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Caselli, Carlo Francesco
CASELLI, CARLO FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. at Alessandria on 20 Oct. 1740, d. at Parma on 19 Apr. 1828. Having entered the Servites, he first… -
Casimir of Rome, Saint (CASIMIRO DA ROMA)
CASIMIR OF ROME, Saint. - Franciscan historian of the 18th century, d. in Rome on 17 April 1749. Neither the date of his birth nor the… -
Casoni, Filippo
CASONI, FILIPPO. - Cardinal, b. March 6, 1733 at Sarzana, d. Oct. 9, 1811 at Rome. After completing his studies in Rome, at the Collegio… -
Cassetta, Francesco Di Paola
CASSETTA, FRANCESCO di PAOLA. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 12 Aug. 1841, d. there on 23 March 1919. After completing his studies in the… -
Cassiodorus (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) (CASSIODORO (FLAVIUS MAGNUS AURELIUS CASSIODORUS SENATOR))
CASSIODORUS (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator). - Born around 485 at Scyllacium, in Bruttium, present-day Squillace, into a… -
Castagnetto, Cesare Trabucco Di
CASTAGNETTO, CESARE TRABUCCO DI. - Born on June 1, 1802 in Turin, died on Oct. 25, 1888 in Moncalieri; he first embraced the career of the… -
Castaldo-Pescara, Giambattista
CASTALDO-PESCARA, GIAMBATTISTA. - Theatine historian. He professed at S. Paolo Maggiore in Naples, his native city, on 29 May 1586, and… -
Castañiza, Juan
CASTAÑIZA, JUAN. - Spanish theologian and preacher, Benedictine, b. at Villadiego (diocese of Burgos) ca. 1545, d. at Salamanca in 1599. In… -
Castellano (De Castello), Alberto
CASTELLANO (DE CASTELLO), ALBERTO. - Dominican erudite historian and ascetic writer, a native of Venice, probably belonging to the Venetian… -
Castellesi, Adriano
CASTELLESI, ADRIANO. - Cardinal, also called A. da Corneto after the town where he was born around 1458-59. He died in December 1521. He… -
Castelli, Benedetto
CASTELLI, BENEDETTO. - Benedictine mathematician and philosopher, b. in Brescia in 1577, d. in Rome in 1644. He was one of Galileo's best… -
Castelli, Giulio
CASTELLI, GIULIO. - Oratorian, b. in Turin in 1846, d. in the odour of sanctity at Cava dei Tirreni in 1926. Devoted to the devout life… -
Castelnau-de-Curières, Noël (CASTELNAU DE CURIÈRES, NOËL)
CASTELNAU-DE-CURIÈRES, NOËL. - French general and Catholic organizer, b. 24 Dec. 1851 at St-Affrique (Aveyron), d. 19 March 1944 at… -
Castro, Rodrigo De
CASTRO, RODRIGO de. - Cardinal, b. at Valladolid in 1523 from the noble C. family of the branch of the counts of Lemos (or Lemus), d. at… -
Catalani, Michele
CATALANI, MICHELE. - Patrician of Fermo, where he was born on 27 Sept. 1750; he died at Bologna on 10 May 1805. He was a pupil, in the… -
Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France (CATERINA DE' MEDICI, REGINA DI FRANCIA)
CATHERINE DE' MEDICI, Queen of France. - Daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino, and of Maddalena de la Tour d'Auvergne, countess… -
Catherine II von Anhalt-Zerbst, Empress of Russia (CATERINA II VON ANHALT-ZERBST, IMPERATRICE DI RUSSIA)
CATHERINE II VON ANHALT-ZERBST, Empress of Russia. - B. at Stettin on 2 May 1729, d. at Petersburg on 6 Nov. 1796; she reigned from 1762 to… -
Catherine of Aragon (CATERINA D'ARAGONA)
CATHERINE OF ARAGON. - Queen of England, daughter of Ferdinand V and of Isabella the Catholic, b. at Alcalá de Henares on 15 Dec. 1485, d.… -
Cattani, Gaetano Maria
CATTANI, GAETANO MARIA. - Bishop, b. in Modena on 12 Sept. 1793, d. there on 28 Jan. 1863. Of austere and firm character, cultured, pious… -
Cattellani, Vincenzo
CATTELLANI, VINCENZO. - Oratorian, b. 13 Oct. 1742 in Reggio Emilia, where he always lived and died in Sept. 1804. An exemplary priest, he… -
Cauchon (Calcaneus), Pierre (CAUCHON (CALCONEUS), PIERRE)
CAUCHON (Calcaneus), Pierre. - Bishop of Beauvais, b. near Reims ca. 1371, d. at Lisieux in 1442. He studied in Paris and served in the… -
Caulet, François
CAULET, FRANÇOIS. - Born at Toulouse on 19 May 1610, died at Pamiers on 7 Aug. 1680. After completing his studies at the college of La… -
Cavaignac, Louis-Eugène
CAVAIGNAC, LOUIS-EUGÈNE. - French general, b. 15 Oct. 1802 in Paris, d. 28 Oct. 1857 on the Ourne estate, near the castle of Loir, in the… -
Cavalchini (Guidoboni), Carlo Alberto
CAVALCHINI (Guidoboni), Carlo Alberto. - Cardinal, b. at Tortona on 26 July 1683, d. at Rome on 7 March 1774. Having earned a degree in… -
Cavanis, Anton'Angelo and Marcantonio (CAVANIS, ANTON'ANGELO E MARCANTONIO)
CAVANIS, ANTON'ANGELO AND MARCANTONIO. - Priests, the first born in Venice on 16 Jan. 1772, the second on 19 May 1774 to Count Giovanni and… -
Cavour, Camillo Benso, Count of (CAVOUR, CAMILLO BENSO, CONTE DI)
CAVOUR, Camillo Benso, Count of. - Statesman, b. in Turin on 10 Aug. 1810, d. there on 6 June 1861. His parents were Marquis Michele,… -
Cavour, Camillo Benso di
CAVOUR, CAMILLO BENSO di - Autograph letter from C. C. to Massimo d'Azeglio (Feb. 1856) - Rome, archive of the Istituto per la storia del… -
Cavour, Gustavo Benso, Marquis of (CAVOUR, GUSTAVO BENSO, MARCHESE DI)
CAVOUR, Gustavo Benso, Marquis of. - Born January 27, 1806 in Turin, died there February 26, 1864. Elder brother of Camillo Cavour, he… -
Cayron, Pierre-Jean
CAYRON, PIERRE-JEAN. - French Jesuit, b. at Rodez on 17 Jan. 1672, entered the novitiate of Toulouse in 1687, d. in great fame of sanctity… -
Ceadwalla (Caedwalla), King of Wessex (CEADWALLA (CAEDWALLA), RE DEL WESSEX)
CEADWALLA (Caedwalla), King of Wessex. - A warrior of British race, chief of the Britons of Wales, whose life represents one of the moments… -
Ceccarelli, Alessandro
CECCARELLI, ALESSANDRO. - Pontifical archiater and chief surgeon of the papal army, b. at Castiglione in Teverina, near Orvieto, on 11… -
Cecilian (CECILIANO)
CECILIAN. - First archdeacon and then bishop of Carthage (311); his name is connected with the Donatist controversy, provoked by his… -
Cecropius (CECROPIO)
CECROPIUS. - Semi-Arian, bishop first of Laodicea, then transferred to Nicomedia by the emperor Constantius in 351. Judged severely by St.… -
Celesia, Michelangelo
CELESIA, MICHELANGELO. - Benedictine, cardinal, b. in Palermo on 13 Jan. 1814, d. there on 15 Apr. 1904. Prior of the monastery of the… -
Celestius (CELESTIO)
CELESTIUS. - Coryphaeus of Pelagianism, he was probably a native of Italy. He was practicing law in Rome when, around 405, he met Pelagius… -
Celtes (Celtis), Conrad
CELTES (CELTIS), CONRAD. - Humanist (his real surname was Pickel), b. at Wipfeld, near Würzburg, on 1 February 1459, d. at Vienna on 3… -
Cenci, Beatrice
CENCI, BEATRICE. - Born in Rome on 6 February 1577 to Francesco, a violent and avaricious man who, seeing his vast patrimony dwindle… -
Censius (Cenci), Ludovico
CENSIUS (CENCI), LUDOVICO. - Jurist of the noble Cenci Goga family, b. in Perugia ca. 1557, d. there in 1637. His fame remains linked to a… -
Cerretti, Bonaventura
CERRETTI, BONAVENTURA. - Cardinal, b. at Bardano di Orvieto on 17 June 1872, d. in Rome on 8 May 1933. Ordained a priest in 1895, he… -
Cerri, Urbano
CERRI, URBANO. - A Roman, appointed secretary of the Congregation de Propaganda Fide by Clement X in 1675, d. in 1679, leaving an… -
Cesarini, Alessandro
CESARINI, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome in an uncertain year, d. there on 13 Feb. 1542. Leo X, whose esteem and friendship he enjoyed,… -
Cesarini, Giuliano
CESARINI, GIULIANO. - Cardinal, b. in 1398, he did his studies in Perugia, taught canon law in Padua (where he had as pupils Nicholas of… -
Cestari, Giuseppe
CESTARI, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, b. in 1751 in Naples, where he lived with a reputation as a Jansenist, together with > (phot. Anderson) >… -
Ceva, Tommaso
CEVA, TOMMASO. - Born in Milan on 26 Dec. 1648, entered the Society of Jesus on 20 Dec. 1663, died in Milan on 3 Feb. 1737. The younger… -
Chacón (Ciacconius), Alonso
CHACÓN (Ciacconius), ALONSO. - Born at Baeza (Granada) in 1540, died at Rome on 15 February 1599. He entered the Order of Friars Preachers… -
Chamberlain, Houston Stewart
CHAMBERLAIN, HOUSTON STEWART. - Philosopher and musicologist, b. at Portsmouth on Sept. 2, 1855, d. at Bayreuth on Jan. 9, 1927. He studied… -
Chambord, Henri-Charles-Ferdinand-Marie-Dieudonné d'Artois, Duke of Bordeaux, Count of (CHAMBORD, HENRI-CHARLES-FERDINAND-MARIE-DIEUDONNÉ D'ARTOIS, DUCA DI BORDEAUX, CONTE DI)
CHAMBORD, Henri-Charles-Ferdinand-Marie-Dieudonné d'Artois, Duke of Bordeaux, Count of. - Head of the senior branch of the House of Bourbon… -
Chaminade, Guillaume-Joseph
CHAMINADE, GUILLAUME-JOSEPH. - Founder of the Society of Mary (Marianists) and of the institute of the Daughters of Mary, b. at Périgueux… -
Chantepie de la Saussaye, Pierre-Daniel
CHANTEPIE DE LA SAUSSAYE, PIERRE-DANIEL - Historian of religions, b. at Leeuwarden (Holland) on 9 April 1848, d. at Bilthoven on 20 April… -
Chapelle, Placide-Louis
CHAPELLE, PLACIDE-LOUIS. - Archbishop of New Orleans (U.S.A.), b. at Runes (France) on 28 Aug. 1842, d. at New Orleans on 9 Aug. 1905. A… -
Charette de la Contrie, Atanase de (CHARETTE DE LA CONTRIE, ATTIANASE DE)
CHARETTE DE LA CONTRIE, ATANASE DE. - Pontifical and French officer, b. at Nantes on 18 May 1832, of a baronial family related to the Count… -
Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (CARLO ALBERTO, RE DI SARDEGNA)
CHARLES ALBERT, King of Sardinia. - B. Oct. 2, 1798 in Turin, d. July 28, 1849 in Oporto. Son of Charles Emmanuel, prince of Carignano, of… -
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (CARLO EMANUELE I, DUCA DI SAVOIA)
CHARLES EMMANUEL I, Duke of Savoy. - Son of Emmanuel Philibert, the restorer of the Savoyard state, and of Margaret of Valois, he was born… -
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (CARLO EMANUELE II, DUCA DI SAVOIA)
CHARLES EMMANUEL II, Duke of Savoy. - Born on June 20, 1634 to Victor Amadeus I of Savoy and Christine of Bourbon. He was duke from Oct.… -
Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy, King of Sardinia (CARLO EMANUELE III DI SAVOIA, RE DI SARDEGNA)
CHARLES EMMANUEL III OF SAVOY, King of Sardinia. - B. 27 April 1701 in Turin, d. there 20 February 1773. Second son of Victor Amadeus II,… -
Charles Emmanuel IV of Savoy, King of Sardinia (CARLO EMANUELE IV DI SAVOIA, RE DI SARDEGNA)
CHARLES EMMANUEL IV OF SAVOY, KING OF SARDINIA. - Born May 24, 1751 in Turin, died Oct. 5, 1819 in Rome. He was the son of Victor Amadeus… -
Charles Felix, King of Sardinia (CARLO FELICE, RE DI SARDEGNA)
CHARLES FELIX, King of Sardinia. - B. at Turin on 6 Apr. 1765, d. there on 27 Apr. 1831. Fourth-born son of Victor Amadeus, who was the… -
Charles II, Emperor, called The Bald (CARLO II, IMPERATORE, DETTO IL CALVO)
CHARLES II, Emperor, called The Bald. - Son of Louis the Pious and his second wife Judith, born in 823 at Frankfurt on the Main. In 829, at… -
Charles III, Emperor, King of Germany, called The Fat (CARLO III, IMPERATORE, RE D'ALEMAGNA, DETTO IL GROSSO)
CHARLES III, Emperor, King of Germany, called The Fat. - Third son of Louis the German, b. in 830. As prince, he contested Lotharingia with… -
Charles III of Bourbon, King of Spain (CARLO III DI BORBONE, RE DI SPAGNA)
CHARLES III OF BOURBON, King of Spain. - Born in Madrid on 20 January 1716, died there on 14 December 1788. Third son of Philip V of Spain… -
Charles II, King of England (CARLO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
CHARLES II, King of England. - B. in London on 29 May 1630, d. there on 6 Feb. 1685. Son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, C. succeeded his… -
Charles I, King of England and Scotland (CARLO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA E DI SCOZIA)
CHARLES I, King of England and Scotland. - B. 19 Nov. 1600 at Dunfermline, d. 30 Jan. 1649 in London, son of James I and Anne of Den- mark.… -
Charles IV, Emperor (CARLO IV, IMPERATORE)
CHARLES IV, EMPEROR. - Born in Prague on May 13, 1316 and died there on Nov. 18, 1378. Son of John, king of Bohemia, he succeeded his… -
Charles IX, King of France (CARLO IX, RE DI FRANCIA)
CHARLES IX, King of France. - Third male child of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, b. at St-Germain-en-Laye on 27 June 1550, d. at… -
Charles Martel (CARLO MARTELLO)
CHARLES MARTEL. - Illegitimate son of Pepin of Herstal, he succeeded in establishing himself, after a long struggle lasting from 714 to… -
Charles the Bold (CARLO IL TEMERARIO)
CHARLES THE BOLD. - Duke of Burgundy, b. at Dijon on 10 Nov. 1433, d. in combat against the Duke of Lorraine beneath the walls of Nancy on… -
Charles V, Emperor (CARLO V, IMPERATORE)
CHARLES V, EMPEROR. - Born at Ghent on 24 February 1500, died at San Jerónimo de Yuste on 21 September 1558. Son of Philip the Handsome,… -
Charles VI, Emperor (CARLO VI, IMPERATORE)
CHARLES VI, EMPEROR. - N. in Vienna on 1 Oct. 1685, d. there on 20 Oct. 1740. His name is linked to the War of the Spanish Succession, to… -
Charles VIII, King of France (CARLO VIII, RE DI FRANCIA)
CHARLES VIII, King of France. - Son of Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy, b. at Amboise on 30 June 1470, d. there on 7 Apr. 1498. Frail and… -
Charles VI, King of France, called The Mad (CARLO VI, RE DI FRANCIA, DETTO IL PAZZO)
CHARLES VI, King of France, called The Mad. - Son of the preceding and of Joan of Bourbon, b. in Paris on 3 Dec. 1368, d. on 21 Oct. 1422.… -
Charles V, King of France (CARLO V, RE DI FRANCIA)
CHARLES V, King of France. - Son of John II the Good, he was the greatest figure of the French royal house of the Valois branch in the 14th… -
Charles XII, King of Sweden (CARLO XII, RE DI SVEZIA)
CHARLES XII, King of Sweden. - Son of Charles XI and of Ulrica Eleonora of Denmark, born on 17 June 1682, killed in the siege of… -
Charles X, King of France (CARLO X, RE DI FRANCIA)
CHARLES X, King of France. - Son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and of Maria Josepha of Saxony, b. 9 Oct. 1757 at Versailles, d. 6 Nov. 1836… -
Charron, Pierre
CHARRON, PIERRE. - French moralist writer, b. in Paris in 1541 and d. there in 1603; after taking a degree in jurisprudence he became a… -
Chartier, Jean
CHARTIER, JEAN. - Monk at St-Denis and last chronicler of the monastery, d. after 1470. He wrote at the commission of Charles VII the… -
Châtillon de Coligny, Odet de
CHÂTILLON de COLIGNY, ODET de. - Cardinal, born at Châtillon in 1523 into one of the foremost families of France, died at Canterbury in… -
Chaudon, Louis-Mayeul
CHAUDON, LOUIS-MAYEUL. - Benedictine, historian and philosopher, b. at Valensoles (Basses-Alpes) on 20 May 1737, d. at Mézin on 28 May… -
Cheffontaines (Latin: A Capite Fontium), Christophe de (CHEFFONTAINES (LAT. A CAPITE FONTIUM), CHRISTOPHE DE)
CHEFFONTAINES (Latin: A Capite Fontium), Christophe de. - Franciscan theologian, b. ca. 1532 at St-Pol-Léon (Brittany), d. at Rome in 1595.… -
Chefneux, Mathieu
CHEFNEUX, MATHIEU. - Augustinian scholar, b. in Liège in the early years of the 17th century, d. ca. 1670. He was prior in the Augustinian… -
Cheikho, Luigi
CHEIKHO, LUIGI. - Famous Arabist, Jesuit. Born in Mardin in Turkey on 4 February 1859, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1874 and died in… -
Chelini, Domenico
CHELINI, DOMENICO. - Scolopian mathematician, b. at Gragnano (Lucca) on 18 Oct. 1802, d. at Rome on 16 Nov. 1873. He taught mathematics at… -
Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich (ČERNYŠEVSKIJ, NIKOLAJ GAVRILOVÍĆ)
CHERNYSHEVSKY, NIKOLAY GAVRILOVICH. - Russian revolutionary, known as a man of letters, publicist and economist, b. at Saratov in 1828, d.… -
Chérot, Henri
CHÉROT, HENRI. - Jesuit, b. at Sens on 4 February 1856, d. at Montana (Switzerland) on 25 June 1906. Having entered the Society in 1875, he… -
Cherubino of Maurienne (CHERUBINO DA MAURIENNE)
CHERUBINO OF MAURIENNE. - Born on 24 March 1566, he entered the Capuchin Friars Minor of Genoa on 7 Sept. 1583; he died in the convent of… -
Cheselden, William (CHESELDEN (CHESSELDEN), WILLIAM)
CHESELDEN, WILLIAM. - English anatomist and surgeon (1688-1752). He was the first to study from a psychophysiological point of view the… -
Chevalier, Cyr-Ulysse-Joseph (CHEVALIER, CYRE-ULYSSE-JOSEPH)
CHEVALIER, CYR-ULYSSE-JOSEPH. - French priest, historian and bibliographer, b. at Rambouillet on 24 Feb. 1841, d. at Romans (Drôme), on 27… -
Chieregato, Lionello
CHIEREGATO, LIONELLO. - Bishop and papal nuncio, b. at Vicenza to Nicola C., in the first half of the 15th century. A doctor of decrees, in… -
Chigi, Family (CHIGI, FAMIGLIA)
CHIGI, FAMILY. - It appears in the Sienese history of the 13th century, and from the very beginning its members were bankers, and some were… -
Childeric, King of the Franks (CHILDERICO, RE DEI FRANCHI)
CHILDERIC, King of the Franks. - Son of Merovech, d. around 481 at Tournai. Still very young, he set out to subdue the other barbarian… -
Chocarne, Bernard
CHOCARNE, BERNARD. - Dominican, b. in 1826, d. in 1895. He was among the most deserving figures in the restoration of the Dominican order… -
Choiseul-Stainville, Étienne-François, de (CHOISEUL-STAINVILLE, ETIENNE-FRANÇOIS, DE)
CHOISEUL-STAINVILLE, ÉTIENNE-FRANÇOIS, DE. - French ambassador and statesman, b. June 28, 1719, d. in Paris on May 8, 1785. Having first… -
Chomjakov, Alexiei Stepanovič (CHOMJAKOV, ALEXIEI STEPANOVIĆ)
CHOMJAKOV, ALEXIEI STEPANOVIČ. - B. in 1804, d. in 1860, one of the most conspicuous representatives of Slavophilism, a Russian national… -
Christ, Bernard of Andermatt (CHRISTEN, BERNARD DA ANDERMATT)
CHRIST, BERNARD OF ANDERMATT. - Minister General of the Capuchin Friars Minor, titular archbishop of Stauropolis, b. at Andermatt (canton… -
Christian, Archbishop of Mainz (CRISTIANO, ARCIVESCOVO DI MAGONZA)
CHRISTIAN, Archbishop of Mainz. - Born around 1130 into a comital family of Thuringia. Having early distinguished himself by military… -
Christian III, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO III, RE DI DANIMARCA)
CHRISTIAN III, King of Denmark. - B. 12 Aug. 1503 at Gottorp, d. 1 Jan. 1559 at Kolding. Because of disagreements that arose in the… -
Christian II, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO II, RE DI DANIMARCA)
CHRISTIAN II, King of Denmark. - Born July 1, 1481, died Jan. 25, 1559. Son of Hans, king of Denmark, and of Christina of Saxony, he was… -
Christian I, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO I, RE DI DANIMARCA)
CHRISTIAN I, KING OF DENMARK. - B. May 21, 1426 in Copenhagen, d. there, May 21, 1481. He succeeded Christopher of Bavaria on the throne… -
Christian IV, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO IV, RE DI DANIMARCA)
CHRISTIAN IV, King of Denmark. - Born on 12 April 1577 at Frederiksborg, died on 28 February 1648 in Copenhagen. Son of Frederick II and of… -
Christina, Queen of Sweden (CRISTINA, REGINA DI SVEZIA)
CHRISTINA, Queen of Sweden. - Daughter of Gustavus Adolphus and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, b. in Stockholm on 8 Dec. 1626, d. in Rome… -
Christopher, Primicerius (CRISTOFORO, PRIMICERIO)
CHRISTOPHER, PRIMICERIUS. - A very important figure in Roman history of the second half of the 8th century. Adviser to Stephen II and… -
Ciacchi, Luigi
CIACCHI, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. at Pesaro on 16 Aug. 1788, d. at Rome on 17 Dec. 1865. Having come to Rome at a young age, he pursued the… -
Ciaccio, Giuseppe
CIACCIO, GIUSEPPE. - Italian physician and histologist (1824-1901), professor at the University of Bologna, known for his studies on the… -
Ciaconio (Chacón), Pedro
CIACONIO (CHACÓN), PEDRO. - Spanish theologian and humanist, b. in Toledo in 1527, d. in 1581 in Rome, where he resided for a long time. He… -
Cialdi, Alessandro
CIALDI, ALESSANDRO. - Navigator and devotee of hydraulic and nautical sciences, pontifical naval officer, b. at Civitavecchia on 9 April… -
Ciampi, Sebastiano
CIAMPI, SEBASTIANO. - Priest, b. at Pistoia on 31 Oct. 1769, d. at Florence on 14 Dec. 1847. Professor of ancient literatures at the… -
Ciasca, Agostino
CIASCA, AGOSTINO. - Augustinian cardinal, b. at Polignano a mare (Bari) on 7 May 1835, d. on 6 Feb. 1902. A learned orientalist, he took… -
Ciassare (In the inscription of Bisutūn, Huwahītra = «Of Good Development») (CIASSARE (NELL'ISCRIZIONE DI BISUTÚN, HUWAHÍTRA = « DI BUONO SVILUPPO »))
CIASSARE (In the inscription of Bisutūn, Huwahītra = «Of Good Development»). - King of the Medes (635?-584), son of Phraortes, who had died… -
Cicogna, Emanuele Antonio
CICOGNA, EMANUELE ANTONIO. - Prince of the scholars and bibliophiles of his time, b. in Venice in 1789, he studied at the College of Nobles… -
Cidone (Cidonius, Kydones) (CIDONE (CIDONIO, KYDONES))
CIDONE (Cidonius, Kydones). - I. DEMETRIO. - He was a Greek politician, man of letters and theologian of the 14th century, b. at… -
Citadella Vigodarzere, Andrea (CITTADELLA VIGODÄRZERE, ANDREA)
CITADELLA VIGODARZERE, ANDREA. - Born on 15 July 1804 in Treviso, died on 19 March 1870 in Florence, he devoted himself to legal studies.… -
Claudius (Ethiopian Galāxodēnos) (CLAUDIO (ETIOPICO GALĀXODĒNOS))
CLAUDIUS (Ethiopian Galāxodēnos). - Sovereign of Ethiopia. He succeeded his father Lebna Denghel (David II) in September 1540, at the age… -
Claudius II, Emperor, Known as the Goth (Marcus Aurelius Claudius Augustus) (CLAUDIO II, IMPERATORE, DETTO IL GOTICO (MARCUS AURELIUS CLAUDIUS AUGUSTUS))
CLAUDIUS II, Emperor, Known as the Goth (Marcus Aurelius Claudius Augustus). - Born in Pannonia to a humble family between 214 and 220, he… -
Claudius Severus (CLAUDIO SEVERO)
CLAUDIUS SEVERUS. - Rhetorician and Peripatetic philosopher, teacher of Marcus Aurelius, who makes honorable mention of him in his… -
Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), Roman Emperor (CLAUDIO (TI. CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
CLAUDIUS (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), Roman Emperor. - Fourth emperor (41-54 A.D.), son of Drusus and Antonia, uncle of… -
Clavijero, Francisco-Javier
CLAVIJERO, FRANCISCO-JAVIER. - Mexican Jesuit, b. at Veracruz in 1731, and having entered the novitiate in 1748, he taught rhetoric in… -
Clémencet, Charles
CLÉMENCET, CHARLES. - Maurist Benedictine, b. at Painblanc in 1703, d. 4 April 1778 in Paris. He collaborated on the Histoire littér. de la… -
Clement, Consul (CLEMENTE, CONSOLE)
CLEMENTE, CONSOLE. - Titus Flavius C., consul in the year 95, cousin of the emperor Domitian and husband of Flavia Domitilla, a man of… -
Clément De Boissy, Atranas-Alexandre (CLÉMENT DE BOISSY, ATRANASE-ALEXANDRE)
CLÉMENT DE BOISSY, ATRANASE-ALEXANDRE. - French jurist, brother of the bishop of Versailles Augustin, counselor of the Chambre des Comptes… -
Clemente di Smolensk
CLEMENTE DI SMOLENSK. - Russian monk, elected in 1149 metropolitan of Kiev during the absence of the titular, the Byzantine Michael,… -
Clermont-Tonnerre, Anne-Antoine-Marie-Jules, Duke of (CLERMONT-TONNERRE, ANNE-ANTOINE-MARIE-JULES, DUCA DI)
CLERMONT-TONNERRE, Anne-Antoine-Marie-Jules, Duke of. - Cardinal, b. in Paris on 1 January 1749, d. at Toulouse on 21 February 1830. Abbot… -
Clifford, William Joseph
CLIFFORD, WILLIAM JOSEPH. - English prelate, b. 24 Dec. 1823 at Irnham (diocese of Nottingham), d. 1893 at Both. Elected bishop of Clifton… -
Clinge (Kling), Konrad
CLINGE (KLING), KONRAD. - German theologian, of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Nordhausen (Thuringia) ca. 1483-84, d. at Erfurt on 10… -
Clorivière, Pierre-Joseph Picot de
CLORIVIÈRE, PIERRE-JOSEPH PICOT de. - French Jesuit, b. at St-Malo on 29 June 1735, d. at Paris on 9 Jan. 1820. He entered the novitiate of… -
Clovis, King of the Franks (CLODOVEO, RE DEI FRANCHI)
CLOVIS, King of the Franks. - He was of royal stock and belonged to the tribe of the Salian Franks; b. in 446, at the age of 15 he was… -
Cobelluzio (Cobelluzzi), Scipione
COBELLUZIO (COBELLUZZI), SCIPIONE. - Cardinal, born at Viterbo in 1365, died at Rome on 29 June 1627. After studying at the Nardini college… -
Cocle, Celestino
COCLE, CELESTINO. - Archbishop, b. at S. Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) on 23 Nov. 1783 and d. at Naples on 2 March 1857; he was the fifth… -
Cocleo (Dobenek), Giovanni (COCLEO (DOBENECK), GIOVANNI)
COCLEO (DOBENEK), GIOVANNI. - Eminent Catholic polemicist, b. in 1479, d. at Breslau on 11 Jan. 1552. He was called C. from the village of… -
Cocquelines, Charles
COCQUELINES, CHARLES. - Tireless editor of the Roman Bullarium, who lived in the 18th century and died in 1758. In 1739 in Rome he began… -
Codronchi, Antonio
CODRONCHI, ANTONIO. - Bishop, b. at Imola on 8 Aug. 1748, d. at Ravenna on 16 Jan. 1826. Pius VI sent him to Turin in 1777 as internuncio… -
Coindre, André
COINDRE, ANDRÉ. - Priest, b. in Lyon on 26 Feb. 1787, d. there on 30 May 1826. At the seminary of Argentières he was noted for intelligence… -
Cola di Rienzo
COLA di RIENZO. - Born in Rome in 1313, died there following a riot on 8 Oct. 1354. He was a notary and a man of no small classical… -
Colet, John
COLET, JOHN. - English theologian, humanist and educator, b. in 1467 (?), d. in 1519. The desire to escape from the Middle Ages drove him,… -
Coligny, Gaspard de
COLIGNY, GASPARD de. - Famous French Huguenot general of the 16th century, b. at Châtillon-sur-Loing in 1519 and d. in Paris on 24 Aug.… -
Colli Marchini, Michelangelo Alessandro
COLLI MARCHINI, MICHELANGELO ALESSANDRO. - Baron, general, b. at Alessandria or Vigevano in 1756, d. in Piedmont in 1809. He was sent by… -
Colluthus (COLLUTO)
COLLUTHUS. - A schismatic Alexandrian priest who, during the episcopate of Alexander (312-28), arrogated to himself the power to ordain… -
Colmar, Joseph Ludwig
COLMAR, JOSEPH LUDWIG. - Bishop of Mainz, b. in Strasbourg on 22 June 1760, d. in Mainz on 15 Dec. 1818. Ordained priest on 20 Dec. 1783,… -
Colombo, Cristoforo
COLOMBO, CRISTOFORO. - The great navigator was born in Genoa, as is unanimously attested by archival documents, by declarations of Columbus… -
Colonna, Family (COLONNA, FAMIGLIA)
COLONNA, FAMILY. - The first C. remembered by history is that PERTUS DE COLONNA who under Paschal II (1099-1118) had occupied Cave, a… -
Coloredo, Leandro Di (COLLOREDO, LEANDRO DI)
COLOREDO, LEANDRO DI. — Cardinal, born of a noble family at Colloredo di Montalbano in Friuli in 1639. Having left his family early in… -
Colucci, Giuseppe
COLUCCI, GIUSEPPE. - Archaeologist and historian of the Marche, b. at Penna S. Giovanni (archdiocese of Fermo) on 19 March 1752, d. at… -
Comba, Emilio
COMBA, EMILIO. - Waldensian pastor and historian, b. at S. Germano Chisone (Pinerolo) on 31 Aug. 1839, d. at Guttanen (Switzerland) on 3… -
Comillas, Claudio López y Bru, Marquis of (COMILLAS, CLAUDIO LOPEZ Y BRÚ, MARCHESE DI)
COMILLAS, Claudio López y Bru, Marquis of. - B. May 14, 1853 in Barcelona, d. Apr. 18, 1925 in Madrid. The death of his elder brother set… -
Commendone, Giovanni Francesco
COMMENDONE, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, nuncio, born in Venice on 17 March 1524 and died in Padua on 25 December 1584; thanks to his… -
Commer, Ernst
COMMER, ERNST. - Neo-Thomist philosopher and theologian, b. in Berlin on 18 Feb. 1847, d. in Graz on 24 Apr. 1928. He taught philosophy in… -
Commodus (M. Aurelius Commodus Antoninus), Roman Emperor (COMMODO (M. AURELIUS COMMODUS ANTONINUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
COMMODUS (M. Aurelius Commodus Antoninus), Roman Emperor. - Born at Lanuvium on 31 Aug. 161, died at Rome on 31 Dec. 192. Associated in the… -
Commynes, Philippe de
COMMYNES, PHILIPPE de. - French historian and politician, b. at Hazebrouck (Flanders) around 1447, d. at Argenton on 18 Oct. 1511. He held… -
Comte, Auguste
COMTE, AUGUSTE. - Philosopher, b. at Montpellier on 19 Jan. 1798, d. at Paris on 5 Sept. 1857. From a Catholic and royalist family. In 1806… -
Condorcet, Marie-Jean-Antoine Caritat, Marquis of (CONDORCET, MARIE-JEAN-ANTOINE CARITAT, MARCHESE DI)
CONDORCET, Marie-Jean-Antoine Caritat, Marquis of. - A student of science and philosophy and a politician, b. at Ribemont in Picardy on 17… -
Condulmer, Francesco
CONDULMER, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, nephew of Eugene IV, born in Venice. Created cardinal by his uncle on 19 Sept. 1431 and appointed… -
Conforti, Giovanni Francesco
CONFORTI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO. - Theologian, b. at Calvanico on 7 Jan. 1743. Ordained a priest, he went to Naples, where he published De… -
Conrad II, Emperor, Known as the Salic (CORRADO II, IMPERATORE, DETTO IL SALICO)
CONRAD II, Emperor, Known as the Salic. - When the Saxon dynasty died out with Henry II in 1024, the choice fell on the Franconian-Rhenish… -
Conrad III, Emperor (CORRADO III, IMPERATORE)
CONRAD III, EMPEROR. - Duke of Franconia, nephew of Henry V and brother of Frederick of Swabia, representative of the Salian tradition and… -
Conrad I, King of the East Franks (CORRADO I, RE DEI FRANCHI ORIENTALI)
CONRAD I, King of the East Franks. - Lived in the 9th-10th centuries. When the eastern line of the Carolingians died out with Louis the… -
Conradin of Swabia (CORRADINO DI SVEVIA)
CONRADIN OF SWABIA. - Born in the castle of Wolfstein, near Landshut (Lower Bavaria), on 25 March 1252, died in Naples on 29 October 1268.… -
Conrad IV, Emperor (CORRADO IV, IMPERATORE)
CONRAD IV, EMPEROR. - Born at Andria in 1228 from the marriage of Frederick II to Isabella of Brienne, heiress of the kingdom of Jerusalem;… -
Conrad of Gelnhausen (CORRADO DI GELNHAUSEN)
CONRAD OF GELNHAUSEN. - Theologian and canonist, b. in the Palatinate ca. 1320 to a family of middling condition, d. at Heidelberg on 13… -
Conrad of Marburg (CORRADO DI MARBURGO)
CONRAD OF MARBURG. - Famous inquisitor, b. at Marburg (Hesse), and a member of the secular clergy of the diocese of Mainz. Called magister… -
Conrad of Megenberg (CORRADO DI MEGENBERG (DE MONTE PUELLARUM))
CONRAD OF MEGENBERG. - German canon, theologian, historian, jurist and polemicist, b. probably at Mainsberg ca. 1308-10, d. at Regensburg… -
Conrad of Waldhausen (CORRADO DI WALDHAUSEN (C. D'AUSTRIA))
CONRAD OF WALDHAUSEN. - Regular canon, born in Upper Austria certainly before 1320, died in Prague on 8 December 1369. He was a canon at… -
Conrad of Wittelsbach (CORRADO DI WITTELSBACH)
CONRAD OF WITTELSBACH. - One of the most eminent figures of the German episcopate of the 12th century, b. around 1130 to Otto V of… -
Conry (Conrius), Florent
CONRY (CONRIUS), FLORENT. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Ireland (Connaught) in 1560, d. in Madrid on 16 Nov. 1629. He entered the Reformed… -
Consalvi, Ercole
CONSALVI, ERCOLE. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 7 June 1757, d. at Anzio on 24 Jan. 1824. He studied at the seminary of Frascati; a deacon, he… -
Constantine II (Flavius Claudius Constantinus), Emperor (COSTANTINO II (FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS CONSTANTINUS), IMPERATORE)
CONSTANTINE II (Flavius Claudius Constantinus), Emperor. - Son of Constantine the Great and > (from J. Maurier, Numismatique Constant., I,… -
Constantine Meliteniota (COSTANTINO MELITENIOTA)
CONSTANTINE MELITENIOTA. - He belonged to the famous M. family and held the office of archdeacon and chartophylax of the church of Hagia… -
Constantius I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus), Roman Emperor, Surnamed Chlorus (COSTANZO I (FLAVIUS VALERIUS CONSTANTINUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO, SOPRANNOMINATO CLORO)
CONSTANTIUS I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus), Roman Emperor, Surnamed Chlorus. - Founder of the dynasty of the second Flavians, b. in… -
Constantius II (Flavius Julius Constantinus), Emperor (COSTANZO II (FLAXIUS IULIUS CONSTANTINUS), IMPERATORE)
CONSTANTIUS II (Flavius Julius Constantinus), Emperor. - Son of Constantine the Great and of Fausta, born on 7 August 317, probably at… -
Contarelli, Matteo
CONTARELLI, MATTEO. - Cardinal, b. in 1519 at Morannes (Maine-et-Loire). He studied at Bologna, where he met Ugo Boncompagni (later Pope… -
Contarini, Antonio
CONTARINI, ANTONIO. - Rhenish regular canon and tenth patriarch of Venice. A descendant of two noble Venetian families, his parents were… -
Conti (De Comitibus), Biagio
CONTI (DE COMITIBUS), BIAGIO. - Italian theologian and philosopher, b. at Canzo in the Como area in 1636, d. at Prague on 4 April 1685.… -
Conti, Sigismondo de
CONTI, SIGISMONDO de. - Born around 1440 in Foligno into a noble local family, died 18 February 1512. He studied at the University of… -
Conwell, Henry
CONWELL, HENRY. - Second bishop of Philadelphia, b. at Moneymore, Londonderry, in 1745, d. there on 22 April 1842. A priest in 1776, parish… -
Coppi, Antonio
COPPI, ANTONIO. - Historian, b. 22 April 1783 in Andezeno (Turin), d. 26 February 1870 in Rome. He studied letters and philosophy at the… -
Corboli-Bussi, Giovanni
CORBOLI-BUSSI, GIOVANNI. - Prelate and diplomat, b. at Urbino on 29 Sept. 1813, d. at Rome on 9 July 1850. He was the son of Curzio and of… -
Corgna, Ascanio della
CORGNA, ASCANIO della. - He was a valiant captain and military architect, at the head of the pontifical militias under Julius III.… -
Cornaggia-Medici Castiglioni, Carlo Ottavio
CORNAGGIA-MEDICI CASTIGLIONI, CARLO OTTAVIO. - Senator, born in Milan on 6 Dec. 1851, died there on 10 Apr. 1905. A deputy for Milan in the… -
Cornejo Pedrosa, Pietro de
CORNEJO PEDROSA, PIETRO de. - Carmelite theologian, b. in 1566 at Salamanca, d. there on 31 March 1618. Appointed to one of the chairs of… -
Cornelius, Karl Adam
CORNELIUS, KARL ADAM. - German historian, b. at Würzburg on 12 March 1819, d. at Munich on 10 Feb. 1903. After having taught for some time… -
Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria
CORONELLI, VINCENZO MARIA. - Cartographer and geographer, b. in Venice on 16 Aug. 1650, d. there on 9 Dec. 1718. He entered the Order of… -
Corradini, Pietro Marcellino
CORRADINI, PIETRO MARCELLINO. - Cardinal, b. at Sezze in 1658, d. at Rome on 8 February 1743. Of humble origins, he acquired in the Curia a… -
Corrado of Brundelsheim (CORRADO DI BRUNDELSHEIM)
CORRADO OF BRUNDELSHEIM. - Abbot (surname Soccus = perhaps Schul) of the Cistercian monastery of Heilsbronn (v.) or Fons salutis (diocese… -
Correr, Antonio
CORRER, ANTONIO. - Cardinal, b. in Venice in 1369. He was the nephew of Angelo C., later Pope Gregory XII, and lived with the religious of… -
Corrigan, Michael Augustine
CORRIGAN, MICHAEL AUGUSTINE. - Archbishop, b. in Newark (New Jersey), on 13 Aug. 1839, d. in New York on 5 May 1900. President of Seton… -
Corsi, Cosimo
CORSI, COSIMO. - Cardinal, b. in Florence on 10 June 1798, d. at Agnano on 7 Oct. 1870. A page of Elisa Bonaparte, he later entered the… -
Corsini, Edoardo
CORSINI, EDOARDO. - Piarist, b. at Fanano, a locality of Felicarolo, on 4 Oct. 1702; d. at Pisa on 30 Nov. 1765. An illustrious polymath,… -
Cortese, Paolo
CORTESE, PAOLO. - Humanist, b. in Rome in 1465 to a family originally from S. Geminiano, d. in 1510. A friend of Pico della Mirandola and… -
Cortese, Tiburzio
CORTESE, TIBURZIO. - Bishop, b. in Modena in 1738, d. there on 30 Dec. 1823. Elected bishop of his city in 1786, he attended to the… -
Cortés, Hernán
CORTÉS, HERNÁN. - Born at Medellín in 1485, died at Seville on 2 December 1547. Ambitious and greedy for glory and adventures, in 1504 he… -
Cortie, Aloysius (CORTIE, ALOVSIUS)
CORTIE, ALOYSIUS. - Jesuit, astronomer, b. in London on 22 April 1859, d. at Stonyhurst on 16 May 1925. From 1891 he was a member of the… -
Corvinus, Matthias (CORVINO, MATTIA)
CORVINUS, MATTHIAS. - Born perhaps in 1440 at Cluj, son of John Hunyadi, regent of Hungary; the premature death of his father (1456) opened… -
Cosmas of Prague (COSMA DA PRAGA)
COSMAS OF PRAGUE. - Bohemian priest and chronicler, b. ca. 1045 in Prague, d. there in 1125. He was in Liège, then in Germany, and then, in… -
Courtecuisse (Brievcuisse, Breviscoxa), Jean (COURTECUISSE (BRIÈVECUISSE, BREVISCOXA), JEAN)
COURTECUISSE (Brievcuisse, Breviscoxa), Jean. - Born at Haleine (Orne) around 1353, he was one of the most active churchmen during the… -
Cousturier (Sutor), Pierre
COUSTURIER (SUTOR), PIERRE. - Carthusian theologian, b. at Chemiré le Roi ca. 1490, d. at Parc Sainte Marie (Le Mans), on 18 June 1537.… -
Cozza-Luzi, Giuseppe
COZZA-LUZI, GIUSEPPE. - Italian Basilian monk of great learning, b. at Bolsena on 4 Dec. 1837. He became a Basilian in the abbey of… -
Cranmer, Thomas
CRANMER, THOMAS. - First Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Aslacton (Nottingham) on 2 July 1489; d. at the stake at Oxford on 21… -
Crescente
CRESCENTE. - Disciple of St. Paul, mentioned in II Tim. 4:10. The Latin name Crescens (Tacitus, Hist., I, 76, the name of a freedman of… -
Cressy, Hugh (Paulinus Serenus)
CRESSY, HUGH (PAULINUS SERENUS). - English Benedictine theologian, b. at Thorpe-Salvin (Yorkshire) ca. 1605; d. at East Grinstead (Sussex)… -
Créttineau-Joly, Jacques (CRÉTINEAU-JOLY, JACQUES)
CRÉTTINEAU-JOLY, JACQUES. - Catholic historian and publicist, b. 23 Sept. 1803 at Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendée), d. at Vincennes on 1 Jan.… -
Créttin, Joseph (CRÉTIN, JOSEPH)
CRÉTTIN, JOSEPH. - First bishop of St. Paul (Minnesota), b. at Montluel (Ain) on 19 Dec. 1799, d. at St. Paul on 22 Feb. 1857. In 1820 he… -
Crispi, Francesco
CRISPI, FRANCESCO. - Statesman, b. at Ribera (Girgenti) on 4 Oct. 1818, d. at Naples on 11 Aug. 1901. A doctor of law and a magistrate, he… -
Crispolti, Filippo
CRISPOLTI, FILIPPO. - Born in Rieti on 25 April 1857, died in Rome on 3 March 1942. Journalist, man of letters, senator of the Kingdom.…