LucernareVol. VII, p. 973 LUCERNARE. — The hour of evening prayer, when the light was kindled in the houses. It is not to be confused with vespers, although the times of the two prayers…
LucernarioVol. VII, p. 973 LUCERNARIO : v. LUMINARE.
Lucerne(LUCERNA)Vol. VII, p. 973 LUCERNA. - As regards the typology and use of l.: v. ILLUMINAZIONE NELLE CHIESE ANTICHE. At times the l. has assumed a symbolic meaning. Thus, for example, in…
Lucian of Antioch, Saint(LUCIANO DI ANTIOCHIA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 977 LUCIANO of ANTIOCH, saint. — Priest of the Church of Antioch, killed in hatred of the faith at Nicomedia on 7 January 312. The sources concerning him are…
Lucian of Samosata (Λουκιανός)(LUCIANO (ΛΟΥΚΙΑΝΌΣ) DI SAMOSATA)Vol. VII, p. 977 LUCIANO (Λουκιανός) of SAMOSATA. — Rhetorician and sophist, born at Samosata (Syria), near the Euphrates, around 125 A.D., died ca. 190. He travelled…
Luciani, AgostinoVol. VII, p. 977 LUCIANI, AGOSTINO. - Hussite apostate, native of Vicenza, d. at Prague on 1 March 1493. Consecrated bishop of Santorino, he did not hesitate to confer priestly…
Luciani, LuigiVol. VII, p. 977 LUCIANI, LUIGI. — Distinguished physiologist, b. at Ascoli Piceno on 23 November 1840, d. at Rome on 23 June 1919. Having completed (1860) his secondary…
Luciani, SebastianoVol. VII, p. 977 LUCIANI, SEBASTIANO: v. SEBASTIANO del PIOMBO.
Lucifer(LUCIFERO)Vol. VII, p. 978 LUCIFERO. - Latin name (lucifer) of the planet Venus or "morning star", which in the Vulgate (from Herrada di Landsberg, Hortus deliciarum, Strasbourg 1881,…
Lucifer of Cagliari(LUCIFERO DI CAGLIARI)Vol. VII, p. 979 LUCIFERO of CAGLIARI. — Bishop of Cagliari, died, according to St. Jerome (De viris ill., 95), around 370–71. Nothing is known of his life and education until…
Luciferians(LUCIFERIANI)Vol. VII, p. 978 LUCIFERIANI: v. LUCIFERO di CAGLIARI.
LucillaVol. VII, p. 979 LUCILLA. – A very wealthy and highly partisan Carthaginian patrician, of Spanish origin, and jointly responsible for the Donatist schism. While Cecilianus was…
LucinaVol. VII, p. 980 LUCINA. — Epithet of Juno, who under this name had a sanctuary on the Esquiline. This sanctuary, whose festival was celebrated on 1 March, occupied the site of…
Lucina, Saint, Martyr(LUCINA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. VII, p. 980 LUCINA, saint, martyr. — She is unknown to the Hieronymian Martyrology; her tomb was venerated at the end of the sixth century on the Via Aurelia, in the…
Lucio and Companions, Saints, Martyrs(MONTANO, LUCIO E COMPAGNI, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. VIII, p. 803 MONTANO, LUCIO e Compagni, santi, martiri. - Nel Martirologio geronimiano e nel Calendario (per cortesia di man. A. P. Frutaz) MONTAÑEZ, JUAN MARTINEZ - N. S.…
Lucis Creator OptimeVol. VII, p. 983 «LUCIS CREATOR OPTIME». – Hymn of Vespers in the Office of Sunday, composed by St. Ambrose. It opens the series of hymns that sing, throughout the week, of the…
Lucius(LUCIO)Vol. VII, p. 980 LUCIO. – Roman consul mentioned in I Mach. 15:16–24 as the author of a letter to the king of Egypt, Ptolemy, in which he informs him that the Jewish high…
Lucius (Lucio, Lučić), GiovanniVol. VII, p. 984 LUCIUS (LUCIO, LUČIĆ), GIOVANNI. - Founder of Croatian critical historiography, b. at Traù in Sept. 1604, d. at Rome on 11 Jan. 1679. He studied at Rome and…
Lucius Destro, Pseudo(LUCIO DESTRO, PSEUDO)Vol. VII, p. 983 LUCIO DESTRO, PSEUDO. – The Chronicum Flavii Lucii Dextri, published by the Spaniard Hieronymus Romanus de la Higuera (died in 1619), covering the years from…
Lucius I, Pope, Saint(LUCIO I, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 980 LUCIO I, POPE, saint. — He succeeded Cornelius in September 253. As soon as he was elected, he was exiled, together with a number of the faithful, by the…
Lucius II, Pope(LUCIO II, PAPA)Vol. VII, p. 983 LUCIO II, PAPA. – Gherardo Caccianemici, b. in Bologna, d. in Rome on 15 February 1145. A regular canon, he was created cardinal by Onorio II and was his…
Lucius III, Pope(LUCIO III, PAPA)Vol. VII, p. 983 LUCIO III, PAPA. — Ubaldo Allucingoli of Lucca, died at Verona on 25 November 1185. A Cistercian, he was received into the Order by St. Bernardo da Chiaravalle…
Lucius of Cyrene(LUCIO DI CIRENE)Vol. VII, p. 980 LUCIO OF CYRENE. – A Christian mentioned in Acts 13:1–3 among “the prophets and teachers” who laid hands on Barnabas and Saul. The attempts to identify L. with…
Lucius, ErnstVol. VII, p. 983 LUCIUS, ERNST. - Protestant, scholar of hagiography, b. at Ernolsheim (Alsace) on 16 Oct. 1852, d. at Strasbourg on 28 Nov. 1902. He studied at the Protestant…
Lucius, Saint, Martyr(LUCIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. VII, p. 980 LUCIO, saint, martyr: v. MONTANO, LUCIO e CONSOCI, santi martiri. LUCIO, saint, martyr: v. TOLOMEO e LUCIO, santi, martiri.
Luck, Diocese of(LUCEORIA (LUCK), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 972 LUCEORIA (LUCK), DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in Poland, suffragan of Leopoli. The diocese was founded in 1358 by Innocent VI, but with the episcopal see at…
Lucknow, Diocese of(LUCKNOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 984 LUCKNOW, DIOCESE of. – Situated in northern India. It was erected on 12 January 1940 and entrusted to the Capuchins. Its territory was detached from the…
Lucretius, Titus Carus(LUCREZIO, TITO CARO)Vol. VII, p. 984 LUCREZIO, TITO CARO. — Roman poet and philosopher, born between 99 and 95, died between 55 and 51 B.C. The information concerning his life is sparse and…
Lucrum Cessans(LUCRO CESSANTE)Vol. VII, p. 985 LOSS OF PROFIT. — This expression denotes the diminution of assets resulting from the failure to acquire goods which, had a certain event not occurred, would…
Lucson, Diocese of(LUÇON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 984 LUÇON, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in the department of the Vendée in France. The diocese has the same boundaries as the department; it has an area of…
Lucy and Geminian, Saints, Martyrs(LUCIA E GEMINIANO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. VII, p. 976 LUCIA and GEMINIANO, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 16 September. Most probably L. is none other than the famous namesake…
Lucy Filippini(LUCIA FILIPPINI)Vol. VII, p. 976 LUCIA FILIPPINI, saint. — Born on 23 January 1672 at Corneto (today Tarquinia), died on 25 March 1732 at Montefiascone. Orphaned of both parents at the age of…
Lucy of Narni, Blessed(LUCIA DA NARNI, BEATA)Vol. VII, p. 976 LUCIA da NARNI, blessed. — Religious of the Third Order of the Dominicans, b. on 13 December 1476 at Narni, d. at Ferrara on 15 November 1544. At the age of…
Lucy, Saint, Martyr(LUCIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. VII, p. 973 LUCIA, saint and martyr. - Venerated throughout the Church, she suffered martyrdom at Syracuse during the persecution of Diocletian on 13 December 304. The…
Ludger, Saint(LUDGERO, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 985 LUDGERO, saint. - B. c. 744, probably at Zuylen on the Vecht in Frisia; d. 26 March 809 at Billerbeck in Westphalia; disciple of St. Gregorio of Utrecht and of…
Ludmilla (Lidmila), Saint, Martyr(LUDMILLA (LIDMILA), SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. VII, p. 985 LUDMILLA (LIDMILA), saint, martyr. - Patroness of Bohemia, born at Pšovka near Mělník in 860, died at Tetín on 15 Sept. 921. Wife of the first Christian duke…
Ludolf of Saxony(LUDOLFO DI SASSONIA)Vol. VII, p. 985 LUDOLFO di SASSONIA. - Ascetic and exegete, born c. 1295, died at Strasburgo on 10 Apr. 1377. At the age of eighteen he entered the Dominicans and remained…
Ludovica of Savoy, Blessed(LUDOVICA DI SAVOIA, BEATA)Vol. VII, p. 986 LUDOVICA of SAVOIA, blessed. — Daughter of Amedeo IX, duke of Savoia, and of Iolanda of France, born in Geneva on 28 December 1462. In 1479 she married Ugo di…
Ludovico Bertrán, Saint(LUDOVICO BERTRÁN, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 990 LUDOVICO BERTRÁN, santo: v. LUIGI BERTRÁN, santo.
Ludovico da BessaVol. VII, p. 986 LUDOVICO da BESSA. – Capuchin, sociologist, in the century Alfonso Eliseo Chaix, born in Besse-sur-Issole on 17 October 1831 and died in S. Remo on 8 October…
Ludovico da Casoria, Venerable(LUDOVICO DA CASORIA, VENERABILE)Vol. VII, p. 986 LUDOVICO da CASORIA, venerable. - Franciscan, b. at Casoria (Naples) on 11 March 1814, d. at Posillipo on 30 March 1885. He went to Africa to redeem black…
Ludovico da FossombroneVol. VII, p. 986 LUDOVICO da FOSSOMBRONE. — Of the noble Tenaglia family, from 1526 promoter and first organizer of the Franciscan reform of the Friars Minor Capuchin, he died…
Ludovico da VicenzaVol. VII, p. 989 LUDOVICO da VICENZA. — Franciscan preacher, of the noble Volpe family, born in Vicenza in the first decades of the 15th century, died ca. 21 April 1507. He…
Ludovico Francesco d'ArgentanVol. VII, p. 990 LUDOVICO FRANCESCO d'ARGENTAN. – Capuchin ascetical writer of the province of Normandy, b. at Argentani on 26 April 1615, d. at Rouen on 8 July 1680. He was…
Ludovico II, King of Italy, Roman Emperor(LUDOVICO II, RE D'ITALIA, IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. VII, p. 988 LUDOVICO II, king of Italy, ROMAN EMPEROR. — Son of the Emperor Lothair I, b. around 820, d. near Brescia on 12 August 875. In 844 his father sent him to…
Ludovico III, King of Provence, Roman Emperor(LUDOVICO III, RE DI PROVENZA, IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. VII, p. 988 LUDOVICO III, king of Provence, ROMAN EMPEROR. - B. in 882, d. 5 July 928. He belonged to the Carolingian family, being the son of Ermengarda, daughter of the…
Ludovico IV of Bavaria, Emperor(LUDOVICO IV DI BAVIERA, IMPERATORE)Vol. VII, p. 988 LUDOVICO IV of Bavaria, EMPEROR. — At the death of Henry VII (24 Aug. 1313), the electors of the Empire divided between L. of Bavaria, nephew on his mother’s…
Ludovico of Blois(LUDOVICO DI BLOIS)Vol. VII, p. 986 LUDOVICO di BLOIS: v. BLOSIO, FRANÇOIS-LOUIS.
Ludovico of Granada (Luis de Granada)(LUDOVICO DI GRANATA (LUÍS DE GRANADA))Vol. VII, p. 986 LUDOVICO di GRANATA (LUÍS DE GRANADA). — Spanish Dominican preacher, writer, and theologian, born in Granata in 1504, died in Lisbona on 31 Dec. 1588. From…
Ludovico of Toulouse (Ludovico d'Angiò), Saint(LUDOVICO DI TOLOSA (LUDOVICO D'ANGIÒ), SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 989 LUDOVICO di TOLOSA (LUDOVICO D'ANGIÒ), saint. — Second son of Carlo II, king of Naples, brother of Roberto d'Angiò, and great-nephew of s. Luigi IX, king of…
Ludovico the Pious, King of the Franks, Emperor(LUDOVICO IL PIO, RE DEI FRANCHI, IMPERATORE)Vol. VII, p. 986 LUDOVICO il Pio, re dei Franchi, IMPERATORE. - Le caratteristiche dominanti del carattere e del regno del figlio (n. a Chasseneuil nel 778) e successore di…
Ludovisi, LudovicoVol. VII, p. 990 LUDOVISI, LUDOVICO. - Cardinal, b. 27 Oct. 1595 in Bologna, d. there 18 Nov. 1632. Educated in Rome at the Jesuit German College, he returned in 1612 to…
Ludwig-MissionsvereinVol. VII, p. 990 LUDWIG-MISSIONSVEREIN. – The “Missionary Association of King Ludwig” was founded in 1838 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, and in 1839 joined the Lyonese Society…
Ludwigslied («Song of Ludwig»)(LUDWIGSLIED («CANZONE DI LUDOVICO»))Vol. VII, p. 990 LUDWIGSLIED (“Song of Ludwig”). — This is a laudatory song in praise of King Ludwig III of Francia, nephew of Charles the Bald, composed in the Rhenish…
Lueger, KarlVol. VII, p. 990 LUEGER, KARL. - Austrian politician, b. Oct. 24, 1844 in Vienna, d. there March 10, 1910. The son of a porter at the Polytechnic, he graduated in law in 1866…
Lugano, Diocese of(LUGANO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 991 LUGANO, DIOCESE of. — Governed by an apostolic administrator with episcopal character. The evangelization of these lands situated between S. Gottardo and the…
Lugano, PlacidoVol. VII, p. 992 LUGANO, PLACIDO. - Olivetan Benedictine, abbot of S. Maria Nova in the Roman Forum, b. at Pozzolo Formigaro (Alessandria) on 16 May 1876, d. in Rome,…
Lugo, Diocese of(LUGO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 992 LUGO, DIOCESE of. - A diocese in Spanish Galicia; its boundaries coincide with those of the province of the same name; it has an area of 11,512 sq. km. and a…
Lugo, Juan deVol. VII, p. 992 LUGO, JUAN de. – Jesuit cardinal and theologian, born in Madrid on 25 November 1583, died in Rome on 20 August 1660. His family was noble and ordinarily…
Lugoj, Diocese of(LUGOJ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 993 LUGOJ, DIOCESE of. — United Catholic diocese in the Romanian Banat. It was founded by Pius IX with the bull Apostolicum ministerium of 26 November 1853 and…
Luigine of Alba(LUIGINE DI ALBA)Vol. VII, p. 1006 LUIGINE DI ALBA. - The Sisters of St. Louis were founded at La Morra, diocese of Alba, in 1815 by d. G. B. Rubino, a priest of the locality, and canonically…
Luini, BernardinoVol. VII, p. 1006 LUINI, BERNARDINO. – Lombard painter, born between 1480 and 1490, died in Milan in 1532; his typically Lombard training is manifested in his early works, in…
Lukaris, Cyril(LUKARIS, CIRILLO)Vol. VII, p. 1007 LUKARIS, CIRILLO: v. CIRILLO LUKARIS.
Luke the Stylite, Saint(LUCA LO STILITA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 962 LUCA lo STILITA, saint. — Born at Attia (Anatolia) in 879. The Constantinopolitan Synaxarion records his feast on 11 Dec., the anniversary of his death (979)…
Luke the Thaumaturge, Saint(LUCA IL TAUMATURGO, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 962 LUCA THE WONDERWORKER, saint. — He is also called, like L. the Stylite, “L. the Younger,” but on this occasion in opposition to s. Luca of Messina. A Greek by…
Luke, Archimandrite of Messina, Saint(LUCA, ARCHIMANDRITA DI MESSINA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 962 LUCA, archimandrite of MESSINA, saint. - A Calabrian Basilian monk, perhaps from Rossano. He was a disciple of St. Bartolomeo di Simeri, who in 1128 left him…
Luke, Evangelist, Saint(LUCA, EVANGELISTA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 959 LUKE, EVANGELIST, saint. - Author of the third Gospel (in the order of the Vulgate) and of the Acts of the Apostles (q.v.). I. HIS LIFE. — He was born at…
Lull, Raymond (Llull Ramón)(LULLO, RAIMONDO (LULL RAMÓN))Vol. VII, p. 1007 LULLO, RAIMONDO (LULL RAMÓN). - Man of letters, poet, philosopher, theologian, mystic (Doctor illuminatus), b. in Palma de Mallorca in 1232 or, more likely,…
Lulli, Giovanni BattistaVol. VII, p. 1007 LULLI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Musician, b. at Firenze on 29 Nov. 1632, d. at Parigi on 22 March 1687. As a boy, he was taken to Parigi by the chevalier de Guise:…
Lulua, Apostolic Vicariate of(LULUA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 1008 LULUA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. - It is situated in the southern part of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Friars Minor (Belgian province of St. Joseph,…
Luluabourg, Apostolic Vicariate of(LULUABOURG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 1008 LULUABOURG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO of. — In the central-southern part of the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary…
Lumen Agency(AGENZIA LUMEN)Vol. I, p. 284 AGENZIA LUMEN. – It was founded in 1935 by the Commissione sinodale of the apostolic delegation of China, with the aim of collecting religious news from…
LumiVol. VII, p. 1009 LUMI. - Distinct insights, of a theoretical or practical order, destined to guide the soul in faith or in action. LUMINARE - Inscription of the deacon Severus…
Luminary(LUMINARE)Vol. VII, p. 1009 LUMINARE. — In ancient Christian epigraphy this term is sometimes found used to indicate a vertical or oblique opening made in the tuff of underground…
Lunar Cycle(CICLO LUNARE)Vol. III, p. 924 LUNAR CYCLE. — In chronology, this name (Latin circulus lunae, or lunaris; French cycle lunaire; German Mondzyklus) designates a period of nineteen solar…
Lunar Letter(LETTERA LUNARE)Vol. VII, p. 729 LUNAR LETTER. - In medieval calendars, among other elements, the age of the moon was also indicated. In order to determine the beginning of the new moon, the…
Lunatic (Σεληνιαζόμενος, from Σελήνη "Moon")(LUNATICO (ΣΕΛΓΝΙΑΖΌΜΕΝΟΣ, DA ΣΕΛΉΝΗ «LUNA»))Vol. VII, p. 1011 LUNATIC (σελγνιαζόμενος, from σελήνη “moon”). - The ancients called l. those afflicted by epilepsy (falling sickness, sacred disease, comitial disease), which…
LundVol. VII, p. 1011 LUND. — City and former diocese, formerly Danish territory, transferred to Sweden in 1658; situated at the intersection of the main road that traversed Scania…
Lunette(LUNETTA)Vol. VII, p. 1012 LUNETTA. — Architecturally, l. denotes the space resulting from the intersection of a vault with a plane surface; thus, in a room covered by a groined vault, a…
Lungro, Diocese of(LUNGRO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 1012 LUNGRO, DIOCESE of. — For the Italo-Albanians, Benedict XV, by the constitution Catholici fideles of 12 February 1919, established in Calabria a diocese of its…
Luni (La Spezia), Sarzana and Brugnato, Diocese of(LUNI (LA SPEZIA), SARZANA E BRUGNATO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 1012 LUNI (LA SPEZIA), SARZANA and BRUGNATO, DIOCESE of. — Dioceses united in Liguria. Of a total population of 245,266, there are 243,000 Catholics, distributed…
Luperci and Lupercalia(LUPERCI E LUPERCALIA)Vol. VII, p. 1018 LUPERCI AND LUPERCALIA. — Festival held on 15 February in the ancient Roman religion. The performance of its rites was entrusted to the luperci (proposed…
Lupi, Antonio MariaVol. VII, p. 1018 LUPI, ANTONIO MARIA. - Jesuit, b. in Firenze on 14 July 1695, d. in Palermo on 3 Nov. 1737. Most learned in theology, philosophy, Church history, literature,…
Lupi, Ignazio, detto Da BergamoVol. VII, p. 1018 LUPI, IGNAZIO, known as da BERGAMO - Canonist, b. 10 Feb. 1585; entered the Reformed Friars Minor on 11 Feb. 1603; d. at Bergamo on 6 Oct. 1659. He taught…
LupoVol. VII, p. 1019 LUPO. – In the arcosolium of Celerina, in the cemetery of Pretestato, Susanna is represented as a sheep between two wolves, designated as seniores. The…
Lupo Servato of Ferrières(LUPO SERVATO DI FERRIÈRES)Vol. VII, p. 1019 LUPO SERVATO DI FERRIÈRES. – Benedictine abbot and theologian, b. at the beginning of the 9th century in the ecclesiastical province of Sens, d. at Ferrières…
Lupo, Bishop of Troyes, Saint(LUPO, VESCOVO DI TROYES, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 1019 LUPO, bishop of TROYES, saint. - Born around 383 into a noble family of Toul, he was educated in the household of an uncle. He married Pimeniola, sister of s.…
Lupoli, VincenzoVol. VII, p. 1019 LUPOLI, VINCENZO. – Canon lawyer, born at Frattamaggiore near Aversa in 1737, died in 1810. At a very young age, having gone to Naples (1764) and not having…
Lupus (De Wulf), CristianoVol. VII, p. 1019 LUPUS (DE WULF), CRISTIANO. - Augustinian theologian and patrologist, b. at Ypern on 12 June 1612, d. at Lovanio on 10 July 1681. He taught philosophy at…
Lupus, Joannes BaptistaVol. VII, p. 1019 LUPUS, JOANNES BAPTISTA. – Florentine jurist, who lived between the 16th and 17th centuries. He accompanied Francesco de' Medici as secretary when the latter…
Luquet, Jean-Félix-OnésimeVol. VII, p. 1020 LUQUET, JEAN-FÉLIX-ONÉSIME. – Born on 17 June 1810 at Langres (Haute Marne). He was the first student at the « Ecole des Beaux-Arts », where he lost his faith;…
Lusaka, Apostolic Vicariate of(LUSAKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 1020 LUSAKA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — In the south-eastern part of Northern Rhodesia, entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It derives from the apostolic prefecture…
Lust(LUSSURIA)Vol. VII, p. 1022 LUST. — I. NOTION. — L. (from luxus, luxuriance, exuberance), in an improper sense, denotes every excess in food, drink, and the like, and is also said of…
Lustra Sex Iam PeregitVol. VII, p. 1024 «LUSTRA SEX IAM PEREGIT». — Hymn of Lauds in the Office of the Passion, which, together with the Vexilla Regis and the Pange lingua gloriosi, Lauream…
Lustration(LUSTRAZIONE)Vol. VII, p. 1024 LUSTRAZIONE. — From Lat. lustro, “I enlighten” and hence “I purify,” it is the purification of things and persons. This may be required either with a view to…
Lutgard (Luitgard, Liutgard), Saint(LUTGARDA (LUITGARDA, LIUTGARDA), SANTA)Vol. VII, p. 1032 LUTGARDA (LUITGARDA, LIUTGARDA), Saint. — Born at Tongres in the last decades of the 12th century (1182?), (photo by Jan Štěp) LUTGARDA, Saint — The Saint at…
Luther, Martin(LUTERO (LUTHER), MARTIN)Vol. VII, p. 1025 LUTHER, MARTIN – Initiator of Lutheranism and Protestantism, born in Eisleben (Saxony), Germany, on 10 November 1483, to the miner Hans and Margarethe Ziegler,…
Lux Alma Iesu MentiumVol. VII, p. 1035 « LUX ALMA IESU MENTIUM ». – Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Transfiguration; taken from the Jubilus rhythmicus de Nomine Iesu of the first half of the…
Lux Ecce Surgit AureaVol. VII, p. 1035 « LUX ECCE SURGIT AUREA ». — Hymn of the Thursday Lauds, composed by Prudenzio, consisting of stanzas 24–27 of the second hymn of the Cathemerinon. From the…
Lux O Decora PatriaeVol. VII, p. 1035 « LUX O DECORA PATRIAE ». – Hymn of praise in the Office of SS. Cyril and Methodius, composed on the occasion of the extension of their feast to the Universal…
Luxembourg(LUSSEMBURGO)Vol. VII, p. 1020 LUSSEMBURGO. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - Small independent state of 2,586 sq. km., enclosed between the frontiers of France, Belgium, and Germany. The territory consists…
Luxeuil, Abbey of(LUXEUIL, ABBAZIA DI)Vol. VII, p. 1035 LUXEUIL, ABBEY of. — In the diocese of St-Cloud, in the department of Haute-Savoie, France. L., an ancient Celtic settlement, was a thermal station in the…
Luxor (Thebes of the Copts), Diocese of(LUQSOR (TEBE DEI COPTI), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 1019 LUQSOR (TEBE DEI COPTI), DIOCESE of. — Suffragan of the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, founded in 1895 by the letter Christi Domini of Leo XIII (26 Nov.…
Luxury(LUSSO)Vol. VII, p. 1021 LUXURY. – It is not the “use of costly things,” which may also be prudent and controlled by an intelligent and progressive taste; rather, it is the absence of…
Luzah (Hebrew Láz "Almond", Septuagint Ἀουζά)(LUZA (EBR. LÁZ « MANDORLO », SETTANTA ἈΟΥΖΆ))Vol. VII, p. 1035 LUZA (Heb. láz “almond tree,” Septuagint Ἀουζά). - The original name of a Canaanite locality, about 17 km north of Jerusalem, to which the name Bethel (v.), or…
Luzio, AlessandroVol. VII, p. 1035 LUZIO, ALESSANDRO. — Historian, born in S. Severino Marche on 25 September 1857, died in Mantova on 22 August 1946. He devoted himself to political journalism,…
Luzzago, AlessandroVol. VII, p. 1036 LUZZAGO, ALESSANDRO. - A Brescia nobleman, one of the most significant figures of the Catholic Reform in Brescia; born in October 1551, died in Milan on 7 May…
Luzzatto, Mosè HaJaim(LUZZATTO, MOSÈ HAJIM)Vol. VII, p. 1036 LUZZATTO, MOSÈ HAJIM. – Jewish poet and Kabbalist, born in Padua in 1707, died in Palestine in 1746. Already as a child he composed Hebrew poems. At a very…
Luzzatto, Samuel DavidVol. VII, p. 1036 LUZZATTO, SAMUEL DAVID. – A learned Jew, one of the founders of the science of Judaism, b. at Trieste on 22 Aug. 1800, d. at Padua on 30 Sept. 1865. He became…
Lütolf, AloisVol. VII, p. 1032 LÜTOLF, ALOIS. – Swiss historian, born on 23 July 1824 at Gettnau (canton of Lucerne), died on 18 April 1879 at Lucerne. Ordained a priest in 1850, he became a…
