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Roman Orders (ORDINES ROMANI)
I. NOTION. - The O. R. are "libelli" produced in the 8th-14th centuries, containing the description and the rules for the conduct of the principal sacred… -
Romano, Vincenzo, Venerable (ROMANO, VINCENZO, VENERABILE)
Born at Torre del Greco (Naples) on June 3, 1751, died there on Dec. 20, 1831, after almost 35 years of parochial ministry. He entered the Seminary of Naples… -
Roman Protomartyrs (ROMANI PROTOMARTIRI)
This is the designation for the first Christian victims who perished in Rome during the persecution of Nero (64 A.D.). The accounts of their martyrdom have… -
Roman Question (QUESTIONE ROMANA)
This is the name that has become established to indicate the intricate and bitter politico-religious dispute that opened, in the national and international… -
Roman Ritual (RITUALE ROMANO)
Liturgical book of the Latin Church for priests, containing the ceremonies for the administration of the Sacraments, for the assistance of the sick, and the… -
Romans, Epistle to the (ROMANI, EPISTOLA AI)
The first letter of St. Paul in the order of the Vulgate and of the Tridentine canon, the most important for Pauline theology. I. ORIGIN. - Paul, about to set… -
Romanticism (ROMANTICISMO)
By R. is meant that movement of a literary, artistic, philosophical, political and social character which arose in Europe in the second half of the 18th… -
Roman Union (UNIONE ROMANA)
Association of Roman Catholic voters, active for the administrative elections of the Municipality of Rome from 1872 to 1919. When the Holy See forbade Italian… -
Romanus, Pope (ROMANO, PAPA)
Born at Gallese, near Civita Castellana, he was elected cardinal of St. Peter in Chains by Pope Stephen VI. He succeeded him in the pontificate and governed… -
Romanus, Saint, Martyr (ROMANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 17 November, as a martyr of Caesarea, and on the following day as a martyr of Antioch. On this second date… -
Romanus, Saint, Martyr (ROMANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 9 August. The Itineraries of the 7th century remember him as buried on the Via Tiburtina in the cemetery… -
Romanus the Melodist (ROMANO IL MELÒDE)
Born in Syria to an Israelite family, in the last quarter of the 5th century: having gone to Constantinople in the last years of the reign of Anastasius I… -
Rome (ROMA)
Metropolis of the Roman world, later capital of the Papal State and, from 3 February 1871, of the Italian State (law no. 33, art. 1), it is the center of… -
Romilli, Bartolomeo Carlo
Archbishop b. at Bergamo on 14 March 1795, d. at Milan on 7 May 1859. Appointed in 1838 parish priest of Trescorre, he distinguished himself by his spirit of… -
Römische Quartalschrift
A quarterly periodical of Christian antiquities and ecclesiastical history, founded by Msgr. Antonio de Waal in 1887, edited by the rector of the Camposanto… -
Romuald, Saint (ROMUALDO, SANTO)
Founder of the Camaldolese Benedictines (v.), b. at Ravenna ca. 952, d. in the hermitage built next to the monastery of Val di Castro (Fabriano) on 19 June… -
Roncaglia, Costantino
Moral theologian, b. at Lucca on 5 Nov. 1677, d. there on 24 March 1737. He entered the Congregation of the Regular Clerics of the Mother of God at a very… -
Ronsard, Pierre de
French poet, b. at the château de la Poissonnière (Vendôme), 11 Sept. 1525, d. 27 Dec. 1585 at the priory of St-Cosme-sur-Loire. Of a noble family, he was… -
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
President of the United States of America, b. Jan. 30, 1882 at Hyde Park (New York), d. Apr. 12, 1945 at Warm Springs (Georgia). He began his political career… -
Roothaan, Joannes Philippe
Twenty-first general of the Society of Jesus, b. in Amsterdam on 23 Nov. 1785, d. in Rome on 8 May 1853. Having entered the Order in Russia, where the Jesuits… -
Rosa, Enrico
Jesuit, writer, b. at Selve Marcone (diocese of Biella) on 17 Nov. 1870, d. at Rome on 26 Nov. 1938. He entered the Order in 1886 and was ordained a priest in… -
Rosalia (Rusolia), Saint (ROSALIA (RUSOLIA), SANTA)
Patroness of Palermo since the 17th century, the "santuzza," as the people call her, led an eremitical life in the 2nd half of the 12th century in caves of the… -
Rosario, Diocese of (ROSARIO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of S. Fé in Argentina. It has an area of 27,437.30 sq km with a population of 950,000 inhabitants, of whom 900,000 are… -
Rosary (ROSARIO)
It is the Marian prayer composed of 15 decades of Hail Marys interspersed with the Our Father and the Glory Be. To vocal prayer is added mental prayer, with… -
Rosa, Salvatore
I. ART. - Painter and engraver, b. at Arenella near Naples on June 21, 1615 and d. in Rome on March 15, 1675. He devoted himself to painting very early, first… -
Rosati, Francesco
Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, b. in Rome on 12 Aug. 1768, d. in St. Louis (U.S.A.) on 25 Sept. 1843. He entered the Congregation of the Mission on 4 Nov.… -
Roscelin of Compiègne (ROSCELLINO DI COMPIÈGNE)
Theologian and philosopher, b. at Compiègne around the middle of the 11th century, d. around 1120. A renowned master of dialectic, cited at the Council of… -
Roscoe, William
English historian and polygraph, b. at Liverpool on 8 March 1753 and d. there on 30 June 1831. After a momentary enthusiasm for the French Revolution, R.… -
Roseau, Diocese of (ROSEAU, DIOCESI DI)
Located in the Lesser Antilles, it is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Port of Spain and comprises almost all the Leeward Islands: Antigua, Dominica (with… -
Rosegger, Peter
Austrian writer, b. at Alpl (Styria) on 31 July 1843, d. at Krieglach (Styria) on 26 June 1918. Itinerant tailor, then writer. Influenced by Anzengruber and… -
Rosellini, Ippolito
Egyptologist, b. in Pisa on 13 Aug. 1800, d. there on 4 June 1843. Having earned his degree in theology in his native city (1821), he moved to Bologna, where… -
Rosenkranz, Johann Karl Friedrich
German philosopher and literary historian, b. 23 April 1805 in Magdeburg, d. 14 June 1879 in Königsberg. He studied in Berlin, Halle and Heidelberg. From 1828… -
Rosenmüller, Johann Georg (ROSENMUELLER, JOHANN GEORG)
Protestant pastor and prolific writer of a rather rationalist tendency, b. 18 Dec. 1736 at Ummersstadt (Thuringia), d. 14 March 1815. He studied at Nuremberg… -
Rose of Lima, Saint (ROSA DA LIMA, SANTA)
Dominican virgin, b. in Lima on 20 April 1856, d. there on 24 Aug. 1617. Daughter of Gaspare Flores and Maria Oliva, her baptismal name Isabella was changed to… -
Rose of Viterbo, Saint (ROSA DA VITERBO, SANTA)
Born in Viterbo, where she also spent her brief life, most probably between 1233 and 1251. She lived most of her 18 years in the obscurity of her humble… -
Roseto, Jacopo da Bologna detto R
Goldsmith, active in Bologna in the last decades of the 14th century, of whom particular biographical data are lacking. In 1380 he signed the reliquary of the… -
Rosicrucianism (ROSACROCE)
A Protestant sect, which originated from a historical novel, invented, it seems, by the Lutheran theologian Johann Valentin Andreae (1586-1654). In 1614 there… -
Rosini, Pietro Maria
Olivetan abbot, b. in Venice on 27 Oct. 1728, d. at Adria on 10 May 1807. Archivist, chancellor, secretary general and then abbot of S. Elena in the insula of… -
Rosminian Review of Philosophy and Culture (RIVISTA ROSMINIANA DI FILOSOFIA E DI CULTURA)
A quarterly journal, of about 100 pages per issue, with its seat at Domodossola. Founded in 1906 by Giuseppe Morando, it consists of 3 series: 1906-14… -
Rosminians (ROSMINIANI)
ROSMINIANI: v. ISTITUTO DELLA CARITÀ. -
Rosmini, Antonio (ROSMINI, IL)
A philosophical and cultural periodical founded in 1887 in Milan. Its driving force was Antonio Stoppani (v.). Among those who collaborated on it were G.… -
Rosmini Serbati, Antonio
Philosopher, theologian, founder of the Institute of Charity, b. at Rovereto (Trento) on 24 March 1797 to Pier Modesto and Giovanna dei Conti Formenti, d. at… -
Rosnavia, Diocese of (ROSNAVIA, DIOCESI DI)
In Czechoslovakia; in 1927 the entire diocese, with its Slovak and Hungarian parts, counted 102 parishes and 220,727 Catholics. In 1949 the diocese in Slovakia… -
Rosone
A circular window decorated with tracery, generally situated on the facade of churches. The use of strongly splayed circular openings, called "oculi", in the… -
Rospigliosi, Family (ROSPIGLIOSI, FAMIGLIA)
Of Lombard origin, it moved to Pistoia in the 13th century. The earliest known progenitor is a GIOVANNI, living in 1306. Another GIOVANNI at the beginning of… -
Rossano, Diocese of (ROSSANO, DIOCESI DI)
The city of R., in the province of Cosenza, rises on the extreme eastern spurs of the Sila, facing the Ionian Sea, from which it is a few kilometers distant.… -
Ross, Diocese of (ROSS, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese in County Cork in the south of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and in the civil province of Munster. In the diocese there are… -
Rosselli, Cosimo
Painter b. in Florence in 1439, d. there on 7 Jan. 1507. Having begun, as a youth, his artistic education in the workshop of Neri di Bicci, he remained always… -
Rossellino, Family (ROSSELLINO, FAMIGLIA)
ANTONIO, sculptor, son of Matteo Gamberelli, b. at Settignano in 1427, d. at Florence in 1479. The following works can be attributed to him: some capitals in… -
Rossetti, Carlo
Cardinal, b. at Ferrara in 1614, d. at Faenza on 23 Nov. 1681. Apostolic nuncio in England in 1639, on account of the hostility of the Puritans, who attempted… -
Rossetti, Cristina Georgina
Poet, b. in London on 5 Dec. 1830, d. there on 29 Dec. 1894, sister of D. G. Rossetti. She refused two husbands, one because he was Catholic, the other because… -
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIELE)
English painter and poet, b. in London on 12 May 1828, d. at Birchington on 9 Apr. 1882. Son of the Italian exile Gabriele R., he was educated by his father in… -
Rossi, Bernardo Maria de' (de Rubeis)
ROSSI, BERNARDO MARIA de' (DE RUBEIS): v. DE RUBEIS, BERNARDO MARIA. -
Rossi, Giacinto
Dominican theologian, b. at Diano Sorreta on 22 Feb. 1826, d. at Genoa on 29 Jan. 1899. A religious at Faenza in 1844, he studied at Bologna, where he… -
Rossignoli, Bernardino
Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at Ormea in 1547, d. at Turin on 6 June 1613. Having entered the Order in 1563, after 11 years of teaching philosophy and… -
Rossignoli, Giovanni Pietro
Philosopher and sociologist, b. at Borgomanero on Sept. 3, 1851, d. at Novara on March 24, 1909. In 1870 he enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine at Turin, where… -
Rossini, Gioacchino
Musician b. at Pesaro on 29 Feb. 1792, d. at Passy (Paris) on 13 Nov. 1868. He studied at Bologna and at Lugo; having returned to Bologna, he attended the… -
Rossi, Pellegrino
Statesman, b. at Carrara on 13 July 1787, assassinated at Rome on 15 Nov. 1848. A pupil of the Scolopi at Correggio, he took his degree in jurisprudence in… -
Rosso Fiorentino
The Deposition from the Cross. Volterra, Palazzo dei Priori, Picture Gallery. > (from Du Mesnil de Buisson, Les peintures de la Synagogue de Dura Europos, Rome… -
Rosso Fiorentino, Giovanni Battista di Jacopo di Gaspare, called Il (ROSSO FIORENTINO, GIOVAN BATTISTA DI JACOPO DI GASPARE, DETTO IL)
Painter, b. in Florence in 1495, d. at Fontainebleau in 1540. The formation of R., difficult to define, took place within the sphere of the school of Andrea… -
Rosweyde, Heribertus (ROSWEY (ROSWEYDE), HERIBERTUS)
Jesuit, hagiographer, b. at Utrecht on 20 Jan. 1564, d. at Amsterdam on 4 Oct. 1629. Having entered the Order in 1588, he devoted his free time from his office… -
Rota
At the beginning of the 16th century one can observe, both in the Papal State and in other regions of Italy, a flourishing of civil tribunals that adorned… -
Rota (Papal Seal) (ROTA (SIGNUM PAPAE))
Leo IX (a.d. 1048) introduced into the subscriptio of privileges an innovation that was to be preserved through the centuries and still endures today; in place… -
Rotary Club
It is an association of businessmen and independent professionals founded on 23 February 1905 in Chicago by the American lawyer Paul P. Harris. It has a… -
Rothari, Edict of (ROTARI, EDITTO DI)
The first collection of customs and judicial usages (cavari fidae) of the Lombards. It marks the abandonment of oral law, allows us to assess the initial but… -
Rotocolco
ROTOCOLCO: v. FOTOMECCANICHE, ARTI. -
Rotolo
The books of antiquity on papyrus paper, and certain medieval parchment documents, were commonly given the form of a rotulus (volumen, rotulus), on which… -
Rottenburg, Diocese of (ROTTENBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Württemberg in Germany. It has an area of 19,155 sq. km. with a population of 3,316,865 inhabitants, of whom 1,320,624 are Catholics… -
Rouen, Archdiocese of (ROUEN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese, capital of the department of Seine-Inférieure in France; the diocese has the same area as the department, namely 6,146 sq. km., with a… -
Rougemont, François
Jesuit, missionary, b. 2 April 1624 at Maastricht, d. at Ciangehou on 4 November 1676. He set out for China in 1656 and arrived there in 1659; he worked in… -
Rougier, Félix
Priest, founder of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (v.), b. at Meilhaud on 17 Dec. 1859, d. in Mexico on 10 Jan. 1938. At the age of 18 he took the habit… -
Rouher, Eugène
French politician, b. 30 Nov. 1814 at Riom (Puy-de-Dôme), d. 3 Feb. 1884 in Paris. He began his career in 1836 as a lawyer and ten years later stood for the… -
Round Table (TAVOLA ROTONDA)
Symbol of the perfect equality of rights and duties of the knights who gathered at the legendary Breton court of King Arthur and, by extension, the name given… -
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Philosopher, man of letters, b. June 28, 1712 in Geneva to the Calvinist Isaac R., a watchmaker, and Suzanne Bernard; d. at Ermenonville on July 3, 1778. He… -
Rousselot, Pierre
Theologian and philosopher, b. in Nantes on 29 Dec. 1878, fell in the battle of the Eparges on 25 Apr. 1915. He entered the Society of Jesus in Oct. 1895. From… -
Rovenius, Philip
Filippo van Roveen, b. in 1575 in Holland, d. at Utrecht on 15 Oct. 1651, from 1607 dean of Oldenzaal and pro-vicar of the diocese of Deventer. On 11 Oct. 1614… -
Roverella, Aurelio
Cardinal, b. at Cesena on 21 Aug. 1748, d. at Bourbon (Champagne) on 5 Sept. 1812. He enjoyed the esteem and trust of Pius VI, his fellow citizen. Auditor of… -
Roverella, Bartolomeo
Cardinal, b. in Ferrara in 1406, d. in Rome on 3 May 1476. Chamberlain secretary of Eugene IV, he received in 1444 the bishopric of Adria and, the following… -
Rovigo
ROVIGO: v. ADRIA. -
Royce, Josiah (ROYCE, IOSIAH)
Philosopher, b. Nov. 10, 1855 at Grass Valley (California) and d. Sept. 14, 1916 at Cambridge; professor at Harvard University. Besides Kant and Hegel… -
Royer-Collard, Pierre-Paul
Philosopher and politician, b. June 21, 1763 at Sompuis (Champagne), d. Sept. 4, 1845 at Châteauvieux near St-Agnon. He taught at the University of Paris from… -
Rua, Michele
Salesian, first successor of St. John Bosco, b. in Turin on 9 June 1837, d. there on 6 Apr. 1910. Having met Don Bosco in 1845, he began to frequent the… -
Ruben
Firstborn of Jacob and of Leah his first wife (Gen. 29:32). In giving birth to him, the mother exclaimed: "God saw my affliction," and the name R. is connected… -
Rubens, Peter Paul
Painter b. at Siegen (Westphalia) on 28 > (by courtesy of Msgr. A. P. Frutaz) > RUBENS, PETER PAUL - Detail of St. John the Baptist - Balduina (Padua), parish… -
Rubeo (Rossi), Giovanni Battista
Prior general of the Carmelites, b. at Ravenna on 4 Oct. 1508, d. at Rome on 5 Sept. 1578. At the age of 17 he entered the Order; having obtained a doctorate… -
Rubeus (De Rubeis), Paulus
Roman jurist of the 17th century (d. between 1673 and 1676), son of the famous jurist Teodosio of Priverno. He published various collections of decisions of… -
Rubino, Antonio
Jesuit, missionary, b. at Strambino (diocese of Ivrea) on 1 March 1578, d. 22 March 1643 at Nagasaki (Japan). Having entered the Order in 1586, he set out in… -
Rubrics (RUBRICHE)
I. NOTION. - By "rubrics," in the liturgical sense, are meant the prescriptions that regulate the conduct of the Church's worship. They are found either… -
Rubruquis (William of Rubruck) (RUBRUQUIS (GUGLIELMO DA RUBRUK))
Franciscan, itinerant missionary of the 13th century. Born at Rubruck near Cassel, Flanders, now northern France (not to be confused with Rubroek, Brabant)… -
Rucellai Family (RUCELLAI, FAMIGLIA)
Florentine family. Its earliest known progenitor is an ALAMANNO, who in the 13th century, for having extracted from a plant called oricella a dye for coloring… -
Ruch, Charles
Theologian and bishop, b. at Nancy on 24 Sept. 1873, d. at Strasbourg on the night of 29 Aug. 1945. A priest in 1897, the following year he began his teaching… -
Rucherat
RUCHERAT: v. GIOVANNI DI VESALIA. -
Rudigier, Franz Josef, Venerable (RUDIGIER, FRANZ JOSEF, VENERABILE)
Bishop of Linz (Upper Austria), b. at Parthenen (Vorarlberg) on 6 April 1811, d. at Linz on 19 Nov. 1884. After his ecclesiastical studies at Bressanone, he… -
Rudini, Antonio Starabba, Marchese di
Statesman, b. in Palermo on 16 March 1839, d. in Rome > (from B. Scherrn, F. J. H. Ratisbon-Rome 1896) RUDIGIER, FRANZ JOSEF, venerable. Portrait. as a deputy… -
Rudnay, Alexander
Cardinal primate of Hungary, b. at Svätý Križ n. Váhom (Slovakia) on 4 Oct. 1760, d. at Esztergom on 13 Sept. 1831. Bishop of Transylvania (1815), archbishop… -
Rudolf II of Habsburg, Emperor (RODOLFO II D'ASBURGO, IMPERATORE)
Son of Maximilian II and of the Infanta Maria, sister of the King of Spain Philip II, b. in Vienna on 18 July 1552, d. in Prague Castle on 20 Jan. 1612. Having… -
Rudolf I of Habsburg, King of Germany (RODOLFO I D'ASBURGO, RE DI GERMANIA)
B. May 1, 1218, Count of Habsburg in Aargau and of Kiburg (near Zurich) and lord of a large part of Alsace, he was the most powerful prince of the old Duchy of… -
Rudolf of Biberach (RODOLFO DI BIBERACH)
Franciscan mystic, having under it the sees of Milos, Nicaria, Carpathos, Chios, Tinos and Mycone. Under Turkish rule (1522-1912) the number of Catholics was… -
Rudolf of Ems (RODOLFO DI EMS)
German epic poet, of Swiss origin, b. around 1200, d. around 1254 in Italy in the retinue of Conrad IV, the best among the imitators of Gottfried of… -
Ruffini, Francesco
Jurist and historian, b. at Lessolo Canavese on 10 April 1863, d. at Turin on 29 March 1934. Having graduated in jurisprudence at Turin in 1886, he completed… -
Ruffini, Giovinale of Nonberg (RUFFINI, GIOVENALE DI NONSBERG)
RUFFINI, GIOVENALE di NONSBERG: V. GIOVENALE DI VAL DI NON. -
Ruffino of Assisi, Blessed (RUFFINO D'ASSISI, BEATO)
One of the first companions of St. Francis, related to St. Clare of Assisi. He distinguished himself as a man of lofty contemplation. An intimate of St.… -
Ruffo
I. TOMMASO, cardinal, b. in Naples in 1663, d. in Rome on 16 Feb. 1753. He completed his education at the Clementine College, showing a passion for the study… -
Ruffo Scilla
Cardinal, b. at S. Onofrio (diocese of Mileto) on 25 Aug. 1750, d. at Naples on 16 Nov. 1832. Elected by Pius VI on 11 Apr. 1785 titular archbishop of Apamea… -
Rufinus, Magister
Decretist, active in the second half of the 12th century. His nationality and the events of his life are uncertain, also because other namesakes appear at… -
Rufinus Turranius (RUFINO TURANNIO)
Ecclesiastical writer, b. at Concordia in eastern Venetia ca. 345 from the Turannia family, of which local records survive; he studied at Rome, where he had… -
Rufus (Rufus, 'Ροῦφος) (RUFO (RUFUS, 'ΡΟΥ͂ΦΟΣ))
A name common among slaves and, generally, among persons of humble condition; it occurs twice in the New Testament: Mk. 15:21; Rom. 16:13, though it remains… -
Ruggieri, Michele (Pompilio)
Jesuit, missionary, b. at Spinazzola (diocese of Venosa) in 1543, d. at Salerno on 11 May 1607. Having earned a doctorate in utroque iure at Naples, he entered… -
Rugii (RUGI)
A Germanic population that apparently came from Scandinavia (Jordanes, Getica, 25) to settle on the coasts of western Prussia. It is mentioned by Tacitus… -
Ruinart, Thierry
Maurist Benedictine, hagiographer and editor of patristic works, b. at Reims on 11 June 1657, d. in the abbey of Hautvilliers on 29 Sept. 1709. Having entered… -
Ruiz, Juan (Archpriest of Hita) (RUIZ, JUAN (ARCIPRESTE DE HITA))
Spanish writer, b. at Alcalá de Henares toward the end of the 13th century (1283?), d. around the middle of the 14th (1348?). Archpriest of Hita (Guadalajara)… -
Rumor, Giacomo
Catholic and social organizer, b. at Vicenza on 26 Jan. 1858, d. there on 24 Feb. 1931. A member of a family that, following his example, also distinguished… -
Rumor, Sebastiano
Priest, brother of the preceding, scholar, bibliographer and historian, b. at Vicenza on 30 May 1862, d. at Jerusalem on 17 June 1929. For a long time director… -
Runa
This name (r. = secret) designates the alphabetic signs in use among the Germanic tribes before Christianity. They consist of vertical strokes onto which other… -
Rupella, Johannes de (John of La Rochelle) (GIOVANNI DE LA ROCHELLE (JOHANNES DE RUPELLA))
Franciscan, d. 1245. He studied in Paris at the school of Alexander of Hales and succeeded him in the chair in 1238 or 1241. He is the author of commentaries… -
Rupert of Deutz (Rupertus Tuitiensis) (RUPERTO DI DEUTZ (RUPERTUS TUITIENSIS))
Benedictine theologian and abbot, b. at Liège ca. 1075, d. at Deutz in 1130. A monk at St. Lawrence of Liège, in 1110 he was ordained priest and in 1115 he… -
Ruprecht (Hruobert, Rupert), Saint (RUPERTO (HRUOBERT, RUPRECHT), SANTO)
First bishop of Salzburg, d. 27 March 718 (?). A monk, Irish or Scottish, if not by birth, at least by education and spiritual formation, he was summoned, in… -
Rural Banks (CASSE RURALI)
Credit institutions, with distinctive characteristics, both in the aims they set themselves and the means they employ, and in the particular legal form they… -
Rural Dean (VICARIO FORANEO)
He is the immediate executive collaborator of the bishop in a specific diocesan district, composed of several parishes and called a forania, deanery… -
Rural Question (RURALE, QUESTIONE)
The term rural question is customarily used to designate that complex of social problems which arise from circumstances of fact and which, even in the modern… -
Rusca, Niccolò
Priest, b. in April 1560 at Bedano in the Canton of Ticino, then in the diocese of Como, of a noble family of Como, d. following torture at Thusis on 4… -
Ruskin, John
English art critic and sociologist, b. in London on 8 Feb. 1819, d. at Brantwood (Lancashire) on 20 Jan. 1900. He defended Turner's impressionism in Modern… -
Russia
In its now long historical-political evolution this name has taken on quite different meanings. The general public uses it as a rule as a synonym for the… -
Russia, Pontifical Commission for (RUSSIA, COMMISSIONE PONTIFICIA PER LA)
RUSSIA, COMMISSIONE PONTIFICIA PER LA: v. CONGREGAZIONI ROMANE, S. Congregazione per la Chiesa orientale. -
Rusticucci, Girolamo (RUSTICUCCI, GEROLAMO)
Cardinal, b. at Fano in 1537, d. at Rome in June 1603. Secretary of State to Pius V, of whose cardinalitial court he had been a member, he carried on intense… -
Rusticus of Narbonne, Saint (RUSTICO DI NARBONA, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 26 October. He was the son of a bishop named Bonosus and, left an orphan, was educated by his mother, who also… -
Rusticus Romanus (RUSTICO ROMANO)
Deacon, nephew of Pope Vigilius, exiled by the Emperor after the Council of 553. Opponent of the condemnation of the Three Chapters. A Contra Acephalos… -
Rusticus, Saint, Martyr (RUSTICO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
RUSTICO, santo, martire: v. DIONIGI, RUSTICO ed ELEUTERIO, holy martyrs. -
Rusuti, Filippo
Mosaicist active in Rome between the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th. In the upper part of the ancient facade of S. Maria Maggiore are… -
Ruteng, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUTENG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
On March 8, 1951, the entire territory of the apostolic vicariate of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) was divided into three new vicariates, namely Endeh… -
Ruth
A virtuous Moabite woman, wife of Boaz, ancestress of David (Mt. 3, 3-6), from the time of the Judges (Ruth 1, 1), whose story is the subject of the book of… -
Ruthenians (RUTENI)
In the terminology of the Roman Curia and of the Royal Chancery of Poland, from the Middle Ages the term R. designated the Christian populations of the… -
Rutskij, Josif Veljamin
Basilian, metropolitan of Vilna, b. at Ruta (White Russia) in 1574, d. at Vilna in 1637. On a journey through Germany, at Würzburg, he converted from Calvinism… -
Rutten, Joseph
Missionary, b. at Clermont (Liège) on 15 Oct. 1874, d. at Peu (France) on 18 March 1950, just after returning from China. He entered the Congregation of Scheut… -
Rutten, Martin-Hubert
Bishop of Liège (Belgium), b. at Geystingen (Limburg) on 18 Dec. 1841, d. at Liège on 17 July 1927. Ordained priest in 1867, he was a professor at the Normal… -
Ruusbroec, Jan of, Blessed (RUUSBROEC, JAN DI, BEATO)
Prince of Flemish mysticism, called Admirabilis and Doctor divinus, b. at Ruisbroek (Brussels) in 1293, d. at Groenendael on 2 Dec. 1381. A priest at 24, R.… -
Ruvo Diocese (RUVO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Bari, of whose metropolitan see it has always remained a suffragan. R. has an area of 39,880 sq km with a population of… -
Rwanda, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUANDA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located at the northern end of Lake Tanganyika, it is under Belgian mandate and administratively united with the Belgian Congo. Having remained, together with… -
Rwenzori, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUWENZORI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is situated in the western part of the Protectorate of Uganda, embracing the whole of its western province. It was erected on 28 May 1934, with territory… -
Ryan, Patrick John
Bishop, b. Feb. 20, 1831 at Thurles (Ireland), d. Feb. 11, 1911 at Philadelphia. After attending St. Patrick's College at Carlow, from which he left as a… -
Rycerz Niepokalanej (Il Cavaliere dell'Immacolata)
Periodical founded in Kraków in 1922 by Fr. Maximilian Kolbe O.F.M. Conv., killed by the Germans in 1941, in the concentration camp of Oświęcim (Auschwitz).… -
Ryland, Papiri of (RYLAND, PAPIRI DI)
The Library dedicated to the memory of John R. was founded in Manchester in 1899 and within a few years gained a place among the most famous. An important part… -
Ryllo, Maksymilian
Jesuit missionary, b. at Podvorsk (Russia) on 31 Dec. 1802, d. at Khartoum (Sudan) on 17 June 1848. Having entered the Order in Rome on 29 Aug. 1820, he left…