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Navagero, Andrea
NAVAGERO, ANDREA. - Poet, historiographer, orator, politician, b. in Venice to a patrician family, in 1483, d. at Blois on 8 May 1529. At… -
Navagero, Bernardo
NAVAGERO, BERNARDO. - Diplomat and cardinal, b. in Venice in 1507 to Gian Luigi and Lucrezia Agostini, d. in Verona on 13 April 1565; he… -
Necchi, Ludovico (Vico)
NECCHI, LUDOVICO (VICO). - Physician, b. in Milan on 19 Nov. 1876, d. there on 11 Jan. 1930. In Nov. 1889, he began attending the second… -
Neckam (Nequam), Alessandro
NECKAM (Nequam), ALESSANDRO. - Polymath and educationist, b. at St. Albans (England) in the year 1157, d. at Kempsey (Worcestershire) in… -
Nectarius, Patriarch of Constantinople (NETTARIO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
NECTARIUS, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Born at Tarsus, in Cilicia, in the first half of the 4th century, died 27 September 397 at… -
Negri, Gaetano
NEGRI, GAETANO. - Historian, b. in Milan on 11 July 1838, d. near Varazze on 31 July 1902. He took part in the campaign of 1859 and in the… -
Neon, Omeusian Bishop of Seleucia (NEONE, VESCOVO OMEUSIANO DI SELEUCIA)
NEON, Omeusian Bishop of Seleucia. - He was already bishop in 359, since in that year he took part in the Council held in his episcopal… -
Neriglissor
NERIGLISSOR - Fourth Neo-Babylonian king (Babylonian Nergal-šar-uşur "may Nergal protect the king"; Hebrew Nérghal Sar'şer), second… -
Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus), Roman Emperor (NERONE (NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR DRUSUS GERMANICUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
NERO (Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus), Roman Emperor. - N. at Anzio on 15 Dec. 37 A.D., son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and… -
Nerses II, Astaraketzi
NERSES II, ASTARAKETZI. - Armenian Katholikós from 548 to 557. He convoked the well-known Council of Duino (554-55), aimed at obtaining a… -
Newton, Jsaac
NEWTON, JSAAC. - Scientist, b. at Woolsthorpe, county of Lincoln, England, on 25 Dec. 1642 (5 Jan. 1643 according to the Gregorian… -
Niccolò of Poggibonsi (NICCOLÒ DA POGGIBONSI)
NICCOLÒ OF POGGIBONSI. - Franciscan traveler of the 14th century, of whom only what he himself says in his Libro d'Oltremare is known,… -
Nicephorus Gregoras (NICEFORO GREGORAS)
NICEPHORUS GREGORAS. - Called "the Philosopher," b. in 1296 at Heraclea in Pontus, in Bithynia. From a very young age he began to deal in… -
Nicetas, David of Paphlagonia (NICETA, DAVID DI PAFLAGONIA)
NICETAS, DAVID OF PAPHLAGONIA. - This name occurs in the manuscripts to designate a Byzantine writer of the 9th-10th century, although… -
Nicholas of Clamanges (Nicholas Poillevlain) (NICOLA DI CLAMANGES (NICOLA POILLEVLAIN))
NICHOLAS OF CLAMANGES (NICHOLAS POILLEVLAIN). - Theologian, b. at Clamanges ca. 1363, d. at Paris in 1437. He taught theology at Paris from… -
Nicola Di Saliceto (Wydenbosch Or Weidenbusch) (NICOLA DI SALICETO (WYDENBOSCH O WEIDENBUSCH))
NICOLA DI SALICETO (Wydenbosch Or Weidenbusch). - Cistercian theologian, also called Nicolaus de Berno, because he was born in Bern, though… -
Nicola II, Tsar of Russia (NICOLA II, ZAR DI RUSSIA)
NICOLA II, Tsar of Russia. - B. 19 May 1868, he succeeded Alexander III on 2 Nov. 1894. Do- BIBL.: Ch. de Visch, Biblioth. scriptorum S. O.… -
Nicola I Romanov, Tsar of Russia (NICOLA I ROMANOV, ZAR DI RUSSIA)
NICOLA I ROMANOV, Tsar of Russia. - B. at Tsarskoye Selo on June 25 (July 7), 1796, d. at Petersburg on Feb. 17 (29), 1855. After his… -
Nicola of Fakenham (NICOLA DE FAKENHAM)
NICOLA OF FAKENHAM. - English Minorite theologian of the 14th-15th century, b. probably at Fakenham, in the county of Norfolk, d. at… -
Nicola (Pruntzlein) of Dinkelsbühl (NICOLA (PRUNTZLEIN) DI DINKELSBÜHL)
NICOLA (Pruntzlein) of Dinkelsbühl. - Theologian, b. at Dinkelsbühl ca. 1360, d. at Vienna on 17 March 1433. Magister theologiae in 1409,… -
Nicola the Mystic (NICOLA IL MISTICO)
NICOLA THE MYSTIC. - Patriarch of Constantinople (901-907; 912-25), b. around the middle of the 9th century in Byzantine Italy. He was a… -
Nicole, Pierre
NICOLE, PIERRE. - Jansenist, b. at Chartres on 19 Oct. 1625, d. at Paris on 16 Nov. 1695. He pursued his studies in philosophy (1642-44)… -
Niebuhr, Barthold Georg
NIEBUHR, BARTHOLD GEORG. - Protestant, historian and diplomat, b. in Copenhagen on 27 Aug. 1776, d. in Bonn on 2 Jan. 1831. Founder of the… -
Nikita Pustosvyat (NIKITA PUSTOSVJAT)
NIKITA PUSTOSVYAT. - Russian Raskolnik, d. in Moscow on 12 July 1682. His full name is N. Konstantino Dobrynin. In the controversy aroused… -
Nikon, Patriarch of Moscow (NIKON, PATRIARCA DI MOSCA)
NIKON, Patriarch of Moscow. - In the world Nikita Minin, b. in 1605 in the region of Nizhny Novgorod, d. 17 Aug. 1681 near Yaroslavl. His… -
Nilus Doxapatris (NILO DOXAPATRIS)
NILUS DOXAPATRIS. - Greek monk from Sicily, author of two geographical treatises on the patriarchates, b. toward the end of the 11th… -
Nio
NIO. - He is the father of Italian historiography. Born at Vignola (Modena) on 21 October 1672 into a family of modest peasants, he died at… -
Noaillat, Marthe De
NOAILLAT, MARTHE de. - Marthe Devuns, apostle of devotion to Christ the King, b. at Le Crotoy (Somme) on 26 Nov. 1865, d. at… -
Noailles, Louis-Antoine
NOAILLES, LOUIS-ANTOINE. - Cardinal, b. at Noailles on 27 May 1651, d. at Paris on 4 May 1729. Bishop of Cahors from 1679 and of… -
Nogaret, Guglielmo
NOGARET, GUGLIELMO. - N. around 1260 at St-Felix de Caraman (Toulouse). Professor of law at Montpellier (1291), then judge of Beaucaire… -
Noris, Enrico
NORIS, ENRICO. - Augustinian theologian and cardinal, b. at Verona on 29 Aug. 1631, d. at Rome on 23 Feb. 1704. A religious from 1646, he… -
Notker (NOTKERO)
NOTKER. - Called "Labeo" because of his thick lips. A monk of St. Gall, the third and most illustrious of this name, head of that famous… -
Numai, Cristoforo
NUMAI, CRISTOFORO. - Cardinal, b. at Forlì, of a noble family, in an unknown year, d. at Ancona on 21 March 1528. Having entered the Order… -
Nuyens, William Jan Frans
NUYENS, WILLIAM JAN FRANS. - Dutch Catholic historian, b. at Avenhorn near Hoorn on 18 Aug. 1823, d. at Westwood (De Streek) on 8 Dec.… -
Oakeley, Frederick
OAKELEY, FREDERICK. - English convert, b. at Shrewsbury on 5 Sept. 1802, d. at Islington on 30 Jan. 1880. Fellow of Balliol College in… -
Oates, Titus
OATES, TITUS. - Political-religious adventurer, b. at Oakham (Rutlandshire) in 1649, d. in London on 23 July 1705. His name is linked to… -
O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey
O'CALLAGHAN, EDMUND BAILEY. - As a politician and historian, b. 28 Feb. 1797 at Mallow (County Cork, in Ireland), d. 29 May 1880 in New… -
O'Clery, Michael
O'CLERY, MICHAEL. - Irish historian, b. at Kilbaron (County Donegal) in 1575, d. at Louvain in 1643. He entered the Franciscan Order, in… -
O'Connell, Daniele (O'CONNEL, DANIELE)
O'CONNELL, DANIELE. - Statesman, b. at Carhen on 6 Aug. 1775, d. at Genoa on 15 May 1847. Having obtained a degree in law in England, in… -
Oddone of Ourcamp (ODDONE D'OURSCAMP)
ODDONE OF OURCAMP. - Theologian, also called Sussionensis since he was born in the diocese of Soissons, d. ca. 1171. He was a magister at… -
Odescalchi, Family (ODESCALCHI, FAMIGLIA)
ODESCALCHI, FAMILY. - Originally from Como. Its progenitor is presumed to be a GIORGIO, who lived in 1290. Many of its members held… -
Odet of Châtillon (ODET DI CHÂTILLON)
ODET OF CHÂTILLON. - Apostate, son of the marshal de Châtillon and of Louise de Montmorency, b. on 10 July 1517, d. in London on 14 Feb.… -
Odoacer (Odoacer, Odoacar) (ODOACRE (ODOACER, ODOACAR))
ODOACER (Odoacer, Odoacar). - First barbarian king of Italy, b. in 434, d. at Ravenna on 15 March 493. Of Scirian origin, he came to Italy… -
O'Donnell, Family (O' DONNELL, FAMIGLIA)
O'DONNELL, FAMILY. - A powerful and ancient Irish family, originating in the 11th century, lords of the county of Tyrconnell (present-day… -
O'Donovan, John
O'DONOVAN, JOHN. - Irish historian, b. 9 July 1809 at Atteemore (County Kilkenny), d. 9 Dec. 1861 at Dublin. In 1826 he began working in… -
Olaf I, Tryggvesson, King of Norway (OLAF I, TRYGGVESSON, RE DI NORVEGIA)
OLAF I, Tryggvesson, King of Norway. - Great-grandson of King Harald I Haarfagre, founder of the kingdom of Norway, b. in 969. He fought… -
Olesnicki, Zbigniew (OLESNICKI, ZBYGNIEW)
OLESNICKI, ZBIGNIEW. - Bishop of Kraków, cardinal and Polish statesman, b. at Sienno in 1389, d. at Sandomierz on 1 April 1455. After… -
Olga of Russia (Latin: Helena) (OLGA DI RUSSIA (LAT. ELENA))
OLGA OF RUSSIA (Latin: Helena). - Born around 890, died in 970, wife of the Russian prince Igor I of Kiev (d. 945) and mother of his… -
Olichon, Armand-Louis-Joseph-Marie
OLICHON, ARMAND-LOUIS-JOSEPH-MARIE. - Born in Rennes on 11 April 1876, and died in Paris on 19 May 1936. After completing his secondary… -
Oliger, Livarius
OLIGER, LIVARIUS. - Franciscan historian, b. at Schorbach in Lorraine on 27 February 1875, d. at Rome on 29 January 1951. On 25 September… -
Oliva, Alessandro
OLIVA, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, b. at Sassoferrato in 1407, d. at Rome on 20 or 22 Aug. 1463 in the odor of sanctity. He entered the Hermits… -
Olivares, Gaspar de Guzmán de (OLIVARES, GASPAR DE GUZMAN DE)
OLIVARES, GASPAR DE GUZMÁN DE. - Known as the "count-duke," Spanish minister, b. in Rome in 1587, d. at Toro (Zamora) on 22 July 1645. Son… -
Olshausen, Justus
OLSHAUSEN, JUSTUS. - Renowned Orientalist, brother of Hermann, b. at Hohenfelde (Holstein) on 9 May 1800, d. at Berlin on 28 Dec. 1882. In… -
O'Meara, Kathleen
O'MEARA, KATHLEEN. - Irish writer, b. in 1839 in Dublin, d. on 10 Nov. 1888 in Paris. She first devoted herself to the composition of short… -
O'Neill Family (O'NEILL, FAMIGLIA)
O'NEILL FAMILY. - A famous Irish family, descended from Niall, king of Ireland in the 5th century. To it belonged Muircheartach Mac Neill,… -
Oppizzoni, Carlo (OPPIZZONI CARLO)
OPPIZZONI, CARLO. - Cardinal, b. in Milan on 15 April 1769, d. in Bologna on 13 April 1855. After completing his studies in his native city… -
Ordelaffi, Family (ORDELAFFI, FAMIGLIA)
ORDELAFFI, FAMILY. - It held the lordship of Forlì and other Romagna lands for two centuries. The lordship was already taking shape when… -
Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Luigi
OREGLIA DI SANTO STEFANO, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. at Benevagienna (Mondovì) on 9 July 1828, d. at Rome on 7 Dec. 1913. A priest in 1851, he… -
O'Reilly, Myles William Patrick
O'REILLY, MYLES WILLIAM PATRICK. - Irish politician, b. 13 March 1825 in Dublin, d. there 6 Feb. 1880. He studied at St. Cuthbert's College… -
Orestes, Patriarch of Jerusalem (ORESTE, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME)
ORESTES, Patriarch of Jerusalem. - Greek monk, b. probably in Calabria around the middle of the 9th century, when Sicily had already been… -
Oriani, Barnaba
ORIANI, BARNABA. - Astronomer and priest, b. July 17, 1752 at Garegnano (Milan), d. Nov. 12, 1832 at Milan. The son of very poor parents,… -
Orione, Luigi
ORIONE, LUIGI. - Priest, founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence, b. at Pontecurone (Alessandria) on 23 June 1872, d. at San Remo… -
Ormaneto, Niccolò
ORMANETO, NICCOLÒ. - Bishop of Padua, from Verona, b. at the beginning of the 16th century, d. on 17 or 18 June 1577. In 1553, as legate in… -
Ormea, Carlo Vincenzo Ferrero di Roasio, Duke of (ORMEA, CARLO VINCENZO FERRERO DI ROASIO, D')
ORMEA, CARLO VINCENZO FERRERO DI ROASIO, DUKE OF. - Piedmontese diplomat and mystic, b. at Mondovì on 5 April 1680, d. at Turin on 29 May… -
Orsini, Family (ORSINI, FAMIGLIA)
ORSINI, FAMILY. - The origins of the Orsini family of Rome are traced back to a certain PIETRO who lived in the 12th century, father of… -
Ory, Matthieu
ORY, MATTHIEU. - Dominican theologian and inquisitor, b. at La Canne in 1492, d. at Paris on 12 June 1557. A religious at Dinan around… -
Orzechowski (Oricchovius), Stanisław (ORZECHOWSKI (ORICHOVIUS), STANISLAW)
ORZECHOWSKI (ORICCHOVIUS), STANISŁAW. - Polish priest and humanist, b. 1515, d. 1567. O. was born into a mixed Polish-Ruthenian family and… -
Ossat, Arnaud d'
OSSAT, ARNAUD d'. - French cardinal and diplomat, b. at Larrogue-en-Magnoac on 20 Aug. 1537, d. at Rome on 13 March 1604. In 1574 he… -
Ostrogski, Konstantin Vasilij
OSTROGSKI, KONSTANTIN VASILIJ. - Prince of Ostrog, b. in 1526, d. in 1608. Master of vast estates in Podolia, Galicia and Volhynia and… -
Otto, Bishop of Freising (OTTONE, VESCOVO DI FRISINGA)
OTTO, Bishop of Freising. - Celebrated historian of Frederick Barbarossa, b. between 1111 and 1115, son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria… -
Otto I, Emperor and King of Germany (OTTONE I, IMPERATORE E RE DI GERMANIA)
OTTO I, Emperor and King of Germany. - The Saxon dynasty had established itself so effectively in Germany through the work of Henry I that… -
Otto II, Emperor and King of Germany (OTTONE II, IMPERATORE E RE DI GERMANIA)
OTTO II, Emperor and King of Germany. - Crowned emperor in Rome in 967, while his father was still alive, he succeeded him at the age of… -
Oudinot, Nicolas-Charles-Victor, Duke of Reggio (OUDINOT, NICOLAS-CHARLES-VICTOR, DUCA DI REGGIO)
OUDINOT, Nicolas-Charles-Victor, Duke of Reggio. - French general, b. 3 Nov. 1791 at Bar-le-Duc, d. 6 July 1863 in Paris. Son of the- The… -
Oultremont, Émilie de (OULTREMONT, EMILIE DE)
OULTREMONT, Émilie de. - In religion, Marie de Jésus, foundress of the Society of Mary Reparatrix, b. at the castle of Wégimont (Liège) on… -
Oviedo, Antonia de la Misericordia
OVIEDO, ANTONIA de la MISERICORDIA. - Servant of God, Spanish, b. in Lausanne on 16 March 1822, d. in Ciempozuelos near Madrid on 28 Feb.… -
Owen, Robert
OWEN, ROBERT. - Socialist, b. at Newtown on 14 May 1771, d. there on 17 Nov. 1858. A theorist of social thought and a maker of reforms, he… -
Oxenham, Henry Nutcombe
OXENHAM, HENRY NUTCOMBE. - Catholic writer, b. 15 Nov. 1829 at Harrow, d. 23 March 1888 at Kensington. The son of Anglicans, he studied at… -
Pacca, Bartolomeo
PACCA, BARTOLOMEO. - Cardinal, b. at Benevento on 25 Dec. 1756, d. at Rome on 19 Apr. 1844. From an ancient patrician family (his father,… -
Pacca, Tiberio
PACCA, TIBERIO. - Prelate, b. at Benevento on 31 Aug. 1786, d. at Naples on 29 June 1837. Nephew of Cardinal Bartolomeo Pacca, who was most… -
Pacelli, Family (PACELLI, FAMIGLIA)
PACELLI, FAMILY. - Nobles of Acquapendente (1854) and of S. Angelo in Vado (1857). In 1929 the title of marquis was granted to Francesco by… -
Pacelli, Francesco
PACELLI, FRANCESCO. - Jurist, b. in Rome on 27 Feb. 1874, to Filippo and Virginia Graziosi, d. in Rome on 22 Apr. 1935. Having graduated in… -
Pacelli, Giuseppe
PACELLI, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, b. at Manduria (Taranto) on 31 Dec. 1763 to Pietro and Francesca Paola Viglietta, from a branch of the P. or… -
Pachtler, Georg Michael
PACHTLER, GEORG MICHAEL. - Jesuit, educationist, b. at Mergentheim (Württemberg) on 14 Sept. 1825, d. at Exaeten (Holland) on 12 Aug. 1889.… -
Pachymere, Giorgio (PACHIMERE, GIORGIO)
PACHYMERE, GIORGIO. - Byzantine historian and philosopher, b. at Nicaea in 1242, d. at Constantinople ca. 1310. He wrote a history of the… -
Pacioli, Luca
PACIOLI, LUCA. - Franciscan, mathematician, b. at Borgo S. Sepolcro between 1445 and 1450, d. at Rome after 1514. He had a very eventful… -
Paciudi, Paolo Maria (PACIAUDI, PAOLO MARIA)
PACIUDI, PAOLO MARIA. - Theatine, scholar and librarian, b. 13 Nov. 1710 in Turin, d. 2 Feb. 1785 in Parma. He devoted himself to sacred… -
Pagi, Antonio
PAGI, ANTONIO. - Friar Minor, b. at Rognes (Provence) on 31 March 1624, d. at Nice on 5 June 1699. He was elected provincial for France in… -
Páleč, Štěpán
PÁLEČ, ŠTĚPÁN. - Theologian, b. between 1360 and 1370 at Větší Páleč in Bohemia, d. after 1422 in Poland. At the University of Prague he… -
Paleotti, Gabriele
PALEOTTI, GABRIELE. - Cardinal, born in Bologna on 4 October 1522 to Alessandro and Gentile Volta; he received his doctorate in law on 14… -
Palladius, First Bishop of the Scots (PALLADIO, PRIMO VESCOVO DEGLI SCOTTI)
PALLADIUS, First Bishop of the Scots. - By the name Scots (Scoti) are meant both the Celts of Ireland (Gaels) and those of Scotland… -
Pallotta, Antonio
PALLOTTA, ANTONIO. - Cardinal, b. in Ferrara on 23 February 1770, d. at Monte Cassiano (Macerata) on 19 July 1834. Having completed his… -
Palmerston, Henry John Temple
PALMERSTON, HENRY JOHN TEMPLE. - English statesman, b. 20 Oct. 1784 in London, d. 18 Oct. 1865 at Brocket Hall (Hertfordshire). First… -
Palmer, William
PALMER, WILLIAM. - Anglican theologian, later a convert, b. 12 July 1811 at Mixbury, d. 4 April 1879 in Rome. He studied at Rugby and at… -
Pamelius (Jacques de Joigny de Pamèle)
PAMELIUS (Jacques de Joigny de Pamèle). - Flemish priest, b. at Bruges on 13 May 1536, d. at Mons on 17 Sept. 1587. Master of arts on 27… -
Pamphili, Family (PAMPHILI, FAMIGLIA)
PAMPHILI, FAMILY. - Originally from Gubbio. IACOPO and FRANCESCO obtained from Frederick III in 1461 the title of counts of the Holy Roman… -
Panigarola, Francesco
PANIGAROLA, FRANCESCO. - Orator and controversialist of the Order of Observant Friars Minor, b. in Milan on 6 Jan. 1548, d. at Asti on 31… -
Pantaleoni, Diomede
PANTALEONI, DIOMEDE. - Senator, b. at Macerata on 21 March 1810, d. there on 3 May 1885. A physician of great renown, he also engaged in… -
Panvinio, Onofrio
PANVINIO, ONOFRIO. - Erudite historian, b. at Verona on 23 February 1530, d. at Palermo on 27 April 1568. He entered the Hermits of St.… -
Paolino Da Venezia
PAOLINO da VENEZIA. - Franciscan historian, bishop of Pozzuoli, b. in Venice around 1274, d. in Pozzuoli in June 1344. To the internal… -
Paoli, Pasquale
PAOLI, PASQUALE. - Corsican patriot, b. at La Stretta di Morosaglia on 26 April 1725, d. in London on 5 February 1807. At the age of… -
Paolo Veneto (Paolo Nicoletti)
PAOLO VENETO (PAOLO NICOLETTI). - Philosopher and theologian of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine, b. at Udine ca. 1368, d. at Venice… -
Papadopoulos, Chrysostomos (PAPADOPOULOS, CRISOSTOMO)
PAPADOPOULOS, CHRYSOSTOMOS. - Archbishop of Athens, b. at Madytos in Thrace on 1 July 1868, d. at Athens on 22 Oct. 1938. He pursued… -
Papadopoulos Comnenos, Nikolaos (PAPADOPOLOS COMNENOS, NIKOLAOS)
PAPADOPOULOS COMNENOS, NIKOLAOS. - Greek theologian and scholar, b. at Chandax on the island of Crete in 1651, d. at Padua on 25 January… -
Papadopoulos-Kerameus, Athanasios (PAPADOPOULOS-KERAMEUS, ATANASIO)
PAPADOPOULOS-KERAMEUS, ATHANASIOS. - Orientalist, b. in Dracia of Thessaly on 26 Apr. 1856, d. in St. Petersburg on 18 Oct. 1912. After… -
Papini Tartagni, Niccolò
PAPINI TARTAGNI, NICCOLÒ. - Historian of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at S. Giovanni Valdarno in Dec. 1751, d. at Terni on 16 Dec. 1834.… -
Paracelsus (Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim) (PARACELSO (THEOPHRAST BOMBAST VON HOHENHEIM))
PARACELSUS (Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim). - Physician, naturalist, theosopher, b. at Einsiedeln (Switzerland) on 10 Nov. 1493, d. at… -
Parastron (Barastron), Giovanni
PARASTRON (BARASTRON), GIOVANNI. - Minorite, a Greek citizen of Constantinople, b. around the middle of the 13th century, d. at… -
Pardo de Tavera, Juan
PARDO DE TAVERA, JUAN. - Politician and cardinal, b. at Toro (Zamora) on 16 May 1472, d. at Toledo on 1 Aug. 1545; he studied at Salamanca… -
Parenti, Giovanni
PARENTI, GIOVANNI. - Friar Minor, born, it seems, at Carmignano near Florence in the second half of the 12th century and died at Ornano… -
Parenzo, Pietro
PARENZO, PIETRO. - From a noble Roman family, he was sent by Innocent III, at the request of the citizens, as rector or podestà of Orvieto… -
Parocchi, Lucido Maria
PAROCCHI, LUCIDO MARIA. - Cardinal, b. at Mantua on 13 Aug. 1833, d. at Rome on 15 Jan. 1903. A priest in 1856, he was at Mantua a… -
Pascal, Jacqueline
PASCAL, JACQUELINE. - Third and last daughter of Etienne P. and of Antoinette Begon, after Gilberte and Blaise, b. at Clermont on 5 Oct.… -
Paschasinus, Bishop of Lilybaeum (PASCASINO, VESCOVO DI LILIBEO)
PASCHASINUS, BISHOP OF LILYBAEUM. - He was already bishop in 440, when he was taken prisoner by the Vandals, who had landed in Sicily;… -
Pasolini, Giuseppe
PASOLINI, GIUSEPPE. - Statesman, b. at Ravenna on 8 February 1815, d. there on 4 December 1876. Known and esteemed by Pius IX when the… -
Passionei, Domenico
PASSIONEI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, b. at Fossombrone on 2 December 1682, d. at Camaldoli (Frascati) on 5 July 1761. He attended the… -
Pastor, Ludwig von
PASTOR, LUDWIG von. - Historian, baron by imperial conferment (1908), b. at Aachen on > (phot. Exc. Catt.) > PASTEUR, LOUIS - Title page of… -
Patrizi, Costantino
PATRIZI, COSTANTINO. - Cardinal, b. in Siena on 4 Sept. 1798, son of Giovanni, hereditary standard-bearer of the Holy Roman Church and… -
Patrizi, Francesco
PATRIZI, FRANCESCO. - Political writer and humanist, b. 24 February 1413 in Siena, d. 1494 in Gaeta, the city of which he was elected… -
Patrizi Montoro, Maddalena
PATRIZI MONTORO, MADDALENA. - A woman of action and a writer, b. in Florence on 11 July 1866, d. in Rome on 25 March 1945. Widowed by the… -
Paul I Romanov, Emperor Of Russia (PAOLO I ROMANOFF, IMPERATORE DI RUSSIA)
PAUL I ROMANOV, Emperor Of Russia. - B. 20 Sept. 1754, d. at St. Petersburg on 12 March 1801. Son of Peter III and Catherine II, he could… -
Paulo Afiarta (PAOLO AFIARTA)
PAULO AFIARTA. - Cubicularius, antagonist of the primicerius Christopher (v.) in the latter's struggle to promote Charlemagne's protection… -
Paul The Deacon (PAOLO DIACONO)
PAUL THE DEACON. - Monk and historian. What is known of his life is derived almost exclusively from his works. Of a noble Lombard family… -
Pavillon, Nicolas
PAVILLON, NICOLAS. - Bishop, b. in Paris on 17 Nov. 1597, d. at Alet on 8 Dec. 1677. He assisted St. Vincent de Paul in the work of the… -
Pázmány, Peter
PÁZMÁNY, PETER. - Cardinal, theologian and controversialist, restorer of Catholicism in Hungary, b. at Nagyvárad (Grosswardein) on 4 Oct.… -
Pecci, Giuseppe
PECCI, GIUSEPPE. - Cardinal, b. at Carpineto Romano (diocese of Anagni) on 15 Dec. 1807, d. at Rome on 8 Feb. 1890. Brother of Gioacchino,… -
Peckam, John
PECKAM, JOHN: V. PECHAN, JOHN. -
Pedersen, Christiern
PEDERSEN, CHRISTIERN. - Danish humanist and theologian, b. around 1480 at Helsing, d. there on 16 January 1554. He studied at the… -
Pedicini, Carlo
PEDICINI, CARLO. - Cardinal, b. at Benevento on 2 Nov. 1769, d. at Rome on 19 Nov. 1843. Having entered the prelature at a very young age,… -
Pedro V, King of Portugal (PEDRO V, RE DEL PORTOGALLO)
PEDRO V, King of Portugal. - B. Sept. 16, 1837 in Lisbon, d. there Nov. 11, 1861. On the death of his mother Maria II, in 1853, he was not… -
Peiresc, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de
PEIRESC, NICOLAS-CLAUDE FABRI de. - Polymath humanist, b. at Beaugensiers on the Var on 1 Dec. 1590, d. at Aix in Provence on 24 June 1637.… -
Pelesz, Julian
PELESZ, JULIAN. - Bishop, b. in the Lemko region (Carpathians) in 1843 and d. at Przemysl in 1896. He pursued his studies at the Ukrainian… -
Pellikan, Konrad
PELLIKAN, KONRAD. - Born at Ruffach (Alsace) on 8 or 9 January 1478, died at Zurich on 6 April 1556. He studied at Heidelberg from 1491 to… -
Penn, William
PENN, WILLIAM. - English Quaker, founder of Pennsylvania, b. at Tower Hill (London) on 14 Oct. 1644, d. at Ruscombe (England) on 30 July… -
Pentini, Francesco
PENTINI, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 11 Dec. 1797, d. there on 17 Dec. 1869. Son of Ulisse, formerly Catherine II of Russia's… -
Pepoli, Family (PEPOLI, FAMIGLIA)
PEPOLI, FAMILY. - The first P. of whom there is certain record is the blessed NICCOLÒ, (as with St. Martin of Tours) derived the chasuble… -
Peraudi, Raimondo
PERAUDI, RAIMONDO. - Cardinal, b. in 1435 at Sugères in the diocese of Saintes, d. at Viterbo on 5 Sept. 1505, Augustinian prior in his… -
Pérez Florido, Anna
PÉREZ FLORIDO, ANNA. - In religion, Piera di S. Giuseppe, foundress of the Madri degli abbandonati, b. at Valle de Abdelajis (diocese of… -
Périer, Casimir-Pierre
PÉRIER, CASIMIR-PIERRE. - French politician, b. 11 Oct. 1777 at Grenoble, d. 16 May 1832 at Paris. A deputy from 1817 until his death and… -
Peter Cantor (PIETRO CANTORE)
PETER CANTOR. - Theologian and preacher, b. in the first half of the 12th century, d. at Longpont on 22 September 1197. Master at Paris… -
Peter Fullo, Monophysite Patriarch of Antioch (PIETRO FULLONE, PATRIARCA MONOFISITA DI ANTIOCHIA)
PETER FULLO, Monophysite Patriarch of Antioch. - The date and place of his birth are unknown; he died at Antioch in 490. Having become a… -
Peter III, Patriarch of Antioch (PIETRO III, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)
PETER III, Patriarch of Antioch. - Born c. 982 at Antioch, died there in Sept. 1056; he pursued his studies at Constantinople from 1009… -
Peter Lombard (PIETRO LOMBARDO)
PETER LOMBARD. - Theologian and bishop, called the Master of the Sentences, b. at Novara at the end of the 11th century, d. at Paris on 21… -
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (PIETRO MARTIRE D'ANGHIERA)
PETER MARTYR D'ANGHIERA. - Historian and geographer, born at Arona of a modest family in 1459, he came, not yet twenty years old, to Rome,… -
Peter Mongo (PIETRO MONGO)
PETER MONGO. - Monophysite patriarch of Alexandria, b. at the beginning of the 5th century, d. 29 Oct. 489. He was probably a deacon of… -
Peter of Blois (Petrus Blesensis) (PIETRO DI BLOIS (PETRUS BLESENSIS))
PETER OF BLOIS (Petrus Blesensis). - Theologian and humanist, b. at Blois ca. 1135, d. after 1204. He studied letters at Chartres and… -
Peter of Mâcon (Petrus Mallii or Manlii) (PIETRO DI MALLO (PETRUS MALLII O MANLII))
PETER OF MÂCON (Petrus Mallii or Manlii). - He is known as a presbyter assigned to the office of the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican… -
Peter of Monte (PIETRO DE MONTE)
PETER OF MONTE. - Canonist, b. in Venice in 1433, d. in Rome on 12 January 1457. He was a pupil in Paris at the Collège de Navarre and… -
Peter of the Marsh (Petrus a Palude) (PIETRO DELLA PALUDE (PETRUS A PALUDE))
PETER OF THE MARSH (Petrus a Palude). - Dominican theologian, b. at Varambon (Ain) ca. 1277, d. at Paris on 31 Jan. 1342. A religious in… -
Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (PIETRO IL GRANDE, ZAR DI RUSSIA)
PETER THE GREAT, Tsar of Russia. - B. May 30, 1672. His education was left to chance. From his earliest youth, passionate about military… -
Peter the Hermit (PIETRO L'EREMITA)
PETER THE HERMIT. - Born around 1050 in the diocese of Amiens, died at Neufmoutier (diocese of Liège) on 8 July 1115. He is the best known… -
Petit, Louis
PETIT, LOUIS. - Assumptionist, archbishop of Athens, b. 21 Feb. 1868 at Viuz-la-Chiésaz (Savoy), d. 5 Nov. 1927 at Menton. A priest in… -
Petrilli, Savina
PETRILLI, SAVINA. - Foundress of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Catherine of Siena, b. at Siena on 29 Aug. 1852, d. there on 18 Apr. 1923.… -
Petronace of Montecassino (PETRONACE DI MONTECASSINO)
PETRONACE OF MONTECASSINO. - Died at Montecassino on 6 May 750. At the behest of Gregory II, he was abbot of that same monastery, to which… -
Petronius Maximus (Petronius Maximus), Emperor of the West (PETRONIO MASSIMO (PETRONIUS MAXIMUS), IMPERATORE D'OCCIDENTE)
PETRONIUS MAXIMUS (Petronius Maximus), Emperor of the West. - Emperor for a few months, b. in 396 of a noble family; he quickly rose to the… -
Petrucci, Alfonso
PETRUCCI, ALFONSO. - Cardinal, b. in Siena in 1492. He was appointed by Julius II bishop of Soana, then of Massa Marittima (1511) and… -
Peutinger, Konrad
PEUTINGER, KONRAD. - One of the best-known humanists of Germany at the time of the "Reformation". Born in Augsburg on 16 Oct. 1465, died… -
Pez (Petz), Bernard
PEZ (PETZ), BERNARD. - In the world Leopold, a Benedictine of the abbey of Melk (Lower Austria), b. 22 Feb. 1683 at Ybbs, d. at Melk on 27… -
Pez (Petz), Hieronymus
PEZ (PETZ), HIERONYMUS. - In the world Franz Philipp, younger brother of Bernhard and his assistant and continuator, b. 24 Feb. 1685 at… -
Pfyffer, Ludwig
PFYFFER, LUDWIG. - Swiss soldier and statesman, b. in 1524 at Lucerne, d. there on 17 March 1594. He was at first in the service of the… -
Philip II Augustus, King of France (FILIPPO II, AUGUSTO, RE DI FRANCIA)
PHILIP II AUGUSTUS, King of France. - Having succeeded his father, Louis VII, in 1180, at a very young age (he was born in Paris on 21 Aug.… -
Philip III, King of Spain (FILIPPO III, RE DI SPAGNA)
PHILIP III, King of Spain. - B. in Madrid on 14 April 1578, d. on 31 March 1621. He married Margaret of Austria. He ascended the throne in… -
Philip II, King of Spain (FILIPPO II, RE DI SPAGNA)
PHILIP II, King of Spain. - B. at Valladolid on 21 May 1527 to Charles V and Elizabeth of Portugal. Besides his own mother, he had as… -
Philip IV, King of Spain (FILIPPO IV, RE DI SPAGNA)
PHILIP IV, King of Spain. - B. in Madrid on 8 April 1605, d. on 17 September 1665. He married Isabella of Bourbon and then Mariana of… -
Philip IV of France, the Fair (FILIPPO IV, RE DI FRANCIA, IL BELLO)
PHILIP IV OF FRANCE, the Fair. - B. in 1268 at Fontainebleau, d. there on 29 Nov. 1314. Son of Philip III and Isabella of Aragon, he was… -
Philip of Heinsberg (FILIPPO DI HEINSBERG)
PHILIP OF HEINSBERG. - Archbishop of Cologne. Having become, while still young, provost of the Chapter of Liège at Cologne, he administered… -
Philip of Swabia (FILIPPO DI SVEVIA)
PHILIP OF SWABIA. - Born on 26 July 1178, to Frederick Barbarossa and Beatrice of Burgundy, the fourth son of their union, he was created,… -
Philip the Arab (M. Julius Philippus) (FILIPPO L'ARABO (M. IULIUS PHILIPPUS))
PHILIP THE ARAB (M. Julius Philippus). - Roman emperor, b. around 204 at Shahba in Trachonitis, d. at Verona in Oct. 249. Son of Julius… -
Philip the Chancellor (FILIPPO IL CANCELLIERE)
PHILIP THE CHANCELLOR. - Theologian, b. in Paris ca. 1160-85, d. there on 25 Dec. 1236. He is not to be identified, as was done for a long… -
Philip The Good, Duke Of Burgundy (FILIPPO IL BUONO, DUCA DI BORGOGNA)
PHILIP THE GOOD, Duke Of Burgundy. - B. at Dijon on 30 June 1396, to John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, d. at Bruges on 15 June… -
Philip the Magnanimous (FILIPPO IL MAGNANIMO)
PHILIP THE MAGNANIMOUS. - Landgrave of Hesse, b. 13 Nov. 1504, d. 31 March 1567. He succeeded his father William II in 1509 and, after some… -
Philip V, King of Spain (FILIPPO V, RE DI SPAGNA)
PHILIP V, King of Spain. - B. at Versailles on 19 Dec. 1683 to Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Anna of Bavaria, d. 9 July 1746. He was… -
Phillips, George
PHILLIPS, GEORGE. - Jurist, b. Jan. 6, 1804 in Königsberg, d. Sept. 6, 1872 at Aigen near Salzburg. Extraordinary professor of German law… -
Philostorgius (FILOSTORGIO)
PHILOSTORGIUS. - Christian historian, b. ca. 386 at Borissos, in Cappadocia Secunda, to Arian parents. At the age of twenty he met Eunomius… -
Phocas, Byzantine Emperor (FOCA, IMPERATORE BIZANTINO)
PHOCAS, BYZANTINE EMPEROR. - Having seized the throne in 602, killed in 610. St. Gregory the Great addressed benevolent expressions of… -
Piazzi, Giuseppe
PIAZZI, GIUSEPPE. - A religious of the Order of the Theatines, one of the most illustrious Italian astronomers of the early 19th century,… -
Piccolomini, Family (PICCOLOMINI, FAMIGLIA)
PICCOLOMINI, FAMILY. - Originally from Siena. A MARTINO di Piccolomo is named in a document of 1090. The P. enriched themselves in the 13th… -
Pichler, Aloys
PICHLER, ALOYS. - Church historian, b. 7 Nov. 1833 at Tüssling (diocese of Passau), d. 3 June 1874 at Siegsdorf. Ordained priest in 1859,… -
Pico, Giovanni, Count of Mirandola and Concordia (PICO, GIOVANNI, CONTE DELLA MIRANDOLA E DI CONCORDIA)
PICO, Giovanni, Count of Mirandola and Concordia. - Philosopher and man of vast erudition ("the phoenix of intellects" of his time), b. at… -
Pico, Giovanni Francesco, Lord of the Mirandola (PICO, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO, SIGNORE DELLA MIRANDOLA)
PICO, Giovanni Francesco, Lord of the Mirandola. - Nephew of Giovanni, born ca. 1469 and assassinated, amid family disputes, in 1533. An… -
Pierantoni, Livia
PIERANTONI, LIVIA. - In religion Sister Agostina, b. at Pozzaglia (Perugia) on 27 March 1864, d. at Rome on 13 Nov. 1894. Having entered… -
Pier delle Vigne (de Vineis)
PIER DELLE VIGNE (de Vineis). - Famous minister of Frederick, born, it seems, at Capua around 1190, if it is true that he was about sixty… -
Pierling, Paul
PIERLING, PAUL. - Jesuit, b. in St. Petersburg on June 1, 1840, d. in Brussels on Feb. 25, 1922. His family, of Bavarian origin and… -
Pigafetta, Antonio
PIGAFETTA, ANTONIO. - Navigator belonging to a noble Vicentine family, b. around 1480 or perhaps even a few years later. Nothing is known… -
Pighius (Pighi), Albert (PIGGHE (PIGHIUS), ALBERT)
PIGHIUS (PIGHI), ALBERT. - Theologian and controversialist, b. at Kempen, whence the name Campensis, in 1490, d. at Utrecht on 26 Dec.… -
Pignatelli, Francesco
PIGNATELLI, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, born in Naples on 6 February 1652 and died there on 5 December 1734. Of the dukes of Monteleone, he… -
Pilati, Carlo Antonio
PILATI, CARLO ANTONIO. - Political writer, b. at Tassullo, near Trento, on 28 Dec. 1733, d. there on 27 Oct. 1802. A professor of civil law… -
Pileo of Prata (PILEO DI PRATA)
PILEO OF PRATA. - Cardinal, b. ca. 1320-30, d. in 1400. Count of Prata, a descendant of the noble Porcia family and related to the… -
Pilgram, Friedrich
PILGRAM, FRIEDRICH. - German thinker, sociologist and lay theologian, b. at Imbach near Solingen in 1819, d. at Monheim on the Rhine on 21… -
Pillio da Medicina
PILLIO da MEDICINA. - Glossator, civilist, b. in the first half of the 12th century, disciple of Oderico, continuator and, for some, pupil… -
Pimodan, Georges-Auguste-Marie-Elie de Rarécourt de La Vallée, Marquis of (PIMODAN, GEORGES-AUGUSTE-MARIE-ELIE DE RARÉCOURT DE LA VALLÉE, MARCHESE DI)
PIMODAN, Georges-Auguste-Marie-Elie de Rarécourt de La Vallée, Marquis of. - Papal general, b. in Paris on 29 Jan. 1822, from an ancient… -
Pini, Giovanni Domenico
PINI, GIOVANNI DOMENICO. - Assistant of Catholic Action, b. in Milan on 29 Jan. 1871, d. at Arona on 11 Apr. 1930. He attended the… -
Pippin III, the Short (PIPINO III, IL BREVE)
PIPPIN III, the Short. - B. in 714, son of Charles Martel and considered the adoptive son of Liutprand as a sign of friendship between… -
Pirkheimer (Pirkheimer), Willibald
PIRKHEIMER (PIRKHEIMER), WILLIBALD. - A noted humanist of Germany, b. at Eichstätt on 5 Dec. 1470, d. at Nuremberg on 22 Dec. 1530. He… -
Pirroni, Carlo Giovanni
PIRRONI, CARLO GIOVANNI. - Piarist, b. at Campi Salentina (Lecce) on 7 June 1640, d. at Rome on 13 Apr. 1685. Founder, together with Fr.… -
Pisani, Francesco
PISANI, FRANCESCO - Cardinal, b. in Venice around 1494 to Alvise, procurator of St. Mark's, and Cecilia Giustinian. At the request of the… -
Pizarro, Francisco
PIZARRO, FRANCISCO. - Spanish conqueror of Peru, b. around 1475 at Trujillo (Cáceres, Extremadura), d. June 26, 1541 at Lima. The natural… -
Pizzicolli, Cyriacus de' (Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli) (PIZZICOLLI, CIRIACO DE' (KYRIACUS DE PICENI COLLIBUS))
PIZZICOLLI, Cyriacus de' (Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli). - One of the most singular figures of Humanism for his versatility of genius and his… -
Place, Charles-Philippe
PLACE, CHARLES-PHILIPPE. - Cardinal, b. 14 February 1814 in Paris, d. 5 March 1893 in Rennes. (fot. Geb. fot. una.) PIZZOLO, NICCOLÒ. -… -
Planudes, Maximos
PLANUDES, MAXIMOS. - Byzantine theologian and humanist of the 13th-14th centuries, whose deeds were handed down almost exclusively in his… -
Platina, Bartolomeo Sacchi detto Il
PLATINA, BARTOLOMEO SACCHI detto il. - Humanist, b. at Piadena (whence his name), near Cremona in 1421, d. at Rome of the plague on 21…