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Zibo, Diocese of(TSINCHOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 379 TSINCHOW, DIOCESI of. — In the southern part of Kansu Province (northwestern China). Erected as an apostolic prefecture under the name of Southern Kansu on 28…
Zigliara, Tommaso MariaVol. XII, p. 1105 ZIGLIARA, TOMMASO MARIA. – Dominican philosopher and theologian, born at Bonifacio in Corsica on 29 October 1833, died in Rome on 10 May 1893. He studied in…
Ziguinchor, Apostolic Vicariate of(ZIGUINCHOR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. XII, p. 1105 ZIGUINCHOR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO of. — It is situated in the part of Senegal lying between Portuguese Guinea and Gambia. It consists of a long strip of land,…
Zileri dal Verme, LucreziaVol. XII, p. 1105 ZILERI DAL VERME, LUCREZIA. - Mother 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…
Zileri dal Verme, RobertoVol. XII, p. 1105 ZILERI DAL VERME, ROBERTO. – Italian Catholic deputy and organizer, born in Rome on 25 October 1858, died in Vicenza on 28 February 1937. He was among the…
Zimara, Marco AntonioVol. XII, p. 1106 ZIMARA, MARCO ANTONIO. - Philosopher and physician, b. at S. Pietro in Galatina (Lecce) in 1460, d. at Padova in 1523. Z.'s works occupy a prominent place in…
Zimmer, Patritius BenedictusVol. XII, p. 1106 ZIMMER, PATRITIUS BENEDICTUS. - Theologian, b. 22 Feb. 1752 at Abtsgmünd (Württemberg), d. 16 Oct. 1820 at Landshut. Ordained priest in 1775, he held the chair…
Zimmermann, OttoVol. XII, p. 1106 ZIMMERMANN, OTTO. – Theologian and ascetical writer, born on 24 May 1873 at Döttingen (Switzerland), died on 13 January 1932 at Lucerne. He entered the Society…
Zincography(ZINCOGRAFIA)Vol. XII, p. 1106 ZINCOGRAFIA: v. FOTOMECCANICHE ARTI.
Zingarelli, Nicola AntonioVol. XII, p. 1106 ZINGARELLI, NICOLA ANTONIO. - Musician, born in Napoli on 4 April 1752, died in Torre del Greco on 5 May 1837. He studied at the Conservatorio di S. Maria di…
Zingerle, PiusVol. XII, p. 1106 ZINGERLE, PIUS. - Benedictine orientalist (Giacomo in secular life), scholar of Oriental literature and translator of Syriac Christian poetry, b. at Merano on…
Zinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig, Count of(ZINZENDORF, NIKOLAUS LUDWIG, CONTE DI)Vol. XII, p. 1106 ZINZENDORF, NIKOLAUS LUDWIG, count of. - B. on 26 May 1700 in Dresden, d. at Herrnhut on 9 May 1760. His father died shortly after his birth and his mother,…
Zinzinó(ZINZINO)Vol. XII, p. 1107 ZINZINO. - He is improperly counted among the antipopes. At the death of Pasquale I (11 Feb. 824) there was a double papal election (a circumstance passed over…
Zion (Heb. Şiyyôn)(SION (EBR. ŞIJJÔN))Vol. XI, p. 434 SION (ebr. Şijjôn). — Indigenous name of the Jebusite fortress, situated in the southern part of the eastern hill (v. OPHEL) of Jerusalem (v.), conquered by…
Zionism(SIONISMO)Vol. XI, p. 435 SIONISMO. – A political movement intended to secure for the Jews an independent and recognized national state, it established itself at the Zionist Congress of…
Zipaquirá, Diocese of(ZIPAQUIRÁ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1107 ZIPAQUIRÁ, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese of the Department of Cundinamarca in Colombia (South America). It has an area of 12,500 sq km and a population of…
ZiphVol. XII, p. 1107 ZIPH. – Two cities of ancient Palestine. 1. Settlement in the Negheb, at the southern extremity of the tribe of Judah (Jos. 15:24), founded by the Calebite…
ZipsVol. XII, p. 1107 ZIPS: v. SCEPUSIO. ZIQQURATU. — Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian name for the temple towers that were built in ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest,…
ZiqquratuVol. XII, p. 1107 ZIQQURATU – Z. of Anu, with white temple and stairways – Uruk-Warka. He returned to Saxony in 1721 and, complying with his family’s wishes, accepted a public…
Zirc (Nova Clara Vallis)Vol. XII, p. 1108 ZIRC (Nova Clara Vallis). - An abbey of the Cistercian Order in the diocese of Veszprém in Hungary, the only one remaining of the 18 Hungarian Cistercian…
Zirkel, GregorVol. XII, p. 1108 ZIRKEL, GREGOR. - Bishop, b. at Sylbach (Franconia) on 28 Sept. (or 2 Oct.) 1762, d. at Würzburg on 18 Dec. 1817. Ordained priest at Würzburg in 1786, he spent…
Zita (Cita), Saint(ZITA (CITA), SANTA)Vol. XII, p. 1109 ZITA (CITA), saint. - A virgin of Lucca, born at Monsagrati (Tuscany) in 1218, died at Lucca on 27 April 1272, as attested by the contemporary Vita (cf. Acta…
Zizania (τὰ ζιζάνια)Vol. XII, p. 1109 ZIZANIA (τὰ ζιζάνια). - A weed very similar to wheat, which, in the parable of Jesus recounted in Mt. 13, 20-30, 36-43, must be identified with darnel (Iolium…
Žižka, Jan Z Trocnova(ŽIŠKA, JAN Z TROCNOVA)Vol. XII, p. 1108 ŽIŠKA, JAN Z TROCNOVA. — The first commander of the Hussites, born ca. 1353–58 at Trocnov (southern Bohemia), died of plague on 11 October 1424 during the…
