T
848 articles · 92 under To · English index · Indice italiano-
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… -
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…