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SalesianumVol. X, p. 984 SALESIANUM. – Quarterly journal, published under the direction of the professors of the Pontifical Salesian Athenaeum of Turin. It began publication in 1939,…
Salford, Diocese of(SALFORD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 984 SALFORD, DIOCESI di. — In England. It comprises the divisions (Hundreds) of Salford and Blackburn in the county of Lancashire. It has a population of 2,711,215…
Salic Law(SALICA, LEGGE)Vol. X, p. 984 SALICA, LAW. — The most primitive of the barbarian laws (v.), almost immune to foreign influences and the oldest among those of the Frankish group, it…
SaliiVol. X, p. 989 SALII. — Priests of the Roman religion, who are also found in various centers of Latium (Alba, Lavinio, Tusculo, Anagni, Ariccia, Tivoli), although there is no…
Salimbene da ParmaVol. X, p. 989 SALIMBENE DA PARMA. — Chronicler, Franciscan, born at Parma in 1221, died after 8 September 1287. The son of a Guido de Adam, of civic nobility, his…
Salimbeni, Lorenzo and Jacopo(SALIMBENI, LORENZO E JACOPO)Vol. X, p. 990 SALIMBENI, LORENZO AND JACOPO. — Painters. The information concerning these two artists, born in Sanseverino (Marche) and active in the first half of the 15th…
Salina (formerly Concordia), Diocese of(SALINA (GIÀ CONCORDIA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 991 SALINA (formerly CONCORDIA), DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in the State of Kansas (United States). It comprises a territory of approximately 26,685 sq. miles…
Salinas, Louis-Antoine deVol. X, p. 991 SALINAS, LOUIS-ANTOINE de. - Apologist, b. 11 Aug. 1798 at Morlaas, d. 30 Jan. 1861 at Auch. Chaplain at the Collège Henri IV, after his studies at S.…
Salisbury, Apostolic Vicariate of(SALISBURY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. X, p. 995 SALISBURY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — It is situated in Southern Rhodesia and originated from the “sui iuris” Mission of the Zambezi, erected on 2 July 1879,…
Salistri, Giovanni CrisostomoVol. X, p. 996 SALISTRI, GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO. - Piarist, b. in Firenze on 4 March 1654, d. in Roma on 10 Dec. 1717. To a vast philosophical, theological, and above all…
Sallustius(SALLUSTIO)Vol. X, p. 996 SALLUSTIO. - A Neoplatonic philosopher of the school of Pergamo, who lived in the fourth century A.D. He dissuaded the emperor Giuliano, whose friend he was,…
Salmana (Heb. Salmunnā')(SALMANA (EBR. SALMUNNĀ'))Vol. X, p. 996 SALMANA (Hebr. Salmunnā'). — Prince of the Midianites who, together with Zebee, killed Gideon’s brothers. After unsuccessfully requesting aid from the…
Salmanticenses(SALMANTICENSI)Vol. X, p. 997 SALMANTICENSI. — The Discalced Carmelite theologians of Salamanca, who wrote two great cursus on dogmatic and moral theology. After the College of the…
Salmas, Diocese of(SALMAS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 997 SALMAS, diocesi di. - Chaldean diocese in Persia. It had a Catholic succession of bishops from 1560 to 1643; thereafter, from 1709, it was a suffragan diocese…
Salmerón, Alfonso(SALMERON, ALFONSO)Vol. X, p. 997 SALMERON, ALFONSO. — Jesuit, exegete, born at Toledo on 8 September 1515, died at Naples on 13 February 1585. While studying theology in Paris, he joined the…
Salome(SALOMÈ)Vol. X, p. 1001 SALOMÈ. – Name of various Jewish women. The best known are: 1. S., wife of Alessandro Ianneo (v.); she reigned after him under the name Alessandra-Salome (v.).…
Salomon (Salomonius), Giacomo, Blessed(SALOMONI (SALOMONIUS), GIACOMO, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 1004 SALOMONI (SALOMONIUS), GIACOMO, blessed. - (photo Fides) SALOMONE SETTENTRIONALI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of the Islands - Residence and school for Asian boys.…
Salon, MicheleVol. X, p. 1007 SALON, MICHELE. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Valenza in 1539, d. there on 25 Jan. 1621. Having taken religious vows in 1558, he studied in his native…
SalonaVol. X, p. 1007 SALONA. - Today a small village of Dalmatia, (by courtesy of Msgr. d. P. Frutasi) SALONA - Sarcophagus of the Good Shepherd (4th cent.) - Spalato,…
Salonius of Geneva(SALONIO DI GINEVRA)Vol. X, p. 1008 SALONIO of GENEVA. — Son of Eucherius of Lyons and brother of Veranius (bishop of Vence), S. became bishop of Geneva before 439. He wrote an Expositio mystica…
Salotti, CarloVol. X, p. 1008 SALOTTI, CARLO. – Cardinal, born at Grotte di Castro (diocese of Montefiascone) on 25 July 1870, Kapljuč, Manastirine, Marusinac, Crikvine and Majdan). The…
SalpiVol. X, p. 1008 SALPI. – Ancient diocese. The ancient “Elpie,” “Salapia,” “Salapinon,” near present-day Trinitapoli (province of Foggia), was distinguished into Greek…
Salsmans, JosephVol. X, p. 1009 SALSMANS, JOSEPH. — Jesuit, moral theologian, born at Antwerp on 2 September 1873, died at Malines on 19 January 1944. He entered the Order in 1891 and, in…
Salt (In the Liturgy)(SALE (NELLA LITURGIA))Vol. X, p. 979 SALT (IN THE LITURGY). — Salt was used in sacrifices among the Jews (Lev. 2:13), the Romans, and the Greeks. The Romans attributed to salt an apotropaic…
Salt Lake, Diocese of(SALT LAKE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1012 SALT LAKE, DIOCESI di. - Diocese and city in the State of Utah (U.S.A.). Suffragan of S. Francisco. It now covers an area of 84,900 sq. mi., with a total…
Salt of the Earth(SAL TERRAE)Vol. X, p. 1012 SAL TERRAE. – Spanish monthly journal for the clergy, founded in 1912 in Bilbao by the Jesuit Fr. Remigio Vilariño. From 1920, its editorial office was…
Salta, Archdiocese of(SALTA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1009 SALTA, ARCHDIOCESE of - City and archdiocese of the Argentine Republic, in the department of the same name. It has an area of 157,324 sq. km., with a popula-…
Saltamocchio, Guglielmo(SALTAMOCHIO, GUGLIELMO)Vol. X, p. 1009 SALTAMOCHIO, GUGLIELMO: v. AUBENAS, MAR- TIRI di, beati.
Saltillo, Diocese of(SALTILLO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1012 SALTILLO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in Mexico, in the State of Coahuila. It has an area of 155,000 sq km and a population of 710,000 inhabitants, of whom…
Salto, Diocese of(SALTO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1012 SALTO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in Uruguay, in the department of the same name. It has an area of 65,000 sq km and a population of 500,000 inhabitants,…
Salutary Gods (Salutares)(SALUTARI, DÈI (SALUTARES DI))Vol. X, p. 1012 SALUTARI, DÈI (Salutares di). — These are the gods who protect physical health. They belong directly or indirectly to the sphere of Apollo (v.) the solar god…
Salutati, Coluccio(SALUTATI, LINO COLUCCIO)Vol. X, p. 1012 SALUTATI, LINO COLUCCIO. – Humanist and statesman, b. at Stignano in Valdinievole on 16 February 1331, d. at Florence on 4 May 1405. At Bologna, where from…
Saluzzo, Diocese of(SALUZZO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1013 SALUZZO, DIOCESI. — City and diocese in the province of Cuneo, archdiocese of Torino. It extends through the upper valleys of Maira, Varaita, and Po and across…
Saluzzo, FerdinandoVol. X, p. 1015 SALUZZO, FERDINANDO. - Cardinal, born in Napoli on 21 Sept. 1744, died in Roma on 3 Nov. 1816. Enrolled in the College of participating apostolic…
Saluzzo, Marquises of(SALUZZO, MARCHESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1014 SALUZZO, MARCHESI di. — They are a branch of the Aleramici, marquises of Savona. The founder of the line was MANFREDI I, one of the sons of the marquis…
Salvadori, GiulioVol. X, p. 1017 SALVADORI, GIULIO. – Writer, poet, and critic, born at Monte S. Savino in Val di Chiana (Arezzo) on 14 September 1862, died in Rome on 7 October 1928. He began…
Salvaterra (Salvatiere), Gianmaria(SALVATERRA (SALVATIERRE), GIANMARIA)Vol. X, p. 1017 SALVATERRA (SALVATIERRE), GIANMARIA. – Jesuit, missionary, and founder of the California mission; born in Milan on 15 November 1648, died while travelling to…
Salvation(SALVEZZA)Vol. X, p. 1019 SALVEZZA. — The idea of s. includes that of safety and preservation. This is also the meaning of the Greek σωτηρία, which frequently recurs in Holy Scripture.…
Salvation Army(ESERCITO DELLA SALVEZZA (SALVATION ARMY))Vol. V, p. 359 SALVATION ARMY (Salvation Army). — An organization of a military type, ordered toward religious and social purposes. It was founded in 1878 by William Booth…
Salvi, NicolaVol. X, p. 1021 SALVI, NICOLA. - Architect, born in Roma on 6 Aug. 1697, died there on 8 Feb. 1751. He was a pupil of the painter Niccolò Ricciolini and of the architect…
Salvian of Marseille(SALVIANO DI MARSIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 1021 SALVIANO di MARSIGLIA. — Christian writer, born around 400. After a few years of marriage, he entered the monastery of Lérins (425); having become a priest, he…
Salviati, Family(SALVIATI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 1022 SALVIATI, FAMIGLIA. – Of Florence. The first of the S. of whom there is certain record is CAMBIO di SALVI, gonfalonier of justice in Florence in 1335; his…
Salviati, ScipioneVol. X, p. 1022 SALVIATI, SCIPIONE. – One of the most representative men of the Catholic laity, born in Paris on 23 June 1823, died in Rome on 15 June 1892. Son of Prince…
Salvific Will(VOLONTÀ SALVIFICA)Vol. XII, p. 1003 VOLONTÀ SALVIFICA. — It is the will by which God desires the supernatural salvation of human beings. It is universal, earnest, sincere, and efficacious, since…
Salzano, Tommaso MicheleVol. X, p. 1025 SALZANO, TOMMASO MICHELE. - Dominican writer and archbishop, b. at Napoli in Apr. 1807, d. at Nocera Inferiore on 12 Sept. 1890. He held important offices in…
Salzburg(SALISBURGO)Vol. X, p. 991 SALISBURGO. – Archiepiscopal see, capital of the Austrian confederate state of the same name. I. ORIGINS. - The Salzburg territory of the ecclesiastical…
Salé, Diocese of(SALE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 979 SALE, DIOCESE of. — It is situated in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 10 May 1887 with territory detached from the archdiocese of…
SamaiaVol. X, p. 1025 SAMAIA. – A name (Heb. Šēma'jah) fairly frequent in the Bible, rendered twice as S. in the Vulgate, which elsewhere prefers Semeia (v.). In I Chron. 4:37 it…
Samarai, Apostolic Prefecture of(SAMARAI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. X, p. 1025 SAMARAI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE. – In the eastern region of Australian New Guinea. Established on 13 June 1946 with territory detached from the apostolic…
Samaria (Heb. Šōmērōn) Ass(SAMARIA (EBR. ŠŌMĒRŌN) ASS)Vol. X, p. 1025 SAMARIA (Heb. Šōmērōn, Assyrian Samarina, Greek Σαμάρεια). — A city founded in 880 B.C. by Omri (v. AMRI), the sixth king of Israel, in the center of his…
Samaria (Hē Samareitis)(SAMARIA (Ἡ ΣΑΜΑΡΕΙ͂ΤΙΣ))Vol. X, p. 1025 SAMARIA (ἡ Σαμαρεῖτις). — One of the three historical regions of Palestine, in the center of the plateau, bounded by the Jordan to the east, the coastal plain…
Samaritan Pentateuch(PENTATEUCO SAMARITANO)Vol. IX, p. 703 PENTATEUCO SAMARITANO: V. SAMARITANO, PENTATEUCO.
Samaritan Pentateuch(SAMARITANO, PENTATEUCO)Vol. X, p. 1028 SAMARITAN PENTATEUCH. — The five books of Moses, which for the Samaritans constitute the whole Bible, restricted to the initial stage of the Canon, at the time…
Samaritan Woman at the Well(SAMARITANA AL POZZO)Vol. X, p. 1027 SAMARITANA AL POZZO. — The well-known episode from the Gospel of John (4:3–43), which recounts the encounter between Jesus, fatigatus ex itinere, and the S.,…
Samaritans (Heb. Sōmērōnīm; Gr. Οἱ Σαμαρεῖται)(SAMARITANI (EBR. SŌMRŌNĪM; GR. ΟἹ ΣΑΜΑΡΕΙ͂ΤΑΙ))Vol. X, p. 1027 SAMARITANI (ebr. Sōmrōnīm; gr. οἱ Σαμαρεῖται). - At first this name designated the inhabitants of the city and eponymous kingdom of Samaria (v.), (fol.…
Sambalpur, Diocese of(SAMBALPUR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1030 SAMBALPUR, DIOCESE of. — Erected by decree of 14 June 1951 and constituted from the civil districts of Ganpur, Bonai, and Bamra (ceded by the diocese of…
Samgar (Heb. Samgar)(SAMGAR (EBR. SAMGAR))Vol. X, p. 1030 SAMGAR (Heb. Samgar). - Judge of Israel. The only information about him is found in Indc. 3, 31, where it is said that “he came after Aod” (v.), the second…
Samothrace, Mysteries of(SAMOTRACIA, MISTERI DI)Vol. X, p. 1031 SAMOTRACIA, MYSTERIES OF. — After those celebrated at Eleusis, the mysteries of S. were among the most famous in the Greek world. Various legends existed…
SamsaraVol. X, p. 1031 SAMSARA: V. REINCARNAZIONE.
Samuel (Heb. Šēmîšēl)(SAMUELE (EBR. ŠĒMIŠEL))Vol. X, p. 1031 SAMUELE (Heb. Šēmišel). — The last “judge” (v.) of Israel, the founder of the monarchy, and a prophet, he lived in the eleventh century B.C. He gave his name…
San Benedetto Po, Abbey of(SAN BENEDETTO POLIRONE)Vol. X, p. 1033 SAN BENEDETTO POLIRONE. - An ancient Benedictine abbey in the province and diocese of Mantova, in the village now called S. Benedetto Po. The ancient…
San Bonifacio, Archdiocese of(SAN BONIFACIO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1033 SAN BONIFACIO, ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese in the province of Manitoba (Canada). The archdiocese of S. B. covers an area of 100,000 sq. km. The…
San Carlo do Pinhal, Diocese of(SAN CARLO DO PINHAL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1034 SAN CARLO DO PINHAL, DIOCESI of. — Suffragan of São Paulo, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It has an area of 17,427 sq. km. and a population of 463,870…
San Carlos de Ancud, Diocese of(SAN CARLO (SAN CARLOS) DE ANCUD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1034 SAN CARLO (SAN CARLOS) DE ANCUD, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the Republic of Chile (South America). The diocese has 99,430 Catholics out of a population…
San Cristoforo de La Habana, Archdiocese of(SAN CRISTOFORO DELL'AVANA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1036 SAN CRISTOFORO DELL'AVANA, ARCHDIOCESE of. - Known simply by the name of Havana (La Habana), capital city of the Republic of Cuba (v.) in the Antilles. It has…
San Cristoforo della Laguna, Diocese of(SAN CRISTOFORO DELLA LAGUNA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1035 SAN CRISTOFORO DELLA LAGUNA, DIOCESE of. — A modern diocese in the Canary Islands, called “Nivariensis” and commonly known as that of Tenerife, after the…
San Cristoforo di Venezuela, Diocese of(SAN CRISTOFORO DI VENEZUELA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1036 SAN CRISTOFORO DI VENEZUELA, DIOCESI di. – Diocese and capital city of the department of Táchira in the Republic of Venezuela. It has an area of 16,015 sq. km…
San Diego, Diocese of(SAN DIEGO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1037 SAN DIEGO, DIOCESE of. - Diocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.). Its territory now comprises 35,879 square miles, with a total population (1950)…
San Felipe, Diocese of(SAN FILIPPO (SAN FELIPE), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1038 SAN FILIPPO (SAN FELIPE), DIOCESE of. — Diocese and city in the province of Aconcagua, in the Republic of Chile (South America). It has an area of 15,000 sq.…
San FernandoVol. X, p. 1038 SAN FERNANDO. – Diocese in the Philippines, suffragan of Manila, erected on 11 December 1948 by detaching from the Archdiocese of Manila the civil provinces of…
San Francisco, Archdiocese of(SAN FRANCISCO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1038 SAN FRANCISCO, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Archdiocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.). S. F. now (1951) has a population of 3,031,560 inhabitants scattered…
San FruttuosoVol. X, p. 1039 SAN FRUTTUOSO. – An ancient Benedictine abbey in the village of the same name in the municipality of Camogli, in the province and archdiocese of Genoa. Founded…
San Galgano, Abbey of(SAN GALGANO, ABBAZIA DI)Vol. X, p. 1039 SAN GALGANO, ABBAZIA di. — Galgano Guidotti, a noble knight of Chiusdino who became a hermit, withdrew to pray on the hill of Montesiepi, a deserted place on…
San Giorgio di Terranova, Diocese of(SAN GIORGIO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. X, p. 1048 SAN GIORGIO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — Situated in the northern region of Colombia. On 12 June 1924, the territory was erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of…
San Giovanni d’Acri(SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1048 SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in the province of Terranova, Canadà. Around 1850 a population of approximately 2,000 souls settled in…
San Giovanni in Fiore(SAN GIOVANNI DI TERRANOVA (SAINT JOHN'S), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1049 SAN GIOVANNI DI TERRANOVA (SAINT JOHN'S), ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese in the province of Terranova (Canadà). The ecclesiastical province of S. G.,…
San Giovanni in FioreVol. X, p. 1049 SAN GIOVANNI IN FIORE. — Abbey founded in 1191 by Abbot Gioacchino, who, having left the Cistercians (v. GIOACCHINO DA FIORE), first withdrew with a single…
San Giuseppe delle Amazzoni, Apostolic Prefecture of(SAN GIUSEPPE DELLE AMAZZONI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. X, p. 1051 SAN GIUSEPPE DELLE AMAZZONI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It is located in the north-eastern regions of Peru. These regions, which belonged to the apostolic…
San José de Costa Rica, Diocese of(SAN GIUSEPPE DI COSTARICA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1051 SAN GIUSEPPE DI COSTARICA, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese, capital of Costa Rica in Central America. It has an area of 13,000 sq. km. and a population of…
San Juan Bautista(SAN JUAN BATISTA)Vol. X, p. 1054 SAN JUAN BATISTA: V. TABASCO.
San Luis Potosí, Diocese of(SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) POTOSI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1059 SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) POTOSI, DIOCESE of. – Diocese and capital city of the Mexican state of the same name. Over an area of 12,000 sq km, it has a population of…
San Luis, Diocese of Argentina(SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) DI ARGENTINA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1058 SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) DI ARGENTINA, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese of the eponymous province in the Argentine Republic. It has an area of 70,000 sq. km. and a…
San Marco Argentano e Bisignano, Diocese of(SAN MARCO ARGENTANO E BISIGNANO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1059 SAN MARCO ARGENTANO and BISIGNANO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Cosenza (Calabria), suffragan to the metropolitan see of Catanzaro. The…
San MarinoVol. X, p. 1059 SAN MARINO. – One of the smallest (60.57 sq km) and the oldest (at least since the ninth century) independent states in Europe. I. GEOGRAPHY. – Its territory,…
San Martino al Monte CiminoVol. X, p. 1063 SAN MARTINO AL MONTE CIMINO. — An abbey nullius founded in the 13th century, in the province of Viterbo. As early as 838, there is evidence of the existence in…
San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Apostolic Prefecture of(SAN MICHELE DE SUCUMBIOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. X, p. 1064 SAN MICHELE DE SUCUMBIOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It is situated in the north-eastern regions of Ecuador and entrusted to the Discalced Carmelites. The…
San Miniato, Diocese of(SAN MINIATO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1065 SAN MINIATO, DIOCESI of. — City in Tuscany, a diocese since 1622; suffragan of Florence. Its territory, extending over the hilly and flat lands of the valleys…
San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Diocese of(SAN NICOLA DE LOS ARROYOS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1066 SAN NICOLA DE LOS ARROYOS, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for which statistical data are unavailable. Pope Pius…
San Pedro Sula, Apostolic Vicariate of(SAN PEDRO SULA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. X, p. 1068 SAN PEDRO SULA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO of. — It is situated in the northern part of Honduras (v.). It was established by decree of the S. Congr. of Propaganda on…
San Salvador, Diocese of(SAN SALVATORE (SAN SALVADOR), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1069 SAN SALVATORE (SAN SALVADOR), DIOCESI di. - City and diocese, capital of the Republic of El Salvador in Central America. It has an area of 11,317 sq. km., with…
San Salvatore di MessinaVol. X, p. 1070 SAN SALVATORE DI MESSINA. – It is the most important of the Greek monasteries of southern Italy. It was founded “in lingua Phari” by Ruggero II the Norman, who…
San Severino (Septempeda), Diocese of(SAN SEVERINO (SEPTEMPEDA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1072 SAN SEVERINO (Septempeda), DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the Marches, province of Macerata, on the right bank of the Potenza River. It has an area of 45…
San SeveroVol. X, p. 1074 SAN SEVERO. — Diocese and city in the province of Foggia. It has an area of approximately 706 sq. km., with a population of 79,607 inhabitants, of whom 79,208…
San Vincenzo, Diocese Of(SAN VINCENZO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1115 SAN VINCENZO, DIOCESI di. - Suffragan of S. Salvador, in the State of that name (Central America). It was established on 18 December 1943. It has an area of…
Sanation(SANAZIONE)Vol. X, p. 1033 SANAZIONE: v. CONVALIDAZIONE.
Sanballat (Heb. Sanballat, in Akkadian Sin-uballit "[the god] Sin gave life")(SANABALLAT (EBR. SANBALLAT, IN ACCADICO SIN-UBALLIT « [IL DIO] SIN DIEDE LA VITA »))Vol. X, p. 1033 SANABALLAT (Hebr. Sanballat, in Akkadian Sin-uballit “[the god] Sin gave life”). – Governor (pehāh) of Samaria at the time of Artaxerxes I, who, taking…
Sanctification(SANTIFICAZIONE)Vol. X, p. 1103 SANTIFICAZIONE: V. GIUSTIFICAZIONE.
Sanctification of the Feast(SANTIFICAZIONE DELLA FESTA)Vol. X, p. 1104 SANTIFICAZIONE DELLA FESTA : V. PRE-CETTO FESTIVO.
Sanctification Of The Senses(SANTIFICAZIONE DEI SENSI)Vol. X, p. 1103 SANTIFICAZIONE DEI SENSI. – An ancient Eucharistic rite consisting in bringing the Eucharistic species to the forehead and eyes. The epitaph of Pectorius…
Sanctimonial(SANTIMONIALE)Vol. X, p. 1104 SANTIMONIALE. – From sanctimonia (sanctus plus the suffix monia); in Cicero, Pro Quinto, 17, 55, and in Tacitus, Ann., III, 69, it also means purity,…
Sanction(SANZIONE)Vol. X, p. 1116 SANZIONE. — From the Latin sancire, it denotes the solemnity of a sovereign act, by which a law, pact, or contract acquires the character of absolute…
Sanctoral(SANTORALE)Vol. X, p. 1112 SANTORALE. — This is that part of the Missal (v.) and of the Breviary (v.), also called Proprium de sanctis, which contains the proper formularies for the Mass…
Sanctorum Meritis Inclita GaudiaVol. X, p. 1036 « SANCTORUM MERITIS INCLITA GAUDIA ». — Hymn of Vespers in the Common of several martyrs, written by Rabano Mauro (cf. C. M. Dreves, Analecta hymn., 50 [1907],…
Sanctuaries(SANCTUARIA)Vol. X, p. 1036 SANCTUARIA: V. RELIQUE.
Sand, GeorgeVol. X, p. 1036 SAND, GEORGE. — Pseudonym of Amandine-Lucie-Aurore Dupin, French writer, born in Paris on 1 July 1804, died at Nohant on 7 June 1876. Born to a Parisian…
Sandaeus (Van der Sandt), MaximilianusVol. X, p. 1036 SANDAEUS (VAN DER SANDT), MAXIMILIANUS. — Jesuit theologian, prolific ascetical and mystical writer, born in Amsterdam on 18 April 1578, died in Cologne on 21…
Sandeo, Felino MariaVol. X, p. 1037 SANDEO, FELINO MARIA. - Bishop and canonist, born at Felino (Parma) in 1444, died at Rome on 6 Sept. 1509. Professor of canon law at Ferrara (1466), of Roman…
Sanders, NicholasVol. X, p. 1037 SANDERS, NICHOLAS. - English polemicist, b. at Charlwood about 1530, d. in Ireland in Apr. 1581. Having completed his studies in canon law in his homeland,…
Sandhurst, Diocese of(SANDHURST, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1037 SANDHURST, DIOCESE of. — It is situated in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 30 March 1874 from territory detached from the Archdiocese of…
Sandomiria (Sandomierz), Diocese of(SANDOMIRIA (SANDOMIERZ), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1037 SANDOMIRIA (SANDOMIERZ), DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in Poland. Pius VII, by the bull Ex imposita nobis of 30 June 1818, created the diocese of S. by…
SanfedismoVol. X, p. 1037 SANFEDISMO. — The Jacobin invasion of 1796–98 was far from arousing in Italy the universal enthusiasm of which liberal historiography tells fanciful tales. If…
Sanfelice d'Acquavella, GuglielmoVol. X, p. 1038 SANFELICE D'ACQUAVELLA, GUGLIELMO. - Cardinal, b. at Aversa on 18 April 1834, d. at Napoli on 3 January 1897. After completing his initial studies at the…
Sangallo, Family of(SANGALLO, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 1045 SANGALLO, FAMIGLIA. — Florentine architects who took their name from the Porta S. Gallo of Florence, near which the family’s forebears lived. GIULIANO (called…
Sangermano, VincenzoVol. X, p. 1047 SANGERMANO, VINCENZO. - Barnabite missionary, b. 22 Apr. 1758 at Arpino, where he died on 28 July 1819. A pupil of the Barnabites and then himself a Barnabite…
Sangnier, MarcVol. X, p. 1051 SANGNIER, MARC. — Politician and sociologist, born in Paris on 3 April 1873, died there on 28 May 1950. Sent to the Collège Stanislas to attend the École…
SanguinetiVol. X, p. 1054 SANGUINETI. SEBASTIANO. - Canonist, b. at Genova on 12 Oct. 1829, d. at Roma on 27 Jan. 1893. He entered the Society of Jesus on 23 Sept. 1847 and was prefect…
Sanhedrin (Συνέδριον « Assembly »)(SINEDRIO (ΣΥΝΈΔΡΙΟΝ « ASSEMBLEA »))Vol. XI, p. 425 SINEDRIO (συνέδριον “assembly”). — A body of councillors which, together with the high priest, exercised extensive religious and civil powers, especially…
Sankt Pölten (Saint Hippolytus), Diocese of(SANT'IPPOLITO (SANKT PÖLTEN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1104 SANT'IPPOLITO (SANKT PÖLTEN), DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in western Lower Austria, suffragan of Vienna. The diocese covers 10,450 sq. km., with 630,600…
Sanmicheli, MicheleVol. X, p. 1064 SANMICHELI, MICHELE. — Architect, son of Giovanni, a military architect, probably originally from Ticino, born in Verona in 1484, died there in 1559. In 1509…
Sannazaro, JacopoVol. X, p. 1066 SANNAZARO, JACOPO. – Poet, born in Naples on 28 July 1456, died there on 24 April 1530. He belonged to Pontano’s Academy under the name of Azio Sincero; he…
Sansepolcro, Diocese of(SAN SEPOLCRO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1072 SAN SEPOLCRO, DIOCESI di. — In Tuscany, in the province of Arezzo. The diocese of Borgo S. S. covers an area of 2,160 sq km and has a population of 60,000…
Sanseverino, FedericoVol. X, p. 1074 SANSEVERINO, FEDERICO. - Cardinal, born in Naples around 1450 to the condottiere Roberto S., died in Rome in 1516. Created cardinal by Innocent VIII on 3 July…
Sanseverino, GaetanoVol. X, p. 1074 SANSEVERINO, GAETANO. — Neo-Scholastic philosopher, b. in Naples on 7 Aug. 1811, d. there on 16 Nov. 1865. Ordained a priest, he was appointed librarian of the…
Sanseverino, LucioVol. X, p. 1074 SANSEVERINO, LUCIO. — Cardinal, born in Naples in 1565 to the princes of Bisignano, died in Salerno on 25 December 1623. Archbishop of Rossano from 1592, he…
SansoneVol. X, p. 1075 SANSONE. — The last of the Israelite judges, son of Manue (Mānōah) of the tribe of Dan, a native of Saraa (Heb. Ṣor'āh, today Ṣar'āh, approximately 25 km west…
Sansone, FrancescoVol. X, p. 1076 SANSONE, FRANCESCO. - Franciscan theologian, born in Brescia in 1414 to Nannis (Joannis), a father of Sienese origin; died in Florence on 26 October 1499. He…
Sansovino, Andrea Contucci detto ilVol. X, p. 1077 SANSOVINO, ANDREA CONTUCCI called il. — Architect and sculptor, born at Monte S. Savino (from which the name derives) in 1460, died probably there in 1529.…
Sansovino, Jacopo Tatti detto ilVol. X, p. 1077 SANSOVINO, JACOPO TATTI called il. - Architect and sculptor, born in Florence on July 2, 1486, died in Venice on Sept. 27, 1570. A pupil of Andrea Sanso-…
Sant'Agata dei Goti, Diocese of(SANT'AGATA DEI GOTI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1082 SANT'AGATA DEI GOTI, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Benevento. It has an area of 50 sq. km and a population of 38,000 inhabitants, all…
Sant'Alessandro di OrosciVol. X, p. 1082 SANT'ALESSANDRO DI OROSCI. — Nullius abbey immediately subject to the Holy See, situated in northern Albania among the mountains of Mirdizia. In ancient times…
Sant'Anna, Diocese of(SANT'ANNA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1086 SANT'ANNA, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese comprising the civil provinces of S. Vincente, Ca- Cabañas, La Paz, Cuscatlán, Chalatenanco, S. Salvador, and La…
Sant'AntimoVol. X, p. 1086 SANT'ANTIMO. — Ancient abbey 8 km from the diocese of Montalcino, in the small valley of the Starcia stream, a tributary of the Orcia River. The origins of the…
Sant'Antonio, Archdiocese of(SANT'ANTONIO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1087 SANT'ANTONIO, ARCHDIOCESE of. — City and archdiocese of the State of Texas, U.S.A. The archdiocese of S. A. comprises the entire State of Texas, except for the…
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Diocese of(SANTA CROCE DELLA SIERRA (SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1081 SANTA CROCE DELLA SIERRA (SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA), DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of the State of S. Cruz in Bolivia (South America). The diocese comprises…
Santa Fe, Archdiocese of(SANTA FÉ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1081 SANTA FÉ, ARCIDIOCESI of. — Archdiocese and city in the State of New Mexico (U.S.A.). In 1598, Juan de Onate took possession of New Mexico in the name of the…
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice di BelmontVol. X, p. 1082 SANTA MARIA AUSILIATRICE DI BELMONT. – Benedictine abbey nullius, popularly called “Belmont Abbey.” On 1 August 1875, a property known as “Caldwell…
Santa Maria d'ArabonaVol. X, p. 1083 SANTA MARIA D'ARABONA. — The abbey of S. M. A. stands in the territory of Manoppello (Chieti), near a place where there was a temple dedicated to the goddess…
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Santa Maria, Diocese of(SANTA MARIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1082 SANTA MARIA, DIOCESE of. — Suffragan of Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has an area of 71,313 sq km and a population of 900,000, of…
Santa Marta, Diocese of(SANTA MARTA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1085 SANTA MARTA, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese of northern Colombia, capital of the department of Magdalena (South America). It has an area of 33,000 sq. km.,…
Santa Rosa de Copán, Diocese of(SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1087 SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN, DIOCESI. — City and diocese comprising the civil provinces of S. Barbara, Copán, Lempira, Ocotepeque, and Intibucá in Honduras (Central…
Santa Rosa de Osos, Diocese of(SANTA ROSA DE OSOS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1087 SANTA ROSA DE OSOS, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of Colombia in the department of Antioquia (South America). It has an area of 31,400 sq. km, with a…
Santa Severina, Archdiocese of(SANTA SEVERINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1093 SANTA SEVERINA, ARCIDIOCESI of. – City and archdiocese in the province of Catanzaro (Calabria). It has an area of 800 sq. km, with a population of 60,000…
Santa SofiaVol. X, p. 1093 SANTA SOFIA: v. BIZANTINA, ARTE.
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SantanderVol. X, p. 1085 SANTANDER. — City and diocese of Spain on the Cantabrian coast; it comprises within its territory the civil province of the same name, with the exception of…
Santarosa-Derossi, Pietro diVol. X, p. 1087 SANTAROSA-DEROSSI, PIETRO di. — Statesman, born in Turin on 12 April 1805, died there on 5 August 1850. A student of politics and economics, he travelled…
Santayana (Ruiz), GeorgeVol. X, p. 1093 SANTAYANA (RUIZ), GEORGE. – Spanish philosopher and writer, born in Avila on 16 Dec. 1863, died in Rome on 27 Sept. 1952. Having lived from childhood in the…
Santiago (Saint James) of Compostela (of Galicia), Archdiocese of(SANTIAGO (SAN GIACOMO) DI COMPOSTELLA (DI GALIZIA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1101 SANTIAGO (SAN GIACOMO) DI COMPOSTELLA (DI GALIZIA), ARCIDIOCESI of. — City and archdiocese of Spain, situated in the extreme northwestern part of Galicia,…
Santiago de Cape Verde, Diocese of(SANTIAGO DI CAPO VERDE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1101 SANTIAGO DI CAPO VERDE, DIOCESI of.—On the island of Cape Verde in Africa, a Portuguese colony. It has an area of 4,033.37 sq. km and a population of 176,687…
Santiago De Chile, Archdiocese Of(SANTIAGO DEL CHILE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1096 SANTIAGO DEL CHILE, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Capital city and archdiocese of the Republic of Chile, in South America. Over an area of 16,987 sq. km., it has 1,620,000…
Santiago De Compostella, Archdiocese Of(SANTIAGO DI COMPOSTELLA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1103 SANTIAGO DI COMPOSTELLA, ARCIDIOCESI di – The great thurible – Santiago, Cathedral.
Santiago De Cuba (Saint Jacobus), Diocese Of(SANTIAGO DI CUBA (SAN JACOBUS), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1103 SANTIAGO DE CUBA (SAN JACOBUS), DIOCESE of. - In the easternmost part of the island of that name in the Antilles, at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. It has…
Santiago del Estero, Diocese of(SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1101 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of the Argentine Republic in the department of the same name. The diocese covers an area of 154,670 sq km…
Santo Domingo (Ciudad Trujillo), Archdiocese of(SANTO DOMINGO (CIUDAD TRUJILLO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1111 SANTO DOMINGO (CIUDAD TRUJILLO), ARCIDIOCESI di. - An archdiocese in the Antilles, one of the oldest sees in the Americas, encompassing the whole Island of…
Santo Domingo, Archdiocese Of(SANTO DOMINGO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1111 SANTO DOMINGO, ARCHDIOCESE of — Mausoleum of Columbus in Ciudad Trujillo, capital of the Dominican Republic. and continues for persons consecrated to the…
Santori (Santorio), Giulio AntonioVol. X, p. 1114 SANTORI (SANTORIO), GIULIO ANTONIO. - Cardinal, born on 6 June 1532 at Caserta, died on 28 May 1602 at Rome. He studied civil law at Naples, became a lawyer,…
Santorini (Thera), Diocese of(SANTORINO (TIERA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1114 SANTORINO (TIERA), DIOCESE of. — Bishopric of the island of the same name in the Aegean Sea, founded as early as the 4th century. After the occupation of S. by…
Santos, Diocese Of(SANTOS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1114 SANTOS, DIOCESI di. — Suffragan of S. Paulo, in the State of the same name, in Brazil. It has an area of 18,999 sq. km and a population of 377,000 inhabitants,…
Santuario di Porto Venere(PORTO VENERE, SANTUARIO DI)Vol. IX, p. 1086 PORTO VENERE, SANTUARIO di. – At the westernmost extremity of the Gulf of La Spezia, near the village of P. V., perched above the sea, stands the ancient…
Santucci, CarloVol. X, p. 1114 SANTUCCI, CARLO. — Catholic organizer, lawyer, and senator, born in Rome on 9 February 1849, died there on 29 July 1932. A distinguished lawyer, he effectively…
Santucci, Pietro Da ManfredoniaVol. X, p. 1114 SANTUCCI, PIETRO da MANFREDONIA. – Celestine monk, abbot of the monastery of S. Spirito della Maiella, born on 20 August 1562, died on 1 February 1641. After…
Santucci, VincenzoVol. X, p. 1114 SANTUCCI, VINCENZO. - Cardinal, b. at Gorga, diocese of Terracina, 18 Feb. 1796, d. at Rocca di Papa, 19 Aug. 1861. He began his career in the Secretariat of…
Sanudo, Marino The Elder(SANUDO, MARINO IL VECCHIO)Vol. X, p. 1115 SANUDO, MARINO il VECCHIO. - Venetian traveller and politician, b. c. 1270 to Marco, of the S. Severo branch, d. c. 1343. From his youth he travelled…
Sanudo, Marino The Younger(SANUDO, MARINO IL GIOVANE)Vol. X, p. 1115 SANUDO, MARINO il GIOVANE. - Venetian historian, b. in Venezia on 22 May 1466, d. there on 4 Apr. 1536; he held various offices in the government of the…
Sanusiyyah(SANŪSIJJAH)Vol. X, p. 1115 SANŪSIJJAH. — The most recent of the great ṭarīqahs or Muslim mystical confraternities; it is of all of them the least mystical, in the most precise sense of…
Sanyuan, Diocese of(SANYŪAN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1115 SANYŪAN, DIOCESE of. — In the center of Shensi province, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 1 November 1931, with 16 civil…
Sanz, Pedro, Blessed(SANZ, PEDRO, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 1116 SANZ, PEDRO, blessed. - Dominican, martyr, born at Ascò (diocese of Tortosa) on 1 Sept. 1680, died at Foyán (China) on 26 May 1747. Having entered the Order in…
SaoshyantVol. X, p. 1122 SAOSHYANT. — From the verb sav, Old Persian, meaning to benefit (hence the future participle saoshyant, “benefactor”), in the most ancient Avesta it is a…
Sapeto, GiuseppeVol. X, p. 1122 SAPETO, GIUSEPPE. - Missionary of St. Vincent de’ Paul, born at Carcare (Genoa) on 27 Apr. 1811, died at Genoa on 25 Aug. 1895. Having entered the Congregation…
Sapientia, Family of(SAPIENIA, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 1122 SAPIENIA, FAMIGLIA. – Noble Polish family of Lithuanian origin. The S. (in ancient documents also SOPIEHA, SOPIHA, SOPIEŻYCZ) descend from SEMEN S. (15th…
SaponaraVol. X, p. 1124 SAPONARA. – In Valle di Agri, an ancient diocese whose name was Grumentum. The diocese was vacant in 495 (Jaffé-Wattenbach, 678), when Pope Gelasius ordered…
Sapor II, King of Persia(SAPORE II, NÉ DI PERSIA)Vol. X, p. 1124 SAPORE II, king of PERSIA. - Of the Sassanid dynasty (310–79), of which he is the best-known member. Son of Ormazd II, he is known in history for his religious…
Sappa, Diocese of(SAPPA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1125 SAPPA, DIOCESI di. — In northern Albania, a suffragan see of Scutari. It was established in 1062 (?) by Alessandro II. The first bishop of whom reliable…
Sapphira(SAFFIRA)Vol. X, p. 957 SAFFIRA: V. ANANIA E SAFFIRA.
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Sarbievskii, Matthias Kasimierz(SARBIEWSKI, MATTHIAS KASIMIERZ)Vol. X, p. 1129 SARBIEWSKI, MATTHIAS KASIMIERZ. — Jesuit and humanist, known as “the Polish Horace,” born at Sarbiawo, the family castle near Plonsk, on 24 February 1595, died…
Sarcophagi(SARCOFAGI)Vol. X, p. 1129 SARCOPHAGI. – Within the body of artistic documentation from the early centuries of Christianity, the early Christian s. constitute, together with the cemetery…
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Sardi, FilippoVol. X, p. 1141 SARDI, FILIPPO. — Archbishop, born in Lucca on 18 October 1736, died there on 8 March 1826. His life was closely bound up with the political affairs of the…
Sardinha, AntónioVol. X, p. 1142 SARDINHA, ANTÓNIO. – Portuguese writer and politician, born in Monforte (Alentejo) in 1888, died in Elvas on 1 January 1925. After the fall of the monarchy…
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Sarkander, Johann, Blessed(SARKANDER, JOHANN, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 1143 SARKANDER, JOHANN, blessed. — Martyr of the seal of Confession, b. at Skotschau (on the borders of Austrian Silesia) on 20 Dec. 1576, d. in prison at Olmütz on…
Sarmiento, MartínVol. X, p. 1144 SARMIENTO, MARTÍN. — Spanish Benedictine, b. at Villafranca del Bierzo on 6 March 1695, d. at Madrid on 7 December 1772. He was the finest disciple of Fr.…
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Sarpi, PaoloVol. X, p. 1144 SARPI, PAOLO. — Born in Venice on 14 August 1552, died there on 14 January 1623. As early as the age of 18 he distinguished himself in the disputations at…
Sarsina, Diocese of(SARSINA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1145 SARSINA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Forlì; a suffragan of Ravenna, in Romagna. It has an area of 620 sq. km. and a population of 26,000…
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