Ta'anith(TA'ANÎTH)Vol. XI, p. 1015 TA'ANÎTH: v. MÉGHILLATH TA'ANÎTH.
Tabaraud, Mathieu-MathurinVol. XI, p. 1015 TABARAUD, MATHIEU-MATHURIN. – Oratorian, born at Limoges on 17 April 1744, died there on 9 January 1832. He studied under the Jesuits and the Sulpicians. He…
TabarcaVol. XI, p. 1015 TABARCA. – This is ancient Thabraca in Proconsular Africa, a flourishing commercial port on the Mediterranean. It was a municipium and later a Roman colony…
Tabarelli, RiccardoVol. XI, p. 1016 TABARELLI, RICCARDO. — Stigmatine theologian, born at Cembra (Trentino) in 1859, died in Rome on 9 October 1909. He taught philosophy and scholastic theology,…
Tabasco, Diocese of(TABASCO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1016 TABASCO, DIOCESE of. - City on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and diocese of the State of T. in the Republic of Mexico. It has an area of 30,680 sq. km., with…
TabeelVol. XI, p. 1016 TABEEL. - By the name “son of T.” is indicated, with a deliberately somewhat mysterious allusion, in Is. 7:6, a personage whom the king of Damascus, Rasin, and…
Taberd, Jean LouisVol. XI, p. 1017 TABERD, JEAN LOUIS. - B. on 18 June 1794 at St-Etienne (Loire), d. at Calcutta on 31 July 1840. Ordained priest on 27 July 1817, he exercised his ministry at…
Tabernacle (Tabernaculum)(TABERNACOLO (TABERNACULUM))Vol. XI, p. 1017 TABERNACOLO (Tabernaculum). — From the Latin taberna (= a hut constructed of wooden planks), it denotes the field encampment of the Roman army; it corresponds…
Tabernacle (Tent) of Meeting(TABERNACOLO (TENDA) DI RIUNIONE)Vol. XI, p. 1019 TABERNACLE (Tent) of meeting — Above: Plan of the Tent of meeting: A court; B Holy Place; C Most Holy Place; a altar of burnt offerings; b bronze basin; c…
Tabitha (Tabitha)(TABITHA (ΤΑΒΙΔΆ))Vol. XI, p. 1020 TABITHA (Ταβιδά). – Christian woman (μαθήτρια “disciple”) of the primitive Church of Ioppe, raised from the dead by St. Peter (Act. 9:36–42). With her means…
Tabora, Apostolic Vicariate of(TABORA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XI, p. 1020 TABORA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is situated in the central-western part of the territory of Tanganyika and is entrusted to the Society of the Missionaries…
Taborites(TABORITI)Vol. XI, p. 1020 TABORITI: v. BOEMI FRATELLI.
Tabra and Tabratha, Saints and Martyrs(TABRA E TABRATHA, SANTI MARTIRI)Vol. XI, p. 1020 TABRA and TABRATHA, holy martyrs: v. TEONESTO, TABRA E TABRATHA, santi martiri.
Tabu (Tapu)(TÀBU (TÀPU))Vol. XI, p. 1021 TÀBU (TÀPU). — Polynesian word resulting from two elements: ta, “to mark, to note,” and bu, an intensifying particle, each retaining its own accent; hence it…
Tacca, PietroVol. XI, p. 1021 TACCA, PIETRO. – Sculptor and architect, born at Carrara on 6 September 1577, died at Florence on 26 October 1640. Having settled in Florence in 1592, he…
Tachard, GuyVol. XI, p. 1021 TACHARD, GUY. – Jesuit missionary, born at Angoulême on 7 April 1651; died in Bengal on 21 October 1712. After several years of teaching in the Order’s…
Tachygraphy(TACHIGRAFIA)Vol. XI, p. 1022 TACHIGRAFIA. — Tachygraphy (from the Greek ναχός, “swift,” and γραφή, “writing”), nowadays called “stenography,” is abbreviated writing using suitable signs…
Taché, Alexandre-AntoninVol. XI, p. 1022 TACHÉ, ALEXANDRE-ANTONIN. — Archbishop of St. Boniface, born on 23 July 1823 at Fraserville (Canada), died at St-Boniface on 22 June 1894. In 1845 he entered…
Tacitism(TACITISMO)Vol. XI, p. 1024 TACITISM. - This term may encompass, if not indeed the whole literature of «reason of State» that flourished after the third decade of the sixteenth century,…
Tacitus, Cornelius (Cornelius Tacitus)(TACITO, CORNELIO (CORNELIUS TACITUS))Vol. XI, p. 1025 TACITO, CORNELIO (Cornelius Tacitus). — Historian, born around 55 A.D. (at Terni?); praetor under Domitian, consul in 97, died in 120 (cf. Tacitus, Histor., I,…
Tacna, Diocese of(TACNA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1026 TACNA, DIOCESE of. — Diocese and city in the Republic of Peru. It has an area of 27,122 sq. km., with a population of 125,000 inhabitants, of whom 120,000 are…
Tacámbaro, Diocese of(TACÁMBARO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1021 TACÁMBARO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the district of Mexico, in the State of Michoacan (Republic of Mexico). It has an area of 30,000 sq km and a…
Taddeo di BartoloVol. XI, p. 1026 TADDEO di BARTOLO. — Painter, born in Siena around 1362, died there in 1422; son of Bartolo di Mino, a barber, and not of the painter Bartolo di Fredi…
Tadini, PlacidoVol. XI, p. 1026 TADINI, PLACIDO. — Cardinal, born in Moncalvo, Diocese of Casale, on 11 October 1759; died in Genoa on 22 November 1847. He entered the Carmelites of the…
Tadino (Gualdo)Vol. XI, p. 1029 TADINO (GUALDO). — Tadinum was a Roman city on the Flaminian Way, in Umbria, completely destroyed in the tenth century; from its ruins, farther north at the…
Tagbilaran, Diocese of(TAGBILARAN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1029 TAGBILARAN, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese in the province of Bohol in the Philippine Islands. It has an area of 3,976 sq km and a population of 577,167…
TagenoVol. XI, p. 1029 TAGENO. - He was chaplain and notary to Dictpold, bishop of Passau, in 1184; he died at Tripoli before 3 November 1190. His master took him with him to the…
TageteVol. XI, p. 1029 TAGETE: v. ETRUSCHI, RELIGIONE degli.
TaginoVol. XI, p. 1029 TAGINO. – Henry II, whose chaplain he was, imposed him as archbishop on the cathedral Chapter of Magdeburg. Consecrated on 2 February 1004, T. remedied a…
Tagliacozzo, Giovan BernardoVol. XI, p. 1029 TAGLIACOZZO, GIOVAN BERNARDO. - Cardinal, born at Corcumello in the Marsica, died in Rome on 21 January 1449, of the Delli Ponti family. He was appointed…
Taglione (Talion)(TAGLIONE (TALIONE))Vol. XI, p. 1030 TAGLIONE (TALIONE). – A practice and penal law first enunciated in the “Code of the Covenant” (Ex. 20, 24; 23, 12), where compensation owed to the injured…
Tahiti, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands(TAHITI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)Vol. XI, p. 1030 TAHITI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THE ISLANDS. – It is located in eastern Oceania and comprises all the islands of the French Establishments of Oceania, with the…
Taichow, Diocese of(TAICHOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1031 TAICHOW, DIOCESI of. — In the central-eastern part of Chekiang province, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 10 August 1926, with…
Taichung, Apostolic Prefecture of(TAICHUNG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XI, p. 1031 TAICHUNG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - The apostolic prefecture of the island of Formosa was erected on 13 July 1913. On 30 Dec. 1949 it was divided by the…
Taigi, Anna Maria, Blessed(TAIGI, ANNA MARIA, BEATA)Vol. XI, p. 1031 TAIGI, ANNA MARIA, blessed. - Born in Siena on 29 May 1769; died in Rome on 9 June 1837. Having moved to Rome with her family in 1774, she led a hard-working…
Taiku, Apostolic Vicariate of(TAIKU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XI, p. 1031 TAIKU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO of. — Situated in the southeastern part of Korea, it has an area of 31,293 sq. km and a population of 6,400,000 inhabitants. On 8…
Taine, Hippolyte(TAINE, HYPPOLITE)Vol. XI, p. 1032 TAINE, HYPPOLITE. – Philosopher, historian, man of letters and art critic, born at Vonzier on 21 April 1828, died in Paris on 5 March 1893. After graduating…
Taione, Bishop of Saragossa(TAIONE, VESCOVO DI SARAGOZZA)Vol. XI, p. 1032 TAIONE, bishop of SARAGOSZA. — Immediate successor of St. Braulio (d. in 651). His life unfolded throughout the seventh century. He took part in the Councils…
Taipei, Archdiocese of(TAIPEH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1033 TAIPEH, ARCHDIOCESE of. – Located in the northern part of the island of Formosa, it was erected on 30 Dec. 1949 with the rank of apostolic prefecture through…
Taiping Rebellion(T'AI P'ING, RIVOLTA DEI)Vol. XI, p. 1033 T'AI P'ING, REVOLT OF THE. - An anti-Manchu revolutionary movement that arose and developed under the two emperors Hsienfung (1850-61) and T'ungchi…
Taiyüan, Archdiocese of(TAIYŪAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1034 TAIYŪAN, ARCHDIOCESE of. — In the centre of the province of Shansi, in northern China: it is the mother mission of all the missions of Shansi. Erected under…
Taktika(TAKTIKÁ)Vol. XI, p. 1034 TAKTIKÁ. — The expression derived from the word taxis (= ordo) was applied to the lists of civil and ecclesiastical dignities (Notitiae dignitatum), among…
Talamini, NataleVol. XI, p. 1035 TALAMINI, NATALE. - Priest, b. at Pescul (Belluno) on 25 Dec. 1808, d. there on 6 Apr. 1876. He embraced the ecclesiastical state at a very young age and…
Talamo, SalvatoreVol. XI, p. 1035 TALAMO, SALVATORE. – Neo-Thomist philosopher, born in Naples on 6 September 1854, died in Rome on 21 February 1932. A disciple of Sanseverino (v.) and…
Talbot, MatthewVol. XI, p. 1035 TALBOT, MATTHEW. - Labourer, b. in Dublin on 2 May 1856, d. there on 7 June 1925. Raised in very straitened family circumstances and obliged from the age of 12…
Talca, Diocese of(TALCA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1035 TALCA, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in the Republic of Chile, in South America. The diocese extends over the civil provinces of Falca and Curicò and has an…
Talent (Greek: Talanton)(TALENTO (GR. ΤΆΛΑΝΤΟΝ))Vol. XI, p. 1035 TALENT (Gr. τάλαντον). - A weight in use among many ancient peoples. Among the Hebrews, according to Ex. 28, 25-27, it was equivalent to 300 shekels. Depending…
Tali, Diocese of(TALI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1035 TALI, DIOCESE of. - In the western part of the province of Yunnan, in southern China. It was erected as a mission sui iuris, with 33 civil subprefectures of…
Talija, UrbanoVol. XI, p. 1036 TALIJA, URBANO. - Franciscan theologian, born at Lopud in 1859, died at Ragusa in Dalmatia in 1943. Provincial, professor, and rector of the Franciscan…
Talisman(TALISMANO)Vol. XI, p. 1036 TALISMANO: v. AMULETO.
Talleyrand Périgord, Charles-Maurice, Prince of(TALLEYRAND PÉRIGORD, CHARLES-MAURICE, PRINCIPE DI)Vol. XI, p. 1036 TALLEYRAND PÉRIGORD, CHARLES-MAURICE, prince. — Bishop of Autun, diplomat, and statesman, b. on 2 February 1754 in Paris, d. there on 17 May 1838. In 1770 he…
Talleyrand, Alexandre-Angélique, Duke of(TALLEYRAND, ALEXANDRE-ANGÉLIQUE, DUCA DI)Vol. XI, p. 1036 TALLEYRAND, ALEXANDRE-ANGÉLIQUE, Duke of. - Cardinal, b. in Paris on 16 Oct. 1736, d. there on 20 June 1821. Uncle of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and…
Tallis, ThomasVol. XI, p. 1037 TALLIS, THOMAS. - B. ca. 1505, d. 25 Nov. 1585 at Greenwich, he was a singer and organist of the abbey of S. Croce at Waltham, composer and Court organist…
Talmud (Talmūdh, «Study»)(TALMUD (TALMŪDH «STUDIO»))Vol. XI, p. 1037 TALMUD (talmūdh “study”). — A great corpus of rabbinic traditions, consisting of the development undergone by the Mišnāh (v.) in the ensuing centuries. The…
Tamagna, GiuseppeVol. XI, p. 1038 TAMAGNA, GIUSEPPE. - Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Rome in 1747, d. there on 15 March 1798. Ordained priest in 1772, he was…
Tamale, Diocese of(TAMALE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1038 TAMALE, DIOCESE of. - Situated in the northern part of the Gold Coast, entrusted to the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), suffragan to the…
Tamassia, NinoVol. XI, p. 1038 TAMASSIA, NINO. - Historian of Italian law, b. at Revere di Mantova on 1 Dec. 1860, d. at Padova on 11 Dec. 1931. Having graduated at Pavia and pursued further…
Tamatave, Vicariate Apostolic of(TAMATAVE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XI, p. 1039 TAMATAVE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - On the eastern coast of the island of Madagascar. On 17 July 1832 Fr Henri de Solages, apostolic prefect of the island of…
Tamaulipas (formerly Ciudad Victoria), Diocese of(TAMAULIPAS (GIÀ CIUDAD VICTORIA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1039 TAMAULIPAS (formerly CIUDAD VICTORIA), DIOCESE of. - City and diocese of the State of the same name in the department of Monterrey (Republic of Mexico). It has…
Tamburini, MichelangeloVol. XI, p. 1039 TAMBURINI, MICHELANGELO. — Fourteenth superior general of the Society of Jesus, born in Modena on 27 September 1648, died in Rome on 28 February 1730. He…
Tamburini, PietroVol. XI, p. 1039 TAMBURINI, PIETRO. — Jansenist theologian, born on 1 January 1739 in Brescia, died on 14 March 1827. He was the brain and soul of Italian Jansenism. The dates…
Tamburini, TommasoVol. XI, p. 1040 TAMBURINI, TOMMASO. – Jesuit and moral theologian, born at Caltanissetta on 6 March 1591, died at Palermo on 10 October 1675. He initially taught rhetoric,…
TamburoVol. XI, p. 1040 TAMBURO. — A masonry structure connecting the pendentives and the dome, generally cylindrical or prismatic in form, the latter usually with an octagonal plan.…
TametsiVol. XI, p. 1041 TAMETSI: v. MATRIMONIO; MATRIMONIO CLANDESTINO.
Taming, Diocese of(TAMING, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1041 TAMING, DIOCESE of. — At the southern extremity of Hopeh province, in northern China. It was established as an apostolic prefecture on 11 March 1935, with 7…
Tammuz(TAMMŪZ)Vol. XI, p. 1041 TAMMŪZ. – Mesopotamian god (Sumerian DUMU-ZI, Akkadian Tamūzu) of vegetation, young and blossoming again in spring after the winter death (= descent into the…
TanagraVol. XI, p. 1042 TANAGRA. – Ancient diocese in Boeotia (Greece), suffragan of Corinth. The only known bishop is Esichius, as appears from a letter signed by him to the emperor…
Tananarive, Vicariate Apostolic of(TANANARIVE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XI, p. 1042 TANANARIVE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — It is situated in the central part of Madagascar. After various unsuccessful attempts made under Queen Ranavalona I (d.…
Tanchelm (Tanchelinus)(TANCHELMO (TANCHELINUS))Vol. XI, p. 1042 TANCHELMO (TANCHELINUS). — A heresiarch independent of other contemporary groups; he was active in Zeeland, Flanders, and Cologne during the late 11th and…
Tancred (Tancredus)(TANCREDI (TANCREDUS))Vol. XI, p. 1043 TANCREDI (Tancredus). — Canonist, born at Bologna around 1185, died there between 1234 and 1236. A canon and subsequently archdeacon of Bologna (1226), he is…
Tancred of Hauteville(TANCREDI D'ALTAVILLA)Vol. XI, p. 1043 TANCREDI d'ALTAVILLA. - Prince of Antioch, b. c. 1072, d. at Antioch 12 Dec. 1112. He followed his uncle Bohemond in the First Crusade (1096); he fought…
Tancredi di LecceVol. XI, p. 1043 TANCREDI di LECCE. – Norman prince, illegitimate son of Ruggero di Puglia and Emma of the counts of Lecce, himself invested in 1149 with the title of count of…
Tandjung-Karang, Prefecture Apostolic of(TANDJUNG-KARANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XI, p. 1044 TANDJUNG-KARANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the southern part of the island of Sumatra. It comprises the residency of Teluk-Betung (formerly Lampong) and…
Tanga, Prefecture Apostolic of(TANGA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XI, p. 1044 TANGA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It is situated in the northern part of Tanganyika, on the coast of the Indian Ocean, and is entrusted to the Institute of…
TanganicaVol. XI, p. 1044 TANGANICA. – Territory of southern Africa which, together with Ruanda and Urundi, formed (from 1891) German East Africa; it was later given its present name by…
Tanguay, CyprienVol. XI, p. 1048 TANGUAY, CYPRIEN. - Canadian priest and historian, b. at Québec in 1819, d. there in 1902. He studied at the Seminary of Québec; ordained a priest in 1843, he…
TanisVol. XI, p. 1048 TANIS. - An ancient Egyptian city, about 25 km from present-day es-Salihijjah, near the village of Şan el-Hağar, on a canal formerly part of the Tanitic branch…
Tanjore, Diocese of(TANJORE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1048 TANJORE, DIOCESE of. - Situated in south-eastern India. By decree of the S. Congr. de Propaganda Fide of 13 Nov. 1952, the diocese of S. Tommaso di Meliapor,…
Tannaim ("Repeaters" or "Teachers")(TANNAITI (« RIPETITORI » O « INSEGNANTI »))Vol. XI, p. 1048 TANNAITI (“repeaters” or “teachers”). - Jewish doctors, prior to the 3rd century, whose teaching is preserved in the official collection of rabbinic teaching…
Tanner, AdamVol. XI, p. 1048 TANNER, ADAM. — Jesuit, theologian, b. at Innsbruck on 14 April 1572, d. at Unken (near Salzburg) on 25 May 1632. For 34 years he taught dogmatic theology,…
Tannoia, AntonioVol. XI, p. 1048 TANNOIA, ANTONIO. — Disciple and first biographer of s. Alfonso de Liguori, b. at Corato (Bari) on 27 Sept. 1727, d. at Deliceto (Foggia) on 12 March 1808. He…
Tanquerey, Adolphe-AlfredVol. XI, p. 1049 TANQUEREY, ADOLPHE-ALFRED. - Sulpician theologian, b. at Blainville (Normandy) on 1 May 1854, d. at Aix-en-Provence on 21 Feb. 1932. Ordained priest in 1878,…
Tansillo, LuigiVol. XI, p. 1049 TANSILLO, LUIGI. — Born into a family from Nola, probably at Nola and not at Venosa, in 1510; he died at Teano on 1 December 1568. A poet, courtier, and…
Tanucci, BernardoVol. XI, p. 1050 TANUCCI, BERNARDO. — Statesman, b. at Stia (Arezzo) on 20 February 1698, d. near Naples on 29 April 1783. Professor of law at Pisa, he followed Carlo di…
Taoism(TAOISMO)Vol. XI, p. 1050 TAOISM. — This designation refers to the philosophical and mystical doctrines set forth in the works of Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Lieh Tzu (whose compilation is…
Taparelli d'Azeglio, LuigiVol. XI, p. 1053 TAPARELLI D'AZEGLIO, LUIGI. – Jesuit philosopher, born in Turin on 24 November 1793, died in Rome on 21 September 1862. Prospero (his baptismal name, changed…
Taphnes (Hebrew: Taphranas; in Ezek. 30:18, Tephranas)(TAPHNE (EBR. ΤΑΦΡΑΝΆΣ; IN EZ. 30, 18 ΤΕΦΑΡΝΆΣ))Vol. XI, p. 1055 TAPHNE (Hebr. Ταφρανάς; in Ez. 30:18 Τεφαρνάς). — Egyptian city (Ez. 30:18) where, after the assassination of Godolias, many Jews sought refuge in order to…
Tapper, RuardVol. XI, p. 1055 TAPPER, RUARD. — Theologian, born at Encusa (Belgium) on 14 February 1487, died at Brussels on 2 March 1559. A disciple of Adriano Florensz (the future Adrian…
TappetoVol. XI, p. 1055 TAPPETO. – The fragments discovered in Turkestan (5th–6th centuries) and at al-Fusṭāt near Cairo (8th–9th centuries), with knotted construction and geometric…
Tarahumara, Prefecture Apostolic of(TARAHUMARA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XI, p. 1056 TARAHUMARA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It is situated in northern Mexico and is a vast region enclosed by the high mountains of the western Sierra Madre. It is…
Taramelli, TorquatoVol. XI, p. 1056 TARAMELLI, TORQUATO. - Geologist, b. at Bergamo on 15 Oct. 1845, d. at Pavia on 31 March 1922. He was introduced to the study of geology by his teacher…
Tarancon, Emanuele GioacchinoVol. XI, p. 1057 TARANCON, EMANUELE GIOACCHINO. — Cardinal, born in Covarrubias, diocese of Sigüenza, on 20 March 1782, died in Seville on 25 August 1862. After holding the…
Tarantasia, Diocese of(TARANTASIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1057 TARANTASIA, DIOCESE of. — In the department of Savoie (France), with its episcopal see at Moutiers. The diocese extends over more than 2,447 sq. km. in the…
Taranto, Archdiocese of(TARANTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1058 TARANTO, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Metropolitan see and capital city of the province of the same name in southern Italy (Apulia). It has an area of 1,100 sq km and a…
Tarasio, Patriarch of Constantinople, Saint(TARASIO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 1060 TARASIO, patriarch of COSTANTINOPOLI, saint. - Born c. 730, died in 806. Son of the civil prefect of Costantinopoli, he became head of the imperial Chancery…
Tarazona, Diocese of(TARAZONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1060 TARAZONA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Saragossa and Navarre in Spain. It has an area of 4,713 sq. km., with a population of 158,967…
Tarbes and Lourdes, Diocese of(TARBES E LOURDES DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1061 TARBES e LOURDES DIOCESE of. – City and diocesan see of the department of Hautes Pyrénées (southwestern France), situated on the left bank of the Adour. It has…
Tarcisius, Saint, Martyr(TARSICIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XI, p. 1072 TARSICIO, saint, martyr. — He suffered martyrdom probably in the second half of the 3rd century or at the beginning of the 4th. The oldest document that speaks…
Tarditi, IldefonsoVol. XI, p. 1062 TARDITI, ILDEFONSO. – Piarist, born in Mondovi on 14 December 1704, died in Rome on 30 December 1790. Devoted for many years to teaching, he had illustrious…
Tareev, Mikhail Mikhailovich(TARĚEV, MICHAIL MICHAILOVIČ)Vol. XI, p. 1062 TARĚEV, MICHAIL MICHAILOVIČ. — Russian theologian and philosopher (1867–1934). A doctor of theology and professor of moral theology at the Ecclesiastical…
TarghelieVol. XI, p. 1062 TARGHELIE. — A festival celebrated at Athens and in certain Ionian cities in honor of Apollo on the 6th and 7th of the month Thargelion (= May–June). On the…
Targum(TARGŪM)Vol. XI, p. 1065 TARGŪM. — Aramaic paraphrase of the Old Testament. The term is a participle from the Aramaic root tirghēm (or rather rāgham), “to interpret, translate” (cf.…
Tarija, Diocese of(TARIJA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1065 TARIJA, DIOCESI. — City and diocese of Bolivia (South America). It has an area of 24,786 sq km and a population of 96,000, of whom 95,000 are Catholics; it has…
Tarin, Francisco de PaulaVol. XI, p. 1065 TARIN, FRANCISCO DE PAULA. – Jesuit missionary, born on 12 October 1849 at Godelletta (Valencia), died at Seville on 12 December 1910. He entered the Society…
Tarlati di Pietramala, GaleottoVol. XI, p. 1065 TARLATI DI PIETRAMALA, GALEOTTO. – Cardinal, son of Magio, born at Arezzo, died at Vienne in Dauphiné in 1396. He belonged to a Ghibelline family that held…
Tarnów, Diocese of(TARNOVIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1066 TARNOVIA, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in Poland. It has an area of 9,025 sq. km., with a population of 982,000 inhabitants, of whom 979,800 are Catholics,…
Tarolli, DomenicoVol. XI, p. 1066 Domenico Tarolli. — Missionary in Burma, b. at Castello di Condino (Trento) on 18 Oct 1797, d. on 15 Dec 1882 in Burma. Ordained priest in 1822, he served as…
Tarozzi, VincenzoVol. XI, p. 1066 TAROZZI, VINCENZO. — Humanist and ascetical writer, born at Castelfranco Bolognese on 11 June 1849, died in Rome on 17 December 1918. He entered the Seminary…
Tarphon, Rabbi(TARPHÔN, RABBÎ)Vol. XI, p. 1066 TARPHÔN, RABBÎ. - A Tannaite of the third generation, also mentioned by St. Jerome (In Is., 8, 11 ff.; PL 24, 122), who calls him Telphon (ed. Vallarsi). He…
Tarquini, CamilloVol. XI, p. 1067 TARQUINI, CAMILLO. - Jesuit, cardinal, canonist, and archaeologist, b. at Marta (diocese of Montefiascone) on 27 Sept. 1810, d. at Rome on 15 Feb. 1874. He was…
Tarquinia (formerly Corneto Tarquinia) and Civitavecchia, Diocese of(TARQUINIA (GIÀ CORNETO TARQUINIA) E CIVITAVECCHIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1067 TARQUINIA (formerly CORNETO TARQUINIA) and CIVITAVECCHIA, DIOCESE of — Dioceses and towns, the former in the province of Viterbo, the latter in the province of…
Tarra, GiulioVol. XI, p. 1068 TARRA, GIULIO. – Priest, educator, and writer, b. in Milan on 25 April 1832, d. there on 10 June 1880. Ordained a priest in 1855, in the same year he was…
Tarragona, Archdiocese of(TARRAGONA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1068 TARRAGONA, ARCHDIOCESE of. – Metropolitan see and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 2,394 sq. km. and a population of…
Tarragona, Archdiocese of(TARRAGONA, ARCIDIORESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1071 TARRAGONA, ARCHDIOCESE of – Retablo by Maestro Aloy (1368) in the chapel of S. Maria called that of the Sastres (14th century) – Tarragona, Cathedral. T. y sus…
Tarshish(THARSIS)Vol. XII, p. 48 THARSIS. - A maritime city (or region) often mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, situated in the far West (Is. 66, 19), in the direction of the “islands” (Ps. 71,…
TarsiaVol. XI, p. 1071 TARSIA. — A craft practice consisting in joining on a surface fragments or thin sheets of differently colored woods in order to obtain effects similar to those…
Tarsilla, Saint(TARSILLA, SANTA)Vol. XI, p. 1077 TARSILLA, saint. — Aunt of s. Gregorio Magno, to whom we owe the few details that are known. She is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 24 December.…
Tarsus (Ταχάς)(TARSO (ΤΑΧΆΣ))Vol. XI, p. 1077 TARSO (Ταχάς). — City of Cilicia (Act. 22:3), on a once-fertile plain irrigated by the Cydnus, which formerly crossed the inhabited area and near which the…
Tartaret (Tataret), PierreVol. XI, p. 1077 TARTARET (TATARET), PIERRE. - Celebrated Scotist and secular theologian (perhaps a Franciscan tertiary), at the University of Paris, of which he was rector in…
Tartarotti, GirolamoVol. XI, p. 1077 TARTAROTTI, GIROLAMO. – Scholar, born in Rovereto on 2 January 1706, died there on 16 May 1761. He was a friend of Scipione Maffei, Apostolo Zeno, and…
Tarugi, Francesco MariaVol. XI, p. 1078 TARUGI, FRANCESCO MARIA. — Cardinal, born at Montepulciano on 27 August 1525, died in Rome on 11 June 1608. The nephew of Giulio III and a kinsman of Marcello…
Taschereau, Elzéar-AlexandreVol. XI, p. 1078 TASCHEREAU, ELZÉAR-ALEXANDRE. - Cardinal, b. at Ste-Marie de la Beauce (province of Québec) on 17 Feb. 1820, d. at Québec on 12 Apr. 1898. Descended from an…
Tassa InnocenzianaVol. XI, p. 1078 TASSA INNOCENZIANA. – This name denotes the body of prescriptive and directive norms issued under Innocenzo XI to standardize ecclesiastical fees. They arose…
Tasse di CuriaVol. XI, p. 1078 CURIA FEES. — These are the contributions that the Dicasteries of the Holy See require from petitioners or plaintiffs, in order thereby to cover, at least in…
Tasse EcclesiasticheVol. XI, p. 1080 ECCLESIASTICAL TAXES. - Alongside voluntary contributions—donations, testamentary dispositions, offerings (v.)—they are one of the sources of the Church’s…
Tassilo II, Duke of Bavaria(TASSILONE II, DUCA DI BAVIERA)Vol. XI, p. 1080 TASSILONE II, duke of BAVARIA. — Son of Chiltrude, sister of Pipin the Short, he succeeded his father Odilone through the intervention of his uncle (748); he…
Tasso, TorquatoVol. XI, p. 1080 TORQUATO TASSO. - Born to Bernardo and Porzia de' Rossi in Sorrento on 11 March 1544, he spent his early childhood in Naples with his mother and sister, whom…
Tassoni, AlessandroVol. XI, p. 1087 TASSONI, ALESSANDRO. — Poet, born at Modena on 28 September 1565, died there on 25 April 1635. After studying in Bologna and Ferrara, he went to Rome in 1597…
Tatti, JacopoVol. XI, p. 1088 TATTI, JACOPO: v. SANSOVINO, JACOPO.
Tattooing(TATUAGGIO)Vol. XI, p. 1088 TATUAGGIO. – From the Polynesian word tatu of Tahiti, t. belongs to the category of artificial deformations (of the nose, ear, neck, etc.) practiced among…
Tatung, Diocese of(TATUNG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1088 TATUNG, DIOCESE of. — In the northeastern part of Shansi province, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 14 March 1922 from six civil…
Taubaté, Diocese of(TAUBATÉ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1089 TAUBATÉ, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It has an area of 10,050 sq. km., with a population of 397,954 inhabitants, of whom…
Taulero (Taulier), Johannes(TAULERO (TAULER), JOHANNES)Vol. XI, p. 1089 TAULERO (TAULER), JOHANNES. - Dominican preacher and mystic, born at Strasbourg around the year 1300 (Auer) or 1304 (Théry), died there on 16 June 1361. His…
TaurianoVol. XI, p. 1090 TAURIANO. — An ancient episcopal see of Calabria, incorporated into Mileto in 1086. It was a maritime city, between Medma and Palmi, near present-day Gioia…
Taurino, Gian PaoloVol. XI, p. 1090 TAURINO, GIAN PAOLO. - Jesuit woodcarver, b. in Milano on 31 May 1580, d. there on 1 May 1656. He entered the Order on 22 Oct. 1597 with his older brother,…
Taurobolium(TAUROBOLIO)Vol. XI, p. 1090 TAUROBOLIUM. — A ceremony originating in Asia Minor, where it was connected with the cult of the great female divinity; from Phrygia (whose evidence dates back…
Tauropolia(TAUROPÓLIA)Vol. XI, p. 1091 TAUROPÓLIA. — A Greek festival celebrated in the Attic deme of Ale in honour of Artemis Tauropolos, the ancient goddess of the bull, whose cult came from Asia…
Tavella, Giovanni, known as da Tossignano, Blessed(TAVELLA, GIOVANNI, DETTO DA TOSSIGNANO, BEATO)Vol. XI, p. 1091 TAVELLA, GIOVANNI, called da TOSSIGNANO, blessed. — Bishop of Ferrara, born at Tossignano in 1368, died at Ferrara on 24 July 1446. Of modest family, he…
Taverna, GiuseppeVol. XI, p. 1091 TAVERNA, GIUSEPPE. - Priest and educator, born in Piacenza on 14 March 1764, died in Parma on 20 Apr. 1820. Ordained a priest, he was a teacher in Piacenza, at…
Taxil, LéoVol. XI, p. 1092 TAXIL, LÉO. — Writer and impostor, whose name was Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, born in Marseille on 20 March 1854, died at Sceaux on 30 March 1907. He…
Taylor, Frances MargaretVol. XI, p. 1093 TAYLOR, FRANCES MARGARET. - In religion Mother Maria Maddalena, foundress of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God, born at Stoke-Rochford (Lincolnshire) on…
Taylorism(TAYLORISMO)Vol. XI, p. 1093 TAYLORISMO. - Scientific management of labor, originating in America at the end of the 19th century through the work of F. W. Taylor. In the author's original…
TazianoVol. XI, p. 1094 TAZIANO. – A Christian “apologist” of the second century. Very little is known about his life. He himself tells us that he was born “in the land of the…
Tazzoli, EnricoVol. XI, p. 1096 TAZZOLI, ENRICO. — Priest, born at Canneto on 19 April 1812, died at Belfiore on 7 December 1852. Professor of philosophy at the Mantuan Seminary and a…
Tbilisi, Diocese of(TIFLIS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 82 TIFLIS, DIOCESI di: v. TIRASPOL, DIOCESI di.
Te Decet LausVol. XI, p. 1127 « TE DECET LAUS ». - A hymn, or rather a brief Trinitarian acclamation in the form of a doxology. Very ancient, it already occurs in the Apostolic…
Te Deprecante CorporumVol. XI, p. 1127 « TE DEPRECANTE CORPORUM ». — Hymn of Lauds in the Office of the feast of s. Giovanni di Kenty, by an unknown author of the eighteenth century. The first three…
Te DeumVol. XI, p. 1127 « TE DEUM ». — Also called the Hymnus ambrosianus or Hymnus S. Trinitatis, it is a solemn hymn of praise and thanksgiving in honor of the Most Holy Trinity. It…
Te Dicimus PraeconioVol. XI, p. 1128 « TE DICIMUS PRAECONIO ». – Hymn of Matins for the feast of the Apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes, composed in 1880 by Leone XIII. It celebrates the Virgin,…
Te Gestientem Gaudii(TE GESTIENTEM GAUDIIS)Vol. XI, p. 1128 « TE GESTIENTEM GAUDIIS ». — Hymn of Second Vespers on the feast of the Rosary, composed by the Dominican Fr. Eustachius Sirena in 1825 (cf. A. Walz,…
Te Joseph CelebrentVol. XI, p. 1129 «TE JOSEPH CELEBRENT». – Hymn of Vespers for the feast of s. Giuseppe, written by Fr Giovanni della Concezione, a Discalced Carmelite, around 1665, and…
Te Lucis Ante TerminumVol. XI, p. 1136 «TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM». — Hymn of Compline, belonging to the Irish group. It is the evening prayer, in which the soul turns to God so that He may guard it in…
Te Mater Alma NuminisVol. XI, p. 1136 «TE MATER ALMA NUMINIS». — Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Maternity of Mary Most Holy, inserted into the office of the feast of the Maternity, approved by…
Te Saeculorum PrincipemVol. XII, p. 25 «TE SAECULORUM PRINCIPEM». – Hymn of Vespers for the feast of Christ the King, composed by Fr. Vittorio Genovesi, S.J., in 1925. To the Jews’ cry of hatred,…
Te Splendor Et Virtus PatrisVol. XII, p. 27 « TE SPLENDOR ET VIRTUS PATRIS ». — Hymn of Vespers and Matins for the feast of s. Michele Arcangelo, by an unknown author, but certainly inspired by the Tibi…
Teacher(INSEGNANTE)Vol. VII, p. 58 TEACHER. — One who expounds and explains science or art so that others may learn. Whatever the subject taught and whatever the level of culture to which it…
Teachers of the Holy Cross of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Menzingen (Basel)(INSEGNANTI DELLA SANTA CROCE DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO DI MENZINGEN (BASILEA))Vol. VII, p. 58 TEACHERS OF THE HOLY CROSS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAN FRANCESCO OF MENZINGEN (BASEL). — When, in the first half of the 19th century, convents were being…
Teagenes, Saint, Martyr(TEAGENE, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XI, p. 1097 TEAGENE, saint, martyr. - He is commemorated in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum on 3 January together with two companions, Zirico and Primo, but this is due to…
Tebaldeo, AntonioVol. XI, p. 1121 TEBALDEO, ANTONIO. — Humanist, born at Ferrara in 1456 to a family of distant French origin, the Tebaldi (a surname which he Latinized as T. or Tibaldeo), died…
Tebaldeschi, FrancescoVol. XI, p. 1121 TEBALDESCHI, FRANCESCO. – A Roman, he was created cardinal at Montefiascone by Urban V on 22 September 1368. Papal legate in Rome in 1376, he facilitated…
Tebaldini, GiovanniVol. XI, p. 1121 TEBALDINI, GIOVANNI. - Musician, b. in Brescia on Sept. 7, 1864, d. in S. Benedetto del Tronto on May 12, 1952. (photo. Vatican Museums) TEBALDEO, ANTONIO -…
Tebei, Saints, Martyrs(TEBEI, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. XI, p. 1122 TEBEI, saints, martyrs — Incipit of the Passio Acaunensium Martyrum, written by s. Eucherius, bishop of Lyon. Manuscript from the 7th century, originating from…
TebessaVol. XI, p. 1125 TEBESSA. – Theveste, a city and ancient diocese situated in Proconsular Africa, present-day Algeria, is now a titular see. From the beginning of the reign of…
Tectonics(TETTONICA)Vol. XII, p. 38 TECTONICS. – This is that branch of geology (v.) which deals with: a) the conditions of position (attitude), form, and mutual relationships of the rocks…
Teellinck, GuillaumeVol. XI, p. 1128 TEELLINCK, GUILLAUME. — Born in 1579, died in 1629, Calvinist minister at Middelbourg (Zelanda). He encountered Pietism in England and introduced it into Dutch…
Teetaert, Amedeo da ZedelgemVol. XI, p. 1128 TEETAERT, AMEDEO da ZEDELGEM. - Capuchin theologian, b. at Zedelgem (Bruges) on 3 March 1892, d. at Rome on 2 March 1949. Ordained priest on 19 Feb. 1921, he…
Tefé, Prelature Nullius of(TEFÉ, PRELATURA NULLIUS DI)Vol. XI, p. 1128 TEFÉ, PRELATURA NULLIUS of. - It is situated in the western part of Amazonia. In 1718 the Carmelite Andrea da Costa began the mission of T. for the Indians,…
TeggianoVol. XI, p. 1128 TEGGIANO : v. DIANO TEGGIANO.
Tegucigalpa, Archdiocese of(TEGUCIGALPA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1128 TEGUCIGALPA, ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese in the Republic of Honduras (Central America). It comprises the departments of Yoro, Comayagua, La Paz,…
Tehuantepec, Diocese of(TEHUANTEPEC, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1129 TEHUANTEPEC, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese in the State of Oaxaca (Mexico). It has an area of 60,000 sq. km., with a population of 550,000 inhabitants, of…
TeiaVol. XI, p. 1129 TEIA. - Last king of the Ostrogoths in Italy. When the energetic and fortunate king Totila, who had wrested almost all Italy from Byzantine rule, fell killed…
Tekakwitha, Caterina, Venerable(TEKAKWITHA, CATERINA, VENERABILE)Vol. XI, p. 1129 TEKAKWITHA, CATERINA, venerable. - Indian virgin, b. in 1656 at Ossernenon, an Iroquois village near present-day Albany (where, a decade earlier, the Jesuit…
Tel Abhibh(TEL' ABHIBH)Vol. XI, p. 1130 TEL' ABHIBH. - Centre of Jewish deportees in Babylonia (Ez. 3, 15). The Hebrew term means “hill of the ear of corn,” alluding to the fertility of the soil. It…
Teleology(TELEOLOGIA)Vol. XI, p. 1130 TELEOLOGIA. — From τέλος, end, and λόγος, discourse, it denotes the science of ends. The term goes back to Ch. Wolff (Philosophia rationalis sive logica, §…
Telephachus, Saint, Martyr(TELEMACO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XI, p. 1130 TELEMACO, santo, martire: v. ALMACHO, santo, martire.
Telesforo of Cosenza(TELESFORO DI COSENZA)Vol. XI, p. 1132 TELESFORO di COSENZA. — An enigmatic writer, who occupies a notable place in the pseudo-prophetic literature that claimed to draw upon the authority of…
Telesia (Cerreto Sannita), Diocese of(TELESE (CERRETO SANNITA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1131 TELESE (CERRETO SANNITA), DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Benevento, with an area of over 414 sq. km.; it has a population of 59,200…
Telesio, BernardinoVol. XI, p. 1133 TELESIO, BERNARDINO. — Philosopher, born at Cosenza in 1509, died there in 1588. In 1518 he went to Milan with his uncle Antonio, from whom he learned Latin…
Telesphorus, Pope, Saint, Martyr(TELESFORO, PAPA, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XI, p. 1132 TELESFORO, POPE, saint, martyr. - S. Ireneo places him seventh after the Apostles and says that he ended his days with a “glorious martyrdom” (Ad. Haer., III,…
Telesthesia (Τῆλε = Lontano and Αἴσθησις = Sensibilità)(TELESTESIA (ΤΗ͂ΛΕ = LONTANO E ΑἼΣΘΗΣΙΣ = SENSIBILITÀ))Vol. XI, p. 1134 TELESTESIA (τῆλε = distant and αἴσθησις = sensitivity). – A term used to designate that particular form of direct clairvoyance in which the relationship of…
Television(TELEVISIONE)Vol. XI, p. 1134 TELEVISIONE - Pope Pius XII receives the technicians of French television in the Consistory Hall and witnesses a transmission experiment for the first time…
Television(TELEVISIONE)Vol. XI, p. 1134 TELEVISIONE. — It consists in the transmission and reproduction at a distance of moving images by means of electromagnetic waves. I. TECHNICAL ASPECTS AND…
Telšiai, Diocese of(TELSIAI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1136 TELSIAI, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the Republic of Lithuania. It has an area of 15,000 sq. km, with a population of 401,306 inhabitants, of whom…
Temerarious Judgment(GIUDIZIO TEMERARIO)Vol. VI, p. 452 TEMERARIOUS JUDGMENT. - It is thinking ill of others without sufficient reason. It therefore includes two elements: a) the firm adherence of the mind to a…
Temperament(TEMPERAMENTO)Vol. XI, p. 1137 TEMPERAMENTO. – The functional synthesis of an individual, expressed by his most manifest and evident characteristic. In place of the four humors proposed by…
Temperance(TEMPERANZA)Vol. XI, p. 1137 TEMPERANZA. — A moral and cardinal virtue that moderates, according to the order of nature, tendencies, impulses, and actions—in a word, the appetites which,…
Tempesta, AntonioVol. XI, p. 1138 TEMPESTA, ANTONIO.—Painter, born in Florence in 1555, died in Rome in 1630. Pupil of Jan van der Straat and Santi di Tito. While still very young, he found…
Tempesti, Casimiro LiborioVol. XI, p. 1138 TEMPESTI, CASIMIRO LIBORIO. — Historian and ascetical writer of the Friars Minor Conventual, born in Florence toward the end of the seventeenth century, died…
Tempier, StefanoVol. XI, p. 1138 TEMPIER, STEFANO. - Bishop of Paris from 7 Oct. 1268 to 3 Sept. 1279. A native of Orléans, he had studied theology in Paris. A canon of Notre-Dame and then…
Tempio PausaniaVol. XI, p. 1143 TEMPIO PAUSANIA: v. AMPURIAS E TEMPIO, DIOCESI di.
