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Indifferentism, Religious Indifferentism, Religious
Indifferentism, Religious- The term given, in general, to all those theories, which, for one reason or another, deny that it is the duty of man to worship God by believing and practicing the one true religion. ...
Improperia Improperia
Improperia- The reproaches which in the liturgy of the Office of Good Friday the Saviour is made to utter against the Jews, who, in requital for all the Divine favours and particularly for the delivery from the bondage o ...
Ignorance Ignorance
Ignorance- Lack of knowledge about a thing in a being capable of knowing. ...
Immortality Immortality
Immortality- By immortality is ordinarily understood the doctrine that the human soul will survive death, continuing in the possession of an endless conscious existence. ...
In Partibus Infidelium In Partibus Infidelium
In Partibus Infidelium- A term meaning "in the lands of the unbelievers," words added to the name of the see conferred on non-residential or titular Latin bishops. ...
Imhof, Maximus von Imhof, Maximus von
Imhof, Maximus von- German physicist, born 26 July, 1758, at Rissbach, in Bavaria; died 11 April, 1817 at Munich. ...
Intendencia Oriental y Llanos de San Martín Intendencia Oriental y Llanos de San Martín
Intendencia Oriental y Llanos de San Martín- Vicariate Apostolic in the province of Saint Martin, Colombia, South America, created 24 March, 1908, and entrusted to the Society of Mary. ...
Individualism Individualism
Individualism- The tendency to magnify individual liberty, as against external authority, and individual activity, as against associated activity. ...
Incest Incest
Incest- Sexual intercourse between those who are related by blood or marriage. ...
Indulgences Indulgences
Indulgences- A remission of the temporal punishment due to sin, the guilt of which has been forgiven. ...
Indult, Pontifical Indult, Pontifical
Indult, Pontifical- General faculties granted by the Holy See to bishops and others, of doing something not permitted by the common law. ...
In Petto In Petto
In Petto- An Italian translation of the Latin in pectore, "in the breast", i.e. in the secret of the heart. ...
Invitatorium Invitatorium
Invitatorium- The invitation addressed to the faithful to come and take part in the Divine Office. ...
Infidels Infidels
Infidels- As in ecclesiastical language those who by baptism have received faith in Jesus Christ and have pledged Him their fidelity and called the faithful, so the name infidel is given to those who have not been baptiz ...
Incarnation, The Incarnation, The
Incarnation, The- The Incarnation is the mystery and the dogma of the Word made Flesh. ...
Inchbald, Elizabeth Inchbald, Elizabeth
Inchbald, Elizabeth- Novelist, dramatist, and actress; b. at Staningfield, near Bury St. Edmunds, 15 Oct., 1753; d. at Kensington, London, 1 Aug., 1821. ...
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Irish Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Irish
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Irish- Founded by Frances Mary Teresa Ball, under the direction and episcopal jurisdiction of the Most Rev. D. Murray, Archbishop of Dublin. ...
Individual, Individuality Individual, Individuality
Individual, Individuality- An individual being is defined by St. Thomas as "quod est in se indivisum, ab aliis vero divisum" (a being undivided in itself but separated from other beings). ...
Immaculate Conception, Congregation of the Immaculate Conception, Congregation of the
Immaculate Conception, Congregation of the- Article covers several groups of this name. ...
Italians in the United States Italians in the United States
Italians in the United States- Information on distribution, statistics, and religion. ...
Induction Induction
Induction- Induction is the conscious mental process by which we pass from the perception of particular phenomena (things and events) to the knowledge of general truths. ...
Indies, Patriarchate of the East Indies, Patriarchate of the East
Indies, Patriarchate of the East- In consequence of an agreement between the Holy See and the Portuguese Government in 1886. ...
Indians, American Indians, American
Indians, American- History, customs, and language are covered here. ...
Infessura, Stefano Infessura, Stefano
Infessura, Stefano- Lawyer and antipapal chronicler. (1435-1500) ...
Innocent II, Pope Innocent II, Pope
Innocent II, Pope- Reigned 1130-1143. ...
Incardination and Excardination Incardination and Excardination
Incardination and Excardination- In the ecclesiastical sense the words are used to denote that a given person is freed from the jurisdiction of one bishop and is transferred to that of another. ...
Innocent IV, Pope Innocent IV, Pope
Innocent IV, Pope- Reigned 1243-1254. ...
Innocent III, Pope Innocent III, Pope
Innocent III, Pope- Reigned 1198-1216. ...
Inghirami, Giovanni Inghirami, Giovanni
Inghirami, Giovanni- Italian astronomer, b. at Volterra, Tuscany, 16 April, 1779; d. at Florence, 15 August, 1851. ...
Illuminati Illuminati
Illuminati- False Spanish mystics. ...
Institute of Mary Institute of Mary
Institute of Mary- The official title of the second congregation founded by Mary Ward. ...
Innocent VI, Pope Innocent VI, Pope
Innocent VI, Pope- Reigned 1352-1362. ...
Ingen-Housz, Jan Ingen-Housz, Jan
Ingen-Housz, Jan- Investigator of the physiology of plants, physicist, and physician. (1730-1799) ...
Innocent IX, Pope Innocent IX, Pope
Innocent IX, Pope- Reigned 1591. ...
Inscriptions, Early Christian Inscriptions, Early Christian
Inscriptions, Early Christian- Divided into three main classes: sepulchral inscriptions, epigraphic records, and inscriptions concerning private life. ...
Innocent VIII, Pope Innocent VIII, Pope
Innocent VIII, Pope- Reigned 1484-1492. ...
Ingworth, Richard of Ingworth, Richard of
Ingworth, Richard of- A Franciscan preacher who flourished about 1225. ...
Irish Confessors and Martyrs Irish Confessors and Martyrs
Irish Confessors and Martyrs- The period covered by this article embraces that between the years 1540 and (approximately) 1713. ...
Indulgences, Apostolic Indulgences, Apostolic
Indulgences, Apostolic- Those which the Roman pontiff, the successor of the Prince of the Apostles, attaches to the crosses, crucifixes, chaplets, rosaries, images, and medals which he blesses, either with his own hand o ...
Inventory of Church Property Inventory of Church Property
Inventory of Church Property- An inventory is to be made at the beginning of a given administration; when the period of management has expired, the out-going official must produce all the things which appear in this inve ...
Infinity Infinity
Infinity- The infinite, as the word indicates, is that which has no end, no limit, no boundary, and therefore cannot be measured by a finite standard, however often applied; it is that which cannot be attained by success ...
Ionian School of Philosophy Ionian School of Philosophy
Ionian School of Philosophy- Includes the earliest Greek philosophers, who lived at Miletus, an Ionian colony in Asia Minor, during the sixth century B.C., and a group of philosophers who lived about one hundred years la ...
Imbonati, Carlo Giuseppe Imbonati, Carlo Giuseppe
Imbonati, Carlo Giuseppe- Cistercian of the Reform of St. Bernard, orientalist, biographer, theologian; born at Milan; flourished in the latter half of the seventeenth century. ...
Insanity Insanity
Insanity- The dividing line between sanity and insanity, like the line that distinguishes a man of average height from a tall man, can be described only in terms of a moral estimate. ...
Ingolstadt, University of Ingolstadt, University of
Ingolstadt, University of- Founded by Louis the Rich, Duke of Bavaria. ...
Inquisition, Canonical Inquisition, Canonical
Inquisition, Canonical- Either extra-judicial or judicial: the former might be likened to a coroner's inquest in civil law; while the latter is similar to an investigation by the grand jury. ...
Injustice Injustice
Injustice- The violation of another's strict right against his reasonable will, and the value of the word right is determined to be the moral power of having or doing or exacting something in support or furtherance of on ...
Isaac of Nineveh Isaac of Nineveh
Isaac of Nineveh- A Nestorian bishop of that city in the latter half of the seventh century, being consecrated by the Nestorian Patriarch George (660-80). ...
Intellect Intellect
Intellect- The faculty of thought. ...
Installation Installation
Installation- This word, strictly speaking, applies to the solemn induction of a canon into the stall or seat which he is to occupy in the choir of a cathedral or collegiate church. ...

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