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Wolff (Wolfus), ChristianVol. XII, p. 1057 WOLFF (Wolfus), CHRISTIAN. — Philosopher, born in Breslau on 24 January 1679, died in Halle on 9 April 1754. Presented by Leibniz to the University of Halle in…
Wolff, George DeringVol. XII, p. 1057 WOLFF, GEORGE DERING. - Journalist, b. at Martinsburg (western Virginia) on 25 Aug. 1822, d. at Norristown (Pennsylvania) on 29 Jan. 1894. Born to a father who…
Wolfgang (Wolfgango), Saint(VOLFANGO (WOLFGANO), SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 990 VOLFANGO (WOLFGANO), saint. – Benedictine, bishop of Ratisbon and abbot of S. Emmeram, born ca. 924 in Swabia and died at Pupping (Upper Austria) on 30 October…
Wolfram von EschenbachVol. XII, p. 1057 WOLFRAM VON ESCHENBACH. – German poet, born probably in present-day Wolfram-Eschenbach near Ansbach in Bavaria (the year of his birth is not documented) to a…
Wolgemut, MichaelVol. XII, p. 1058 WOLGEMUT, MICHAEL. – Painter and sculptor of Nuremberg, born in 1434, died in 1519, also known for having been the master of Albrecht Dürer, who entered his…
Wollongong, Diocese of(WOLLONGONG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1058 WOLLONGONG, DIOCESE of. — It is situated in the State of New South Wales in Australia. It was erected on 15 November 1951 from territory detached from the…
Wolsey, ThomasVol. XII, p. 1058 WOLSEY, THOMAS. — English cardinal and statesman, born at Ipswich probably in 1472–73, died at Leicester Abbey on 29 November 1530. He studied at Oxford until…
Wolter, Maurus (Rudolf)Vol. XII, p. 1058 WOLTER, MAURUS (RUDOLF). — Benedictine abbot, b. 4 June 1825 in Bonn, d. 8 July 1890 in Beuron. Ordained a priest in 1850, he was initially director of the…
Woman(DONNA)Vol. IV, p. 1084 DONNA. - I. NATURE AND PERSONALITY. - Philosophy, insofar as natural perfection and the dignity of the person are concerned; divine Revelation, insofar as…
Women of Catholic Action(DONNE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)Vol. IV, p. 1087 DONNE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA: v. UNIONE DONNE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA.
Wood(LEGNO)Vol. VII, p. 654 WOOD. — From the earliest manifestations of Mediterranean civilization, fine-quality wood was employed in the applied arts. During the early Christian and…
Woods, Julian Edmund TenisonVol. XII, p. 1059 WOODS, JULIAN EDMUND TENISON. - Naturalist, b. 15 Nov. 1832 at Southwark, d. 7 Oct. 1889 at Sydney. Having converted to Catholicism, he entered the…
Woolman, JohnVol. XII, p. 1059 WOOLMAN, JOHN. — Quaker preacher, born in New Jersey on 19 October 1720, died in York on 7 October 1772. At the age of 26 he felt himself called by God to…
Worcester, Diocese of(WORCESTER, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1059 WORCESTER, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of Massachusetts. The diocese of W., suffragan of Boston, was erected by Pius XII, by the apostolic…
Wordsworth, WilliamVol. XII, p. 1059 WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. – English Romantic poet, b. at Cockermouth in Cumberland on 7 April 1770, d. at Rydal Mount on 23 April 1850. He was in France in 1792 and…
Work(LAVORO)Vol. VII, p. 592 LABOR. - In the historical order, labor is the second factor of production: it is the first in dignity and importance. It can be defined as conscious and…
Work of the Congresses and Catholic Committees in Italy(OPERA DEI CONGRESSI E DEI COMITATI CATTOLICI IN ITALIA)Vol. IX, p. 117 OPERA DEI CONGRESSI E DEI COMITATI CATTOLICI IN ITALIA. — This was the foremost organization of Italian Catholics. On 2 October 1870, the Supreme Council of…
Workers(OPERAI)Vol. IX, p. 119 OPERAI: v. LAVORO; PROLETARIATO; SALARIO.
Workers' Pensions(PENSIONI OPERAIE)Vol. IX, p. 694 PENSIONI OPERAIE: V. ASSICURAZIONI SOCIALI.
Workers' Shareholding(AZIONARIATO DEL LAVORO)Vol. II, p. 350 AZIONARIATO DEL LAVORO. — This is one of the correctives to the wage system, whereby workers and employees obtain ordinary or special shares in the same…
Works Affiliated with Italian Catholic Action(OPERE ADERENTI ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA)Vol. IX, p. 119 OPERE ADERENTI ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA. — These are Catholic bodies and institutions of an economic-social character. The statutes of Azione Cattolica…
Works Dependent on the Associations of Italian Catholic Action(OPERE DIPENDENTI DALLE ASSOCIAZIONI DELL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA)Vol. IX, p. 122 WORKS DEPENDENT ON THE ASSOCIATIONS OF ITALIAN CATHOLIC ACTION. — These are groupings of persons, specialized according to professional category, promoted…
World War I(GUERRA MONDIALE, I)Vol. VI, p. 741 WORLD WAR, I. - The immediate cause of the outbreak of the world war was the assassination of Archduke Francesco Ferdinando, heir to the Habsburg throne, and…
World War II(GUERRA MONDIALE, II)Vol. VI, p. 742 GUERRA MONDIALE, II. - On 1 September 1939 Germany attacked Poland: this was the date on which the Second World War began. France and England immediately…
World, Origin of the(MONDO, ORIGINE DEL)Vol. VIII, p. 768 MONDO, ORIGINE del: v. CREAZIONE; for the age of the world and its corresponding iconography: v. UNIVERSO.
WormsVol. XII, p. 1059 WORMS. — City and ancient diocese in Germany. It is the Celtic “Borbetomagus,” the Roman “Vormatia.” There is no certain information concerning the origin of…
Wounds of Jesus Christ, Devotion to the(PIAGHE DI GESÙ CRISTO, DEVOZIONE ALLE)Vol. IX, p. 797 DEVOTION TO THE WOUNDS OF JESUS CHRIST. - Visible signs of the immense charity of God made man toward men, the wounds are almost a pledge of salvation for…
Wouters, GVol. XII, p. 1060 WOUTERS, G. HENRY. – Historian, born at Oostham (Belgian Limburg) on 3 May 1802, died at Nijmegen on 5 January 1872. At the age of twenty-seven he was already…
Woywod, StanislausVol. XII, p. 1060 WOYWOD, STANISLAUS. – In the world Antonio, canonist, b. on 10 August 1880 at Guttstadt in the diocese of Warmia in Germany, d. on 19 September 1941 in the…
