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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.… -
Collegia Funeraticia
COLLEGIA FUNERATICIA. - Term coined by Theodor Mommsen (De Collegii, p. 91) to designate certain "Confraternities" or ancient Roman… -
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… -
Communalies (COMUNALIE)
COMMUNALIES. - Also called communa, consorterie, partecipare, università, vicine, they are remnants of collective property that, owing to… -
Commune (La) of Paris (COMUNE (LA) DI PARIGI)
COMMUNE (La) of Paris. - Revolutionary movement (18 March-27 May 1871) directed by the "Central Committee of the National Guard." It is… -
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… -
Conclusion (CONCLUSIONE)
CONCLUSIONE. - The great historical fact of the Crusades thus came to an end, with the closing of the Middle Ages and the strengthening of… -
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 (Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Augustus), Roman Emperor, Known as the Great (COSTANTINO (IMP. CAESAR FLAVIUS VALERIUS CONSTANTINUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO, DETTO IL GRANDE)
CONSTANTINE (Imp. Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Augustus), ROMAN EMPEROR, called the GREAT. - SUMMARY. - I. Life. - II. Personality.… -
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 Chlorus (COSTANZO I, CLORO)
COSTANZO I, CHLORUS - Bronze head (3rd-4th century). Munich, Glyptothek. s. v. in Pauly-Wissowa, VII, coll. 1044-94; id., Regesten der… -
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… -
Convention of September (CONVENZIONE DI SETTEMBRE)
CONVENTION OF SEPTEMBER. - An Italo-French diplomatic act signed in Paris on September 15, 1864, in order to find a settlement, even if… -
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… -
Crescenzi, Family (CRESCENZI, FAMIGLIA)
CRESCENZI, FAMILY. - A distinguished Roman house that was preeminent in the affairs of the city between the middle of the 10th century and… -
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.… -
Crispus (CRISPO)
CRISPUS. - Ruler of the synagogue (v.) at Corinth, converted by St. Paul (Latin names were not infrequently borne by Jews). C. was the head… -
Cristaldi, Belisario
CRISTALDI, BELISARIO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 11 July 1764, d. there on 25 Feb. 1831. A descendant of a noble baronial family, he first… -
Cristofano, Guidini da Gano (Galgano)
CRISTOFANO, GUIDINI da GANO (GALGANO). - Sienese notary and writer, disciple of St. Catherine of Siena. He was among the defenders of his… -
Crivellucci, Amedeo
CRIVELLUCCI, AMEDEO. - Historian, b. at Acquaviva Picena on 20 Apr. 1850, d. in Rome on 11 Nov. 1914. He was professor of Modern History at… -
Croke, Thomas William
CROKE, THOMAS WILLIAM. - Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland), b. at Mallow (diocese of Cloyne) on 19 May 1824, d. at Thurles on 22 July 1902. C.… -
Crombruggh, Camille Van (CROMBRUGGHE, CAMILLE VAN)
CROMBRUGGH, Camille Van. - Theologian, b. at Smeereble-Vlaersegem (Grammont) on 2 May 1876, d. at Ghent on 14 Jan. 1940. Ordained a priest,… -
Cromwell, Oliver
CROMWELL, OLIVER. - English statesman, b. 25 April 1599 at Huntingdon, d. 3 September 1658 in London. Educated from childhood in the… -
Cros, Léonard
CROS, LÉONARD. - Jesuit, b. at Vabres (Aveyron) on 31 Oct. 1831, d. at Vitoria (Spain) on 17 Jan. 1913. He devoted his whole life to the… -
Crotti Di Costigliole, Edoardo
CROTTI di COSTIGLIOLE, EDOARDO. - Politician, b. 20 Oct. 1799 at Costigliole, d. at Aosta on 25 September 1870. Having devoted himself to a… -
Crum, Walter Ewing
CRUM, WALTER EWING. - Distinguished Coptologist, b. at Capebrig, near Glasgow, on 22 July 1865, d. on 18 May 1944. He was a contributor to… -
Crusade, Bull of the (CROCIATA, BOLLA DELLA)
CRUSADE, Bull of the. - A pontifical document containing the favors, privileges and indults granted to the kings of Spain for the faithful… -
Crusades (CROCIATE)
CRUSADES. - The movement for the expansion of the Faith and of the new Romano-Germanic civilization culminates, while the feudal regime is… -
Crusius (Krauss), Martin
CRUSIUS (KRAUSS), MARTIN. - German Protestant philologist and historian, b. near Bamberg on 19 Sept. 1526, d. 14 Feb. 1607 at Tübingen,… -
Csernoch, János
CSERNOCH, JÁNOS. - Cardinal, b. June 18, 1852 at Szakolcza, d. July 25, 1927 at Esztergom. He completed his theological studies in Vienna… -
Cullen, Paul
CULLEN, PAUL. - Cardinal, b. 29 Apr. 1803 at Prospect in County Kildare, Ireland, d. 24 Oct. 1878 in Dublin. He devoted himself to the… -
Cummings, Jeremiah Williams
CUMMINGS, JEREMIAH WILLIAMS. - Priest, b. in Washington in Apr. 1814, d. in New York on 4 Jan. 1866. He completed his theological studies… -
Cunha, Rodrigo da
CUNHA, RODRIGO da. - Portuguese historian, bishop of Portalegre (1615) and of Oporto (1619) and finally archbishop of Braga (1623) and… -
Curci, Carlo Maria
CURCI, CARLO MARIA. - Jesuit, orator and polemicist, b. in Naples on 4 Sept. 1809, d. at Careggi (Florence) on 19 June 1891. His name is… -
Curtensian System (CURTENSE, SISTEMA)
CURTENSIAN SYSTEM. - This is the medieval economic and administrative system that governed the curtes, which consisted of a territorial… -
Cusanus, Nicolaus (NICCOLÒ CUSANO)
CUSANUS, NICOLAUS. - Cardinal, humanist philosopher and scientist, b. at Cues (Trier) in 1401, d. at Todi on 8 Aug. 1464. His real name was… -
Cusmano, Giacomo
CUSMANO, GIACOMO. - Priest, founder of the pious "Work of the Mouthful of the Poor," b. at Palermo on 15 March 1834, d. there on 14 March… -
Cuspinian, Johann
CUSPINIAN, JOHANN. - The family surname varies: Spieshaym, Spiessham, Spiessheimer; humanist, politician, physician and imperial archivist,… -
Cyril III Ben Laklak (CIRILLO III BEN LAKLAK)
CYRIL III BEN LAKLAK. - Patriarch of Alexandria, who lived in the 13th century, a priest by the name of David who simoniacally obtained the… -
Cyrus the Great (Cuneiform Inscriptions Kuruš; Heb. Kôreš) (CIRO IL GRANDE (ISCRIZIONI CUNEIFORMI KURUŠ; EBR. KÔREŠ))
CYRUS THE GREAT (Cuneiform Inscriptions Kuruš; Heb. Kôreš). - First king of Persia, raised by his conquests to a power dominating anterior… -
Czerny, Albin
CZERNY, ALBIN. - Historian, b. 19 Feb. 1821 in Vienna, d. 7 July 1900 at St. Florian. Having entered the abbey of St. Florian in 1841, he… -
Dacia
DACIA. - Under this name in the imperial age was included a vast region of central Europe between Sarmatia and Germany, which was roughly… -
D'Afflitto, Eustachio
D'AFFLITTO, EUSTACHIO. - Of the dukes of Roccagloriosa, in whom the family of George Castriota, known as Scanderbeg, died out; born in… -
Daisenberger, Johann Nepomuk
DAISENBERGER, JOHANN NEPOMUK. - Regular canon, b. at Pölling (Middle Franconia) on 10 Feb. 1752, d. at Walleshausen on 14 Nov. 1820. From… -
D'Alembert, Jean-Baptiste Le Rond
D'ALEMBERT, JEAN-BAPTISTE LE ROND. - Philosopher and mathematician, b. in Paris on 16 Nov. 1717, d. there on 29 Oct. 1783. A member of the… -
Dalgairns, John Dobre
DALGAIRNS, JOHN DOBRE. - In religion Bernard; Oratorian theologian, of Scottish and Norman origins, b. on the island of Guernsey on 21 Oct.… -
Daller, Balthasar
DALLER, BALTHASAR. - Bavarian priest and politician, b. 22 Jan. 1835 at Gasteig, d. 3 March 1911 at Freising. Ordained a priest in 1861, he… -
Dal Monte, Bartolomeo
DAL MONTE, BARTOLOMEO. - Bolognese priest, b. in Bologna on 12 Nov. 1726, d. there on 26 Dec. 1778. A much sought-after missionary, famous… -
Dandino, Girolamo
DANDINO, GIROLAMO. - Cardinal, b. at Cesena around 1509, d. at Rome on 4 Dec. 1559; he entered the papal chancery under Paul III, was… -
D'Andrea, Girolamo
D'ANDREA, GIROLAMO. - Cardinal, b. in Naples on 12 April 1812, d. in Rome on 14 May 1868. Having already been, among other things,… -
Daniel, Charles
DANIEL, CHARLES. - Jesuit, writer, b. at Beauvais on 31 Dec. 1818; d. at Paris on 1 Jan. 1893. In 1857, with the collaboration of Fr. Ivan… -
Danilevskij, Nikolaj Jakovlevic (DANILEVSKIJ, NIROLAJ JAKOVLEVIC)
DANILEVSKIJ, NIKOLAJ JAKOVLEVIC. - Russian political writer, b. in Moscow on 10 Dec. 1822, d. in Tiflis on 19 Nov. 1885, famous above all… -
Dantesque Apostolate (APOSTOLATO DANTESCO)
DANTESQUE APOSTOLATE. - Under this name, at the inspiration and urging of a learned man of letters from Monsampolo, Nicola Gaetani… -
Darboy, Georges
DARBOY, GEORGES. - Archbishop of Paris, b. 16 Jan. 1813 at Fayls-Billot (Haute-Marne), d. 24 May 1871 in Paris. Ordained a priest in Dec.… -
Darras, Joseph-Epiphane
DARRAS, JOSEPH-EPIPHANE. - Historian, b. at Troyes in 1825, d. at Paris on 8 Nov. 1878. He studied at Troyes, where he was ordained a… -
Dasbach, Georg Friedrich
DASBACH, GEORG FRIEDRICH. - German priest and politician, b. at Horhausen in the Westerwald on 9 Dec. 1846, d. at Bonn on 11 Oct. 1907.… -
Davy, Humphrey (DAVY, HUMPHBY)
DAVY, HUMPHREY. - Born at Penzance, in Cornwall, on 17 December 1778, died at Geneva on 29 May 1829. Of a modest family, he was first an… -
De Angelis, Filippo
DE ANGELIS, FILIPPO. - Cardinal, b. 16 April 1792 at Ascoli, d. 8 July 1877 at Fermo. Apostolic visitor of the diocese of Forlì, titular… -
Decaisne, Joseph
DECAISNE, JOSEPH. - Botanist, b. in Brussels on 7 March 1807, d. in Paris on 8 Feb. 1882. From draughtsman at the Jardin des plantes, he… -
De Camillis, Giovanni (Giuseppe)
DE CAMILLIS, GIOVANNI (GIUSEPPE). - Basilian theologian, b. at Chios (Greece) on 7 Dec. 1641, d. on 22 Aug. 1706. He entered the Pontifical… -
De Cara, Cesare Antonio
DE CARA, CESARE ANTONIO. - Jesuit, orientalist, b. at Reggio Calabria on 13 Nov. 1835, d. at Castelgandolfo on 27 Dec. 1905. Attached to… -
Decentius, Bishop Of Gubbio (DECENZIO, VESCOVO DI GUBBIO)
DECENTIUS, Bishop Of Gubbio. - His memory is linked to the famous letter that Pope Innocent I sent him in 416, in reply to certain… -
Dechamps, Adolphe
DECHAMPS, ADOLPHE. - Belgian Catholic statesman, b. 18 June 1807 at Melle near Ghent, d. 16 July 1875 at Scalimont near Manage. He began… -
Decius (Messius Caius Traianus Decius), Roman Emperor (DECIO (MESSIUS CAIUS TRAIANUS DECIUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
DECIUS (Messius Caius Traianus Decius), Roman Emperor. - Born in Pannonia around 200, died in 251. Sent in 249 to Moesia by the emperor… -
De Courten, Raffaele Giuseppe (DE COURTEN, RAFFAËLE GIUSEPPE)
DE COURTEN, RAFFAËLE GIUSEPPE. - Pontifical general, b. 21 Jan. 1809 at Sierre in Valais, d. at Florence in 1904. On 6 May 1832, with the… -
De Courten, Vittorio
DE COURTEN, VITTORIO. - Pontifical officer, brother of General Count Raffaele de Courten, born at Sion (Valais) in 1810, died there on 25… -
Decurtins, Gaspar
DECURTINS, GASPAR. - Sociologist, b. 23 Nov. 1855, at Truns (Canton of Grisons), d. there, 30 May 1916. He studied at the monastery of… -
De Dominis, Marcantonio
DE DOMINIS, MARCANTONIO. - Archbishop of Split, then apostate and finally once again Catholic, b. probably in 1560 (or 1566) in the city of… -
De Felice, Gaetano
DE FELICE, GAETANO. - Journalist, b. in Naples on 24 Feb. 1863, d. in Rome on 20 June 1936. After completing his literary studies in Naples… -
Defensor Civitatis
DEFENSOR CIVITATIS. - A civic magistrate for the defense of the humble classes against the abuses and excessive power of local magistrates.… -
De Ferrariis, Antonio
DE FERRARIIS, ANTONIO. - A Catholic priest of the Greek rite, called il Galateo because he was born at Galatone (Otranto) in 1444. In… -
Deforis, Jean-Pierre
DEFORIS, JEAN-PIERRE. - Benedictine of St. Maur, critic and apologist, b. at Montbrison (Loire) in 1732, d. at St. Maur on 25 June 1794. He… -
De Gregorio, Emanuele
DE GREGORIO, EMANUELE. - Cardinal, born in Naples on 18 Dec. 1758, died in Rome on 7 Nov. 1839. At the time of the Roman Republic of 1798,… -
Delfino, Zaccaria
DELFINO, ZACCARIA. - Cardinal, b. in Venice on 29 May 1527, d. in Rome on 19 Dec. 1583. He was bishop of Lesina. In July 1560 he was… -
Delicieux, Bernard
DELICIEUX, BERNARD. - Franciscan, b. around the middle of the 13th century at Montpellier, d. in 1320 at Toulouse. He entered the Order in… -
Delisle, Léopold-Victor
DELISLE, LÉOPOLD-VICTOR. - Historian, b. at Valognes, 24 Oct. 1826, d. at Chantilly, 22 July 1910. Having entered the École des Chartes in… -
Delitzsch, Friedrich
DELITZSCH, FRIEDRICH. - Assyriologist, b. at Erlangen on 3 Sept. 1850, d. on 23 Dec. 1922 in Berlin. There, as the crowning of a brilliant… -
Della Genga Sermattei, Gabriele
DELLA GENGA SERMATTEI, GABRIELE. - Cardinal, b. at Assisi on 4 Dec. 1801, d. at Rome on 10 Feb. 1861. A nephew of Leo XII, he was ordained… -
Della Rovere, Family (DELLA ROVERE, FAMIGLIA)
DELLA ROVERE, FAMILY. - A noble house of very humble origin in Savona, whose fortunes began with the elevation to the papacy in 1471 of… -
Della Scala, Family (DELLA SCALA, FAMIGLIA)
DELLA SCALA, FAMILY. - It held the lordship of Verona from 1259 (officially from 1277) to 1387 and died out in Germany in the 16th century.… -
Della Somaglia, Giulio Maria
DELLA SOMAGLIA, GIULIO MARIA. - Cardinal, b. at Piacenza on 29 July 1744, d. at Rome on 30 March 1830. Of the noble Capece Anguillara… -
Della Torre, Dismas (DELLA TORRE, DISMA)
DELLA TORRE, DISMAS. - Journalist, b. in Genoa on 12 Sept. 1820 to the noble house of the counts of Lavagna, d. there on 17 Nov. 1891. He… -
Della Valle, Family (DELLA VALLE, FAMIGLIA)
DELLA VALLE, FAMILY. - Illustrious Roman house, whose earliest member was a RUSTICO made cardinal by Honorius II in 1219. > (fol. Vatican… -
Del Medigo, Giuseppe Salomone
DEL MEDIGO, GIUSEPPE SALOMONE. - Jewish astronomer, mathematician and philosopher, b. in Candia (Crete) on 16 June 1591, d. in Prague on 16… -
Delp, Alfred
DELP, ALFRED. - Jesuit, b. 15 Sept. 1907 in Mannheim, d. 2 Feb. 1945 in Berlin. Having converted to the Catholic faith, he entered the… -
Delrio, Martín Antonio
DELRIO, MARTÍN ANTONIO. - Jesuit, exegete and theologian, b. at Antwerp on 17 May 1551, d. at Louvain on 19 Oct. 1608. Of extraordinary… -
De Magistris, Simone
DE MAGISTRIS, SIMONE. - Ecclesiastical scholar, b. at Serra di Scopamene (Corsica) on 28 Feb. 1728, d. at Rome on 6 Oct. 1802. Having come… -
Demeter, Ignaz Anton
DEMETER, IGNAZ ANTON. - Archbishop of Freiburg, b. at Augsburg on 1 Aug. 1773, d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 21 March 1842. Parish priest… -
Demetriade
DEMETRIADE. - Roman virgin and disciple of St. Jerome, daughter of the consul and senator Olybrius, of the family of the Probi, and of… -
Demetrius Comazianos (DEMETRIO COMAZIANO)
DEMETRIUS COMAZIANOS. - Archbishop of Ohrid in 1216-17; d. ca. 1234. He failed in his attempts to prevent the schism of the Serbian Church… -
Demetrius of Moscow, False, called the False Demetrius (DEMETRIO, ZAR DI MOSCOVIA, DETTO IL FALSO DEMETRIO)
DEMETRIUS OF MOSCOW, False, called the False Demetrius. - On May 15, 1591, the child prince Demetrius, son of Ivan the Terrible, had ceased… -
Demetrius of Phalerum (DEMETRIO DI FALERO)
DEMETRIUS OF PHALERUM. - Aristotelian, b. ca. 350 B.C., for 10 years dictator of Athens, from where (307) he took refuge in Egypt, under… -
Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria (DEMETRIO, PATRIARCA DI ALESSANDRIA)
DEMETRIUS, Patriarch of Alexandria. - He succeeded Julian in 189 and held the episcopal see for fully 43 years. His name is linked to the… -
Démia, Charles
DÉMIA, CHARLES. - Priest, b. at Bourg (Bresse) on 3 Oct. 1636, d. at Ainay (Lyons) on 25 Oct. 1689. A pupil of the Jesuits and of the… -
De Natalibus, Pietro
DE NATALIBUS, PIETRO. - Hagiographer, born in Venice, where he was parish priest of the SS. Apostoli until 1370, when he was appointed… -
Denifle, Heinrich
DENIFLE, HEINRICH. - Dominican medievalist theologian, b. at Imst (Tyrol) on 16 Jan. 1844, d. at Munich on 10 June 1905. Left an orphan, he… -
Denisov, Andrea E Simone
DENISOV, ANDREA e SIMONE. - Brothers (A. b. 1664 and d. 1730; S. b. 1682 and d. 1741), princes Myzeckij. At the beginning of the 18th… -
De Nobili, Roberto
DE NOBILI, ROBERTO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Montepulciano (Siena) in September 1577; d. at Mallapur (Madras) on 16 January 1656. Having… -
Dernbach, Balthasar
DERNBACH, BALTHASAR. - Benedictine, b. in 1548, d. at Fulda on 15 March 1606. Of a Protestant family, after his conversion he was… -
De Rubéis (De Rossi), Bernardo Maria (DE RUBEIS (DE ROSSI), BERNARDO MARIA)
DE RUBÉIS (De Rossi), Bernardo Maria. - Dominican historian and theologian, b. at Cividale del Friuli on 8 January 1687, d. at Venice on 28… -
De Sanctis, Gioacchino
DE SANCTIS, GIOACCHINO. - Physician, b. at Frascati in 1788, d. in the reputation of sanctity at Patrica (Frosinone), on 15 Dec. 1855.… -
Descartes (Cartesius), René
DESCARTES (Cartesius), RENÉ. - Philosopher and scientist, b. at La Haye, in Touraine, on 31 March 1596, d. at Stockholm on 11 Feb. 1650. He… -
Desgabets, Robert
DESGABETS, ROBERT. - Benedictine theologian and philosopher, b. at Ancemont (diocese of Verdun) in 1620 and d. at Breuil on 13 March 1678.… -
Deshayes, Gabriel
DESHAYES, GABRIEL. - Priest, b. at Beignon (Morbihan) on 2 Dec. 1767, d. at St-Laurent-sur-Sèvre on 28 Dec. 1841. From 1821 superior… -
Desiderius, King of the Lombards (DESIDERIO, RE DEI LONGBARDI)
DESIDERIUS, King of the Lombards. - He came to the throne in 757 on the death of Aistulf, thanks to the promises made to Pope Stephen II to… -
Desing, Anselm
DESING, ANSELM. - Benedictine, b. at Amberg on 15 March 1699, d. at Ensdorf on 17 Dec. 1772. He taught at Freising, at Ensdorf, at… -
Desprez, Julien-Florian
DESPREZ, JULIEN-FLORIAN. - Cardinal, b. 14 April 1807 in Ostricourt, archdiocese of Cambrai, d. 20 January 1895 in Toulouse. Ordained a… -
Despuig y Dameto, Antonio
DESPUIG Y DAMETO, ANTONIO. - Cardinal, born of a noble family in Palma de Mallorca on 31 March 1745, died in Lucca on 2 May 1813. An… -
De' Tudeschi (De Tudisco), Niccolò (Panormitanus, Abbas Siculus, Abbas Modernus)
DE' TUDESCHI (DE TUDISCO), NICCOLÒ (Panormitanus, Abbas Siculus, Abbas Modernus). - Canonist, b. at Catania in 1386, d. in July 1445. He… -
Devoti, Giovanni
DEVOTI, GIOVANNI. - Canonist, b. in Rome on 11 July 1774 and d. there on 18 Sept. 1820. He held various offices in the curia, was bishop of… -
Deza, Pedro
DEZA, PEDRO. - Cardinal, b. in Seville of a noble family on 24 Feb. 1520, d. in Rome on 27 Aug. 1600. For 8 years he was vicar general of… -
De Zelada, Francesco Saverio
DE ZELADA, FRANCESCO SAVERIO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 27 Aug. 1717, d. there on 19 Dec. 1801. Introduced to the ecclesiastical career by… -
Dez, Jean
DEZ, JEAN. - Jesuit theologian and apologist, b. at Ste-Manehould (Marne) on 3 April 1643, d. at Strasbourg on 12 September 1712. He was… -
Dias, Bartholomeu
DIAS, BARTHOLOMEU. - Navigator, b. around 1450. Entrusted by the king of Portugal with exploring the western coast of Africa and having set… -
Díaz del Castillo, Bernal (DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL)
DÍAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL. - Spanish chronicler, b. at Medina del Campo in 1492, d. around 1581. He left for America in 1514 with P. Davila… -
Di Bartolo, Salvatore
DI BARTOLO, SALVATORE. - Palermitan theologian, b. 6 Nov. 1838, d. 15 June 1906. He completed his studies under the guidance of Msgr.… -
Didiot, Jules
DIDIOT, JULES. - Priest, theologian, b. at Cheppy (Meuse) on 14 Aug. 1840, d. at Montbras (near Maxeys-sur-Vaysse [Meuse]) on 20 Dec. 1903.… -
Didon, Henri
DIDON, HENRI. - Dominican, preacher, b. at Touvet (Isère) on 17 March 1840; d. at Toulouse on 15 March 1900. From 1865 in Paris, he carried… -
Dieckmann, Hermann
DIECKMANN, HERMANN. - Jesuit, historian, b. at Osnabrück (northern Germany) on 2 July 1880; d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 15 Oct. 1928.… -
Diedo, Francesco
DIEDO, FRANCESCO. - Venetian humanist gentleman, professor of law at Padua, d. at Verona on 25 March 1484. By the Roman Cristoforo Persona,… -
Diehl, Charles
DIEHL, CHARLES. - Byzantinist, b. at Strasbourg on July 4, 1859, d. at Paris on Nov. 2, 1944. He was a professor at the Sorbonne and a… -
Diekamp, Wilhelm
DIEKAMP, WILHELM. - Historian, b. at Geldern on 13 May 1854, d. at Rome on 25 Dec. 1885. Having completed his studies in theology and… -
Diesbach, Nikolaus Joseph Albert Von (DIESSBACH, NICOLAUS JOSEPH ALBERT VON)
DIESBACH, NIKOLAUS JOSEPH ALBERT VON. - Jesuit, apostle of the good press, b. in Bern, of a patrician Calvinist family, on 15 February… -
Diessel, Gerhard
DIESSEL, GERHARD. - Redemptorist preacher, b. at Freren (Hannover) on 21 Jan. 1845, d. at Dornbirn (Austria) on 6 Aug. 1907. He studied at… -
Dietenberger, Johann (DIETENBERGER, IOHANN)
DIETENBERGER, JOHANN. - Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. in Frankfurt am Main in 1475, d. in Mainz on 4 Sept. 1537. Having been… -
Dietwinus (DIETWINO)
DIETWINUS. - In the sources Theod(ew)inus, cardinal. The year of his birth is unknown. A monk at Marmoutier and abbot of Gorze, in December… -
Di Francia, Annibale Maria
DI FRANCIA, ANNIBALE MARIA. - Canon of Messina, born there on 5 July 1851 and died there on 1 June 1927. Of a noble family and of fervent… -
Dilgskron, Karl
DILGSKRON, KARL. - Redemptorist, b. in Vienna on 31 Aug. 1843, and d. there on 1 June 1912. He taught philosophy and theology at Mautern… -
Di Meo, Alessandro
DI MEO, ALESSANDRO. - Born at Vulturara on 3 Nov. 1726, died at Nola on 20 March 1786. He entered the Redemptorists, making his profession… -
Diocletian (Imp. Caesar M. Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (DIOCLEZIANO (IMP. CAESAR M. AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
DIOCLETIAN (Imp. Caesar M. Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus), ROMAN EMPEROR. - Born of a humble family in Dalmatia around 243,… -
Dione Cassio (Dión ὁ Kássios) (DIONE CASSIO (ΔΊΩΝ Ὁ ΚΆΣΣΙΟΣ))
DIONE CASSIO (Dión ὁ Kássios). - Historian, b. at Nicaea ca. 155 A.D., d. there at nearly eighty years of age between 230 and 240. He began… -
Dionigi Of Tellmahré (DIONIGI DI TELLMAHRÉ)
DIONIGI OF TELLMAHRÉ. - Monophysite patriarch and annalist, a native of Tellmahre, d. 22 Aug. 845. He was first a monk in the monastery of… -
Dionisi, Gian Giacomo
DIONISI, GIAN GIACOMO. - Philologist and scholar, b. at Verona on 22 July 1734, d. there on 14 Apr. 1808. A canon and librarian of the… -
Dionysius (DIONIGI)
DIONYSIUS. - Greek monk (1318-90), who in 1374 rebuilt on Mount Athos a monastery which from his name was called "Dionysios". For it he… -
Di Pietro, Camillo
DI PIETRO, CAMILLO. - Cardinal, born in Rome on 10 January 1806, died there on 6 March 1884. Nephew of Michele Di Pietro, who honored the… -
Dittrich, Franz
DITTRICH, FRANZ. — Historian, b. 26 Jan. 1839 at Thegsten (Ermland), d. 21 Feb. 1915 at Frauenburg. He studied philosophy and theology at… -
Dodecanese (DODECANESO)
DODECANESE. - Gruppo di 14 isole (alcuni ne escludevano 2, cioè Rodi e Castelrosso, cosicché si avevano 12 isole secondo il rigore del… -
Dolcino, Fra'
DOLCINO, fra'. - Heretic, a native of the Novara region, who placed himself at the head of the sect of the Apostolics after Gerard… -
Dollfuss, Engelbert
DOLLFUSS, ENGELBERT. - Austrian statesman, b. at Texing in Lower Austria on 4 Oct. 1882, d. assassinated in Vienna on 25 July 1934. After…