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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…
