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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
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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… -
Thabor (THABOR)
A mountain of Palestine about 7 km. south- > (phot. Laboratorio foto discografico - Terra Santa) > THABOR - View of Mount T. (560 m. above sea level). west of… -
Thadal (THADAL)
King of the gōyim, or "of the nations," who with Amraphel (v.) of Shinar and Arioch (v.) of 'Ellāsār, under the leadership of Chedorlaomer (v.) of Elam… -
Thaddeus, Saint (TADDEO, SANTO)
TADDEO, santo : v. ADDAI; GIUDA TADDEO. -
Thailand (formerly Siam) (THAILANDIA (GIÀ SIAM))
State of southern Asia, comprising part of Indochina and of the Malay Peninsula between Burma, the Malay Federation and French Indochina. It is 513,447 sq km… -
Thais (Taisia), Saint (TAISIA (TAIDE, THAIS), SANTA)
Egyptian penitent of the 4th century. > (phot. Enc. Catt.) TAISIA, saint - T. before and after her conversion. Engraving prefixed to the comedy Paphnutius by… -
Thalhofer, Valentin
Liturgist and theologian, b. at Unterroth near Ulm, in Germany, on 21 January 1825, d. there on 17 September 1891. From 1850 to 1863 he was professor of… -
Thallus (TALLO)
Historian, a native of Samaria, a freedman of Tiberius, author of a Greek Chronography in three books, narrating events from King Belus of Assyria to the… -
Thamar (THAMAR)
Name of three women and one locality of the Old Testament. 1. Wife of Er, firstborn of Judah (v.), son of Jacob (Gen. 38:6). When her husband died, she passed… -
Thanach (THANACH)
A vanished city of Palestine, identified with Tell Ta'annek, on the southern edge of the Plain of Esdrelon, 11 km west of Jenin and 8 km southeast of Megiddo… -
Thanh-Hoa, Apostolic Vicariate of (THANH-HOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in Vietnam and comprises the Annamite province of T.-H. and the Laotian province of Samnuu or Hua-phan, whose total area is 21,000 sq km with a… -
Thanjavur (TANJORE)
TANJORE (regno) : v. TRICHINOPOLY. -
Thanksgiving (RINGRAZIAMENTO)
An act of faith by which one acknowledges that one has every good thing from God as a free gift and expresses to him the gratitude that is due. It is the… -
Thaon di Revel, Ottavio
Statesman, b. in Turin on 26 June 1803, d. there on 9 February 1868. Son of Count Ignazio, who - viceroy of Sardinia, lieutenant general of Charles Felix at… -
Tharaca (THARACA)
Third Egyptian pharaoh of the XXVth Ethiopian dynasty; he reigned from c. 688 to 663 B.C. In the Bible he is mentioned only once (II Kings 19:9), during… -
Thare (THARÉ)
Father of Abraham and of his two brothers Nahor and Haran, to whom together some historians therefore give the name Terahites. With Abraham, Sarai and Lot (v.)… -
Tharsis
A maritime city (or region) frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, located in the far West (Is. 66, 19), in the direction of the "islands" (Ps. 71, 13). The… -
Theagogy (TEAGOGIA)
It is a technical term of theurgic liturgy, by which was denoted the evocation of a deity, performed coercively by a priest (Iamblichus, De myst., 2, 10; 6, 1… -
The American Ecclesiastical Review (ECCLESIASTICAL REVIEW, THE AMERICAN)
A monthly publication for the clergy of the United States. Founded in Philadelphia in 1889, it aims to provide priests with a body of news and information… -
Theatines (TEATINI)
The first, chronologically, of the Congregations of Clerics Regular to arise in the 16th century, it was founded in Rome on 14 September 1524 by St. Cajetan of… -
Theatre (TEATRO)
I. DEFINITIONS: ELEMENTS OF THEATRICS. THE COMPONENTS OF THE SPECTACLE. RITE. MIME. DRAMA. - T. means spectacle: a thing seen, and a thing ordered toward being… -
Theban Legion (LEGIONE TEBEA)
LEGIONE TEBEA : v. TEBEA, MARTIRI DELLA LEGIONE. -
Thebes (TEBE)
City of ancient Egypt called Θῶσι by the Greeks; its Egyptian name is Wóse and later Nī'e "the city" par excellence; in Hebrew N' is badly vocalized as Nō'… -
The Catholic Directory (CATHOLIC DIRECTORY, THE)
Yearbook of the Catholic Church in Great Britain, begun in 1838 in London and published regularly by the publishers Burns, Oates and Washbourne; from 1840, for… -
The Catholic Herald (CATHOLIC HERALD, THE)
English Catholic weekly, founded in 1884 by Charles Diamond (d. 1934), with a distinctly social character. The strongly polemical tone that Diamond, its editor… -
The Catholic Times (CATHOLIC TIMES, THE)
English Catholic weekly, founded in London by Msgr. James Nugent (1822-1904), the great social propagandist of Liverpool, in 1867 under the title The Northern… -
The Citizen of Brescia (CITTADINO DI BRESCIA (IL))
A Brescian Catholic daily newspaper of a local character but of wider resonance because of the personality of its best-known editor, Giorgio Montini, and… -
Thecla, Saint, Martyr (TECLA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
Venerated since antiquity, she had her principal center of worship at Seleucia, where there was an important sanctuary, the goal of frequent pilgrimages… -
Thecua (THECUA)
A city of Palestine in the tribe of Judah (Josh. 16:60 Gk.; 1 Chron. 2:24; 4:5) situated toward the desert of Engedi (2 Chron. 20:20), fortified by Rehoboam… -
The Downside Review (DOWNSIDE REVIEW, THE)
A quarterly periodical published by Downside Abbey since 1889 to illustrate Catholic thought in all its expressions and monastic history; a third of its space… -
The Elect and Election (ELETTI E ELEZIONE)
The elect are those whom God chooses to be the object of his supernatural gifts in this life or the next. In the Old Testament the Jews are called elect… -
The Feast (FESTA, LA)
Illustrated Catholic weekly. It began publication in Milan in 1923, on the initiative of the Society of St. Paul, under the literary direction of Giovanni… -
Theft (FURTO)
Any unjust taking of another's property, done for the purpose of gain, against the reasonable opposition of the owner. SUMMARY: I. Essential elements of theft.… -
Theglathphalasar III
King of Assyria from 745 to 727 B.C. (Assyrian Tuhulti-apil-Ešarra "My trust is the heir son of Ešarra," or the warrior god Ninurta, whose father is Enlil [v.]… -
The Hague (L'AIA)
City of the Netherlands; royal and governmental residence. It is also called Gravenhage, "the count's enclosure," since in the mid-11th century the site was… -
Theiner, Augustin
Priest and historian, b. at Breslau on 11 April 1804, d. at Civitavecchia on 8 Aug. 1874. The son of a German father and a Polish mother, he had as his elder… -
Theism (TEISMO)
From Θεός, God, it is in general the religious or philosophical attitude that admits as the first principle of being a superior reality which is called God… -
Thelepte
Ancient small town of Byzacena, southeast of Tebessa in North Africa, also called Feriana and Medinet-el-Kedima. The Hieronymian Martyrology at the VII, VI and… -
Thema (THEMA)
Name of an Ishmaelite tribe (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chron. 1:30) and of the district they inhabited, in northern Arabia, on the borders of the Syrian desert and west of… -
Theman (THEMAN)
Name of the most famous Edomite tribe, descended from Eliphaz, grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42; 1 Chron. 1:36, 53), as well as of the district they… -
Themistius (TEMISTIO)
Orator and philosopher of the 4th century A.D. (ca. 520-90). Son of Paphlagonian parents, and born probably at Constantinople, very renowned for eloquence and… -
Themistius (TEMISTIO)
Deacon of Alexandria, also called Calonymus, who lived in the 7th century. He belonged to the Monophysite sect of the Severians, and after the death of Severus… -
Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury (TEOBALDO, ARCIVESCOVO DI CANTERBURY)
Abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Bec in 1136, in 1138 he was elected archbishop to the see of Canterbury, succeeding Lanfranc and Anselm; consecrated on 8… -
Theobald, Saint (TEOBALDO, SANTO)
Hermit, b. at Provins (Seine et Marne) ca. 1017, d. at Salarrigo (Vicenza) on 30 June 1066. After completing a pilgrimage to St. James of Compostela, seized by… -
Theocracy (TEOCRAZIA)
According to its etymology (from θεός and χρῆσθαι), it signifies a form of regime in which the supreme political dominion belongs to God and is directly… -
Theocrasia (TEOCRASIA)
From the Greek θεός, god, and κρᾶσις, fusion, in its first meaning the term (used by Iamblichus, Vita Pythagorae, 33, 240, and by Damascius, Vita Isidori, 5… -
Theoctista (Teotista), Saint (THEOCTISTA (TEOTISTA), SANTA)
Born ca. 740 in Constantinople, died in 812 in a women's monastery not far from the men's monastery of Studion, directed by her son St. Theodore. Of a noble… -
Theodas (Θεοδάς, Theodas) (TEODA (ΘΕΟΔΆΣ, THEODAS))
Leader of a messianic nationalist insurrection who gathered about 400 men; but, once T. was killed, it had no further following (Acts 5:36ff.; according to the… -
Theodelinda (Teodelinda) (TEODOLINDA (TEODELINDA))
Queen of the Lombards, d. 22 January 628. She had the merit of bringing her people to Catholicism. Of Bavarian origin, a Catholic, and the widow of King… -
Theoderic of Vriberg (of Freiburg) (TEODORICO DI VRIBERG (DI FREIBERG))
Dominican philosopher and theologian of the second half of the 13th century. > (photo Alinari) THEODORE, saint, martyr - The martyr T. dressed in a chlamys… -
Theoderic (Teoderico), Antipope (TEODERICO (TEODORICO), ANTIPAPA)
Cardinal bishop of S. Rufina, elected on the death of the antipope Clement III (Sept. 8, 1100) by the imperial faction and consecrated by night in St. Peter's.… -
Theodicy (TEODICEA)
TEODICEA: V. TEOLOGIA NATURALE. -
Theodoli, Augusto
Cardinal, b. in Rome on 18 Sept. 1819, d. there on 26 June 1892. Appointed by Gregory XVI as canon of St. Mary Major, and by Pius IX (1847) as Vatican canon… -
Theodora, Empress of the East (TEODORA, IMPERATRICE D'ORIENTE)
The most famous among the various empresses of this name, wife of Justinian, d. in 548, not yet fifty years old. Of modest origin, her early youth must have… -
Theodora, Wife of Theophylactus (TEODORA, MOGLIE DI TEOFILATTO)
She appears in documents with the title of vestaratrix, which came to her from her husband, pontifical vestararius between 900 and 926. The relations that… -
Theodore (TEODORO)
Priest of the Church of Rome, improperly counted among the antipopes. He must probably be identified with the namesake legate of Agatho at the Sixth Ecumenical… -
Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury (TEODORO ARCIVESCOVO DI CANTERBURY)
Philosopher, theologian, canonist, b. at Tarsus in Cilicia around 602, d. at Canterbury on 19 Sept. 690. He began his education at Tarsus and perfected it at… -
Theodore Bar Kônî (TEODORO BAR KŌNĪ)
Nestorian writer of the 8th century, a native of Kāškat, not to be confused with Theodore, bishop of Lāšōm. He was probably a monk. The only work of his that… -
Theodore bar Warbōn (TEODORO BAR WARBÖN)
Jacobite writer, bishop and anti-patriarch, a native of Melitene, d. in 1192-93. He was secretary of the Jacobite patriarch Michael the Great and as such took… -
Theodore, Bishop of Aquileia (TEODORO, VESCOVO DI AQUILEIA)
He was already bishop in 314, since in that year he took part in the Council of Arles against the Donatists. He died around 330. His name is linked to the… -
Theodore, Bishop of Mopsuestia (TEODORO, VESCOVO DI MOPSUESTIA)
Bishop of Mopsuestia in Cilicia (Asia Minor) from 392 to 428, the principal representative of the Antiochene school. I. LIFE AND WORKS. - Born at Antioch in… -
Theodore Graptos, Saint (TEODORO GRAPTO, SANTO)
Born in the second half of the 8th century, died around 841-44. A native of Syria, he became a monk in the monastery of St. Sabas near Jerusalem; under the… -
Theodore II Laskaris, Emperor of Nicaea (TEODORO II LASKARIS, IMPERATORE DI NICEA)
Emperor from 1254 to 1258. In 1256 he wrote letters to Pope Alexander IV in favor of the Union. In other writings, however, he showed himself an opponent of… -
Theodore II, Pope (TEODORO II, PAPA)
Eletto nel nov. 897, m. ca. tre settimane dopo. Prima di morire, però, ebbe il tempo di rendere giustizia alla memoria di papa Formoso, riconoscendo la… -
Theodore I, Pope (TEODORO I, PAPA)
Elected pontiff on 24 November 642, he immediately took a clear stand against the Ekthesis, the imperial edict in which the emperor Heraclius had professed… -
Theodore Metochites (TEODORO METOCHITA)
Byzantine writer, d. 1332. He was the son of the Greek archdeacon George, who together with John Bekkos embraced union with Rome; he did not, however, follow… -
Theodore of Raithu (TEODORO DI RAITHU)
Monk in the convent of that important port which was Raithu, in the Sinai peninsula, on the Gulf of Suez. Between 537 and 553 he wrote his Praeparatio for… -
Theodore Prodromos (TEODORO PRODROMO)
Byzantine writer of the first half of the 12th century. Under his name circulates (Ist. Enc. Catt.) THEODORE PRODROMOS. - Incipit of the Expositio in canones… -
Theodore, Saint, Martyr (TEODORO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
In the Greek Synaxarion a T., an army officer, is commemorated on February 8 as a martyr of Heraclea, and on the 17th of the same month a T., a recruit, martyr… -
Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus (TEODORETO, VESCOVO DI CIRO)
Born around 393 in Antioch, into a wealthy family, and educated in monastic schools, he died in 458. After having been a reader of the church, he distributed… -
Theodore the Reader (TEODORO IL LETTORE)
So surnamed from his function as lector in the church of St. Sophia in Constantinople: he lived in the 6th century. Author of an epitome of the historical… -
Theodore the Studite, Saint (TEODORO STUDITA, SANTO)
Byzantine ascetic and staunch defender of the veneration of images. B. at Constantinople ca. 759 and d. in exile at Acrita, an island of Bithynia, on 11 Nov.… -
Theodoric (Dietrich) of Apolda (TEODORICO (DIETRICH) DI APOLDA)
Dominican theologian, b. at Apolda in Thuringia in 1228, d. ca. 1297. He entered the Order of Preachers in 1240 at Erfurt. He wrote (ca. 1290) a Life of St.… -
Theodoric I and II, Kings of the Visigoths (TEODORICO I E II, RE DEI VISIGOTI)
The people of the Visigoths, who, following Alaric, proclaimed king, had sacked Rome and overrun all of Italy, after the death of that bold leader of theirs… -
Theodoric of Herxen (Dirk Hermansz van Herxen) (TEODORICO DA HERXEN (DIRK HERMANSZ VAN HERXEN))
A distinguished representative of the Devotio moderna, b. ca. 1380 at Herxen (near Windesheim), d. at Zwolle on 21 March 1457. Desirous of becoming a… -
Theodoric of Nyem (TEODORICO DI NYEM)
German conciliarist canonist, b. around 1340 at Brakel in Westphalia, d. at Maastricht on 22 March 1418. From 1370 a notary at the papal Curia in Avignon, he… -
Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths (TEODORICO IL GRANDE, RE DEGLI OSTROGOTI)
Son of Theodemir, of the ruling Amal dynasty, b. ca. 454. His father, chief of the Ostrogoths as foederati within the borders of the Empire in Pannonia and… -
Theodosians (TEODOZIANI)
TEODOZIANI: v. ADOZIANISMO. -
Theodosius II, Emperor of the East (TEODOSIO II IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)
Born in 401, crowned Augustus on 10 January 402, he succeeded his father Arcadius on 1 May 408. Given the Emperor's age, the regency was exercised by… -
Theodosius I, Roman Emperor (TEODOSIO I, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Born at Cauca on 11 January 347, died at Milan on 17 January 395. Having entered the army, he followed his father in the campaigns in Britain and Africa, but… -
Theodosius, Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria (TEODOSIO, PATRIARCA MONOFISITA DI ALESSANDRIA)
Died in 566. He was elected after the death of Timothy III in 535, at the insistence of the Empress Theodora, who desired a Monophysite patriarch, but one of… -
Theodosius of Münster (TEODOSIO DA MÜNSTER)
TEODOSIO da MÜNSTER: v. FLORENTINI ANTONIO CRISPINO. -
Theodosius of Pečersk, Saint (TEODOSIO DI PEČERSK, SANTO)
Founder of cenobitic life in Russia and first hegumen of the famous Laura of the Caves near Kiev. Born at Wassilkof, near Kiev, around 1035, into a noble and… -
Theodosius the Cenobiarch, Saint (TEODOSIO IL CENOBIARCA, SANTO)
Founder of the monastery of St. Theodosius, on a height of the Judaean desert, and archimandrite of the Jerusalem cenobites, whence his appellation, b. at… -
Theodotion (TEODOZIONE)
TEODOZIONE: v. GRECIA, VII. Le versioni greche delle Bibbia. -
Theodotus, Bishop of Laodicea (TEODOTO, VESCOVO DI LAODICEA)
A follower of Arius from the very first hour (Theodoret, Hist. eccl., I, 4), he took part at the beginning of 325 in the Synod of Antioch for the election of… -
Theodotus of Ancyra, Saint, Martyr (TEODOTO DI ANCIRA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology and in the Synaxarion on May 18. The Passio, written by a contemporary, but some considerable time after the… -
Theodotus the Gnostic (TEODOTO LO GNOSTICO)
A disciple of Valentinus, belonging to the eastern school of his master (on the two Valentinian schools see Hippolytus, Ref., VI, 35, 5-7). Nothing is known… -
Theoduin of Liège (TEODUINO DI LIEGI)
Theologian and bishop, a native of Bavaria, b. at the beginning of the 11th century, d. in 1075. Appointed bishop of Liege (1048) by the emperor Henry III, he… -
Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans (TEODULFO, VESCOVO DI ORLÉANS)
TEODULFO, vescovo di ORLÉANS: v. TEODOLFO, bishop of ORLÉANS. -
Theodulf (Teodolfo), Bishop of Orléans (TEODOLFO (TEODULFO), VESCOVO D'ORLÉANS)
Theologian and poet, of Spanish origin, born in the first half of the 8th century, died, according to a necrology, on 18 September 821. Particularly favoured… -
Theodulus, Presbyter in Celesiria (TEODULO, PRESBITERO IN CELESIRIA)
He wrote in the times of the emperor Zeno (474-91), according to Gennadius, De viris ill., ch. 91 (Herding), many books, of which however only one is known… -
Theodulus, Saint, Martyr (TEODULO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
TEODULO, santo, martire: v. ALESSANDRO, EVENZIO e TEODULO, saints, martyrs. -
Theognis (TEOGNIDE)
Bishop of Nicaea. An intransigent Arian, he took part in the Council of Nicaea in 325. Compelled by circumstances, he subscribed to the Symbol of faith; but… -
Theognostus (TEOGNOSTO)
Archimandrite, a most faithful friend of the patriarch St. Ignatius of Constantinople; in 862 he brought to Pope Nicholas I a document (libellus) in defense of… -
Theognostus of Alexandria (TEOGNOSTO DI ALESSANDRIA)
Writer of the catechetical school of Alexandria, in the second half of the 3rd century, probably earlier than Pierius; according to Philip of Side, however, he… -
Theogony (TEOGONIA)
From θεός "god" and γονεία "generation," it is, in the mythology of the various peoples, the genealogy of the gods who presided over the organization of the… -
Theoleptus, Metropolitan of Philadelphia (TEOLEPTO, METROPOLITA DI FILADELFIA)
Byzantine metropolitan and writer, b. in 1250 at Nicaea, d. at Philadelphia in Asia Minor around 1327. He was an opponent of the Union concluded under Michael… -
Theological Conclusion (CONCLUSIONE TEOLOGICA)
A phrase used to indicate the deduction made from two premises, one of which is of faith, the other of reason. E.g.: the one divine nature is common to all the… -
Theological Places (LUOGHI TEOLOGICI)
According to Melchior Cano, they are, rather than most general propositions, « names and titles of the sources in which the principles of theological… -
Theological Studies for Laypeople in Italy (STUDI TEOLOGICI PER LAICI IN ITALIA)
They arose in the immediate postwar period (1945) in certain university cities of Italy, and tend to revive among laypeople the study of theology and of the… -
Theologische Literaturzeitung
A Protestant theological journal devoted to extensive and scholarly reviews of the whole of theological and related literature; founded in 1876 by E. Schürer… -
Theologische Quartalschrift
Scientific organ of the Catholic faculty of theology, established in 1817 at the University of Tübingen. It was founded in 1819 by Joh. Sebastian Drey, Joh.… -
Theologische Revue
Founded in 1902 by the theologian Franz Diekamp and published with the collaboration of the professors of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Münster… -
Theologisch-Praktische Quartalschrift
A journal for the clergy, practical-pastoral in character but on a solid dogmatic and doctrinal foundation, with extensive bibliographies and reviews, as well… -
Theology (TEOLOGIA)
Science of divinity in itself and in its relations with creatures. I. HISTORY OF THE TERM. - Transcription of the Greek term ἀγολόγος. Etymologically it means… -
Theology and Faith (THEOLOGIE UND GLAUBE)
Journal founded in 1909 as a scientific theological periodical for the Catholic clergy. It aims to help the clergy maintain close contact with theological… -
Theona, Saint (TEONA, SANTO)
Patriarch of Alexandria, he succeeded Maximus; he governed for 19 years from 281 to c. 300. The Arabic-Jacobite Synaxarion, which commemorates him on 28… -
Theonestus, Tabra and Tabratha, Saints, Martyrs (TEONESTO, TABRA E TABRATHA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
The information concerning them is uncertain and obscure. The Roman Martyrology, following a late recension of the Passio, commemorated them on 30 October and… -
Theopaschites (TEOPASCHITI)
The term (Θεός = God and πάσχω = I suffer) designates those who attribute suffering and death to the Word. A distinction must be drawn between two forms of… -
Theophanes Cerameus (TEOFANE CHERAMEO)
Under the name of T. we have the most extensive collection of Greek homilies of the Middle Ages. Some bear the name of Gregory, of Philip, of Philagathus: it… -
Theophanes (Feofan) the Greek (TEOFANE (FEOFAN), IL GRECO)
Fresco painter of churches and painter of icons, he flourished in Novgorod and Moscow in northern and central Russia in the second half of the fourteenth… -
Theophanes III, Patriarch of Jerusalem (TEOFANE III, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME)
He held the patriarchate from 1606 to 15 Dec. 1644; he was a bitter opponent of the Franciscans in the question of the Holy Places and did much to destroy the… -
Theophanes of Nicaea (TEOFANE DI NICEA)
Byzantine theologian of the 14th century. The particular facts of his life are not known. However, from the subscriptions of certain synodal acts of the time… -
Theophanes the Confessor, Saint (TEOFANE IL CONFESSORE, SANTO)
B. ca. 760, d. March 12, 817. He was a monk and abbot of the monastery he founded, τοῦ μεγάλου Ἀγρῶν (Agri), at Sigriane near Cyzicus. He took part in the… -
Theophanes the Recluse (TEOFANE IL RECLUSO)
Bishop (secular name Georgy Govorov), one of the most celebrated and influential Russian spiritual writers and moralists of the 19th century. Born in central… -
Theophany (Θεοφανία and Θεοφάνεια) (TEOFANIA (ΘΕΟΦΑΝΊΑ E ΘΕΟΦΆΝΕΙΑ))
From the Greek θεός "god" and φαίνω "I appear," it is the manifestation of a divinity to men; the meaning is analogous to that of epiphany (v.) when this… -
Theophilact, Archbishop of Nicomedia, Saint (TEOFILATTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI NICOMEDIA, SANTO)
B. c. 765, d. c. 840. He came to Byzantium around 780 and served Tarasius, while still a layman; he became a monk (c. 785) and was ordained bishop (c. 806).… -
Theophilact of the Counts of Tusculum (TEOFILATTO DEI CONTI DI TUSCOLO)
TEOFILATTO dei conti di TUSCOLO: v. BENEDETTO IX, PAPA; ANTIPAPA, 2 antipapi dubbi. -
Theophilact (Theofilacias, Theophilactus) (TEOFILATTO (THEOFILACIAS, THEOPHILACTUS))
A Greek by origin, as it seems, improperly numbered among the antipopes. Archdeacon of the Roman Church from the pontificate of Pope Zachary onward, two… -
Theophilantropism (TEOFILANTROPISMO)
I. HISTORY. - A certain Chemin, a Latin professor in Paris, published in 1796 a Manuel des théophilanthropiles, which fell into the hands of the celebrated… -
Theophilus, Bishop of Alexandria (TEOFILO, VESCOVO DI ALESSANDRIA)
B. in 385, d. in 412. He displayed great activity in the destruction of pagan temples and in the erection of Christian churches. A character not free from… -
Theophilus, Bishop of Antioch (TEOFILO, VESCOVO DI ANTIOCHIA)
Little information is available about T.'s biography. The year of his birth, which took place near the Euphrates, and that of his conversion are unknown. It is… -
Theophilus, Bishop of Caesarea, Saint (TEOFILO, VESCOVO DI CESAREA, SANTO)
He was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine toward the end of the 2nd century, when Pope Victor (v.) ordered the convocation of synods throughout the Church to… -
Theophilus, Bishop of Castabala (TEOFILO, VESCOVO DI CASTABALA)
Already bishop of Eleutheropolis in Palestine before 360, he was transferred to Castabala in Cilicia through the agency of Silvanus of Tarsus (Sozomen, Hist.… -
Theophilus de Angelis, Blessed (TEOFILO DE ANGELIS, BEATO)
Celestine monk, abbot of the hermitage of S. Spirito della Maiella, b. in Naples on 2 Oct. 1592, d. on 18 Feb. 1663. At the age of 18 (15 May 1611) he entered… -
Theophilus of Corte, Saint (TEOFILO DA CORTE, SANTO)
Friar Minor, in the world Biagio dei Signori, b. at Corte (Corsica) on 30 Oct. 1676, d. at Fucecchio (diocese of S. Miniato) on 19 May 1740. Having entered the… -
Theophilus (Θεόφιλος, 'Friend of God') (TEOFILO (ΘΕΌΦΙΛΟΣ «AMICO DI DIO»))
The person to whom the evangelist St. Luke dedicated his books (the third Gospel, the Acts of the Apostles). Some have supposed that T. was a fictitious name… -
Theophoric Names (TEOFORI, NOMI)
TEOFORI, NOMI: v. NOME, I. I n. sacri e teofori. -
Theophrastus (TEOFRASTO)
Peripatetic philosopher and scientist, b. at Eresos on Lesbos, between 372-68 B.C., d. between 288-85. He succeeded Aristotle as head of the school from 323-22… -
Theophylact (TEOFILATTO)
A Roman figure who appears for the first time in 901 in a placitum of Emperor Louis III, in Rome. He was vesterarius, that is, head of the papal… -
Theophylact, Archbishop of Bulgaria (TEOFILATTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI BULGARIA)
Ecclesiastical writer of the 11th century. Born in Euboea around 1038, he studied at Constantinople in the school of Michael Psellus. He was a deacon of St.… -
Theophylaktos (Feoplakt), Gorskiy (THEOPHYLAKTOS (FEOPLAKT), GORSKIJ)
Russian Protestantizing theologian of the eighteenth century. His date of birth is unknown. He died on September 12, 1788. In 1769 he was rector of the… -
Theorian (TEORIANO)
Byzantine writer of the 12th century. The emperor Manuel Comnenus (1143-80) sent him twice, in 1170 and 1172, as his delegate to the Armenian patriarch Narses… -
The Ormulum (ORMULUM, THE)
It is a long didactic poem in English, composed in the first half of the 13th century by the Augustinian monk Orm (hence the title). About 20,000 verses of it… -
Theory of Implicit Citations (CITAZIONI IMPLICITE, TEORIA DELLE)
They consist in reporting the thoughts or words of others without naming the source. In this sense there are many implicit quotations in the Bible, as appears… -
Theosophy (TEOSOFIA)
From θεός "God" and σοφία "wisdom," it is the knowledge of God, and generally of divine things, obtained not so much through a discursive process of the… -
Theotimus, Saint (TEOTIMO, SANTO)
Bishop of Tomi in Scythia, between the end of the 4th century and the beginning of the 5th century. He worked hard for the conversion of the Huns and the Goths…