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Zabarella, FrancescoVol. XII, p. 1078 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,…
Zabarella, GiacomoVol. XII, p. 1078 ZABARELLA, GIACOMO. — Aristotelian philosopher, born in Padua on 5 September 1535, died there on 18 October 1589. He studied literature under the guidance of…
Zabulon (Heb. Zēbhūlūn)(ZABULON (EBR. ZĒBHŪLŪN))Vol. XII, p. 1078 ZABULON (Hebr. Zēbhūlūn). — Son of the patriarch Jacob (v.), from whom the tribe of which he was the ancestor took its name. Z. as a person is mentioned very…
Zacapa, Diocese Of(ZACAPA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1079 ZACAPA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of Guatemala comprising the civil provinces of Z., Chiquimula, and Izabal. It has an area of 14,044 sq. km and a…
Zacatecas, Diocese Of(ZACATECAS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1079 ZACATECAS, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese of the state of the same name (Mexico). It has an area of 57,637 sq. km. and a population of 561,521 inhabitants, of…
Zaccaria (Heb. Zēhharjâh « Jahweh si è ricordato »)(ZACCARIA (EBR. ZÉHHARJÂH « JAHWEH SI È RICORDATO »))Vol. XII, p. 1079 ZACCARIA (Hebr. Zéhharjâh, “Jahweh has remembered”). — The name of a king, a prophet of Israel, and various minor figures of the Old Testament. 1. King of…
Zaccaria, Francesco AntonioVol. XII, p. 1081 ZACCARIA, FRANCESCO ANTONIO. - Originally, according to some, Zaccheria, a distinguished scholar and historian, born in Venice on March 27, 1714, died in Rome…
Zacchaeus(ZACCHEO)Vol. XII, p. 1085 ZACCHEO. – Chief of the publicans (ἀρχιτελώνης), that is, of the tax collectors in the border city of Jericho, at the time of Christ. Although Jewish by…
Zacchi, AngeloVol. XII, p. 1085 ZACCHI, ANGELO. — Dominican theologian and philosopher, born on 23 November 1874 at Raggiolo in the Casentino, died in Rome on 17 October 1927. Ordained a…
Zacchia, PaoloVol. XII, p. 1085 ZACCHIA, PAOLO. – Physician, born in Rome in 1584, died there in 1659. He completed his elementary and secondary studies under the Piarist Fathers and the…
Zacconi, LudovicoVol. XII, p. 1086 ZACCONI, LUDOVICO. — Augustinian, musician, b. in Pesaro on 11 June 1555, d. in Firenzuola di Pesaro on 22 March 1627. Having entered the Order in 1583, he…
Zachary Of Mytilene(ZACCARIA DI MITILENE)Vol. XII, p. 1082 ZACCARIA di MITILENE: v. ZACCARIA IL RETORE.
Zachary The Rhetorician(ZACCARIA IL RETORE)Vol. XII, p. 1085 ZACCARIA THE RHETORICIAN. — Born ca. 465 at Majuma in Palestine and died shortly after 536. He studied in Alexandria and Berytus. After converting his friend…
Zachary, Patriarch Of Jerusalem, Saint(ZACCARIA, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 1082 ZACCARIA, patriarch of GERUSALEMME, saint. — Born in the second half of the sixth century, died in 631. Few details are known about his life. He was a bishop…
Zachary, Pope, Saint(ZACCARIA, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 1082 ZACCARIA, PAPA, saint. — Son of a Greek father residing in Calabria, he was elected on 3 December 741 and died on 15 March 752. Unlike his predecessor Gregorio…
Zachary, Saint(ZACCARIA, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 1081 ZACCARIA, saint. – Father of s. Giovanni Battista, mentioned in Lc. 1:5–25, 57–80. He was an Israelite priest (not the high priest, as asserted by the…
Zagabria (Zagreb), Archdiocese of(ZAGABRIA (ZAGREB), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1086 ZAGABRIA (ZAGREB), ARCHDIOCESE of. – 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…
Zaguri, MarcoVol. XII, p. 1087 ZAGURI, MARCO. - Bishop, born in Venezia in 1738, died in Vicenza on 12 Sept. 1810. Having completed his studies at Bologna and Padova, he was ordained priest…
Zahleh and Furzol of the Melkites, Diocese of(ZAHLEH E FURZOL DEI MELKITI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1087 ZAHLEH AND FURZOL OF THE MELKITES, DIOCESE OF. — In Lebanon; the see was formerly located at F., but in 1774 it was transferred to Z. The Catholic diocese has…
Zahn, TheodorVol. XII, p. 1087 ZAHN, THEODOR. — Protestant exegete and patrologist, born at Mörs (Rhineland) on 10 October 1838, died at Erlangen on 15 March 1933. He studied theology at…
Zaku and Zakho of the Chaldeans, Diocese of(ZAKU E ZAKHO DEI CALDEI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1088 ZAKU and ZAKHO OF THE CHALDEANS, DIOCESE OF. — In Iraq. The name and title of the diocese are recent. It originated in 1850 through the division of the Diocese…
Zallinger zum Thurn, Jakob AntonVol. XII, p. 1088 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…
Zallwein, GregorVol. XII, p. 1088 ZALLWEIN, GREGOR. - Canonist, born at Oberviechtach on 20 October 1712, died at Salisburgo between 6 and 9 August 1766. He entered the Benedictine abbey of…
Zamagna, BernardoVol. XII, p. 1088 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…
Zambelli, DamianoVol. XII, p. 1089 ZAMBELLI, DAMIANO: V. DAMIANO DA BERGAMO.
Zambianchi, CallimacoVol. XII, p. 1089 ZAMBIANCHI, CALLIMACO. – Agitator and guerrilla fighter, born on 30 December 1811 at Forlì, died in 1860 off Buenos Aires. Of a violent and impetuous…
Zamboanga, Diocese of(ZAMBOANGA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1089 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. and a population…
Zamboni, GiuseppeVol. XII, p. 1089 ZAMBONI, GIUSEPPE. - Neo-Scholastic philosopher, born in Verona on 2 Aug. 1875 and died in Boscochiesanuova (Verona) on 8 Aug. 1950. After a brilliant…
Zamet, SébastienVol. XII, p. 1089 ZAMET, SÉBASTIEN. - Bishop, b. in Paris in 1588, son of the financier Sebastiano; d. at Mussy on 2 February 1655. Chaplain to Queen Maria de' Medici, on 6…
Zamometić, Andrea(ZAMOMETIC, ANDREA)Vol. XII, p. 1089 ZAMOMETIC, ANDREA. - Dominican bishop, of Slavic origin, b. in 1420, d. at Basilea on 12 Nov. 1484. Having entered the Dominicans at Udine when young, he…
Zamora, Apostolic Vicariate of(ZAMORA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XII, p. 1090 ZAMORA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. – It is situated in Ecuador; the city of Z. was founded in 1550. The Spaniards immediately began an extensive work of…
Zamora, Diocese of(ZAMORA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1090 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 and a population of 420,730…
Zamoro, Giovanni Maria da UdineVol. XII, p. 1091 ZAMORO, GIOVANNI MARIA of 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,…
Zamoyski, JanVol. XII, p. 1091 ZAMOYSKI, JAN. — Polish nobleman, born in 1542, died in 1605. He received a profound intellectual education at Padua, where in 1563 he became “rector of the…
Zamri (Heb. Zimri; LXX Zápařá)(ZAMRI (EBR. ZIMRI; SETTANTA ZÁPAŘÁ))Vol. XII, p. 1091 ZAMRI (Heb. Zimri; Septuagint Zápařá). — The name of four persons in the Old Testament. 1. A member of the tribe of Simeon, son of Salu, who was killed by…
Zanchi, GirolamoVol. XII, p. 1091 ZANCHI, GIROLAMO. – Italian Protestant, born in Alzano di Bergamo in 1516, died at Heidelberg on 19 November 1590. He entered the Canons Regular at Bergamo in…
Zanella, GiacomoVol. XII, p. 1091 ZANELLA, GIACOMO. - Priest, poet, and critic, born at Chiampo (Vicenza) on Sept. 7, 1820, died in Vicenza on May 17, 1888. In Vicenza he completed his early…
Zanfredine (Zanferdini), Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed(ZANFREDINE (ZANFERDINI), FRANCESCO, DETTO CECCO DA PESARO, BEATO)Vol. XII, p. 1092 ZANFREDINE (ZANFERDINI), FRANCESCO, called CECCO da PESARO, blessed. — Hermit of the Third Order of St Francis, born in 1270, died at Montegranaro on 5 August…
Zanobi, Maria BenucciVol. XII, p. 1093 ZANOBI, MARIA BENUCCI. - Bishop, b. at Firenze on 25 Aug. 1779, d. at Agra on 24 June 1824. He entered the Capuchin Order on 27 Sept. 1799; in 1814 he was…
Zanoia, GiuseppeVol. XII, p. 1093 ZANOIA, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, architect, poet, b. at Genova on 11 Jan. 1752, d. at Omegna (Novara) on 18 Oct. 1817. Having completed his ecclesiastical studies,…
Zanotti, Francesco MariaVol. XII, p. 1093 ZANOTTI, FRANCESCO MARIA. - Philosopher and man of letters, b. at Bologna on 6 Jan. 1692, d. there on 25 Dec. 1777. Professor of philosophy at his native…
Zantedeschi, FrancescoVol. XII, p. 1093 ZANTEDESCHI, FRANCESCO. — Priest and scientist, born at Dolcé (Verona) on 18 August 1797, died at Padua on 29 March 1873. Ordained a priest at Verona, he…
ZanzibarVol. XII, p. 1093 ZANZIBAR. – British protectorate comprising the island of the same name (1,658 sq km) and the nearby island of Pemba (984 sq km), off the coast of Tanganyika.…
Zaozhou, Diocese of(TSAOCHOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 378 TSAOCHOW, DIOCESE of. - In the south-western part of the province of Shantung, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 12 Nov. 1934,…
Zapletal, VincenzVol. XII, p. 1094 ZAPLETAL, VINCENZ. - Dominican Hebraist and exegete, born at Vilimov (Moravia) on 15 Jan. 1867, died at Kemmelbach (Austria) on 21 Jan. 1938. He entered the…
Zappi, Giovanni BattistaVol. XII, p. 1094 ZAPPI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. – General, born at Imola into a marquisal family on 2 June 1816, died in Florence on 28 December 1885. He had served in the cavalry…
Zara (Zadar), Archdiocese of(ZARA (ZADAR), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1094 ZARA (ZADAR), ARCHDIOCESE OF. — A city and archdiocese of northern Dalmatia in Croatia (Yugoslavia). It covers 2,989 sq. km., with a population of 130,480, of…
ZarathustraVol. XII, p. 1096 ZARATHUSTRA: see PERSIA, II. Ancient History and Religion.
Zarephath (Heb. Sāréphath)(SAREPTA (EBR. SÁRÉPHATH; SETTANTA ΣΆΡΕΠΤΑ))Vol. X, p. 1142 SAREPTA (Hebr. Sáréphath; Septuagint Σάρεπτα). — Formerly a city of Phoenicia, 15 km south of Sidon (v.). It has remained famous because the prophet Elijah,…
Zavattari, Family(ZAVATTARI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. XII, p. 1096 ZAVATTARI, FAMIGLIA. – Milanese painters. The documents attest to the activity in Milan of a CRISTOFORO, of a FRANCESCO, father of AMBROGIO and GREGORIO, and…
Zápolya, John, King of Hungary(GIOVANNI ZAPOLYA, RE D'UNGHERIA)Vol. VI, p. 382 GIOVANNI Zapolya, king of HUNGARY. - Son of the palatine count Stefano Zapolya, born in 1487. Family traditions and the great power of his forebears enabled…
Zängerle, Roman SebastianVol. XII, p. 1092 ZÄNGERLE, ROMAN SEBASTIAN. — Bishop, born at Oberkirchberg near Ulm (Württemberg) on 20 January 1771, died at Graz on 27 April 1848. A Benedictine from 1788…
