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O'Meara, KathleenVol. IX, p. 97 O'MEARA, KATHLEEN. - Irish writer, b. in 1839 in Dublin, d. 10 Nov. 1888 in Paris. She first devoted herself to the composition of short stories, then to…
Omaha, Archdiocese of(OMAHA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 96 OMAHA, ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese in the State of Nebraska, U.S.A. O. covers an area of 14,051 sq. miles, with a population (1950) of 543,656…
Ombrós, Giovanni Paolo(OMBROSI, GIOVANNI PAOLO)Vol. IX, p. 97 OMBROSI, GIOVANNI PAOLO. – Florentine jurist of the 18th century (d. in 1774–75). Son of the rotal advocate Bartolomeo, he studied jurisprudence at the school…
Omeism(OMEISMO)Vol. IX, p. 97 OMEISMO : v. ARIANESIMO.
Omerites, Martyrs(OMERITI, MARTIRI)Vol. IX, p. 99 OMERITI, MARTIRI: v. ABETA.
OmnibeneVol. IX, p. 102 OMNIBENE. - A master of theology, who lived around the middle of the 12th century, probably in Bologna, and is perhaps to be identified with the Bolognese…
Omnis Expertem Maculae MariamVol. IX, p. 102 « OMNIS EXPERTEM MACULAE MARIAM ». — Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes, composed by Leone XIII. The author briefly…
Omophagia(OMOPAGIA)Vol. IX, p. 102 OMOPAGIA: V. ORFICI, MISTERI.
Omophorion(OMOFORIO)Vol. IX, p. 102 OMOFORIO. – Liturgical vestment, distinctive of the bishops of the Byzantine, Armenian, Syrian, Maronite, and Coptic rites, it is a silk scarf (band, sash), 3…
Omri (Hebrew 'Omri'; Septuagint 'Αμβρί)(AMRI (EBR. 'OMRI'; SETTANTA 'ΑΜΒΡΊ'))Vol. I, p. 686 AMRI (Heb. ‘Omri’; Septuagint ‘Αμβρί’). — Sixth king of Israel (884–873 B.C.), founder of the fourth dynasty, he ascended the throne in the 27th year of Asa,…
