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Theophylaktos (Feoplakt), Gorskiy (THEOPHYLAKTOS (FEOPLAKT), GORSKIJ)
THEOPHYLAKTOS (FEOPLAKT), GORSKIY. - Russian Protestantizing theologian of the eighteenth century. His date of birth is unknown. He died on… -
Thévenet, Claudine
THÉVENET, CLAUDINE. - In religion Maria of St. Ignatius, foundress of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, b. at Lyon on 30 March 1774, d. at… -
Thierry, Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin
THIERRY, JACQUES-NICOLAS-AUGUSTIN. - French historian, b. at Blois on 10 May 1795, d. at Paris on 22 May 1856. Having left the École… -
Thietmar of Merseburg (TIETMARO DI MERSEBURGO)
THIETMAR OF MERSEBURG. - Born on 25 July 975 to Siegfried, count of Walbeck, died at Merseburg on 1 December 1018. He entered the monastery… -
Thijm, Josephus Albertus
THIJM, JOSEPHUS ALBERTUS. - Dutch publicist, b. in Amsterdam on 8 July 1820, d. there on 17 March 1889. Having soon abandoned commerce for… -
Thomas of Capua (TOMMASO DI CAPUA)
THOMAS OF CAPUA. - A native of Capua, he was appointed archbishop of Naples (1215) and cardinal with the title of St. Sabina (1216: Eubel,… -
Thomas of Marga (TOMMASO DI MARGA)
THOMAS OF MARGA. - Nestorian bishop and writer, b. at Beit Sarōnajé. He became a monk in the monastery of Beit 'Abè and became secretary of… -
Thomas of Pavia (TOMMASO DI PAVIA)
THOMAS OF PAVIA. - Franciscan chronicler, b. c. 1212 at Pavia, d. c. 1280. The biographical details come from his chronicle and from that… -
Thomas of Strasbourg (TOMMASO DI STRASBURGO)
THOMAS OF STRASBOURG. - Theologian of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine, b. at Hagenau in Alsace, d. at Vienna in 1357. He himself… -
Thonissen, Jean-Joseph
THONISSEN, JEAN-JOSEPH. - Belgian jurist and politician, b. Jan. 10, 1816 in Hasselt, d. Aug. 17, 1891 in Louvain. After graduating in law… -
Thouvenel, Édouard (THOUVENEL, EDOUARD)
THOUVENEL, ÉDOUARD. - French statesman, b. at Verdun on 11 Nov. 1818, d. at Paris on 10 Oct. 1866. After a rapid and brilliant diplomatic… -
Thun-Hohenstein, Leo, Count of (THUN-HOHENSTEIN, LEO, CONTE DI)
THUN-HOHENSTEIN, Leo, Count of. - Politician, b. at Tetschen on 7 April 1811, d. at Vienna on 17 December 1888. He studied law at Prague… -
Tiberius, Claudius Nero (Tiberius Claudius Nero; after adoption by Augustus, Tiberius Julius Caesar), Roman Emperor (TIBERIO, CLAUDIO NERONE (TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS NERO; DOPO L'ADOZIONE AD AUGUSTO, TIBERIUS IULIUS CAESAR), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
TIBERIUS, CLAUDIUS NERO (Tiberius Claudius Nero; after his adoption by Augustus, Tiberius Iulius Caesar), ROMAN EMPEROR. - B. 16 Nov. 42… -
Tillemont, Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de (TILLEMONT, LOUIS-SÉBASTIEN, LE NAIN DE)
TILLEMONT, LOUIS-SÉBASTIEN LE NAIN DE. - French scholar and historian, b. in Paris on 30 Nov. 1637, d. there on 10 Jan. 1698. Educated in… -
Tilpino (Tulpino, Turpino)
TILPINO (TULPINO, TURPINO). - Benedictine, archbishop of Reims, b. in the first half of the 8th century, d. at Reims on 2 September 800. A… -
Timothy I, Nestorian Patriarch (TIMOTEO I, PATRIARCA NESTORIANO)
TIMOTHY I, Nestorian Patriarch. - Born in 727 or 728 at Hazzà near Arbela, died in 823. A monk in the monastery of St. George, he was later… -
Tipaldo, Emilio
TIPALDO, EMILIO. - Born in Cephalonia on 8 Oct. 1798, died in Mirano (Venice) on 31 March 1878. Having moved to the Veneto in 1810, from… -
Tiraboschi, Girolamo
TIRABOSCHI, GIROLAMO. - Historian, b. at Bergamo on 18 Dec. 1731, d. at Modena on 3 June 1794. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1746,… -
Tirinus (Le Thiry), Iacobus
TIRINUS (LE THIRY), IACOBUS. - Flemish theologian, b. at Antwerp in 1580, d. there in 1636. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1600, he… -
Tiso, Jozef
TISO, JOZEF. - Priest and politician, b. Oct. 13, 1887, at Vel'ká Bytča, d. Apr. 18, 1947 at Bratislava. Born into a farming family, he… -
Titus (T. Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (TITO (T. FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS) IMPERATORE ROMANO)
TITUS (T. Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor. - Son of Vespasian, born in Rome on 30 December 39 A.D., died at Aquae Cutiliae… -
Tocqueville, Charles-Alexis-Henri-Maurice-Clérel De (TOQUEVILLE, CHARLES-ALEXIS-HENRI-MAURICE-CLÉREL DE)
TOCQUEVILLE, CHARLES-ALEXIS-HENRI-MAURICE-CLÉREL DE. - Historian and politician, born of a noble family at Verneuil on July 29, 1805, died… -
Toledo, Álvarez Pedro de (TOLEDO, ALVAREZ PEDRO DI)
TOLEDO, ÁLVAREZ PEDRO DE. - Spanish statesman, son of Federico, Marquis of Villafranca, and of Isabella Pimentel, b. at Alba de Tormes in… -
Tomasetti, Giuseppe (TOMASSETTI, GIUSEPPE)
TOMASETTI, GIUSEPPE. - Historian of medieval Rome, b. in Rome on 4 April 1848 and d. there on 21 Jan. 1911. After completing his classical… -
Tonello, Michelangelo
TONELLO, MICHELANGELO. - Politician, b. at S. Secondo on 29 May 1800, d. at Turin on 2 Dec. 1879. Professor of canon law, and then of Roman… -
Torelli, Ludovica, Countess of Guastalla (TORELLI, LUDOVICA, CONTESSA DI GUASTALLA)
TORELLI, Ludovica, Countess of Guastalla. - Benefactress and lady, b. at Guastalla in 1500, d. at Milan on 28 Oct. 1569. The only daughter… -
Torlonia, Carlo
TORLONIA, CARLO. - Born in Rome on 18 Dec. 1798, died there on 31 Dec. 1847. Second-born son of Giovanni Raimondo, the well-known financier… -
Torquemada, Thomas
TORQUEMADA, THOMAS. - Nephew of the preceding, born at Valladolid around 1420, died at Avila on 16 September 1498. He became a Dominican in… -
Torquemada (Turrecremata), Juan de
TORQUEMADA (TURRECREMATA), JUAN de. - Dominican theologian, cardinal, b. at Valladolid in 1388, d. at Rome on 26 Sept. 1468. Having entered… -
Toscanelli Dal Pozzo, Paolo (Paulus Florentinus)
TOSCANELLI DAL POZZO, PAOLO (Paulus Florentinus). - Mathematician, astronomer, geographer, b. in Florence in 1397 and d. there on 10 May… -
Tosi, Luigi
TOSI, LUIGI. - Bishop of Pavia, b. at Busto Arsizio on 6 July 1763, d. at Pavia on 13 Dec. 1845. Educated by the Somaschi at Lugano, he was… -
Tosti, Luigi
TOSTI, LUIGI. - Benedictine abbot and historian, b. in Naples on 13 February 1811, d. at Montecassino on 21 September 1897. After… -
Totila
TOTILA. - King of the Ostrogoths, d. in July 552. Nephew of King Ildibad, he commanded the garrison of Treviso when he was acclaimed king… -
Touchet, Stanislas Xavier
TOUCHET, STANISLAS XAVIER. - Cardinal, b. at Soliers (diocese of Bayeux) on 13 Nov. 1848, d. at Orléans on 23 Sept. 1926. Educated for the… -
Tournai, Simone of (SIMONE DI TOURNAI)
TOURNAI, Simone of. - Theologian, b. at Tournai ca. 1130, d. at Paris ca. 1201. Probably a disciple, at Paris, of Eudes (Odo) of Soissons,… -
Trajan (M. Ulpius Traianus), Roman Emperor (TRAIANO (M. ULPIUS TRAIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
TRAJAN (M. Ulpius Traianus), Roman Emperor. - Born in Italy [sic], modern Santiponce near Seville, in the province of Baetica. He was the… -
Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg, Thaddäus, Count of (TRAUTMANSDORF-WEINSBERG, THADDÄUS, CONTE DI)
TRAUTTMANSDORFF-WEINSBERG, Thaddäus, Count of. - Cardinal, b. 28 May 1761 at Graz (Styria, diocese of Seckau), d. at Vienna on 10 Jan.… -
Treitschke, Heinrich von
TREITSCHKE, HEINRICH von. - German historian, Protestant, b. 15 Sept. 1834 in Dresden, d. 28 Apr. 1896 in Berlin. The son of a high-ranking… -
Trémoille, Joseph-Emmanuel de la
TRÉMOILLE, JOSEPH-EMMANUEL de la. - Cardinal, of the dukes of Noirmoutier, b. in 1661, d. in Rome, where he is buried at S. Luigi dei… -
Trevisanato, Giuseppe Luigi
TREVISANATO, GIUSEPPE LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. in Venice on 15 Feb. 1801, d. there on 28 Apr. 1877. > (from P. Weber, Der Domschatz zu Trier,… -
Trevisano, Lodovico
TREVISANO, LODOVICO. - Cardinal, son of maestro Biagio, doctor of arts and medicine, b. in Venice in Nov. 1401, d. in Rome on 22 March… -
Trionfo (Triumphus), Agostino
TRIONFO (Triumphus), AGOSTINO. - Augustinian philosopher and theologian, b. at Ancona around the middle of the 13th century, d. at Naples… -
Trithemius (TRITEMIO)
TRITHEMIUS. - Johann von Heidenberg, called T. of Trittenheim on the Moselle (Trier), where he was born on 1 February 1462; he died at… -
Trivulzio, Family (TRIVULZIO, FAMIGLIA)
TRIVULZIO, FAMILY. - Of Milanese origin; the first records of it date from the 11th-12th centuries. Its principal members were: ERASMO, a… -
Troiani, Costanza Domenica
TROIANI, COSTANZA DOMENICA. - In religion Mother Maria Caterina di s. Rosa di Viterbo, foundress of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of… -
Trotsky, Lev Davidovich (TROCKIJ, LEV DAVIDOVIČ)
TROTSKY, LEV DAVIDOVICH. - Pseudonym of the Jew Leiba Bronstein, b. at Janovka on 7 Nov. 1879, assassinated near Mexico City on 20 Aug.… -
Troya, Carlo
TROYA, CARLO. - Historian, b. in Naples on 7 June 1784, d. there on 28 July 1858. "One of the most powerful champions of the new… -
Troy, John Thomas
TROY, JOHN THOMAS. - Bishop, b. at Portestown near Dublin on 10 May 1739, d. at Dublin on 11 May 1823. In Rome he entered the Dominican… -
Trubetskoy, Evgeniy (TRUBETSKOJ, EVGENIJ)
TRUBETSKOY, EVGENIY. - Russian philosopher and nationalist politician, younger brother of Prince Serghej, b. 23 January (5 February) 1863… -
Truszkowska, Maria Angela
TRUSZKOWSKA, MARIA ANGELA. - Foundress of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice (Felician Sisters), of the Third Order of St. Francis, in… -
Tryphon (Τρύφων, Trypho) (TRIFONE (ΤΡΎΦΩΝ, TRYPHO))
TRYPHON (Τρύφων, Trypho). - Usurper of the Seleucid throne (141-138 B.C.). While in 1 Maccabees this name is preferred, classical authors… -
Turati, Filippo
TURATI, FILIPPO. - Politician, founder of the Italian Socialist Party, b. at Canzo (Como) on 27 Nov. 1857, d. in exile in Paris on 30 March… -
Turinaz, Charles-François
TURINAZ, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS. - Bishop, b. at Chambéry on 2 Feb. 1838, d. at Nancy on 19 Oct. 1918. In Rome he took his doctorate in theology… -
Turks, Adedato (TURCHI, ADEDATO)
TURKS, ADEDATO. - Capuchin, orator, bishop. Born at Parma on 5 Aug. 1724, died there on 2 Sept. 1803. He entered the Capuchins at Carpi on… -
Tusculum, Counts of (TUSCOLO, CONTI DI)
TUSCULUM, Counts of. - A great family of the 11th century, descended from Theophylact (v.). In their eagerness to contest primacy with the… -
Ubaldo of Alençon (UBALDO D'ALENÇON)
UBALDO OF ALENÇON. - Capuchin (secular name Léon-Louis Berson), b. 23 Dec. 1872 at Alençon, d. 5 July 1927 at Bry-sur-Marne. Admitted to… -
Ughelli, Ferdinando
UGHELLI, FERDINANDO. - Scholar, b. in Florence on 21 March 1594, d. in Rome on 19 May 1670. Having been set to literary studies, he entered… -
Uguccione of Pisa (UGUCCIONE DA PISA)
UGUCCIONE OF PISA. - Medieval decretist and lexicographer, b. at Pisa in the first half of the 12th century, d. at Ferrara on 30 April… -
Umberto III of Savoy, Blessed (UMBERTO III DI SAVOIA, BEATO)
UMBERTO III OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Son of Amadeus III, born ca. 1135, died March 4, 1189, buried in the abbey church of Hautecombe. He… -
Umberto I, King of Italy (UMBERTO I, RE D'ITALIA)
UMBERTO I, King of Italy. - Born in Turin on 14 March 1844, died at Monza on 29 July 1900. Son of Victor Emmanuel duke of Savoy, later king… -
Unnerico
UNNERICO. — King of the Vandals of Africa, son of Genseric (v.), husband of Eudoxia, daughter of Valentinian III. In the last years of his… -
Urban, Jan
URBAN, JAN. - Polish Jesuit and writer, b. 23 Jan. 1874 at Brok, in the part of Poland then under Russian rule, d. 27 Sept. 1940 in Kraków.… -
Ursacius (URSACIO)
URSACIUS. - Arian bishop of Singidunum in Upper Moesia; young and ignorant, perverse and shifty, as St. Hilary defines him, he had been… -
Usener, Hermann
USENER, HERMANN. - Protestant, classical philologist and historian of religions, b. at Weilburg on 23 Oct. 1834, d. at Bonn on 21 Oct.… -
Uspenskij, Teddoro
USPENSKIJ, TEDDORO. - Born at Nizhny Novgorod on 7 February 1845, died probably at Leningrad on 1 September 1928, one of the most… -
Valdés, Fernando de
VALDÉS, FERNANDO de. - Great Spanish inquisitor, b. at Salas (Asturias) in 1483, d. at Madrid on 9 December 1568. He studied at the Colegio… -
Valencia (Valentinus, Valentianus), Gregorio de
VALENCIA (Valentinus, Valentianus), Gregorio de. - Jesuit, one of the most distinguished theologians of Germany in the early… -
Valens (F. Valens Augustus), Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (VALENTE (F. VALENS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO D'ORIENTE)
VALENS (F. Valens Augustus), Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. - Born in 328 at Cibalae in Pannonia to the military tribune Gratian, who… -
Valentinian I (Flavius Valentinianus Augustus), Western Roman Emperor (VALENTINIANO I (FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO D'OCCIDENTE)
VALENTINIAN I (Flavius Valentinianus Augustus), Western Roman Emperor. - Born in Pannonia in 321, died there on 17 November 375. He entered… -
Valentinian II (Flavius Valentinianus Augustus), Western Roman Emperor (VALENTINIANO II (FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO D'OCCIDENTE)
VALENTINIAN II (Flavius Valentinianus Augustus), Western Roman Emperor. - Son of the preceding and of Justina, b. in 371, d. in Gaul in… -
Valentinian III (Flavius Valentinianus Augustus), Western Roman Emperor (VALENTINIANO III (FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO D'OCCIDENTE)
VALENTINIAN III (Flavius Valentinianus Augustus), Western Roman Emperor. - Son of Flavius Constantius and of Galla Placidia, sister of the… -
Valier (Valerio), Agostino
VALIER (VALERIO), AGOSTINO. - Cardinal, b. at Legnago on 7 April 1530, d. at Rome on 23 May 1606. From 1558 he was a lecturer in moral… -
Valois, Family (VALOIS, FAMIGLIA)
VALOIS, FAMILY. - Its progenitor is CHARLES, younger son of King Philip III of France, who obtained the Duchy of V. from his father. When… -
Valperga di Caluso, Tommaso
VALPERGA di CALUSO, TOMMASO. - Abbot, Piedmontese scholar, b. in Turin on 20 Dec. 1737, d. there on 1 April 1815. A priest, open to every… -
Valroger, Hyacinthe de
VALROGER, HYACINTHE de. - Oratorian, b. Jan. 6, 1814 at Caen, d. at Bayeux on Oct. 10, 1876. After studying medicine he was ordained a… -
Valverde, Vincenzo
VALVERDE, VINCENZO. - Dominican bishop, b. at Oropesa (Toledo) at the beginning of the 16th century, d. on the island of Puna (Peru) in… -
Vandelbert of Prüm (VANDELBERTO DI PRÜM)
VANDELBERT OF PRÜM. - Monk of Prüm and deacon, b. around 813 and d. after 870. He is owed one of the oldest known martyrologies, composed… -
Van de Vyver, Agostino
VAN DE VYVER, AGOSTINO. - Bishop, b. at Haesdonck (Belgium) on 1 Dec. 1844, d. at Richmond (Virginia, U.S.A.) on 16 Oct. 1911. After… -
Vanini, Giulio Cesare (also Lucilio) (VANINI, GIULIO CESARE (TALORA LUCILIO))
VANINI, Giulio Cesare (also Lucilio). - A muddled and restless figure of an Aristotelian pseudo-philosopher, b. at Taurisano di Lecce in… -
Vannicelli Casoni, Luigi
VANNICELLI CASONI, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. at Amelia on 16 April 1801, d. at Rome on 21 April 1877. A Vatican canon in 1829, he became in… -
Vannini, Giuseppina
VANNINI, GIUSEPPINA. - Foundress of the Daughters of St. Camillus, b. in Rome on 7 July 1859, d. there on 23 Feb. 1911. Orphaned at a very… -
Vannutelli, Serafino
VANNUTELLI, SERAFINO. - Cardinal, b. at Genazzano (diocese of Palestrina) on 26 Nov. 1834, d. at Rome on 19 Aug. 1915. Ordained a priest in… -
Varchi, Benedetto
VARCHI, BENEDETTO. - Historian, b. in Florence on 19 March 1503, d. there on 18 Dec. 1565. In Pisa he completed his studies in… -
Vargas y Mexía, Francisco (VARGAS Y MEXIA, FRANCISCO)
VARGAS Y MEXÍA, FRANCISCO. - Jurist and diplomat, b. in Madrid or Toledo toward the end of the 15th century (1484?), d. in 1566 in the… -
Vatatzes, John III Doukas (VATATZES GIOVANNI III DUKAS)
VATATZES, JOHN III DOUKAS. - Emperor of Nicaea (1222-54). He prepared the fall of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, which was… -
Vázquez (err. Vásquez), Gabriel
VÁZQUEZ (err. Vásquez), GABRIEL. - Jesuit theologian among the foremost of the 16th century, alongside Suárez, b. at Villaescuela del Haro,… -
Vega, Andrés de (VEGA, ANDRES DE)
VEGA, Andrés de. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Segovia in 1498, d. at Salamanca in Sept. 1549. He studied and taught at Salamanca; at the… -
Vegio, Maffeo
VEGIO, MAFFEO. - Humanist, b. at Lodi in 1407, d. at Rome before 29 June 1458; he was buried in the chapel of St. Monica in the church of… -
Venier, Sebastiano
VENIER, SEBASTIANO. - Doge of Venice, b. ca. 1496, d. March 3, 1578. After having held high offices in the Republic, among them those of… -
Ventimiglia, Mariano
VENTIMIGLIA, MARIANO. - Carmelite, general and historiographer of the Order, b. at Vatolla (Salerno) on 18 Feb. 1703, d. at Naples on 28… -
Ventura, Guglielmo
VENTURA, GUGLIELMO. - Born at Asti, ca. 1250, died after 1310. He wrote an interesting chronicle of the events of his native city, of… -
Venturino da Bergamo
VENTURINO DA BERGAMO. - Famous Dominican preacher, b. in Bergamo on 19 April 1304, d. at Smyrna on 23 March 1346. A religious in his native… -
Venuta, Luigi
VENUTA, LUIGI. - Priest, b. at Nicosia on 3 Jan. 1823, d. at New Jersey (U.S.A.) in 1872. Attached to the Palermo parish of S. Rocco, in… -
Verallo, Girolamo
VERALLO, GIROLAMO. - Cardinal, b. at Cori ca. 1497, d. at Rome on 10 Oct. 1555. Having entered the ecclesiastical career under the… -
Veranzio, Antonio
VERANZIO, ANTONIO. - Archbishop of Esztergom, diplomat, humanist, Hungarian historian, b. at Šibenik on 29 May 1504, d. on 16 June 1573 at… -
Verbőczi, Stefano (VERBÖCZI, STEFANO)
VERBŐCZI, STEFANO. - Hungarian jurist and humanist, b. 1458, d. 1541. Supreme judge, grand chancellor, palatine lieutenant of the king, he… -
Verdier, Jean
VERDIER, JEAN. - Cardinal, b. in La Croix-Barrez (diocese of Rodez) on 19 Feb. 1864, d. in Paris on 9 Apr. 1940. Having entered the Society… -
Verità, Giovanni
VERITÀ, GIOVANNI. - Priest, b. at Modigliana on 18 Feb. 1807, d. there on 26 Nov. 1885. Bound to the liberal movement of the Romagna, he… -
Verna, Maria Antonia
VERNA, MARIA ANTONIA. - Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea, b. at Pasquaro (Rivarolo Canavese) on 12… -
Verot, Jean-Marcel-Pierre-Auguste
VEROT, JEAN-MARCEL-PIERRE-AUGUSTE. - Bishop, b. 23 May 1805 at Le Puy (France), d. 10 June 1876 at St. Augustine (Florida). Ordained a… -
Verri, Biagio
VERRI, BIAGIO. - Apostolic missionary, b. at Barni, in Vallassina, on 2 Oct. 1819, d. at Turin, on 26 Oct. 1884, associated in the Work of… -
Versiglia, Luigi
VERSIGLIA, LUIGI. - Salesian, bishop, martyr, b. at Olivo Gessi (diocese of Tortona) on June 5, 1873, killed at Linchow on Feb. 25, 1930.… -
Vespucci, Amerigo
VESPUCCI, AMERIGO. - Navigator, one of the greatest, indeed the greatest among the followers of Columbus, b. in Florence in March 1454,… -
Vetranione
VETRANIONE. - General of the troops stationed in Illyria and Pannonia; after the death of Constans and the elevation of Magnentius, in… -
Viale Prelà, Michele
VIALE PRELÀ, MICHELE. - Cardinal, b. at Bastia (Corsica) on 29 Sept. 1798, d. at Bologna on 15 May 1860. Ordained priest in 1823, he was… -
Vibaldus (Wibaldus, Guibert) of Stavelot (VIBALDO (WIBALDUS, GUIBALDO) DI STAVELOT)
VIBALDUS (Wibaldus, Guibert) of Stavelot. - Benedictine abbot of Stavelot, of Malmedy and of Corvey, b. near Stavelot (Stablo) in Belgium… -
Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (VITTORIO AMEDEO II, DUCA DI SAVOIA E RE DI SARDEGNA)
VICTOR AMADEUS II, Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia. - Son of Charles Emmanuel and of Giovanna Battista of Savoy-Nemours, b. in Turin on… -
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (VITTORIO EMANUELE III, RE D'ITALIA)
VICTOR EMMANUEL III, KING OF ITALY. - Born in Naples on 11 Nov. 1869, died in Alexandria, Egypt, on 28 Dec. 1947. The only son of Umberto I… -
Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy (VITTORIO EMANUELE II, RE D'ITALIA)
VICTOR EMMANUEL II, King of Italy. - Born in Turin on 14 March 1820, died in Rome on 9 Jan. 1878. The firstborn of Charles Albert of… -
Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy, King of Sardinia (VITTORIO EMANUELE I DI SAVOIA, RE DI SARDEGNA)
VICTOR EMMANUEL I OF SAVOY, King of Sardinia. - Born in Turin on 24 July 1759, died at Moncalieri on 10 January 1824. Second son of… -
Viduchindo of Corvey (VIDUCHINDO DI CORVEY)
VIDUCHINDO OF CORVEY. - Benedictine monk of Saxon origin, who lived in the 10th century in the abbey of Corvey (Corbeia nova), d. around… -
Vieira, Antonius
VIEIRA, ANTONIUS. - Jesuit, orator and missionary, b. in Lisbon on 6 Feb. 1609, d. in Bahia (Brazil) on 18 July 1697. Carried as a boy to… -
Vieira de Mattos, Manuel
VIEIRA DE MATTOS, MANUEL. - Bishop, b. at Poiares (Portugal) on 22 March 1861, d. at Braga on 28 Sept. 1932. A priest in 1883, after a long… -
Vienne (VIPONE)
VIENNE. - Probably a native of Burgundy (the years of his birth and death are not documented), a priest and court chaplain under the… -
Vieusseux, Giampietro
VIEUSSEUX, GIAMPIETRO. - Man of letters, b. Sept. 29, 1779 at Oneglia, d. Apr. 29, 1863 at Florence. Of Genevan origin, he first devoted… -
Villada García, Zacarías (VILLADA GARCÍA, ZACARIAS)
VILLADA GARCÍA, ZACARÍAS. - Jesuit, historian, b. at Gatón de Campos (diocese of Palencia) on 16 March 1879, killed by the Reds of Spain… -
Villani, Giovanni
VILLANI, GIOVANNI. - He is the greatest representative of Florentine bourgeois historiography of the fourteenth century. He belonged to a… -
Villaseca, Giuseppe Maria
VILLASECA, GIUSEPPE MARIA. - Priest, founder of the Missionaries of St. Joseph of Mexico, b. at Igualada (diocese of Barcelona) on 19 Jan.… -
Villehardouin, Geoffroy de
VILLEHARDOUIN, GEOFFROY de. - Marshal of Champagne by hereditary right, b. no later than 1152, he took part with his lord, Count Theobald… -
Vincenti Mareri, Ippolito Antonio
VINCENTI MARERI, IPPOLITO ANTONIO. - Cardinal, b. at Rieti on 20 Jan. 1738, d. at Paris on 21 March 1811. In 1785 he was elected by Pius VI… -
Vincentius Hispanus
VINCENTIUS HISPANUS. - Canonist, who lived in the 13th century. His origin and identity are disputed. The appellation Hispanus and the… -
Vincent of Capua (VINCENZO DA CAPUA)
VINCENT OF CAPUA. - A priest of the Roman Church, whom in 325 Pope St. Sylvester sent as legate to the First Council of Nicaea, together… -
Vintimille du Luc, Charles
VINTIMILLE DU LUC, CHARLES. - Archbishop of Paris, b. 15 Nov. 1655 at Luc (Fréjus), d. in Paris on 13 March 1746. Bishop of Marseille from… -
Visconti, Family (VISCONTI, FAMIGLIA)
VISCONTI, FAMILY. - A feudal family of the Milanese area which from 1277 until its extinction in 1447 held, almost uninterruptedly, the… -
Visconti, Filippo
VISCONTI, FILIPPO. - Archbishop of Milan, b. 19 Aug. 1721 at Massino (diocese of Novara), d. 30 Dec. 1801 at Lyon. He was appointed in 1783… -
Visconti Venosta, Emilio
VISCONTI VENOSTA, EMILIO. - Statesman, b. in Milan on 22 Jan. 1829, d. in Rome on 28 Nov. 1914. He began his political activity in 1848,… -
Vitali, Luigi
VITALI, LUIGI. - Priest and writer, b. at Bellano (Como) in 1836, d. at Colico on 6 Nov. 1919. He celebrated his first Mass on 23 June… -
Vitelleschi, Giovanni
VITELLESCHI, GIOVANNI. - Cardinal, b. at Corneto (Tarquinia) of an honored family, in his youth served the condottiere Tartaglia; under… -
Vitelli, Vitellozzo
VITELLI, VITELLOZZO. - Cardinal, b. at Città di Castello in 1531 to the condottiere Alessandro V. and Angela Rossa, d. at Rome on 19 Nov.… -
Vittori, Mariano
VITTORI, MARIANO. - Bishop, b. at Rieti in 1518, d. there on 29 June 1572. Ordained a priest, he completed his studies at Siena and from… -
Vit, Vincenzo de
VIT, VINCENZO DE. - Scholar, b. 10 July 1810 at Mestrino (Padua), d. 18 Aug. 1892 at Domodossola. A priest in 1836 and a professor in that… -
Viviani, Quirico
VIVIANI, QUIRICO. - Priest and man of letters, b. at Soligo (Treviso) in 1784, d. at Padua on 9 Nov. 1835. He completed his studies at… -
Vizzardelli, Carlo
VIZZARDELLI, CARLO. - Cardinal, b. at Monte S. Giovanni Campano (Frosinone) on 2 July 1791, d. at Rome on 24 May 1851. Ordained a priest in… -
Vogel, Joseph Anton
VOGEL, JOSEPH ANTON. - Historian, b. 25 March 1756 at Altkirch (Alsace, diocese of Basel), d. 26 Aug. 1817 at Loreto. Ordained a priest in… -
Vogelsang, Karl, Baron of (VOGELSANG, KARL, BARONE DI)
VOGELSANG, Karl, Baron of. - Catholic sociologist, b. Sept. 3, 1818 at Liegnitz (Silesia), d. at Vienna on Nov. 8, 1890. He studied law and… -
Volney, Constantin-François de Chassebœuf, Count of (VOLNEY, CONSTANTIN-FRANÇOIS DE CHASSE-BOEUF, CONTE DI)
VOLNEY, Constantin-François de Chassebœuf, Count of. - French philosopher, scholar, and politician, b. at Craon (Anjou) in 1757, d. at… -
Volpe, Giovanni Antonio
VOLPE, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. - Bishop, born into a family originally from Bergamo, b. at Como on 30 Dec. 1513 to Giov. Pietro, d. there on 31… -
Vopiscus (Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius) (VOPISCO (FLAVIUS VOPISCUS SYRACUSIUS))
VOPISCUS (Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius). - He is the sixth of the Scriptores Historiae Augustae. The manuscript tradition attributes to him… -
Vorthey, Giovanni Battista
VORTHEY, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Augustinian, in the world Andrea, b. at Brünn on 10 Aug. 1794, d. there on 15 May 1876. Having entered the… -
Wacker, Theodor
WACKER, THEODOR. - German politician, b. 5 Nov. 1845 at Bohlsbach (Baden), d. 9 Nov. 1921 at Zähringen (Freiburg im Breisgau). In 1869 he… -
Waldeck-Rousseau, Pierre-Marie-Ernest
WALDECK-ROUSSEAU, PIERRE-MARIE-ERNEST. - French politician, b. 2 Dec. 1846 in Nantes, d. 10 Aug. 1904 in Paris. He practiced law in… -
Waleski-Colonna, Florian-Alexandre-Joseph, Count (WALEWSKI-COLONNA, FLORIAN-ALEXANDRE-JOSEPH, CONTE)
WALESKI-COLONNA, Florian-Alexandre-Joseph, Count. - Politician, b. 4 May 1810 at the castle of Walewice near Warsaw, d. 27 Sept. 1868 at… -
Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius
WALLENSTEIN, ALBRECHT WENZEL EUSEBIUS. - General, b. 24 Sept. 1583 at Hermanice near Arnau (eastern Bohemia), d. 25 Feb. 1634 at Eger.… -
Walsh, Thomas
WALSH, THOMAS. - Bishop, b. in London in Oct. 1777, d. there on 18 Feb. 1849. Left fatherless at a tender age, his mother - who was a… -
Walsh, William Joseph
WALSH, WILLIAM JOSEPH. - Irish archbishop and primate, one of the principal advocates of the creation of a free Irish Republic, b. 30 Jan.… -
Ward, Mary
WARD, MARY. - Foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (v.), b. at Mulwith (England) on 23 Jan. 1585, d. at Hawart on 30 Jan.… -
Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count of (WARTENBERG, FRANZ WILHELM, CONTE DI)
WARTENBERG, Franz Wilhelm, Count of. - Cardinal, b. 1 March 1593 in Munich, d. 1 Dec. 1661 in Regensburg. Son of Duke Ferdinand of Bavaria… -
Washington, George
WASHINGTON, GEORGE. - First president of the United States, b. at Bridges Creek (Virginia) on 22 Feb. 1732, d. at Mount Vernon (Virginia)… -
Waterworth, William
WATERWORTH, WILLIAM. - Jesuit, b. 22 June 1811 at St. Helen's (Lancashire), d. 17 March 1882 at Bournemouth. He studied at Stonyhurst… -
Watterich, Johann Baptist
WATTERICH, JOHANN BAPTIST. - Priest and historian, b. at Trier on 22 Dec. 1826, d. at Beuron on 10 Jan. 1904. After having been professor… -
Wattson, Lewis Thomas
WATTSON, LEWIS THOMAS. - Founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, b. at Millington (Maryland, U.S.A.) on 16 Jan. 1863, d. at… -
Weathers, William
WEATHERS, WILLIAM. - Bishop, b. November 12, 1814, d. at Isleworth on March 4, 1895. Converted to Catholicism after his father's death, he… -
Weil, Simone
WEIL, SIMONE. - Born in Paris in 1909, died in the sanatorium of Ashford in England in 1943, she is a singular figure of thinker and… -
Weiss, Johann Baptist
WEISS, JOHANN BAPTIST. - Priest, historian, b. at Ettenheim (Baden) on 17 June 1820, d. at Graz on 8 March 1899. From 1846 he was a… -
Weitling, Wilhelm Christian
WEITLING, WILHELM CHRISTIAN. - Propagandist, communist organizer, forerunner of communism in Germany, b. in Magdeburg on 8 Oct. 1807 and d.… -
Weizmann, Chaim (Hajjilm)
WEIZMANN, Chaim (Hajjilm). - Jewish politician, b. at Motol in the province of Minsk in 1874, d. on 9 Nov. 1952. He received his first… -
Wenceslaus IV, Emperor (VENCESLAO IV, IMPERATORE)
WENCESLAUS IV, EMPEROR. - King of Bohemia and of Germany, b. at Nuremberg on 26 Feb. 1361, d. at Prague on 9 Aug. 1419. Despite his young… -
Werminghoff, Albert
WERMINGHOFF, ALBERT. - Historian and jurist, b. 3 Aug. 1869 at Wiesbaden, d. 2 Feb. 1923 at Halle. A pupil of Scheffer-Boichorst in Berlin,… -
Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von
WESSENBERG, Ignaz Heinrich von. - Enlightenment thinker and Febronian, b. in Dresden on 4 Nov. 1774, d. in Constance on 9 Aug. 1860.… -
Westenrieder, Lorenz von
WESTENRIEDER, LORENZ VON. - Priest and historian, b. in Munich on 1 Aug. 1748, d. there on 15 March 1829. Ordained a priest in 1771, he was… -
White, Stephen
WHITE, STEPHEN. - Jesuit and historian, b. at Clonmel (Ireland) in 1573 (or 1574), d. at Galway in 1646. Having entered the Order in 1596,… -
Whitty, Robert
WHITTY, ROBERT. - Jesuit, b. at Pouldarrig on 7 Jan. 1817, d. on 1 Sept. 1895. A priest in 1840, he was one of the most active and zealous… -
Wick, Joseph Lorenz
WICK, JOSEPH LORENZ. - Priest, b. at Mellenthin (East Prussia) on 27 Aug. 1820, d. at Breslau on 9 Feb. 1903. Ordained a priest in 1845, he… -
William II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (GUGLIELMO II, IMPERATORE DI GERMANIA E RE DI PRUSSIA)
WILLIAM II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. - B. Jan. 27, 1859 at Potsdam, d. June 4, 1941 at Doorn (Holland). Son of Frederick III… -
William II, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (GUGLIELMO II, PRINCIPE D'ORANGE, CONTE DI NASSAU, STATOLDER DELLE PROVINCE UNITE DEI PAESI BASSI)
WILLIAM II, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the NETHERLANDS. - Son of Frederick Henry, b. at The… -
William II Rufus, King of England (GUGLIELMO II IL ROSSO (RUFUS), RE D'INGHILTERRA)
WILLIAM II RUFUS, KING OF ENGLAND. - Third son and successor of William the Conqueror, b. between 1056 and 1060, d. 2 Aug. 1100. In foreign… -
William I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, known as the Silent (GUGLIELMO I, PRINCIPE DI ORANGE, CONTE DI NASSAU, DETTO IL TACITURNO)
WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, known as the Silent. - Born at Dillenburg (Nassau) on 24 April 1533, killed at Delft on 10… -
William IV of Orange-Nassau, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (GUGLIELMO IV D'ORANGE-NASSAU, STATOLDER DELLE PROVINCE UNITE DEI PAESI BASSI)
WILLIAM IV OF ORANGE-NASSAU, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. - B. at Leeuwarden on 1 Sept. 1711, posthumous son of… -
William of Auvergne (GUGLIELMO D'ALVERNIA)
WILLIAM OF AUVERGNE. - Medieval theologian and philosopher, b. at Aurillac after 1180, d. at Paris in 1249. He was a master of theology in… -
William of Hothum (Hozum, Hendon) (GUGLIELMO DI HOTHUM (HOZUM, HENDON))
WILLIAM OF HOTHUM (HOZUM, HENDON). - Dominican theologian, d. at Dijon on 27 Aug. 1298. In 1269 he was lecturing on the Sentences of Peter… -
William of Malmesbury (GUGLIELMO DI MALMESBURY)
WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY. - Benedictine historian (secular name G. Somerset) of the abbey of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, where he was also… -
William of Moerbeke (GUGLIELMO DI MOERBEKE)
WILLIAM OF MOERBEKE. - Flemish Dominican, b. ca. 1215, d. 1286. His name is linked to the Latin translations of Aristotle and his… -
William of Newburgh (GUGLIELMO DI NEWBURGH)
WILLIAM OF NEWBURGH. - English ecclesiastic and chronicler, also called William parvus (little), b. in 1136 at Bridlington (county of York)… -
William of Saint-Amour (GUGLIELMO DI SAINT-AMOUR)
WILLIAM OF SAINT-AMOUR. - Philosopher and theologian, b. at the beginning of the 13th century, d. in 1271. He studied in Paris and in that… -
William of Tyre (GUGLIELMO DI TIRO)
WILLIAM OF TYRE. - He probably belonged to an Italian family, perhaps Roman, but he was born in Jerusalem around 1130-35. He completed his… -
William of Ware (GUGLIELMO DI WARE)
WILLIAM OF WARE. - English Franciscan, perhaps teacher of Duns Scotus, d. around 1300. He was probably a bachelor in theology at Oxford and… -
William V the Pious, Duke of Bavaria (GUGLIELMO V IL PIO, DUCA DI BAVIERA)
WILLIAM V THE PIOUS, Duke of Bavaria. - B. Sept. 29, 1548, to Albert V of Wittelsbach and Anna of Austria, d. at Schleissheim on Feb. 7,… -
Wilmers, Wilhelm
WILMERS, WILHELM. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Boke (Westphalia) on 30 June 1817, d. at Roermond (Holland) on 9 May 1889. Having entered the… -
Wilson, Woodrow
WILSON, WOODROW. - President of the United States of America, b. 28 Dec. 1856 at Staunton (Virginia), d. 3 Feb. 1924 at Washington. The son… -
Windischmann, Friedrich
WINDISCHMANN, FRIEDRICH. - Sanskritist, b. 13 Dec. 1811 at Aschaffenburg, d. 23 Aug. 1861 at Munich. Son of the philosopher and physician… -
Wissowa, Georg
WISSOWA, GEORG. - Classical philologist, b. in Breslau on 11 June 1859, d. in Halle on 13 May 1931. In 1882 he was a Privatdozent in… -
Wittelsbach, Family (WITTELSBACH, FAMIGLIA)
WITTELSBACH, FAMILY. - A noble German house descended from Margrave Luitpold, a relative of Emperor Arnulf, which is recorded as holding… -
Wittmann, Patritius (WITTMANN, PATRIZIUS)
WITTMANN, PATRITIUS. - Journalist, b. in Ellwangen (Württemberg) on 4 January 1818, d. in Munich on 3 October 1883. He began his… -
Wolff, George Dering
WOLFF, GEORGE DERING. - Journalist, b. at Martinsburg (West Virginia) on 25 Aug. 1822, d. at Norristown (Pennsylvania) on 29 Jan. 1894.… -
Wolsey, Thomas
WOLSEY, THOMAS. - English cardinal and politician, b. at Ipswich probably in 1472-73, died in Leicester Abbey on 29 Nov. 1530. He studied… -
Wolter, Maurus (Rudolf)
WOLTER, MAURUS (RUDOLF). - Benedictine abbot, b. June 4, 1825 in Bonn, d. July 8, 1890 in Beuron. A priest in 1850, he was first director… -
Wouters, G. Henry
WOUTERS, G. HENRY. - Historian, b. at Oostham (Belgian Limburg) on 3 May 1802, d. at Nijmegen on 5 Jan. 1872. At the age of twenty-seven he… -
Wüllenweber, Maria Theresia von (WULLENWEBER, MARIA THERESIA VON)
WÜLLENWEBER, Maria Theresia von. - In religion Maria degli Apostoli, co-foundress of the Sisters of the Divine Savior, b. at Myllendonk… -
Wundt, Wilhelm
WUNDT, WILHELM. - B. on Aug. 16, 1832 at Neckarau near Mannheim and d. on Aug. 31, 1920 at Leipzig. He is considered the founder of modern… -
Xavierre, Girolamo
XAVIERRE, GIROLAMO. - Master General of the Friars Preachers, cardinal, b. around 1546 at Saragossa, d. 2 September 1608 at Valladolid,… -
Ximenes De Rada, Rodrigo
XIMENES DE RADA, RODRIGO. - Cistercian, archbishop of Toledo, b. at Puente la Reina (Navarre) in 1170, d. at Toledo on 10 June 1247. After… -
Ximenes (Jiménez) de Cisneros, Francisco
XIMENES (Jiménez) de Cisneros, Francisco. - Born at Torrelaguna (Madrid) in 1436, died at Roa on 8 November 1517. After taking his degree… -
Yanychev, Ioann Leont'evich (JANYŠEV, IOANN LEONT'EVIĆ)
YANYCHEV, IOANN LEONT'EVICH. - Well-known Russian liberal theologian and moralist, b. 14 April 1826, d. 13 June 1910. Rector of the… -
Yazdegerd I, Persian Emperor (IEZDEGERD I, IMPERATORE PERSIANO)
YAZDEGERD I, PERSIAN EMPEROR. - Of the Sasanian dynasty, he became emperor in 399 and died in 420. It was I. - a kind of Constantine in… -
Zaccaria, Francesco Antonio
ZACCARIA, FRANCESCO ANTONIO. - Originally, according to some, Zaccheria, a distinguished scholar and historian, b. in Venice on 27 March… -
Zaguri, Marco
ZAGURI, MARCO. - Bishop b. in Venice in 1738, d. in Vicenza on 12 Sept. 1810. After completing his studies in Bologna and Padua, he was… -
Zambianchi, Callimaco
ZAMBIANCHI, CALLIMACO. - Agitator and guerrilla fighter, b. 30 Dec. 1811 in Forlì, d. in 1860 in sight of Buenos Aires. Of a violent and… -
Zamet, Sébastien
ZAMET, SÉBASTIEN. - Bishop, b. in Paris in 1588 to the financier Sebastiano, d. at Mussy on 2 February 1655. Chaplain to Queen Marie de'… -
Zamometić, Andrea (ZAMOMETIC, ANDREA)
ZAMOMETIĆ, ANDREA. - Dominican bishop, of Slavic origin, b. in 1420, d. at Basel on 12 Nov. 1484. Entered young into the Dominicans at… -
Zamoyski, Jan
ZAMOYSKI, JAN. - Polish nobleman, b. in 1542, d. in 1605. He received a thorough intellectual formation at Padua, where in the year 1563 he…