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PossessoVol. IX, p. 1092 POSSESSO. — It is a state of fact protected by law—which attaches particular legal consequences to it—whereby a material object or the exercise of a right is…
Possevino, AntonioVol. IX, p. 1096 POSSEVINO, ANTONIO. — Jesuit, diplomat, born at Mantua on 10 July 1533, died at Ferrara on 26 February 1611. Having gone to Rome in 1550, he was chosen as…
PossibilitàVol. IX, p. 1097 POSSIBILITÀ. – In the logical sense, possible is that which, once posited, has no absurd consequence; it is that which can be and not be, corresponding in the…
Possidius, Saint(POSSIDIO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 1097 POSSIDIO, saint. — Biographer of s. Agostino, he was among the first disciples who gathered around the Saint in the monastery founded by him at Hippo shortly…
Post, Albert HermannVol. IX, p. 1097 POST, ALBERT HERMANN. - Jurist, b. in Bremen on 8 Oct. 1839, d. there on 25 Aug. 1895. Having completed his legal studies, he was a judge at the Obergericht…
PostcommunioVol. IX, p. 1098 POSTCOMMUNIO. - In the Latin rite (Roman, Ambrosian, Gallican, and Mozarabic), this is the prayer said by the priest after Communion and the singing of the…
Postliminium(POSTLIMINIO)Vol. IX, p. 1098 POSTLIMINIO. – This is an institution characteristic of Roman law which, applied in various ways in intermediate law and canon law, still retains certain…
Postulancy And Postulant(POSTULATO E POSTULANTE)Vol. IX, p. 1099 POSTULATO and POSTULANTE. — In the strict sense, p. is the period of time during which a candidate for religious life is considered as such for juridical…
Postulate(POSTULATO)Vol. IX, p. 1098 POSTULATE. — From Lat. postulare (to request; Gr. αἰτησίω), it is a proposition (v.) that is admitted as true without demonstration (v.) and whose affirmation…
Postulazione and Postulator (in Causes of Beatification and Canonization)(POSTULAZIONE E POSTULATORE (NELLE CAUSE DI BEATIFICAZIONE E CANONIZZAZIONE))Vol. IX, p. 1100 POSTULATION and POSTULATOR (IN CAUSES OF BEATIFICATION AND CANONIZATION). — By postulation is understood the function of one who legitimately promotes a cause…
Potamiaena And Basilides, Saints, Martyrs(POTAMIENA E BASILIDE, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. IX, p. 1102 POTAMIENA and BASILIDE, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Martyrologies, respectively on 28 and 30 June, but they belong to the group of Plutarco…
Potamion, Bishop of Heraclea, Saint(POTAMIONE, VESCOVO DI ERACLEA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 1102 POTAMIONE, bishop of ERACLEA, saint. - In the Hieronymian Martyrology he is commemorated on 18 May as a martyr of the pagan persecutions and is called a…
Potamius(POTAMIO)Vol. IX, p. 1102 POTAMIO. – First bishop of Lisbon, died in 360. As in the case of Priscillian, a critical disagreement exists regarding P.’s literary personality between the…
PotenzaVol. IX, p. 1102 POTENZA: V. ATTO E POTENZA.
Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Diocese of(POTENZA E MARSICO NUOVO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 1103 POTENZA AND MARSICO NUOVO, DIOCESE OF. – P. is the capital of Basilicata: the Cathedral is under the invocation of s. Gerardo, suffragan of Acerenza and…
Pothier, JosephVol. IX, p. 1106 POTHIER, JOSEPH. — Benedictine of the Congregation of Solesmes, born at Bouzemont (Vosges) on 7 December 1835, died at St-Wandrille on 8 December 1923. Dom…
Pothier, Robert-JosephVol. IX, p. 1106 POTHIER, ROBERT-JOSEPH. — Jurist, born at Orléans on 9 January 1699, died there on 2 March 1772. Having completed his initial studies in his native city at a…
Potij, IpatijVol. IX, p. 1109 POTIJ, IPATIJ. - Bishop of Volodymyr-Berest and later metropolitan of Kiev, b. in 1541 and d. at Vilna in 1613. He was a state official at Berest and, in that…
Potino, Saint, Martyr(POTINO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. IX, p. 1109 POTINO, saint, martyr. — He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 2 June together with the group of martyrs of Lyon of 177. A disciple of St. Polycarp,…
Potosí in Bolivia, Diocese of(POTOSÌ IN BOLIVIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 1109 POTOSÍ IN BOLIVIA, DIOCESE of. - Diocese of Bolivia in South America, suffragan of the archdiocese of Sucre. POTIJ, IPATIJ - Portrait. Painting existing in the…
Potter, MaryVol. IX, p. 1109 POTTER, MARY. – Foundress of the “Little Company of Mary,” born in London on 22 November 1847, died in Rome on 9 April 1913. Having renounced marriage and…
Potthast, AugustVol. IX, p. 1110 POTTHAST, AUGUST. – German historian and bibliographer, born in Höxter (Westphalia) on 13 August 1824, died in Leobschütz (Upper Silesia) on 13 February 1898.…
Pottier, AntoineVol. IX, p. 1110 POTTIER, ANTOINE. — Sociologist, born at Spa (Belgium) on 22 February 1849, died in Rome on 24 November 1923. A boarder at the Collegio Capranica in Rome…
Poulain, Augustin-FrançoisVol. IX, p. 1110 POULAIN, AUGUSTIN-FRANÇOIS. — Jesuit, writer on mysticism, b. at Cherbourg on 15 December 1836, d. in Paris on 19 July 1919. Having entered the Society of…
Poulpiquet, Ambroise deVol. IX, p. 1110 POULPIQUET, AMBROISE de. - Dominican apologist, b. at Lesmel in Plouguerneau (Finistère) on 25 June 1878, d. at Brest on 22 Apr. 1915. He entered religious…
Pouso AlegreVol. IX, p. 1111 POUSO ALEGRE. – City and diocese in the State of Minas Geraes in Brazil. It has a population of 530,000 inhabitants, of whom 525,000 are Catholics, distributed…
Poussin, NicolasVol. IX, p. 1111 POUSSIN, NICOLAS. – French painter, born at Villers in Normandy in 1594, died in Rome on 19 November 1665. Trained in his homeland under the guidance of…
Poveda, PedroVol. IX, p. 1111 POVEDA, PEDRO. - Spanish priest, founder of the Teresian Association, b. 3 Dec. 1874 in (phot. Alinari) POVEDA, PEDRO. - Spanish priest, founder of the…
Poverty(POVERTÀ)Vol. IX, p. 1114 POVERTÀ. — The condition of one who, deprived of what is superfluous and of what is appropriate, and often even of what is necessary for life, is exposed to…
Powder Plot(POLVERI, CONGIURA DELLE)Vol. IX, p. 1029 POLVERI, CONGIURA delle. — Conspiracy to blow up, on 5 November 1605, the English Parliament and, together with its members, King James I. The motive was the…
Powell, Edward, Blessed(POWELL, EDWARD, BEATO)Vol. IX, p. 1116 POWELL, EDWARD, blessed. – Theologian, born ca. 1478 in Wales, he suffered martyrdom on 30 July 1540 in London. A member of Oriel College, Oxford, he held…
Poznań, Archdiocese of(POSNANIA-POZNAŃ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 1092 POSNANIA-POZNAŃ, ARCHDIOCESE of. — City and archdiocese in Poland, founded in 968. Suffragan of Gnesna until 1821. In that year, by the bull De salute…
Pozzetti, PompilioVol. IX, p. 1116 POZZETTI, POMPILIO. - Born at Mirandola on 17 Jan. 1760; became a Piarist on 17 Sept. 1775; died at Bologna on 18 Apr. 1815. An eminent historian and prolific…
Pozzo, AndreaVol. IX, p. 1117 POZZO, ANDREA. — Born in Trento in 1642, after an initial education in painting there and in Como he moved to Milan, where in 1665 he entered the Society of…
Pozzuoli, Diocese of(POZZUOLI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 1117 POZZUOLI, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese in the province of Naples. It has an area of 77 sq. km. with a population of 153,364 inhabitants, of whom 152,307 are…
Pöllmann, AnsgarVol. IX, p. 1018 PÖLLMANN, ANSGAR. — German Benedictine writer, b. on 21 Sept. 1871 at Hechingen (Hohenzollern), lived for many years in the monastery of Beuron, d. at Eltville…
