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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…