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Susanna
Protagonist of a story that forms part of the complex of biographical traditions about the prophet Daniel (v.), daughter of Hilkiah (which is usually connected… -
Susanna, Saint, Martyr (SUSANNA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 11 August, but her memory is not, as is customary, linked to a cemetery, but rather to a church within… -
Suscipe, Domine, Universam Meam Libertatem
A prayer included among the « Orationes pro opportunitate dicendae » of the Roman Breviary under the title Oblatio sui, endowed with 300 days 1593 «SUSCIPE… -
Suso, Heinrich, Blessed (SUSO, HEINRICH, BEATO)
Spiritual writer and preacher, Dominican, b. March 23, 1295 (Bihlemeyer) or ca. 1300 (Gröber) at Constance, d. Jan. 25, 1366 at Ulm, where he was buried. His… -
Suspension (SOSPENSIONE)
It is a strictly ecclesiastical penalty by which clerics are deprived of the exercise of certain rights inherent in their office or in their benefice or in… -
Suspicion (SUSPICIONE)
Suspicio, s., suspicion generally indicate a doubt or a judgment not fully proven, but founded on serious indications, regarding some fact. In the CIC it is… -
Suspicion and Rash Judgment (SOSPETTO E GIUDIZIO TEMERARIO)
When one speaks of malevolent thoughts concerning the honesty of one's neighbor, the terms rash judgment, rash opinion, rash suspicion and rash doubt are often… -
Sutri, Diocese of (SUTRI, DIOCESI DI)
In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, it is united with that of Nepi (v.). S., of Etruscan origin, called "Sutrium" by the Romans, stood at the 28th mile of… -
Sutter, Fedele
Archbishop, b. in Ferrara on 16 March 1796, d. there on 30 Aug. 1883. He entered the Capuchins on 4 Oct. 1816; he was a lecturer and then provincial minister… -
Svetlov, Pavel Jakovlevič
Archpriest, one of the most important recent Russian theologians, b. in 1861. After the Russian Revolution of 1917 there is no further news of him. He did his… -
Swabians (SVEVI)
The name of Suebi is attributed by classical writers to more than one Germanic stock, and at other times alternates with other names, especially with that of… -
Swastika (SVASTIKA)
SVASTIKA: v. CROCE. VIII. The cross in archaeology. -
Swatow [Shantou], Diocese of (SWATON (SHANTOW), DIOCESI DI)
On the coast of the South China Sea, in the province of Kwangtung. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate under the name of Chaochow on 6 April 1914, by… -
Swaziland, Apostolic Vicariate of (SWAZILAND, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In South African territory under British protection, enclosed between the Transvaal and Mozambique. The first two Servite missionaries went there in 1913 and… -
Sweden (SVEZIA)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - The largest (450,000 sq. km.) of the Scandinavian countries; the fourth in area among the European ones (v. map under the entry NORWAY). It… -
Swedenborg (Svendberg), Emanuel
Protestant theosophist and founder of the sect of the "Swedenborgians" or "Church of the New Jerusalem," b. in Stockholm on 29 Jan. 1688, d. in London on 29… -
Swetchine, Anne-Sophie (SWJETSCHIN, ANNE-SOPHIE)
Russian convert, born in Moscow on 22 Nov. 1782, died in Paris on 9 Sept. 1857. Of the noble Sojmonoff family, lady-in-waiting to the tsarina Maria, wife of… -
Swift, Jonathan
Irish writer, b. in Dublin on 30 Nov. 1667, d. there on 19 Oct. 1745. Although he had received orders in the Anglican Church, he was nevertheless averse to all… -
Swinburne, Algernon Charles (SWINBURNE ALGERNON, CHARLES)
English poet, b. in London on 5 Apr. 1837, d. at Putney Hill on 10 Apr. 1909. He made his debut by publishing the two dramas The Queen Mother and Rosamond. In… -
Swiss Society for Foreign Missions of Bethlehem (SOCIETÀ SVIZZERA PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DI BETLEMME)
The missionary house of Bethlehem in Immensee was founded in 1896 by Fr. Barral. Its purpose was to give young Swiss men the possibility of becoming priests… -
Swithun, Saint (SWITHUN, SANTO)
His biographers maintain a prudent reserve concerning his life. According to some he became bishop of Winchester after 837; according to others in 852, at the… -
Switzerland (SVIZZERA)
The smallest (41,295 sq km) of the states bordering Italy, contained in that strip of central Europe enclosed between the Jura and the Alpine arc. I.… -
Swoboda, Heinrich
Theologian, b. June 28, 1861 in Vienna, d. there May 7, 1923. Professor of pastoral theology and catechetics at the University of Vienna from 1895, a brilliant… -
Sybel, Heinrich von
German historian, b. 2 Dec. 1817 in Düsseldorf, d. 1 Aug. 1895 in Marburg. He was professor in Bonn in 1844, in Marburg in 1846, in Munich in 1856, again in… -
Sydney, Archdiocese of (SYDNEY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It is located on the eastern coast of the State of New South Wales in Australia (v.). After the first developments of the missionary work, on June 3, 1834 the… -
Syllabus (SILLABO)
List of 80 propositions concerning the errors of the time published by Pius IX on 8 Dec. 1864. I. HISTORY. - The first idea of the S. goes back to Cardinal… -
Syllogism (SILLOGISMO)
From the Greek οὐν-λόγος, λογισμός, it indicates a connection of ideas, discourse. The term, already used by Plato (Theaet., 189 d; Phil., 41 c), is employed… -
Sylvester III, Antipope (SILVESTRO III, ANTIPAPA)
John, bishop of Sabina. Little is known about him, except that in order to put an end to the discontent aroused in Rome by the authoritarian Benedict IX he was… -
Sylvester I, Pope (SILVESTRO I, PAPA)
St. Sylvester presents to Constantine, still afflicted with leprosy, the icon of Sts. Peter and Paul who appeared to him in a dream. Detail of the 12th-century… -
Sylvius (Du Bois), François
Theologian, b. at Braine-le-Comte (Belgium) in 1581, d. at Douai on 27 Feb. 1649. He studied philosophy at Louvain and theology at the University of Douai… -
Symbiosis (SIMBIOSI)
From the Greek σύν (= together) and βίος (= life). This term, introduced by A. de Bary in 1879, denotes the intimate and constant association of two animal or… -
Symbol and Symbolism (SIMBOLO E SIMBOLISMO)
From αὐv = "with, together" and βάδω = "I throw," with the meaning of "putting together," bringing objects and ideas close together. Leaving aside, since they… -
Symbolic Actions (AZIONI SIMBOLICHE)
AZIONI SIMBOLICHE: v. SIMBOLO. -
Symbolic Logic (LOGICA SIMBOLICA)
It is the study of formal logic by means of symbols, also called ideographic logic, mathematical logic, logistics. Already in Aristotle there are elements of… -
Symbols of Protestant Faith (SIMBOLI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI)
SIMBOLI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI: v. CONFESSIONI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI. -
Symbols of the Faith (SIMBOLI DELLA FEDE)
Formulas that express in summary fashion the truths of the faith. I. NOTION. - The word "s." [symbol], if derived from the Greek σύμβολον, means a tally, a… -
Symeon Metaphrastes (Logothete) (SIMEONE METAFRASTE (LOGOTHETA))
Hagiographer of the 10th century. He is the author of a great collection of hagiographic legends, compiled between the years 961-64. In composing his work S.… -
Symeon the New Theologian (SIMEONE IL NUOVO TEOLOGO)
Well-known Byzantine mystical author, b. ca. 949 at Galatai in Paphlagonia, d. 12 March 1022; he is venerated as a saint by the Byzantine dissidents. According… -
Symmachus, Pope, Saint (SIMMACO, PAPA, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 19 July, introduced by Usuard, but it is not established that he had a cult in antiquity. Sardinian by origin… -
Symmachus (Q. Aurelius Symmachus) (SIMMACO (Q. AURELIUS SYMMACUS))
Orator and politician, b. in Rome in 345, d. in 405, he was one of the most prominent figures of dying Roman paganism. Prefect of Rome in 384, consul in 391… -
Symonds, John Addington
English aesthete, b. in Bristol on 5 Oct. 1840, d. in Rome on 19 Apr. 1893. He lived for a long time in Italy for reasons of health and dedicated his work to… -
Sympathy (SIMPATIA)
In a general sense, it indicates that phenomenon whereby a given modification in any being comes to be reproduced in another being, through a physical law of… -
Symphorian, Saint, Martyr (SINFORIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated in the Martirologio geronimiano on 22 August. A martyr of Autun, he was celebrated by Venantius Fortunatus; Gregory of Tours speaks several… -
Synagogue (SINAGOGA)
A place of "assembly" for prayer and sacred reading in post-exilic Judaism. The Greek term συναγωγή ("assembly") in the Septuagint mostly translates the Hebrew… -
Synaxarion (SINASSARIO)
From the Greek συναξάριον, from συνάγει = to gather, and σύναξει = assembly. This term designated a "liturgical book that was read at religious assemblies."… -
Syncletica, Saint (SINCLETICA, SANTA)
A native of Macedonia, born in Alexandria and died there ca. 400. Having renounced marriage in order to consecrate herself to God, at the death of her parents… -
Syncretism (SINCRETISMO)
A universal phenomenon, connected with the most serious religious problems, especially with regard to Judaism and Christianity. SUMMARY: I. Preliminary… -
Synderesis (SINDERESI)
A medieval term equivalent to the "moral sense" of the moderns, understood as "the spiritual quality by which we know the first principles of the practical… -
Synergistic Question (SINERGISTICA, QUESTIONE)
"Synergism" is the doctrine of the cooperation of human freedom with Grace in the work of justification. Luther had taught that man is so fallen through… -
Synesius (SINESIO)
Born ca. 370 in the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, died in 413, he came from an old family of Greek large landowners, who boasted of Lacedaemonian origin. Educated… -
Synod (SINODO)
It is the legitimate assembly, convened by the bishop, of the priests and clerics of his diocese and of others who are obliged to attend, for the purpose of… -
Synod of Pistoia (SINODO DI PISTOIA)
SINODO DI PISTOIA: v. RICCI, SCIPIONE de'. -
Synoichia (Συνοικία) (SINOICHIA (ΣΥΝΟΛΙΑ))
An Athenian festival celebrated on the 16th of Hecatombaion (July-Aug.) in honor of Athena, protectress of the State, to commemorate the peace and the reunion… -
Synoptic Gospels (SINOTTICI, VANGELI)
Title given to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke because, transcribed in parallel columns, they can easily be taken in with a single comprehensive glance… -
Synthesis (SINTESI)
SINTESI: V. ANALISI E SINTESI. -
Synusiasts (SINUSIASTI)
SINUSIASTI: v. APOLLINARE, BISHOP of Laodicea. -
Syracuse, Archdiocese of (SIRACUSA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese of eastern Sicily. It has an area of 1,200 sq km and 224,000 inhabitants, almost all Catholics, distributed in 42 parishes, served by 124… -
Syracuse, Diocese of (SYRACUSE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the State of New York (United States). The diocese was erected by Leo XIII on 20 Nov. 1886. The history of S. goes back to 1614, when the… -
Syria (SIRIA)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - A historical region and (since 1946) an independent state of western Asia, bordering Turkey, 'Iraq, Transjordan, Israel and Lebanon. Its… -
Syria Dea (Syria Theos) (SYRIA DEA (ΣΥΡΊΑ ΘΕΌΣ))
The Syrian goddess par excellence, popularly Diasura, Iasura, is Atargatis, whose name seems to derive from 'Atar (=Astarte) plus 'Atè (=Attis), as if to… -
Syropoulos, Sylvester (SIROPULOS, SILVESTRO)
Greek writer, b. ca. 1400 in Constantinople. From 1430 he held various offices in the service of the Byzantine patriarchate. He took part in the negotiations… -
Syro-Roman Book (LIBRO SIRO-ROMANO)
It is the name given by modern scholars to an Eastern legal compilation which, in different versions, bears the title of Δικαιώματα, of Leges saeculares and of… -
Syros, Diocese of (SIRA, DIOCESI DI)
Latin bishopric of the island of the same name since 1207. Until the Greek war of independence (1821-29) it embraced almost the entire population of the… -
Szczepański, Ladislao
Orientalist and exegete, b. at Biała Małopolska (Poland) on 21 May 1877, d. at Innsbruck on 30 May 1927. In 1891 he entered the Society of Jesus; he… -
Szeged
SZEGED : v. CSANAD. -
Székesfehérvár
SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR : v. ALBA REALE. -
Szepingkai [Siping], Diocese of (SZEPINGKAI, DIOCESI DI)
Located in the western part of Manchuria, it has an area of 126,921 sq km and a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants. This mission was constituted as an… -
Szombathely
SZOMBATHELY: V. SABARIA. -
Szombathely, Diocese of (SABARIA (SZOMBATHELY), DIOCESI DI)
In western Hungary, founded in 1777 by Maria Theresa and erected by Pope Pius VI. Area 4,707 sq. km.; population 391,593; Catholics 338,456; churches 287… -
Witchcraft and Medicine (STREGONERIA E MEDICINA)
Among primitive peoples, the priest-sorcerer receives, in a particular state, whether natural or induced (shamanism, alcoholic intoxication, mediumism), a… -
Writing Implements (STRUMENTI SCRITTORI)
To produce writing (v.) various writing implements have been used over time, which also vary in relation to the material intended to receive the letters. Thus…