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O Lux Beata CaelitumVol. IX, p. 96 « O LUX BEATA CAELITUM ». — Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Holy Family, composed by Leo XIII. The poet invokes Jesus, upon whom the affection of his…
Olaf I, Tryggvesson, King of Norway(OLAF I, TRYGGVESSON, RE DI NORVEGIA)Vol. IX, p. 84 OLAF I, Tryggvesson, king of NORWAY. - Great-grandson of King Harald I Haarfagre, founder of the kingdom of Norway, b. in 969. He fought alongside Svend, king…
Olaf II, Haraldsson, King of Norway, Saint(OLAF II, HARALDSSON RE DI NORVEGIA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 84 OLAF II, Haraldsson, king of NORWAY, saint. – Called O. the Strong or O. the Saint, born in 995, died in 1030. Son of Harald of Norway, he spent his youth as a…
Olaf II, King of Norway, Saint(OLAF II, RE DI NORVEGIA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 84 OLAF II, KING OF NORWAY, saint - O. Wooden statue (ca. 1470) - Lübeck, Museum f. Kunst-u. Kulturgesch. of his diocese, where he built numerous churches and…
Olafsson, PietroVol. IX, p. 84 OLAFSSON, PIETRO: v. PIETRO DI OLAF.
Old Age(VECCHIAIA)Vol. XII, p. 732 VECCHIAIA. – Biologists and physicians today tend to differentiate the concept of senescence from that of senility or v. Thus, according to Pende, the first…
Old Catholics (Altkatholiken)(VECCHI CATTOLICI (ALTKATHOLIKEN))Vol. XII, p. 733 VECCHI CATTOLICI (Altkatholiken). — This was the name adopted by the members of the schismatic Church that arose in opposition to the First Vatican Council and…
Old Testament(VETUS TESTAMENTUM)Vol. XII, p. 857 VETUS TESTAMENTUM. - A quarterly published by the International Organization of Old Testament scholars, founded at Leiden in 1951. It may already be counted…
Old Testament Studies ("Studia Anticotesamentaria")(OUDTESTAMENTISCHE STUDIEN («STUDI ANTICOTESTAMENTARI»))Vol. IX, p. 304 OUDTESTAMENTISCHE STUDIEN («Old Testament Studies»). — Series of monographs of the «Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap in Nederland», which studies with special…
Olesnicki, Zbigniew(OLESNICKI, ZBYGNIEW)Vol. IX, p. 84 OLESNICKI, ZBYGNIEW. - Bishop of Cracovia, cardinal and Polish statesman, b. at Sienno in 1389, d. at Sandomierz on 1 Apr. 1455. Having completed his studies…
Olga of Russia (Latin: Helena)(OLGA DI RUSSIA (LAT. ELENA))Vol. IX, p. 85 OLGA of RUSSIA (Lat. Elena). – Born around 890, died in 970, wife of the Russian prince Igor I of Kiev (d. 945) and mother of his successor Svjatoslav, during…
Olichon, Armand-Louis-Joseph-MarieVol. IX, p. 85 OLICHON, ARMAND-LOUIS-JOSEPH-MARIE. - B. at Rennes on 11 April 1876, and d. at Paris on 19 May 1936. Having completed his secondary studies, he entered the…
Oliden, Gaspar (de)Vol. IX, p. 85 OLIDEN, GASPAR (DE). - Theatine theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Elgoibar (Guipúzcoa, Spain), d. c. 1740. He made his religious profession at Madrid on 6…
Olier, Jean-JacquesVol. IX, p. 85 OLIER, JEAN-JACQUES. - French priest, founder of the Society of St. Sulpice, born in Paris on Sept. 20, 1608, died there on Apr. 2, 1657. He completed his…
Oliger, LivariusVol. IX, p. 86 OLIGER, LIVARIUS. — Franciscan historian, born in Schorbach in Lorraine on 27 February 1875, died in Rome on 29 January 1951. On 25 September 1892 he donned…
Olimpio, Francesco, Venerable(OLIMPIO, FRANCESCO, VENERABILE)Vol. IX, p. 86 OLIMPIO, FRANCESCO, venerable. - Theatine ascetical writer, b. in Napoli on 5 Aug. 1559, d. there on 21 Feb. 1639. He was distinguished by his holy life, rich…
Olinda and Recife, Archdiocese of(OLINDA E RECIFE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 89 OLINDA e RECIFE, ARCIDIOCESI of. — In the State of Pernambuco (Brazil). It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province whose boundaries coincide…
Oliva, AlessandroVol. IX, p. 90 OLIVA, ALESSANDRO. — Cardinal, born at Sassoferrato in 1407, died in Rome on 20 or 22 August 1463 with a reputation for sanctity. He entered the Order of the…
Oliva, Gian PaoloVol. IX, p. 90 OLIVA, GIAN PAOLO. — Eleventh Superior General of the Jesuits, born in Genoa on 4 October 1600, died in Rome on 26 November 1681. He entered the Society in…
Olivaint, PierreVol. IX, p. 90 OLIVAINT, PIERRE. — Jesuit, victim of the Commune (v.), born in Paris on 22 February 1816, died there on 26 May 1871. Son of a Napoleonic officer, he completed…
Olivares, Gaspar de Guzmán de(OLIVARES, GASPAR DE GUZMAN DE)Vol. IX, p. 91 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 Enrico, Spanish…
Oliveira, Diocese of(OLIVEIRA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 91 OLIVEIRA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil. It has an area of 6,887 sq. km., with 198,000 Catholic inhabitants. It has 17…
Olivetan Benedictines(BENEDETTINI OLIVETANI)Vol. II, p. 726 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…
Olivetans(OLIVETANI)Vol. IX, p. 91 OLIVETANI: v. BENEDETTINI OLIVETANI. Here COMITIS called and DVC18 becomes Imogene Valius. Mch. oronale OB.BIS from COMITEM ag DVCEM. (from Liutprandi opera…
Olivi (Olieu), Pietro di GiovanniVol. IX, p. 92 OLIVI (OLIEU), PIETRO di GIOVANNI. — Friar Minor, scholastic master, and leader of the Spiritual group, born in Sérignan (Languedoc) c. 1248, died in Narbonne…
Olivieri, Pier PaoloVol. IX, p. 93 OLIVIERI, PIER PAOLO. — Sculptor and architect, b. in Rome in 1551 and d. there in 1599. In both his architectural and sculptural works he is bound to the very…
Ollegario, Bishop of Barcelona, Saint(OLLEGARIO, VESCOVO DI BARCELLONA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 93 OLLEGARIO, bishop of BARCELONA, saint. — Also called Oldegario and Olaguer, born in Barcelona around the middle of the 11th century, died there in 1137.…
Ollé-Laprune, Léon(OLLE-LAPRUNE, LÉON)Vol. IX, p. 94 OLLE-LAPRUNE, LÉON. – Philosopher, born in Paris on 25 July 1839, died there on 13 February 1898. A student at the École normale supérieure, he began teaching…
OloferneVol. IX, p. 94 OLOFERNE. – Commander-in-chief, the highest-ranking person after the king (Iudt. 2:4; cf. I Par. 16:5; II Par. 28:7; Esth. 13:3; 16:11), to whom Nabuchodonosor…
Ologenesis(OLOGENESI)Vol. IX, p. 95 OLOGENESI: v. EVOLUZIONE.
Olomouc (Olmütz), Archdiocese of(OLOMOUC (OLMÜTZ), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 95 OLOMOUC (OLMÜTZ), ARCHDIOCESE of. – Archdiocese and city of Moravia (Czechoslovakia). The city was founded in the 11th century and was the capital of Moravia…
Oloron, Diocese of(OLORON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 95 OLORON, DIOCESI di: v. BAIONA, DIOCESI di.
Olshausen, HermannVol. IX, p. 95 OLSHAUSEN, HERMANN. - Protestant exegete of a positive theological orientation, opponent of rationalism, idealism, and Romanticism, b. at Oldeshoe (Holstein)…
Olshausen, JustusVol. IX, p. 95 OLSHAUSEN, JUSTUS. - Renowned orientalist, brother of Hermann, born in Hohenfelde (Holstein) on May 9, 1800, died in Berlin on Dec. 28, 1882. In 1814 he began…
Olympias, Saint(OLIMPIADE, SANTA)Vol. IX, p. 86 OLIMPIADE, saint. - She is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 17 Dec., but in the Greek Synaxaria on 24 July, which is the true dies natalis. Born in…
Olympiodorus(OLIMPIODORO)Vol. IX, p. 89 OLIMPIODORUS. – Deacon of Alexandria, a contemporary of Procopius of Gaza (6th century); he wrote commentaries on the Old Testament, making extensive use of…
