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Devoti, Giovani Devoti, Giovani- Canonist, born at Rome, 11 July, 1744; died there 18 Sept., 1820. Devolution Devolution- The right of an ecclesiastical superior to provide for a benefice, when the ordinary patron or collator has failed to do so, either through negligence or by the nomina… Desert Desert- The word wilderness, which is more frequently used than desert of the region of the Exodus, more nearly approaches the meaning of the Hebrew. Deuteronomy Deuteronomy- This term occurs in Deut., xvii, 18 and Jos., viii, 32, and is the title of one of the five books of the Pentateuch. Deusdedit, Cardinal Deusdedit, Cardinal- Joined the Benedictine Order and became a zealous promoter of ecclesiastical reforms in the latter half of the eleventh century. Divine Redeemer, Daughters of the Divine Redeemer, Daughters of the- Motherhouse at Oedenburg, Hungary; founded in 1863 from the Daughters of the Divine Saviour of Vienna. Detraction Detraction- The unjust damaging of another's good name by the revelation of some fault or crime of which that other is really guilty or at any rate is seriously believed to be gui… Denza, Francesco Denza, Francesco- Italian meteorologist and astronomer, b. at Naples, 7 June, 1834; d. at Rome, 14 December, 1894. Denis, Joseph Denis, Joseph- The first Canadian to join the Recollects of the Friars Minor. (1657-1736) Derbe Derbe- A titular see of Lycaonia, Asia Minor. Dogmatic Fact Dogmatic Fact- Any fact connected with a dogma and on which the application of the dogma to a particular case depends. Deschamps, Nicolas Deschamps, Nicolas- Polemical writer, born at Villefranche (Rhône), France, 1797; died at Aix-en-Provence, 1872. Dechamps, Adolphe Dechamps, Adolphe- Belgian statesman and publicist, brother of Cardinal Dechamps, born at Melle near Ghent, 17 June, 1807, died at Manage, 19 July, 1875. Determinism Determinism- A name employed by writers, especially since J. Stuart Mill, to denote the philosophical theory which holds, in opposition to the doctrine of free will, that all man'… Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, Jean- A French dramatist and novelist, born in Paris, 1595, died there, 1676. Dubourg, Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg, Louis-Guillaume-Valentin- Second Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas, Bishop of Montauban, Archbishop of Besançon. (1766-1833) Delta of the Nile, Prefecture Apostolic of the Delta of the Nile, Prefecture Apostolic of the- Situated in the north of Egypt and comprises four of the six provinces forming Lower Egypt, namely: Gharbieh, Charkieb, Menufieh, a… Despair Despair- The voluntary and complete abandonment of all hope of saving one's soul and of having the means required for that end. Derogation Derogation- The partial revocation of a law, as opposed to abrogation or the total abolition of a law. Desecration Desecration- The loss of that peculiar quality of sacredness, which inheres in places and things in virtue of the constitutive blessing of the Church. Desclée, Henri and Jules Desclée, Henri and Jules- Nineteenth-century Belgian monks. Defender of the Matrimonial Tie Defender of the Matrimonial Tie- An official whose duty is to defend the marriage-bond in the procedure prescribed for the hearing of matrimonial causes which involve the validity… Dollinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von Dollinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von- Historian and theologian. (1799-1890) Dereser, Anton Dereser, Anton- Discalced Carmelite, born at Fahr in Franconia, 3 February, 1757; died at Breslau, 15 or 16 June, 1807. Demoniacs Demoniacs- Article concerned with the demonic possession in the New Testament. Denver Denver- A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fé, erected in 1887. Dolbeau, Jean Dolbeau, Jean- Recollect friar, born in the Province of Anjou, France, 12 March, 1586; died at Orléans, 9 June, 1652. Davila Padilla Davila Padilla- Writer, Bishop of Santo Domingo. A native of the City of Mexico, b. 1562; d. 1604. Deo Gratias Deo Gratias- An old liturgical formula of the Latin Church to give thanks to God for graces received. Definitor (in Canon Law) Definitor (in Canon Law)- An official in secular deaneries and in certain religious orders.