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Cortese, Gregorio Vol. IV, p. 395
CORTESE, GREGORIO. - Cardinal, reformer of the Benedictines and theologian, in the world Giovan Battista Andrea, b. at Modena in 1483 and…
Cortivo, Giovanni Battista Vol. IV, p. 395
CORTIVO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Fiume in 1607, d. at Vienna in 1787. A professor of theology and philosophy, an…
Cosmas Presbyter Vol. IV, p. 408
COSMAS PRESBYTER. - Bulgarian author of the 10th century. He composed a treatise against the Bogomils (v.) of the first Bulgarian empire,…
Costadoni, Anselmo Vol. IV, p. 422
COSTADONI, ANSELMO. - Camaldolese scholar (in the world Giovanni Domenico), b. in Venice on 6 Oct. 1714, d. there on 23 Jan. 1785. He…
Coton, Pierre Vol. IV, p. 462
COTON, PIERRE. - Jesuit, controversialist, b. at Néronde (Loire) on 7 March 1564; d. at Paris on 19 March 1626. First a preacher in…
Creation (CREAZIONE) Vol. IV, p. 481
CREATION. - Production of a being from absolute nothingness. SUMMARY: I. The Catholic dogma of c. - II. Christian iconography of c. I. THE…
Creationism (CREAZIONISMO) Vol. IV, p. 488
CREATIONISM. - It may indicate the philosophical system that affirms that the universe had its origin through creation (v.); or, in…
Creed (CREDO) Vol. IV, p. 494
CREED: V. SIMBOLO APOSTOLICO.
Crosta, Clino Vol. IV, p. 605
CROSTA, CLINO. - Theologian, b. at Consiglio Rumo (Como) in 1860, d. at Como in 1936. A profound scholar, he became particularly known as…
Cucchi, Tito Maria Vol. IV, p. 612
CUCCHI, TITO MARIA. - Italian theologian and bishop, b. at Cerasa (diocese of Fano) on 2 March 1860, d. at Senigallia on 8 Sept. 1938. A…
Cyril Lucaris, Patriarch of Constantinople (CIRILLO LUKARIS, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI) Vol. III, p. 1005
CYRIL LUCARIS, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Born in Candia on the island of Crete, on 13 Nov. 1572, killed in Constantinople on 27 June…
D'Alessandro, Sebastiano Vol. IV, p. 660
D'ALESSANDRO, SEBASTIANO. - Bishop and theologian, b. at Motta S. Giovanni (Calabria) on 28 Oct. 1603, d. at Ruvo on 29 Sept. 1672. In 1619…
Daniel, Gabriel Vol. IV, p. 679
DANIEL, GABRIEL. - Jesuit historian and polemicist, b. at Rouen on 8 Feb. 1649; d. at Paris on 23 June 1728. After a period of teaching he…
Danisi, Ignazio (Ignazio della Croce) Vol. IV, p. 691
DANISI, Ignazio (Ignazio della Croce). - Augustinian theologian, b. at Castellaneta (Taranto) in 1717, d. at Naples on 29 January 1784.…
D'Annibale, Giuseppe Vol. IV, p. 691
D'ANNIBALE, GIUSEPPE. - Cardinal, among the greatest moralists of the last century, b. at Borbona (L'Aquila) on 22 Sept. 1815, d. there on…
Deacon and Archdeacon (DIACONO E ARCIDIACONO) Vol. IV, p. 890
DEACON AND ARCHDEACON. - Etymologically derived from διάκονος (servant), it is today the second of the Major Orders (v. SACRED ORDER). In…
Death (MORTE) Vol. VIII, p. 852
DEATH. - It is the end of natural or physical life and comes about through the separation of the two constitutive principles of man: the…
De Baets, Maurice Vol. IV, p. 741
DE BAETS, MAURICE. - Theologian, b. in Ghent on 17 April 1863, d. there on 19 September 1931. Having earned his doctorate in theology at…
De Blic, Jacques Vol. IV, p. 743
DE BLIC, JACQUES. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Pommard (Côte-d'Or) on 5 May 1887, d. at Strasbourg on 19 July 1948. He was professor of…
Dechamps, Étienne (DECHAMPS, ETIENNE) Vol. IV, p. 748
DECHAMPS, ÉTIENNE. - Jesuit, controversialist, also known by the name Agar de Champ, b. at Bourges on 2 Sept. 1613, d. at Paris on 31 July…
De Groot, Johann Vincent Vol. IV, p. 780
DE GROOT, JOHANN VINCENT. - Dominican apologist, b. at Schiedam (Holland) on 4 July 1848, d. at Amsterdam on 26 Feb. 1922. For more than 25…
Deharbe, Joseph Vol. IV, p. 780
DEHARBE, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, b. in Strasbourg in Alsace on 1 April 1800, d. at Maria Laach on 8 November 1871. A professor at Brig and in the…
De Lelli, Teodoro Vol. IV, p. 792
DE LELLI, TEODORO. - Bishop, theologian and jurist, b. at Teramo in 1427, d. at Rome on 31 March 1466. Having graduated at Padua in utroque…
Delfini, Giovanni Antonio Vol. IV, p. 794
DELFINI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. - Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Pomponesco (Cremona) on 26 March 1507, d. at…
Delfin, Pietro Vol. IV, p. 794
DELFIN, PIETRO. - General of the Camaldolese, b. in Venice in 1444, d. there on 15 Jan. 1525. A religious in 1480, he cultivated letters…
Del Fosso (Fosso), Gaspare Vol. IV, p. 795
DEL FOSSO (FOSSO), GASPARE. - Archbishop, b. at Rogliano (Cosenza) on 6 Jan. 1496, d. at Reggio Calabria on 29 Dec. 1592. He entered the…
Delgadillo, Cristóbal Vol. IV, p. 795
DELGADILLO, CRISTÓBAL. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Madrid, d. there, 27 Oct. 1671. He studied at the Franciscan college of Alcalá;…
Delmare, Paolo Marcello Vol. IV, p. 811
DELMARE, PAOLO MARCELLO. - Theologian, b. in Genoa in 1734 to a Jewish family, d. 17 February 1824. Baptized in 1753, ordained a priest in…
Demon (DEMONIO) Vol. IV, p. 831
DEMON. - In ecclesiastical language, it designates an angel who has fallen through rebellion against God and is punished in hell. While the…
Demoniacal, Manifestations (DEMONIACHE, MANIFESTAZIONI) Vol. IV, p. 829
DEMONIACAL, MANIFESTATIONS. - Given the existence of the devil, the question arises whether, beyond the indirect or moral operations of…
Denzinger, Heinrich Joseph Vol. IV, p. 838
DENZINGER, HEINRICH JOSEPH. - Catholic theologian, b. at Liège on 10 Oct. 1819, d. at Würzburg on 19 June 1883. He studied at Würzburg and…
Déodat, Marie De Basly Vol. IV, p. 839
DÉODAT, MARIE de BASLY. - Franciscan theologian, one of the restorers of the Scotist school, b. at Basly en Bessin (Calvados) on 11 Oct.…
Deposit of the Faith (DEPOSITO DELLA FEDE) Vol. IV, p. 843
DEPOSIT OF THE FAITH.- The word deposit (Greek παραθήκη) occurs in St. Paul's letters to Timothy (I Tim. 6:20; II Tim. 1:14), in the…
Dereser, Johann Anton Vol. IV, p. 847
DERESER, JOHANN ANTON. - Discalced Carmelite theologian and exegete (under the name Thaddeus of St. Adam), b. 3 February 1757 in Fahr am…
Desirant, Bernard Vol. IV, p. 864
DESIRANT, BERNARD. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Bruges on 21 May 1656, d. at Rome on 2 March 1725. He distinguished himself by his vast…
De Vio, Tommaso detto il Gaetano Vol. IV, p. 875
DE VIO, Tommaso detto il Gaetano. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Gaeta on 20 February 1468 and d. at Rome on 10 October…
Deza, Diego Vol. IV, p. 881
DEZA, DIEGO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Toro in Spain around 1444, d. at Seville on 9 June 1523. He taught (1480) at the University of…
Dicastillo, Juan De Vol. IV, p. 905
DICASTILLO, JUAN de. - Spanish Jesuit theologian, b. in Naples to Spanish parents on 28 Dec. 1584, d. at Ingolstadt on 6 March 1653. A…
Dieckhoff, August Wilhelm Vol. IV, p. 911
DIECKHOFF, AUGUST WILHELM. - Protestant theologian, b. 5 February 1823 at Göttingen, d. 12 September 1894 at Rostock. Extraordinary…
Diekamp, Franz Vol. IV, p. 913
DIEKAMP, FRANZ. - Theologian, b. at Geldern (Rhineland) on 8 Nov. 1864, priest in 1887, from 1902 professor of dogmatic theology at Münster…
Dieringer, Franz Xaver Vol. IV, p. 914
DIERINGER, FRANZ XAVER. - Theologian, b. at Rangendingen, near Hechingen, on 22 Aug. 1811, d. at Veringendorf (Hohenzollern), on 8 Sept.…
Dishypatos, David (DAVIDE DISHYPATOS) Vol. IV, p. 736
DISHYPATOS, DAVID. - Byzantine polemicist of the 14th century. The particulars of his life are unknown; it is certain, however, that he was…
Divine Consortium (CONSORZIO DIVINO) Vol. IV, p. 251
DIVINE CONSORTIUM. - This is a theological expression, derived from Sacred Scripture (2 Pt. 1:4), which signifies that mysterious divine…
Divine Judgment (GIUDIZIO DIVINO) Vol. VI, p. 446
DIVINE JUDGMENT. - It is the otherworldly manifestation of divine justice, whereby the rendering of account of each man's life will be…
Divine Missions (MISSIONI DIVINE) Vol. VIII, p. 677
DIVINE MISSIONS. - The mission (from the Latin mittere = to send) consists of two essential elements: the sending of one person by another…
Divine Notions (NOZIONI DIVINE) Vol. VIII, p. 1156
DIVINE NOTIONS. - These are theological terms that express those characteristic notes by which the individual Divine Persons can be…
Divine Power (POTENZA DIVINA) Vol. IX, p. 1102
DIVINE POWER. - It is one of the divine attributes, which also goes under the name of omnipotence. Power is the faculty of receiving or of…
Divine Science (SCIENZA DIVINA) Vol. XI, p. 84
DIVINE SCIENCE. - The term science is to be understood here as simple intellectual cognition, albeit in an eminent degree, such as befits…
Divine Will (VOLONTÀ DIVINA) Vol. XII, p. 998
DIVINE WILL. - It comprises the whole complex of acts and virtues that form the affective life of the Supreme Being, Goodness by essence,…
Dobmayer, Marian Vol. IV, p. 1022
DOBMAYER, MARIAN. - Benedictine theologian, b. at Schwandorf (Bavaria) on 24 Oct. 1753 and d. at Amberg (Bavaria) on 21 Dec. 1805…
Dogma Vol. IV, p. 1028
DOGMA. - The current technical theological meaning is that of a doctrine revealed by God and proposed as such by the Church with the…
Dogmatic Definition (DEFINIZIONE DOGMATICA) Vol. IV, p. 767
DOGMATIC DEFINITION. - It is a doctrinal judgment by which the Church solemnly declares that a truth is contained in the sources of divine…
Dogmatic Facts (FATTI DOGMATICI) Vol. V, p. 645
DOGMATIC FACTS. - In theology, by f. d. [dogmatic facts] are understood those facts which, although not being the object of an explicit…
Donadoni, Carlo Antonio Vol. IV, p. 1068
DONADONI, CARLO ANTONIO. - Theologian and orator of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Venice on 15 Aug. 1672, d. at Šibenik (Dalmatia) on…
Dorotheos of Mytilene (DOROTEO DI MITILENE) Vol. IV, p. 1092
DOROTHEOS OF MYTILENE. - Byzantine theologian, of the 15th century. He was metropolitan of Mytilene, a supporter of the union of the Greek…
Dorst, John of (DORSTEN, GIOVANNI DA) Vol. IV, p. 1095
DORST, John of. - Augustinian, theologian and preacher, b. at Dorsten in Westphalia, in the first half of the 15th century, d. in 1481. He…
Dragišić, Giorgio Vol. IV, p. 1114
DRAGIŠIĆ, GIORGIO. - Croatian Franciscan, humanist, philosopher, theologian, b. at Srebrenica in Bosnia around the middle of the 15th…
Driedo, Jean Vol. IV, p. 1121
DRIEDO, JEAN. - Theologian, b. at Darisdonk (whence the name D.; his family name was Neys) near Turnhout in Brabant in 1478 or the…
Drouin, Hyacinthe-René Vol. IV, p. 1123
DROUIN, HYACINTHE-RENÉ. - Dominican theologian, b. at Toulon ca. 1680, d. at Ivrea (Piedmont) on 30 Sept. 1740. Having entered the Order at…
Dublanchy, Edmond Vol. IV, p. 1130
DUBLANCHY, EDMOND. - Theologian, b. at Bruville (diocese of Metz) on 21 Jan. 1858, d. on 26 Jan. 1938 at Differt (Belgian Luxembourg).…
Duguet, Jacques-Joseph Vol. IV, p. 1150
DUGUET, JACQUES-JOSEPH. - Jansenist theologian, b. at Montbrison, 9 Dec. 1649, d. at Paris, 25 Oct. 1733. An Oratorian, teacher of…
Dummermuth, Antonino Vol. IV, p. 1152
DUMMERMUTH, ANTONINO. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Louvain on 12 May 1841, d. there on 17 February 1918. A religious from 2…
Dupasquier, Sébastien Vol. IV, p. 1159
DUPASQUIER, SÉBASTIEN. - Scotist philosopher and theologian of the 17th century, considered one of the most representative of the school at…
Du Perron, Jacques Davy Vol. IV, p. 1159
DU PERRON, JACQUES DAVY. - Cardinal, theologian-controversialist, diplomat and statesman, called "the Augustine of France." Born at St-Lô…
Durand de Villegaignon, Nicolas Vol. IV, p. 1165
DURAND DE VILLEGAIGNON, NICOLAS. - Theologian, b. in 1510, d. in 1571; having converted from Calvinism, he became a fervent defender of the…
Duval, André Vol. IV, p. 1170
DUVAL, ANDRÉ. - Born at Pontoise in 1564 and died in Paris in 1638. Doctor (1594) and then dean of the Sorbonne, where he was the first…
Eadmer (EADMERO) Vol. V, p. 27
EADMER. - Benedictine historian and theologian, called the "Singer," b. between 1060 and 1064, d. at Canterbury on 13 January 1124. English…
Eck, Johann Vol. V, p. 51
ECK, JOHANN. - Theologian and anti-Lutheran polemicist, b. at Egg, in Swabia, on 15 November 1486, d. at Ingolstadt on 10 February 1543.…
Elbeque, Norbert D' (ELBECQUE, NORBERT D') Vol. V, p. 143
ELBEQUE, NORBERT D'. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Hainaut (Belgium) in 1651, d. at Namur on 14 Oct. 1714. He was professor of…
Eliesen (Helgesen), Paolo Vol. V, p. 168
ELIESEN (HELGESEN), PAOLO. - Danish theologian, b. at Varberg (today Halland) ca. 1480, d. in 1536, perhaps killed by the Lutherans. In…
Eli, Tommaso Vol. V, p. 164
ELI, TOMMASO. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. in Naples ca. 1486, d. there ca. 1570. He was prior in the convent of St. Peter Martyr…
Elvenich, Peter Joseph Vol. V, p. 183
ELVENICH, PETER JOSEPH. - Hermesian theologian, b. at Embken (Rhenish Prussia) on 29 Jan. 1796, d. at Breslau on 16 June 1886. A disciple…
Emser, Hieronymus Vol. V, p. 221
EMSER, HIERONYMUS. - Theologian and polemicist, b. at Weidenstetten near Ulm on 28 March 1478, d. at Dresden on 8 Nov. 1527. Magister…
Epiclesis (EPICLESI) Vol. V, p. 265
EPICLESIS. - According to its etymology, the word e. (in Greek: ἐπίκλησις, from ἐπι-καλῶ, I call upon) means "invocation, prayer";…
Erath, Augustin Vol. V, p. 307
ERATH, AUGUSTIN. - Theologian, b. at Buchloe (Swabia) on 28 Feb. 1648, d. at Passau on 5 Sept. 1719. A canon regular of the Order of St.…
Erbermann, Vitus Vol. V, p. 307
ERBERMANN, VITUS. - German controversialist, b. of a Lutheran family at Rentweinsdorf (Bavaria) on 25 May 1597, d. at Mainz on 8 Apr. 1675.…
Erkenwald Of Rochester (ERNOLFO DI ROCHESTER) Vol. V, p. 324
ERKENWALD OF ROCHESTER. - Benedictine bishop and writer, b. at Beauvais ca. 1040, d. at Rochester on 15 March 1124. A disciple of Lanfranc…
Espence, Claude-Togniol de (ESPENCE, CLAUDE-TOGNIEL DE) Vol. V, p. 374
ESPENCE, CLAUDE-TOGNIOL DE. - French theologian, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne in 1511, d. in Paris on 5 Oct. 1571. Even before taking his…
Esser, Thomas Vol. V, p. 387
ESSER, THOMAS. - Last secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Index, b. at Aachen on 7 April 1850, d. at Rome on 13 March 1926. He…
Eternity (ETERNITÀ) Vol. V, p. 410
ETERNITY. - It is the proper measure of the divine nature, absolutely immutable in its simple fullness and in the totality of the presence…
Eucharist (EUCARISTIA) Vol. V, p. 450
EUCHARIST. - It is the prolongation of the Incarnation (Leo XIII, encyclical Mirae caritatis, 18 May 1902). Just as the Word of God made…
Eucharistic Accidents (ACCIDENTI EUCARISTICI) Vol. I, p. 143
EUCHARISTIC ACCIDENTS. - These are the appearances of bread and wine which, remaining unchanged after transubstantiation (v.), constitute…
Eucharistic Communion (COMUNIONE EUCARISTICA) Vol. IV, p. 93
EUCHARISTIC COMMUNION. - It is the real participation, under the external appearances of bread and wine, in the sacrificial banquet, in…
Eucharistic Miracles (MIRACOLI EUCARISTICI) Vol. VIII, p. 646
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES. - The Eucharist, although it implies Transubstantiation, the presence "per modum substantiae" of the Body and Blood…
Eusebius Brunone (EUSEBIO BRUNONE) Vol. V, p. 517
EUSEBIUS BRUNONE. - Vescovo e teologo francese, n. all'inizio del sec. xi, m. a Angers nel 1081. Successo nella cattedra andegavense a…
Evangelism (EVANGELISMO) Vol. V, p. 547
EVANGELISM. - It is a movement of Catholic reform of the first half of the 16th century. The name, however, is of recent origin and was…
Extreme Unction (Holy Oil) (ESTREMA UNZIONE (OLIO SANTO)) Vol. V, p. 403
EXTREME UNCTION (HOLY OIL). - It is the Sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ for the spiritual and bodily relief of the faithful who are…
Eymerich, Nicolás Vol. V, p. 568
EYMERICH, NICOLÁS. - Dominican inquisitor and writer, b. at Gerona (Spain) around 1320, d. there on 4 January 1399. He became a religious…
Fabbri, Filippo Vol. V, p. 576
FABBRI, FILIPPO. - Scotist philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at La Spianata, near Faenza, in 1564, d. at Padua…
Faber, Johannes Vol. V, p. 578
FABER, JOHANNES. - Dominican preacher and polemicist, b. at Augsburg around 1475, d. in 1530. He was prior of Augsburg (1507), vicar…
Fabri, Honoré Vol. V, p. 581
FABRI, HONORÉ. - Jesuit, polymath, b. at Vivien-le-Grand (Ain) on 5 April 1607, d. at Rome on 8 March 1688. He was at first esteemed as a…
Faith (FEDE) Vol. V, p. 654
FAITH. - In the technical sense it is the adherence of the intellect, under the influence of Grace, to a Truth revealed by God, not by…
Fauré, Giovanni Battista (FAURÈ, GIOVANNI BATTISTA) Vol. V, p. 647
FAURÉ, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Jesuit, theologian, b. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1702, d. in Viterbo on 5 Apr. 1779. He spent almost his entire life…
Federico Di Gesù (Joannes Martin Schellhorn) Vol. V, p. 677
FEDERICO DI GESÙ (Joannes Martin Schellhorn). - Theologian, b. 6 Nov. 1721 in Munich, d. 16 Oct. 1788 in Augsburg. On 24 May 1741 he made…
Ferdinand of Jesus (FERDINANDO DI GESÙ) Vol. V, p. 703
FERDINAND OF JESUS. - Discalced Carmelite theologian, in the world Ferd. Jimenez de Benalcázar, b. in 1571 at Baeza (Andalusia), d. there…
Ferus, Giovanni (Wild) (FERUS GIOVANNI (WILD)) Vol. V, p. 727
FERUS, GIOVANNI (WILD). - Observant Franciscan, famous preacher, b. June 24, 1495 in Swabia, d. 1554 in Mainz. He became a religious in…
Filioque Vol. V, p. 779
« FILIOQUE ». - A term introduced by the Latin Church into the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, usually recited at Holy Mass (« Et in…
Filomarino, Francesco Maria Da Napoli Vol. V, p. 804
FILOMARINO, FRANCESCO MARIA da NAPOLI. - Capuchin theologian and preacher, b. in Naples in 1598, d. 7 March 1683. Of the princely family of…
Final Perseverance (PERSEVERANZA FINALE) Vol. IX, p. 730
FINAL PERSEVERANCE. - It indicates the continuation of the just man (that is, of one who is already in a state of sanctifying Grace and is…
Fishacre, Richard Vol. V, p. 851
FISHACRE, RICHARD. - Dominican theologian, d. 1248. He was the second master of his Order at Oxford and the first English Dominican to…
Flandino, Ambrogio Vol. V, p. 863
FLANDINO, AMBROGIO. - Augustinian theologian, b. in Naples ca. 1460, d. September 24, 1531. In 1508 regent of the studium of Bologna, in…
Fogarini, Francesco Antonio da Brescia Vol. V, p. 870
FOGARINI, FRANCESCO ANTONIO da BRESCIA. - A Scotist philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, he studied at the College of…
Folmar (FOLMARO) Vol. V, p. 876
FOLMAR. - Provost of the Canons Regular of Triefenstein (Petra Stillans) in the diocese of Würzburg, b. at the beginning of the 12th…
Forer, Lorenz Vol. V, p. 899
FORER, LORENZ. - Jesuit theologian and controversialist, b. in Lucerne in 1580, d. in Regensburg on 7 Jan. 1659. Professor of dogmatics at…
Foresti, Teodoro da Bergamo Vol. V, p. 900
FORESTI, TEODORO DA BERGAMO. - Preacher and Capuchin theologian of the ancient province of Brescia-Bergamo, b. at Solto (Bergamo) on 15…
Forget, Jacques Vol. V, p. 900
FORGET, JACQUES. - Theologian and Arabist, b. at Chiny (Belgium) on 6 January 1852, d. at Héverlé-les-Louvain on 19 July 1933. A disciple…
Foscarini, Paolo Antonio Vol. V, p. 919
FOSCARINI, PAOLO ANTONIO. - Carmelite theologian, of the noble Venetian family of the F., born in Montalto Uffugo (Calabria) ca. 1565, died…
Francis "Bonae Spei" (FRANCESCO «BONAË SPEI») Vol. V, p. 947
FRANCIS "BONAE SPEI". - Born Francesco Crespin, a Carmelite theologian, so named after the convent «Bonaë Espérance» (near Valenciennes) to…
Francis de Sales, Saint (FRANCESCO DI SALES, SANTO) Vol. V, p. 952
FRANCIS DE SALES, Saint. - Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Church, b. at Thorens (ancient duchy of Savoy) on 21 Aug. 1567, d. at Lyon on 28…
Franck, Kaspar Vol. V, p. 1006
FRANCK, KASPAR. - Theologian and controversialist, b. at Ortrand (Meissen-Saxony) on 2 Nov. 1543, d. at Ingolstadt on 12 March 1584. In…
Franzelin, Giovanni Battista Vol. V, p. 1010
FRANZELIN, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Theologian and cardinal, b. 15 April 1816 at Altino (Alto Adige), d. in Rome on 11 February 1886. After…
Freedom of Jesus Christ (LIBERTÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. VII, p. 772
FREEDOM OF JESUS CHRIST. - Free will (v. LIBERTÀ) is an essential property of an intellectual or rational nature. I. CATHOLIC DOCTRINE. -…
Fridolin, Stephen (FRIDOLIN, STEPHAN) Vol. V, p. 1063
FRIDOLIN, STEPHEN. - Franciscan theologian (at least from 1479), b. at Winnendem (Württemberg) in 1430, lector and preacher among the Poor…
Fulbert Of Chartres (FULBERTO DI CHARTRES) Vol. V, p. 1078
FULBERT OF CHARTRES. - Bishop and theologian, b. ca. 960, d. at Chartres on 10 April 1928. He is called French by some, probably from…
Fundamental Articles (ARTICOLI FONDAMENTALI) Vol. II, p. 58
FUNDAMENTAL ARTICLES. - To indicate the truths of faith the Scholastics began to use the word "articles" instead of the older and more…
Future-Possible (FUTURO-FUTURIBILE) Vol. V, p. 1095
FUTURE-POSSIBLE. - The future is what is contained virtually in its own cause and denotes order or tendency to be realized by it. The…
Gabriel of San Vincenzo (GABRIELE DI SAN VINCENZO) Vol. V, p. 1098
GABRIEL OF SAN VINCENZO. - Discalced Carmelite, philosopher and theologian, in the world Giovanni Antonio Beonio. Born at Lodi ca. 1609,…
Gaguin, Robert Vol. V, p. 1106
GAGUIN, ROBERT. - Theologian and man of letters, b. at Calonne-sur-Lys (diocese of Arras) around 1420-25 and d. in Paris on 22 May 1501. He…
Galatino, Pietro Vol. V, p. 1111
GALATINO, PIETRO. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Galatina (Lecce) ca. 1460, called by some of the Colonna family, by others, of the Mongio.…
Galura, Bernhard Vol. V, p. 1141
GALURA, BERNHARD. - Bishop, theologian and educationalist, b. at Herbolzheim (Baden) on 21 Aug. 1764, d. at Bressanone on 17 May 1856. He…
Gammache, Philippe Vol. V, p. 1147
GAMMACHE, PHILIPPE. - French theologian, b. in 1568, d. in Paris on 21 July 1625. For 25 years he taught theology in Paris. Entrusted by…
Gandolfo di Bologna Vol. V, p. 1150
GANDOLFO di BOLOGNA. - Theologian and canonist of the 12th century, d. around 1185. Author of a Gloss on Gratian's Decretum, known until…
Gardeil, Ambroise Vol. V, p. 1152
GARDEIL, AMBROISE. - Dominican theologian, b. at Nancy on 29 March 1859, d. on 31 Aug. 1931. A religious in 1879, he taught fundamental…
Garnier, Jean Vol. V, p. 1157
GARNIER, JEAN. - Jesuit, patrologist, b. in Paris on 11 Nov. 1612, d. in Bologna on 26 Nov. 1681. After a period of teaching literature and…
Gatti, Vincenzo Vol. V, p. 1164
GATTI, VINCENZO. - Dominican apologist and theologian, b. at Riva Ligure on 15 March 1811, d. there on 8 Nov. 1882. A religious at S.…
Gaume, Jean-Joseph Vol. V, p. 1166
GAUME, JEAN-JOSEPH. - French theologian and writer, b. at Fuans (Doubs) on 5 June 1802, d. at Paris on 19 Nov. 1879. A priest in 1825,…
Gavardi, Federico Nicola Vol. V, p. 1168
GAVARDI, FEDERICO NICOLA. - Augustinian theologian and orator, b. in Milan on 15 Feb. 1640, d. on 12 June 1715. From 1665 to 1690 he taught…
Gayraud, Hippolyte Vol. V, p. 1169
GAYRAUD, HIPPOLYTE. - Theologian and politician, b. at Lovit (Tarn-et-Garonne) in 1856, d. at Bourg-la-Reine on 17 Dec. 1911. A Dominican…
George Scholarios (Gennadius II) (GIORGIO SCOLARIOS (GENNADIO II)) Vol. VI, p. 288
GEORGE SCHOLARIOS (GENNADIUS II). - Byzantine theologian and writer, patriarch of Constantinople three times (1454-56; 1463; 1464-65), b.…
Gerberon, Gabriel Vol. VI, p. 79
GERBERON, GABRIEL. - Benedictine theologian, b. at St-Calais (diocese of Le Mans), 12 Aug. 1628, d. at St-Denis, 29 March 1711. He taught…
Gerhoh of Reichersberg (GERHOH DI REICHERSBERG) Vol. VI, p. 90
GERHOH OF REICHERSBERG. - German theologian, b. at Polling (Bavaria) in 1093, d. at Reichersberg on 27 June 1169. He studied at Freising,…
Gerson, Jean Vol. VI, p. 131
GERSON, JEAN. - Theologian and chancellor of the University of Paris, b. 14 Dec. 1363 in the hamlet of Gerson (whence he took his name) in…
Gezone of Tortona (GEZONE DI TORTONA) Vol. VI, p. 200
GEZONE OF TORTONA. - Theologian and Benedictine abbot, d. ca. 980. He was a priest of Tortona when Bishop Giselprand made him abbot of the…
Ghetti, Andrea da Volterra Vol. VI, p. 203
GHETTI, ANDREA da VOLTERRA. - Augustinian theologian, preacher and educationist, b. at Montecatini Val di Cecina, near Volterra, at the…
Gifts Of The Holy Spirit (DONI DELLO SPIRITO SANTO) Vol. IV, p. 1079
GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. - Supernatural habits, which perfect the infused virtues and dispose our faculties to obey the divine motions…
Giles of Viterbo (EGIDIO DA VITERBO) Vol. V, p. 111
GILES OF VITERBO. - Augustinian theologian and philosopher, b. in Viterbo in 1469 to the Antonini family, d. 21 December 1532. He attended…
Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-Achille Vol. VI, p. 261
GINOULHIAC, JACQUES-MARIE-ACHILLE. - Archbishop and theologian, b. at Montpellier on 3 Dec. 1806, d. there on 17 Nov. 1875. Ordained priest…
Godin, Guillaume-Pierre Vol. VI, p. 539
GODIN, GUILLAUME-PIERRE. - Dominican cardinal, b. at Bayonne c. 1260, d. at Avignon on 4 June 1356. A religious in his native city, he…
Godoy, Pedro De Vol. VI, p. 539
GODOY, PEDRO de. - Dominican theologian and bishop, b. at Aldeanueva (Spanish Extremadura) at the beginning of the 17th century, d. at…
Goffredo Babione Vol. VI, p. 542
GOFFREDO BABIONE. - Scholasticus of Angers, d. in the first decades of the 12th century. He succeeded Marbod of Rheims in the office of…
Gomez da Lisboa (GOMEZ DA LISBONA) Vol. VI, p. 555
GOMEZ DA LISBOA. - Conventual Franciscan theologian, d. 1513. He governed the principal studia of the Order and was professor of philosophy…
Gonet, Jean-Baptiste Vol. VI, p. 556
GONET, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Dominican theologian, b. at Béziers ca. 1616, d. there on 24 Jan. 1681. He entered the convent of his city at the…
Gonsalvo Ispano, detto di Vallebona or di Balboa (GONSALVO ISPANO, DETTO DI VALLEBONA O DI BALBOA) Vol. VI, p. 557
GONSALVO ISPANO, detto di Vallebona or di Balboa. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Galicia, d. in Paris on 13 April 1313. A religious in the…
Gotti, Vincenzo Ludovico Vol. VI, p. 587
GOTTI, VINCENZO LUDOVICO. - Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Bologna on 5 Sept. 1664, d. in Rome on 18 Sept. 1742. A religious in…
Goudin, Antoine Vol. VI, p. 588
GOUDIN, AN- TOINE. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Limoges ca. 1639, d. there on 25 Oct. 1695. He inaugurated his brilliant…
Grabmann, Martin Vol. VI, p. 596
GRABMANN, MARTIN. - Historian of theology, b. at Winterzhofen (Bavaria) on 5 Jan. 1875, d. on 9 Jan. 1949 at Eichstätt, where he had…
Grace (GRAZIA) Vol. VI, p. 618
GRACE. - It derives from the Greek root χvarphi (cf. Latin gratus), which carries the sense of enjoyment and delight and gave rise to the…
Gravina, Domenico Vol. VI, p. 616
GRAVINA, DOMENICO. - Dominican theologian, b. in Naples ca. 1547, d. in Rome on 26 Aug. 1643. He taught in various convents and was…
Gregory of Bergamo (GREGORIO DI BERGAMO) Vol. VI, p. 654
GREGORY OF BERGAMO. - Theologian and bishop, b. at Bergamo in the second half of the 11th century, d. there as a martyr on 9 June 1146. A…
Gropper, Johann Vol. VI, p. 706
GROPPER, JOHANN. - Theologian and jurist, b. at Soest (Westphalia) on 24 Feb. 1503, d. at Rome on 13 March 1559. After completing his…
Gualtiero of Saint Victor (GUALTIERO DI SAN VITTORE) Vol. VI, p. 717
GUALTIERO OF SAINT VICTOR. - Prior of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine in the abbey of Saint-Victor near Paris, born at the beginning of…
Guglielmo Di Melitone Vol. VI, p. 750
GUGLIELMO di MELITONE. - Fourth Franciscan master of theology in Paris. He succeeded Odo Rigaldi in the chair in 1248. He was then master…
Guibert of Nogent (GUIBERTO DI NOGENT) Vol. VI, p. 759
GUIBERT OF NOGENT. - Theologian and Benedictine abbot, b. in 1053 near Beauvais, d. at Nogent in 1124. A monk at St-Germain of Flay (hence…
Guido di Orchelles Vol. VI, p. 766
GUIDO di ORCHELLES. - Scholastic theologian who lived between the 12th and 13th centuries. Of him it is so far known only that after 1206…
Habert, Isaac Vol. VI, p. 784
HABERT, ISAAC. - French bishop and theologian, b. in Paris ca. 1600, d. at Pont-de-Salars, near Rodez, on 15 Sept. 1668. Having obtained…
Haller, Leonhard Vol. VI, p. 793
HALLER, LEONHARD. - Theologian, b. in Nuremberg at the beginning of the 16th century and d. in Eichstätt on 23 March 1570. He exercised the…
Hardouin, Jean Vol. VI, p. 805
HARDOUIN, JEAN. - French Jesuit scholar, b. at Quimper on 22 Dec. 1646, d. at Paris on 3 Sept. 1729. He taught positive theology, but…
Hay, John Vol. VI, p. 813
HAY, JOHN. - Scottish Jesuit theologian, b. at Dalgety (Fifeshire) in 1546, d. at Pont-à-Mousson on 21 May 1607. He soon became known for…
Heinrich, Johann Baptist Vol. VI, p. 822
HEINRICH, JOHANN BAPTIST. - Theologian, b. in Mainz on 15 April 1816, d. there on 9 February 1891. He studied law in Giessen and obtained…
Hell (INFERNO) Vol. VI, p. 1121
HELL. - According to Catholic doctrine, it is the place in which the rebellious angels and men who have died in mortal sin are eternally…
Henao, Gabriel de Vol. VI, p. 825
HENAO, GABRIEL de. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Valladolid on 20 July 1612, d. at Salamanca on 11 Feb. 1704. For many years he was professor…
Henry of Ghent (ENRICO DI GAND) Vol. V, p. 244
HENRY OF GHENT. - Philosopher and theologian, b. at Ghent in the first decades of the 13th century, d. June 29, 1293. H. is one of the…
Herborn, Nikolaus Ferber von Vol. VI, p. 830
HERBORN, Nikolaus Ferber von. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Herborn (Hesse) ca. 1480, d. at Toulouse on 15 April 1535. He appears in full…
Heriger Of Lobbes (ERIGERO DI LOBBES) Vol. V, p. 315
HERIGER OF LOBBES. - Benedictine abbot and writer, b. in the first half of the 10th century, d. at Lobbes (Liège) in 1007. Having entered…
Hermann of Schildesche (ERMANNO DI SCHILDISCHE) Vol. V, p. 320
HERMANN OF SCHILDESCHE. - Augustinian theologian and canonist of the 14th century, d. 8 July 1357. He was the first of the German Hermits…
Herrera, Pedro de Vol. VI, p. 835
HERRERA, Pedro de. - Dominican theologian, b. in Seville in 1548, d. in Salamanca on 31 December 1630. A religious in Salamanca, he…
Hilary of Paris (ILARIO DA PARIGI) Vol. VI, p. 937
HILARY OF PARIS. - Capuchin theologian, b. in Paris on 23 Nov. 1831, d. by drowning near Castel S. Elia (Viterbo) on 18 July 1904. Already…
Holiness (SANTITÀ) Vol. X, p. 1106
HOLINESS. - Separation from the profane, considered in God or in creatures. As an attribute of God, it is the divine essence itself insofar…
Holiness Of The Church (SANTITÀ DELLA CHIESA) Vol. X, p. 1107
HOLINESS OF THE CHURCH. - One of the properties of the Church, from which all the others in a certain way derive. The holiness of the…
Holy Spirit (SPIRITO SANTO) Vol. XI, p. 686
HOLY SPIRIT. - Name of the third Person of the Most Holy Trinity. Catholic doctrine on the Holy Spirit is summarized in the encyclical of…
Hoogstraeten, Jakob Vol. VI, p. 862
HOOGSTRAETEN, JAKOB. - Dominican writer and polemicist, b. at Hoogstraten (Brabant) around 1460, d. at Cologne on 27 January 1527. He…
Hope (SPERANZA) Vol. XI, p. 667
HOPE. - The original meaning of the term Ἀπίς is desire; to hope is to tend toward an object that appears to us as a good. Hope, considered…
Hubertus Magister Vol. VI, p. 869
HUBERTUS MAGISTER. - Scholastic theologian of the 12th century, author of a Summa theologiae, written in the last decades of the 12th…
Hugon, Édouard (HUGON, EDOUARD) Vol. VI, p. 873
HUGON, ÉDOUARD. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Lafarre (Haute Loire) on 25 Aug. 1867, d. in Rome on 7 Feb. 1929. In 1885 he…
Hurter, Hugo Adalbert Vol. VI, p. 881
HURTER, HUGO ADALBERT. - Jesuit, theologian and historian of theology, b. at Schaffhausen on 11 Jan. 1832, d. at Innsbruck on 10 Dec. 1914.…
Hypostasis (IPOSTASI) Vol. VII, p. 120
HYPOSTASIS. - It is the transcription of the Greek word ὑπόστασις, which has the same etymology as the Latin words substantia,…
Hypostatic Union (UNIONE IPOSTATICA) Vol. XII, p. 519
HYPOSTATIC UNION. - Dogmatic expression that refers exclusively to Jesus Christ considered in his intimate structure as God-Man, a…
Iavelli, Crisostomo Vol. VI, p. 890
IAVELLI, CRISOSTOMO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Casale Monferrato ca. 1470, d. at Bologna after 1538. A religious of the Dominican…
Illyricus, Thomas, Blessed (ILLIRICO, TOMMASO, BEATO) Vol. VI, p. 944
ILLYRICUS, Thomas, Blessed. - Franciscan preacher and theologian, b. ca. 1485 at Vrana (Dalmatia, whence the surname Illyricus), d. at…
Immaculate Conception (IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE) Vol. VI, p. 960
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - By these terms is indicated the Catholic doctrine according to which "the most Blessed Virgin, in the first…
Impediments (IMPEDIMENTI) Vol. VI, p. 989
IMPEDIMENTS. - From the Latin impedimentum (the verb impedio expresses the action by which the feet are entangled), i. means in general and…
Incarnation (Σάρκωσις) (INCARNAZIONE (ΣΆΡΚΩΣΙΣ)) Vol. VI, p. 1011
INCARNATION (Σάρκωσις). - A term with a Semitic flavor, derived from the Johannine expression (John 1:14: καὶ ὁ Λόγος σάρξ ἐγένετο), in…
Indefectibility of the Church (INDEFETTIBILITÀ DELLA CHIESA) Vol. VI, p. 1036
INDEFECTIBILITY OF THE CHURCH. - A supernatural property of the true Church, by which it will remain, until the end of the world, just as…
Indulgences (INDULGENZE) Vol. VI, p. 1099
INDULGENCES. - Indulgentia, indulgere, in its proper sense indicates condescension, and to condescend, in the various shades of the idea.…
Indwelling Of God In Man (INABITAZIONE DI DIO NELL'UOMO) Vol. VI, p. 1007
INDWELLING OF GOD IN MAN. - It is the special permanent presence of the Most Holy Trinity in the soul that is in a state of grace; it must…
Intercession (INTERCESSIONE) Vol. VII, p. 72
INTERCESSION. - In the theological sense it means the intervention of a creature with God to obtain from him favors on behalf of another…
Isaac of Stella (ISACCO DELLA STELLA) Vol. VII, p. 159
ISAAC OF STELLA. - Cistercian abbot and theologian, b. in England at the beginning of the 12th century, d. in the monastery of Stella (near…
Isidore of Seville, Saint (ISIDORO DI SIVIGLIA, SANTO) Vol. VII, p. 169
ISIDORE OF SEVILLE, Saint. - I. LIFE. - Born ca. 560, died 636. Son of an illustrious Hispano-Roman family (though his mother was perhaps…
Isolani, Isidoro de Vol. VII, p. 198
ISOLANI, ISIDORO de. - Dominican writer, b. in Milan probably between 1477 and 1480 and d. around the middle of 1528. He taught…
Iteration of the Sacraments (ITERAZIONE DEI SACRAMENTI) Vol. VII, p. 337
ITERATION OF THE SACRAMENTS. - From Lat. iterare (to do a second time), it is the repeated conferral of the Sacraments, made to the same…
Jesus Christ (GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. VI, p. 154
JESUS CHRIST. - The second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that is, the Son of God made man. SUMMARY: I. The life of J. C. according to…
John of the Annunciation (Llanes-Campomanes) (GIOVANNI DELL'ANNUNCIAZIONE (LLANES-CAMPOMANES)) Vol. VI, p. 318
JOHN OF THE ANNUNCIATION (LLANES-CAMPOMANES). - Discalced Carmelite theologian, b. 3 Nov. 1633 in Oviedo (Asturias) and d. 4 Aug. 1701 in…
Jonah of Orléans (GIONA D'ORLÉANS) Vol. VI, p. 275
JONAH OF ORLÉANS. - Bishop and theologian, b. in Aquitaine, probably before 780, d. at Orléans between 841 and 843. Having succeeded…
Joseph, Bishop of Methone (GIUSEPPE, VESCOVO DI METONE) Vol. VI, p. 498
JOSEPH, Bishop of Methone. - Celebrated polemicist of the 15th century, b. on Crete (cf. his letter in J. Hardt, Catal. cod. mss. Bibl.…
Jungmann, Bernard Vol. VII, p. 398
JUNGMANN, BERNARD. - Theologian, b. in Münster on 1 March 1833, d. in Louvain on 12 Jan. 1895. From 1861 he taught philosophy at the…
Justification (GIUSTIFICAZIONE) Vol. VI, p. 502
JUSTIFICATION. - In the active sense it designates the act by which God transforms a soul, causing it to pass from the state of sin to the…
Katschthaler, Johannes Vol. VII, p. 418
KATSCHTHALER, JOHANNES. - Theologian and cardinal, b. 29 May 1832 at Hippach (diocese of Bressanone), d. at Salzburg on 27 Feb. 1914.…
Kenosis (KENOSI) Vol. VII, p. 424
KENOSIS. - From the Greek ἐκνῶσις (ἐκνῶς "I empty"), it is equivalent to divesting, annihilation, and is the subject of a modern…
Kilber, Heinrich Vol. VII, p. 438
KILBER, HEINRICH. - Jesuit, theologian, b. in Mainz on 8 March 1710, d. in Heidelberg on 25 Oct. 1783. He first taught literature at…
Kingship of Jesus Christ (REGALITÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. X, p. 378
KINGSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST. - I. THE TITLE AND ITS MEANING. - The title of king is the one that seems best to express the universal primacy…