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Thomas, Bishop of Hereford, Saint(TOMMASO, VESCOVO DI HEREFORD, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 179 TOMMASO, BISHOP of HEREFORD, saint. — In the world Tommaso di Cantilupe, born ca. 1218, died near Montefiascone on 25 August 1282. He was a diligent scholar;…
Thomas, Catherine, Saint(CATERINA THOMÁS, SANTA)Vol. III, p. 674 CATERINA THOMÁS, saint. - A canoness regular of the Order of St. Augustine, b. at Valdemuza on the island of Maiorca (Balearic Islands) on 1 May 1533, d. at…
Thomas, Charles-LouisVol. XII, p. 55 CHARLES-LOUIS THOMAS. — Musician, born in Metz on 5 August 1811, died in Paris on 12 February 1896. He entered the Paris Conservatory of Music in 1828, and…
Thomas, PierreVol. XII, p. 56 THOMAS, PIERRE. - Benedictine monk of the abbey of Clervaux, b. at Mouroux (France) on 15 July 1906, d. at Rome on 19 Dec. 1951. Having graduated in Rome from…
Thomasius, ChristianVol. XII, p. 56 THOMASIUS, CHRISTIAN. — Philosopher and jurist, born in Leipzig on 1 January 1655, died in Halle on 23 September 1728. Under the protection of Frederick III…
Thomassin, d'Eynac Louis deVol. XII, p. 56 THOMASSIN, D'EYNAC LOUIS de. — Theologian and jurist, born at Aix en Provence on 28 August 1619, into a family of ancient Burgundian nobility; died in Paris on…
Thomist Bulletin(BULLETIN THOMISTE)Vol. III, p. 146 BULLETIN THOMISTE. – It is the organ of the « Société Thomiste », founded by the Dominican Fr. Mandonnet in 1924; it provides an analysis of every publication…
Thompson, FrancisVol. XII, p. 57 THOMPSON, FRANCIS. - English Catholic poet, b. at Preston on 16 Dec. 1859, d. in London on 13 Nov. 1907. After unsuccessful attempts to become a priest, T.,…
Thomson, JamesVol. XII, p. 57 THOMSON, JAMES. — English poet, born at Ednan, in Scotland, in September 1700, died at Richmond on 27 August 1748. In 1730 he accompanied to France and Italy,…
Thonissen, Jean-JosephVol. XII, p. 57 THONISSEN, JEAN-JOSEPH. — Belgian jurist and politician, b. 10 Jan. 1816 in Hasselt, d. 17 Aug. 1891 in Louvain. Having graduated in law from the University of…
Thoronet, Abbey of(THORONET, ABBAZIA DI LE)Vol. XII, p. 58 THORONET, abbey of. — Ancient Cistercian abbey in the diocese of Fréjus, in the department of Var, France. On 14 April 1136, Raimondo di St-Gilles summoned…
Thorvaldsen, BertelVol. XII, p. 58 THORVALDSEN, BERTEL. — Sculptor, born in Copenhagen on 13 November 1768, died there on 24 March 1844. First a pupil of his father, then of Abilgaard and…
Thouar, PietroVol. XII, p. 61 THOUAR, PIETRO. — Educator and writer, born in Florence on 23 October 1809; died there on 1 January 1861. An undisciplined pupil, he worked as a proofreader,…
Thought(PENSIERO)Vol. IX, p. 693 PENSIERO. — From the Latin pensare, pesare, ponderare (the Greek νόμος, διάνοια has a different derivation), the term retains its etymological reference in one…
Thouvenel, Édouard(THOUVENEL, EDOUARD)Vol. XII, p. 61 THOUVENEL, EDOUARD. — French statesman, born in Verdun on 11 November 1818, died in Paris on 10 October 1866. After pursuing a rapid and brilliant diplomatic…
Thrasea, Saint, Martyr(TRASEA, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XII, p. 290 TRASEA, saint, martyr. – Bishop of Eumenia in Phrygia, who lived in the second half of the 2nd century. The Syriac Breviary and the Hieronymian Martyrology…
Three Chapters(CAPITOLI, I TRE)Vol. III, p. 415 CAPITOLI, I TRE: V. TRE CAPITOLI.
Three Chapters(TRE CAPITOLI)Vol. XII, p. 302 TRE CAPITOLI. — A theological controversy of the 6th century concerning three representatives of the Antiochene school: Teodoro (v.) of Mopsuestia, Teodoreto…
Thrissur(TRICHUR)Vol. XII, p. 337 TRICHUR. – Episcopal see of the Syro-Malabars in India. Suffragan of Ermakulam, established by the apostolic constitution Romani Pontifices of 21 December 1923…
Throne (Thronus, Cathedra, Sedes)(TRONO (THRONUS, CATHEDRA, SEDES))Vol. XII, p. 367 THRONE (thronus, cathedra, sedes). – It is the seat reserved for the bishop in his cathedral church for pontifical functions. It was anciently modeled on the…
Thubal (Heb. Tûbhal; Septuagint Θοβήλ)(THUBAL (EBR. TÙBHAL; SETTANTA ΘΟΒΈΛ))Vol. XII, p. 61 THUBAL (Hebr. Tùbhal; Septuagint Θοβέλ). — One of the sons of Iapheth in the ethnographic table, where he is mentioned between Iavan and Mosoch (Gen. 10:2).…
Thuburbo MaiusVol. XII, p. 61 THUBURBO MAIUS. - Ancient diocese and city in proconsular Africa, called the colony "Iulia Aurelia Commoda Thuburbo Maius", present-day Henchir-el-Kasbat in…
Thuburbo MinusVol. XII, p. 62 THUBURBO MINUS. - An ancient diocese in proconsular Africa, today Tebourba in Tunisia; it is now a titular see. In 411 its bishop was Vittore; but it may be…
Thun-Hohenstein, Leo, Count of(THUN-HOHENSTEIN, LEO, CONTE DI)Vol. XII, p. 62 THUN-HOHENSTEIN, LEO, count. — Statesman, born at Tetschen on 7 April 1811, died at Vienna on 17 December 1888. He studied law at Prague and entered the…
Thurles, Diocese of(THURLES, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 62 THURLES, DIOCESI di: v. CASHEL, DIOCESI di.
Thursday, Diocese of(THURSDAY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 62 THURSDAY, DIOCESI di: v. DARWIN, DIOCESI di.
Thurston, HerbertVol. XII, p. 62 THURSTON, HERBERT. - Jesuit, hagiographer, and liturgist, b. in London on 15 Nov. 1856, d. there on 3 Nov. 1939. Having entered the Order on 28 Sept. 1874,…
Thus Fathers Spend Their Lives in Shadow(SIC PATRES VITAM PERAGUNT IN UMBRA)Vol. XI, p. 336 « SIC PATRES VITAM PERAGUNT IN UMBRA ». — Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servants of Mary, continuation of the other hymn at…
Thutmose III and IV(THUTMOSE III E IV)Vol. XII, p. 63 THUTMOSE III and IV. - Pharaohs of the XVIII dynasty, one of whom is sometimes identified with the pharaoh of the oppression or of Israel’s exodus (Ex. 1-12).…
Thyatira(TIATIRA)Vol. XII, p. 64 TIATIRA. - A city of Lydia, founded, or rather embellished and enlarged, by Seleuco I (v.), who settled Macedonian colonists there, on the site where Akhisar…
Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face(TERESA DEL BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 1198 TERESA DEL BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO, saint — Final part of the letter of St. T. del B. G., written on 27 Jan. 1897 to Brother Simeone, founder of the « S.…
Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Saint(TERESA DEL BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO, SANTA)Vol. XI, p. 1198 TERESA del BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO, saint. — Discalced Carmelite, in the world Teresa Martin, born at Alençon (Normandy) on 2 January 1873, died at…
Thévenet, ClaudineVol. XII, p. 53 THÉVENET, CLAUDINE. — In religion Maria di s. Ignazio, foundress of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, born in Lyon on 30 March 1774, died at Fourvière (Lyon) on…
