Heresies & Schisms
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Theopaschites (TEOPASCHITI)
THEOPASCHITES. - The term (Θεός = God and πάσχω = I suffer) designates those who attribute suffering and death to the Word. A distinction… -
Theophilantropism (TEOFILANTROPISMO)
THEOPHILANTROPISM. - I. HISTORY. - A certain Chemin, a Latin professor in Paris, published in 1796 a Manuel des théophilanthropiles, which… -
Three Chapters (TRE CAPITOLI)
THREE CHAPTERS. - Theological controversy of the 6th century concerning three representatives of the Antiochene school: Theodore (v.) of… -
Towianski, Andrzej
TOWIANSKI, ANDRZEJ. - Polish heterodox reformer, b. 1 January 1799 at Antoszavince (Vilna), d. in Switzerland on 13 May 1878. He carried on… -
Tritheism (TRITEISMO)
TRITHEISM. - From Gr. τρεῖς = "three" and Θεός = "God"; the tendency of certain theologians who, in explaining the mystery of the Trinity,… -
Turmel, Joseph
TURMEL, JOSEPH. - Modernist theologian, b. at Rennes on 13 Dec. 1859, d. there on 5 Feb. 1943. He was ordained a priest on 3 June 1882 and… -
Tyrrell, George
TYRRELL, GEORGE. - English Modernist theologian, b. in Dublin on 6 February 1861, d. at Storrington (Sussex) on 15 July 1909. Raised in… -
Ubertino da Casale
UBERTINO DA CASALE. - Leader of the Franciscan Spirituals, b. in 1259 at Casale-Monferrato (Vercelli), he took the Franciscan habit in the… -
Valentinus Gnostic (VALENTINO GNOSTICO)
VALENTINUS GNOSTIC. - He came to Rome under Hyginus. He flourished under Pius and remained there until Anicetus (Irenaeus, III 4, 3; Greek… -
Vergerio, Pier Paolo the Younger (VERGERIO, PIER PAOLO IL GIOVANE)
VERGERIO, Pier Paolo the Younger. - Apostate bishop, b. in 1497-98 at Capodistria to Girolamo, a nobleman of that place, d. at Tübingen on… -
Waldo and Waldensians (VALDO E VALDESI)
WALDO AND WALDENSIANS. - The Waldenses derive from a certain Valdés (Valdesius or Valdensis, later Waldo), whose first important data go… -
Western Schism (SCISMA D'OCCIDENTE)
WESTERN SCHISM. - It was the most serious danger for the entire structure of the Western Church at the turn of the 14th to the 15th… -
Wyclif, John
WYCLIF, JOHN. - English heresiarch, born, it seems, in the castle of Wycliffe-on-Tees, in Yorkshire, a property of the family, probably in… -
Zola, Giuseppe
ZOLA, GIUSEPPE. - Jansenist, b. in 1739 at Concesio near Brescia, d. there in 1806 fortified by the Sacraments. He studied under the…