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Orestano, Francesco
Philosopher, b. at Alia on 14 April 1873, d. at Rome on 19 Aug. 1945. He taught (1907-24) history of philosophy at the University of Palermo; he was president… -
Orestes, Patriarch of Jerusalem (ORESTE, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME)
Greek monk, b. probably in Calabria around the middle of the 9th century, when Sicily had already been conquered by the Arabs and consequently the Greek… -
Organ (ORGANO)
A wind musical instrument with sounding pipes (from about ten in the primitive ones to several thousand in modern ones) of varying size, shape and material… -
Organic Articles (ARTICOLI ORGANICI)
This name designates the 77 provisions that the French law of 18 Germinal, Year X (= 8 April 1802), ratifying the Concordat stipulated on 15 July 1801 between… -
Organum
The term, which denoted a special compositional technique of at least 2 voices, lies at the origins of polyphony (9th century) and soon came to mean an… -
Oria, Diocese of (ORIA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Brindisi, with 7 municipalities in that province and 4 in that of Taranto. It has an area of 92,620 sq km. with a… -
Oriani, Alfredo
Writer and historian, b. 22 Aug. 1852 at Faenza, d. 18 Oct. 1909 at Casola Valsenio. From birth the family environment, which was not generous with affection… -
Oriani, Barnaba
Astronomer and priest, b. July 17, 1752 at Garegnano (Milan), d. Nov. 12, 1832 at Milan. The son of very poor parents, his intelligence was noticed by the… -
Orientales Christiani (ORIENS CHRISTIANUS)
A biannual journal founded in Rome in 1901 by the Pius College of the Teutonic Cemetery and directed by Anton Baumstark, to whom Adolf Rücker and Georg Graf… -
Orientation (ORIENTAZIONE)
In its sacred meaning, orientation is not the art of determining the cardinal points for practical purposes, but is: 1) the art of knowing how to indicate the… -
Orienzio (ORIEZIO)
A poet of Gaul (Aquitaine) from the first half of the 5th century, probably identical with St. Orens, bishop of Auch. Shortly after the poem De providentia, he… -
Origen and Origenism (ORIGENE E ORIGENISMO)
Ecclesiastical writer, b. ca. 185 in Egypt, probably at Alexandria, d. 253-54 at Tyre. I. LIFE. - Born into a Christian family (or one that became Christian… -
Original Justice (GIUSTIZIA ORIGINALE)
GIUSTIZIA ORIGINALE: v. DONI SOPRANNATURALI; GIUSTIZIA ORIGINALE. -
Original Sin (PECCATO ORIGINALE)
Privation of sanctifying grace, or lack of the friendship of God, in every man who is born, caused by Adam, through his sin, for himself and for all his… -
Orihuela, Diocese of (ORIHUELA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the civil province of Alicante, in Spain. It extends over 3,200 sq km, with 445,000 inhabitants, of whom 444,000 are Catholics distributed… -
Oriol, Pietro
ORIOL, PIETRO: v. AUREOLI, PIETRO. -
Orione, Luigi
Priest, founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence, b. at Pontecurone (Alessandria) on 23 June 1872, d. at San Remo on 12 March 1940. Having entered the… -
Oristano, Diocese of (ORISTANO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Cagliari, with 38 municipalities in the province of Cagliari and 18 in that of Nuoro. It has an area of 4,000 sq km with a… -
Orlandi, Nazareno
Priest, journalist, organizer, b. in Siena on 7 Feb. 1871, d. there on 7 Aug. 1945. While still a young priest, on 5 June 1897 he founded Il popolo di Siena (a… -
Orléans, Diocese of (ORLÉANS, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city, seat of the prefecture of the department of Loiret, on the right bank of the Loire, at the confluence of the canal d'O. > (phot. A. Ferri… -
Orléansville [Chlef] (ORLÉANSVILLE)
In Algeria, on the site of the ancient Castellum Tingitanum. The names of some of its bishops are known, such as Marinus in 324, known from an inscription… -
Ormaneto, Niccolò
Bishop of Padua, from Verona, b. at the beginning of the 16th century, d. on 17 or 18 June 1577. In 1553, as legate in England, he assisted Cardinal Pole in… -
Ormazd
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Ormea, Carlo Vincenzo Ferrero di Roasio, Duke of (ORMEA, CARLO VINCENZO FERRERO DI ROASIO, D')
Piedmontese diplomat and mystic, b. at Mondovì on 5 April 1680, d. at Turin on 29 May 1745. A judge at Carmagnola, he was appointed by Victor Amadeus II… -
Ornan (ORNAN)
Name, of Hurrian or Hittite origin, of a Jebusite living in Jerusalem at the time of David, owner of a threshing floor on the highest spot (phot. Garrabello)… -
Oropa, Sanctuary of (OROPA, SANTUARIO DI)
One of the major Marian shrines of Piedmont, 11.68 km. from Biella in the province of Vercelli, at 1180 m. above sea level in the alpine basin of the same… -
Orosius, Paul (OROSIO, PAOLO)
Spanish priest from Braga, in ancient Galicia (Braulio, Epist., 44), a disciple of Augustine, "of practiced intellect, fluent speech, eager for knowledge… -
Orozco, Alfonso de, Blessed (OROZCO, ALFONSO DE, BEATO)
Augustinian, ascetical writer, b. at Oropesa (Toledo) on 17 Oct. 1500, d. at Madrid on 19 Sept. 1591. From 1530 to 1554 he was superior at Soria, Medina… -
Orphanage (ORFANOTROFIO)
An institution of charity and welfare, created for the care and education of poor orphans. Paganism had taken little care of orphans; praiseworthy exceptions… -
Orphic Mysteries (ORFICI, MISTERI)
Orphism is the greatest religious phenomenon of a mystical character to appear in the history of Greece in the 6th century B.C. It can be considered as the… -
Orsenigo, Carolina
Foundress of the Sisters of Reparation, b. in Milan on 15 Nov. 1822, d. there on 8 July 1881. After a childhood devoted to the apostolate, especially in the… -
Orsera
An Istrian municipality near Parenzo. Ursaria appears in the "Tabula Peutingeriana," where the name is attributed to an island, corresponding in position to O.… -
Orsi, Giuseppe Agostino
Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Florence on 9 May 1692, d. in Rome on 13 June 1761. A religious at Fiesole in 1709, he taught philosophy and theology… -
Orsini, Family (ORSINI, FAMIGLIA)
The origins of the Orsini family of Rome are traced back to a certain PIETRO who lived in the 12th century, father of GIACINTO, cardinal of S. Maria in… -
Orsini, Giovanni, Blessed (ORSINI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
Bishop of Traù, b. in Rome in 1032, d. at Traù in 1110-11. A member of a pontifical legation sent to Dalmatia by Alexander II to quell a schism, he was elected… -
Orsi, Paolo
Archaeologist, b. at Rovereto on 18 Oct. 1859 and d. there on 8 Nov. 1935. A professor at the Liceo-Ginnasio of Alatri, he was later deputy librarian at the… -
Orte, Diocese of (ORTE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Latium. It has an area of about 175 sq km with a population of 21,416 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed in 16 > (from G. Fontanini… -
Orthodox Confession (CONFESSIONE ORTODOSSA)
CONFESSIONE ORTODOSSA: v. MOGHILA, PIETRO. -
Orthogenesis (ORTOGENESI)
The term originated with Th. Eimer (1897) as a naturalistic doctrine: the evolution of animal groups along predetermined directions already inherent in the… -
Orthros
In the Byzantine rite this word designates the hour of the Divine Office that corresponds to Matins of the Latin Office, in- cluding also Lauds. This very long… -
Orti Oricellari (ORICELLARI, ORTI)
In the history of Italian academies — all of them devoted to classical antiquity and to Latin in the 15th century (notwithstanding the relative eclecticism of… -
Ortolano, Giovanni Battista Benvenuti, known as L' (ORTOLANO, GIOVAN BATTISTA BENVENUTI, DETTO L')
Painter, b. in Ferrara to Francesco di Benvenuto around 1485 (in 1512 he had passed the age of 25) and d. not before 1525. In his formation, purely Po Valley… -
Ortona, Diocese of (ORTONA, DIOCESI DI)
ORTONA, DIOCESI di: v. LANCIANO, DIOCESI di. -
Oruro, Diocese of (ORURO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Bolivia. The diocese extends over 50 sq km in the civil province of the same name, with a population of 180,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Orvieto, Diocese of (ORVIETO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the province of Terni. It has an area of 350 sq km., with a population of 58,000 inhabitants, all Catholic, divided into 57 parishes with… -
Ory, Matthieu
Dominican theologian and inquisitor, b. at La Canne in 1492, d. at Paris on 12 June 1557. A religious at Dinan around 1510, he studied at Paris and received… -
Orzechowski (Orichovius), Stanisław (ORZECHOWSKI (ORICHOVIUS), STANISLAW)
Polish priest and humanist, b. 1515, d. 1567. O. was born into a mixed Polish-Ruthenian family and therefore liked to call himself "gente Ruthenus natione… -
Osaka, Diocese of (OSAKA, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of Tokyo, located in the center of Hondo. It comprises the civil prefectures of O., Hyogo, Wakayama and part of the civil prefecture of Kyoto. This… -
Osanna
A Hebrew acclamation that entered the liturgy following its use in the New Testament (Mt. 21, 9. 15; Mk. 11, 9; Jn. 12, 13). In Latin one finds hosanna or… -
Osanna da Cattaro, Blessed (OSANNA DA CATTARO, BEATA)
B. at Releza, near Cettigne, on 25 Nov. 1493 to Orthodox parents, d. at Cattaro on 27 Apr. 1565; at the age of 14 she went into service with a Catholic family… -
Osbert de Clare
English Benedictine theologian of the 12th century, b. at Clare (county of Suffolk). He became a monk of the abbey of Westminster and, around 1136, prior. He… -
Oscophore (OSCOFORIE)
An Athenian harvest festival, sacred to Dionysus and Athena Skiras, celebrated on the 7th or 18th of the month Pyanepsion (Oct.-Nov.); connected with the O.… -
Osee (OSEA)
Israelite prophet (Hos. 7:5), whose book stands first among the Minor Prophets. O.'s preaching was the last appeal of divine mercy (hōshēa' "Yahweh saves") to… -
Osee (OSEA)
Last ruler of the Kingdom of Israel (732-724 B.C.), who accelerated its final collapse. When he ascended the throne, the Kingdom was fatally on the path of… -
Öser, Irmhart (Fremhart, Vrinhart, Liehart)
Theologian, b. at Augsburg ca. 1310-15; he studied at Bologna in 1335, was parish priest at St. Marein (Styria) and then at Strassgang near Graz (1340), canon… -
Osiander, Andreas (OSIANDRO (OSIANDER), ANDREA)
Protestant theologian, b. 19 Dec. 1498 at Gunzenhausen (Brandenburg), d. 17 Oct. 1552 at Königsberg. A priest in 1520 at Nuremberg, professor of Hebrew among… -
Osimo and Cingoli, Diocese of (OSIMO E CINGOLI, DIOCESI DI)
United dioceses, the first in the province of Ancona, the second in that of Macerata. Osimo has an area of 150 sq km with a population of 44,515 inhabitants… -
Osio, Stanislao
OSIO, STANISLAO: v. HOSIUS, STANISLAO. -
Osiris (OSIRIDE)
A deity of primary importance in the Egyptian pantheon, revealing multiple and complex aspects. Originally orthodoxy. The personal collaboration, though not… -
Oslo
Called Christiania for three centuries, until 1925 (after King Christian IV), O. is the capital of Norway, situated on the Aker river, at the northern end of… -
Osma, Diocese of (OSMA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese in the province of Soria in Old Castile (Spain). It has an area of 8,549 sq km with a population of 188,900 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed… -
Osmond of Salisbury, Saint (OSMONDO DI SALISBURY, SANTO)
Died between 3 and 4 December 1099. Of Norman origin, from the family of the counts of Séez, nephew of the Norman William I of England, he held important… -
Osnabrück
City and diocese in Germany, suffragan of Cologne. Over an area of 45,797 sq km there is a population of 6,613,146 inhabitants, of whom 855,692 are Catholics… -
O Sola Magnarum Urbium
It is the hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Epiphany, taken from the Cathemerinon of Prudentius (canto 12, stanzas 20, 2, 16 and 18), introduced into the… -
O Sol Salutis, Intimis
Hymn of Lauds for Lent, by an unknown author; it is found in manuscripts as early as the 10th century. Lent is the time of penance, a favorable time for… -
Osorio, Girolamo
Portuguese theologian and exegete, b. in Lisbon in 1506, d. at Tavira on 20 Aug. 1580. He completed his classical education in Salamanca, and his… -
Osouf, Pierre-Marie
Born on March 26, 1829 at Cérisy-la-Salle (Manche). Ordained a priest on July 11, 1852, he was first secretary to the bishop of Coutances and then entered the… -
Osroene
The Christian province of O. took shape within its definitive boundaries rather late, around the middle of the 5th century: its borders were, toward the east… -
Ossat, Arnaud d'
French cardinal and diplomat, b. at Larrogue-en-Magnoac on 20 Aug. 1537, d. at Rome on 13 March 1604. In 1574 he accompanied Cardinal Paolo de Foix to Rome as… -
Ossiach
Benedictine abbey, in Carinthia, on the lake of the same name, in the diocese of Gurk (formerly Salzburg), suppressed under Joseph II in 1783. It was the… -
Ossius of Córdoba (OSIO (OSSIUS) DI CORDOVA)
B. ca. 257, d. ca. 358. He appears for the first time at the Council of Elvira (ca. 300), bishop of Cordova from 295; a confessor of the faith in the… -
Ossory, Diocese of (OSSORY, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese of Ireland, in the province of Leinster, suffragan of the diocese of Dublin. It has an area of 2,400 sq km with a population of 76,038 inhabitants, of… -
Ossó y Cervelló, Enrique
Spanish canon, b. at Vinebre (Tarragona) on 16 Oct. 1840 and d. at Sancti-Spiritus near Valencia on 27 Jan. 1896. A man of ardent zeal, he fought the enemies… -
Ostensorium (OSTENSORIO)
It is a sacred vessel (monstrantia, tabernaculum [movable or portable], custodia) used for the solemn exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament or for carrying… -
Ostia
City and suburban see in the province of Rome. By decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory of 22 May 1948, the area of the diocese is limited to the… -
Ostiariate (OSTIARIATO)
The last in dignity of the minor orders, the first in conferral. It confers on the cleric the office of doorkeeper (ostiarius) of the Church. I. HISTORY. - The… -
Ostrakon
Sherds of amphorae and vases, used on the convex side for writing purposes, generally for votes (the Athenian "ostracism" is well known), for receipts, short… -
Ostriano
OSTRIANO: v. MAJUS COEMETERIUM. -
Ostrogoths (OSTROGOTI)
OSTROGOTI: v. GOTI. -
Ostrogski, Konstantin Vasilij
Prince of Ostrog, b. in 1526, d. in 1608. Master of vast estates in Podolia, Galicia and Volhynia and voivode (governor) of Kiev, O. was one of the most… -
Ostuni, Diocese of (OSTUNI, DIOCESI DI)
OSTUNI, DIOCESI di: v. BRINDISI, DIOCESI di. -
Osvald, Franko Richard
Priest, archbishop's vicar of Trnava and writer, b. at Hodruša on 3 Oct. 1845, d. at Trnava on 14 Apr. 1926. He wrote many books of religious instruction for… -
Oswald, Saint (OSVALDO, SANTO)
Two saints of this name deserve remembrance: St. Oswald, king of Northumbria, apostle of Christianity, killed in the battle of Maserfield on 5 Aug. 642 and… -
Otfrid of Weissenburg (OTFRIDO DI WEISSENBURG)
Benedictine monk, b. in Alsace around 790, d. 870. A disciple of Rabanus Maurus, then head of the monastic school of Weissenburg, author of an Evangelical… -
Othoniel (OTHONIEL)
Judge of Israel, son of Kenaz and brother of Caleb. He conquered Kiriath-sepher and obtained in marriage his cousin Achsah (Josh. 15:13-19; Judg. 1:12-15). He… -
Otlo, of Saint Emmeram (OTLONE (OTLOH) DI SANT'EMMERANO)
Monk and scholastic of the monastery of St. Emmeram in Regensburg, who lived between 1010 and 1070. Among his writings mention should be made of the Dialogus… -
Otranto, Archdiocese of (OTRANTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the province of Lecce. It has a population of 187,941 inhabitants, almost all Catholics, distributed in 59 parishes served by 142… -
Otricoli
Ancient diocese in Umbria, in the province of Terni, situated along the route of the Via Flaminia on a hill dominating the Tiber valley. The Umbrian center of… -
Ottaviano of Monticelli (Da Montecelio, Near Tivoli) (OTTAVIANO DI MONTICELLI (DA MONTECELIO, PRESSO TIVOLI))
Antipope under the name Victor IV (in reality he should be V). Son of Giovanni Maledetto, of the Monticelli family, related to the royal families of Spain and… -
Ottawa, Archdiocese of (OTTAWA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In the province of Ontario, Canada. The archdiocese has an area of 13,000 square miles with a population of 376,000 inhabitants, of whom 338,000 are Catholics… -
Ottaziano, Porfirio
When the emperor Constantine celebrated the vicennalia in 325, he received as a gift from an exile, Publius Optatianus Porfirius, a member of high society, a… -
Ottobeuren
Benedictine abbey near Memmingen in Bavaria. It was founded in 764 by Bl. Toto, who died around the year 815, and dedicated to the martyr St. Alexander; after… -
Otto, Bishop of Bamberg, Saint (OTTONE, VESCOVO DI BAMBERGA, SANTO)
Born in 1062-63 into a family of Mistelbach (Franconia), died on 30 June 1139 at Bamberg. He was at first at the court of Wladislaw, duke of Poland, then… -
Otto, Bishop of Freising (OTTONE, VESCOVO DI FRISINGA)
Celebrated historian of Frederick Barbarossa, b. between 1111 and 1115, son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and of Agnes, daughter of Henry IV, d. at… -
Otto I, Emperor and King of Germany (OTTONE I, IMPERATORE E RE DI GERMANIA)
The Saxon dynasty had established itself so effectively in Germany through the work of Henry I that his son O. had been able to succeed him at the age of 24… -
Otto II, Emperor and King of Germany (OTTONE II, IMPERATORE E RE DI GERMANIA)
Crowned emperor in Rome in 967, while his father was still alive, he succeeded him at the age of 18. More educated than his father, but sensual, vain and… -
Otto III, Emperor and King of Germany (OTTONE III, IMPERATORE E RE DI GERMANIA)
O. III was not yet 3 years old when he succeeded his father, Otto II; nevertheless he was crowned a few days later, at Christmas of 983. His minority, which… -
Ottonian Art (OTTONIANA, ARTE)
"Ottonian art" is the name given to the German art of the 10th century and the first twenty-five years of the 11th century and, with many qualifications, to… -
Otto of Passau (Passau) (OTTONE DI PASSAVIA (PASSAU))
Franciscan, moralist writer. Very few facts about his life are certain. He was a lector in the convent of Basel. On 2 February 1386 he finished his only known… -
Otto, Rudolf
Protestant theologian and philosopher of religion, b. at Peine (Hanover) on 25 Sept. 1869, d. at Marburg on 7 March 1937. Privatdozent (1897), then… -
Oturkpo, Apostolic Prefecture of (OTURKPO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in the central-eastern part of Nigeria. It was erected on 9 July 1934 under the name of the apostolic prefecture of Benue (v.), changed to O. on… -
Ouagadougou, Apostolic Vicariate of (OUAGADOUGOU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In French West Africa. It originated from the apostolic prefecture of Sahara and Sudan, erected in 1868 by detachment from the apostolic vicariate of Central… -
Ouahigouya, Apostolic Prefecture of (OUAHIGOUYA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in French West Africa and was erected on June 12, 1947 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Ouagadougou. It comprises the two… -
Oudinot, Nicolas-Charles-Victor, Duke of Reggio (OUDINOT, NICOLAS-CHARLES-VICTOR, DUCA DI REGGIO)
French general, b. 3 Nov. 1791 at Bar-le-Duc, d. 6 July 1863 in Paris. Son of the- The memoirs, ranging from short notes to the length of full-fledged books… -
Oudtshoorn, Diocese of (OUDTSHOORN, DIOCESI DI)
In the Union of South Africa, on territory detached on 3 Aug. 1874 from the apostolic vicariate of the western district of the Cape of Good Hope (now the… -
Ouidah, Apostolic Vicariate of (OUIDAH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The first apostolic vicariate of Dahomey, which extended from the mouth of the Volta River to that of the Niger, was erected by division of the apostolic… -
Oultremont, Émilie de (OULTREMONT, EMILIE DE)
In religion, Marie de Jésus, foundress of the Society of Mary Reparatrix, b. at the castle of Wégimont (Liège) on 11 Oct. 1818, d. at Florence on 22 Feb. 1878.… -
Ourense, Diocese of (ORENSE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese, capital of the province of the same name in northwestern Spain. It has an area of 6,250 sq km, almost identical to that of the civil… -
Our Youth (GIOVENTÙ NOSTRA)
A Franciscan pedagogical review, founded in 1946 and directed by the Capuchin Friars Minor of the province of Foggia. It is published in quarterly issues, in… -
Overbeck, Friedrich
Painter, b. in Lübeck on July 3, 1789, d. in Rome on Nov. 12, 1869 (buried in S. Bernardo alle Terme). First a pupil of Peroux, of Runge and of Tischbein, in… -
Overberg, Bernhard Heinrich
Catholic pedagogue and catechist, b. near Voltlage (Westphalia) on 1 May 1754, d. at Münster on 9 Nov. 1826. He pursued philosophical and theological studies… -
Oviedo, Andrés de
Jesuit, patriarch of Ethiopia, b. at Illescas in 1518, d. at Fremona (Ethiopia) on 9 July 1577. Received into the Society of Jesus by the founder himself… -
Oviedo, Antonia de la Misericordia
Servant of God, Spanish, b. in Lausanne on 16 March 1822, d. in Ciempozuelos near Madrid on 28 Feb. 1898. From 1848 to 1859 she was governess to the daughters… -
Oviedo, Diocese of (OVIEDO, DIOCESI DI)
Capital city of the province of Asturias and seat of the diocese of the same name in Spain, which also embraces a large part of the provinces of Lugo, León… -
Owen, Robert
Socialist, b. at Newtown on 14 May 1771, d. there on 17 Nov. 1858. A theorist of social thought and a maker of reforms, he is among the most suggestive figures… -
Owensboro, Diocese of (OWENSBORO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Kentucky, U.S.A. The diocese, erected on 23 Feb. 1938 by Pius XI, with the apostolic constitution Universi catholici orbis… -
Owerri, Diocese of (OWERRI, DIOCESI DI)
It is located on the southern coast of Nigeria and is entrusted to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Before 12 Feb. 1948 its territory was part of the… -
Oxenham, Henry Nutcombe
Catholic writer, b. 15 Nov. 1829 at Harrow, d. 23 March 1888 at Kensington. The son of Anglicans, he studied at Oxford, took Holy Orders in the Church of… -
Oxford Groups Movement (MOVIMENTO DEI GRUPPI DI OXFORD)
MOVIMENTO DEI GRUPPI DI OXFORD : v. BUCHMANISMO. -
Oxford, University of (OXFORD, UNIVERSITÀ DI)
In England. It comprises about 7,000 students, of whom 1,500 are women; Catholic students now number about 400 among graduates and candidates (among these… -
Oxyrhynchus, Papyrus of (OSSIRINCO, PAPIRI DI)
Ancient Egyptian city, today el-Bahnasà, where one of the most substantial collections of Greek papyri was found, assembled through the work of the Egypt… -
Oyo, Apostolic Prefecture of (OYO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Located in the southern part of Nigeria (British West Africa), entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa > (courtesy of Msgr. A. P. Frutoz) > OZANAM… -
Oza (OZA)
Son of Abinadab, who fell struck dead for having dared to touch the Ark of the Covenant while he was transporting it from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem (II Sam.… -
Ozanam, Antoine-Frédéric
Historian and apologist, b. in Milan on 23 April 1813 to Giovanni Antonio, a physician, and Maria Nantas of Lyon, d. in Marseille on 8 September 1853. I. LIFE.… -
Ozias (OZIA)
Tenth king of Judah after the schism of the northern tribes. He succeeded his father Amaziah (v.) at the age of sixteen, and reigned a little more than 30… -
Oziel (OZIEL)
Name of several figures of the Old Testament. 1. Son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. 6:18, 22; Num. 3:19). 2. Third-born son of Hebron, nephew of the preceding (1… -
Ozieri, Diocese of (OZIERI, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Sassari, except for one municipality in the province of Nuoro. It has an area of 4,000 sq km with a population of 62,637… -
Ozio
From Latin otium, in a generic sense it is abstention from work (for the Romans, abstention from public affairs or from the family, the only labors worthy of a… -
Œuvre de la Jeunesse (OEUVRE DE LA JEUNESSE)
In 1799, in the midst of the French Revolution, the priest G. G. Allemand laid in Marseille the foundations of a new form of religious life that foreshadowed…