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Lukewarmness (TIEPIDEZZA)
A disposition of the soul that is neither cold nor hot (Rev. 3:15-16) and, while not being in a state of sin or spiritual death, lacks the fervor and dynamism… -
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… -
Tunki [Tunxi], Apostolic Prefecture of (TUNKI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the south-eastern part of the province of Anhwei, in central China. It was erected on 22 February 1937 with 6 civil sub-prefectures of the mission of Wuhu… -
Tunstall, Cuthbert
Theologian and bishop, b. at Hackforth c. 1474, d. in London on 18 Nov. 1559. Having graduated at Oxford, he was appointed bishop of London by Henry VIII in… -
Tuntang, Archdiocese of (TUNTANG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TUNTANG, ARCIDIOCESI di: v. PECHINO, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Tura, Cosimo, called Cosmè (TURA, COSIMO, DETTO COSMÉ)
Painter, b. at Guarda Ferrarese around 1430 and d. at Ferrara in April 1495. From an examination of his youthful works, such as the precious small panel of the… -
Turati, Filippo
Politician, founder of the Italian Socialist Party, b. at Canzo (Como) on 27 Nov. 1857, d. in exile in Paris on 30 March 1932. He made his debut in 1883 with… -
Turchi, Adedato
Capuchin, orator, bishop. Born at Parma on 5 Aug. 1724, died there on 2 Sept. 1803. He entered the Capuchins at Carpi on 21 Aug. 1739. Within his Order he held… -
Turco-Mongols (TURCO-MONGOLI)
I. The Turkish peoples have spread across Asia and Europe. In southeastern Europe there are the Ottoman Turks of Anatolia, the only ones who have preserved the… -
Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich (TURGENEV, IVAN SERGEEVIĆ)
Russian writer, b. at Orel on 28 Oct. 1818, d. on 22 Aug. 1883 at Bougival in France. He spent a great part of his life in France and in Germany and is… -
Turibius, Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Saint (TORIBIO, ALFONSO DE MOGROVEJO, SANTO)
Born in 1538 (?), died on 23 March 1606. He was a student of jurisprudence at the University of Salamanca, and in 1575 president of the "Consejo de la… -
Turibius (Thoribus, Turribus), Saint (TURIBIO (THORIBUS, TURRIBUS), SANTO)
Bishop of Astorga (Galicia) in the middle of the 5th century. After being absent from his homeland for many years, apparently for the purpose of ascertaining… -
Turibulum (TURIBOLO)
From Lat. thus, thuris "incense", it is a metal vessel for burning perfumes, whose religious use is attested, in the West as in the East, by archaeological… -
Turigicati
TURIGICATI: v. LAPSI. -
Turin, Archdiocese of (TORINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
At the time of its foundation the diocese of Turin comprised the whole territory between the dioceses of Ivrea, Asti, Acqui, Alba, Albenga and Embrun, from the… -
Turinaz, Charles-François
Bishop, b. at Chambéry on 2 Feb. 1838, d. at Nancy on 19 Oct. 1918. In Rome he took his doctorate in theology and in canon law at the Collegio Romano. For some… -
Turin Society of Saint Joseph (PIA SOCIETÀ TORINESE DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
It was founded in Turin on 19 March 1873 by the servant of God Fr. Leonardo Murialdo, to give poor and abandoned youth a Christian education, professional and… -
Turio
Ancient city of Magna Graecia in the Gulf of Taranto, founded by the survivors of Sybaris, a short distance from the ancient and opulent city. Pliny places it… -
Turkey (TURCHIA)
The Turkish Republic, proclaimed on 31 Oct. 1923, is the state that emerged from the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and from the national revival promoted… -
Turkmenistan, Republic of (TURKMENISTAN, REPUBBLICA DEL)
TURKMENISTAN, REPUBBLICA del: v. U.R.S.S. -
Turmel, Joseph
Modernist theologian, b. at Rennes on 13 Dec. 1859, d. there on 5 Feb. 1943. He was ordained a priest on 3 June 1882 and appointed professor of dogmatic… -
Turpiloquy (TURPILOQUIO)
It is speech about base things, which supply the intellect and the will with matter for dishonest thoughts and actions. Already St. Paul warned Christians… -
Turpin (Tulpino, Turpino) (TILPINO (TULPINO, TURPINO))
Benedictine, archbishop of Reims, b. in the first half of the 8th century, d. at Reims on 2 September 800. A monk at St. Denis, elected archbishop of Reims in… -
Turrettini
A Lucchese family, whose founder, FRANCESCO, left Lucca in 1574 and settled in Geneva in 1593. Among his descendants the following became famous: BENEDETTO… -
Tursi, Diocese of (TURSI, DIOCESI DI)
TURSI, DIOCESI di: v. ANGLONA E TURSI, DIOCESE of. > TUSCANIA, DIOCESE of - The 8th-century crypt. - Tuscania, church of St. Peter. -
Tuscania, Diocese of (TUSCANIA, DIOCESI DI)
In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, united with the diocese of Viterbo (v., also for the statistical data). T. rises on the slope of a tufa hill; of Etruscan… -
Tuscany (TOSCANA)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - It is the largest of the historical regions of peninsular Italy (23,000 sq. km.). As such it comprises terrains of very different nature and… -
Tusculum, Counts of (TUSCOLO, CONTI DI)
A great family of the 11th century, descended from Theophylact (v.). In their eagerness to contest primacy with the Crescenzi (v.), whose fortune was bound up… -
Tusculum, Diocese of (TUSCOLO, DIOCESI DI)
TUSCOLO, DIOCESI di: v. FRASCATI, DIOCESI di. -
Tutelage-Tutor (TUTELA-TUTORE)
Guardianship (tutela, patrocinium, praesentia) is, according to the jurist Servius (fr. 1, pr. D. 26, 1): « vis ac potestas ad tuendum eum, qui propter aetatem… -
Tuticorin [Thoothukudi], Diocese of (TUTICORIN, DIOCESI DI)
Located in south-eastern India, it faces the Gulf of Mannar (ancient Pescaria or Pearl Fishery Coast) in the sea that separates India from the island of… -
Tu Trinitatis Unitas
Hymn of Friday Matins, by an unknown author of the 5th century. It is found in codices of the 9th century. It is a profession of faith and a song of love to… -
Tuy, Diocese of (TUY, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the westernmost part of Spain; suffragan of the metropolitan see of St. James of Compostela. It has an area of 1,895 sq km with a… -
Tuziorism (TUZIORISMO)
From opinio tutior (= "safer opinion"), it is one of the moral systems (v.) that arose to resolve problems relating to conscience (v.), when it finds itself in…