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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…