Ubaghs, Gerhard CasimirVol. XII, p. 422 UBAGHS, GERHARD CASIMIR. - Filosofo belga, n. a Berg-le-Jaquemont il 26 nov. 1800, m. a Lovanio il 15 febbr. 1875. Ordinato sarcedote, insegnò prima nel…
Ubaldi, PaoloVol. XII, p. 422 UBALDI, PAOLO. — Born in Parma on 30 August 1872, died in Milan on 22 July 1934. Orphaned and taken in at the age of ten by d. Bosco (v. GIOVANNI BOSCO), he…
Ubaldi, UbaldoVol. XII, p. 422 UBALDI, UBALDO. – Prelate and biblical scholar, b. in Rome in 1838, d. there on 12 December 1884. A student at the Roman Seminary, he obtained degrees in…
Ubaldini, Ottaviano, Cardinal(UBALDINI, OTTAVIANO, CARDINALE)Vol. XII, p. 422 UBALDINI, OTTAVIANO, cardinale. - N. certamente dopo il 1210, m. nel 1273. Usci dalla famiglia (per cortesia di mons. A. Poulanti) UBALDI, UBALDO - Portrait.…
Ubaldo of Alençon(UBALDO D'ALENÇON)Vol. XII, p. 424 UBALDO d'ALENÇON. - Capuchin (in the world Léon-Louis Berson), b. 23 Dec. 1872 at Alençon, d. 5 July 1927 at Bry-sur-Marne. Admitted to the Order in Oct. 1891,…
Ubaldo of Saint-Amand(UBALDO DI SANT'AMANDO)Vol. XII, p. 424 UBALDO di SANT'AMANDO. - Learned monk (Hucbaldus, Hubaldus, Hugbaldus, Hucboldus, Uchubaldus), born c. 830, entered the Benedictine abbey of S. Amando (the…
Ubaldo, Saint(UBALDO, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 423 UBALDO, saint. — Restorer of canonical life and bishop of Gubbio, born there to a feudal family of Germanic origin between 1080 and 1085, died there on 16 May…
Ubangi Belga, Apostolic Vicariate of(UBANGI BELGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XII, p. 424 UBANGI BELGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Situated at the north-western extremity of the Belgian Congo. It lies entirely within the boundaries of the province of…
Uberaba, Diocese of(UBERABA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 424 UBERABA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil). It has an area of 92,000 sq. km., with a population of 812,000 inhabitants, of…
Uberti, Fazio degliVol. XII, p. 425 UBERTI, FAZIO degli. - Poet, descended from a noble Ghibelline family of Florence, b. at Pisa in the first decade of the 14th century, d. after 1368. He was a…
Ubertino da CasaleVol. XII, p. 425 UBERTINO DA CASALE. — Head of the Franciscan Spirituals, b. in 1259 at Casale-Monferrato (Vercelli), he donned the Franciscan habit in the province of Genoa…
Uberto (Chugoberctus, Hugbertus), Saint(UBERTO (CHUGOBERCTUS, HUGBERTUS), SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 426 UBERTO (Chugoberctus, Hugbertus), saint. — Apostle of the Ardennes, he was bishop of Tongres-Maastricht (today the diocese of Liège) from ca. 705 until 30 May…
Ubiquity, Eucharistic(UBIQUISMO EUCARISTICO)Vol. XII, p. 426 UBIQUISMO EUCARISTICO. — Lutheran error that seeks to explain the real presence of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist by the communication of…
Ubon, Apostolic Vicariate of(UBON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XII, p. 427 UBON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. - On 7 May 1953, the apostolic vicariate of Tharé (q.v.) in Thailand was divided with the erection of two independent…
Ucayali, Apostolic Vicariate of(UCAYALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XII, p. 427 UCAYALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. — It is located in the northern region of Peru. The evangelization of the area began in 1619 through Fr. Gregorio Bolivar,…
Udienze, Tabella delle(TABELLA, UDIENZE DI)Vol. XI, p. 1017 TABELLA, UDIENZE di. – This is the name given to those audiences which, according to a fixed rotation, are granted to the cardinals or prelates who head the…
Udine Roman Law(LEGGE ROMANA UDINESE)Vol. VII, p. 648 ROMAN UDINESE LAW. — So called because its copy was found by Canciani in a codex of the Chapter Library of Udine. Subsequently, when other codices of the same…
Udine, Diocese of(UDINE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 436 UDINE, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in eastern Venetia, on the borders with Yugoslavian Carniola and Austrian Carinthia. It has a population of 534,700…
Udon Thani, Apostolic Prefecture of(UDONTHANI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 438 UDONTHANI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE — Established by dismemberment of the apostolic vicariate of Tharé (v.), on 7 May 1953; it comprises the civil departments of…
UgandaVol. XII, p. 445 UGANDA. – British Protectorate, comprising a territory of 243,382 sq km north and west of Lake Victoria, between Sudan, Kenya, Tanganyika, and the Belgian…
UgaritVol. XII, p. 446 UGARIT. – Ancient city of Upper Syria, today Rās Samrah, brought to light by French excavations begun in 1929. Rās Samrah is an artificial mound, approximately…
Ugduelena, Gregorio(UGDULENA, GREGORIO)Vol. XII, p. 447 UGDULENA, GREGORIO. — Orientalist, born in Termini Imerese on 30 April 1815, died in Rome on 7 June 1872. In 1843, already a priest, U. obtained the chair of…
Ugento, Diocese of(UGENTO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 448 UGENTO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Lecce. It has an area of 350 sq km and a population of 87,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed…
Ughelli, FerdinandoVol. XII, p. 448 UGHELLI, FERDINANDO. — Scholar, born in Florence on 21 March 1594, died in Rome on 19 May 1670. Having embarked upon literary studies, he entered the…
Ugolini, BiagioVol. XII, p. 455 UGOLINI, BIAGIO. - Hebraist, born in Venezia around 1700. His life is almost entirely unknown. He was a converted Jew, who accomplished a very useful work for…
Ugolini, VincenzoVol. XII, p. 455 UGOLINI, VINCENZO. - Musician, born at Perugia about 1570, died at Rome on 6 May 1638. Having gone to Rome at a very young age, he studied with Nanino. He was…
Ugolino di Vieri di UgolinoVol. XII, p. 455 UGOLINO di VIERI di UGOLINO. – Sienese goldsmith, died between 1380 and 1385; he was trained in the art by his father, together with his brothers Luca and…
Ugonio, PompeoVol. XII, p. 456 UGONIO, POMPEO. — Priest, born in Rome around the middle of the sixteenth century, died there on 28 April 1614 and was buried in the old sacristy of the…
Ugro-Finns(UGROFINNICI)Vol. XII, p. 457 UGROFINNICI. – A distinct linguistic family divided into two branches: the eastern, or Ugric, and the western, or Finnic. The first includes Hungarian, Vogul,…
Uguccione of Lodi(UGUCCIONE DA LODI)Vol. XII, p. 458 UGUCCIONE da LODI. — A man of arms and letters who lived between the final decades of the 12th century and the early years of the 13th, born perhaps at Cremona…
Uguccione of Pisa(UGUCCIONE DA PISA)Vol. XII, p. 458 UGUCCIONE da PISA. — Medieval decretist and lexicographer, born in Pisa in the first half of the 12th century, died at Ferrara on 30 April 1210. At the Studium…
Uhland, LudwigVol. XII, p. 459 UHLAND, LUDWIG. — German writer, born on 26 April 1787 in Tubinga, where he died on 13 November 1862. Together with Justinus Kerner and others, he represents…
Ukraine(UCRAINA)Vol. XII, p. 429 UCRAINA. — I. GEOGRAPHY. — One of the 16 federated Republics of which the U.S.S.R. is composed, it entered the Union on 30 December 1922 (abbreviation:…
UlfilaVol. XII, p. 459 ULFILA: v. GOTICA, VERSIONE DELLA BIBBIA.
Ulpian, Domitius(ULPIANO, DOMIZIO)Vol. XII, p. 459 ULPIANO, DOMIZIO. – Roman jurist of the 3rd century A.D., originally from Tyre in Phoenicia. Little is known about his life: from 205 to 211 he was, together…
Ulric (Uodalric), Bishop of Augsburg, Saint(ULRICO (UDALRICO), VESCOVO DI AUGUSTA, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 459 ULRICO (UDALRICO), bishop of AUGUSTA, saint. — Of the family of the counts of Dillingen, son of Ubaldo and Ditberga, born at Augusta (Bavaria) in 890, died…
Ulric of Strasbourg(ULRICO DI STRASBURGO)Vol. XII, p. 460 ULRICO di STRASBURGO. — Dominican theologian and philosopher, born in Strasbourg at the beginning of the 13th century, died in Paris in 1278. A pupil of s.…
Ultimate End(FINE ULTIMO)Vol. V, p. 825 ULTIMATE END. – It is the supreme good toward which every nature tends in its activity, and above all the spiritual nature, which acts according to intellect…
Ultramontanism(ULTRAMONTANISMO)Vol. XII, p. 460 ULTRAMONTANISM. - A term of generic and imprecise meaning, coined and used beyond the Alps (France, Germany, England, the Netherlands) to designate, rather…
Ultrarealism(ULTRAREALISMO)Vol. XII, p. 460 ULTRAREALISMO: v. UNIVERSALI.
UmanaVol. XII, p. 460 UMANA. – Today a rural parish in the province of Ancona (Marche) and an ancient diocese, dating from a remote period. After the see of Recanati was suppressed…
Umberto I, King of Italy(UMBERTO I, RE D'ITALIA)Vol. XII, p. 466 UMBERTO I, king of ITALY. — Born in Turin on 14 March 1844, died in Monza on 29 July 1900. Son of Vittorio Emanuele, duke of Savoy and later king of Italy, and…
Umberto III of Savoy, Blessed(UMBERTO III DI SAVOIA, BEATO)Vol. XII, p. 469 UMBERTO III di SAVOIA, blessed. — Son of Amedeo III, b. ca. 1135, d. 4 March 1189, buried in the abbey church of Altacomba. He succeeded his father Amedeo III…
Umberto of Romans(UMBERTO DI ROMANS)Vol. XII, p. 466 UMBERTO di ROMANS. — Fifth master general of the Dominicans (from 1254 to 1263), born at Romans near Valence (Dauphiné) around 1200, died in the convent of…
Umberto of Silva Candida(UMBERTO DI SILVA CANDIDA)Vol. XII, p. 469 UMBERTO di SILVA CANDIDA. - Having entered the Benedictine monastery of Moyenmoutier in the Vosges around 1015, he distinguished himself there for his perfect…
Umbrellino (Umbella, Umbraculum)(OMBRELLINO (UMBELLA, UMBRACULUM))Vol. IX, p. 96 OMBRELLINO (umbella, umbraculum). — A small, foldable umbrella of white damask silk (red in the Ambrosian rite), trimmed with gold or silk fringe, held…
UmbriaVol. XII, p. 470 Umbria. - I. Geography. - It is the only region of peninsular Italy, corresponding essentially to the upper and middle basin of the Tiber, though its…
UmbriaticoVol. XII, p. 483 UMBRIATICO. - One of the five microscopic dioceses that formed the metropolis of S. Severina (v.) in Calabria. It was erected by the Byzantines in the 9th…
Umile of Petralia(UMILE DA PETRALIA)Vol. XII, p. 483 UMILE da PETRALIA. - Sicilian sculptor, in secular life Giovanni Francesco Pintormo, born at Petralia Soprana in 1580, died at Palermo on Feb. 9, 1639.…
Umtali, Apostolic Prefecture of(UMTALI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 486 UMTALI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE. – It is situated in Southern Rhodesia and entrusted to the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance. The territory comprises the…
Umtata, Diocese of(UMTATA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 487 UMTATA, DIOCESI of. – It is situated on the shores of the Indian Ocean in the eastern part of the Cape Province of the Union of South Africa. Before 1922 the…
Unam SanctamVol. XII, p. 487 « UNAM SANCTAM ». — During the conflict that divided Filippo IV il Bello and Bonifacio VIII, the latter published, on 18 November 1302, a bull dealing with the…
Unamuno, Miguel deVol. XII, p. 487 UNAMUNO, MIGUEL DE. – Spanish writer, born in Bilbao on 29 September 1864, died in Salamanca on 31 December 1937. He taught Greek literature at the University…
Unbelief(INCREDULITÀ)Vol. VI, p. 1034 INCREDULITY. — A term used in theology to indicate the absence or repudiation of the supernatural virtue of faith: it is therefore a form of infidelity. If the…
Unbelievers(INFEDELI)Vol. VI, p. 1118 INFEDELI. - This name denotes adults without Baptism. From the theological point of view, the question of their salvation is important; from the juridical…
Unborn Child(NASCITURO)Vol. VIII, p. 984 NASCITURO. – Man is capable of being the subject of rights from the moment of his birth. However, irrespective of the much-debated question whether man’s…
Uncial and Semi-Uncial Scripts(ONCIALE E SEMIONCIALE, SCRITTURE)Vol. IX, p. 103 ONCIALE e SEMIONCIALE, SCRITTURE. — The term “uncial” is first found in use by St. Jerome (preface to the Book of Job: PL 28, 1142), apparently to indicate in…
Unconscious(INCONSCIO)Vol. VI, p. 1027 INCONSCIO: v. PSICANALISI.
Unconscious and Subconscious(INCOSCIENTE E SUBCOSCIENTE)Vol. VI, p. 1034 INCOSCIENTE e SUBCOSCIENTE: v. PSICANALISI.
Underworld of the Dead(MORTI, MONDO SOTTERRANEO DEI)Vol. VIII, p. 862 MORTI, MONDO SOTTERRANEO dei. — The underground world of the dead, designated by the term “Inferi,” does not signify the idea of a dark place of punishment, as…
Undset, SigridVol. XII, p. 487 UNDSET, SIGRID. – Norwegian novelist, born in Kallundborg (Denmark) on 20 May 1882, died in Lillehammer (Norway) on 10 June 1949. Her father was a…
Undue Enrichment(ARRICCHIMENTO INDEBITO)Vol. II, p. 35 UNJUST ENRICHMENT. — U. e., or enrichment without cause, occurs whenever someone, without a cause recognized by law, derives some pecuniary benefit to…
Undue Influence(CIRCONVENZIONE DI INCAPACI)Vol. III, p. 994 CIRCONVENZIONE DI INCAPACI. - This is the name given to the offence committed by one who, for purposes of gain, by taking advantage of the needs, passions, or…
Unemployment(DISOCCUPAZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1004 UNEMPLOYMENT. - This is understood as the condition of a worker who, against his will, finds himself without remunerated employment. The phenomenon assumes the…
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)(UNESCO (UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, «ORGANIZZAZIONE EDUCATIVA SCIENTIFICA E CULTURALE DELLE NAZIONI UNITE»))Vol. XII, p. 488 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization”). - It is one of…
Unfaithfulness, V(INFEDELTÀ, V)Vol. VI, p. 1120 INFEDELTÀ, v. FEDE, PECCATI contro la. INFERI: I. DISCESA DI CRISTO agli: v. LIMBO; PILATO; APOCRIFI di; II. For non-Christian religions: v. MORTI, MONDO…
Ungarelli, LuigiVol. XII, p. 488 UNGARELLI, LUIGI. — Barnabite, one of the first Italian Egyptologists, born in Bologna on 14 February 1779, died in Rome on 21 August 1845. Having moved to…
Unification(UNIFICAZIONE)Vol. XII, p. 504 « UNIGENITUS », BULL. — Under the title Unigenitus Dei filius, Clement XI published, on 8 September 1713, the bull condemning 101 propositions extracted from…
Union (Protestant)(UNIONE (PROTESTANTE))Vol. XII, p. 505 UNIONE (PROTESTANTE). — Defensive league concluded in Bavarian Swabia on 16 May 1608 between the representative of the Elector Palatine Cristiano di Anhalt,…
Union of Fribourg(UNIONE DI FRIBURGO)Vol. XII, p. 514 UNIONE DI FRIBURGO. — Association of European Catholics studying social issues, established at the end of the last century, which, through periodic conferences…
Union of Men of Catholic Action(UNIONE UOMINI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)Vol. XII, p. 531 UNIONE UOMINI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA. — This is the organization of adult men active in Italian Catholic Action (v.). According to the current Statute (11 Oct.…
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Union of South Africa(UNIONE SUDAFRICANA)Vol. XII, p. 526 UNIONE SUDAFRICANA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - Dominion (since 1910) forming part of the British Commonwealth and consisting of a federation of four units (provinces),…
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)(UNIONE DELLE REPUBBLICHE SOCIALISTE SOVIETICHE (U.R.S.S.))Vol. XII, p. 507 UNION OF THE SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (U.S.S.R.). – The use of the abbreviation U.S.S.R. dates back to 30 Dec. 1926 (in Russian S.S.S.R., or, in Cyrillic…
Union of Women of Catholic Action(UNIONE DONNE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)Vol. XII, p. 515 UNIONE DONNE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA. — The Union of Catholic Action Women arose in 1908, when women’s organizations in Italy too were gradually asserting…
Unions of States(UNIONI DI STATI)Vol. XII, p. 534 UNIONS OF STATES. — Two or more States may voluntarily cooperate, in a more or less stable manner, for general purposes of common interest. If the cooperation…
Unitarian Brothers(FRATELLI UNITORI)Vol. V, p. 1024 FRATELLI UNITORI. - Armenian religious (Elbarg Miabanolq), founded in the first half of the fourteenth century by Giovanni da Qina, converted to the Catholic…
Unitarians(UNITARI)Vol. XII, p. 538 UNITARI: v. ANTITRINITARI.
UnitasVol. XII, p. 538 UNITAS. - An international association of Catholics, established in Rome through the initiative of a group of professors and writers, priests and laypersons,…
United States (U.S.A.)(STATI UNITI (U. S. A.))Vol. XI, p. 731 UNITED STATES (U. S. A.). — Confederation of 48 States, one federal district (D. C.), and two territories (Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands), upon which depend,…
Unity and Physical Dimensions(UNITÀ E DIMENSIONI FISICHE)Vol. XII, p. 537 UNITÀ E DIMENSIONI FISICHE. - The notion of measuring certain quantities, particularly lengths, areas, and weights, and hence of choosing their respective…
Unity of Marriage(UNITÀ DEL MATRIMONIO)Vol. XII, p. 537 UNITÀ DEL MATRIMONIO: V. POLIANDRIA; POLICINIA.
Universal Consent(CONSENSO UNIVERSALE)Vol. IV, p. 245 UNIVERSAL CONSENT. — This is the general agreement of human thought concerning matters of fact and first principles of immediate evidence, or also concerning…
Universal Priestly Alliance of the Friends of the Sacred Heart(ALLEANZA SACERDOTALE UNIVERSALE DEGLI AMICI DEL SACRO CUORE)Vol. I, p. 544 ALLEANZA SACERDOTALE UNIVERSALE degli AMICI DEL SACRO CUORE. - An association inspired by Mother Luisa-Margherita Claret de la Touche, who, as appears from her…
Universalists(UNIVERSALISTI)Vol. XII, p. 540 UNIVERSALISTI. – Protestant sect derived from Congregationalism or Brownism. The Brownists taught that each local church is independent, whence the name…
Universe(UNIVERSO)Vol. XII, p. 548 UNIVERSE. - It is the totality of all that exists in space and time; also called "world," which in itself signifies a part of the U. In the earliest Greek…
Universes(UNIVERS)Vol. XII, p. 538 UNIVERS. — Journal founded in Paris by Abbé Migne, first published on 3 November 1833 under the title L'Univers religieux; it acquired fame and a growing…
University(UNIVERSITÀ)Vol. XII, p. 541 UNIVERSITÀ. — In the sense that is exclusive to the word today, it is the school of the higher order in which, according to current practice, letters and…
University Faculty(FACOLTÀ UNIVERSITARIA)Vol. V, p. 585 FACOLTÀ UNIVERSITARIA. — The expression may be explained historically in two senses. According to the first and simpler, f. meant the license (facultas) ubique…
UnnericoVol. XII, p. 557 UNNERICO. — King of the Vandals in Africa, son of Genserico (v.), husband of Eudossia, daughter of Valentiniano III. In the last years of his reign Genserico…
UnterlindenVol. XII, p. 558 UNTERLINDEN. — Famous Dominican convent at Colmar in Alsace, in the diocese of Basel (today Strasbourg), under the patronage of St. John the Baptist. The…
Unworthy(INDEGNI)Vol. VI, p. 1041 UNWORTHY. — From Lat. indignus, “unworthy,” “undeserving”; morally, it is one to whom the Sacraments may not be administered or ecclesiastical offices or…
Upanishads(UPANIŞAD)Vol. XII, p. 559 UPANIŞAD. — U. means “esoteric doctrine,” secret, to be communicated only to a few initiates. It is the common designation of a series of works differing in…
Upper Orinoco, Apostolic Prefecture of the(ALTO ORINOCO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELL')Vol. I, p. 574 ALTO ORINOCO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — It is situated in north-eastern Venezuela, on the borders of British Guiana and Brazil. It was established by the S.…
Upper Solimões, Apostolic Prefecture of the(ALTO SOLIMÕES, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELL')Vol. I, p. 574 ALTO SOLIMÕES, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — It is situated in northwestern Brazil, between the southern borders of Colombia and the eastern borders of Peru; to…
Uppsala, School of Exegesis(UPPSALA, SCUOLA ESEGETICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 560 UPPSALA, EXEGETICAL SCHOOL OF. — A Lutheran school of exegesis, which emerged during and after the last world war, headed by Ivan Engnell of the University of…
UrVol. XII, p. 561 UR. — The most ancient Mesopotamian city (Sumerian URIM⁴⁰, later URI⁴¹, Akkadian URG⁴²), mentioned in the Bible in Gen. 11:28–31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7 (Heb. ’Ur…
Ur-Nammu, Code of(UR-NAMMU, CODICE DI)Vol. XII, p. 577 UR-NAMMU, CODE of. - Legislative text, deciphered in 1952, which may today be considered the oldest known “code” of law, and which already attests not only to…
Ural-Altaic(URALO ALTAICI)Vol. XII, p. 562 URALO ALTAICI: v. UGRO-FINNICI; TURCO-MONGOLI.
Uranus (Οὐρανός)(URANO (ΟΥ̓ΡΑΝΌΣ))Vol. XII, p. 562 URANO (Οὐρανός). – Deity representing the sky. His name is already found in Homer (Il., XV, 36; Od., V, 184), but he appears as a protagonist in the Hesiodic…
UrartuVol. XII, p. 562 URARTU. — A region of ancient Armenia lying to the north of Assyria, with Lake Van (Wân) almost at its center. The name U. is certainly indigenous, but in the…
Urawa, Apostolic Prefecture of(URAWA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 566 URAWA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. – Situated in the central-eastern region of the island of Hondo, northwest of Tokyo, it comprises the civil provinces of Gumma,…
Urban I, Pope, Saint(URBANO I, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 568 URBAN I, POPE, saint. - He succeeded Callistus (d. 222) and governed the Church for about 8 years until 230. The author of the Liber Pontificalis describes him…
Urban II, Pope, Blessed(URBANO II, PAPA, BEATO)Vol. XII, p. 569 URBAN II, POPE, blessed. — Oddone di Lagery, a Benedictine, born ca. 1040 at Châtillon-sur-Marne. His election took place at Terracina according to the…
Urban III, Pope(URBANO III, PAPA)Vol. XII, p. 569 URBANO III, POPE. — Uberto Crivelli, formerly archbishop of Milan, was elected pope at Verona on 25 Nov. 1185 and consecrated on 1 Sept.; but he did not have a…
Urban IV, Pope(URBANO IV, PAPA)Vol. XII, p. 570 URBANO IV, PAPA. – By birth Giacomo Pantaleon, born at Troyes around 1200, died at Perugia on 2 October 1264. In 1240 he was archdeacon at Liège; in 1247–49…
Urban V, Pope, Blessed(URBANO V, PAPA, BEATO)Vol. XII, p. 570 URBANO V, POPE, blessed. - Guglielmo di Grimoard, born in 1310 in the castle of Grisac (Lozère) to the lord of the place, died on 19 Dec. 1370 at Avignon. He…
Urban VI, Pope(URBANO VI, PAPA)Vol. XII, p. 571 URBANO VI, PAPA — St Peter handing the keys to U. VI. Detail of the Pontiff’s tomb (late 14th century; reused Roman sarcophagus), Vatican Sacred Grottoes. The…
Urban VII, Pope(URBANO VII, PAPA)Vol. XII, p. 571 URBANO VII, PAPA. - Giambattista Castagna, born in Rome on Aug. 4, 1521, from a noble Genoese family, related on his mother's side to the Roman families of the…
Urban VIII, Pope(URBANO VIII, PAPA)Vol. XII, p. 572 URBANO VIII, POPE. - Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, born in Firenze, where he was baptized, on 5 Apr. 1568, died on 29 July 1644. The family, of Marchigian origin,…
Urban, JanVol. XII, p. 566 URBAN, JAN. - Polish Jesuit and writer, b. 23 Jan. 1874 at Brok, in the part of Poland then under Russian rule, d. 27 Sept. 1940 in Cracovia. U. studied…
Urbanism(URBANESIMO)Vol. XII, p. 566 URBANISM.—A term ordinarily used to designate the general phenomena involved in the formation of large urban agglomerations, especially when rapid and intense,…
Urbino, Archdiocese of(URBINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 574 URBINO, ARCIDIOCESI di. — City and archdiocese in the province of Pesaro, in the Marches. It has an area of 465 sq km and a population of 47,000, all…
Urga, Mission of(URGA, MISSIONE DI)Vol. XII, p. 576 URGA, MISSION. — It comprises all of Outer Mongolia, a region never evangelized because of the extremely difficult transport conditions across the Gobi Desert…
Urgell, Diocese of(URGEL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 576 URGEL, DIOCESE of. — Diocese of Spain in Catalonia, in the province of Lerida, with its seat at Seo de Urgel, at an altitude of 700 m., on the banks of the…
Urgent Case(CASO URGENTE)Vol. III, p. 578 URGENT CASE. — Under this name (as also under that of extraordinary case, perplexing case) moral theology and canon law understand cases of grave and urgent…
Uria (« My Light is Jahweh »?)(URIA (« LA MIA LUCE È JAHWEH »?))Vol. XII, p. 577 URIA (“Jahweh is my light”?)—A man of war, one of David’s thirty gibbārīm (II Sam., 23, 39). He was of Hittite origin; his name may be an adaptation of a…
Urim and Thummim(URIM E TUMMIM)Vol. XII, p. 577 URIM and TUMMIM. — Mysterious objects used in ancient Israel for obtaining sacred oracles (I Sam. 28:6). The most probable meaning of the two names is “light”…
Urmia of the Chaldeans(URMIA DEI CALDEI)Vol. XII, p. 577 URMIA DEI CALDEI: v. REZAYEH DEI CALDEI.
Urráburu, Juan JoséVol. XII, p. 577 URRÁBURU, JUAN JOSÉ. — Jesuit, scholastic philosopher, b. at Ceánuri (Biscay) on 20 May 1844, d. at Burgos on 10 Aug. 1904. He entered the Order in 1860 and,…
Ursacius(URSACIO)Vol. XII, p. 578 URSACIO. — Arian bishop of Singidunum in Upper Moesia; young and ignorant, perverse and wily, as St. Hilary calls him, he had been instructed in the heresy by…
Ursicinus, Antipope(URSINO, ANTIPAPA)Vol. XII, p. 578 URSINO, ANTIPAPA. — When Pope Liberius died (September 366), while the deacon Damasus was being canonically elected in the church of S. Lorenzo in Lucina, 7…
Ursmar, Saint(URSMARO, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 578 URSMARO, saint. – Born at Floyon (Avcentes) in the Thiérache, on 27 July 644, he was placed at a very early age in the monastery of Lobbes (diocese of…
Ursulines(ORSOLINE)Vol. IX, p. 248 ORSOLINE. – Name of the religious congregation founded by St. Angela (v.) Merici, after which many other congregations of the same name developed, but with…
Uruguaiana, Diocese of(URUGUAIANA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 578 URUGUAIANA, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has an area of 89,953 sq. km, with a population of 668,747, of whom…
UruguayVol. XII, p. 578 URUGUAY. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - South American state, enclosed between Brazil and Argentina and facing onto the estuary of the Rio de la Plata. It is a country of…
Urundi, Apostolic Vicariate of(URUNDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XII, p. 583 URUNDI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. – On 14 July 1949 it was divided into the two apostolic vicariates of Ngozi (v.) and Kitega (v.).
Use and Habitation(USO E ABITAZIONE)Vol. XII, p. 584 USUS and HABITATION. — Usus is a limited form of usufruct (v.), and the right of habitation is a particular form of usus whose object is a house. Usus differs…
Useful(UTILE)Vol. XII, p. 590 UTILITY. — U., according to its very etymology, indicates that instrumental good which a subject perceives as a means of satisfying his needs or interests, or…
Usener, HermannVol. XII, p. 583 USENER, HERMANN. – Protestant, classical philologist and historian of religions, b. at Weilburg on 23 October 1834, d. at Bonn on 21 October 1905. He taught at…
Uses(USI)Vol. XII, p. 583 USI. — It is the traditional opinion (though not without opposition) that usages (u.), understood in the generic sense as equivalent to customs, are sources of…
Uspenskij, TeddoroVol. XII, p. 585 USPENSKIJ, TEDDORO. — Born in Nižnij-Novgorod on 7 February 1845, died probably in Leningrad on 1 September 1928, one of the most authoritative Russian…
Usucapion(USUCAPIONE)Vol. XII, p. 585 USUCAPIONE: v. PRESCRIZIONE.
Usufruct(USUFRUTTO)Vol. XII, p. 585 USUFRUTTO. – It is the right to enjoy a thing belonging to another and its fruits, with the obligation to bear the expenses and undertake the care required for…
Usurpation of Ecclesiastical Goods(USURPAZIONE DEI BENI ECCLESIASTICI)Vol. XII, p. 589 USURPATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY. — This is the stripping or unlawful appropriation of ecclesiastical property by private individuals or also (as often…
Usury(USURA)Vol. XII, p. 587 USURY. — The term has two meanings, one absolute, the other relating to interest. In the first case, u. is the profit received from a loan as though it were…
Usward(USUARDO)Vol. XII, p. 585 USUARDO. — Benedictine of St-Germain-des-Près (Paris), author of a martyrology, died around 875–77, on 13 January. Nothing is known of his origins. He was a…
Ut Queant Laxis Resonare FibrisVol. XII, p. 592 «UT QUEANT LAXIS RESONARE FIBRIS». - Hymn of Vespers in the Office of the feast of s. Giovanni Battista, written by Paolo Diacono, a Benedictine monk of the…
Utilitarianism(UTILITARISMO)Vol. XII, p. 591 UTILITARIANISM. – It is the doctrine that places utility at the foundation of morality, maintaining that actions are good to the extent that they forge the…
Utraquists(UTRAQUISTI)Vol. XII, p. 592 UTRAQUISTI: V. BOEMI, FRATELLI.
Utrecht, Archdiocese of(UTRECHT, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 592 UTRECHT, ARCIDIOCESI di. – City and archdiocese coinciding with the northeastern part of the Netherlands, with 3.3 million inhabitants, of whom 780,000 are…
Uzzah (Heb. 'Uzzā')(OZA (EBR. 'UZZĀ'))Vol. IX, p. 312 OZA (Hebr. ‘Uzzā’). — Son of Abinadab, who was struck dead for having dared to touch the Ark of the Covenant while he was transporting it from Cariathiarim to…
Uzziah (Azariah; Heb. 'Uzzijjah)(OZIA (AZARIA; EBR. 'UZZIJJAH))Vol. IX, p. 313 OZIA (AZARIA; Heb. 'Uzzijjah). — The tenth king of Judah after the schism of the northern tribes. He succeeded his father Amaziah (q.v.) at the age of sixteen…
Uzziel (Heb. 'Uzziel')(OZIEL (EBR. 'UZZIEL'))Vol. IX, p. 314 OZIEL (Hebr. 'Uzziel). – Name of several figures of the Old Testament. 1. Son of Caath the Levite (Ex. 6, 18.22; Num. 3, 19). 2. Hebron’s third-born son,…
Uzès, Diocese of(UZÈS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 593 UZÈS, DIOCESI di: v. NIMES, DIOCESI di. (per cortesia di mons. A. P. Frutze) UTRECHT, ARCHDIOCESE OF - Silver bust of St Plechelm (8th century), executed in…
Überweg, FriedrichVol. XII, p. 426 ÜBERWEG, FRIEDRICH. - Philosopher, b. 22 Jan. 1826 at Leichlingen in Rhenish Prussia, son of an Evangelical pastor, d. at Königsberg on 9 June 1871.…
Œuvre de la Jeunesse(OEUVRE DE LA JEUNESSE)Vol. IX, p. 78 OEUVRE DE LA JEUNESSE. - In 1799, in the midst of the French Revolution, Fr. G. G. Allemand laid in Marseilles the foundations of a new form of religious life…
