Obadiah (Pseudo)(ABDIA (PSEUDO))Vol. I, p. 60 ABDIA (PSEUDO). — First (imaginary) bishop of Babylon, elected by the apostles Simon and Judas. Around the middle of the sixteenth century, the Viennese…
Oban, Diocese of(OBAN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 27 OBAN, DIOCESI di: v. ARGYLL E ISOLE, DIOCESI di.
Obed (Hebrew 'Ōbhedh, "Servant")(OBED (EBR. 'ÖBHEDH « SERVITORE »))Vol. IX, p. 34 OBED (Hebr. 'Öbhedh «servant»). — Name of several figures of the Old Testament. 1. Son of Booz and Noemi and grandfather of David (Ruth 4, 17.21.22; I Par. 2,…
Obededom ("Servant of [the God] Edom")(OBEDEDOM (« SERVITORE DEL [DIO] EDOM »))Vol. IX, p. 34 OBEDEDOM (“servant of [the god] Edom”). – A Philistine native of Geth (v.), living in the vicinity of Jerusalem and perhaps a “bodyguard” of David (II Sam.…
Obedience(OBBEDIENZA)Vol. IX, p. 27 OBBEDIENZA. – A moral virtue, annexed to justice, which regulates the relations of subjects with authority and makes the will ready to carry out the command of…
Obedientiary Power(POTENZA OBBEDIENZIALE)Vol. IX, p. 1104 POTENZA OBBEDIENZIALE: V. SOPRANNA-TURALE, ORDINE.
OberammergauVol. IX, p. 34 OBERAMMERGAU. — Village of the Bavarian Alps, in the Archdiocese of Munich, famous for its sacred performances of the Passion of Our Lord (“Passionsspiele”),…
Obicini, TommasoVol. IX, p. 34 OBICINI, TOMMASO. - Franciscan scholar of Palestine and Arabist, b. at Noni, diocese of Novara, and therefore called Tommaso da Novara, d. at Rome on 7 Nov.…
Obituary(OBITUARIO)Vol. IX, p. 36 OBITUARIO. – A register for paraliturgical use, widely disseminated in the Middle Ages and surviving to the present day, containing the date of death, the…
Object(OGGETTO)Vol. IX, p. 80 OBJECT. — From ob-icere (ob-iectum, Greek ἀντι-κλίμενον), it is that which stands opposite, which is placed before. It therefore implies, etymologically, a…
Object of O(OGGETTO DI O)Vol. IX, p. 51 OBJECT OF O. — 1. First of all, certain categories of animals may be the object of o. These are usually distinguished as wild animals (fera), animals that have…
Objectivism(OGGETTIVISMO)Vol. IX, p. 80 OBJECTIVISM. — A tendency or orientation, common to philosophical systems that are otherwise diverse, according to which knowledge does not attain only…
Oblate, Ceremonies of the(OBLATE, CERIMONIE DELLE)Vol. IX, p. 37 OBLATE, CERIMONIE delle: v. OFFERTORIO.
Oblates and Oblate Sisters(OBLATI E OBLATE)Vol. IX, p. 37 OBLATI and OBLATE. — This was the name given to children consecrated to God in a monastery by their parents, and to those adults who, in the late Middle Ages,…
Oblates and Oblate Sisters, Congregations of(OBLATI E OBLATE, CONGREGAZIONI DI)Vol. IX, p. 39 OBLATI e OBLATE, CONGREGAZIONI di. - Religious institutes of men and women, with or without religious vows. Those still in existence are: I. O. OF SS. AMBROSE…
Oblationaries of Saint Ambrose(OBLAZIONARI DI SANT'AMBROGIO)Vol. IX, p. 42 OBLAZIONARI DI SANT'AMBROGIO. - Thus are also called the 10 men and 10 women, elderly and secular, who made up the «Schola S. Ambrosii veglonum (vecchioni) et…
Oblations(OBLAZIONI)Vol. IX, p. 45 OBLAZIONI. – A generic liturgical and juridical designation, used ab antiquo to indicate the spontaneous offerings made by the faithful in church and outside…
Obligation(OBBLIGAZIONE)Vol. IX, p. 29 OBLIGATION. - Obligatio in its very Latin etymology signifies, in an active sense, the act of binding or constraining, and in a passive sense, the feeling of…
Obrecht (Hobrecht), JacobVol. IX, p. 46 OBRECHT (HOBRECHT), JACOB. - Flemish musician, b. at Utrecht about 1430, d. at Mantova in 1505. He was first a singer at the court of Ercole d'Este in Ferrara;…
Obregón, BernardinoVol. IX, p. 47 OBREGÓN, BERNARDINO. - Founder of the Congregation of the Fratelli Minimi, b. near Burgos on 20 May 1540, d. at Madrid on 6 Aug. 1599. Orphaned at an early…
Obrogation(OBROGAZIONE)Vol. IX, p. 47 OBROGATION. - O. (ob-rogare, that is, contra rogare) is a modification of an already existing law, effected in such a way that, with one part added, another is…
Obsequial(OBSEQUIALE)Vol. IX, p. 47 OBSEQUIALE : v. RITUALE.
Obsession(OSSESSIONE)Vol. IX, p. 278 OSSESSIONE: v. DEMONIACHE, MANIFESTAZIONI; SPIRITISMO.
Obsessive Psychosis(PSICOSI OSSESSIVA)Vol. X, p. 167 OBSESSIVE PSYCHOSIS. — In the more modern classifications, it is included in the group of psychoneuroses; it takes its name from the typical symptom complex:…
