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Theotokopoulos, Domenico (THEOTOCOPULI, DOMENICO)
THEOTOCOPULI, DOMENICO: v. GRECO, DOMENICO. -
The Pearl (PEARL, THE)
Anonymous allegorical poem in alliterative verse, composed in the second half of the 14th century and included in the same manuscript that contains the famous… -
The Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine (QUARTERLY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES IN PALESTINE, THE)
A collection, now concluded (1949-50), of 14 vols., which constituted the quarterly bulletin of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine, established by the… -
Therapeutae (ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΑΊ) (TERAPEUTI (ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΑΊ))
A Jewish sect of the 1st century A.D. Its existence and its life are known only through a book by Philo (De vita contemplativa, 21-90; ed. L. Cohn-P. Wendland… -
The Renewal (RINNOVAMENTO, IL)
A biannual journal published in Milan from January 1907 to December 1909, with the subtitle Rivista critica di idee e di fatti. Its editorial board consisted… -
Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Saint (TERESA DEL BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO, SANTA)
Discalced Carmelite, in the world Thérèse Martin, b. at Alençon (Normandy) on 2 Jan. 1873, d. at Lisieux on 30 Sept. 1897. Lively, of a delicate tenderness… -
Therin-Bonesio, Ludovico
Capuchin theologian, b. in Turin on 27 Aug. 1705, entered the Order on 22 Sept. 1720, d. at Bobbio on 28 July 1780. He was secretary general (1740), provincial… -
Thermodynamics (TERMODINAMICA)
Thermodynamics is the most important chapter of physics which, going far beyond the limit that its name would seem to impose, studies the nature, properties… -
Thersa (THERSA)
A city of ancient Palestine (Josh. 12:24), located in the territory of the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 27:1; Josh. 17:3), chosen by Jeroboam as the capital of the… -
The Sanctuary of Monte Santo (IL SANTUARIO DI MONTESANTO)
A Marian sanctuary, whose foundation goes back to an apparition of 1539. Entrusted from 1566 to the Franciscans of Bosnia, in 1786 it was suppressed by Joseph… -
The Sanctuary of Saint Mary of Barbana (IL SANTUARIO DI S. MARIA DI BARBANA)
A Marian sanctuary situated on a small island of the Grado coastline. Its origins go back to the time of the Patriarch of Aquileia Elias (571-88), who also… -
Thesmophoria (TESMOFORIE)
A Greek festival connected with the fertility of the Earth Mother (v.) and therefore with that of woman. It was celebrated throughout the Greek world in honor… -
Thessalonica (SALONICCO)
SALONICCO : v. TESSALONICA. -
Thessalonica (now Thessaloniki) (TESSALONICA (OGGI SALONICO))
A city on the Aegean Sea, a still-frequented port and a populous city. In antiquity it bore the name of Therma, whence the gulf at the bottom of which it lies… -
The Three Children (FANCIULLI, I TRE)
Ancient Christian art often depicted the two episodes narrated by the prophet Daniel concerning the three young Jews Hananiah, Azariah and Mishael (Dan.… -
The Two Thieves (LADRONI, I DUE)
Malefactors (λῆσταί) crucified with Jesus "one on the right and one on the left" (Mt. 27:38; Mk. 15:27; Lk. 23:33; Jn. 19:18). They are called λῆσταί (Mt.… -
Theurgy (ΘΕΟΥΡΓΊΑ) (TEURGIA (ΘΕΟΥΡΓΊΑ))
From θεός "god" and ἔργον "work," it means "divine operation," almost always of a magical character, performed by one who is invested with divine power, that… -
Thévenet, Claudine
In religion Maria of St. Ignatius, foundress of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, b. at Lyon on 30 March 1774, d. at Fourvière (Lyon) on 13 Feb. 1837. After… -
Theveste
THEVESTE (NUMIDIA): v. TEBESSA. -
The Way (VIA, LA)
Illustrated weekly, first published in Rome on 29 January 1949, on the initiative of Igino Giordani, immediately seconded by figures from the Catholic and… -
Thierry, Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin
French historian, b. at Blois on 10 May 1795, d. at Paris on 22 May 1856. Having left the École Normale in 1813, he is found in 1814 as secretary to Henri de… -
Thiers, Adolphe
French statesman and historian, b. in Marseille on 18 Apr. 1797, d. in Paris on 3 Sept. 1877. He studied law at Aix, then in 1821 began in Paris a vast… -
Thietmar of Merseburg (TIETMARO DI MERSEBURGO)
Born on 25 July 975 to Siegfried, count of Walbeck, died at Merseburg on 1 December 1018. He entered the monastery of Quedlinburg at a very young age and began… -
Thijm, Josephus Albertus
Dutch publicist, b. in Amsterdam on 8 July 1820, d. there on 17 March 1889. Having soon abandoned commerce for journalism, from 1842 he began to make a name… -
Thiras (THIRAS)
Seventh of the sons of Japheth in the table of peoples (Gen. 10:2). Like the names of his brothers, e.g. Javan, Madai, etc., it indicates some Western people… -
Third Order (TERZ'ORDINE)
It is an association of the faithful who profess to strive toward Christian perfection in a manner suited to secular life, with the observance of a Rule… -
Third Order Regular of the Penance of Saint Francis of Assisi (TERZ'ORDINE REGOLARE DELLA PENITENZA DI SAN FRANCESCO D'ASSISI)
Founded at Albi on 7 June 1866 by the priest Francesco M. Clausade for the preaching of missions. It consists of clerics and lay brothers, and has 7 houses, of… -
Third Pensionable (TERZO PENSIONABILE)
It is an application of the institution of pensions, of special importance for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The Roman Pontiff had granted to the Bourbon… -
Thirty-Nine Articles (ARTICOLI DI RELIGIONE ANGLICANI)
The 39 A. of R. of the Anglican Church are found at the end of almost all modern editions of the Book of Common Prayer. They are the result of a slow evolution… -
Thirty Years' War (GUERRA DEI TRENT'ANNI)
In 1608 the German Protestants formed the Evangelical Union, against which the "Catholic League" arose the following year. In 1618 the Defenestration of Prague… -
Thola (THOLA)
Name of two figures of the Old Testament. 1. Firstborn of Issachar (Gen. 46:13; 1 Chron. 7:1) and father of Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel.… -
Tholosanus, Petrus Gregorius
THOLOSANUS, PETRUS GREGORIUS: v. GRÉGOIRE, PIERRE. -
Tholuck, Friedrich August Gottreu (THOLUCK, FRIEDRICH AUGUST GOTTRU)
Theologian of the Protestant "awakening movement," b. at Breslau on 30 March 1799, d. at Halle on 10 June 1877. A poor student in Berlin from 1816, he became… -
Thomas, Abbot of Farfa, Saint (TOMMASO, ABATE DI FARFA, SANTO)
The historical and legendary tradition of the monastery of Farfa (v.) recalls with great veneration T. of Moriana, a monk of Frankish origin. He is said to… -
Thomas à Kempis (TOMMASO DA KEMPIS)
Ascetical writer (Thomas Hamerhen [Lat. Malleolus] van Kempen), b. at Kempen (near Cologne) ca. 1380, d. at St-Agnienberg on 13 June 1471. After attending the… -
Thomas, Apostle, Saint (TOMMASO, APOSTOLO, SANTO)
I. LIFE. - One of the "twelve," characterized by the epithet Didymus, which means "twin," a version (In Io. 11, 16; 20, 24; 21, 2) of the Aramaic name Thomas… -
Thomas Aquinas, Saint (TOMMASO D'AQUINO, SANTO)
He is the greatest representative of Scholasticism (v.) and the official doctor of the Catholic Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Works. - III. The formation of… -
Thomas Becket, Saint (TOMMASO BECKET, SANTO)
Archbishop of Canterbury, b. in London on 21 Dec. 1117, d. at Canterbury on 29 Dec. 1170. At the Parliament of Westminster (Oct. 1163) he defended the… -
Thomas, Bishop of Hereford, Saint (TOMMASO, VESCOVO DI HEREFORD, SANTO)
In the world Thomas of Cantilupe, b. ca. 1218, d. near Montefiascone on 25 Aug. 1282. He was an assiduous scholar; having obtained the degree of Magister… -
Thomas Cantimpré (Van Bellinghen, Brabantino) (TOMMASO CANTIMPRÉ (VAN BELLINGHEN, BRABANTINO))
Dominican scholar, hagiographer and naturalist, b. in 1201 at Sint Pieters-Leeuw near Brussels, d. ca. 1270-72 at Louvain. In 1217 he entered the Canons… -
Thomas, Catherine, Saint (CATERINA THOMÁS, SANTA)
A regular canoness of the Order of St. Augustine, born at Valdemuza on the island of Majorca (Balearic Islands) on 1 May 1533, died at Palma on 5 April 1574.… -
Thomas, Charles-Louis
Musician, b. in Metz on 5 Aug. 1811, d. in Paris on 12 Febr. 1896. Having entered the Paris Conservatory of Music in 1828, after one year he obtained the first… -
Thomas Elia (Hélye) of Biville, Blessed (TOMMASO ELIA (HÉLYE) DI BIVILLE, BEATO)
Priest, b. at Biville (Manche) in 1187, son of Elias and Matilda, d. in the castle of Vauville on 19 Oct. 1257. He studied in Paris and, having been ordained a… -
Thomas Gallo (of Vercelli) (TOMMASO GALLO (DA VERCELLI))
Also called Thomas of St. Victor or Thomas of Vercelli, he was already a Regular canon of the Abbey of St. Victor in Paris in 1218, when he composed the… -
Thomasius, Christian
Philosopher and jurist, b. in Leipzig on 1 Jan. 1655, d. in Halle on 23 Sept. 1728. Under the protection of Frederick III (1690), he was first a professor at… -
Thomas of Capua (TOMMASO DI CAPUA)
A native of Capua, he was appointed archbishop of Naples (1215) and cardinal with the title of St. Sabina (1216: Eubel, I, pp. 4, 359). He died at Anagni on 22… -
Thomas of Celano (TOMMASO DA CELANO)
Friar Minor, b. at Celano ca. 1190, d. around 1260 at S. Giovanni in Val de' Varri. He was perhaps already a man of letters, a "clericus," when he received the… -
Thomas of Cori, Blessed (TOMMASO DA CORI, BEATO)
Franciscan, in the world Francesco Antonio Placidi, b. at Cori on 4 June 1655, d. at Bellegra on 11 Jan. 1729. He received the religious habit on 7 Feb. 1677… -
Thomas of Jesus (de Andrada) (TOMMASO DI GESÙ (DE ANDRADA))
Augustinian mystic, b. in Lisbon to the Alvarez de Andrada family ca. 1530, d. in Morocco on 17 April 1582; he took his vows in his native convent in 1548… -
Thomas of Marga (TOMMASO DI MARGA)
Nestorian bishop and writer, b. at Beit Sarōnajé. He became a monk in the monastery of Beit 'Abè and became secretary of the patriarch Abraham II, who… -
Thomas of Modena (TOMMASO DA MODENA)
Painter and miniaturist, b. in Modena around 1325 to Barisino dei Barisini, d. there before 1379. He worked predominantly and on several occasions in Treviso… -
Thomas of Palmerstown (TOMMASO DI PALMERSTOWN)
Theologian, wrongly believed to be a Dominican or Franciscan, who obtained the baccalaureate at the Sorbonne, of which he was a member until 1330. He died… -
Thomas of Pavia (TOMMASO DI PAVIA)
Franciscan chronicler, b. c. 1212 at Pavia, d. c. 1280. The biographical details come from his chronicle and from that of Salimbene (MGH, Script., XXXII, p.… -
Thomas of Strasbourg (TOMMASO DI STRASBURGO)
Theologian of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine, b. at Hagenau in Alsace, d. at Vienna in 1357. He himself declares (In IV Sent., dist. 37-38, q. 1, a. 4)… -
Thomas of Sutton (TOMMASO DI SUTTON)
English Dominican theologian, chancellor at Oxford in 1290-91, regent master of theology around 1299-1300. A defender of Thomism first against Henry of Ghent… -
Thomas of Tolentino, Blessed Martyr (TOMMASO DA TOLENTINO, MARTIRE, BEATO)
B. at Tolentino in the Marches ca. 1260, d. in India in 1321. Having entered the Franciscan Order, he was part of the group of the Spirituals of Angelo… -
Thomas of Villanueva, Saint (TOMMASO DA VILLANOVA, SANTO)
Archbishop of Valencia, b. in 1488 at Fuenllana near Villanueva, d. at Valencia on 8 September 1555. Having entered in 1515 among the Hermits of St. Augustine… -
Thomas, Pierre
Benedictine monk, of the abbey of Clervaux, b. at Mouroux (France) on 15 July 1906, d. in Rome on 19 Dec. 1951. Having obtained his diploma in Rome at the… -
Thomassin, d'Eynac Louis de
Theologian and jurist, b. at Aix-en-Provence on 28 Aug. 1619, from a family of ancient Burgundian nobility, d. in Paris on 25 Dec. 1695. At the age of 14 he… -
Thomas the Illyrian (TOMMASO ILLIRICO)
TOMMASO ILLIRICO: v. ILLIRICO, TOMMASO. -
Thomist Bulletin (BULLETIN THOMISTE)
It is the organ of the "Société Thomiste," founded by the Dominican Father Mandonnet in 1924; it provides an analysis of every publication concerning the works… -
Thompson, Francis
English Catholic poet, b. at Preston on 16 Dec. 1859, d. at London on 13 Nov. 1907. After his attempts to become a priest came to nothing, T. left his family… -
Thomson, James
English poet, b. at Ednam, in Scotland, in Sept. 1700, d. at Richmond on 27 Aug. 1748. In 1730 he accompanied to France and Italy, in the capacity of tutor (he… -
Thomson, James
English poet, b. at Port Glasgow on 23 Nov. 1834, d. in London on 3 June 1882. He suffered poverty, especially in childhood, and experienced other misfortunes… -
Thonissen, Jean-Joseph
Belgian jurist and politician, b. Jan. 10, 1816 in Hasselt, d. Aug. 17, 1891 in Louvain. After graduating in law from the University of Liège in 1838, he… -
Thoronet, Abbey of (THORONET, ABBAZIA DI LE)
Ancient Cistercian abbey in the diocese of Fréjus in the department of Var, in France. Raymond of St-Gilles summoned on 14 April 1136 some Cistercian monks… -
Thorvaldsen, Bertel
Sculptor, b. in Copenhagen on 13 Nov. 1768, d. there on 24 March 1844. First a pupil of his father, then of Abilgaard and of Carstens, at the age of 29 he went… -
Thouar, Pietro
Educator and writer, b. in Florence on 23 Oct. 1809; d. there on 1 Jan. 1861. An undisciplined pupil, he worked as a proofreader first for V. Battelli, then… -
Thought (PENSIERO)
From the Latin pensare, to weigh, to ponder (the Greek νόμος, διάνοια has a different derivation), the term preserves its etymological reference in one of its… -
Thouvenel, Édouard (THOUVENEL, EDOUARD)
French statesman, b. at Verdun on 11 Nov. 1818, d. at Paris on 10 Oct. 1866. After a rapid and brilliant diplomatic career (he was, among other things… -
Thrasea, Saint, Martyr (TRASEA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Bishop of Eumenia in Phrygia, who lived in the second half of the 2nd century. The Syriac Breviary and the Hieronymian Martyrology commemorate him on 27 Oct.… -
Thraso, Cemetery of (TRASONE, CIMITERO DI)
It is mentioned for the first time in the Depositio martyrum under 29 Nov., because the martyr Saturninus (v.) was laid there under the open sky. THRASON… -
Three Chapters (CAPITOLI, I TRE)
CAPITOLI, I TRE: V. TRE CAPITOLI. -
Three Chapters (TRE CAPITOLI)
Theological controversy of the 6th century concerning three representatives of the Antiochene school: Theodore (v.) of Mopsuestia, Theodoret (v.) of Cyrrhus… -
Thrissur (TRICHUR)
Episcopal see of the Syro-Malabarese in India. Suffragan of Ernakulam, erected by the apostolic constitution Romani Pontifices of 21 Dec. 1923 (previously… -
Throne (Thronus, Cathedra, Sedes) (TRONO (THRONUS, CATHEDRA, SEDES))
It is the seat reserved for the bishop in his cathedral church for pontifical functions. In ancient times it was of the type of the cathedra (v.) of senators… -
Thubal (THUBAL)
One of the sons of Japheth in the ethnographic table, where he is mentioned between Javan and Meshech (Gen. 10:2). The three names are again associated in… -
Thuburbo Maius
Ancient diocese and city in proconsular Africa, called the colony "Iulia Aurelia Commoda Thuburbo Maius," present-day Henchir-el-Kasbat in Tunisia; today it is… -
Thuburbo Minus
Ancient diocese in proconsular Africa, today Tebourba in Tunisia; it is now a titular see. In 411 Victor was bishop; but it may be that the names of the… -
Thun-Hohenstein, Leo, Count of (THUN-HOHENSTEIN, LEO, CONTE DI)
Politician, b. at Tetschen on 7 April 1811, d. at Vienna on 17 December 1888. He studied law at Prague and entered the magistracy and then the administrative… -
Thurles, Diocese of (THURLES, DIOCESI DI)
THURLES, DIOCESI di: v. CASHEL, DIOCESI di. -
Thursday, Diocese of (THURSDAY, DIOCESI DI)
THURSDAY, DIOCESI di: v. DARWIN, DIOCESI di. -
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, from 1894 he was attached… -
Thus Fathers Spend Their Lives in Shadow (SIC PATRES VITAM PERAGUNT IN UMBRA)
Hymn of Lauds on the feast of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servants of Mary, a continuation of the other one of Matins: Bella dum late... Its author was… -
Thutmose III and IV (THUTMOSE III E IV)
Pharaohs of the XVIIIth dynasty, one of whom is sometimes named in order to identify with one of them the pharaoh of the oppression or of the Exodus of Israel… -
Thyatira (TIATIRA)
City of Lydia, founded or rather embellished and enlarged by Seleucus I (v.), who settled Macedonian colonists there, where Akhisar now stands. The locality… -
Tiara
From the Greek τάρα, synonym of φάγιον (= turban), a head covering proper to the pope, of conical shape adorned with three crowns (= triregnum), surmounted… -
Tiarini, Alessandro
Painter, b. in Bologna on 23 March 1577, d. there on 8 February 1668. He began his training in art with Prospero Fontana and then with Bartolomeo Cesi. After… -
Tibaldi, Pellegrino
Also called Pellegrino de' Pellegrini, painter and architect, b. at Puria (Valsolda) in 1527, d. at Milan on 27 May 1596. He began painting in Bologna, within… -
Tiberias (TIBERIADE)
A city of Palestine, almost at the center of the western shore of the lake of the same name, founded near ancient Rakkath (Josh. 19:36) between the years 18… -
Tiberius, Claudius Nero, Roman Emperor (TIBERIO, CLAUDIO NERONE, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
B. 16 Nov. 42 B.C., d. at the villa of Misenum on 16 March 37 A.D. In the New Testament he is named expressly only in Lk. 3:1; he is alluded to in Mt. 22:17… -
Tibet
A vast and elevated plateau (5,000 m. on average), enclosed between the Himalayas and the Kuen Lun, entirely desert in the west, with some pasture in the… -
Tiburium (TIBURIO)
This is the name given to a polygonal roof divided into wedge-shaped sections, covered on the outside by masonry that supports a pyramidal roof. Very common in… -
Tiburtius, Saint, Martyr (TIBURZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He was laid to rest on the Via Labicana in the cemetery inter duas lauros. Nothing is known about his life or the time of his martyrdom, which Damasus… -
Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus, Saints, Martyrs (TIBURZIO, VALERIANO E MASSIMO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
The relationship between V. and T. is attested only by the Acta et passio beatissimae martyris Caeciliae, Valeriani et Tiburtii. In these, V. is given as the… -
Ticonius (TICONIO)
Donatist writer, though excommunicated by his own, d. ca. 400. He had written: De bello intestino libri tres and Expositiones diversarum causarum (Gennadius… -
Tiddis
Ancient diocese in Numidia, in present-day Algeria, today a titular see. It is the ancient "Castellum Tidditanum," 40 km from Constantine. It is today a… -
Tieffentaller, Joseph
Jesuit missionary and geographer, b. at Salorno (Bolzano) on 24 April 1710, d. at Laknau (India) on 5 July 1785. Having entered the Order in 1729, he left for… -
Tientsin [Tianjin], Diocese of (TIENTSIN, DIOCESI DI)
In the north-eastern part of the province of Hopeh, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate, under the name of Maritime… -
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista
Painter, b. in Venice on 5 March 1696, d. in Madrid on 27 March 1770. Son of Domenico "parcenevole di vascello," that is, co-owner of a merchant ship, and of… -
Tiepolo, Lorenzo Baldissera
Painter, b. 1 Aug. 1736 in Venice, d. shortly before 8 Aug. 1776 in Madrid; son of G. Battista. He followed his father to Würzburg and to Spain. He is… -
Tierradentro, Apostolic Prefecture of (TIERRADENTRO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in the center of the Cordillera of Colombia, at a great altitude. It was erected on 13 May 1921 with territory detached from the archdiocese of… -
Tiglath-Pileser
TIGLATH-PILESER: v. THEGLATH-PHALASAR III. -
Tigray (TIGRAI)
Apostolic prefecture erected on 15 March 1937 by the apostolic constitution Quo in Aethiopiae regionibus (AAS, 29 [1937], pp. 357-58). It comprises the region… -
Tigris (TIGRI)
One of the two great rivers - the eastern one - that flow from the eastern borders of Asia Minor in a south-easterly direction to the Persian Gulf, forming the… -
Tigzirt
A modern village on the Roman ruins of Rusucurru in Mauretania Caesariensis, present-day Algeria. Rusucurru is mentioned by Pliny (Hist. nat., V, 2, 20), who… -
Tihamer, Tóth
Bishop, orator and educator, b. at Szolnok (Hungary) in 1889, d. at Vezprem on 5 May 1939. After literary studies at Szolnok and theological studies at the… -
Tikhon of Zadonsk (TICHON DI ZADONSK)
One of the most prominent and popular figures in Russian hagiography. B. at Novgorod in 1724, d. at Zadonsk on 13 Aug. 1783. He was successively professor… -
Tikhon (Vasiliy Ivanovich), Belavin (TICHON (WASSILIJ JVANOVIĆ), BELLAVIN)
Patriarch of Moscow, b. 17 Jan. 1865 at Toropets, d. 7 Apr. 1925 at Moscow. Having completed his studies in 1888 at the Theological Academy of St. Petersburg… -
Tillemont, Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de (TILLEMONT, LOUIS-SÉBASTIEN, LE NAIN DE)
French scholar and historian, b. in Paris on 30 Nov. 1637, d. there on 10 Jan. 1698. Educated in Paris in a Jansenist environment, he soon felt attracted to… -
Timavus (TIMAVO)
The mouths of the river, which after 40 km. of underground course gushes out from the rock onto the sea, were the site of a very ancient cult that myth traces… -
Time (TEMPO)
It is, in general, the interval between two successive events and is often imagined as a homogeneous and immutable flux, in which facts happen; more precisely… -
Timgad
It is the ancient Thamugadi in Numidia, in present-day Algeria. The legate L. Munatius Gallus of the III Augustan Legion laid out its perimeter, enclosed by a… -
Timișoara, Diocese of (TIMISOARA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Romania. It has an area of 24,755 sq km with a population of 1,300,000 inhabitants, of whom 380,000 are Catholics; it has 164 parishes… -
Timmins, Diocese of (TIMMINS, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the northern part of the provinces of Ontario and Québec (Canada). Today the diocese of T. has a population of 150,000 souls, of whom… -
Timon, Saint (TIMONE, SANTO)
One of the first seven deacons. He is mentioned in the account of the election of the deacons in Acts 6:1-6, but nothing is known of his life. Ado commemorates… -
Timothy II, Nestorian Patriarch (TIMOTEO II, PATRIARCA NESTORIANO)
He succeeded in 1318 the famous Mongol patriarch Jahballāhā III and held the office until 1332. After him begins the rapid decline of the Nestorian Church. T.… -
Timothy I, Nestorian Patriarch (TIMOTEO I, PATRIARCA NESTORIANO)
Born in 727 or 728 at Hazzà near Arbela, died in 823. A monk in the monastery of St. George, he was later bishop of Bejt Bagaš and in 779 patriarch. After two… -
Timothy of Constantinople (TIMOTEO DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
Priest and treasurer of the church of Hagia Sophia. He wrote between the 6th and 7th centuries, under the title On Those Who Approach the Holy Church, a… -
Timothy of Jerusalem (TIMOTEO DI GERUSALEMME)
Fictitious name of a Byzantine sacred orator. To T., a presbyter of Jerusalem, there is attributed in some manuscripts (while others bear the names of… -
Timothy, Saint, Martyr (TIMOTEO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is already commemorated in the Deponitio martyrum on August 22 on the Via Ostiense. On the same date he is commemorated in the Gelasian Sacramentary of St.… -
Timothy (Τιμόθεος), Saint (TIMOTEO (ΤΥΌΘΕΟΣ), SANTO)
Collaborator and beloved disciple of St. Paul, born at Lystra in Lycaonia to a pagan father and a Jewish (or proselyte) mother, converted by the Apostle… -
Tindal, Matthew
English philosopher, b. at Beer Ferrers (Devonshire) in 1656, d. at Oxford in 1733. Having converted to Catholicism, he returned to Anglicanism in 1687. Of his… -
Tine, Diocese of (TINE, DIOCESI DI)
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Tingchow [Changting], Diocese of (TINGCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
In the southwestern part of the province of Fukien, in southern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 27 Dec. 1923 with the civil subprefecture… -
Tino di Camaino di Crescenzio di Diotisalvi
Sculptor and architect, b. in Siena around 1280, d. in Naples in 1336 or 1337. The first evidence of his activity is in Pisa, where T. went, presumably as a… -
Tinos
Catholic bishopric of the island of the same name. Bishops of T. took part in the ecumenical councils V (553), VI (680), VII (787). At the end of the 9th… -
Tintoretto (Robusti), Jacopo, called Il (TINTORETTO, JACOPO ROBUSTI DETTO IL)
Born in Venice between 1518 and 1519. This date, in contrast with that given by Ridolfi (1512) and by Borghini (1524), emerges as the most probable from the… -
Tipaldo, Emilio
Born in Cephalonia on 8 Oct. 1798, died in Mirano (Venice) on 31 March 1878. Having moved to the Veneto in 1810, from 1826 he was professor of history… -
Tipasa
A small town in Mauretania Caesariensis (present-day Algeria) on the shores of the Mediterranean, 70 km west of Algiers. Probably founded by the Carthaginians… -
Tipiṭaka (TIPIŢAKA)
TIPIŢAKA (sanscr. TRIPIŢAKA): v. TRIPIŢAKA. -
Tiraboschi, Girolamo
Historian, b. at Bergamo on 18 Dec. 1731, d. at Modena on 3 June 1794. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1746, he taught eloquence at Milan in the College… -
Tirana
Capital of the Albanian State, arisen around 1600 through the work of the Turks, situated to the E. of Durazzo and to the NE. of Elbassan, on the course of the… -
Tiraspol, Diocese of (TIRASPOL, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of Mohilew, it comprises southern Russia from the Dniester almost to the Ural River. The diocese was founded on July 3, 1848. The see was formerly… -
Tirinus (Le Thiry), Iacobus
Flemish theologian, b. at Antwerp in 1580, d. there in 1636. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1600, he held administrative offices for a great part of… -
Tironian Notes (TIRONIANE, NOTE)
TIRONIANE, NOTE : v. TACHIGRAFIA. -
Tirso de Molina
Poet, b. in Madrid in March 1584 (and not 1570, as has been erroneously repeated), d. in the convent of Soria on 12 March 1648. T. de M. is the pseudonym of… -
Tiruchirapally, Diocese of (TIRUCHIRAPALLY, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in south-eastern India and borders on the dioceses of Madhurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Kumbakonam, Tanjore. It was erected in 1886, when the Catholic… -
Tiruchirappalli, Diocese of (TRICHINOPOLY, DIOCESI DI)
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI, DIOCESE OF: V. TIRUCHIRAPALLI, DIOCESI di. -
Tiruvalla
Diocese of the Syro-Malankara, suffragan of Trivandrum in India. It was erected on 11 June 1932 by the apostolic constitution Christo pastorum principi. It… -
Tischendorf, Lobegott (Aenotheus), Friedrich Constantin von
Protestant bibliographer, b. at Lengenfeld near Zwickau in Saxony on 18 Jan. 1815, d. at Leipzig on 7 Dec. 1874. Extraordinary professor in 1845, he was… -
Tishri (TIŠRÍ)
First month of the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to September-October of our calendar. The first day of T. (whose name does not occur in the Bible) marks the… -
Tisi, Benvenuto
TISI, BENVENUTO: v. GAROFALO, IL. -
Tiso, Jozef
Priest and politician, b. Oct. 13, 1887, at Vel'ká Bytča, d. Apr. 18, 1947 at Bratislava. Born into a farming family, he completed his studies at Žilina, Nitra… -
Tissot, Joseph
Ascetical writer, b. at Annecy on Sept. 1, 1840, d. on Aug. 2, 1894. Having entered the Institute of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales at Annecy, he… -
Titans (Τιτᾶνες) (TITANI (ΤΙΤΆΝΕΣ))
From the union of Uranus and Gaea were born the Titans, gigantic beings endowed with prodigious strength. The Theogony names 12 of them (v. 133), and among the… -
Titelmans, Franciscus
Franciscan theologian, b. at Hasselt (Belgium) in 1502 or shortly before, d. in 1537. He studied philosophy at the University of Louvain, where in 1521 he… -
Titian, Vecellio (TIZIANO, VECELLIO)
Painter, b. at Pieve di Cadore, probably around 1488-90, d. at Venice on 27 Aug. 1576. Son of Gregorio and Lucia, brother of Francesco, father of Orazio. One… -
Title of Ordination (TITOLO DELL'ORDINAZIONE)
It consists in the guarantee of a lifetime income sufficient for the dignified support of the ordinand (can. 979 § 2). I. HISTORICAL NOTES. - In the early… -
Titles of Dignity (TITOLI DI DIGNITÀ)
They are verbal marks capable of completing a person's identity, with a function that is therefore both identifying and honorific. The prefixing, or addition… -
Titles of the Roman Church (TITOLI DELLA CHIESA ROMANA)
This term today designates the churches of Rome over which a cardinal of the Order of Priests is placed. I. ORIGINI. - Il Liber Pontificalis parla dei t. fin… -
Tito, Ettore
Painter b. at Castellammare di Stabia on 15 Dec. 1859, d. at Venice on 26 June 1941. A pupil for a short time at Naples under the Dutchman Van Haanen, T. was… -
Titulars of the Churches (TITOLARI DELLE CHIESE)
Official designation assigned to a church or an oratory. I. PRESENT PRACTICE. - Every church, whether consecrated or solemnly blessed, every public or… -
Titus of Bostra (TITO DI BOSTRA)
Died before 378, author of a work in 4 books against the Manichaeans, preserved completely in Syriac and in part in Greek. In its first two books the… -
Titus (T. Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (TITO (T. FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS) IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Son of Vespasian, born in Rome on 30 December 39 A.D., died at Aquae Cutiliae (today Cotilia, near Rieti) on 13 September 81 A.D. He completed his military… -
Titus (Τίτος), Saint (TITO (ΤΊΤΟΣ), SANTO)
A pagan by origin and perhaps a native of Antioch, he was a companion and effective collaborator of St. Paul, especially in pacifying the Christian community… -
Tivoli, Diocese of (TIVOLI, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Rome. The diocese has an area of 620 sq km with a population of 70,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, in 45 parishes served by… -
Tixeront, Joseph
Sulpician theologian, b. 19 March 1856 at Ennezat (Puy-de-Dôme), d. at Lyon on 3 Sept. 1925. A pupil of Duchesne (v.), he was ordained a priest in 1879. A long… -
Tizzani, Vincenzo
Archbishop, b. in Rome on 27 June 1809, d. there on 19 Jan. 1892. A canon regular of the Lateran in Sept. 1832, after taking his degree in theology at the… -
Tlaxcala, Diocese of (TLASCALA, DIOCESI DI)
TLASCALA, DIOCESI di: v. ANGELOPOLI, DIOCESI di. -
Tobacco (TABACCO)
Solanacea, to which C. Linnaeus gave the name Nicotiana tabacum in honor of J. Nicot of Villemein, who was the first to cultivate the plant in the Portuguese… -
Tobiads (TOBIADI)
A powerful family of Ammonitis (v. AMMONITES). Numerous documents concerning it survive from the 3rd-2nd centuries B.C., but in all likelihood its existence… -
Tobias (TOBIA)
A pious Jew who gives his name to the deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament that narrates his story. In the Vulgate the title is Liber Tobiae, in the… -
Tocci, Antonio
Priest and sociologist, b. at Serravalle d'Appecchio (Urbino) in 1734, d. at Cagli on 21 May 1814. A pious and zealous priest, he devoted himself to the study… -
Tocco, Felice
Historian of culture and philosophy, philologist, b. at Catanzaro on 12 Sept. 1845, d. at Florence on 6 June 1911. A disciple of Spaventa (v.) and of… -
Tocqueville, Charles-Alexis-Henri-Maurice-Clérel de
Historian and politician, born of a noble family at Verneuil on July 29, 1805, died at Cannes on April 16, 1859. In 1827 he obtained the office of auditor in… -
Todi, Diocese of (TODI DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Perugia. It has a population of 60,500 inhabitants, of whom 60,000 are Catholics, distributed in 98 parishes, served by 80… -
Tok-Won
Nullius abbey, located in the northeastern region of Korea; it covers an area of 3,625 sq km, with a population of approximately 340,000 inhabitants. It is… -
Tokyo, Archdiocese of (TOKYO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Located in the central-western part of the island of Hondo, it comprises the two civil prefectures of T. and Chiba, whose total area is 5,079 sq km. This… -
Toland, John
The most notable of the English deists (Collins, Tindal, Morgan), b. at Redcastle near Londonderry (Ireland) on 30 Nov. 1670, d. at Petney near London on 11… -
Toledo, Álvarez Pedro de (TOLEDO, ALVAREZ PEDRO DI)
Spanish statesman, son of Federico, Marquis of Villafranca, and of Isabella Pimentel, b. at Alba de Tormes in 1484. He was in the service of Charles V and was… -
Toledo, Archdiocese of (TOLEDO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 26,802 sq km with a population of 765,220 inhabitants, almost all… -
Toledo, Francisco de
Jesuit cardinal and theologian, b. at Cordova on 4 Oct. 1532, d. at Rome on 14 Sept. 1596. He studied philosophy at Valencia and theology at Salamanca, where… -
Toledo in America, Diocese of (TOLEDO IN AMERICA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the ecclesiastical province of Cincinnati (U.S.A.). The diocese was created by Pope Pius X on 15 April 1910, by detachment from that of… -
Tolentino, Diocese of (TOLENTINO, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Macerata, at 217 m. above sea level, on the left bank of the Chienti. Over an area of more than 105 sq. km. it has a population of 17,350… -
Tolerance (TOLLERANZA)
In common usage it indicates a disposition of the soul and a consequent practical attitude of indulgence and longanimity toward a way of thinking, an action… -
Toletanus
TOLETANUS: V. VARGAS, ALONSO. -
Tolli, Filippo
Catholic organizer, one of the most deserving anti-slavery campaigners, b. in Rome on 1 Sept. 1843, d. there on 17 May 1924. In 1875 he held the chair of… -
Tolomei, Claudio
Man of letters, b. in Siena in 1492, d. in Rome on 23 March 1555. Exiled from his homeland in 1526 for his Medicean politics, he lived for a long time in Rome… -
Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (TOLSTÓJ, LEV NIKOLÁEVIČ)
Russian writer, b. at Yasnaya Polyana on 26 Aug. 1828, d. at Astapovo on 7 Nov. 1910. Left an orphan, he was entrusted to the care of a relative, F. A.… -
Tomadini, Jacopo
Composer and teacher, b. at Cividale on 24 Aug. 1820, d. there on 21 Jan. 1883. Ordained a priest in 1846, he was a canon of the collegiate church of his town.… -
Tomasino de' Cerchiari
Born probably at Cividale a few years before 1188, died around 1235. A familiar of the Patriarch of Aquileia Wolfger, then a canon of Aquileia, he went to… -
Tomassetti, Giuseppe
Historian of medieval Rome, b. in Rome on 4 April 1848 and d. there on 21 Jan. 1911. After completing his classical studies at the Collegio Romano and earning… -
Tomb (SEPOLCRO)
SEPOLCRO: v. ARCOSOLIO; CIMITERI CRISTIANI ANTICHI; FORMA; LOCULO. -
Tomb (TOMBA)
The tomb is of interest to the history of civilization as an often irreplaceable testimony to the creative aptitudes of very ancient peoples, constituting in… -
Tommaseo, Niccolò
Writer and politician, b. at Šibenik on 9 Oct. 1802, d. at Florence on 1 May 1874. After completing his early studies at the seminary of Split, he went in 1817… -
Tommasi, Giuseppe Maria, Blessed (TOMMASI, GIUSEPPE MARIA, BEATO)
Cardinal, liturgist, historian and Theatine theologian, b. at Licata (Sicily) on 12 Sept. 1649, d. at Rome on 1 Jan. 1713. Firstborn of the dukes of Palma and… -
Tommassuccio (Thomas Unzio) of Foligno, Blessed (TOMMASUCCIO (TOMMASO UNZIO) DA FOLIGNO, BEATO)
Franciscan tertiary, author of a prophetic poem, b. at Valmaciniana (Nocera Umbra) in 1319, d. at Foligno on 15 Sept. 1377. His body rests in the church of St.… -
Tonchino
TONCHINO : V. INDOCINESE FEDERAZIONE. -
Tondelli, Leone
Exegete and historian, b. at S. Bartolomeo (Reggio Emilia) on 5 May 1883, d. at Reggio Emilia on 5 Jan. 1953. After completing his studies at the diocesan… -
Tonello, Michelangelo
Politician, b. at S. Secondo on 29 May 1800, d. at Turin on 2 Dec. 1879. Professor of canon law, and then of Roman law at the University of Turin, he was a… -
Tonga
An oceanic archipelago to the NE of New Zealand. It consists of about 150 units with a total area of 697 sq km, about half of which belongs to the main island… -
Tongeren (in Flemish Tongeren) (TONGRES (IN FIAMMINGO TONGEREN))
City and ancient diocese in Limburg (Belgium), on the banks of the river Icker, a tributary of the Meuse. It is the ancient Adnatura Tungrorum, capital of the… -
Tongerloo
Premonstratensian abbey near Antwerp in Belgium. It was founded in 1128 in honor of the B. Virgin, by Giselbert, with religious sent from the abbey of St.… -
Tongiorgi, Salvatore
Philosopher, b. in Rome on 25 Dec. 1820, d. there on 12 Nov. 1863. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1837. He was professor of philosophy at the Roman College… -
Toniolo, Giuseppe
One of the greatest masters of Catholic social thought, b. at Treviso on 7 March 1845, d. at Pisa on 7 Oct. 1918, in the reputation of a saint. Enrolled in the… -
Tönnies, Ferdinand
Sociologist, b. at Oldensworth (Schleswig) on 26 July 1855, d. on 9 Apr. 1936. Having obtained his doctorate in philosophy, he devoted himself to social… -
Tonsure (TONSURA)
A sacred rite instituted by the Church, by which a baptized and confirmed believer, through the cutting of the hair and the imposition of the surplice, as well… -
Toowoomba, Diocese of (TOOWOOMBA, DIOCESI DI)
In the southern part of the State of Queensland (Australia). It was erected with territory detached from the archdiocese of Brisbane and declared a suffragan… -
Torah (TÔRÂH)
A Hebrew term which in the Bible means a directive authoritatively imparted (by God, by the priest, by the prophet, by the king, or by the sage), and which…