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Rua, MicheleVol. X, p. 844 RUA, MICHELE. - Salesian, first successor of s. Giovanni Bosco, b. at Torino on 9 June 1837, d. there on 6 Apr. 1910. Having met d. Bosco in 1845, he began…
Rubens, Peter PaulVol. X, p. 845 RUBENS, PETER PAUL. – Painter born in Siegen (Westphalia) on the 28th (courtesy of Monsignor A. P. Frutaz) RUBENS, PETER PAUL. — Detail of St. John the Baptist…
Rubeo (Rossi), Giovanni BattistaVol. X, p. 847 RUBEO (ROSSI), GIOVANNI BATTISTA. — Prior General of the Carmelites, b. in Ravenna on 4 October 1508, d. in Rome on 5 September 1578. At the age of seventeen…
Rubeus (De Rubeis), PaulusVol. X, p. 847 RUBEUS (DE RUBEIS), PAULUS. - Roman jurist of the 17th century (d. between 1673 and 1676), son of the celebrated jurist Teodosio of Priverno. He published…
Rubino, AntonioVol. X, p. 847 RUBINO, ANTONIO. – Jesuit, missionary, born at Strambino (diocese of Ivrea) on 1 March 1578, died on 22 March 1643 at Nagasaki (Japan). He entered the Order in…
Rubrics(RUBRICHE)Vol. X, p. 848 RUBRICS. - I. NOTION. - By r., in the liturgical sense, are meant the prescriptions governing the conduct of the Church’s worship. They are found either…
Rubruquis (William of Rubruck)(RUBRUQUIS (GUGLIELMO DA RUBRUK))Vol. X, p. 849 RUBRUQUIS (GUGLIELMO da RUBRUK). – Franciscan, itinerant missionary of the 13th century. Born at Rubruck near Cassel, Fiandra, now northern France (not to be…
Rucellai Family(RUCELLAI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 849 RUCELLAI, FAMIGLIA. — Florentine family. The earliest known ancestor is an ALAMANNO who, in the 13th century, having extracted from a plant called oricella a…
Ruch, CharlesVol. X, p. 850 RUCH, CHARLES. - Theologian and bishop, b. at Nancy on 24 Sept. 1873, d. at Strasbourg on the night before 29 Aug. 1945. Ordained priest in 1897, the following…
RucheratVol. X, p. 850 RUCHERAT: v. GIOVANNI DI VESALIA.
Rudigier, Franz Josef, Venerable(RUDIGIER, FRANZ JOSEF, VENERABILE)Vol. X, p. 850 RUDIGIER, FRANZ JOSEF, venerable. — Bishop of Linz (Upper Austria), born at Parthenen (Vorarlberg) on 6 April 1811, died at Linz on 19 November 1884. After…
Rudini, Antonio Starabba, Marchese diVol. X, p. 850 RUDINÌ, ANTONIO STARABBA, marchese di. - Statesman, b. in Palermo on March 16, 1839, d. in Rome (from B. Scherrn, F. J. H. Ratisbona-Roma 1896) RUDIGIER, FRANZ…
Rudnay, AlexanderVol. X, p. 850 RUDNAY, ALEXANDER. – Cardinal Primate of Hungary, born in Svätý Križn. Váhom (Slovakia) on 4 October 1760, died in Strigonia on 13 September 1831. Bishop of…
Ruffini, FrancescoVol. X, p. 850 RUFFINI, FRANCESCO. — Jurist and historian, born at Lessolo Canavese on 10 April 1863, died at Turin on 29 March 1934. Having graduated in law at Turin in…
Ruffini, Giovinale of Nonberg(RUFFINI, GIOVENALE DI NONSBERG)Vol. X, p. 851 RUFFINI, GIOVENALE di NONSBERG: V. GIOVENALE DI VAL DI NON.
Ruffino of Assisi, Blessed(RUFFINO D'ASSISI, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 851 RUFFINO d'ASSISI, blessed. — One of the first companions of s. Francesco, related to s. Chiara di Assisi. He distinguished himself as a man of profound…
RuffoVol. X, p. 851 RUFFO. — I. TOMMASO, cardinal, b. in Napoli in 1663, d. in Roma on 16 February 1753. He completed his education at the Collegio Clementino, demonstrating a…
Ruffo ScillaVol. X, p. 852 RUFFO SCILLA - I. LUIGI, senior. - Cardinal, born at S. Onofrio (diocese of Mileto) on 25 August 1750, died in Naples on 16 November 1832. Appointed by Pius VI…
Rufinus Turranius(RUFINO TURANNIO)Vol. X, p. 852 RUFINO TURANNIO. — Ecclesiastical writer, born at Concordia in eastern Venetia around 345, of the Turannia family, for which there is local documentary…
Rufinus, MagisterVol. X, p. 853 RUFINUS, MAGISTER. - Decretist, who lived in the second half of the 12th century. His nationality and the events of his life are uncertain, also because other…
Rufus (Rufus, 'Ροῦφος)(RUFO (RUFUS, 'ΡΟΥ͂ΦΟΣ))Vol. X, p. 853 RUFO (Rufus, 'Ροῦφος). - A common name among slaves and, generally, among persons of humble condition; it occurs twice in the New Testament: Mc. 15:21; Rom.…
Ruggieri, Michele (Pompilio)Vol. X, p. 857 RUGGIERI, MICHELE (POMPILIO). — Jesuit, missionary, born at Spinazzola (diocese of Venosa) in 1543, died at Salerno on 11 May 1607. Having taken his degree in…
RugiVol. X, p. 857 RUGI. – A Germanic population, apparently coming from Scandinavia (Jordanes, Getica, 25), to inhabit the coasts of western Prussia. It is mentioned by Tacitus…
Ruini, Thierry(RUINART, THIERRY)Vol. X, p. 857 RUINART, THIERRY. — Maurist Benedictine, hagiographer, and editor of patristic works, born at Reims on 11 June 1657, died at the abbey of Hautvilliers on 29…
Ruiz, Juan (Archpriest of Hita)(RUIZ, JUAN (ARCIPRESTE DE HITA))Vol. X, p. 857 RUIZ, JUAN (ARCIPRESTE DE HITA). - Spanish writer, born in Alcalá de Henares around the end of the 13th century (1283?), died around the middle of the 14th…
Rumor, GiacomoVol. X, p. 858 RUMOR, GIACOMO. — Catholic and social organizer, b. in Vicenza on 26 January 1858, d. there on 24 February 1931. A member of a family that, following his…
Rumor, SebastianoVol. X, p. 858 RUMOR, SEBASTIANO. – Priest, brother of the preceding, man of letters, bibliographer, and historian, b. in Vicenza on 30 May 1862, d. in Jerusalem on 17 June…
RunaVol. X, p. 858 RUNA. — This name (r. = secret) designates the alphabetic signs used among the Germanic tribes before Christianity. They consist of vertical strokes to which…
Rupella, Johannes De (John of La Rochelle)(GIOVANNI DE LA ROCHELLE (JOHANNES DE RUPELLA))Vol. VI, p. 376 GIOVANNI de la ROCHELLE (Johannes de Rupella). - Franciscan, d. 1245. He studied in Paris at the school of Alessandro di Hales and succeeded him in the chair…
Rupert of Deutz (Rupertus Tuitiensis)(RUPERTO DI DEUTZ (RUPERTUS TUITIENSIS))Vol. X, p. 859 RUPERTO di DEUTZ (Rupertus Tuitiensis). — Theologian and Benedictine abbot, born in Liège around 1075, died at Deutz in 1130. A monk at S. Lorenzo di Liegi, he…
Ruprecht (Hruobert, Rupert), Saint(RUPERTO (HRUOBERT, RUPRECHT), SANTO)Vol. X, p. 859 RUPERT (HRUOBERT, RUPRECHT), Saint. - First bishop of Salzburg, d. 27 March 718 (?). A monk, Irish or Scottish by birth or at least in education and spiritual…
Rural Banks(CASSE RURALI)Vol. III, p. 584 CASSE RURALI. – Credit institutions distinguished by their characteristic features, both in the objectives they pursue and the means they employ, and in the…
Rural Dean(VICARIO FORANEO)Vol. XII, p. 868 VICARIO FORANEO. — He is the bishop’s immediate executive collaborator in a given diocesan district, composed of several parishes and called a forania,…
Rural Question(RURALE, QUESTIONE)Vol. X, p. 860 RURALE, QUESTIONE. — The term rural question is used to designate that complex of social problems which arise from circumstances of fact and which, even in the…
Ruremunda, Diocese of(RUREMONDA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 861 RUREMONDA, DIOCESE of – 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…
Rusca, NiccolòVol. X, p. 862 RUSCA, NICCOLÒ. - Priest, b. in April 1560 at Bedano in the Canton of Ticino, then in the diocese of Como, of a noble family from Como; d. as a result of…
Ruskin, JohnVol. X, p. 862 RUSKIN, JOHN. – English art critic and sociologist, born in London on 8 February 1819, died at Brantwood (Lancashire) on 20 January 1900. He defended Turner’s…
RussiaVol. X, p. 862 RUSSIA. — In the course of its long historical and political evolution this name has assumed very different meanings. The general public usually employs it as…
RussiaVol. X, p. 875 RUSSIA - The holy princes Boris and Gleb. Icons of the Novgorod school (late 15th century) - Novgorod, church of the same name. contact with the art of the…
Russia, Pontifical Commission for(RUSSIA, COMMISSIONE PONTIFICIA PER LA)Vol. X, p. 876 RUSSIA, COMMISSIONE PONTIFICIA PER LA: v. CONGREGAZIONI ROMANE, S. Congregazione per la Chiesa orientale.
Rusticucci, Girolamo(RUSTICUCCI, GEROLAMO)Vol. X, p. 877 RUSTICUCCI, GEROLAMO. - Cardinal, b. at Fano in 1537, d. at Rome in June 1603. Secretary of State to Pio V, of whose cardinalitial court he had been a member,…
Rusticus of Narbonne, Saint(RUSTICO DI NARBONA, SANTO)Vol. X, p. 876 RUSTICO of NARBONA, saint. — He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 26 October. He was the son of a bishop named Bonosus and, having been orphaned, was…
Rusticus Romanus(RUSTICO ROMANO)Vol. X, p. 876 RUSTICO ROMANO. - Discoso, nephew of Pope Vigilio, was exiled by the Emperor after the Council of 553. He opposed the condemnation of the Three Chapters. There…
Rusticus, Saint, Martyr(RUSTICO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. X, p. 876 RUSTICO, saint, martyr: v. DIONIGI, RUSTICO ed ELEUTERIO, santi martiri.
Rusuti, FilippoVol. X, p. 877 RUSUTI, FILIPPO. – Mosaic artist active in Rome between the end of the thirteenth century and the beginning of the fourteenth. In the upper part of the ancient…
Ruteng, Apostolic Vicariate of(RUTENG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. X, p. 877 RUTENG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — On 8 March 1951 the entire territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) was divided into…
RuthVol. X, p. 886 RUTH. - A virtuous Moabite woman, wife of Booz, grandmother of David (Mt. 3, 3-6), in the time of the Judges (Ruth 1, 1), whose story is the subject of the…
Ruthenians(RUTENI)Vol. X, p. 877 RUTENI. - In the terminology of the Roman Curia and the Royal Chancery of Poland, from the Middle Ages onwards the term R. designated the Christian populations…
Rutskij, Josif VeljaminVol. X, p. 887 RUTSKIJ, JOSIF VELJAMIN. — Basilian, metropolitan of Vilna, born at Ruta (White Russia) in 1574, died at Vilna in 1637. During a journey through Germany, at…
Rutten, JosephVol. X, p. 887 RUTTEN, JOSEPH. - Missionary, b. at Clermont (Liège) on 15 Oct. 1874, d. at Peu (France) on 18 March 1950, shortly after returning from China. He entered the…
Rutten, Martin-HubertVol. X, p. 888 RUTTEN, MARTIN-HUBERT. — Bishop of Liège (Belgium), b. at Geystingen (Limburg) on 18 Dec. 1841, d. at Liège on 17 July 1927. Ordained a priest in 1867, he was…
Ruusbroec, Jan of, Blessed(RUUSBROEC, JAN DI, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 888 RUUSBROEC, JAN di, blessed. - Prince of Flemish mysticism, called Admirabilis and Doctor divinus, born at Ruisbroek (Brussels) in 1293, died at Groenendael on…
Ruvo Diocese(RUVO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 889 RUVO, DIOCESE of. — 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 and…
