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Wackenroder, Wilhelm Heinrich
Writer, b. in Berlin on 13 July 1773, d. there on 20 Feb. 1798. Historically he forms part, together with his friend Ludwig Tieck, of the first Romantic group.… -
Wacker, Theodor
German politician, b. 5 Nov. 1845 at Bohlsbach (Baden), d. 9 Nov. 1921 at Zähringen (Freiburg im Breisgau). In 1869 he was ordained a priest; from 1883 until… -
Wadding, Lukas
Franciscan historian and theologian, b. at Waterford in Ireland on 16 Oct. 1588, d. at Rome on 18 Nov. 1657. He completed his studies at the Irish College of… -
Waffelaert, Gustavus Josephus
Moral and ascetical theologian, 22nd bishop of Bruges, b. at Rollegem on 27 Aug. 1847, d. at Bruges on 16 Dec. 1931 after 37 years of episcopate. He was… -
Wagga Wagga, Diocese of (WAGGA-WAGGA, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in the State of New South Wales (Australia). The territory first belonged to the archdiocese of Sydney, then was included in the diocese of… -
Wagner, Johann (Hans), Blessed (WAGNER, JOHANN (HANS), BEATO)
Hermit, b. at Riedlingen on the Danube (between Ulm and Sigmaringen), d. 19 May 1516. In 1476 he entered as a lay brother the charterhouse of St. Lawrence near… -
Wagner, Peter
Musicologist and Gregorianist, b. at Kürenz (Trier) on 19 Aug. 1865, d. at Fribourg in Switzerland on 17 Oct. 1931. A singer in the cathedral choir, he studied… -
Wagner, Richard
Musician, Protestant, b. in Leipzig on May 22, 1813, d. in Venice on Feb. 13, 1883. Having devoted himself since childhood to the study of the ancient… -
Wahhabites (WAHHĀBITI)
WAHHĀBITI: v. ISLĀM. -
Walafrid (Uualafrid, Walahfrid), Strabo (VALAFRIDO (UUALAFRID, WALAFRID), STRABONE)
Benedictine abbot of Reichenau (v.), in Latin Angia, nicknamed Strabo ("the one-eyed") because of his natural short-sightedness, which he himself changed to… -
Wala, Saint (WALA, SANTO)
Benedictine, descended from the Carolingian royal family, b. ca. 755; d. at Bobbio on 31 Aug. 836. Educated in the palace school, he held among other things… -
Walburga, Saint (VALBURGA, SANTA)
Sister of St. Willibrord and Wunibald. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, born around 710, died in her monastery on February 25, 779. She began her monastic life at… -
Waldeck-Rousseau, Pierre-Marie-Ernest
French politician, b. 2 Dec. 1846 in Nantes, d. 10 Aug. 1904 in Paris. He practiced law in St-Nazaire and in Rennes; a fervent republican, he was elected in… -
Waldo and Waldensians (VALDO E VALDESI)
The Waldenses derive from a certain Valdés (Valdesius or Valdensis, later Waldo), whose first important data go back to a period that fluctuates between 1170… -
Walenburch, Adrian and Peter van (WALENBURCH, ADRIAN E PETER VAN)
Theologians and controversialists of the 17th century. ADRIAN was born in Rotterdam (Holland) around 1608. Because of the religious struggles that troubled his… -
Walewski-Colonna, Florian-Alexandre-Joseph, Count (WALEWSKI-COLONNA, FLORIAN-ALEXANDRE-JOSEPH, CONTE)
Politician, b. 4 May 1810 at the castle of Walewice near Warsaw, d. 27 Sept. 1868 at Strasbourg. Natural son of Napoleon I and of Maria Walewska, he was… -
Waleys, Thomas
Dominican theologian, b. in England in the second half of the 13th century, d. after 21 Feb. 1349. A master in theology, professor at Oxford (1314) and Bologna… -
Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius
General, b. 24 Sept. 1583 at Hermanice near Arnau (eastern Bohemia), d. 25 Feb. 1634 at Eger. Orphaned at thirteen, he studied at the Lutheran Latin school of… -
Wallis and Futuna, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands of (WALLIS E FUTUNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE DI)
It lies between the Fiji and Samoa islands and comprises the islands of W., F. and Alofi, plus a few islets. On 1 November 1837 Father Bataillon landed there… -
Walsh, Thomas
Bishop, b. in London in Oct. 1777, d. there on 18 Feb. 1849. Left fatherless at a tender age, his mother - who was a Protestant - entrusted him to the Anglican… -
Walsh, William Joseph
Irish archbishop and primate, one of the principal advocates of the creation of a free Irish Republic, b. 30 Jan. 1841 in Dublin, d. there 9 Apr. 1921. He was… -
Walter of Bruges (GUALTIERO DI BRUGES)
Franciscan, b. in 1225, d. in 1307. He was provincial of France and bishop of Poitiers (1279-1306). He taught in Paris around 1267-69; he is the author of a… -
Walter of Chatton (GUALTIERO DI CHATTON)
English Franciscan theologian, b. at Chatton (Norwich) in the second half of the 13th century, d. at Avignon probably in 1343. From the Franciscan school of… -
Walter of Mortagne (GUALTIERO DI MORTAGNE)
Medieval philosopher and theologian, master of rhetoric and philosophy at St. Geneviève in Paris from 1126 to '44, d. bishop of Laon in 1174. At that time the… -
Walter of Mortagne (WALTER DI MORTAGNE)
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Walter of Rheinau (Gualtiero of Rheinau) (WALTER VON RHEINAU (GUALTIERO DI RHEINAU))
German religious poet of the 13th century (?), b. at Bremgarten on the Reuss (in Aargau) from the poor branch of a noble family whose name is found near Zurich… -
Walter of Saint Victor (GUALTIERO DI SAN VITTORE)
Prior of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine in the abbey of Saint-Victor near Paris, born at the beginning of the 12th century, died after 1180. He succeeded… -
Walter of Saint Victor (WALTHER DI SAN VITTORE)
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Walter of Speyer (Gualtiero di Spira) (WALTHER VON SPEYER (GUALTIERO DI SPIRA))
German poet and religious, b. ca. 965, disciple of Bishop Walderich in the monastery of St. Gall. Having become learned in the 7 liberal arts and having become… -
Walther von der Vogelweide
Poet and knight, b. ca. 1170, perhaps a native of the Tyrol, d. after 1228. His poetic beginnings took place at the Court of Vienna, and afterwards he wandered… -
Wamba, Apostolic Vicariate of (WAMBA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located in the north-eastern part of the Belgian Congo, it borders on the apostolic vicariates of Buta, Niangara, Lake Albert, Beni in the Belgian Congo and… -
Wandering Jew (EBREO ERRANTE)
A popular myth, which under the name "Ahasuerus" personifies the eternal wanderer, who after the drama of Calvary has neither homeland nor rest. It appears in… -
WANDRILLE, ABBAZIA di St
WANDRILLE, ABBAZIA di St.: v. ROUEN, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Wanhsien [Wanzhou], Diocese of (WANHSIEN, DIOCESI DI)
In the eastern part of the province of Szechwan, in central-western China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 2 Aug. 1929 with 10 civil… -
Wankie [Hwange], Apostolic Prefecture of (WANKIE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in Southern Rhodesia and was erected on June 29, 1953. In 1949 some fathers of the Spanish Institute of St. Francis Xavier for the Foreign… -
War (GUERRA)
I. NOTIONS. - There are many definitions of war. Their extreme variety depends either on the influence of particular ideologies, or on the too broad a sense… -
Warangal, Diocese of (WARANGAL, DIOCESI DI)
Erected by decree of the S. Congr. de Prop. Fide of 8 Jan. 1953, by detachment from the Indian diocese of Hyderabad of the three civil districts of Warangal… -
Ward, Mary
Foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (v.), b. at Mulwith (England) on 23 Jan. 1585, d. at Hawart on 30 Jan. 1645. Raised in a deeply religious… -
Ward, Mary Augusta Humphry
English writer, b. in Hobart (Tasmania) on 11 June 1851, d. in London on 24 March 1920, niece of Dr. Arnold of Rugby, brother of the poet Matthew Arnold. She… -
Ward, William George
Theologian converted from Anglicanism, b. in London on 21 March 1812, d. at Hampstead on 6 July 1882. In 1838 he took part in the Oxford Movement, coming under… -
Warmia (Ermland), Diocese of (WARMIA (ERMLAND), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in East Prussia, today in Poland. It has an area of 23,344 sq km with a population of 749,401 inhabitants, of whom 684,494 are Catholics… -
Warnefridus (WARNEFRIDO)
WARNEFRIDO: V. PAOLO DIACONO. -
Warsaw, Archdiocese of (VARSAVIA, ARCIDIODESE DI)
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw, removed and interned by the communist Government of Poland, on 26 Sept. 1953. At Rostków near… -
Warsaw (Warszawa), Archdiocese of (VARSAVIA (WARSZAWA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and capital city of Poland. It has an area of 12,400 sq. km., with a population of 1,990,000 inhabitants, of whom 1,652,000 are Catholics… -
Wars of Succession (GUERRE DI SUCCESIONE)
By the name of W. of S. are meant the three wars concerning Spain, Poland and Austria, which took place in the first half of the 18th century, concluding with… -
Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count of (WARTENBERG, FRANZ WILHELM, CONTE DI)
Cardinal, b. 1 March 1593 in Munich, d. 1 Dec. 1661 in Regensburg. Son of Duke Ferdinand of Bavaria and Maria von Pettenbeck, he studied with the Jesuits of… -
Washing of the Feet (LAVANDA DEI PIEDI)
It is a ceremony performed on Holy Thursday. In ancient times it followed Baptism, but it was soon abandoned in several Churches. St. Ambrose (De Sacramentis… -
Washington, Archdiocese of (WASHINGTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and city in the District of Columbia (United States of America). W. covers an area of 2,104 square miles with a total population of 1,224,314… -
Washington, George
First president of the United States, b. at Bridges Creek (Virginia) on 22 Feb. 1732, d. at Mount Vernon (Virginia) on 14 Dec. 1799. The son of a wealthy… -
Wasmann, Erich
Jesuit, naturalist and entomologist, b. at Merano (Tyrol) on 29 May 1859, d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 27 February 1931. Having entered the Order in 1875, he… -
Wassermann, Jakob
Writer, b. in Fürth on 10 March 1873 to a Jewish family, d. in Altaussee (Styria) on 1 Jan. 1934. He began his career as a writer early, abandoning the career… -
Water (ACQUA)
I. A. IN THE SCIENCES. - Every form of life, including human life, unfolds in an aqueous environment. Some animals, such as jellyfish, contain more than 95%… -
Watercolor (ACQUERELLO)
A method of painting on a white or very light ground by means of transparent colours, prepared with gum arabic and glycerine and dissolved in water, so that… -
Waterford and Lismore, Diocese of (WATERFORD E LISMORE, DIOCESI DI)
Located in the south-east of Ireland in the civil province of Munster and in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. The diocese has 39 parishes, served by 125… -
Waterworth, William
Jesuit, b. 22 June 1811 at St. Helen's (Lancashire), d. 17 March 1882 at Bournemouth. He studied at Stonyhurst College, entered the Society of Jesus in 1829… -
Watrigant, Henri
Jesuit, writer on ascetical theology, b. 20 February 1845 at Lille, d. at Enghien (Belgium) on 23 February 1923. He entered the Order in 1868 and was ordained… -
Watterich, Johann Baptist
Priest and historian, b. at Trier on 22 Dec. 1826, d. at Beuron on 10 Jan. 1904. After having been professor of history at Braunsberg from 1862 to 1870, he… -
Wattson, Lewis Thomas
Founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, b. at Millington (Maryland, U.S.A.) on 16 Jan. 1863, d. at Graymoor (New York) on 8 Feb. 1940. The son of an… -
Wax Modeling (CEROPLASTICA)
CEROPLASTICA: v. SCULTURA. -
Wax Tablets (TAVOLETTE CERATE)
A writing material in common use, widely adopted by the ancients and sporadically down to almost our own day: they served above all for accounts, letters… -
Way of the Cross (VIA CRUCIS)
This name is customarily used to indicate the journey that Jesus, bearing the Cross, made from > (photo Giordani) > VIA CRUCIS - V. C. in the Basilica of…