Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

vivendi, modus An agreement between the Holy See and a civil government on spiritual matters in dispute or likely to be in dispute. On 11 February 1929 c, Italy in the Lateran Palace entered into both a concordat and a treaty with the Church. By the treaty the conflicting claims to the temporal sovereignty of … Continue reading “vivendi, modus”

Vivarta (Skr. turning, whirling) The Cyclonic process of manifestation by which the One becomes the (illusory) Many, an essentially Vedantic (q.v.) concept of cosmogonic as well as psychologico-philosophical implications. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Vivarini A family of Italian painters. Alvise Vivarini Born in 1446 or 1447; died in 1502. He was the son of Antonio, and was educated by his uncle Bartolomeo. Of his early history very little is known. In 1488 he wrote to the Signoria in Venice, begging that he might be allowed to prove his … Continue reading “Vivarini”

Vivaldus a Dominican and prelate, was born in Piedmont in the latter part of the 15th century. He was chosen bishop of Dalmatia in 1519. He wrote several tracts on experimental religion, which were published at Lyons in 1558. See Mosheim, Hist. of the Church , bk. 3, cent. 15. pt. 2, ch. 2. Fuente: … Continue reading “Vivaldus”

Viva, Domenico Writer, b. at Lecce, 19 Oct., 1648; d. 5 July, 1726. He entered the Society of Jesus 12 May, 1663. He taught he humanities and Greek, nine years’ philosophy, eight years moral theology, eight years’ Scholastic theology, was two years prefect of studies, was rector of the College of Naples in 1711, and … Continue reading “Viva, Domenico”

Vitus, Stephanus a Reformed theologian of Germany, was born at Schaffhausen, Feb. 3, 1687. As for his knowledge, he was a self-made man, and, before he left his country for attending the lectures at foreign academies, he passed, in 1710, an examination pro minisierio with such an excellency that the city awarded to him a … Continue reading “Vitus, Stephanus”

Vitus, St one of the fourteen so-called helpers in need of the Romish Church, is stated to have been a native of Sicily, and of heathen parentage. He lived under Diocletian, and fled from persecution to Lower Italy and to Rome, where he wrought marvelous cures, but was condemned to die because of his unbending … Continue reading “Vitus, St”

Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, Saints According to the legend, martyrs under Diocletian; feast, 15 June. The earliest testimony for their veneration is offered by the “Martyrologium Hieronymianum” (ed. De Rossi-Duchesne, 78: “In Sicilia, Viti, Modesti et Crescentiae”). The fact that the note is in the three most important manuscripts proves that it was also in … Continue reading “Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, Saints”

Vitus, Domenico an Italian engraver, is said to have been born about 1536, and to have become an inmate of the Monastery of Vallombrosa, in the Apennines. His prints possess considerable merit, among which may be named St. Bartholomew (1576): St. Joachim Holding a Censer, after A. del Sart: and a set of small plates … Continue reading “Vitus, Domenico”

Vitus Vitus (1) (Guy), St., a youthful martyr in Diocletian’s persecution; the son of a pagan gentleman in Sicily, but secretly trained in Christianity by his nurse Crescentia and her husband Modestus. After the boy had encountered much cruel suffering, they succeeded in carrying him over to Italy, where all three fell victims, either in … Continue reading “Vitus”