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Robert, Abbot of Molesme (ROBERTO, ABATE DI MOLESME)
The flagellation, miniature from the Psalter that belonged to St. R., as is evident from a 12th-century annotation. It is a Psalter of Saint-Vaast of Arras… -
Robert, Abbot of Molesme, Saint (ROBERTO, ABATE DI MOLESME, SANTO)
Founder of the abbeys of Molesme (v.) and Cîteaux (v.), b. in Champagne ca. 1028, d. at Molesme in 1111, it seems. He entered as a very young man the monastery… -
Robert Bellarmine, Saint (ROBERTO BELLARMINO, SANTO)
Doctor of the Church, b. at Montepulciano on 4 Oct. 1542, d. at Rome on 17 Sept. 1621. Of a noble family (his mother Cintia was the sister of Cardinal Cervini… -
Robert Cecchetto da Nove (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), he immediately began his… -
Robert Guiscard (The Cunning) (ROBERTO IL GUISCARDO (L'ASTUTO))
Son of Tancred of Hauteville, he came to Italy in the fourth decade of the 11th century. He was a valiant warrior and a most skillful politician. He first… -
Roberti, Giovanni Battista
Jesuit, polygraph, b. at Bassano on 4 March 1719, d. there on 29 July 1786. Having entered the Order in 1736, he taught in the colleges of Piacenza, Brescia… -
Roberti, Giuseppe Maria
Corrector general of the Order of Minims (1918-24), b. at Conflenti (Catanzaro) on 19 Jan. 1869, d. at Rome on 23 Oct. 1936. A man of wide culture, he… -
Roberto di Colle Torto, also known as di Orford (ROBERTO DI COLLE TORTO, DETTO ANCHE DI ORFORD)
Born in southern England, died toward the end of the 13th century. He entered the Dominican Order and around 1285 was magister regent and preacher of the… -
Robert of Arbrissel, Blessed (ROBERTO D'ARBRISSEL, BEATO)
Born at Arbrissel around 1047, he came early to Paris, where he obtained a doctorate in theology; died at Orsan, 25 February 1117. In 1085 he obtained a… -
Robert of Courson (ROBERTO DI COURSON)
Theologian and cardinal, b. near Eccleston (Derbyshire, England) ca. 1155-60, d. near Damietta on 6 March 1219. A disciple in Paris of Peter the Chanter (v.)… -
Robert of Geneva (Clement VII), Antipope (ROBERTO DI GINEVRA (CLEMENTE VII), ANTIPAPA)
Born in Geneva in 1342 to the count of the city, Amadeus III, and to Matilda of Boulogne, a relative of the King of France, canon of Paris, bishop of… -
Robert of Kilwardby (ROBERTO DI KILWARDBY)
ROBERTO di KILWARDBY: v. KILWARDBY. -
Robert of Lincoln (ROBERTO DI LINCOLN)
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Robert of Melun (Melodunensis) (ROBERTO DI MELUN (MELODUNENSIS))
Theologian and bishop, b. in England at the end of the 11th century, d. at Hereford on 27 February 1167. A student at Oxford and Paris, around 1137 he… -
Robert of Salle (Salla), Blessed (ROBERTO DI SALLE (SALLA), BEATO)
Celestine monk, b. at Salla near Maiella in 1273, d. in the monastery of Morrone on 18 July 1341. He entered among > (by courtesy of mon. d. P. Frutaci ROBERTO… -
Robert of the Palatinate, King of the Romans (ROBERTO DEL PALATINATO, RE DEI ROMANI)
Born in 1352 to Robert II, Count Palatine of the Rhine and prince-elector, he succeeded him in 1398. > (from V. Leroquais, Les paautieres m. latin des Bibl.… -
Robert Pulleyn (Robertus Pullus) (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 1146. Archdeacon of Rochester, teacher… -
Robertson, William
Historian, b. at Borthwick (Midlothian) in Scotland on 19 Sept. 1721, d. at Grange House (Edinburgh) on 11 June 1793. A Presbyterian minister, he received wide… -
Robespierre, Maximilien-Marie-Isidore
Politician, one of the protagonists of the French Revolution, b. at Arras on 6 May 1758, guillotined in Paris on 28 July 1794. He spent his youth in the… -
Robigalia
Feast of April 25 in the Roman religion. The deity to whom it is dedicated is Robigus or Robigo, masculine according to scholars, feminine according to the… -
Roboam
King of Judah for 17 years (932-915 B.C.), son and successor of Solomon (v.). At the beginning of his reign occurred the schism of the northern tribes with the… -
Robortello, Francesco
Humanist, b. at Udine on Sept. 9, 1516, d. at Padua on March 18, 1567. After studying at Bologna, he held the chair of Greek and Latin eloquence at Lucca… -
Robusti, Jacopo
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Rocaberti de Perelada, Juan Tomás
Archbishop, 58th Master General of the Dominicans, b. of a noble family at Perelada (Catalonia) ca. 1624, d. at Madrid on 13 June 1699. He was professor of… -
Rocaberti y Solier
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Rocca, Angelo
Bishop and scholar, b. at Rocca Contrada (Arcevia) in 1545, d. at Rome on 8 April 1620. He entered the Hermits of St. Augustine at Camerino at the age of seven… -
Rocco, Arturo
Jurist, b. in Naples on 26 Dec. 1876, d. in Rome on 1 Apr. 1942. He was professor of criminal law and of criminal procedure law at the Universities of Urbino… -
Rocco da Cesinale
Archbishop, b. at Cesinale of the Cocchia family on 30 April 1830, d. at Chieti on 19 Dec. 1900. A Capuchin in 1846, a priest in 1853, he was theologian at the… -
Rochester, Diocese of (ROCHESTER, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of New York (U.S.A.). A suffragan of New York, it has an area of 7,081 miles, with 934,081 inhabitants, of whom 320,700 are… -
Rochet (ROCCHETTO)
It is a vestment of white linen worn by the pope, by cardinals, by bishops and by prelates as a distinctive mark of their dignity. It is a reduced form of the… -
Roch, Saint (ROCCO, SANTO)
Young pilgrim, b. at Montpellier and d. at Angleria (Angera, on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore) in the 14th century; invoked from the 15th century together… -
Rockford, Diocese of (ROCKFORD, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of Illinois (U.S.A.) The area of the diocese, a suffragan of Chicago, is 6,475 square miles with a total population (1950 census)… -
Rockhampton, Diocese of (ROCKHAMPTON, DIOCESI DI)
Located in the State of Queensland (Australia), it was erected on 29 Dec. 1882 with territory detached from the diocese of Brisbane and made a suffragan of… -
Rocks (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 either from… -
Rococo (ROCOCÒ)
Term that came into use in France in the 1700s to denote, together with the other term "rocaille", a particular kind of decoration - inlays of shells… -
Rode, Johannes
Monastic reformer, b. at Trier ca. 1385, d. of plague at Montabaur on 1 Dec. 1439. He studied at Heidelberg from 1404; in 1409 he was dean of the Faculty of… -
Rodez, Diocese of (RODEZ, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the department of Aveyron (France). The diocese extends over the ancient region of Rouergue and the present department of Aveyron. It has… -
Rodin, Auguste
Sculptor, b. in Paris on 12 Nov. 1840, d. at Meudon on 7 Nov. 1917, one of the most remarkable personalities of modern French art. A contemporary of the major… -
Rodolfo de Lango (Longo) Campo
Philosopher, author of a still unpublished commentary on the Anticlaudianus of Alan of Lille (v.), composed in all likelihood around 1216, while R. was… -
Rodotà, Pietro Pompilio
Of an Italo-Albanian family, born in 1707 in S. Benedetto Ullano (Cosenza, now in the eparchy of Lungro), died in Rome (according to communications from Msgr.… -
Rodríguez, Alonso (RODRIGUEZ, ALONSO)
Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. in Valladolid ca. 15 April 1538, d. in Seville 21 February 1616. Having entered the Order in 1557, he taught moral theology… -
Rodulfus Glaber (RODOLFO IL GLABRO)
Benedictine, b. in Burgundy around 985. He entered the cloister of St-Germain d'Auxerre at a very young age. Restless and impatient of discipline, he took to… -
Roermond
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Roermond, Diocese of (RUREMONDA, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of Utrecht; it coincides with the civil province of Dutch Limburg with an area of 2,205 sq km and 684,105 inhabitants, of whom 646,717 are Catholics… -
Rogacci, Benedetto
Jesuit man of letters and ascetical writer, b. 18 March 1646 at Ragusa (Dalmatia), d. at Rome on 8 Feb. 1719. Having entered the Order in 1661, he was from… -
Rogationists (ROGAZIONISTI)
Religious congregation of priests founded in Messina, alongside that of the "Daughters of the Divine Zeal" (v.), by Canon Annibale M. Di Francia (v.), assisted… -
Rogations (Litaniae Majores and Minores) (ROGAZIONI (LITANIAE MAIORES ET MINORES))
Processions ordered by the Church to implore heavenly aid; those that occur every year are ordinary, and extraordinary if ordered in times of calamity (e.g.… -
Rogel (ROGEL)
Name of a spring marking the boundary, south of the ancient city of Jerusalem, between the territory of the tribe of Judah and that of Benjamin (Josh. 15:7… -
Roger I, Count of Calabria and Sicily (RUGGERO I, CONTE DI CALABRIA E DI SICILIA)
The last son of Tancred of Hauteville, he arrived in Italy when his brother Robert was already count of Apulia; by him he was sent to wage war in Calabria… -
Roger II, King of Sicily (RUGGERO II, RE DI SICILIA)
Son of Roger I and Adelaide of Montferrat, born in 1095; having lost his father in 1101, he remained under the guardianship of his mother. A vigorous statesman… -
Roger of Marston (RUGGERO DI MARSTON)
English Franciscan, philosopher and theologian, b. a little before the middle of the 13th century, d. at Norwich ca. 1303. A student in Paris between 1269 and… -
Roger, Saint (RUGGERO, SANTO)
Bishop of Canne and patron of Barletta, b. at Pietra, a hamlet of that same city. Some scholars maintained that he flourished in the 5th century, but without… -
Rogers, John
Regarded as the "proto-martyr of Protestantism" under Mary Tudor, b. at Birmingham in 1500, d. at London on 4 February 1555. A canon of St. Paul's in London… -
Rohan, Family (ROHAN, FAMIGLIA)
Originating in Brittany, tracing back to ALAIN viscount of R. (Morbihan), documented in 1105. During the reign of Louis XII, PIERRE de R. (d. 1513), rival of… -
Rohde, Erwin
Classical philologist, b. in Hamburg on 5 Oct. 1845, d. in Heidelberg on 11 Jan. 1898. He taught at Kiel (1872), Jena (1876), Tübingen (1878), Leipzig and… -
Rohling, August
Catholic exegete, who compromised himself through two prolonged controversies, one "antisemitic," the other "millenarian," b. 15 Feb. 1839 in Neuenkirchen… -
Rohrbacher, René-François
Church historian, b. 27 Sept. 1789 at Langatte near Sarrebourg, d. 17 Jan. 1856 in Paris. He entered the major seminary of Nancy in 1810 and was ordained a… -
Rojas, Simón de, Blessed (ROJAS, SIMÓN DE, BEATO)
Friar of the Trinitarian Order, b. in Valladolid on 28 Oct. 1552, d. in Madrid on 28 Sept. 1624. Having entered the Order at the age of 17, he taught… -
Rokjtsana
ROKJTSANA : v. CALISTINI. -
Rolando Bandinelli
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Rolando of Cremona (ROLANDO DI CREMONA)
Dominican, b. in Cremona at the end of the 12th century, d. in Bologna in 1259. Magister artium at the University of Bologna, he became a Dominican there in… -
Roldán, Giovanni Taddo di Sant'Eliseo
Discalced Carmelite, missionary and bishop, b. at Calahorra (Spain) on 17 Aug. 1574. He professed in the reformed Carmel at Valladolid in 1597, and in 1600… -
Rolewinck, Werner
Theologian, historian and ascetic reformer, b. near Münster in 1425, d. at Cologne on 26 Aug. 1502. In 1447 he became a Carthusian at Cologne. More than 50… -
Rolle, Richard (ROLLE, RICHARD)
Hermit and mystic, b. probably around 1290 in the province of York, d. at Hampole on 29 Sept. 1349. The few biographical details about R. come almost entirely… -
Romagna
I. GEOGRAPHY. - A historical region of northern Italy, corresponding to the southeastern sector of the Emilian compartment, more often called, precisely… -
Romagnoli, Augusto
Apostle of the new education of the blind, b. in Bologna on 19 July 1879, with a conjunctivitis that made him lose his sight after a few days, d. in Rome on 8… -
Romagnosi, Giandomenico
Philosopher and jurist, b. at Salsomaggiore on 11 Dec. 1761, d. at Milan on 8 June 1835; author of works on philosophy, public and private law, economics… -
Roman-Barbarian Laws (LEGGI ROMANO-BARBARE)
This is the name given to three legislative compilations produced in the West in the 6th century: the lex Romana Wisigothorum (or Breviarium Alaricianum), the… -
Roman College (COLLEGIO ROMANO)
ROMAN COLLEGE: V. UNIVERSITÀ GREGORIANA. -
Roman Conference of Catholic African Missions (CONFERENZA ROMANA DELLE MISSIONI CATTOLICHE AFRICANE)
To respond to the request for cooperation from the International African Institute of London, the R. C. of C. A. M. was founded in 1925, at the invitation of… -
Roman Dicasteries (DICASTERI ROMANI)
DICASTERI ROMANI: v. CONGREGAZIONI. -
Romanesque Art (ROMANICA, ARTE)
The term "Romanesque" denotes that particular moment in European artistic culture, comprised between the 11th and 12th centuries, which stands intermediate… -
Romania
It is the southernmost of the Danubian-Carpathian states, and the easternmost among the Neo-Latin ones; closed in between Hungarians and Slavs, at the boundary… -
Romanino, Girolamo di Romano, called Il (ROMANINO, GIROLAMO DI ROMANO, DETTO IL)
Painter, b. in Brescia between 1484 and 1487, died there ca. 1566. His first dated work is the Deposition of the Gallery of the Academy of Venice (from the… -
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 secretary of the Royal… -
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)
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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…