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  • Zádori, János: (DREXLER). Ecclesiastical writer, born at Katloez, County of ...
  • Zängerle, Roman Sebastian: Prince- Bishop of Seekan, born at Ober-Kirchberg near Ulm, 20 ...
  • Zabarella, Francesco: Cardinal, celebrated canonist, born at Padua, 10 August, 1360; ...
  • Zabulon: One of the twelve sons of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe of ...
  • Zacatecas: (DE ZACATECAS). Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, ...
  • Zaccaria, Francesco Antonio: Theologian, historian, and prolific writer, born at Venice, 27 ...
  • Zacconi, Ludovico: Musical theorist, born at Pesaro about 1550; died at Venice, ...
  • Zacharias: ( Hebrew zekharyahu and zekharyah ; meaning " Yahweh ...
  • Zacharias Chrysopolitanus: A famous exegete of the Premonstratensian Order ; born at ...
  • Zachary, Canticle of: The Benedictus, given in Luke 1:68-79, is one of the three great ...
  • Zachary, Pope Saint: (ZACHARIAS.) Reigned 741-52. Year of birth unknown; died in ...
  • Zahle and Forzol: A Greco-Melchite diocese. In the seventeenth, or perhaps in ...
  • Zakho: A diocese of Chaldea. It corresponds to the ancient Diocese ...
  • Zallinger zum Thurn, Jacob Anton: Philosopher and canonist, born at Bozen, 26 July, 1735, died ...
  • Zallwein, Gregor: Canonist, born at Oberviechtach, Oberpfalz, 20 October, 1712; ...
  • Zalvidea, José Maria de: Born at Bilbao, Vizeaya, Spain, 2 March, 1780; d. in 1846. He ...
  • Zama: Titular see of Numidia. There were two sees of this name: Zama ...
  • Zambesi Mission: The prefecture comprises all Rhodesia south of the Zambesi, ...
  • Zamboanga, Diocese of: (ZAMBOANGENSIS). Philippine Islands. It includes the islands ...
  • Zamboni, Giuseppe: Priest and physicist, born at Venice, June, 1776; died there ...
  • Zamora: (ZAMORENSIS), suffragan of Valladolid. It is bounded on the ...
  • Zamora: (ZAMORENSIS). The Diocese of Zamora, located in the ...
  • Zamora: Vicariate Apostolic in South Ecuador, created 3 February, 1893, ...
  • Zampieri, Domenico: Properly DOMENICO ZAMPIERI. An Italian painter, born in ...
  • Zante: (ZACYNTHOS). This Greek diocese, the only suffragan of the ...
  • Zantedeschi, Francesco: Priest and physicist, born 1797; died at Padua, 29 March, ...
  • Zanzibar: At a very remote unknown period the eastern coast of Africa was ...
  • Zapoteca Indians: A powerful and numerous Mexican tribe located chiefly in Oaxaca ...
  • Zara: (JADERA). Located in Dalmatia. Zara has been a diocese ...
  • Zarai: Titular see of Numidia in Africa, mentioned by the ...
  • Zarlino, Gioseffe: Italian musical theorist, born at Chioggia in 1517; died at ...
  • Zasius, Ulric: A famous jurist, born at Constance in 1461; died at Freiburg, ...
  • Zeal: (From delos , a derivative of deo "to boil", to "throb ...
  • Zegers, Nicholas Tacitus: Famous exegete, born either at Diest or Brussels during the ...
  • Zela: Titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Amasea in the ...
  • Zell, Karl: Statesman, philologist, and defender of the rights of the ...
  • Zell, Ulrich: Publisher, the first printer of Cologne, born at ...
  • Zengg-Modrus: (SEGNIENSIS ET MOD-RUSIENSIS SEU CORBAVIENSIS). Located in ...
  • Zeno of Elea: Greek philosopher, born at Elea, about 490 B.C. At his ...
  • Zeno, Saint: Entered in the Roman Martyrology on 12 April as a Bishop of ...
  • Zenobius, Saint: Bishop of Florence and one of the patrons of that city, b. ...
  • Zenonopolis: Titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Seleucia Trachaea in ...
  • Zephaniah: The ninth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Canon of the ...
  • Zephyrinus, Pope Saint: (Reigned 198-217). Date of birth unknown; died 20 Dec., 217. ...
  • Zephyrium: A titular see in Cilicia Prima, of Tarsus. Nothing is known ...
  • Zeugma: A titular see of Syria, suffragan of Hierapolis, in the ...
  • Zeuss, Johann Kaspar: Born at Vogtendorf, in Upper Franconia, 22 July, 1806; d. there, ...
  • Ziegelbauer, Magnoald: Historian, born at Ellwangen, Swabia, 1689; died at ...
  • Ziegler, Gregorius Thomas: Bishop of Linz, born at Kirchheim near Augsburg, 7 March, ...
  • Zierikzee, Cornelius van: Born at Zierikzee (whence he takes his surname), a town in the ...
  • Zigliara, Tommaso Maria: ( Baptismal name, FRANCESCO). Cardinal, theologian, and ...
  • Zimmer, Patrick Benedict: Philosopher and theologian, b. at Abtsgmund, Wurtenberg, 22 ...
  • Zingarelli, Niccolò Antonio: Composer, born at Naples, 4 April, 1752; died at Torre del ...
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  • Zingerle, Pius: Celebrated Orientalist, born at Meran, in the Tyrol, 17 March, ...
  • Zionists: Zionists are followers of the movement to segregate the Jewish ...
  • Zionites: A sect of visionary fanatics which flourished in the ...
  • Zips: (SZEPES; SCEPUSIENSIS). A diocese in Hungary, suffragan ...
  • Zircz: ZIRCENSIS or BOCCON. Cistercian abbey, situated in the ...
  • Zita's Home for Friendless Women, Saint: Founded at 158 East 24th Street, New York, by Ellen O'Keefe ...
  • Zita, Saint: Model and heavenly patroness of domestic servants, born early ...
  • Zoara: A titular see of Palestina Tertia. It is the ancient Bala or ...
  • Zoega, Jörgen: (GEORGE). Archaeologist and numismatist, born at Daler ...
  • Zolkiewski, Stanislaus: Chancellor of Poland, born in Tuyrnka (Red Russia ), 1547; ...
  • Zonaras, John: Byzantine chronicler and canonist, lived from the latter part ...
  • Zoque Indians: A Mexican tribe dwelling in the western part of Chipas, north ...
  • Zosimus: Byzantine historian of the fifth and sixth century; dates of ...
  • Zosimus, Pope Saint: (Reigned 417-18). Year of birth unknown; died 27 December, ...
  • Zuñi Indians: A Pueblo tribe residing at Zuñi on the bank of the Rio ...
  • Zucchetto: ( zucca , head). The small, round skullcap of the ...
  • Zulia, Diocese of: (Zuliensis.) Comprises the State of Zulia in the Republic of ...
  • Zululand: A territory in South Africa lying between 28° and 29° ...
  • Zumárraga, Juan de: Born at Durango in the Basque provinces in 1468; died in ...
  • Zurbaran, Francisco: Born in the suburb of Fuente de Cantos in Estramadure, on the ...
  • Zurich: The capital of the Swiss canton of the same name which is the ...
  • Zurla, Giacinto Placido: Cardinal Vicar of Rome, writer on medieval geography, born ...
  • Zwettl: (CLARAVALLIS AUSTRIAE). A filiation of Heiligenkreuz, of ...
  • Zwingli, Ulrich: (Also, Huldreich ) Founder of the Reformation in ...
  • Zwirner, Ernst Friedrich: Architect, born at Jakobswalde in Silesia in 1802; died at ...

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