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Carpet (TAPPETO)
The fragments found in Turkestan (5th-6th centuries) and at al-Fusṭāt near Cairo (8th-9th centuries), knotted and with geometric decoration, or with confronted… -
Ta'anith (TA'ANÎTH)
TA'ANÎTH: v. MÉGHILLATH TA'ANÎTH. -
Tabaraud, Mathieu-Mathurin
Oratorian, b. at Limoges on 17 April 1744, d. there on 9 January 1832. He studied with the Jesuits and the Sulpicians. He entered the Congregation of the… -
Tabarca
It is the ancient Thabraca in proconsular Africa, a flourishing commercial port on the Mediterranean. It was a municipium and then a Roman colony under… -
Tabarelli, Riccardo
Stigmatine theologian, b. at Cembra (Trentino) in 1859, d. at Rome on 9 Oct. 1909. He taught philosophy and scholastic theology, first in the schools of his… -
Tabasco, Diocese of (TABASCO, DIOCESI DI)
City on the Gulf of Mexico coast and diocese of the State of T. in the Republic of Mexico. It has an area of 30,680 sq km with a population of 385,086… -
Tabeel
With the name "son of T." there is indicated, with a deliberately somewhat mysterious allusion, in Is. 7:6, a personage whom the king of Damascus Rezin and the… -
Taberd, Jean Louis
Born on June 18, 1794 at St-Etienne (Loire), died at Calcutta on July 31, 1840. Ordained a priest on July 27, 1817, he exercised his ministry at Lyon; in Aug.… -
Tabernacle (Tabernaculum) (TABERNACOLO (TABERNACULUM))
From the Latin taberna (= hut built with wooden planks), it denotes the field tent of the Roman army; it corresponds to a small house with a double-pitched… -
Tabernacle of Meeting (TABERNACOLO DI RIUNIONE)
A dismantlable and transportable sanctuary (Septuagint: σκηνὴ τοῦ μαρτυρίου; Vulg. Tabernaculum testimoni or foederis) built by Moses at the divine command for… -
Tabitha (TABITHA (ΤΑΒΙΔΆ))
A Christian woman (μαθήτρια, "disciple") of the primitive Church of Joppa, raised from the dead by St. Peter (Acts 9:36-42). With her means she assisted the… -
Tablecloth (TOVAGLIA (TOBALEA))
Since the 6th century, but more frequent after the 10th century, are the representations of table and altar t. in mosaics and paintings of the period; also in… -
Tabora, Apostolic Vicariate of (TABORA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the central-western part of the territory of Tanganyika and is entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers). On 11 Jan.… -
Taborites (TABORITI)
TABORITI: v. BOEMI FRATELLI. -
Tabra and Tabratha, Saints and Martyrs (TABRA E TABRATHA, SANTI MARTIRI)
TABRA e TABRATHA, santi martiri: v. TEONESTO, TABRA E TABRATHA, holy martyrs. -
Tabu (Tapu) (TÀBU (TÀPU))
A Polynesian word resulting from two elements: ta "to mark, to note," bu an intensifying particle, each retaining its own accent, so that it is pronounced… -
Tacámbaro, Diocese of (TACÁMBARO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the district of Mexico, in the State of Michoacán (Republic of Mexico). It has an area of 30,000 sq km with a population of 250,500… -
Tacca, Pietro
Sculptor and architect, b. at Carrara on 6 Sept. 1577, d. at Florence on 26 Oct. 1640. Having settled in Florence in 1592, he entered the school of… -
Tachard, Guy
Jesuit missionary, b. at Angoulême on 7 April 1651; d. in Bengal on 21 Oct. 1712. After several years of teaching in the Colleges of the Order, he accompanied… -
Taché, Alexandre-Antonin
Archbishop of St. Boniface, b. July 23, 1823 at Fraserville (Canada), d. at St-Boniface on June 22, 1894. In 1845 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and… -
Tachygraphy (TACHIGRAFIA)
T. (from the Greek ταχύς "swift" and γραφή "writing"), modernly called "stenography," is abbreviated writing with suitable signs and rules, for the purpose of… -
Tacitism (TACITISMO)
This name can sum up, if not actually the whole literature of "reason of state," as it flourished after the third decade of the sixteenth century, certainly… -
Tacitus, Cornelius (Cornelius Tacitus) (TACITO, CORNELIO (CORNELIUS TACITUS))
Historian, b. around 55 A.D. (at Terni?); praetor under Domitian, consul in 97, d. in 120 (cf. Tacitus, Histor., I, 1; Annal., XI, 11; Agric., 45). He was a… -
Tacitus, Marcus Claudius (TACITO, MARCO CLAUDIO, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
He reigned in the years 275-76. The killing of an emperor of high military and civil qualities such as Aurelian, while he was leading a great expedition… -
Tacna, Diocese of (TACNA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the Republic of Peru. It has an area of 27,122 sq km with a population of 125,000 inhabitants, of whom 120,000 are Catholics, distributed… -
Taddeo di Bartolo
Painter, b. in Siena around 1362, d. there in 1422; son of Bartolo di Mino, a barber, and not of the painter Bartolo di Fredi (Vasari). His earliest signed and… -
Taddeo di Sant'Adamo
TADDEO di SANT'ADAMO : v. DERESER. -
Tadini, Placido
Cardinal, b. at Moncalvo, diocese of Casale, on 11 Oct. 1759, d. at Genoa on 22 Nov. 1847. He entered the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance at a very young… -
Tadino (Gualdo)
Tadinum was a Roman city on the Flaminia, in Umbria, completely destroyed in the 10th century; from its ruins the present Gualdo T. was built further north, at… -
Tadmor
TADMOR: v. PALMIRA. -
Tagbilaran, Diocese of (TAGBILARAN, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the province of Bohol in the Philippine Islands. It has an area of 3,976 sq km with a population of 577,167 inhabitants, of whom 567,122… -
Tageno
He was chaplain and notary of Diepold, bishop of Passau, in 1184; he died at Tripoli before 3 November 1190. His master took him along to the Holy Land and… -
Tagete
TAGETE: v. ETRUSCHI, RELIGIONE degli. -
Tagino
Henry II, whose chaplain he was, imposed him as archbishop on the cathedral chapter of Magdeburg. Consecrated on 2 February 1004, T. repaired a serious failing… -
Tagliacozzo, Giovan Bernardo
Cardinal, b. at Corcumello in the Marsica, d. at Rome on 21 Jan. 1449, of the Delli Ponti family. He was appointed archbishop of Taranto on 20 Oct. 1421 and… -
Taglione (Talion) (TAGLIONE (TALIONE))
Use and penal law first set forth in the "Code of the Covenant" (Ex. 20:24; 23:12), where it deals with the compensation owed to the injured party in cases of… -
Tahiti, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands (TAHITI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
It is located in eastern Oceania and comprises all the islands of the French Establishments in Oceania, with the exception of the Marquesas Islands. The first… -
Taichow [Taizhou], Diocese of (TAICHOW, DIOCESI DI)
In the central-eastern part of the province of Chekiang, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 10 Aug. 1926 with 5 civil… -
Taichung, Apostolic Prefecture of (TAICHUNG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
The apostolic prefecture of the island of Formosa was erected on July 13, 1913. On Dec. 30, 1949 it was divided for the erection of that of Taipeh (now an… -
Taigi, Anna Maria, Blessed (TAIGI, ANNA MARIA, BEATA)
B. in Siena on May 29, 1769, d. in Rome on June 9, 1837. Having moved to Rome with her family in 1774, she had a hard life of work to support her own; in 1789… -
Taiku [Daegu], Apostolic Vicariate of (TAIKU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located in the southeastern part of Korea, it has an area of 31,293 sq km and a population of 6,400,000 inhabitants. On April 8, 1911, the ancient apostolic… -
Taine, Hippolyte (TAINE, HYPPOLITE)
Philosopher, historian, man of letters and art critic, b. at Vouziers on 21 Apr. 1828, d. at Paris on 5 March 1893. Having left the École normale of Paris… -
Taione, Bishop of Saragossa (TAIONE, VESCOVO DI SARAGOZZA)
Immediate successor of St. Braulio (d. 651). His life unfolds throughout the 7th century. He took part in the Councils of Toledo, VIII (ca. 623) and IX (a.… -
Taipei, Archdiocese of (TAIPEH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Located in the northern part of the island of Formosa, erected on 30 Dec. 1949 with the rank of apostolic prefecture by division of the ancient prefecture of… -
Taiping Rebellion (T'AI P'ING, RIVOLTA DEI)
Anti-Manchu revolutionary movement that arose and unfolded under the two emperors Xianfeng (1850-61) and Tongzhi (1861-1875). The revolt was begun and led by a… -
Taiyüan, Archdiocese of (TAIYŪAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In the center of the province of Shansi, in northern China: it is the mother mission of all the missions of Shansi. Erected in fact under the name of apostolic… -
Taktika (TAKTIKÁ)
The expression, deriving from the word taxis (= ordo), was applied to the lists of civil and ecclesiastical dignities (Notitiae dignitatum), among which the… -
Talamini, Natale
Priest, b. at Pescul (Belluno) on 25 Dec. 1808, d. there on 6 Apr. 1876. He embraced the ecclesiastical state at a very young age and distinguished himself so… -
Talamo, Salvatore
Neo-Thomist philosopher, b. in Naples on 6 Sept. 1854, d. in Rome on 21 Feb. 1932. A disciple of Sanseverino (v.) and of Signoriello (v.), he soon made his… -
Talbot, Matthew
Laborer, b. in Dublin on 2 May 1856, d. there on 7 June 1925. Raised in very straitened family circumstances and from the age of 12 obliged to earn his living… -
Talca, Diocese of (TALCA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the republic of Chile, in South America. The diocese extends through the civil provinces of Talca and Curicó and has an area of 17,000 sq… -
Talent (TALENTO)
A weight used among many ancient peoples. Among the Hebrews, according to Ex. 28:25-27, it was equivalent to 300 shekels. Depending on whether the shekel is… -
Tali [Dali], Diocese of (TALI, DIOCESI DI)
In the western part of the province of Yunnan, in southern China. It was erected as a sui iuris mission, with 33 civil sub-prefectures of the apostolic… -
Talija, Urbano
Franciscan theologian, b. at Lopud in 1859, d. at Ragusa in Dalmatia in 1943. Provincial, professor and rector of the Franciscan theological study of Ragusa… -
Talisman (TALISMANO)
TALISMANO: v. AMULETO. -
Talleyrand, Alexandre-Angélique, Duke of (TALLEYRAND, ALEXANDRE-ANGÉLIQUE, DUCA DI)
Cardinal, b. in Paris on 16 Oct. 1736, d. there on 20 June 1821. Uncle of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and former bishop of Autun, he studied at the College… -
Talleyrand Périgord, Charles-Maurice, Prince of (TALLEYRAND PÉRIGORD, CHARLES-MAURICE, PRINCIPE DI)
Bishop of Autun, diplomat and statesman, b. 2 February 1754 in Paris, d. there 17 May 1838. He entered the Seminary of St-Sulpice in 1770, received the abbey… -
Tallis, Thomas
B. ca. 1505, d. 25 Nov. 1585 at Greenwich, he was a cantor and organist of the abbey of the Holy Cross at Waltham, composer and court organist under Henry… -
Talmud (Talmūdh, «Study») (TALMUD (TALMŪDH «STUDIO»))
Great corpus of rabbinic traditions, constituted by the development that the Mishnah (v.) underwent in the following centuries. The majority of the Mishnaic… -
Tamagna, Giuseppe
Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Rome in 1747, d. there on 15 March 1798. A priest in 1772, he was a professor at the Seminary… -
Tamale, Diocese of (TAMALE, DIOCESI DI)
Located in the northern part of the Gold Coast, entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), suffragan of the archdiocese of Cape Coast.… -
Tamassia, Nino
Historian of Italian law, b. at Revere di Mantova on 1 Dec. 1860, d. at Padua on 11 Dec. 1931. After graduating at Pavia and completing his studies at… -
Tamatave [Toamasina], Vicariate Apostolic of (TAMATAVE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
On the eastern coast of the island of Madagascar. On July 17, 1832, Fr. Henri de Solages, apostolic prefect of the island of Bourbon, now Réunion, landed at… -
Tamaulipas (formerly Ciudad Victoria), Diocese of (TAMAULIPAS (GIÀ CIUDAD VICTORIA), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the state of the same name in the department of Monterrey (Republic of Mexico). It has an area of 79,861 sq km with a population of 706,900… -
Tamburini, Michelangelo
Fourteenth general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Modena on 27 Sept. 1648, d. at Rome on 28 Febr. 1730. He taught philosophy for 12 years at Bologna and… -
Tamburini, Pietro
Jansenist theologian, b. January 1, 1739 in Brescia, d. March 14, 1827. He was the brain and soul of Italian Jansenism. The terms of his life and the scope of… -
Tamburini, Tommaso
Jesuit, moralist, b. at Caltanissetta on 6 March 1591, d. at Palermo on 10 Oct. 1675. He first taught rhetoric, philosophy and dogmatic theology; then for 17… -
Tametsi
TAMETSI: v. MATRIMONIO; MATRIMONIO CLANDESTINO. -
Taming [Daming], Diocese of (TAMING, DIOCESI DI)
At the southern extremity of the province of Hopeh, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 11 March 1935 with 7 civil sub-prefectures… -
Tamisier, Marie-Marthe-Baptistine
TAMISIER, MARIE-MARTHE-BAPTISTINE: v. CONGRESSI EUCARISTICI. -
Tammuz (TAMMŪZ)
Mesopotamian god (Sumerian DUMU-ZI, Akkadian Tamūzu) of vegetation, young, flourishing again in spring after the winter death (= descent to the underworld or… -
Tammuz (THAMMUZ)
THAMMUZ: v. ADONE. -
Tampico
TAMPICO : v. TAMAULIPAS. -
Tanagra
Ancient diocese in Boeotia (Greece), suffragan of Corinth. The only known bishop is Hesychius, as appears from a letter signed by him to the emperor Leo, after… -
Tananarive [Antananarivo], Vicariate Apostolic of (TANANARIVE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the central part of Madagascar. After various unsuccessful attempts made under Queen Ranavalona I (d. 16 Aug. 1861), Radama II finally… -
Tanchelm (Tanchelinus) (TANCHELMO (TANCHELINUS))
A heresiarch independent of other contemporary groups; he was active in Zeeland, in Flanders and at Cologne, around the turn of the 11th-12th centuries; he was… -
Tancred of Hauteville (TANCREDI D'ALTAVILLA)
Prince of Antioch, b. ca. 1072, d. at Antioch on 12 Dec. 1112. He followed his uncle Bohemond in the First Crusade (1096); he fought valiantly at Nicaea… -
Tancred of Lecce (TANCREDI DI LECCE)
Norman prince, natural son of Roger of Apulia and of Emma of the counts of Lecce, himself invested from 1149 with the title of count of Lecce. In 1154 he took… -
Tancred (Tancredus) (TANCREDI (TANCREDUS))
Canonist, b. in Bologna around 1185, d. there between 1234 and 1236. Canon and then archdeacon of Bologna (1226), he is known from as early as 1214 as… -
Tandjung-Karang [Bandar Lampung], Prefecture Apostolic of (TANDJUNG-KARANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the southern part of the island of Sumatra. It comprises the residency of Teluk-Betung (formerly Lampong) and the district of Kroe (from the residency of… -
Tanganyika (TANGANICA)
Territory of southern Africa, which together with Ruanda and Urundi formed (from 1891) German East Africa; it was later renamed with its current name by the… -
Tanga, Prefecture Apostolic of (TANGA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in the northern part of Tanganyika, on the coast of the Indian Ocean, and is entrusted to the Institute of Charity (Rosminians). It was erected… -
Tanguay, Cyprien
Canadian priest and historian, b. at Québec in 1819, d. there in 1902. He studied at the Seminary of Québec; ordained a priest in 1843, he devoted himself for… -
Tanis
Ancient Egyptian city, about 25 km from present-day es-Salihijjah near the village of Şan el-Hağar on a canal that was once part of the Tanitic branch of the… -
Tanjore [Thanjavur], Diocese of (TANJORE, DIOCESI DI)
Located in south-eastern India. By decree of the S. Congr. of Propaganda Fide of 13 Nov. 1952, the diocese of St. Thomas of Meliapore, which by the agreement… -
Tannaim ("Repeaters" or "Teachers") (TANNAITI (« RIPETITORI » O « INSEGNANTI »))
Jewish doctors, earlier than the 3rd century, whose teaching is preserved in the official collection of rabbinic teaching known as the Mishnah (v.). This title… -
Tanner, Adam
Jesuit, theologian, b. at Innsbruck on 14 April 1572, d. at Unken (near Salzburg) on 25 May 1632. He taught dogmatic and moral theology and controversy for 34… -
Tannoia, Antonio
Disciple and first biographer of St. Alphonsus Liguori, b. at Corato (Bari) on 27 Sept. 1727, d. at Deliceto (Foggia) on 12 March 1808. He followed St.… -
Tanquerey, Adolphe-Alfred
Sulpician theologian, b. at Blainville (Normandy) on 1 May 1854, d. at Aix-en-Provence on 21 Feb. 1932. > (courtesy of the Procure of Saint-Sulpice, Rome) >… -
Tansillo, Luigi
Born of a Nolano family, and probably at Nola and not at Venosa, in 1510, d. at Teano on 1 Dec. 1568. A poet, courtier and soldier, he remains one of the most… -
Tanucci, Bernardo
Statesman, b. at Stia (Arezzo) on 20 Feb. 1698, d. near Naples on 29 Apr. 1783. Professor of law at Pisa, he followed Charles of Bourbon into the Kingdom of… -
Taoism (TAOISMO)
Under this name are designated the doctrines of a philosophical and mystical character set forth in the works of Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and Lieh Tzu (whose… -
Taparelli d'Azeglio, Luigi
Jesuit philosopher, b. in Turin on 24 Nov. 1793, d. in Rome on 21 Sept. 1862. Prospero (such was his baptismal name, changed to Luigi upon entering the… -
Taphnis (TAPHNE)
An Egyptian city (Ez. 30:18) where, after the assassination of Gedaliah, many Jews sought asylum in order to escape the reprisals of the Babylonians (Jer.… -
Tapper, Ruard
Theologian, b. at Enkhuizen (Belgium) on 14 Feb. 1487, d. at Brussels on 2 March 1559. A disciple of Adriaan Florensz (the future Adrian VI) at the University… -
Tarahumara, Prefecture Apostolic of (TARAHUMARA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in northern Mexico and is a vast region enclosed among the high mountains of the western Sierra Madre. It is inhabited by a tribe whose name… -
Taramelli, Torquato
Geologist, b. at Bergamo on 15 Oct. 1845, d. at Pavia on 31 March 1922. He was set on the study of geology by his teacher Stoppiani. At the age of 21 he began… -
Tarancon, Emanuele Gioacchino
Cardinal, b. at Covarrubias, diocese of Sigüenza, on 20 March 1782, d. at Seville on 25 Aug. 1862. After having held the offices of professor of law and rector… -
Taranto, Archdiocese of (TARANTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Metropolitan see and capital city of the province of the same name in southern Italy (Apulia). It has an area of 1,100 sq km with a population of 338,000… -
Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, Saint (TARASIO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI, SANTO)
B. c. 730, d. in 806. Son of the civil prefect of Constantinople, he became president of the imperial Chancery (proto a secretis) under the empress Irene, who… -
Tarazona, Diocese of (TARAZONA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the provinces of Saragossa and Navarre in Spain. It has an area of 4,713 sq km with a population of 158,967 inhabitants, all Catholics… -
Tarbes and Lourdes, Diocese of (TARBES E LOURDES DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese, seat of the department of Hautes-Pyrénées (southwestern France), situated on the left bank of the Adour. It has been united with Lourdes… -
Tarcisius, Saint, Martyr (TARSICIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He suffered martyrdom probably in the second half of the 3rd century or at the beginning of the 4th century. The oldest document that speaks of him is the poem… -
Tarditi, Ildefonso
Piarist, b. at Mondovì on 14 Dec. 1704, d. at Rome on 30 Dec. 1790. Devoted for many years to teaching, he had illustrious pupils, such as Cardinals Malvezzi… -
Tareev, Mikhail Mikhailovich (TARĚEV, MICHAIL MICHAILOVIČ)
Russian theologian and philosopher (1867-1934). A doctor of theology and professor of moral theology at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Moscow, he was, according… -
Tarentaise, Diocese of (TARANTASIA, DIOCESI DI)
In the department of Savoy (France) with the episcopal residence at Moutiers. The diocese extends over more than 2447 sq. km. in the district of Moutiers and… -
Targhelie
A festival celebrated in Athens and in some Ionian cities in honor of Apollo on the 6th and 7th of the month Thargelion (= May-June). On the 6th a purification… -
Targum (TARGŪM)
Aramaic paraphrase of the Old Testament. The term is a participle from the Aramaic root tirghēm (or rather rāgham) "to interpret, to translate" (cf. Estd. 4… -
Tarija, Diocese of (TARIJA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Bolivia (South America). It has an area of 24,786 sq km and a population of 96,000 inhabitants, of whom 95,000 are Catholics; it has 10… -
Tarin, Francisco de Paula
Jesuit missionary, b. 12 Oct. 1849 at Godelleta (Valencia), d. at Seville on 12 Dec. 1910. Having entered the Society of Jesus (1873) and been assigned to the… -
Tarlati di Pietramala, Galeotto
Cardinal, son of Magio, born in Arezzo, died at Vienne in the Dauphiné in 1396. He belonged to a Ghibelline family that ruled in Arezzo in the 11th-15th… -
Tarnów, Diocese of (TARNOVIA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Poland. It has an area of 9,025 sq km with a population of 982,000 inhabitants, of whom 979,800 are Catholics, distributed in 342 parishes… -
Tarolli, Domenico
Missionary in Burma, b. at Castello di Condino (Trento) on 18 Oct. 1797, d. 15 Dec. 1882 in Burma. A priest in 1822, parish priest in his native town until… -
Tarozzi, Vincenzo
Humanist and ascetical writer, b. at Castelfranco Bolognese on 11 June 1849, d. in Rome on 17 Dec. 1918. Having entered the Seminary of Bologna on 17 Oct.… -
Tarphon, Rabbi (TARPHÔN, RABBÎ)
Tannaite of the third generation, also mentioned by St. Jerome (In Is., 8, 11 ff.; PL 24, 122), who calls him Telphon (ed. Vallarsi). He was of priestly stock… -
Tarquinia and Civitavecchia, Diocese of (TARQUINIA E CIVITAVECCHIA, DIOCESI DI)
A diocese and two small towns, the first in the province of Viterbo, the second in the province of Rome. The diocese has an area of over 595 sq km, with a… -
Tarquini, Camillo
Jesuit, cardinal, canonist and archaeologist, b. at Marta (diocese of Montefiascone) on 27 Sept. 1810, d. at Rome on 15 Febr. 1874. He was professor of canon… -
Tarra, Giulio
Priest, educator and writer, b. in Milan on 25 Apr. 1832, d. there on 10 June 1880. A priest in 1855, he was appointed that same year director of the Institute… -
Tarragona, Archdiocese of (TARRAGONA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Metropolitan see and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 2,394 sq km with a population of 215,000 inhabitants, all… -
Tarsia
A craft practice consisting in joining on the surface fragments or veneers of differently colored woods in order to obtain, also by means of black mastic in… -
Tarsilla, Saint (TARSILLA, SANTA)
Aunt of St. Gregory the Great, to whom we owe the few facts that are known. She is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on December 24. Having consecrated… -
Tarsus (Ταχάς) (TARSO (ΤΑΧΆΣ))
A city of Cilicia (Acts 22:3), on a plain, once fertile, irrigated by the Cydnus, which in ancient times ran through the built-up area and near which the… -
Tartaret (Tataret), Pierre
Celebrated Scotist and secular theologian (perhaps a Franciscan tertiary), at the University of Paris, of which he was rector in 1490. An interpreter of the… -
Tartarotti, Girolamo
Scholar, b. at Rovereto on 2 Jan. 1706, d. there on 16 May 1761. He was a friend of Scipione Maffei, of Apostolo Zeno and of Muratori. At Rovereto he founded… -
Tarugi, Francesco Maria
Cardinal, b. at Montepulciano on 27 Aug. 1525, d. at Rome on 11 June 1608. Nephew of Julius III and a blood relative of Marcellus II, brilliant, cultured… -
Taschereau, Elzéar-Alexandre
Cardinal, b. at Ste-Marie de la Beauce (province of Québec) on 17 Feb. 1820, d. at Québec on 12 Apr. 1898. A descendant of an old family from Touraine that… -
Tasmania
TASMANIA: V. AUSTRALIA. -
Tassa Innocenziana
Under this name is indicated the body of preceptive and directive norms issued under Innocent XI to standardize ecclesiastical taxes. They were due to the… -
Tasse di Curia
These are the contributions that the Dicasteries of the Holy See require from petitioners or parties, in order to cover, with them, at least in part, the… -
Tasse Ecclesiastiche
They are, alongside spontaneous contributions - donations, dispositions of last will, oblations (v.) -, one of the sources of the Church's income, which has… -
Tassilo II, Duke of Bavaria (TASSILONE II, DUCA DI BAVIERA)
Son of Chiltrude, sister of Pepin the Short, he succeeded his father Odilo thanks to the intervention of his uncle (748); d. ca. 13 Dec. 798. Although he had… -
Tassoni, Alessandro
Poet, b. at Modena on 28 Sept. 1565, d. there on 25 Apr. 1635. After his studies at Bologna and Ferrara, he moved to Rome in 1597 and remained there for a long… -
Tasso, Torquato
Born at Sorrento on 11 March 1544 to Bernardo and Porzia de' Rossi, he spent his early childhood in Naples with his mother and sister, whom he left (the former… -
Tatian (TAZIANO)
"Christian apologist" of the 2nd century. Very little is known of his life. He himself tells us that he was born "in the land of the Assyrians," that he had… -
Tatti, Jacopo
TATTI, JACOPO: v. SANSOVINO, JACOPO. -
Tattooing (TATUAGGIO)
From the word tatu of the Polynesians of Tahiti, tattooing belongs to the category of artificial deformations (of the nose, ear, neck, etc.) in use among… -
Tatung [Datong], Diocese of (TATUNG, DIOCESI DI)
In the north-eastern part of the province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 14 March 1922 with 6 civil sub-prefectures… -
Taubaté, Diocese of (TAUBATÉ, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of São Paulo, in Brazil. It has an area of 10,050 sq km, with a population of 397,954 inhabitants, of whom 350,000 are Catholics.… -
Tauler, Johannes (TAULERO (TAULER), JOHANNES)
Dominican preacher and mystic, b. at Strasbourg around the year 1300 (Auer) or 1304 (Théry), d. there on 16 June 1361. His tombstone is in the Neuen Kirche. He… -
Tauriano
Ancient episcopal see of Calabria, aggregated to Mileto in 1086. It was a maritime city, between Medma and Palmi, near present-day Gioia Tauro. In all… -
Taurino, Gian Paolo
Jesuit carver, b. in Milan on 31 May 1580, d. there on 1 May 1656. He entered the Order on 22 Oct. 1597 together with his elder brother, Giacomo. Since both… -
Taurobolium (TAUROBOLIO)
A ceremony originating in Asia Minor, where it was connected with the cult of the great female deity, and which from Phrygia (whose testimonies go back only to… -
Tauropolia (TAUROPÓLIA)
A Greek festival celebrated in the Attic deme of Halae in honor of Artemis Tauropolos, the ancient bull goddess whose cult came from Asia Minor. The only… -
Tavella, Giovanni, known as da Tossignano, Blessed (TAVELLA, GIOVANNI, DETTO DA TOSSIGNANO, BEATO)
Bishop of Ferrara, b. at Tossignano in 1368, d. at Ferrara on 24 July 1446. Of a modest family, he studied law at Bologna (28 July 1408), and entered the… -
Taverna, Giuseppe
Priest, educator, b. at Piacenza on 14 March 1764, d. at Parma on 20 Apr. 1820. Ordained a priest, he was a teacher at Piacenza, in the college of S. Pietro… -
Tax (IMPOSTA)
IMPOSTA: v. TRIBUTO. -
Taxil, Léo
Writer and mystifier, whose name was Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, b. in Marseille on 20 March 1854, d. at Sceaux on 30 March 1907. He first devoted himself to… -
Taylor, Frances Margaret
In religion Mother Mary Magdalene, foundress of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God, b. at Stoke Rochford (Lincolnshire) on 20 Jan. 1832, d. in London on 9… -
Taylorism (TAYLORISMO)
Scientific organization of labor, which arose in America at the end of the 19th century through the work of F. W. Taylor. In the author's original conception… -
Tazzoli, Enrico
Priest, b. at Canneto on 19 April 1812, d. at Belfiore on 7 December 1852. Professor of philosophy at the Mantuan Seminary and a renowned preacher, he joined…