Dogmatic Theology
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Klee, Heinrich
KLEE, HEINRICH. - Theologian, b. at Münstermaifeld (Koblenz) on 20 April 1800, d. at Munich on 28 July 1840. He studied at the Seminary of… -
Kleutgen, Joseph
KLEUTGEN, JOSEPH. - Jesuit theologian and philosopher, b. April 9, 1811 in Dortmund (Westphalia), d. Jan. 13, 1883 at St. Anton in Kaltern… -
Klupfel, Engelbert (KLÜPFEL, ENGELBERT)
KLUPFEL, ENGELBERT. - Augustinian theologian, b. 18 Jan. 1733 at Wipfeld (Franconia), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 8 July 1811. A… -
Knoll, Alberto Da Bolzano
KNOLL, ALBERTO da BOLZANO. - Capuchin theologian and preacher of the province of Tyrol, b. at Bruneck on 12 July 1796, d. at Bolzano on 30… -
Kuhn, Johannes Evangelist von
KUHN, JOHANNES EVANGELIST von. - Theologian and philosopher, b. at Wäschenbeuren (Württemberg) on 19 Feb. 1806, d. at Tübingen on 8 May… -
La Broise, René
LA BROISE, RENÉ. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Laval on 26 March 1860, d. there on 10 Feb. 1906. Prefect of studies at the Scholasticate of… -
Lacunza y Díaz, Manuel de (LACUNZA Y DIAZ, MANUEL DE)
LACUNZA Y DÍAZ, MANUEL DE. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Santiago, Chile, on 19 June 1731, d. at Imola on 18 June 1801. He entered the… -
Laforêt, Nicolas-Joseph (LAFORÈT, NICOLAS-JOSEPH)
LAFORÊT, NICOLAS-JOSEPH. - Belgian prelate and theologian, b. at Graide on 23 Feb. 1823, d. at Louvain on 26 Jan. 1872. He was a professor… -
Lambrecht, Henry-Charles
LAMBRECHT, HENRY-CHARLES. - Belgian theologian and bishop, b. in 1848, d. at Ghent on 2 July 1889. Having received his doctorate at Louvain… -
Lambruschini, Giovanni Battista
LAMBRUSCHINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Theologian and bishop, elder brother of Cardinal Luigi, born at Sestri Levante on 28 Aug. 1755, died at… -
Lami, Giovanni
LAMI, GIOVANNI. - Scholar and theologian, b. at S. Croce in Valdarno on 9 Feb. 1697, d. at Florence on 6 Feb. 1770. He studied law,… -
Laminne, Jacques
LAMINNE, JACQUES. - Theologian, b. in 1864 at Aerschot (Belgium), d. at Liège on 23 Oct. 1924. Having graduated brilliantly in philosophy… -
Lamy, François
LAMY, FRANÇOIS. - Polemicist, b. at Montireau in 1636, d. at St-Denis on 11 April 1711. He was prior of the Benedictine abbey of… -
Lanfranco di Pavia
LANFRANCO di PAVIA. - Benedictine theologian and archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Pavia at the beginning of the 11th century, d. at… -
Langton, Stephen
LANGTON, STEPHEN. - Theologian and cardinal, b. in England ca. 1150, d. at Slindon on 9 July 1228. In Paris he attended the lectures of… -
Lanza, Antonio
LANZA, ANTONIO. - Moral theologian, archbishop of Reggio Calabria, b. at Castiglione Cosentino on 18 March 1905, d. at Reggio Calabria on… -
Lapsi, Controversy of the (LAPSI, CONTROVERSIA DEI)
LAPSI, Controversy of the. - In the 3rd century those Christians who apostatized from the faith during the persecution of Decius (250) were… -
Lardito, Juan Bautista (LARDITO, JUAN BAPTISTA)
LARDITO, JUAN BAUTISTA. - Benedictine theologian, b. in Madrid ca. 1650, d. there ca. 1720. In 1691 he obtained the first chair of theology… -
La Taille, Maurice de
LA TAILLE, MAURICE de. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Semblancay (Indre-et-Loire) on 30 Nov. 1872, d. in Paris on 23 Oct. 1933. A religious at… -
Latomus, Jakob (Jacques Masson)
LATOMUS, JAKOB (JACQUES MASSON). - Theologian, b. at Cambron (Hainaut) ca. 1475, d. at Louvain on 29 May 1544. In Paris he obtained the… -
Launoy, Jean de
LAUNOY, JEAN de. - Gallican theologian, b. at Valdecic (Picardy) on 21 Dec. 1603, d. at Paris on 10 March 1678. In 1636 in Paris he took… -
Leandro of San Martino (Jones, John) (LEANDRO DI SAN MARTINO (JONES JOHN))
LEANDRO OF SAN MARTINO (JONES, JOHN). - Benedictine theologian, b. in London to a Protestant family in 1575, d. there on 27 Dec. 1636. He… -
Lectureship (LETTORATO)
LECTURESHIP. - It is the second of the minor orders in the Latin Church, the only minor order in the Eastern Church, since the subdiaconate… -
Ledesma, Pedro de
LEDESMA, PEDRO de. - Dominican theologian, b. in Salamanca ca. 1550, d. there on 9 September 1616. He taught theology first at Segovia,… -
Lemos, Tommaso de
LEMOS, TOMMASO de. - Dominican theologian, b. at Rivadavia (Galicia) around 1546, d. at Rome on 23 Aug. 1629. He entered the Order in his… -
Lépicier, Alexis-Henri-Marie
LÉPICIER, ALEXIS-HENRI-MARIE. - Cardinal and theologian of the Order of the Servants of Mary, b. at Vaucouleurs (Lorraine) on 28 Feb. 1863,… -
Lesueur, Thomas (LESEUR, THOMAS)
LESUEUR, THOMAS. - Theologian, philosopher, mathematician of the Order of Minims, b. at Rethel (Champagne) in 1703, d. at Rome on 22 Sept.… -
Lichetto (Lecheto), Francesco (LICHETO (LECHETO), FRANCESCO)
LICHETTO (LECHETO), FRANCESCO. - Scotist theologian and Minister General of the Friars Minor, b. at Lovere (Bergamo), d. at Budapest on 15… -
Liebermann, Bruno Franz Leopold
LIEBERMANN, BRUNO FRANZ LEOPOLD. - Head of the theological school of Mainz, b. at Molsheim (Alsace) on 12 Oct. 1759, d. at Strasbourg on 11… -
Limbo
LIMBO. - From the Latin limbus (= edge, border, hem), it is the place and state of souls who, not having deserved hell, could not, before… -
Loë, Paul von
LOË, PAUL von. - In baptism Ludwig. Dominican historian, b. 31 March 1866 at Wissen Castle (Rhineland), d. 19 June 1919 at Düsseldorf.… -
Logos (Λόγος, Latin Verbum) (LOGOS (ΛΌΓΟΣ, LAT. VERBUM))
LOGOS (Λόγος, Latin Verbum). - Title attributed by St. John the Apostle to the Only-Begotten Son of God, who became man in the Incarnation… -
Longo, Francesco
LONGO, FRANCESCO. - Capuchin theologian, b. at Corigliano Calabro in 1562, d. at Rome on 21 Dec. 1625. A religious of the Roman province,… -
Lopatinskij, Teofilatto
LOPATINSKIJ, TEOFILATTO. - Russian theologian and controversialist. A student at Kiev, he remained faithful to the orientation of his… -
Lopukhin, Aleksandr Pavlovich (LOPUCHIN, ALEKSANDR PAVLOVIĆ)
LOPUKHIN, ALEKSANDR PAVLOVICH. - Russian theologian, master of theology and professor at the Ecclesiastical Academy of St. Petersburg. Born… -
Lorenzo da Bologna
LORENZO da BOLOGNA. - Theologian of the Order of the Servants of Mary, b. in Bologna in the first half of the 14th century, d. after 1392.… -
Lottini, Giovanni
LOTTINI, GIOVANNI. - Dominican theologian and commissary of the Holy Office, b. at Jolo (Prato) on 22 July 1860, d. at Rome on 5 Jan. 1951.… -
Lugo, Juan de
LUGO, JUAN de. - Cardinal and Jesuit theologian, b. in Madrid on 25 Nov. 1583, d. in Rome on 20 Aug. 1660. His family was noble and… -
Lupo Servato of Ferrières (LUPO SERVATO DI FERRIÈRES)
LUPO SERVATO OF FERRIÈRES. - Benedictine abbot and theologian, born at the beginning of the 9th century in the ecclesiastical province of… -
Lupus (De Wulf), Cristiano
LUPUS (DE WULF), CRISTIANO. - Augustinian theologian and patrologist, b. at Ypres on 12 June 1612, d. at Louvain on 10 July 1681. He taught… -
MacNabb, Vincent
MACNABB, VINCENT. - Dominican theologian and preacher, b. at Portaferry (Ireland) on 8 July 1868, d. in London on 17 June 1943. For forty… -
Maderno, Alessandro
MADERNO, ALESSANDRO. - Barnabite theologian, b. at Capolago (Como) on 15 May 1617, d. at Rome on 6 Apr. 1685. He taught theology for many… -
Magni, Valeriano (da Milano)
MAGNI, VALERIANO (da MILANO). - Capuchin, b. in Milan on 15 Oct. 1586, d. in Salzburg on 29 July 1661. Received into the Order by St.… -
Magnus of Sens (MAGNO DI SENS)
MAGNUS OF SENS. - Archbishop and theologian, b. in the second half of the 8th century, d. at Sens in 818. Having come to Rome with… -
Malafossa, Giacomo
MALAFOSSA, GIACOMO. - Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor (also called Giacomo and Giacomino Bargius), b. at Barge… -
Malatesta, Onofrio
MALATESTA, ONOFRIO. - Theologian of the Order of Minims, b. in Palermo on 8 Sept. 1665, d. in Rome on 7 Jan. 1749. A religious at sixteen,… -
Malaval, François
MALAVAL, FRANÇOIS. - Quietist, b. in Marseille on 16 Dec. 1627, d. there on 15 May 1719. He owes his fame to the Pratique facile pour… -
Malewansky, Silvestro (MALEVANSKY, SILVESTRO)
MALEWANSKY, SILVESTRO. - Russian bishop and theologian, b. 1828, d. 1908. After serving as rector of the Academy of Kiev, in 1885 he was… -
Malou, Jean-Baptiste
MALOU, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Belgian theologian and bishop, b. at Ypres on 30 June 1809, d. at Bruges on 23 March 1864. A student of the Academy… -
Mancini, Isidoro
MANCINI, ISIDORO. - Theologian and canonist of the Order of Minims, b. at Paola (Cosenza) in 1712, d. at Rome on 21 April 1756. He taught… -
Mancio de Corpus Christi
MANCIO DE CORPUS CHRISTI. - Dominican theologian, b. at Becerril de Campos (Palencia) around 1504, d. at Salamanca on 8 July 1576. A… -
Manning, Henry Edward
MANNING, HENRY EDWARD. - Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster, b. 15 July 1808 at Totteridge, d. at Westminster on 14 Jan. 1892. Of a… -
Manser, Gallus
MANSER, GALLUS. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Bruelisau in Switzerland on 15 July 1866, d. at Fribourg on 20 Feb. 1950. A… -
Maret, Henri-Louis
MARET, HENRI-LOUIS. - Theologian, b. at Merqueis on 20 April 1805, d. at Paris on 16 June 1884. Ordained in 1830, he became famous for an… -
Margunios, Massimo
MARGUNIOS, MASSIMO. - 'Theologian and Orthodox' of the 16th century. Born in Candia (Crete) in 1549, died in Venice on 1 July 1602,… -
Mariales, Xantes
MARIALES, XANTES. - Dominican theologian, b. in Venice around 1578, d. there at the end of April 1660. He studied in Spain and, in homage… -
Marini, Ercolano
MARINI, ERCOLANO. - Theologian and archbishop, b. at Matelica on 21 Nov. 1866, d. at Rome on 16 Nov. 1950. A priest in 1889, he was… -
Mark Eugenicus (MARCO, EUGENICO)
MARK EUGENICUS. - Archbishop of Ephesus, famous Byzantine schismatic polemicist, b. at Constantinople in 1591 or 92, d. there in 1444. A… -
Marracci, Ippolito
MARRACCI, IPPOLITO. - Mariologist, b. in Lucca on 17 January 1604 and d. in Rome, at S. Maria in Campitelli, on 18 May 1675; a religious of… -
Marriage (MATRIMONIO)
MARRIAGE. - Considered historically, it may be defined as the union of man and woman for the purpose of the propagation and education of… -
Martin of Cremona (Magister Martinus) (MARTINO DI CREMONA (MAGISTER MARTINUS))
MARTIN OF CREMONA (MAGISTER MARTINUS). - Theologian, who at the beginning of the 13th century wrote a Summa, which remained unpublished,… -
Martin, Raymond-Joseph
MARTIN, RAYMOND-JOSEPH. - Dominican, medievalist theologian, b. at Neerpelt (Belgium) on 27 Sept. 1878, d. at Louvain on 28 Aug. 1949. He… -
Mass (MESSA)
MASS. - It is the sacrifice of the New Law, in which, under the sacramental species, the same victim of Calvary, Jesus Christ, is offered,… -
Massarini, Ippolito
MASSARINI, IPPOLITO. - Servite, theologian, b. in Lucca around the middle of the 16th century, d. in Rome in Jan. 1604. He taught theology… -
Mastrio, Bartolomeo
MASTRIO, BARTOLOMEO. - Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, called "princeps scotistarum," b. at Meldola (Forlì) in… -
Mastrofini, Marco
MASTROFINI, MARCO. - Polymath, b. at Monte Compatri (Rome) on 25 April 1768, d. at Rome on 3 March 1845. He taught letters, philosophy and… -
Matthew of Acquasparta (MATTEO D'ACQUASPARTA)
MATTHEW OF ACQUASPARTA. - Also called, in ancient documents, M. Lombardo. Franciscan theologian, b. around 1240, d. in Rome on 29 Oct.… -
Mauri, Egidio
MAURI, EGIDIO. - Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. at Montefiascone on 9 Dec. 1828, d. at Ferrara on 12 March 1896. He became a… -
Mazzella, Orazio
MAZZELLA, ORAZIO. - Theologian, archbishop, b. at Vitulano (Benevento) on 30 May 1860, d. at Benevento on 30 July 1939. Ordained priest on… -
Medina, Bartolomeo
MEDINA, BARTOLOMEO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Medina Rioseco (province of Valladolid) in 1528, d. at Salamanca on 30 Dec. 1580. A… -
Members of the Church (MEMBRI DELLA CHIESA)
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH. - They are wayfaring men, gathered into the visible spiritual society founded by Jesus Christ for the attainment of… -
Mendoza y Bobadilla, Francisco de
MENDOZA y BOBADILLA, FRANCISCO de. - Theologian and cardinal, b. at Cuenca on 25 Sept. 1508, d. at Arcos (Burgos) on 26 Nov. 1566. Having… -
Mengoni, Theophilus (Theophilus da Soci) (MENGONI, TEOFILO (TEOFILO DA SOCI))
MENGONI, Theophilus (Theophilus da Soci). - Preacher and writer of the Order of Friars Minor, b. at Soci (Arezzo) on 12 July 1864, d. at… -
Meniates, Elia
MENIATES, ELIA. - Greek bishop and controversialist, b. in 1669, d. in 1714. At the age of 10 he came from Cephalonia, his homeland, to… -
Merinero, Juan de
MERINERO, JUAN de. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Madrid in 1600 and d. in the odour of sanctity in 1663. He entered the Order at the age… -
Merit of Jesus Christ (MERITO DI GESÙ CRISTO)
MERIT OF JESUS CHRIST. - Since all the conditions of supernatural merit are verified in Jesus Christ (freedom, the state of a wayfarer,… -
Merit of Man (MERITO DELL'UOMO)
MERIT OF MAN. - Merit, theologically, is the good work which, performed by man under determinate conditions, is worthy of supernatural… -
Mersch, Émile (MERSCH, EMILE)
MERSCH, ÉMILE. - Jesuit theologian, b. July 30, 1890 at Marche (Belgian Luxembourg), d. May 23, 1940 at Lens (France). In 1920 he became… -
Metrophanes, Critopoulos (METROFANE, CRITOPULOS)
METROPHANES, CRITOPOULOS. - Schismatic and Protestantizing theologian of the 17th century, b. in Berea of Macedonia in 1589. A monk of… -
Michael of Sant'Agostino (MICHELE DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
MICHAEL OF SANT'AGOSTINO. - Carmelite theologian, in the world van Ballaert, b. in Brussels on 15 April 1621, d. there on 2 February 1684.… -
Milner, John
MILNER, JOHN. - Vicar Apostolic of England, b. in London on 14 Oct. 1752, d. at Wolverhampton on 19 Apr. 1826. Educated at the English… -
Minges, Parthenius
MINGES, PARTHENIUS. - Theologian and medievalist, b. at Flemlingen in the Palatinate on 15 Jan. 1861, d. at Munich on 12 Apr. 1926. A Friar… -
Moghila, Pietro
MOGHILA, PIETRO. - Metropolitan of Kiev from 1633 to 1646. Famous as the author of an Orthodox Confession. Born on 21 December 1596… -
Molina, Luis de
MOLINA, LUIS de. - Jesuit theologian, who linked his name to Molinism (v.), b. at Cuenca (New Castile) in 1556, d. at Toledo on 12 Oct.… -
Molinism (MOLINISMO)
MOLINISM. - A theological system that takes its name from Molina (v.). On 10 Oct. 1567, Pius V, with the bull Ex omnibus afflictionibus,… -
Molinos, Miguel de
MOLINOS, MIGUEL de. - Quietist, b. at Muniesa (Spain) on 29 June 1628, d. at Rome on > (from Piero Maciattelli, Studi sensi, Siena 1931,… -
Moneta of Cremona (MONETA DA CREMONA)
MONETA OF CREMONA. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Cremona, d. at Bologna c. 1260. He taught the liberal arts at the University of… -
Monogamy (MONOGAMIA)
MONOGAMY. - I. THEORIES AND RESEARCH ON ORIGINS. - The first to challenge the traditional thesis concerning the monogamous marital… -
Monogenism (MONOGENISMO)
MONOGENISM. - By m. is meant the unity of the human race, inasmuch as it originates from a first man, Adam. I. THEOLOGY. - Holy Scripture,… -
Montagnani, Pietro
MONTAGNANI, PIETRO. - Neo-Scholastic philosopher, b. at Tredozio (diocese of Modigliana) on 28 Aug. 1843, d. in the charterhouse of… -
Monterisi, Nicola
MONTERISI, NICOLA. - Archbishop, b. at Barletta on 21 May 1867, d. at Salerno on 30 March 1944. Having earned degrees in theology, law and… -
Morgott, Franz
MORGOTT, FRANZ. - Catholic theologian and philosopher, b. at Mühlheim (Franconia) on 12 June 1829, d. at Eichstätt on 3 Feb. 1900.… -
Moses Bar Kēfā (MOSÈ BAR KÉFÁ)
MOSES BAR KĒFĀ. - Syriac Jacobite writer, bishop of Mosul, b. at Balad in 815 and d. 12 February 903. He was famous for the abundance and… -
Muncunill y Parellada, Juan
MUNCUNILL Y PARELLADA, JUAN. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Fals (Barcelona) on 10 Sept. 1848, d. at Barcelona on 23 Jan. 1928. Having entered… -
Murner, Thomas
MURNER, THOMAS. - Anti-Lutheran theologian and polemicist, of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Oberchnheim (Obernai), in Alsace, on 24… -
Muzio, Girolamo
MUZIO, GIROLAMO. - Scholar and polemicist, who proclaimed himself a Giustinopolitan from his native city (Capodistria), b. in Padua on 12… -
Muzzarelli, Alfonso
MUZZARELLI, ALFONSO. - Jesuit, theologian and writer, b. at Ferrara on 22 Aug. 1749, d. at Paris on 25 May 1813. He entered the Society of… -
Mystical Body (CORPO MISTICO)
MYSTICAL BODY. - The doctrine of the Mystical Body constitutes one of the central points, if not indeed the central point, of Christianity.… -
Nacchianti, Giacomo
NACCHIANTI, GIACOMO. - Dominican theologian and bishop, b. in Florence ca. 1500, d. at Chioggia on 6 March 1569. He became a religious in… -
Narcissus Herz of Berching (NARCISSUS HERZ DI BERCHING)
NARCISSUS HERZ OF BERCHING. - Theologian, b. at Berching (diocese of Eichstätt), at the end of the 14th century, d. at Vienna on 2 Oct.… -
Natural Desire for God (DESIDERIO NATURALE DI DIO)
NATURAL DESIRE FOR GOD. - An age-old problem, both philosophical and theological, which has had various and conflicting solutions through… -
Natural Theology (Theodicy) (TEOLOGIA NATURALE (TEODICEA))
NATURAL THEOLOGY (THEODICY). - It is the knowledge that man can have of the existence and nature of God (v.) by means of reason (v.). It is… -
Nausea (Gray), Friedrich (NAUSEA (GRAU), FRIEDRICH)
NAUSEA (GRAY), FRIEDRICH. - Theologian and bishop, b. at Waischenfeld (whence the name Blancicampianus) ca. 1496, d. at Trent on 6 February… -
Necessity of the Church (NECESSITÀ DELLA CHIESA)
NECESSITY OF THE CHURCH. - According to Catholic doctrine it is necessary to belong to the Church in order to attain eternal life. In… -
Netter, Thomas
NETTER, THOMAS. - Carmelite controversialist, b. at Saffron Walden (Essex) ca. 1375. From his place of origin, he is better known under the… -
Niccolò of Osimo (NICCOLÒ DA OSIMO)
NICCOLÒ OF OSIMO. - Franciscan theologian and preacher, b. at Osimo in the second half of the 14th century, d. at Rome ca. 1453. In 1438,… -
Nicetas the Maronite (NICETA MARONENSE)
NICETAS THE MARONITE. - Byzantine theologian of the 12th century. A native of Maronea in Thrace, he held several ecclesiastical offices in… -
Nicolai, Jean
NICOLAI, JEAN. - Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. at Mouzay near Stenay in 1594, d. in Paris on 7 May 1673. He was prior (1661-64)… -
Nicolas d'Autrécourt (NICOLA D'AUTRECOURT)
NICOLAS D'AUTRÉCOURT. - Theologian and philosopher, b. at the beginning of the 14th century at Autrecourt (diocese of Verdun), d. after… -
Nicolas, Jean-Jacques-Auguste
NICOLAS, JEAN-JACQUES-AUGUSTE. - Apologist, b. at Bordeaux on 16 Jan. 1807, d. at Versailles on 17 Jan. 1888. After a listless youth, he… -
Ninguarda, Feliciano
NINGUARDA, FELICIANO. - Dominican theologian and bishop, b. at Morbegno (Valtellina) in 1524, d. at Como on 5 January 1595. He taught at… -
Oliva, Gian Paolo
OLIVA, GIAN PAOLO. - Eleventh general of the Jesuits, b. in Genoa on 4 Oct. 1600, d. in Rome on 26 Nov. 1681. Having entered the Society in… -
Olivi (Olieu), Pietro di Giovanni
OLIVI (OLIEU), PIETRO di GIOVANNI. - Friar Minor, schoolmaster and leader of the Spiritual group, b. at Sérignan (Languedoc) ca. 1248, d.… -
Omnibene
OMNIBENE. - Master of theology, who lived around the middle of the 12th century, probably at Bologna, and is perhaps to be identified with… -
Order and Ordination (ORDINE E ORDINAZIONE)
ORDER AND ORDINATION. - Order is the Sacrament, instituted by Jesus Christ, by which the ministers of Christian worship are constituted. I.… -
Original Sin (PECCATO ORIGINALE)
ORIGINAL SIN. - Privation of sanctifying grace, or lack of the friendship of God, in every man who is born, caused by Adam, through his… -
Orsi, Giuseppe Agostino
ORSI, GIUSEPPE AGOSTINO. - Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Florence on 9 May 1692, d. in Rome on 13 June 1761. A religious at… -
Osbert de Clare
OSBERT de CLARE. - English Benedictine theologian of the 12th century, b. at Clare (county of Suffolk). He became a monk of the abbey of… -
Öser, Irmhart (Fremhart, Vrinhart, Liehart)
ÖSER, Irmhart (Fremhart, Vrinhart, Liehart). - Theologian, b. at Augsburg ca. 1310-15; he studied at Bologna in 1335, was parish priest at… -
Overberg, Bernhard Heinrich
OVERBERG, BERNHARD HEINRICH. - Catholic pedagogue and catechist, b. near Voltlage (Westphalia) on 1 May 1754, d. at Münster on 9 Nov. 1826.… -
Palafox y Mendoza, Juan
PALAFOX y MENDOZA, JUAN. - Bishop and theologian, b. at Fitero (Navarre) on 24 June 1600, d. at Osma (Spain) on 1 Oct. 1659. After… -
Palanco, Francisco
PALANCO, FRANCISCO. - Theologian of the Order of Minims, b. at Campos Real in 1657, d. at Madrid on 20 Oct. 1720. He was primary lecturer… -
Palladini, Giacomo
PALLADINI, GIACOMO. - Theologian and bishop, b. in Teramo in 1349, d. in Poland in 1417. Archdeacon of Antwerp and, in Rome, secretary for… -
Palmieri, Aurelio
PALMIERI, AURELIO. - Italian Orientalist, b. at Savona on 4 May 1870, d. at Rome on 18 Oct. 1926. He first belonged to the Order of the… -
Panaretos, Matteo Angelo
PANARETOS, MATTEO ANGELO. - Byzantine polemicist of the 14th century, of whose life it is known that he was probably born on Rhodes and… -
Panzuti, Biagio
PANZUTI, BIAGIO. - Redemptorist theologian, b. at Aieta (Cosenza) on 21 Oct. 1773, d. at Naples on 8 May 1846. A religious in 1792, he… -
Paradise (PARADISO)
PARADISE. - In the New Testament, P. is the place of beatitude in heaven, the glorious and radiant seat of God, where the just will enjoy… -
Parousia (PARUSIA)
PAROUSIA. - Greek term (παρουσία) which in the New Testament designates (16 times out of 24) the second coming of Jesus for the concluding… -
Paschasius Radbertus (PASCASIO, RADBERTO)
PASCHASIUS RADBERTUS. - Benedictine theologian and abbot, b. in the region of Soissons ca. 790, d. at Corbie ca. 865. A monk and scholastic… -
Pasquali, Luigi
PASQUALI, LUIGI. - Procurator general of the Order of the Mother of God, b. at Cori (Lazio) in 1846, d. at Rome on 15 Aug. 1905. For twenty… -
Passaglia, Carlo
PASSAGLIA, CARLO. - Theologian and political-ecclesiastical writer, b. at Pieve S. Carlo (Lucca) on 9 May 1812, d. at Turin on 12 March… -
Paul Di Burgos (PAOLO DI BURGOS)
PAUL DI BURGOS. - Dominican exegete, b. at Burgos ca. 1353, d. there on 29 Aug. 1435. The son of a wealthy Jew, through a conscientious… -
Paulus, Nikolaus
PAULUS, NIKOLAUS. - Theologian, b. at Krautergersheim (Alsace) on 6 November 1853, d. at Munich on 23 January 1930. He studied at… -
Pègues, Thomas
PÈGUES, THOMAS. - Dominican theologian, b. at Marcillac (Aveyron) on 2 Aug. 1866, d. at Dax on 28 Apr. 1936. A religious in 1888 and a… -
Penance (PENITENZA)
PENANCE. - Sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ, by which personal p. (paenitentia virtus) is linked with an ecclesiastical judgment to… -
Pereira de Figueiredo, Antonio
PEREIRA DE FIGUEIREDO, ANTONIO. - Portuguese theologian, scholar and musician, b. at Macao (Portugal) on 14 Feb. 1725 and d. at Lisbon on… -
Pérez, Antonio
PÉREZ, ANTONIO. - Benedictine writer and theologian, archbishop, b. at S. Domenico di Silos on 2 May 1559, d. at Madrid on 1 May 1637.… -
Perrone, Giovanni
PERRONE, GIOVANNI. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Chieri (diocese of Turin) on 11 March 1794, d. at Castel Gandolfo on 28 Aug. 1876. Having… -
Pesch, Christian
PESCH, CHRISTIAN. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Mühlheim (Cologne) on 25 May 1853, d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 26 Apr. 1925. Having entered… -
Peter Damian, Saint (PIER DAMIANI, SANTO)
PETER DAMIAN, Saint. - Doctor of the Church, b. at Ravenna in 1007, d. at Faenza on 23 February 1072. After a troubled childhood (see the… -
Peter of Aquila (Scotellus, of Tonnaparte) (PIETRO DELL'AQUILA (SCOTELLUS, DI TONNAPARTE))
PETER OF AQUILA (Scotellus, of Tonnaparte). - Scotist theologian, b. at Aquila ca. 1300, d. at Trivento in Nov. 1361. He studied in Paris… -
Petreius (Peeters), Theodorus
PETREIUS (PEETERS), THEODORUS. - Carthusian, b. at Kempen on 17 April 1560, d. at Cologne on 24 April 1640. He studied philosophy at… -
Petricca, Angelo
PETRICCA, ANGELO. - Controversialist, of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Sonnino (Lazio), d. at Rome on 10 Dec. 1673. A doctor of… -
Pfeiffer, Franz
PFEIFFER, FRANZ. - Philologist, b. 27 Feb. 1815 at Bettlach near Solothurn, d. in Vienna on 29 May 1868. He studied in Munich, became a… -
Philotheos Kokkinos (FILOTEO KOKKINOS)
PHILOTHEOS KOKKINOS. - Theologian and Palamite of the 14th century, from Thessalonica. His fame depends on the fact that, being a simple… -
Physical Premotion (PREMOZIONE FISICA)
PHYSICAL PREMOTION. - It is the prior and immediate concurrence or influence of God upon the activity of every creature and especially upon… -
Pietrasanta, Silvestro
PIETRASANTA, SILVESTRO. - Jesuit apologist and scholar, b. in Rome in 1590, d. there on 8 May 1647. He was successively professor of… -
Piromalli, Paolo
PIROMALLI, PAOLO. - Dominican theologian and missionary, b. at Siderno (Reggio Calabria) in 1591, d. at Bisignano (Calabria) in 1667. A… -
Pistoris, Johann (PISTORIUS, JOHANN)
PISTORIS, JOHANN. - Polemicist and historian, b. at Nidda on 14 Feb. 1546 (hence the name Niddanus), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 18 July… -
Pohle, Joseph
POHLE, JOSEPH. - Theologian, b. at Niederspay (Coblenz) on 13 March 1852, d. at Breslau on 21 Feb. 1922. He studied philosophy and theology… -
Polyandry (POLIANDRIA)
POLYANDRY. - From the Greek πολύς = much and ἀνήρ = man, it is the simultaneous marital cohabitation of one woman with several men. I.… -
Polygenism (POLIGENISMO)
POLYGENISM. - From the Greek πολός = many and γένος = origin, it is the hypothesis that derives present-day mankind from several initial… -
Portaliè, Eugène
PORTALIÈ, EUGÈNE. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Mende on 3 January 1852, d. at Amélie-les-Bains (Toulouse) on 20 April 1909. Having entered… -
Poulpiquet, Ambroise de
POULPIQUET, AMBROISE de. - Dominican apologist, b. at Lesmel in Plouguerneau (Finistère) on 25 June 1878, d. at Brest on 22 Apr. 1915. A… -
Powell, Edward, Blessed (POWELL, EDWARD, BEATO)
POWELL, Edward, Blessed. - Theologian, b. ca. 1478 in Wales, suffered martyrdom on 30 July 1540 in London. A member of Oriel College,… -
Prades, Jean Martin de
PRADES, JEAN MARTIN de. - Anti-Catholic writer, b. at Castelsarrasin (diocese of Montauban) in 1720, d. at Glogau in 1782. Having gone to… -
Preambles Of The Faith (Prawambula Fidei) (PREAMBOLI DELLA FEDE (PRAWAMBULA FIDEI))
PREAMBLES OF THE FAITH (Prawambula Fidei). - This expression designates the truths that must and can be known by reason before, through… -
Preconio, Ottaviano
PRECONIO, OTTAVIANO. - Conventual Franciscan theologian, b. at Castroreale (Messina) around the end of the 15th century, d. at Palermo on… -
Predestination (PREDESTINAZIONE)
PREDESTINATION. - It is the design conceived by God to lead the rational creature to the supernatural end, which is eternal life. I. THE… -
Prepositus of Cremona (PREPOSITINO DI CREMONA)
PREPOSITUS OF CREMONA. - Theologian and liturgist, b. c. 1150, d. in Paris c. 1210. He studied law perhaps at Bologna and theology at… -
Preternatural Gifts (DONI PRETERNATURALI)
PRETERNATURAL GIFTS. - I. NOTION. - By this expression are usually meant the privileges that Adam and Eve received at the beginning, in the… -
Priesthood of Christ (SACERDOZIO DI CRISTO)
PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST. - I. DOCU- MENTI DELLA RIVELAZIONE [DOCUMENTS OF REVELATION]. - The religious relationship between creatures and the… -
Priesthood of the Faithful (SACERDOZIO DEI FEDELI)
PRIESTHOOD OF THE FAITHFUL. - It is the power to participate in the acts of Christian worship communicated to the faithful in Baptism. I.… -
Priest, Presbyterate (PRESBITERO, PRESBITERATO)
PRIEST, PRESBYTERATE. - Greek term (πρεσβύτερος: elder) by which the second degree (priest) of the hierarchy of Order (v.) is designated.… -
Primacy of Jesus Christ (PRIMATO DI GESÙ CRISTO)
PRIMACY OF JESUS CHRIST. - The primacy of J.C. in the history of humanity is a fact, attested by chronology. His appearance in the world… -
Prohászka, Ottokar
PROHÁSZKA, OTTOKAR. - One of the greatest Hungarian writers of the 20th century, b. at Nitra on 10 Oct. 1858, d. at Budapest on 2 Apr.… -
Providence (PROVVIDENZA)
PROVIDENCE. - I. NOTION AND EXISTENCE. - It indicates in general the divine government of the world insofar as the divine intelligence… -
Prudentius of Troyes (PRUDENZIO DI TROYES)
PRUDENTIUS OF TROYES. - Theologian and writer of Spanish origin, d. at Troyes on 6 April 861, he changed his name from Galindo to P. and… -
Pure Nature (NATURA PURA)
PURE NATURE. - A theological expression used at least from the 16th century onward, to signify the hypothetical state in which God could… -
Purgatory (PURGATORIO)
PURGATORY. - An otherworldly state, lasting until the last judgment, in which the souls of those who have died in Grace, but with… -
Quaglia, Giovanni
QUAGLIA, GIOVANNI. - Franciscan theologian and writer, b. at Parma at the beginning of the 14th century, d. ca. 1398. Biographical… -
Quesnel, Pasquier
QUESNEL, PASQUIER. - Jansenist, b. in Paris on 14 July 1634, d. in Amsterdam on 2 Dec. 1719. Spiritual heir of Antoine Arnauld, he… -
Ramberto dei Primadizzi
RAMBERTO dei PRIMADIZZI. - Dominican theologian, b. in Bologna, d. at Castello (Venice) on 8 November 1308. A religious in his native city,… -
Ramière, Henry
RAMIÈRE, HENRY. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Castres (diocese of Albi) on 10 July 1821, d. at Toulouse on 3 Jan. 1884. Professor of… -
Raniero Giordani da Pisa
RANIERO GIORDANI da PISA. - Dominican theologian, b. at Rivalto, d. at Pisa in 1348. He studied in Paris, taught at Pisa and in other… -
Raterio of Verona (RATERIO DI VERONA)
RATERIO OF VERONA. - Bishop and theologian, b. near Liège around 890, d. at Namur on 25 April 974. I. LIFE. - He grew up in the school of… -
Razzi, Serafino
RAZZI, SERAFINO. - Dominican historian, b. at Marradi di Mugello on 13 Dec. 1531, d. at Florence on 8 Aug. 1611. He entered religious life… -
Redemption (Gr. Ἀπολύτρωσις) (REDENZIONE (GR. ἈΠΟΛΎΤΡΩΣΙΣ))
REDEMPTION (Gr. Ἀπολύτρωσις). - It is equivalent to ransom, evoking the idea of the liberation of slaves. In Christian doctrine the R.… -
Regeneration (Theology) (RIGENERAZIONE (TEOLOGIA))
REGENERATION (THEOLOGY). - Principal positive effect of justification, brought about in Baptism (v. BAPTISM; MYSTERIES; ORPHIC MYSTERIES;… -
Réginald Antonin
RÉGINALD ANTONIN. - Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. at Albi in 1606, d. at Toulouse on 12 April 1676; in the world Antoine… -
Réginald da Piperno (RÉGINALDO DA PIPERNO)
RÉGINALD DA PIPERNO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Piperno (Frosinone), d. at Anagni in 1290. A religious in Naples, he studied in Rome,… -
Reincarnation (REINCARNAZIONE)
REINCARNATION. - Term used to indicate the passage of the soul from one human body to another. It has a narrower meaning than… -
Remigio De' Girolami
REMIGIO de' GIROLAMI. - Dominican theologian, b. in Florence in 1235, d. there in 1319. He studied in Paris, where he had St. Thomas… -
Reordination (RIORDINAZIONE)
REORDINATION. - A modern term denoting the practice that arose in certain periods, and only in certain circles, of repeating an Ordination… -
Resurrection and Reviviscence (RISURREZIONE E REVIVISCENZA)
RESURRECTION AND REVIVISCENCE. - Resurrection, that is, the return to full life of an organism that is certainly dead, has at all times… -
Resurrection of the Dead (RISURREZIONE DEI MORTI)
RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. - The Catholic Church believes that, at the end of the world, all the dead, good and wicked, will rise again to… -
Revelation (RIVELAZIONE)
REVELATION. - The term R., from the Latin revelare, literally "to uncover," means the manifestation of a hidden reality or truth. In this… -
Reviviscence of the Sacraments (REVIVISCENZA DEI SACRAMENTI)
REVIVAL OF THE SACRAMENTS. - In modern theology, a Sacrament which, although validly received, did not produce Grace because of a moral… -
Ríos y Alarcón, Bartolomé de los (RIOS Y ALARCON, BARTOLOMÉ DE LOS)
RÍOS Y ALARCÓN, Bartolomé de los. - Augustinian theologian, b. in Madrid ca. 1580, d. there on 4 May 1652. He entered the Order in 1597 and… -
Ripalda, Juan Martínez (RIPALDA, JUAN MARTINEZ)
RIPALDA, JUAN MARTÍNEZ. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Pamplona in 1594, d. at Madrid on 26 April 1648. Having entered the Order in 1609, he… -
Rivière, Jean
RIVIÈRE, JEAN. - Theologian, b. at Montcabrier (near Albi) in 1878, d. there on 3 May 1946. After graduating from the Institut catholique… -
Robert Bellarmine, Saint (ROBERTO BELLARMINO, SANTO)
ROBERT BELLARMINE, Saint. - Doctor of the Church, b. at Montepulciano on 4 Oct. 1542, d. at Rome on 17 Sept. 1621. Of a noble family (his… -
Rolando of Cremona (ROLANDO DI CREMONA)
ROLANDO OF CREMONA. - Dominican, b. in Cremona at the end of the 12th century, d. in Bologna in 1259. Magister artium at the University of… -
Roscelin of Compiègne (ROSCELLINO DI COMPIÈGNE)
ROSCELIN OF COMPIÈGNE. - Theologian and philosopher, b. at Compiègne around the middle of the 11th century, d. around 1120. A renowned… -
Rubeo (Rossi), Giovanni Battista
RUBEO (Rossi), Giovanni Battista. - Prior general of the Carmelites, b. at Ravenna on 4 Oct. 1508, d. at Rome on 5 Sept. 1578. At the age… -
Ruch, Charles
RUCH, CHARLES. - Theologian and bishop, b. at Nancy on 24 Sept. 1873, d. at Strasbourg on the night of 29 Aug. 1945. A priest in 1897, the… -
Sabatier, Auguste
SABATIER, AUGUSTE. - Protestant theologian, b. 22 Oct. 1839 in Vallon (Alsace), d. 12 Apr. 1901 in Paris. He was professor of Protestant… -
Sacconi, Raniero
SACCONI, RANIERO. - Dominican inquisitor, b. at Piacenza at the beginning of the 13th century, d. 21 July 1262. Educated in heresy and a… -
Sacramental Character (CARATTERE SACRAMENTALE)
SACRAMENTAL CHARACTER. - A spiritual, indelible mark imprinted on the soul by certain Sacraments. I. THE DOCTRINE OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT.… -
Sacraments (SACRAMENTI)
SACRAMENTS. - In the New Testament they are sensible signs productive of Grace, instituted by Jesus Christ. The word sacramentum (which…