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Vácz, Diocese ofWaitzen(VÄCZ or VACIENSIS). Located in Hungary ; suffragan of Gran ; probably founded by King ... |
Vénard, ThéophaneBl. Theophane Venard(JEAN-THÉOPHANE V&Eaucte;NARD.) French missionary, born at St-Loup, Diocese of ... |
Véron, FrançoisFrancois VeronFrench controversialist, b. at Paris about 1575; d. at Charenton, 1625. After brilliant studies ... |
VöluspáVoluspa"The wisdom of the prophetess ", the most famous mythological poem of the "Elder Edda", relates ... |
Vaast, Abbey of SaintAbbey of Saint VaastSituated at Arras, the ancient capital of Artois, Department of Pas-de-Calais, France ; founded ... |
VacancyVacancyThe state of being vacant, free, unoccupied: a term applied to an office or position devoid of an ... |
Vadstena, Abbey ofAbbey of VadstenaMotherhouse of the Brigittine Order, situated on Lake Wetter, in the Diocese of Linköping, ... |
VagaVagaA titular see of Numidia, frequently mentioned by historians and ancient geographers. Before ... |
Vaillant de Gueslis, FrançoisFrancois Vaillant de GueslisJesuit missionary, born at Orlxans, 20 July, 1646; died at Moulins, 24 Sept., 1718. He entered ... |
Vaison, Ancient Diocese ofAncient Diocese of Vaison(VASIONENSIS.) This was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 , and its territory is now ... |
Valdés, Alfonso deAlfonso de ValdesSpanish Humanist and chancellor of the Emperor Charles V, born at Cuenca in Castile about 1500; ... |
Valence, Diocese ofValence(VALENTINENSIS). See also UNIVERSITY OF VALENCE. Comprises the present Department of Drome. ... |
Valence, University ofUniversity of ValenceSee also DIOCESE OF VALENCE . Erected 26 July, 1452, by letters patent from the Dauphin Louis, ... |
ValenciaValencia(VALENTINA). Archdiocese located in Spain ; comprises the civil Provinces of Valencia, ... |
Valencia, University ofUniversity of ValenciaAt the request of Jaime I the Conqueror, Innocent IV in 1246, authorized by a Bull the ... |
Valens, FlaviusFlavius ValensEmperor of the East, b. in Pannonia (now Hungary ) c. 328; d. near Adrianople, in Thrace, ... |
Valentine, PopePope ValentineDate of birth unknown; died about October, 827. Valentine was by birth was Roman, belonging to the ... |
Valentine, SaintSt. ValentineAt least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early ... |
Valentinian IValentinian I(FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS). Emperor of the West, 364-75. Born at Cibalis (probably Mikanovici), ... |
Valentinian IIValentinian II(FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS) Reigned 375-392; born in Gaul, about 371, murdered at Vienne, ... |
Valentinian IIIValentinian IIIReigned 425-55, b. at Ravenna, 3 July, 419; d. at Rome, 16 March, 455; son of Constantius III ... |
Valentinus and ValentiniansValentinus and ValentiniansValentinus, the best known and most influential of the Gnostic heretics, was born according to ... |
ValerianValerian(Publius Aurelius Licinius Valerianus). Roman emperor (253-60). Member of a distinguished ... |
Validation of MarriageValidation of MarriageValidation of marriage may be effected by a simple renewal of consent when its nullity arises ... |
Vallée-Poussin, Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de laCharles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallee-PoussinProfessor of geology and mineralogy at the Catholic University of Louvain (1863), doctor honoris ... |
Valla, LorenzoLorenzo Valla(DELLA VALLE). Humanist and philosopher, b. at Rome, 1405; d. there, 1 Aug., 1457. His ... |
Valladolid, Archdiocese ofValladolid(VALLISOLETANA). Bounded on the north by Palencia, east by Burgos and Segovia, south by ... |
Valladolid, University ofUniversity of ValladolidThe name of the founder and the date of foundation of the University of Valladolid are not known ... |
Vallarsi, DominicDominic VallarsiAn Italian priest, born at Verona, 13 November, 1702; died there, 14 August, 1771. He studied ... |
Valle, Pietro dellaPietro Della ValleItalian traveller in the Orient, b. at Rome, 2 April, 1586; d. there, 21 April, 1652. He ... |
Valleyfield, Diocese ofValleyfield(CAMPIVALLENSIS.) Valleyfield is a thriving city of about 10,000 inhabitants, situated at the ... |
Vallgornera, Thomas deThomas de VallgorneraDominican theologian and ascetical writer, renowned for his learning and piety, born in ... |
Valliscaulian OrderValliscaulian Order("Vallis Caulium", or "Val-des-Choux", the name of the first monastery of that order, in Burgundy ... |
Vallo and CapaccioCapaccio and Vallo(CAPUTAQUENSIS ET VALLENSIS) Suffragan diocese of Salerno. Capaccio is a city in the ... |
Vallumbrosan OrderVallumbrosan OrderThe name is derived from the motherhouse, Vallombrosa (Latin Vallis umbrosa, shady valley), ... |
Valois, HenriHenri Valois(HENRICUS VALESIUS). Philologist, b. at Paris, 10 Sept., 1603; d. at Paris, 7 May, 1676. He ... |
ValonaValonaTitular see, suffragan of Dyrrachium, in Epirus Nova. The ancient name was Aulon, mentioned for ... |
Valroger, Hyacinthe deHyacinthe de ValrogerFrench Oratorian, born at Caen, 6 January, 1814; died 10 October, 1876. He first studied ... |
Valva and Sulmona, Dioceses ofDioceses of Valva and Sulmona(VALVEN. ET SULMONEN.) Located in Italy ; united aeque principaliter . Valva, a medieval ... |
Valverde, Vincent deVincent de ValverdeBorn at Oropesa, Spain towards the close of the fifteenth century; d. at the Island of ... |
Van Beethoven, LudwigLudwig van BeethovenBorn at Bonn, probably on 16 December, 1770; died at Vienna, 26 March, 1827. The date of his ... |
Van Beneden, Pierre-JosephPierre-Joseph van BenedenBorn at Mechlin, Belgium, 19 Dec., 1809; died at Louvain, 8 Jan., 1894. Educated for the ... |
Van Buren, William HomeWilliam Home van BurenDistinguished American surgeon, b. at Philadelphia, 5 April, 1819; d. at New York, 25 March, 1883. ... |
Van Cleef, JanJan van CleefA Flemish painter, b. in Guelderland in 1646, d. at Ghent, 18 December, 1716. He was a pupil of ... |
Van Cleef, JoostJoost van Cleef(JOSSE VAN CLEVE). The "Madman", a Flemish painter born in Antwerp c. 1520, died c. 1556. ... |
Van Cleef, MartinMartin van CleefA Flemish painter, born at Antwerp in 1520; died in 1570; was the son of the painter William ... |
Van de Velde, PeterPeter van de Velde(PEDRO CAMPAÑA). Painter, b. at Brussels, 1503; d. in that city in 1580. This artist ... |
Van De Vyver, AugustineAugustine van de VyverSixth Bishop of Richmond, Virginia ; b. at Haesdonck, East Flanders, Belgium, 1 Dec., 1844; ... |
Van den Broek, Theodore J.Theodore J. van Den BroekPriest and missionary, b. at Amsterdam, Holland, 5 Nov., 1783; d. at Little Chute, Wisconsin, 5 ... |
Van der Bundere, JoannesJoannes Bunderius(VAN DEN BUNDERE). A Flemish theologian and controversialist, born of distinguished parents ... |
Van der Sandt, MaximilianMaximilian van Der Sandt(SANDAUS). Born at Amsterdam, 17 April, 1578; d. at Cologne, 21 June, 1656. He entered the ... |
Van der Weyden, RogierRogier van Der WeydenPainter, b. at Tournai, 1399 or 1400; d. at Brussels, 1464. His original name was De la Pasture, ... |
Van Eyck, Hubert and JanHubert and Jan van EyckBrothers, Flemish illuminators and painters, founders of the school of Bruges and ... |
VancouverVancouver(VANCOUVERIENSIS). Archdiocese ; includes that part of the mainland of the Province of British ... |
Vandal, AlbertAlbert VandalFrench writer, b. at Paris, 7 July, 1853; d. there, 30 Aug., 1910. His father was director ... |
VandalsVandalsA Germanic people belonging to the family of East Germans. According to Tacitus, they were ... |
Vane, ThomasThomas VaneThe place and time of his birth and death are not known; but he was educated at Christ's ... |
Vannes, Diocese ofVannes(VENETENSIS). Comprises the Department of Morbihan, and was re-established by the Concordat ... |
Vanni, AndreaAndrea VanniPainter and statesman, b. at Siena, 1320; d. 1414. He entered politics after the democratic ... |
Vanni, FrancescoFrancesco VanniPainter, b. at Siena, 1565; d. there, 1609. Vanni was one of the better class of artists of the ... |
Varani, Blessed BaptistaBlessed Baptista Varani(Varano). An ascetical writer, b. at Camerino, in the Camerino, belonged to an illustrious ... |
Vargas y Mexia, Francisco deFrancisco de Vargas y MexiaSpanish diplomat and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Madrid, date unknown; d. At the ... |
Vargas, Luis deLuis de VargasPainter, b. at Seville, in 1502; d. there in 1568. He has two claims upon our attention; he was ... |
Vasari, GiorgioGiorgio VasariPainter, architect, and writer, b. at Arezzo, 1511; d. at Florence, 1574. Although an artist of ... |
Vase, AltarAltar VaseVase to hold flowers for the decoration of the altar. The Cæremoniale Episcoporum (I, xii, ... |
Vasquez, GabrielGabriel VasquezTheologian, b. at Villaescusa de Haro, near Belmonte, Cuenca, 1549 or 1551; d. at Alcalá, ... |
Vatable, FrançoisFrancois Vatable(Or better WATEBLED, the name is also written GASTEBLED or OUATEBLE). French Hellenist and ... |
Vatican as a Scientific Institution, TheThe Vatican as a Scientific InstituteRegarded from the point of view of scientific productivity, the Vatican is the busiest ... |
Vatican CouncilVatican CouncilThe Vatican Council, the twentieth and up to now [1912] the last ecumenical council, opened on 8 ... |
Vatican ObservatoryVatican ObservatoryThe Vatican Observatory now bears the official title, "Specola Astronomica Vaticana". To ... |
Vatican, TheThe VaticanThis subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Introduction; II. Architectural ... |
Vaticanus, CodexCodex Vaticanus(CODEX B), a Greek manuscript, the most important of all the manuscripts of Holy Scripture . ... |
VaudreuilVaudreuilPhilippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil Governor of Canada, born in Languedoc, France, in the ... |
Vaughan, HerbertHerbert VaughanCardinal, and third Archbishop of Westminster ; b. at Gloucester, 15 April, 1832; d. at St. ... |
Vaughan, Roger WilliamRoger William Vaughan(B EDE ). Second Archbishop of Sydney, b. at Courtfield, Herefordshire, 9 January, 1834; ... |
Vauquelin, Louis-NicolasLouis-Nicolas VauquelinBorn at Saint-André d'Hebertot, Normandy, 16 May, 1763; died 14 Nov., 1829. In youth as ... |
Vaux, LaurenceLaurence Vaux(V OSE ). Canon regular, author of a catechism, martyr in prison, b. at Blackrod, ... |
Vaux-de-CernayVaux-De-CernayA celebrated Cistercian abbey situated in the Diocese of Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, in what was ... |
Vavasour, ThomasThomas VavasourEnglish Catholic physician, pensioner of St. John's College, Cambridge, b. about 1536-7; d. at ... |
Vavasseur, FrançoisFrancois VavasseurHumanist and controversialist, b. at Paray-le-Monial, 8 Dec., 1605; d. at Paris, 16 Dec., ... |
Vaz, Blessed JosephBlessed Joseph VazA Goanese priest, Apostle of Ceylon [ Sri Lanka ], b. at Goa, 21 April, 1651; d. at Kandy, 16 ... |
Vecchietta, Lorenzo di PietroLorenzo di Pietro VecchiettaPainter, sculptor, goldsmith, and architect, b. at Castiglione di Val d'Orcia, 1412; d. there, ... |
VedasVedasThe sacred books of ancient India. The Sanskrit word veda means "knowledge", more particularly ... |
Vega, Andreas deAndreas de VegaTheologian and Franciscan Observantine, b. at Segovia in Old Castile, Spain, at unknown date ... |
Veghe, JohannesJohannes VegheGerman preacher and religious writer, b. at Münster in Westphalia about 1435; d. there, 21 ... |
Vegio, MaffeoMaffeo Vegio(MAPHEUS VEGIUS.) Churchman, humanist, poet, and educator, b. at Lodi, Italy, 1406; d. at ... |
Veglia, Diocese ofVeglia(VEGIENSIS ET ARBENSIS). In Austria, suffragan of Görz-Gradisca. Parallel to the Dinaric ... |
Vehe, MichaelMichael VeheBorn at Bieberach near Wimpfen; died at Halle, April, 1559. He joined the Dominicans at Wimpfen, ... |
Veil, HumeralHumeral VeilThis is the name given to a cloth of rectangular shape about 8 ft. long and 1 1/2 ft. wide. The ... |
Veil, ReligiousReligious VeilIn ancient Rome a red veil, or a veil with red stripes, distinguished newly-married women from ... |
Veit, PhilippPhilipp VeitPainter, b. at Berlin, 13 Feb., 1793; d. at Mainz, 18 Dec., 1877. Veit was a grandson of the ... |
Veith, Johann EmanuelJohann Emanuel VeithPreacher, b. of Jewish parents at Kuttenplan, Bohemia, 1787; d. at Vienna, 6 Nov., 1876. In ... |
Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva yDiego Rodriguez de Silva y VelazquezSpanish painter, b. at Seville 5 June, 1599 (the certificate of baptism is dated 6 June); d. at ... |
VenezuelaVenezuelaA republic formed out of the provinces which, under Spanish rule, constituted the captaincy ... |
Veni Creator SpiritusVeni Creator SpiritusThe "most famous of hymns " (Frere), is assigned in the Roman Breviary to Vespers (I and II) ... |
Veni Sancte Spiritus Et Emitte CoelitusVeni Sancte Spiritus Et Emitte CoelitusThe sequence for Pentecost (the "Golden Sequence "). It is sung at Mass from Whitsunday until ... |
Veni Sancte Spiritus RepleVeni Sancte Spiritus RepleA prose invocation of the Holy Ghost . The Alleluia following the Epistle of Whitsunday ... |
VeniceVeniceVenice, the capital of a province in Northern Italy, is formed of a group of 117 small islands ... |
VenosaVenosa(VENUSIN.) Diocese in Southern Italy. The city is situated on a high precipitous hill, one of ... |
VentimigliaVentimiglia(VENTIMILIENSIS) Located in the Province of Porto Maurizio, northern Italy. The city is ... |
Ventura di Raulica, GioacchinoGioacchino Ventura di RaulicaItalian pulpit orator, patriot, phyilosopher, b. at Palermo, 8 Dec., 1792; d. at Versailles, 2 ... |
Venturino of BergamoVenturino of BergamoPreacher, b. at Bergamo, 9 April, 1304; d. at Smyrna, 28 March, 1346. He received the habit of ... |
Venusti, RaffaeleRaffaele Venusti(VENOSTA.) Born at Tirano, Valtellina, northern Italy, about the end of the fifteenth ... |
Vera CruzVera Cruz(VERAE CRUCIS or JALAPENSIS). Diocese of the Mexican Republic, suffragan of the Archbishopric ... |
Verapoly, Archdiocese ofVerapoly(VERAPOLITANA.) Located on the Malabar Coast, India, having the Diocese of Quilon as ... |
Verbiest, FerdinandFerdinand VerbiestMissionary and astronomer, b. at Pitthem near Coutrai, Also spelled "Kortrijk" Belgium, 9 ... |
Verbum Supernum ProdiensVerbum Supernum ProdiensThe first line of two hymns celebrating respectively the Nativity of Christ and the Institution ... |
VercelliVercelli(VERCELLENSIS). Archdiocese in the Province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy. The city of Vercelli ... |
Vercellone, CarloCarlo VercelloneBiblical scholar, born at Biella, Milan ; died at Rome, 19 January, 1869. He entered the Order ... |
Verdaguer, JacintoJacinto VerdaguerPoet, b. at Riudeperas, Province of Barcelona, Spain, 17 April, 1845; d. at Vallvidrera, ... |
Verdi, GiuseppeGiuseppe VerdiComposer, b. at Le Roncole, Parma, Italy, 10 October, 1813; d. at S. Agata, near Busseto, 27 ... |
Verdun, Diocese ofVerdun(VIRODUNENSIS.) Comprises the Department of the Meuse. Suppressed by the Concordat of 1802, ... |
VerecundusVerecundussentence --> Bishop of Junca, in the African Province of Byzacena, in the middle of the ... |
Vergani, PaoloPaolo VerganiItalian political economist, b. in Piedmont, 1753; d. in Paris, about 1820. As a student, he ... |
Vergerio, Pier Paolo, the ElderPier Paolo Vergerio, the ElderHumanist, statesman, and canonist, b. at Capodistria, 23 July, 1370; d. at Budapest, 8 July, 1444 ... |
Vergil, PolydorePolydore VergilBorn at Ubino about 1470; died there probably in 1555. Having studied at Bologna and Padua, he ... |
Vergilius of Salzburg, SaintSt. Vergilius of SalzburgIrish missionary and astronomer, of the eighth century. Vergilius (or Virgilius, in Irish ... |
Vering, Friedrich HeinrichFriedrich Heinrich VeringA German canonist, b. at Liesborn in Westphalia, 9 March, 1833; d. at Prague, 30 March, 1896. ... |
VermontVermontOne of the New England states, extends from the line of Massachusetts, on the south 42° 44' N. ... |
Verna, LaLa VernaAn isolated mountain hallowed by association with St. Francis of Assisi, situated in the centre ... |
Vernazza, TommasinaTommasina VernazzaBorn at Genoa, 1497; died there, 1587. Her father, Ettore Vernazza, was a patrician, founder of ... |
Verne, JulesJules VerneNovelist, b. at Nantes, France, 1828; d. at Amiens, 1905. His first literary venture was a ... |
Vernier, PierrePierre VernierInventor of the instrument which bears his name, b. at Ornans, Franche-Comte, c. 1580; d. there, ... |
Veroli, Diocese ofVeroli(VERULANA). Located in the Province of Rome. The city of Veroli (Verulae) is situated on the ... |
VeronaVerona(VERONENSIS.) Diocese in Venetia (Northern Italy ). The city, situated on both branches of ... |
Veronica Giuliani, SaintSt. Veronica GiulianiBorn at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died at Citt` di Castello, 9 July, 1727. ... |
Veronica, SaintSt. VeronicaIn several regions of Christendom there is honored under this name a pious matron of ... |
Verot, AugustinAugustin VerotThird Bishop of Savannah, first of St. Augustine, b. at Le Puy, France, May, 1804; d. at St. ... |
Verrazano, Giovanni daGiovanni Da VerrazanoNavigator, b. about 1485, of good family, at Val di Greve, near Florence ; executed at Puerto ... |
Verreau, Hospice-AnthelmeHospice-Anthelme VerreauA French-Canadian priest, educator, and historian, b. at l'Islet, P.Q., 6 Sept., 1828, of Germain ... |
Verri, Count PietroCount Pietro VerriEconomist, b. at Milan, Dec., 1728; d. there, 29 June, 1797. After studying at Monza, Rome, and ... |
Verrocchio, Andrea delAndrea Del VerrocchioBorn at Florence, 1435; d. at Venice, 1488. He was called Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' ... |
VersaillesVersailles(VERSALIENSIS). Diocese ; includes the Department of Seine-et-Oise, France. Created in ... |
Versions of the BibleVersions of the BibleSynopsis GREEK : Septuagint; Aquila; Theodotion; Symmachus; other versions. VERSIONS FROM THE ... |
Versions of the Bible, CopticCoptic BiblesDIALECTS The Coptic language is now recognized in four principal dialects, Bohairic (formerly ... |
Verstegan, RichardRichard Verstegan( Alias ROWLANDS). Publisher and antiquarian, born at London, about 1548; died at Antwerp ... |
Vertin, JohnJohn VertinThird Bishop of Marquette, U.S.A. b. at Doblice, Diocese of Laibach (Carniolia), Austria, 17 ... |
Vertot, Réné-Aubert, Sieur deRene-Aubert, Sieur de VertotFrench historian, b. at Benetot, Normandy, 25 Nov., 1655; d. in Paris, 15 June, 1735. He was for ... |
VeruelaVeruelaA celebrated Cistercian monastery and church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. It is situated ... |
Vesalius, AndreasAndreas Vesalius(WESALIUS.) The reorganizer of the study of anatomy ; b. at Brussels, 31 Dec., 1514; d. in a ... |
VespasianVespasian(TITUS FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS). Roman Emperor, b. at Reate (now Rieti ), the ancient capital of ... |
Vespasiano da BisticciVespasiano Da Bisticci( Or FIORENTINO.) Florentine humanist and librarian, b. in 1421; d. in 1498. He was ... |
VespersVespersThis subject will be treated under the following headings: I. Vespers in the sixth century; II. ... |
Vespers, Music ofMusic of VespersThe texts (e.g. antiphons, psalms, hymn ) sung in Vespers vary according to the feast or the ... |
Vespers, SicilianSicilian VespersThe traditional name given to the insurrection which broke out at Palermo on Easter Tuesday, 31 ... |
Vespucci, AmerigoAmerigo VespucciA famous Italian navigator, born at Florence, 9 March, 1451; died at Seville, 22 February, 1512. ... |
Vessels, AltarAltar VesselsThe chalice is the cup in which the wine and water of the Eucharistic Sacrifice is contained. ... |
Vestibule (in Architecture)Vestibule (Porch)A hall projecting in front of the façade of a church, found from the fifth century both ... |
VestmentsVestmentsIN WESTERN EUROPE By liturgical vestments are meant the vestments that, according to the rules ... |
VeszprémVeszprem(VESPRIMIENSIS.) Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Gran, one of the sees founded about 1009 by ... |
Veto, The RoyalThe Royal Veto(In the appointment of Bishops in Ireland and England.) Although the penal laws enacted ... |
Vetter, ConradConrad VetterPreacher and polemical writer, b. at Engen in the present Grand Duchy of Baden, 1547; d. at ... |
Veuillot, LouisLouis VeuillotJournalist and writer, b. at Boynes, Loiret, 11 Oct., 1813; d. in Paris, 7 April, 1883. He was ... |
Vexiö, Ancient See ofAncient See of Vexio(WEPIONENSIS.) The Ancient See of Vexiö, in Sweden, comprised the County of Kronoberg ... |
Vexilla Regis ProdeuntVexilla Regis ProdeuntThis "world-famous hymn, one of the grandest in the treasury of the Latin Church " (Neale), and ... |
Vezzosi, Antonio FrancescoAntonio Francesco VezzosiMember of the Theatine Congregation and biographical writer, born at Arezzo, Italy, 4 October, ... |
Via CrucisWay of the Cross(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ... |
Via DolorosaWay of the Cross(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ... |
Viader, JoséJose ViaderBorn at Gallimes, Catalonia, 27 August, 1765. He received the habit of St. Francis at Barcelona ... |
Vianney, Saint Jean-Baptiste-MarieSt. John VianneyCuré of Ars, born at Dardilly, near Lyons, France, on 8 May, 1786; died at Ars, 4 ... |
ViaticumViaticumName Among the ancient Greeks the custom prevailed of giving a supper to those setting out on a ... |
Viator, Clerics of SaintClerics of Saint ViatorSt. Viator, lector of the cathedral at Lyons, France, lived in the fourth century and is the ... |
Viborg, Ancient See ofAncient See of Viborg in Denmark(VIBERGAE, VIBERGENSIS.) The ancient See of Viborg, in Denmark, comprised the Province of ... |
VicarVicar( Latin vicarius , from vice , "instead of") In canon law, the representative of a person ... |
Vicar ApostolicVicar Apostolic(1) In the early ages of the Church, the popes committed to some residentiary bishops the ... |
Vicar CapitularVicar CapitularThe administrator of a vacant diocese, elected by a cathedral chapter. On the death of a ... |
Vicar of ChristVicar of Christ(Latin Vicarius Christi ). A title of the pope implying his supreme and universal ... |
Vicar-GeneralVicar-GeneralThe highest official of a diocese after the ordinary. He is a cleric legitimately deputed to ... |
Vicari, Hermann vonHermann von VicariArchbishop of Freiburg in Baden, b. at Aulendorf in Wurtemberg, 13 May, 1773; d. at Freiburg, ... |
Vicariate Apostolic (Updated List)Vicariate ApostolicThe following is an account of the newly-erected vicariates Apostolic and of those changed so ... |
ViceVice( Latin vitium , any sort of defect) is here regarded as a habit inclining one to sin. It is ... |
Vicelinus, SaintSt. VicelinusBishop of Oldenburg, apostle of Holstein, b. at Hameln about 1086; d. 12 Dec., 1154. Orphaned ... |
Vicente, GilGil VicentePortuguese dramatist, b. about 1470; he was living in 1536. He took up the study of law but ... |
Vicenza, Diocese ofVicenza(VICENTINA). The city is the capital of a province in Venetia (Northern Italy ). The ... |
Vich, Diocese ofVich(Vicensis, Ausonensis). Suffragan of Tarragona, bounded on the north by Gerona, on the east ... |
Vico, Francescoe deFrancescoe de VicoAstronomer, b. at Macerata, States of the Church, 19 May, 1805; d. at London, England, 15 Nov., ... |
Victimae Paschali Laudes Immolent ChristianiVictimae Paschali Laudes Immolent ChristianiThe first stanza of the Easter sequence. Medieval missals placed it on various days within the ... |
VictorVictor (Bishop of Tunnunum)Bishop of Tunnunum (Tonnenna, Tunnuna) in Northern Africa and zealous supporter of the Three ... |
Victor I, Pope SaintPope St. Victor I(189-198 or 199), date of birth unknown. The "Liber Pontificalis" makes him a native of Africa ... |
Victor II, PopePope Victor II(GEBHARD, COUNT OF CALW, TOLLENSTEIN, AND HIRSCHBERG.) Born about 1018; died at Arezzo, 28 ... |
Victor III, Pope BlessedPope Blessed Victor III(DAUFERIUS or DAUFAR). Born in 1026 or 1027 of a non-regnant branch of the Lombard dukes of ... |
Victor IVVictor IVTwo antipopes of this name. I. Cardinal Gregory Conti, elected in opposition to Innocent II ... |
Victor of CapuaVictor of CapuaA sixth-century bishop about whose life nothing is known except what is found in his epitaph ... |
Victor VitensisVictor VitensisAn African bishop of the Province of Byzacena (called VITENSIS from his See of Vita), b. ... |
VictoriaVictoria(VICTORIEN. IN INS. VANCOUVER.) Diocese in southwestern British Columbia, of which province it ... |
Victoria Nyanza, NorthernVicarite Apostolic of Northern Victoria NyanzaThe Mission of Victoria Nyanza, founded in 1878 by the White Fathers of Cardinal Lavigerie, was ... |
Victoria Nyanza, SouthernSouthern Victoria NyanzaVicariate apostolic erected from the mission of Nyanza, 13 June, 1894, lies north of the ... |
Victorinus, Caius MariusCaius Marius Victorinus(Called also VICTORINUS MARIUS, or MARIUS FABIUS VICTORINUS, and frequently referred to as ... |
Victorinus, SaintSt. VictorinusAn ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who suffered martyrdom probably in 303, ... |
Vida, Marco GirolamoMarco Girolamo VidaItalian Humanist, b. at Cremona about 1490; d. in 1566. He came to Rome under Julius II ; a ... |
Vieira, AntonioAntonio VieiraMissionary, diplomat, orator, b. at Lisbon, 6 February, 1608; d. at Bahia, Brazil, 18 July, 1697. ... |
Viel, NicholasNicholas VielDied 1625, the first victim of apostolic zeal on the shores of the St. Lawrence. After ... |
ViennaViennaVienna -- the capital of Austria-Hungary, the residence of the emperor, and the seat of a Latin ... |
Vienna, University ofUniversity of ViennaFoundation of the University Next to the University of Prague that of Vienna is the oldest ... |
Vienne, Council ofCouncil of Vienne (1311-12)Pope Clement V, by the Bull "Regnans in coelis" of 12 Aug., 1308, called a general council to ... |
Vierthaler, Franz MichaelFranz Michael VierthalerA distinguished Austrian pedagogue, b. at Mauerkirchen, Upper Austria, 25 September, 1758; d. ... |
Vieta, FrançoisFrancois Vieta, Seigneur de la Bigottiere(VIÈTE.) Father of modern algebra, b. at Fontenay-le-Comte (Poitou), 1540; d. in ... |
Viger, Denis-BenjaminDenis-Benjamin VigerFrench-Canadian statesman and writer, b. at Montreal, 19 Aug., 1774; d. 1861. After studying ... |
Viger, JacquesJacques VigerFrench-Canadian antiquarian and archaeologist, b. at Montreal, 7 May, 1787; d. 12 Dec., 1858. ... |
VigevanoVigevano(VIGLEVANENSIS.) Diocese in Lombardy, Province of Pavia. The city is a great agricultural ... |
VigiliusVigiliusBishop of Tapsus, in the African Province of Byzacena. Mentioned in the "Notitia" appended to ... |
Vigilius, PopePope VigiliusReigned 537-55, date of birth unknown; died at Syracuse, 7 June 555. He belonged to a ... |
Vigilius, SaintSt. Vigilius (Bishop of Trent)Bishop of Trent, martyr, patron of Trent and of Tyrol, b. c. 353; d. 26 June, 405; feast 26 ... |
Vignola, Giacomo Barozzi daGiacomo Barozzi da VignolaA theoretical and practical architect of the Transition Period between the Renaissance and ... |
Vigor, SimonSimon VigorFrench bishop and controversialist, b. at Evreux, Normandy, about 1515; d. at Carcassonne, 1 ... |
VikingsNorthmen (Vikings)The Scandinavians who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, first ravaged the coasts of Western ... |
Villalpandus, Juan BautistaJuan Bautista VillalpandusBorn at Cordova, Spain, in 1552; entered the Society of Jesus in 1575; died on 22 May, 1608. His ... |
Villani, GiovanniGiovanni VillaniFlorentine historian, b. about 1276; d. of the plague in 1348. Descended from a wealthy family ... |
Villanovanus, ArnaldusArnaldus Villanovanus(ARNALDUS OF VILLANUEVA, or VILLENEUVE, or BACHUONE). Celebrated in his day as a physician, ... |
Villefranche, Jacques-MelchiorJacques-Melchior VillefranchePublicist, b. at Couzon-sur-Saone, 17 Dec., 1829; d. at Bourg, 10 May, 1904. After excellent ... |
Villehardouin, Geoffroi deGeoffroi de VillehardouinMaréchal de Champagne, warrior, and first historian in the French language, b. about 1150; ... |
Villeneuve-Barcement, Jean-Paul-AlbanJean-Paul-Alban Villeneuve-BarcementVicomte de, b. at Saint-Auban, Var, 8 Aug., 1784; d. at Paris, 8 June, 1850. After having taken ... |
Villermé, Louis-RenéLouis-Rene VillermeFrench economist, b. at Paris, 10 March, 1782; d. there, 16 Nov., 1863. He was devoted to ... |
Villers, Cistercian Abbey ofCistercian Abbey of VillersSituated on the confines of Villers and Tilly, Duchy of Brabant, present Diocese of Namur ... |
VilnaVilna(VILENSIS). Vilna, the capital of Lithuania, is situated at the junction of the Rivers ... |
Vincent de Paul, SaintSt. Vincent de PaulBorn at Pouy, Gascony, France, in 1580, though some authorities have said 1576; died at Paris, ... |
Vincent de Paul, Sisters of Charity of SaintSisters of Charity of St. Vincent de PaulA congregation of women with simple vows, founded in 1633 and devoted to corporal and ... |
Vincent de Paul, Sisters of Charity of Saint (New York)Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (New York)(Motherhouse at Mt. St. Vincent-on Hudson, New York; not to be confused with the Sisters of ... |
Vincent de Paul, Society of SaintSociety of Saint Vincent de PaulAn international association of Catholic laymen engaging systematically in personal service of ... |
Vincent Ferrer, SaintSt. Vincent FerrerFamous Dominican missionary, born at Valencia, 23 January, 1350; died at Vannes, Brittany, 5 ... |
Vincent Kadlubek, BlessedBlessed Vincent Kadlubek(KADLUBO, KADLUBKO). Bishop of Cracow, chronicler, b. at Karnow, Duchy of Sandomir, Poland, ... |
Vincent of BeauvaisVincent of BeauvaisPriest and encyclopedist. Little is known of his personal history. The years of his birth and ... |
Vincent of Lérins, SaintSt. Vincent of LerinsFeast on 24 May, an ecclesiastical writer in Southern Gaul in the fifth century. His work is ... |
Vincent, SaintSt. Vincent(MALDEGARIUS). Founder and abbot of the monasteries of Hautmont and Soignies, b. of a noble ... |
Vincent, SaintSt. VincentDeacon of Saragossa, and martyr under Diocletian, 304; mentioned in the Roman Martyrology, 22 ... |
VincentiansCongregation of the Mission (Vincentians)A congregation of secular priests with religious vows founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The ... |
Vincenzo de VitVincenzo de VitLatinist, b. at Mestrina, near Padua, 10 July, 1810; d. at Domo d'Ossola, 17 Aug., 1892. He made ... |
Vinci, Leonardo di Ser Piero daLeonardo da Vinci(LEONARDO DI SER PIERO DA VINCI) Florentine painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and ... |
Vindicianus, SaintSt. VindicianusBishop of Cambrai - Arras, b. if tradition is to be believed, perhaps at Beaulaincourt, near ... |
Vineam DominiVineam DominiAn Apostolic Constitution issued by Clement XI against the Jansenists on 16 July, 1705. It ... |
ViolenceViolenceViolence ( Latin vis ), an impulse from without tending to force one without any concurrence on ... |
Viotti, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista ViottiFounder of the modern school of violinist, b. at Fontanetto, Piedmont, 23 May, 173; d. 3 ... |
Viraggio, Jacopo diBl. Jacopo de Voragine (Di Viraggio)( Also DI VIRAGGIO). Archbishop of Genoa and medieval hagiologist, born at Viraggio (now ... |
Virgilius, SaintSaint Virgilius(VIRGILE). Archbishop of Arles, died c. 610. According to a life written in the eighth ... |
Virgin Birth of ChristVirgin Birth of ChristThe dogma which teaches that the Blessed Mother of Jesus Christ was a virgin before, during, ... |
Virgin Mary, Devotion to theDevotion to the Blessed Virgin MaryDown to the Council of Nicaea Devotion to Our Blessed Lady in its ultimate analysis must be ... |
Virgin Mary, Name ofThe Name of MaryThe Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. The Hebrew ... |
Virgin Mary, TheThe Blessed Virgin MaryThe Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the ... |
VirginiaVirginiaSurnamed "The Old Dominion", "The Mother of States and of Statesmen", one of the thirteen original ... |
VirginityVirginityMorally, virginity signifies the reverence for bodily integrity which is suggested by a virtuous ... |
VirtueVirtueThe subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Definitions; II. Subjects; III. ... |
Virtue, HeroicHeroic VirtueThe notion of heroicity is derived from hero, originally a warrior, a demigod; hence it connotes a ... |
Vischer, PeterPeter VischerSculptor and metal founder, b. at Nuremberg about 1460; d. in 1529. His father Hermann, who ... |
Visdelou, Claude deClaude de VisdelouBorn at the Château de Bienassis, Pléneuf, Brittany, 122 Aug., 1656; died at ... |
VisigothsVisigothsOne of the two principal branches of the Goths. Until 375 their history is combined with that of ... |
VisionsVisions and ApparitionsThis article will deal not with natural but with supernatural visions, that is, visions due to ... |
Visit ad LiminaVisit Ad Limina(Sc. Apostolorum ) The visit ad limina means, technically, the obligation incumbent on ... |
Visitation Convent, GeorgetownThe Visitation Convent (Georgetown)Located in the District of Columbia , United States of America . This convent was founded by ... |
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryVisitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryI. THE EVENT Assuming that the Annunciation and the Incarnation took place about the vernal ... |
Visitation OrderVisitation OrderThe nuns of the Visitation of Mary, called also Filles de Sainte-Marie, Visitandines, and ... |
Visitation, CanonicalCanonical VisitationThe act of an ecclesiastical superior who in the discharge of his office visits persons or ... |
Visitors ApostolicVisitors ApostolicOfficials whom canonists commonly class with papal legates. Visitors differ from other Apostolic ... |
Visits to the Blessed SacramentVisits To the Blessed SacramentBy this devotional practice, which is of comparatively modern development, the presence of ... |
Vitalian, Pope SaintPope St. Vitalian(Reigned 657-72). Date of birth unknown; d. 27 January, 672. Nothing is known of Vitalian's ... |
Vitalini, BonifazioBonifazio Vitalini(DE VITALINIS). Jurist, b. at Mantua, Italy, about 1320; d. at Avignon after 1388. After ... |
Vitalis and Agricola, SaintsSts. Vitalis and AgricolaMartyred at Bologna about 304 during Diocletian's persecution. Agricola, who was beloved for ... |
Vitalis of Savigny, SaintSt. Vitalis of SavignyFounder of the monastery and Congregation of Savigny (1112), b. at Tierceville near Bayeaux ... |
Vitalis, SaintSt. VitalisMartyr. His legend, which is of little historical value, relates that he was martyred by order ... |
Vitelleschi, MuzioMuzio VitelleschiBorn at Rome 2 Dec., 1563; died there 9 Feb., 1645. He belonged to a distinguished family but ... |
Vitellius, LuciusLucius VitelliusProclaimed Roman Emperor by the soldiers at Cologne during the civil war of A.D. 69; d. at Rome, ... |
Vitensis, VictorVictor VitensisAn African bishop of the Province of Byzacena (called VITENSIS from his See of Vita), b. ... |
Viterbo and ToscanellaViterbo and Toscanella(VITERBIENSIS ET TUSCANENSIS). The city of Viterbo in the Province of Rome stands at the foot ... |
VitoriaVitoria(VICTORIENSIS). Diocese ; suffragan of Burgos, in Spain, bounded on the north by the Bay of ... |
Vittorino da FeltreVittorino Da Feltre(VITTORINO DE' RAMBALDONI). Humanist educator, b. at Feltre, 1397; d. at Mantua, 1446. He was ... |
Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, SaintsSts. Vitus, Modestus, and CrescentiaAccording to the legend, martyrs under Diocletian ; feast, 15 June. The earliest testimony for ... |
Viva, DomenicoDomenico VivaWriter, b. at Lecce, 19 Oct., 1648; d. 5 July, 1726. He entered the Society of Jesus 12 May, ... |
VivariniVivarini (Family of Painters)A family of Italian painters. Alvise Vivarini Born in 1446 or 1447; died in 1502. He was the ... |
Vives, Juan LuisJuan Luis VivesSpanish humanist and philosopher, b. at Valencia, 6 March, 1492; d. at Bruges, 6 May, 1540. ... |
ViviersViviers(VIVARIUM). Diocese ; includes the Department of Ardèche, France. It was suppressed ... |
VivisectionMoral Aspect of VivisectionDefined literally the word vivisection signifies the dissection of living creatures; ordinarily it ... |
Vizagapatam, Diocese ofVizagapatamLocated in the east of India, suffragan to Madras. It is bounded on the north by the River ... |
VizeuVizeu(VISENSIS). Diocese in north central Portugal. The bishopric dates from the sixth century and ... |
Vladimir the Great, SaintSt. Vladimir the Great(VLADIMIR or VOLODOMIR). Grand Duke of Kieff and All Russia, grandson of St. Olga, and the ... |
Vocation, Ecclesiastical and ReligiousEcclesiastical and Religious VocationAn ecclesiastical or religious vocation is the special gift of those who, in the Church of God, ... |
Vogüé, Eugène-Melchior, Vicomte deEugene-Melchior, Vicomte de VogueCritic, novelist, and historian, born at Nice, 25 February, 1848; died in Paris, 24 February, ... |
Vogler, George JosephGeorge Joseph VoglerTheorist, composer and organist, b. at Würzburg, 15 June 1749, d. at Darmstadt, 6 May, ... |
Volk, WilhelmWilhelm Volk(Pseudonym, LUDWIG CLARUS). Born at Halberstadt 25 Jan., 1804; died at Erfurt 17 March, 1869. ... |
VolksvereinVolksverein(PEOPLE'S UNION) FOR CATHOLIC GERMANY. A large and important organization of German Catholics ... |
Volta, AlessandroAlessandro VoltaPhysicist, b. at Como, 18 Feb., 1745; d. there, 5 March, 1827. As his parents were not in ... |
VolterraVolterra(VOLTARRANENSIS). Diocese in Tuscany. The city stands on a rocky mountain 1770 feet above the ... |
Volterra, Daniele daDaniele Da Volterra(RICCIARELLI). Italian painter, b. at Volterra, 1509; d. in Rome, 1566. Ricciarelli was called ... |
VoluntarismVoluntarismVoluntarism ( Latin voluntas , will) in the modern metaphysical sense is a theory which ... |
VoluntaryVoluntaryWilful, proceeding from the will. It is requisite that the thing be an effect of the will ... |
Voluntary Association, Right ofRight of Voluntary AssociationI. LEGAL RIGHT A voluntary association means any group of individuals freely united for the ... |
Von Gagern, Max, FreiherrFreiherr Max von GagernBorn at Weilburg (in Nassau), Germany, 25 March, 1810; died at Vienna, 17 October, 1889. He was ... |
Vondel, Joost van DenJoost van Den VondelNetherland poet and convert, b. at Cologne, 17 Nov., 1587, of parents whose residence was ... |
Voragine, Jacopo deBl. Jacopo de Voragine (Di Viraggio)( Also DI VIRAGGIO). Archbishop of Genoa and medieval hagiologist, born at Viraggio (now ... |
Votive MassVotive Mass( Missa votiva ) A Mass offered for a votum , a special intention. So we frequently find ... |
Votive OfferingsVotive OfferingsThe general name given to those things vowed or dedicated to God, or a saint, and in ... |
Votive OfficesVotive OfficesA votive office is one not entered in the general calendar, but adopted with a view to satisfying ... |
VowsVowsI. GENERAL VIEW A vow is defined as a promise made to God. The promise is binding, and so differs ... |
Vrau, PhilibertPhilibert Vrau"The holy man of Lille ", organizer of numerous Catholic activities; b. at Lille, 19 Nov., ... |
Vrie, TheodoricTheodoric VrieHistorian of the Council of Constance . He describes himself as a brother of the Order of ... |
Vulgate, Revision ofRevision of VulgateIn the spring of 1907 the public press announced that Pius X had determined to begin preparations ... |
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