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Toraldo, Giuseppe
Man of letters, b. of a marquisal family at Tropea, in Calabria, on 17 March 1809, d. there on 14 April 1899. He entered the Congregation of the Redemptorists… -
Torcello (Turricellum)
Ancient episcopal see, an island in the municipality of Venice, from which it is 10 km away, > (photo Caprioli, Ferenza) > TORCELLO - Cathedral (7th and 11th… -
Torelli, Giuseppe
Journalist and politician, b. at Recetto Novarese on 13 Dec. 1816, d. at Turin on 25 Apr. 1866. He began his literary career by polemicizing with Felice… -
Torelli, Ludovica, Countess of Guastalla (TORELLI, LUDOVICA, CONTESSA DI GUASTALLA)
Benefactress and lady, b. at Guastalla in 1500, d. at Milan on 28 Oct. 1569. The only daughter of Achille, duke of Guastalla, at the age of 17 she was the… -
Toreutics (TOREUTICA)
It is the art of working metals through casting, hammering, engraving, chasing, etc. Especially for antiquity the term is used to indicate the activity and the… -
Torini, Angelo (Agnolo di Torino de' Bencivenni da Florence) (TORINI, ANGELO (AGNOLO DI TORINO DE' BENCIVENNI DA FIRENZE))
Moralist and religious poet, born at the beginning and died at the end of the 14th century. A disciple and friend of Giovanni dalle Celle and of Luigi Marsili… -
Torlonia, Carlo
Born in Rome on 18 Dec. 1798, died there on 31 Dec. 1847. Second-born son of Giovanni Raimondo, the well-known financier who secured the fortunes of the house… -
Tormoli, Ambrocino
Dominican, glass painter, b. at Soncino before 1450, d. at Bologna in 1527. He entered the Dominicans at Bologna as a lay brother and, under the blessed… -
Toronto, Archdiocese of (TORONTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and city in the province of Ontario (Canada). The ecclesiastical province is made up of the dioceses of T., Hamilton and London. In the… -
Tororo, Archdiocese of (TORORO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It is located in the southeastern part of Uganda, north of Lake Victoria, and is entrusted to the Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill for Foreign Missions. The… -
Torquato and Associates (TORQUATO E CONSOCI)
TORQUATO e CONSOCI: v. VARONES APOSTOLICI. -
Torquemada, Thomas
Nephew of the preceding, born at Valladolid around 1420, died at Avila on 16 September 1498. He became a Dominican in the convent of St. Paul of Valladolid in… -
Torquemada (Turrecremata), Juan de
Dominican theologian, cardinal, b. at Valladolid in 1388, d. at Rome on 26 Sept. 1468. Having entered religious life around 1403, he accompanied Ludovico of… -
Torrent of Egypt (TORRENTE D'EGITTO)
The southern frontier of the land of Canaan (Num. 34:5), of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:4-7) and of Solomon's kingdom (I Kings 8:66; II Kings 24:7). It… -
Torres Acosta, Maria Soledad, Blessed (TORRES ACOSTA, MARIA SOLEDAD, BEATA)
In the world Emmanuela Bibiana, foundress of the Servants of Mary, Ministers of the Sick, b. in Madrid on 2 Dec. 1826, d. there on 11 Oct. 1887. Drawn to the… -
Torres, Cosme de
Jesuit, missionary, b. at Valencia ca. 1510, d. at Shiki, on the island of Kami-Shima in 1570. A priest, he taught grammar at Valencia, Majorca and Ulldecona… -
Torres (Turrianus), Francesco
Patrologist and controversialist, b. at Herrera (Valencia), or at Léon, around 1509, d. at Rome on 21 November 1584. He was one of the most prolific… -
Torres y Amat, Félix
Bishop of Astorga, b. at Sallent (diocese of Vich) on 6 Aug. 1772, d. at Madrid on 29 Dec. 1847. A professor in the seminary of Tarragona, then a canon of the… -
Torriti, Jacopo
Painter and mosaicist, active in Rome at the end of the 13th century. His certain works: the apse mosaic of the basilica of St. John Lateran, signed by him in… -
Torti, Giovanni
Poet, b. in Milan on 24 June 1774, d. in Genoa on 15 Feb. 1852. He was a pupil of Parini, and held several offices in the administration of Milan. After 1848 -… -
Tortona, Diocese of (TORTONA, DIOCESI DI)
City in the province of Alessandria, in Piedmont. It has an area of 2,120 sq km with a population of 280,000 inhabitants, of whom 279,000 are Catholics… -
Tortosa, Diocese of (TORTOSA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the civil province of Tarragona in Spain. Over an area of 8,709 sq km it has a population of 450,000 inhabitants, all Catholics… -
Torture (TORTURA)
In the narrowest and most precise sense, (judicial) torture is any judicial proceeding by which an attempt is made to extort from the accused or from another… -
Tosatti, Maria Barbara
Poet, b. 4 Nov. 1891 at S. Felice sul Panaro (Modena), d. in Rome 17 Apr. 1934. A woman of exquisite intelligence, of solid classical culture, of profound… -
Toscanelli dal Pozzo, Paolo (Paulus Florentinus)
Mathematician, astronomer, geographer, b. in Florence in 1397 and d. there on 10 May 1482. He studied in Padua with his brother Piero, obtaining his doctoral… -
Tosefta ('Addition') (TÓSEPHTÁ' (« AGGIUNTA »))
A collection ("corpus iuris" of the type of the Mishnah [v.]), composed of legal norms called bārājthōth, plural of bārājthā' (v.), which were not included in… -
Tosetti, Urbano
Piarist scientist, b. in Florence on 28 June 1714, d. in Rome on 9 March 1768. He devoted himself chiefly to the physical sciences, which he first taught in… -
Tosi, Luigi
Bishop of Pavia, b. at Busto Arsizio on 6 July 1763, d. at Pavia on 13 Dec. 1845. Educated by the Somaschi at Lugano, he was a seminarian at Milan and at Pavia… -
Tosi, Pasquale (TOSI, PASQUALE,)
Jesuit, missionary, b. at S. Vito (Santarcangelo di Romagna, Forlì) on 25 April 1835, d. at Juneau (Alaska) on 14 January 1898. Having entered the Order… -
Tostado, Alonso (TOSTADO, ALONSO,)
Theologian, exegete and bishop, b. at Madrigal (Castile) ca. 1400, d. at Bonilla de la Sierra (Avila) on 3 September 1455. Rector of the college of St.… -
Tosti, Antonio (TOSTI, ANTONIO,)
Cardinal, b. in Rome on 4 Oct. 1776, d. in Rome on 20 March 1866. Having exercised the priestly ministry with zeal in the Pia Unione di S. Paolo Apostolo among… -
Tosti, Luigi
Benedictine abbot and historian, b. in Naples on 13 February 1811, d. at Montecassino on 21 September 1897. After completing his studies at Montecassino, he… -
Totalitarianism (TOTALITARISMO)
It is a neologism, coined from the adjective "total" (totus), to indicate that form of regime and that political doctrine which absorbs everything into the… -
Totemism (TOTEMISMO)
I. DEFINIZIONE, DIVISIONE, ELEMENTI DEL T. - The term totem (totam, todam, ndodem) originates in the language of the Ojibwa (Algonquians), Indians of southern… -
Totila
King of the Ostrogoths, d. in July 552. Nephew of King Ildibad, he commanded the garrison of Treviso when he was acclaimed king (541). His name was Baduila; T.… -
Touchet, Stanislas Xavier
Cardinal, b. at Soliers (diocese of Bayeux) on 13 Nov. 1848, d. at Orléans on 23 Sept. 1926. Educated for the ecclesiastical life by his uncle Ducellier… -
Toulon, Diocese of (TOLONE, DIOCESI DI)
TOLONE, DIOCESI di: v. FRÉJUS, DIOCESI di. -
Toulouse, Archdiocese of (TOLOSA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It has an area of 6,302 sq km with a population of 512,240 inhabitants, of whom 500,000 are… -
Toul (Tullum Leucorum) (TOUL (TULLIUM, TULLUM LEUCORUM))
On the left bank of the Moselle, where the Rhine canal forms a port, it belonged to the ancient province of Gallia Belgica I, whose metropolis was Trier. At… -
Touring Club Italiano
An association whose purpose is the dissemination of knowledge of Italy among Italians and foreigners and the promotion of Italian tourism in all its aspects.… -
Tournai (Doornijk), Diocese of (TOURNAI (DOORNIJK), DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and district capital city in the province of Hainaut in Belgium, situated on the banks of the river Scheldt. It has an area of 3722 sq km with a… -
Tournai, Simone of (SIMONE DI TOURNAI)
Theologian, b. at Tournai ca. 1130, d. at Paris ca. 1201. Probably a disciple, at Paris, of Eudes (Odo) of Soissons, when the latter retired among the… -
Tournely, Honoré
Theologian, b. at Antibes (Nice) on 28 Aug. 1638 to a poor family, d. in Paris on 26 Dec. 1729. Through the good offices of his uncle he studied in Paris… -
Tournon, Carlo Tommaso Maillard de
Patriarch of Antioch and cardinal, b. 21 Dec. 1668 in Turin, son of a minister of the Duke of Savoy, d. at Macao on 8 June 1710. As a young priest he came to… -
Tournus
Formerly abbey of St. Valerian, later of St. Philibert, in the department of Saône-et-Loire in France, diocese of Autun. St. Valerian at the Castrum… -
Tours, Archdiocese of (TOURS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and capital city of the department of Indre-et-Loire in France. It has an area of over 6,116 sq km, with a population of 350,000 inhabitants, of… -
Tovini, Giuseppe
Catholic organizer, lawyer, b. at Cividale Camuno (Brescia) on 14 March 1841, d. at Brescia on 16 Jan. 1897. His many-sided activity in the legal profession… -
Tower of Babel (BABELE, TORRE DI)
BABEL, TOWER of. « A construction erected at Babylon (Babel) for a politico-religious purpose, and left unfinished (Gen. 11:1-9). The fragmentation of humanity… -
Towianski, Andrzej
Polish heterodox reformer, b. 1 January 1799 at Antoszavince (Vilna), d. in Switzerland on 13 May 1878. He carried on a doctrinal-moral "mystical" activity… -
Townsville, Diocese of (TOWNSVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in the central-northern region of the State of Queensland (Australia). It was erected, with territory detached from the diocese of Rockhampton… -
Toxoinfective Psychoses (PSICOSI TOSSINFETTIVE)
Mental syndromes that arise in the course of general diseases and of infectious diseases not particularly localized to the nervous system, attributable to the… -
Tozzi, Federico
Writer, b. in Siena on January 1, 1883, d. in Rome on March 21, 1920. He moved from his native city after complex and painful experiences shadowed forth in his… -
Trachonitis (TRACONITIDE)
Territory east of the Jordan, which together with that of Iturea formed the tetrarchy of Philip (v.), son of Herod the Great (Lk. 3:1). It was situated south… -
Tract (Tractus) (TRATTO (TRACTUS))
It is the chant that follows the Gradual (v.) and takes the place of the Alleluia, in the penitential seasons from Septuagesima to Easter, in Masses for the… -
Trade Unionism and Trade Union (SINDACALISMO E SINDACATO)
These are forms of professional organization which at present, in the various languages, are usually called: sindacati, syndicats, sindicatos, trade unions… -
Traditio
Yearbook (with the subtitle Studies in ancient and medieval history, thought and religion), founded in 1943 by professors of the Catholic University of America… -
Traditio Clavium, Traditio Legis
TRADITIO CLAVIUM, TRADITIO LEGIS : v. PIETRO APOSTOLO, santo: VII. Iconografia. -
Tradition (TRADIZIONE)
Together with the Bible it is one of the two sources of divine Revelation, and it can be defined as: "The preaching or oral transmission of all the truths… -
Traditionalism (TRADIZIONALISMO)
It is the philosophical-religious doctrine according to which a primitive revelation was absolutely necessary for the human race, not only to acquire knowledge… -
Traducianism (TRADUCIANISMO)
Theory according to which the souls of men (except that of Adam and Eve) are transmitted to children by their parents. This theory (t.) is opposed to the… -
Traini, Francesco
Pisan painter of the 14th century. Vasari, who was the first to write about him, defined him as the best disciple of Oreagna and assigned to him the large… -
Trajan (M. Ulpius Traianus), Roman Emperor (TRAIANO (M. ULPIUS TRAIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Born in Italy [sic], modern Santiponce near Seville, in the province of Baetica. He was the first emperor not born in Italy, and the liveliness with which… -
Trani, Archdiocese of (TRANI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the province of Bari. Over an area of about 670 sq km it has a population of 223,175 inhabitants, almost all Catholics, distributed in… -
Transaction (TRANSAZIONE)
It is the contract by which the parties put an end to a dispute or prevent one from arising, making reciprocal concessions to each other (cf. art. 1965 of the… -
Transcendentals (TRASCENDENTALI)
In traditional philosophy these are the notions which, because of their maximum universality, apply to all things and are formally predicated of all things.… -
Transept (TRANSETTO)
I. ARCHAEOLOGY. - By t. is meant that architectural organism placed transversally between the naves that develop in a longitudinal direction and the terminal… -
Transfiguration (TRASFIGURAZIONE)
I. THE EVENT. - Miraculous apparition of Jesus Christ, toward the end of his preaching, to the three beloved disciples, Peter, James and John, in glorious… -
Transformism (TRASFORMISMO)
TRASFORMISMO: v. EVOLUZIONE. -
Transjordan (TRANSGIORDANIA)
So called (because it corresponded to the Oultrejordain of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem) until 1949; thereafter "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan". I. GEOGRAPHY.… -
Transmigration of Souls (TRASMIGRAZIONE DELLE ANIME)
TRASMIGRAZIONE DELLE ANIME: v. REINCARNAZIONE. -
Transubstantiation (TRANSUSTANZIAZIONE)
Etymologically (Lat. trans = beyond, substantia = substance) it indicates the passage of one substance into another. The Church's official expression dates… -
Transylvania (SIEBENBÜRGEN)
SIEBENBÜRGEN: v. ALBA JULIA. -
Transylvania (TRANSILVANIA)
TRANSILVANIA: v. ALBA JULIA. -
Trapani, Diocese of (TRAPANI, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and provincial capital city in western Sicily. It has an area of about 1090 sq. km., with a population of 196,158 inhabitants, of whom 195,180 are… -
Trappists (TRAPPISTI)
TRAPPISTI: V. CISTERCENSI RIFORMATI. -
Trattariani
TRATTARIANI: V. ANGLICANESIMO. -
Traube, Ludwic
Philologist, medievalist, and one of the most distinguished paleographers, b. in Berlin on 9 June 1861, d. in Munich on 19 May 1907. Scholar and university… -
Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg, Thaddäus, Count of (TRAUTMANSDORF-WEINSBERG, THADDÄUS, CONTE DI)
Cardinal, b. 28 May 1761 at Graz (Styria, diocese of Seckau), d. at Vienna on 10 Jan. 1819. A descendant of an ancient family closely bound to the Habsburgs… -
Traversari, Ambrogio
Camaldolese theologian and humanist, b. at Portico di Romagna on 16 Sept. 1386, d. at Florence on 21 Oct. 1439. He entered the monastery of S. Maria degli… -
Treasury (TESORO)
Understood here in the juridical sense, according to the definition of classical Roman law, treasure is "vetus quaedam depositio pecuniae, cuius non extat… -
Trebinje (Trebigne, Tribunia), Diocese of (TREBIGNE (TRIBUNIA, TREBINJE), DIOCESI DI)
In southern Herzegovina (Croatia). Its territory comprises 3,861 sq km with 25,126 faithful (1936). In 1890 it was entrusted to the administration of the… -
Trebizond (Trapesunte, Trabzon) (TREBISONDA (TRAPEZUNTE, TRABZON))
The Greek bishopric of T., later elevated to a metropolis, already existed at the time of the Council of Nicaea (325). Under Diocletian, St. Eugenius, the… -
Tree of Life (ALBERO DELLA VITA)
Tree "in the midst" of the earthly paradise, to which the Creator had given the power to preserve man's life and to keep him from death (Gen. 2, 9). (propr. B.… -
Tree of the Cross (ALBERO DELLA CROCE)
ALBERO della CROCE: v. CROCE, ALBERO della. -
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (ALBERO DELLA SCIENZA DEL BENE E DEL MALE)
Tree of the earthly paradise, appointed by the Creator to make the first parents know experimentally the good of obedience and the evil of rebellion against… -
Treia
Ancient diocese in the province of Macerata. For its statistical data see SAN SEVERINO. Of Picene origin is the ancient Trea, perhaps a colony, certainly a… -
Treitschke, Heinrich von
German historian, Protestant, b. 15 Sept. 1834 in Dresden, d. 28 Apr. 1896 in Berlin. The son of a high-ranking officer in the Saxon army, in his youth he had… -
Trémoille, Joseph-Emmanuel de la
Cardinal, of the dukes of Noirmoutier, b. in 1661, d. in Rome, where he is buried at S. Luigi dei Francesi, on 17 Jan. 1720. After having been vicar of the… -
Trémolanti
TRÉMOLANTI : v. SHAKERS. -
Trendelenburg, Friedrich Adolf
Spiritualist philosopher, b. at Lutin on 30 Nov. 1802, d. at Berlin on 24 Jan. 1872. From his dissatisfaction with modern thought he was led to the study of… -
Trento, Archdiocese of (TRENTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Provincial capital city and, since 1946, of the Trentino-Alto Adige region. The archdiocese comprises the province of T. and more than half of the province of… -
Trenton, Diocese of (TRENTON, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of New York (U.S.A.). The diocese was erected on 15 July 1881 as a suffragan of New York, and today it comprises 8 counties of… -
Trento, Saint Simon of, Martyr (SIMONE DI TRENTO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
A child of 20 months (according to others, of two and a half years), son of a tanner of Trent, who disappeared on the evening of Maundy Thursday (23 March)… -
Tres Tabernae
Ancient diocese and station on the ancient Via Appia, 3 miles from Rome, according to the Itinerary of Antoninus, and it is mentioned by Cicero (Ad Atticum, I… -
Trevi (TREVICO)
Village and ancient diocese in the province of Avellino. It was an episcopal see from the 10th century, a suffragan of Benevento; it was suppressed by Pope… -
Trevi nel Lazio
Ancient diocese, near the sources of the Aniene, today in the diocese of Subiaco. It was a Roman municipium under the name of Treba Augusta. It was also an… -
Trevisanato, Giuseppe Luigi
Cardinal, b. in Venice on 15 Feb. 1801, d. there on 28 Apr. 1877. > (from P. Weber, Der Domschatz zu Trier, Augsburg, Cologne 1905, pl. 17) > TREVIRI, DIOCESE… -
Trevisano, Lodovico
Cardinal, son of maestro Biagio, doctor of arts and medicine, b. in Venice in Nov. 1401, d. in Rome on 22 March 1465. He graduated in arts and medicine at… -
Treviso, Diocese of (TREVISO, DIOCESI DI)
The city of T. is the capital of the province of the same name (pop. 29,377); the diocese is a suffragan of the patriarchate of Venice, with 541,500… -
Tribes (TRIBÙ)
A simple social group, of fundamental ethnic significance, yet different in the classical world (Lat. tribus; Gk. φιδές), in the biblical world (Vulg. tribus… -
Tribonian (TRIBONIANO)
Jurist of the 6th century, b. probably in Pamphylia, d. in 542 or 543, he was the principal collaborator of Justinian I in the work of systematizing the texts… -
Tribuna
In the early Christian basilicas this was the name given to the part behind the high altar in which the bishop or the abbot took his place, in the midst of the… -
Tributes (TRIBUTI)
Taxes (Latin tributum, from tribuo) in the broad sense are the imposts that the State requires of the citizen to cover its own expenses. And in this sense they… -
Tricarico, Diocese of (TRICARICO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Matera in southern Italy. It has an area of over 1315 sq km with a population of 65,380 inhabitants, almost all Catholics… -
Tricassino (Da Troyes), Carlo Giuseppe
Capuchin preacher and controversialist, b. at Troyes (Tricassinus), took religious vows on 9 Nov. 1631, d. in the convent of St. Honoré in Paris on 15 Jan.… -
Tridemism (Triple Demism) (TRIDEMISMO (TRIPICE DEMISMO))
A word coined by Fr. D'Elia in 1928 to translate into Western languages the title of the book and the system of Sun Yat-sen (v.): San Min Ciu I. On his first… -
Triduum, Octave (Octiduum), Novena (TRIDUO, OTTAVARIO (OTTIDUO), NOVENA)
These are popular forms of devotion tied to a certain number of days, during which, through various exercises of piety, the faithful continue to implore… -
Trier Theological Journal (TRIERER THEOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT)
Monthly theological review of the episcopal Seminary of Trier, recently (1950) erected into a Faculty of theology, "for priestly science and practice." In… -
Trier (Trevi), Diocese of (TREVIRI (TRIER), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in western Germany. It has an area of 12,870 sq km with a population of 2,101,324 inhabitants, of whom 1,595,031 are Catholics distributed in… -
Trieste and Capodistria [Koper], Diocese of (TRIESTE E CAPODISTRIA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the Free Territory of T. The part of the diocese located in Italy has an area of 730 sq km with 380,000 inhabitants, of whom 373,000 are… -
Trifosa
TRIFOSA: v. TRIFENA E TRIFOSA. -
Trigault, Nicolas
Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Douai on 3 March 1577, d. at Nanking on 14 Nov. 1628. Having entered the Order in 1594, he set out in 1606 with Fr. Adam… -
Trigenia
It is a particular kind of affinity (v.), at present taken into consideration only by the canon law of certain communities of the Greek rite. In all the… -
Trigoso, Pietro da Calatayud
Capuchin theologian, b. at Calatayud (province of Saragossa) in June 1533, d. at Naples on 20 July 1593. He studied at the Universities of Salamanca and Alcalá… -
Trilussa (Pseudonym of Carlo Alberto Salustri) (TRILUSSA (PSEUDONIMO DI CARLO ALBERTO SALUSTRÌ))
Poet, b. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1873, d. there on 21 Dec. 1950, a few weeks after his appointment as senator. He studied at the Roman College of S. Giuseppe at… -
Trimurti
TRIMURTI: v. INDUISMO. -
Trincomalee, Diocese of (TRINCOMALIE, DIOCESI DI)
It is located on the island of Ceylon. On 3 Dec. 1838 the vicariate of Ceylon was erected: later, on 17 Feb. 1845, its division into the two vicariates of… -
Trinitarian Recollects (TRINITARIE SCALZE)
Founded in Valencia > (photo Enc. Catt.) > TRIODION. - Page of a manuscript t.: the page begins with the close of the first ode of the t. of Joseph the Studite… -
Trinitarians (TRINITARI)
TRINITARI: v. ORDINE DELLA S.MA TRINITÀ. -
Triodion
Liturgical book of the Byzantine rite, which contains the Offices of the time preparatory to the feast of Easter, that is, from the Sunday of the Publican and… -
Trionfo (Triumphus), Agostino
Augustinian philosopher and theologian, b. at Ancona around the middle of the 13th century, d. at Naples on 2 April 1328. I. LIFE. - Appointed in 1300 to… -
Tripiṭaka (TRIPITAKA (TRIPITAKA))
T. means the three baskets, that is, the three collections that constitute the Pāli Buddhist Canon: the Vinaya-pitaka or basket of discipline; the Sutta-pitaka… -
Tripoli, Apostolic Vicariate of (TRIPOLI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It comprises most of Tripolitania and is entrusted to the Order of Friars Minor. Christianity flourished greatly in those regions in the first centuries of the… -
Tripoli, Lebanon (TRIPOLI DEL LIBANO)
Seat of the dioceses of the same name: 1) of the Maronites (also called Tarabulus), existing since 1534. There are: 143 churches, 135 parishes, 136 priests… -
Tripolitania
North-western region of Libya (v.), facing the Mediterranean between Tunisia and the Syrtis. When the Christian faith began to spread in the region now called… -
Triptych (TRITTICO)
TRITTICO: v. POLITTICO. -
Triregnum (TRIREGNO)
TRIREGNO: V. TIARA. -
Trisagion (TRISAGIO)
From the Greek τρεῖς - ἅγιος: a hymn in which the word Sanctus is repeated three times. A distinction is made between the so-called biblical form and the… -
Trisomy (TRISOMO)
TRISOMO: v. BISOMUS. -
Trissino, Gian Giorgio
Man of letters, b. at Vicenza on 8 July 1478, d. at Rome on 8 Dec. 1550. Alternating his studies with the duties of a courtier, he spent his life among courts… -
Tristes erant apostoli («TRISTES ERANT APOSTOLI.»)
Hymn of Vespers and Matins of the Common of the Apostles in Paschal time, it comes from the ancient Benedictine tradition and is preserved in hymnaries of… -
Tritheism (TRITEISMO)
From Gr. τρεῖς = "three" and Θεός = "God"; the tendency of certain theologians who, in explaining the mystery of the Trinity, come to admit in God not only… -
Trithemius (TRITEMIO)
Johann von Heidenberg, called T. of Trittenheim on the Moselle (Trier), where he was born on 1 February 1462; he died at Würzburg on 13 December 1516. It was… -
Triumphal Arch (ARCO TRIONFALE)
In Christian architecture it is the great arch that separates the central nave of the church from the presbytery, whether the latter comprises the transept… -
Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankarese (TRIVANDRUM DEI SIRO-MALANKARESI)
Metropolitan see of the Syro-Malankarese, erected by the apostolic constitution Christo pastorum principi of 11 June 1932. For the history: V. MALANKARESI. Its… -
Trivandrum [Thiruvananthapuram] of the Latins, Diocese of (TRIVANDRUM DEI LATINI, DIOCESI DI)
Located in south-western India, it borders on the Arabian Sea and on the dioceses of Quilon, Madura and Kottar. It was erected on 1 July 1937 by territorial… -
Trivento, Diocese of (TRIVENTO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Campobasso. It has an area of 1500 sq km with a population of 98,300 inhabitants, almost all Catholics, distributed in 61… -
Trivet, Nicholas
Humanist, historian, philosopher and Dominican theologian, b. at Norwich, ca. 1258, d. between 1328-30. Bachelor in the Dominican schools at Oxford in… -
Trivulzio, Family (TRIVULZIO, FAMIGLIA)
Of Milanese origin; the first records of it date from the 11th-12th centuries. Its principal members were: ERASMO, a condottiere, who lived in the 15th… -
Troeltsch, Ernst
Sociologist, b. at Augsburg on 17 February 1865, d. at Berlin in 1923. He was professor of evangelical theology (1891-1915) and of philosophy. He wrote works… -
Trogir (Traù) (TRAÙ (TROGIR))
A small town in Dalmatia to the north-west of Split, on a small island between the mainland and the island of Bua (Čiovo). It was founded by Syracusan… -
Troia, Diocese of (TROIA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Foggia. It has a population of 31,004 inhabitants, almost all Catholics, distributed in 10 parishes served by 41 diocesan… -
Troiani, Costanza Domenica
In religion Mother Maria Caterina di s. Rosa di Viterbo, foundress of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, formerly of Egypt, b.… -
Trois-Rivières, Diocese of (TROIS-RIVIÈRES, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the province of Québec (Canada, North America). The diocese of T. R., which covers a territory of 12,600 square miles, has a Catholic… -
Trombelli, Giovanni Crisostomo
Scholar, theologian and patrologist, b. 5 March 1697 at Galeazza near Nonantola and d. at Bologna on 7 Jan. 1784. Having entered in 1713 among the Canons… -
Tronchi, Bartolomeo
Jesuit, carver, b. at Brezzo (Florence) in 1529, d. at Rome on 23 Nov. 1604. Having entered the Order in Rome in 1564, already an adult and skilled in his art… -
Tronson, Louis
Third superior general of the Sulpicians, b. in Paris on 17 Jan. 1622, d. there on 26 Feb. 1700. Ordained a priest in 1647, under the direction of J. J. Olier… -
Troparion
A brief rhythmic prayer of the Byzantine liturgy composed of one or a few sentences; it expresses an idea, a sentiment, or a moment of an action in such a way… -
Trope (TROPO)
An ornament of liturgical chant by interpolation or addition, which for that reason tends to embellish by lengthening. This is true especially of the musical… -
Tropea, Diocese of (TROPEA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Catanzaro, united from 1818 aeque principaliter to the diocese of Nicotera (v. there for the statistical data). Situated in… -
Trophimus, Archbishop of Arles, Saint (TROFIMO, PROTOVESCOVO DI ARLES, SANTO)
Died before 251-52, the time when his successor Marcian accepted the schism of Novatian, as is evident from the letter written by St. Cyprian to Pope Stephen… -
Trophimus (Τρόφυμος, "Nourished", "Pupil"), Saint (TROFIMO (ΤΡΌΦΥΟΣ, «NUTRITO», «ALUNNO»), SANTO)
A Christian of Ephesus and companion of St. Paul, of whose arrest in 58 he was the involuntary cause. He was with the Apostle at the end of his third… -
Tropisms (TROPISMI)
The phenomenon of tropisms is closely connected with that of the excitability of living matter. Excitability is a fundamental or elementary property of… -
Trotsky, Lev Davidovich (TROCKIJ, LEV DAVIDOVIČ)
Pseudonym of the Jew Leiba Bronstein, b. at Janovka on 7 Nov. 1879, assassinated near Mexico City on 20 Aug. 1940. Exiled to Siberia for a period of four years… -
Trotzendorf, Valentin
Protestant pedagogue, whose real surname was Friedland, but who is known by that of T. from the village (today Troitschendorf, near Görlitz) where he was born… -
Troya, Carlo
Historian, b. in Naples on 7 June 1784, d. there on 28 July 1858. "One of the most powerful champions of the new historiography" (Croce [cf. bibl.], p. 3)… -
Troyes, Diocese of (TROYES, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the department of the Aube, formerly the capital of Champagne, through which the Haute-Seine canal now passes. It extends over… -
Troy, John Thomas
Bishop, b. at Portestown near Dublin on 10 May 1739, d. at Dublin on 11 May 1823. In Rome he entered the Dominican Order in 1755, taught theology and canon… -
Trubetskoy, Evgeniy (TRUBETSKOJ, EVGENIJ)
Russian philosopher and nationalist politician, younger brother of Prince Serghej, b. 23 January (5 February) 1863 in Moscow, d. 23 September (5 October) 1919… -
Truce of God (TREGUA DI DIO)
TREGUA DI DIO: v. PACE DI DIO. -
Truchsess von Waldburg, Otto
Cardinal and Bishop of Augsburg, b. at Scheer Castle near Sigmaringen, 25 February 1514, d. in Rome, 2 April 1573. After his early studies at Tübingen, he came… -
Trujillo, Archdiocese of (TRUJILLO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and capital city of the department of La Libertad and of the province of the same name in Peru. It has an area of 38,393 sq. km. and a population… -
Trullan, Council (TRULLANO, CONCILIO)
In the autumn of 691 the emperor Justinian II convoked at Constantinople a Council, later called T. from the great domed hall (τροῦλος) where it assembled, or… -
Trust Territories (TERRITORI IN AMMINISTRAZIONE FIDUCIARIA)
These are territories subject to a particular system of international government (trusteeship), implemented by the attribution of powers to a given State by… -
Truszkowska, Maria Angela
Foundress of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice (Felician Sisters), of the Third Order of St. Francis, in the world Sophia Camilla, b. at Kalisz (Poland) on… -
Truth and Falsehood (VERITÀ E FALSITÀ)
Just as the Greek ἀληθής in the literal sense of the word means the "unhidden" or "he who conceals nothing," so the Latin verus indicates the genuine as… -
Tryphena and Tryphosa (Τρύφωνα καὶ Τρυφῶσα) (TRIFENA E TRIFOSA (ΤΡΎΦΩΝΑ ΚΑῚ ΤΡΥΦΩ͂ΣΑ))
Christians of Rome, greeted by St. Paul in Rom. 16:12 as women "who labored for the Lord," perhaps as deaconesses (R. Cornely). According to the Martyrologium… -
Tryphon and Respicio, Saints, Martyrs (TRIFONE E RESPICIO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 10 November; the Greeks venerated only T. on 1 February. In reality, only about T. is there ancient and… -
Tryphon (Τρύφων, Trypho) (TRIFONE (ΤΡΎΦΩΝ, TRYPHO))
Usurper of the Seleucid throne (141-138 B.C.). While in 1 Maccabees this name is preferred, classical authors call him Diodotus (Appian, Syriaca, 68; Strabo… -
Tsaochow [Heze], Diocese of (TSAOCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
In the south-western part of the province of Shantung, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 12 Nov. 1934 with territory detached from… -
Tschiderer zu Gleifheim, Johann Nepomuk von
Bishop, b. in Bolzano on 15 April 1777, d. in Trent on 3 December 1860. A priest in 1800, he was professor of moral theology in Trent from 1807 to 1810, parish… -
Tshumbé, Apostolic Vicariate of (TSHUMBÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the central-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and lies roughly between the 24th meridian of longitude and the 4th parallel of latitude. It… -
Tsinan [Jinan], Archdiocese of (TSINAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The apostolic vicariate of Shantung, erected on 3 September 1839, comprised the whole civil province of the same name, in north-eastern China, which until then… -
Tsinchow [Tianshui], Diocese of (TSINCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
In the southern part of the province of Kansu (northwestern China). Erected as an apostolic prefecture under the name of Southern Kansu on 28 April 1905, by… -
Tsingtao [Qingdao], Diocese of (TSINGTAO, DIOCESI DI)
On the coast of the Yellow Sea, in the southeastern part of the province of Shantung, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 11… -
Tsining [Jining], Diocese of (TSINING, DIOCESI DI)
Situated on the borders of the two provinces of Suiyuan and Chahar in Mongolia, it has an area of 40,000 sq km and a population of 600,000 inhabitants. On 8… -
Tsiroanomandidy, Apostolic Prefecture of (TSIROANOMANDIDY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Located in the central part of Madagascar. It was erected on 13 Jan. 1949, detaching its territory from the apostolic vicariate of Miarinarivo. It is entrusted… -
Tsitsikar [Qiqihar], Apostolic Prefecture of (TSITSIKAR, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Located in the northern part of Manchuria, it extends over 487,873 sq km and comprises a population of 3,200,000 inhabitants. On July 9, 1928, this territory… -
Tuam, Archdiocese of (TUAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in western Ireland. It has an area of 7,560 sq. miles with a population of 158,400 inhabitants, of whom 147,300 are Catholics distributed… -
Tubal-Cain (TUBALCAIN)
Son of Lamech (v.), a descendant in the fifth degree from Cain. He "sharpened (that is, began the art of sharpening) every tool of copper and iron" (Gen.… -
Tuberculosis (TUBERCOLOSI)
An infectious disease with a mostly chronic course, but sometimes tumultuous and fulminant, produced by a particular bacillus (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)… -
Tubilustrium
A Roman festival that appears twice in the "Numan" calendar, the first celebrated on March 23 (the last day of the Quinquatria), the second on May 23.… -
Tübingen (TUBINGA)
City in Germany in Württemberg; famous for its university, which made it one of the principal beacons of the sciences from the humanistic period onward. I. THE… -
Tucson, Diocese of (TUCSON, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles, State of Arizona, U.S.A. It has a territory of 57,000 sq. km., with a total population of… -
Tucumán, Diocese of (TUCUMAN, DIOCESI DI)
Capital city and diocese in the province of the same name in Argentina. Over an area of 27,000 sq. km. it has a population of 660,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Tudela, Diocese of (TUDELA, DIOCESI DI)
TUDELA, DIOCESI di: v. TABAZONA, DIOCESI di. -
Tuguegarao, Diocese of (TUGUEGARAO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon (Philippine Islands). It comprises the north-eastern part of the island, embracing… -
Tuki, Rafäel
Coptic bishop of Arsinoe, scholar and liturgist, b. in Girga (Upper Egypt) into a heterodox Coptic family in 1701, d. in Rome on 16 October 1787. A deacon at… -
Tulancingo, Diocese of (TULANCINGO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Hidalgo (Mexico). It extends over an area of 20,000 sq km, with a population of 641,800 inhabitants, of whom 636,000 are… -
Tulle, Diocese of (TULLE, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the department of Corrèze, formerly of Lower Limousin in France. It has an area of 5,887 sq km with a population of 254,000… -
Tulsa, Diocese of (TULSA, DIOCESI DI)
TULSA, DIOCESI di : v. OKLAHOMA E TULSA, DIOCESI di. -
Tumaco, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUMACO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is situated on the southwestern coasts of Colombia. The territory was erected into a prefecture on May 1, 1927 and entrusted to the Augustinian Recollects.… -
Tumor (TUMORE)
From tumor = swelling, better called "neoplasm" (from the Greek = new formation), it is an atypical proliferation of elements of the body's tissues, with… -
Tu Natale Solium Protege
Hymn of Lauds in the Office of St. Martina, composed by Urban VIII. It is the continuation of "Martinae celebri" (v.). It is a prayer to the Roman martyr that… -
Tungchow, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUNGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the center of the province of Shensi (northern China). It was erected as a mission sui iuris on Nov. 3, 1931 with 12 civil subprefectures of the apostolic… -
Tunic (TUNICA)
A word from the Indo-European root tun, "to cover, draw tight, bind"; diminutives: tunicula, tunicella; Italian: tonaca. Corresponding to the χιτῶν of the… -
Tunicella (TUNICELLA)
Liturgical outer vestment of the subdeacon, of the same form and fabric as the dalmatic (v.) of the deacon. Used in Rome in the 6th century, it was abolished… -
Tunisia
Arab state of North Africa, independent until 1881, then (Treaty of Bardo) a French protectorate, and since 1946 an associated state in the French Union… -
Tunja, Diocese of (TUNJA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the Republic of Colombia (South America). It has an area of 29,094 sq km, with a population of 924,000 inhabitants, all Catholics… -
Tunkers
Derogatory name given to German Baptists, also called Dunkers. I. HISTORY. - This branch of the Baptists was founded at Marienborn (Wetterau) in 1708 by…