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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… -
Templars (TEMPLARI)
TEMPLARS. - The Order of the Temple owes its origin to Hugh of Payns, who persuaded a group of knights to go to Jerusalem to make safe the… -
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… -
The Modern History (IL STORIA MODERNA)
MODERN HISTORY. — Henry VII (1483-1509), by establishing a system of strict economies, did not have to resort to new taxes and could thus… -
The Naval Battle of L (LA BATTAGLIA NAVALE DI L)
THE NAVAL BATTLE OF L. - Selim II, who succeeded his father Suleiman (d. 1566) as grand sultan of Constantinople, immediately showed his… -
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 I and II, Kings of the Visigoths (TEODORICO I E II, RE DEI VISIGOTI)
THEODORIC I AND II, Kings of the Visigoths. - The people of the Visigoths, who, following Alaric, proclaimed king, had sacked Rome and… -
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… -
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… -
Thirty Years' War (GUERRA DEI TRENT'ANNI)
THIRTY YEARS' WAR. - In 1608 the German Protestants formed the Evangelical Union, against which the "Catholic League" arose the following… -
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 Palmerstown (Palmeranus or Palmerstonus, Thomas of Hibernia or Hibernicus) (TOMMASO DI PALMERSTOWN (PALMERANUS O PALMERSTONUS, TH. DE HIBERNIA O HIBERNICUS))
THOMAS OF PALMERSTOWN (Palmeranus or Palmerstonus, Thomas of Hibernia or Hibernicus). - Theologian, wrongly believed to be a Dominican or… -
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… -
Transjordan (TRANSGIORDANIA)
TRANSJORDAN. - So called (because it corresponded to the Oultrejordain of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem) until 1949; thereafter "Hashemite… -
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.… -
Treaty of W (TRATTATO DI W)
TREATY OF W. - Agreement between the elected emperor Maximilian of Austria and the German estates, established on 7 Aug. 1495 at the Diet… -
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… -
Ulpian, Domitius (ULPIANO, DOMIZIO)
ULPIAN, DOMITIUS. - Roman jurist of the 3rd century AD, a native of Tyre in Phoenicia. Not much is known of his life: from 205 to 211 he… -
Ultramontanism (ULTRAMONTANISMO)
ULTRAMONTANISM. - A word of generic and imprecise meaning, created and used beyond the mountains (France, Germany, England, the Low… -
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… -
Union (Protestant) (UNIONE (PROTESTANTE))
UNION (PROTESTANT). - A defensive league concluded in Bavarian Swabia on 16 May 1608 between the representative of the Elector Palatine… -
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… -
Valerian (P. Licinius Valerianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (VALERIANO (P. LICINIUS VALERIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
VALERIAN (P. Licinius Valerianus Augustus), Roman Emperor. - B. c. 190, d. c. 260. The information, both about his private life and about… -
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… -
Valvassor (VALVASSORE)
VALVASSORE. - Usually it means "vassal of a vassal," but the term has had a somewhat different value according to the times and ages. In… -
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… -
Vandals (VANDALI)
VANDALS. - A people of Germanic stock, according to the earliest mentions (Pliny, Nat. hist., IV, 99; Tacitus, Germania, 2 and 43) settled… -
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… -
Vardapet
VARDAPET. - Also written "vartapet" or "vartaped," it is an ecclesiastical title of the Armenian Church, entailing an office and also a… -
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… -
Varones Apostolicos (VARONES APOSTOLICI)
APOSTOLIC MEN. - According to a legend that appeared for the first time toward the end of the 8th century, they are: Torquatus,… -
Vassal (VASSALLO)
VASSAL. - A medieval legal term denoting a free man of low social condition who placed himself in the feudal service of a powerful man who… -
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… -
Venasque
VENASQUE. - Ancient diocese in Provence in France, from which the Comtat Venaissin took its name in the Middle Ages; today it is a village… -
Vendi
VENDI. - Slavic populations who inhabited vast regions, comprised between the Elbe and the Oder, and bounded to the north by the Baltic Sea… -
Veneto
VENETO. - It is the entire region comprised between the Alpine arc, Lake Garda, the Mincio, the Po and the Adriatic. It is divided into… -
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.… -
Vespasian (Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (VESPASIANO (FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
VESPASIAN (Flavius Vespasianus Augustus), Roman Emperor. - Born on 17 November 9 A.D. at Falacrinae, near Rieti, died at Aquae Cutiliae on… -
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.… -
Vitelo (Witilo, Vitellio)
VITELO (WITILO, VITELLIO). - Philosopher and mathematician, b. in Silesia, around 1230. He studied the "arts" in Paris, and later, perhaps… -
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.…