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Sartiges, Eugène deVol. X, p. 1146 SARTIGES, EUGÈNE de. — Diplomat, born in Gannat on 18 January 1808, died in Paris on 3 October 1892. He began his diplomatic career in 1830 in Rome as an…
Sartorio, Giulio AristideVol. X, p. 1146 SARTORIO, GIULIO ARISTIDE. - Painter, b. in Roma on 11 Feb. 1860, d. there 3 Oct. 1932. A pupil of his father Raffaele, S. gained extensive experience in the…
Sarug (Heb. Šērāgh)(SARUG (EBR. ŠĒRĀGH))Vol. X, p. 1146 SARUG (Hebr. Šērāgh). — A descendant of Shem, presented as the son of Reu and the father of Nachor; he would therefore have been the great-grandfather of…
Sarvia (Heb. Šērājah)(SARVIA (EBR. ŠĒRĀJĀH, « FERITA »?, « PROFUMATA CON STORACE »?))Vol. X, p. 1146 SARVIA (Hebr. Šērājāh, “wounded”?, “perfumed with storax”?).—Sister, or rather half-sister (cf. II Sam. 16:9; 19:21), of David (v.), mentioned only as the…
SarzanaVol. X, p. 1147 SARZANA: v. LUNI (LA SPEZIA), SARZANA E BRUGNATO, diocesi di.
Saskatoon, Diocese of(SASKATOON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1147 SASKATOON, DIOCESE of. - Diocese and city in the province of Saskatchewan in western Canada. The diocese has a population of 150,052 inhabitants, of whom…
Sassandra, Apostolic Vicariate of(SASSANDRA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. X, p. 1147 SASSANDRA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is situated in the south-western part of the Ivory Coast. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 9 Apr. 1940, with…
Sassanids(SASSANIDI)Vol. X, p. 1147 SASSANIDI. - The progenitor of the dynasty of Persia or Īrān is said to have been a certain Sassan, of whom nothing is known with certainty, whereas the true…
Sassari, Diocese of(SASSARI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1148 SASSARI, DIOCESE of. – It has a population of 149,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed among 39 parishes served by 110 diocesan and 48 religious…
Sasserath, RainerVol. X, p. 1149 SASSERATH, RAINER. - Conventual Franciscan and moral theologian, b. at Holtzheim near Reuss on 20 Aug. 1696, d. at Cologne between 1771 and 1775. He entered…
Sassetta, Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, called Il(SASSETTA, STEFANO DI GIOVANNI DI CONSOLO, DETTO IL)Vol. X, p. 1149 SASSETTA, STEFANO di Giovanni di Consolo, detto il. — Sienese painter, born in 1392, died on 1 April 1450. His first documented work, executed between 1 July…
Sassi, Giuseppe AntonioVol. X, p. 1150 SASSI, GIUSEPPE ANTONIO. — Born in Milan in 1672, died in May 1751. Having joined the Congregation of the Oblates, in 1703 he became one of the doctors of the…
Sassoferrato, Giovan Battista, Salvi detto ilVol. X, p. 1150 SASSOFERRATO, GIOVAN BATTISTA, called SALVI. – Painter, born at Sassoferrato in 1605, died in Rome in 1685. Very little is known of his life apart from the…
SassovivoVol. X, p. 1154 SASSOVIVO. – An ancient Benedictine abbey in the diocese of Foligno, from which it is 3 km distant. The monk Mainardo and the counts Ugolino and Gualterio…
Satan (Heb. Šāṭan)(SATANA (EBR. ŠĀTAN))Vol. X, p. 1154 SATANA (Hebr. šātan). An invisible personal agent, the enemy of man, who leads him to perdition by turning him away from God. The term (from the verb šātan,…
Satanism(SATANISMO)Vol. X, p. 1159 SATANISMO. — The state of what is satanic, that is, subject to the action of Satan, or consecrated to the adversary of God, or pervaded by his spirit. The term…
Satis CognitumVol. X, p. 1164 «SATIS COGNITUM». - Encyclical of Leone XIII (30 June 1896) on the unity of the Church (Acta Leonis XIII, XVI, Rome 1897, pp. 157-210; partially in Denz-U,…
Satisfaction (In Ethnology)(SODDISFAZIONE (NELLA ETNOLOGIA))Vol. XI, p. 532 SATISFACTION (IN ETHNOLOGY). — I. — Among primitive peoples, particularly among those ethnologically most ancient, there exists a moral ideal to which every…
Satolli, FrancescoVol. X, p. 1164 SATOLLI, FRANCESCO. — Cardinal, born at Marsciano, in the Archdiocese of Perugia, on 21 July 1839, died at Rome on 8 January 1910. He studied at the Seminary…
Satornilo (Saturninus)Vol. X, p. 1164 SATORNILO (Saturninus). — A Gnostic of Antioch, contemporary with Basilides. According to his doctrine, the world was created by seven angels (a transformation…
Satu Mare(SZATMAR SATU MARE)Vol. XI, p. 1013 SZATMAR SATU MARE : v. SATU MARE.
Satu Mare (Sathmar, Satu(L)-Mare, Hungary)(SATU MARE (SATHMAR, SATU(L)-MARE, UNGH)Vol. X, p. 1165 SATU MARE (SATHMAR, SATU(L)-MARE, Hung. SAZTMÁR), DIOCESE OF. — Also called Gran Varadino (Rom. Oradea Mare, Hung. Nagyvárad, Ger. Gross-Wardein). A Latin…
Saturn and the Saturnalia(SATURNO E SATURNALIA)Vol. X, p. 1166 SATURNO and SATURNALIA. — In the Roman literary tradition there is no doubt concerning the identity of the Roman god Saturnus and the Greek god Kronos: all the…
Saturninus (Sernin), Bishop of Toulouse(SATURNINO (SERNIN), VESCOVO DI TOLOSA)Vol. X, p. 1165 SATURNINO (SERNIN), bishop of TOLOSA, saint, martyr — Scene of the martyrdom, depicted on the reliquary of the Saint (13th century), Tolosa, Treasury of the…
Saturninus (Sernin), Bishop of Toulouse, Saint, Martyr(SATURNINO (SERNIN), VESCOVO DI TOLOSA, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. X, p. 1165 SATURNINO (SERNIN), bishop of TOLOSA, saint, martyr. — First bishop of Toulouse in the mid-3rd century. Feast: 29 November. According to the Historia passionis…
Saturninus, Dativus, Felix and Companions, Saints, Martyrs(SATURNINO, DATIVO, FELICE E COMPAGNI, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. X, p. 1166 SATURNINO, DATIVO, FELICE, and companions, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 11 February. Their entry derives from Usuardo,…
Saturninus, Saint, Martyr(SATURNINO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. X, p. 1165 SATURNINO, saint, martyr. - He is commemorated in the Depositio martyrum on 29 Nov. as buried in the cemetery of Trasone on the Via Salaria nuova. The…
Satyrs and Sileni (Σάτυροι, Σάλοι)(SATIRI E SILENI (ΣΆΤΥΡΟΙ, ΣΆΛΥΟΙ),)Vol. X, p. 1163 SATYRS and SILENI (Σάτυροι, Σάλυοι), — Mythological figures of secondary importance, but among the most widespread in the art, literature, and popular beliefs…
Satyrus, Saint(SATIRO, SANTO,)Vol. X, p. 1163 SATYRUS, Saint - Brother of St. Ambrose, born around 334. He was a lawyer and provincial prefect. When Ambrose was elected bishop of Milan, he entrusted him…
Saul (Heb. Šāʾūl "Obtained with Prayer")(SAUL (EBR. ŠĀ'ŪL « OTTENUTO CON LA PREGHIERA »))Vol. X, p. 1169 SAUL (Hebr. Šā'ūl “obtained through prayer”). — First king of Israel (ca. 1040–1000 B.C.). With his father Cis (Qīš), of the tribe of Benjamin, he lived in…
Sault Ste. Marie, Diocese of(SAULT STE-MARIE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1169 SAULT STE-MARIE, DIOCESI di - City and diocese in the province of Ontario, Canada. The diocese of S. S.-M., suffragan of Kingston, was erected on 16 Sept.…
Sauvé, CharlesVol. X, p. 1170 SAUVÉ, CHARLES. - Ascetical writer, b. 18 Oct. 1848 at Fontaine-Milon (diocese of Angers), d. at Saumur on 11 March 1925. In 1872 he was ordained a priest and…
Savannah-Atlanta, Diocese of(SAVANNAH-ATLANTA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1170 SAVANNAH-ATLANTA, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in the State of Georgia, United States of America. The diocese, which has a total population of 3,444,578…
Savelli, DomenicoVol. X, p. 1170 SAVELLI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, born at Speloncato (Aiaccio) on 15 Sept. 1792, died at Rome on 30 Aug. 1864. He studied at the Seminary of Aiaccio, showing…
Savelli, Family(SAVELLI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 1170 SAVELLI, FAMILY. - It appears in history with Aimerico, who was the father of CENCIO, papal chamberlain and cardinal of S. Lucia in Silice in 1192, later Pope…
Savelov, Ioachin(GIOACHINO SAVELOV)Vol. VI, p. 263 GIOACHINO SAVELOV. - Patriarch of Moscow (1672-90). In 1685 he annexed the metropolitan see of Kiev to the patriarchate of Moscow. In the same GIOBBE - Fresco…
Saverian, Saint, Martyr(SAVERIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. X, p. 1171 SAVERIANO, saint, martyr: v. CORONATI, QUATTRO SANTI.
Savigny, Friedrich Karl vonVol. X, p. 1171 SAVIGNY, FRIEDRICH KARL von. – Jurist, born in Frankfurt am Main on 21 February 1779, died in Berlin on 25 October 1861. He studied at the University of…
Savings(RISPARMIO)Vol. X, p. 573 SAVING. — I. NOTION. — It is the positive difference between income and expenditure (in the case of a business, it is identified with profit). It arises and…
Savings Bank(CASSA DI RISPARMIO)Vol. III, p. 580 SAVINGS BANK. — It may still be defined, borrowing the words of De Gerando (v. bibl.), as a public deposit institution, to which anyone may entrust at will the…
Savino, Saint, Martyr(SAVINO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. X, p. 1171 SAVINO, saint, martyr. - He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 30 Dec., but according to the Passio, corroborated by certain manuscripts of the…
Savio, Domenico, Blessed(SAVIO, DOMENICO, BEATO)Vol. X, p. 1172 SAVIO, DOMENICO, blessed. - A young member of the Salesian Oratory of Turin, b. at Riva di Chieri on 2 Apr. 1842, d. at Mondonio di Asti on 9 March 1857.…
Savio, FedeleVol. X, p. 1172 SAVIO, FEDELE. - Jesuit, historian, b. at Saluzzo on Jan. 31, 1848, d. at Rome on Feb. 18, 1916. (courtesy of Msgr. A. P. Frutaz) SAVOIA, HOUSE OF - Great seal…
Savona and Noli, Diocese of(SAVONA E NOLI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1176 SAVONA AND NOLI, DIOCESE of. – Dioceses united aeque principaliter, in the Ligurian ecclesiastical province. They cover an area of 400 sq. km., with 130,978…
Savonarola, GirolamoVol. X, p. 1177 SAVONAROLA, GIROLAMO. – Born in Ferrara on 21 September 1452, to Niccolò di Michele Savonarola and Elena Bonacossi, perhaps descended from the Bonacolsi, lords…
Savoy, House of(SAVOIA, CASA DI)Vol. X, p. 1172 SAVOIA, CASA di. — Appears in the history of western Italy at the beginning of the 11th century. Its first feudal domains were found in the Alpine valleys: on…
Saxo GrammaticusVol. X, p. 1182 SAXO GRAMMATICUS. – Medieval Danish historiographer, born probably in the second half of the twelfth century. He followed Bishop Absalon, who urged him to…
Saxony(SASSONIA)Vol. X, p. 1150 SAXONY. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - An ancient State of Germany; although it has no natural boundaries, it may be said to be bounded by the Elster and Ore Mountains…
Say, Family(SAY, FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 1182 SAY, FAMIGLIA. – French economists, the best known of whom, JEAN-BAPTISTE, was born in Lyon on 5 January 1767 and died in Paris on 15 November 1832. At the…
Sánchez (Sanctius), GasparVol. X, p. 1034 SÁNCHEZ (Sanctius), GASPAR. – Spanish Jesuit exegete, b. at Ciempozuelos (Madrid) in 1553 to exceptionally devout parents (v. the eulogy of his mother in Comm.…
Sánchez (Sanctius), JuanVol. X, p. 1034 SÁNCHEZ (Sanctius), JUAN. - One of the most typical representatives of laxism in the seventeenth century, born at Avila, in Spain, and died about 1624. A man…
Sánchez Muñoz, Egidio, Antipope(SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ, EGIDIO, ANTIPAPA)Vol. X, p. 1035 SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ, EGIDIO, ANTIPOPE. - Of a noble Spanish family, bachelor of canon law at Barcelona and provost of Valencia, he was elected pope at Peñíscola upon…
Sánchez, TomásVol. X, p. 1035 SÁNCHEZ, TOMÁS. – Jesuit and moral theologian, born in Cordova around 1550, died in Granada on 19 May 1610. He spent his entire life, marked by great…
São José de Grajaú, Prelature "Nullius" of(SAN GIUSEPPE DI GRAJAÚ, PRELATURA «NULLIUS» DI)Vol. X, p. 1051 SAN GIUSEPPE DI GRAJAÚ, PRELATURE “NULLIUS”. — Suffragan of S. Luigi del Maranhao, in the State of Maragnano (Brazil). It was erected on 10 February 1922 and…
São José do Alto Tocantins, Prelature "Nullius" of(SAN GIUSEPPE DI ALTO TOCANTINS, PRELATURA «NULLIUS» DI)Vol. X, p. 1051 SAN GIUSEPPE DI ALTO TOCANTINS, PRELATURA «NULLIUS». — Suffragan prelature of Goiaz, in the Brazilian state of the same name. Established in 1924 and entrusted…
São Luís de Cáceres, Diocese of(SAN LUIGI DE CACERES (SÃO LUIZ DE C.), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1057 SAN LUIGI DE CACERES (SÃO LUIZ DE C.), DIOCESE OF. — In the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, suffragan of the archdiocese of Cuiabá. Its area is 300,000 sq. km.,…
São Luís de Maranhão, Archdiocese of(SAN LUIGI DEL MARAGNANO (SÃO LUIZ DE MARANHÃO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1058 SAN LUIGI DEL MARAGNANO (SÃO LUIZ DE MARANHÃO), ARCHDIOCESE of. — In the State of Maranhão, Brazil. It is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province of the…
São Paulo de Almeirim, Diocese of(SAN PAOLO DELL'ALBERTA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1068 SAN PAOLO DELL'ALBERTA, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese in the province of Alberta (Canada). The first mission at S. P. was established by Fr. J. A. Therien,…
São Paulo, Archdiocese of Brazil(SAN PAOLO DEL BRASILE (SÃO PAULO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1066 SAN PAOLO DEL BRASILE (SÃO PAULO), ARCHDIOCESE of. — In the State of S. Paulo, in Brazil. It is the metropolis of an ecclesiastical province comprising no…
São Salvador da Bahia, Archdiocese of(SAN SALVATORE DELLA BAIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1069 SAN SALVATORE DELLA BAIA, ARCIDIOCESI of. — City and archdiocese in the State of Bahia, Brazil. It is the primatial see of the country and the metropolitan see…
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Archdiocese of(SAN SEBASTIANO DE RIO DE JANEIRO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1071 SAN SEBASTIANO DE RIO DE JANEIRO, ARCHDIOCESE of. — In the federal district of Brazil. It belongs to the homonymous ecclesiastical province, which also…
Sägmüller, Johannes Baptist(SÄGMULLER, JOHANNES BAPTIST)Vol. X, p. 957 SÄGMULLER, JOHANNES BAPTIST. — One of the best-known modern canonists and historians of law, born at Winterreute (Württemberg) on 24 February 1860, died at…
Šabbēthaj ZēbhīVol. X, p. 899 ŠABBĒTHAJ ZĒBHĪ. – Jewish pseudo-messiah, born in Smyrna on 7 July 1626, died in Berat (Albania) on 30 September 1675. As a young man he devoted himself to the…
Šafitta, Rite(ŠAFITTA, RITO)Vol. X, p. 957 ŠAFITTA, RITO. — One of the four great schools, or rites or juridical systems, of orthodox Islam, founded in the 9th century by the imām Muḥammad ibn Idrīs…
Šaštín(ŠAŠTIN)Vol. X, p. 1154 ŠAŠTIN. – Slovak national shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows. The town of S. lies in the western part of Slovakia, north of Bratislava, not far from the Morava…
