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Robert Bellarmine, Saint(ROBERTO BELLARMINO, SANTO)Vol. X, p. 610 ROBERTO BELLARMINO, saint. — Doctor of the Church, b. at Montepulciano on 4 October 1542, d. at Rome on 17 September 1621. Of noble family (his mother Cintia…
Robert Cecchetto da Nove(ROBERTO CECCHETTO DA NOVE)Vol. X, p. 613 ROBERTO CECCHETTO da NOVE. — Capuchin preacher, b. at Nove on 18 Nov. 1869, d. at Udine on 23 Aug. 1939. Having become a Capuchin (solemn profession in 1902),…
Robert Guiscard (The Cunning)(ROBERTO IL GUISCARDO (L'ASTUTO))Vol. X, p. 608 ROBERTO the GUISCARD (the ASTUTE). — Son of Tancred of Hauteville, he came to Italy in the fourth decade of the 11th century. He was a valiant warrior and a…
Robert of Arbrissel, Blessed(ROBERTO D'ARBRISSEL, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 606 ROBERTO D'ARBRISSEL, blessed. — Born at Arbrissel about 1047, he came early to Paris, where he obtained a doctorate in theology; he died at Orsan on 25…
Robert of Geneva (Clement VII), Antipope(ROBERTO DI GINEVRA (CLEMENTE VII), ANTIPAPA)Vol. X, p. 607 ROBERTO DI GINEVRA (CLEMENTE VII), ANTIPAPA. - Born in Geneva in 1342 to Count Amadeus III of the city and Matilda of Boulogne, a relative of the King of…
Robert of Kilwardby(ROBERTO DI KILWARDBY)Vol. X, p. 608 ROBERTO di KILWARDBY: v. KILWARDBY.
Robert of Lincoln(ROBERTO DI LINCOLN)Vol. X, p. 608 ROBERTO di LINCOLN: v. GROSSATESTA, ROBERTO.
Robert of Melun (Melodunensis)(ROBERTO DI MELUN (MELODUNENSIS))Vol. X, p. 608 ROBERTO di MELUN (Melodunensis). — Theologian and bishop, born in England at the end of the 11th century, died at Hereford on 27 February 1167. A student at…
Robert of Salle (Salla), Blessed(ROBERTO DI SALLE (SALLA), BEATO)Vol. X, p. 609 ROBERTO of SALLE (SALLA), Blessed. - A Celestine monk, born at Salla near Maiella in 1273, died in the monastery of Morrone on 18 July 1341. He entered the…
Robert of the Palatinate, King of the Romans(ROBERTO DEL PALATINATO, RE DEI ROMANI)Vol. X, p. 609 ROBERTO of the PALATINATE, King of the ROMANS. - Born in 1352 to Robert II, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Prince Elector, he succeeded him in 1398. (from V.…
Robert Pulleyn (Robertus Pullus)(ROBERTO PULLEYN (ROBERTUS PULLUS))Vol. X, p. 613 ROBERTO PULLEYN (Robertus Pullus). – Theologian and cardinal, b. in England in the second half of the 11th century, d. in Rome between September and December…
Robert, Abbot of Molesme(ROBERTO, ABATE DI MOLESME)Vol. X, p. 609 ROBERTO, abbot of MOLESME, saint — The Flagellation, a miniature in the Psalter belonging to s. R., as shown by a note from the 12th century. It is a Psalter…
Robert, Abbot of Molesme, Saint(ROBERTO, ABATE DI MOLESME, SANTO)Vol. X, p. 609 ROBERTO, abbot of MOLESME, saint. — Founder of the abbeys of Molesme (v.) and Cîteaux (v.), b. in Champagne around 1028, d. at Molesme in 1111, apparently. He…
Roberti, Giovanni BattistaVol. X, p. 606 ROBERTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. – Jesuit, polymath, b. at Bassano on 4 March 1719, d. there on 29 July 1786. He entered the Order in 1736 and taught in the…
Roberti, Giuseppe MariaVol. X, p. 606 ROBERTI, GIUSEPPE MARIA. – General Corrector of the Order of Minims (1918–24), born in Conflenti (Catanzaro) on 19 January 1869, died in Rome on 23 October…
Roberto di Colle Torto (Tortocollo), also known as di Orford (Erford)(ROBERTO DI COLLE TORTO (TORTOCOLLO), DETTO ANCHE DI ORFORD (ERFORD))Vol. X, p. 607 ROBERTO di COLLE TORTO (TORTOCOLLO), also called di ORFORD (ERFORD). - B. in southern England, d. toward the end of the 13th century. He entered the Dominican…
Roberto di CoursonVol. X, p. 607 ROBERTO di COURSON. — Theologian and cardinal, born near Eccleston (Dirby, England) ca. 1155–60, died near Damietta on 6 March 1219. A disciple in Paris of…
Robertson, WilliamVol. X, p. 613 ROBERTSON, WILLIAM. — Historian, born at Borthwick (Midlothian) in Scotland on 19 September 1721, died at Grange House (Edinburgh) on 11 June 1793. A…
Robespierre, Maximilien-Marie-IsidoreVol. X, p. 613 ROBESPIERRE, MAXIMILIEN-MARIE-ISIDORE. — Politician, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution, born in Arras on 6 May 1758, guillotined in Paris on…
RobigaliaVol. X, p. 614 ROBIGALIA. - A festival of 25 Apr. in Roman religion. The divinity to whom it is dedicated is Robigus or Robigo, masculine according to the scholars, feminine…
Robortello, FrancescoVol. X, p. 615 ROBORTELLO, FRANCESCO. - Humanist, b. in Udine on 9 September 1516, d. in Padova on 18 March 1567. After studying in Bologna, he held the chair of Greek and…
Robusti, JacopoVol. X, p. 615 ROBUSTI, JACOPO: v. TINTORETTO.
Rocaberti de Perelada, Juan TomásVol. X, p. 615 ROCABERTI DE PERELADA, JUAN TOMÁS. - Archbishop, 58th general of the Dominicans, born into a noble family at Perelada (Catalonia) about 1624, died at Madrid on…
Rocaberti y SolierVol. X, p. 615 ROCABERTI y SOLIER: v. IPPOLITA DI GESÙ.
Rocca, AngeloVol. X, p. 615 ROCCA, ANGELO. — Bishop and scholar, born at Rocca Contrada (Arcevia) in 1545, died in Rome on 8 April 1620. At the age of seven he entered the Order of the…
RocceVol. X, p. 615 ROCCE. — This is the name given to aggregates of one or more minerals, forming part of the lithosphere as independent geological units. They may originate…
Rocco da CesinaleVol. X, p. 620 ROCCO da CESINALE. - Archbishop, born at Cesinale to the Cocchia family on 30 April 1830, died at Chieti on 19 December 1900. A Capuchin in 1846 and a priest…
Rocco, ArturoVol. X, p. 620 ROCCO, ARTURO. – Jurist, born in Naples on 26 December 1876, died in Rome on 1 April 1942. He was professor of criminal law and criminal procedural law at the…
Rocco, Saint(ROCCO, SANTO)Vol. X, p. 616 ROCCO, saint. – Young pilgrim, born in Montpellier and died at Angleria (Angera, on the eastern shore of Lago Maggiore) in the 14th century; invoked from the…
Rochester, Diocese of(ROCHESTER, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 620 ROCHESTER, DIOCESE of. - Diocese and city in the State of Nuova York (U.S.A.). A suffragan of Nuova York, it has an area of 7,081 miles, with 934,081…
Rockford, Diocese of(ROCKFORD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 620 ROCKFORD, DIOCESE of. - Diocese and city in the State of Illinois (U. S. A.) The area of the diocese, suffragan of Chicago, is 6,475 square miles, with a total…
Rockhampton, Diocese of(ROCKHAMPTON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 621 ROCKHAMPTON, DIOCESE of. - Situated in the State of Queensland (Australia), it was erected on 29 Dec. 1882 with territory detached from the diocese of Brisbane…
Rococo(ROCOCÒ)Vol. X, p. 621 ROCOCÒ. – A term that came into use in France in the 1700s to designate, together with the other term “rocaille,” a particular type of decoration—shell…
Rode, JohannesVol. X, p. 623 RODE, JOHANNES. - Monastic reformer, born at Treviri around 1385, died of the plague at Montabaur on 1 Dec. 1439. He studied at Heidelberg from 1404; in 1409…
Rodez, Diocese of(RODEZ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 625 RODEZ, DIOCESE OF. - A city and diocese in the department of Aveyron (France). The diocese extends over the ancient region of Rouergue and the present…
Rodin, AugusteVol. X, p. 630 RODIN, AUGUSTE. – Sculptor, b. in Paris on 12 November 1840, d. in Meudon on 7 November 1917, one of the most notable figures in modern French art. A…
Rodolfo de Lang (Longo) Campo(RODOLFO DE LANGO (LONGO) CAMPO)Vol. X, p. 632 RODOLFO de LANGO (LONGO) CAMPO. – Philosopher, author of a still unpublished commentary on Alain of Lille’s Anticlaudianus (v.), probably composed around 1216,…
Rodolfo I of Habsburg, King of Germany(RODOLFO I D'ASBURGO, RE DI GERMANIA)Vol. X, p. 630 RODOLFO I of Habsburg, king of GERMANY. – Born on 1 May 1218, count of Habsburg in Aargau and of Kiburg (near Zurich), and lord of a large part of Alsace, he…
Rodolfo II of Habsburg, Emperor(RODOLFO II D'ASBURGO, IMPERATORE)Vol. X, p. 631 RODOLFO II of Habsburg, EMPEROR. — Son of Massimiliano II and the infanta Maria, sister of the king of Spain Filippo II, b. in Vienna on 18 July 1552, d. in…
Rodolfo of Biberach(RODOLFO DI BIBERACH)Vol. X, p. 630 RODOLFO di BIBERACH. - Franciscan mystic, having under it the sees of Milos, Nicaria, Carpathos, Chios, Tinos, and Mycone. Under Turkish rule (1522-1912) the…
Rodolfo of Ems(RODOLFO DI EMS)Vol. X, p. 630 RODOLFO di EMS. - German epic poet, of Swiss origin, born about 1200, died around 1254 in Italy in the retinue of Corrado IV, the best among the imitators of…
Rodolfo the Bald(RODOLFO IL GLABRO)Vol. X, p. 631 RODOLFO il GLABRO. — Benedictine, born in Burgundy around 985. He entered the cloister of St-Germain d’Auzerre at a very young age. Restless and impatient with…
Rodotà, Pietro PompilioVol. X, p. 632 RODOTÀ, PIETRO POMPILIO. — Of Italo-Albanian family, born in 1707 at S. Benedetto Ullano (Cosenza, now in the eparchy of Lungro), he died in Rome (according to…
Rodríguez, Alonso(RODRIGUEZ, ALONSO)Vol. X, p. 632 RODRIGUEZ, ALONSO. – Jesuit, writer on ascetical theology, b. at Valladolid about 15 April 1538, d. at Seville on 21 February 1616. He entered the Order in…
Rogacci, BenedettoVol. X, p. 632 ROGACCI, BENEDETTO. – Jesuit man of letters and ascetical writer, born on 18 March 1646 in Ragusa (Dalmatia), died in Rome on 8 February 1719. He entered the…
Rogationists(ROGAZIONISTI)Vol. X, p. 633 ROGAZIONISTI. - A religious congregation of priests founded in Messina, alongside that of the « Figlie del Divino Zelo » (v.), by can. Annibale M. Di Francia…
Rogations (Litaniae Majores and Minores)(ROGAZIONI (LITANIAE MAIORES ET MINORES))Vol. X, p. 632 ROGAZIONI (Litaniae maiores et minores). — Processions instituted by the Church to implore heavenly assistance; those which occur every year are ordinary,…
Rogel (Hebrew 'En-Righèl "Fountain of the Fuller" or "of the Wayfarer")(ROGEL (EBR. 'EN-RIGHÈL « FONTE DEL GUALCHERAIO » O « DEL PASSANTE » ?))Vol. X, p. 633 ROGEL (Heb. 'En-righèl “spring of the fuller” or “of the passer-by”?). — Name of a spring marking, south of the ancient city of Gerusalemme, the boundary…
Roger I, Count of Calabria and Sicily(RUGGERO I, CONTE DI CALABRIA E DI SICILIA)Vol. X, p. 854 RUGGERO I, count of Calabria and SICILIA. - The youngest son of Tancredi di Altavilla, he arrived in Italy when his brother Roberto was already count of…
Roger II, King of Sicily(RUGGERO II, RE DI SICILIA)Vol. X, p. 854 RUGGERO II, king of SICILY. — Son of Ruggero I and Adelaide del Monferrato, born in 1095; after losing his father in 1101, he remained under his mother’s…
Roger of Marston(RUGGERO DI MARSTON)Vol. X, p. 854 RUGGERO di MARSTON. – English Franciscan, philosopher and theologian, b. shortly before the middle of the 13th century, d. at Norwich ca. 1303. He studied in…
Roger, Saint(RUGGERO, SANTO)Vol. X, p. 854 RUGGERO, saint. — Bishop of Canne and patron of Barletta, born at Pietra, a hamlet of the same city. Some scholars maintained that he flourished in the 5th…
Rogers, JohnVol. X, p. 634 ROGERS, JOHN. - Regarded as the “Protestant protomartyr” under Maria Tudor, born at Birmingham in 1500, died in London on 4 February 1555. A canon of S. Paolo…
Rohan, Family(ROHAN, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 634 ROHAN, FAMILY. — Originating in Brittany, tracing its lineage back to ALAIN, viscount of R. (Morbihan), documented in 1105. During the reign of Louis XII,…
Rohde, ErwinVol. X, p. 637 ROHDE, ERWIN. – Classical philologist, born in Hamburg on 5 October 1845, died in Heidelberg on 11 January 1898. He taught in Kiel (1872), Jena (1876),…
Rohling, AugustVol. X, p. 637 ROHLING, AUGUST. — Catholic exegete, who became embroiled in two prolonged controversies, one “antisemitic,” the other “millenarian”; born on 15 February 1839…
Rohrbacher, René-FrançoisVol. X, p. 638 ROHRBACHER, RENÉ-FRANÇOIS. — Ecclesiastical historian, born on 27 September 1789 at Langatte near Sarrebourg, died on 17 January 1856 in Paris. He entered the…
Rojas, Simón de, Blessed(ROJAS, SIMÓN DE, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 638 ROJAS, SIMÓN de, blessed. - Friar of the Trinitarian Order, b. at Valladolid on 28 Oct. 1552, d. at Madrid on 28 Sept. 1624. Having entered the Order at the…
Rolando BandinelliVol. X, p. 638 ROLANDO BANDINELLI : v. ALESSANDRO III.
Rolando of Cremona(ROLANDO DI CREMONA)Vol. X, p. 638 ROLANDO of CREMONA. — Dominican, born at Cremona at the end of the 12th century, died at Bologna in 1259. Magister artium at the University of Bologna, he…
Roldán, Giovanni Taddo di Sant'EliseoVol. X, p. 639 ROLDÁN, GIOVANNI TADDO DI SANT'ELISEO. — Discalced Carmelite, missionary, and bishop, b. at Calahorra (Spain) on 17 Aug. 1574. He professed in the reformed…
Rolewinck, WernerVol. X, p. 638 ROLEWINCK, WERNER — Page concerning Noah from the Cerouce que dicitur fasciculus temporum, Venice, Eranco-Ravoldi of Augsburg, 1480, 20 November — Copy in the…
Rolle, Richard (Richard of Hampole, Brito; Richard the Hermit)(ROLLE, RICHARD (RICCARDO DI HAMPOLE, BRITO; RICCARDO EREMITA))Vol. X, p. 639 ROLLE, RICHARD (RICCARDO DI HAMPOLE, BRITO; RICCARDO EREMITA). — Hermit and mystic, born probably around 1290 in the county of York, died at Hampole on 29…
RomagnaVol. X, p. 756 Papal sovereignty over the R., explicitly and definitively recognized in 1278 by Rudolf I of Habsburg to Pope Nicholas III, lasted only until the Avignon…
Romagnoli, AugustoVol. X, p. 759 ROMAGNOLI, AUGUSTO. — Apostle of the new education of the blind, b. in Bologna on 19 July 1879, with conjunctivitis that caused him to lose his sight after a…
Romagnosi, GiandomenicoVol. X, p. 759 ROMAGNOSI, GIANDOMENICO. — Philosopher and jurist, born at Salsomaggiore on 11 December 1761, died at Milan on 8 June 1835; author of works on philosophy,…
Roman College(COLLEGIO ROMANO)Vol. III, p. 1144 COLLEGIO ROMANO: V. UNIVERSITÀ GREGORIANA.
Roman Conference of Catholic African Missions(CONFERENZA ROMANA DELLE MISSIONI CATTOLICHE AFRICANE)Vol. IV, p. 143 CONFERENZA ROMANA DELLE MISSIO- The NI CATTOLICHE AFRICANE. - To respond to the request for cooperation from the International African Institute in London, at…
Roman Dicasteries(DICASTERI ROMANI)Vol. IV, p. 905 DICASTERI ROMANI: v. CONGREGAZIONI.
Roman Orders(ORDINES ROMANI)Vol. IX, p. 168 ORDINES ROMANI. — I. NOTION. — The O. R. are “libelli” compiled between the eighth and fourteenth centuries, containing the description and rules for the…
Roman Protomartyrs(ROMANI PROTOMARTIRI)Vol. X, p. 781 ROMANI PROTOMARTYRS. — This is the designation given to the first Christian victims who perished in Rome during the persecution of Nero (A.D. 64). Information…
Roman Question(QUESTIONE ROMANA)Vol. X, p. 242 ROMAN QUESTION. — This is the designation that came into use to indicate the intricate and bitter political-religious dispute that opened, on the national and…
Roman Ritual(RITUALE ROMANO)Vol. X, p. 591 RITUALE ROMANO. – Liturgical book of the Latin Church for priests, containing the ceremonies for the administration of the Sacraments, for assisting the sick,…
Roman Union(UNIONE ROMANA)Vol. XII, p. 525 UNIONE ROMANA. — Association of Roman Catholic electors, active in the municipal elections of the City of Rome from 1872 to 1919. When the Holy See forbade…
Roman-Barbarian Laws(LEGGI ROMANO-BARBARE)Vol. VII, p. 650 ROMANO-BARBARIAN LAWS. – This is the name given to three legislative compilations produced in the West in the sixth century: the lex Romana Wisigothorum (or…
Romanesque Art(ROMANICA, ARTE)Vol. X, p. 777 ROMANICA, ARTE. – The term “Romanesque” denotes that particular period of European artistic culture, spanning the 11th and 12th centuries, which stands midway…
RomaniaVol. X, p. 763 ROMANIA. - It is the southernmost of the Danubian-Carpathian states and the easternmost among the Neo-Latin nations; situated between Hungarians and Slavs, at…
Romanino, Girolamo di Romano, called Il(ROMANINO, GIROLAMO DI ROMANO, DETTO IL)Vol. X, p. 780 ROMANINO, GIROLAMO DI ROMANO, detto il. – Painter, born in Brescia between 1484 and 1487, died there ca. 1566. His first dated work is the Deposition in the…
Romano, GiuseppeVol. X, p. 781 ROMANO, GIUSEPPE. - Jesuit philosopher and scholar, b. at Termini (Palermo) on 3 January 1810, d. at Constantinople on 27 March 1878. He was a member and…
Romano, Vincenzo, Venerable(ROMANO, VINCENZO, VENERABILE)Vol. X, p. 782 ROMANO, VINCENZO, venerable. – Born in Torre del Greco (Naples) on 3 June 1751, he died there on 20 December 1831, after almost 35 years of pastoral ministry.…
Romans, Epistle to the(ROMANI, EPISTOLA AI)Vol. X, p. 760 ROMANI, EPISTOLA ai. — The first letter of St Paul in the order of the Vulgate and the Tridentine canon, the most important for Pauline theology. I. ORIGIN. —…
Romanticism(ROMANTICISMO)Vol. X, p. 782 ROMANTICISMO. – By Romanticism (R.) is understood that movement of a literary, artistic, philosophical, political, and social character which emerged in Europe…
Romanus the Melodist(ROMANO IL MELÒDE)Vol. X, p. 781 ROMANO il MELÒDE. — Born in Syria to an Israelite family in the last quarter of the 5th century: having gone to Constantinople in the final years of the reign…
Romanus, Pope(ROMANO, PAPA)Vol. X, p. 782 ROMANO, POPE. – Born at Gallese, near Civita Castellana, he was appointed cardinal of S. Pietro in Vincoli by Pope Stefano VI. He succeeded him in the…
Romanus, Saint, Martyr(ROMANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. X, p. 781 ROMANO, saint, martyr. — He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 9 Aug. The Itineraries of the 7th century remember him as buried on the Via…
Rome(ROMA)Vol. X, p. 640 ROMA. - Metropolis of the Roman world, capital of the Papal State and then, from Feb. 3, 1871, of the Italian State (law no. 33, art. 1), it is the center of…
Rome(ROMA)Vol. X, p. 739 ROMA – Canopy and façade of the Termini station. Designed by architect Montuori (1950). At the arrival of Charlemagne in Rome, the commanders of the Roman army…
Romilli, Bartolomeo CarloVol. X, p. 793 ROMILLI, BARTOLOMEO CARLO. - Archbishop, born at Bergamo on 14 March 1795, died at Milan on 7 May 1859. Appointed parish priest of Trescorre in 1838, he…
Romuald, Saint(ROMUALDO, SANTO)Vol. X, p. 794 ROMUALDO, saint. — Founder of the Camaldolese Benedictines (v.), born in Ravenna around 952, died in the hermitage built beside the monastery of Val di Castro…
Roncaglia, CostantinoVol. X, p. 794 RONCAGLIA, COSTANTINO. - Moral theologian, born at Lucca on 5 Nov. 1677, died there on 24 March 1737. He entered the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the…
Ronsard, Pierre deVol. X, p. 795 RONSARD, PIERRE de. — French poet, born at the château of La Poissonnière (Vendôme) on 11 September 1525, died on 27 December 1585 at the priory of…
Roosevelt, Franklin DelanoVol. X, p. 796 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO. — President of the United States of America, born on 30 January 1882 at Hyde Park (New York), died on 12 April 1945 at Warm Springs…
Roothaan, Joannes PhilippeVol. X, p. 797 ROOTHAAN, JOANNES PHILIPPE. — Twenty-first superior general of the Society of Jesus, born in Amsterdam on 23 November 1785, died in Rome on 8 May 1853. Having…
Rosa of Lima, Saint(ROSA DA LIMA, SANTA)Vol. X, p. 797 ROSA da LIMA, santa. - Dominican virgin, born in Lima on Apr. 20, 1556, died there on Aug. 24, 1617. Daughter of Gaspar Flores and Maria Oliva, her baptismal…
Rosa of Viterbo, Saint(ROSA DA VITERBO, SANTA)Vol. X, p. 799 ROSA da VITERBO, santa. — Born in Viterbo, where she spent her brief life, most probably between 1233 and 1251. She lived most of her eighteen years in the…
Rosa, EnricoVol. X, p. 797 ROSA, ENRICO. – Jesuit, writer, born at Selve Marcone (diocese of Biella) on 17 November 1870, died in Rome on 26 November 1938. He entered the Order in 1886…
Rosa, SalvatoreVol. X, p. 798 ROSA, SALVATORE. – I. ART. – Painter and engraver, b. at Arenella near Naples on 21 June 1615 and d. in Rome on 15 March 1675. He devoted himself to painting…
Rosalia (Rusolia), Saint(ROSALIA (RUSOLIA), SANTA)Vol. X, p. 803 ROSALIA (RUSOLIA), saint. — Patroness of Palermo since the 17th century, the “little saint,” as she is called by the people, lived as a hermit in the second…
Rosario, Diocese of(ROSARIO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 807 ROSARIO, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in the province of S. Fé in Argentina. It has an area of 27,437.30 sq. km. and a population of 950,000 inhabitants, of…
Rosary(ROSARIO)Vol. X, p. 805 ROSARY. - This is the Marian prayer composed of 15 decades of Hail Marys intercalated with the Pater and the Gloria. Vocal prayer is joined to mental prayer,…
Rosati, FrancescoVol. X, p. 807 ROSATI, FRANCESCO. – Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, born in Rome on 12 August 1768, died in St. Louis (U.S.A.) on 25 September 1843. He entered the…
Roscelin of Compiègne(ROSCELLINO DI COMPIÈGNE)Vol. X, p. 807 ROSCELLINO di COMPIÈGNE. - Theologian and philosopher, born at Compiègne about the middle of the 11th century, died about 1120. A renowned teacher of…
Roscoe, WilliamVol. X, p. 808 ROSCOE, WILLIAM. - English historian and polymath, born in Liverpool on 8 March 1753 and died there on 30 June 1831. After a passing enthusiasm for the French…
Roseau, Diocese of(ROSEAU, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 808 ROSEAU, DIOCESI of. — Situated in the Lesser Antilles, it is suffragan to the archdiocese of Port of Spain and comprises almost all the Leeward Islands:…
Rosegger, PeterVol. X, p. 808 ROSEGGER, PETER. - Austrian writer, b. at Alpl (Styria) on 31 July 1843, d. at Krieglach (Styria) on 26 June 1918. An itinerant tailor, then a writer.…
Rosellini, IppolitoVol. X, p. 808 ROSELLINI, IPPOLITO. - Egyptologist, b. in Pisa on 13 Aug. 1800, d. there on 4 June 1843. Having graduated in theology in his native city (1821), he moved to…
Rosenkranz, Johann Karl FriedrichVol. X, p. 809 ROSENKRANZ, JOHANN KARL FRIEDRICH. – German philosopher and historian of literature, born 23 April 1805 in Magdeburg, died 14 June 1879 in Königsberg. He…
Rosenmüller, Johann Georg(ROSENMUELLER, JOHANN GEORG)Vol. X, p. 809 ROSENMUELLER, JOHANN GEORG. – Protestant pastor and prolific writer of rather rationalist tendencies, born on 18 December 1736 at Ummersstadt (Thuringia), died…
Roseto, Jacopo da Bologna detto RVol. X, p. 809 ROSETO, JACOPO da BOLOGNA called R. – Goldsmith, active in Bologna during the last decades of the 14th century, of whom detailed biographical information is…
Rosicrucianism(ROSACROCE)Vol. X, p. 800 ROSACROCE. — Protestant sect, which originated from a historical novel, apparently invented by the Lutheran theologian Giovanni Valentino Andreà (1586–1654).…
Rosini, Pietro MariaVol. X, p. 810 ROSINI, PIETRO MARIA. - Olivetan abbot, b. in Venezia on 27 Oct. 1728, d. in Adria on 10 May 1807. Archivist, chancellor, secretary general, and subsequently…
Rosmini Serbati, AntonioVol. X, p. 810 ROSMINI SERBATI, ANTONIO – Philosopher, theologian, founder of the Institute of Charity, born in Rovereto (Trento) on March 24, 1797, to Pier Modesto and…
Rosmini, Antonio(ROSMINI, IL)Vol. X, p. 810 ROSMINI, IL. — A philosophical and cultural periodical founded in Milan in 1887. Antonio Stoppani (v.) was its guiding spirit. Among others, G. Bulgarini, L.…
Rosminian Review of Philosophy and Culture(RIVISTA ROSMINIANA DI FILOSOFIA E DI CULTURA)Vol. X, p. 603 RIVISTA ROSMINIANA DI FILOSOFIA E DI CULTURA. — Quarterly journal, approximately 100 pages per issue, based in Domodossola. Founded in 1906 by Giuseppe…
Rosminians(ROSMINIANI)Vol. X, p. 810 ROSMINIANI: v. ISTITUTO DELLA CARITÀ.
RosoneVol. X, p. 816 ROSONE. – A circular window decorated with tracery, generally situated on the front of churches. The use of strongly splayed circular openings, called “oculi,”…
Rospigliosi, Family(ROSPIGLIOSI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 817 ROSPIGLIOSI, FAMIGLIA. – Of Lombard origin, it moved to Pistoia in the 13th century. The earliest known ancestor was a GIOVANNI, living in 1306. Another…
Ross, Diocese of(ROSS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 817 ROSS, DIOCESE of. — Diocese in County Cork in southern Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and in the civil province of Munster. The…
Rossano, Diocese of(ROSSANO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 818 ROSSANO, DIOCESI of. - The city of R., in the province of Cosenza, rises on the extreme eastern foothills of the Sila mountains, facing the Ionian Sea, from…
Rosselli, CosimoVol. X, p. 820 ROSSELLI, COSIMO. – Painter, born in Florence in 1439, died there on 7 January 1507. Having begun his artistic education as a young man in the workshop of Neri…
Rossellino, Family(ROSSELLINO, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 820 ROSSELLINO, FAMILY. - ANTONIO, sculptor, son of Matteo Gamberelli, b. at Settignano in 1427, d. at Florence in 1479. The following works may be attributed to…
Rossetti, CarloVol. X, p. 822 ROSSETTI, CARLO. — Cardinal, born in Ferrara in 1614, died in Faenza on 23 November 1681. Apostolic nuncio in England in 1639, he had to leave the country…
Rossetti, Cristina GeorginaVol. X, p. 822 ROSSETTI, CRISTINA GEORGINA. - Poet, b. in London on 5 Dec. 1830, d. there on 29 Dec. 1894, sister of D. G. Rossetti. She rejected two suitors, one because he…
Rossetti, Dante GabrieleVol. X, p. 822 ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIELE. – English painter and poet, born in London on 12 May 1828, died at Birchington on 9 April 1882. Son of the Italian exile Gabriele R.,…
Rossi, GiacintoVol. X, p. 822 ROSSI, GIACINTO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Diano Sorreta on 22 Feb. 1826, d. at Genoa on 29 Jan. 1899. He entered religious life at Faenza in 1844 and…
Rossi, PellegrinoVol. X, p. 822 ROSSI, PELLEGRINO. — Statesman, born at Carrara on 13 July 1787, assassinated in Rome on 15 November 1848. A pupil of the Piarists at Correggio, he graduated…
Rossignoli, BernardinoVol. X, p. 823 ROSSIGNOLI, BERNARDINO. – Jesuit, writer on asceticism, born at Ormea in 1547, died at Turin on 6 June 1613. Having entered the Order in 1563, after 11 years…
Rossignoli, Giovanni PietroVol. X, p. 824 ROSSIGNOLI, GIOVANNI PIETRO. – Philosopher and sociologist, born in Borgomanero on 3 September 1851, died in Novara on 24 March 1909. In 1870 he enrolled in…
Rossini, GioacchinoVol. X, p. 824 ROSSINI, GIOACCHINO. - Musician, born in Pesaro on 29 February 1792, died in Passy (Paris) on 13 November 1868. He studied in Bologna and Lugo; having returned…
Rosso FiorentinoVol. X, p. 824 ROSSO FIORENTINO - The Deposition from the Cross. Volterra, Palazzo dei Priori, Pinacoteca. (from Du Mesnil de Buisson, Les peintures de la Synagogue de Dura…
Rosweyde, Heribertus(ROSWEY (ROSWEYDE), HERIBERTUS)Vol. X, p. 828 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…
Rota (Papal Seal)(ROTA (SIGNUM PAPAE))Vol. X, p. 828 ROTA (signum Papae). — Leo IX (1048) introduced into the subscriptio of privileges an innovation that was to be preserved through the centuries and still…
RotariVol. X, p. 830 ROTARI — The Edict of R. Cod. Vat. lat., 5350, fol. 1. The codex is a palimpsest: the lower writing, a Psalter of the vetus latina, dates from the…
Rotari, Edict of(ROTARI, EDITTO DI)Vol. X, p. 830 ROTARI, EDICT OF. – The first collection of the customs and judicial usages (cavari fidae) of the Lombards. It marks the abandonment of oral law, makes it…
Rotary ClubVol. X, p. 831 ROTARY CLUB. — This is an association of businessmen and professional men founded on 23 Feb. 1905 in Chicago by the American lawyer Paul P. Harris. It has a…
RotocolcoVol. X, p. 831 ROTOCOLCO: v. FOTOMECCANICHE, ARTI.
RotoloVol. X, p. 831 ROTOLO. – Books of antiquity written on papyrus, and some medieval documents written on parchment, were commonly given the form of a roll (volumen, rotulus),…
Rottenburg, Diocese of(ROTTENBURGO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 834 ROTTENBURGO, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in Württemberg, Germany. It has an area of 19,155 sq. km, with a population of 3,316,865 inhabitants, of whom…
Rouen, Archdiocese of(ROUEN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 834 ROUEN, ARCHDIOCESE of. — City and archdiocese that is the capital of the département of Seine-Inférieure in France; the diocese has the same area as the…
Rougemont, FrançoisVol. X, p. 839 ROUGEMONT, FRANÇOIS. – Jesuit, missionary, born on 2 April 1624 at Maastricht, died at Ciangehou on 4 November 1676. He departed for China in 1656 and arrived…
Rougier, FélixVol. X, p. 839 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…
Rouher, EugèneVol. X, p. 839 ROUHER, EUGÈNE. — French politician, born on 30 November 1814 at Riom (Puy-de-Dôme), died on 3 February 1884 in Paris. He began practicing as a lawyer in 1836…
Round Table(TAVOLA ROTONDA)Vol. XI, p. 1092 ROUND TABLE. – Symbol of the perfect equality of the rights and duties of the knights who gathered at the legendary Breton court of King Arthur and, by…
Rousseau, Jean-JacquesVol. X, p. 839 ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES. – Philosopher and man of letters, born on 28 June 1712 in Geneva to the Calvinist Isaac R., a watchmaker, and Suzanne Bernard; died at…
Rousselot, PierreVol. X, p. 842 ROUSSELOT, PIERRE. – Theologian and philosopher, born in Nantes on 29 December 1878, fell in the Battle of Les Éparges on 25 April 1915. He entered the Society…
Rovenius, PhilipVol. X, p. 842 ROVENIUS, PHILIP. — Filippo van Roveen, born in 1575 in Holland, died at Utrecht on 15 October 1651; from 1607, dean of Oldenzaal and provicar of the diocese…
Roverella, AurelioVol. X, p. 843 ROVERELLA, AURELIO. - Cardinal, b. at Cesena on 21 Aug. 1748, d. at Bourbon (Champagne) on 5 Sept. 1812. He enjoyed the esteem and confidence of Pio VI, his…
Roverella, BartolomeoVol. X, p. 843 ROVERELLA, BARTOLOMEO. - Cardinal, b. at Ferrara in 1406, d. at Rome on 3 May 1476. Private chamberlain and secretary to Eugenio IV, he received the bishopric…
Royce, Josiah(ROYCE, IOSIAH)Vol. X, p. 843 ROYCE, IOSIAH – Philosopher, born on 10 November 1855 at Grass Valley (California) and died on 14 September 1916 at Cambridge; professor at Harvard University.…
Royer-Collard, Pierre-PaulVol. X, p. 844 ROYER-COLLARD, PIERRE-PAUL. - Philosopher and statesman, b. 21 June 1763 at Sompuis (Champagne), d. 4 Sept. 1845 at Châteauvieux near St-Agnon. He taught at…
Rožňava Diocese (Slovak: Rožňava, Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau)(ROSNAVIA (SLOV. ROŽŠAVA, UNGH. ROŽŠNÝO, TED. ROSENAU), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 816 ROSNAVIA (Slov. ROŽŠAVA, Hung. ROŽŠNÝO, Ger. ROSENAU), DIOCESE OF. — In Czechoslovakia; in 1927 the entire diocese, with its Slovak and Hungarian parts, had…
Römische QuartalschriftVol. X, p. 793 RÖMISCHE QUARTALSCHRIFT. – Quarterly periodical of Christian antiquities and ecclesiastical history, founded by Mons. Antonio de Waal in 1887 and edited by the…
