Sinkiang, Apostolic Prefecture of(SINSIANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XI, p. 433 SINSIANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the northern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected on 7 July 1936 with 12 civil…
Sinnada of Phrygia(SINNADA DI FRIGIA)Vol. XI, p. 427 SINNADA di FRIGIA. - This is present-day Cifitkasaba, formerly the metropolis of Phrygia Salutaris, now a titular archbishopric (Ann. Pont. 1952, p. 594).…
Sintang, Apostolic Prefecture of(SINTANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XI, p. 433 SINTANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — It comprises the whole and only the civil province of the same name, in the central part of former Dutch Borneo. This…
Sinyang, Diocese of(SINYANG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 434 SINYANG, DIOCESE of. - In the south-eastern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 15 Dec. 1927, from 14…
Sioux City, Diocese of(SIOUX CITY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 437 SIOUX CITY, DIOCESI di. - Diocese and city in the State of Iowa (U.S.A.). The diocese of S. C., suffragan of Dubuque, was created by Leo XIII on 15 Jan. 1902…
Sioux Falls, Diocese of(SIOUX FALLS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 437 SIOUX FALLS, DIOCESIS of. — 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…
Siphrā, SiphrēVol. XI, p. 437 SIPHRĀ, SIPHRĒ. – Midrashic commentaries on Leviticus and on Numbers–Deuteronomy. Siphrā' (= the book) is a midrash (v.) of a prescriptive character on…
Sipos, IstvánVol. XI, p. 437 SIPOS, ISTVÁN - Hungarian canonist, b. at Mohács in 1875, d. at Paris on 2 Dec. 1949. Ordained priest in 1898, he taught canon law from 1906 to 1931 at the…
Sira, Diocese of(SIRA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 437 SIRA, DIOCESI of. - A Latin bishopric of the island of the same name since 1207. Until the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), it encompassed almost the…
Sirach, Book of(SIRACH, SIRACIDA)Vol. XI, p. 437 SIRACH, SIRACIDA : v. ECCLESIASTICO.
Sirens(SIRENE)Vol. XI, p. 441 SIRENE. — From the Greek Σειρήν, Σιρήν (Lat. siren, sirena), mythological monsters whose singing, accompanied by musical instruments, seduced and attracted men…
Siricius, Pope(SIRICIO, PAPA)Vol. XI, p. 458 SIRICIO, POPE, saint — Medallion from the ancient series of the popes in the basilica of S. Paolo fuori le Mura (5th century) — Rome. was to be decorated with…
Siricius, Pope, Saint(SIRICIO, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 458 SIRICIO, POPE, saint. - Of Roman origin, son of Tiburzio, he was lector and deacon under Pope Liberio and then under Damasco, whom he succeeded in the…
Sirigo, MelezioVol. XI, p. 459 SIRIGO, MELEZIO. — Byzantine orator and anti-Protestant polemicist, born in Candia (Crete) in 1586, died in Galata (Constantinople) on 13 April 1664. He began…
Sirleto, GuglielmoVol. XI, p. 459 SIRLETO, GUGLIELMO. - Cardinal, b. at Guardavalle (Squillace in Calabria) to a certain Tommaso in (phot. Enc. Catt.) SIRLETO, GUGLIELMO - Portrait, engraving…
Sirmium, Diocese of(SIRMIO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 460 SIRMIO, DIOCESE of. — 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 among 4…
Sirmond, JacquesVol. XI, p. 460 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…
Siroplus, Silvester(SIROPULOS, SILVESTRO)Vol. XI, p. 460 SIROPULOS, SILVESTRO. - Greek writer, born about 1400 in Costantinopoli. From 1430 he held various offices in the service of the Byzantine patriarchate. He…
SisciaVol. XI, p. 461 SISCIA. DIOCESI di: v. ZAGABRIA, DIOCESI di.
Sisera (Heb. Šišerā’)(SISARA (EBR. ŠIŠERĀ'))Vol. XI, p. 460 SISARA (Hebr. Šišerā'). - 1. Military commander under Iabin, king of the Canaanite city of Asor, who had his headquarters at Hārōšeth hag-gōjim (el-Harijijh,…
Sisinnius I, Saint(SISINNIO I, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 461 SISINNIO I, saint. — Archbishop of Constantinople, died 24 December 427. Initially a priest in the suburb of Elia, on 28 February 426 he was elected to the…
Sisinnius II(SISINNIO II)Vol. XI, p. 461 SISINNIO II. — He was patriarch of Constantinople (996–998). Two synodal acts concerning matrimonial legislation and one concerning the metropolitan Nicolaus…
Sisinnius, Martyrio and Alexander, Saints, Martyrs(SISINNIO, MARTIRIO ED ALESSANDRO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. XI, p. 461 SISINNIO, MARTIRIO and ALESSANDRO, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 29 May. The details of their martyrdom are…
Sisinnius, Pope(SISINNIO, PAPA)Vol. XI, p. 461 SISINNIO, POPE. – A Syrian by origin, he succeeded Giovanni VII (d. 18 October 707) on 15 January 708, after almost three months during which the see was…
SisithVol. XI, p. 461 SISITH. - “Tassels” which, together with the gèdhilim (“fringes”), the Israelites place at the corners of their outer garments (Num. 15, 37-41); the blue cord…
Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de(SISMONDI, JEAN-CHARLES SIMONDE DO)Vol. XI, p. 464 SISMONDI, JEAN-CHARLES SIMONDE also. — Historian and economist, born in Geneva on 9 May 1773, died there on 25 June 1842. A philosopher in the Enlightenment…
Sisteron, Diocese of(SISTERON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 471 SISTERON, DIOCESI di: v. DIGNE, DIOCESI di.
Sisters(SUORE)Vol. XI, p. 926 SISTERS. - General denomination, common to many female religious Congregations, followed by other titles that indicate their distinctive characteristics. 1.…
Sisters of Mercy(SORELLE DELLA MISERICORDIA)Vol. XI, p. 590 SORELLE DELLA MISERICORDIA. – Founded in the diocese of Verona in 1840 by Vincenza Poloni. The decree of praise dates from 8 July 1931, and the definitive…
Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel(CARMELO APOSTOLICO, SUORE DEL)Vol. III, p. 532 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…
Sisters of the Assumption of Trebisonda(ASSUNZIONE DI TREBISONDA, SUORE DELL')Vol. II, p. 150 ASSUNZIONE di TREBISONDA, suore dell’. — Congregation founded in 1887 of Armenian nuns who devoted themselves to the education of youth and charitable works.…
Sisters of the Poor of Saint Catherine of Siena(SORELLE DEI POVERI DI SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA)Vol. XI, p. 590 SISTERS OF THE POOR OF SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA. — Founded in Siena on 8 Dec. 1873 by Savina Petrilli (v.). The decree of praise dates from 5 Sept. 1899. The…
Sistine, Sistine Chapel(SISTINA, CAPPELLA)Vol. XI, p. 471 SISTINA, CAPPELLA: v. CAPPELLA MUSICALE.
Sisto, Sienese(SISTO DI SIENA)Vol. XI, p. 476 SISTO di SIENA. — Biblical scholar, born in Siena in 1520 to Jewish parents, died in Genoa in 1569. As a young man S. converted and entered the Franciscan…
Sitten, Diocese of(SION (SITTEN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 434 SION (SITTEN), DIOCESI di. — City and diocese, capital of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Its area is 5235 sq. km, with a population of 150,000…
Siwantze, Diocese of(SIWANTZE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 479 SIWANTZE, DIOCESE of. - A suffragan of Suiyüan, it is situated in the northern part of the civil province of Chagar (Mongolia); it has an area of 250,000 sq km…
Sixtus I, Pope, Saint(SISTO I, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 471 SISTO I, POPE, saint. - The sixth successor of the Apostles, his pontificate may approximately be placed between 115 and 125. Floro was the first to include…
Sixtus II, Pope, Saint(SISTO II, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 471 SIXTUS II, POPE, saint. — He was pope from 257 to 258. He is commemorated in the Depositio martyrum on 6 August as buried in the cemetery of Callistus; on the…
Sixtus III, Pope, Saint(SISTO III, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 472 SISTO III, POPE, saint. — He was pope from 432 to 440. There is no evidence that he was venerated in antiquity; he was included by Ado in his Martyrologium,…
Sixtus IV, Pope(SISTO IV, PAPA)Vol. XI, p. 472 SISTO IV, PAPA — Gabriele Zerbi presents his Quaestiones Metaphysicae to S. IV. Miniature decorating the dedication copy to S. IV, printed on parchment in…
Sixtus V, Pope(SISTO V, PAPA)Vol. XI, p. 473 SIXTUS V, POPE. — Born in Grottammare (Ascoli Piceno) on 13 December 1520; died in Rome on 27 August 1590. I. BEFORE THE PONTIFICATE. — Felice Peretti, from an…
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Skarga, PiotrVol. XI, p. 479 SKARGA, PIOTR. – Preacher, born at Grojec (Masovia) in February 1536, died at Cracow on 27 September 1612. He was one of the noblest figures in the religious…
Skelton, JohnVol. XI, p. 480 SKELTON, JOHN. – English satirical poet, b. perhaps at Diss around 1460, d. at Westminster on 21 June 1529. He belongs to a period of transition between the…
Skepticism(SCETTICISMO)Vol. XI, p. 38 SCETTICISMO. – From Greek σκέπτομαι, I look, observe, reflect, meditate, investigate, it is the attitude—and systematic position—that does not admit, in…
Skopje, Diocese of(SCOPIA (SKOPLJE, USKUB), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 105 SCOPIA (SKOPLJE, USKUB), DIOCESE. — Immediately subject to the Holy See, and situated in southern Yugoslavia between Albania, Greece, and Bulgaria. A very…
Slater, ThomasVol. XI, p. 480 SLATER, THOMAS. - Moral theologian, b. at Dinckley (Lancashire) on 16 Sept. 1855, d. at Liverpool on 3 Dec. 1928. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1874,…
Slavophilism(SLAVOFILIA)Vol. XI, p. 482 SLAVOPHILIA. - I. LITERATURE. - The Slavophile movement represents in Russian culture a reaction of a national and spiritual character to eighteenth-century…
Slavs(SLAVI)Vol. XI, p. 480 SLAVI. — Collective name for a large Indo-European family. The prehistoric homeland of the S. was probably situated between the Baltic and the Carpathians. The…
Sleep(SONNO)Vol. XI, p. 578 SONNO. — Sleep, from a biological point of view, appears as an aspect of a phenomenon common to all living beings, in both the animal and plant kingdoms, which…
Sleeping Saints, Martyrs(DORMIENTI, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. IV, p. 1091 DORMIENTI, santi, martiri: v. SETTE DORMIENTI.
Sleidanus, JohannVol. XI, p. 485 SLEIDANUS, JOHANN. – He was the most celebrated annalist of the German Reformation, born probably in 1506 at Schleiden in the Eifel, into the Philippi family.…
Slotanus (Sloten), JohannVol. XI, p. 486 SLOTANUS (SLOTEN), JOHANN. - Dominican theologian, b. at Geffen (Brabant) at the beginning of the 16th century, d. at Cologne on 9 July 1560. He studied at…
Sloth(ACCIDIA)Vol. I, p. 143 ACCIDIA. – (From Greek ἀκῆδία = unconcern, α priv. and κῆδομα). Commonly, the term a. denotes that vice whereby one neglects to do good; hence a. is properly…
Sloth(IGNAVIA)Vol. VI, p. 929 IGNAVIA. – “It is a tendency toward idleness or at least toward negligence and torpor in one’s activity” (A. Tanquerey, Compendio di teologia ascetica e…
Slovakia (Slovensko)(SLOVACCHIA (SLOVENSKO))Vol. XI, p. 487 SLOVACCHIA (SLOVENSKO). – Historical region of central Europe, formerly part of Hungary (906–1918), then of Czechoslovakia (1918–39), subsequently an…
SloveniaVol. XI, p. 491 SLOVENIA. – This is the northernmost of the historical regions of the Yugoslav State, in which it occupies a place of its own, given the originality of its…
Sluter, ClausVol. XI, p. 492 SLUTER, CLAUS. - Sculptor, probably b. at Haarlem during the first half of the 14th cent., d. at Digione between September 1405 and January 1406. He appears as…
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Smallpox and Vaccination(VAIOLO E VACCINAZIONE)Vol. XII, p. 597 VAIOLO e VACCINAZIONE. – Smallpox is an acute, contagious specific disease, characterized by high fever and an eruption of maculopapules that rapidly become…
Smaragdus(SMARAGDO)Vol. XI, p. 494 SMARAGDO. - Benedictine writer, active in the first decades of the 9th century, perhaps of Irish origin, a monk at Castellio on the Meuse; as abbot, in 819 he…
Smaragdus, Saint(SMARAGDO, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 494 SMARAGDUS, saint: v. CYRIACUS, LARGUS AND SMARAGDUS, saints.
Smith, AdamVol. XI, p. 495 SMITH, ADAM. — Philosopher and economist, born at Kirkaldy (Scotland) on 5 June 1723, died at Edinburgh on 17 July 1790. At the age of fourteen he entered the…
Smits, WillemVol. XI, p. 496 SMITS, WILLEM. – Flemish exegete, born on 27 January 1704 at Kevelaer (Belgium), died on 1 December 1770 at Antwerp. In 1722 he entered the Franciscan Order…
Snare(INSIDIA)Vol. VII, p. 59 INSIDIA. – I. (from the Latin insidiae and insideo) is the deception secretly prepared against someone, and it is given various names according to the…
Soareth, Jean, Blessed(SORETH, JEAN, BEATO)Vol. XI, p. 591 SORETH, JEAN, blessed. – Carmelite General, born in Caen in 1394–95, died at Angers in 1471. Appointed to teach the Bible and the Sentences at the University…
Soave, FrancescoVol. XI, p. 496 SOAVE, FRANCESCO. — Scholar and philosopher, born in Lugano on 10 June 1743, died in Pavia on 17 January 1806. A Somascan religious, he devoted his life to…
Soba (Heb. Ṣābhāh, Ṣābhā', LXX Σοφά,-᾿Αλ)(SOBA (EBR. ṢĀBHĀH, ṢĀBHĀ', SETTANTA ΣΟΦΆ,-ἈΛ))Vol. XI, p. 496 SOBA (Hebr. Ṣābhāh, Ṣābhāʾ, Septuagint Σοφά,-ἀλ). — Aramaic kingdom (more precisely Aram [v.] of S.) northwest of Damascus, in the valley of the Nahr…
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Sobrai, Diocese of(SOBRAI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 496 SOBRAI, DIOCESIS of. — City and diocese in the State of Ceará, Brazil. It has an area of 48,200 sq. km. and a population of 783,981 inhabitants, of whom…
Social Assistance(ASSISTENZA SOCIALE)Vol. II, p. 131 SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. — It is difficult to find a satisfactory definition of a. or social service. The definition is either too broad and ends up encompassing all…
Social Economic Union(UNIONE ECONOMICA SOCIALE)Vol. XII, p. 516 UNIONE ECONOMICA SOCIALE. — Italian Catholic institution coordinating numerous economic and social works among Italian Catholics, established after the…
Social Insurance(ASSICURAZIONI SOCIALI)Vol. II, p. 124 SOCIAL INSURANCE. — The complex activity through which the State exercises its function of protecting workers’ interests proceeds along two distinct lines: on…
Social Justice(GIUSTIZIA SOCIALE)Vol. VI, p. 519 GIUSTIZIA SOCIALE. – A new and very frequent expression, born of the vague unease arising from something lacking in modern society and from the feverish…
Social Legislation(LEGISLAZIONE SOCIALE)Vol. VII, p. 651 LEGISLAZIONE SOCIALE. - La l. s., in senso convenzionale e ristretto (poiché in senso lato ogni legislazione, di natura sua, può dirsi sociale), è comunemente…
Social Medicine(MEDICINA SOCIALE)Vol. VIII, p. 360 MEDICINA SOCIALE. — This is that branch of medicine which aims to remedy the harmful consequences that factors of a physical, chemical, biological, or cultural…
Social Modernism(MODERNISMO SOCIALE)Vol. VIII, p. 722 SOCIAL MODERNISM. — By analogy with dogmatic Modernism, one may call s. m. that movement of ideas and activities which, with regard to political and…
Social Psychology(PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE)Vol. X, p. 161 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. — This is the branch of general psychology that primarily studies two orders of phenomena: 1) the interferences and conflicts among social…
Social Questions(QUESTIONI SOCIALI)Vol. X, p. 244 QUESTIONI SOCIALI. – “Social” is a term in common use, always employed to indicate what relates to society. In the Middle Ages, people spoke of the pactum…
Social Security(SICUREZZA SOCIALE)Vol. XI, p. 336 SOCIAL SECURITY. — This is the formulation of a series of plans and measures intended to maintain social peace and the common welfare. The meanings of the term…
Social Weeks(SETTIMANE SOCIALI)Vol. XI, p. 284 SETTIMANE SOCIALI. – A characteristic type of conference for the study and dissemination of social Catholicism, first held in France in 1903 through the…
Socialism(SOCIALISMO)Vol. XI, p. 496 SOCIALISM. - The terms "socialism," "collectivism," and "communism" denote a set of socio-economic systems that attribute ownership of material goods to the…
Socialization(SOCIALIZZAZIONE)Vol. XI, p. 505 SOCIALIZATION. — A general term designating the aims and method proper to the socialist and communist economic schools, directed toward the practical abolition…
Society(SOCIETÀ)Vol. XI, p. 506 SOCIETÀ. - From the Latin socius, the term s. was initially used in Roman law to denote universitas personarum (also called ordines, sodalicia, collegia,…
Society for Foreign Missions of Quebec(SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DI QUÉBEC)Vol. XI, p. 524 SOCIETY FOR THE FOREIGN MISSIONS OF QUÉBEC. – It was founded on 2 February 1921 by the episcopate of the province of Québec. It is a Society without vows whose…
Society for the Foreign Missions of the United States of America (Maryknoll)(SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DEGLI STATI UNITI D'AMERICA (DI MARYKNOLL))Vol. XI, p. 523 SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DEGLI STATI UNITI D'AMERICA (di MARYKNOLL). — Founded on 27 April 1911 by the episcopate of the United States of America and…
Society of African Missions(SOCIETÀ DELLE MISSIONI AFRICANE)Vol. XI, p. 518 SOCIETÀ DELLE MISSIONI AFRICANE. - It was established on 8 Dec. 1856 at Lyons by Msgr. Melchiorre de Marion-Brésillac, who from 1846 to 1855 had been apostolic…
Society of Biblical Studies(BIBLICHE, SOCIETÀ)Vol. II, p. 919 BIBLICHE, SOCIETÀ – The most important are the following: I. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY (B.F.B.S.). – Before 1804, several Protestant societies had been…
Society of Christian Archaeology Scholars in Rome(CULTORI DELLA ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA IN ROMA, SOCIETÀ DEI)Vol. IV, p. 621 SOCIETY OF CULTIVATORS OF CHRISTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY IN ROME. — Established by Fr. Luigi Bruzza and G. B. De Rossi on 12 December 1875 to prepare, train, and…
Society of Christian Retreat (Nîmes)(SOCIETÀ DEL RITIRO CRISTIANO (NIMES))Vol. XI, p. 520 SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN RETREAT (NIMES). – Founded in 1789 in the diocese of Besançon as a society without vows by the venerable Antonio Silvestro Receveur.…
Society of Friends(AMICI, SOCIETÀ DEGLI)Vol. I, p. 655 AMICI, SOCIETÀ degli: v. QUACCHERI.
Society of Friends(FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF)Vol. V, p. 1064 FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF: v. QUACCHERI.
Society of Mary (Marianists)(SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARIANISTI))Vol. XI, p. 520 SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARIANISTS). — Religious congregation founded in Bordeaux in 1817 by G. G. Chaminade (v.). The Institute’s first seven members—two clerics,…
Society of Mary (Marists)(SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARISTI))Vol. XI, p. 523 SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARISTS). - Religious congregation founded at Belley by the Venerable Jean-Claude Colin (v.) on 22 June 1825 for the work of parish missions,…
Society of Mary Reparatrix(SOCIETÀ DI MARIA RIPARATRICE)Vol. XI, p. 523 SOCIETÀ DI MARIA RIPARATRICE. - Religious institute founded in Paris in 1855 by the Servant of God Maria di Gesù (Emilia d'Oultremont) under the guidance of…
Society of Saint Columban for the Chinese Missions(SOCIETÀ DI SAN COLOMBANO PER LE MISSIONI CINESI)Vol. XI, p. 523 SOCIETY OF ST. COLUMBAN FOR THE CHINESE MISSIONS. - It was founded by Rev. Edoardo Galvin and Fr. Blowick in 1918 at Dalgan Park (Ireland). Its purpose is to…
Society of Saint Paul(PIA SOCIETÀ SAN PAOLO)Vol. IX, p. 802 PIA SOCIETÀ SAN PAOLO. - A clerical religious congregation of simple vows, with two classes of members: clerics and laymen. It arose in Alba (Cuneo) on 20 Aug.…
Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines)(SOCIETÀ DELL'APOSTOLATO CATTOLICO (PALLOTTINI))Vol. XI, p. 517 SOCIETÀ DELL'APOSTOLATO CATTOLICO (PALLOTTINI). - An exempt priestly society without vows, founded in Rome on 4 Apr. 1835 by the Blessed Vincenzo Pallotti.…
Society of the Daughters of Saint Francis de Sales (Paris)(SOCIETÀ DELLE FIGLIE DI SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES (PARIGI))Vol. XI, p. 517 SOCIETÀ DELLE FIGLIE DI SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES (PARIGI). - Founded in Paris in 1872 by Abbé Chaumont and Ven. Carré de Molberg. It received pontifical approval…
Society of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Breslau)(SOCIETÀ DEL DIVIN CUORE DI GESÙ (BRESLAVIA))Vol. XI, p. 514 SOCIETÀ DEL DIVIN CUORE DI GESÙ (BRESLAVIA). — Founded in Breslavia in 1907 by Gabriella Klausa, as a society without vows. The Institute’s special purpose is…
Society of the Divine Saviour (S.D.S.)(SOCIETÀ DEL DIVIN SALVATORE (S. D. S.))Vol. XI, p. 514 SOCIETÀ DEL DIVIN SALVATORE (S. D. S.). — Religious congregation of simple vows, founded in Rome by Fr. Francesco Maria della Croce Jordan (v.) on 8 December…
Society of the Divine Word (Verbits)(SOCIETÀ DEL DIVIN VERBO (VERBITI))Vol. XI, p. 514 SOCIETÀ DEL DIVIN VERBO (VERBITI). – Religious congregation composed of priests and coadjutor brothers, founded at Steyl (Holland) on 8 September 1875 by…
Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dames of the Sacred Heart [Rome])(SOCIETÀ DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DAME DEL SACRO CUORE [ROMA]))Vol. XI, p. 520 SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS (LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART [ROME]). - It arose at Amiens at the beginning of the eighteenth century, but the General…
Society Without Public Vows(SOCIETÀ SENZA VOTI PUBBLICI)Vol. XI, p. 526 SOCIETIES WITHOUT PUBLIC VOWS. — I. NOTION. — They are defined by the CIC in can. 637 § 1 as follows: “Societies of men or women in which the members imitate…
Socini (Sozzini), Lelio and Fausto(SOCINI (SOZZINI), LELIO E FAUSTO)Vol. XI, p. 527 SOCINI (SOZZINI), LELIO and FAUSTO. – Sienese heretics who gave their name to the radical Protestant current of the “Antitrinitarians” or “Unitarians,” which…
Sociologism(SOCIOLOGISMO)Vol. XI, p. 530 SOCIOLOGISMO: V. SOCIETÀ.
Sociology(SOCIOLOGIA)Vol. XI, p. 528 SOCIOLOGY. — The term s. was first used by A. Comte (Cours de philos. posit., IV, lecture 47, Paris 1839, p. 252) to designate the positive study of the laws…
Socrates(SOCRATE)Vol. XI, p. 530 SOCRATES. - A philosopher among the greatest of ancient Greece and one of the greatest personalities of all time. Born in Athens in 469 B.C. to the sculptor…
Sodality of Saint Peter Claver(SODALIZIO DI SAN PIETRO CLAVER)Vol. XI, p. 532 SODALIZIO DI SAN PIETRO CLAVER. – It is a pious auxiliary society for the African missions. It was founded by the servant of God Maria Teresa Ledóchowska (v.)…
Soden, Hermann Freiherr vonVol. XI, p. 535 SODEN, HERMANN FREIHERR von. – New Testament critic, born in Cincinnati (United States) on 16 August 1852, died in Berlin on 15 January 1914. He attended the…
Soderini, EdoardoVol. XI, p. 535 SODERINI, EDOARDO. — Italian politician, born in Rome on 22 November 1853, died there on 15 May 1934. Deeply devoted to the Holy See, he was among the most…
Soderini, FrancescoVol. XI, p. 536 SODERINI, FRANCESCO. — Cardinal, born in Florence in 1453, died in Rome on 17 May 1524. He was a familiar of Sixtus IV when, at the age of 24, he was appointed…
Sodom and Gomorrah(SODOMA E GOMORRA)Vol. XI, p. 536 SODOMA AND GOMORRA. – Names of the first two cities of the Pentapolis (v.), destroyed by divine justice on account of the inhabitants’ lust and unnatural vices…
Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, called Il(SODOMA, GIOVANNI ANTONIO BAZZI, DETTO IL)Vol. XI, p. 536 SODOMA, GIOVANNI ANTONIO BAZZI, known as il. — Painter, born in Vercelli in 1477, died in Siena on 15 February 1549. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed…
Soglia Ceroni, GiovanniVol. XI, p. 549 SOGLIA CERONI, GIOVANNI. — Cardinal, born at Casola Valsenio on 11 October 1779, died at Osimo on 12 August 1856. While still young, he became secretary of the…
Sohag(SOHÄG)Vol. XI, p. 551 SOHÄG. — Locality in Middle Egypt, near which stand the two most important monuments of Christian architecture in the Nile Valley, still fairly well preserved…
Sohm, RudolfVol. XI, p. 552 SOHM, RUDOLF. – Protestant jurist, born on 29 October 1841 in Rostock, died on 16 May 1917 in Leipzig. Having become extraordinary professor at the University…
Soissons, Diocese of(SOISSONS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 552 SOISSONS, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in the department of Aisne in France. S. is ancient Noviodunum, center of the Gallic tribe of the Suessiones, later…
Sojo de Anguera, Carmen deVol. XI, p. 553 SOJO de ANGUERA, CARMEN de. - Of the Secular Carmelite Third Order, born at Reus (province of Tarragona) on 15 Oct. 1856, died at Barcelona on 15 Aug. 1890.…
Solages, Henri deVol. XI, p. 553 SOLAGES, HENRI de. — Missionary of S. Vincenzo de' Paoli, born in France in 1786, died in Madagascar in 1832. Appointed apostolic prefect of the island of…
Solar Cycle(CICLO SOLARE)Vol. III, p. 924 SOLAR CYCLE. - This is the improperly given name for a period of 28 solar years (Latin circulus solis, French cycle solaire, German Sonnenzyklus), after which…
Solar System(SOLARE, SISTEMA)Vol. XI, p. 553 SOLARE, SISTEMA. — It is the ensemble comprising the Sun and the celestial bodies (planets and their satellites, minor planets, comets, and several numerous…
Solar Theology(TEOLOGIA SOLARE)Vol. XI, p. 1188 SOLAR THEOLOGY. — Solar theology is the final form assumed by the religious thought of Greco-Roman paganism before its definitive decline. The four fundamental…
Solari (Solario), Cristoforo detto Il GobboVol. XI, p. 559 SOLARI (SOLARIO), CRISTOFORO called IL GOBBO. — Milanese sculptor and architect, born around 1460, died, according to some, at Vigevano in 1525, according to…
Solari, BenedettoVol. XI, p. 559 SOLARI, BENEDETTO. — Dominican bishop, b. at Chiavari on 9 March 1742, d. at Genoa on 13 April 1814. He entered the Dominican Order at a young age and was…
Solari, Luigi MariaVol. XI, p. 560 SOLARI, LUIGI MARIA. - Servant of God, b. at Chiavari into an illustrious family, 13 May 1795, d. at Benevento, 17 Aug. 1829. He studied at Savona in the…
Solari, Pietro AntonioVol. XI, p. 560 SOLARI, PIETRO ANTONIO. - Son of Guiniforte, Lombard architect and sculptor. He is documented from 1446; he died in Moscow in 1493. In 1476 he entered the…
Solario, AndreaVol. XI, p. 560 SOLARIO, ANDREA. — Painter, born in Milan between 1458 and 1460, the younger brother of Cristoforo, whom he followed to Venice around 1490. The earliest works…
Solario, Antonio detto Lo ZingaroVol. XI, p. 561 SOLARIO, ANTONIO known as lo ZINGARO. - Painter, active in the last decade of the fifteenth century and the early years of the sixteenth. In his works he…
Solaro della Margarita, ClementeVol. XI, p. 561 SOLARO DELLA MARGARITA, CLEMENTE. — Piedmontese politician and diplomat, born on 21 November 1792 in Cuneo, died on 12 November 1869 in Turin. From October…
Solesmes, Abbey of Saint Peter of(SOLESMES, ABBAZIA DI SAN PIETRO DI)Vol. XI, p. 562 SOLESMES, ABBEY OF SAN PIETRO. — Monastery founded in 1010 in Maine (France) by Goffredo di Sablé, with the assistance of Benedictine monks sent from the abbey…
Solicitation(SOLLECITAZIONE)Vol. XI, p. 564 SOLLECITAZIONE. — S. in the generic sense, in the ethical sphere, is synonymous with seduction (v.) or incitement (v.), to which the principles of cooperation…
Solidarity(SOLIDARIETÀ)Vol. XI, p. 563 SOLIDARIETÀ. — A term deriving from Roman law, where the joint obligation, or in solidum, denoted an obligation involving a plurality of parties (creditors or…
Solimena, FrancescoVol. XI, p. 564 SOLIMENA, FRANCESCO. — Known as the abbot Ciccio, painter and architect, b. at Canale di Serino (Avellino) on 4 October 1657, d. at Barra near Naples on 5…
Soljarskij, PaulVol. XI, p. 564 SOLJARSKIJ, PAUL. – Dissident theologian, b. at Vladimir on the Kijasma in 1803 and d. in Petersburg on 4 May 1890. He is the author of the most extensive…
Solmi, ArrigoVol. XI, p. 566 SOLMI, ARRIGO. — Historian of law, born in Finale Emilia on 27 January 1873, died in Rome on 5 March 1944. A proponent of the sociological approach, with a…
Solminihac, Alain de, Venerable(SOLMINIHAC, ALAIN DE, VENERABILE)Vol. XI, p. 566 SOLMINIHAC, ALAIN de, venerable. — Bishop of Cahors, one of the restorers of French Catholic life in the 17th century, born on 25 November 1593 in the…
Solomon(SALOMONE)Vol. X, p. 1001 SALOMONE - Ferrarese miniature (second half of the 15th century), attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi Magri or del Magro - Cleveland (Ohio), Museum of Fine Arts.…
Solomon Islands Northern Apostolic Vicariate(SALOMONE SETTENTRIONALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)Vol. X, p. 1004 NORTHERN SOLOMONS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of the ISLANDS. - It comprises the islands of Bougainville, Choiseul, Shortland, and Buka, together with the few…
Solomon, Son of Isaac(SALOMONE, FIGLIO DI ISACCO)Vol. X, p. 1004 SALOMONE, figlio di ISACCO: v. RAŠI.
SolovkiVol. XI, p. 567 SOLOVKI. - The name by which the celebrated Russian monastery, formerly “stauropegial,” in the Solovjeckij archipelago (White Sea, north of Archangelsk), is…
Solovyov, Vladimir Sergeevich(SOLOV'EV, VLADIMIR SERGHĚEVIČ)Vol. XI, p. 567 SOLOV'EV, VLADIMIR SERGHĚEVIČ. – The greatest Russian philosopher, born on 16 (28) January 1853 in Moscow, died on 31 July (13 August) 1900 near Moscow. He…
Solsona, Diocese of(SOLSONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 568 SOLSONA, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese of Spain. It extends across the civil provinces of Lerida and Barcelona, with an area of 4,000 sq. km.; it has 200,000…
Somaglia, Giulio dellaVol. XI, p. 568 SOMAGLIA, GIULIO della: v. DELLA SOMAGLIA, GIULIO MARIA.
SomaliaVol. XI, p. 568 SOMALIA. – S. corresponds to the triangular projection of eastern Africa bounded by the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, and the course of the Juba. I.…
SomaschiVol. XI, p. 570 SOMASCHI. – Religious order founded for the care of orphans by the Venetian patrician St. Girolamo Emiliani (or Miani [v.]) in 1528, in the parish of S.…
Sombart, WernerVol. XI, p. 571 SOMBART, WERNER. — Protestant sociologist, born at Ermsleben (Harz) on 19 January 1863, died in Berlin on 18 May 1941. He studied at the Universities of Pisa,…
Somigli, TeodosioVol. XI, p. 572 SOMIGLI, TEODOSIO. – Franciscan Friar, in the world Scipione, born on 18 July 1864 in the parish of Sandetole in the Municipality of Dicomano (Florence). He…
SommeVol. XI, p. 572 SOMME. — The term “Summa” had numerous meanings in the Middle Ages: from that of a very extensive encyclopedic compilation (the scientific output of s. Alberto…
Sommervoegel, Charles(SOMMERVOGEL, CHARLES)Vol. XI, p. 577 SOMMERVOGEL, CHARLES. – Jesuit, bibliographer, born in Strasbourg on 8 January 1834, died in Paris on 11 May 1902. He entered the Order in 1853 and was…
Somnambulism(SONNAMBULISMO)Vol. XI, p. 578 SONNAMBULISMO: v. IPNOTISMO.
Son of God(FIGLIO DI DIO)Vol. V, p. 772 «SON OF GOD». — This term, in current usage, may designate every creature insofar as it is produced by God and watched over by his providence; or the rational…
Son of Man(FIGLIO DELL'UOMO)Vol. V, p. 772 «FIGLIO DELL'UOMO». — A Semitic expression normally meaning “man.” In Hebrew ben ’ādhām (“s. of m.”) is found in parallelism with ’ādhām or ’ēnās (“man”): Iob…
Soncino (Soncini, Soncinati)Vol. XI, p. 577 SONCINO (SONCINI, SONCINATI). — A forename derived from a locality in the Cremonese area and adopted by a Jewish family of itinerant printers, whose activity,…
Song of Songs(CANTICO DEI CANTICI)Vol. III, p. 384 SONG OF SONGS. – A poetic book of the Bible, included in the third class called the Kethōbhim, or Hagiographa; in the Hebrew Bible, it forms part of the group…
Sonino, Sidney(SONNINO, SIDNEY)Vol. XI, p. 578 SONNINO, SIDNEY. — Statesman, born in Pisa on 11 March 1874, died in Rome on 24 November 1922. After spending seven years (1867–73) in the diplomatic service,…
Sonis, Louis-Gaston deVol. XI, p. 578 SONIS, LOUIS-GASTON de. - General, b. at Pointe-à-Pitre (Island of Guadeloupe in the French Antilles) on 25 Aug. 1825, d. at Paris on 15 Aug. 1887. Educated at…
Sonnenschein, CarlVol. XI, p. 578 SONNENSCHEIN, CARL. — German sociologist, born on 15 July 1876 in Düsseldorf, ordained a priest in 1900, died on 20 February 1929 in Berlin. The son of…
Sonora, Diocese of(SONORA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 580 SONORA, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese of the state of the same name in Mexico (North America). It has an area of 180,000 sq km and a population of 400,000…
Sons of Charity of Issy(FIGLI DELLA CARITÀ D'ISSY)Vol. V, p. 756 FIGLI DELLA CARITÀ D'ISSY. — Congregation founded in Paris in 1918 by Fr. Jean-Emil Anizan (b. 1853, d. 1928) for the evangelization of the working classes and…
Sons of Mary Immaculate(FIGLI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)Vol. V, p. 756 FIGLI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA. - Institute founded in Brescia in 1849 by the Venerable Lodovico Pavoni. In 1819 he had already opened an institute for young…
Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate(FIGLI DI SANTA MARIA IMMACOLATA)Vol. V, p. 756 FIGLI DI SANTA MARIA IMMACOLATA. — Giuseppe Frassinetti, prior of S. Sabina in Genoa, had founded the «Pia Unione dei F. di S. M. I.» in 1861. Although living…
Sons of the Holy Family(FIGLI DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA)Vol. V, p. 756 SONS OF THE HOLY FAMILY. – A religious congregation founded at Tremp, in Spain, by G. Mañanet y Vives in 1864, for the dissemination of devotion to the Holy…
Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus(FIGLI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)Vol. V, p. 756 FIGLI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ. - This Congregation, dependent on the S. Congregazione di Propaganda, is also known by the name of the Institute of the African…
Soochow, Diocese of(SOOCHOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 580 SOOCHOW, DIOCESE of. - In the southern part of the province of Kiangsu, in central-eastern China. It was erected on 9 June 1949 from 5 civil sub-prefectures of…
Sophia(SOFIA)Vol. XI, p. 538 SOFIA. – Capital city of Bulgaria (v.), so called after the ancient Basilica dedicated to St. Sofia (Sveta Sofija), it is the most populous center of the…
Sophia, Pistis, Elpis and Agape, Saints, Martyrs(SOPHIA, PISTIS, ELPIS E AGAPE, SANTE, MARTIRI)Vol. XI, p. 581 SOPHIA, PISTIS, ELPIS and AGAPE, saints and martyrs. - Unknown to the earliest Roman liturgical documents, they were included by Ado in his Martyrology, whence…
Sophiology(SOFIOLOGIA)Vol. XI, p. 542 SOFIOLOGY. - A philosophical-theological or Gnostic doctrine (v. GNOSI russa contemporanea) of a number of recent Russian thinkers concerning the foundation of…
Sophism(SOFISMA)Vol. XI, p. 543 SOFISMA. – In its primitive usage, σύριαμα (from σοφία, wisdom) denotes every discovery or invention of thought (inventum, scitum). After dialectic, through…
Sophists(SOFISTI)Vol. XI, p. 544 SOFISTS. – Representatives of a vast cultural-philosophical movement that flourished in Greece, particularly at Athens, in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.…
Sophronius(SOFRONIO)Vol. XI, p. 545 SOFRONIO. – According to s. Girolamo (De vir. illustr., 134), a certain S. wrote in his youth Laudes Bethlehem; later, a book on the destruction of the temple…
Sophronius of Jerusalem, Saint(SOFRONIO DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 545 SOFRONIO di GERUSALEMME, saint. - Born in Damascus c. 560, died in Jerusalem on 11 March 638. A monk in Jerusalem, he accompanied Giovanni Mosco (v.) to Egypt…
Sophronius, Bishop of Pompeiopolis(SOFRONIO, VESCOVO DI POMPEIOPOLI)Vol. XI, p. 546 SOFRONIO, bishop of POMPEIOPOLI. - Homoiousian bishop of the fourth century. According to the catalogues known to Michele Le Quien, S. would be the first known…
SoraVol. XI, p. 586 SORA: v. AQUINO, SORA, PONTECORVO, DIOCESI di.
SordelloVol. XI, p. 586 SORDELLO. - Italian troubadour, born at Goito c. 1200, died c. 1269. After an adventurous and turbulent youth (at the behest of her brother, Ezzelino III da…
Sordi, Domenico and Serafino(SORDI, DOMENICO E SERAFINO)Vol. XI, p. 586 SORDI, DOMENICO and SERAFINO. — Two of the five Piacenzan S. brothers, all Jesuits, who distinguished themselves through their contribution to the renewal of…
Sordini, CaterinaVol. XI, p. 586 SORDINI, CATERINA. - In religion Maria Maddalena dell'Incarnazione, foundress of the Perpetual Adorers of the Most Blessed Sacrament, b. at Porto S. Stefano…
Sorel, GeorgesVol. XI, p. 590 SOREL, GEORGES. — French sociologist, born in Cherbourg on 2 November 1847, died in Boulogne-sur-Seine on 30 August 1922. For several years he practised the…
Soriano al Cimino, Cemetery of(SORIANO AL CIMINO, CIMITERO DI)Vol. XI, p. 591 SORIANO AL CIMINO, CIMITERO di. – The medieval Surrianum at the foothills of the Monti Cimini (province of Viterbo) derives from the Etruscan Surrius vetus,…
Sorites(SORITE)Vol. XI, p. 591 SORITE: v. SILLOGISMO.
Sosipater (Σωσίπατρος, volg. Sosipater)(SOSIPATRO (ΣΩΣΊΠΑΤΡΟΣ, VOLG. SOSIPATER))Vol. XI, p. 595 SOSIPATRO (Σωσίπατρος, Vulg. Sosipater). – Collaborator of St. Paul in missionary activity. His name is found among those who send greetings in the Letter to…
Sosthenes (Σοσθένης, Sosthenes)(SOSTENE (ΣΟΣΘΈΝΕΣ, SOSTHENES))Vol. XI, p. 598 SOSTENE (Σοσθένες, Sosthenes). — In the New Testament this name occurs twice; but it is uncertain whether it refers to the same person or merely to a namesake.…
Soterus, Pope, Saint(SOTERO, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 599 SOTER, POPE, saint. — He succeeded Anicetus, and his pontificate is to be placed approximately between 166 and 175. According to Eusebius (Hist. eccl., V, 19),…
Soto, Andreas deVol. XI, p. 599 SOTO, ANDREAS de. – Franciscan theologian, b. at S. Facundo in Castile in 1552 or 1553, d. in the Recollect Convent at Brussels on 5 April 1625. He went to the…
Soto, Domingo deVol. XI, p. 599 SOTO, DOMINGO de. — Dominican theologian, born at Segovia in 1495, died at Salamanca on 15 November 1560. Initially professor of philosophy at Alcalá…
Soto, FranciscoVol. XI, p. 600 SOTO, FRANCISCO. – Oratorian, born in Osma (Spain) in 1536, died in Rome in 1619. Having come to Rome, he demonstrated his outstanding musical abilities and…
Soto, Pedro deVol. XI, p. 600 SOTO, PEDRO de. - Dominican theologian, b. at Alcalá c. 1495, d. at Trento on 20 Apr. 1563. He entered religious life at Salamanca (30 March 1518). A zealous…
Soubiran, Marie-Thérèse de, Blessed(SOUBIRAN, MARIE-THÉRÈSE DE, BEATA)Vol. XI, p. 600 SOUBIRAN, MARIE-THÉRÈSE de, Blessed. - In the world Sofia Agostina, founder of the Society of Mary Help of Christians, b. at Castelnauadary (diocese of…
Soul(ANIMA)Vol. I, p. 789 SOUL. - “The soul is the principle by which we first live, feel, and understand” (Aristotle, De anima, II, 2, 414a, 12-13). SUMMARY: I. Doctrine of the soul –…
Soul(ANIMA)Vol. I, p. 811 ANIMA — The blessed soul. Sculpture by G. L. Bernini for the Montoja tomb — Rome, church of S. Maria in Monserrato. The pseudo-Bede’s De Elementis…
Soul, Recommendation Of The(ANIMA, RACCOMANDAZIONE DELL')Vol. I, p. 816 ANIMA, RACCOMANDAZIONE DELL'. — The Roman Ritual, tit. V, chap. VII, contains several liturgical prayers with which the Church accompanies the souls of the…
Soulas, AndréVol. XI, p. 601 SOULAS, ANDRÉ. — Priest, founder of the Sisters of Our Lord for the care of the sick, born at Viols-le-Fort (diocese of Montpellier) on 25 February 1808, died…
Sources of Law(FONTI DEL DIRITTO)Vol. V, p. 892 SOURCES OF LAW. — The expression is to be understood in two senses: a distinction is made, in fact, between sources of production (fontes existendi) and…
Sources of Morality(FONTI DELLA MORALITÀ)Vol. V, p. 893 FONTI DELLA MORALITÀ. - In the generic sense, the remote and universal causes on which the character and moral evaluation of human acts depend are sometimes…
Sousa, Luis de (Manuel de Sousa Coutinho)Vol. XI, p. 601 SOUSA, LUIS DE (MANUEL DE SOUSA COUTINHO). – Portuguese historian, born in Santarém, lived from 1555 to 1632. His work, which deals with political and…
South Tyrol(ALTO ADIGE)Vol. I, p. 571 ALTO ADIGE. — 1. GEOGRAPHY. — Name given (by E. Tolomei in 1906) to the basin of the river upstream from the Salorno narrows, which, in its present…
Southern Solomon Islands, Apostolic Vicariate of the(SALOMONE MERIDIONALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)Vol. X, p. 1004 SOUTHERN SOLOMONS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THE ISLANDS. – It forms part of central Melanesia. On 27 July 1897, the Apostolic Prefecture of the British Solomon…
Southwell (Bacon), Nathaniel(SOUTHWELL (BACON), NATHANAEL)Vol. XI, p. 602 SOUTHWELL (BACON), NATHANAEL. – Jesuit writer and bibliographer, born in Norfolk in 1598, died in Rome on 2 December 1676. From 1617 to 1622 he was a student…
Southwell, Robert, Blessed(SOUTHWELL, ROBERT, BEATO)Vol. XI, p. 602 SOUTHWELL, ROBERT, blessed. — Jesuit, poet, and martyr, b. at Horsham St. Faith’s (Norfolk) in 1561, d. in London on 21 February 1595. Educated as a Catholic…
Sovereign Military Order of Malta(SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA)Vol. XI, p. 609 SOVRANO MILITARE ORDINE DI MALTA. — It is the oldest, most illustrious, and most deserving of the chivalric orders (v.) and traces its origins to the quarter…
