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Vecchietta, Lorenzo di Pietro, called Il (VECCHIETTA, LORENZO DI PIETRO, DETTO IL)
Painter, sculptor and architect, b. at Castiglione di Val d'Orcia in 1412, d. at Siena on 6 June 1480. In 1441 he began working for the hospital of Siena (Sala… -
Veda and Vedism (VEDA E VEDISMO)
In treating of Brahmanism (v.), mention has been made of the V. and of the Vedic religion or Vedism. But we must dwell further on the gods of the Vedic… -
Vedānta
One of the six orthodox philosophical systems and perhaps the most important, because it still numbers millions of followers among the educated classes of… -
Vedoiove (VEDIOVE)
God of the ancient Roman religion. The festival marked on May 21 in the archaic calendar with the single word Agonium proves (from later calendrical… -
Vedruna, Joaquína de, Blessed (VEDRUNA, JOAQUINA DE, BEATA)
Foundress of the Carmelites of Charity, b. in Barcelona on 16 April 1783, d. at Vich on 28 Aug. 1854. Married at the age of 16 to Teodoro de Mas, by whom she… -
Vega, Andrés de (VEGA, ANDRES DE)
Franciscan theologian, b. at Segovia in 1498, d. at Salamanca in Sept. 1549. He studied and taught at Salamanca; at the age of 40 he became a Franciscan… -
Vega Carpio, Lope Félix de (VEGA CARPÍO, LOPE FELIX DE)
Poet, b. in Madrid on 25 Nov. 1562, d. there on 27 Aug. 1635. Of modest family circumstances, a pupil at the Imperial College of the Jesuits, extremely… -
Vegetarianism (VEGETARISMO)
VEGETARISMO: v. ASTINENZA, IV. Medicina pastorale. -
Vegetative Life (VITA VEGETATIVA)
It constitutes, as opposed to the life of relation and animal life, the group of activities that tend to guarantee the organism an effective functionality of… -
Veghe, Joannes
A representative of the "devotio moderna," b. in Münster (Germany) in 1431 or 1432, d. at Niesink in 1504. He entered the Brothers of the Common Life at… -
Vegio, Maffeo
Humanist, b. at Lodi in 1407, d. at Rome before 29 June 1458; he was buried in the chapel of St. Monica in the church of St. Augustine. At Pavia, where he had… -
Vela, Vincenzo
Sculptor, b. at Ligornetto near Mendrisio in the Canton of Ticino on 3 May 1822, d. there on 4 Oct. 1891. The first sculpture that brought the V. fame in… -
Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y (VELÁZQUEZ, DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SILVA Y)
Painter, b. in Seville on 6 June 1599 and d. in Madrid on 7 Aug. 1660. A pupil of the colourist and realist Francisco de Herrera the Elder and then of his… -
Velehrad, Sanctuary of (VELEHRAD, SANTUARIO DI)
In the diocese of Olomouc (v.) in Czechoslovakia, a place of pilgrimages and the seat of the international unionistic Congresses. In the 9th century, in the… -
Vélez, Rafael
Spanish Capuchin prelate and theologian, b. at Vélez (Malaga) on 15 Oct. 1777 and d. in the monastery of Herbón on 3 Aug. 1850. Reader of philosophy and… -
Veli
The veils that adorned the Christian basilicas certainly derive from the common use in patrician dwellings and in Roman public buildings. > (courtesy of Msgr.… -
Velletri, Diocese of (VELLETRI, DIOCESI DI)
It is one of the suburbicarian dioceses which, with the exception of the city and territory of V. included in the province of Rome, extends over the… -
Vellico, Antonio Maria
Theologian of the Order of Friars Minor, b. at Dignano d'Istria on 14 Dec. 1894, d. at Feltre (Belluno) on 26 Apr. 1942. He entered religious life at S.… -
Vellore, Diocese of (VELLORE, DIOCESI DI)
Located in south-eastern India and erected by decree of 13 Nov. 1952 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Madras. It comprises the civil district of… -
Venafro
Ancient diocese and city in the province of Campobasso, situated on the slopes of Monte Croce. It was inhabited in very ancient times by Oscan-Samnites; it… -
Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (VENANZIO FORTUNATO, SANTO)
B. c. 530 near Treviso, d. at Poitiers shortly after 600. He studied at Ravenna, made a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Martin (565) at Tours, where he remained… -
Venantius, Saint, Martyr (VENANZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
There are two better-known saints of this name: the first bishop of Salona (v.) and the martyr of Camerino (v.). The information concerning Venantius of Salona… -
Venard, Jean-Théophane, Blessed (VENARD, JEAN-THÉOPHANE, BEATO)
B. Nov. 21, 1829 at St-Loup-sur-Thouet (Deux-Sèvres, France) and d. Feb. 2, 1861. Already a subdeacon, he entered the Seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris… -
Venasque
Ancient diocese in Provence in France, from which the Comtat Venaissin took its name in the Middle Ages; today it is a village in the arrondissement of… -
Vence, Bible of (VENCE, BIBBIA, DI)
French edition of the Bible with commentary, edited by Henri François V. (ca. 1675-1749), which appeared at Nancy (1738-43) in 22 vols. The name, however, came… -
Vendita
VENDITA: V. COMPRAVENDITA. -
Vendôme
The Benedictine abbey of the Most Holy Trinity of V., in the department of Loir-et-Cher in France, was founded in 1034 by Geoffrey, Count of Angers. V., today… -
Vendville, Jean
Bishop of Tournai, b. 24 June 1527 at Lille, d. at Tournai on 15 Oct. 1592. At the age of 15 he went to Paris to follow courses in civil law, obtained his… -
Venegono Inferiore, Seminary and Faculty of Theology of (VENEGONO INFERIORE, SEMINARIO E FACOLTÀ TEOLOGICA DI)
A modest municipality in the province of Varese, which rose to prominence in Italy and abroad when (1927) the Church of Milan built there, as a homage to Pius… -
Veneration of the Dead (DEFUNTI, VENERAZIONE DEI)
The complex of all the practices with which the dead are honored among different peoples and in different religions. SUMMARY: I. In non-Christian religions. -… -
Venerini, Rose, Blessed (VENERINI, ROSA, BEATA)
Foundress of the Maestre Pie, b. at Viterbo on 9 Feb. 1656, d. at Rome on 7 May 1728. Educated with Christian severity, after a slight wavering, with resolute… -
Veneto
It is the entire region comprised between the Alpine arc, Lake Garda, the Mincio, the Po and the Adriatic. It is divided into three distinct units… -
Venezuela
I. GEOGRAPHY. - The northernmost of the Atlantic states of South America, the only one whose territory lies entirely north of the Equator. Almost three times… -
Vengeance (VENDETTA)
VENDETTA: V. CARITÀ; ODIO. -
Venice, Patriarchate of (VENEZIA, PATRIARCATO DI)
Patriarchate and provincial capital city in the Veneto. The diocese has a population of 362,564 inhabitants, of whom 357,250 are Catholics, distributed in 94… -
Veni Creator Spiritus
Hymn of Vespers and of Terce in the Office of Pentecost. By an unknown author of the end of the 9th century, it is already found in codices of the end of the… -
Venier, Sebastiano
Doge of Venice, b. ca. 1496, d. March 3, 1578. After having held high offices in the Republic, among them those of savio grande, provveditore generale alle… -
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Sequence of the Mass of Pentecost, attributed to Stephen Langton (v. PENTECOSTE). A composition in stanzas of three non-prosaic but accented senarius verses… -
Venosa, County of (VENOSINO, CONTADO)
VENOSINO, CONTADO: V. AVIGNONE; VENASQUE. -
Venosa, Diocese of (VENOSA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Potenza; it has an area of 587 sq km with a population of 50,200 inhabitants, of whom 50,000 are Catholics, distributed in… -
Ventimiglia, Diocese of (VENTIMIGLIA, DIOCESI DI)
It has an area of 715.50 sq km., with 101,000 inhabitants, of whom 155 are non-Catholics. It has 82 parishes and an autonomous vicariate curata; 254 churches… -
Ventimiglia, Mariano
Carmelite, general and historiographer of the Order, b. at Vatolla (Salerno) on 18 Feb. 1703, d. at Naples on 28 Apr. 1790. A professed member of the Carmine… -
Ventura di Raulica, Gioacchino
Publicist, orator and Theatine philosopher, b. at Palermo on 8 Dec. 1792, d. at Versailles on 2 Aug. 1861. A pupil of the Jesuits, he entered the Theatines in… -
Ventura, Guglielmo
Born at Asti, ca. 1250, died after 1310. He wrote an interesting chronicle of the events of his native city, of Piedmont and of the surrounding countries. >… -
Venturi, Adolfo
Born in Modena on 4 September 1856, died at Santa Margherita Ligure on 10 June 1941. He is the greatest of the modern historians of Italian art. Self-taught… -
Venturi, Giovanni Battista
Priest, scientist and politician, b. at Bibbiano on 11 Sept. 1746, d. at Reggio Emilia on 10 Sept. 1822. Professor of physics and geometry at Reggio and at… -
Venturino da Bergamo
Famous Dominican preacher, b. in Bergamo on 19 April 1304, d. at Smyrna on 23 March 1346. A religious in his native city (1319), he was first master of novices… -
Venus (VENERE)
A goddess of undoubted Italic origins, yet foreign to the most ancient Roman pantheon, since according to some Roman historians she was not named in the… -
Venuta, Luigi
Priest, b. at Nicosia on 3 Jan. 1823, d. at New Jersey (U.S.A.) in 1872. Attached to the Palermo parish of S. Rocco, in Jan. 1848 he was among the first… -
Veraci, Croci Pissa (VERACI, CROCIPISSA)
Camaldolese mystic of the monastery of Pratovecchio (diocese of Fiesole), b. 18 Oct. 1749 in Florence, d. there 16 Feb. 1822. She took the veil at the age of… -
Veracruz (Residencia Jalapa), Archdiocese of (VERA CRUZ (RESIDENZA JALAPA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese of the State of V. C. in Mexico. It has an area of 21,000 sq km with a population of 1,400,000 inhabitants, of whom 1,250,000 are… -
Verallo, Girolamo
Cardinal, b. at Cori ca. 1497, d. at Rome on 10 Oct. 1555. Having entered the ecclesiastical career under the protection of Paul III, he was a referendary of… -
Veranzio, Antonio
Archbishop of Esztergom, diplomat, humanist, Hungarian historian, b. at Šibenik on 29 May 1504, d. on 16 June 1573 at Esztergom. His mother, Margherita… -
Verapaz (Residencia Cobán), Diocese of (VERA PAZ (RESIDENZA COBAN), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Guatemala (Central America). It has an area of 14,000 sq km with a population of 394,580 inhabitants, of whom 378,050 are Catholics; it has… -
Verapoly, Archdiocese of (VERAPOLY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Located in southwestern India, State of Cochin-Travancore. It borders the dioceses of Calicut, Coimbatore, Vijayapuram and Cochin. After the erection of the… -
Verbiest, Ferdinand
Jesuit, missionary and astronomer at the Court of Peking, b. at Pitthem, near Courtrai (Belgium) on 29 Oct. 1623, d. at Peking on 28 Jan. 1688. Having entered… -
Verbőczi, Stephen (VERBÖCZI, STEFANO)
Hungarian jurist and humanist, b. 1458, d. 1541. Supreme judge, grand chancellor, palatine lieutenant of the king, he began his career in the royal chancery… -
Verbum Domini
Periodical of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, founded in 1921 "spargendia ubique sanis de re biblica doctrinis" (in situ proprio of Pius X Vinea electa, of… -
Vercelli, Archdiocese of (VERCELLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It has an area of 1,658 sq km and a population of 198,500 inhabitants, divided among 139 parishes, of which 119 are in the province of Vercelli, 10 in that of… -
Vercellone, Carlo Giuseppe
Biblical scholar, b. at Sordevolo near Biella on 10 Jan. 1814, d. at Rome on 19 Jan. 1869. In 1829 he entered the Barnabites at Genoa. Ordained a priest in… -
Verdaguer i Santaló, Jacint (VERDAGUER I SANTALÒ, JACINT)
Catalan priest and poet, b. at Folgaroles on 17 May 1845, d. at Vallvidriera on 10 June 1902. From his many travels in Europe and Africa as chaplain of the… -
Verdiana, Saint (VERDIANA, SANTA)
Recluse virgin, b. at Castelfiorentino in Tuscany (in 1182? 1187?), to parents of modest circumstances. For some time she was in the service of a wealthy… -
Verdier, Jean
Cardinal, b. in La Croix-Barrez (diocese of Rodez) on 19 Feb. 1864, d. in Paris on 9 Apr. 1940. Having entered the Society of St. Sulpice in 1886, he came the… -
Verdi, Giuseppe
Musician b. at Le Roncole near Busseto (Parma) on 10 Oct. 1813, d. at Milan on 27 Jan. 1901. He received the first rudiments of music from the organist of his… -
Verdun, Diocese of (VERDUN, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the department of the Meuse in France. It has an area of 6,240 sq. km. with a population of 188,780 inhabitants, of whom 180,000… -
Verecondia
From the Latin vereor, from which the other Italian noun "vergogna" (shame) also derives; but between the two derivatives there is a notable difference in… -
Verecundus (VERECONDO)
Bishop of Junca in the African province of Byzacena, flourished in the 6th century, died at Chalcedon in the hospice of St. Euphemia in 552. A year earlier he… -
Verepaeus, Simon
Humanist and theologian, b. at Dommelen-Valkenswaard (Netherlands) in 1552, d. at Bois-le-Duc in 1598. "Magister artium" at the University of Louvain on 28… -
Verga, Giovanni
Writer, b. at Catania on 31 Aug. 1840, d. there on 27 Jan. 1922. While still very young he wrote historical novels of patriotic inspiration: I carbonari della… -
Vergani, Paolo
Prelate and economist, b. in Piedmont in 1753, d. in Paris ca. 1820. Biographical information on V. is scarce, even though he was one of the most prominent… -
Vergerio, Pier Paolo the Elder (VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO IL VECCHIO)
Scholar and diplomat, b. at Capodistria around 1370, d. at Budapest on 8 July 1444. He studied at Padua; in 1386 at Florence he became friends with Coluccio… -
Vergerio, Pier Paolo the Younger (VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO IL GIOVANE)
Apostate bishop, b. in 1497-98 at Capodistria to Girolamo, a nobleman of that place, d. at Tübingen on 4 Oct. 1565. He studied at Venice, perhaps at the school… -
Vergins of Jesus and Mary (VERGINI DI GESU E MARIA)
Founded in the diocese of St-Claude in France in 1844 by the parish priest Giuseppe Brun. The sisters, while living a contemplative life, carry out works of… -
Vering, Friedrich Heinrich
Canonist, b. at Liesborn in Westphalia on 3 March 1833, d. at Prague on 30 March 1896. He did his legal studies at Bonn and at Heidelberg, where in 1857 he… -
Verismo
If by v. in literature one means an icastic representation of characters or situations, one may say that such a form has never been absent from the various… -
Verità, Giovanni
Priest, b. at Modigliana on 18 Feb. 1807, d. there on 26 Nov. 1885. Bound to the liberal movement of the Romagna, he made his house in Modigliana the center of… -
Verjus, Enrico Battista Stanislao
Bishop, missionary, b. at Oleggio (diocese of Novara) on 26 March 1860, d. there on 13 Nov. 1892. Having moved early with his family to Savoy, he entered in… -
Verlaine, Paul
Poet and initiator of the French Symbolist movement, b. at Metz on 30 March 1844, d. at Paris on 8 Jan. 1896. In Paris, where the family had moved in 1851, V.… -
Vermeersch, Arthur
Moral theologian of the Society of Jesus, b. at Ertvelde (province of East Flanders, Belgium), on 26 Aug. 1858, d. at Egenhoven (Louvain) on 12 July 1936. He… -
Vermigli, Pietro Martire (VERMIGLI, PIETRO MARTINE)
Regular canon, apostate. Born in Florence on 8 Sept. 1500, died in Zurich on 12 Nov. 1562. He entered the regular canons at Fiesole at the age of 16, at 19 he… -
Verna, Maria Antonia
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea, b. at Pasquaro (Rivarolo Canavese) on 12 June 1773, d. at Rivarolo on 25 Dec. 1838.… -
Verna, Sanctuary of (VERNA, SANTUARIO DELLA)
A detached mountain of the central Apennines (highest point, the Penna, 1284 m), in the province and diocese of Arezzo, offered as a gift to St. Francis of… -
Vernazza (Vernacia), Battista, Venerable (VERNAZZA (VERNACIA), BATTISTA, VENERABILE)
Mystic, b. in Apr. 1497 in Genoa, d. there on 9 May 1587, daughter of Ettore (ca. 1470-1524), notary and humanist, tireless promoter, in Genoa and beyond, of… -
Vernia, Nicoletto
Philosopher, b. in Chieti ca. 1420, d. in Padua in 1499. He taught in Padua from 1465. Trained in the Venetian school of Ockhamism, he directed his research to… -
Veroli, Diocese of (VEROLI, DIOCESI DI)
In Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, it measures an area of 451 sq km, comprised between the dioceses of Ferentino, Alatri, Aquino, Sora and Pontecorvo. The… -
Verona, Diocese of (VERONA, DIOCESI DI)
City of the Veneto, provincial capital, at the foot of the outlying hills of the Lessini, bathed by the Adige, along whose banks the enchanting "Lungadigi" are… -
Veronica
Name given, by metonymy, to the icon with the "Holy Face" of Christ, preserved among the major relics of the basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican. V. (from… -
Veronica da Binasco, Blessed (VERONICA DA BINASCO, BEATA)
VERONICA da BINASCO, beata: v. NEGRONI, VERONICA, blessed. -
Veronica Giuliani, Saint (VERONICA GIULIANI, SANTA)
Capuchin Poor Clare and mystical writer, b. 27 Dec. 1660 at Mercatello, d. 9 July 1727 in the monastery of the Capuchine of Città di Castello, where she had… -
Veron (Veronius), François (VERON (VERONIUS) FRANÇOIS)
Controversialist and preacher, b. in Paris in 1575, d. at Charenton on 6 Dec. 1694. He entered the Jesuits in 1595, was ordained a priest, and in 1620 left the… -
Verot, Jean-Marcel-Pierre-Auguste
Bishop, b. 23 May 1805 at Le Puy (France), d. 10 June 1876 at St. Augustine (Florida). Ordained a priest in 1828 and sent to Baltimore in 1830, he was a… -
Verrati, Giovanni Maria
Carmelite theologian and controversialist, b. at Ferrara ca. 1490, d. there on 20 July 1563. For many years he taught Sacred Scripture and theology at Bologna… -
Verrazano, Giovanni
Florentine navigator, b. around 1485 to a family originally from the Val di Greve; killed in an expedition in 1528. Nothing is known of his youth, except that… -
Verri, Alessandro
Man of letters, b. in Milan on 9 Nov. 1741, d. in Rome on 23 Sept. 1816. At first a follower, together with his brother Pietro, of Enlightenment ideas, he… -
Verri, Biagio
Apostolic missionary, b. at Barni, in Vallassina, on 2 Oct. 1819, d. at Turin, on 26 Oct. 1884, associated in the Work of the Ransom of little African slave… -
Verrocchio, Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, called Il (VERROCCHIO, ANDREA DI MICHELE DI FRANCESCO DE' CIONI, DETTO IL)
Painter, sculptor and goldsmith, b. in Florence in 1436 and d. in Venice on 7 Oct. 1488. He was called V. because as a youth he worked in the shop of the… -
Versailles
City and diocese in the department of Seine-et-Oise in France. It has an area of 5,659 sq km with a population of 1,500,000 inhabitants, of whom 1,000,000 are… -
Verschaeve, Cyriel
Flemish priest and spiritual poet, b. at Ardooie (West Flanders) on 30 April 1874, d. in exile at Hall (Tyrol) on 8 November 1949. He did his humanistic and… -
Versiglia, Luigi
Salesian, bishop, martyr, b. at Olivo Gessi (diocese of Tortona) on June 5, 1873, killed at Linchow on Feb. 25, 1930. Having entered the Salesians in 1888 and… -
Vervoort, Francesco
Franciscan ascetical theologian, b. at Mechelen ca. 1500, d. there on 24 Sept. 1555. There are few biographical data on him. He inherited a vast fortune from… -
Verzeri, Teresa Eustochio, Blessed (VERZERI, TERESA EUSTOCHIO, BEATA)
Foundress of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, b. at Bergamo on 31 July 1801, d. there on 1 March 1852. From her earliest years she showed an ardent desire to… -
Vespasian (Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (VESPASIANO (FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Born on 17 November 9 A.D. at Falacrinae, near Rieti, died at Aquae Cutiliae on 24 June 79 A.D. (on the identification of the places, v. E. Evans, The Cults of… -
Vespers (VESPRI)
Canonical hour at sunset; perhaps the most ancient of the hours of prayer. In the Old Testament it was the hour of the evening sacrifice. For Christians of the… -
Vespignani, Virgilio (Virginio)
Architect, b. in Rome on 12 Feb. 1828, d. there on 4 Dec. 1882. He gained his first experience alongside Poletti, whose cold academicism he nevertheless soon… -
Vespucci, Amerigo
Navigator, one of the greatest, indeed the greatest among the followers of Columbus, b. in Florence in March 1454, third of four sons of ser Nastagio the… -
Vesta and Vestalia (VESTA E VESTALIA)
The origins of the goddess V. at Rome go back to very ancient times: her festival, the Vestalia, appears in the archaic calendar; her round temple in the Roman… -
Vestarius (Vesterarius, Vastarius) (VESTARARIUS (VESTERARIUS, VASTARARIUS))
He was the custodian of the treasury or of the wardrobe of high ecclesiastical or lay dignitaries, or else of Chapters and monasteries. As early as the 7th… -
Vestments (RIVESTIMENTI)
The practice of facing wall structures with marble or stucco was already widespread in classical antiquity and was immediately adopted by Christianity. There… -
Veszprém, Diocese of (VESZPRIMIA (VESZPRÉM), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Hungary. It has an area of 13,710 sq km with a population of 874,163 inhabitants, of whom 703,198 are Catholics. In 1949 they were… -
Veto
The veto or exclusive (ius exclusionis, ius exclusivae) is one of the forms of interference by civil authority in the election of the Pontiff, and it implied a… -
Vetranio (VETRANIONE)
General of the troops stationed in Illyria and Pannonia; after the death of Constans and the elevation of Magnentius, also through the intervention of… -
Vetter, Paul Alexander
Catholic Armenologist and exegete, b. 14 July 1850 in Oberdettingen (near Biberach, Württemberg), d. at Tübingen on 21 Sept. 1906. From 1868 he studied… -
Vettori, Pietro
Born in Florence in 1499, died there in 1585, after a life entirely devoted to study, except for a false start in anti-Medicean politics, from which he… -
Vetus Testamentum
A quarterly published by the International Organization of Old Testament Scholars, founded at Leiden in 1951. It can already be counted among the most… -
Veuillot, Louis
French journalist and writer, b. at Boynes (Loiret) on 11 Oct. 1813, d. at Paris on 7 Apr. 1883. His father was a poor cooper, who scraped a hard living and… -
Vexilla Christi Inclita (VEXILLA CHRISTUS INCLYTA)
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of Christ the King, composed by Fr. Vittorio Genovesi, S.J., in 1925. The reign of Christ does not resound with the clash of arms… -
Vexilla Regis Prodeunt
Hymn of Vespers in the season of the Passion, composed at Poitiers ca. 569 by Venantius Fortunatus on the occasion of the arrival of a relic of the Holy Cross… -
Vézelay, Sanctuary of (VÉZELAY, SANTUARIO DI)
Ancient abbey of Benedictine nuns, founded by Gerard of Roussillon, regent of the Kingdom of Provence, in 858-59 at V. (diocese of Autun). Nicholas I granted… -
Vezzolano
Abbey of Canons Regular of St. Augustine, dedicated to the Most Holy Mary, in the diocese of Casale (Piedmont), in territory that formerly belonged to the…