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Oracle (ORACOLO)
A divine communication given in specific places (cave, grove, sanctuary and the like) by a person consecrated to the sacrifice of a specific deity and invested… -
Oracula Vivae Vocis
These are privileges granted orally by the competent authority. The institution goes back to the time of St. Gregory the Great (Reg. 8, 16; MGH, Epistolae, II… -
Oradea Mare, Diocese of (ORADEA MARE, DIOCESI DI)
A united Catholic diocese in north-western Transylvania, in Romania after 1918. After the ecclesiastical union of a part of the Romanians of Transylvania with… -
Oradea Mare of the Latins, Diocese of (ORADEA MARE DEI LATINI, DIOCESI DI)
ORADEA MARE DEI LATINI, DIOCESI di: v. SATU MARE, DIOCESI di. -
Oral Informations (INFORMATIONES ORALES)
They are explanations or illustrations of the case that the advocate sets before the judge, in order to clarify the arguments that tell in his favor. They are… -
Oran, Diocese of (ORANO (ORAN), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Algeria, suffragan of the archdiocese of Algiers. It has an area of 67,353 sq km with a population of 1,990,729 inhabitants, of whom… -
Orange
City and ancient diocese in the department of Vaucluse in southern France. It is the ancient Arausio of Gallia Narbonensis. There Augustus founded the "colonia… -
Orante
The early Christians adopted for prayer the same gestures used by the pagans (Cicero, Fam. 7, 5; Virgil, Aen., II, 687 ff.; Apuleius, De mundo, 33) and by the… -
Orarium
ORARIUM: v. STOLA. -
Oratorio (Music) (ORATORIO (MUSICA))
The oratorio is distinguished from theatrical production by being absolutely devoid of the aid of scenery and of any visible expressive means; it is likewise… -
Oratory (Liturgy) (ORATORIO (LITURGIA))
It is a building or a sacred place destined, rather than for the use of all the faithful, for that of a college, a community, a family or a private individual… -
Oratory of Divine Love (ORATORIO DEL DIVINO AMORE)
ORATORIO DEL DIVINO AMORE: v. COMPAGNIA DEL DIVINO AMORE. -
Oratory of Eternal Wisdom (ORATORIO DELL'ETERNA SAPIENZA)
An association or Company of ecclesiastics and laypeople desirous of a more intense spiritual life, born and flourishing in Milan (early 1500s) through the… -
Oratory of Jesus and of Immaculate Mary (ORATORIO DI GESÙ E DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)
A society of priests living in community without vows, founded in Paris in 1611 by Pierre de Bérulle (v.). Its inspiration came to him from the Roman… -
Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (ORATORIO DI SAN FILIPPO NERI)
ORATORIO DI SAN FILIPPO NERI: V. ISTITUTO DELL'ORATORIO DI SAN FILIPPO NERI. -
Orazio da Pennabilli (ORAZIO DA PENNABILI)
ORAZIO da PENNABILI: v. FRANCESCO ORAZIO da PENNABILI. -
Orcagna, Andrea di Cione Arcagnolo, called l' (ORCAGNA, ANDREA DI CIONE ARCAGNOLO, DETTO L')
Florentine painter, sculptor and architect, d. 1376. Recorded among the Florentine painters in 1343, his name reappears in many documents up to 1368. His… -
Orchestra in Liturgical Music (ORCHESTRA NELLA MUSICA LITURGICA)
The Church was always opposed to the use of musical instruments during the sacred rites, notwithstanding that in the early Middle Ages a rather bizarre… -
Orcus (ORCO)
The use of the word Orcus in Latin is manifold: it can indicate a place (the Underworld), a god, or the personification of death. As a god, in literature O.… -
Ordeal (ORDALIA)
From the Anglo-Saxon ordeal, German Urtheil "sentence", "judgment", the ordeal is a judgment that the divinity or a supernatural power is called upon to… -
Ordelaffi, Family (ORDELAFFI, FAMIGLIA)
It held the lordship of Forlì and other Romagna lands for two centuries. The lordship was already taking shape when SCARPETTA, son of Tebaldo, was captain of… -
Order and Ordination (ORDINE E ORDINAZIONE)
Order is the Sacrament, instituted by Jesus Christ, by which the ministers of Christian worship are constituted. I. THE SACRAMENT OF ORDER SUMMARY: I.… -
Order of Alcántara (ALCÁNTARA, ORDINE DI)
A chivalric order founded at S. Juliao de Pereyro in 1156, on the initiative of certain knights of Salamanca, headed by D. Suarez Fernández Barrientos, for the… -
Order of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge (ORDINE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA CARITÀ DEL RIFUGIO)
It was founded by St. John Eudes at Caen (Normandy) in 1641, with the primary purpose of the rehabilitation of fallen women, to whom the religious bind… -
Order of Preachers (FRATI PREDICATORI, ORDINE DEL)
Mendicant order founded by St. Dominic (hence: Dominicans) for preaching. Its modern constitutions indicate the means employed to prepare the friars for this… -
Order of the Holy Cross (ORDINE DELLA SANTA CROCE)
On the origin of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross there is no > (from A. A. Huckel, Homen, Fribourg 1861, pl. II) reliable information; however, it is… -
Order of the Most Holy Savior and of Saint Bridget (ORDINE DEL S.mo SALVATORE E DI SANTA BRIGIDA)
Founded, between 1344 and 1346, under the title of «O. of the Most Holy S.», by St. Bridget of Sweden, who dictated its Rule. It comprised nuns and religious… -
Order of the Most Holy Trinity (ORDINE DELLA S.MA TRINITÀ)
Martin, archbishop of Toledo, with the consent of the Chapter, grants to St. John of Matha the perpetual administration of the hospital of the Blessed Virgin… -
Ordinary (ORDINARIO)
He is the subject invested with ordinary power of jurisdiction. According to can. 198 § 1, the following are to be considered Ordinaries, barring express… -
Ordination (CHIROTONIA)
CHIROTONIA : v. MANI, IMPOSIZIONE delle. -
Ordoñez, Bartolomé
Castilian sculptor, b. in Burgos toward the last decades of the 15th century, d. still young at Carrara on 10 Dec. 1520. Biographical information is very… -
Oreb and Zeb (OREB E ZEB)
Totemic names ('ôrêbh "raven"; zê'êbh "wolf") of two Midianite chiefs, captured by the Israelites of Gideon's time (v.) west of the Jordan (Judg. 7:25; 8:3… -
Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Luigi
Cardinal, b. at Benevagienna (Mondovì) on 9 July 1828, d. at Rome on 7 Dec. 1913. A priest in 1851, he served at the Secretariat of State until 1863, when he… -
Oregon City, Diocese of (OREGON CITY, DIOCESI DI)
OREGON CITY, DIOCESI di: v. PORTLAND in OREGON, DIOCESI di. -
O'Reilly, Myles William Patrick
Irish politician, b. 13 March 1825 in Dublin, d. there 6 Feb. 1880. He studied at St. Cuthbert's College in Ushaw and at the University of London. A captain of… -
Oremus (Let Us Pray) (OREMUS (PREGHIAMO))
A generic invitation in the Roman rite from the celebrant to the faithful before the prayers at Mass (Collects, Secreta, Postcommunion, Pater noster), in the… -
Orestano, Francesco
Philosopher, b. at Alia on 14 April 1873, d. at Rome on 19 Aug. 1945. He taught (1907-24) history of philosophy at the University of Palermo; he was president… -
Orestes, Patriarch of Jerusalem (ORESTE, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME)
Greek monk, b. probably in Calabria around the middle of the 9th century, when Sicily had already been conquered by the Arabs and consequently the Greek… -
Organ (ORGANO)
A wind musical instrument with sounding pipes (from about ten in the primitive ones to several thousand in modern ones) of varying size, shape and material… -
Organic Articles (ARTICOLI ORGANICI)
This name designates the 77 provisions that the French law of 18 Germinal, Year X (= 8 April 1802), ratifying the Concordat stipulated on 15 July 1801 between… -
Organum
The term, which denoted a special compositional technique of at least 2 voices, lies at the origins of polyphony (9th century) and soon came to mean an… -
Oria, Diocese of (ORIA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Brindisi, with 7 municipalities in that province and 4 in that of Taranto. It has an area of 92,620 sq km. with a… -
Oriani, Alfredo
Writer and historian, b. 22 Aug. 1852 at Faenza, d. 18 Oct. 1909 at Casola Valsenio. From birth the family environment, which was not generous with affection… -
Oriani, Barnaba
Astronomer and priest, b. July 17, 1752 at Garegnano (Milan), d. Nov. 12, 1832 at Milan. The son of very poor parents, his intelligence was noticed by the… -
Orientales Christiani (ORIENS CHRISTIANUS)
A biannual journal founded in Rome in 1901 by the Pius College of the Teutonic Cemetery and directed by Anton Baumstark, to whom Adolf Rücker and Georg Graf… -
Orientation (ORIENTAZIONE)
In its sacred meaning, orientation is not the art of determining the cardinal points for practical purposes, but is: 1) the art of knowing how to indicate the… -
Orienzio (ORIEZIO)
A poet of Gaul (Aquitaine) from the first half of the 5th century, probably identical with St. Orens, bishop of Auch. Shortly after the poem De providentia, he… -
Origen and Origenism (ORIGENE E ORIGENISMO)
Ecclesiastical writer, b. ca. 185 in Egypt, probably at Alexandria, d. 253-54 at Tyre. I. LIFE. - Born into a Christian family (or one that became Christian… -
Original Justice (GIUSTIZIA ORIGINALE)
GIUSTIZIA ORIGINALE: v. DONI SOPRANNATURALI; GIUSTIZIA ORIGINALE. -
Original Sin (PECCATO ORIGINALE)
Privation of sanctifying grace, or lack of the friendship of God, in every man who is born, caused by Adam, through his sin, for himself and for all his… -
Orihuela, Diocese of (ORIHUELA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the civil province of Alicante, in Spain. It extends over 3,200 sq km, with 445,000 inhabitants, of whom 444,000 are Catholics distributed… -
Oriol, Pietro
ORIOL, PIETRO: v. AUREOLI, PIETRO. -
Orione, Luigi
Priest, founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence, b. at Pontecurone (Alessandria) on 23 June 1872, d. at San Remo on 12 March 1940. Having entered the… -
Oristano, Diocese of (ORISTANO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Cagliari, with 38 municipalities in the province of Cagliari and 18 in that of Nuoro. It has an area of 4,000 sq km with a… -
Orlandi, Nazareno
Priest, journalist, organizer, b. in Siena on 7 Feb. 1871, d. there on 7 Aug. 1945. While still a young priest, on 5 June 1897 he founded Il popolo di Siena (a… -
Orléans, Diocese of (ORLÉANS, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city, seat of the prefecture of the department of Loiret, on the right bank of the Loire, at the confluence of the canal d'O. > (phot. A. Ferri… -
Orléansville [Chlef] (ORLÉANSVILLE)
In Algeria, on the site of the ancient Castellum Tingitanum. The names of some of its bishops are known, such as Marinus in 324, known from an inscription… -
Ormaneto, Niccolò
Bishop of Padua, from Verona, b. at the beginning of the 16th century, d. on 17 or 18 June 1577. In 1553, as legate in England, he assisted Cardinal Pole in… -
Ormazd
ORMAZD: v. AHURAMAZDÀ. -
Ormea, Carlo Vincenzo Ferrero di Roasio, Duke of (ORMEA, CARLO VINCENZO FERRERO DI ROASIO, D')
Piedmontese diplomat and mystic, b. at Mondovì on 5 April 1680, d. at Turin on 29 May 1745. A judge at Carmagnola, he was appointed by Victor Amadeus II… -
Ornan (ORNAN)
Name, of Hurrian or Hittite origin, of a Jebusite living in Jerusalem at the time of David, owner of a threshing floor on the highest spot (phot. Garrabello)… -
Oropa, Sanctuary of (OROPA, SANTUARIO DI)
One of the major Marian shrines of Piedmont, 11.68 km. from Biella in the province of Vercelli, at 1180 m. above sea level in the alpine basin of the same… -
Orosius, Paul (OROSIO, PAOLO)
Spanish priest from Braga, in ancient Galicia (Braulio, Epist., 44), a disciple of Augustine, "of practiced intellect, fluent speech, eager for knowledge… -
Orozco, Alfonso de, Blessed (OROZCO, ALFONSO DE, BEATO)
Augustinian, ascetical writer, b. at Oropesa (Toledo) on 17 Oct. 1500, d. at Madrid on 19 Sept. 1591. From 1530 to 1554 he was superior at Soria, Medina… -
Orphanage (ORFANOTROFIO)
An institution of charity and welfare, created for the care and education of poor orphans. Paganism had taken little care of orphans; praiseworthy exceptions… -
Orphic Mysteries (ORFICI, MISTERI)
Orphism is the greatest religious phenomenon of a mystical character to appear in the history of Greece in the 6th century B.C. It can be considered as the… -
Orsenigo, Carolina
Foundress of the Sisters of Reparation, b. in Milan on 15 Nov. 1822, d. there on 8 July 1881. After a childhood devoted to the apostolate, especially in the… -
Orsera
An Istrian municipality near Parenzo. Ursaria appears in the "Tabula Peutingeriana," where the name is attributed to an island, corresponding in position to O.… -
Orsi, Giuseppe Agostino
Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Florence on 9 May 1692, d. in Rome on 13 June 1761. A religious at Fiesole in 1709, he taught philosophy and theology… -
Orsini, Family (ORSINI, FAMIGLIA)
The origins of the Orsini family of Rome are traced back to a certain PIETRO who lived in the 12th century, father of GIACINTO, cardinal of S. Maria in… -
Orsini, Giovanni, Blessed (ORSINI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
Bishop of Traù, b. in Rome in 1032, d. at Traù in 1110-11. A member of a pontifical legation sent to Dalmatia by Alexander II to quell a schism, he was elected… -
Orsi, Paolo
Archaeologist, b. at Rovereto on 18 Oct. 1859 and d. there on 8 Nov. 1935. A professor at the Liceo-Ginnasio of Alatri, he was later deputy librarian at the… -
Orte, Diocese of (ORTE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Latium. It has an area of about 175 sq km with a population of 21,416 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed in 16 > (from G. Fontanini… -
Orthodox Confession (CONFESSIONE ORTODOSSA)
CONFESSIONE ORTODOSSA: v. MOGHILA, PIETRO. -
Orthogenesis (ORTOGENESI)
The term originated with Th. Eimer (1897) as a naturalistic doctrine: the evolution of animal groups along predetermined directions already inherent in the… -
Orthros
In the Byzantine rite this word designates the hour of the Divine Office that corresponds to Matins of the Latin Office, in- cluding also Lauds. This very long… -
Orti Oricellari (ORICELLARI, ORTI)
In the history of Italian academies — all of them devoted to classical antiquity and to Latin in the 15th century (notwithstanding the relative eclecticism of… -
Ortolano, Giovanni Battista Benvenuti, known as L' (ORTOLANO, GIOVAN BATTISTA BENVENUTI, DETTO L')
Painter, b. in Ferrara to Francesco di Benvenuto around 1485 (in 1512 he had passed the age of 25) and d. not before 1525. In his formation, purely Po Valley… -
Ortona, Diocese of (ORTONA, DIOCESI DI)
ORTONA, DIOCESI di: v. LANCIANO, DIOCESI di. -
Oruro, Diocese of (ORURO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Bolivia. The diocese extends over 50 sq km in the civil province of the same name, with a population of 180,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Orvieto, Diocese of (ORVIETO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the province of Terni. It has an area of 350 sq km., with a population of 58,000 inhabitants, all Catholic, divided into 57 parishes with… -
Ory, Matthieu
Dominican theologian and inquisitor, b. at La Canne in 1492, d. at Paris on 12 June 1557. A religious at Dinan around 1510, he studied at Paris and received… -
Orzechowski (Orichovius), Stanisław (ORZECHOWSKI (ORICHOVIUS), STANISLAW)
Polish priest and humanist, b. 1515, d. 1567. O. was born into a mixed Polish-Ruthenian family and therefore liked to call himself "gente Ruthenus natione…