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Restoration (RESTAURO)
I. IN ARCHITECTURE. - This is the term used to define those direct interventions on the structures and essential decorative elements of a building aimed at… -
Resurrection and Reviviscence (RISURREZIONE E REVIVISCENZA)
Resurrection, that is, the return to full life of an organism that is certainly dead, has at all times been invoked as the greatest demonstration of a power… -
Resurrectionists (RESURREZIONISTI)
A religious congregation begun in 1836 in Paris by Bogdan Janski, Peter Semenenko and Jerome Kajsiewicz, who were at that time carrying on religious and social… -
Resurrection of Jesus Christ (RISURREZIONE DI GESÙ CRISTO)
The historical fact of the R. of Christ and the related dogmatic treatment are set out at the entry GESÙ CRISTO. The liturgical commemoration of the R. is… -
Resurrection of the Dead (RISURREZIONE DEI MORTI)
The Catholic Church believes that, at the end of the world, all the dead, good and wicked, will rise again to be judged by Jesus Christ and to receive eternal… -
Retablo
The interpretation given here of this word, which belongs to the Spanish language, remains confined to the meaning it takes on in the fields of architecture… -
Retord, Pierre-André
Born on May 19, 1803 in Renaison (Loire) and died on Oct. 23, 1858. Ordained a priest on May 31, 1828, after three years of ministry in Lyon he entered the… -
Retributive Penalties (PENE VENDICATIVE)
These are the canonical penalties (v. PENALTY) that tend directly toward the punishment of the guilty party and the restoration of the order that has been… -
Retroactivity of the Law (RETROATTIVITÀ DELLA LEGGE)
The CIC has adopted the principle of the non-retroactivity of law, establishing that leges respiciunt futura, non praeterita, nisi nominatim in eis de… -
Retté, Adolphe
French poet, b. in Paris in 1863, d. at Beaune on 8 Dec. 1930. He belonged to the first Symbolist group, along with Jean Moréas and Gustave Kahn; he played a… -
Retz, Cardinal de (RETZ, CARDINALE DI)
Jean-François Paul de Gondi, b. at Montmirail on Sept. 20, 1613, d. in Paris on Aug. 24, 1679; the Duchy of R. (or Rais) had been conferred in 1581 by Henry… -
Reubeni, David (DAVID REUBENI)
That is, "D., descendant of Reuben." A strange figure of an Eastern Jew, whose place of origin and many details of his eventful life are unknown. He appears in… -
Reuchlin, Johannes, called Capnion (REUCHLIN, JOHANNES, DETTO CAPNION)
German humanist, b. at Pforzheim on 22 February 1455, d. at Bad Liebenzell on 30 June 1522. He was the initiator of the study of Hebrew as an aid to biblical… -
Reumont, Alfred von
Prussian historian and diplomat, b. 15 Aug. 1808 in Aachen, d. there 27 Apr. 1887. A Catholic, he studied at the Universities of Bonn and Heidelberg and… -
Reunion (Saint-Denis), Diocese of (RÉUNION (SAINT-DENIS), DIOCESI DI)
The diocese of R. published his Tavole cronologiche e sincrone della storia fiorentina (Florence 1841; supplementary volume, ibid. 1875), very useful to… -
Reusch, Franz Heinrich
Catholic exegete, who went over to the sect of the "Old Catholics", b. at Brilon in Westphalia on 4 Dec. 1825, d. at Bonn on 3 March 1900. In 1849 a priest, in… -
Reus, Johann Baptist
Mystic, b. July 10, 1868 at Pottenstein, diocese of Bamberg, to a family of peasants; d. at São Leopoldo on July 21, 1947. Having entered his diocesan… -
Reuss, Francesco Saverio
Redemptorist, poet, b. at Bergheim (Strasbourg) on 9 Nov. 1842, d. at Rome on 13 Feb. 1924. His Latin poems were twice awarded prizes in the literary… -
Reuter, Johann
Jesuit, moralist, b. in Luxembourg on 13 Oct. 1680, d. in Trier on 21 Jan. 1761. He taught successively letters, philosophy, and dogmatics; then, for 8 years… -
Revelation (RIVELAZIONE)
The term R., from the Latin revelare, literally "to uncover," means the manifestation of a hidden reality or truth. In this sense it was also used in biblical… -
Revenue (RENDITA)
In common language it is equivalent to income (v.), with the addition of a marked character of gratuitousness, of certainty, or of constancy in amount, which… -
Review of Christian Archaeology (RIVISTA DI ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA)
After the Nuovo bulletino di archeologia cristiana ceased publication in 1922, the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology began in 1924 the R. di a. c.… -
Review of Church History in Italy (RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA CHIESA IN ITALIA)
It was begun in Jan. 1947; it has appeared regularly in four-monthly fascicles, with the aim of illustrating the most important men and events of Italian… -
Review of History and Bibliography of the Scolopi (RASSEGNA DI STORIA E BIBLIOGRAFIA SCOLOPICA)
Journal published under the direction of Fr. Leodegario Picanyol, general archivist of the Order of the Pious Schools. It appears twice a year and contains… -
Review of Italian Ecclesiastical Law (RIVISTA DI DIRITTO ECCLESIASTICO ITALIANO)
Founded in 1890 by the lawyer Serafino Giustiniani at the beginning of a new historical phase in relations between Church and State in Italy. The legislation… -
Review of Morals and Law (RASSEGNA DI MORALE E DIRITTO)
A quarterly periodical, established in Rome in 1935, under the direction of Monsignor Silvio Romani with the cooperation of the best jurists. Its purpose was… -
Review of Neoscholastic Philosophy (RIVISTA DI FILOSOFIA NEOSCOLASTICA)
It appeared in January 1909, directed by Fr. Agostino Gemelli and by Giulio Canella (who after a short time withdrew from the editorial board), and continued… -
Review of Readings (RIVISTA DI LETTURE)
A monthly periodical founded in Milan in 1904 under the title Bollettino delle biblioteche cattoliche, under the editorship of the priest G. Casati, and also… -
Review of Religion
A quarterly periodical published by Columbia University, in New York City, beginning in 1936-37. Through the collaboration of many specialists it critically… -
Review of the Italian Clergy (RIVISTA DEL CLERO ITALIANO)
A monthly periodical founded in Milan in 1920 under the care of Fr. A. Gemelli and Msgr. F. Olgiati and L. Vigna. Addressed exclusively to priests, the… -
Review of the Young (RIVISTA DEI GIOVANI)
A monthly periodical founded in 1920 and directed by the Salesian Antonio Cojazzi, published by SEI (Società Editrice Internazionale) in Turin. It had wide… -
Réville, Jean
French Protestant theologian, b. 6 Nov. 1854 in Rotterdam, d. 5 May 1908 in Paris. Son of Albert R., a Protestant pastor and learned scholar of the history of… -
Revista Eclesiástica Brasileira (REVISTA ECLESIASTICA BRASILEIRA)
Among the theological journals of Latin America that have sprung up in recent times - such as Christus (Mexico), Ciencia y Fe (S. Miguel, F. C. P., Argentina)… -
Reviviscence of Merits (REVIVISCENZA DEI MERITI)
Merit is the right to the eternal reward (the beatific vision), acquired through good works performed in a state of Grace (v. MERITO DELL'UOMO). The works of… -
Reviviscence of the Sacraments (REVIVISCENZA DEI SACRAMENTI)
In modern theology, a Sacrament which, although validly received, did not produce Grace because of a moral indisposition (lack of the state of Grace or of… -
Revocation (REVOCAZIONE)
In Church law the term has a single meaning and is embodied exclusively in an act performed by the competent legislative or administrative authority for the… -
Revolution (RIVOLUZIONE)
Great uncertainty still reigns over the exact definition of the term. The revolutionary event is so complex in its causes and in the elements composing it that… -
Revue Apologétique
A monthly periodical founded in Paris in 1905 by the Sulpician Jean Guibert, director of the Seminary of the city's Catholic Institute, in order to offer… -
Revue Augustinienne
Monthly review of the Augustinians of the Assumption, published in Paris from March 15, 1902 to Dec. 15, 1910, in 2 annual volumes. Edited predominantly by the… -
Revue Bénédictine
Periodical begun in 1884 by the abbey of Maredsous (Belgium) under the almost ascetic title of Messager des fidèles and with the aim of bringing the faithful… -
Revue Biblique
A quarterly journal, founded in Paris in 1893 through the work of the Dominican Father Lagrange (v.), and published under the care of the "Practical School of… -
Revue Catholique of Institutions and of Canon Law (REVUE CATHOLIQUE DES INSTITUTIONS ET DU DROIT)
A journal, at first monthly, then twice-monthly, founded by the Jesuit J. Sambin (1820-92) and by the senator Lucien-Brun, which appeared in Grenoble in 1873.… -
Revue des Sciences Philosophiques et Théologiques
Periodical founded in 1907 by a group of French Dominicans, professors in the Faculty of Philosophy and Theology of Le Saulchoir (Etiolles, Seine-et-Oise). Its… -
Revue d'Histoire et de Littérature Religieuses
Founded in Paris in 1896, with the assiduous collaboration of the modernist A. Loisy, its principal aim was the history of Christianity and of Israel, biblical… -
Revue Internationale des Sociétés Secrètes
A monthly review founded in Paris in 1912, with the aim of documenting precisely the activity of secret societies (Freemasonry and adepts under the most varied… -
Revue Mabillon
A quarterly review, named after the Maurist Jean Mabillon, founded in 1905 and directed by J.-M. Besse (v.) of the Abbey of St. Martin of Ligugé (Vienne).… -
Revue Neo-Scholastic (REVUE NÉO-SCOLASTIQUE)
A quarterly journal, founded at Louvain in 1894 by the future Cardinal Desiré Mercier, and published by the "Société philosophique de Louvain" as the organ of… -
Revue of Asceticism and of Mysticism (REVUE D'ASCÉTIQUE ET DE MYSTIQUE)
A bimonthly journal, founded in Toulouse in 1920 by Fr. J. de Guibert, with the aim of studying spirituality scientifically in all its aspects. It aims… -
Revue of Ecclesiastical History (REVUE D'HISTOIRE ECCLÉSIASTIQUE)
Journal published by the Catholic University of Louvain, founded in 1900 by A. Cauchie and P. Ladeuze, with the program of re-examining the external and… -
Revue of Historical Questions (REVUE DES QUESTIONS HISTORIQUES)
Periodical founded in Paris in 1866 under the direction of the Marquis G. du Fresne de Beaucourt, with the aim of promoting and deepening the study of… -
Revue of Oriental Christianity (REVUE DE L'ORIENT CHRÉTIEN)
A scholarly journal embracing questions concerning the Christian East, which began in 1896 in Paris as a quarterly "Supplement" to the R. d. l'O. C. of a… -
Revue of Philosophy (REVUE DE PHILOSOPHIE)
Periodical founded in Paris by the Marist Father E. Peillaube, to promote philosophical studies anchored in the philosophy of St. Thomas, but enriched by… -
Revue of Readings (REVUE DES LECTURES)
A monthly periodical, begun in 1908 by Abbot Luigi Bethléem (1861-1940), as a publication accompanying his activity as a moral reviewer of French novels. It… -
Revue of Religions (REVUE DES RELIGIONS)
Periodical founded in Amiens, published in Paris by the priest Z. Peisson, as a Catholic contribution to the study of mythology and comparative religions that… -
Revue of Religious Sciences (REVUE DES SCIENCES RELIGIEUSES)
A quarterly periodical published and for the most part edited by the professors of the Faculty of Theology of Strasbourg, founded in 1921 with the intention of… -
Revue of Scientific Questions (REVUE DES QUESTIONS SCIENTIFIQUES)
A quarterly journal, founded in Louvain in 1877 under the auspices of the "Société scientifique de Bruxelles," established in 1875 to promote the study of the… -
Revue of the History of Missions (REVUE D'HISTOIRE DES MISSIONS)
In 1924 the Jesuit Father Giovanni Battista Piolet founded the association of the "Amis des Missions" and, as its organ, the R. d'h. d. M. The editorship was… -
Revue of the History of Religions (REVUE DE L'HISTOIRE DES RELIGIONS)
Founded in Paris by M. Vernes in 1880 and subsequently directed by J. Réville and now by R. Dussaud with E. Dhorme and H. Ch. Puech. It is published quarterly… -
Revue of the History of the Church in France (REVUE D'HISTOIRE DE L'ÉGLISE DE FRANCE)
A quarterly journal of historical criticism on problems connected with the development of religious thought and the vicissitudes of the ecclesiastical… -
Revue of the Young (REVUE DES JEUNES)
Organ of information and action of Catholic and French thought, directed by the Dominicans. It was founded at Kain (Belgium) in 1909 by Fr. M. Barge under the… -
Revue Thomiste
A doctrinal journal of Thomist theology and philosophy, founded in Paris in 1893 through the work of the Dominican Father Thomas Coconnier. Its purpose is not… -
Rex Gloriosae Martyrum (REX GLORIOSE MARTYRUM)
Hymn of Lauds in the Common of several martyrs outside Paschal time; by an unknown author, belonging to the ancient Irish group. Those who extol the victory of… -
Rex Sempiterne Caelitum
Hymn of Matins in Paschal time, by an unknown author of the 5th century, in evident imitation of Ambrose. The correctors of the 17th century revised it… -
Reyes, Apostolic Vicariate of (REYES, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in Bolivia and was erected on September 1, 1942, with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Beni. It is entrusted to the… -
Reykjavik
Capital of Iceland; its name means "bay of smoke" because of the thermal springs whose thick vapors often darken the atmosphere. In a picturesque position on… -
Reymont, Władysław Stanisław (REYMONT, WLADYSLAW STANISLAW)
Polish writer, b. at Kobiele Wielkie on 7 May 1867, d. at Warsaw on 5 Dec. 1925. Nobel Prize in 1924. He had a restless and adventurous youth; he was an… -
Rezayeh of the Chaldeans (REZAYEH DEI CALDEI)
The episcopal see dates already from the 3rd century. The city was the seat of a Chaldean Catholic bishop from 1560 to 1647. The Catholic see of R. was… -
Rezzara, Niccolò
Catholic organizer, b. at Chiuppano (Vicenza) in 1848, d. at Bergamo on 6 February 1915. At Vicenza he taught in the secondary schools from 1869 to 1877 and…