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Zabarella, Francesco
Jurist, cardinal, b. at Piove di Sacco (Padua) on 10 Aug. 1360, d. at Constance on 26 Sept. 1417. He studied law at Padua and Bologna, where he was a disciple… -
Zabarella, Giacomo
Aristotelian philosopher, b. in Padua on 5 Sept. 1535, d. there on 18 Oct. 1589. He studied letters under the guidance of Robortello and Fasolo, logic with B.… -
Zabulon (ZABULON)
Son of the patriarch Jacob (v.), from whom the tribe of which he was the progenitor took its name. Of Z. as a person very little is said; he was the sixth son… -
Zacapa, Diocese of (ZACAPA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Guatemala that comprises the civil provinces of Z., Chiquimula and Izabal. It has an area of 14,044 sq km with a population of 237,561… -
Zacatecas, Diocese of (ZACATECAS, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the state of the same name (Mexico). It has an area of 57,637 sq km with a population of 561,521 inhabitants, of whom 557,521 are… -
Zaccaria, Francesco Antonio
Originally, according to some, Zaccheria, a distinguished scholar and historian, b. in Venice on 27 March 1714, d. in Rome on 10 Oct. 1795. His father… -
Zacchi, Angelo
Dominican theologian and philosopher, b. 23 Nov. 1874 at Raggiolo in the Casentino, d. in Rome on 17 Oct. 1927. Ordained priest in 1897, two years later he… -
Zacchia, Paolo
Physician, b. in Rome in 1584, d. there in 1659. He completed his elementary and secondary studies with the Piarist Fathers and the Jesuits; he took his degree… -
Zacconi, Ludovico
Augustinian, musician, b. at Pesaro on 11 June 1555, d. at Firenzuola di Pesaro on 22 March 1627. Having entered the Order in 1583, he directed the choir of… -
Zacharias (ZACCARIA)
Name of a king, of a prophet of Israel, and of various minor figures of the Old Testament. 1. King of Israel, son of Jeroboam II and his successor (743 B.C.).… -
Zacharias, Prophet (ZACCARIA, PROFETA)
Penultimate of the minor prophets. His name (Zéhharjâh "Yahweh remembers") well corresponds to the content of his prophecy. Son of Berechiah and grandson of… -
Zachary of Mytilene (ZACCARIA DI MITILENE)
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Zachary, Patriarch of Jerusalem, Saint (ZACCARIA, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO)
Born in the second half of the 6th century, died in 631. Little is known of his life. He was bishop in 609, and in the Persian capture of Jerusalem in 614 he… -
Zachary, Pope, Saint (ZACCARIA, PAPA, SANTO)
Son of a Greek father living in Calabria, he was elected on 3 Dec. 741, d. 15 March 752. Unlike his predecessor Gregory III, with regard to Liutprand, king of… -
Zachary, Saint (ZACCARIA, SANTO)
Father of St. John the Baptist, mentioned in Lk. 1:5-25, 57-80. He was an Israelite priest (not the high priest, as the Protoevangelium of James (v.) and many… -
Zachary the Rhetorician (ZACCARIA IL RETORE)
Born ca. 465 at Majuma in Palestine and died shortly after 536. He studied in Alexandria and at Berytus. After having converted his friend Severus, later… -
Zacheus (ZACCHEO)
Chief of the publicans (ἀρχιτελώνης), that is, of the tax collectors in the border town of Jericho, at the time of Christ. Although a Jew by birth, he was… -
Zagreb (AGRAM)
AGRAM: V. ZAGABRIA. -
Zagreb (Zagabria), Archdiocese of (ZAGABRIA (ZAGREB), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Capital of Croatia and archdiocese. Over an area of 22,795.5 sq. km., it has 2,353,000 inhabitants, of whom 1,900,000 are Catholics. It has 385 parishes served… -
Zaguri, Marco
Bishop b. in Venice in 1738, d. in Vicenza on 12 Sept. 1810. After completing his studies in Bologna and Padua, he was ordained a priest and devoted himself to… -
Zahleh and Furzol of the Melkites, Diocese of (ZAHLEH E FURZOL DEI MELKITI, DIOCESI DI)
In Lebanon; the see was formerly at F. but in 1774 it was transferred to Z. The Catholic diocese has existed since the beginnings of the Catholic Melkite… -
Zahn, Theodor
Protestant exegete and patrologist, b. at Mörs (Rhineland) on 10 Oct. 1838, d. at Erlangen on 15 March 1933. He studied theology at Basel (1855), then at… -
Zaku and Zakho of the Chaldeans, Diocese of (ZAKU E ZAKHO DEI CALDEI, DIOCESI DI)
In Iraq. The name and title of the diocese are recent. It originated in 1850 from the division of the diocese of Amadia into three: Amadia, Akra and Z. In the… -
Zallinger zum Thurn, Jakob Anton
Jesuit, canonist and philosopher, b. at Bolzano on 26 July 1735, d. there on 11 Jan. 1813. He entered the Society of Jesus on 9 Oct. 1753 and was ordained on 1… -
Zallwein, Gregor
Canonist, b. at Oberviechtach on 20 Oct. 1712, d. at Salzburg between 6 and 9 Aug. 1766. He entered the Benedictine abbey of Wessobrun (1733) and was ordained… -
Zamagna, Bernardo
Humanist, born of a noble family on 9 November 1735 at Ragusa, in Dalmatia, and died there on 20 May 1820. Educated at the college founded in 1658 by the… -
Zambelli, Damiano
ZAMBELLI, DAMIANO: V. DAMIANO DA BERGAMO. -
Zambianchi, Callimaco
Agitator and guerrilla fighter, b. 30 Dec. 1811 in Forlì, d. in 1860 in sight of Buenos Aires. Of a violent and impetuous character, nourished on ultra-Jacobin… -
Zamboanga, Diocese of (ZAMBOANGA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the department of Cebu on the island of Mindanao (Philippines). It has an area of 15,990 sq km with a population of 556,813 inhabitants, of… -
Zamboni, Giuseppe
Neo-Scholastic philosopher, b. in Verona on 2 Aug. 1875 and d. in Boscochiesanuova (Verona) on 8 Aug. 1950. After a brilliant apologetic activity against… -
Zamet, Sébastien
Bishop, b. in Paris in 1588 to the financier Sebastiano, d. at Mussy on 2 February 1655. Chaplain to Queen Marie de' Medici, on 6 April 1615 he was elected… -
Zamometić, Andrea (ZAMOMETIC, ANDREA)
Dominican bishop, of Slavic origin, b. in 1420, d. at Basel on 12 Nov. 1484. Entered young into the Dominicans at Udine, he studied and taught at Padua and… -
Zamora, Apostolic Vicariate of (ZAMORA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in Ecuador; the city of Z. was founded in 1550. The Spaniards immediately began a vast work of civilization which the revolt of the Jivaros at… -
Zamora, Diocese of (ZAMORA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 12,000 sq km with a population of 420,730 inhabitants, of whom 419,900… -
Zamora, Diocese of (ZAMORA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the department of Morelia, which comprises almost half of the State of Michoacán, in Mexico. It has an area of 12,000 sq km with a… -
Zamoro, Giovanni Maria da Udine
Capuchin theologian, b. at Udine in 1579, d. at Verona on 30 Aug. 1649. He entered the novitiate at Bassano on 8 Sept. 1598, after having taught philosophy and… -
Zamoyski, Jan
Polish nobleman, b. in 1542, d. in 1605. He received a thorough intellectual formation at Padua, where in the year 1563 he became "rector of the University of… -
Zampieri, Domenico
ZAMPIERI, DOMENICO: v. DOMENICHINO. -
Zamri (ZAMRI)
Name of four figures of the Old Testament. 1. A member of the tribe of Simeon, son of Salu, who was killed by Phinehas because he was caught in an intrigue… -
Zamzummim
ZAMZUMMIM: v. ZUZIM. -
Zanchi, Girolamo
Italian Protestant, b. at Alzano di Bergamo in 1516, d. at Heidelberg on 19 Nov. 1590. He entered the Canons Regular at Bergamo in 1531; after completing his… -
Zanella, Giacomo
Priest, poet and critic, b. at Chiampo (Vicenza) on 7 Sept. 1820, d. at Vicenza on 17 May 1888. At Vicenza he did his first studies at the municipal Ginnasio… -
Zanfredine, Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed (ZANFREDINE, FRANCESCO, DETTO CECCO DA PESARO, BEATO)
Hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. in 1270, d. at Montegranaro on 5 Aug. 1350. Around 1300 he took the habit of a tertiary, after distributing his… -
Zängerle, Roman Sebastian
Bishop, b. at Oberkirchberg near Ulm (Württemberg) on 20 Jan. 1771, d. at Graz on 27 Apr. 1848. A Benedictine in 1788, ordained priest in 1793, he was a… -
Zanobi, Maria Benucci
Bishop, b. in Florence on 25 Aug. 1779, d. at Agra on 24 June 1824. He entered the Capuchins on 27 Sept. 1799; in 1814 he was appointed prefect of the Congo… -
Zanoia, Giuseppe
Priest, architect, poet, b. in Genoa on 11 Jan. 1752, d. at Omegna (Novara) on 18 Oct. 1817. After completing his ecclesiastical studies, he devoted himself to… -
Zanotti, Francesco Maria
Philosopher and man of letters, b. in Bologna on 6 Jan. 1692, d. there on 25 Dec. 1777. From 1718 professor of philosophy at the university of his native city… -
Zantedeschi, Francesco
Priest and scientist, b. at Dolcé (Verona) on 18 Aug. 1797, d. at Padua on 29 March 1873. Ordained a priest at Verona, he taught philosophy and natural… -
Zanzibar
British protectorate comprising the island of the same name (1658 sq. km.) and the neighboring island of Pemba (984 sq. km.) off the coast of Tanganyika. Both… -
Zapletal, Vincenz
Dominican Hebraist and exegete, b. at Vilimov (Moravia) on 15 Jan. 1867, d. at Kemmelbach (Austria) on 21 Jan. 1938. He entered the Order in 1883 and for two… -
Zápolya, John, King of Hungary (GIOVANNI ZAPOLYA, RE D'UNGHERIA)
Son of the palatine count Stephen Zapolya, b. in 1487. Family traditions and the great power of his ancestors enabled him to emerge while still young in the… -
Zappi, Giovanni Battista
General, b. at Imola of a family of marquises on 2 June 1816, d. in Florence on 28 Dec. 1885. He had served until 1848 in the cavalry of the Austrian army. On… -
Zara (ZARA)
Names of various personages of the Old Testament. 1. A "Cushite" king, who invaded Palestine at the time of King Asa (v.), suffering a grave defeat near… -
Zarathustra
ZARATHUSTRA: v. PERSIA, II. History and ancient religion. -
Zara (Zadar), Archdiocese of (ZARA (ZADAR), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese of northern Dalmatia in Croatia (Yugoslavia). It has 2,989 sq km, with a population of 130,480 inhabitants, of whom 125,480 are Catholics… -
Zavattari, Family (ZAVATTARI, FAMIGLIA)
Milanese painters. The documents attest to the activity, in Milan, of a CRISTOFORO, of a FRANCESCO, father of AMBROGIO and GREGORIO, and of a FRANCESCO II… -
Zealotry, Law of (ZELOTIPIA, LEGGE DELLA)
ZELOTIPIA, LEGGE DELLA: v. GELOSIA, LEGGE DELLA. -
Zealots (Sicarii) (ZELOTI (SICARI))
A Greek term (ζηλωτής, "zealous"), which originally had only a moral meaning, inasmuch as it distinguished the faithful observers of the Law: a program that… -
Zebedee (ZEBEDEO)
Father of the apostles James the Greater (v.) and John (v.). He was the husband of Salome (v.). He was probably a native of Bethsaida; he ran the fishing… -
Zebee (ZEBEE)
Chief of the Midianites, who, together with Oreb, Zeeb (v.) and Zalmunna, led the incursion into the territory of Israel. Gideon (v.) pursued him beyond the… -
Zeb (ZEB)
Chief of the Midianites, against whom the "judge" Gideon (v) fought. The latter, having thrown the enemy camp into confusion by a stratagem, pursued the… -
Zechri (ZECHRI)
Name of several figures of the Old Testament. 1. A Levite, son of Izhar (Ex. 6:21). 2. Members of the tribe of Benjamin residing in Jerusalem (1 Chr. 8:19, 23… -
Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästinavereins
Official scientific organ of the "Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas", founded in 1877 in Leipzig, re-founded in the last months of 1952 in Bonn. It… -
Zeitschrift für Aszese und Mystik (Geist und Leben)
A quarterly journal of spirituality, founded in December 1925 by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus of Austria and Germany. Its purpose at first (1925-47) was… -
Zeitschrift Für Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
It is the most authoritative specialized German journal for Old Testament studies, founded by B. Stade (1848-1906), professor at Giessen, and published by the… -
Zeitschrift für Katholische Theologie
A quarterly periodical founded in 1876 by Frs. J. Wieser and Fr. Stentrup, professors of theology at the Imperial University of Innsbruck. As a periodical in… -
Zeitschrift Für Missionswissenschaft
Published in Münster in V. from 1911 and edited by Joseph Schmidlin. In it, for the first time, missionary science was treated critically and systematically in… -
Zeitschrift Für Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
A periodical of New Testament studies founded by Erwin Preuschen (1867-1920) in 1900, under the title Zeitschrift für die neutest. Wissenschaft und die Kunde… -
Zeitschrift Für Religions- Und Geistesgeschichte (ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR RELIGIONS-UND GEISTESGESCHICHTE)
Periodical founded in 1948 by H. J. Schoeps, who had then become extraordinary professor at the "Seminar für Religionsund Geistesgeschichte" in Erlangen. Among… -
Zelanti
ZELANTI: V. FRATICELLI; SPIRITUALI. -
Zeller, Eduard
Born on 22 January 1814 at Kleinbottvar (Wurttemberg), died on 19 March 1908 at Stuttgart. He studied theology at Tübingen and at Berlin and acquired, in 1850… -
Zenas
Jurist (νομικός), disciple of St. Paul (Ζηνάς, abbreviation of Ζηνόδωρος = gift of Jupiter), sent by him to Titus and to the faithful of Crete, together with… -
Zengg, Diocese of (ZENGG, DIOCESI DI)
ZENGG, DIOCESI di: v. SEGNA, DIOCESI di. -
Zeno, Apostle (ZENO, APOSTOLO)
Historian, poet, b. in Venice on 11 Dec. 1668, d. there on 11 Nov. 1750. He lived entirely devoted to his studies. Famous in Venice were his Library and his… -
Zeno, Battista
Cardinal, b. in Venice in 1439, d. in Padua on 8 May 1501. Nephew of Paul II, he was created cardinal by him on 21 Nov. 1468, and archpriest of the Vatican… -
Zeno, Bishop of Verona, Saint (ZENONE, VESCOVO DI VERONA, SANTO)
Ecclesiastical writer of the 4th century. Of African origin, from Mauretania or more probably from Numidia, he completed his studies in rhetoric at Carthage… -
Zenobius (Zanobi), Saint (ZENOBIO (ZANOBI), SANTO)
Bishop of Florence, between the end of the 4th century and the first decades of the 5th century. Patron of the city; feast on 25 May. Z. was still living when… -
Zeno, Emperor of the East (ZENONE, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)
Born in Isauria around 426, died in Constantinople on 9 April 491. His name was Taracosidissa, and at the court of Byzantium he was the head of the Isaurian… -
Zeno, Jacopo
Humanist, bishop of Belluno and Feltre and then of Padua, b. in Venice in 1418, d. in April 1481. He spent his youth in the intimacy of Pietro Barbo, the… -
Zeno of Elea (ZENONE DI ELEA)
ZENONE di ELEA: v. ELEATISMO. -
Zeno, Saint, Martyr (ZENONE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is remembered only by the Bern codex of the Hieronymian Martyrology on 14 February (Acta SS. Novembris, II, part 1, Brussels 1894, p. [20]). On the same… -
Zenshu [Jeonju], Apostolic Prefecture of (ZENSHU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Located in the central-western part of Korea, it covers an area of 8,554 sq km with a population of 2,200,000 inhabitants. The history of the evangelization of… -
Zeon
In the Byzantine liturgy this word designates the hot water which, after being blessed by the priest, the deacon pours into the chalice immediately after the… -
Zephyrinus, Pope, Saint (ZEFIRINO, PAPA, SANTO)
Successor of Victor and predecessor of Callistus, consecrated in 199, died in 217. In the Philosophumena it is read that he placed the deacon Callistus in… -
Żeromski, Stefan (ZEROMSKI, STEFAN)
Polish writer, b. at Strawczyn near Kielce on 1 Nov. 1864, d. at Warsaw on 20 Nov. 1925. He had a difficult youth and was imprisoned for political reasons. The… -
Zerubbabel (ZOROBABEL)
Prince of Judah, son of Shealtiel and descendant of King Jehoiachin (v.) imprisoned in Babylon; he is among the ancestors of the Messiah (Mt. 1:13; Lk. 3:27).… -
Zeuss, Johann Kaspar
Historian and philologist, b. at Vogtendorf (Franconia) on 22 July 1806, d. there on 10 Nov. 1856. After completing his secondary studies at Bamberg and… -
Zeus (Ζεός) (ZEUS (ΖΕΌΣ))
From a root Δυμός (cf. Skt. Dyauh), "to shine, to be bright," he is the great god of the Aryan peoples from India to Europe, the personification of the sky… -
Zhengding, Diocese of (CHENGTING, DIOCESI DI)
After the diocese of Beijing was suppressed in 1856, by a brief of 3 May of that same year three apostolic vicariates were established in the civil province of… -
Zigguratu (ZIQQURATU)
Sumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian name for the temple towers that were built in ancient Mesopotamia from the most remote, prehistoric era down to the entire… -
Zigliara, Tommaso Maria
Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Bonifacio in Corsica on 29 Oct. 1833, d. at Rome on 10 May 1893. He studied at Rome and at Perugia, where he was… -
Ziguinchor, Apostolic Vicariate of (ZIGUINCHOR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the region of Senegal that lies between Portuguese Guinea and the Gambia. It consists of a long strip of land, partly crossed by the Casamance… -
Zileri dal Verme, Lucrezia
Prioress general of the Ursulines of the Sacred Heart of Parma, in the world Drusilla, b. at Parma on 1 Aug. 1839, d. there on 3 Aug. 1923. Educated in the… -
Zileri dal Verme, Roberto
Italian deputy and Catholic organizer, b. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1858, d. in Vicenza on 28 Feb. 1937. He was among the first to take part in the Catholic movement.… -
Zimara, Marco Antonio
Philosopher and physician, b. at S. Pietro in Galatina (Lecce) in 1460, d. at Padua in 1523. Z.'s works occupy a preeminent place in the Averroist culture of… -
Zimmermann, Otto
Theologian and ascetical writer, b. 24 May 1873 at Döttingen (Switzerland), d. 13 Jan. 1932 at Lucerne. Having entered the Society of Jesus (1890), he was for… -
Zimmer, Patritius Benedictus
Theologian, b. 22 Feb. 1752 at Abtsgmünd (Württemberg), d. 16 Oct. 1820 at Landshut. A priest in 1775, he held the chair of dogmatic theology at the University… -
Zincography (ZINCOGRAFIA)
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Zingarelli, Nicola Antonio
Musician, b. in Naples on 4 April 1752, d. at Torre del Greco on 5 May 1837. He studied at the Conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in Naples; at the age of 20… -
Zingerle, Pius
Benedictine Orientalist (in the world Giacomo), scholar of Oriental literature and translator of Syriac Christian poetry, b. at Merano on 16 March 1801, d. at… -
Zinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig, Count of (ZINZENDORF, NIKOLAUS LUDWIG, CONTE DI)
Born on 26 May 1700 in Dresden, died at Herrnhut on 9 May 1760. His father died shortly after his birth, and his mother, having contracted a new marriage, left… -
Zinzinó (ZINZINO)
He is improperly numbered among the antipopes. On the death of Paschal I (11 Feb. 824) there was a double papal election (a circumstance passed over in silence… -
Zionism (SIONISMO)
A political movement aimed at procuring for the Jews an independent and recognized national State, it established itself at the Zionist Congress of Basel (Aug.… -
Zipaquirá, Diocese of (ZIPAQUIRÁ, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the Department of Cundinamarca in Colombia (South America). It has an area of 12,500 sq km with a population of 400,000 inhabitants, all… -
Ziph
Two cities of ancient Palestine. 1. Settlement of the Negeb, at the southern extremity of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:24), founded by Mesha the Calebite (1… -
Zips
ZIPS: v. SCEPUSIO. -
Zirc (Nova Clara Vallis)
Abbey of the Cistercian Order in the diocese of Veszprém in Hungary, the only one remaining of the 18 Hungarian Cistercian abbeys of the Middle Ages. Founded… -
Zirkel, Gregor
Bishop, b. at Sylbach (Franconia) on 28 Sept. (or 2 Oct.) 1762, d. at Würzburg on 18 Dec. 1817. Ordained a priest at Würzburg in 1786, he spent his entire life… -
Zita (Cita), Saint (ZITA (CITA), SANTA)
Virgin of Lucca, b. at Monsagrati (Tuscany) in 1218, d. at Lucca on 27 April 1272, as the contemporary Vita attests (cf. Acta SS. cited below, p. 507). At the… -
Zizania (τὰ ζιζάνια)
A weed very similar to wheat, which, in the parable of Jesus related in Mt. 13:20-30, 36-43, must be identified as darnel (Lolium temulentum of Linnaeus). It… -
Žižka, Jan Z Trocnova (ŽIŠKA, JAN Z TROCNOVA)
First leader of the Hussites, b. ca. 1353-58 at Trocnov (southern Bohemia), d. of plague on 11 Oct. 1424 during the siege of the castle of Přibyslav. Ž.… -
Zlojutrić-Salinate, Pietro
Franciscan bishop and apostle of Catholicism in Bulgaria, b. at Tuzla (Saline) in Bosnia in the 16th century, d. in the odor of sanctity on 4 April 1624 in the… -
Zobel, Johann Ambros
Redemptorist, b. at Schattenwald (Tyrol) on 7 Dec. 1815, d. at Luxembourg on 6 Sept. 1893. From 1843, the year of his priestly ordination, for exactly half a… -
Zobor
Monastic center of Slovakia, on the mountain of the same name, near Nitra. Over the course of the centuries, monastic life on the Z. marks three periods: in… -
Zodiac (ZODIACO)
The name derives from the Greek (ζωδισκός κύκλος), a term by which Greek astronomers and astrologers designated that zone of the celestial sphere in which the… -
Zoe, Saint, Martyr (ZOE, SANTA, MARTIRE)
ZOE, santa, martire: v. ESPERO E ZOE, saints, martyrs. -
Zohar (ZÖHAR)
ZÖHAR: v. CABBALA. -
Zola, Émile (ZOLA, EMILE)
French writer, b. in Paris on 2 April 1840 to a French mother and an Italian father, d. there on 29 September 1902. He revealed himself to the general public… -
Zola, Giuseppe
Jansenist, b. in 1739 at Concesio near Brescia, d. there in 1806 fortified by the Sacraments. He studied under the Filippini, under the Theatine Scarella, and… -
Zonaras, John (ZONARA, GIOVANNI)
Byzantine historian, b. toward the end of the 11th century, d. toward the middle of the 12th century. He was first commander of the imperial guard and… -
Zondadari, Family (ZONDADARI, FAMIGLIA)
ZONDADARI, FAMIGLIA: v. CHIGI, FAMIGLIA. -
Zoolatry (ZOOLATRIA)
ZOOLATRIA: v. ANIMALE. -
Zoology (ZOOLOGIA)
The science whose object is the study of animals. This very broad definition, which makes the expression "z." a synonym of "animal biology," leads one to… -
Zorell, Franz
Jesuit, biblical scholar, b. at Ravensburg (Württemberg) on 29 Sept. 1863, d. at Rome on 14 Dec. 1947. Having done his gymnasium and lyceum studies at the… -
Zoroaster, Oracles of (ZOROASTRO, ORACOLI DI)
Under this name the so-called Chaldean Oracles (χαλδαϊκά λόγια) are presented by cod. Vat. gr. 1416 (16th cent.): and the attribution is undoubtedly due to… -
Zorrilla y Moral, José
Spanish poet, b. at Valladolid on 21 Feb. 1817, d. at Madrid on 23 Jan. 1893. Having abandoned the study of law to devote himself to literature and politics… -
Zosimas
Ascetic of the 6th century, founder of a monastery near Caesarea in Palestine (Evagrius, Hist. eccl., IV, 7) cited by Dorotheus in his Diversae doctrinae. Some… -
Zosimus, Pope, Saint (ZOSIMO, PAPA, SANTO)
Elected successor of Innocent I on 18 March 417, d. 26 Dec. 418. Immediately, on 22 March, he granted Patroclus, bishop of Arles, the most distinguished… -
Zoticus, Saint, Martyr (ZOTICO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
The martyr Z. is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on January 12 together with Castulus and on February 10 with the topographical indication of his… -
Zottoli, Angelo
Missionary in China and sinologist, b. June 21, 1826 at Acerno (Salerno), d. at Shanghai on Nov. 9, 1902. After completing his literary studies at the Jesuit… -
Zschokke, Heinrich
German writer, b. in Magdeburg, 22 March 1771, d. in Aarau (Switzerland) 27 June 1848. He was a Protestant pastor, professor of philosophy, and from 1798 a… -
Zuccari, Taddeo and Federico (ZUCCARI, TADDEO E FEDERICO)
Painters. TADDEO, b. at S. Angelo in Vado near Urbino on 1 Sept. 1529, d. in Rome on 1 Sept. 1566. His first teachers were his father and Pompeo da Fano. From… -
Zucchetto
A head covering in the shape of a half-sphere, worn in white by the pope, in red by cardinals (granted in 1464 by Paul II, to regular cardinals in 1591 by… -
Zucchi, Carlo
General, b. 10 March 1777 at Reggio Emilia, d. there 31 Dec. 1863. As a youth he left his studies to fight alongside the French and, a second lieutenant in… -
Zucchini, Carlo
Italian deputy and Catholic organizer, b. at Faenza on 13 Apr. 1862, d. at Rocchetta di Vara (La Spezia) on 14 Nov. 1928. In the '90s he began a singular… -
Zucchi, Nicola
Physicist-mathematician, preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Parma on 6 Dec. 1586, d. at Rome on 21 May 1670. Having entered the Society of Jesus at Padua… -
Zucchini, Gaetano
Politician, b. in Bologna on 6 Aug. 1806, d. there on 1 March 1882. Having distinguished himself through numerous publications on agricultural, economic and… -
Zulia, Diocese of (ZULIA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the state of the same name in Venezuela (South America). The residence is at Maracaibo. It has an area of 58,000 sq km with a… -
Zumárraga (Cumarrága), Juan (ZUMÁRRAGA (CUMARRAGA), JUAN)
First bishop of Mexico, born toward the end of 1468 or at the beginning of 1469 at Taria de Durango, died in Mexico on June 3, 1548. He entered the Franciscan… -
Zurara (Azurara), Gomes Eanes de
Portuguese chronicler, b. at Azurara in 1410, d. in 1474 (?). Keeper of the historical archive of the "Torre do Tombo" in Lisbon, he is the most important… -
Zurbarán, Francisco de
Painter, b. at Fuente de Cantos (province of Badajoz in Extremadura) on 7 Nov. 1598 and d. at Madrid after 28 Feb. 1664. His first pictorial education took… -
Zurich, Treaties of (ZURIGO, TRATTATI DI)
On July 11, 1859, meeting at Villafranca, Napoleon III and Francis Joseph agreed on the cessation of the war that had pitted the Franco-Sardinians and the… -
Zurita y Castro, Jerónimo
Aragonese historian, b. in Saragossa in 1512, d. there in 1580. He studied in Salamanca and in 1548 was appointed court historiographer. He traveled through… -
Zurla, Placido
Cardinal, b. at Legnago (Verona) on 2 April 1769, d. in Sicily on 29 Oct. 1834. In 1787 he took the Camaldolese habit at S. Michele di Murano near Venice… -
Zuzim (ZUZIM)
An autochthonous tribe of the district of Hám in 'Aglûn, east of the Jordan, defeated by King Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:5) and belonging to the gigantic race of… -
Zvizdović, Angelo
Franciscan missionary, b. at Vrhbosna, in the vicinity of present-day Sarajevo in Bosnia, in 1420, into a noble schismatic family which he himself, after his… -
Zweig, Stefan
Austrian writer, b. in Vienna to a well-to-do Jewish family on 28 Feb. 1881, d. by suicide together with his wife at Petropolis on 23 Feb. 1942. In his early… -
Zwettl
Cistercian abbey in the diocese of St. Pölten (S. Ippolito), in Lower Austria. A daughter house of Heiligenkreuz (v.), of the line of Morimond, it was founded… -
Zwickau, Prophets of (ZWICKAU, PROFETI DI)
Three illuminati from this small town in Saxony, the weavers Nikolaus Storch, Thomas Drechsel and the student Marcus Thomae, called Stübner, who, claiming to… -
Zwingli, Huldrych
Initiator of the Protestant "reformation" in Switzerland, b. 1 Jan. 1484 at Wildhaus (lordship of Tonnenberg, domain of the abbey of St. Gall) into a… -
Zwolle
Dutch city (in 1952 it had about 45,000 inhabitants, of whom more than half were Catholics), famous for the house that the Congregation of Windesheim (v.) had… -
Zytomyr (Żytomierz), Diocese of (ZYTOMIR (ŻYTOMIERZ), DIOCESI DI)
Founded in 1321 and then united with Luck (v. LUCEORIA) on 8 Aug. 1798, divided again on 28 Oct. 1925 and made a suffragan of the archdiocese of Mohilev. It…