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Fruits Of The Holy Spirit (FRUTTI DELLO SPIRITO SANTO) Vol. V, p. 1071
FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. - Supernatural works that St. Paul, Gal. 5:22-23, sets against the works of the flesh enumerated in vv. 19-21.…
Gabriel of Venice (GABRIELE DA VENEZIA) Vol. V, p. 1098
GABRIEL OF VENICE. - Camaldolese hermit of the Congregation of Monte Corona, born into the Bianchi family in Venice in the early years of…
Gagliardi, Achille Vol. V, p. 1105
GAGLIARDI, ACHILLE. - Jesuit, theologian and writer on asceticism, b. in Padua in 1538, d. in Modena on 6 July 1607. Having entered the…
Gautrelet, François-Xavier Vol. V, p. 1168
GAUTRELET, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER. - Jesuit, b. 15 Feb. 1807 at Sampigny (Saône-et-Loire), d. 1 July 1886 at Montluçon. Spiritual director of the…
Gay, Charles-Louis Vol. V, p. 1169
GAY, CHARLES-LOUIS. - Ascetical theologian, b. in Paris on 1 Oct. 1815, to a bourgeois family, indifferent in religious matters, d. there…
Gelen, Victor Vol. V, p. 1176
GELEN, VICTOR. - Capuchin mystical theologian of the Rhenish province, in which he was master of novices and three times provincial, b. at…
German Theology (TEOLOGIA GERMANICA) Vol. XI, p. 1183
GERMANIC THEOLOGY. - Title (Theologia Teutsch or Deutsch) of an ascetic-mystical writing composed around 1400, whose author, anonymous, was…
Gertrude the Great, Saint (GERTRUDE LA GRANDE, SANTA) Vol. VI, p. 134
GERTRUDE THE GREAT, Saint. - Great mystic, b. January 6, 1256, d. in 1302 or 1303. I. THE LIFE. - The biographical information available…
Gesualdi, Filippo Vol. VI, p. 153
GESUALDI, FILIPPO. - Theologian and ascetical writer of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Castrovillari on 23 Feb. 1550, d. at Cariati on…
Giaculatories (GIACULATORIE) Vol. VI, p. 226
GIACULATORIES. - From the Latin iaculari (to hurl). They consist in frequent outpourings of the heart toward God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin,…
Giannotti, Pietro Vol. VI, p. 232
GIANNOTTI, PIETRO. - Mystical theologian, b. in 1695 at Città di Castello, d. on 28 Jan. 1773. He studied in Rome at the Collegio Fuccioli.…
Gigli, Alessandro Vol. VI, p. 255
GIGLI, ALESSANDRO. - Theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, called "da Figline," but born at Montepulciano in the second half of the…
Giordano of Quedlinburg (GIORDANO DI QUEDLINBURG) Vol. VI, p. 283
GIORDANO OF QUEDLINBURG. - Augustinian, ascetic-mystical writer of Saxony, b. at Quedlinburg in the last five years of the 13th century, d.…
Gonnella, Pietro Vol. VI, p. 557
GONNELLA, PIETRO. - Franciscan poet and ascetical writer, b. at Tortona ca. 1300, d. in the 14th century. Learned and pious, a man of…
Gonzaga, Bonaventura Vol. VI, p. 558
GONZAGA, BONAVENTURA. - Theologian and ascetical writer of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Reggio Emilia in the first half of the 16th…
Goodier, Alban Vol. VI, p. 561
GOODIER, ALBAN. - Jesuit, ascetical writer, archbishop of Bombay, b. at Great Harwood (Lancashire) on 14 April 1869, d. at Teignmouth…
Grou, Jean-Nicolas Vol. VI, p. 711
GROU, JEAN-NICOLAS. - Jesuit, master of spiritual life, b. 24 Nov. 1731 at Calais, d. 13 Dec. 1803 at Lullworth in England. Having entered…
Guigone I (Guigues) Vol. VI, p. 769
GUIGONE I (GUIGUES). - Venerable prior general of the Carthusians, b. at St-Romain-sur-Château (diocese of Valence) in 1084. Having been…
Guigone II (Guigues) Vol. VI, p. 769
GUIGONE II (GUIGUES). - Prior general of the Carthusians, b. at the beginning of the 12th century. Having entered the Carthusians, he…
Guilloré, François Vol. VI, p. 769
GUILLORÉ, FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, master of the spiritual life, b. 25 Dec. 1615 at Croisic (Nantes), d. in Paris on 29 June 1684. Having asked…
Guyon, Jeanne-Marie Vol. VI, p. 782
GUYON, JEANNE-MARIE. - French Quietist, b. at Montargis on 13 April 1648, d. at Blois on 9 June 1717. Widowed in 1679, she gave herself to…
Hadewijch, Blessed (HADEWIJCH, BEATA) Vol. VI, p. 785
HADEWIJCH, Blessed. - Brabantine mystic; she is the most remarkable figure in the literature in the thiois dialect at the end of the 12th…
Hamon, André-Jean-Marie Vol. VI, p. 800
HAMON, ANDRÉ-JEAN-MARIE. - Sulpician, theologian and orator, b. at Le Pas (Mayenne) on 18 May 1795, d. at Paris on 16 Dec. 1874. Professor…
Hamontanus (Kalkbrenner), Gérard (HAMONTANUS (KALKEBRENNER), GÉRARD) Vol. VI, p. 800
HAMONTANUS (KALKBRENNER), GÉRARD. - Carthusian, b. at Hamont (Brabant) at the beginning of the 16th century, d. at Cologne on 2 Aug. 1566.…
Henry of Louvain (ENRICO DI LOVANIO) Vol. V, p. 255
HENRY OF LOUVAIN. - Dominican theologian and writer, d. 18 Oct. 1340 (?) at Cologne or Louvain. Son of the noble Louvain family de Calstris…
Heroic Act of Charity (Also Improperly Called Heroic Vow) (ATTO EROICO DI CARITÀ, (DETTO ANCHE, IMPROPRIAMENTE, VOTO EROICO)) Vol. II, p. 231
HEROIC ACT OF CHARITY (Also Improperly Called Heroic Vow). - The Sacred Congregation of Indulgences, in the Raccolta di Orazioni e Pie…
Hesychasm (ESICASMO) Vol. V, p. 364
HESYCHASM. - A system characteristic of Eastern asceticism, which from the mid-14th century increasingly became synonymous with Palamism,…
Higginson, Teresa Helena Vol. VI, p. 841
HIGGINSON, TERESA HELENA. - Mystic, born in 1844 to Catholic parents. In 1854 she entered a convent in Nottingham, where she remained for…
Hildegard Of Bingen, Saint (ILDEGARDA DI BINGEN, SANTA) Vol. VI, p. 941
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN, Saint. - Mystic, called, because of her importance, the "prophetess of Germany," b. of the noble Vermersheim family at…
Hilton, Walter Vol. VI, p. 843
HILTON, WALTER. - English mystic, Augustinian canon of Thurgarton, in Nottinghamshire, d. 24 March 1396. His fame is linked to his treatise…
Holy Hour (ORA SANTA) Vol. IX, p. 133
HOLY HOUR. - A pious practice of reparation (v.) to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, originating from the revelations of Paray-le-Monial, when…
Holzhauser, Bartholomäus Vol. VI, p. 858
HOLZHAUSER, BARTHOLOMÄUS. - Founder of the Bartholomites (v.), b. at Laugna (diocese of Augsburg) on 24 Aug. 1613, d. at Bingen am Rhein on…
Hortulus Animae Vol. VI, p. 865
HORTULUS ANIMAE. - A group of prayer books widely circulated in the 1500s, especially in the Germanic countries (Seelengärtlein,…
Huby, Vincent Vol. VI, p. 870
HUBY, VINCENT. - Popular missionary and ascetical writer, b. at Hennebont in Brittany on 15 March 1608, d. at Vannes on 22 March 1693.…
Huonder, Anton Vol. VI, p. 879
HUONDER, ANTON. - Jesuit, missiologist, b. at Chur (Grisons) on 25 Dec. 1858, d. at Bonn on 23 Aug. 1926. A sought-after preacher of the…
Imitation of Christ (De Imitatione Christi) (IMITAZIONE DI CRISTO (DE IMITATIONE CHRISTI)) Vol. VI, p. 952
IMITATION OF CHRIST (De Imitatione Christi). - A medieval ascetical work, one of the most sublime and most widely diffused in the world. It…
Indifference (INDIFFERENZA) Vol. VI, p. 1062
INDIFFERENCE. - In the ascetic sense, it is the habitual disposition of the will by which it does not prefer one thing to another, until it…
Infant Jesus, Cult of the (BAMBINO GESÙ, CULTO DEL) Vol. II, p. 460
INFANT JESUS, Cult of the. - The cult of the B. G. [Child Jesus], not entirely unknown in the early Middle Ages, originated in the 12th and…
Innocenzo Di Sant'Andrea Vol. VII, p. 44
INNOCENZO di SANT'ANDREA. - Spanish Discalced Carmelite, in the world Innocenzo de la Carra y López, b. in 1553 at Tafalla (Navarre), d. in…
Ippolita di Gesù Vol. VII, p. 124
IPPOLITA di Gesù. - Dominican writer, in the world Isabella de' Rocaberti, Spanish, b. in Barcelona on 22 Jan. 1551, d. there on 6 Aug.…
Jaegen, Hieronymus Vol. VII, p. 357
JAEGEN, HIERONYMUS. - Mystic, b. 23 Aug. 1841 at Trier, where he spent almost his entire life and where he d. 26 Jan. 1919. J. was…
Jerome of Siena (GIROLAMO DA SIENA) Vol. VI, p. 413
JEROME OF SIENA. - Augustinian ascetic and mystic of the 14th century, b. at Siena ca. 1330, d. at Arezzo ca. 1420. From the earliest years…
John of Leeuwen (GIOVANNI DI LEEUWEN) Vol. VI, p. 358
JOHN OF LEEUWEN. - The most notable mystical writer of the school of Groenendaal, together with Ruysbroeck. Born in 1295, he led the life…
Joly, Jeanne-Madeleine Vol. VII, p. 378
JOLY, JEANNE-MADELEINE. - Visitandine, b. at Dijon in 1643, d. there on 19 Oct. 1708. Received into the monastery of that city at the age…
Joseph of Dreux (GIUSEPPE DA DREUX) Vol. VI, p. 494
JOSEPH OF DREUX. - Ascetical writer of the Capuchin province of Paris, b. at Dreux (Normandy) in 1629, entered the Order on 28 July 1647,…
Juliana of Norwich (GIULIANA DI NORWICH) Vol. VI, p. 455
JULIANA OF NORWICH. - English mystic, b. in 1342; she was still living in 1413. In May 1373 she was favored with sixteen "Showings" or…
Jurodivyj Vol. VII, p. 399
JURODIVYJ. — A title given in Russia to ascetics who by their conduct seek the contempt of men and inner freedom in the divine service. Of…
Kempe, Margery Vol. VII, p. 424
KEMPE, MARGERY. - English mystic, b. at Kings Lynn (Norfolk) ca. 1373, d. ca. 1440. Married ca. 1393 to a well-to-do fellow citizen, she…
Kempf, Nikolaus Vol. VII, p. 424
KEMPF, NIKOLAUS. - German ascetic and mystical writer of the Carthusian Order, also called Nicholas of Strasbourg, where he was born in…
La Combe, François Vol. VII, p. 490
LA COMBE, FRANÇOIS. - Barnabite, b. at Thonon (Haute-Savoie) ca. 1640, d. at Vincennes on 29 June 1715. Superior of the College of Thonon…
La Palma, Luis de Vol. VII, p. 555
LA PALMA, LUIS de. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. in Toledo in 1550, d. in Madrid on 20 April 1641. After completing his studies, he…
La Rochefoucauld, François de Vol. VII, p. 562
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, FRANÇOIS de. - Cardinal, b. in Paris on 8 Dec. 1558, d. on 14 Feb. 1645. Educated by his paternal uncle Jean, abbot of…
Lataste, Marie Vol. VII, p. 570
LATASTE, MARIE. - Mystic, coadjutrix sister of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, b. at Mimbaste (Landes) on 21 Feb. 1822, d. at Rennes on 10…
Lateau, Louise Vol. VII, p. 571
LATEAU, LOUISE. - Mystic, stigmatist, b. at Bois d'Haine (Belgium) on 29 Jan. 1850, d. there on 25 Aug. 1883. The daughter of very poor…
Leandro da Digione Vol. VII, p. 612
LEANDRO da DIGIONE. - Capuchin preacher and writer, from the province of Lyon, b. at Dijon ca. 1598, d. there in 1667. He was guardian at…
Lega, Maria Teresa Vol. VII, p. 622
LEGA, MARIA TERESA. - Born at Brisighella (Faenza) on 13 January 1812, died at Cesena on 27 January 1890. At the age of 21 she took the…
Legaudier, Antoine Vol. VII, p. 632
LEGAUDIER, ANTOINE. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at Château-Thierry on 7 January 1572, d. in Paris on 14 April 1622. He was professor…
Leo of San Giovanni (LEONE DI SAN GIOVANNI) Vol. VII, p. 706
LEO OF SAN GIOVANNI. - Carmelite theologian and mystic, in the world Giovanni Macé, b. at Rennes in 1600, d. at Paris in 1671. Having…
Lesueur, Pauline-Élisabeth (LESEUR, PAULINE-ELISABETH) Vol. VII, p. 723
LESUEUR, PAULINE-ÉLISABETH. - Writer, b. in Paris on 16 Oct. 1866, d. there on 3 May 1914. From her family she received a careful Christian…
Letourneux, Nicolas Vol. VII, p. 729
LETOURNEUX, NICOLAS. - Preacher and ascetic writer, b. in Rouen on 30 Apr. 1640, d. in Paris on 28 Nov. 1686. He soon distinguished himself…
Lohner, Tobias Vol. VII, p. 895
LOHNER, TOBIAS. - Jesuit, writer on ascetics and pastoral theology, b. at Neu-Ottingen (Bavaria) on 13 March 1619, d. at Munich on 16 May…
Lorenzo da Parigi Vol. VII, p. 934
LORENZO DA PARIGI. - Capuchin writer and preacher. He entered the Order on 7 Oct. 1581. He was guardian, definitor, custos general, and…
Louismet, Savinien Vol. VII, p. 952
LOUISMET, SAVINIEN. - Benedictine mystical theologian, in the world Irenée, b. at Sens (France) on 4 April 1858, d. at Buckfast on 19…
Ludolf of Saxony (LUDOLFO DI SASSONIA) Vol. VII, p. 985
LUDOLF OF SAXONY. - Ascetic and exegete, b. ca. 1295, d. at Strasbourg on 10 April 1377. At the age of 18 he entered the Dominicans and…
Lukewarmness (TIEPIDEZZA) Vol. XII, p. 76
LUKEWARMNESS. - A disposition of the soul that is neither cold nor hot (Rev. 3:15-16) and, while not being in a state of sin or spiritual…
Lumi Vol. VII, p. 1009
LUMI. - Distinct intuitions, of a theoretical or practical order, destined to guide the soul in faith or in action. > LUMINARE -…
Maes, Bonifacius Vol. VII, p. 1073
MAES, BONIFACIUS. - Franciscan ascetic-mystical theologian, b. at Ghent (Belgium) in 1627, d. there on 3 Oct. 1706. He entered the Order of…
Mandé, Henricus (MANDE, HENRICUS) Vol. VII, p. 1153
MANDÉ, HENRICUS. - Ascetical writer, b. at Dordrecht (Holland) ca. 1360, d. at Beverwijk ca. 1430. Official secretary at the court of…
Maresca, Antonio Maria Vol. VIII, p. 62
MARESCA, ANTONIO MARIA. - Barnabite ascetical writer, b. at Carovigno (Brindisi) on 24 Nov. 1831, d. at Rome on 26 March 1891. Having…
Marinoni, Giovanni Francesco Vol. VIII, p. 126
MARINONI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO. - Barnabite ascetical writer, b. at Clusone (Bergamo) on 30 June 1678, d. at Milan on 27 Feb. 1761. A…
Mark of Weida (MARCO DI WEIDA) Vol. VIII, p. 56
MARK OF WEIDA. - Dominican preacher and ascetic writer, b. in 1450, d. before 13 July 1516. He distinguished himself at Leipzig and at Eger…
Marmion, Columba Vol. VIII, p. 129
MARMION, COLUMBA. - Benedictine ascetical writer, in the world Giuseppe, b. at Dublin on 1 April 1858, d. at Maredsous on 30 Jan. 1923 in…
Márquez, Juan Vol. VIII, p. 138
MÁRQUEZ, JUAN. - Ascetical writer and Augustinian theologian, b. in Madrid in 1565, d. in Salamanca in 1621. He took his religious vows on…
Martin, Claude Vol. VIII, p. 149
MARTIN, CLAUDE. - Benedictine of the Congregation of St. Maur, b. at Tours on 2 April 1619, d. on 9 Aug. 1696 in the abbey of Marmoutier…
Matilda, Queen, Saint (MATILDE, REGINA, SANTA) Vol. VIII, p. 257
MATILDA, Queen, Saint. - Born at Engern toward the end of the 9th century, died at Quedlinburg on 14 March 968. Of Vitichind origin,…
Matthias (Camagni) of Parma (MATTIA (CAMAGNI) DA PARMA) Vol. VIII, p. 309
MATTHIAS (CAMAGNI) OF PARMA. - Capuchin spiritual writer from the province of Bologna, b. in 1599, entered the Order on 1 Nov. 1622, d. at…
Meditation (MEDITAZIONE) Vol. VIII, p. 377
MEDITATION. - A form of mental prayer (v.) in which the soul, through the attentive consideration of the truths of faith, moves the will to…
Memorare, O Most Pious Virgin Mary (MEMORARE, O PIISSIMA VIRGO MARIA) Vol. VIII, p. 402
"MEMORARE, O PISSIMA VIRGO MARIA." - A prayer to the Most Holy Virgin, an expression of filial confidence in her, who never closes her ear…
Menéndez, Josefa Vol. VIII, p. 414
MENÉNDEZ, JOSEFA. - A religious of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, b. in Madrid on 4 Feb. 1890, d. at Poitiers on 29 Dec. 1923.…
Montanari, Giacomo Vol. VIII, p. 802
MONTANARI, GIACOMO. - Minister General of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Bagnacavallo (Romagna) in 1570, d. at Venice on 4 Nov. 1631.…
Montoya, Luis de Vol. VIII, p. 828
MONTOYA, LUIS de. - Augustinian ascetical writer, b. at Belmonte (Cuenca) in 1497, d. at Lisbon in 1569. He was prior at Medina del Campo…
More, Gertrude Vol. VIII, p. 839
MORE, GERTRUDE. - English mystic, baptized Helen, b. at Low Leyton (Essex) on 25 March 1606, d. at Cambrai on 17 Aug. 1633. On the advice…
Morell, Julienne Vol. VIII, p. 840
MORELL, JULIENNE. - Dominican mystical writer, b. in Barcelona on 16 Feb. 1594, d. at Avignon on 26 June 1653. At the age of 7 she moved…
Morozzo, Carlo Giuseppe Vol. VIII, p. 851
MOROZZO, CARLO GIUSEPPE. - Bishop of Saluzzo, b. at Mondovì in 1645, d. at Saluzzo on 14 March 1729. Having entered the Reformed…
Mortification (MORTIFICAZIONE) Vol. VIII, p. 864
MORTIFICATION. - A Christian ascetical term denoting the privations imposed on oneself in order to master the disordered tendencies of…
Mosco, Giovanni Vol. VIII, p. 874
MOSCO, GIOVANNI. - Monk and hagiographer, also called ὁ εὐκρατὰς (= the abstinent), b. probably at Damascus around the middle of the 6th…
Mysticism (MISTICA) Vol. VIII, p. 684
MYSTICISM. - A name that today generally designates either the state of mind of one who immerses himself in spiritual reality through…
Negligence (NEGLIGENZA) Vol. VIII, p. 1018
NEGLIGENCE. - It is generally opposed to diligence (v.), and is a carelessness of the will in one's own duty and in one's own actions. It…
Negri, Paola Antonia Vol. VIII, p. 1021
NEGRI, PAOLA ANTONIA. - Mystic, in the world Virginia, b. at Castellanza near Gallarate (Milan) in 1508, d. at Milan on 4 April 1555. She…
Nepveu, François Vol. VIII, p. 1036
NEPVEU, FRANÇOIS. - Spiritual writer, b. at St-Malo on 29 April 1639, d. at Rennes on 17 February 1708. Having entered the Society of Jesus…
Neudecker, Sigismund Vol. VIII, p. 1049
NEUDECKER, SIGISMUND. - Franciscan theologian, b. 21 Oct. 1664 at Geisenhausen (southern Bavaria), d. at Munich on 3 Sept. 1736. He taught…
Neumayr, Franz Vol. VIII, p. 1049
NEUMAYR, FRANZ. - Jesuit, preacher and spiritual writer, b. in Munich on 17 Jan. 1697, d. in Augsburg on 1 May 1765. A professor of…
Nieremberg, Juan Eusebio Vol. VIII, p. 1096
NIEREMBERG, JUAN EUSEBIO. - Jesuit, ascetical writer, b. in Madrid in 1595, d. there on 7 April 1658. A priest in 1623, he taught…
Nouet, Jacques Vol. VIII, p. 1147
NOUET, JACQUES. - Ascetical writer, Jesuit, b. at Mainz on 25 March 1605, d. at Paris on 21 May 1680. He entered the Order in 1623 at…
Nugent, Francesco Vol. VIII, p. 1163
NUGENT, FRANCESCO. - Irish Capuchin, b. at Moyrath, castle in County Meath, in 1569, d. at Charleville on 17 May 1635. Having graduated…
Oliden, Gaspar (de) Vol. IX, p. 85
OLIDEN, GASPAR (DE). - Theatine theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Elgoibar (Guipúzcoa, in Spain), d. ca. 1740. He made his religious…
Pagani, Giovanni Battista Vol. IX, p. 351
PAGANI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Immediate successor of Rosmini (v.) in the direction of the Institute of Charity (v.), b. at Borgomanero…
Palma, Biagio Vol. IX, p. 409
PALMA, BIAGIO. - Barnabite spiritual writer, b. at Fara Sabina in 1577 and d. on 13 Jan. 1635 at the Roman College of S. Carlo ai Catinari.…
Passive Purifications (PURIFICAZIONI PASSIVE) Vol. X, p. 212
PASSIVE PURIFICATIONS. - To remove from the soul the obstacles that stand in the way of full perfection (sins, vices, inordinate passions,…
Paul Di Bernried (PAOLO DI BERNRIED) Vol. IX, p. 459
PAUL DI BERNRIED. - Regular canon of St. Augustine, d. c. 1146. He wrote a Vita Gregorii VII (1128), the Vita Herlucae (1130) and several…
Paul, Simone of (SIMONE DI SAN PAOLO) Vol. XI, p. 393
PAUL, Simone of. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Paolo Franciosi, b. at Volterra on 5 Sept. 1572, d. at Milan on 6 Sept. 1622. He…
Pavone, Francesco Vol. IX, p. 625
PAVONE, FRANCESCO. - Exegete and ascetical writer, b. at Catanzaro in 1569, d. in the odour of sanctity at Naples on 25 February 1637.…
Pergmayr, Joseph Vol. IX, p. 715
PERGMAYR, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, preacher and missionary, b. at Häblkofen (diocese of Regensburg) on 4 Feb. 1713, d. at Munich on 23 March 1765.…
Perreyre, Henri Vol. IX, p. 727
PERREYRE, HENRI. - Writer and preacher, b. in Paris on 11 April 1831, d. there on 26 June 1865. Having entered in 1853 the Oratory of…
Peters, Gerlach Vol. IX, p. 772
PETERS, GERLACH. - One of the most remarkable authors of the « Devotio moderna »; b. at Deventer in 1378, he entered as a regular canon of…
Petit, Adolphe Vol. IX, p. 773
PETIT, ADOLPHE. - Jesuit, b. at Ghent on 22 May 1822, d. at Drongen (Tronchiennes) on 20 May 1914. Having entered the Society of Jesus…
Petrucci, Pier Matteo Vol. IX, p. 782
PETRUCCI,
Philokalia (Φιλοκαλία) (FILOCALIA (ΦΙΛΟΚΑΛΊΑ)) Vol. V, p. 800
PHILOKALIA (Φιλοκαλία). - 1. Name designating a collection of fragments, largely scriptural, of Origen, gathered by St. Basil and by St.…
Piazza, Giuseppe Vol. IX, p. 803
PIAZZA, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, among the finest of nineteenth-century Rome, b. at Velletri on 18 March 1815, d. at Rome on 23 April 1893.…
Pinamonti, Giovanni Pietro Vol. IX, p. 897
PINAMONTI, GIOVANNI PIETRO. - Jesuit, preacher and writer of ascetical works, b. at Pistoia on 27 Dec. 1632, d. during a mission, at Orta…
Piny, Alexandre Vol. IX, p. 901
PINY, ALEXANDRE. - Dominican mystical writer, b. at Allos (Provence) on 25 Feb. 1640, d. at Paris on 20 Jan. 1709. He took the religious…
Poulain, Augustin-François Vol. IX, p. 1110
POULAIN, AUGUSTIN-FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, writer on mysticism, b. at Cherbourg on 15 Dec. 1836, d. at Paris on 19 July 1919. Having entered the…
Prayer (Ascetic) (ORAZIONE (ASCETICA)) Vol. IX, p. 148
PRAYER (ASCETIC). - I. DEFINITION. - An intimate converse of the soul with God and the saints, or a pious elevation of the mind to God (St.…
Puente, Luis de la, Venerable (PUENTE, LUIS DE LA, VENERABILE) Vol. X, p. 184
PUENTE, Luis de la, Venerable. - Jesuit, ascetical and mystical writer, b. at Valladolid on 11 Nov. 1554, d. there on 16 Feb. 1624. Having…
Pure Love, Controversy On (AMORE PURO, CONTROVERSIA SULL') Vol. I, p. 679
PURE LOVE, Controversy On. - Famous theological-mystical debate concerning one of the most important subjects of Catholic spirituality. For…
Quadrupani, Carlo Giuseppe Vol. X, p. 222
QUADRUPANI, CARLO GIUSEPPE. - Barnabite, preacher "tota Italia celeberrimus," b. at Induno (Varese) in 1740, d. there on 14 July 1806. He…
Quietism (QUIETISMO) Vol. X, p. 248
QUIETISM. - A mystical-religious conception that tends toward the attainment of union, indeed of identification, with God, through an…
Raymond Giordano (RAIMONDO GIORDANO) Vol. X, p. 301
RAYMOND GIORDANO. - French, canon regular of the Order of St. Augustine, to which he enrolled after a wild youth, "licentiatus in…
Recollection (RACCOGLIMENTO) Vol. X, p. 267
RECOLLECTION. - An ascetical exercise proper to the interior life, analogous to the isolation of the scholar who concentrates his attention…
Recrosio, Raimondo (Filippo) Vol. X, p. 368
RECROSIO, RAIMONDO (FILIPPO). - Barnabite, bishop, b. at Vercelli on 1 Oct. 1657, d. at Bolena (Nice) on 21 May 1732. He taught philosophy…
Religious Experience (ESPERIENZA RELIGIOSA) Vol. V, p. 375
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. - It is a certain "contact" that the human conscience can have with God, and, in a derived sense, it is the awareness…
Renunciation (Ascetic) (RINUNCIA (ASCETICA)) Vol. X, p. 557
RENUNCIATION (ASCETIC). - Ascetical detachment from earthly goods and joys insofar as they impede or slow down union with God. In…
Reus, Johann Baptist Vol. X, p. 487
REUS, JOHANN BAPTIST. - Mystic, b. July 10, 1868 at Pottenstein, diocese of Bamberg, to a family of peasants; d. at São Leopoldo on July…
Revue of Asceticism and of Mysticism (REVUE D'ASCÉTIQUE ET DE MYSTIQUE) Vol. X, p. 492
REVUE OF ASCETICISM AND OF MYSTICISM. - A bimonthly journal, founded in Toulouse in 1920 by Fr. J. de Guibert, with the aim of studying…
Ridolfi, Niccolò Vol. X, p. 523
RIDOLFI, NICCOLÒ. - Cardinal, b. in Florence on 16 July 1501, to Piero and to Contessina de' Medici, daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent;…
Rigoleuc, Jean Vol. X, p. 538
RIGOLEUC, JEAN. - Missionary and spiritual writer, b. at Quintin (Côtes-du-Nord) on 24 Dec. 1595, d. at Vannes on 27 Feb. 1658. Having…
Ripaut, Archangel (RIPAUT, ARCANGELO) Vol. X, p. 562
RIPAUT, ARCHANGEL. - Capuchin writer and preacher, b. in Paris in the last decades of the sixteenth century, a court gentleman and…
Riva, Giuseppe Vol. X, p. 594
RIVA, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, ascetical writer, b. in Milan in 1803, d. there on 7 February 1876. Major penitentiary of the Cathedral, well…
Robert Cecchetto da Nove (ROBERTO CECCHETTO DA NOVE) Vol. X, p. 613
ROBERT CECCHETTO DA NOVE. - Capuchin preacher, b. at Nove on 18 Nov. 1869, d. at Udine on 23 Aug. 1939. Having become a Capuchin (solemn…
Rode, Johannes Vol. X, p. 623
RODE, JOHANNES. - Monastic reformer, b. at Trier ca. 1385, d. of plague at Montabaur on 1 Dec. 1439. He studied at Heidelberg from 1404; in…
Rodolfo of Biberach (RODOLFO DI BIBERACH) Vol. X, p. 630
RODOLFO OF BIBERACH. - Franciscan mystic, having under it the sees of Milos, Nicaria, Carpathos, Chios, Tinos and Mycone. Under Turkish…
Rodríguez, Alonso (RODRIGUEZ, ALONSO) Vol. X, p. 632
RODRÍGUEZ, ALONSO. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. in Valladolid ca. 15 April 1538, d. in Seville 21 February 1616. Having entered the…
Rogacci, Benedetto Vol. X, p. 632
ROGACCI, BENEDETTO. - Jesuit man of letters and ascetical writer, b. 18 March 1646 at Ragusa (Dalmatia), d. at Rome on 8 Feb. 1719. Having…
Rolewinck, Werner Vol. X, p. 639
ROLEWINCK, WERNER. - Theologian, historian and ascetic reformer, b. near Münster in 1425, d. at Cologne on 26 Aug. 1502. In 1447 he became…
Rosary (ROSARIO) Vol. X, p. 805
ROSARY. - It is the Marian prayer composed of 15 decades of Hail Marys interspersed with the Our Father and the Glory Be. To vocal prayer…
Saint-Jure, Jean-Baptiste Vol. X, p. 966
SAINT-JURE, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at Metz on 19 February 1588, d. at Paris on 30 April 1657. Having entered the…
Salistri, Giovanni Crisostomo Vol. X, p. 996
SALISTRI, GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO. - Piarist, b. in Florence on 4 March 1654, d. in Rome on 10 Dec. 1717. To a vast philosophical, theological…
Sandaeus (Van der Sandt), Maximilianus Vol. X, p. 1036
SANDAEUS (Van der Sandt), Maximilianus. - Jesuit theologian, prolific ascetic and mystical writer, b. in Amsterdam on 18 April 1578, d. in…
Santucci, Pietro Da Manfredonia Vol. X, p. 1114
SANTUCCI, PIETRO da MANFREDONIA. - Celestine monk, abbot of the monastery of S. Spirito della Maiella, b. 20 Aug. 1562, d. 1 Feb. 1641.…
Sauvé, Charles Vol. X, p. 1170
SAUVÉ, CHARLES. - Ascetical writer, b. 18 Oct. 1848 at Fontaine-Milon (diocese of Angers), d. at Saumur on 11 March 1925. In 1872 he was…
Scanaroli, Giovanni Battista Vol. XI, p. 31
SCANAROLI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - A distinguished churchman renowned for works of charity, b. at Modena in 1579, d. at Rome on 10 Sept. 1664.…
Scaramelli, Giovanni Battista Vol. XI, p. 34
SCARAMELLI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Ascetico-mystical theologian, Jesuit, b. in Rome on 23 Nov. 1687, d. in Macerata on 11 Jan. 1752. Having…
Schmöger, Carl Vol. XI, p. 67
SCHMÖGER, CARL. - Redemptorist writer, b. at Ehingen (Württemberg) on 24 Feb. 1819, d. at Gars on 14 Aug. 1883. Ordained priest in 1842, he…
Schneider, Joseph Vol. XI, p. 67
SCHNEIDER, JOSEPH. - Ascetical writer, b. 5 Sept. 1824 at Friesheim (Germany), d. at Rome on 7 Jan. 1884. In 1852 he entered the Society of…
Schrijvers, Joseph Vol. XI, p. 72
SCHRIJVERS, JOSEPH. - Spiritual writer, b. at Zutendaal (Belgium) on 19 Dec. 1876, made his profession among the Redemptorists in 1895, d.…
Secco, Anacleto Vol. XI, p. 149
SECCO, ANACLETO. - Barnabite, b. at Cremona in 1585, d. at Milan on 13 Sept. 1636. He was Superior of several houses of his Order and a…
Seeböck, Philibert Vol. XI, p. 160
SEEBÖCK, PHILIBERT. - Prolific Franciscan writer on asceticism, b. at Innsbruck in 1839, d. at Schwaz (Tyrol) in 1914. He was a gymnasium…
Segala, Alessio da Salò Vol. XI, p. 162
SEGALA, ALESSIO da SALÒ. - Capuchin preacher and writer on asceticism, b. at Salò in 1558, entered the Order in 1580, d. at Brescia on 8…
Seisdedos y Sanz, Jerónimo (SEISDEDOS Y SANZ, JERONIMO) Vol. XI, p. 179
SEISDEDOS Y SANZ, JERÓNIMO. - Theologian of mysticism, b. at Barcial de la Loma (Valladolid) on 20 Feb. 1847, d. at Carrión de los Condes…
Self-Denial (ABNEGAZIONE) Vol. I, p. 86
SELF-DENIAL. - A disposition to sacrifice oneself for others, a disinterestedness that is realized in the renunciation of personal…
Serafina Di Dio, Venerable (SERAFINA DI DIO, VENERABILE) Vol. XI, p. 238
SERAFINA DI DIO, Venerable. - Carmelite mystic, in the world Prudenza Pisa, b. in Naples on 24 Oct. 1621, d. on Capri on 17 March 1699. Of…
Serafino Da Fermo Vol. XI, p. 240
SERAFINO da FERMO. - Ascetical writer and preacher, b. at Fermo in 1496, d. at Bologna in 1540. He entered the Canons Regular of the…
Simoni, Giovanni Battista Vol. XI, p. 395
SIMONI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Carthusian ascetical writer, b. at Rovigo on 8 Dec. 1887, d. at Florence on 14 Nov. 1942. Ordained a priest at…
Simplicity (SEMPLICITÀ) Vol. XI, p. 196
SIMPLICITY. - In the abstract, it expresses the absence of complexity. In the moral order it contrasts with duplicity or hypocrisy, and…
Smaragdus (SMARAGDO) Vol. XI, p. 494
SMARAGDUS. - Benedictine writer, active in the first decades of the 9th century, perhaps of Irish origin, a monk at Castellio on the Meuse;…
Soto, Andreas de Vol. XI, p. 599
SOTO, ANDREAS de. - Franciscan theologian, b. at S. Facundo in Castile in 1552 or 1553, d. in the Recollects' Convent at Brussels on 5…
Spee Von Langenfeld, Friedrich Vol. XI, p. 665
SPEE von LANGENFELD, FRIEDRICH. - Jesuit, poet and ascetic spiritual writer, b. 25 February 1591 at Kaiserwerth, d. at Trier on 7 August…
Spiritual Childhood (INFANZIA SPIRITUALE) Vol. VI, p. 1117
SPIRITUAL CHILDHOOD. - A state of interior life which presents, acquired through ascetic effort, in relation to God and to neighbor, the…
Spiritual Combat (COMBATTIMENTO SPIRITUALE) Vol. IV, p. 47
SPIRITUAL COMBAT. - Ascetical repression of temptations and vicious inclinations, attainment of the moral ideal. The struggle for life and…
Spiritual Communion (COMUNIONE SPIRITUALE) Vol. IV, p. 103
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION. - I. A eucharistic practice consisting, as the Council of Trent says (sess. XIII, c. 8: Denz-U, n. 881), in the votum…
Spiritual Direction (DIREZIONE SPIRITUALE) Vol. IV, p. 974
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. - Assistance habitually given to a single soul, for the most part in connection with sacramental Confession, in order…
Spiritual Exercises (ESERCIZI SPIRITUALI) Vol. V, p. 360
SPIRITUAL EXERCISES. - An expression that in a general sense applies to the whole set of spiritual practices tending toward personal…
Spiritual Reading (LETTURA SPIRITUALE) Vol. VII, p. 738
SPIRITUAL READING. - By spiritual reading is meant the reading of those writings that are conducive to the progress of the spiritual life,…
Stigmata (STIMMATE (STIGMATE)) Vol. XI, p. 809
STIGMATA. - From the Greek στίγμα, meaning "brand, mark"; in Christian hagiography and mysticism, they are the marks of the wounds of Jesus…
Stolz, Alban Vol. XI, p. 833
STOLZ, ALBAN. - Writer and educator, b. Feb. 3, 1808 at Bühl (Baden), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on Oct. 16, 1883. After his secondary…
Suso, Heinrich, Blessed (SUSO, HEINRICH, BEATO) Vol. XI, p. 963
SUSO, Heinrich, Blessed. - Spiritual writer and preacher, Dominican, b. March 23, 1295 (Bihlemeyer) or ca. 1300 (Gröber) at Constance, d.…
Tempesti, Casimiro Liborio Vol. XI, p. 1138
TEMPESTI, CASIMIRO LIBORIO. - Historian and ascetical writer of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Florence toward the end of the 17th…
Temptation (TENTAZIONE) Vol. XI, p. 1154
TEMPTATION. - It generally means a test, by words or deeds, to discover the virtues or defects of a thing or a person. Considered in…
Thanksgiving (RINGRAZIAMENTO) Vol. X, p. 551
THANKSGIVING. - An act of faith by which one acknowledges that one has every good thing from God as a free gift and expresses to him the…
Theocrasia (TEOCRASIA) Vol. XI, p. 1156
THEOCRASIA. - From the Greek θεός, god, and κρᾶσις, fusion, in its first meaning the term (used by Iamblichus, Vita Pythagorae, 33, 240,…
Theodoric of Herxen (Dirk Hermansz van Herxen) (TEODORICO DA HERXEN (DIRK HERMANSZ VAN HERXEN)) Vol. XI, p. 1162
THEODORIC OF HERXEN (Dirk Hermansz van Herxen). - A distinguished representative of the Devotio moderna, b. ca. 1380 at Herxen (near…
Theophanes the Recluse (TEOFANE IL RECLUSO) Vol. XI, p. 1172
THEOPHANES THE RECLUSE. - Bishop (secular name Georgy Govorov), one of the most celebrated and influential Russian spiritual writers and…
Therapeutae (ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΑΊ) (TERAPEUTI (ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΑΊ)) Vol. XI, p. 1197
THERAPEUTAE (ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΑΊ). - A Jewish sect of the 1st century A.D. Its existence and its life are known only through a book by Philo (De…
Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Saint (TERESA DEL BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO, SANTA) Vol. XI, p. 1198
THÉRÈSE OF THE CHILD JESUS AND THE HOLY FACE, Saint. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Thérèse Martin, b. at Alençon (Normandy) on 2 Jan.…
Tissot, Joseph Vol. XII, p. 112
TISSOT, JOSEPH. - Ascetical writer, b. at Annecy on Sept. 1, 1840, d. on Aug. 2, 1894. Having entered the Institute of the Missionaries of…
Tronson, Louis Vol. XII, p. 367
TRONSON, LOUIS. - Third superior general of the Sulpicians, b. in Paris on 17 Jan. 1622, d. there on 26 Feb. 1700. Ordained a priest in…
Ubaldo of Saint-Amand (UBALDO DI SANT'AMANDO) Vol. XII, p. 424
UBALDO OF SAINT-AMAND. - Erudite monk (Hucbaldus, Hubaldus, Hugbaldus, Hucboldus, Uchubaldus), b. ca. 830, entered the Benedictine abbey of…
Veghe, Joannes Vol. XII, p. 743
VEGHE, JOANNES. - A representative of the "devotio moderna," b. in Münster (Germany) in 1431 or 1432, d. at Niesink in 1504. He entered the…
Verepaeus, Simon Vol. XII, p. 806
VEREPAEUS, SIMON. - Humanist and theologian, b. at Dommelen-Valkenswaard (Netherlands) in 1552, d. at Bois-le-Duc in 1598. "Magister…
Vervoort, Francesco Vol. XII, p. 837
VERVOORT, FRANCESCO. - Franciscan ascetical theologian, b. at Mechelen ca. 1500, d. there on 24 Sept. 1555. There are few biographical data…
Via Matris Vol. XII, p. 862
VIA MATRIS. - A devotional practice to Our Lady of Sorrows which, like the Way of the Cross, meditates on the sorrows that the Madonna…
Vision (Mystical Intellectual Phenomenon) (VISIONE (FENOMENO MISTICO INTELLETTUALE)) Vol. XII, p. 937
VISION (Mystical Intellectual Phenomenon). - The term, which physiologically means the act of seeing, in the history of religions…
Vos, Johannes Vol. XII, p. 1013
VOS, JOHANNES. - Ascetical theologian, b. at Heusden (Holland) in 1363, d. at Windesheim in 1426. He studied at the capitular school of…
Watrigant, Henri Vol. XII, p. 1031
WATRIGANT, HENRI. - Jesuit, writer on ascetical theology, b. 20 February 1845 at Lille, d. at Enghien (Belgium) on 23 February 1923. He…
Werner of Ratisbon (WERNER DI RATISBONA) Vol. XII, p. 1037
WERNER OF RATISBON. - Franciscan mystical writer of the second half of the 13th century. Lector in the convent of Ratisbon and probably…
Wounds of Jesus Christ, Devotion to the (PIAGHE DI GESÙ CRISTO, DEVOZIONE ALLE) Vol. IX, p. 797
WOUNDS OF JESUS CHRIST, Devotion to the. — Visible signs of the immense charity of God made man toward men, the wounds are almost a pledge…
Xeniteia Vol. XII, p. 1065
XENITEIA. - Greek term (ξενιτεία, "sojourn in a foreign land," hence "exile") indicating detachment from one's native land, and then the…
Xerophagia (Ξηροφαγία) (XEROFAGIA (ΞΗΡΟΦΑΓΊΑ)) Vol. XII, p. 1065
XEROPHAGIA (Ξηροφαγία). - A diet consisting solely of dry food (ξηρός) and water alone. It is a variety of fasting, according to St.…
Zeitschrift für Aszese und Mystik (Geist und Leben) Vol. XII, p. 1097
ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR ASZESE UND MYSTIK (GEIST UND LEBEN). - A quarterly journal of spirituality, founded in December 1925 by the Fathers of the…
Zeno, Jacopo Vol. XII, p. 1100
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…
Zimmermann, Otto Vol. XII, p. 1106
ZIMMERMANN, OTTO. - Theologian and ascetical writer, b. 24 May 1873 at Döttingen (Switzerland), d. 13 Jan. 1932 at Lucerne. Having entered…
Zuccchi, Nicola (ZUCCHI, NICOLA) Vol. XII, p. 1120
ZUCCCHI, NICOLA. - Physicist-mathematician, preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Parma on 6 Dec. 1586, d. at Rome on 21 May 1670. Having…