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Siagrius, Saint (SIAGRIO, SANTO)
The time and place of his birth and his life before he was elected bishop of Autun in 561 are unknown. He died around 599. Enterprising and a zealous champion… -
Siam
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Siangtan [Xiangtan], Apostolic Prefecture of (SIANGTAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the central-eastern part of the province of Hunan, in central China. It was erected on 1 July 1937 with 6 civil sub-prefectures detached from the apostolic… -
Siangyang [Xiangyang], Diocese of (SIANGYANG, DIOCESI DI)
In the northern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 25 May 1936 with 4 civil sub-prefectures of the… -
Sian [Xi'an], Archdiocese of (SIAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In the center of the province of Shensi, in northern China. It may be said to have been erected, under the name of apostolic vicariate of Shansi and Shensi, on… -
Siba "Branch" (SIBA «RAMOSCELLO)
A foreigner (note the Aramaic form of the name) imported into Israel by King Saul (v.), a slave or servant in the King's household. Having become free, perhaps… -
Šibenik (Sebenico), Diocese of (SEBENICO (ŠIBENIK), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in northern Dalmatia, in Croatia (Yugoslavia). The diocese has an area of 3,625 sq km with a population of 176,570 inhabitants, of whom… -
Sibert of Beek (Beek) (SIBERT DI BEKA (BEEK))
Carmelite theologian, b. in Beek (near Geldern, Rhineland) around 1260, d. in Cologne on 26 Dec. 1332, where, around 1280, he had taken the Carmelite habit.… -
Sibour, Dominique-Auguste-Marie
Archbishop of Paris, b. 4 April 1792 at St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (Drôme), d. 3 Jan. 1857 in Paris. Ordained priest in 1818, he taught at the Seminary of St.… -
Sibundoy, Apostolic Vicariate of (SIBUNDOY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
By decree of 8 February 1951, from the apostolic vicariate of Caquetá (v.) in Colombia the region called "Intendencia de Caquetá" was detached to form the… -
Sibyl (SIBILLA)
The S. (etymology unknown) is in classical tradition a virgin, young, but sometimes also thought of as decrepit, who when inspired and almost possessed by… -
Sicardo, Bishop of Cremona (SICARDO, VESCOVO DI CREMONA)
From a Cremonese family (Casellanus or Casalenus, or rather de Casalaschitz [cf. A. Cavalcabò, La famiglia del vescovo S., in Boll. stor. cremonese, 1 (1931)… -
Siccardi, Giuseppe
Statesman, b. at Verzuolo (Cuneo) on 13 Oct. 1802, d. at Turin on 29 Oct. 1857. A jurist of clear fame and a university lecturer, he entered the magistracy in… -
Sicca Veneria
It is the Roman Colonia Iulia Veneria Cirta nova Sicca in proconsular Africa, today El-Kef in Tunisia. Known from the time of the First Punic War (Sallust… -
Siceleg (SICELEG)
A city assigned to the tribe of Judah in the division of the Promised Land (Josh. 15:31), then given to that of Simeon (ibid. 19:5). In the time of Saul (v.)… -
Sichar (SICHAR)
A small town in the center of Palestine, mentioned only once, in Jn 4:5, as the homeland of the Samaritan woman, converted by Jesus at the nearby well of… -
Sichem (SICHEM)
Ancient city of Palestine in the center of the tribe of Ephraim, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim (Judg. 9:7) like the "neck" on two strong shoulders. Near the… -
Sichirollo, Giacomo
Neo-Thomist philosopher and sociologist, b. at Arquà Polesine (Rovigo) on 17 April 1839, d. at Rovigo on 18 May 1911. He studied at the Seminary of Rovigo… -
Sicilian Monarchy (MONARCHIA SICULA)
From the beginning of the 16th century the name m. s. was given to the right, claimed by the kings of Sicily, to exercise in their kingdom also the supreme… -
Sicilian Vespers (VESPRO SICILIANO)
This is the name given to the insurrectionary movement that broke out in Sicily in 1282 for complex causes and with results different from those anticipated.… -
Sicily (SICILIA)
By size (25,461 sq km), by number of inhabitants (4 million) and by economic importance, the principal island of the Mediterranean, in which it occupies a… -
Sickenberger, Joseph
Catholic exegete, b. at Kempten (Bavaria) on 19 March 1872, d. at Kitzbühel on 27 March 1945. He pursued theological studies at Munich (1891-96), where he had… -
Sidgwick, Henry
Philosopher, b. May 31, 1838 at Skipton (Yorkshire), d. Aug. 28, 1900 at Cambridge. He studied at Cambridge. A Fellow of Trinity College (1859), he was… -
Sidney, Philip, Sir
Writer, b. at Penshurst on 30 Nov. 1554, d. at Arnhem (Netherlands) on 17 Oct. 1586. He is regarded as the typical gentleman of Elizabethan England, with the… -
Sidon (SIDONE)
1) Diocese of the Maronites, founded in 1635, then in 1838 united with Tyre and in 1900 separated again. Faithful 57,000, churches 108, secular priests 74… -
Sidon (SIDONE)
One of the oldest and most important maritime cities of Phoenicia, whose name, perpetuated in present-day Sajdā, 35 km north of Tyre, perhaps derived from the… -
Sidonius Apollinaris (SIDONIO APOLLINARE)
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Sidotti, Giovanni Battista
Born in Palermo in 1668 to a noble family, died in Japan in Oct.-Nov. 1715. He was a priest and missionary. An auditor of the Rota, he set out for the Far East… -
Sidrach (SIDRACH, Settanta Σεδράγη)
Babylonian name imposed on Ananiah (v.), companion of Daniel (Dan. 1, 7; 3, 12 ff.). It is probably a graphic alteration of the name of the deity Marduk.… -
Siedliska, Maria Francesca de
In religion Maria of Jesus of the Good Shepherd, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, b. at Roszkowa-Walla (diocese of Warsaw) on 12 Nov.… -
Siena, Archdiocese of (SIENA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese, provincial capital in Tuscany. It has an area of 800 sq km with a population of 85,000 inhabitants, of whom 84,000 are Catholics… -
Sienhsien [Xian County], Diocese of (SIENHSIEN, DIOCESI DI)
In the central part of the province of Hopeh, in northern China. It was erected, under the name of apostolic vicariate of South-Eastern Peking (and later also… -
Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Polish writer, b. at Wola Okrzejska on 6 May 1846, d. at Vévey on 15 Dec. 1916. Of a noble family, he lived on his father's country estates until the end of… -
Sierology (SIEROLOGIA)
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Sierra Leone
British possession in Guinea, enclosed between Liberia and French Guinea. It consists of a small colony (702 sq km, 124,000 inhabitants) on the coast, and of a… -
Sierro, Candido (Agostino Giuseppe)
Born on March 18, 1840 at Hérémence (Valais, Switzerland) and died in Brazil in 1874. He entered the Capuchins in 1859, where he took the name Candido.… -
Sifilino, Giovanni VIII, Patriarch of Constantinople (SIFILINO, GIOVANNI VIII, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
Born between the years 1010 and 1012 at Trebizond, died 2 August 1075 at Constantinople. He was director of the legal section of the imperial Academy of… -
Sigebert of Gembloux (SIGEBERTO DI GEMBLOUX)
Benedictine, b. ca. 1030 near Gembloux, d. there on 5 October 1112. He taught for more than 20 years in the monastic school of St-Vincent of Metz, then… -
Siger of Brabant (SIGIERI DI BRABANTE)
Belgian philosopher, perhaps a disciple of Albert the Great, a contemporary of St. Thomas, whose adversary he was in the interpretation of Aristotle's thought.… -
Siger of Courtrai (SIGIERI DI COURTRAI)
Master in the Faculty of Arts at Paris in 1309; then doctor of theology in 1315 and procurator of the Sorbonne; d. May 30, 1341, leaving as a legacy to the… -
Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and of Sweden (SIGISMONDO III VASA, RE DI POLONIA E DI SVEZIA)
Son of John III, King of Sweden, and of Catherine Jagiellon, b. 20 June 1566 at Gripsholm (Sweden), d. 30 Apr. 1632 at Warsaw. He was elected King of Poland in… -
Sigismund II Jagellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (SIGISMONDO II JAGELLONE, RE DI POLONIA E GRANDUCA DI LITUANIA)
Son of King Sigismund I and of Bona Sforza, b. on 1 Aug. 1520 at Kraków, d. on 7 July 1572 at Knyszyn. > (phot. Armani and Moretti) > SIGNORELLI, LUCA - Angels… -
Sigismund I Jagiellon, Known as the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (SIGISMONDO I JAGELLONE, DETTO IL VECCHIO, RE DI POLONIA E GRANDUCA DI LITUANIA)
Son of Casimir and of Elizabeth of Habsburg, b. at Kraków on 1 Jan. 1467, d. there on 1 Apr. 1548, he was elected to the throne of Lithuania on 20 Oct. and to… -
Sigismund, King of the Burgundians, Saint, Martyr (SIGISMONDO, RE DEI BURGUNDI, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He succeeded his father Gundobad in 516. Converted by St. Avitus, bishop of Vienne, he convened the Council of Epaone (Yenne, Savoy) in 517 to root out… -
Sigismund of Luxembourg, Emperor (SIGISMONDO DI LUSSEMBURGO, IMPERATORE)
Second son of Charles IV of Luxembourg, king of Bohemia and emperor, and of Mary of Valois, daughter of Philip VI, king of France, b. at Prague on 15 February… -
Sign (SEGNO)
In a broad sense a sign (Gr. σημεῖον) is anything (reality, image, object) that manifests another: «quodcumque notum in quo aliquid cognoscatur» (St. Thomas… -
Signorelli, Luca
Painter, b. at Cortona around the middle of the 15th century, d. there on 16 October 1523. Recorded as early as 1470, he trained under Piero della Francesca… -
Signoriello, Nunzio
Neo-Scholastic philosopher, b. in Naples in 1831, d. there on 11 Oct. 1889. A pupil of Sanseverino (v.), and like him a professor at the Archiepiscopal Lyceum… -
Signories and Principalities (SIGNORIE E PRINCIPATI)
The two words, and especially the first, indicate two things linked to one another but in reality quite distinct, namely the new monarchical form which the… -
Sigoli, Simone
Born in Florence in the early decades of the 14th century. His coat of arms displays, on an azure field, three "ségoli" with golden handles. In 1384, together… -
Sigonio, Carlo
Historian, b. at Modena in 1523 (?), d. at his villa at Ponte Basso near Modena on 28 Aug. 1584. He taught at Modena (1546-52), Venice (1552-60), at Padua… -
Sigüenza, Diocese of (SIGÜENZA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Spain, suffragan of Toledo, situated in the civil province of Guadalajara and Soria and a small part in those of Saragossa and Segovia. It… -
Sigwart, Christoph Wilhelm
Philosopher, b. 27 March 1830 at Tübingen, d. there 4 Aug. 1904. He studied philosophy, mathematics and theology at Tübingen, where his father had also taught… -
Sikh
A community that was originally religious and later also military and political, of northern India. Nanak (1469-1538), its founder, born near Lahore, in the… -
Silas (SILA)
Companion of St. Paul and his beloved collaborator. While in the Acts of the Apostles he is always called by this name, in the Pauline letters and in 1 Pt. he… -
Silesia (SLESIA)
Historical region of Central Europe, formerly German and now divided between Poland, which includes almost all of it, and Czechoslovakia, which retains the… -
Siloe
Name designating a spring, today 'Ajn Siṭṭī Marjam, east of Jerusalem, as well as the channel beneath the hill of Ophel through which its course passes and the… -
Silos
Spanish Benedictine monastery in the diocese and province of Burgos, dedicated first to St. Sebastian and later to the abbot St. Dominic, probably founded in… -
Silvacane (Sauvecanne)
Ancient Cistercian abbey in the archdiocese of Aix in Provence. It was founded by Raymond de Baux in 1132-57; it was suppressed by Pope Eugene IV in 1443 and… -
Silvanus (SILVANO)
Homoian bishop of Tarsus, about whom relatively little is known. He took part in the Council of Sirmium of 351, and in 357 he hosted St. Cyril of Jerusalem… -
Silvanus (SILVANO)
God of the Roman religion. His name, although attempts have been made to explain it differently as well (Etruscan selvans), seems to be an adjective derived… -
Silva Porto [Kuito], Diocese of (SILVA PORTO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Angola, a Portuguese possession in West Africa. It has an area of 625,440 sq km with a population of 943,529 inhabitants, of whom 63,536… -
Silveira, Gonçales da, Venerable (SILVEIRA, GONÇALES DA, VENERABILE)
Jesuit, missionary and martyr, b. of a noble family at Almeirim (diocese of Lisbon) on 23 February 1526, d. at Monomotapa (Zambezi) on 15 March 1561. Having… -
Silverius, Pope, Saint (SILVERIO, PAPA, SANTO)
A native of Frosinone, son of Pope Hormisdas, he was elected pontiff in June 536, through the intervention of the Gothic king Theodahad, despite being a… -
Silvester Guzzolini, Saint (SILVESTRO GUZZOLINI, SANTO)
Born at Osimo around 1177 to the nobles Ghislero and Bianca dei Ghislieri, died in a little cell on Montefano on 26 November 1267. (by courtesy of Monsignor A.… -
Silvester II, Pope (SILVESTRO II, PAPA)
He reigned from April 2, 999 to May 12, 1003. Probably a native of Auvergne, Gerbert entered as a monk the Benedictine abbey of St-Géraud d'Aurillac (Cantal).… -
Silvester I, Pope, Saint (SILVESTRO I, PAPA, SANTO)
Despite his long pontificate (31 Jan. 314-31 Dec. 335), little is known of his life and activity, since it coincided with the prominence of Constantine (v.)… -
Silvester IV, Antipope (SILVESTRO IV, ANTIPAPA)
Maginulf, Roman archpriest. During the conflict over investitures with Henry IV, Paschal II had pronounced excommunication against him. The Emperor's partisans… -
Silvester, Lebedinskiy (SILVESTER, LEBEDINSKIJ)
Russian theologian and ecclesiastical writer of the 18th century. Born on an unknown date in southern Russia, died at Astrakhan on 5 November 1808. He studied… -
Silvester of Sulmona (of L'Aquila) (SILVESTRO DA SULMONA (DELL'AQUILA))
Sculptor, son of Giacomo, also called S. dell'Aquila from his place of birth, has very often been confused with his great-nephew, S. d'Arischia (born there in… -
Silvestri, Francesco, known as Il Ferrarese (Ferrariensis) (SILVESTRI, FRANCESCO, DETTO IL FERRARESE (FERRARIENSIS))
Dominican theologian and philosopher, b. at Ferrara in 1474, d. at Rennes on 19 Sept. 1528. At the age of 14 he entered religious life in his native city.… -
Silvestrine Benedictines (BENEDETTINI SILVESTRINI)
They were founded at Monte Fano near Fabriano in 1231 by St. Silvester (v.). Originally they were called the Order of St. Benedict of Monte Fano, then the… -
Silvia, Saint (SILVIA, SANTA)
Mother of St. Gregory the Great, she is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on November 3, inscribed there by order of Clement VIII. Of noble lineage, she… -
Simeon, Archbishop of Thessalonica (SIMEONE, ARCIVESCOVO DI TESSALONICA)
Byzantine theologian, polemicist and liturgist, d. at Thessalonica in March 1429. About his life it is known only that after having been a monk he succeeded… -
Simeon Bar Sabba, Saint (SIMEONE, BAR SABA, SANTO)
Archbishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (Persia), martyr killed by Shapur II at Karkha de Ledan on 17 April 344 (according to Peeters, 341). According to the acts… -
Simeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, Saint, Martyr (SIMEONE, VESCOVO DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Second bishop of that city (Eusebius, Hist. eccl., III, 11 and 32). Many identify him with the apostle Simon the Cananaean, whereas the historical… -
Simeon (SIMEONE)
Second son of Jacob (v.) and Leah (Gen. 29:33; 35:22; 48:5), from whom one of the tribes of Israel took its name. At his birth his mother linked his name to… -
Simeoni, Giovanni
Cardinal, b. at Paliano on 12 July 1816, d. at Rome on 14 Jan. 1892. The son of an employee of the Colonna princes, he completed his studies under the care of… -
Simeon Nemanja (SIMEONE NEMANJA)
Born around 1114 at Ribnica (today Podgorica in Montenegro), where his (Int. Vatican Library) SIMEONE STYLITE the ELDER, saint - The Saint in the act of… -
Simeon of Polirone, Saint (SIMEONE DI POLIRONE, SANTO)
Hermit at St. Benedict of Polirone (Mantua), b. in Armenia, d. at Polirone on 26 July 1016. He was canonized by Benedict VIII (v. CANONIZZAZIONE, III, col.… -
Simeon, Saint (SIMEONE, SANTO)
"A righteous and devout man, who was awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him" (Lk. 2:25). He had been promised that he would not… -
Simeon Stylites the Elder, Saint (SIMEONE STILITA IL VECCHIO, SANTO)
He is commemorated on January 5 in the Latin Church and on September 2 in the Eastern Church. Of him there is the contemporary testimony of Theodoret of… -
Simeon Stylites the Younger, Saint (SIMEONE STILITA IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
He is commemorated on May 24 among the Easterners and on Sept. 3 among the Latins. There exists a very lengthy Life of the Saint (BHG, 1689-91). The date of… -
Simla, Diocese of (SIMLA, DIOCESI DI)
SIMLA, DIOCESI di: v. DELHI E SIMLA, DIOCESI di. -
Simler, Josia
Swiss humanist, b. 6 Nov. 1530 at Cappel, d. 2 July 1576 at Zurich. He studied Protestant theology at Zurich, Basel and Strasbourg, was a collaborator of… -
Simmel, Georg
Philosopher, b. 1 March 1858 in Berlin, d. 26 Sept. 1918 in Strasbourg. He was a professor at the Universities of these two cities. In his most significant… -
Simon (SIMONE)
Two Gospel figures who invited Jesus to dine, wrongly identified with each other by some. 1. St. "the Pharisee" invited Jesus to dine (Lk. 7:36-50) when the… -
Simon, Apostle, Saint (SIMONE, APOSTOLO, SANTO)
Called "the Canaanite" (ὁ Καναναῖος, or ὁ Καναναῖος in codd. SΔWΘ 13 etc.) in Mt. 10:4 and Mk. 3:18; "the Zealot" (ὁ Ζηλωτής) in Lk. 6:15 and Acts 1:13. The… -
Simon, Brother of the Lord (SIMONE, FRATELLO DEL SIGNORE)
One of the four listed by the Nazarenes (with James, Joseph [Joses] and Jude) as "brothers of Jesus" (v.) in Mt. 13:55 and Mk. 6:3, in the Semitic sense of… -
Simon called Niger (Niger) (SIMONE DETTO NERO (NIGER))
A Christian named among the "prophets and teachers" of the Church of Antioch, together with Barnabas and Saul (Acts 13:1). The surname "Niger" must have been… -
Simonetta, Giacomo
Cardinal, born in Milan in 1475, died in Rome on November 1, 1539. From 1505 he was a consistorial advocate and took part as an auditor of the Rota in the… -
Simonetta, Giovanni
Historian, b. at Caccuri (province of Catanzaro) between the first and second decade of the 15th century, d. probably at Milan, not later than 1491. He is… -
Simonetta, Ludovico
Cardinal, born of a noble family in Milan around 1500, died in Rome on April 30, 1568. He took a degree in law. A nephew of Cardinal Giacomo, he received the… -
Simoni, Giovanni Battista
Carthusian ascetical writer, b. at Rovigo on 8 Dec. 1887, d. at Florence on 14 Nov. 1942. Ordained a priest at Padua on 27 July 1911, shortly afterward he… -
Simon II (SIMONE II)
High priest contemporary with Jesus ben Sira, who describes him in his book (Sir. 50:1-24). He is called the son of Onias (Flavius Josephus, Antiq. Iud., XII… -
Simoni, Simone
Protestant theologian and physician, b. perhaps in Lucca in 1532, d. in Kraków ca. 1602. He shared in all the theological restlessness, the radical leanings… -
Simon Maccabeus (SIMONE MACCABEO)
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Simon Magus (SIMONE MAGO)
A Samaritan, contemporary of the Apostles (Acts 8:9-24). St. Justin (Apol., I: PG 6, 3-68) says he was a native of Gitton (Πττων); the deacon Philip, while… -
Simon of Bisignano (SIMONE DI BISIGNANO)
Jurist, a native of Bisignano (Cosenza), who lived in the 12th century. He was a follower of Gratian; between 5 March 1177 and March 1179 he finished composing… -
Simon of Cramaud (SIMONE DI CRAMAUD)
Bishop and cardinal, b. before 1360 in the diocese of Limoges, d. 15 Dec. 1422. He studied law at Orléans; a doctor of law in Paris, he held offices at court.… -
Simon of Cyrene (SIMONE IL CIRENEO)
A Jew originally from Cyrene (v.), a city of the Pentapolis of Libya, where a flourishing Jewish colony was in continuous relations with Jerusalem (Flavius… -
Simon of Heintun (SIMONE DI HEINTUN)
English Dominican theologian of the 13th century. He held the chair of theology at Oxford (1248-54), succeeding R. Fishacre, of whom he was probably a… -
Simon of Lipnica, Blessed (SIMONE DA LIPNICZA, BEATO)
Franciscan priest, disciple of St. John of Capistrano, b. at Lipnicza (Cracow), d. 18 July 1482. A student at Cracow, thanks to the preaching of St. John of… -
Simon of Trier, Saint (SIMONE DI TREVIRI, SANTO)
A native of Syracuse and, after various wanderings, a monk at Mount Sinai, he settled in France after escaping many dangers. He first stayed in Aquitaine, then… -
Simon, Richard
French biblical scholar, b. at Dieppe on 13 May 1638, d. there on 11 April 1712. In October 1659 he entered the Oratory, leaving it about a year later to… -
Simon the Zealot (SIMONE IL CUOTATO)
A Christian who for many days offered hospitality to St. Peter in his own house in Joppa or Jaffa (Acts 9:43). There St. Peter had the symbolic vision of the… -
Simony (SIMONIA)
The term and the concept of s. derive their origin from the sacrilegious market proposed to the Apostles by Simon Magus, with the aim of obtaining from them… -
Simor, Johann
Cardinal, b. 23 Aug. 1813 at Székesfehérvár (Stuhlweissenburg), d. 24 Jan. 1891 at Esztergom. A priest in 1856, in 1839 professor of theology at the University… -
Simple (SEMPLICE)
It is that which has no parts and is therefore not divisible. Since indivisibility is unity ("nihil enim est aliud unum quam ens indivisum": St. Thomas, De… -
Simplicity (SEMPLICITÀ)
In the abstract, it expresses the absence of complexity. In the moral order it contrasts with duplicity or hypocrisy, and involves two degrees: one obligatory… -
Simplicius (SIMPLICIO)
Neoplatonic philosopher of the 6th century AD. Biographical information is scarce. He was a native of Cilicia, and had as his teacher in Alexandria Ammonius… -
Simplicius, Faustinus and Viatrix, Saints, Martyrs (SIMPLICIO, FAUSTINO E VIATRICE, SANTI, MARTIRI)
They are commemorated in the Martyrologies on 29 July; they are also still remembered on the same date in the Sacramentaries; the Itineraries of the 7th… -
Simplicius, Saint, Pope (SIMPLICIO, PAPA, SANTO)
A native of Tivoli, son of Castinus, he succeeded Hilary on 3 March 468. He died on 10 March 483. Despite his long pontificate, little information has come… -
Simulation (SIMULAZIONE)
In general it is any attitude whose purpose is to create a false judgment in others. In legal language, simulation consists in performing an action, normally a… -
Sin (PECCATO)
Here it means the moral fall or ruin, the evil human act, indicated in the Greek of the New Testament by various other expressions: ἀμαρτία or ἀμάρτημα, that… -
Sin
Name of three biblical localities. 1. Desert (Heb. Sin) crossed by the Israelites on their itinerary from Elim and the Red Sea to Raphidim (v.) and to Sinai… -
Sinai
Mountainous region, also called Horeb (v.), where the Israelites, three months after their departure from Egypt (Ex. 19:1), encamped for about a year (Num.… -
Sinaitic Inscriptions (SINAITICHE, ISCRIZIONI)
Inscriptions found in 1905 by Flinders Petrie at Serâbît al-Hâdim (Sinai), in the turquoise mines near the temple of Hathor. Further discoveries, made by the… -
Sinaloa, Diocese of (SINALOA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the state of the same name in Mexico (North America). Over an area of 58,488 sq km it comprises a population of 550,000 inhabitants, of… -
Sincero, Luigi
Cardinal, b. at Trino Vercellese on 26 March 1879, d. at Rome on 7 Feb. 1936. He studied at Vercelli and at Rome, taking degrees in philosophy, theology and… -
Sinclair, Margaret
In religion Maria Francesca of the Five Wounds, b. in Edinburgh on 25 March 1900, d. in London on 24 Nov. 1925. Her devotion to the Eucharist was… -
Sinforosa, Saint, Martyr (SINFOROSA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
Fr. Delehaye held that seven saints buried nearby or venerated on the same day were turned into brothers and attributed to St. Symphorosa as her sons… -
Singular (SINGOLARE)
In the metaphysical sense, a singular is the subsistent individual, that is, the "primary substance" (οὐσία πρώτη, as opposed to "secondary substance" (οὐσία… -
Sining [Xining], Apostolic Prefecture of (SINING, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It comprises the entire civil province of Tsinghai or Kokonor, in central-western China. It was erected, with the name of S. from the capital city, residence… -
Sinistrari, Ludovico Maria
Canonist, b. in Ameno (island of S. Giulio di Orta, Novara) on 26 January 1632, d. at Giardini on 6 March 1701. He studied letters at the University of Pavia… -
Sinkiang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINKIANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It comprises the civil province of the same name, also called Chinese Turkestan or Eastern Turkestan, in northwestern China. It was erected as a mission sui… -
Sinnada of Phrygia (SINNADA DI FRIGIA)
It is the present-day Çifitkasaba, formerly a metropolitan see of Phrygia Salutaris, now a titular archiepiscopal see (Ann. Pont. 1952, p. 594). During the… -
Sinsiang [Xinxiang], Apostolic Prefecture of (SINSIANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the northern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected on 7 July 1936 with 12 civil sub-prefectures of the mission of Weihwei (v.) and… -
Sintang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINTANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It comprises the whole and only the civil province of the same name, in the central part of what was formerly Dutch Borneo. This territory was erected into an… -
Sinyang [Xinyang], Diocese of (SINYANG, DIOCESI DI)
In the southeastern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 15 Dec. 1927 with 14 civil sub-prefectures… -
Sion (SION)
Indigenous name of the Jebusite fortress, situated in the southern part of the eastern hill (v. OPHEL) of Jerusalem (v.), captured by King David and, in his… -
Sion (Sitten), Diocese of (SION (SITTEN), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese, capital of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Its area is 5,235 sq. km. with a population of 150,000 inhabitants, of whom 145,000 are… -
Sioux City, Diocese of (SIOUX CITY, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city of the State of Iowa (U.S.A.). The diocese of S. C., a suffragan of Dubuque, was created by Leo XIII on 15 Jan. 1902 by the partition of… -
Sioux Falls, Diocese of (SIOUX FALLS, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of South Dakota (U.S.A.). The diocese of S. F. (Siouxormensis) comprises the part of the State of South Dakota situated east of… -
Siphrā, Siphrē
Midrashic commentaries on Leviticus and on Numbers-Deuteronomy. Siphrā' (= the book) is a midrash (v.) of a preceptive character on Leviticus. Probably based… -
Sipos, István
Hungarian canonist, b. at Mohács in 1875, d. at Paris on 2 Dec. 1949. A priest in 1898, he taught canon law from 1906 to 1931 at the Seminary of the diocese of… -
Sirach, Book of (SIRACH, SIRACIDA)
SIRACH, SIRACIDA : v. ECCLESIASTICO. -
Sirens (SIRENE)
From the Greek Σειρήν, Σιρήν (Latin siren, sirena), mythological monsters whose song, accompanied by musical instruments, seduced and attracted men who… -
Siricius, Pope, Saint (SIRICIO, PAPA, SANTO)
Of Roman origin, son of Tiburtius, he was a lector and deacon under Pope Liberius and then under Damasus, whom he succeeded in the pontificate at the end of… -
Sirigo, Melezio
Byzantine orator and anti-Protestant polemicist, b. at Candia (Crete) in 1586, d. at Galata (Constantinople) on 13 April 1664. He began his studies at Candia… -
Sirleto, Guglielmo
Cardinal, b. at Guardavalle (Squillace in Calabria) to a certain Tommaso in > (from Phot. Enc. Catt.) > SIRLETO, GUGLIELMO - Portrait, engraving by T. Galleo… -
Sirmium, Diocese of (SIRMIO, DIOCESI DI)
In Bosnia. It has an area of 10,078 sq km with a population of 400,000 inhabitants, of whom 380,978 are Catholics, distributed in 4 archdioceses, 6 deaneries… -
Sirmond, Jacques
Patrologist, b. at Riom (Puy-de-Dôme) on 12 Oct. 1559, d. at Paris on 7 Oct. 1651. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1576, he taught literature and… -
Sisara (SISARA)
1. Military commander under Jabin, king of the Canaanite city of Hazor, who had his headquarters at Harosheth-hagoyim (el-Harijijh, southeast of Carmel), from… -
Siscia
SISCIA. DIOCESI di: v. ZAGABRIA, DIOCESI di. -
Sisinnius II (SISINNIO II)
He was patriarch of Constantinople (996-998). Two synodal acts concerning marriage legislation and one concerning the metropolitan Nicholas of Alania are… -
Sisinnius I, Saint (SISINNIO I, SANTO)
Archbishop of Constantinople, d. 24 Dec. 427. First a priest in the suburb of Elia, on 28 February 426 he was elected to the Byzantine see instead of Philip of… -
Sisinnius, Martyrio and Alexander, Saints, Martyrs (SISINNIO, MARTIRIO ED ALESSANDRO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on May 29. The details of their martyrdom are narrated by Bishop Vigilius of Trent in two letters written… -
Sisinnius, Pope (SISINNIO, PAPA)
A Syrian by origin, he succeeded John VII (d. 18 Oct. 707) on 15 Jan. 708, after a vacancy of almost three months. In order to guarantee the safety of the… -
Sisith
"Fringes" which, together with the gèdhilim ("tassels"), the Israelites attach to the corners of their outer garments (Num. 15:37-41); the blue cord, with… -
Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de (SISMONDI, JEAN-CHARLES SIMONDE DO)
Historian and economist, b. at Geneva on 9 May 1773, d. there on 25 June 1842. A philosopher still in the Enlightenment sense, both for the breadth of his… -
Sisteron, Diocese of (SISTERON, DIOCESI DI)
SISTERON, DIOCESI di: v. DIGNE, DIOCESI di. -
Sisters (SUORE)
General designation, common to many female religious Congregations, followed by other titles that hint at their distinctive characteristics. 1. S. ADORERS OF… -
Sisters of Mercy (SORELLE DELLA MISERICORDIA)
Fondate nella diocesi di Verona nel 1840, da Vincenza Poloni. Il decreto di lode è dell'8 luglio 1931 e l'approvazione definitiva delle Costituzioni del 5 ag.… -
Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel (CARMELO APOSTOLICO, SUORE DEL)
Congregation founded in France at Bayonne in 1868. In 1870 it sent a first group of sisters to Mangalore (India). After the house of Bayonne was closed in… -
Sisters of the Assumption of Trebisonda (ASSUNZIONE DI TREBISONDA, SUORE DELL')
Congregation, founded in 1887, of Armenian sisters who devoted themselves to the education of youth and to works of assistance. The congregation remained… -
Sisters of the Poor of Saint Catherine of Siena (SORELLE DEI POVERI DI SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA)
Fondate in Siena, l'8 dic. 1873, da Savina Petrilli (v.). Il decreto di lode è del 5 sett. 1899. Le Costituzioni furono definitivamente approvate il 30 giugno… -
Sistine Chapel Choir (SISTINA, CAPPELLA)
SISTINA, CAPPELLA: v. CAPPELLA MUSICALE. -
Sisto, Sienese (SISTO DI SIENA)
Biblicist, b. in Siena in 1520 to Jewish parents, d. in Genoa in 1569. As a young man S. converted and entered the Franciscan order. Accused of heresy or of… -
Siwantze [Chongli], Diocese of (SIWANTZE, DIOCESI DI)
A suffragan of Suiyüan, it is located in the northern part of the civil province of Chagar (Mongolia), has an area of 250,000 sq. km. and a population of… -
Sixtus III, Pope, Saint (SISTO III, PAPA, SANTO)
He reigned from 432 to 440. It is not established that he was venerated in antiquity; he was included by Ado in his Martyrology, from which he passed into the… -
Sixtus II, Pope, Saint (SISTO II, PAPA, SANTO)
He reigned as pontiff from 257 to 258. He is commemorated in the Depositio martyrum on August 6 as buried in the cemetery of Callixtus; on the same date and in… -
Sixtus I, Pope, Saint (SISTO I, PAPA, SANTO)
The sixth successor of the Apostles, his pontificate can be approximately placed between 115 and 125. Florus was the first to include him in his Martyrology… -
Sixtus IV, Pope (SISTO IV, PAPA)
Born at Celle near Savona in 1414 to Leonardo della Rovere and Luchina Monleone, of very modest condition. He became a Friar Minor quite young, studied at… -
Sixtus V, Pope (SISTO V, PAPA)
B. at Grottammare (Ascoli Piceno) on 13 Dec. 1520, d. at Rome on 27 Aug. 1590. I. BEFORE THE PONTIFICATE. - Felice Peretti, of a very poor family from Montalto… -
Witchcraft and Medicine (STREGONERIA E MEDICINA)
Among primitive peoples, the priest-sorcerer receives, in a particular state, whether natural or induced (shamanism, alcoholic intoxication, mediumism), a…