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Swabians(SVEVI)Vol. XI, p. 968 SVEVI. — The name Suebi is attributed by classical writers to more than one Germanic tribe, and at other times alternates with other names, especially that of…
Swastika(SVASTIKA)Vol. XI, p. 967 SVASTIKA: v. CROCE. VIII. La croce nell'archeologia.
Swaziland, Apostolic Vicariate of(SWAZILAND, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XI, p. 1005 SWAZILAND, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - In South African territory under British protection, enclosed between the Transvaal and Mozambique. The first two Servite…
Sweden(SVEZIA)Vol. XI, p. 969 SVEZIA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - The largest (450,000 sq. km.) of the Scandinavian countries; the fourth, in area, among European countries (v. cartina alla voce…
Swedenborg, Emanuel(SWEDENBORG (SVENDBERG), EMANUEL)Vol. XI, p. 1005 SWEDENBORG (SVENDBERG), EMANUEL. – Protestant theosophist and founder of the sect of the “Swedenborgians” or “Church of the New Jerusalem,” b. in Stockholm on…
Swetchine, Anne-Sophie(SWJETSCHIN, ANNE-SOPHIE)Vol. XI, p. 1011 SWJETSCHIN, ANNE-SOPHIE. — Russian convert, born in Moscow on 22 November 1782, died in Paris on 9 September 1857. Of the noble Sojmonoff family, she was a…
Swift, JonathanVol. XI, p. 1006 SWIFT, JONATHAN. — Irish writer, born in Dublin on 30 November 1667, died there on 19 October 1745. Although he had received orders in the Anglican Church, he…
Swinburne, Algernon Charles(SWINBURNE ALGERNON, CHARLES)Vol. XI, p. 1006 SWINBURNE ALGERNON, CHARLES. – English poet, born in London on 5 April 1837, died at Putney Hill on 10 April 1909. He made his debut by publishing the two…
Swiss Society for Foreign Missions of Bethlehem(SOCIETÀ SVIZZERA PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DI BETLEMME)Vol. XI, p. 527 SWISS SOCIETY FOR THE FOREIGN MISSIONS OF BETHLEHEM. – The Bethlehem Missionary House in Immensee was founded in 1896 by Fr. Barral. Its purpose was to provide…
Swithun, Saint(SWITHUN, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 1011 SWITHUN, saint. — Biographers maintain a prudent reserve concerning his life. According to some, he became bishop of Winchester after 837; according to others,…
Switzerland(SVIZZERA)Vol. XI, p. 984 SWITZERLAND. - The smallest (41,295 km²) of the States bordering Italy, located in that strip of Central Europe enclosed between the Jura and the Alpine arc.…
Swoboda, HeinrichVol. XI, p. 1011 SWOBODA, HEINRICH. - Theologian, born on 28 June 1861 in Vienna, died there on 7 May 1923. Professor of pastoral theology and catechetics at the University of…
