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Franco of Perugia (FRANCO DI PERUGIA) Vol. V, p. 1008
FRANCO OF PERUGIA. - Dominican missionary who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries. In the years 1292-93 he taught theology (curator…
Freinademetz, Joseph Vol. V, p. 1058
FREINADEMETZ, JOSEPH. - Born at Badia in Val Badia (Bolzano) on 15 April 1852 to devout peasants. Ordained priest on 25 July 1875, on 4…
Friends of Missions (AMIS DES MISSIONS, LES) Vol. I, p. 661
FRIENDS OF MISSIONS. - Association founded on 12 Dec. 1923, on the initiative of Georges Goyau and the Jesuit Father Piolet, for the…
Fulgenzio Of San Giuseppe (FULGENZIO DI SAN GIUSEPPE) Vol. V, p. 1081
FULGENZIO OF SAN GIUSEPPE. - Missionary, b. in 1666 at Fanano (Modena), he professed in the Order of the Discalced Carmelites (province of…
Gabet, Joseph Vol. V, p. 1097
GABET, JOSEPH. - Missionary of St. Vincent, born at Nevy (diocese of St-Claude) on 6 Dec. 1808, died at Rio de Janeiro on 3 March 1853.…
Galano, Clemente Vol. V, p. 1107
GALANO, CLEMENTE. - Theatine missionary. Born in Sorrento, he professed at the convent of the SS. Apostoli in Naples on 25 February 1628.…
Gallizia, Pio Alessandro Vol. V, p. 1138
GALLIZIA, PIO ALESSANDRO. - Barnabite missionary, bishop of Selisma and second vicar apostolic of the Mission of Ava and Pegu in Burma, b.…
Gallo, Luigi Vol. V, p. 1139
GALLO, LUIGI. - Oblate missionary of the Virgin Mary and historiographer of the Burmese missions. Born at Cavignano (Turin) on 11 Nov.…
García, Gregorio (GARCIA, GREGORIO) Vol. V, p. 1152
GARCÍA, GREGORIO. - Spanish Dominican missionary, b. at Baeza in the middle of the 16th century, d. there in 1627. He spent twelve years in…
Garin, André-Marie Vol. V, p. 1156
GARIN, ANDRÉ-MARIE. - Missionary, b. at Côte-St-André, diocese of Grenoble, on 7 May 1822, d. at Lowell (United States) on 16 Feb. 1905. In…
Garnett, Henry (GARNET, HENRY) Vol. V, p. 1156
GARNETT, HENRY. - Jesuit, missionary in England, b. at Nottingham in 1555, d. on the scaffold, at Tyburn in London, on 3 May 1606. Of a…
Gasparre della Croce (GASPARE DELLA CROCE) Vol. V, p. 1161
GASPARRE DELLA CROCE. - Portuguese Dominican missionary and traveler of the 16th century: b. at Evora, d. at Setúbal (c. 1570). With a…
Gaubil, Antoine Vol. V, p. 1165
GAUBIL, ANTOINE. - Jesuit, sinologist, b. at Gaillac (Aveyron) on 14 July 1689, d. at Beijing on 24 July 1759. A missionary in China from…
Gerard, Jean-Baptiste Vol. VI, p. 74
GERARD, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Missionary, b. at Bouxières-aux-Chênes, diocese of Nancy, on 13 March 1831, d. at Boma (Basutoland), on 29 May…
Gerbillon, Jean-François Vol. VI, p. 80
GERBILLON, JEAN-FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, missionary, co-founder and superior of the French mission in Peking, b. at Verdun on 4 June 1654, d. at…
Giambattista Maoletti da Serravalle Vol. VI, p. 229
GIAMBATTISTA MAOLETTI DA SERRAVALLE. - Franciscan missionary in China. Two missionaries of this name are known, who evangelized China in…
Giorgi da Gheel (GIORGIO DA GHEEL) Vol. VI, p. 288
GIORGI DA GHEEL. - Capuchin missionary and martyr of the old Flemish-Belgian province, b. at Oevel, near Geel (Campine), in Aug. 1616,…
Gnana Prakasar, Swaminadar (Swaminathapillai) Vol. VI, p. 532
GNANA PRAKASAR, Swaminadar (Swaminathapillai). - Missionary b. in Manipay, apostolic vicariate of Jaffna, on 30 Aug. 1875, to Hindu…
Gnecchi Soldi, Organtino Vol. VI, p. 532
GNECCHI SOLDI, ORGANTINO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Casto Val Sabbia (Brescia) in 1553, d. at Nagasaki on 22 April 1609. A Jesuit in…
Goes, Bento de Vol. VI, p. 540
GOES, BENTO de. - Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Villa Franca do Campo, on the island of São Miguel (Azores), d. at Suchow (China)…
Gonçalvez, Giacomo Vol. VI, p. 555
GONÇALVEZ, GIACOMO. - Born in June 1676 in Goa, in 1700 an Oratorian and in 1705 a missionary on the island of Ceylon. He soon…
Grandin, Vital (GRANDIN, VITALE) Vol. VI, p. 608
GRANDIN, VITAL. - Born on 8 February 1829 at St-Pierre-la-Cour, diocese of Laval, in 1853 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, in…
Grueber, Johann Vol. VI, p. 712
GRUEBER, JOHANN. - Jesuit, explorer, b. at Linz on 28 Oct. 1623, d. at Sarospatak (Hungary) on 30 Sept. 1680. Invited to go to China by Fr.…
Hallerstein, Augustin von Vol. VI, p. 793
HALLERSTEIN, AUGUSTIN von. - Jesuit, missionary and astronomer, b. in Ljubljana on 27 Aug. 1703, d. in Beijing on 29 Oct. 1774. Already…
Hanxleden, Johann Ernst Vol. VI, p. 804
HANXLEDEN, JOHANN ERNST. - Indologist, b. in 1681 at Osterkappeln (Germany), d. on 21 March 1732 at Palur (India). Having entered the…
Hartmann, Anastasius Vol. VI, p. 808
HARTMANN, ANASTASIUS. - Titular bishop of Derbe, b. 24 Feb. 1803 at Altwis (Hitzkirch, Lucerne), entered the novitiate of the Capuchins of…
Henriquez, Enrique Vol. VI, p. 828
HENRIQUEZ, ENRIQUE. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Villaviciosa (Portugal) in 1520, d. at Pumai-kayal (Fishery Coast in southeastern India) on…
Henry, Prince of Kongo (ENRICO, PRINCIPE DEL CONGO) Vol. V, p. 242
HENRY, Prince of Kongo. - B. ca. 1495, son of dom Affonso, later king of the Congo, dom E. in 1508 was sent to Lisbon to be educated in the…
Horner, Antoine Vol. VI, p. 865
HORNER, ANTOINE. - Born at Schönenburg (Alsace) on 20 June 1827, died 18 May 1880. Having entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in…
Huc, Évariste-Régis (HUC, EVARISTE-RÉGIS) Vol. VI, p. 870
HUC, ÉVARISTE-RÉGIS. - Missionary, traveler and writer, b. at Caylus (France) on 1 June 1813, he was admitted to the Congregation of the…
Ignatius of Jesus (Carlo Leonelli) (IGNAZIO DI GESÙ (CARLO LEONELLI)) Vol. VI, p. 931
IGNATIUS OF JESUS (CARLO LEONELLI). - Carmelite missionary. He was born at Sorbolongo (Pesaro, Italy) in 1596. Having earned a doctorate in…
Indigenous Clergy of the Missions (CLERO INDIGENO DELLE MISSIONI) Vol. III, p. 1087
INDIGENOUS CLERGY OF THE MISSIONS. - The specific purpose of the missions is to establish the Church in territories where it does not yet…
In the Missions (NELLE MISSIONI) Vol. VIII, p. 1025
IN THE MISSIONS. - Even in the revival of missionary apostolate the prescriptions concerning catechumens were numerous. In 1213 Richard,…
Intorcetta, Prospero Vol. VII, p. 91
INTORCETTA, PROSPERO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Piazza Armerina (Enna) on 28 Aug. 1625, d. at Hangzhou on 3 Oct. 1696. Having fled at the…
Jolivet, Charles-Constant Vol. VII, p. 378
JOLIVET, CHARLES-CONSTANT. - Born on 9 January 1826 at Pont-l'Abbé, diocese of Quimper, died at Durban on 15 October 1903; in 1848 he…
Joseph of Carabantes (GIUSEPPE DA CARABANTES) Vol. VI, p. 493
JOSEPH OF CARABANTES. - Capuchin preacher and missionary of the ancient province of Aragon, b. June 27, 1628, d. at Monforte de Lemos on…
Joulain, Henri Vol. VII, p. 381
JOULAIN, HENRI. - Born on 24 Sept. 1852 at St-Romans-Les-Melle, diocese of Poitiers, a priest in 1875, in 1880 he became an Oblate of Mary…
Kino (Chino), Eusebio Francesco (CHINO (KINO), EUSEBIO FRANCESCO) Vol. III, p. 899
KINO (Chino), Eusebio Francesco. - One of the most famous Italian missionaries in America, b. at Segno in Val di Non (Trento) in Aug. 1645,…
Kraus, Johann Vol. VII, p. 465
KRAUS, JOHANN. - Bohemian Jesuit, missionary and architect in America, b. at Pilsen on 19 June 1664, d. at Buenos Aires in 1714. Received…
Lacombe, Albert Vol. VII, p. 490
LACOMBE, ALBERT. - Born on 18 Feb. 1827 in St-Sulpice (Canada), a priest in 1850, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate in 1855, he died on 12 Dec.…
Laimbeckhoven, Gottfried von Vol. VII, p. 506
LAIMBECKHOVEN, GOTTFRIED von. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Vienna on 9 Jan. 1707, d. at Tung-Kia-hang (near Sou-tcheu) on 22 May 1787.…
Lalemandet, Jean Vol. VII, p. 508
LALEMANDET, JEAN. - Theologian and philosopher of the Order of Minims, b. at Besançon in 1595, d. at Prague on 10 Nov. 1647. He taught…
Lalemant, Charles Vol. VII, p. 508
LALEMANT, CHARLES. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Paris on 17 Nov. 1587, d. there on 18 Nov. 1674. He left for Québec in 1625 as superior of…
Lambert de La Motte, Pierre Vol. VII, p. 517
LAMBERT de la MOTTE, PIERRE. - Born on 28 Jan. 1624 at La Boissière (Calvados, France), he was first a councillor at the "Cour des Aides"…
Lantrua, Giovanni da Triora, Blessed (LANTRUA, GIOVANNI DA TRIORA, BEATO) Vol. VII, p. 551
LANTRUA, Giovanni da Triora, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Triora (diocese of Albenga) on 15 March 1760, d. a martyr at Chan-xa (China) on 7…
Laouënan, François-Jean-Marie (LAOUÉNAN, FRANÇOIS-JEAN-MARIE) Vol. VII, p. 555
LAOUËNAN, FRANÇOIS-JEAN-MARIE. - Born on 9 November 1822 at Lannion (Côtes du Nord), died at Montbeton on 29 September 1892. He entered the…
Las Casas, Bartolomé de Vol. VII, p. 564
LAS CASAS, BARTOLOMÉ de. - Dominican, apostle and defender of the Indians of America, b. in Seville in 1474, d. in Madrid on 31 July 1566.…
Lebbe, Vincent Vol. VII, p. 613
LEBBE, VINCENT. - Missionary of St. Vincent, "apostle of modern China," b. in Ghent on 17 Aug. 1877, d. in Nanking on 24 June 1940 (in…
Legal, Émile-Joseph (LEGAL, EMILE-JOSEPH,) Vol. VII, p. 623
LEGAL, EMILE-JOSEPH, - Born on 9 Oct. 1849 at Jean-de Boiseau, diocese of Nantes, died on 10 March 1920 at Edmonton. Ordained a priest in…
Leopoldinen-Stiftung (Leopoldinen-Missionsverein) Vol. VII, p. 712
LEOPOLDINEN-STIFTUNG (Leopoldinen-Missionsverein). - The Leopoldine Foundation, or the Leopoldine Missionary Association, was founded in…
Lerchundi, Giuseppe Vol. VII, p. 720
LERCHUNDI, GIUSEPPE. - Franciscan, b. at Oria, near San Sebastián (Spain), on 24 February 1836, d. on 8 March 1896. Having arrived as a…
Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses Vol. VII, p. 737
LETTRES EDIFIANTES ET CURIEUSES. - Title of a collection of letters sent by Jesuit missionaries, on events, traditions, journeys,…
Le Vacher, Jean Vol. VII, p. 739
LE VACHER, JEAN. - One of the first followers of St. Vincent de Paul, b. at Ecouen on 15 March 1619, d. at Algiers on 26 July 1683.…
Livinhac, Léon Vol. VII, p. 876
LIVINHAC, LÉON. - Born on 13 July 1846, he entered the Society of the White Fathers in 1873. Five years later, in 1878, he set out from…
Loaysa, Jerónimo de Vol. VII, p. 878
LOAYSA, JERÓNIMO de. - Dominican, first bishop and archbishop of Lima (Peru), b. at Trujillo (Estremadura, 1489?), d. at Lima on 25 Oct.…
Lo (Lopez), Gregorio Vol. VII, p. 877
LO (LOPEZ), GREGORIO. - Dominican, the first indigenous Chinese bishop, b. at Lo-kia-hiang, province of Fukien, around 1611, d. at Nanking…
Longer, Jacques-Benjamin Vol. VII, p. 912
LONGER, JACQUES-BENJAMIN. - Born at Le Havre (Seine-Inférieure) on 31 May 1752; on 30 Sept. 1774 he entered the Seminary of the Foreign…
Ludwig-Missionsverein Vol. VII, p. 990
LUDWIG-MISSIONSVEREIN. - The "King Ludwig Missionary Association" was founded in 1838 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, and in 1839 it joined…
Madagascar Vol. VII, p. 1064
MADAGASCAR. - It is the only large island of the African continent (with its 585,000 sq km of surface area it is the fourth on Earth), from…
Maigrot, Charles Vol. VII, p. 1101
MAIGROT, CHARLES. - B. in Paris in 1652, d. in Rome on 28 Feb. 1730. Ordained a priest in 1676 and a doctor at the Sorbonne in 1678, he…
Malagrida, Gabriele Vol. VII, p. 1120
MALAGRIDA, GABRIELE. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Menaggio (Como) on 5 Dec. 1689, d. at the stake in Lisbon on 21 Sept. 1761. He labored…
Mantegazza, Gaetano Maria Vol. VII, p. 1171
MANTEGAZZA, GAETANO MARIA. - Missionary, b. in Milan on 11 April 1745, d. at Amarapura (Burma) on 4 August 1794. He was given the name…
Marcellino da Civezza Vol. VIII, p. 31
MARCELLINO da CIVEZZA. - Franciscan, historian of the missions of his Order, b. at Civezza (Imperia) on 29 May 1822; d. at Livorno on 27…
Marie Ephrem Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus (MARIA EFREM DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ) Vol. VIII, p. 109
MARIE EPHREM OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - In the world Luciano Garrelon. Discalced Carmelite, missionary and bishop, b. 18 or 19 Nov.…
Marignolli, Giovanni Vol. VIII, p. 120
MARIGNOLLI, GIOVANNI. - Franciscan, missionary, also called Giovanni di S. Lorenzo, b. at the end of the 13th century in Florence. Summoned…
Mark of Tomba (MARCO DELLA TOMBA) Vol. VIII, p. 55
MARK OF TOMBA. - Missionary and Indologist, born at a date that cannot be precisely determined at Tomba (Senigallia); as a young man he…
Marquette, Jacques Vol. VIII, p. 137
MARQUETTE, JACQUES. - Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Laon on 10 June 1637, d. in present-day Ludington on 18 May 1675. From 1666 he…
Massaja, Guglielmo Vol. VIII, p. 196
MASSAJA, GUGLIELMO. - Cardinal, Capuchin, b. at Piovà (Asti) on 8 June 1809, d. at S. Giorgio a Cremano (Naples) on 6 Aug. 1889 in the odor…
Mastrilli, Marcello Francesco Vol. VIII, p. 220
MASTRILLI, MARCELLO FRANCESCO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Naples on 14 Sept. 1603, d. in Nagasaki on 17 Oct. 1637. Struck violently on the…
Matthew of Castro (MATTEO DI CASTRO) Vol. VIII, p. 307
MATTHEW OF CASTRO. - Indian Brahmin, born to Christian parents at Divar, a small island north of Goa, around 1594. Having come to Rome in…
Maurice of Saint Teresa (MAURIZIO DI SANTA TERESA) Vol. VIII, p. 312
MAURICE OF SAINT TERESA. - In the world Antonio Baistrocchi, Discalced Carmelite, missionary, b. at Parma on 19 Aug. 1662, d. on 15 May…
Mauro of Leonessa (MAURO DA LEONESSA) Vol. VIII, p. 314
MAURO OF LEONESSA. - Capuchin missionary and writer, b. at Leonessa (Rieti) on 10 May 1883, d. at Aquila on 1 Jan. 1946. He entered…
Missiology (MISSIONOLOGIA) Vol. VIII, p. 679
MISSIOLOGY. - I. DEFINITION. - Missionary studies began in the last century, first through the work of Protestants and then of Catholics,…
Missionary (MISSIONARIO) Vol. VIII, p. 668
MISSIONARY. - The concept of mission suggests that of the missionary, which designates the one who is sent by the competent ecclesiastical…
Missionary Adaptation (ADATTAMENTO MISSIONARIO) Vol. I, p. 194
MISSIONARY ADAPTATION. - By this name (German Akkomodation or Anpassung; French Adaptation) missiology means that part of missionary…
Missionary Cooperation (COOPERAZIONE MISSIONARIA) Vol. IV, p. 294
MISSIONARY COOPERATION. - The faithful can cooperate in the propagation of the faith through prayer, through offerings, and by promoting…
Missionary Methodology (METODOLOGIA MISSIONARIA) Vol. VIII, p. 539
MISSIONARY METHODOLOGY. - M. m. is nothing other than pastoral practice in mission territories and has an exceedingly varied and constant…
Missionary Stations (STAZIONI MISSIONARIE) Vol. XI, p. 785
MISSIONARY STATIONS. - In mission territories, besides the parishes of the dioceses and the quasi-parishes of the quasi-dioceses, there are…
Missionary Statutes (STATUTI MISSIONARI) Vol. XI, p. 776
MISSIONARY STATUTES. - Since many missionary circumscriptions are entrusted to religious, numerous relationships arise between the…
Missionary Union of the Clergy (UNIONE MISSIONARIA DEL CLERO) Vol. XII, p. 523
MISSIONARY UNION OF THE CLERGY. - The distant origins of the U. M. d. C. are indistinguishable from the history of the apostolate, which…
Mission Territories (TERRITORI DI MISSIONE) Vol. XI, p. 1214
MISSION TERRITORIES. - Mission territories, according to canon 252, are exclusively those dependent on the S. Congreg. de Propaganda Fide…
Monita Ad Missionarios Vol. VIII, p. 778
MONITA AD MISSIONARIOS. - The Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide gave the first apostolic vicars of the Seminary of Paris certain…
Montuori, Luigi Vol. VIII, p. 831
MONTUORI, LUIGI. - Born at Praiano di Amalfi on 17 Oct. 1798, died at Naples on 8 May 1857. He entered the missionaries of St. Vincent at…
Moreno y Díaz, Ezequiel (MORENO Y DIAZ, EZEQUIEL) Vol. VIII, p. 843
MORENO Y DÍAZ, EZEQUIEL. - Augustinian and missionary, b. at Alfaro (Old Castile) on 9 April 1848, d. at Monteagudo (Spain) on 19 Aug.…
Navarrete, Fernández Domingo (NAVARRETE, FERNANDEZ DOMINGO) Vol. VIII, p. 1002
NAVARRETE, FERNÁNDEZ DOMINGO. - Spanish Dominican missionary, writer and archbishop, b. at Peñafiel (Valladolid) ca. 1618, d. at S. Domingo…
Neophytes (NEOFITI) Vol. VIII, p. 1025
NEOPHYTES. - From the Greek νεόφυτος, meaning a new plant, hence tender. In Sacred Scripture it occurs once, though there are many…
Nerini, Paolo Antonio Vol. VIII, p. 1037
NERINI, PAOLO ANTONIO. - Barnabite missionary, b. in Milan on 1 Nov. 1711 and killed in 1756 at Siriam in Pegu (Burma) while refusing to…
Neue Zeitschrift für Missions-Wissenschaft (Nouvelle Revue de Science Missionnaire) Vol. VIII, p. 1049
NEUE ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR MISSIONS-WISSENSCHAFT (Nouvelle Revue de Science Missionnaire). - A quarterly scholarly missionary journal, published…
Núñez Barreto, João (NUNEZ BARRETO, JOÃO) Vol. VIII, p. 1180
NÚÑEZ BARRETO, JOÃO. - Jesuit, first patriarch of Abyssinia, b. at Porto, d. at Goa (India) on 22 Dec. 1562. Having entered the Society of…
Oceania Vol. IX, p. 53
OCEANIA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - In the broad sense this name denotes the Australian continent and the insular world that accompanies it,…
Octave of Prayer for the Unity of the Church (OTTAVA DI PREGHIERE PER L'UNITÀ DELLA CHIESA) Vol. IX, p. 293
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH. - A pious practice instituted by Fr. Paul James Wattson (v.), in 1908, while he was still a…
Osouf, Pierre-Marie Vol. IX, p. 268
OSOUF, PIERRE-MARIE. - Born on March 26, 1829 at Cérisy-la-Salle (Manche). Ordained a priest on July 11, 1852, he was first secretary to…
Oviedo, Andrés de Vol. IX, p. 306
OVIEDO, ANDRÉS de. - Jesuit, patriarch of Ethiopia, b. at Illescas in 1518, d. at Fremona (Ethiopia) on 9 July 1577. Received into the…
Padroado, Patronato Vol. IX, p. 334
PADROADO, PATRONATO. - The complex of rights and obligations, formally granted and imposed by the pontiffs from the mid-15th century upon…
Pallu, François Vol. IX, p. 409
PALLU, FRANÇOIS. - Born at Tours (Indre-et-Loire, France) on 29 Aug. 1626, died at Moyang (Fokien) on 29 Oct. 1684. While still very young,…
Paolino Di San Bartolomeo Vol. IX, p. 442
PAOLINO di SAN BARTOLOMEO. - In the world Philip Weszdin, Discalced Carmelite, missionary and orientalist, b. 25 April 1748 at Hof an der…
Pascal, Albert Vol. IX, p. 558
PASCAL, ALBERT. - Oblate of Mary Immaculate, b. Aug. 3, 1848 at St-Genest-de-Bauzon (France), d. at Luynes on July 12, 1920. p. 129 ff.; G.…
Patagonia Vol. IX, p. 588
PATAGONIA. - From the Spanish patagones = big feet, a characteristic of the indigenous Tehuelche Indians. A region at the extreme tip of…
Pedrini, Teodorico Vol. IX, p. 657
PEDRINI, TEODORICO. - Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, b. at Fermo on 30 June 1670, d. at Peking on 10 Dec. 1746. He entered the…
Percoto, Antonio Maria Vol. IX, p. 709
PERCOTO, ANTONIO MARIA. - Barnabite missionary, bishop of Massul and vicar apostolic of the Kingdoms of Ava and Tavai (Burma), b. 25 June…
Perlo, Filippo Vol. IX, p. 722
PERLO, FILIPPO. - Missionary bishop, b. at Caramagna (Piedmont) on 8 Feb. 1873, d. at Rome on 4 Nov. 1948. Having entered the Seminary of…
Persico, Ignazio Vol. IX, p. 741
PERSICO, IGNAZIO. - Cardinal, b. in Naples on 30 Jan. 1823, d. in Rome on 7 Dec. 1895; he entered the Capuchins in 1839 and was ordained a…
Peter of Cordova (PIETRO DA CORDOVA) Vol. IX, p. 868
PETER OF CORDOVA. - Born around 1482 in Cordova, he studied at Salamanca, where he entered the Order of the Dominicans. With the first…
Pfanner, Franz Vol. IX, p. 785
PFANNER, FRANZ. - Born Wendelin in the world, b. 21 Sept. 1825 at Langen near Bregenz, d. at the Emmaus mission station on 24 May 1909.…
Philippines (FILIPPINE) Vol. V, p. 784
PHILIPPINES. - Archipelago of 7,083 islands, which closes the South China Sea to the south. It has an area of 396,285 sq km (slightly less…
Pigneau de Behaine, Pierre-Joseph-Georges Vol. IX, p. 889
PIGNEAU DE BEHAINE, PIERRE-JOSEPH-GEORGES. - Missionary, b. at Origny-en-Thiérache (Aisne, France), he pursued his studies in Paris at the…
Pompallier, Jean-Baptiste-François Vol. IX, p. 1032
POMPALLIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE-FRANÇOIS. - Born on 11 Dec. 1801 at Lyon, died at Puteaux (Paris) on 21 Dec. 1871. A priest in 1829, he held the…
Pontifical Missionary Works (OPERE PONTIFICIE MISSIONARIE) Vol. IX, p. 123
OPERE PONTIFICIE MISSIONARIE. - I. LEGAL NATURE. - The P. O. M. [Pontifical Missionary Works] are pious associations (v.) of the faithful…
Propagation of Christianity (PROPAGAZIONE DEL CRISTIANESIMO) Vol. X, p. 93
PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIANITY. - I. L'OPERA APOSTOLICA. - It is easy to follow the stages of the growing expansion of the faith in the…
Protectorate (PROTETTORATO) Vol. X, p. 125
PROTECTORATE. - I. NATURE AND ORIGIN. - The religious or missionary protectorate consists in a convention by which the Christian powers…
Provencher, Joseph-Norbert Vol. X, p. 135
PROVENCHER, JOSEPH-NORBERT. - Missionary bishop, b. 12 Feb. 1787 at Nicolet, in Lower Canada, d. at St-Boniface on 7 June 1853. Ordained…
Puginier, Paul-François Vol. X, p. 191
PUGINIER, PAUL-FRANÇOIS. - Born on July 4, 1835 at Saix (Tarn, France), he entered the Seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris on July 1,…
Quasi Diocese (QUASI DIOCESI) Vol. X, p. 232
QUASI-DIOCESE. - With this term, which is not found in the Code or in official documents, some authors designate sui iuris missions,…
Rada, Martino de Vol. X, p. 272
RADA, MARTINO de. - Augustinian missionary, b. at Pamplona on 20 July 1533, d. on the island of Borneo in July 1578. In 1557 he sailed for…
Ragueneau, Paul Vol. X, p. 296
RAGUENEAU, PAUL. - Missionary, b. in Paris on 18 March 1608, d. there on 3 Sept. 1680. On 21 Aug. 1626 he entered the Jesuit novitiate. On…
Raimondi, Giovanni Timoleone Vol. X, p. 300
RAIMONDI, GIOVANNI TIMOLEONE. - First apostolic vicar of Hong Kong, b. in Milan in 1827, d. in Hong Kong in 1894. Brother of ANTONIO,…
Ramazzotti, Angelo Vol. X, p. 306
RAMAZZOTTI, ANGELO. - Born in Milan on 3 Aug. 1800, died in Venice on 24 Sept. 1861. Founder of the Institute for Foreign Missions of Milan…
Reductions (RIDUZIONI) Vol. X, p. 525
REDUCTIONS. - From the very beginning of Spanish colonization in America the system of the reductions came into force, following the…
Retord, Pierre-André Vol. X, p. 482
RETORD, PIERRE-ANDRÉ. - Born on May 19, 1803 in Renaison (Loire) and died on Oct. 23, 1858. Ordained a priest on May 31, 1828, after three…
Revue of the History of Missions (REVUE D'HISTOIRE DES MISSIONS) Vol. X, p. 493
REVUE OF THE HISTORY OF MISSIONS. - In 1924 the Jesuit Father Giovanni Battista Piolet founded the association of the "Amis des Missions"…
Rhodes, Alexandre Vol. X, p. 496
RHODES, ALEXANDRE. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Avignon on 15 March 1591, d. at Isfahan (Persia) on 5 Nov. 1660. Having entered the Order in…
Ricci, Matteo Vol. X, p. 513
RICCI, MATTEO. - Jesuit, pioneer of the Catholic missions in China, b. at Macerata on 6 Oct. 1552, d. at Peking on 11 May 1610. After…
Rio de Oro Vol. X, p. 558
RIO DE ORO. - Also called Spanish Sahara, in southern Morocco, with an area of 2,500 sq km and 35,000 inhabitants. The Spanish garrison and…
Ripa, Matteo Vol. X, p. 559
RIPA, MATTEO. - Founder of the College of the Chinese of Naples, b. at Eboli (Salerno) on 29 March 1682, d. at Naples in 1746. After a…
Rites, Question of the (RITI, QUESTIONE DEI) Vol. X, p. 584
RITES, QUESTION OF. - The q. of the r. deals with those acts of veneration toward Confucius, the ancestors and the imperial family, in use…
Rocco da Cesinale Vol. X, p. 620
ROCCO da CESINALE. - Archbishop, b. at Cesinale of the Cocchia family on 30 April 1830, d. at Chieti on 19 Dec. 1900. A Capuchin in 1846, a…
Roman Conference of Catholic African Missions (CONFERENZA ROMANA DELLE MISSIONI CATTOLICHE AFRICANE) Vol. IV, p. 143
ROMAN CONFERENCE OF MISSIO- NI CATTOLICHE AFRICANE. - Per rispondere alla domanda di cooperazione dell'International A- frican Institute di…
Rosati, Francesco Vol. X, p. 807
ROSATI, FRANCESCO. - Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, b. in Rome on 12 Aug. 1768, d. in St. Louis (U.S.A.) on 25 Sept. 1843. He entered…
Rougemont, François Vol. X, p. 839
ROUGEMONT, FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, missionary, b. 2 April 1624 at Maastricht, d. at Ciangehou on 4 November 1676. He set out for China in 1656…
Rubino, Antonio Vol. X, p. 847
RUBINO, ANTONIO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Strambino (diocese of Ivrea) on 1 March 1578, d. 22 March 1643 at Nagasaki (Japan). Having…
Rutten, Joseph Vol. X, p. 887
RUTTEN, JOSEPH. - Missionary, b. at Clermont (Liège) on 15 Oct. 1874, d. at Peu (France) on 18 March 1950, just after returning from China.…
Ryllo, Maksymilian Vol. X, p. 891
RYLLO, MAKSYMILIAN. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Podvorsk (Russia) on 31 Dec. 1802, d. at Khartoum (Sudan) on 17 June 1848. Having entered…
Saba, Salvatore, da Ozieri Vol. X, p. 896
SABA, SALVATORE, DA OZIERI. - Titular Archbishop of Carthage, b. at Ozieri on 3 Sept. 1795, d. at Cotacamund (Nilgiris) on 29 May 1863. He…
Sacconi, Antonio Maria Vol. X, p. 907
SACCONI, ANTONIO MARIA. - Friar Minor, apostolic vicar of Shansi and Shensi, in the world Vincenzo, b. at Osimo on 23 March 1741 and d. at…
Sa, Christovão da Vol. X, p. 892
SA, CHRISTOVÃO da. - Archbishop of Goa, C. da S., or da Lisboa, his native city, made his profession on 9 June 1584 in the monastery of…
Salazar, Francisco Domingo de Vol. X, p. 978
SALAZAR, FRANCISCO DOMINGO de. - Dominican, first bishop of Manila, b. in 1512 at Labastida (Rioja) on the Ebro, d. at Madrid on 4 Dec.…
Salvaterra (Salvatiere), Gianmaria (SALVATERRA (SALVATIERRE), GIANMARIA) Vol. X, p. 1017
SALVATERRA (SALVATIERE), GIANMARIA. - Jesuit, missionary and founder of the California mission, b. in Milan on 15 Nov. 1648, d. while…
Sangermano, Vincenzo Vol. X, p. 1047
SANGERMANO, VINCENZO. - Barnabite missionary, b. 22 April 1758 at Arpino and d. there 28 July 1819. A pupil of the Barnabites and then a…
Sapeto, Giuseppe Vol. X, p. 1122
SAPETO, GIUSEPPE. - Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, b. at Carcare (Genoa) on 27 Apr. 1811, d. at Genoa on 25 Aug. 1895. Having entered…
Schall von Bell, Johann Adam Vol. XI, p. 42
SCHALL VON BELL, JOHANN ADAM. - Jesuit, missionary in China and astronomer, b. at Cologne on 1 May 1592, d. at Peking on 15 Aug. 1666.…
Schmidlin, Joseph Vol. XI, p. 66
SCHMIDLIN, JOSEPH. - Missiologist, b. at Kleinlandau (Alsace) on 29 March 1876, d. in the Schirmeck concentration camp in 1943. A priest in…
Schöffler, Agostino Vol. XI, p. 68
SCHÖFFLER, AGOSTINO. - Born on 22 Nov. 1822 at Mittelbronn (Lorraine), died on 1 May 1851 near Son-Tay. He entered the major seminary of…
School in Mission Territory (SCUOLA IN TERRITORIO DI MISSIONE) Vol. XI, p. 135
SCHOOL IN MISSION TERRITORY. - The school problem was of greater importance in the modern period of the missions, but certainly not to the…
Schynse, August Wilhelm Vol. XI, p. 75
SCHYNSE, AUGUST WILHELM. - Missionary, b. 21 June 1857 at Wallhausen near Kreuznach, priest in 1880, he was the first German to enter the…
Scurati, Giacomo Vol. XI, p. 138
SCURATI, GIACOMO. - Second superior general of the Institute for Foreign Missions of Milan, b. in Milan on 25 Feb. 1831, d. there on 31 May…
Semeria, Stefano Vol. XI, p. 185
SEMERIA, STEFANO. - Missionary, b. 17 Feb. 1813 at La Colla (Ventimiglia), d. at Marseille on 23 Jan. 1868. In 1829 he entered the Oblates…
Serra, Junipero Vol. XI, p. 253
SERRA, JUNIPERO. - Franciscan friar, in the world Miguel, b. at Petra (Majorca) on 24 Nov. 1731, d. at Monterey (California) on 28 Aug.…
Sidotti, Giovanni Battista Vol. XI, p. 338
SIDOTTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Born in Palermo in 1668 to a noble family, died in Japan in Oct.-Nov. 1715. He was a priest and missionary.…
Sierro, Candido (Agostino Giuseppe) Vol. XI, p. 347
SIERRO, Candido (Agostino Giuseppe). - Born on March 18, 1840 at Hérémence (Valais, Switzerland) and died in Brazil in 1874. He entered the…
Somigli, Teodosio Vol. XI, p. 572
SOMIGLI, TEODOSIO. - Franciscan friar, born Scipione, on 18 July 1864 in the parish of Sandetole in the municipality of Dicomano…
Stensen, Niels Vol. XI, p. 799
STENSEN, NIELS. - In Latin Nicolaus Stenonis, Stenonius, erroneously also Steno; anatomist, geologist, bishop, b. according to the…
Stöcklein, Joseph Vol. XI, p. 817
STÖCKLEIN, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, military chaplain, missiologist, b. at Öttingen (Bavaria) on 30 July 1676, d. at Graz on 28 Dec. 1733. Having…
Storer, Franz Vol. XI, p. 834
STORER, FRANZ. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Constance on 17 Jan. 1617, d. at Gondar (Ethiopia), probably in 1662. Having entered the Order…
Streit, Karl Vol. XI, p. 863
STREIT, KARL. - Founder of ecclesiastical cartography, b. 5 Aug. 1874 at Dittersbüchl (diocese of Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia), d. 31 May…
Studia Linguarum Vol. XI, p. 881
STUDY OF LANGUAGES. - The principal instrument of evangelization is oral preaching in the language of the people to whom one preaches.…
Stumpf, Kilian Vol. XI, p. 883
STUMPF, KILIAN. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Würzburg on 14 Sept. 1655, d. at Peking on 24 July 1720. Having entered the Order in 1673, he…
Sturla, Luigi Vol. XI, p. 887
STURLA, LUIGI. - Born in Genoa on 27 Aug. 1805, died there on 19 Apr. 1865. Formerly apostolic prefect of Aden. A priest of great piety and…
Sutter, Fedele Vol. XI, p. 966
SUTTER, FEDELE. - Archbishop, b. in Ferrara on 16 March 1796, d. there on 30 Aug. 1883. He entered the Capuchins on 4 Oct. 1816; he was a…
Taberd, Jean Louis Vol. XI, p. 1017
TABERD, JEAN LOUIS. - Born on June 18, 1794 at St-Etienne (Loire), died at Calcutta on July 31, 1840. Ordained a priest on July 27, 1817,…
Tachard, Guy Vol. XI, p. 1021
TACHARD, GUY. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Angoulême on 7 April 1651; d. in Bengal on 21 Oct. 1712. After several years of teaching in the…
Taché, Alexandre-Antonin Vol. XI, p. 1022
TACHÉ, ALEXANDRE-ANTONIN. - Archbishop of St. Boniface, b. July 23, 1823 at Fraserville (Canada), d. at St-Boniface on June 22, 1894. In…
Tarolli, Domenico Vol. XI, p. 1066
TAROLLI, DOMENICO. - Missionary in Burma, b. at Castello di Condino (Trento) on 18 Oct. 1797, d. 15 Dec. 1882 in Burma. A priest in 1822,…
Tiefenthaler, Joseph (TIEFFENTALLER, JOSEPH) Vol. XII, p. 75
TIEFENTHALER, JOSEPH. - Jesuit missionary and geographer, b. at Salorno (Bolzano) on 24 April 1710, d. at Laknau (India) on 5 July 1785.…
Tosi, Pasquale (TOSI, PASQUALE,) Vol. XII, p. 249
TOSI, PASQUALE — Jesuit, missionary, b. at S. Vito (Santarcangelo di Romagna, Forlì) on 25 April 1835, d. at Juneau (Alaska) on 14 January…
Trigault, Nicolas Vol. XII, p. 343
TRIGAULT, NICOLAS. - Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Douai on 3 March 1577, d. at Nanking on 14 Nov. 1628. Having entered the Order…
Tuki, Rafäel Vol. XII, p. 388
TUKI, RAFÄEL. - Coptic bishop of Arsinoe, scholar and liturgist, b. in Girga (Upper Egypt) into a heterodox Coptic family in 1701, d. in…
United States (U.S.A.) (STATI UNITI (U. S. A.)) Vol. XI, p. 731
UNITED STATES (UNITED STATES A.). - A confederation of 48 states, one federal district (D. C.) and two territories (Alaska and the Hawaiian…
Urga, Mission of (URGA, MISSIONE DI) Vol. XII, p. 576
URGA, Mission of. - It comprises the whole of Outer Mongolia, a region never evangelized, because of the extremely difficult conditions of…
Valignano, Alessandro Vol. XII, p. 613
VALIGNANO, ALESSANDRO. - Organizer and superior of the missions of the Middle and Far East, b. at Chieti in the first half of February…
Vendville, Jean Vol. XII, p. 753
VENDVILLE, JEAN. - Bishop of Tournai, b. 24 June 1527 at Lille, d. at Tournai on 15 Oct. 1592. At the age of 15 he went to Paris to follow…
Verjus, Enrico Battista Stanislao Vol. XII, p. 819
VERJUS, ENRICO BATTISTA STANISLAO. - Bishop, missionary, b. at Oleggio (diocese of Novara) on 26 March 1860, d. there on 13 Nov. 1892.…
Villion, Aimé Vol. XII, p. 909
VILLION, AIMÉ. - Born at Genay (Ain, France) on 2 September 1843 and died on 1 April 1932. Having entered the Seminary of the Foreign…
Vistarini, Giovanni Battista Vol. XII, p. 946
VISTARINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Missionary, b. at Lodi on 16 Sept. 1814, d. at Negombo on 19 March 1895. He was ordained a priest in 1840.…
Vives, Juan Bautista Vol. XII, p. 981
VIVES, JUAN BAUTISTA. - Born on May 3, 1545 in Valencia (Aragon), died on Feb. 22, 1632 in Rome, belonging to the family of the humanist…
Welt-Bott, Der Neue Vol. XII, p. 1036
WELT-BOTT, DER NEUE. - A collection of missionary letters and reports, published in the period 1726-61 and constituting 5 large tomes,…
Wemmers, Jakobus Vol. XII, p. 1036
WEMMERS, JAKOBUS. - Carmelite, missionary and bishop, b. in Antwerp on 21 Oct. 1598, d. in Naples on 21 Aug. 1645. In 1617 he professed…
Wieger, Leo Vol. XII, p. 1043
WIEGER, LEO. - Jesuit, physician, missionary and sinologist, b. in Strasbourg on 9 July 1856, d. in Sienhsien (China) on 17 March 1936. He…
Xaveriusverein Vol. XII, p. 1065
XAVERIUSVEREIN. - The first alms for the work of the Propagation of the Faith, founded in 1822 in Lyon, were collected in Germany from…
Ximénez, Francisco (XIMENEZ, FRANCISCO) Vol. XII, p. 1067
XIMÉNEZ, FRANCISCO. - Born at the end of the 15th century or the beginning of the 16th century in Villa de Luna (Aragon), he entered the…
Zanobi, Maria Benucci Vol. XII, p. 1093
ZANOBI, MARIA BENUCCI. - Bishop, b. in Florence on 25 Aug. 1779, d. at Agra on 24 June 1824. He entered the Capuchins on 27 Sept. 1799; in…
Zeitschrift Für Missionswissenschaft Vol. XII, p. 1098
ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR MISSIONSWISSENSCHAFT. - Published in Münster in V. from 1911 and edited by Joseph Schmidlin. In it, for the first time,…
Zottoli, Angelo Vol. XII, p. 1118
ZOTTOLI, ANGELO. - Missionary in China and sinologist, b. June 21, 1826 at Acerno (Salerno), d. at Shanghai on Nov. 9, 1902. After…
Zumárraga (Cumarrága), Juan (ZUMÁRRAGA (CUMARRAGA), JUAN) Vol. XII, p. 1121
ZUMÁRRAGA (CUMARRÁGA), JUAN. - First bishop of Mexico, born toward the end of 1468 or at the beginning of 1469 at Taria de Durango, died in…
Zvizdović, Angelo Vol. XII, p. 1123
ZVIZDOVIĆ, ANGELO. - Franciscan missionary, b. at Vrhbosna, in the vicinity of present-day Sarajevo in Bosnia, in 1420, into a noble…