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Via Matris Vol. XII, p. 862
VIA MATRIS. - A devotional practice in honor of the Virgin of Sorrows which, after the model of the Via Crucis, meditates upon the sufferings endured by the…
Vialar, Émilie de, Saint (VIALAR, EMILIE DE, SANTA) Vol. XII, p. 862
VIALAR, EMILIE de, saint. – Foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition, born at Gaillac (diocese of Albi) on 12 September 1797,…
Viale Prelà, Michele Vol. XII, p. 862
VIALE PRELÀ, MICHELE. – Cardinal, born at Bastia (Corsica) on 29 September 1798, died at Bologna on 15 May 1860. Ordained a priest in 1823, he was directed…
Viaticum (VIATICO) Vol. XII, p. 863
VIATICUM. – From the liturgical point of view, the term was initially adopted to designate all the religious assistance or consolation provided to the dying…
Viator Da Coccaglio (VIATORE DA COCCAGLIO) Vol. XII, p. 864
VIATORE da COCCAGLIO. — Capuchin theologian of the former province of Brescia, surnamed Bianchi, born at Coccaglio on 20 April 1706, died at Cologne on 18…
Viatrice, Saint, Martyr (VIATRICE, SANTA, MARTIRE) Vol. XII, p. 864
VIATRICE, saint, martyr: v. SIMPLICIO, FAUSTINO e BEATRICE, santi, martiri.
Vibaldus (Wibaldus, Guibert) of Stavelot (VIBALDO (WIBALDUS, GUIBALDO) DI STAVELOT) Vol. XII, p. 864
VIBALDO (Wibaldus, GUIBALDO) di STAVELOT. — Benedictine Abbot of Stavelot, Malmedy, and Corvey, born near Stavelot (Stablo) in Belgium in 1097 or 1098 and died…
Vibia Vol. XII, p. 864
VIBIA. – The so-called “hypogeum of V.” is also known by other designations, such as “of the syncretists” and “of the little nuns”; more appropriately, Wilpert…
Vibona Vol. XII, p. 865
VIBONA. — The ancient diocese of V., called « Hipponium » by the Latins, at the southern extremity of the Gulf of S. Eufemia, was destroyed by the Saracens in…
Viborada, Saint (VIBORADA, SANTA) Vol. XII, p. 865
VIBORADA, Saint. - Virgin and martyr, recluse near St Gall (Switzerland), killed by the Hungarians in 926. After a devout pilgrimage to Rome with her brother…
Vic, Diocese of (VICH, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 875
VICH, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in the province of Barcelona in Spain. It has an area of 3,367 sq. km. with a population of 250,246 inhabitants, almost…
Vicar (VICARIUS) Vol. XII, p. 870
VICARIUS. - Title of an official of the Roman Empire. At first an extraordinary representative of the praefectus praetorio, under Diocletian he assumed the…
Vicar Apostolic (VICARIO APOSTOLICO) Vol. XII, p. 865
VICARIO APOSTOLICO. — In the history of the Church, the name vicarius appears from the earliest centuries, together with that of missus or legatus, to…
Vicar General (VICARIO GENERALE) Vol. XII, p. 869
VICARIO GENERALE. – He is the priest lawfully constituted to represent the person of the bishop in the exercise of his jurisdiction throughout the diocese. In…
Vicarate Apostolic of Basankusu (BASANKUSU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. II, p. 561
BASANKUSU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — The first station (Yumbi on the Congo River, upstream from Kwanout, currently in the Apostolic Prefecture of Bikoro) was…
Vicarious Satisfaction (SODDISFAZIONE VICARIA) Vol. XI, p. 535
SODDISFAZIONE VICARIA. – Etymologically (satis facere), the term indicates sufficient compensation, in place of and on behalf of a person, for a material or…
Vicedominus (VICEDOMINO) Vol. XII, p. 870
VICEDOMINO. — For the patrimonial administration of bishoprics and monasteries, Roman imperial legislation and the canons of the Eastern councils had already…
Vicente, Gil Vol. XII, p. 871
VICENTE, GIL. – Portuguese writer, b. perhaps in 1465 and certainly d. before 1540. He is the greatest dramatist of his country and one of the greatest of the…
Vicenza, Diocese of (VICENZA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 872
VICENZA, DIOCESE of. — The city, crossed by the Bacchiglione and the Retrone, which divides the centre of ancient Berga (Berica), is the capital of a vast…
Vices (VIZI) Vol. XII, p. 984
VIZI : v. IRREGOLARITÀ.
Vicious Circle (CIRCOLO VIZIOSO) Vol. III, p. 990
VICIOUS CIRCLE. - An error of reasoning into which one falls when, in having to prove two propositions together, one is proved by means of the other (a by b…
Vico Equense Vol. XII, p. 880
VICO EQUENSE. – Town and former diocese in the province of Naples. It was an episcopal see from the 13th century until 1818, when it was suppressed by Pope…
Vico, Giovanni Battista Vol. XII, p. 876
VICO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. — Italian philosopher, born in Naples on 23 June 1668, died there on 22 January 1744. I. LIFE. — Born to a modest bookseller, G. B.…
Vicoforte, Sanctuary of the Virgin (VICOFORTE, SANTUARIO DELLA VERGINE) Vol. XII, p. 880
VICOFORTE, SANTUARIO DELLA VERGINE: v. MONDOVI.
Victimae Paschali Vol. XII, p. 880
« VICTIMAE PASCHALI ». - An Easter sequence clothed in a splendid Gregorian melody, which gives notable prominence to the impassioned dialogue concerning the…
Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (VITTORIO AMEDEO II, DUCA DI SAVOIA E RE DI SARDEGNA) Vol. XII, p. 973
VITTORIO AMEDEO II, duke of SAVOIA and king of SARDEGNA. — Son of Carlo Emanuele and of Giovanni Battista di Savoia Nemours, b. in Turin on 14 May 1666, d. at…
Victor and Corona, Saints, Martyrs (VITTORE E CORONA, SANTI, MARTIRI) Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORE and CORONA, saints, martyrs. — They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 14 May as martyrs of Egypt. Their names, however, recur on other…
Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy, King of Sardinia (VITTORIO EMANUELE I DI SAVOIA, RE DI SARDEGNA) Vol. XII, p. 974
VITTORIO EMANUELE I of SAVOIA, king of SARDEGNA. — Born in Turin on 24 July 1759, died at Moncalieri on 10 January 1824. The second son of Vittorio Amedeo,…
Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy (VITTORIO EMANUELE II, RE D'ITALIA) Vol. XII, p. 974
VITTORIO EMANUELE II, king of ITALY. — Born in Turin on 14 March 1820, died in Rome on 9 January 1878. The firstborn of Carlo Alberto di Savoia-Carignano,…
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (VITTORIO EMANUELE III, RE D'ITALIA) Vol. XII, p. 976
VITTORIO EMANUELE III, KING OF ITALY. — Born in Naples on 11 November 1869, died in Alexandria, Egypt, on 28 December 1947. The only son of Umberto I and…
Victor I, Pope, Saint (VITTORE I, PAPA, SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 969
VITTORE I, PAPA, saint. — African and son of Felice, according to the Lib. Pont., he was the thirteenth bishop of Rome after s. Pietro, successor to Eleuterio.…
Victor II, Pope (VITTORE II, PAPA) Vol. XII, p. 969
VITTORE II, PAPA. – Formerly bishop of Eichstätt, he was elected in 1055, a year after the death of Leone IX (Apr. 1054), during which negotiations continued…
Victor III, Pope, Blessed (VITTORE III, PAPA, BEATO) Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORE III, POPE, blessed. - A Benedictine monk of the Dafauri family (Desiderio), he owed his election to the Norman prince Giordano di Capua (May 1086). He…
Victor IV (V), Antipope (VITTORE IV (V), ANTIPAPA) Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORE IV (V), ANTIPAPA: V. OTTAVIANO DI MONTICELLI.
Victor IV, Antipope (VITTORE IV, ANTIPAPA) Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORE IV, ANTIPOPE. — Elected by the supporters of the antipope Anacleto II (v.) around the middle of March 1138, he was mockingly nicknamed by the Romans…
Victor of Antioch (VITTORE DI ANTIOCHIA) Vol. XII, p. 968
VITTORE of ANTIOCHIA. - There exists in many Greek manuscripts a commentary on the Gospel of Mark attributed to a certain V. of A., and transmitted in two…
Victor of Capua (VITTORE DI CAPUA) Vol. XII, p. 968
VITTORE di CAPUA. – Bishop from 541 to 554 (v. his tombstone in CIL, X, 4503). He wrote, against Vittorio Aquitano, De cyclo paschali, of which only the…
Victor, Bishop of Cartenna (VITTORIO VESCOVO DI CARTENNA) Vol. XII, p. 973
VITTORIO, bishop of CARTENNA. — Flourished in the middle of the 5th century in Mauretania. According to Gennadius, he wrote homilies, a treatise against the…
Victor, Bishop of Tunnuna (VITTORE, VESCOVO DI TUNNUNA) Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORE, bishop of TUNNUNA - A zealous supporter of the Three Chapters, he lived in the sixth century in Proconsular Africa, and died shortly after 566. He…
Victor, Saint, Martyr (VITTORE, SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. XII, p. 968
VITTORE, saint, martyr. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 21 July. He is recalled by Venanzio Fortunato (Carm., VIII, 3; X, 10), and s.…
Victor, Saint, Martyr (VITTORIO, SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. XII, p. 973
VITTORIO, saint, martyr: v. VINCENZO, ORONZO e VITTORIO, santi, martiri.
Victoria, Diocese of (VICTORIA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 880
VICTORIA, DIOCESE OF: see SPIRITO SANTO, DIOCESE OF. VICTORIA (PORT VICTORIA), DIOCESE OF: see DARWIN, DIOCESE OF. (Ist. Enc. Cult.) VIDA, GIROLAMO - Title…
Victoria, Diocese of, on Vancouver Island (VICTORIA NELL'ISOLA VANCOUVER, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 880
VICTORIA NELL'ISOLA VANCOUVER, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese in the Canadian province of British Columbia (Canada). It has an area of 14,000 sq. km. and a…
Victoria, Saint, Martyr (VITTORIA, SANTA, MARTIRE) Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORIA, saint, martyr. - She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 19 Dec.; in the Roman Martyrology, however, according to the indication of the…
Victricius (Victoric), Bishop of Rouen, Saint (VITTRICIÒ (VICTRICIUS), VESCOVO DI ROUEN, SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 978
VITTRICIÒ (Victricius), bishop of ROUEN, saint. — Born ca. 330 on the extreme borders of the Empire (Britain or Gaul?), bishop of Rouen from ca. 385 to ca.…
Vida, Girolamo Vol. XII, p. 880
VIDA, GIROLAMO. – Bishop and poet, b. in 1490 at Cremona, d. at Alba on 27 Sept. 1566. He entered the Canons Regular of the Congregation of S. Marco; he went…
Vidal, Pedro Vol. XII, p. 881
VIDAL, PEDRO. - Jesuit, canonist, b. at Igualada (diocese of Barcelona) on 20 July 1867, d. at Rome on 24 Oct. 1938. Having entered the Order in 1884, he was…
Vidimus Vol. XII, p. 881
VIDIMUS. — Formula for giving probative value to copies of documents. Among the methods used in the Middle Ages to give probative value to copies of documents,…
Vidoni Sormena, Pietro (VIDONI SORERNA, PIETRO) Vol. XII, p. 881
VIDONI SORERNA, PIETRO. - Cardinal, b. at Cremona on 2 Sept. 1759, d. at Rome on 10 Aug. 1830. Having completed his studies at the Pontifical Academy of Noble…
Viduchindo of Corvey (VIDUCHINDO DI CORVEY) Vol. XII, p. 881
VIDUCHINDO DI CORVEY. – Benedictine monk of Saxon origin, who lived in the 10th century in the abbey of Corvey (Corbeia nova), and died around 1004. Very…
Viedma, Diocese of (VIEDMA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 882
VIEDMA, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese in the province of Rio Negro (Argentina). It has an area of 691,679 sq. km. and a population of 220,000, of whom 190,000…
Vieira de Mattos, Manuel Vol. XII, p. 882
VIEIRA DE MATTOS, MANUEL. - Bishop, b. at Poiares (Portugal) on 22 March 1861, d. at Braga on 28 Sept. 1932. Ordained priest in 1883, after a long and fruitful…
Vieira, Antonius Vol. XII, p. 882
VIEIRA, ANTONIUS. — Jesuit, orator, and missionary, born in Lisbon on 6 February 1609, died in Bahia (Brazil) on 18 July 1697. Taken as a child to Bahia, he…
Viel, Placida, Blessed (VIEL, PLACIDA, BEATA) Vol. XII, p. 887
VIEL, PLACIDA, Blessed. — In the world Eulalia Vittoria, born at Quettehou (diocese of Coutance) on 26 Sept. 1805, died at St-Sauveur-le-Comte on 4 March 1877.…
Vienna (Wien, Lat. Vindobona), Archdiocese of (VIENNA (WIEN, LAT. VINDOBONA), ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 887
VIENNA (WIEN, Latin Vindobona), Archdiocese of — Metropolitan see and capital of the Austrian Republic. The territory of the archdiocese covers an area of…
Vienna, Archdiocese of (VIENNA, ABCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 891
VIENNA, ABCIDIOCESE of — Angel. One of the statues placed on the column erected in honor of the Most Holy Trinity and the Nine Angelic Choirs after the plague…
Vienne Vol. XII, p. 893
VIENNE. — Ancient archdiocese and present-day subprefecture of Isère in France, whose title is now united with the archiepiscopal see of Lyon (v.). The city is…
Vienringhoff, Barbara Juliana von Vol. XII, p. 897
VIENRINGHOFF, BARBARA JULIANA von: v. KRUDENER, BARBARA JULIANA.
Vientiane, Apostolic Vicariate of (VIENTIANE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. XII, p. 897
VIENTIANE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — Situated in the center of the French protectorate of Laos (Indochina), it covers an area of 100,000 sq. km. It is…
Vieste, Diocese of (VIESTE, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 897
VIESTE, DIOCESI di: v. MANFREDONIA, DIOCESI di.
Vieusseux, Giampietro Vol. XII, p. 897
VIEUSSEUX, GIAMPIETRO. - Man of letters, b. 29 Sept. 1779 at Oneglia, d. 29 Apr. 1863 at Firenze. Of Genevan origin, he first engaged in commerce, then settled…
Vigan, Diocese of (VIGAN, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 898
VIGAN, DIOCESI di : v. NUOVA SEGOVIA, DIOCESI di.
Vigerio, Marco Vol. XII, p. 898
VIGERIO, MARCO. – In the world Emanuele, cardinal and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Savona in 1446, d. at Rome on 18 July 1516. Nephew of…
Vigevano, Diocese of (VIGEVANO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 898
VIGEVANO, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in the province of Pavia, suffragan of Vercelli. It has an area of 1,509 sq km, with a population of 170,800…
Vigilantius (VIGILANZIO) Vol. XII, p. 899
VIGILANZIO. — Gallic priest, born at Calagurris at the foot of the Pyrenees, died after 406. In the year 394–95 he went with a letter from Paolino di Nola to…
Vigilia Vol. XII, p. 899
VIGILIA. — It is the day that precedes, as a preparation, the great feasts of the Lord (Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Pentecost) and those of the saints (of the…
Vigiliae Christianae Vol. XII, p. 900
VIGILIAE CHRISTIANAE. — A quarterly periodical first issued in 1947, published by the North-Holland Publishing Company of Amsterdam, for the investigation of…
Vigilius, Bishop of Tapso (VIGILIO, VESCOVO DI TAPSO) Vol. XII, p. 900
VIGILIO, bishop of TAPSO. — This African bishop (province of Byzacena) took part in the religious dispute that Unnericus had convened in Carthage in 484.…
Vigilius, Pope (VIGILIO, PAPA) Vol. XII, p. 900
VIGILIO, PAPA. — The turbulent events of his pontificate find their explanation in the conditions of the city, torn between the party of the ruling Goths and…
Vigilius, Saint, Bishop of Trent, Martyr (VIGILIO, VESCOVO DI TRENTO, SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. XII, p. 901
VIGILIO, bishop of TRENTO, saint, martyr. — Died in 400 or 405, patron of the city and diocese of Trento. Of a Roman family settled in Trento, he was elected…
Vignola, Giacomo Barozzi (Barozio) da Vol. XII, p. 901
VIGNOLA, GIACOMO BAROZZI (BAROZIO) da. — Architect, born in Vignola (Modena) on 1 October 1507, died in Rome on 7 July 1573. He completed his early studies in…
Vigny, Alfred de Vol. XII, p. 902
VIGNY, ALFRED de. — French poet, born at Loches on 27 March 1797 into a noble family, died at Maine-Guiraud on 17 September 1863. He belonged to the army for a…
Vigouroux, Fulcran-Grégoire Vol. XII, p. 903
VIGOUROUX, FULCRAN-GRÉGOIRE. — Sulpician, biblical scholar, born at Nant (diocese of Rodez) on 13 February 1837, died in Rome on 21 February 1915. In 1861 he…
Vigri, Caterina, Saint (VIGRI, CATERINA, SANTA) Vol. XII, p. 903
VIGRI, CATERINA, saint: v. CATERINA da BOLOGNA, saint.
Vijayapuram, Diocese of (VIJAYAPURAM, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 903
VIJAYAPURAM, DIOCESE of. — In the southwestern part of India, it borders the dioceses of Quilon, Madura, Coimbatore, Verapoly, Cochin, and Alleppey. The first…
Vijayawada, Diocese of (VIJAYAVADA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 903
VIJAYAVADA, DIOCESE of. — After India had gained independence, on 15 Aug. 1947, several Indian cities changed their names: thus Bezwuada (v.) became V. In…
Viktring Vol. XII, p. 903
VIKTRING. — Former Cistercian abbey in the diocese of Gurk (Klagenfurt), in Carinthia, Austria. The village of V. is already attested in the Carolingian…
Vilburga (Wildburgis), Blessed (VILBURGA (WILDBURGIS), BEATA) Vol. XII, p. 904
VILBURGA (Wildburgis), blessed. — A virgin recluse at St. Florian (Upper Austria), born of a pious and well-to-do family at the beginning of the thirteenth…
Viligelmo Vol. XII, p. 904
VILIGELMO. — Sculptor of the 12th century, active in Modena. He may be regarded as the progenitor of Romanesque sculpture in Upper Italy and, in particular, of…
Vilkaviškis, Diocese of (VILKAVIŠKIS, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 905
VILKAVIŠKIS, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the Republic of Lithuania. It has an area of 12,000 sq. km, with a population of 365,000 inhabitants, of whom…
Villa Reale, Diocese of (VILLA REALE, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 906
VILLA REALE, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Trás-os Montes, Portugal. It has an area of 4,273.20 sq. km. and a population of 319,883…
Villada García, Zacarías (VILLADA GARCÍA, ZACARIAS) Vol. XII, p. 905
VILLADA GARCÍA, ZACARIAS. – Jesuit, historiographer, born at Gatón de Campos (diocese of Palencia) on 16 March 1879, killed by the Spanish Reds near Vicálvaro…
Villana dei Botti, Blessed (VILLANA DEI BOTTI, BEATA) Vol. XII, p. 905
VILLANA dei BOTTI, Blessed. - A Dominican tertiary, born in Florence in 1332, died there on 28 February 1360. Daughter of a wealthy patrician, she was drawn to…
Villani, Giovanni Vol. XII, p. 905
VILLANI, GIOVANNI. — He is the foremost representative of Florentine bourgeois historiography of the fourteenth century. He belonged to a Popolo family of S.…
Villani, Maria, Venerable (VILLANI, MARIA, VENERABILE) Vol. XII, p. 906
VILLANI, MARIA, venerable. – Dominican religious, born in Naples on 18 September 1584 to Giovanni, marquis of Polla, and died there on 26 March 1670. From her…
Villarrica, Diocese of (VILLARRICA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 906
VILLARRICA, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese in the Republic of Paraguay (South America). The territory extends over 78,049 sq km, with a population of 620,000…
Villaseca, Giuseppe Maria Vol. XII, p. 906
VILLASECA, GIUSEPPE MARIA. - Priest, founder of the Missionaries of St. Joseph of Mexico, b. at Igualda (diocese of Barcelona) on 19 Jan. 1831, d. at Tacubaya…
Villavicencio, Apostolic Vicariate of (VILLAVICENCIO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. XII, p. 907
VILLAVICENCIO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is situated in the eastern regions of Colombia and comprises the least explored areas. Missionary work in the…
Villeado (Uilhard), Saint (VILLEADO (UILHARD), SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 907
VILLEADO (UILHARD), saint.—First bishop of Bremen, born in Northumberland ca. 740, died at Brexen on the Weser on 8 November 789. A friend of Alcuino (v.), he…
Villehardouin, Geoffroy de Vol. XII, p. 907
VILLEHARDOUIN, GEOFFROY de. — Hereditary Marshal of Champagne, born no later than 1152, he took part with his lord, Count Tibaldo III, in the Fourth Crusade…
Villeneuve, Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Vol. XII, p. 907
VILLENEUVE, JEAN-MARIE-RODRIGUE. — Cardinal, born in Montréal (Canada) on 2 November 1883, died in Alhambra (California) on 17 January 1947. He joined the…
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (VILLENEUVE-LEZ-AVIGNON) Vol. XII, p. 907
VILLENEUVE-LEZ-AVIGNON. - Ancient Benedictine abbey in the diocese of Avignon. (from H. A. Wilson, The Calendar of St. Willibrord from ms. lat. 1887, London…
Villion, Aimé Vol. XII, p. 909
VILLION, AIMÉ. - B. at Genay (Ain, France) on 2 Sept. 1843 and d. on 1 Apr. 1932. Having entered the Seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris on 30 Sept. 1863…
Villon, François Vol. XII, p. 909
VILLON, FRANÇOIS. – Name adopted by François de Montcorbier, called des Loges, born in Paris around 1430 and graduated from that University as maître ès arte…
Vilna Vol. XII, p. 910
VILNA: v. WILNA, ARCIDIOCESI di.
Vilna (Wilno), Archdiocese of (WILNA (VILNA, WILNO), ARCIDIÓCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 1047
VILNA (WILNO), ARCHDIOCESE OF Vilna is a city and archdiocese in Poland. It covers an area of 56,679 km² and has a population of 2,325,000, of whom 1,056,000…
Vinalia Vol. XII, p. 910
VINALIA. – This name designates two festivals in the most ancient calendar of the Roman religion. The literary sources distinguish between them, defining that…
Vinaya Piṭaka (VINAYA PIŢAKA) Vol. XII, p. 910
VINAYA PIŢAKA: v. BUDDHISMO E TRIPIŢAKA.
Vincennes, Diocese of (VINCENNES, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 910
VINCENNES, DIOCESI di: v. INDIANAPOLIS, DIOCESI di.
Vincent de Paul (or Depaul, as he signed; Italian de' Paoli), Saint (VINCENZO DE PAUL (O DEPAUL, COME EGLI SI FIRMAVA; ITAL. DE' PAOLI), SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 915
VINCENZO DE PAUL (or DEPAUL, as he signed his name; Ital. DE' PAOLI), saint. — B. at Pony near Dax in Gascony on 24 April 1585, d. in Paris on 27 September…
Vincent of Beauvais (VINCENZO DI BEAUVAIS) Vol. XII, p. 911
VINCENZO di BEAUVAIS. — Dominican theologian and philosopher, b. ca. 1190, d. at Beauvais in 1264. He probably entered religious life in Paris (ca. 1220) and…
Vincent of Capua (VINCENZO DA CAPUA) Vol. XII, p. 912
VINCENZO DA CAPUA. – A priest of the Roman Church, whom Pope St. Silvester sent in 325 as legate to the First Council of Nicaea, together with the priest Vito…
Vincent of Lérins, Saint (VINCENZO DI LÉRINS, SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 912
VINCENZO DI LÉRINS, saint. — Gallic ecclesiastical writer of the monastery of Lérins, d. around 450. The information about his life is reduced to a few brief…
Vincent of Volturno, Saint, Abbey of (VINCENZO AL VOLTURNO, SAN, ABBAZIA DI) Vol. XII, p. 915
VINCENZO AL VOLTURNO, SAN, ABBAZIA di. — Near the sources of the Volturno River, on a vast deserted plateau 500 m above sea level and surrounded by mountains,…
Vincent, Orontius and Victor, Saints, Martyrs (VINCENZO, ORONZO E VITTORIO, SANTI, MARTIRI) Vol. XII, p. 917
VINCENZO, ORONZO and VITTORIO, saints, martyrs. — The Roman Martyrology commemorates them on 22 January as victims of the persecution of Diocletian at Embrun…
Vincent, Saint Vol. XII, p. 910
VINCENT, SAINT. - Benedictine archabbey, in the diocese of Pittsburg in the State of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. The monastery was founded in…
Vincent, Saint, Martyr (VINCENZO, SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. XII, p. 910
VINCENT, saint, martyr. — Spanish deacon, a victim of the Diocletian persecution, probably in 304; he is among the few martyrs recorded in the calendar of…
Vincenti Mareri, Ippolito Antonio Vol. XII, p. 910
VINCENTI MARERI, IPPOLITO ANTONIO. - Cardinal, b. at Rieti on 20 Jan. 1738, d. at Paris on 21 March 1811. In 1785 he was elected by Pius VI titular archbishop…
Vincentius Hispanus Vol. XII, p. 910
VINCENTIUS HISPANUS. - Canonist, who lived in the thirteenth century. His origin and identity are disputed. The appellation Hispanus and the existence of a…
Vincenza Gerosa, Saint (VINCENZA GEROSA, SANTA) Vol. XII, p. 910
VINCENZA GEROSA, saint. - Co-foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Charity, or of Maria Bambina, born at Lovere (diocese of Brescia) on 29 Oct. 1784,…
Vindicatio Vol. XII, p. 917
VINDICATIO. — A term suggested by a text of St. Ottato of Milevi (De schismate Donatistarum, I, 16: PL 11, 917), by which it was intended to denote a kind of…
Vindicta Salvatoris Vol. XII, p. 917
VINDICTA SALVATORIS: v. PILATO, apocrifo di.
Vineam Domini Vol. XII, p. 917
VINEAM DOMINI. — This is the bull issued by Clement XI on 15 July 1705 confirming the constitutions of Innocent X and Alexander VII concerning the…
Vinet, Alexandre Vol. XII, p. 918
VINET, ALEXANDRE. - Liberal Protestant apologist and writer, b. at Ouchy (Lausanne) on 17 June 1797, d. at Lausanne on 10 May 1847. He received a somewhat…
Vinfrido Vol. XII, p. 918
VINFRIDO: v. BONIFACIO, santo, martire.
Vinh, Apostolic Vicariate of (VINH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. XII, p. 918
VINH, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. – It is situated in the southeastern region of Annam (Vietnam), which faces the Gulf of Tonkin. It was erected on 27 March 1846,…
Vinh-Long, Apostolic Vicariate of (VINH-LONG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. XII, p. 918
VINH-LONG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is situated in the centre of Cochinchina (Vietnam) and is entrusted to the Vietnamese secular clergy. It was erected on…
Vintimille du Luc, Charles Vol. XII, p. 918
VINTIMILLE DU LUC, CHARLES. - Archbishop of Paris, b. 15 Nov. 1655 at Luc (Fréjus), d. at Paris on 13 March 1746. Bishop of Marseilles from 21 Jan. 1692, then…
Violation of Sacred Place (VIOLAZIONE DI LUOGO SACRO) Vol. XII, p. 919
VIOLAZIONE DI LUOGO SACRO. - The violation of churches, cemeteries and, in general, of any other thing ordered to divine worship, is determined by acts or…
Violence (VIOLENZA) Vol. XII, p. 919
VIOLENZA. — In theological and canonistic language, violence, force, or coercion is understood as a motion proceeding from an external principle, while the…
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel Vol. XII, p. 920
VIOLLET-LE-DUC, EUGÈNE-EMMANUEL. — French architect and writer, born in Paris on 21 January 1814, son of the writer Emmanuel-Nicolas, died in Lausanne on 17…
Viret, Pierre Vol. XII, p. 921
VIRET, PIERRE. - The “reformer” of French-speaking Switzerland, b. at Orbe (Vaud) on 4 May 1511, d. at Orthez on 4 Apr. 1571. In 1527 he was in Paris as a…
Virga Rubra, Masters of the (VIRGA RUBEA, MAESTRI OSTIARI DI) Vol. XII, p. 921
VIRGA RUBEA, MAESTRI OSTIARI di: v. MAESTRI OSTIARI DI VIRGA RUBEA.
Virgil (VIRGILIO) Vol. XII, p. 921
VIRGILIO. – P. Virgilius Maro (ancient form: Vergilius, cf. F. Ritschl, Opuscula philologica, II, p. 779 ff.) is the greatest poet of the Augustan age, born at…
Virgil, Abbot-Bishop of Sankt Peter of Salzburg, Saint (VIRGILIO, ABATE-VESCOVO DI SANKT PETER DI SALISBURGO, SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 923
VIRGILIO, abbot-bishop of SANKT PETER OF SALZBURG, saint. — V. (thus Latinized), or Fergil (Feregii), of Irish origin, b. ca. 700, d. 27 Nov. 784. A monk, and…
Virginibus Subintroductae (VIRGINES SUBINTRODUCTAE) Vol. XII, p. 924
VIRGINES SUBINTRODUCTAE : v. AGAPETE.
Virginis Proles Opifexque Matris (VIRGINIS PROLES OPIFEXQUE MA-TRIS) Vol. XII, p. 924
« VIRGINIS PROLES OPIFEXQUE MA-TRIS ». — Hymn of Matins in the Common of Virgins, by an unknown author, already present in manuscripts of the 10th century. It…
Virginity (VERGINITÀ) Vol. XII, p. 810
VIRGINITY.—Virginity, insofar as it is a virtue, consists of two elements: the material and the formal. Understood in the material sense, it is immunity from…
Virginity of Mary (VERGINITÀ DI MARIA) Vol. XII, p. 811
VERGINITÀ DI MARIA. – According to Catholic doctrine, Maria was a virgin before childbirth, in childbirth, and after childbirth. The v. of M. before childbirth…
Virility (VIRILITÀ) Vol. XII, p. 924
VIRILITÀ. — A particular age (v.) of life that follows the pubertal and post-pubertal or internubilo-pubertal phase and ends with old age (v.). G. Mariani…
Virtue (VIRTÙ) Vol. XII, p. 924
VIRTÙ I. GENERAL NOTIONS Virtue is a quality that perfects an operative faculty, disposing it well in relation to its activity and the attainment of the end…
Virus (Ultravirus, Infravirus, Filterable Viruses) (VIRUS (ULTRAVIRUS, INFRAVIRUS, VIRUS FILTRABILI)) Vol. XII, p. 930
VIRUS (ultravirus, infravirus, filterable virus). — These are particular agents of diseases in humans, animals, and plants, characterized by ultramicroscopic…
Visakhapatnam, Diocese of (VISAKHAPATNAM, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 931
VISAKHAPATNAM, DIOCESE of. — Its territory, extending through central-southern India, was already part of the diocese of Mylapore in 1606. From 1834 it…
Visconti Venosta, Emilio Vol. XII, p. 934
VISCONTI VENOSTA, EMILIO. — Statesman, born in Milan on 22 January 1829, died in Rome on 28 November 1914. He began his political activity in 1848, taking part…
Visconti, Ennio Quirino Vol. XII, p. 931
VISCONTI, ENNIO QUIRINO. – Archaeologist, born in Rome on 1 November 1751, died in Paris on 8 February 1818. Supported financially by Prince Sigismondo Chigi,…
Visconti, Family (VISCONTI, FAMIGLIA) Vol. XII, p. 932
VISCONTI, FAMIGLIA. – A feudal family of the Milanese region which, from 1277 until its extinction in 1447, held, almost uninterruptedly, the lordship of…
Visconti, Filippo Vol. XII, p. 934
VISCONTI, FILIPPO. - Archbishop of Milan, b. 19 Aug. 1721 at Massino (diocese of Novara), d. 30 Dec. 1801 at Lyons. In 1783 he was appointed to the…
Viseu (Vizeu), Diocese of (VISEU (VIZEU), DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 935
VISEU (VIZEU), DIOCESE of. — In the province of Beira-Alta, in Portugal. It has an area of 3,400 sq. km and a population of 300,500 inhabitants, almost all…
Vishnu and Vishnuism (VISNU E VISNUISMO) Vol. XII, p. 946
VISNU e VISNUISMO: v. INDUISMO.
Visigothic, Script and Miniature (VISIGOTICA, SCRITTURA E MINIATURA) Vol. XII, p. 935
VISIGOTICA, SCRIPT AND MINIATURE. - It is generally classified as Visigothic the Latin script used in Spain from the seventh–eighth century to the twelfth…
Visigoths (VISIGOTI) Vol. XII, p. 935
VISIGOTI: v. GOTI.
Vision (Mystical Intellectual Phenomenon) (VISIONE (FENOMENO MISTICO INTELLETTUALE)) Vol. XII, p. 937
VISIONE (intellectual mystical phenomenon). – The term, which physiologically means the act of seeing, in the history of religions designates the divine and…
Visionaries (FANTASIASTI) Vol. V, p. 629
FANTASIASTI: v. MONOFISITI.
Visitation (VISITAZIONE) Vol. XII, p. 943
VISITAZIONE. – Religious order, known as the Visitandines or the Order of the V. I. HISTORY. — The V. was the joint work of St. Francesco di Sales (v.) and St.…
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (VISITAZIONE DI MARIA SANTISSIMA) Vol. XII, p. 944
VISITATION OF MOST HOLY MARY. – Feast of the universal Church, celebrated on 2 July with the double rite of the II class. The basis of the feast is the…
Visits of Heat (VISITE DI CALORE) Vol. XII, p. 946
VISITE DI CALORE. — This is the name given to the visits which the newly elected cardinal begins to receive immediately after receiving from the cardinal…
Vistarini, Giovanni Battista Vol. XII, p. 946
VISTARINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Missionary, born at Lodi on 16 Sept. 1814, died at Negombo on 19 March 1895. He was ordained priest in 1840. During the first…
Vit, Vincenzo de Vol. XII, p. 946
VIT, VINCENZO DE. — Scholar, born on 10 July 1810 at Mestrino (Padua), died on 18 Aug. 1892 at Domodossola. Ordained a priest in 1836 and a professor at that…
Vita e Pensiero Vol. XII, p. 955
VITA E PENSIERO. - Monthly review founded in November 1914 by Fr. Agostino Gemelli, O. F. M., Dr. Vico Necchi, and Monsignor Francesco Olgiati. The programme…
Vita Latent (VITA LATENTE) Vol. XII, p. 955
VITA LATENTE. – Latent life falls within the field of biological adaptations. It is to be understood as a reduction to the minimum of every vital activity, but…
Vitae Patrum Vol. XII, p. 954
VITAE PATRUM. – A Latin collection of legends of the saints, in 10 books, formed in the 6th century, edited by H. Rosweyde, Antwerp 1615 (reproduced in PL…
Vitale and Agricola, Saints, Martyrs (VITALE E AGRICOLA, SANTI, MARTIRI) Vol. XII, p. 956
VITALE and AGRICOLA, saints, martyrs. — They were respectively servant and master and were martyred for the Christian name at Bologna around 304, during the…
Vitale and Valeria, Saints, Martyrs (VITALE E VALERIA, SANTI, MARTIRI) Vol. XII, p. 956
VITALE and VALERIA, saints, martyrs. - They are respectively the titular saints of the basilica of S. Vitale at Ravenna and of the church (now uncovered) of S.…
Vitale Du Four (De Furno) Vol. XII, p. 956
VITALE du FOUR (de Furno). — Franciscan philosopher and theologian, b. at Bazas, near Bordeaux, around 1260, d. at Avignon on 16 August 1327. Between 1285 and…
Vitale of Antioch (VITALE DI ANTIOCHIA) Vol. XII, p. 956
VITALE of ANTIOCH: V. APOLLINARE DI LAODICEA. VITALE, abbot of SANKT PETER and bishop of SALISBURGO, saint. - A disciple of St. Ruperto (v.), with whom he came…
Vitale, Abbot of Sankt Peter and Bishop of Salzburg (VITALE, ABATE DI SANKT PETER E VESCOVO DI SALISBURGO) Vol. XII, p. 956
VITALE, abbot of SANKT PETER and bishop of SALZBURG, saint. Marble tomb slab of St. V., work of Master Hans (1497)—Salzburg, abbey church of Sankt Peter. It…
Vitali, Luigi Vol. XII, p. 957
VITALI, LUIGI. - Priest and writer, b. at Bellano (Como) in 1836, d. at Colico on 6 Nov. 1919. He celebrated his first Mass on 23 June 1859, on the eve of the…
Vitalian, Pope, Saint (VITALIANO, PAPA, SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 957
VITALIANO, PAPA, saint. — Little is known about the activity of Pope V. (30 July 657–27 June 672). It is known only that he maintained good relations with the…
Vitalism (VITALISMO) Vol. XII, p. 957
VITALISM. – In a very broad sense, it comprises the scientific and philosophical doctrines that affirm the irreducibility (both from the ontological and from…
Vitamins (VITAMINE) Vol. XII, p. 958
VITAMINE. — These are regulatory principles, for the most part chemically known, contained in animal and plant tissues used as food. The name “vitamines,” due…
Vitelleschi, Giovanni Vol. XII, p. 960
VITELLESCHI, GIOVANNI. — Cardinal, born at Corneto (Tarquinia) to an honorable family, in his youth he served under the condottiero Tartaglia; under Martino V…
Vitelleschi, Muzio Vol. XII, p. 961
VITELLESCHI, MUZIO. — Sixth superior general of the Society of Jesus, born in Rome on 2 December 1563, died there on 9 February 1645. Having entered the Order…
Vitelli, Vitellozzo Vol. XII, p. 961
VITELLI, VITELLOZZO. - Cardinal, b. at Città di Castello in 1531 to the condottiere Alessandro V. and Angela Rossa, d. at Rome on 19 Nov. 1568. A cleric of the…
Vitelo (Witilo, Vitellio) Vol. XII, p. 962
VITELO (WITILO, VITELLIO). — Philosopher and mathematician, born in Silesia around 1230. He studied the “arts” in Paris and later, perhaps between 1262 and…
Viterbo, Diocese of (VITERBO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 962
VITERBO, DIOCESE of. — Situated in Lazio, in the province of V., it includes the diocese of Tuscania (v.), with which it covers an area of 720 sq. km., bounded…
Vitoria, Diocese of (VITORIA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 967
VITORIA, DIOCESE of.—Diocese and capital city in the province of Alava. The diocese has an area of 3,364 sq. km. and a population of 120,156 inhabitants, all…
Vitoria, Francesco De Vol. XII, p. 967
VITORIA, FRANCESCO de: v. FRANCESCO DA VITORIA.
Vitoria, Tomás Luis de (VITORIA, TOMAS LUÍS DE) Vol. XII, p. 967
VITORIA, TOMAS LUÍS de. — Spanish musician, born in Ávila in 1548, died in Madrid on August 27, 1611. In 1557 he entered as a singer in the choir of the…
Vittori, Mariano Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORI, MARIANO. - Bishop, born at Rieti in 1518, died there on 29 June 1572. Ordained a priest, he completed his studies at Siena and from there went to…
Vittoria, Alessandro Vol. XII, p. 970
VITTORIA, ALESSANDRO. — Sculptor and architect, born in Trento in 1524, died in Venice on 27 May 1608. Sent to Venice at the age of nineteen by Bishop Madruzzo…
Vittoriano, Saint (VITTORIANO, SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 971
VITTORIANO, saint. - B. ca. 478, great promoter of monastic life, d. abbot of Asán, 12 Jan. 558. The Vita of V., reassessed by Fita (who dates it to the…
Vittorino (dei Rambaldoni) da Feltre Vol. XII, p. 971
VITTORINO (dei RAMBALDONI) da FELTRE. – Educator and humanist, born in Feltre, probably in 1373, died in Mantua on 2 February 1446. At the age of eighteen he…
Vittorino, Bishop of Poetovium (Ptuj) (VITTORINO, VESCOVO DI PETTAU (POETOVIUM)) Vol. XII, p. 972
VITTORINO, bishop of PETTAU (Poetovium). — He occupied the see of Poetovium (in Styria, Upper Pannonia) toward the end of the third century and died as a…
Vittorino, Saint (VITTORINO, SANTO) Vol. XII, p. 971
VITTORINO, santo: v. AMITERNO.
Vittorio Veneto, Diocese of (VITTORIO VENETO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 977
VITTORIO VENETO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Treviso on the southern slope of the Belluno Prealps; the city is watered by the Meschio. It…
Vivaldi, Antonio Vol. XII, p. 979
VIVALDI, ANTONIO. – Musician, born in Venice, perhaps in 1675; died in Vienna in 1741. He studied music first with his father, a good violinist in the ducal…
Vivaldi, Ugolino and Vadino (VIVALDI, UGOLINO E VADINO) Vol. XII, p. 979
VIVALDI, UGOLINO e VADINO. – Genoese navigators who in 1291 undertook a voyage «quod aliquis usque nunc minime attemptavit» in order to travel «per maria…
Vivarini, Family (VIVARINI, FAMIGLIA) Vol. XII, p. 979
VIVARINI, FAMIGLIA. – Murano painters active in Venice from approximately 1440 to the early 1500s. ANTONIO. — Son of Michele the glassmaker, he is mentioned in…
Vivarium Vol. XII, p. 980
VIVARIUM. – Monastery founded by Cassiodoro (v.), who had withdrawn from politics, on his ancestral property at V., near Squillace, somewhat below the…
Viventian Age (VIVENTI, ETÀ DEI) Vol. XII, p. 981
VIVENTI, ETÀ dei. — The enormous span of time extending between the solidification of the first terrestrial crust and the Cambrian (the period that opens the…
Vives y Tutó, Giuseppe Calasanzio Vol. XII, p. 983
VIVES Y TUTÓ, GIUSEPPE CALASANZIO. – Capuchin theologian and cardinal, born at S. Andrés de Llevancras (Barcellona) on 5 February 1854; died at Monteporzio…
Vives, Juan Bautista Vol. XII, p. 981
VIVES, JUAN BAUTISTA. - B. May 3, 1545 in Valencia (Aragon), d. Feb. 22, 1632 in Rome, belonging to the family of the humanist Juan Luis Vives (v.). In 1588,…
Vives, Juan Luis (VIVES, JUAN LUÍS) Vol. XII, p. 982
VIVES, JUAN LUÍS. — Apologist, philosopher, and educationalist, b. at Valencia on 6 March 1492, d. at Bruges on 6 May 1540. At the University of Paris, soon…
Viviana (Bibiana), Saint, Martyr (BIBIANA (VIBIANA), SANTA, MARTIRE) Vol. II, p. 918
BIBIANA (VIBIANA), saint, martyr. — The Passio relates that the Roman virgin B., together with her mother Dafrosa and her sister Demetria, was scourged to…
Viviani, Quirico Vol. XII, p. 983
VIVIANI, QUIRICO. - Priest and man of letters, b. at Soligo (Treviso) in 1784, d. at Padova on 9 Nov. 1835. He completed his studies at Padova under Cesarotti,…
Viviers, Diocese of (VIVIERS, DIOCESI DI) Vol. XII, p. 983
VIVIERS, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese in the department of Ardèche (France). It has an area of 5,527 sq. km. and a population of 232,000 inhabitants, of whom…
Vivina, Saint (VIVINA, SANTA) Vol. XII, p. 984
VIVINA, saint. – Flemish mystic, foundress (ca. 1120), through the donation of Duke Goffredo di Lorena, and prioress of the Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria…
Vizzardelli, Carlo Vol. XII, p. 985
VIZZARDELLI, CARLO. — Cardinal, born at Monte S. Giovanni Campano (Frosinone) on 2 July 1791, died at Rome on 24 May 1851. Ordained a priest at Veroli and…
Vizzini, Giuseppe Vol. XII, p. 985
VIZZINI, GIUSEPPE. - Theologian and bishop, born at Villalba (Caltanissetta) on 10 Nov. 1874, died at Ferla (Noto) on 8 Dec. 1935. A student at the Leonian…