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Vocation (VOCAZIONE)
From the Latin vocatio = call. The divine v. implies, on the efficient line, the divine will or election of a human creature for a certain task and, on the… -
Vocational Guidance (ORIENTAMENTO PROFESSIONALE)
ORIENTAMENTO PROFESSIONALE: v. PSICOTECNICA. -
Vogel, Joseph Anton
Historian, b. 25 March 1756 at Altkirch (Alsace, diocese of Basel), d. 26 Aug. 1817 at Loreto. Ordained a priest in 1780, he was parish priest of the village… -
Vogelsang, Karl, Baron of (VOGELSANG, KARL, BARONE DI)
Catholic sociologist, b. Sept. 3, 1818 at Liegnitz (Silesia), d. at Vienna on Nov. 8, 1890. He studied law and political science at Bonn, Rostock and Berlin… -
Volcano (VULCANO)
In common usage, volcanoes are elevations of the earth's crust through which, during periods of eruption, incandescent materials such as lava, ashes, and… -
Volkelt, Johannes
Philosopher, b. at Lipnik (Galicia) on 21 July 1848, d. at Leipzig on 8 May 1930. He studied at Vienna, Jena and Leipzig. He taught successively at Jena… -
Volk, Wilhelm Gustav (Pseudonym: Ludwig Clarus) (VOLK, WILHELM GUSTAV (PSEUDONIMO: LUDWIG CLARUS))
Prolific writer, convert, b. 25 Jan. 1804 at Halberstadt, d. at Erfurt on 17 March 1869. Son of a Protestant jurist, he studied (1823-26) at Göttingen and… -
Volney, Constantin-François de Chassebœuf, Count of (VOLNEY, CONSTANTIN-FRANÇOIS DE CHASSE-BOEUF, CONTE DI)
French philosopher, scholar, and politician, b. at Craon (Anjou) in 1757, d. at Paris in 1820. Having come to Paris very young, he devoted himself to the study… -
Volpe, Giovanni Antonio
Bishop, born into a family originally from Bergamo, b. at Como on 30 Dec. 1513 to Giov. Pietro, d. there on 31 Aug. 1588. He studied law at Pavia, but… -
Volpicelli, Caterina, Venerable (VOLPICELLI, CATERINA, VENERABILE)
Foundress of the Institute of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, b. in Naples on 21 Jan. 1839; d. there on 28 Dec. 1894. Desirous of embracing the religious… -
Volta, Alessandro
Illustrious physicist, from a noble family of Como, b. there on 18 Feb. 1745 and d. there on 5 March 1827. To him is owed the discovery of the electric… -
Volta Inferiore, Apostolic Vicariate of (VOLTA INFERIORE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
On 18 April 1950 it was elevated to a diocese under the name of Keta (v.). -
Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet
Man of letters, b. in Paris on 21 Nov. 1694 and d. there on 30 May 1778. At the age of 24 he assumed the name of Monsieur de V. At the age of ten he entered… -
Volterra, Diocese of (VOLTERRA, DIOCESI DI)
City in the province of Pisa, in Tuscany, and a diocese included in the provinces of Pisa, Livorno, Grosseto, Siena, Florence: it extends over 1913 sq km with… -
Volterra, Giacomo
VOLTERRA, GIACOMO: v. GHERARDI, GIACOMO. -
Volturara
Ancient diocese and small town, today Volturara Irpina in the province of Salerno. It appears to have arisen after the Romans had destroyed "Sebastia" ca. 200… -
Volturnalia
Festival of August 27 in the archaic Roman calendar, sacred to the god Volturnus, who had his own particular priest (flamen Volturnalis). Since in Campania… -
Volubilis
A Roman city in the interior of Mauretania Tingitana, present-day Morocco. It was the residence of King Juba and of the Roman governors. Christianity is… -
Voluntarism (VOLONTARISMO)
In contrast to intellectualism (v.), it indicates in general the superiority attributed to the will over the intellect in the life of the spirit, whether in… -
Voluntas (VOLONTÀ)
It is the faculty of tending toward the universal good, proper to spiritual creatures. I. PHILOSOPHY. - Known by the intellect, the universal good or happiness… -
Volunteer (VOLONTARIO)
It is the act that proceeds from the will enlightened by the prior knowledge of the intellect (cuius principium est intra cum additione scientiae [Sum. Theol.… -
Volvinio (Volvinius) (VUOLVINIO (VOLVINIO))
Goldsmith active in the first half of the 9th century, author of the golden altar, a masterpiece of Carolingian goldsmithing, offered by Archbishop Angilbert… -
Vondel, Joost van den
Dutch national poet, b. in Cologne to Flemish parents on 17 Nov. 1587, d. in Amsterdam on 5 Feb. 1679. A prolific dramatist (26 tragedies) and a robust lyric… -
Vonier, Anscar
Benedictine abbot, theologian, born in the world as Martin, on 11 Nov. 1875 at Ringschnait (Württemberg, Germany), died at Buckfast (England) on 26 Dec. 1938.… -
Vopiscus (Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius) (VOPISCO (FLAVIUS VOPISCUS SYRACUSIUS))
He is the sixth of the Scriptores Historiae Augustae. The manuscript tradition attributes to him the lives of the emperors Aurelian, Tacitus with his brother… -
Vorau
Monastery of Canons Regular of St. Augustine of the Austrian Congregation, diocese of Seckau (Graz) in eastern Styria. Situated among the forests of the… -
Vorthey, Giovanni Battista
Augustinian, in the world Andrea, b. at Brünn on 10 Aug. 1794, d. there on 15 May 1876. Having entered the Order in 1811, and become a priest in 1817, he was… -
Vos, Johannes
Ascetical theologian, b. at Heusden (Holland) in 1363, d. at Windesheim in 1426. He studied at the capitular school of Deventer, where he became a friend of F.… -
Voss, Gerhard Johann (Vossius) (VOSS, GERHARD JOHANNES (VOSSIUS))
Calvinist theologian and philologist, b. in Heidelberg to a Dutch family in 1577, d. in Amsterdam on 17 March 1649. He studied at Leiden and was a professor at… -
Vosté, Jacques-Marie
Exegete and Orientalist, b. at Bruges on 3 May 1883, a Dominican from 1900, a priest from 1906, d. at Rome on 2 Feb. 1949. Before obtaining the Magisterium in… -
Vow (VOTO)
From voveo, with the meaning of a promise, the object promised, a sacrifice made to fulfill a promise, and also a gratuitous donation made to God: it is the… -
Vox Urbis
A fortnightly periodical, published in Rome on 1 November 1898, with the subtitle "de litteris et bonis artibus commentarius", which characterizes its aims. It…