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Olaf II, Haraldsson, King of Norway, Saint (OLAF II, HARALDSSON RE DI NORVEGIA, SANTO)
Called Olaf the Strong or Olaf the Holy, b. in 995, d. in 1030. Son of Harald of Norway, he spent his youth as a Viking, both in England and in Normandy: he is… -
Olaf I, Tryggvesson, King of Norway (OLAF I, TRYGGVESSON, RE DI NORVEGIA)
Great-grandson of King Harald I Haarfagre, founder of the kingdom of Norway, b. in 969. He fought alongside Svend, king of Denmark, against the English, when… -
Olafsson, Pietro
OLAFSSON, PIETRO: v. PIETRO DI OLAF. -
Old Age (VECCHIAIA)
Biologists and physicians today tend to differentiate the concept of senescence from that of senility or old age. Thus, according to Pende, by the first term… -
Old Catholics (Altkatholiken) (VECCHI CATTOLICI (ALTKATHOLIKEN))
This was the name given to the members of the schismatic Church that arose from the opposition to the Vatican Council and to the proclamation of papal… -
Old Testament Studies ("Studia Anticotesamentaria") (OUDTESTAMENTISCHE STUDIEN («STUDI ANTICOTESTAMENTARI»))
A series of memoirs of the "Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap in Nederland," which studies with special attention Semitic philology, Palestinian and Eastern… -
Olesnicki, Zbigniew (OLESNICKI, ZBYGNIEW)
Bishop of Kraków, cardinal and Polish statesman, b. at Sienno in 1389, d. at Sandomierz on 1 April 1455. After completing his studies at Sandomierz and Kraków… -
Olga of Russia (OLGA DI RUSSIA)
Born around 890, died in 970, wife of the Russian prince Igor I of Kiev (d. 945) and mother of his successor Svjatoslav, during whose minority she governed the… -
Olichon, Armand-Louis-Joseph-Marie
Born in Rennes on 11 April 1876, and died in Paris on 19 May 1936. After completing his secondary studies, he entered the Dominican novitiate at Flavigny… -
Oliden, Gaspar (de)
Theatine theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Elgoibar (Guipúzcoa, in Spain), d. ca. 1740. He made his religious profession at Madrid on 6 Jan. 1683. After… -
Olier, Jean-Jacques
French priest, founder of the Society of St. Sulpice, b. in Paris on 20 Sept. 1608, d. there on 2 Apr. 1657. He did his studies at the college of the Trinità… -
Oliger, Livarius
Franciscan historian, b. at Schorbach in Lorraine on 27 February 1875, d. at Rome on 29 January 1951. On 25 September 1892 he took the religious habit at… -
Olimpio, Francesco, Venerable (OLIMPIO, FRANCESCO, VENERABILE)
Theatine ascetical writer, b. in Naples on 5 Aug. 1559, d. there on 21 Feb. 1639. He was distinguished for his holy life, rich in works of charity and of… -
Olinda and Recife, Archdiocese of (OLINDA E RECIFE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In the State of Pernambuco (Brazil). It is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province whose boundaries coincide with those of the said State and contain the… -
Oliva, Alessandro
Cardinal, b. at Sassoferrato in 1407, d. at Rome on 20 or 22 Aug. 1463 in the odor of sanctity. He entered the Hermits of St. Augustine, among whom he held the… -
Oliva, Gian Paolo
Eleventh general of the Jesuits, b. in Genoa on 4 Oct. 1600, d. in Rome on 26 Nov. 1681. Having entered the Society in 1616, he was rector of the Roman… -
Olivaint, Pierre
Jesuit, victim of the Commune (v.), b. in Paris on 22 Feb. 1816, d. there on 26 May 1871. Son of a Napoleonic officer, he completed his literary studies (1828)… -
Olivares, Gaspar de Guzmán de (OLIVARES, GASPAR DE GUZMAN DE)
Known as the "count-duke," Spanish minister, b. in Rome in 1587, d. at Toro (Zamora) on 22 July 1645. Son of Henry, ambassador of Spain to Rome. Philip III… -
Oliveira, Diocese of (OLIVEIRA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It has an area of 6,887 sq km with 198,000 Catholic inhabitants. It has 17 parishes served by 17… -
Olivetan Benedictines (BENEDETTINI OLIVETANI)
A family of the great Benedictine Order, founded in 1313 at Monte Oliveto Maggiore, in the province of Siena, by Bl. Bernardo Tolomei together with his fellow… -
Olivetans (OLIVETANI)
OLIVETANI: v. BENEDETTINI OLIVETANI. Here the Count and the said Duke becomes Imogene Valius. Mch. oronale OB.BIS from Count to Duke. (from Liutprand's works… -
Olivieri, Pier Paolo
Sculptor and architect, b. in Rome in 1551 and d. there in 1599. Both in his architectural works and in his sculptural ones he is bound to the very particular… -
Olivi (Olieu), Pietro di Giovanni
Friar Minor, schoolmaster and leader of the Spiritual group, b. at Sérignan (Languedoc) ca. 1248, d. at Narbonne on 14 March 1298. I. LIFE. - A Friar Minor of… -
Ollegario, Bishop of Barcelona, Saint (OLLEGARIO, VESCOVO DI BARCELLONA, SANTO)
Also called Oldegario and Olaguer, b. in Barcelona around the middle of the 11th century, d. there in 1137. Attached to the cathedral Chapter, he soon became… -
Ollé-Laprune, Léon (OLLE-LAPRUNE, LÉON)
Philosopher, b. in Paris on 25 July 1839, d. there on 13 Feb. 1898. A pupil of the École normale supérieure, he began his teaching at the Lycée of Nice, moving… -
Ologenesis (OLOGENESI)
OLOGENESI: v. EVOLUZIONE. -
Olomouc (Olmütz), Archdiocese of (OLOMOUC (OLMÜTZ), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and city of Moravia (Czechoslovakia). The city was founded in the 11th century and was the capital of Moravia until 1641. It has an area of 15,591… -
Oloron, Diocese of (OLORON, DIOCESI DI)
OLORON, DIOCESI di: v. BAIONA, DIOCESI di. -
Olshausen, Hermann
Protestant exegete of a positive stance in theology, opponent of rationalism, idealism, and Romanticism, b. at Oldeshoe (Holstein) on 21 Aug. 1796, d. at… -
Olshausen, Justus
Renowned Orientalist, brother of Hermann, b. at Hohenfelde (Holstein) on 9 May 1800, d. at Berlin on 28 Dec. 1882. In 1814 he began the study of Hebrew under… -
O Lux Beata Caelitum
Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Holy Family, composed by Leo XIII. The poet invokes Jesus, on whom the affection of his parents smiles: Mary, who presses… -
Olympias, Saint (OLIMPIADE, SANTA)
She is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 17 December, but in the Greek Synaxaria on 24 July, which is the true dies natalis. Born in Constantinople in… -
Olympiodorus (OLIMPIODORO)
Deacon of Alexandria, a contemporary of Procopius of Gaza (6th century); he wrote commentaries on the Old Testament, drawing extensively on his predecessors.…