Pimodan, Georges-Auguste-Marie-Elie de Rarécourt de La Vallée, Marquis of(PIMODAN, GEORGES-AUGUSTE-MARIE-ELIE DE RARÉCOURT DE LA VALLÉE, MARCHESE DI)Vol. IX, p. 896 PIMODAN, GEORGES-AUGUSTE-MARIE-ELIE de RARÉCOURT de la VALLÉE, marquis of. — Papal general, born in Paris on 29 Jan. 1822, of an ancient family from the…
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Pingliang, Diocese of(PINGLIANG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 899 PINGLIANG, DIOCESE of. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Kansu (northern China). Established as an apostolic prefecture with 17 civil…
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Pini, Giovanni DomenicoVol. IX, p. 899 PINI, GIOVANNI DOMENICO. — Assistant of Catholic Action, b. in Milan on 29 January 1871, d. at Arona on 11 April 1930. He attended the Universities of Pavia…
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Pinsk-Pinsk, Diocese of(PINSK-PINSK, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 900 PINSK-PINSK, diocese of. - City and diocese of Poland. Covering an area of 50,000 sq. km., it has 319,603 Catholics, distributed among 133 parishes, served by…
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PiomboVol. IX, p. 939 LEAD. — Lead was employed in antiquity for the most varied purposes: for conduits, little crosses, weights, tokens, vials, plaques, fibulae, funerary urns,…
PionaVol. IX, p. 939 PIONA. - An 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, and…
Pionius(PIONIO)Vol. IX, p. 939 PIONIO. - He suffered martyrdom at Smyrna on the day of the feast (natale) of Polycarp, according to the Martyrdom of P., during the persecution of Decius;…
Pious Causes(CAUSE PIE)Vol. III, p. 693 CAUSE PIE: v. BENI ECCLESIASTICI; FONDAZIONE PIA.
Pious Daughters of Mary Most Holy(MAESTRE PIE FIGLIE DI MARIA S.MA)Vol. VII, p. 1074 MAESTRE PIE FIGLIE DI MARIA S.ma. — On the vigil of Corpus Christi in 1829 (19 June), Caterina Molinari (later Sister Maria Vittoria Crocifissa) withdrew,…
Pious Disciples of the Divine Master(PIE DISCEPOLE DEL DIVIN MAESTRO)Vol. IX, p. 816 PIE DISCEPOLE DEL DIVIN MAESTRO. – Founded at Alba in 1924 by Fr. Alberione. Purpose: to assist, through prayer and works, the two branches, male and female,…
Pious Legate(LEGATO PIO)Vol. VII, p. 628 LEGATO PIO. — The l. p. is a modal legacy in which the modus is a pious purpose of charity or religion. SUMMARY: I. Definition. — II. Various juridical and…
Pious Mothers of the Negroes(PIE MADRI DELLA NIGRIZIA)Vol. IX, p. 816 PIE MADRI DELLA NIGRIZIA. – Religious congregation dependent on Propaganda, founded in 1872 in Verona by the servant of God Daniele Comboni (v.) with the…
Pious Rural Catechists(PII OPERAI CATECHISTI RURALI)Vol. IX, p. 889 PII OPERAI CATECHISTI RURALI. — Congregation whose purpose is religious assistance in the countryside and the establishment of agricultural schools for the…
Pious Sisters of Redemption(PIE SUORE DELLA REDENZIONE)Vol. IX, p. 838 PIE SUORE DELLA REDENZIONE. – Institute founded at Cagliari in 1935 by Mother Anna di Gesù. It was elevated to an Institute of pontifical right in 1949. Its…
Pious Sisters of the Little Mission for the Deaf-Mute(PIE SORELLE DELLA PICCOLA MISSIONE PER LE SORDOMUTE)Vol. IX, p. 838 PIE SORELLE DELLA PICCOLA MISSIONE PER LE SORDOMUTE. — Institute founded in Bologna in 1890 by the two priest brothers Giuseppe and Cesare Gualandi. It is the…
Pious Union(UNIONE PIA)Vol. XII, p. 524 PIA UNION. — It is an association of the faithful established for a purpose of piety or charity. It is not strictly necessary for it to be a juridical person,…
Pious Union of Jesus, Mary and Joseph(PIA UNIONE DI GESÙ, MARIA E GIUSEPPE)Vol. IX, p. 803 PIA UNIONE DI GESÙ, MARIA e GIUSEPPE. — Religious congregation with simple vows, founded in 1880 by Sister Rita Amata di Gesù in Portugal and subsequently…
Pious Union of Saint Paul the Apostle(UNIONE DI SAN PAOLO APOSTOLO, PIA)Vol. XII, p. 514 UNIONE DI SAN PAOLO APOSTOLO, PIA. – A meritorious association founded in Rome in 1790 and canonically erected in 1797 in the archhospital of S. Maria della…
Pious Work(OPERA PIA)Vol. IX, p. 119 OPERA PIA: v. FONDAZIONE PIA; LEGATO PIO.
Pious Workers of the Immaculate Conception(PIE OPERAIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)Vol. IX, p. 828 PIE OPERAIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE. — Founded in 1744 by Msgr. Fr. A. Marcucci, bishop of Montaldo Marche. Its purpose is the instruction and civil and…
Pippin III, the Short(PIPINO III, IL BREVE)Vol. IX, p. 940 PIPINO III, il BREVE. — Born in 714, son of Carlo Martello and regarded as the adoptive son of Liutprando as a sign of friendship between Lombards and Franks,…
Piracicaba, Diocese of(PIRACICABA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 940 PIRACICABA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of S. Paulo in Brazil. It has an area of 1,400 sq. km. and a population of 167,000 inhabitants, of whom…
Pirandello, LuigiVol. IX, p. 940 PIRANDELLO, LUIGI. – Writer of short stories, novels, and dramas, b. in Agrigento on 28 June 1867, d. in Rome on 1 December 1930. Nobel Prize 1934. While still…
Piranesi, Giovanni BattistaVol. IX, p. 941 PIRANESI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. — Architect and engraver, b. at Mojano di Mestre on 4 October 1720, d. at Rome on 9 November 1778. He anticipates certain aspects…
Pirhing, EhrenreichVol. IX, p. 941 PIRHING, EHRENREICH. - Canonist and moral theologian, b. at Siegarthing (Lower Bavaria) on 12 Apr. 1606, d. at Dillingen (Bavaria) on 15 Sept. 1679. A Jesuit…
Pirkheimer (Pirkheimer), CharitasVol. IX, p. 942 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.,…
Pirkheimer (Pirkheimer), WillibaldVol. IX, p. 942 PIRKHEIMER (PIRKHEIMER), WILLIBALD. - A renowned German humanist, b. at Eichstätt on 5 Dec. 1470, d. at Nuremberg on 22 Dec. 1530. He attended the University…
Piromalli, PaoloVol. IX, p. 942 PIROMALLI, PAOLO. - Dominican theologian and missionary, born at Siderno (Reggio Calabria) in 1591, died at Bisignano (Calabria) in 1667. He entered religious…
Pirot, LouisVol. IX, p. 942 PIROT, LOUIS — Exegete of the New Testament, b. at Châteauroux on 10 July 1881, d. at Lille on 5 Dec. 1939. He was professor of Sacred Scripture at the Major…
Pirro I, Patriarch of Constantinople(PIRRO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)Vol. IX, p. 942 PIRRO I, patriarch of COSTANTINOPOLI. - Successor of Sergio in the patriarchate (639), he died at Costantinopoli between 19 and 23 May 655. A changeable…
Pirroni, Carlo GiovanniVol. IX, p. 942 PIRRONI, CARLO GIOVANNI. - Piarist, born in Campi Salentina (Lecce) on June 7, 1640, died in Rome on April 13, 1685. Founder, together with Fr. Angelo Morelli,…
Pirrotti, Pompilio Maria, Saint(PIRROTTI, POMPILIO MARIA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 943 PIRROTTI, POMPILIO MARIA, santo: v. POMPILIO M. PIRROTTI.
Pisa, Archdiocese of(PISA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 943 PISA, ARCHDIOCESE of. – City and archdiocese of Tuscany. Its suffragan dioceses are Apuania, Livorno, Pescia, Pontremoli, and Volterra. The extent of the…
Pisacane, CarloVol. IX, p. 949 PISACANE, CARLO. — Patriot and writer, born in Naples on 22 August 1818, died at Sanza on 2 July 1857. Of noble family, he entered the Nunziatella College at…
Pisanello, Antonio Pisano, called Il(PISANELLO, ANTONIO PISANO, DETTO IL)Vol. IX, p. 949 PISANELLO, ANTONIO PISANO, so called. — Painter, draughtsman, and medallist, born in Pisa before 1395, died probably in Naples in 1450. Having moved with his…
Pisani, FrancescoVol. IX, p. 950 PISANI, FRANCESCO - Cardinal, born in Venice around 1494 to Alvise, procurator of St. Mark’s, and Cecilia Giustinian. At the doge’s request, he was created…
Piscetta, LuigiVol. IX, p. 950 PISCETTA, LUIGI. – Theologian, born in Comignano (Novara) on 12 February 1858, died in Turin on 25 October 1925. He made his profession in the Society of S.…
PiscinaVol. IX, p. 950 PISCINA : v. BATTISTERO; CANTARO.
Pisides, George (Γεώργιος ὁ Πισίδης)(PISIDES, GIORGIO (ΓΕΏΡΓΙΟΣ Ὁ ΠΙΣΊΔΗΣ))Vol. IX, p. 950 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…
Pistelli, ErmenegildoVol. IX, p. 951 PISTELLI, ERMENEGILDO. - Philologist and writer, b. at Camaiore (Lucca) on 15 Feb. 1862, d. at Firenze on 14 Jan. 1927. A Piarist in 1884, after graduating in…
Pistis SophiaVol. IX, p. 951 PISTIS SOPHIA. – This is the title given by Schwartz to a Gnostic writing of the 3rd century in the Coptic language, contained in the Codex Askessianus of the…
Pistis, Saint(PISTIS, SANTA)Vol. IX, p. 951 PISTIS, Saint: v. SOPHIA, PISTIS, ELPIS and AGAPE, Saints.
Pistocchi, MarioVol. IX, p. 952 PISTOCCHI, MARIO. — Canonist, born at Meldola (Forlì) on 16 September 1874, died at Forlì on 10 December 1943. Ordained a priest in 1897, he obtained a degree…
Pistoia, Diocese of(PISTOIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 952 PISTOIA, DIOCESI. — City and diocese, provincial capital in Tuscany. The diocese, already existing in the 5th century, was declared by Martin V in 1420 to be a…
Pistoris, Johann(PISTORIUS, JOHANN)Vol. IX, p. 954 PISTORIUS, JOHANN. – Polemicist and historian, born in Nidda on 14 February 1546 (hence the name Niddanus), died in Freiburg im Breisgau on 18 July 1608. Son…
Pitati, Bonifacio deVol. IX, p. 956 PITATI, BONIFACIO de: v. BONIFACIO VERONESE.
Pithom(PHITHOM)Vol. IX, p. 792 PHITHOM. - A city of northern Egypt (Heb. Pitōm; Egypt. pr-jtm; Coptic πεθομί or πειθομί; Septuagint Πειθώ). According to Ex. 1, 11, an Egyptian king,…
Pithou, PierreVol. IX, p. 956 PITHOU, PIERRE. — Jurist, born at Troyes on 1 November 1539, died at Nogent-sur-Seine on 1 November 1596. He pursued his legal studies together with his…
Pitigliano, Diocese of(PITIGLIANO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 956 PITIGLIANO, DIOCESI di: v. SOVANA E PITIGLIANO, DIOCESI di.
Pitra, Jean-BaptisteVol. IX, p. 956 PITRA, JEAN-BAPTISTE. – Benedictine, cardinal, librarian of the Holy Roman Church, born at Champforgeuil (department of Saône-et-Loire) on 1 August 1812, died…
Pitrè, GiuseppeVol. IX, p. 957 PITRÈ, GIUSEPPE. - The foremost scholar of popular traditions Italy has produced, and one of the most distinguished in Europe, b. at Palermo on 22 Dec. 1841,…
Pittoni, GiambattistaVol. IX, p. 957 PITTONI, GIAMBATTISTA. — Painter, born in 1687, perhaps in Venice, died there on 17 November 1767. He received the first rudiments of art from his uncle…
Pittsburgh, Diocese of(PITTSBURG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 957 PITTSBURG, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese in the State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The diocese of P., suffragan of Philadelphia, today covers a territory of 7,238…
Piura, Diocese of(PIURA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 959 PIURA, DIOCESE OF. - 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…
Pius I, Pope, Saint(PIO I, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 902 PIO I, POPE, saint. – In the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on 11 July; it was Ado who first inserted him in his Martyrology. He succeeded Hyginus, but…
Pius II, Pope(PIO II, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 902 PIO II, PAPA. – Born in Corsignano in the Sienese territory on 18 October 1405; died at Ancona on 15 August 1464. I. THE YOUNG HUMANIST. — Enea Silvio…
Pius III, Pope(PIO III, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 904 PIO III, POPE. - Francesco Todeschini, born in Siena around 1440, died in Rome on 18 October 1503. Son of a sister of Pio II, he received from him the surname…
Pius IV, Pope(PIO IV, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 904 PIO IV, POPE. — For more than four months the three parties of the Sacred College—the Spanish, the French, and the group of cardinals attached to Paolo…
Pius IX, Pope(PIO IX, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 913 PIUS IX, POPE. – Descendant of the Mastai family of Cesena, which, for its merits, received the comital title from the Duke of Parma and added to its own…
Pius V, Pope, Saint(PIO V, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 905 PIO V, POPE, saint. – The last canonized Pope, born on 17 January 1504 at Bosco, near Alessandria, to Paolo Ghislieri and Domenica Augeria: he entered the…
Pius VI, Of Cesena, Giovanni(PIO VI, DI CESENA, GIOV)Vol. IX, p. 484 PIO VI, of Cesena, Giov. Angelo Braschi, 15, 22 Feb. 1775 – 29 Aug. 1799.
Pius VI, Pope(PIO VI, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 906 PIO VI, POPE. — Giannangelo Braschi, born in Cesena on 25 Dec. 1717 to Count Marc'Aurelio Tommaso and Anna Teresa Bandi. Educated by the Jesuits, he received…
Pius VII, Of Cesena, Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, 14, 21 March 1800(PIO VII, DI CESENA, BARNABA (GREGORIO) CHIARAMONTI, 14, 21 MARZO 1800)Vol. IX, p. 484 PIO VII, of Cesena, Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, 14, 21 March 1800 – 20 Aug. 1823. LEO XII, of Genga (Fabriano), Annibale della Genga, 28 Sept., 5 Oct. 1823…
Pius VII, Pope(PIO VII, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 908 PIO VII, PAPA. — Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti, born on 14 August 1740 (not 1742) at Cesena to Count Scipione and Marchioness Giovanna Ghini. Having completed…
Pius VIII, Pope(PIO VIII, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 912 PIO VIII, POPE. — 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…
Pius X, Pope, Blessed(PIO X, PAPA, BEATO)Vol. IX, p. 920 PIO X, POPE, BEATUS. — Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, born in Riese, a village in the diocese of Treviso, on 2 June 1835 to Giovanni Battista Sarto, town…
Pius XI(PIO XI)Vol. IX, p. 930 bibliografia); E. Pellegrinetti, P. XI. L'uomo nel Papa e il Papa nell'uomo, Roma 1940, e tre importanti artt. in L'Oss. Romano, 4, 5-6, 7 maggio 1941 (periodo…
Pius XI, Pope(PIO XI, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 924 PIO XI, POPE. - Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, born in Desio on 31 May 1857 to Francesco and Teresa Galli, both of modest means, died in the Vatican City on…
Pius XII, Pope(PIO XII, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 930 PIO XII, POPE. — Eugenio Pacelli, born in Rome on 2 March 1876 to the lawyer Filippo (v. PACELLI, famiglia) and Virginia Graziosi, received his education in…
PiusvereinVol. IX, p. 960 PIUSVEREIN. — Association founded in Mainz in 1848 by A. F. Lenning, a canon of the Cathedral, and G. Riffel, to organize the Catholics of Germany in defence…
PivialeVol. IX, p. 960 PIVIALE – P. of St Alboino of Bressanone parishes, 23 diocesan priests and 27 religious; 3 institutes of education for men and 3 for women (Ann. Pont., 1952,…
Pizarro, FranciscoVol. IX, p. 961 PIZARRO, FRANCISCO. — Spanish conquistador of Peru, born around 1475 at Trujillo (Cáceres, Extremadura), died on 26 June 1541 at Lima. The illegitimate son of…
Pizzicolli, Cyriacus de' (Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli)(PIZZICOLLI, CIRIACO DE' (KYRIACUS DE PICENI COLLIBUS))Vol. IX, p. 962 PIZZICOLLI, CIRIACO de' (Kyriacus de Piceni collibus). — One of the most singular figures of Humanism for versatility of intellect and breadth of learning:…
Pizzolo, NiccolòVol. IX, p. 962 PIZZOLO, NICCOLÒ. — Painter and sculptor, born around 1420, died in Padua in 1453. Unlike so many other contemporary Paduan artists, he did not attend…
Placare Christe ServulisVol. IX, p. 962 "PLACARE CHRISTE SERVULIS". – Hymn of Vespers for the feast of All Saints, by an unknown author; it is found in manuscripts as early as the 10th century. It…
Place, Charles-PhilippeVol. IX, p. 962 PLACE, CHARLES-PHILIPPE. - Cardinal, born Feb. 14, 1814 in Paris, died March 5, 1893 in Rennes. (fot. Geb. fot. una.) PIZZOLO, NICCOLÒ - Madonna in trono fra…
PlacetVol. IX, p. 963 PLACET (REGIO): v. EXEQUATUR E PLACET.
Placid, Eutychius and Companions, Saints, Martyrs(PLACIDO, EUTICHIO E CONSOCI, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. IX, p. 963 PLACIDO, EUTICHIO and COMPANIONS, saints, martyrs. - They probably perished in the Diocletian persecution (303–13). The Martyrologium Hieronymianum…
Placid, Saint(PLACIDO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 963 PLACIDO, saint. — Disciple of St. Benedict. His sole biographical source is the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great (II, 3–7: PL 66, 140–46; critical edition by…
Plagues of Egypt(PIAGHE DI EGITTO)Vol. IX, p. 796 PLAGUES OF EGYPT. – Punitive wonders wrought by God through Moses and Aaron in Egypt following Pharaoh’s repeated refusals to set the people of Israel free.…
Plain Chant Music(PLAIN CHANT MUSICAL)Vol. IX, p. 963 PLAIN CHANT MUSICAL. - In 1669 Henri Du Mont published five masses that became universally famous. It seems that he was also the inventor of the term used to…
Planck, Gottlieb JakobVol. IX, p. 963 PLANCK, GOTTLIEB JAKOB. - Lutheran theologian, b. 15 Nov. 1751 at Nürtingen in Württemberg, d. at Göttingen on 31 Aug. 1833. He was an eminent figure both in…
Planck, MaxVol. IX, p. 963 MAX PLANCK. - Thinker and scientist, born in Kiel on 23 April 1858, died in Göttingen on 4 October 1947. (from J. Demers, Oud nederlandsche Kunstmakers in…
Planet (Planeta, Casula, Amphibolus)(PIANETA (PLANETA, CASULA, AMPHIBOLUS))Vol. IX, p. 798 PLANETA (Planeta, casula, amphibolus). - An ecclesiastical vestment proper to priests in the celebration of Mass. At present, for two or three centuries, it…
Planets(PIANETI)Vol. IX, p. 800 PIANETI: v. ASTRALI DIVINITÀ.
Planning And Planism(PIANIFICAZIONE E PIANISMO)Vol. IX, p. 800 PLANNING and PLANNISM. — Planning exists in the economic sphere when, in a nation, the functions of economic life are, for particular reasons, programmed and…
Plant, Cult of the(PIANTA, CULTO DELLA)Vol. IX, p. 801 PLANT, CULT of the. — The sacred value of the p., whether herb or tree, is documented among all peoples, whether the p. forms part of a forest, rises alone in…
Plantin, ChristopheVol. IX, p. 964 PLANTIN, CHRISTOPHE. – One of the most distinguished and active printers of the 16th century, founder of a publishing and printing enterprise that lasted for…
Planudes, MaximosVol. IX, p. 967 PLANUDES, MAXIMOS. - Byzantine theologian and humanist of the 13th-14th centuries, whose deeds were transmitted almost exclusively in his own correspondence.…
Plasencia (Placentin), Diocese of(PLASENCIA (PLACENTIN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 967 PLASENCIA (PLACENTIN), DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in Spain, whose territory extends not only over the civil province of Cáceres, but also partly over those…
Platina, Bartolomeo Sacchi detto IlVol. IX, p. 967 PLATINA, BARTOLOMEO SACCHI detto il. — Humanist, born at Piadena (from which his name derives), near Cremona, in 1421; died in Rome of the plague on 21…
Plato (ΠΛΆΤΩΝ)(PLATONE (ΠΛΆΤΩΝ))Vol. IX, p. 968 PLATO (Πλάτων). - Greek philosopher of the 5th-4th century B.C., among the greatest thinkers of humanity. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Works: authenticity and…
Plato Levšin(PLATONE LEVŠIN)Vol. IX, p. 973 PLATONE LEVŠIN. — In the world Pietro Georgievič Levšin, metropolitan of Moscow, famous as a preacher, writer, and ecclesiastical administrator, b. at…
PlatoniaVol. IX, p. 973 PLATONIA. - From platoma or platomum: a marble slab. The term is found used in the Liber Pontificalis, in the biography of Liberio, of whom it is said that «…
Platonism(PLATONISMO)Vol. IX, p. 973 PLATONISM. - For ancient Greek Platonism, see the entry ACADEMY (I. The Greek Academy). Here the following will be discussed: I. Platonism in the Church…
Pleasure(PIACERE)Vol. IX, p. 795 PIACERE. – In general, in classical usage it indicates the “joy” of the senses when they are satisfied and hence also the physical well-being that derives from…
Plebiscite(PLEBISCITO)Vol. IX, p. 978 PLEBISCITO. — In Roman public law p. denoted a deliberation adopted by the concilia plebis upon the proposal of the tribunes, and therefore distinct from a…
Pledge, Right of(PEGNO, DIRITTO DI)Vol. IX, p. 658 PLEDGE, RIGHT OF. — I. NOTION. — It is the ius in re by which the creditor has a special security over movable property and constitutes one of the legitimate…
Plekhanov, Georgi Valentinovich(PLECHANOV, GEORGI VALENTINOVIČ)Vol. IX, p. 979 PLECHANOV, GEORGI VALENTINOVIČ. — Born in 1856, died on 31 May 1918, one of the most important theorists of Russian Marxism and, more generally, of…
Pleroma (ΠΛΉΡΩΜΑ)Vol. IX, p. 979 PLEROMA (πλήρωμα). - A technical term of the gnosis of Valentino and his adherents (Marco, Tolomeo, Pistis Sophia, etc.). The word, which was also in use…
Pliny the Elder(PLINIO IL VECCHIO)Vol. IX, p. 980 PLINIO IL VECCHIO — P. in his study and depiction of the world according to the author himself. Miniature from the Historia naturalis, cod. Vat. lat. 1956,…
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Plombières, Congress of(PLOMBIÈRES, CONVEGNO DI)Vol. IX, p. 981 PLOMBIÈRES, CONVEGNO. — The personal policy of Napoleon III, aimed on the one hand at securing the triumph of the principle of nationality in Italy and on the…
Plotinus(PLOTINO)Vol. IX, p. 982 PLOTINO. — Greek philosopher, b. at Lycopolis (Egypt) in 205 A.D. For eleven years a disciple of Ammonius Saccas in Alexandria, he followed the emperor Gordian…
Plumier, CharlesVol. IX, p. 983 PLUMIER, CHARLES. - Minims, naturalist-botanist, b. in Marseille on Apr. 20, 1646, d. at Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz) on Nov. 16, 1704. He made his profession…
Plunket, Oliver, Blessed, Martyr(PLUNKET, OLIVER, BEATO, MARTIRE)Vol. IX, p. 983 PLUNKET, OLIVER, blessed, martyr. — Of a noble Irish family, born at Loughcrew (County Meath) in 1629, died in London on 11 July 1681. He went to Rome in 1645…
Pluntēria (Πλυντήρια)(PLINTERIE (ΠΛΥΝΤΉΡΙΑ))Vol. IX, p. 981 PLINTERIE (Πλυντήρια). - From πλύνω, “I wash,” a purification festival celebrated—probably on 25 Thargelion (May-June)—in honour of Athena as the second…
Pluralism(PLURALISMO)Vol. IX, p. 984 PLURALISM. - In opposition to monism (v.), it is the doctrine according to which reality is constituted by multiple and diverse beings. Aristotelian philosophy…
Plutarch and Companions, Saints, Martyrs(PLUTARCO E COMPAGNI, SANTI MARTIRI)Vol. IX, p. 985 PLUTARCO and Companions, holy martyrs. — Commemorated together on 28 June, although they did not perish on the same day. The entry in the Martyrologium…
Plutarch of Chaeronea(PLUTARCO DI CHERONEA)Vol. IX, p. 984 PLUTARCO di CHERONEA. – Greek philosopher and historiographer, born at Cheronea (Boeotia) between 46 and 50 A.D. He studied philosophy and mathematics in…
PluteoVol. IX, p. 985 PLUTEUS. - This denotes an element, usually of marble, though sometimes of wood (in Syria), used as an enclosure. The plutei of Traiano (anaglypta Traiani), in…
Plutocracy(PLUTOCRAZIA)Vol. IX, p. 986 PLUTOCRACY. — According to the etymological meaning, p. (from πλοῦτος = “wealth” and κράτος = “power”) signifies the dominion of wealth or of the men who…
Plymouth, Diocese of(PLYMOUTH, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 986 PLYMOUTH, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese in England constituted as an independent entity in 1850; it comprises the counties of Devonshire, Cornwall,…
Pneumatology(PNEUMATOLOGIA)Vol. IX, p. 987 PNEUMATOLOGIA. – From πνεῦμα (spirit) and λόγος (word-concept), it means the science of the spirit. An expression now little or not at all used. Some authors…
PneumatomachiVol. IX, p. 987 PNEUMATOMACHI. – Trinitarian heretics who denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit (c. 360–fifth century). I. HISTORY. – In the Symbol of the Council of Nicaea,…
Pobedonostsev, Konstantin Petrovich(POBÉDONOSCEV, KONSTANTINI PETROVIĆ)Vol. IX, p. 988 POBÉDONOSCEV, KONSTANTINI PETROVIĆ. — Russian jurist and statesman, b. in Moscow on 18 Nov. 1827, d. in St Petersburg on 10 March 1907. After completing his…
Poccetti, Bernardino Barbattelli detto Il(POCCETTI, BERNARDINO BARBATELLI, DETTO IL)Vol. IX, p. 988 POCCETTI, BERNARDINO BARBATELLI, detto il. - Painter, also called Bernardino delle Facciate, delle Muse e delle Grottesche, born in Firenze in 1548, died there…
Podestà, Francesco(PODESTI, FRANCESCO)Vol. IX, p. 988 PODESTI, FRANCESCO. - Painter, born in Ancona on 21 March 1800, died in Rome on 10 February 1895. Having moved to Rome at an early age, he was a pupil of…
Podgorica(PODGORITZA)Vol. IX, p. 988 PODGORITZA. — This is ancient “Dioclea” in eastern Illyricum, where in 1873 a large, translucent white glass dish with raised edges was discovered, on which…
Podlachia, Diocese of(PODLACHIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 988 PODLACHIA, DIOCESI di: v. SIEDLCE, DIOCESI di.
Podocataro, LudovicoVol. IX, p. 988 PODOCATARO, LUDOVICO. - Cardinal, physician, papal secretary, born at Nicosia on the Island of Cyprus around 1430 into a noble family, died at Rome on 25 Aug.…
Poe, Edgar AllanVol. IX, p. 989 POE, EDGAR ALLAN. — American poet and narrator, born in Boston on 9 January 1809, died in Baltimore on 7 October 1849. After an unsuccessful attempt at a…
Poggi, GiuseppeVol. IX, p. 993 POGGI, GIUSEPPE. – Born at Piozzano (Piacenza) on 21 Aug. 1761, died at Ruebelle, near Montmorency, on 19 Feb. 1842. Known as the director of the Annali…
Poggio Mirteto, Diocese of(POGGIO MIRTETO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 993 POGGIO MIRTETO, DIOCESI di: v. SABINA, DIOCESI di.
Poggio, GiovanniVol. IX, p. 993 POGGIO, GIOVANNI. - Cardinal, born in Bologna on 21 January 1493 to Cristoforo, secretary to Giovanni II Bentivoglio, and Francesca Quistelli. He was in Spain…
Pogliasca, Giovanni FrancescoVol. IX, p. 993 POGLIASCA, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO. - Man of letters and jurist, born at La Spezia. He died in 1561. He was chaplain to Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, then…
Pohle, JosephVol. IX, p. 993 POHLE, JOSEPH. - Theologian, b. at Niederspay (Coblenza) on 13 March 1852, d. at Breslavia on 21 February 1922. He studied philosophy and theology at the…
PoimandresVol. IX, p. 993 POIMANDRES: v. ERMETICI, LIBRI.
Poincaré, Jules-Henri(POINGARÉ, JULES-HENRY)Vol. IX, p. 993 POINGARÉ, JULES-HENRY. – Mathematician and thinker, born in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) on 29 April 1854, died in Paris on 17 July 1912. He taught (1881) in the…
Poincaré, RaymondVol. IX, p. 994 POINCARÉ, RAYMOND. — French politician, born on 20 August 1860 in Bar-le-Duc (Meuse), died on 15 October 1934 in Paris. At the age of 27, in 1887, he was…
Pointe-Noire, Apostolic Vicariate of(POINTE-NOIRE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. IX, p. 994 POINTE-NOIRE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — In French Equatorial Africa. It originated from the apostolic vicariate of French Congo, erected on 28 May 1886 with…
Poissy, Colloquy of(POISSY, COLLOQUIO DI)Vol. IX, p. 994 POISSY, COLLOQUIUM of. — The dissensions provoked by Calvinist preaching in the Kingdom of France, and the factions that had arisen from it, especially among…
Poitiers, Diocese of(POITIERS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 995 POITIERS, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of the department of Vienne in France; it comprises the two civil departments of Vienne and Deux-Sèvres, with an area…
Polanco, Juan AlonsoVol. IX, p. 997 POLANCO, JUAN ALONSO. - Jesuit, historian, b. at Burgos in 1516, d. at Rome on 21 Dec. 1576. A “Magister artium” at Paris, apostolic secretary at Rome, he…
Poland(POLONIA)Vol. IX, p. 1019 POLAND. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - Poland, as constituted after the Second World War (1945), presents significant differences from the state that existed between 1918…
Poland, Sacred(POLONIA SACRA)Vol. IX, p. 1029 POLONIA SACRA. — Periodical of the Faculty of Theology of the Jagellonian University of Krakow, published since 1948. It deals principally with the…
Polar Regions(TERRE POLARI)Vol. XI, p. 1209 POLAR LANDS. - GEOGRAPHY - This designation refers to the whole of the continental or insular territories extending through the regions near the Poles. While…
Polding, John BedeVol. IX, p. 998 POLDING, JOHN BEDE. – Archbishop of Sydney, born on 18 November 1794 in Liverpool, died on 16 March 1877 in Sydney. Having been orphaned, he was adopted by his…
Pole, Margaret, Blessed(POLE, MARGARET, BEATA)Vol. IX, p. 998 POLE, MARGARET, blessed. – English martyr, born at Castle Farley, near Bath, on 14 August 1473, to Giorgio Plantageneto, duke of Clarence; died in London on 27…
Pole, ReginaldVol. IX, p. 998 POLE, REGINALD. — Born at Stourton Castle (Staffordshire) in March 1500 to Sir Richard (d. 1505), whose mother was the half-sister of Margherita Beaufort,…
Polemio, Silvio(POLEMIO SILVIO)Vol. IX, p. 999 POLEMIO SILVIO. - Gallic writer. He lived in the fifth century and was a friend of St. Ilario and of Bishop Eucherio of Lyon. He seems to have held offices at…
Poletti, LuigiVol. IX, p. 999 POLETTI, LUIGI. – Architect, born in Modena on 28 October 1792, died in Milan on 2 August 1869. As a young man he studied in Bologna at the Accademia…
Poliander (Graumann), Johann(POLIANDER (GRAUMANN) JOHANN)Vol. IX, p. 1000 POLIANDER (GRAUMANN) JOHANN. - Lutheran reformer, b. at Neustadt am Main in 1487, d. at Königsberg in 1541. He studied at Leipzig, where he became rector of…
Policastro, Diocese of(POLICASTRO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IX, p. 1002 POLICASTRO, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese in the province of Salerno; it has an area of 1,200 sq km and a population of 70,000 inhabitants, all Catholics,…
Polidoro da CaravaggioVol. IX, p. 1003 POLIDORO da CARAVAGGIO. - Painter, born c. 1500 at Caravaggio, died at Messina (killed by a servant in the course of a robbery) in 1543. Lomazzo has…
Polignac, Melchior deVol. IX, p. 1008 POLIGNAC, MELCHIOR de. - Cardinal, diplomat, and apologist, b. at Puy-en-Velay on 11 Oct. 1661, d. at Paris on 20 Nov. 1741. He studied at Paris, becoming…
Polish Friars(FRATRES POLONI)Vol. V, p. 1052 FRATRES POLONI. — Antitrinitarian, Socinian heretics who existed in Poland in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. When Fausto Socini moved to Poland in…
Politi, Lancelotto (Ambrosio Catarino)(POLITI, LANCELLOTTO (AMBROGIO CATARINO))Vol. IX, p. 1009 POLITI, LANCELLOTTO (AMBROGIO CATARINO). — Dominican theologian, born at Siena ca. 1484, died at Naples on 8 November 1553. Consistorial advocate under Leo X…
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Political Economy(ECONOMIA POLITICA)Vol. V, p. 55 POLITICAL ECONOMY. — As many definitions have been given of p. e. as there have been phases in its doctrinal development; indeed, the nature of every…
Political Elections(ELEZIONI POLITICHE)Vol. V, p. 162 POLITICAL ELECTIONS. — Under a system of representative democracy, every citizen who possesses the qualifications established by law is called upon to…
Political Freedoms(LIBERTÀ POLITICHE)Vol. VII, p. 774 POLITICAL FREEDOMS. — These are the most immediate practical applications of the principle of freedom in a truly democratic State, that is, one which…
Politics(POLITICA)Vol. IX, p. 1010 POLITICS. — The etymology, from Greek πόλις = city, suggests the first and most general meaning of the term, insofar as it highlights the object to which it…
Poliziano, Angelo(POLIZIANO, ANGIOLO)Vol. IX, p. 1012 POLIZIANO, ANGIOLO. – From Montepulciano, where he was born on 14 July 1454 and from which he later derived the name Politismus, Agnolo Ambrogiu soon came to…
Pollaiuolo, Antonio di Jacopo Benci, detto del(POLLAIOLO, ANTONIO DI JACOPPO BENCI, DETTO DEL)Vol. IX, p. 1017 POLLAIOLO, ANTONIO son of JACOPPO BENCI, called del. — Painter, sculptor, goldsmith, and architect, born in Florence ca. 1431 (according to others, 1426, or…
Pollaiuolo, Piero(POLLAIOLO, PIERO)Vol. IX, p. 1017 POLLAIOLO, PIERO – Coronation of the Virgin (1483). S. Gimignano, Collegiana. The artist’s first stay in Rome dates to 1469. The impression left by his…
Polliaco, Johannes De (John of Pouilly)(GIOVANNI DI POUILLY (DE POLLIACO))Vol. VI, p. 374 GIOVANNI di POUILLY (de Polliaco). - Scholastic philosopher and theologian, d. after 1322. A disciple of Goffredo di Fontaines (de Fontibus), he became…
Polo, MarcoVol. IX, p. 1018 POLO, MARCO — The oldest Venetian redaction of the Milione (first half of the 14th century) — Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 3999, fol. 7. Works of genuine…
Polvara, GiuseppeVol. IX, p. 1029 POLVARA, GIUSEPPE. - Painter and architect, b. at Pescarenico (Lecco) on 23 Nov. 1884, d. at Milano on 20 Feb. 1950. Ordained priest in 1909, he assumed the…
Polyandry(POLIANDRIA)Vol. IX, p. 1000 POLIANDRIA. – From the Greek πολύς = much and ἀνήρ = man, it is the simultaneous marital cohabitation of one woman with several men. I. MORAL THEOLOGY AND…
Polyandry(POLIANDRO)Vol. IX, p. 1001 POLIANDRO. – From the Greek πολύς = many and ἀνὴρ = man, this is a term employed by Fr. G. Marchi to designate a tomb containing several human bodies…
PolybiblionVol. IX, p. 1030 POLYBIBLION. — With the aim of providing information on the content and value of the principal contemporary literary production, both French and foreign, P.…
Polycarp, Saint(POLICARPO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 1001 POLICARPO, saint. — A disciple of the apostle s. Giovanni (Eusebius, Hist. eccl., V, 20, 5 ff.) and ordained by him bishop of Smyrna (Tertullian, De praescr.,…
Polycrates of Ephesus(POLICRATE DI EFESO)Vol. IX, p. 1002 POLICRATES OF EPHESUS. – In a letter of reply to Pope Victor (189–99) and to the Roman Church, he defended the Quartodeciman tradition of the Church in Asia…
Polycronius(POLICRONIO)Vol. IX, p. 1003 POLICRONIO. - Bishop of Apamea in Syria, d. c. 430. He was the brother of Teodoro di Mopsuestia and is praised by Teodoreto, who concludes his Storia…
Polyembryony(POLIEMBRIONIA)Vol. IX, p. 1003 POLIEMBRIONIA: v. ANIMAZIONE; REGOLAZIONE. POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO - Christ falls under the Cross - Naples, Pinacoteca.
Polyeuto, Saint, Martyr(POLIEUTO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. IX, p. 1003 POLIEUTO, saint, martyr. — On his tomb, in Melitene in Armenia, a church already existed at the end of the 4th century, and another was dedicated to him in…
Polygamy(POLIGAMIA)Vol. IX, p. 1004 POLIGAMIA: V. POLIANDRIA; POLIGINIA.
Polygenism(POLIGENISMO)Vol. IX, p. 1004 POLYGENISM. — From the Greek πολός = much and γένος = origin, it is the hypothesis that derives the present human race from several original couples, whether…
Polyglot Bibles(POLIGLOTTE, BIBBIE)Vol. IX, p. 1008 POLIGLOTTE, BIBBIE: v. BIBBIA.
Polygyny(POLIGINIA)Vol. IX, p. 1006 POLIGINIA. – From the Greek πολύς = much and γυνή = wife, it is the simultaneous marital cohabitation of one man with several women. I. MORAL THEOLOGY AND…
Polynesians, Religion of the(POLINESIANI, RELIGIONE DEI)Vol. IX, p. 1008 POLINESIANI, RELIGIONE dei: v. PRIMITIVI, RELIGIONE DEI.
Polyphony(POLIFONIA)Vol. IX, p. 1003 POLIFONIA. – From the Greek πολός = much and φωνή = sound, voice, this is music based on the simultaneous association of two or more parts, whether or not they…
Polyptych(POLITTICO)Vol. IX, p. 1012 POLYPTYCH. - A term generally used to denote a complex of more than three painted panels, joined together by an architectural framework. A diptych, in fact, is…
Polytheism(POLITEISMO)Vol. IX, p. 1008 POLYTHEISM. — From the Greek πολίς = many and θεός = god, it is the belief in and worship of several divinities independent of one another, as opposed to…
Pomarancio, Cristoforo Roncalli, detto ilVol. IX, p. 1031 POMARANCIO, CRISTOFORO RONCALLI, known as il. — Painter, born in Pomarance, near Volterra, in 1552, died in Rome on 14 May 1626. A pupil of Niccolò Circignani,…
Pomba, Giuseppe(POMBA, GIUSEPPE,)Vol. IX, p. 1031 POMBA, GIUSEPPE, - Bookseller, printer, and publisher, born in Turin on 4 February 1795, died there on 3 November 1876. He began his career in 1807 as a…
Pombal de Carvalho e Mello, Sebastião José, Marquess of(POMBAL DE CARVALHO E MELLO, SEBASTIÁN JOSÉ, MARCHESE DI)Vol. IX, p. 1031 POMBAL de CARVALHO e MELLO, SEBASTIÁN JOSÉ, marquis. — Born in Lisbon on 15 May 1699, died at Pombal on 8 May 1782. In 1739 he was sent to London as chargé…
Pomerio, GiulianoVol. IX, p. 1032 POMERIO, GIULIANO. - Priest and orator, born in Mauritania; about the middle of the fifth century he moved to Gaul (Gennadius, De viris illustr., 66), taking…
PompaVol. IX, p. 1032 POMPA. — From the Greek πομπή “procession” (from πέμπω “send,” “accompany”), it is the solemn procession that in Greece and Rome accompanies: 1) magistrates…
Pompallier, Jean-Baptiste-FrançoisVol. IX, p. 1032 POMPALLIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE-FRANÇOIS. — Born on 11 December 1801 in Lyon, he died at Puteaux (Paris) on 21 December 1871. Ordained a priest in 1829, he had…
Pompei (Beata Vergine Maria del Santo Rosario in Valle di P.), Prelature Nullius of(POMPEI (BEATA VERGINE MARIA DEL S. ROSARIO IN VALLE DI P.), PRELATURA NULLIUS DI)Vol. IX, p. 1035 POMPEI (BEATA VERGINE MARIA DEL S. ROSARIO IN VALLE DI P.), PRELATURE NULLIUS. — Valle di P. was a place inhabited by little more than a hundred farmers when…
Pompeii(POMPEI (GR. ΠΟΜΝΊΓΙΑ))Vol. IX, p. 1035 POMPEI (Gr. Πομνίγια). — Situated on the great coastal road from Naples toward southern Italy, it was founded by Oscan peoples of Campania near the lower…
Pompilio Maria Pirrotti, Saint(POMPILIO MARIA PIRROTTI, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 1036 POMPILIO MARIA PIRROTTI, saint. — Piarist, b. at Montecalvo Irpino (Avellino) on 29 Sept. 1710, d. at Campi Salentina (Lecce) on 15 July 1766. He taught in…
