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Notitia Regionum XIV Urbis Romae
NOTITIA REGIONUM XIV URBIS ROMAE : v. ROMA. -
Notker (NOTKERO)
Called "Labeo" because of his thick lips. A monk of St. Gall, the third and most illustrious of this name, head of that famous monastic school, which he… -
Notker the Stammerer (Balbulus), Blessed (NOTKERO IL BALBUZIENTE (BALBULUS), BEATO)
Benedictine, poet and writer, b. ca. 840 at Heiligau (today Elgg) in the canton of Zurich or, more probably, at Jonswil, in the canton of St. Gallen; d. 6… -
Noto, Diocese of (NOTO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Sicily, in Italy, suffragan of the archdiocese of Syracuse. Seven municipalities of the diocese are in the province of Ragusa and 4 in the… -
Notoriety of Law and of Fact (NOTORIETÀ DI DIRITTO E DI FATTO (NOTORIETAS IURIS ET FACTI))
Notorious in the vulgar sense is that which is the common property of public opinion, or is known to the majority of the members of a given community. In the… -
Nottingham, Diocese of (NOTTINGHAM, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in England. It comprises the counties of Leicester, Lincoln, Derby, N. and Rutland. It has a population of 2,653,757 inhabitants (1931… -
Nouet, Jacques
Ascetical writer, Jesuit, b. at Mainz on 25 March 1605, d. at Paris on 21 May 1680. He entered the Order in 1623 at Rouen. He distinguished himself by his… -
Noumenon (NOUMENO)
From the Greek νοοῦμενον (νοῦς, intellect) it means, etymologically, intelligible. The term is referred by Plato (v.) to the species or ideas "not perceptible… -
Nouna, Apostolic Vicariate of (NOUNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In French West Africa, erected as an apostolic prefecture on 12 June 1947 with territory detached from that of Gao and entrusted to the Society of Missionaries… -
Nouvelle Revue Théologique
Belgian monthly journal of theology, founded in 1869 and now published under the direction of some professors of theology of the Society of Jesus, at Louvain.… -
Novae Audientiae
NOVAE AUDIENTIAE: v. CONGREGAZIONI ROMANE, SACRE. -
Nova et Vetera
I. Periodical that first appeared in Rome on 10 Jan. 1908 with the subtitle Riv. quindicinale della Soc. inter. scientifico-religiosa. Its founder and driving… -
Novalesa
Benedictine abbey erected in honor of Sts. Peter and Andrew by the Frankish Abbo in 726 on a charming hill between the Bar and Cenischia torrents, on the… -
Novali
With this name there were designated, from the Middle Ages onward, plots of land that were brought under cultivation for the first time. Consequently the name… -
Novalis (Pseudonym of Friedrich Leopold von Hardenberg) (NOVALIS (PSEUDONIMO DI FRIEDRICH LEOPOLD VON HARDENBERG))
Born at Wiederstedt on 2 May 1772, died at Weissenfels on 25 March 1801. A most sensitive figure as poet and writer, he is among the first creators of the… -
Noval, José
Canonist, b. at Valdesoto (Spain) on 4 Dec. 1861, d. at Madrid on 28 Jan. 1938. Having entered the Dominican Order at the age of 16, he was professor of canon… -
Novara, Diocese of (NOVARA, DIOCESI DI)
City, capital of the province of the same name and diocese. The diocese extends from the lower Novara area to the main chain of the Alps. To the east it is… -
Novaro, Angelo-Silvio
Writer and poet, b. at Diano Marina on 12 Nov. 1868, d. at Imperia on 10 March 1938. N. began his activity very early, and found his best inspiration in… -
Novatian and Novatianism (NOVAZIANO E NOVAZIANISMO)
Novatian was a Roman presbyter of the 3rd century, founder of the schismatic Church of the Novatians. The exact form of the name is undoubtedly Novatianus, and… -
Novatian Cemetery (Cimitero detto di Novaziano) (NOVAZIANO, CIMITERO DETTO DI)
Discovered in 1926 and 1929 on the occasion of the widening of the Via Tiburtina and the opening of the Viale Regina Margherita at the height of the basilica… -
Novati, Giovanni Battista
Theologian of the Order of the Ministers of the Sick (Camillians), b. in Milan in 1585, d. there on 30 Aug. 1648. He taught philosophy and theology for many… -
Novellae (NOVELLE)
NOVELLE: v. CORPUS IUBIS CIVILIS. -
Novellino
A collection of 99 novellas and a proem, as preserved in cod. Vat. lat. 3214 (by Bembo, 1513), in the Gualteruzzi print (Bologna 1925) and in the first part of… -
Novelli, Pietro, called Il Monrealese (NOVELLI, PIETRO, DETTO IL MONREALESE)
Painter, b. March 2, 1603 at Monreale, d. in August 1647 at Palermo, where he frequented Carrera's studio and soon moved from the post-Raphaelesque manner to… -
Novena
NOVENA: v. TRIDUO. -
Novendiales (NOVENDIALI)
These are the obsequies of the supreme pontiffs, celebrated over nine days in the Vatican Basilica by the Sacred College and the entire Curia. These nine days… -
Novensides (NOVENSIDI)
NOVENSIDI: v. INDIGETI. -
Novitiate (NOVIZIATO)
In the material sense it is the time that an aspirant to a religious order spends in a house specially erected for that purpose with the permission of the Holy… -
Nox atra rerum contegit
Hymn of Matins on Thursday, by an unknown author. Night, the image of sin, veils with its shadow the colors of the earth, and the appearance of things… -
Nox et tenebrae et nubila
Hymn of Lauds in the Office of Wednesday. Taken from the second, longer hymn of the liber Cathemerinon, not by Prudentius, it is a whole explosion of joy… -
Noyon
NOYON : v. BEAUVAIS. -
Nubia
In medieval historical geography, N. means that part of the Nile valley which lies south of the first cataract up to about the latitude of Sennar. During the… -
Nudism (NUDISMO)
NUDISMO: v. NATURISMO. -
Nuevo León, Diocese of (NUOVO LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)
NUOVO LEÓN, DIOCESI di: v. MONTERREY, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Nugent, Francesco
Irish Capuchin, b. at Moyrath, castle in County Meath, in 1569, d. at Charleville on 17 May 1635. Having graduated from the Universities of Paris and Louvain… -
Nuirate, Louis-Thomas
Minim, theologian, martyr of the French Revolution, b. at Marseille on 21 Dec. 1724, d. there on 23 July 1792; he entered the Order of Minims at the age of… -
Nullis te genitor blanditiis trahit
Hymn of praise for the feast of St. Hermenegild, composed by Urban VIII, when in 1636 he extended to the universal Church the feast of this martyr of Spain. It… -
Nullity (NULLITÀ)
In various ways the law may prescribe a requirement for a juridical act: a) in such a way that the performance of the act is unlawful if the requirement is… -
Numai, Cristoforo
Cardinal, b. at Forlì, of a noble family, in an unknown year, d. at Ancona on 21 March 1528. Having entered the Order of Friars Minor, he moved to Paris, where… -
Numana, Diocese of (NUMANA, DIOCESI DI)
NUMANA, DIOCESI di: v. ANCONA E NUMANA, DIOCESI di. -
Numbers (NUMERI)
Literal translation of the Greek Ἀριθμοί, in the sense of "censuses," with which the translator of the Septuagint entitled the 4th book of the Pentateuch, on… -
Numenius of Apamea (NUMENIO DI APAMEA)
Philosopher of the 2nd century AD, born in Apamea (Syria), author of important works (On the Divergence of the Academics from Plato; On the Secret Doctrines in… -
Numinous (NUMINOSO)
NUMINOSO: v. OTTO, RUDOLPHI. -
Numismatics (NUMISMATICA)
Numismatics is the science that studies coinage in all its constituent elements and in the evolution they have undergone over the course of the centuries.… -
Nunc Dimittis
Canticle uttered by the old Simeon (v.) on the occasion of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Lk. 2:29-32). The old prophet, who had received from the… -
Nunc Sancte Nobis Spiritus
Hymn of the canonical hour of Terce of the Divine Office, commonly attributed to St. Ambrose. According to the Acts of the Apostles (3:2), at the third hour… -
Núñez Barreto, João (NUNEZ BARRETO, JOÃO)
Jesuit, first patriarch of Abyssinia, b. at Porto, d. at Goa (India) on 22 Dec. 1562. Having entered the Society of Jesus as a priest (1544), he first devoted… -
Nunziatella, Cemetery Known as the (NUNZIATELLA, CIMITERO DETTO DELLA)
At the fourth mile of the Via Ardeatina, near the sanctuary of the N. In 1877 a Christian hypogeum was discovered there, of which G. B. De Rossi gave a brief… -
Nuoro, Diocese of (NUORO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Sardinia, suffragan of Cagliari. The diocese has an area of 3000 sq km with a population of 102,000 inhabitants, all Catholic; it has 34… -
Nuova Antologia
A literary periodical in a very broad sense, founded in Florence in 1866 by Francesco Protonotari, as the ideal continuator of the Antologia (v.) and inspired… -
Nuraghi
NURAGHI: v. PREISTORIA, RELIGIONE della. -
Nurse of the Sorrowful (INFERMIERE DELL'ADDOLORATA)
On Sept. 27, 1850, Giovanna Franchi, together with other young women, under the guidance of the penitentiary and with the approval of the diocesan Ordinary… -
Nuṣayrī (NUȘAJRĪ)
The N. are a sect which, numbering over 300,000 souls, occupies the regions between Tripoli of Syria and Antioch, with its center at Laodicea. Although their… -
Nusco, Diocese of (NUSCO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Avellino. It comprises 8 municipalities, of which the most important are: Bagnoli Irpino, Castelvetero di Calore and… -
Nuyens, William Jan Frans
Dutch Catholic historian, b. at Avenhorn near Hoorn on 18 Aug. 1823, d. at Westwood (De Streek) on 8 Dec. 1894. Having earned his degree in medicine in 1848… -
Nuzu (Genitive Nuzu) (NUZU (GENITIVO NUZI))
A locality in present-day 'Irāq (today Yorgan Tepe), about 13 km southwest of Kerkük (ancient Arrapba), which was excavated from 1925 to 1931 by E. Chiera, E.… -
Nyassa, Apostolic Vicariate of (NYASSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In the central part of Nyasaland (British East Africa), entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), who began the evangelization of the… -
Nyassa Settentrionale, Apostolic Prefecture of (NYASSA SETTENTRIONALE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In British East Africa, entrusted to the Society of the White Fathers. It was erected on 8 May 1947 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of N.… -
Nyeri, Apostolic Vicariate of (NYERI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the north-central-eastern part. (courtesy of the Missionary Fathers of the Consolata) NYASSA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - The students at work… -
Nymphs (NINFE)
In Greek religion, divine maidens (νύμφαι), daughters of Zeus, who animate with their invisible presence every aspect and manifestation of nature. They inhabit… -
Nzérékoré, Apostolic Prefecture of (NZÉRÉKORÉ, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In French Guinea, entrusted to the Society of the White Fathers, erected on 19 March 1937 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Bamako. In…