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Piacentino
Jurist of the 12th century, born at Piacenza, one of the major exponents of the school of Bologna. There is no certain information about his date of birth. It… -
Piacenza
City and diocese, capital of the province of the same name. Out of a population of 350,000 inhabitants it counts 348,000 Catholics. The diocese is divided into… -
Pia Foundation (Pious Cause) (FONDAZIONE PIA (CAUSA PIA))
II. The so-called causae piae. - III. Benefices, chaplaincies and legacies for worship. - IV. Fulfillment of the acts of worship. - V. The f. p. in the proper… -
Piaggio, Antonio
Piarist, b. in Genoa on 18 February 1713, d. in Naples in 1797 or 1798. Of admirable ingenuity and patience in mechanical work, and of extensive knowledge in… -
Piana dei Greci (degli Albanesi), Diocese of (PIANA DEI GRECI (DEGLI ALBANESI), DIOCESI DI)
Since 1937 it has been the seat of the Greek eparchy or diocese, with jurisdiction over the territory of Piana, detached from Monreale, and over that of S.… -
Pianciani, Giambattista
Physicist and philosopher, b. at Spoleto on 17 Oct. 1784, d. at Rome on 23 March 1862. A Jesuit from 2 June 1805, from 1824 professor of physical chemistry at… -
Pianopsia (Πυανόψια) (PIANOPSIE (ΠΥΑΝΌΨΙΑ))
From πύανος "bean" and ἔψω "I eat." A festival celebrated in Athens on the seventh day of the month Pyanepsion (October 22) in honor of Apollo. This festival… -
Piauí, Diocese of (PIAUÍ, DIOCESI DI)
PIAUÍ, DIOCESI di: v. TERESINA, DIOCESI di. -
Piazza Armerina (Enna), Diocese of (PIAZZA ARMERINA (ENNA), DIOCESI DI)
In Sicily, with jurisdiction over 13 municipalities. It has an area of 2003 sq km with a population of 236,000 inhabitants, of whom 235,500 are Catholics; it… -
Piazza, Giuseppe
Priest, among the finest of nineteenth-century Rome, b. at Velletri on 18 March 1815, d. at Rome on 23 April 1893. Ordained in 1837, in 1839 parish priest of… -
Piazzetta, Giambattista
Painter, b. in Venice on 13 Feb. 1682, d. there on 28 Apr. 1754. Decisive for his formation was his long stay in Bologna (between 1703 and 1711), during which… -
Piazzi, Giuseppe
A religious of the Order of the Theatines, one of the most illustrious Italian astronomers of the early 19th century, b. at Ponte (Valtellina) on 16 July 1746… -
Piccio, Carnevali Giovanni detto Il
PICCIO, CARNEVALI GIOVANNI detto il: v. CARNEVALI, GIOVANNI, called il PICCIO. -
Piccolomini, Alessandro
Philologist and man of letters, b. at Siena on 13 June 1508, d. there on 12 March 1578, after having lived for a long time at Padua and Rome. At Siena, under… -
Piccolomini, Family (PICCOLOMINI, FAMIGLIA)
Originally from Siena. A MARTINO di Piccolomo is named in a document of 1090. The P. enriched themselves in the 13th century through trade, then invested their… -
Picenardi, Elisabetta, Blessed (PICENARDI, ELISABETTA, BEATA)
Mystic, b. in Mantua in 1428, d. there on 19 February 1468. She was admitted as a young girl into the convent of the Sisters of the Third Order of the Servants… -
Pichler, Aloys
Church historian, b. 7 Nov. 1833 at Tüssling (diocese of Passau), d. 3 June 1874 at Siegsdorf. Ordained priest in 1859, he was promoted two years later to… -
Pico, Giovanni, Count of Mirandola and Concordia (PICO, GIOVANNI, CONTE DELLA MIRANDOLA E DI CONCORDIA)
Philosopher and man of vast erudition ("the phoenix of intellects" of his time), b. at Mirandola (Modena) on 23 Feb. 1463, d. at Florence on 17 Nov. 1494.… -
Pico, Giovanni Francesco, Lord of the Mirandola (PICO, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO, SIGNORE DELLA MIRANDOLA)
Nephew of Giovanni, born ca. 1469 and assassinated, amid family disputes, in 1533. An admirer of his great-uncle, he wrote his life and defended his De ente et… -
PIEDIMONTE D'ALIFE, DIOCESI di
PIEDIMONTE D'ALIFE, DIOCESI di: v. ALIFE, DIOCESI di. -
Piedmont (PIEMONTE)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - It is the westernmost historic region of Italy (and therefore also includes its westernmost point, the Rocca Chardonnet; 6° 32' 59'' E.… -
Piedmontese Easter Massacres (PASQUE PIEMONTESI)
PASQUE PIEMONTESI: v. VALDESI. -
Pie, Louis
Apologist and cardinal, b. at Pontgenin (diocese of Chartres), Sept. 26, 1815, d. at Poitiers, May 18, 1880. A student of St. Sulpice, a priest from 1839… -
Pienza, Diocese of (PIENZA, DIOCESI DI)
A diocese united with that of Chiusi, immediately subject, it belongs to the conciliar region of Etruria; it comprises 5 communes in the province of Siena. It… -
Pierantoni, Livia
In religion Sister Agostina, b. at Pozzaglia (Perugia) on 27 March 1864, d. at Rome on 13 Nov. 1894. Having entered the Sisters of Charity in 1886, she was… -
Pier delle Vigne (de Vineis)
Famous minister of Frederick, born, it seems, at Capua around 1190, if it is true that he was about sixty years old at the time of his political disgrace. From… -
Pierin del Vaga, Pietro Buonaccorsi, called (PIERIN DEL VAGA, PIETRO BUONACCORSI, DETTO)
Painter b. in Florence in 1501, d. in Rome on 19 Oct. 1547. He belongs to the Roman school of the followers of Raphael. A pupil, in Florence, of a certain… -
Pierius (PIERIO)
Presbyter in Alexandria, d. ca. 300. Head of the catechetical school. His place in the succession of teachers is not clear. It is certain that he was the… -
Pierleoni, Pietro
PIERLEONI, PIETRO: v. ANACLETO II, ANTIPAPA. -
Pierling, Paul
Jesuit, b. in St. Petersburg on June 1, 1840, d. in Brussels on Feb. 25, 1922. His family, of Bavarian origin and staunchly Catholic, had settled in Russia… -
Piero della Francesca
Born around 1416 at Borgo San Sepolcro, died there in 1492, this very great artist was in contact with the Sienese painting of the early fifteenth century… -
Piero di Cosimo
Painter, b. in Florence in 1462, d. perhaps in 1521. He is one of the most singular personalities of the late Tuscan Quattrocento, for the bizarre inspiration… -
Piero di Puccio
Umbrian painter about whom little information is available. A document records him as an assistant of Ugolino di Prete Ilario, in 1360 and in the following… -
Pietà (Art) (PIETÀ (ARTE))
It seems that the figurative model of the P., conceived as the mourning of the Madonna over the body of the dead Christ, crowned with thorns and laid upon her… -
Pietersburg [Polokwane], Abbey Nullius of (PIETERSBURG, ABBAZIA NULLIUS DI)
In the Union of South Africa; the territory was detached from the apostolic vicariate of the Transvaal and erected on 22 Dec. 1901 as the apostolic prefecture… -
Pietism (PIETISMO)
The name of P. was given in derision to a reform movement that arose, in the 17th century, within German Lutheranism, and was used for the first time, it… -
Pietrasanta, Jacopo da
Architect active in Rome from 1452 to 1490. He was at first, it seems, a simple stonecutter and contractor of works, that is, an executor of other artists'… -
Pietrasanta, Silvestro
Jesuit apologist and scholar, b. in Rome in 1590, d. there on 8 May 1647. He was successively professor of Letters at Fermo, theologian to Msgr. Luigi Carafa… -
Pietro de Monte
Canonist, b. in Venice in 1433, d. in Rome on 12 January 1457. He was a pupil in Paris at the Collège de Navarre and became magister artium; at the University… -
Piety (Theology) (PIETÀ (TEOLOGIA))
In biblical, theological and common language the term p. can have a broader sense, including one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit (v.) and mercy (v.) toward the… -
Pieve
A name that is found attributed, in Italy, to a parish or even to villages or towns. Its origin must be sought in the word plebs, used, with the advent of… -
Piffl, Friedrich Gustav
Cardinal, b. 15 Oct. 1864 at Landskron (diocese of Königgrätz, in Bohemia), d. 21 Apr. 1932 at Vienna. In 1883 he had entered the Canons Regular of the Lateran… -
Pigafetta, Antonio
Navigator belonging to a noble Vicentine family, b. around 1480 or perhaps even a few years later. Nothing is known of him until 1519, when he is found… -
Piggott, Henry James
Founder of American Methodism in Italy, b. at Lowestoft (England) on 18 July 1831, d. at Rome on 30 Nov. 1917. Educated at the Wesleyan school of Kingswood, in… -
Pighi, Giovanni Battista
Moral theologian and historian, b. at Parona in 1847, d. at Verona on 23 February 1926. Having earned a doctorate in theology at the Gregorian University, he… -
Pighius (Pigghe), Albert (PIGGHE (PIGHIUS), ALBERT)
Theologian and controversialist, b. at Kempen, whence the name Campensis, in 1490, d. at Utrecht on 26 Dec. 1542. He studied philosophy and theology at… -
Pignatelli, Francesco
Cardinal, born in Naples on 6 February 1652 and died there on 5 December 1734. Of the dukes of Monteleone, he entered the Order of the Theatines at a very… -
Pignatelli, Giacomo
Canonist, b. at Grottaglie (Taranto) on 8 April 1625, d. at Rome in 1698. A priest and member of the chapter of the collegiate church of Grottaglie, he took… -
Pignatelli, Giuseppe Maria, Blessed (PIGNATELLI, GIUSEPPE MARIA, BEATO)
Jesuit and first organizer of the revived Society of Jesus in Italy, b. in Zaragoza to the Italian family of the princes of Monteleone on 27 Dec. 1737; d. in… -
Pigneau de Behaine, Pierre-Joseph-Georges
Missionary, b. at Origny-en-Thiérache (Aisne, France), he pursued his studies in Paris at the Collège des Trente-Trois and entered the priesthood at the… -
Pignotti, Lorenzo
Poet and fabulist, b. at Figline on 9 Aug. 1739, d. at Pisa on 5 Aug. 1812. After completing his studies at the Seminary of Arezzo, he took his degree in… -
Pijjūt
Synagogal Hebrew poetry, cultivated by the "paytanim" (from ποιητής), largely liturgical, in which echo the biblical Psalms, the preceptive literature (v.… -
Pilate, Pontius (PILATO, PONZIO)
I. LIFE. - Roman procurator of Judea, at the time of Jesus. A descendant of the family of the Pontii, of Samnite origin, already famous in the earliest times… -
Pilati, Carlo Antonio
Political writer, b. at Tassullo, near Trento, on 28 Dec. 1733, d. there on 27 Oct. 1802. A professor of civil law at Trento, he began his publicistic activity… -
Pilcomayo, Apostolic Vicariate of (PILCOMAYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The mission of P., situated in the north-western part of Paraguay and the south-western part of Bolivia, was erected as a prefecture on 26 February 1925 with… -
Pileo
A cap of leather or cloth, from the Greek πῦος, used by the Greeks, the Etruscans and the Romans. In ancient Christian monuments it is given to Orpheus, to the… -
Pileo of Prata (PILEO DI PRATA)
Cardinal, b. ca. 1320-30, d. in 1400. Count of Prata, a descendant of the noble Porcia family and related to the Carraresi of Padua through his mother… -
Pilgram, Friedrich
German thinker, sociologist and lay theologian, b. at Imbach near Solingen in 1819, d. at Monheim on the Rhine on 21 Nov. 1890. Educated in Protestant… -
Pilgrimage (PELLEGRINAGGIO)
From the Latin peregrinatio "journey in a foreign land", it is a devotional practice consisting in going collectively or individually to a sanctuary or to a… -
Pilgrim Brothers (FRATELLI PELLEGRINI)
Name given in the Middle Ages to the missionary friars of the Order of St. Dominic. Not belonging to any particular province, they were subject to their own… -
Pilgrim Fathers (PILGRIM FATHERS (PADRI PELLEGRINI))
In England, in the 16th century, alongside the official Church two dissenting groups formed: the Puritans (v.) and the Separatists, who wanted complete… -
Pillio da Medicina
Glossator, civilist, b. in the first half of the 12th century, disciple of Oderico, continuator and, for some, pupil of Piacentino. There is notice of him in… -
Pimenio, Saint (PIMENIO, SANTO)
His real name was Poemen (= Shepherd); he was born in Egypt around 340. From his youth he devoted himself to a penitential life, and at the age of 15 he… -
Pimodan, Georges-Auguste-Marie-Elie de Rarécourt de La Vallée, Marquis of (PIMODAN, GEORGES-AUGUSTE-MARIE-ELIE DE RARÉCOURT DE LA VALLÉE, MARCHESE DI)
Papal general, b. in Paris on 29 Jan. 1822, from an ancient family of the Argonne; he pursued classical studies with the Jesuits of Fribourg, then entered the… -
Pinacotheques (PINACOTECHE)
PINACOTECHE: v. MUSEO E MUSEOLOGIA. -
Pinamonti, Giovanni Pietro
Jesuit, preacher and writer of ascetical works, b. at Pistoia on 27 Dec. 1632, d. during a mission, at Orta (diocese of Novara), on 26 June 1703. Having… -
Pinar del Río, Diocese of (PINAR DEL RIO, DIOCESI DI)
City of the Republic of Cuba in the Antilles, and seat of a diocese, suffragan of San Cristóbal de la Habana. It has an area of 13,500 sq km with a population… -
Pindemonte, Ippolito
Poet, b. at Verona on 13 Nov. 1753, d. there on 18 Nov. 1828. He studied at Modena. When barely more than twenty, also for reasons of health, he undertook… -
Pineda, Juan de
Spanish exegete, b. in 1558 at Seville, d. there in 1637. A Jesuit from 1572, even before his priesthood he taught Aristotle at Granada and then at Seville. As… -
Pinerolo, Diocese of (PINEROLO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Piedmont, suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin. The diocese extends over an area of 100 sq km, with a population of 79,850 inhabitants, of… -
Pingliang, Diocese of (PINGLIANG, DIOCESI DI)
In the north-eastern part of the province of Kansu (northern China). Erected as an apostolic prefecture with 17 civil sub-prefectures detached from the… -
Pinheiro
City and nullius prelature in the State of Maranhão in Brazil. The territory of the prelature extends for 44,463 sq km between the bay of São Marcos on the… -
Pini, Giovanni Domenico
Assistant of Catholic Action, b. in Milan on 29 Jan. 1871, d. at Arona on 11 Apr. 1930. He attended the University of Pavia and of Genoa, where he earned his… -
Pini, Michele, Blessed (PINI, MICHELE, BEATO)
Camaldolese recluse, b. in Florence in 1442, d. at Camaldoli on 21 Jan. 1522. Raised at the court of the Medici, he was a favorite of Lorenzo the Magnificent… -
Pinito, Bishop of Knossos, Saint (PINITO, VESCOVO DI CNOSSO, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 10 October, but it is not established that he had a cult in antiquity. According to Eusebius, he was bishop… -
Pinot, Noël, Blessed (PINOT, NOËL, BEATO)
Martyr of the French Revolution, b. at Angers on 19 Dec. 1747, d. there on 21 Feb. 1794. A priest in 1771, in that same year he was vicar of Bousse, in 1776 at… -
Pinsk-Pinsk, Diocese of (PINSK-PINSK, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Poland. Over an area of 50,000 sq km it has 319,603 Catholics, distributed in 133 parishes, served by 148 diocesan priests; 7 female… -
Pinto, Hettor
Portuguese mystical writer, b. at Covilhã around 1528, d. in 1584, Knight of St. John. He studied at Coimbra and Sigüenza. More than for his works in Latin… -
Pinturicchio, Bernardino Betti (di Betto) detto Il
Painter, b. in Perugia in 1454, d. in Siena in 1513. Trained in the Umbrian milieu, perhaps under the guidance of Caporali, he was later influenced in… -
Piny, Alexandre
Dominican mystical writer, b. at Allos (Provence) on 25 Feb. 1640, d. at Paris on 20 Jan. 1709. He took the religious habit at Draguignan. He taught at… -
Pio da Carpi, Family (PIO DA CARPI, FAMIGLIA)
A PIO who was podestà of Modena in 1177 can be considered its progenitor. One of his descendants, EGIDIO, was expelled from Modena in 1264 together with other… -
Piombatore della Cancelleria Apostolica
Among the Chancery personnel assigned to the drafting and dispatch of papal bulls or to the collection of the related fees, the plumbator is properly the one… -
Piona
Ancient abbey in the diocese of Como situated on a promontory almost at the mouth of the Adda. It was a Cluniac abbey in the 12th century, then passed into… -
Pionius (PIONIO)
He suffered martyrdom at Smyrna on the day of the feast (natale) of Polycarp, according to the Martyrdom of P. in the persecution of Decius; according to… -
Pious Causes (CAUSE PIE)
CAUSE PIE: v. BENI ECCLESIASTICI; FONDAZIONE PIA. -
Pious Daughters of Mary Most Holy (MAESTRE PIE FIGLIE DI MARIA S.MA)
On the eve of Corpus Christi in 1829 (19 June), Caterina Molinari (later Sister Maria Vittoria Crocifissa) gathered with three other companions in the ancient… -
Pious Disciples of the Divine Master (PIE DISCEPOLE DEL DIVIN MAESTRO)
Fondate ad Alba nel 1924 da d. Alberione. Scopo: essere di aiuto con la preghiera e le opere ai due rami, maschile e femminile, della Società S. Paolo da lui… -
Pious Legate (LEGATO PIO)
A pious bequest is a modal bequest, in which the modus is a pious purpose of charity or religion. SUMMARY: I. Notion. - II. Various legal and historical forms.… -
Pious Mothers of the Negroes (PIE MADRI DELLA NIGRIZIA)
Religious congregation dependent on Propaganda, founded in 1872 in Verona by the servant of God Daniele Comboni (v.) with the support of the diocesan bishop… -
Pious Rural Catechists (PII OPERAI CATECHISTI RURALI)
A congregation whose purpose is religious assistance in the countryside and the establishment of agricultural schools for the children of peasants. It is… -
Pious Sisters of Redemption (PIE SUORE DELLA REDENZIONE)
Institute founded in Cagliari in 1935 by Mother Anna of Jesus. It was elevated to an Institute of pontifical right in 1949. Its purpose is the redemption of… -
Pious Sisters of the Little Mission for the Deaf-Mute (PIE SORELLE DELLA PICCOLA MISSIONE PER LE SORDOMUTE)
Istituto fondato a Bologna, nel 1890, dai due fratelli sacerdoti Giuseppe e Cesare Gualandi.It is the female branch for the education of deaf-mute girls… -
Pious Union (UNIONE PIA)
It is an association of the faithful established for a purpose of piety or charity. It is not strictly required that it be a moral person, since the simple… -
Pious Union of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (PIA UNIONE DI GESÙ, MARIA E GIUSEPPE)
Religious congregation with simple vows founded in 1880 by Sister Rita Amata of Jesus in Portugal and then transferred to Brazil following the suppressive… -
Pious Union of Saint Paul the Apostle (UNIONE DI SAN PAOLO APOSTOLO, PIA)
A meritorious association founded in Rome in 1790 and canonically erected in 1797 in the archhospital of St. Mary of Consolation. Its purpose was to gather… -
Pious Work (OPERA PIA)
OPERA PIA: v. FONDAZIONE PIA; LEGATO PIO. -
Pious Workers of the Immaculate Conception (PIE OPERAIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
Founded in 1744 by Msgr. Fr. A. Marcucci, bishop of Montaldo Marche. The purpose is the instruction and the civil and religious formation of children in… -
Pippin III, the Short (PIPINO III, IL BREVE)
B. in 714, son of Charles Martel and considered the adoptive son of Liutprand as a sign of friendship between Lombards and Franks, with the title of maior… -
Piracicaba, Diocese of (PIRACICABA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of São Paulo in Brazil. It has an area of 1400 sq km with a population of 167,000 inhabitants, of whom 160,000 are Catholics. It… -
Pirandello, Luigi
Writer of short stories, novels and plays, b. in Agrigento on 28 June 1867, d. in Rome on 1 Dec. 1930. Nobel Prize 1934. While still a high-school student he… -
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
Architect and engraver, b. at Mojano di Mestre on 4 Oct. 1720, d. at Rome on 9 Nov. 1778. He initiated certain aspects of neoclassical taste in Rome, both as… -
Pirhing, Ehrenreich
Canonist and moralist, b. at Siegarthing (Lower Bavaria) on 12 Apr. 1606, d. at Dillingen (Bavaria) on 15 Sept. 1679. A Jesuit in 1628, he taught philosophy at… -
Pirkheimer, Charitas (PIRKHEIMER (PIRKHEIMER), CHARITAS)
Poor Clare nun, b. at Eichstätt on 21 March 1466, d. at Nuremberg on 19 Aug. 1532. Sister of the humanist Willibald P., she was highly learned, a friend of… -
Pirkheimer, Willibald (PIRKHEIMER (PIRKHEIMER), WILLIBALD)
A noted humanist of Germany, b. at Eichstätt on 5 Dec. 1470, d. at Nuremberg on 22 Dec. 1530. He attended the University of Padua (1489) for Greek letters, and… -
Piromalli, Paolo
Dominican theologian and missionary, b. at Siderno (Reggio Calabria) in 1591, d. at Bisignano (Calabria) in 1667. A religious at S. Giorgio Morgeto, he studied… -
Pirot, Louis
New Testament exegete, b. at Châteauroux on 10 July 1881, d. at Lille on 5 Dec. 1939. He was professor of Sacred Scripture at the Grand Seminary of Bourges… -
Pirroni, Carlo Giovanni
Piarist, b. at Campi Salentina (Lecce) on 7 June 1640, d. at Rome on 13 Apr. 1685. Founder, together with Fr. Angelo Morelli, of the philosophical studentate… -
Pirrotti, Pompilio Maria, Saint (PIRROTTI, POMPILIO MARIA, SANTO)
PIRROTTI, POMPILIO MARIA, santo: v. POMPILIO M. PIRROTTI. -
Pisa, Archdiocese of (PISA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese of Tuscany. Its suffragan dioceses are Apuania, Livorno, Pescia, Pontremoli and Volterra. The extent of the diocese varied from one age to… -
Pisacane, Carlo
Patriot and writer, b. in Naples on 22 Aug. 1818, d. at Sanza on 2 July 1857. Of a noble family, he entered the Collegio della Nunziatella at the age of… -
Pisanello, Antonio Pisano, called Il (PISANELLO, ANTONIO PISANO, DETTO IL)
Painter, draughtsman, medallist, b. at Pisa before 1395, d. probably at Naples in 1450. Having moved with his mother to Verona he was called il P., and Stefano… -
Pisani, Francesco
Cardinal, b. in Venice around 1494 to Alvise, procurator of St. Mark's, and Cecilia Giustinian. At the request of the doge he was created cardinal deacon by… -
Piscator (Fischer), Johannes
PISCATOR (FISCHER), JOHANNES : v. PESCATORE, GIOVANNI. -
Piscetta, Luigi
Theologian, b. at Comignano (Novara) on 12 Feb. 1858, d. at Turin on 25 Oct. 1925. He professed in the Society of St. Francis de Sales (Salesians) from 17 July… -
Piscina
PISCINA : v. BATTISTERO; CANTARO. -
Pisides, George (Γεώργιος ὁ Πισίδης) (PISIDES, GIORGIO (ΓΕΏΡΓΙΟΣ Ὁ ΠΙΣΊΔΗΣ))
A native of Pisidia, deacon and skeuophylax of Hagia Sophia, he lived under the emperor Heraclius (610-41) and the patriarch Sergius, with whom he was in close… -
Pistelli, Ermenegildo
Philologist and writer, b. at Camaiore (Lucca) on 15 Feb. 1862, d. at Florence on 14 Jan. 1927. A Piarist in 1884, having earned his degree in letters at… -
Pistis, Saint (PISTIS, SANTA)
PISTIS, santa: v. SOPHIA, PISTIS, ELPIS and AGAPE, saints. -
Pistis Sophia
It is the title given by Schwartz to a Gnostic writing of the 3rd century in the Coptic language, contained in the Codex Askewianus of the British Museum. The… -
Pistocchi, Mario
Canonist, b. at Meldola (Forlì) on 16 Sept. 1874, d. at Forlì on 10 Dec. 1943. Ordained a priest in 1897, he obtained a doctorate in utroque iure at the… -
Pistoia, Diocese of (PISTOIA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese, capital of a province in Tuscany. The diocese, which already existed in the 5th century, was declared by Martin V in 1420 a suffragan of… -
Pistorius, Johann
Polemicist and historian, b. at Nidda on 14 Feb. 1546 (hence the name Niddanus), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 18 July 1608. Son of the namesake P. J. Niddanus… -
Pitati, Bonifacio de
PITATI, BONIFACIO de: v. BONIFACIO VERONESE. -
Pithou, Pierre
Jurist, b. at Troyes on 1 Nov. 1539, d. at Nogent-sur-Seine on 1 Nov. 1596. He completed his legal studies together with his brother François at the University… -
Pitigliano, Diocese of (PITIGLIANO, DIOCESI DI)
PITIGLIANO, DIOCESI di: v. SOVANA E PITIGLIANO, DIOCESI di. -
Pitra, Jean-Baptiste
Benedictine, cardinal, librarian of the Holy Roman Church, b. at Champforgeuil (dept. of Saône-et-Loire) on 1 Aug. 1812, d. in Rome on 9 Feb. 1889. First a… -
Pitrè, Giuseppe
The greatest scholar of folk traditions that Italy can boast of, and one of the most distinguished in Europe, b. at Palermo on 22 Dec. 1841, d. there on 9 Apr.… -
Pittoni, Giambattista
Painter, b. in 1687, perhaps in Venice, d. there on 17 Nov. 1767. He received the first rudiments of the art from his uncle Francesco, a mediocre painter, but… -
Pittsburgh, Diocese of (PITTSBURG, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The diocese of P., a suffragan of Philadelphia, today covers a territory of 7,238 square miles; it has a… -
Piura, Diocese of (PIURA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Peru, suffragan of Trujillo. It has an area of 43,588 sq km and a population of 500,000 inhabitants, of whom 498,975 are Catholics, with 60… -
Pius III, Pope (PIO III, PAPA)
Francesco Todeschini, b. at Siena around 1440, d. at Rome on 18 Oct. 1503. Son of a sister of Pius II, he received from him the surname of Piccolomini, the… -
Pius II, Pope (PIO II, PAPA)
Born at Corsignano in the Sienese territory on 18 Oct. 1405, died at Ancona on 15 Aug. 1464. I. THE YOUNG HUMANIST. - Enea Silvio Piccolomini, from a decayed… -
Pius I, Pope, Saint (PIO I, PAPA, SANTO)
In the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on July 11; it was Ado who first inserted him into his Martyrology. He succeeded Hyginus, but the chronology is… -
Pius IV, Pope (PIO IV, PAPA)
For more than four months the three factions in the Sacred College—the Spanish, the French, and the group of cardinals loyal to Paul IV—assembled in conclave… -
Pius IX, Pope (PIO IX, PAPA)
Descendant of the Mastai family of Cesena, which received the comital title for its merits from the Duke of Parma and added to its own surname that of the… -
Piusverein
Association founded in Mainz in 1848 by A. F. Lenning, canon of the Cathedral, and by G. Riffel in order to organize the Catholics of Germany in defense of… -
Pius VIII, Pope (PIO VIII, PAPA)
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni, b. at Cingoli on 20 Nov. 1761, d. at Rome on 30 Nov. 1830. He studied at the Campana college of Osimo and then at the Montalto… -
Pius VII, Pope (PIO VII, PAPA)
Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti, b. 14 Aug. 1740 (not 1742) at Cesena, son of Count Scipione and the marchioness Giovanna Ghini. After his early studies at the… -
Pius VI, Pope (PIO VI, PAPA)
Giannangelo Braschi, b. at Cesena on 25 Dec. 1717 to Count Marc'Aurelio Tommaso and Anna Teresa Bandi. Educated by the Jesuits, he received his doctorate in… -
Pius V, Pope, Saint (PIO V, PAPA, SANTO)
The last Pope to be canonized, b. 17 Jan. 1504 at Bosco, near Alessandria, to Paolo Ghislieri and Domenica Augeria: he entered the Dominican Order at Voghera… -
Pius XII, Pope (PIO XII, PAPA)
Eugenio Pacelli, born in Rome on 2 March 1876 to the lawyer Filippo (v. PACELLI, family) and to Virginia Graziosi, received his formation in Rome itself: after… -
Pius XI, Pope (PIO XI, PAPA)
Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, b. at Desio on May 31, 1857, to Francesco and Teresa Galli, both of modest condition, d. in Vatican City on Feb. 10, 1939… -
Pius X, Pope, Blessed (PIO X, PAPA, BEATO)
Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, born at Riese, a village in the diocese of Treviso, on 2 June 1835, to Giovanni Battista Sarto, a municipal messenger, and… -
Pizarro, Francisco
Spanish conqueror of Peru, b. around 1475 at Trujillo (Cáceres, Extremadura), d. June 26, 1541 at Lima. The natural son of Gonzalo P., he received no education… -
Pizzicolli, Cyriacus de' (Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli) (PIZZICOLLI, CIRIACO DE' (KYRIACUS DE PICENI COLLIBUS))
One of the most singular figures of Humanism for his versatility of genius and his curiosity for learning: painter, poet, orator, and above all archaeologist… -
Pizzolo, Niccolò
Painter and sculptor, b. ca. 1420, d. in Padua in 1453. Unlike many other contemporary Paduan artists, he did not frequent Squarcione's workshop but trained…