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Zuccari, Taddeo E FedericoVol. XII, p. 1119 ZUCCARI, TADDEO and FEDERICO – Painters. TADDEO, born in S. Angelo in Vado near Urbino on 1 September 1529, died in Rome on 1 September 1566. His first…
Zuccchi, Carlo(ZUCCHI, CARLO)Vol. XII, p. 1120 ZUCCHI, CARLO. – General, born on 10 March 1777 at Reggio Emilia, died there on 31 December 1863. As a young man, he abandoned his studies to fight alongside…
Zuccchi, Nicola(ZUCCHI, NICOLA)Vol. XII, p. 1120 ZUCCHI, NICOLA. - Physicist-mathematician, preacher, and ascetical writer, b. at Parma on 6 Dec. 1586, d. at Rome on 21 May 1670. Having entered the Society of…
Zucchini, CarloVol. XII, p. 1120 ZUCCHINI, CARLO. - Italian Catholic deputy and organizer, b. at Faenza on 13 Apr. 1862, d. at Rocchetta di Vara (La Spezia) on 14 Nov. 1928. In 1890 he began a…
Zucchini, GaetanoVol. XII, p. 1120 ZUCCHINI, GAETANO. - Politician, born in Bologna on 6 Aug. 1806, died there on 1 March 1882. Having distinguished himself through numerous publications on…
Zulia, Diocese of(ZULIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1121 ZULIA, DIOCESE of. - Diocese and capital city of the State of the same name in Venezuela (South America). The residence is at Maracaibo. It has an area of…
Zumárraga (Cumarrága), Juan(ZUMÁRRAGA (CUMARRAGA), JUAN)Vol. XII, p. 1121 ZUMÁRRAGA (CUMARRAGA), JUAN. — First bishop of Mexico, born toward the end of 1468 or at the beginning of 1469 at Taria de Durango, died in Mexico on 3 June…
Zurara (Azurara), Gomes Eanes deVol. XII, p. 1121 ZURARA (AZURARA), GOMES EANES de. — Portuguese chronicler, born at Azurara in 1410, died in 1474 (?). Custodian of the Historical Archive of the “Torre do…
Zurbarán, Francisco deVol. XII, p. 1121 ZURBARÁN, FRANCISCO de. — Painter, born at Fuente de Cantos (province of Badajoz in Extremadura) on 7 November 1598 and died in Madrid after 28 February 1664.…
Zurich, Treaties of(ZURIGO, TRATTATI DI)Vol. XII, p. 1122 ZURIGO, TRATTATI DI. — On 11 July 1859, meeting at Villafranca, Napoleon III and Franz Joseph agreed on the cessation of the war that had opposed the…
Zurita y Castro, JerónimoVol. XII, p. 1122 ZURITA Y CASTRO, JERÓNIMO. - Aragonese historian, b. at Saragozza in 1512, d. there in 1580. He studied at Salamanca and in 1548 was appointed court…
Zurla, PlacidoVol. XII, p. 1123 ZURLA, PLACIDO. — Cardinal, born at Legnago (Verona) on 2 April 1769, died in Sicily on 29 October 1834. In 1787 he took the Camaldolese habit at S. Michele di…
Zuzim (Heb. Zāzīm; Gr. Ἕδνη Ὄργυρα)(ZUZIM (EBR. ΖΆΖΙΜ; GR. ἝΔΝΗ ὌΡΓΥΡΑ))Vol. XII, p. 1123 ZUZIM (Hebr. Ζάζιμ; Gr. ἕδνη ὄργυρα). — An indigenous tribe of the district of Hám in the 'Aglûn, east of the Jordan, defeated by King Chodorlahomor (Gen.…
