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O'Callaghan, Edmund BaileyVol. IX, p. 47 O'CALLAGHAN, EDMUND BAILEY. – As a politician and historian, b. 28 February 1797 at Mallow (County Cork, Ireland), d. 29 May 1880 in New York. He emigrated in…
O'Clery, MichaelVol. IX, p. 67 O'CLERY, MICHAEL. - Irish historian, b. at Kilbaron (County Donegal) in 1575, d. at Louvain in 1643. He entered the Franciscan Order at the college of S.…
O'Connell, Daniele(O'CONNEL, DANIELE)Vol. IX, p. 67 O'CONNEL, DANIELE. – Statesman, born at Carhen on 6 August 1775, died at Genoa on 15 May 1847. Having obtained a degree in law in England, he began his legal…
Occasion of Sin(OCCASIONE DI PECCATO)Vol. IX, p. 50 OCCASION OF SIN. — I. NOTIONS. — By occasion of sin properly is meant a circumstance involving a person, thing, or place, external to the subject, which…
Occasionalism(OCCASIONALISMO)Vol. IX, p. 49 OCCASIONALISM. — A philosophical current that develops Cartesian philosophy by resolving its dualism (v.) through attributing efficient causality solely to…
Occultism(OCCULTISMO)Vol. IX, p. 51 OCCULTISMO: V. METAPSICHICA.
Occupation(OCCUPAZIONE)Vol. IX, p. 51 OCCUPATION. – This is one of the original modes of acquiring ownership, indeed the first of them both historically and in importance at the origins of society.…
OceaniaVol. IX, p. 53 OCEANIA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - In the broad sense, this name denotes the Australian continent and the insular world accompanying it, including the islands…
Ocheti(OCHETUS)Vol. IX, p. 60 OCHETUS. – Among the various genres of musical composition that arose in the Middle Ages, the O. is a particular technique, later elevated into an independent…
Ochino, BernardinoVol. IX, p. 65 OCHINO, BERNARDINO. — Apostate, born in Siena in the Oca district (whence his name O.) in 1487 to a poor family; died at Slavkov (Moravia) toward the end of…
OchoziaVol. IX, p. 66 OCHOZIA. - King of Israel, son of Achab and Iezabel, he reigned for approximately two years (853–852 B.C.). A contemporary of Iosaphat king of Judah (v.), he…
Ochozia (Joachaz)(OCHOZIA (IOACHAZ))Vol. IX, p. 66 OCHOZIA (IOACHAZ). — King of Judah, son of Ioram (v.) and Athalia; he reigned for only one year (842 B.C.). He was among the few members of the royal family to…
Ockeghem, JohannesVol. IX, p. 66 OCKEGHEM, JOHANNES. - Polyphonist, born in Flanders c. 1430, died in Tours c. 1495. In (from La revue musicale, 5 [1933], pp. 32-33) OCKEGHEM, JOHANNES - J. O.…
Ockham (Occam, Okam, Ocham), William of(OCCAM (OCKHAM, OCKAM, OKAM, OCHAM), GUGLIELMO DA)Vol. IX, p. 47 OCCAM (OCKHAM, OCKAM, OKAM, OCHAM), GUGLIELMO da. – English Franciscan, born at Occam (Surrey), around 1290, died probably at Munich in 1349–50. He studied at…
Octateuch(OTTATEUCO)Vol. IX, p. 291 OCTATEUCH. — The term (ὁκτώ “eight” and τοῦτος “chest” or repository for books and hence “book”) appears for the first time in Cassiodorus (De institutione…
Octateuch of Clement(OTTATEUCO DI CLEMENTE)Vol. IX, p. 291 OTTATEUCO di CLEMENTE: v. COSTITUZIONI APOSTOLICHE.
Octavarium RomanumVol. IX, p. 67 OCTAVARIUM ROMANUM. — A liturgical book of the Roman Church, for optional use, containing the lessons of the Second and Third Nocturns to be read during the…
Octave(OTTAVA)Vol. IX, p. 292 OTTAVA. — Extension of a liturgical feast for eight days. I. IDEA AND ORIGINS. - The prolongation of any solemn celebration, civil or religious, is a natural…
Octave of Prayer for the Unity of the Church(OTTAVA DI PREGHIERE PER L'UNITÀ DELLA CHIESA)Vol. IX, p. 293 OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH. — A pious practice instituted by Fr. Paolo Giacomo Wattson (v. WATTSON), in 1908, while he was still a Protestant…
OctoechosVol. IX, p. 68 OCTOECHOS. — Liturgical book of the Byzantine rite, containing the proper parts of the Divine Office for a series of eight consecutive weeks, according to the…
