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Zobel, Johann AmbrosVol. XII, p. 1109 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…
ZoborVol. XII, p. 1109 ZOBOR. - A monastic centre in Slovakia, on the mountain of the same name, near Nitra. Over the centuries, monastic life on Z. underwent three periods: in the…
Zodiac(ZODIACO)Vol. XII, p. 1110 ZODIAC. — The name derives from the Greek (ζωδισκός κύκλος), the term by which Greek astronomers and astrologers designated that region of the celestial sphere…
Zoe, Saint, Martyr(ZOE, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. XII, p. 1112 ZOE, Saint, martyr: v. ESPERUS AND ZOE, Saints, martyrs.
Zola, GiuseppeVol. XII, p. 1112 ZOLA, GIUSEPPE. — Jansenist, born in 1739 at Concesio near Brescia, died there in 1806, comforted by the Sacraments. He studied with the Oratorians, the…
Zola, Émile(ZOLA, EMILE)Vol. XII, p. 1112 ZOLA, EMILE. – French writer, born in Parigi on 2 Apr. 1840 to a French mother and an Italian father, died there on 29 Sept. 1902. He came to the attention of…
Zonara, GiovanniVol. XII, p. 1113 ZONARA, GIOVANNI. - Byzantine historian, born toward the end of the 11th century, died toward the middle of the 12th. He was first commander of the Imperial…
Zondadari, Family(ZONDADARI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. XII, p. 1113 ZONDADARI, FAMIGLIA: v. CHIGI, FAMIGLIA.
Zoolatry(ZOOLATRIA)Vol. XII, p. 1113 ZOOLATRIA: v. ANIMALE.
Zoology(ZOOLOGIA)Vol. XII, p. 1113 ZOOLOGY. - The science whose object is the study of animals. This very broad definition, which makes the expression “z.” synonymous with “animal biology,”…
Zophar (Heb. Ṣōphar)(SOPHAR (EBR. ṢŌPHAR))Vol. XI, p. 580 SOPHAR (Hebr. Ṣōphar). - One of Job’s three friends (v.); he is called a Naamathite, or of Naamah, in which some see a region inhabited by Arameans or…
Zorell, FranzVol. XII, p. 1116 ZORELL, FRANZ. — Jesuit and biblical scholar, born at Ravensburg (Württemberg) on 29 September 1863, died at Rome on 14 December 1947. Having completed his…
Zoroastro, Oracles of(ZOROASTRO, ORACOLI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1116 ZOROASTRO, ORACOLI di. — Under this name the so-called Chaldaean Oracles (γαλδαϊκά λόγια) are presented by cod. Vat. gr. 1416 (sixteenth century); and the…
Zorobabel (Heb. Zerubbābel, Babylonian name, Zir-Babili, "Seed" or "Sprout of Babel")(ZOROBABEL (EBR. ZERUBBĀBEL, NOME D'ORIGINE BABILONESE, ZIR-BABILI, « SEME » O « RAMPOLLO DI BABEL »))Vol. XII, p. 1117 ZOROBABEL (Hebr. Zerubbābel, a name of Babylonian origin, zir-Babili, “seed” or “shoot of Babel”). — Prince of Judah, son of Salathiel and descendant of King…
Zorrilla y Moral, JoséVol. XII, p. 1118 ZORRILLA y MORAL, José. - Spanish poet, b. at Valladolid on 21 February 1817, d. at Madrid on 23 January 1893. Having abandoned the study of law in order to…
ZosimasVol. XII, p. 1118 ZOSIMAS. – Ascetic of the sixth century, founder of a monastery near Caesarea in Palestine (Evagrius, Hist. eccl., IV, 7), cited by Dorotheus in his Diversae…
Zosimus, Pope, Saint(ZOSIMO, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 1118 ZOSIMO, POPE, saint. — Elected successor to Innocenzo I on 18 March 417, died on 26 December 418. Immediately, on 22 March, he granted Patroclus, bishop of…
Zoticus, Saint, Martyr(ZOTICO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. XII, p. 1118 ZOTICO, saint, martyr. — The martyr Z. is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 12 January together with Castulus, and on 10 February with the…
Zottoli, AngeloVol. XII, p. 1118 ZOTTOLI, ANGELO. — Missionary in China and sinologist, b. on 21 June 1826 at Acerno (Salerno), d. at Schanghai on 9 November 1902. Having completed his…
