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Scheeben, Mathias Joseph
SCHEEBEN, MATHIAS JOSEPH. - Theologian, b. at Mackenheim (near Bonn) on 1 March 1835, d. at Cologne on 21 July 1888. He took his degree in… -
Scheil, Vincent (secular name Jean) (SCHEIL, VINCENT (AL SECOLO JEAN))
SCHEIL, Vincent (secular name Jean). - Distinguished Dominican Assyriologist, b. at Königsmachern (Lorraine) on 10 June 1858, d. at Paris… -
Schell, Hermann
SCHELL, HERMANN. - Catholic theologian and apologist, b. 28 Feb. 1850 at Freiburg (Baden), d. 31 May 1906 at Würzburg. He studied theology… -
Schenk, Eduard von
SCHENK, EDUARD von. - Bavarian politician, b. 10 Oct. 1788 in Düsseldorf, d. 26 Apr. 1841 in Munich. He studied at the University of… -
Scherer-Boccard, Theodor
SCHERER-BOCCARD, THEODOR. - Swiss publicist and politician, b. 12 May 1816 at Donach (Solothurn), d. 6 February 1885 at Solothurn. He… -
Schervier, Franziska
SCHERVIER, FRANZISKA. - Foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, born at Aachen on 3 January 1819, died there on 14 December 1876. Of… -
Schiaparelli, Ernesto
SCHIAPARELLI, ERNESTO. - Egyptologist, b. at Occhieppo Inferiore (Biella) on 12 July 1856, d. at Turin on 17 February 1928. His first work,… -
Schiffini, Santo
SCHIFFINI, SANTO. - Jesuit, scholastic philosopher and theologian, b. at S. Domenica (province of Cosenza) on 20 July 1841, d. at Chieri… -
Schilling, Carl Halfdan
SCHILLING, CARL HALFDAN. – Barnabite, Servant of God, b. in Christiania on June 9, 1835, d. in Mouscron (Belgium) on Jan. 2, 1907.… -
Schmalzgrueber, Franz
SCHMALZGRUEBER, FRANZ. - Canonist, b. at Griesbach (Upper Bavaria) on 9 Oct. 1663, d. at Dillingen on 7 Nov. 1735. Having entered the… -
Schmidt, Anton Maria
SCHMIDT, ANTON MARIA. - Swiss politician and general from the Canton of Uri, b. 9 Nov. 1792, d. 1880. After taking part in 1823, with the… -
Schneider, Emilie
SCHNEIDER, EMILIE. - Of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Cross, born in the world as Giulia, b. at Haaren (near Aachen) on 6… -
Schöpfer, Afmilian
SCHÖPFER, AFMILIAN. - Tyrolean politician and sociologist, b. 29 April 1858 in Bressanone, d. 24 March 1936 in Innsbruck. Ordained a priest… -
Schorlemer-Alst, Burghard von
SCHORLEMER-ALST, Burghard von. - German politician, b. 20 Oct. 1825 at Herringhausen near Lippstadt, d. 17 March 1895 at Alst (district of… -
Schouvaloff, Agostino Maria
SCHOUVALOFF, AGOSTINO MARIA - Barnabite, born in the world as Gregorio Petrovich, b. in St. Petersburg on 25 Oct. 1804 to Count Pietro and… -
Schröder, Alfred
SCHRÖDER, ALFRED. - Church historian, b. 4 Feb. 1865 at Passau, d. 16 March 1935 at Dillingen. Ordained priest in 1887 and having obtained… -
Schulte, Johann Friedrich von (SCHULTE, JOHANN FRIBDRICH VON)
SCHULTE, Johann Friedrich von. - Canonist and legal historian, b. 23 April 1827 at Winterberg (Westphalia), d. at Merano on 19 December… -
Schwartz, Eduard
SCHWARTZ, EDUARD. - Protestant, scholar of ecclesiastical history and philologist, b. in Kiel on 22 Aug. 1858, d. in Munich on 13 Feb.… -
Schwarzenberg, Family (SCHWARZENBERG, FAMIGLIA)
SCHWARZENBERG, FAMILY. - Noble family originating from Franconia, of the same stock as the counts of Seinsheim. In the 16th century ADAM… -
Schwarz, Wilhelm
SCHWARZ, WILHELM. - Publicist, b. 20 April 1852 at Nordkirchen (Westphalia), d. 20 December 1923 at Münster. A priest in 1878, he resided… -
Scialoja, Vittorio
SCIALOJA, VITTORIO. - Jurist, b. in Turin on 24 April 1856, d. in Rome on 19 November 1933. Having graduated from the University of Rome in… -
Sciò, Filippo (SCIO, FILIPPO)
SCIÒ, FILIPPO. - Piarist bishop, theologian, b. at La Granja (Spain) on 28 Sept. 1738, d. at Valencia on 9 Apr. 1796. After completing his… -
Sclopis di Salerano, Paolo Federico
SCLOPIS di SALERANO, PAOLO FEDERICO. - Italian politician and jurist, b. January 10, 1798 in Turin, d. there March 8, 1878. Having obtained… -
Scottì Gallarati, Filippo (SCOTTI GALLARATI, FILIPPO)
SCOTTÌ GALLARATI, FILIPPO. - Cardinal, b. in Milan on 25 Feb. 1747, d. at Gualtieri near Orvieto on 7 Oct. 1819. Admitted by Pius VI into… -
Sebastian, King of Portugal (SEBASTIANO, RE DI PORTOGALLO)
SEBASTIAN, King of Portugal. - B. in Lisbon on 20 Jan. 1554, d. at Ksar el-Kebir (Morocco) on 4 Aug. 1578. Penultimate king of the Aviz… -
Secundianus, Bishop of Singidunum (SECONDIANO, VESCOVO DI SINGIDUNO)
SECUNDIANUS, Bishop of Singidunum. - In 366 he was still a priest and a follower of Ursacius and Valens, as appears from the letter… -
Secundus (Secondinus) of Trent (SECONDO (SECONDINO) DI TRENTO)
SECUNDUS (SECONDINUS) OF TRENT. - He wrote a "succinctam de Langobardorum gestis historiolam" which Paul the Deacon (v.) used. In May 599… -
Secusia, Bonaventure (SECUSIO, BONAVENTURA)
SECUSIA, BONAVENTURE. - Friar Minor, patriarch of Constantinople and nuncio, b. at Caltagirone ca. 1558, d. at Catania on 29 March 1618.… -
Seeck, Otto
SEECK, OTTO. - Protestant historian, b. in Riga on 2 February 1850, d. in Münster on 29 July 1921. He first studied chemistry, then from… -
Segneri, Paolo the Younger (SEGNERI, PAOLO, IUNIORE)
SEGNERI, PAOLO THE YOUNGER. - Jesuit, popular missionary, nephew of the great preacher, b. in Rome on 18 Oct. 1673, d. at Senigallia on 15… -
Seipel, Ignaz
SEIPEL, IGNAZ. - Austrian politician, b. in Vienna on 19 July 1876, d. at Berndorf near Vienna on 2 Aug. 1932. The son of humble and modest… -
Seleucus I Nicator (312-280 B.C.), Monophthalmos, who under Alexander the Great (q.v.) commanded the cavalry and ruled Babylon (SELEUCO I, MONOFTALMO NICATORE (312-280 A. C.), CHE SOTTO ALESSANDRO MAGNO (V.) COMANDAVA LA CAVALLERIA, EBBE IL GOVERNO DI BABILONIA)
SELEUCUS I, Monophthalmus Nicator (312-280 B.C.), who under Alexander the Great (v.) commanded the cavalry, received the government of… -
Semenenko, Pietro
SEMENENKO, PIETRO. - Cofounder and general of the Congregation of the Resurrection, theologian, preacher, philosopher, ascetic and mystical… -
Septimius Severus (L. Septimius Severus), Roman Emperor (SETTIMIO SEVERO (L. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS (L. Septimius Severus), Roman Emperor. - Born at Leptis Magna (Libya) on 11 April 146, died at York (England) in February… -
Serafini, Camillo
SERAFINI, CAMILLO. - Numismatist, b. 21 April 1864 in Rome to a well-known and well-to-do Roman family, d. in the Vatican on 21 March 1952.… -
Serbelloni, Family (SERBELLONI, FAMIGLIA)
SERBELLONI, FAMILY. - Of Milanese origin, it acquired importance in the 16th century. CECILIA was the wife of Bernardino Medici and the… -
Sergius I, Patriarch of Constantinople (SERGIO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
SERGIUS I, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Of Syrian origin, he was consecrated on 8 April 610, and died on 9 December 638. He placed the… -
Seripando, Girolamo
SERIPANDO, GIROLAMO.-Troiano S. (in the Order, Girolamo) descends from a noble Neapolitan family, belonging to the seat of Capua. Felice… -
Serry, Jacques-Hyacinthe
SERRY, JACQUES-HYACINTHE. - Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. at Toulon in 1658, d. at Padua on 12 March 1738. He entered the Order… -
Seton, Elizabeth Anna (SETON, ELISABETH ANNA)
SETON, ELIZABETH ANNA. - An eminent figure among foundresses in the United States during the period of the establishment of the Catholic… -
Settimo, Ruggero (SETTIMO, RUGGIERO)
SETTIMO, RUGGERO. - Politician, who played a notable part in the Italian Risorgimento, b. at Palermo on 19 May 1778, d. at Malta on 2 May… -
Severoli, Antonio Gabriele
SEVEROLI, ANTONIO GABRIELE. - Cardinal, b. 28 Feb. 1757 at Faenza, d. 8 Sept. 1824 at Rome. He studied at Rome, at the Accademia… -
Seyssel, Claudio di
SEYSSEL, Claudio di. - Archbishop of Turin, b. between 1450 and 1460, d. at Turin on 30 May 1520. He studied at the University of Pavia and… -
Sfondrati, Family (SFONDRATI, FAMIGLIA)
SFONDRATI, FAMILY. - It appears at Cremona in the 13th-14th century. It became famous in the 16th century with FRANCESCO, b. at Cremona on… -
Sforza di Santa Fiora, Alessandro
SFORZA DI SANTA FIORA, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, b. in 1534, d. at Macerata on 16 May 1581, son of Costanza di Alessandro Farnese (Paul III).… -
Sforza, Family (SFORZA, FAMIGLIA)
SFORZA, FAMILY. - Originally from Cotignola (Ravenna), whose main branch attained the lordship of Milan. The surname of the family,… -
Sgaduto, Francesco
SGADUTO, FRANCESCO. - Jurist, b. at Bagheria (Palermo) on 30 July 1858, d. at Favara (Agrigento) on 29 June 1942. A private lecturer in the… -
Sibour, Dominique-Auguste-Marie
SIBOUR, DOMINIQUE-AUGUSTE-MARIE. - Archbishop of Paris, b. 4 April 1792 at St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (Drôme), d. 3 Jan. 1857 in Paris.… -
Siccardi, Giuseppe
SICCARDI, GIUSEPPE. - Statesman, b. at Verzuolo (Cuneo) on 13 Oct. 1802, d. at Turin on 29 Oct. 1857. A jurist of clear fame and a… -
Sichirollo, Giacomo
SICHIROLLO, GIACOMO. - Neo-Thomist philosopher and sociologist, b. at Arquà Polesine (Rovigo) on 17 April 1839, d. at Rovigo on 18 May… -
Sifilino, Giovanni VIII, Patriarch of Constantinople (SIFILINO, GIOVANNI VIII, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
SIFILINO, Giovanni VIII, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Born between the years 1010 and 1012 at Trebizond, died 2 August 1075 at… -
Sigebert of Gembloux (SIGEBERTO DI GEMBLOUX)
SIGEBERT OF GEMBLOUX. - Benedictine, b. ca. 1030 near Gembloux, d. there on 5 October 1112. He taught for more than 20 years in the… -
Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and of Sweden (SIGISMONDO III VASA, RE DI POLONIA E DI SVEZIA)
SIGISMUND III VASA, King of Poland and of Sweden. - Son of John III, King of Sweden, and of Catherine Jagiellon, b. 20 June 1566 at… -
Sigismund II Jagellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (SIGISMONDO II JAGELLONE, RE DI POLONIA E GRANDUCA DI LITUANIA)
SIGISMUND II JAGELLON, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. - Son of King Sigismund I and of Bona Sforza, b. on 1 Aug. 1520 at… -
Sigismund I Jagiellon, Known as the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (SIGISMONDO I JAGELLONE, DETTO IL VECCHIO, RE DI POLONIA E GRANDUCA DI LITUANIA)
SIGISMUND I JAGIELLON, Known as the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. - Son of Casimir and of Elizabeth of Habsburg, b. at… -
Sigismund of Luxembourg, Emperor (SIGISMONDO DI LUSSEMBURGO, IMPERATORE)
SIGISMUND OF LUXEMBOURG, Emperor. - Second son of Charles IV of Luxembourg, king of Bohemia and emperor, and of Mary of Valois, daughter of… -
Simler, Josia
SIMLER, JOSIAS. - Swiss humanist, b. 6 Nov. 1530 at Cappel, d. 2 July 1576 at Zurich. He studied Protestant theology at Zurich, Basel and… -
Simonetta, Giacomo
SIMONETTA, GIACOMO. - Cardinal, born in Milan in 1475, died in Rome on November 1, 1539. From 1505 he was a consistorial advocate and took… -
Simonetta, Giovanni
SIMONETTA, Giovanni. - Historian, b. at Caccuri (province of Catanzaro) between the first and second decade of the 15th century, d.… -
Simonetta, Ludovico
SIMONETTA, LUDOVICO. - Cardinal, born of a noble family in Milan around 1500, died in Rome on April 30, 1568. He took a degree in law. A… -
Simon of Cramaud (SIMONE DI CRAMAUD)
SIMON OF CRAMAUD. - Bishop and cardinal, b. before 1360 in the diocese of Limoges, d. 15 Dec. 1422. He studied law at Orléans; a doctor of… -
Simor, Johann
SIMOR, JOHANN. - Cardinal, b. 23 Aug. 1813 at Székesfehérvár (Stuhlweissenburg), d. 24 Jan. 1891 at Esztergom. A priest in 1856, in 1839… -
Sinclair, Margaret
SINCLAIR, MARGARET. - In religion Maria Francesca of the Five Wounds, b. in Edinburgh on 25 March 1900, d. in London on 24 Nov. 1925. Her… -
Sinistrari, Ludovico Maria
SINISTRARI, LUDOVICO MARIA. - Canonist, b. in Ameno (island of S. Giulio di Orta, Novara) on 26 January 1632, d. at Giardini on 6 March… -
Sirigo, Melezio
SIRIGO, MELEZIO. - Byzantine orator and anti-Protestant polemicist, b. at Candia (Crete) in 1586, d. at Galata (Constantinople) on 13 April… -
Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de (SISMONDI, JEAN-CHARLES SIMONDE DO)
SISMONDI, JEAN-CHARLES-LÉONARD SIMONDE DE. - Historian and economist, b. at Geneva on 9 May 1773, d. there on 25 June 1842. A philosopher… -
Sisto, Sienese (SISTO DI SIENA)
SISTO, Sienese. - Biblicist, b. in Siena in 1520 to Jewish parents, d. in Genoa in 1569. As a young man S. converted and entered the… -
Skanderbeg, Giorgio Castriota, called (SCANDERBEG, GIORGIO CASTRIOTA DETTO)
SKANDERBEG, Giorgio Castriota, called. - Albanian national hero, b. ca. 1404, d. 17 January 1468, several times described by the Popes of… -
Skarga, Piotr
SKARGA, PIOTR. - Preacher, b. at Grojec (Masovia) in February 1536, d. at Kraków on 27 September 1612. He was one of the noblest figures in… -
Sleidanus, Johann
SLEIDANUS, JOHANN. - He was the most celebrated annalist of the German Reformation, born probably in 1506 at Schleiden in the Eifel, of the… -
Soderini, Francesco
SODERINI, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. in Florence in 1453, d. in Rome on 17 May 1524. He was a familiar of Sixtus IV when, at the age of 24,… -
Soglia Ceroni, Giovanni
SOGLIA CERONI, GIOVANNI. - Cardinal, b. at Casola Valsenio on 11 Oct. 1779, d. at Osimo on 12 Aug. 1856. While still young, he was… -
Sohm, Rudolf
SOHM, RUDOLF. - Protestant jurist, b. 29 Oct. 1841 in Rostock, d. 16 May 1917 in Leipzig. As an extraordinary professor at the University… -
Sojo de Anguera, Carmen de
SOJO de ANGUERA, CARMEN de. - Of the secular Third Order of Carmel, b. at Reus (province of Tarragona) on 15 Oct. 1856, d. at Barcelona on… -
Solari, Benedetto
SOLARI, BENEDETTO. - Dominican bishop, b. at Chiavari on 9 March 1742, d. at Genoa on 13 April 1814. He entered the Dominican Order at a… -
Solaro della Margarita, Clemente
SOLARO DELLA MARGARITA, CLEMENTE. - Piedmontese politician and diplomat, b. 21 Nov. 1792 at Cuneo, d. 12 Nov. 1869 at Turin. From Oct. 1803… -
Sombart, Werner
SOMBART, WERNER. - Protestant sociologist, b. at Ermsleben (Harz) on 19 Jan. 1863, d. at Berlin on 18 May 1941. He studied at the… -
Sonis, Louis-Gaston de
SONIS, LOUIS-GASTON de. - General, b. at Pointe-à-Pitre (island of Guadeloupe in the French Antilles) on 25 Aug. 1825, d. at Paris on 15… -
Sonnino, Sidney
SONNINO, SIDNEY. - Statesman, b. at Pisa on 11 March 1874, d. at Rome on 24 Nov. 1922. After a seven-year period (1867-73) spent in the… -
Sordini, Caterina
SORDINI, CATERINA. - In religion Maria Maddalena dell'Incarnazione, foundress of the Perpetual Adorers of the Most Blessed Sacrament, b. at… -
Soto, Pedro de
SOTO, PEDRO de. - Dominican theologian, b. at Alcalá ca. 1495, d. at Trent on 20 April 1563. A religious at Salamanca (30 March 1518). A… -
Soulas, André
SOULAS, ANDRÉ. - Priest, founder of the Sisters of Our Lord for the care of the sick, b. at Viols-le-Fort (diocese of Montpellier) on 25… -
Sousa, Luis de (Manuel de Sousa Coutinho)
SOUSA, Luis de (Manuel de Sousa Coutinho). - Portuguese historian, b. at Santarém, lived from 1555 to 1632. His work, which deals with… -
Southwell (Bacon), Nathaniel (SOUTHWELL (BACON), NATHANAEL)
SOUTHWELL (BACON), NATHANIEL. - Jesuit writer and bibliographer, b. in Norfolk in 1598, d. in Rome on 2 Dec. 1676. From 1617 to 1622 he was… -
Spada, Giuseppe
SPADA, GIUSEPPE. - Historian, b. in Rome on 21 July 1793, d. there on 3 Nov. 1867. In 1811 he entered the bank of the Torlonia, of which he… -
Spahn, Peter
SPAHN, PETER. - German politician, b. 22 May 1846 at Winkel in the Rheingau, d. 31 Aug. 1925 at Bad Wildungen. He entered the judiciary in… -
Sparagana, Ludovico
SPARAGANA, LUDOVICO. - Pontifical officer, b. at Monte S. Giovanni (Frosinone) on 30 March 1813, d. in Rome on 21 Aug. 1885. A volunteer in… -
Spaur, Carlo Von
SPAUR, CARLO VON. - Bavarian diplomat, b. Jan. 4, 1794, d. Oct. 26, 1854 in Florence. Count of Winckel and Laudeck, he began his diplomatic… -
Speciano, Cesare
SPECIANO, CESARE. - Bishop and nuncio, b. at Cremona in 1539, d. there on 20 Aug. 1607. First canon of the Milanese Metropolitan chapter… -
Spezi, Pio
SPEZI, PIO. - A Romanist and in particular a scholar of the history and study of the churches of Rome, b. in Rome on 1 Oct. 1861, d. there… -
Spiegel, Ferdinand August
SPIEGEL, FERDINAND AUGUST. - Bishop, b. 25 Dec. 1764 in Canstein Castle (Westphalia), d. 2 Aug. 1835 in Cologne. A cadet of a baronial… -
Spiera, Francesco
SPIERA, FRANCESCO. - Italian Protestant who returned to Catholicism, b. at Cittadella in 1502, d. there in 1548. A lawyer in his city,… -
Spillmann, Joseph
SPILLMANN, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, historian and popular narrator, b. at Zug (Switzerland) on 22 April 1842, d. at Luxembourg on 23 Feb. 1905.… -
Spina, Alfonso López de (SPINA, ALFONSO LOPEZ DE)
SPINA, Alfonso López de. - Friar Minor, formerly a Jew, learned theologian, distinguished for piety and doctrine, effective preacher,… -
Spina, Bartolomeo
SPINA, BARTOLOMEO. - Dominican theologian, b. in Pisa in 1475, d. in Rome in 1546. A lecturer in philosophy and theology, he taught for… -
Spinelli, Niccolò
SPINELLI, NICCOLÒ. - Jurist, b. perhaps at Giovinazzo between 1320 and 1325, d. at Pavia (?) after 1396. He first taught at the University… -
Spinola, Family (SPINOLA, FAMIGLIA)
SPINOLA, FAMILY. - One of the four major houses of Genoa. In the city it held power in the name of the Obertenghi marquises, whom it… -
Spinola y Maestre, Marcél (SPINOLA Y MAESTRE, MARCEL)
SPINOLA Y MAESTRE, MARCÉL. - Cardinal, archbishop of Seville, b. at S. Fernando (diocese of Cadiz) on 14 Jan. 1835, d. at Seville on 22… -
Spotorno, Giovanni Battista
SPOTORNO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Barnabite, b. in Albisola superiore on 27 Oct. 1788, d. in Genoa in 1844. A Barnabite in 1806, he taught… -
Srbik, Heinrich von
SRBIK, HEINRICH von. - Austrian historian, b. 10 Nov. 1878 in Vienna, d. 16 Feb. 1951 at Ehrwald (Tyrol). A pupil of the Austrian… -
Stadion, Christoph
STADION, CHRISTOPH. - Bishop, b. in March 1478 to a noble Swedish family at Schelklingen, d. at Nuremberg on 15 April 1543. He studied at… -
Stahl, Friederich Julius
STAHL, FRIEDERICH JULIUS. - Jurist and politician, a Jew converted to Lutheranism, b. in Munich on 16 Jan. 1802, d. at Bad-Brückenau on 10… -
Stalin, Iosif Vissarionovič (Džugašvili) (STALIN, IOSIF VISSARIONOVIĆ (DŽUGAŠVILI))
STALIN, Iosif Vissarionovič (Džugašvili). - Russian statesman, b. at Gori, a small village in the Caucasus, to a Georgian shoemaker, on 21… -
Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, King of Poland (STANISLAO II AUGUSTO PONIATOWSKI, RE DI POLONIA)
STANISLAUS II AUGUSTUS PONIATOWSKI, King of Poland. - B. Jan. 17, 1732 at Wolczyn, d. Feb. 12, 1798 at St. Petersburg. He traveled… -
Stanisław I Leszczyński, King of Poland (STANISLAO I LESZCZYNSKI, RE DI POLONIA)
STANISŁAW I LESZCZYŃSKI, King of Poland. - B. 20 Oct. 1677 at Lwów, d. 23 Feb. 1766 at Lunéville. With the direct support of Charles XII of… -
Staphylus (Stapellage), Friedrich
STAPHYLUS (STAPELLAGE), FRIEDRICH. - Lutheran theologian, later converted to Catholicism, b. 27 Aug. 1512 at Osnabrück, d. 5 March 1564 at… -
Stapleton, Thomas
STAPLETON, THOMAS. - Catholic controversialist, b. at Hensfield (Sussex) in July 1535, d. at Louvain on 12 Oct. 1598. A bachelor at Oxford… -
Starace, Costanza
STARACE, COSTANZA. - In religion Sister Maria Maddalena della Passione, foundress of the Suore Compassioniste serve di Maria, b. at… -
Starčević, Ante
STARČEVIĆ, ANTE. - Croatian politician, b. 23 May 1823 at Žitnik (Lika), d. at Zagreb on 28 February 1896. From 1845 to 1848 he studied… -
Stefanardo da Vimercate
STEFANARDO da VIMERCATE. - Dominican theologian and historian, b. at Vimercate (Milan), d. at Milan in 1297. Several times prior at Verona… -
Stefaneschi, Giacomo
STEFANESCHI, GIACOMO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome ca. 1270 to Pietro S. and Perna Orsini, d. June 23, 1343. Boniface VIII made him cardinal… -
Steiner, Rudolf
STEINER, RUDOLF. - Philosopher, b. at Kraljevic (Croatia) on 27 Feb. 1861, d. at Dornach (Switzerland) on 30 March 1925, founder of… -
Stein, Joannes Wilhelmus Jacobus Antonius (STEIN, JOANNES WILHEMUS JACOBUS ANTONIUS)
STEIN, JOANNES WILHELMUS JACOBUS ANTONIUS. - Jesuit, astronomer, b. at Grave (Holland) on 27 Feb. 1871, d. at Rome on 27 Dec. 1951. Having… -
Stellini, Jacopo
STELLINI, JACOPO. - Philosopher and educationist, b. 27 April 1699 at Cividale del Friuli, d. 17 March 1770 at Padua. In 1718 he entered… -
Stephen (Mercuelio-Zabalza) da Adoain (STEFANO (MERCUELLO-ZABALZA) DA ADOAIN)
STEPHEN (Mercuelio-Zabalza) da Adoain. - Born at Adoain (Navarre) on 11 Oct. 1808, died at Sanlucar de Barrameda on 7 Oct. 1880. Having… -
Stephen of Tournay (STEFANO DI TOURNAL)
STEPHEN OF TOURNAY. - Bishop and jurist, b. at Orléans in 1128, d. at Tournal in 1203. After his early studies in his native city, he went… -
Sterbini, Pietro
STERBINI, PIETRO. - Politician, b. at Sgurgola on 25 Jan. 1793, d. at Naples on 30 Sept. 1863. A physician and man of letters, an active… -
Sterckx, Engelbert
STERCKX, ENGELBERT. - Cardinal, archbishop of Malines, b. 2 Nov. 1792 at Ophem, d. 4 Dec. 1867 at Malines. Ordained priest in 1815, he… -
Steuco, Agostino
STEUCO, AGOSTINO. - Prelate and scholar, b. at Gubbio (hence the appellation Eugubinus) perhaps in 1497, d. at Venice in March 1548. He was… -
Stevenson, Joseph
STEVENSON, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, historian and archivist, b. at Berwick-on-Tweed (Scotland) on 27 Nov. 1806, d. in London on 18 Feb. 1895. An… -
Stilicho, Flavius (STILICONE, FLAVIO)
STILICHO, FLAVIUS. - Son of a Vandal who had served with great honor under the emperor Valens, he had entered the military and had not… -
Stocchiero, Giuseppe
STOCCHIERO, GIUSEPPE. - Canonist, b. at Arzignano (Vicenza) on 24 Sept. 1882, d. at Vicenza on 4 Dec. 1946. After completing his studies at… -
Stoecker, Adolf
STOECKER, ADOLF. - German politician and sociologist, Protestant, b. 11 Nov. 1835 at Halberstadt, d. 8 Feb. 1909 at Gries near Bolzano.… -
Stolz, Anselm
STOLZ, ANSELM. - Benedictine theologian, b. 28 Jan. 1900 at Erkrath (near Düsseldorf), d. in Rome on 19 Oct. 1942. A professor of the abbey… -
Stoppani, Antonio
STOPPANI, ANTONIO. - Priest and scientist, b. at Lecco on 15 Aug. 1824, d. at Milan on 1 Jan. 1891. A seminarian at the age of eleven,… -
Stoss, Andreas
STOSS, ANDREAS. - Carmelite theologian, b. in Nuremberg ca. 1477, d. in Bamberg on 10 Oct. 1540. Son of the famous carver Veit Stoss, he… -
Streitl, Maria Franziska (STREITEL, MARIA FRANZISKA)
STREITL, MARIA FRANZISKA. - Foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows, b. at Mellrichstadt (diocese of Würzburg) on 24 Nov. 1844, d.… -
Strozzi Acquaviva, Isabella, Duchess of Atri (STROZZI ACQUAVIVA, ISABELLA, DUCHESSA D'ATRI)
STROZZI ACQUAVIVA, Isabella, Duchess of Atri. - Collaborator of St. Leonard of Port Maurice, b. Aug. 4, 1703; in 1727 she married Filippo… -
Strozzi Family (STROZZI, FAMIGLIA)
STROZZI FAMILY. - Its known progenitor is a STROZZA of Ubaldino who lived in the second half of the 13th century. From his sons, PINO,… -
Stuart Family (STUART, FAMIGLIA)
STUART FAMILY. - An ancient Scottish family, descended from a branch of the Anglo-Norman family Fitz-Alan. In the time of King David I of… -
Sture, Sten, the Elder (STURE, STEN, IL VECCHIO)
STURE, Sten, the Elder. - Swedish politician, b. around 1442, d. 14 Dec. 1503 at Jönköping. Related, through his mother, to King Karl… -
Sture, Sten, the Younger (STURE, STEN, IL GIOVANE)
STURE, Sten, the Younger. - Swedish politician, b. ca. 1493, d. 3 February 1520. Son of Svante Nilsson, who after Sten Sture the Elder had… -
Stutz, Ulrich
STUTZ, ULRICH. - Jurist, b. in Zurich on 5 May 1868, d. in Berlin on 6 July 1938. He received his doctorate in law in 1892 at the… -
Suetonius (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) (SVETONIO (GAIUS SUETONIUS TRANQUILLUS))
SUETONIUS (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus). - Historian, b. around 75 A.D.; his birthplace is unknown. Under Trajan he was secretary of the… -
Suger (SUGERO)
SUGER. - Abbot of the abbey of St-Denis in Paris, b. at St-Denis or at Argenteuil in 1081, d. at St-Denis on 13 Jan. 1151. He entered the… -
Sulāqā, Giovanni
SULĀQĀ, GIOVANNI. - First Chaldean patriarch of Mosul, martyr of the union with Rome. Born in Mosul around 1510 and died there at the… -
Sundar Singh
SUNDAR SINGH. - Hindu mystic, called Sadhu = "pious", b. at Rampur, on the border of Nepal, on Sept. 3, 1889, d. in 1932. From the… -
Sun Yat-sen
SUN YAT-SEN. - Cantonese form of the name of Süenisien (Sun I-hsien), Chinese politician and revolutionary. Born on 12 Nov. 1866 to a… -
Superantius (Soranzo), Nicolaus
SUPERANTIUS (SORANZO), NICOLAUS. - Jurist, b. in Venice in 1474, d. there on 20 Nov. 1546. An Augustinian religious, he was prior of the… -
Svetlov, Pavel Jakovlevič
SVETLOV, PAVEL JAKOVLEVIČ. - Archpriest, one of the most important recent Russian theologians, b. in 1861. After the Russian Revolution of… -
Swetchine, Anne-Sophie (SWJETSCHIN, ANNE-SOPHIE)
SWETCHINE, ANNE-SOPHIE. - Russian convert, born in Moscow on 22 Nov. 1782, died in Paris on 9 Sept. 1857. Of the noble Sojmonoff family,… -
Sybel, Heinrich von
SYBEL, HEINRICH von. - German historian, b. 2 Dec. 1817 in Düsseldorf, d. 1 Aug. 1895 in Marburg. He was professor in Bonn in 1844, in… -
Symmachus (Q. Aurelius Symmachus) (SIMMACO (Q. AURELIUS SYMMACUS))
SYMMACHUS (Q. Aurelius Symmachus). - Orator and politician, b. in Rome in 345, d. in 405, he was one of the most prominent figures of dying… -
Tabaraud, Mathieu-Mathurin
TABARAUD, MATHIEU-MATHURIN. - Oratorian, b. at Limoges on 17 April 1744, d. there on 9 January 1832. He studied with the Jesuits and the… -
Tacitus, Cornelius (Cornelius Tacitus) (TACITO, CORNELIO (CORNELIUS TACITUS))
TACITUS, Cornelius (Cornelius Tacitus). - Historian, b. around 55 A.D. (at Terni?); praetor under Domitian, consul in 97, d. in 120 (cf.… -
Tacitus, Marcus Claudius (M. Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor; epithets "Ex Victoria" [Gothicus, Maximus] etc.) (TACITO, MARCO CLAUDIO (M. CLAUDIUS TACITUS, IMPERATOR AUGUSTUS; APPELLATIVI « EX VICTORIA » [GOTHICUS, MAXIMUS] ECC.), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
TACITUS, MARCUS CLAUDIUS (M. Claudius Tacitus, Imperator Augustus; appellations "ex victoria" [Gothicus, Maximus] etc.), ROMAN EMPEROR. -… -
Tadini, Placido
TADINI, PLACIDO. - Cardinal, b. at Moncalvo, diocese of Casale, on 11 Oct. 1759, d. at Genoa on 22 Nov. 1847. He entered the Carmelites of… -
Tageno
TAGENO. - He was chaplain and notary of Diepold, bishop of Passau, in 1184; he died at Tripoli before 3 November 1190. His master took him… -
Tagino
TAGINO. - Henry II, whose chaplain he was, imposed him as archbishop on the cathedral chapter of Magdeburg. Consecrated on 2 February 1004,… -
Talamini, Natale
TALAMINI, NATALE. - Priest, b. at Pescul (Belluno) on 25 Dec. 1808, d. there on 6 Apr. 1876. He embraced the ecclesiastical state at a very… -
Talbot, Matthew
TALBOT, MATTHEW. - Laborer, b. in Dublin on 2 May 1856, d. there on 7 June 1925. Raised in very straitened family circumstances and from… -
Talleyrand, Alexandre-Angélique, Duke of (TALLEYRAND, ALEXANDRE-ANGÉLIQUE, DUCA DI)
TALLEYRAND, Alexandre-Angélique, Duke of. - Cardinal, b. in Paris on 16 Oct. 1736, d. there on 20 June 1821. Uncle of the Minister of… -
Talleyrand Périgord, Charles-Maurice, Prince of (TALLEYRAND PÉRIGORD, CHARLES-MAURICE, PRINCIPE DI)
TALLEYRAND PÉRIGORD, Charles-Maurice, Prince of. - Bishop of Autun, diplomat and statesman, b. 2 February 1754 in Paris, d. there 17 May… -
Tamassia, Nino
TAMASSIA, NINO. - Historian of Italian law, b. at Revere di Mantova on 1 Dec. 1860, d. at Padua on 11 Dec. 1931. After graduating at Pavia… -
Tamburini, Michelangelo
TAMBURINI, MICHELANGELO. - Fourteenth general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Modena on 27 Sept. 1648, d. at Rome on 28 Febr. 1730. He… -
Tancredi di Lecce
TANCREDI di LECCE. - Norman prince, natural son of Roger of Apulia and of Emma of the counts of Lecce, himself invested from 1149 with the… -
Tancred of Hauteville (TANCREDI D'ALTAVILLA)
TANCRED OF HAUTEVILLE. - Prince of Antioch, b. ca. 1072, d. at Antioch on 12 Dec. 1112. He followed his uncle Bohemond in the First Crusade… -
Tancred (Tancredus) (TANCREDI (TANCREDUS))
TANCREDI (Tancredus). - Canonist, b. in Bologna around 1185, d. there between 1234 and 1236. Canon and then archdeacon of Bologna (1226),… -
Tanguay, Cyprien
TANGUAY, CYPRIEN. - Canadian priest and historian, b. at Québec in 1819, d. there in 1902. He studied at the Seminary of Québec; ordained a… -
Tanquerey, Adolphe-Alfred
TANQUEREY, ADOLPHE-ALFRED. - Sulpician theologian, b. at Blainville (Normandy) on 1 May 1854, d. at Aix-en-Provence on 21 Feb. 1932.… -
Tanucci, Bernardo
TANUCCI, BERNARDO. - Statesman, b. at Stia (Arezzo) on 20 Feb. 1698, d. near Naples on 29 Apr. 1783. Professor of law at Pisa, he followed… -
Tarancon, Emanuele Gioacchino
TARANCON, EMANUELE GIOACCHINO. - Cardinal, b. at Covarrubias, diocese of Sigüenza, on 20 March 1782, d. at Seville on 25 Aug. 1862. After… -
Tarditi, Ildefonso
TARDITI, ILDEFONSO. - Piarist, b. at Mondovì on 14 Dec. 1704, d. at Rome on 30 Dec. 1790. Devoted for many years to teaching, he had… -
Tareev, Mikhail Mikhailovich (TARĚEV, MICHAIL MICHAILOVIČ)
TAREEV, MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH. - Russian theologian and philosopher (1867-1934). A doctor of theology and professor of moral theology at the… -
Tarin, Francisco de Paula
TARIN, FRANCISCO DE PAULA. - Jesuit missionary, b. 12 Oct. 1849 at Godelleta (Valencia), d. at Seville on 12 Dec. 1910. Having entered the… -
Tarlati di Pietramala, Galeotto
TARLATI DI PIETRAMALA, GALEOTTO. - Cardinal, son of Magio, born in Arezzo, died at Vienne in the Dauphiné in 1396. He belonged to a… -
Tartarotti, Girolamo
TARTAROTTI, GIROLAMO. - Scholar, b. at Rovereto on 2 Jan. 1706, d. there on 16 May 1761. He was a friend of Scipione Maffei, of Apostolo… -
Tarugi, Francesco Maria
TARUGI, FRANCESCO MARIA. - Cardinal, b. at Montepulciano on 27 Aug. 1525, d. at Rome on 11 June 1608. Nephew of Julius III and a blood… -
Tassilo II, Duke of Bavaria (TASSILONE II, DUCA DI BAVIERA)
TASSILO II, Duke of Bavaria. - Son of Chiltrude, sister of Pepin the Short, he succeeded his father Odilo thanks to the intervention of his… -
Tazzoli, Enrico
TAZZOLI, ENRICO. - Priest, b. at Canneto on 19 April 1812, d. at Belfiore on 7 December 1852. Professor of philosophy at the Mantuan… -
Tçuzzu, João Rodriguez
TÇUZZU, João Rodriguez. - Jesuit, missionary and historian, b. at Sernancelhe (diocese of Lamego, Portugal) ca. 1561, d. at Macao (China)… -
Tebaldeschi, Francesco
TEBALDESCHI, FRANCESCO. - A Roman, he was created cardinal at Montefiascone by Urban V on 22 Sept. 1368. Papal legate in Rome in 1376, he… -
Teellinck, Guillaume
TEELLINCK, GUILLAUME. - Born in 1579, died in 1629, Calvinist minister at Middelburg (Zeeland). He became acquainted with Pietism in… -
Teetaert, Amedeo da Zedelgem
TEETAERT, AMEDEO da ZEDELGEM. - Capuchin theologian, b. at Zedelgem (Bruges) on 3 March 1892, d. at Rome on 2 March 1949. Ordained priest… -
Teia
TEIA. - Last king of the Ostrogoths in Italy. When the energetic and fortunate king Totila, who had recovered almost all of Italy from… -
Tempier, Stefano
TEMPIER, STEFANO. - Bishop of Paris from 7 Oct. 1268 to 3 Sept. 1279. A native of Orléans, he had studied theology in Paris. A canon of… -
Teresa Margaret of the Incarnation (TERESA MARGHERITA DELL'INCARNAZIONE)
TERESA MARGARET OF THE INCARNATION. - Discalced Carmelite, Princess Caterina Farnese, born in Piacenza to Odoardo and Margherita de'… -
Tetzel, Johann
TETZEL, JOHANN. - Dominican preacher, b. at Pirna in 1465, d. at Leipzig on 11 Aug. 1519. Having become a Dominican after completing his… -
Thallus (Thallos, Thallus, but in Jacoby, Fragm. d. Gr. Historiker, Allos) (TALLO (THALLUS, ΘΆΛΛΟΣ, MA IN JACOBY, FRAGM. D. GR. HISTORIKER, ἌΛΛΟΣ))
THALLUS (Thallos, Thallus, but in Jacoby, Fragm. d. Gr. Historiker, Allos). - Historian, a native of Samaria, a freedman of Tiberius,… -
Thaon di Revel, Ottavio
THAON DI REVEL, OTTAVIO. - Statesman, b. in Turin on 26 June 1803, d. there on 9 February 1868. Son of Count Ignazio, who - viceroy of… -
Tharaca (Egypt. Taharqa; Heb. Tirhāqāh) (THARACA (EGIZ. TAHARQA; EBR. TIRHĀQĀH))
THARACA (Egypt. Taharqa; Heb. Tirhāqāh). - Third Egyptian pharaoh of the XXVth Ethiopian dynasty; he reigned from c. 688 to 663 B.C. In the… -
Theiner, Augustin
THEINER, AUGUSTIN. - Priest and historian, b. at Breslau on 11 April 1804, d. at Civitavecchia on 8 Aug. 1874. The son of a German father… -
Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury (TEOBALDO, ARCIVESCOVO DI CANTERBURY)
THEOBALD, Archbishop of Canterbury. - Abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Bec in 1136, in 1138 he was elected archbishop to the see of… -
Theodelinda (Teodelinda) (TEODOLINDA (TEODELINDA))
THEODELINDA (TEODELINDA). - Queen of the Lombards, d. 22 January 628. She had the merit of bringing her people to Catholicism. Of Bavarian… -
Theodoli, Augusto
THEODOLI, AUGUSTO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 18 Sept. 1819, d. there on 26 June 1892. Appointed by Gregory XVI as canon of St. Mary Major,… -
Theodora, Empress of the East (TEODORA, IMPERATRICE D'ORIENTE)
THEODORA, EMPRESS OF THE EAST. - The most famous among the various empresses of this name, wife of Justinian, d. in 548, not yet fifty… -
Theodora, Wife of Theophylactus (TEODORA, MOGLIE DI TEOFILATTO)
THEODORA, Wife of Theophylactus. - She appears in documents with the title of vestaratrix, which came to her from her husband, pontifical… -
Theodore bar Warbōn (TEODORO BAR WARBÖN)
THEODORE BAR WARBŌN. - Jacobite writer, bishop and anti-patriarch, a native of Melitene, d. in 1192-93. He was secretary of the Jacobite… -
Theodore, Bishop of Aquileia (TEODORO, VESCOVO DI AQUILEIA)
THEODORE, Bishop of Aquileia. - He was already bishop in 314, since in that year he took part in the Council of Arles against the… -
Theodore II Laskaris, Emperor of Nicaea (TEODORO II LASKARIS, IMPERATORE DI NICEA)
THEODORE II LASKARIS, Emperor of Nicaea. - Emperor from 1254 to 1258. In 1256 he wrote letters to Pope Alexander IV in favor of the Union.… -
Theodoric (Dietrich) of Apolda (TEODORICO (DIETRICH) DI APOLDA)
THEODORIC (DIETRICH) OF APOLDA. - Dominican theologian, b. at Apolda in Thuringia in 1228, d. ca. 1297. He entered the Order of Preachers… -
Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths (TEODORICO IL GRANDE, RE DEGLI OSTROGOTI)
THEODORIC THE GREAT, King of the Ostrogoths. - Son of Theodemir, of the ruling Amal dynasty, b. ca. 454. His father, chief of the… -
Theodosius II (Flavius Theodosius, Junior), Emperor of the East (TEODOSIO II (FLAVIUS THEODOSIUS, IUNIOR) IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)
THEODOSIUS II (Flavius Theodosius, Junior), Emperor of the East. - Born in 401, crowned Augustus on 10 January 402, he succeeded his father… -
Theodosius I, Roman Emperor (TEODOSIO I, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
THEODOSIUS I, ROMAN EMPEROR. - Born at Cauca on 11 January 347, died at Milan on 17 January 395. Having entered the army, he followed his… -
Theodosius, Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria (TEODOSIO, PATRIARCA MONOFISITA DI ALESSANDRIA)
THEODOSIUS, Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria. - Died in 566. He was elected after the death of Timothy III in 535, at the insistence of… -
Theodotus, Bishop of Laodicea (TEODOTO, VESCOVO DI LAODICEA)
THEODOTUS, Bishop of Laodicea. - A follower of Arius from the very first hour (Theodoret, Hist. eccl., I, 4), he took part at the beginning… -
Theodulf (Teodolfo), Bishop of Orléans (TEODOLFO (TEODULFO), VESCOVO D'ORLÉANS)
THEODULF (Teodolfo), Bishop of Orléans. - Theologian and poet, of Spanish origin, born in the first half of the 8th century, died,… -
Theognis (TEOGNIDE)
THEOGNIS. - Bishop of Nicaea. An intransigent Arian, he took part in the Council of Nicaea in 325. Compelled by circumstances, he… -
Theophanes III, Patriarch of Jerusalem (TEOFANE III, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME)
THEOPHANES III, Patriarch of Jerusalem. - He held the patriarchate from 1606 to 15 Dec. 1644; he was a bitter opponent of the Franciscans… -
Theophilus, Bishop of Castabala (TEOFILO, VESCOVO DI CASTABALA)
THEOPHILUS, Bishop of Castabala. - Already bishop of Eleutheropolis in Palestine before 360, he was transferred to Castabala in Cilicia…