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Vecchietta, Lorenzo di Pietro, detto IlVol. XII, p. 733 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…
Veda and Vedism(VEDA E VEDISMO)Vol. XII, p. 733 VEDA E VEDISMO. — In discussing Brahmanesimo (v.), mention was made of the V. and of the Vedic religion, or Vedism. But it is necessary to dwell further on the…
Vedoiove(VEDIOVE)Vol. XII, p. 739 VEDIOVE. - A god of ancient Roman religion. The festival marked on 21 May in the archaic calendar with the single word Agonium is shown (by later calendrical…
Vedruna, Joaquína de, Blessed(VEDRUNA, JOAQUINA DE, BEATA)Vol. XII, p. 741 VEDRUNA, JOAQUINA de, blessed. - Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity, b. in Barcelona on 16 Apr. 1783, d. in Vich on 28 Aug. 1854. Married at the age…
VedāntaVol. XII, p. 739 VEDĀNTA. – One of the six orthodox philosophical systems, and perhaps the most important, since it still has millions of followers among Indians of the…
Vega Carpio, Lope Félix de(VEGA CARPÍO, LOPE FELIX DE)Vol. XII, p. 742 VEGA CARPÍO, LOPE FELIX de. — Poet, born in Madrid on 25 November 1562, died there on 27 August 1635. Of modest family circumstances, a pupil at the Jesuits’…
Vega, Andrés de(VEGA, ANDRES DE)Vol. XII, p. 741 VEGA, ANDRES de. – Franciscan theologian, born in Segovia in 1498, died at Salamanca in September 1549. He studied and taught at Salamanca; at the age of 40 he…
Vegetarianism(VEGETARISMO)Vol. XII, p. 743 VEGETARISMO: v. ASTINENZA, IV. Medicina pastorale.
Vegetative Life(VITA VEGETATIVA)Vol. XII, p. 959 VEGETATIVE LIFE. — In contrast to relational and animal life, it consists in the group of activities that tend to guarantee the effective functioning of the…
Veghe, JoannesVol. XII, p. 743 VEGHE, JOANNES. – Representative of the “devotio moderna,” born in Münster (Germany) in 1431 or 1432, died at Niesink in 1504. In 1451 he joined the Brethren…
Vegio, MaffeoVol. XII, p. 743 VEGIO, MAFFEO. – Humanist, born in Lodi in 1407, died in Rome before 29 June 1458; he was buried in the chapel of S. Monica in the church of S. Agostino. At…
Vela, VincenzoVol. XII, p. 745 VELA, VINCENZO. - Sculptor, b. at Ligornetto near Mendrisio in Canton Ticino on May 3, 1822, d. there on Oct. 4, 1891. The first sculpture that brought fame to…
Velehrad, Sanctuary of(VELEHRAD, SANTUARIO DI)Vol. XII, p. 746 VELEHRAD, SANCTUARY of. — In the diocese of Olomouc (v.) in Czechoslovakia, a place of pilgrimage and the seat of the international Unionist Congresses. In the…
VeliVol. XII, p. 747 VELI. - The veils that adorned Christian basilicas certainly derive from common usage in patrician dwellings and Roman public buildings. (courtesy of Mons. J.…
Velletri, Diocese of(VELLETRI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 748 VELLETRI, DIOCESE of. - It is one of the suburbicarian dioceses which, with the exception of the city and territory of V. included in the province of Rome,…
Vellico, Antonio MariaVol. XII, p. 749 VELLICO, ANTONIO MARIA. - Theologian of the Order of Friars Minor, b. at Dignano di Istria on 14 Dec. 1894, d. at Feltre (Belluno) on 26 Apr. 1942. A religious…
Vellore, Diocese of(VELLORE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 749 VELLORE, DIOCESE of. - Situated in south-eastern India and erected by decree of 13 Nov. 1952 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Madras. It…
Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y(VELÁZQUEZ, DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SILVA Y)Vol. XII, p. 746 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 colorist and realist Francisco…
VenafroVol. XII, p. 750 VENAFRO. - Ancient diocese and city in the province of Campobasso, situated at the foot of Monte Croce. It was inhabited in very ancient times by the…
Venantius Fortunatus, Saint(VENANZIO FORTUNATO, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 751 VENANZIO FORTUNATO, saint. — Born ca. 530 near Treviso, died at Poitiers shortly after 600. He studied at Ravenna and made a pilgrimage to the tomb of s.…
Venantius, Saint, Martyr(VENANZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XII, p. 750 VENANZIO, saint, martyr. – Two saints of this name are the best known: the protobishop of Salona (v.) and the martyr of Camerino (v.). The information…
Venard, Jean-Théophane, Blessed(VENARD, JEAN-THÉOPHANE, BEATO)Vol. XII, p. 751 VENARD, JEAN-THÉOPHANE, Blessed. - B. November 21, 1829, in St-Loup-sur-Thouet (Deux-Sèvres, France) and d. February 2, 1861. While already a subdeacon, he…
VenasqueVol. XII, p. 751 VENASQUE. - An ancient diocese in Provence, France, from which the Comtat Venaissin took its name in the Middle Ages; today it is a village in the district of…
Vence, Bible of(VENCE, BIBBIA, DI)Vol. XII, p. 751 VENCE BIBLE, - A French edition of the Bible with commentary, prepared by Enrico Francesco V. (c. 1675-1749), which appeared at Nancy (1738-43) in 22 vols. The…
VendiVol. XII, p. 752 VENDI. - Slavic populations who inhabited vast regions between the Elbe and the Oder, bounded to the north by the Baltic Sea and to the south by Moravia. Their…
VenditaVol. XII, p. 752 VENDITA: V. COMPRAVENDITA.
Vendville, JeanVol. XII, p. 753 VENDVILLE, JEAN. - Bishop of Tournai, b. at Lille on 24 June 1527, d. at Tournai on 15 Oct. 1592. At the age of 15 he went to Paris to attend courses in civil…
VendômeVol. XII, p. 752 VENDÔME. – The Benedictine abbey of the Most Holy Trinity of V., in the département of Loir-et-Cher in France, was founded in 1034 by Goffredo, count of…
Venegono Inferiore, Seminary and Faculty of Theology of(VENEGONO INFERIORE, SEMINARIO E FACOLTÀ TEOLOGICA DI)Vol. XII, p. 753 VENEGONO INFERIORE, SEMINARY AND THEOLOGICAL FACULTY by. — A modest municipality in the province of Varese, it attained renown in Italy and abroad when (1927)…
Veneration of the Dead(DEFUNTI, VENERAZIONE DEI)Vol. IV, p. 769 DEFUNTI, VENERATION of the. - The complex of all practices directed toward the deceased among various peoples and in different religions. CONTENTS: I. In…
Venerini, Rosa, Blessed(VENERINI, ROSA, BEATA)Vol. XII, p. 754 VENERINI, ROSA, blessed. — Foundress of the Maestre pie, born at Viterbo on 9 February 1656, died at Rome on 7 May 1728. Educated with Christian rigor, after a…
VenetisVol. XII, p. 100 VENETIS. IN AEDIBVS ALDI. MENSE IVLIO. ALD. Hana libram non lore nati in locis & Dominici IIIa. V. longare vige excedere. (photo, Enc. Cott.) TYPOGRAPHY — Last…
VenetoVol. XII, p. 754 VENETO. — It is the entire region enclosed between the Alpine arc, Lake Garda, the Mincio, the Po, and the Adriatic. It is divided into three distinct units:…
VenezuelaVol. XII, p. 785 VENEZUELA. – I. GEOGRAPHY. – The northernmost of the Atlantic states of South America, and the only one whose territory lies entirely north of the Equator.…
Vengeance(VENDETTA)Vol. XII, p. 752 VENDETTA: V. CARITÀ; ODIO.
Veni Creator SpiritusVol. XII, p. 789 «VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS». - Hymn of Vespers and Terce in the Office of Pentecost. By an unknown author of the late 9th century, it is already found in codices…
Veni Sancte SpiritusVol. XII, p. 790 «VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS». — Sequence of the Mass of Pentecost, attributed to Stefano Langton (v. PENTECOSTE). A strophic composition of three-line stanzas…
Venice, Patriarchate of(VENEZIA, PATRIARCATO DI)Vol. XII, p. 773 VENEZIA, PATRIARCATO di. - Patriarchate and capital city of the province in Veneto. The diocese has a population of 362,564 inhabitants, of whom 357,250 are…
Venier, SebastianoVol. XII, p. 789 VENIER, SEBASTIANO. - Doge of Venice, b. c. 1496, d. 3 March 1578. After holding high offices in the Republic, among them those of savio grande, provveditore…
Venosa, County of(VENOSINO, CONTADO)Vol. XII, p. 791 VENOSINO, CONTADO: V. AVIGNONE; VENASQUE.
Venosa, Diocese of(VENOSA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 790 VENOSA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Potenza; it has an area of 587 sq. km and a population of 50,200 inhabitants, of whom 50,000 are…
Ventimiglia, Diocese of(VENTIMIGLIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 791 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 one autonomous…
Ventimiglia, MarianoVol. XII, p. 793 VENTIMIGLIA, MARIANO. - Carmelite, general and historiographer of the Order, b. at Vatolla (Salerno) on 18 February 1703, d. at Naples on 28 April 1790.…
Ventura di Raulica, GioacchinoVol. XII, p. 793 VENTURA di RAULICA, GIOACCHINO. — Publicist, orator, and Theatine philosopher, born in Palermo on 8 December 1792, died at Versailles on 2 August 1861. A pupil…
Ventura, GuglielmoVol. XII, p. 793 VENTURA, GUGLIELMO. - Born in Asti c. 1250, died after 1310. He wrote an interesting chronicle of the events of his native city, of Piedmont and of the…
Venturi, AdolfoVol. XII, p. 795 VENTURI, ADOLFO - RITISTO. in art-historical matters, in 1880 he was summoned to Rome to the Ministry of Public Education, with supervisory duties and the task…
Venturi, Giovanni BattistaVol. XII, p. 795 VENTURI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. – Priest, scientist, and politician, born in Bibbiano on 11 September 1746, died in Reggio Emilia on 10 September 1822. Professor…
Venturino da BergamoVol. XII, p. 795 VENTURINO DA BERGAMO. – Famous Dominican preacher, b. in Bergamo on 19 April 1304, d. in Smyrna on 23 March 1346. He entered religious life in his native city…
Venus(VENERE)Vol. XII, p. 753 VENERE. — Goddess of undoubtedly Italic origins, yet foreign to the most ancient Roman pantheon, since, according to certain Roman historians, she was not…
Venuta, LuigiVol. XII, p. 796 VENUTA, LUIGI. – Priest, born in Nicosia on 3 January 1823, died in New Jersey (U.S.A.) in 1872. Attached to the Palermo parish of S. Rocco, in January 1848 he…
Veraci, Croci Pissa(VERACI, CROCIPISSA)Vol. XII, p. 796 VERACI, CROCIPISSA. - Camaldolese mystic of the monastery of Pratovecchio (diocese of Fiesole), b. 18 Oct. 1749 in Firenze, d. there 16 Feb. 1822. She became a…
Veracruz (Residencia Jalapa), Archdiocese of(VERA CRUZ (RESIDENZA JALAPA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 796 VERA CRUZ (residence JALAPA), ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese of the State of V. C. in Mexico. It has an area of 21,000 sq. km. and a population of…
Verallo, GirolamoVol. XII, p. 796 VERALLO, GIROLAMO. - Cardinal, born at Cori about 1497, died at Rome on 10 Oct. 1555. Having entered the ecclesiastical career under the protection of Paolo…
Veranzio, AntonioVol. XII, p. 797 VERANZIO, ANTONIO. — Archbishop of Strigonia, diplomat, humanist, and Hungarian historian, born in Sebenico on 29 May 1504, died on 16 June 1573 at Esztergom.…
Verapaz (Residencia Cobán), Diocese of(VERA PAZ (RESIDENZA COBAN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 797 VERA PAZ (residence COBAN), DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in Guatemala (Central America). It has an area of 14,000 sq km and a population of 394,580…
Verapoly, Archdiocese of(VERAPOLY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 797 VERAPOLY, ARCHDIOCESE of. – Situated in south-western India, State of Cochin-Travancore. It borders the dioceses of Calicut, Coimbatore, Vijayapuram, and…
Verbiest, FerdinandVol. XII, p. 797 VERBIEST, FERDINAND. — Jesuit, missionary, and astronomer at the Court of Peking, born at Pitthem, near Courtrai (Belgium), on 29 October 1623, died at Peking…
Verbum DominiVol. XII, p. 798 VERBUM DOMINI. - Journal of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, founded in 1921 «spargendia ubique sanis de re biblica doctrinis» (in situ proprio of Pius X…
Verbőczi, Stefano(VERBÖCZI, STEFANO)Vol. XII, p. 798 VERBÖCZI, STEFANO. – Hungarian jurist and humanist, born in 1458, died in 1541. Supreme judge, grand chancellor, and palatine lieutenant of the king, he began…
Vercelli, Archdiocese of(VERCELLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 798 VERCELLI, ARCIDIOCESI of. — It has an area of 1,658 sq km and a population of 198,500 inhabitants, distributed among 139 parishes, of which 119 are in the…
Vercellone, Carlo GiuseppeVol. XII, p. 803 VERCELLONE, CARLO GIUSEPPE. — Biblical scholar, born at Sordevolo near Biella on 10 January 1814, died in Rome on 19 January 1869. In 1829 he entered the…
Verdaguer i Santaló, Jacint(VERDAGUER I SANTALÒ, JACINT)Vol. XII, p. 803 VERDAGUER I SANTALÒ, JACINT. - Catalan priest and poet, b. at Folgaroles on 17 May 1845, d. at Vallvidriera on 10 June 1902. Of his many journeys in Europe and…
Verdi, GiuseppeVol. XII, p. 803 VERDI, GIUSEPPE. – Musician, born at Roncole near Busseto (Parma) on 10 October 1813, died in Milan on 27 January 1901. He received the first rudiments of…
VerdianaVol. XII, p. 805 VERDIANA, saint—S. V. among two serpents, symbols of the tempting devil; panel painting formerly attributed to Duccio di Boninsegna (14th…
Verdiana, Saint(VERDIANA, SANTA)Vol. XII, p. 804 VERDIANA, saint. — Recluse virgin, born at Castelfiorentino in Tuscany (in 1827), to parents of modest means. For some time she served a wealthy relative of…
Verdier, JeanVol. XII, p. 804 VERDIER, JEAN. — Cardinal, born in La Croix-Barrez (diocese of Rodez) on 19 February 1864, died in Paris on 9 April 1940. Having entered the Society of S.…
Verdun, Diocese of(VERDUN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 805 VERDUN, DIOCESI of. — Diocese and capital city of the Meuse department in France. It has an area of 6,240 sq. km and a population of 188,780, of whom 180,000…
VerecondiaVol. XII, p. 805 VERECONDIA. – From the Latin vereor, from which the other Italian noun «vergogna» is also derived; but between the two derivatives there is a notable…
VerecondoVol. XII, p. 806 VERECONDO. — Bishop of Junca in the African province of Byzacena, flourishing in the sixth century, died at Chalcedon in the hospice of S. Euphemia in 552. A…
Verepaeus, SimonVol. XII, p. 806 VEREPAEUS, SIMON. - Humanist and theologian, b. at Dommelen-Valkenswaard (Netherlands) in 1552, d. at ’s-Hertogenbosch in 1598. “Magister artium” at the…
Verga, GiovanniVol. XII, p. 806 VERGA, GIOVANNI. — Writer, born in Catania on 31 August 1840, died there on 27 January 1922. While still very young, he wrote historical novels inspired by…
Vergani, PaoloVol. XII, p. 806 VERGANI, PAOLO. — Prelate and economist, born in Piedmont in 1753, died in Paris around 1820. Biographical information about V. is scant, although he was one…
Vergerio, Pier Paolo the Elder(VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO IL VECCHIO)Vol. XII, p. 807 VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO the Elder. — Man of letters and diplomat, b. at Capodistria around 1370, d. at Budapest on 8 July 1444. He studied at Padua; in 1386, in…
Vergerio, Pier Paolo the Younger(VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO IL GIOVANE)Vol. XII, p. 808 VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO the Younger. — Apostate bishop, born in 1497–98 at Capodistria to Girolamo, a local nobleman; died at Tübingen on 4 October 1565. He…
Vergins of Jesus and Mary(VERGINI DI GESU E MARIA)Vol. XII, p. 810 VERGINI DI GESU E MARIA. – Founded in the diocese of St-Claude in France in 1844 by the parish priest Giuseppe Brun. Although living a contemplative life, the…
Vering, Friedrich HeinrichVol. XII, p. 812 VERING, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH. - Canonist, b. at Liesborn in Westphalia on 3 March 1833, d. at Prague on 30 March 1896. He pursued his legal studies at Bonn and…
VerismoVol. XII, p. 812 VERISMO. — If by v. in literature one understands an vivid representation of characters or situations, it may be said that this form has never been absent from…
Verità, GiovanniVol. XII, p. 819 VERITÀ, GIOVANNI. — Priest, born at Modigliana on 18 February 1807, died there on 26 November 1885. Associated with the liberal movement in the Romagne, he…
Verjus, Enrico Battista StanislaoVol. XII, p. 819 VERJUS, ENRICO BATTISTA STANISLAO. - Bishop and missionary, b. at Oleggio (diocese of Novara) on 26 March 1860, d. there on 13 Nov. 1892. Having soon moved to…
Verlaine, PaulVol. XII, p. 819 VERLAINE, PAUL. – Poet and initiator of the French Symbolist movement, born in Metz on 30 March 1844, died in Paris on 8 January 1896. In Paris, where the…
Vermersch, Arthur(VERMEERSCH, ARTHUR)Vol. XII, p. 820 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)…
Vermigli, Pietro Martire(VERMIGLI, PIETRO MARTINE)Vol. XII, p. 820 VERMIGLI, PIETRO MARTINE. — Canon regular, apostate. Born in Florence on 8 September 1500, died in Zurich on 12 November 1562. He entered the congregation of…
Verna, Maria AntoniaVol. XII, p. 820 VERNA, MARIA ANTONIA. - Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea, born at Pasquaro (Rivarolo Canavese) on 12 June 1773, died…
Verna, Sanctuary of(VERNA, SANTUARIO DELLA)Vol. XII, p. 821 VERNA, SANTUARIO della. — A detached mountain of the central Apennines (highest point, La Penna, 1,284 m), in the province and diocese of Arezzo, presented as…
Vernazza (Vernacia), Battista, Venerable(VERNAZZA (VERNACIA), BATTISTA, VENERABILE)Vol. XII, p. 821 VERNAZZA (VERNACIA), BATTISTA, venerable. — Mystic, born in April 1497 in Genoa, died there on 9 May 1587, daughter of Ettore (c. 1470–1524), notary and…
Vernia, NicolettoVol. XII, p. 822 VERNIA, NICOLETTO. - Philosopher, born at Chieti about 1420, died at Padova in 1499. He taught at Padova from 1465. Trained in the Venetian school of Occamism,…
Veroli, Diocese of(VEROLI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 822 VEROLI, DIOCESI di. — In Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, it covers an area of 451 sq. km., lying between the dioceses of Ferentino, Alatri, Aquino, Sora,…
Veron (Veronius), François(VERON (VERONIUS) FRANÇOIS)Vol. XII, p. 823 VERON (VERONIUS) FRANÇOIS. - Controversialist and preacher, b. in Paris in 1575, d. at Charenton on 6 Dec. 1694. He entered the Jesuits in 1595 and, having…
Verona, Diocese of(VERONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 823 VERONA, DIOCESI di. – City of the Veneto, provincial capital, at the foot of the hilly spurs of the Lessini, watered by the Adige, along whose banks the…
VeronicaVol. XII, p. 832 VERONICA. — An appellation given, by metonymy, to the icon bearing the “Holy Face” of Christ, preserved among the greater relics of the basilica of S. Pietro…
Veronica da Binasco, Blessed(VERONICA DA BINASCO, BEATA)Vol. XII, p. 834 VERONICA da BINASCO, beata: v. NEGRONI, VERONICA, beata.
Veronica Giuliani, Saint(VERONICA GIULIANI, SANTA)Vol. XII, p. 834 VERONICA GIULIANI, SANTA. — Capuchin Poor Clare and mystical writer, b. 27 December 1660 at Mercatello, d. 9 July 1727 in the Capuchin monastery of Città di…
Verot, Jean-Marcel-Pierre-AugusteVol. XII, p. 834 VEROT, JEAN-MARCEL-PIERRE-AUGUSTE. - Bishop, b. 23 May 1805 at Le Puy (France), d. 10 June 1876 at St. Augustine (Florida). Ordained priest in 1828 and sent to…
Verrati, Giovanni MariaVol. XII, p. 834 VERRATI, GIOVANNI MARIA. - Carmelite theologian and controversialist, born at Ferrara about 1490, died there on 20 July 1563. For many years he taught Sacred…
Verrazano, GiovanniVol. XII, p. 835 VERRAZANO, GIOVANNI. — Florentine navigator, b. around 1485 to a family originally from Val di Greve; killed on an expedition in 1528. Nothing is known of his…
Verri, AlessandroVol. XII, p. 835 VERRI, ALESSANDRO. – Man of letters, born in Milan on 9 November 1741, died in Rome on 23 September 1816. At first a follower, together with his brother…
Verri, BiagioVol. XII, p. 836 VERRI, BIAGIO. — Apostolic missionary, born at Barni, in Vallassina, on 2 October 1819, died at Turin on 26 October 1884; he joined the Work for the Ransom of…
VersaillesVol. XII, p. 837 VERSAILLES. — City and diocese in the department of Seine-et-Oise in France. It has an area of 5,659 sq. km and a population of 1,500,000 inhabitants, of whom…
Verschave, Cyriel(VERSCHAEVE, CYRIEL)Vol. XII, p. 837 VERSCHAEVE, CYRIEL. – Flemish priest and spiritual poet, born at Ardooie (West Flanders) on 30 April 1874, died in exile at Hall (Tyrol) on 8 November 1949. He…
Versiglia, LuigiVol. XII, p. 837 VERSIGLIA, LUIGI. - Salesian, bishop, martyr, b. at Olivo Gessi (diocese of Tortona) on 5 June 1873, killed at Linchow on 25 Feb. 1930. Having entered the…
Vervoort, FrancescoVol. XII, p. 837 VERVOORT, FRANCESCO. — Franciscan ascetical theologian, born at Malines around 1500, died there on 24 September 1555. Few biographical details about him are…
Verzeri, Teresa Eustochio, Blessed(VERZERI, TERESA EUSTOCHIO, BEATA)Vol. XII, p. 838 VERZERI, TERESA EUSTOCHIO, Blessed. - Foundress of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, born at Bergamo on 31 July 1801, died there on 1 March 1852. From her…
Vespasian (Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor(VESPASIANO (FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. XII, p. 842 VESPASIANO (Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), ROMAN EMPEROR. — Born on 17 November 9 A.D. at Falacrinae, near Rieti, died at Aquae Cutiliae on 24 June 79 A.D. (on…
Vespignani, Virgilio (Virginio)Vol. XII, p. 843 VESPIGNANI, VIRGILIO (VIRGINIO). — Architect, born in Rome on 12 February 1828, died there on 4 December 1882. He gained his first experience alongside…
Vespucci, AmerigoVol. XII, p. 844 VESPUCCI, AMERIGO. – Navigator, one of the greatest, indeed the foremost among Columbus’s followers, born in Florence in March 1454, the third of four sons of…
Vesta and Vestalia(VESTA E VESTALIA)Vol. XII, p. 846 VESTA and VESTALIA. — The origins of the goddess V. at Rome go back to the most ancient times: her festival, Vestalia, appears in the archaic calendar; her…
Vestarius (Vesterarius, Vastarius)(VESTARARIUS (VESTERARIUS, VASTARARIUS))Vol. XII, p. 846 VESTARARIUS (VESTERARIUS, VASTARARIUS). - He was the custodian of the treasury or wardrobe of high ecclesiastical or lay dignitaries, or of Chapters and…
Vestments(RIVESTIMENTI)Vol. X, p. 601 CLADDINGS. - The practice of covering masonry structures with marble or stucco was already widespread in classical antiquity and was immediately adopted by…
Veszprém, Diocese of(VESZPRIMIA (VESZPRÉM), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 851 VESZPRIMIA (VESZPRÉM), DIOCESE of. — 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…
VetoVol. XII, p. 852 VETO. - The v. or exclusive (ius exclusionis, ius exclusivae) is one of the forms of interference by the civil authority in the election of the Supreme…
VetranioneVol. XII, p. 853 VETRANIONE. - General of the troops stationed in Illyria and Pannonia; after the death of Constant and the elevation of Magnentius, by the VETRO - An Egyptian…
Vetter, Paul AlexanderVol. XII, p. 857 VETTER, PAUL ALEXANDER. - Armenian scholar and Catholic exegete, born 14 July 1850 in Oberdettingen (near Biberach, Württemberg), died in Tübingen 21 Sept.…
Vettori, PietroVol. XII, p. 857 VETTORI, PIETRO. — Born in Florence in 1499, he died there in 1585, after a life wholly devoted to study, apart from a false start in anti-Medici politics,…
Veuillot, LouisVol. XII, p. 858 VEUILLOT, LOUIS. – French journalist and writer, born at Boynes (Loiret) on 11 October 1813, died in Paris on 7 April 1883. His father was a poor cooper, who…
Vexilla Christi Inclita(VEXILLA CHRISTUS INCLYTA)Vol. XII, p. 859 «VEXILLA CHRISTUS INCLYTA». – Hymn of Lauds for the feast of Christ the King, composed by Fr. Vittorio Genovesi, S.J., in 1925. The kingdom of Christ does not…
Vexilla Regis ProdeuntVol. XII, p. 859 «VEXILLA REGIS PRODEUNT». – Hymn of Vespers during Passiontide, composed at Poitiers around 569 by Venantius Fortunatus on the occasion of the arrival of a…
VezzolanoVol. XII, p. 860 VEZZOLANO. — Abbey of Canons Regular of St. Augustine, dedicated to Mary Most Holy, in the diocese of Casale (Piedmont), in territory formerly belonging to the…
Vélez, RafaelVol. XII, p. 747 VÉLEZ, RAFAEL. — Spanish Capuchin prelate and theologian, born at Vélez (Malaga) on 15 October 1777 and died in the monastery of Herbón on 3 August 1850.…
Vézelay, Sanctuary of(VÉZELAY, SANTUARIO DI)Vol. XII, p. 859 VÉZELAY, SANTUARIO di. — Ancient abbey of Benedictine nuns, founded by Gerardo of Roussillon, regent of the Kingdom of Provence, in 858–59 at V. (diocese of…
