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NubiaVol. VIII, p. 1161 NUBIA. – In medieval historical geography, N. denotes that part of the Nile valley lying south of the First Cataract approximately as far as the parallel of…
Nuevo León, Diocese of(NUOVO LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1190 NUOVO LEÓN, DIOCESI di: v. MONTERREY, ARCIDIOCESI di.
Nugent, FrancescoVol. VIII, p. 1163 NUGENT, FRANCESCO. - Irish Capuchin, b. at Moyrath, a castle in County Meath, in 1569, d. at Charleville on 17 May 1635. A graduate of the Universities of…
Nuirate, Louis-ThomasVol. VIII, p. 1164 NUIRATE, LOUIS-THOMAS. – Minim friar, theologian, and martyr of the French Revolution, born in Marseille on 21 December 1724, where he died on 23 July 1792; at…
Nullis te genitor blanditiis trahitVol. VIII, p. 1164 « NULLIS TE GENITOR BLANDITIIS TRAHIT ». — Hymn of praise at the feast of St. Ermenegildo, composed by Urban VIII when, in 1636, he extended the feast of this…
Nullity(NULLITÀ)Vol. VIII, p. 1164 NULLITY. — The law may prescribe a requirement for a juridical act in various ways: a) so that performing the act is unlawful if the requirement is lacking; b)…
Numai, CristoforoVol. VIII, p. 1165 NUMAI, CRISTOFORO. - Cardinal, born at Forlì, of a noble family, in an unknown year; died at Ancona on 21 March 1528. Having entered the Friars Minor, he moved…
Numana, Diocese of(NUMANA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1165 NUMANA, DIOCESI di: v. ANCONA E NUMANA, DIOCESI di.
Numbers(NUMERI)Vol. VIII, p. 1165 NUMERI. – Literal translation of the Greek Ἀριθμοί, in the sense of “censuses,” by which the translator of the Septuagint entitled the fourth book of the…
Numenius of Apamea(NUMENIO DI APAMEA)Vol. VIII, p. 1165 NUMENIO of APAMEA. - Philosopher of the 2nd century A.D., born in Apamea (Syria), author of important works (On the Divergence of the Academics from Plato; On…
Numinous(NUMINOSO)Vol. VIII, p. 1167 NUMINOSO: v. OTTO, RUDOLPHI.
Numismatics(NUMISMATICA)Vol. VIII, p. 1167 NUMISMATICS. – Numismatics is the science that studies coinage in all its constituent elements and in the evolution they have undergone over the course of the…
Nunc DimittisVol. VIII, p. 1180 « NUNC DIMITTIS ». - Canticle uttered by the aged Simeone (v.) on the occasion of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Lk. 2:29-32). The aged prophet, who…
Nunc Sancte Nobis SpiritusVol. VIII, p. 1180 « NUNC SANCTE NOBIS SPIRITUS ». – Hymn of the canonical hour of Terce in the Divine Office, commonly attributed to St. Ambrose. According to the Acts of the…
Nunziatella, Cemetery Known as the(NUNZIATELLA, CIMITERO DETTO DELLA)Vol. VIII, p. 1181 NUNZIATELLA, CEMETERY so called. — At the fourth mile of the Via Ardeatina, near the sanctuary of the N. In 1877 a Christian hypogeum was discovered there, of…
Nuoro, Diocese of(NUORO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1182 NUORO, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese of Sardinia, suffragan of Cagliari. The diocese has an area of 3,000 sq. km. with a population of 102,000 inhabitants,…
Nuova AntologiaVol. VIII, p. 1184 NUOVA ANTOLOGIA. — A literary periodical in the broadest sense, founded in Florence in 1866 by Francesco Protonotari as the ideal continuation of the Antologia…
NuraghiVol. VIII, p. 1190 NURAGHI: v. PREHISTORY, RELIGION of the.
Nurse of the Sorrowful(INFERMIERE DELL'ADDOLORATA)Vol. VI, p. 1120 INFERMIERE DELL'ADDOLORATA. - On 27 Sept. 1850 Giovanna Franchi, together with other young women, under the guidance of the penitentiary canon and with the…
Nusco, Diocese of(NUSCO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 1191 NUSCO, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in the province of Avellino. It comprises 8 municipalities, the most important of which are: Bagnoli Irpino, Castelvetero…
Nuyens, William Jan FransVol. VIII, p. 1192 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 graduated…
Nuzu (Genitive Nuzu)(NUZU (GENITIVO NUZI))Vol. VIII, p. 1192 NUZU (genitive Nuzi). — Locality in present-day ‘Irāq (today Yorgan Tepe), approximately 13 km southwest of Kerkük (ancient Arrapba), excavated from 1925 to…
Nuṣayrī(NUȘAJRĪ)Vol. VIII, p. 1190 NUȘAJRĪ. — The n. are a sect which, numbering more than 300,000 souls, occupies the regions between Tripoli of Syria and Antioch, with its centre at Laodicea.…
Núñez Barreto, João(NUNEZ BARRETO, JOÃO)Vol. VIII, p. 1180 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…
