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Tu Natale Solium ProtegeVol. XII, p. 392 « TU NATALE SOLIUM PROTEGE ». — Hymn of Lauds in the Office of s. Martina, composed by Urbano VIII. It is the continuation of « Martinae celebri » (v.). It is…
Tu Trinitatis UnitasVol. XII, p. 419 « TU TRINITATIS UNITAS ». — Hymn of Friday Matins, by an unknown author of the fifth century. It is found in ninth-century manuscripts. It is a profession of…
Tuam, Archdiocese of(TUAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 380 TUAM, ARCHDIOCESE of. — City and archdiocese in western Ireland. It has an area of 7,560 square miles and a population of 158,400 inhabitants, of whom 147,300…
Tubal-Cain (Heb. Túbhal Qájin, Septuagint Θοβέλ καὶ Ἦν)(TUBALCAIN (EBR. TÚBHAL QÁJIN, SETTANTA ΘΟΒΈΛ ΚΑῚ ἮΝ))Vol. XII, p. 385 TUBALCAIN (Hebr. Túbhal qájin, Septuagint Θοβέλ καὶ ἦν). — Son of Lamech (v.), in the fifth generation descended from Cain. He “sharpened (that is, began the…
Tuberculosis(TUBERCOLOSI)Vol. XII, p. 385 TUBERCOLOSIS. – An infectious disease generally following a chronic course, but sometimes tumultuous and fulminant, produced by a particular bacillus…
TubilustriumVol. XII, p. 387 TUBILUSTRIUM. – A Roman festival that appears twice in the “Numan” calendar, the first celebrated on 23 March (the last day of the Quinquatries), the second on…
Tucson, Diocese of(TUCSON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 388 TUCSON, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles, State of Arizona, U.S.A. It has an area of 57,000 sq. km., with a total…
Tucumán, Diocese of(TUCUMAN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 388 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…
Tudela, Diocese of(TUDELA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 388 TUDELA, DIOCESI di: v. TABAZONA, DIOCESI di.
Tuguegarao, Diocese of(TUGUEGARAO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 388 TUGUEGARAO, DIOCESE of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon (Philippine Islands). It comprises the north-eastern part…
Tuki, RafäelVol. XII, p. 388 TUKI, RAFÄEL. — Coptic bishop of Arsinoe, man of letters and liturgist, born in Girga (Upper Egypt) into a heterodox Coptic family in 1701, died in Rome on 16…
Tulancingo, Diocese of(TULANCINGO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 389 TULANCINGO, DIOCESE of. – 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…
Tulle, Diocese of(TULLE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 389 TULLE, DIOCESE of. — Diocese and capital city of the department of Corrèze, formerly of Lower Limousin in France. It has an area of 5,887 sq. km. and a…
Tulsa, Diocese of(TULSA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 390 TULSA, DIOCESI di : v. OKLAHOMA E TULSA, DIOCESI di.
Tumaco, Apostolic Prefecture of(TUMACO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 390 TUMACO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE. – It is situated on the south-western coasts of Colombia. The territory was established as a prefecture on 1 May 1927 and…
Tumor(TUMORE)Vol. XII, p. 390 TUMOR. – From tumor = swelling, more properly called “neoplasm” (from the Greek = new formation), is an atypical proliferation of elements of the organism’s…
Tungchow, Apostolic Prefecture of(TUNGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 392 TUNGCHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the centre of the province of Shensi (northern China). It was erected as a mission sui iuris on 3 Nov. 1931, with 12…
Tunic(TUNICA)Vol. XII, p. 392 TUNICA. – A word from the Indo-European root tun, “to cover, tighten, bind”; diminutives: tunicula, tunicella; Italian: tonaca. Corresponding to the Greek…
TunisiaVol. XII, p. 395 TUNISIA. – Arab state of North Africa, independent until 1881, then (Treaty of Bardo) a French protectorate, and since 1946 an associated state within the…
Tunja, Diocese of(TUNJA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 397 TUNJA, DIOCESE OF. - 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,…
TunkersVol. XII, p. 397 TUNKERS. – Derogatory name given to the German Baptists, also called Dunkers. I. HISTORY. - This branch of the Baptists was founded at Marienborn (Wetterau) in…
Tunki, Apostolic Prefecture of(TUNKI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 397 TUNKI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the south-eastern part of the province of Anhwei, in central China. It was erected on 22 Feb. 1937 from 6 civil…
Tunstall, CuthbertVol. XII, p. 397 TUNSTALL, CUTHBERT. – Theologian and bishop, born at Hackforth around 1474, died in London on 18 November 1559. After graduating from Oxford, he was appointed…
Tuntang, Archdiocese of(TUNTANG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 397 TUNTANG, ARCIDIOCESI di: v. PECHINO, ARCIDIOCESI di.
Tura, Cosimo, called Cosmè(TURA, COSIMO, DETTO COSMÉ)Vol. XII, p. 397 TURA, COSIMO, called COSMÉ. – Painter, b. at Guarda Ferrarese about 1430 and d. at Ferrara in Apr. 1495. From an examination of his youthful works, such as the…
Turati, FilippoVol. XII, p. 398 TURATI, FILIPPO. – Politician, founder of the Italian Socialist Party, born at Canzo (Como) on 27 November 1857, died in exile in Paris on 30 March 1932. He…
Turco-Mongols(TURCO-MONGOLI)Vol. XII, p. 407 TURCO-MONGOLI. — I. The Turkic peoples have spread throughout Asia and Europe. In south-eastern Europe there are the Ottoman Turks of Anatolia, the only ones…
Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich(TURGENEV, IVAN SERGEEVIĆ)Vol. XII, p. 409 TURGENEV, IVAN SERGEEVIĆ. — Russian writer, b. at Orel on 28 October 1818, d. on 22 August 1883 at Bougival in France. He spent a large part of his life in…
Turibius (Thoribus, Turribus), Saint(TURIBIO (THORIBUS, TURRIBUS), SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 409 TURIBIO (Thoribus, Turribus), saint. — Bishop of Astorga (Galicia) in the mid-fifth century. Absent from his homeland for many years, apparently with the aim…
Turibulum(TURIBOLO)Vol. XII, p. 410 TURIBOLO. — From the Latin thus, thuris, “incense,” it is a metal vessel for burning perfumes, whose religious use is attested, in the West as in the East, by…
Turin Society of Saint Joseph(PIA SOCIETÀ TORINESE DI SAN GIUSEPPE)Vol. IX, p. 802 PIA SOCIETÀ TORINESE DI SAN GIUSEPPE. — It was founded in Turin on 19 March 1873 by the servant of God, Father Leonardo Murialdo, to provide poor and abandoned…
Turin, Archdiocese of(TORINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 217 TORINO, ARCIDIOCESI. — At the time of its foundation, the diocese of Torino comprised the entire territory between the dioceses of Ivrea, Asti, Acqui, Alba,…
Turinaz, Charles-FrançoisVol. XII, p. 415 TURINAZ, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS. — Bishop, born at Chambéry on 2 February 1838, died at Nancy on 19 October 1918. In Rome he obtained degrees in theology and canon…
TurioVol. XII, p. 415 TURIO. — Ancient city of Magna Graecia in the Gulf of Taranto, founded by the survivors of Sibari, a short distance from the ancient and prosperous city. Pliny…
Turkey(TURCHIA)Vol. XII, p. 398 TURKEY. - The Turkish Republic, proclaimed on 31 Oct. 1923, is the state that emerged from the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the national revival…
Turkmenistan, Republic of(TURKMENISTAN, REPUBBLICA DEL)Vol. XII, p. 415 TURKMENISTAN, REPUBLIC of: v. U.S.S.R.
Turks, Adedato(TURCHI, ADEDATO)Vol. XII, p. 398 TURCHI, ADEDATO. — Capuchin, orator, bishop. Born at Parma on 5 August 1724, died there on 2 September 1803. He entered the Capuchins at Carpi on 21 August…
Turmel, JosephVol. XII, p. 415 TURMEL, JOSEPH. — Modernist theologian, born in Rennes on 13 December 1859, died there on 5 February 1943. He was ordained a priest on 3 June 1882 and…
Turpiloquy(TURPILOQUIO)Vol. XII, p. 416 TURPILOQUIO. — It is speech concerning shameful things, which furnish the intellect and the will with material for dishonest thoughts and actions. Already St.…
TurrettiniVol. XII, p. 416 TURRETTINI. — A Lucchese family, whose progenitor, FRANCESCO, abandoned Lucca in 1574 and settled in Geneva in 1593. Among his descendants the following became…
Tursi, Diocese of(TURSI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 416 TURSI, DIOCESE OF: v. ANGLONA E TURSI, DIOCESE OF. TUSCANIA, DIOCESE OF - The 8th-century crypt. - Tuscania, church of S. Pietro.
Tuscania, Diocese of(TUSCANIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 417 TUSCANIA, DIOCESI di. — In Latium, in the province of Viterbo, united with the diocese of Viterbo (v., also for the statistical data). T. stands on the slope…
Tuscany(TOSCANA)Vol. XII, p. 236 TUSCANY. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - It is the largest of the historical regions of peninsular Italy (23,000 km²). As such, it comprises lands of highly diverse nature…
Tusculum, Counts of(TUSCOLO, CONTI DI)Vol. XII, p. 417 TUSCOLO, CONTI di. – A great family of the eleventh century, descended from Teofilatto (v.). In their eagerness to contest primacy with the Crescenzi (v.),…
Tusculum, Diocese of(TUSCOLO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 417 TUSCOLO, DIOCESI di: v. FRASCATI, DIOCESI di.
Tutelage-Tutor(TUTELA-TUTORE)Vol. XII, p. 418 TUTELA-TUTORE. - Tutelage (tutela, patrocinium, praesentia) is, according to the jurist Servius (fr. 1, pr. D. 26, 1), “vis ac potestas ad tuendum cum, qui…
Tuticorin, Diocese of(TUTICORIN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 419 TUTICORIN, DIOCESE of. - Situated in south-eastern India, it overlooks the Gulf of Mannar (the ancient Fishery Coast or Coast of the Pearl Fishers), in the sea…
Tuy, Diocese of(TUY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 419 TUY, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese in the extreme western part of Spain; suffragan of the metropolitan see of S. Giacomo di Compostella. It has an area of…
Tuziorism(TUZIORISMO)Vol. XII, p. 419 TUZIORISMO. - From opinio tutior (= “safer opinion”), it is one of the moral systems (v.) that arose to resolve problems concerning conscience (v.) when it is…
Tübingen(TUBINGA)Vol. XII, p. 387 TUBINGA. — City of Germany in Württemberg; renowned for its University, which made it one of the principal beacons of the sciences from the humanist period…
