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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)
ZACCARIA di MITILENE: v. ZACCARIA IL RETORE. -
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…