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Tianjin, Diocese of(TIENTSIN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 75 TIENTSIN, DIOCESE of. — In the northeastern part of the province of Hopeh, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate, under the…
TiaraVol. XII, p. 63 TIARA. - From the Greek τάρα, synonymous with φάγιον (= turban), a head covering proper to the pope, of conical shape adorned with three crowns (= triregnum),…
Tiarini, AlessandroVol. XII, p. 64 TIARINI, ALESSANDRO. — Painter, born in Bologna on 23 March 1577, died there on 8 February 1668. He began his artistic training with Prospero Fontana and…
Tibaldi, PellegrinoVol. XII, p. 64 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…
Tiberias(TIBERIADE)Vol. XII, p. 65 TIBERIADE. – City of Palestine, situated almost at the center of the western shore of the lake of the same name, founded near ancient Reccath (Ios. 19:36)…
TibetVol. XII, p. 67 TIBET. — A vast, elevated plateau (averaging 5,000 m), situated between the Himalayas and the Kuen Lun; entirely desert in the west, with some pastureland in…
Tiburium(TIBURIO)Vol. XII, p. 73 TIBURIO. – This is the name given to a polygonal, segmental covering, externally faced with masonry that supports a pyramidal roof. Very frequent in the…
Tiburtius, Saint, Martyr(TIBURZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XII, p. 73 TIBURZIO, saint, martyr. - He was buried on the Via Labicana in the cemetery inter duas lauros. Nothing is known concerning his life or the time of his…
Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus, Saints, Martyrs(TIBURZIO, VALERIANO E MASSIMO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. XII, p. 73 TIBURZIO, VALERIANO and MASSIMO, saints, martyrs. — The kinship between V. and T. is attested only by Acta et passio beatissimae martyris Caeciliae, Valeriani…
Ticonius(TICONIO)Vol. XII, p. 75 TICONIO. - Donatist writer, although excommunicated by his own party, d. ca. 400. He had written: De bello intestino libri tres and Expositiones diversarum…
TiddisVol. XII, p. 75 TIDDIS. – An ancient diocese in Numidia, in present-day Algeria, now a titular see. It is the ancient «Castellum Tidditanum», 40 km from Constantine. It is now…
Tiefenthaler, Joseph(TIEFFENTALLER, JOSEPH)Vol. XII, p. 75 TIEFFENTALLER, JOSEPH. - Jesuit missionary and geographer, b. at Salorno (Bolzano) on 24 Apr. 1710, d. at Laknau (India) on 5 July 1785. Having entered the…
TiepidezzaVol. XII, p. 76 TIEPIDEZZA. — A disposition of the soul that is neither cold nor hot (Apoc. 3:15–16) and, although not in a state of sin or spiritual death, lacks the fervor…
Tiepolo, Gian DomenicoVol. XII, p. 79 decoration of Palazzo Labia, in which, collaborating with Mengozzi-Colonna, he marvelously frescoed the Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra and the Banquet of…
Tiepolo, Giovanni BattistaVol. XII, p. 76 TIEPOLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. – Painter, born in Venice on 5 March 1696, died in Madrid on 27 March 1770. Son of Domenico, a “parcenevole di vascello,” that is,…
Tiepolo, Lorenzo BaldisseraVol. XII, p. 81 in a greater crowding of the figures, in a certain disproportion between the principal and secondary characters, in the somewhat acidulous taste of the color,…
Tierradentro, Apostolic Prefecture of(TIERRADENTRO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 82 TIERRADENTRO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di. — It is situated in the center of the Cordillera of Colombia, at a high altitude. It was established on 13 May 1921…
Tiglath-PileserVol. XII, p. 82 TIGLATH-PILESER: v. THEGLATH-PHALASAR III.
Tigray(TIGRAI)Vol. XII, p. 82 TIGRAI. – Apostolic prefecture erected on 15 March 1937 by the apostolic constitution Quo in Aethiopiae regionibus (AAS, 29 [1937], pp. 357–58). It comprises…
Tigris(TIGRI)Vol. XII, p. 82 TIGRI. - One of the two great rivers—the eastern one—that flow from the eastern borders of Asia Minor in a south-easterly direction as far as the Persian Gulf,…
TigzirtVol. XII, p. 82 TIGZIRT. — Modern village on the ruins of Roman Rusucurru in Mauretania Caesariensis, present-day Algeria. Rusucurru is mentioned by Pliny (Hist. nat., V, 2,…
Tihamer, TóthVol. XII, p. 85 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…
Tikhon (Vasiliy Ivanovich), Belavin(TICHON (WASSILIJ JVANOVIĆ), BELLAVIN)Vol. XII, p. 74 TICHON (WASSILIJ JVANOVIĆ), BELLAVIN. — Patriarch of Moscow, born 17 January 1865 at Toropec, died 7 April 1925 at Moscow. Having completed his studies at the…
Tikhon of Zadonsk(TICHON DI ZADONSK)Vol. XII, p. 74 TICHON di ZADONSK. – One of the most prominent and popular figures in Russian hagiography. Born at Novgorod in 1724, died at Zadonsk on 13 August 1783. He was…
Tillemont, Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de(TILLEMONT, LOUIS-SÉBASTIEN, LE NAIN DE)Vol. XII, p. 85 TILLEMONT, LOUIS-SÉBASTIEN, LE NAIN de. – French scholar and historian, b. in Paris on 30 November 1637, d. there on 10 January 1698. Educated in Paris in a…
Tilpino (Tulpino, Turpino)Vol. XII, p. 86 TILPINO (TULPINO, TURPINO). - Benedictine, archbishop of Reims, born in the first half of the 8th century, died at Reims on 2 Sept. 800. A monk at S. Dionigi,…
Timavus(TIMAVO)Vol. XII, p. 86 TIMAVO. – The sources of the river, which after 40 km. of underground course emerges from the rock by the sea, were the site of a very ancient cult, which myth…
Time(TEMPO)Vol. XI, p. 1144 TIME. — In general, the interval between two successive events, it is often imagined as a homogeneous and immutable flow in which events occur; more precisely,…
TimgadVol. XII, p. 86 TIMGAD. — This is ancient Thamugadi in Numidia, in present-day Algeria. The legate L. Munatius Gallus of the III Augusta Legion traced its perimeter, enclosed…
Timișoara, Diocese of(TIMISOARA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 87 TIMISOARA, DIOCESE OF. – City and diocese in Romania. It has an area of 24,755 sq. km. and a population of 1,300,000 inhabitants, of whom 380,000 are…
Timmins, Diocese of(TIMMINS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 87 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…
Timon, Saint(TIMONE, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 88 TIMONE, saint. — 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.…
Timothy (Τιμόθεος), Saint(TIMOTEO (ΤΥΌΘΕΟΣ), SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 90 TIMOTEO (Τυόθεος), saint. – Collaborator and beloved disciple of St. Paul, born at Lystra in Lycaonia to a pagan father and a Jewish (or proselyte) mother,…
Timothy I, Nestorian Patriarch(TIMOTEO I, PATRIARCA NESTORIANO)Vol. XII, p. 92 TIMOTEO I, NESTORIAN PATRIARCH. – Born in 727 or 728 at Hazzà near Arbela, he died in 823. A monk in the monastery of St. George, he later became bishop of…
Timothy II, Nestorian Patriarch(TIMOTEO II, PATRIARCA NESTORIANO)Vol. XII, p. 92 TIMOTEO II, Nestorian patriarch. He succeeded in 1318 the famous Mongol patriarch Jahballāhā III and held the office until 1332. After him begins the rapid…
Timothy of Constantinople(TIMOTEO DI COSTANTINOPOLI)Vol. XII, p. 92 TIMOTEO di COSTANTINOPOLI. – Priest and treasurer of the church of S. Sofia. He wrote, between the sixth and seventh centuries, under the title On Those Who…
Timothy of Jerusalem(TIMOTEO DI GERUSALEMME)Vol. XII, p. 92 TIMOTEO DI GERUSALEMME. — Fictitious name of a Byzantine sacred orator. To T., a presbyter of Jerusalem, is attributed in some manuscripts (while others bear…
Timothy, Saint, Martyr(TIMOTEO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XII, p. 91 TIMOTEO, saint, martyr. — He is already commemorated in the Deponitio martyrum on 22 Aug. on the Via Ostiense. On the same date he is commemorated in the…
Tindal, MatthewVol. XII, p. 93 TINDAL, MATTHEW. – English philosopher, born at Beer Ferrers (Devonshire) in 1656, died at Oxford in 1733. Having converted to Catholicism, he returned to…
Tine, Diocese of(TINE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 93 TINE, DIOCESI di : v. NAXOS, DIOCESI di.
Tingzhou, Diocese of(TINGCHOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 93 TINGCHOW, DIOCESE of. — In the southwestern part of Fukien province, in southern China. It was established as an apostolic prefecture on 27 December 1923, with…
Tino di Camaino di Crescenzio di DiotisalviVol. XII, p. 93 TINO DI CAMAINO DI CRESCENZIO DI DIOTISALVI. – Sculptor and architect, b. in Siena around 1280, d. in Naples in 1336 or 1337. The earliest evidence of his…
TinosVol. XII, p. 94 TINOS. - Catholic bishopric of the island of the same name. Bishops of T. took part in the Fifth (553), Sixth (680), and Seventh (787) Ecumenical Councils. At…
Tintoretto (Robusti), Jacopo, detto Il(TINTORETTO, JACOPO ROBUSTI DETTO IL)Vol. XII, p. 94 TINTORETTO, JACOPO ROBUSTI known as il - Born in Venice between 1518 and 1519. This date, in contrast with that given by Ridolfi (1512) and Borghini (1524),…
Tipaldo, EmilioVol. XII, p. 95 TIPALDO, EMILIO. – Born in Cephalonia on 8 October 1798, died at Mirano (Venice) on 31 March 1878. Having moved to the Veneto in 1810, from 1826 he was…
TipasaVol. XII, p. 95 TIPASA. — A town of Mauretania Caesariensis (present-day Algeria) on the shores of the Mediterranean, 70 km west of Algiers. Probably founded by the…
Tipiṭaka(TIPIŢAKA)Vol. XII, p. 99 TIPIṬAKA (Sanskrit TRIPIṬAKA): v. TRIPIṬAKA.
TipografiaVol. XII, p. 100 TIPOGRAFIA. – The discovery of printing, whose consequences were to be incalculable, was encouraged by the circumstance that the copyists could no longer…
Tiraboschi, GirolamoVol. XII, p. 105 TIRABOSCHI, GIROLAMO. — Historian, born in Bergamo on 18 December 1731, died in Modena on 3 June 1794. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1746, taught…
TiranaVol. XII, p. 106 TIRANA. - Capital of the Albanian State, founded about 1600 by the Turks, situated E. of Durazzo and NE. of Elbassan, on the course of the Ishmi (Drin) river.…
Tiraspol, Diocese of(TIRASPOL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 107 TIRASPOL, DIOCESE OF – A suffragan of Mohilev, it comprises southern Russia from the Dniester almost to the Ural River. The diocese was established on 3 July…
Tirinus (Le Thiry), IacobusVol. XII, p. 108 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…
Tirso de MolinaVol. XII, p. 109 TIRSO DE MOLINA. – Poet, b. in Madrid in March 1584 (and not in 1570, as has erroneously been repeated), d. in the convent of Soria on 12 March 1648. T. de M.…
Tiruchirapally, Diocese of(TIRUCHIRAPALLY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 110 TIRUCHIRAPALLY, DIOCESE of. — It is situated in south-eastern India and borders the dioceses of Madhurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Kumbakonam, and Tanjore. It was…
Tiruchirappalli, Diocese of(TRICHINOPOLY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 337 TRICHINOPOLY, DIOCESI di: V. TIRUCHIRAPALLI, DIOCESI di.
TiruvallaVol. XII, p. 110 TIRUVALLA. – Suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholics of Trivandrum in India. It was erected on 11 June 1932 by the apostolic constitution Christo…
Tishri(TIŠRÍ)Vol. XII, p. 112 TIŠRÍ. - The first month of the Jewish calendar, corresponding to September–October in our calendar. The first day of t. (the name of which does not occur in…
Tisi, BenvenutoVol. XII, p. 111 TISI, BENVENUTO: v. GAROFALO, IL.
Tiso, JozefVol. XII, p. 111 TISO, JOZEF. – Priest and politician, b. 13 Oct. 1887, at Vel'ká Bytča, d. 18 Apr. 1947 at Bratislava. Born into a farming family, he pursued his studies at…
Tissot, JosephVol. XII, p. 112 TISSOT, JOSEPH. – Ascetical writer, b. at Annecy on 1 September 1840, d. on 2 August 1894. Having entered the Institute of the Missionaries of St. Francis de…
Titans (Τιτᾶνες)(TITANI (ΤΙΤΆΝΕΣ))Vol. XII, p. 112 TITANI (Τιτάνες). — From the union of Uranus and Gea were born the T., gigantic beings endowed with prodigious strength. The Theogony names 12 of them (v.…
Titelmans, FranciscusVol. XII, p. 113 TITELMANS, FRANCISCUS. - Franciscan theologian, born at Hasselt (Belgium) in 1502 or shortly before, died in 1537. He studied philosophy at the University of…
Titian, Vecellio(TIZIANO, VECELLIO)Vol. XII, p. 129 TIZIANO, VECELLIO. – Painter, born in Pieve di Cadore, probably around 1488–90, died in Venice on 27 August 1576. Son of Gregorio and Lucia, brother of…
Title of Ordination(TITOLO DELL'ORDINAZIONE)Vol. XII, p. 120 TITLE OF ORDINATION. – It consists in the guarantee of a life income sufficient for the ordinand’s decent support (can. 979 § 2). I. HISTORICAL NOTES. — In the…
Titles of Dignity(TITOLI DI DIGNITÀ)Vol. XII, p. 120 TITLES OF DIGNITY. — These are verbal designations capable of completing a person’s identity, and thus serving a function that is at once identificatory and…
Tito, EttoreVol. XII, p. 114 TITO, ETTORE. - Painter, born at Castellammare di Stabia on 15 Dec. 1859, died at Venice on 26 June 1941. A pupil for a short time in Naples of the Dutchman…
Titulars of the Churches(TITOLARI DELLE CHIESE)Vol. XII, p. 115 TITULAR CHURCHES. — Official designation assigned to a church or an oratory. I. PRESENT-DAY PRACTICE. — Every church, consecrated or solemnly blessed, every…
Titus (T. Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor(TITO (T. FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS) IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. XII, p. 114 TITO (T. Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), ROMAN EMPEROR. – Son of Vespasian, born in Rome on 30 December 39 A.D., died at Aquae Cutiliae (today Cotilia, near…
Titus (Τίτος), Saint(TITO (ΤΊΤΟΣ), SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 113 TITO (Τίτος), saint. — A pagan by origin and perhaps an Antiochene, he was a companion and able collaborator of St. Paul, especially in restoring peace to the…
Titus of Bostra(TITO DI BOSTRA)Vol. XII, p. 114 TITO di BOSTRA. – Died before 378, author of a work in 4 books against the Manichaeans, preserved complete in Syriac and in part in Greek. The refutation has a…
Tivoli, Diocese of(TIVOLI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 124 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,…
Tixeront, JosephVol. XII, p. 129 TIXERONT, JOSEPH. – Sulpician theologian, born on 19 March 1856 at Ennezat (Puy-de-Dôme), died at Lyon on 3 September 1925. A pupil of Duchesne (v.), he was…
Tizzani, VincenzoVol. XII, p. 132 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…
