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Teacher (INSEGNANTE)
One who expounds and explains a science or an art so that others may learn. Whatever the subject matter of the teaching and whatever the level of culture it… -
Teachers of the Holy Cross of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Menzingen (INSEGNANTI DELLA SANTA CROCE DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO DI MENZINGEN)
When in the first half of the 19th century the convents in Switzerland were suppressed and the schools secularized, Fr. Teodosio Fiorentini established a new… -
Teagenes, Saint, Martyr (TEAGENE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated in the Jeronymian Martyrology on January 3 together with two companions, Ziricus and Primus, but this is an erroneous interpretation of the… -
Tebaldeo, Antonio
Humanist, b. in Ferrara in 1456 to a family of distant French origin, the Tebaldi (a surname he Latinized as T. or Tibaldeo), d. in Rome in 1537. In Ferrara he… -
Tebaldeschi, Francesco
A Roman, he was created cardinal at Montefiascone by Urban V on 22 Sept. 1368. Papal legate in Rome in 1376, he facilitated the return of Gregory XI from… -
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 - Portrait. Fresco by… -
Tebei, Saints, Martyrs (TEBEI, SANTI, MARTIRI)
Under this designation are included: 1) the martyrs of Agaunum, presented as belonging to the Theban legion by Eucherius of Lyon; 2) a large group of martyrs… -
Tebessa
Theveste, a city and ancient diocese located in proconsular Africa, present-day Algeria, is today a titular see. From the beginning of the reign of Tiberius… -
Tectonics (TETTONICA)
It is that part of geology (v.) which deals with: a) the conditions of position (attitude), form and mutual relations of the rocks that constitute the Earth's… -
Te Decet Laus
A hymn, or rather a brief Trinitarian acclamation in the form of a doxology. Very ancient, it already appears in the Apostolic Constitutions (book VII, ch. 48… -
Te Deprecante Corporum
Hymn of Lauds in the Office of the feast of St. John of Kenty, by an unknown author of the 18th century. The first three stanzas extol the miracles worked by… -
Te Deum
Also called Hymnus ambrosianus or Hymnus S. Trinitatis, it is a solemn hymn of praise and thanksgiving in honor of the Most Holy Trinity. It consists of two… -
Te Dicimus Praeconio
Hymn of Matins for the feast of the Apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes, composed in 1880 by Leo XIII. In it the Virgin is celebrated as immune from original sin… -
Teellinck, Guillaume
Born in 1579, died in 1629, Calvinist minister at Middelburg (Zeeland). He became acquainted with Pietism in England and introduced it into Dutch Calvinism… -
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 February 1921, he applied himself with ever… -
Tefé, Prelature Nullius of (TEFÉ, PRELATURA NULLIUS DI)
It is located in the western part of Amazonia. In 1718 the Carmelite Andrea da Costa began the mission of T. for the Indians, and in 1759 the place was… -
Te Gestientem Gaudiis
Hymn of Second Vespers on the feast of the Rosary, composed by the Dominican Father Eustachio Sirena in 1825 (cf. A. Walz, Compendium hist. Ordinis Praedic.… -
Teggiano
TEGGIANO : v. DIANO TEGGIANO. -
Tegucigalpa, Archdiocese of (TEGUCIGALPA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the Republic of Honduras (Central America). It comprises the departments of Yoro, Comayagua, La Paz, Valle, T., Choluteca, El Paraiso… -
Tehuantepec, Diocese of (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 whom 520,000 are Catholics; it… -
Teia
Last king of the Ostrogoths in Italy. When the energetic and fortunate king Totila, who had recovered almost all of Italy from Byzantine rule, fell killed in… -
Te Joseph Celebrent
Hymn of Vespers for the feast of St. Joseph, written by Father Giovanni della Concezione, Discalced Carmelite, around 1665, and inserted into the Breviary by… -
Tekakwitha, Catherine, Venerable (TEKAKWITHA, CATERINA, VENERABILE)
Indian virgin, b. in 1656 at Ossernenon, an Iroquois village near present-day Albany (where a decade earlier the Jesuit martyrs St. Isaac Jogues and companions… -
Tel Abhibh (TEL' ABHIBH)
A center of Jewish deportees in Babylonia (Ezek. 3:15). The Hebrew term means "hill of the ear of grain," with an allusion to the fertility of the soil. It… -
Teleology (TELEOLOGIA)
From τέλος, end, and λόγος, discourse, it denotes the science of ends. The term goes back to Ch. Wolff (Philosophia rationalis sive logica, § 85), and is… -
Telepathy (TELEPATIA)
A particular form of indirect clairvoyance (v.) in which the cognitive relation takes place between two or more intelligent beings (between "mind and mind"… -
Telephachus, Saint, Martyr (TELEMACO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
TELEMACO, santo, martire: v. ALMACHO, saint, martyr. -
Telesforo of Cosenza (TELESFORO DI COSENZA)
An enigmatic writer, who in the pseudo-prophetic literature that claimed to trace back to the authority of Joachim of Fiore holds a notable place on account of… -
Telesia (Cerreto Sannita), Diocese of (TELESE (CERRETO SANNITA), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Benevento, with an area of over 414 sq. km.; it has a population of 59,200 inhabitants, almost all Catholics, distributed… -
Telesio, Bernardino
Philosopher, b. at Cosenza in 1509, d. there in 1588. In 1518 he was in Milan with his uncle Antonio, from whom he learned Latin and Greek. In 1521 or 1523 he… -
Telesphorus, Pope, Saint, Martyr (TELESFORO, PAPA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
St. Irenaeus places him seventh after the Apostles and says that he ended his days with a "glorious martyrdom" (Ad. Haer., III, 3, 3; Eusebius, Hist. eccl.… -
Telesthesia (TELESTESIA)
A term used to indicate that particular form of direct clairvoyance in which the relation of knowledge takes place at a distance between "mind and things,"… -
Television (TELEVISIONE)
It consists in the transmission and reproduction at a distance of moving images, by means of electromagnetic waves. I. TECHNICAL ASPECTS AND HISTORICAL NOTES.… -
Telšiai, Diocese of (TELSIAI, DIOCESI DI)
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 385,872 are Catholics, and… -
Te Lucis Ante Terminum
Hymn of Compline, belonging to the Irish group. It is the evening prayer, in which the soul turns to God asking him to guard it in sleep. BIBL.: G. G. Belli… -
Te Mater Alma Numinis
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Motherhood of the Most Holy Mary, inserted in the office of the feast of the Motherhood, approved by Benedict XIV for Venice… -
Temerarious Judgment (GIUDIZIO TEMERARIO)
It is thinking evil of others without sufficient reason. It therefore includes two elements: a) the firm adherence of the mind to a proposition unfavorable to… -
Tempera
TEMPERA: v. PITTURA. -
Temperament (TEMPERAMENTO)
A functional synthesis of an individual, expressed by his most manifest and evident characteristic. In place of the four humors proposed by ancient authors… -
Temperance (TEMPERANZA)
A moral and cardinal virtue that moderates, according to the order of nature, the tendencies, motions and actions; in a word, the appetites which in the sphere… -
Tempesta, Antonio
Painter, b. in Florence in 1555, d. in Rome in 1630. A pupil of Jan van der Straat and of Santi di Tito. While still very young, he found work at the court of… -
Tempesti, Casimiro Liborio
Historian and ascetical writer of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Florence toward the end of the 17th century, d. there in 1758. He was secretary general of… -
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 later chancellor, he had… -
Tempio Pausania
TEMPIO PAUSANIA: v. AMPURIAS E TEMPIO, DIOCESI di. -
Templars (TEMPLARI)
The Order of the Temple owes its origin to Hugh of Payns, who persuaded a group of knights to go to Jerusalem to make safe the passage of pilgrims from Jaffa… -
Temple (TEMPIO)
From a root tem (cf. the Greek τέμνω) meaning "to cut, to delimit", it was among the Ro- > (photo Alinari) > TEMPESTA, ANTONIO - Il passaggio del Mar Rosso. -… -
Temple of Jerusalem (TEMPIO DI GERUSALEMME)
A permanent sanctuary, the only one for the conduct of Israelite worship, conceived by King David and built by Solomon on Mount Moriah, in place of the mobile… -
Temporal (TEMPORALE)
I. IN THE LATIN CHURCH. - That part of the liturgical year which in the official books of the Latin Church bears the title Proprium de tempore. Today the T.… -
Tempsa (TEMPSA (TEMPSA))
Ancient diocese in Calabria. It was a colony of Magna Graecia, founded at the northern extremity of the Gulf of St. Euphemia, near Lampetia or Clampetia. Since… -
Temptation (TENTAZIONE)
It generally means a test, by words or deeds, to discover the virtues or defects of a thing or a person. Considered in itself, it is divided by moralists… -
Temptations of Jesus Christ (TENTAZIONI DI GESÙ CRISTO)
Jesus was tempted by Satan in the desert of Judea, between Jericho, Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. The exact place can no longer be determined. A tradi- (courtesy… -
Tempus Lugendi
TEMPUS LUGENDI: v. VEDOVANZA. -
Temuco, Diocese of (TEMUCO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the province of Malleco and part of that of Cautin in Chile (South America). It has an area of 19,544 sq km with a population of 329,576… -
Tencin, Pierre
Cardinal, b. at Grenoble on 22 Aug. 1679, d. at Lyon on 2 March 1758. In 1721 he accompanied Cardinal de Bissy to Rome as conclavist, and remained there until… -
Tendency to Delinquency (TENDENZA A DELINQUERE)
The Italian Penal Code in force, departing from the conception of the classical school, which regarded crime as an abstract entity, and gathering up the more… -
Tenderini, Giovanni Francesco, Venerable (TENDERINI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO, VENERABILE)
Bishop of Civita Castellana and Orte, b. at Carrara on 17 Oct. 1668, d. on 1 March 1739 at Civita Castellana. He earned a doctorate in utroque iure at the age… -
Tenerani, Pietro
Sculptor b. at Torrano near Carrara on 11 Nov. 1789, d. at Rome on 14 Dec. 1869. Started in art by his uncle Pietro Marchetti, he was then at Carrara a pupil… -
Tenerife
TENERIFE: v. SAN CRISTOFORO DELLA LAGUNA. -
Teniers, David
Painter b. in Antwerp on 15 Dec. 1610, d. in Brussels on 25 Apr. 1690. A pupil of his father, he was recognized as a master in Antwerp in 1632-33. In March… -
Tennyson, Alfred
English poet, b. at Somersby on 6 Aug. 1809, d. in London on 6 Oct. 1892. He was the most conspicuous and in every sense the most representative of the… -
Tepic, Diocese of (TEPIC, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Mexico in the State of Nayarit, which comprises the entire territory of Nayarit and some parishes of the State of Jalisco. It has an area… -
Teramo and Atri, Diocese of (TERAMO E ATRI, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of T. in Abruzzo; the episcopal residence is at T.; immediately subject to the Holy See. TERAMO. - It has an area of over 2000… -
Teraphim (THERAPHIM)
Latin transcription (Vulgate) of the Hebrew tērāphim in Judg. 17:5; 18:14, 17; Hos. 3:4, which occurs, variously translated, in 10 other passages. It probably… -
Teratology (TERATOLOGIA)
It is the science that studies monsters in their genesis and in their characteristics. An individual is called a monster when it presents one or more anomalies… -
Teresa Margaret of the Incarnation (TERESA MARGHERITA DELL'INCARNAZIONE)
Discalced Carmelite, Princess Caterina Farnese, born in Piacenza to Odoardo and Margherita de' Medici, dukes of Parma, on 5 September 1637, died there on 27… -
Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart, Saint (TERESA MARGHERITA DEL CUORE DI GESÙ, SANTA)
Born Anna Maria Redi, niece of the physician-poet Francesco, she was born in Arezzo on 15 July 1747. Educated by the Benedictines of St. Apollonia in Florence… -
Teresa of Jesus Mary (TERESA DI GESÙ MARIA)
Discalced Carmelite, in the world Maria de Pineda y Zurita, b. at Toledo on 1 Oct. 1592, d. at the Carmel of Cuerva on 9 Jan. 1641. Having entered the… -
Teresa of Jesus, Saint (TERESA DI GESÙ, SANTA)
Reformer of the Carmelite Order, mystical writer, in the world Teresa de Ahumada, b. in Avila (Spain) on 29 March 1515, d. on 4 Oct. 1582 at Alba de Tormes. I.… -
Teresa of Saint Augustine, Venerable (TERESA DI SANT'AGOSTINO, VENERABILE)
Discalced Carmelite, better known by the name Madame Louise de France, daughter of Louis XV and of Marie Leszczyńska, b. at Versailles on 15 July 1737, d. at… -
Teresina, Diocese of (TERESINA, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of São Luís do Maranhão, in the State of Piauí, in Brazil. It has an area of 53,000 sq km, with a population of 347,697 inhabitants, of whom 345,597… -
Terlizzi, Diocese of (TERLIZZI, DIOCESI DI)
TERLIZZI, DIOCESI di: v. MOLFETTA, diocese of. -
Term (TERMINE)
It is a point in time from which the effects of a juridical transaction (v.) begin to occur (dies a quo) or at which they cease (dies ad quem). The term is… -
Terminalia
Festival of the god Terminus in Roman religion. Terminus means, in Latin, the boundary and, more specifically, the stone that marks the boundary. In private… -
Terminism (TERMINISMO)
TERMINISMO: v. NOMINALISMO; OCCAM; SCOLASTICA. -
Terminology (TERMOLOGIA)
It is the branch of physics that systematically studies phenomena in which heat plays a predominant part. Everyone has some notion of heat tied to the… -
Terminology of the Sacred Congregations and Tribunals of the Roman Curia (TERMINOLOGIA DELLE SACRE CONGREGAZIONI E TRIBUNALI DELLA CURIA ROMANA)
In the Sacred Congregations and Tribunals of the Roman Curia there have been in use for centuries many formulas intended to signify, with a single word or… -
Termoli, Diocese of (TERMOLI, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Campobasso in Molise. It has an area of 800 sq km with a population of 65,000 inhabitants, of whom 64,000 are Catholics… -
Terni and Narni, Diocese of (TERNI E NARNI, DIOCESI DI)
United but distinct sees, immediately subject to the Holy See. Terni is a provincial capital city in Umbria, on the right bank of the Nera. It has an area of… -
Terrabugio, Giuseppe
Musician, b. at Fiera di Primiero on 13 May 1842, d. there on 30 Jan. 1933. He studied at Padua and then perfected his training at Munich with Reinberger.… -
Terracina, Priverno and Sezze, Diocese of (TERRACINA, PRIVERNO E SEZZE, DIOCESI DI)
In Lazio, in the province of Latina, immediately subject to the Holy See. T. has an area of 200 sq km with a population of 39,037 inhabitants, all Catholics… -
Terracotta
TERRACOTTA: v. CERAMICA. -
Terralba, Diocese of (TERRALBA, DIOCESI DI)
TERRALBA, DIOCESI di: v. ALES E TERRALBA, diocese of. -
Terrien, Jean-Baptiste
Jesuit, theologian, b. at St. Laurent-des-Autels (Maine-et-Loire) on 26 Aug. 1832, d. at Bellevue (Paris) on 5 Dec. 1903. Having entered the Order on 7 Dec.… -
Terriolatry (TERIOLATRIA)
TERIOLATRIA: v. ANIMALE, I. In non-Christian religions. -
Territory of the State (TERRITORIO DELLO STATO)
It is disputed whether territory is to be considered an essential element of the State, but for Italian positive law the affirmative answer does not appear… -
Terrorism (TERRORISMO)
The term denotes a method of political action founded on the unconditional use of violence, without regard for any moral law, nor for any social or… -
Tertiaries (TERZIARIE)
Religious communities living according to the proper rules of the principal ancient Orders, which were already divided into two branches: the First Order (male… -
Tertius (ΤΈΡΤΙΟΣ, Tertius) (TERZIO (ΤΈΡΤΙΟΣ, TERTIUS))
A Christian of Corinth, a disciple of St. Paul and his amanuensis for the Epistle to the Romans (Rom. 16:22). Probably converted by the Apostle during his stay… -
Tertullian (TERTULLIANO)
Apologist and polemicist, who lived in Carthage between c. 160 and 220. He is one of the most prominent figures of Christian antiquity, the most vigorous among… -
Tertullus (ΤΈΡΤΥΛΛΟΣ) (TERTULLO (ΤΈΡΤΥΛΛΟΣ))
Orator, chosen, because of his experience in Roman forensic practice and in the Greek language, as advocate of the Sanhedrin against St. Paul before the… -
Teruel, Diocese of (TERUEL, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 6,200 sq km with a population of 85,650 inhabitants, almost all… -
Terza
The canonical hour of the third hour of the day, which corresponds to 9 o'clock. It is the most solemn of the minor hours and precedes the solemn Mass on feast… -
Terzago, Nicola
Moral theologian and mystic, b. in Rome in 1679. Learned and pious, in 1721 he was appointed titular bishop of Samaria and auxiliary of Ostia and Velletri, and… -
Te Saeculorum Principem
Hymn of Vespers for the feast of Christ the King, composed by Fr. Vittorio Genovesi, S.J., in 1925. To the hateful cry of the Jews who did not want Christ to… -
Tesee
An Athenian festival celebrated on the 8th of the month Pyanopsion (= October 21) in honor of Theseus (to whom the 8th of every month was sacred) and which… -
Teseo, Ambrogio
Orientalist, b. at Albonese in the Lomellina in 1469, d. at Pavia in 1540. After attending the law school at Pavia, he entered the Congregation of the Canons… -
Te Splendor Et Virtus Patris
Hymn of Vespers and Matins for the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, by an unknown author, but certainly inspired by the Tibi Christe splendor Patris of… -
Testament (TESTAMENTO)
It is the act by which a person disposes, for the time when he shall have ceased to live, of all his substance or of part of it (Italian Civil Code, art. 587).… -
Testament in Sacred Scripture (TESTAMENTO NELLA SACRA SCRITTURA)
The term testamentum in the Vulgate often translates the Hebrew berith, by which is indicated both a pact between private individuals and an alliance between… -
Testi di Freer (FREER, TESTI DI)
Greek biblical manuscripts (of the Septuagint version and of the New Testament), forming part of the collection of C. L. F. (d. 25 Sept. 1919) at Detroit… -
Testi, Fulvio
Politician, poet, b. at Ferrara on 23 Aug. 1593, d. at Modena on 28 Aug. 1646. He was in the service of the Este Court at Modena; he sought and obtained court… -
Tetrarch (TETRARCA)
Originally, and according to etymology, the head of one of the four regions of a province, or also one who shared command with three others; tetrarchy was the… -
Tetzel, Johann
Dominican preacher, b. at Pirna in 1465, d. at Leipzig on 11 Aug. 1519. Having become a Dominican after completing his theological studies, he made a name for… -
Teutonic Order (ORDINE TEUTONICO)
ORDINE TEUTONICO: V. TEUTONICO, ORDINE. -
Teutonic Order (TEUTONICO ORDINE)
The T. O., formerly Ordo equestris Teutonicus, also called Kreuzherren and Deutschherren, had its beginning in 1190 at Acre, founded by Crusaders from Bremen… -
Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur (TEXTE UND UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DER ALTSCHRISTLICHEN LITERATUR)
A series of texts relating to the history of ancient Christian literature and of philological and historical studies referring to them. It was begun by Adolf… -
Textiles (STOFFE)
The most recent excavations show that the art of weaving goes back to the most remote Stone Age. The discoveries made in Egypt, as in the Nordic countries…