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Osaka, Diocese of (OSAKA, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of Tokyo, located in the center of Hondo. It comprises the civil prefectures of O., Hyogo, Wakayama and part of the civil prefecture of Kyoto. This… -
Osanna
A Hebrew acclamation that entered the liturgy following its use in the New Testament (Mt. 21, 9. 15; Mk. 11, 9; Jn. 12, 13). In Latin one finds hosanna or… -
Osanna da Cattaro, Blessed (OSANNA DA CATTARO, BEATA)
B. at Releza, near Cettigne, on 25 Nov. 1493 to Orthodox parents, d. at Cattaro on 27 Apr. 1565; at the age of 14 she went into service with a Catholic family… -
Osbert de Clare
English Benedictine theologian of the 12th century, b. at Clare (county of Suffolk). He became a monk of the abbey of Westminster and, around 1136, prior. He… -
Oscophore (OSCOFORIE)
An Athenian harvest festival, sacred to Dionysus and Athena Skiras, celebrated on the 7th or 18th of the month Pyanepsion (Oct.-Nov.); connected with the O.… -
Osee (OSEA)
Israelite prophet (Hos. 7:5), whose book stands first among the Minor Prophets. O.'s preaching was the last appeal of divine mercy (hōshēa' "Yahweh saves") to… -
Osee (OSEA)
Last ruler of the Kingdom of Israel (732-724 B.C.), who accelerated its final collapse. When he ascended the throne, the Kingdom was fatally on the path of… -
Öser, Irmhart (Fremhart, Vrinhart, Liehart)
Theologian, b. at Augsburg ca. 1310-15; he studied at Bologna in 1335, was parish priest at St. Marein (Styria) and then at Strassgang near Graz (1340), canon… -
Osiander, Andreas (OSIANDRO (OSIANDER), ANDREA)
Protestant theologian, b. 19 Dec. 1498 at Gunzenhausen (Brandenburg), d. 17 Oct. 1552 at Königsberg. A priest in 1520 at Nuremberg, professor of Hebrew among… -
Osimo and Cingoli, Diocese of (OSIMO E CINGOLI, DIOCESI DI)
United dioceses, the first in the province of Ancona, the second in that of Macerata. Osimo has an area of 150 sq km with a population of 44,515 inhabitants… -
Osio, Stanislao
OSIO, STANISLAO: v. HOSIUS, STANISLAO. -
Osiris (OSIRIDE)
A deity of primary importance in the Egyptian pantheon, revealing multiple and complex aspects. Originally orthodoxy. The personal collaboration, though not… -
Oslo
Called Christiania for three centuries, until 1925 (after King Christian IV), O. is the capital of Norway, situated on the Aker river, at the northern end of… -
Osma, Diocese of (OSMA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese in the province of Soria in Old Castile (Spain). It has an area of 8,549 sq km with a population of 188,900 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed… -
Osmond of Salisbury, Saint (OSMONDO DI SALISBURY, SANTO)
Died between 3 and 4 December 1099. Of Norman origin, from the family of the counts of Séez, nephew of the Norman William I of England, he held important… -
Osnabrück
City and diocese in Germany, suffragan of Cologne. Over an area of 45,797 sq km there is a population of 6,613,146 inhabitants, of whom 855,692 are Catholics… -
O Sola Magnarum Urbium
It is the hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Epiphany, taken from the Cathemerinon of Prudentius (canto 12, stanzas 20, 2, 16 and 18), introduced into the… -
O Sol Salutis, Intimis
Hymn of Lauds for Lent, by an unknown author; it is found in manuscripts as early as the 10th century. Lent is the time of penance, a favorable time for… -
Osorio, Girolamo
Portuguese theologian and exegete, b. in Lisbon in 1506, d. at Tavira on 20 Aug. 1580. He completed his classical education in Salamanca, and his… -
Osouf, Pierre-Marie
Born on March 26, 1829 at Cérisy-la-Salle (Manche). Ordained a priest on July 11, 1852, he was first secretary to the bishop of Coutances and then entered the… -
Osroene
The Christian province of O. took shape within its definitive boundaries rather late, around the middle of the 5th century: its borders were, toward the east… -
Ossat, Arnaud d'
French cardinal and diplomat, b. at Larrogue-en-Magnoac on 20 Aug. 1537, d. at Rome on 13 March 1604. In 1574 he accompanied Cardinal Paolo de Foix to Rome as… -
Ossiach
Benedictine abbey, in Carinthia, on the lake of the same name, in the diocese of Gurk (formerly Salzburg), suppressed under Joseph II in 1783. It was the… -
Ossius of Córdoba (OSIO (OSSIUS) DI CORDOVA)
B. ca. 257, d. ca. 358. He appears for the first time at the Council of Elvira (ca. 300), bishop of Cordova from 295; a confessor of the faith in the… -
Ossory, Diocese of (OSSORY, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese of Ireland, in the province of Leinster, suffragan of the diocese of Dublin. It has an area of 2,400 sq km with a population of 76,038 inhabitants, of… -
Ossó y Cervelló, Enrique
Spanish canon, b. at Vinebre (Tarragona) on 16 Oct. 1840 and d. at Sancti-Spiritus near Valencia on 27 Jan. 1896. A man of ardent zeal, he fought the enemies… -
Ostensorium (OSTENSORIO)
It is a sacred vessel (monstrantia, tabernaculum [movable or portable], custodia) used for the solemn exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament or for carrying… -
Ostia
City and suburban see in the province of Rome. By decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory of 22 May 1948, the area of the diocese is limited to the… -
Ostiariate (OSTIARIATO)
The last in dignity of the minor orders, the first in conferral. It confers on the cleric the office of doorkeeper (ostiarius) of the Church. I. HISTORY. - The… -
Ostrakon
Sherds of amphorae and vases, used on the convex side for writing purposes, generally for votes (the Athenian "ostracism" is well known), for receipts, short… -
Ostriano
OSTRIANO: v. MAJUS COEMETERIUM. -
Ostrogoths (OSTROGOTI)
OSTROGOTI: v. GOTI. -
Ostrogski, Konstantin Vasilij
Prince of Ostrog, b. in 1526, d. in 1608. Master of vast estates in Podolia, Galicia and Volhynia and voivode (governor) of Kiev, O. was one of the most… -
Ostuni, Diocese of (OSTUNI, DIOCESI DI)
OSTUNI, DIOCESI di: v. BRINDISI, DIOCESI di. -
Osvald, Franko Richard
Priest, archbishop's vicar of Trnava and writer, b. at Hodruša on 3 Oct. 1845, d. at Trnava on 14 Apr. 1926. He wrote many books of religious instruction for… -
Oswald, Saint (OSVALDO, SANTO)
Two saints of this name deserve remembrance: St. Oswald, king of Northumbria, apostle of Christianity, killed in the battle of Maserfield on 5 Aug. 642 and…