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Peter of the Marsh (Petrus a Palude)(PIETRO DELLA PALUDE (PETRUS A PALUDE))Vol. IX, p. 875 PIETRO della PALUDE (Petrus a Palude). — Dominican theologian, born at Varambon (Ain) around 1277, died in Paris on 31 January 1342. A religious in Lyon, he…
Peter of Thury(PIETRO DI THURY)Vol. IX, p. 879 PIETRO di THURY. — Cardinal, born in Burgundy in the second half of the 14th century, died probably around 9 December 1410. Doctor in utroque. He was custodian…
Peter of Verona, Saint(PIETRO DA VERONA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 879 PIETRO da VERONA, santo. — Dominican martyr, born at Verona at the beginning of the 13th century, died in the thicket of Farga (Seveso, Milan) on 6 April 1252.…
Peter Orseolo, Saint(PIETRO ORSEOLO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 883 PIETRO ORSEOLO, saint. — Born around 928 into a noble Venetian family. He took part in the expedition of 978 against the Narentani, who infested the shores of…
Peter Regalato, Saint(PIETRO REGALATO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 883 PIETRO REGALATO, saint. - Born at Valladolid in 1390, of a distinguished family; died in the convent of Aguilera on 13 May 1458. He entered the Franciscan…
Peter Sabinus(PIETRO SABINO)Vol. IX, p. 883 PIETRO SABINO. - Humanist, pupil and colleague of Pomponio Leto (1429–98), he taught Greek and Latin letters at the Archiginnasio Romano, as is shown by the…
Peter Siculus (Siculo)(PIETRO SIKELIOTES (SICULO))Vol. IX, p. 878 PIETRO SIKELIOTES (SICULO). — He is credited with a history of the Manichaeans or Paulicians (PG 104, 1240–1349); he is a much-discussed figure, and even his…
Peter the Apostle(PIETRO APOSTOLO)Vol. IX, p. 866 Nicolo (De rebus antiquis memorab. basil. S. Petri, in Acta SS. Iunii, VI, 2, p. 70), at the place where the small Bramante chapel near S. P. in Montorio was…
Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia(PIETRO IL GRANDE, ZAR DI RUSSIA)Vol. IX, p. 877 PIETRO the Great, tsar of RUSSIA. — Born on 30 May 1672. His education was left to chance. From his earliest youth, passionate about military exercises, he…
Peter the Hermit(PIETRO L'EREMITA)Vol. IX, p. 870 PIETRO L'EREMITA. – Born c. 1050 in the diocese of Amiens, died at Neufmoutier (diocese of Liège) on 8 July 1115. He is the best-known among the popular…
Peter the Iberian(PIETRO IBERO)Vol. IX, p. 871 PIETRO IBERO. - Monophysite bishop of Maiuma, b. in Georgia in 409, d. at Jamnia on 1 Dec. 448. In 421-22 P. was already at the Byzantine court. According to…
Peter the Painter (Petrus Pictor)(PIETRO PITTORE (PETRUS PICTOR))Vol. IX, p. 876 PIETRO PITTORE (Petrus Pictor). - Poet and theologian, of whom detailed biographical information is lacking. He lived between the end of the 11th century and…
Peter the Venerable(PIETRO IL VENERABILE)Vol. IX, p. 879 PIETRO il VENERABILE. – Abbot of Cluny and theologian, b. in Auvergne ca. 1094, d. at Cluny on 25 Dec. 1156. A monk at Sauxilanges (1109), «scholasticus» and…
Peter Thomas (Peter of Thomas), Saint(PIETRO TOMMASO (PIETRO DI THOMAS), SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 884 PIETRO TOMMASO (PIETRO DI THOMAS), saint. – Carmelite, born at Le Breil (Périgord, France) around 1305, died at Famagusta (Cyprus) on 6 January 1366. Master of…
Peter's Pence (Denaro di S. Pietro)(OBOLO DI SAN PIETRO (DENARO DI S. PIETRO))Vol. IX, p. 46 OBOLO DI SAN PIETRO (DENARO DI S. PIETRO). — In the Middle Ages, denaro di S. Pietro meant the annual canon paid to the Holy See by States and Lordships that…
Peter, Apostle(PIETRO, APOSTOLO)Vol. IX, p. 853 St. PETER, Apostle – The niche of the Pallia; above, the gate of Innocent III; in the background, the mosaic of the Savior (9th century); on the sides, Sts.…
Peter, Apostle, Saint(PIETRO, APOSTOLO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 844 PIETRO, APOSTLE, saint. — First of the Apostles, constituted by Jesus as head of His Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. — II. St. P. in Rome. — III. Martyrdom. — IV.…
Peter, Archbishop of Tarentaise, Saint(PIETRO, ARCIVESCOVO DI TARANTASIA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 878 PIETRO, Archbishop of TARANTASIA, saint. — He was one of the most illustrious saints of the 12th century for his miracles and social influence, born in 1102 at…
Peter, Bishop of Sebaste, Saint(PIETRO, VESCOVO DI SEBASTE, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 878 PIETRO, bishop of SEBASTE, saint. — Brother of St. Basil the Great and of St. Gregory of Nyssa, born before 349. Educated by his sister Macrina in a rigorous…
Peter, Deacon, Saint(PIETRO, DIACONO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 870 PIETRO, DIACONO, saint. - A Roman deacon in the time of s. Gregorio Magno, he died in 606. Still young, after distributing his entire patrimony to the poor, he…
Peter, Saint, Martyr(PIETRO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. IX, p. 842 PIETRO, saint, martyr: v. MARCELLINO e PIETRO, santi, martiri.
Peterborough, Diocese of(PETERBOROUGH, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 772 PETERBOROUGH, DIOCESE of. – In the province of Ontario, Canada. Pius IX founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Canada on 3 February 1874 with the bull…
Peters, GerlachVol. IX, p. 772 PETERS, GERLACH. - One of the most notable authors of the « Devotio moderna »; born at Deventer in 1378, he entered as a regular canon of St Augustine at…
Peters, NorbertVol. IX, p. 772 PETERS, NORBERT. - Exegete, born at Allendorf (Westphalia) on 5 Aug. 1863, died at Paderborn on 20 Jan. 1938. Ordained priest in 1887, after special studies in…
Petersson, Lars (Petri Laurentius)Vol. IX, p. 772 PETERSSON, LARS (PETRI LAURENTIUS). - First Lutheran archbishop of Sweden, born at Örebro in 1499, died at Uppsala on 26 Oct. 1573. He studied with his elder…
Petersson, Olaf (Petri Olaus)Vol. IX, p. 772 PETERSSON, OLAF (PETRI OLAUS). - The principal initiator of the Lutheran Reformation in Sweden, brother of the preceding, b. at Örebro in 1493, d. at Stockholm…
Petilianus(PETILIANO)Vol. IX, p. 773 PETILIANO. - Donatist bishop of Cirta (Constantina); he was a Catholic catechumen; but it is perhaps excessive to interpret the abreptum (from the Church) of…
Petit, AdolpheVol. IX, p. 773 PETIT, ADOLPHE. - Jesuit, b. at Gand on 22 May 1822, d. at Drongen (Tronchiennes) on 20 May 1914. Having entered the Society of Jesus (1842), he was appointed…
Petit, LouisVol. IX, p. 773 PETIT, LOUIS. - Assumptionist, archbishop of Athens, b. 21 Feb. 1868 at Viuz-la Chiésaz (Savoy), d. 5 Nov. 1927 at Mentone. Ordained priest in 1891, in 1895 he…
Petite-ÉgliseVol. IX, p. 773 PETITE-ÉGLISE. — The name designates the anti-Concordat schism of 1801 in France and Belgium. On 18 August 1801, Pope Pius VII, in execution of art. 3 of the…
Petition(PETIZIONE)Vol. IX, p. 774 PETIZIONE. — The “right of petition” addressed to the supreme authorities of the State (directed to the king, as in the English “Bill of Rights,” or to the…
PetraVol. IX, p. 774 PETRA. — City of Transjordan, characteristically built upon sheer rocks, and therefore called Sela (“rock”), in Greek P. It was inhabited by the Edomites as…
Petrarch, Francesco(PETRARCA, FRANCESCO)Vol. IX, p. 774 PETRARCA, FRANCESCO. - I. LIFE. - He was born in Arezzo on 20 July 1304 to ser Petraccolo di ser Parenzo and Eletta Canigiani. His was an old Florentine family…
Petreius (Peeters), TheodorusVol. IX, p. 780 PETREIUS (PEETERS), THEODORUS. - Carthusian, b. at Kempen on 17 Apr. 1560, d. at Cologne on 24 Apr. 1640. He studied philosophy at Cologne, where he entered…
Petriano, MuseoVol. IX, p. 780 PETRIANO, MUSEO. — It was a special building in which, for a time, the principal sacred and secular monuments that had been saved after the demolition of the…
Petricca, AngeloVol. IX, p. 780 PETRICCA, ANGELO. — Controversialist, of the Friars Minor Conventual, born at Sonnino (Lazio), died in Rome on 10 December 1673. Doctor of theology (1631), he…
Petrilli, SavinaVol. IX, p. 781 PETRILLI, SAVINA. – Foundress of the Sisters of the Poor of St Catherine of Siena, b. at Siena on 29 Aug. 1852, d. there on 18 Apr. 1923. A pupil of the…
Petrolina, Diocese of(PETROLINA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 781 PETROLINA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. It has a population of 160,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed among 13…
Petronace of Montecassino(PETRONACE DI MONTECASSINO)Vol. IX, p. 781 PETRONACE of MONTECASSINO. - Died at Montecassino on 6 May 750. At the behest of Gregorio II, he was abbot of that same monastery, to which he came as a…
Petrone, IcinoVol. IX, p. 781 PETRONE, ICINO. - Philosopher and jurist, b. at Limosano (Campobasso) on 21 Sept. 1870, d. at S. Giorgio a Cremano on 26 July 1913. From 1897 he taught…
Petroni, Riccardo (Richardus de Senis)Vol. IX, p. 781 PETRONI, RICCARDO (Richardus de Senis). — Cardinal and jurist, born in Siena in 1250 to an illustrious and noble family, died in Genoa on 10 (or 26) February…
Petronilla, Saint, Martyr(PETRONILLA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. IX, p. 781 PETRONILLA, Saint and Martyr. — Commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 31 May. She was certainly a genuine Roman martyr, though every biographical detail and…
Petronius(PETRONIO)Vol. IX, p. 782 PETRONIO, saint — S. P. Detail of the Madonna enthroned between s. P. and s. Giovanni Evangelista by Fr. del Cossa (1474) — Bologna, Pinacoteca. July 1701.…
Petronius Maximus (Petronius Maximus), Emperor of the West(PETRONIO MASSIMO (PETRONIUS MAXIMUS), IMPERATORE D'OCCIDENTE)Vol. IX, p. 782 PETRONIO MASSIMO (Petronius Maximus), EMPEROR OF THE WEST. - Emperor for a few months, born in 396 into a noble family; he soon rose to the highest ranks of…
Petronius, Saint(PETRONIO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 782 SAINT PETRONIUS. — The information concerning him is uncertain and obscure. In the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on 4 October. From the few references…
Petrucci, AlfonsoVol. IX, p. 782 PETRUCCI, ALFONSO. - Cardinal, born at Siena in 1492. He was appointed bishop of Soana by Julius II, then of Massa Marittima (1511), and was created cardinal…
Petrópolis, Diocese of(PETROPOLIS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 782 PETROPOLIS, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has an area of 3,551 sq. km. and a population of 270,000, of whom 250,000…
PettineVol. IX, p. 783 COMB. – From the Latin pecten, it is an instrument made of bone, ivory, boxwood, or another material, equipped with one or two rows of closely set teeth, used…
PettorioVol. IX, p. 783 PETTORIO. - A mutilated Greek inscription in 7 fragments discovered on June 24, 1839, in a polyandrium at St-Pierre-l'Estrier near Autun (Saône et Loire). The…
Pettrich, FerdinandVol. IX, p. 784 PETTRICH, FERDINAND. — Sculptor, b. in Dresden on 3 December 1798, d. in Rome on 14 February 1872. He won the favor of Prince Antonio of Saxony, who brought…
Peutinger, KonradVol. IX, p. 784 PEUTINGER, KONRAD. - One of the best-known German humanists at the time of the “Reformation.” Born in Augusta on 16 October 1465, he died there on 28 December…
Peyraut, GuillaumeVol. IX, p. 784 GUILLAUME PEYRAUT. - Dominican moralist, born ca. 1200 at Peyraud, Ardèche department, died after 3 Feb 1261 at Lyon. He was famous under the name Peraldus or…
Pez (Petz), BernardVol. IX, p. 785 PEZ (PETZ), BERNARD. - In the world Leopold, Benedictine of the abbey of Melk (Lower Austria), b. 22 Feb. 1683 at Ybbs, d. at Melk on 27 March 1735. He entered…
Pez (Petz), HieronymusVol. IX, p. 785 PEZ (PETZ), HIERONYMUS. — In the world Franz Philipp, younger brother and assistant and continuator of Bernardo, born on 24 February 1685 at Ybbs, he entered…
Pezzani, Enrico MariaVol. IX, p. 785 PEZZANI, ENRICO MARIA. – Canonist, born in Soncino (Cremona) on 24 September 1856, died in Rome on 25 August 1918. He spent most of his life in Rome, where he…
Peñalver y Cardenas, Luis IgnatiusVol. IX, p. 674 PEÑALVER y CARDENAS, LUIS IGNATIUS. – Prelate, born in Havana on 3 April 1749, died there on 17 July 1810. A student of the Jesuits, he was forced to interrupt…
Pègues, ThomasVol. IX, p. 659 PÈGUES, THOMAS. — Dominican theologian, born at Marcillac (Aveyron) on 2 August 1866, died at Dax on 28 April 1936. He entered religious life in 1888 and was…
Pécs, Diocese of(PECS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 646 PECS, DIOCESI di: v. CINQUECHIESE, DIOCESI di.
Péguy, CharlesVol. IX, p. 659 PÉGUY, CHARLES. – Writer, b. at Orléans on 7 Jan. 1873, d. in combat at Villeroy on 5 Sept. 1914. In 1894, as a first-year student at the École Normale in…
Pérez Bayer, FranciscoVol. IX, p. 712 PÉREZ BAYER, FRANCISCO. - Spanish scholar and polymath, b. at Valenza in 1711, d. there in 1794. After brilliant studies at Gandia and Salamanca, he taught…
Pérez de Montalbán, JuanVol. IX, p. 712 PÉREZ de MONTALBÁN, JUAN. – Spanish poet and dramatist, born in Madrid in 1602, died there on 25 June 1638. He studied theology at Alcalá and became a priest…
Pérez Di Valenza, JaimeVol. IX, p. 712 PÉREZ di VALENZA, JAIME. - Augustinian theologian, b. c. 1408, d. 30 Aug. 1490. A religious at Valenza (1436), he taught theology at that University from 1459.…
Pérez Florido, AnnaVol. IX, p. 712 PÉREZ FLORIDO, ANNA. - In religion, Piera di S. Giuseppe, foundress of the Madrì degli abbandonati, b. at Valle de Abdelajis (diocese of Malaga) on 6 Dec.…
Pérez Galdós, BenitoVol. IX, p. 712 PÉREZ GALDÓS, BENITO. — Writer, b. at Las Palmas (Canary Islands) on 10 May 1843, d. at Madrid on 4 January 1920. He lived almost always in Madrid, whose life…
Pérez, AntonioVol. IX, p. 712 PÉREZ, ANTONIO. - Benedictine writer and theologian, archbishop, b. at S. Domenico di Silos on 2 May 1559, d. at Madrid on 1 May 1637. Abbot of S. Vincenzo di…
Périer, Casimir-PierreVol. IX, p. 717 PÉRIER, CASIMIR-PIERRE. - French statesman, b. 1 October 1777 in Grenoble, d. 16 May 1832 in Paris. Deputy from 1817 until his death and president of the…
Périer, GilberteVol. IX, p. 717 PÉRIER, GILBERTE. — Older sister of B. Pascal, born in Clermont in 1620, died in Paris in 1687. In 1641 she married a magistrate from Clermont, Florin Périer;…
Périgueux, Diocese of(PÉRIGUEUX, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 717 PÉRIGUEUX, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese, capital of the prefecture of the Dordogne department, in south-western France. The city is situated in a valley on…
Périn, Charles-Henry-XavierVol. IX, p. 718 PÉRIN, CHARLES-HENRY-XAVIER. – Economist, born in Mons (Belgium) on 29 August 1815, died in Ghlin, near Mons, on 4 April 1905. After practising law, from 1844…
Pēsiqthā'Vol. IX, p. 766 PĒSIQTHĀ'. – Title of homiletic midrashic works (v. MIDHRĀŠ). The P. dē-rabh Kahanā', previously known only through fragmentary citations, was edited by S.…
