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Neapolitanus, Joannes De Regina De (John of Naples)(GIOVANNI DI NAPOLI (JOANNES DE REGINA DE NEAPOLI, NEAPOLITANUS))Vol. VI, p. 361 GIOVANNI di NAPOLI (Joannes de Regina de Neapoli, Neapolitanus). — Dominican scholastic of the thirteenth–fourteenth century. He obtained the licentiate in…
Nebi SamwilVol. VIII, p. 1012 NEBI SAMWIL: V. GABAON.
NeboVol. VIII, p. 1012 NEBO. – Mountain and city of the Abarim (v.) range, situated east of the Dead Sea. The mountain (ebr. har Nèbbô; Septuagint Naβaô) is bounded on the north by…
Nebuchadnezzar II(NABUCHODONOSOR II)Vol. VIII, p. 942 NABUCHODONOSOR II. — Second Neo-Babylonian king (Babylonian ‘Nabū-kudurri-uṣur = “May Nabū protect the heir son”; Hebrew Nēbhūkhadhre’sar, the older and more…
Necchi, Ludovico (Vico)Vol. VIII, p. 1013 NECCHI, LUDOVICO (VICO). – Physician, born in Milan on 19 November 1876, died there on 11 January 1930. In November 1889, he began attending the second year of…
Necessity(NECESSITÀ)Vol. VIII, p. 1013 NECESSITÀ. — I. PHILOSOPHY. — This is said of everything that, in some order (ontological, physical, logical, and moral), “cannot be otherwise” (τὸ μὴ…
Necessity of the Church(NECESSITÀ DELLA CHIESA)Vol. VIII, p. 1016 NECESSITY OF THE CHURCH. — According to Catholic doctrine, it is necessary to belong to the Church in order to attain eternal life. In negative terms, this…
Necessity, State of(NECESSITÀ, STATO DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1015 NECESSITY, STATE OF. - I. ITALIAN LAW. - In the Italian legal system, the state of necessity is regulated both by criminal law and by civil law. The criminal…
NechaoVol. VIII, p. 1017 NECHAO. - Pharaoh of Egypt of the XXVI dynasty (609–595 B.C.), the second of that name, son of Psammetico I, whose work he continued. Herodotus (II, 158)…
Neckam (Nequam), AlessandroVol. VIII, p. 1017 NECKAM (Nequam), ALESSANDRO. – Polygraph and educationalist, born at St. Albans (England) in 1157, died at Kempsey (Worcestershire) in 1217. He was educated at…
Necker de La Saussure, AlbertineVol. VIII, p. 1017 NECKER DE LA SAUSSURE, ALBERTINE. – Pedagogist, born in Geneva in 1776, died at Mornay on 13 April 1841. Precocious in intellect and spiritually educated by…
Nectarius, Patriarch of Constantinople(NETTARIO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)Vol. VIII, p. 1048 NETTARIO, patriarch of COSTANTINOPOLI. - Born at Tarsus, in Cilicia, in the first half of the fourth century; died on 27 September 397 at Constantinople, where…
NeghebhVol. VIII, p. 1018 NEGHEBH. - In the Hebrew language (from an ancient Semitic root ngb, “to be dry, arid”) it means an arid region and, as a general term of orientation, denotes…
Neghelli, Apostolic Prefecture of(NEGHELLI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1018 NEGHELLI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE. — In the southern part of Ethiopia, it was erected on 25 March 1937, on the occasion of the general reorganization of the…
Negligence(NEGLIGENZA)Vol. VIII, p. 1018 NEGLIGENCE. - In general it is opposed to diligence (v.), and is carelessness of the will in one’s own duty and actions. It has implications in the moral,…
Negotiorum Gestio(GESTIONE DI AFFARI ALTRUI)Vol. VI, p. 153 GESTIONE DI AFFARI ALTRUI. — The g. di a. a. (negotiorum gestio) is, at least in the broad sense, a form of quasi-contract (v.) and corresponds in practice to…
Negri, AdaVol. VIII, p. 1020 NEGRI, ADA. — Poetess, born of a humble family in Lodi on 3 February 1870, died in Milan on 11 January 1945. She entrusted to the novel Stella matutina (1921)…
Negri, FrancescoVol. VIII, p. 1021 NEGRI, FRANCESCO. — A monk who became a Protestant, born at Bassano in 1500 into the noble Buonamonti family (a surname he abandoned in favor of Negri), died…
Negri, GaetanoVol. VIII, p. 1021 NEGRI, GAETANO. - Historian, b. in Milano on 11 July 1838, d. near Varazze on 31 July 1902. He took part in the campaign of 1859 and in the struggle against…
Negri, Giovanni FrancescoVol. VIII, p. 1021 NEGRI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO. — Cardinal, born in Genoa on 3 October 1629, died in Rome on 1 January 1713. Created by Alessandro VII as a participating…
Negri, Paola AntoniaVol. VIII, p. 1021 NEGRI, PAOLA ANTONIA. - Mystic, Virginia in secular life, born at Castellanza near Gallarate (Milan) in 1508, died at Milan on 4 April 1555. She was among the…
Negroni, Veronica, Blessed(NEGRONI, VERONICA, BEATA)Vol. VIII, p. 1022 NEGRONI, VERONICA, blessed. - Augustinian mystic, born at Binasco (Milan) in 1445, died on 13 Jan. 1497 in the convent of S. Marta in Milan, which she had…
Nehemiah (Hebr. Nēḥemyāh, Septuagint Nemía[s], Vulg. Nehemias)(NEEMIA (EBR. NĒHEMJĀH, SETTANTA ΝΕΜΊΑ[Σ], VOLG. NEHEMIAS))Vol. VIII, p. 1018 NEEMIA (Heb. Nēhemjāh, Septuagint Νεμία[ς], Vulg. Nehemias). – Restorer of Jerusalem (5th century B.C.) after the Exile; he was the son of Helchiah (Neh. 1:1).…
Nelli, Ottaviano (Ottaviano di Martino di Nello)Vol. VIII, p. 1022 NELLI, OTTAVIANO (OTTAVIANO di MARTINO di NELLO). — Painter, born in Gubbio ca. 1375, died probably before 1450. He was very active, especially in Umbria. In…
Nellore, Diocese of(NELLORE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1022 NELLORE, DIOCESI di. - In southeastern India, on the Bay of Bengal. In 1701 some French Jesuits began to evangelize the territory of the present diocese of N.,…
Nelson, Diocese of(NELSON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1022 NELSON, DIOCESE of. - In the Canadian province of British Columbia. Suffragan of Vancouver, the diocese was erected by Pope Pio XI with the apostolic…
Nemesian and Companions, Saints, Martyrs(NEMESIANO E COMPAGNI, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. VIII, p. 1023 NEMESIANO and COMPANIONS, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 10 Sept.; however, the true dies natalis and the martyrdom…
Nemesis (Némisos)(NEMESI (ΝΈΜΙΣΟΣ))Vol. VIII, p. 1023 NEMESI (Νέμισος). - The idea, widespread in ancient religions, of the hostility of the gods towards the excessive good fortune or pride of men—an hostility…
Nemesius, Bishop of Emesa(NEMESIO, VESCOVO DI EMESA)Vol. VIII, p. 1023 NEMESIO, bishop of EMESA. — He lived in the fourth–fifth century; author of a book De natura hominis, of Neoplatonic inspiration (Porphyry is frequently…
Neo-Guelphism(NEOGUELFISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1026 NEOGUELFISMO. – The antecedents of N. must be sought in the Romanticism that asserted itself in various forms within the new post-revolutionary culture and…
Neo-Lutheranism(NEOLUTERANESIMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1027 NEOLUTHERANISM. - It presents itself as a movement of theological and ecclesiastical revival and restoration within Lutheranism in the 19th century, closely…
Neo-Malthusianism(NEO-MALTHUSIANISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1027 NEO-MALTHUSIANISM. — A particular form of birth control (v.) which, originally taking its point of departure from the theories of Malthus and freeing itself…
Neoclassicism(NEOCLASSICISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1023 NEOCLASSICISM. — In the broad sense, this may signify any deliberate or programmatic return to expressive forms of classical taste; hence it has been possible…
Neocriticism(NEOCRITICISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1024 NEOCRITICISM. — A term customarily used to designate the philosophical currents that take up and develop the themes of Kantian philosophy (v. CRITICISMO;…
Neomenia (Neomnēsía)(NEOMÉNIA (ΝΕΟΜΝΗΣΊΑ))Vol. VIII, p. 1028 NEOMÉNIA (Νεομνησία). — From Greek νέος = new and μήνη = moon. It is the new moon (Heb. hōdheš, translated in the Latin Bible as kalendae). The observation of…
Neon, Omeusian Bishop of Seleucia(NEONE, VESCOVO OMEUSIANO DI SELEUCIA)Vol. VIII, p. 1028 NEONE, Omean bishop of SELEUCIA. — He was already a bishop in 359, since in that year he took part in the Council held in his episcopal city. Having become…
Neon, Saint, Martyr(NEONE, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. VIII, p. 1028 NEONE, saint, martyr: v. CLAUDIO, ASPERIO, NEONE, DOMNINA E TEONILLA, santi, martiri.
Neophyte, Enclistros(NEOFITO, ENCLEISTRO)Vol. VIII, p. 1026 NEOFITO, ENCLEISTRO. – A solitary “recluse,” as his name indicates. Born in Leucara (Cyprus) in 1134, but the date of his death is unknown. At a very young age…
Neophytes(NEOFITI)Vol. VIII, p. 1025 NEOPHYTES. — From the Greek vēšoprov, meaning a new plant, hence tender. In Holy Scripture it occurs once, although there are many related usages, since…
Neoplatonism(NEOPLATONISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1029 NEOPLATONISM. – A philosophical movement and school inspired chiefly by Plato, which arose in Alexandria toward the end of the second century A.D. SUMMARY: I.…
Neopositivism(NEOPOSITIVISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1032 NEOPOSITIVISM. – Neopositivism, also called logical positivism, formally dates its beginning to the foundation of the Wienerkreis (Vienna Circle), which took…
Neopythagoreanism(NEOPITAGORISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1028 NEOPYTHAGOREANISM. — A philosophical-mystical current whose origins go back to Pythagoras and which remained alive, after the violent destruction of the…
Neorealism(NEOREALISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1033 NEOREALISM. – An Anglo-American philosophical-scientific school, which forms part of the broader movement of contemporary “realism,” distinct from the…
Neosolio (Slovak Banská Bystrica), Diocese of(NEOSOLIO (SLOVACCO BANSKA BYSTRICA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1033 NEOSOLIO (Slovak Banska Bystrica), DIOCESE of. - Diocese in Slovakia, erected on 13 March 1776 by detaching it from the territory of the archdiocese of…
Neot, Saint, Hermit(NEOT, SANTO, EREMITA)Vol. VIII, p. 1034 NEOT, saint, hermit. — N. was born in Cornwall to a noble family, and was related to the English king Alfred; he became a monk at Glastonbury. Ordained a…
NEPVol. VIII, p. 1034 NEP. - Abbreviation for Novaja ekonomičeskaja politika (“New Economic Policy”). When, as a consequence of the civil war and war communism (an attempt at the…
NepalVol. VIII, p. 1034 NEPAL. – I. GEOGRAPHY. – N. extends along the southern (central section) slope of the Himalayas, which separates it from Tibet. Among the valleys through which…
Nepi and Sutri, Diocese of(NEPI E SUTRI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1035 NEPI AND SUTRI, diocese of. — In Latium, in the province of Viterbo, immediately subject to the Holy See. They have an area of 782 sq. km and a population of…
Nepotism(NEPOTISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1035 NEPOTISMO. – A term designating the excessive favour shown by certain pontiffs toward members of their own family through the granting of ecclesiastical…
Nepoziano, Saint(NEPOZIANO, SANTO)Vol. VIII, p. 1036 NEPOZIANO, saint. - Nephew of Eliodoro, bishop of Altino, and friend of s. Girolamo, he lived in the second half of the 4th century. As a young man he embraced…
Neptune and Neptunalia(NETTUNO E NEPTUNALIA)Vol. VIII, p. 1048 NETTUNO and NEPTUNALIA. - Neptunus, an ancient Roman divinity, already appears, together with his festival, the Neptunalia (23 July), in the oldest Roman…
Nepveu, FrançoisVol. VIII, p. 1036 NEPVEU, FRANÇOIS. - Spiritual writer, born at St-Malo on 29 Apr. 1639, died at Rennes on 17 Feb. 1708. Having entered the Society of Jesus (1639), he taught…
Nereus and Achilleus, Saints, Martyrs(NEREO E ACHILLEO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. VIII, p. 1036 NEREO and ACHILLEO, saints, martyrs. — They are commemorated in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum on 12 May; the Itineraries of the seventh century recall them…
NergalVol. VIII, p. 1036 NERGAL: v. BABILONESI, RELIGIONE dei.
Nergel (Hebr. Nèrghal, Sept. 'Ergél)(NERGEL (EBR. NÈRGHAL, SETT. 'ΕΡΓΈΛ))Vol. VIII, p. 1036 NERGEL (Hebr. Nèrghal, Sept. 'Εργέλ). — Name of the idol that the Assyrian colonists “made for themselves,” who had been sent to populate the Samaritan city of…
NeriglissorVol. VIII, p. 1037 NERIGLISSOR – Fourth Neo-Babylonian king (Babylonian Nergal-šar-uşur, “Nergal protect the king”; Hebrew Nérghal Sar'şer), the second successor of the great…
Nerini, Paolo AntonioVol. VIII, p. 1037 NERINI, PAOLO ANTONIO. - Barnabite missionary, born in Milan on 1 Nov. 1711 and killed in 1756 at Siriam in Pegu (Burma), while refusing to hand over to the…
Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus), Roman Emperor(NERONE (NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR DRUSUS GERMANICUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. VIII, p. 1038 NERONE (Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus), ROMAN EMPEROR. — N. was born at Anzio on 15 December 37 A.D. to Gneo Domizio Enobarbo and Agrippina, and died…
Neroccio di Bartolomeo LandiVol. VIII, p. 1037 NEROCCIO di Bartolomeo LANDI. — Sienese painter, born in 1447, died in 1500, also active as a sculptor (statue of S. Caterina, 1470, Siena, Oratorio di Fonte…
Nerses II, AstaraketziVol. VIII, p. 1038 NERSES II, ASTARAKETZI. - Armenian Katholikós from 548 to 557. He convened the well-known Council of Duino (554–55), intended to obtain a pact of dogmatic…
Nerses Klagenzi, Saint(NERSES KLAJETZI, SANTO)Vol. VIII, p. 1038 NERSES KLAJETZI, saint. — Also called Snorhali, that is, Gracious, on account of the gentleness and evangelical charity he showed toward all: b. in 1102 to…
Nerva (M. Cocceius Nerva), Roman Emperor(NERVA (M. COCCEIUS NERVA), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. VIII, p. 1038 NERVA (M. Cocceius Nerva), ROMAN EMPEROR. — N. was born at Narni in 26 A.D. and died at Rome in January 98. Of an aristocratic family, he was consul in 71 and…
Nerva, Roman Emperor(NERVA, IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. VIII, p. 1039 NERVA, IMPERATORE ROMANO — Statue — Rome, Vatican Museums. In the presence of a nervous disease, two diagnoses must be made: that of the location of the lesion…
Nervous Diseases(NERVOSE, MALATTIE)Vol. VIII, p. 1039 NERVOUS DISEASES. – Nervous diseases and mental illnesses together constitute the group of morbid conditions affecting the nervous system. Although the former…
Nervous System (Of Man)(NERVOSO, SISTEMA (DELL'UOMO))Vol. VIII, p. 1040 Nervous system (of man). - I. General considerations. - It is a general property of protoplasm to be excitable, that is, to perceive stimuli of various kinds…
Nesqually, Diocese of(NESQUALLY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1044 NESQUALLY, DIOCESI di: v. SEATTLE, DIOCESI di.
Nesterov, MicheleVol. VIII, p. 1044 NESTEROV, MICHELE. – Russian painter, born in 1862 in Ufa, died in the early years of the 20th century. He was influenced by Perov and Kramskoj. He made his…
Nestor, Saint, Martyr(NESTORIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. VIII, p. 1044 NESTORIO, saint, martyr. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 25 February, in the Roman Martyrology on the 26th, and among the Greeks on the…
Nestorius and Nestorianism(NESTORIO E NESTORIANESIMO)Vol. VIII, p. 1044 NESTORIO and NESTORIANISM. — I. LIFE OF N. — Little is known about N. before his episcopate at Constantinople, because legend has embroidered much around his…
Netherlands(PAESI BASSI)Vol. IX, p. 337 PAESI BASSI. – The P. B. (Nederland), of which Olanda (or Holland) is only the central-western part, correspond to the northwestern margin of the German plain,…
Netter, ThomasVol. VIII, p. 1048 NETTER, THOMAS. - Carmelite controversialist, b. at Saffron Walden (Essex) ca. 1375. From his place of origin, he is better known by the surname Waldensis. A…
Neudecker, SigismundVol. VIII, p. 1049 NEUDECKER, SIGISMUND. - Franciscan theologian, b. 21 Oct. 1664 at Geisenhausen (southern Bavaria), d. at Munich on 3 Sept. 1736. He taught philosophy,…
Neumayr, FranzVol. VIII, p. 1049 NEUMAYR, FRANZ. – Jesuit, preacher, and spiritual writer, born in Munich on 17 January 1697, died in Augsburg on 1 May 1765. Professor of belles-lettres and…
Neurasthenia (Neurasthenia)(NEVRASTENIA (NEURASTENIA))Vol. VIII, p. 1054 NEURASTHENIA (NEURASTENIA). — Of all the terms in scientific medicine, few have enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, the fortune and diffusion of this one,…
Neuroses (Neuroses)(NEVROSI (NEVROSI))Vol. VIII, p. 1055 NEVROSI (NEVROSI). — The term n. was first used (1769) by the Scottish physician Cullen to designate all nervous and psychic anomalies and illnesses. In Italy…
Neurovegetative, System(NEUROVEGETATIVO, SISTEMA)Vol. VIII, p. 1049 NEUROVEGETATIVE, SYSTEM. — The nervous system is divided into two major sections: a) the system of relational life, which regulates voluntary functions, that…
Neutrality(NEUTRALITÀ)Vol. VIII, p. 1050 NEUTRALITÀ. — According to its etymological meaning, n. signifies an impartial attitude between contending parties; in the specific sense attributed to it by…
Nevers, Diocese of(NEVERS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1053 NEVERS, DIOCESI di. – Capital city of the department of Nièvre, at the confluence of the river of the same name with the Loire. The territory of the diocese…
Nevolone (Novellone) da Faenza, Blessed(NEVOLONE (NOVELLONE) DA FAENZA, BEATO)Vol. VIII, p. 1054 NEVOLONE (NOVELLONE) da FAENZA, blessed. – A shoemaker, who from a man of pleasure became a penitent, Franciscan tertiary, pilgrim, and later hermit with the…
New Antwerp, Apostolic Vicariate of(NUOVA ANVERSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1184 NUOVA ANVERSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO. — It was erected on 3 April 1919 and, after various territorial modifications, on 27 January 1936 was given the name of…
New Apostolic Church(CHIESA NEO-APOSTOLICA)Vol. III, p. 886 CHIESA NEO-APOSTOLICA: v. IRVING, EDWARD.
New Caledonia, Apostolic Vicariate of(NUOVA CALEDONIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)Vol. VIII, p. 1184 NEW CALEDONIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. - It comprises the island of the same name between Australia and the New Hebrides and the islands of La Grande Terre, des…
New Covenant(NUOVA ALLEANZA)Vol. VIII, p. 1183 NEW COVENANT. — Jewish sect, of which an incomplete Hebrew codex gives notice, discovered in the winter of 1896–97 and published in 1910 by S. Schechter, today…
New Cáceres, Diocese of(NUOVA CACERES, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1184 NUOVA CACERES, DIOCESI di. - Diocese in the Philippine Islands. It covers 17,617 sq. km. and has 1,666,459 inhabitants, of whom 1,583,137 are Catholics. It has…
New Hebrides, Apostolic Vicariate of the(NUOVE EBRIDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)Vol. VIII, p. 1190 NEW HEBRIDES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of the ISLANDS. - In southern Melanesia (northeast of New Caledonia), under a Franco-British condominium. The territory,…
New Lisbon, Diocese of(NUOVA LISBONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1185 NUOVA LISBONA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese (from Enc. Ital., XXV, 140 f.) DUTCH NEW GUINEA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF - House of the famous - Dutch New Guinea.…
New Norcia, Abbey Nullius of(NUOVA NORCIA, ABBAZIA NULLIUS DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1186 NUOVA NORCIA, NULLIUS ABBEY. — In Western Australia. In January 1846, the first Catholic bishop of Perth, Mgr. G. Brady (d. 1871), arrived in the Colony of…
New Orleans, Archdiocese of(NUOVA ORLEANS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1186 NUOVA ORLEANS, ARCIDIOCESI. — City and archdiocese in the United States of America. It has an area of 13,090 square miles, with 1,247,894 inhabitants (1951),…
New Pamplona, Diocese of(NUOVA PAMPLONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1186 NUOVA PAMPLONA, DIOCESI di. - Diocese and city in the department of Santander del Norte, Colombia (South America). It extends over 25,931 sq. km., with 646,471…
New Scholasticism, TheVol. VIII, p. 1059 NEW SCHOLASTICISM, THE. - Quarterly organ of the « American Catholic Philosophical Association », which, after the Conference of American neo-scholastic…
New Segovia, Diocese of(NUOVA SEGOVIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1186 NUOVA SEGOVIA, DIOCESI of. — Diocese in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Islands. It has an area of 11,559 sq. km., with 851,673 inhabitants, of…
New Westminster, Diocese of(NEW WESTMINSTER, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1060 NEW WESTMINSTER, DIOCESI di: v. VANCOUVER, DIOCESI di.
New Year's Day(CAPODANNO)Vol. III, p. 418 NEW YEAR. — The feast of the n. y. closes, among all human groups, a period of time, generally reckoned according to the astronomical course of the seasons,…
New York, Archdiocese of(NUOVA YORK, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1187 NUOVA YORK, ARCIDIOCESI di. — City and archdiocese in the State of N. Y. The foundation of the diocese of N. Y. coincided with the multiplication of dioceses…
New Zealand(NUOVA ZELANDA)Vol. VIII, p. 1188 NUOVA ZELANDA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - This name—given by S. Cook in 1769 to the lands already discovered by Tasman and christened Terra degli Stati in…
Newark, Archdiocese of(NEWARK, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1056 NEWARK, ARCIDIOCESI DI. — City and archdiocese of the United States of America, erected as a diocese by Pius IX in 1853 for the State of New Jersey. Today it…
Newcastle, Diocese of(NEWCASTLE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1056 NEWCASTLE, DIOCESI di: v. HEXHAM E NEWCASTLE, DIOCESI di.
Newman, John HenryVol. VIII, p. 1056 NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY. — Cardinal and distinguished writer, born in London on 22 February 1801, died in Birmingham on 11 August 1890. I. LIFE. — Of Protestant…
Newport, Diocese of(NEWPORT, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1059 NEWPORT, DIOCESI di: v. CARDIFF, ARCIDIOCESI di.
Newton, JsaacVol. VIII, p. 1059 NEWTON, JSAAC. — Scientist, born at Woolsthorpe, County of Lincoln, England, on 25 December 1642 (5 January 1643 according to the Gregorian calendar). From a…
Néron, Pierre-François, Blessed(NÉRON, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS, BEATO)Vol. VIII, p. 1037 NÉRON, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS, blessed. — Of the Paris Foreign Missions, martyred in Tonkin on 3 November 1860. Born on 21 September 1818 at Bornay (Jura), he entered…
