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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.…
Union of Saint Catherine of Siena of the Missionary School(UNIONE DI SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA DELLE MISSIONARIE DELLA SCUOLA)Vol. XII, p. 515 UNION OF SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA OF THE MISSIONARIES OF THE SCHOOL. — Founded at Gubbio in 1924 by Luigia Tincani (Sister Maria of S. Caterina). They received…
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…
