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Naaman (Hebrew: Na'aman)(NAAMAN (EBR. NA'ĀMAN))Vol. VIII, p. 939 NAAMAN (Hebr. Na'āman). — Name of an Israelite and of the commander of the army of Benhadad II, Aramaean king of Damascus. The first, in Gen. 46:21, is listed…
Naas (Hebrew: Nāḥāš «Serpent»)(NAAS (EBR. NĀḤĀS « SERPENTE »))Vol. VIII, p. 939 NAAS (Hebr. Nāḥās “serpent”). – The name of two Ammonites, an Israelite, and a city. 1. King of the “sons of Ammon” who, shortly after Saul’s election,…
Nabal (Hebrew: «Fool»)(NABAL (EBR. = « STOLTO »))Vol. VIII, p. 939 NABAL (Heb. = “fool”).—A wealthy owner of flocks in Carmel, southeast of Hebron, of whom I Sam. 25 speaks. He was married to Abigail (v.), “a sensible woman…
Nabataeans (Greek: Nāḥāṭaṭṭo; Latin: Nabataei)(NABATEI (GR. NĀḤĀṬAṬṬO; LAT. NABATAEI))Vol. VIII, p. 939 NABATEI (gr. Nāḥāṭaṭṭo; lat. Nabataei). — A powerful Arab people who, during the last three centuries B.C. and the first centuries A.D., acquired considerable…
Nablus (Arabic: Nābulus)(NAPLUSA (ARABO NABULUS))Vol. VIII, p. 958 NAPLUSA (Arabic Nabulus). — City of Jordan, capital of Samaria, 67 km. north of Jerusalem. It was founded by Titus in the year 72 on the site of a small,…
Nabonidus (Babylonian: Nabū-Nā'id = «Nabū Is Exalted»)(NABONEDO (BABIL. "NABŪ-NĀ'ID = «NABŪ È ECCELSO»))Vol. VIII, p. 940 NABONEDO (Babylonian Nabū-nā’id = “Nabū is exalted”). — The last king of Babylon, whose reign (556–539) brought to a tragic close the not yet century-old…
NabopolassarVol. VIII, p. 941 NABOPOLASSAR. — Founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (Babylonian Nabû-apal-uṣur = “May Nabû protect the heir son”), who reigned from 625 to 605. Originally he…
Nabor and Felix, Saints, Martyrs(NABORE E FELICE, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. VIII, p. 942 NABORE AND FELICE, saints, martyrs. — They are commemorated on 12 July in the Hieronymian Martyrology, which, however, depends on the Passio, probably composed…
NabuzardanVol. VIII, p. 944 NABUZARDAN. — General of Nabuchodonosor (Babylonian Nabū-zēr-iddinam = “Nabū gave me a scion”; Hebrew Nēbhāzar ādīān), charged with restoring, after the…
Nabû(NĀBŪ)Vol. VIII, p. 942 NĀBŪ. – This is the Semitic name of the son of Marduk, god of Babylonia, and means the “announcer.” He was the planet Mercury and the god of writing, the arts,…
Nacchianti, GiacomoVol. VIII, p. 944 NACCHIANTI, GIACOMO. - Dominican theologian and bishop, born in Firenze about 1500, died in Chioggia on 6 March 1569. He entered religious life in 1518; in…
Nachor (Hebrew: Nāhōr)(NACHOR (EBR. NĀHŌR))Vol. VIII, p. 945 NACHOR (Hebr. Nāhōr). – Son of Thare and brother of Abramo (Gen. 11:26). He was the father of 12 sons, 8 of them by Melcha, the daughter of his brother Aran…
NadabVol. VIII, p. 945 NADAB. - Name of four biblical personages. 1. Firstborn of Aronne (Ex. 6, 23; I Par. 24, 1 sg.). He went up Sinai with Aronne, Abiu, and the seventy elders…
Naga, Diocese of(NAGA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 945 NAGA, DIOCESI di: v. NUOVA CACERES, DIOCESI di.
Nagasaki, Diocese of(NAGASAKI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 945 NAGASAKI, DIOCESI di. — A suffragan diocese of Tokyo, it is situated in the western part of the island of Kyushu. It comprises the entire civil prefecture of…
Nagoya, Apostolic Prefecture of(NAGOYA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VIII, p. 946 NAGOYA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — In the region of the island of Hondo (Japan). It consists of five civil prefectures: Aichi, Gifu, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama.…
Nagpur, Diocese of(NAGPUR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 946 NAGPUR, DIOCESE of. — In 1816 numerous Goan priests visited the civil district of Aurangabad and, in 1820, that of N. In 1839, moreover, Irish priests, subject…
Nagrān, Martyrs of(NAĞRÂN, MARTIRI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 946 NAĞRÂN, MARTIRI di: v. ARETA.
Nagualism(NAGUALISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 946 NAGUALISMO. — This is a belief, based on the concept of individual totemism, widespread in Mexico and Central America. The term derives from “nagual,” a word…
Nagyvárad, Diocese of(NAGY VARAD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 949 NAGY VARAD, DIOCESI di: v. ORADEA MARE, DIOCESI di.
Nahapet of Edessa(NAHAPET DI EDESSA)Vol. VIII, p. 949 NAHAPET of EDESSA. – Armenian Katholikos of Egmiadzin (1691–1704). On 5 September 1695 he sent a profession of Catholic faith to Innocent XII. He encouraged…
Nahmanides(NAHMÁNIDE)Vol. VIII, p. 949 NAHMÁNIDE. - Talmudic rabbi and kabbalist (R. Mosè ben Nahmán, RMBN, in Spanish Bonastrug de Portu, from the name of the city in which he resided, called…
Nahum (Hebrew: Naḥûm «Comforter»)(NAHUM (EBR. NAHÛM «CONSOLATORE»))Vol. VIII, p. 949 NAHUM (Hebr. Nahûm “consoler”). — Seventh of the minor prophets in the canon of the Vulgate. He was from 'Elqōš (Nah. 1:1), which St. Jerome (PL 25, 1232)…
NaimVol. VIII, p. 950 NAIM. – Village of Galilee (in Lc. 7:11, Naïv), where Jesus raised the widow’s son. Although the distance of 12 miles from Thabor indicated by the Onomasticon…
Nallino, Carlo AlfonsoVol. VIII, p. 950 NALLINO, CARLO ALFONSO. - Arabist and Islamicist, b. in Torino on 16 February 1872, d. in Roma on 25 July 1938. Having graduated in letters at Torino in 1893,…
Name(NOME)Vol. VIII, p. 1121 NAME. – It is a general means of language, suitable for designating any conceivable entity; but it acquires particular social and legal importance insofar as…
Name Of Jesus (Cebu), Archdiocese Of(NOME DI GESÙ (CEBU), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1122 NOME DI GESÙ (CEBU), ARCIDIOCESI di. - An archdiocese in the Philippine Islands. Over an area of 4,329 sq. km. live 1,122,132 inhabitants, of whom 1,112,264…
Name of Jesus, Feast of the(NOME DI GESÙ, FESTA DEL)Vol. VIII, p. 1122 FEAST OF THE NAME OF JESUS. — Celebrated, since the reform of Pius X, on the Sunday that falls between 2 and 5 January, and, when there is no such Sunday, on 2…
Name of Mary, Feast of the(NOME DI MARIA, FESTA DEL)Vol. VIII, p. 1122 NAME OF MARY, FEAST OF. — Currently on 12 September, a greater double. It originated in Spain through a concession for the diocese of Cuenca in 1513, under…
Nampula, Diocese of(NAMPULA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 950 NAMPULA, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in the north of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique, canonically erected on 4 Sept. 1940, pursuant to the Concordat and…
Namur, Diocese of(NAMUR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 950 NAMUR, DIOCESIS of. — City and diocese, capital of the province of the same name in Belgium. It extends over 80,782 sq. km., with 569,568 inhabitants, of whom…
Nanchang, Archdiocese of(NANCHANG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 951 NANCHANG, ARCHDIOCESE of. — On 19 Aug. 1879, the apostolic vicariate of Kiangsi, which comprised the civil province of the same name, was divided into the…
Nancheng, Diocese of(NANCHENG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 952 NANCHENG, DIOCESE of. - In the eastern part of the civil and ecclesiastical province of Kiangsi (central China). It was erected as an apostolic prefecture,…
Nanchino, Archdiocese of(NANCHINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 952 NANCHINO, ARCIDIOCESI di. – The first ecclesiastical organization of N. (= capital of the south) was established in 1658 with the erection of the apostolic…
Nancy, Diocese of(NANCY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 953 NANCY, DIOCESE of — City and episcopal see, capital of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, formerly capital of the Duchy of Lorraine. The diocese comprises…
Nanino, Giovanni MariaVol. VIII, p. 954 NANINO, GIOVANNI MARIA. — Musician, born in Tivoli in 1545, died in Rome on 12 March 1607. He was buried in S. Luigi dei Francesi. He studied under the…
Nannaroni, Michele MariaVol. VIII, p. 954 NANNARONI, MICHELE MARIA. — Dominican theologian, born at the beginning of the eighteenth century, died in 1771. By decrees of 18 August 1775 and 22 April…
Nanni d'Antonio di BancoVol. VIII, p. 955 NANNI D'ANTONIO di BANCO. - Sculptor, born in Florence probably in 1390, died there in 1421. In 1406 he was enrolled in the Arte dei maestri di pietra e…
Nanni di Bartolo, detto Il RossoVol. VIII, p. 955 NANNI di BARTOLO, known as the ROSSO. - Florentine sculptor active in the first half of the 15th century. In 1419 he received the commission for a statue for…
Nanni, RemigioVol. VIII, p. 955 NANNI, REMIGIO. - Dominican theologian, b. in Firenze in 1522, d. there about 1580. A religious at the Convent of S. Maria Novella, where he spent much of his…
Nanning, Archdiocese of(NANNING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 955 NANNING, ARCHDIOCESE of. - The civil province of Kwangsi, in southern China, was detached from the apostolic prefecture of Kwangtung (v. CANTON) on 6 Aug. 1875…
Nantes, Diocese of(NANTES, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 956 NANTES, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese of Brittany, prefecture of the department of Lower Loire, 60 km. from the Atlantic Ocean. The diocese has an area of…
Nanyang, Diocese of(NANYANG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 958 NANYANG, DIOCESE of. – The Apostolic Vicariate of Honan, erected on 2 March 1844, when the civil province of the same name, in central China, was detached from…
Naomi(NOEMI)Vol. VIII, p. 1117 NOEMI. - Wife of Elimelech, of Bethlehem, and mother-in-law of Ruth (v.); in Heb. No'ōmī, “gracious,” an appellation occurring in the poem of 'Anat (IV AB, 2,…
Naphtali (Hebr. Naphtālī)(NEPHTHALI (EBR. NAPHTALĪ))Vol. VIII, p. 1034 NEPHTHALI (Hebr. Naphtalī). - Second-born son of Giacobbe, born of Bala, Rachele’s slave. His name is interpreted in Gen. 30, 8 as “contest,” an allusion to…
Naples, Archdiocese of(NAPOLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 964 NAPLES, ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese of Campania. It covers an area of 128,641 square kilometers with a population of 1,250,000 inhabitants, of whom…
Napo, Apostolic Vicariate of(NAPO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VIII, p. 959 NAPO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — Erected by the Holy See in 1867 in the territory of the ancient mission of Marañon (the eastern part of the Republic of…
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French(NAPOLEONE I, IMPERATORE DEI FRANCESI)Vol. VIII, p. 959 NAPOLEONE I, EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. – Napoleone Buonaparte, born at Ajaccio on 15 August 1769; his mother was Letizia Ramolino (d. 1836), his father Carlo (d.…
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French(NAPOLEONE III, IMPERATORE DEI FRANCESI)Vol. VIII, p. 962 NAPOLEON III, EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. — Louis N., born in Paris on 20 April 1808, was the third son of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, and Hortense…
Narbone, AlessioVol. VIII, p. 976 NARBONE, ALESSIO. – Jesuit, historiographer, and erudite scholar, born at Caltagirone (Catania) on 9 Aug. 1789, died at Palermo on 13 Dec. 1860. He entered the…
Narbonne(NARBONA)Vol. VIII, p. 974 NARBONA. – Ancient diocese and city in southern France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Aude. First occupied by the Ligurians, Iberians, and…
Narcissus(NARCISSO)Vol. VIII, p. 976 NARCISSO. - A personage after whom is named a group greeted by St. Paul in Rom. 16, 11: “those of the household of N. (τοὺς ἐκ τῶν Ναρκίασου), who are in the…
Narcissus and Felix, Saints, Martyrs(NARCISSO E FELICE, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. VIII, p. 976 NARCISSO and FELICE, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 18 March. N. was bishop of Cologne, F. a deacon; they are said to…
Narcissus Herz of Berching(NARCISSUS HERZ DI BERCHING)Vol. VIII, p. 977 NARCISSUS HERZ of BERCHING. - Theologian, b. at Berching (diocese of Eichstätt), at the end of the 14th century, d. at Vienna on 2 Oct. 1442. He was probably a…
Narcissus, Arian Bishop of Neroniade(NARCISSO, VESCOVO ARIANO DI NERONIADE)Vol. VIII, p. 976 NARCISSO, Arian bishop of NERONIADE. - He was already bishop in 325; in that year he took part in the Synod of Antioch for the election of Bishop Eustazio, but…
Narcissus, Saint(NARCISSO, SANTO)Vol. VIII, p. 976 NARCISSO, saint. — He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 29 October, but there is no evidence that he was venerated in antiquity; he was introduced…
Narcoanalysis(NARCOANALISI)Vol. VIII, p. 977 NARCOANALYSIS. – Exploration of the psyche by means of pharmacodynamic substances of the barbiturate type, which induce an artificial state of subnarcosis. The…
Narcotics(NARCOTICI)Vol. VIII, p. 978 NARCOTICS. - Unlike hypnotics (v.), these are substances that induce a far more profound sleep (Gr. ναριανικώς = inducing torpor), with a state of absolute…
Narcotics(STUPEFACENTI)Vol. XI, p. 884 STUPEFACENTI. — Toxic substances with a selective action on the cerebral cortex which, by inhibiting the higher nervous centers, are capable of modifying…
Nardi, FrancescoVol. VIII, p. 978 NARDI, FRANCESCO. - Prelate, canonist, and publicist, b. at Vazzola (Veneto) on 18 June 1808, d. at Rome on 22 March 1877. Having embraced an ecclesiastical…
Nardi, JacopoVol. VIII, p. 978 NARDI, JACOPO. - Writer, born in Florence in 1476, died in Venice in March 1563. He was the most evoca- NARDÒ, DIOCESE of - Interior of the Cathedral (1230,…
Nardini, College of(NARDINI, COLLEGIO)Vol. VIII, p. 979 NARDINI, COLLEGE. — It took its name from the Forlivese Cardinal Stefano Nardini, archbishop of Milan (d. 1484), who founded it by testamentary provision in…
Nardò, Diocese of(NARDÒ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 979 NARDÒ, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in the province of Lecce. It has an area of over 534 sq. km, with a population of 140,000 inhabitants, all Catholics,…
Narni, Diocese of(NARNI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 979 NARNI, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese in Umbria, in the province of Terni. NARNI, DIOCESI di - Roman bridge over the Nera. It has a population of 34,600…
NarodnikiVol. VIII, p. 981 NARODNIKI. – A type of pre-Marxist socialism in Russia; it was particularly widespread between 1870 and 1880. The N. believed that they could discern in the…
Narsai the Leper(NARSAJ IL LEBBROSO)Vol. VIII, p. 981 NARSAJ THE LEPER. – Syriac Nestorian writer, born c. 410 at 'Ajn Dulbà, died shortly after 503. He taught for a long time at the catechetical school of Edessa.…
Narses, Lampronian(NARSES, LAMPRONENSE)Vol. VIII, p. 981 NARSES, LAMPRONENSE. – Armenian archbishop of Tarsus in Cilicia, born in 1153, died on 14 July 1198. His father, Oschin II, lord of Lampron, belonged to the…
NarseteVol. VIII, p. 981 NARSETE. — General of the Byzantine army under Giustiniano, born around 480, died in Rome in 574. He entered the court early and received favors and important…
Narthex(NARTECE)Vol. VIII, p. 982 NARTECE. – From the Greek νάρθηξ, it denotes the interior space at the rear of the basilica, enclosed by railings or by doors called speciose; it was occupied…
Nasalli, IgnazioVol. VIII, p. 983 NASALLI, IGNAZIO. - Cardinal, b. at Parma on 7 Oct. 1750, d. at Rome on 7 Dec. 1831. Ordained priest in 1785, he completed his studies in Rome at the…
Nash, PapiroVol. VIII, p. 987 NASH, PAPIRO. — A Hebrew papyrus which around 1902 W. L. Nash (secretary of the «Society of biblical archeology») purchased in four fragments originating from…
Nashville, Diocese of(NASHVILLE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 987 NASHVILLE, DIOCESE of. - In the United States of America. Over an area of 42,022 miles, the diocese of N. now has (1950 census) 3,129,718 inhabitants and…
Natal, Apostolic Vicariate of(NATAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VIII, p. 987 NATAL, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. – The southeastern coast of Africa, discovered around Christmas 1497 by Vasco de Gama and called Terra Natalis, was not reached…
Natal, Diocese of(NATAL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 987 NATAL, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, suffragan of Paraíba. It has approximately 500,000 inhabitants; it comprises…
Natale, AlessandroVol. VIII, p. 992 NATALE, ALESSANDRO: v. ALEXANDRE, NOËL.
Natale, MicheleVol. VIII, p. 992 NATALE, MICHELE. — Bishop of Vico Equense, born at Casapulla (Caserta) on 23 August 1751, died at Naples on 20 August 1799. After exercising the priestly…
Natali, MartinoVol. VIII, p. 992 NATALI, MARTINO. — A Piarist and Jansenist, born at Bussana (Imperia) on 21 December 1730, died at Pavia on 28 June 1791. A disciple of G. B. Curlo, in Rome he…
Natchez, Diocese of(NATCHEZ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 992 NATCHEZ, DIOCESE of. - In the United States of America, a suffragan of New Orleans, it comprises the territory of the State of Mississippi, with an area of…
Natchitoches, Diocese of(NATCHITOCHES, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 993 NATCHITOCHES, DIOCESI di: v. ALEXANDRIA IN LUISIANA, DIOCESI di.
Nathan (Hebr. Nāthān «[God] Has Given»)(NATHAN (EBR. NĀTHĀN « [DIO] HA DATO »))Vol. VIII, p. 993 NATHAN (Hebr. Nāthān “[God] has given”). — A prophet who, around 1000 B.C., appeared suddenly when David asked his opinion about whether or not to build a…
Nathan of Rome(NATAN DA ROMA)Vol. VIII, p. 992 NATAN da ROMA. - Jewish lexicographer, who lived in Rome in the 11th century and died in 1106. He was a contemporary of the Talmudist Isacco da Fez (al-Fāṣī)…
Nathanael («God Has Given»)(NATHANAEL (« DIO HA DATO »))Vol. VIII, p. 993 NATHANAEL (“God has given”). — One of the first disciples of Jesus, to whom he was brought by Philip, N. was at first reluctant (but St. Augustine, PL 35, 1445…
Nathaniah (Hebrew: Netanyah and Netanyahu = «Gift of Yahweh»)(NATANIA (EBR. NETHANJAH E NETHANJAHU = « DONO DI JAHWEH »))Vol. VIII, p. 992 NATANIA (Hebr. Nethanjah and Nethanjahu = “gift of Jahweh”). — Name of five Israelites. 1. Son of Elisama (Jer. 41:1) and father of Ismael, the slayer of…
Nation(NAZIONE)Vol. VIII, p. 1010 NAZIONE. — In the field of sociology and public law, there is no concept more confused than that of the nation, nor any word more difficult to define. The…
National Catholic Welfare ConferenceVol. VIII, p. 993 NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE. – It was established in 1919 after the First World War and is an organization of the members of the ecclesiastical…
National Entity for the Distribution of Aid in Italy (E.N.D.S.I.)(ENTE NAZIONALE PER LA DISTRIBUZIONE DEI SOCCORSI IN ITALIA (E.N.D.S.I.))Vol. V, p. 260 NATIONAL BODY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF IN ITALY (E.N.D.S.I.). — It arose through the joint initiative of the Italian Government, the Catholic Church in…
National Minorities(MINORANZE NAZIONALI)Vol. VIII, p. 633 NATIONAL MINORITIES. — All the uncertainties in which juridical speculation concerning the concept of nation is entangled are reflected in the concept of the…
National Review(RASSEGNA NAZIONALE)Vol. X, p. 322 RASSEGNA NAZIONALE. - A cultural periodical, founded in Florence on 1 July 1879, with a definite orientation, as the expression of the conservative element,…
National Socialism(NAZIONALSOCIALISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1008 NATIONAL SOCIALISM. — A movement, generically socialist but hierarchical and centralized in structure, which arose in Germany in 1919–20 and gradually…
National Work for Religious and Moral Assistance to Workers (O.N.A.R.M.O.)(OPERA NAZIONALE ASSISTENZA RELIGIOSA MORALE OPERAI (O.N.A.R.M.O.))Vol. IX, p. 119 OPERA NAZIONALE ASSISTENZA RELIGIOSA MORALE OPERAI (O.N.A.R.M.O.). — This is an apostolic work of a religious and social nature among workers. Founded in Aug.…
Nationalism(NAZIONALISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1007 NATIONALISM. — It is that feeling of attachment to the national community which arises spontaneously in the hearts of its members. Its appearance, as a…
Nationality, Principle of(NAZIONALITÀ, PRINCIPIO DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1007 NAZIONALITÀ, PRINCIPIO di. — The origin of the p. of n. is connected with that of contemporary nationalism. Sprouting from the trunk of agnostic rationalism,…
Nationalization(NAZIONALIZZAZIONE)Vol. VIII, p. 1008 NAZIONALIZZAZIONE: v. SOCIALIZZAZIONE.
Nativism(INNATISMO)Vol. VI, p. 1166 INNATISM. — A term of philosophical language, used to designate every system or trend that admits the original (congenital, innate) existence in the human…
Nativity of Mary, Saint(NATIVITÀ DI MARIA S.MA)Vol. VIII, p. 993 NATIVITY OF MARY MOST HOLY. — One of the major feasts of the Madonna, celebrated on 8 September; double of the second class, with a simple octave. I. LITURGY.…
Nativity Scene(PRESEPE)Vol. IX, p. 1175 PRESEPE. — In 404, S. Girolamo writes to Eustochium that, on entering Bethlehem into the “Specum Salvatoris,” Paula saw the “stabulum” where He was born (Ep.…
Natorp, PaulVol. VIII, p. 995 NATORP, PAUL. – Philosopher, born in Düsseldorf on 24 January 1854, died in Marburg on 17 August 1924, professor of philosophy at this University from 1885. He…
Natural and Juridical Persons(PERSONE FISICHE E GIURIDICHE)Vol. IX, p. 745 PERSONE FISICHE E GIURIDICHE: v. SOGGETTO DEL DIRITTO.
Natural and Supernatural Order(ORDINE NATURALE E SOPRANNATURALE)Vol. IX, p. 168 ORDINE NATURALE E SOPRANNATURALE: v. SOPRANNATURALE, ORDINE.
Natural Beatitude(BEATITUDINE NATURALE)Vol. II, p. 646 BEATITUDINE NATURALE: v. FINE ULTIMO.
Natural Desire for God(DESIDERIO NATURALE DI DIO)Vol. IV, p. 860 DESIDERIO NATURALE DI DIO. — A longstanding philosophical and theological problem, which has received various and conflicting solutions over the centuries and…
Natural Theology (Theodicy)(TEOLOGIA NATURALE (TEODICEA))Vol. XI, p. 1185 NATURAL THEOLOGY (THEODICY). — It is the knowledge that man can have of the existence and nature of God (v.) by means of reason (v.). It is distinguished from…
Naturalism(NATURALISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 996 NATURALISM. – The term assumes different meanings in the classification of philosophical systems, moral doctrines, and religions. Its precise sense in each…
Naturalization(NATURALIZZAZIONE)Vol. VIII, p. 998 NATURALIZATION. — It may be regarded as the effect of a prior abandonment of the political organism of which an individual originally formed part, and of his…
Nature(NATURA)Vol. VIII, p. 995 NATURA. – It is the intrinsic principle of the becoming of corporeal beings, especially according to Aristotle, who derives the term φύσις from φύσιναι, which…
Naturism(NATURISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1000 NATURISM. - It is a general orientation of the human spirit characterized by the constant concern to follow nature, positively excluding, or merely ignoring,…
Nau, François-NicolasVol. VIII, p. 1000 NAU, FRANÇOIS-NICOLAS. - Distinguished French orientalist, b. at Thil (Moselle) on 15 May 1864, d. at Paris on 2 Sept. 1931. Ordained to the priesthood in…
Naudé, GabrielVol. VIII, p. 1000 NAUDÉ, GABRIEL. — Scholar, born in Paris on 2 February 1600, died at Abbéville on 29 July 1653. He obtained his medical degree at Padua in 1625. He was…
Nausea (Gray), Friedrich(NAUSEA (GRAU), FRIEDRICH)Vol. VIII, p. 1001 NAUSEA (GRAU), FRIEDRICH. — Theologian and bishop, born at Waischenfeld (hence the name Blancicampianus) around 1496, died at Trent on 6 February 1552. In 1524…
Nava, CesareVol. VIII, p. 1001 NAVA, CESARE. - Engineer, parliamentarian, minister, b. in Milano on 7 Oct. 1861, d. there on 27 Nov. 1933. He was active in the Italian Catholic Youth…
Navagero, AndreaVol. VIII, p. 1001 NAVAGERO, ANDREA. – Poet, historiographer, orator, and politician, born in Venice into a patrician family in 1483, died at Blois on 8 May 1529. At the…
Navagero, BernardoVol. VIII, p. 1002 NAVAGERO, BERNARDO. - Diplomat and cardinal, b. in Venezia in 1507 to Gian Luigi and Lucrezia Agostini, d. in Verona on 13 Apr. 1565; he completed his legal…
NavarraVol. VIII, p. 1002 NAVARRA. – Historical region of Spain, corresponding approximately to the present-day Spanish province of the same name, with the addition of French Lower N.…
Navarrete, Fernández Domingo(NAVARRETE, FERNANDEZ DOMINGO)Vol. VIII, p. 1002 NAVARRETE, FERNANDEZ DOMINGO. – Spanish Dominican missionary, writer, and archbishop, born at Peñafiel (Valladolid) around 1618, died at S. Domingo (in the…
NavarroVol. VIII, p. 1002 NAVARRO: v. MARTINO de AZPILCUETA (NAVARRUS).
NaveVol. VIII, p. 1002 NAVE. — In ancient Christian art, the ship represents the Church (v.), whose pilot is Christ himself and whose rowers at the oars are the Evangelists, as shown…
Navigants(NAVIGANTI)Vol. VIII, p. 1003 NAVIGANTI. — By naviganti are understood those who undertake a sea voyage on any kind of vessel. Those who undertake air travel are equated with naviganti with…
Navigators' Archipelago, Apostolic Vicariate of the(ARCIPELAGO DEI NAVIGATORI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELL')Vol. I, p. 1089 ARCIPELAGO DEI NAVIGATORI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO dell'. - It was erected on 29 Aug. 1850, being detached from the vicariate of Central Oceania (v. isola Tonga,…
NaxosVol. VIII, p. 1003 NAXOS. – Greek island, whose bishopric was probably erected in the 5th century; its bishop George participated in the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Under the…
Nazarenes(NAZARENI)Vol. VIII, p. 1004 NAZARENI. — Sect of Wesleyan origin, arising at the beginning of the twentieth century (Church of the Nazarene). It was widely held among Protestants that…
Nazareno (Nazorean)(NAZARENO (NAZOREO))Vol. VIII, p. 1004 NAZARENO (NAZOREO). — A title attributed to Jesus and to Christians in the New Testament. The form N. (Ναζαρηνός) is found in Mc. 1, 24; 10, 47; 14, 67; 16, 6;…
NazarethVol. VIII, p. 1005 NAZARETH. – City of Galilee where Jesus, with Mary Most Holy and St. Joseph, led the hidden life. The name is written and interpreted in various ways. Ναζαρεθ…
Nazareth, Diocese of(NAZARETH, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1006 NAZARETH, DIOCESI di: v. TRANI E BARLETTA, DIOCESI di.
Nazari di Calabiana, Luigi, Archbishop(NAZARI DI CALABIANA, LUIGI, ARCIVESCOVO)Vol. VIII, p. 1006 NAZARI di CALABIANA, LUIGI, archbishop: v. CALABIANA NAZARI, LUIGI, conte di.
Nazario and Celso, Saints, Martyrs(NAZARIO E CELSO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. VIII, p. 1006 NAZARIO and CELSO, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum on 28 July. The date of their martyrdom is unknown, but it seems…
Nazaré, Diocese of(NAZARÉ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1003 NAZARÉ, DIOCESIS of. – City and diocese in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The diocese covers an area of 5,556 sq km, with a population of 480,681…
Nazirite(NAZIREATO)Vol. VIII, p. 1011 NAZIREATO. — The practice of being a “nazirite” (Hebr. nāzīr, from nāzar, in the passive “to set oneself apart” and “to abstain”), translated ναζιραῖος and…
