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- Aër: (Greek aer , "the air"). The largest and outer-most ...
- Aërius of Pontus: A friend and fellow ascetic of Eustathius, who became Bishop ...
- Aëtius: A Roman general, patrician, and consul, b. towards the end of ...
- Añazco, Pedro de: Born at Chachapoyas (Peru) in 1550; died at Asuncion, ...
- Aachen: (In French, Aix-la-Chapelle , the name by which the city is ...
- Aarhus, Ancient See of: (ARUSIA, ARUSIENSIS). The diocese included the provinces ...
- Aaron: Brother of Moses, and High Priest of the Old Law. I. LIFE ...
- Abachum, Audifax, Martha, and Maris, Saints: All martyred at Rome in 270. Maris and his wife Martha, who ...
- Abaddon: A Hebrew word signifying: ruin, destruction ( Job 31:12 ); ...
- Abandonment: (More properly, S ELF -A BANDONMENT ) A term used by ...
- Abarca, Pedro: Theologian, born in Aragon in 1619; died 1 October, 1693, at ...
- Abarim: ( Hebrew har ha'abharim, hare ha'abharim ; Septuagint to ...
- Abbé: A French word meaning primarily and strictly an abbot or ...
- Abba: Abba is the Aramaic word for "father." The word occurs three ...
- Abbadie, Antoine d': Antoine d'Abbadie Astronomer, geodetist, genographer, ...
- Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint: (Magheranoidhe is also rendered Murneave or Murnevin). Nephew ...
- Abban of New Ross, Saint: St. Abban of New Ross -- also known as St. Ewin, Abhan, or Evin, ...
- Abban the Hermit, Saint: Though he lived in Abingdon ( England ), he was certainly an ...
- Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste: Orientalist, born 15 January, 1836, at Goyck, Belgium; died 25 ...
- Abbess: The female superior in spirituals and temporals of a community ...
- Abbey: A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a ...
- Abbo Cernuus: ("The crooked"). French Benedictine monk of ...
- Abbon, Saint: (Or ABBO.) Born near Orléans c. 945; died at ...
- Abbot: A title given to the superior of a community of twelve or more ...
- Abbot, Commendatory: An ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in ...
- Abbot, Henry: Layman, martyred at York, 4 July, 1597, pronounced Venerable ...
- Abbot, Lay: ( abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles ). A name used to ...
- Abbreviation, Methods of: The use of abbreviations is due, in part, to exigencies ...
- Abbreviations, Ecclesiastical: The words most commonly abbreviated at all times are proper ...
- Abbreviators: ( Abbreviare = "shorten", "curtail"). Abbreviators are ...
- Abdera: A titular see in the province of Rhodope on the southern ...
- Abdias: (A Minor Prophet). This name is the Greek form of the Hebrew ...
- Abdias of Babylon: An apocryphal writer, said to have been one of the ...
- Abdication: Abdication, ecclesiastically considered, is the resignation of a ...
- Abdon and Sennen, Saints: (Variously written in early calendars and martyrologies Abdo, ...
- Abduction: Abduction may be considered as a public crime and a matrimonial ...
- Abecedaria: Complete or partial lists of letters of the alphabet, chiefly ...
- Abecedarians: A sect of Anabaptists who affected an absolute disdain for ...
- Abel: (From the Hebrew word for Vanity , "probably so called from ...
- Abel: ("Meadow") Name of several places distinguished by additional ...
- Abel, Blessed Thomas: (Also ABLE, or ABELL.) Priest and martyr, born about 1497; ...
- Abelard, Peter: Dialectician, philosopher, and theologian, born 1079; died ...
- Abelly, Louis: Louis Abelly (1603-91) was Vicar-General of Bayonne, a ...
- Aben-Ezra, Abraham-ben-Méir: (Or IBN 'EZRA). A celebrated Spanish Rabbi, born at Toledo ...
- Abenakis: A confederation of Algonquin tribes, comprising the ...
- Abercius, Inscription of: A Greek hagiographical text, which has, however, undergone ...
- Abercromby, John: Died 1561. During the Scottish Reformation we know that the ...
- Abercromby, Robert: (Sometimes known as Sanders and as Robertson). A Jesuit ...
- Aberdeen, The Diocese of: (Scotland). A see was founded in 1063 at Mortlach by Bl. ...
- Aberdeen, The University of: The founder of this, one of the three universities established ...
- Aberle, Moritz von: Catholic theologian, b. at Rottum, near Biberach, in Swabia, 25 ...
- Abgar, The Legend of: The historian Eusebius records a tradition (H.E., I, xii), ...
- Abhan, Saint: St. Abban of New Ross -- also known as St. Ewin, Abhan, or Evin, ...
- Abiathar: ( Hebrew ebhyathar , Father of plenty, or, the great one is ...
- Abila: A titular see of Phoenicia, in the region of Mt. Libanus, ...
- Abingdon, The Abbey of: This abbey, located in the County of Berkshire, England, was ...
- Abington, Thomas: (Or HABINGTON). An English antiquarian, b. 1560; d. 1647. ...
- Abiogenesis and Biogenesis: According to their Greek derivation these two terms refer to the ...
- Abipones: This Indian tribe, linguistically of Guaycuru stock, formerly ...
- Abisai: ( Abhishay, abhshay ; Septuagint Abessa, Abisai ). Son ...
- Abjuration: A denial, disavowal, or renunciation under oath. In common ...
- Abner: A son of Ner, a cousin of Saul, and commander-in-chief of ...
- Abomination of Desolation, The: The importance of this Scriptural expression is chiefly ...
- Abortion: Abortion (from the Latin word aboriri , "to perish") may be ...
- Abortion, Physical Effects of: Definition The expulsion of the human ovum occurring during the ...
- Abra de Raconis, Charles François d': A French bishop, born at the Château de Raconis in 1580 ...
- Abrabanel, Don Isaac: (Also: Abravanel, Abarbanel). Jewish statesman, apologist ...
- Abraham: The original form of the name, Abram , is apparently the ...
- Abraham (in Liturgy): While of peculiar interest to the liturgiologist (especially in ...
- Abraham a Sancta Clara: A Discalced Augustinian friar, preacher, and author of ...
- Abraham Ecchelensis: A learned Maronite, born in Hekel, or Ecchel (hence his ...
- Abraham, The Bosom of: In the Holy Bible , the expression "the Bosom of Abraham " ...
- Abrahamites: (1) Syrian heretics of the ninth century. They were called ...
- Abram, Nicholas: Jesuit theologian, born in 1589, at Xaronval, in Lorraine; ...
- Abrasax: The study of Abrasax is, at first sight, as discouraging as it ...
- Absalom: ( Abhshalom in Hebrew; Abessalom, Apsalomos in Greek). ...
- Absalon of Lund: Also known as AXEL, a famous Danish prelate, b. in 1128, at ...
- Absinthe: ( Hebrew la'anah .) Wormwood, known for its repulsive ...
- Absolute, The: A term employed in modern philosophy with various meanings, ...
- Absolution: ( Ab = from; solvere = to free) Absolution is the ...
- Abstemii: An abstemius is one who cannot take wine without risk of ...
- Abstinence: Inasmuch as abstinence signifies abstaining from food, the Bible ...
- Abstinence, Physical Effects of: The effects on the human system of abstinence from flesh meats ...
- Abstraction: ( Latin abs , from trahere , to draw). Abstraction is a ...
- Abthain: (Or ABTHANE). An English or Lowland Scotch form of the ...
- Abucara, Theodore: A bishop of Caria in Syria ; d., probably, in 770. In his ...
- Abundius: An Italian bishop, b. at Thessalonica early in the fifth ...
- Abydus: (ABYDOS). A titular see of Troas in Asia Minor , ...
- Abyss: (Greek abyssos ). Abyss is primarily and classically an ...
- Abyssinia: Geography Abyssinia, extending from the sixth to the fifteenth ...
- Acacia: (In Hebrew shíttah , plural shíttîm ; ...
- Acacians, The: Known also as the HOMOEANS, an Arian sect which first emerged ...
- Acacius: Bishop of Beroea. Born in Syria c. 322; died c. 432. While ...
- Acacius: Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, disciple and biographer of ...
- Acacius: Patriarch of Constantinople; Schismatic ; d. 489. When ...
- Acacius, Saint: Bishop of Melitene in the third century. The Greeks ...
- Academies, Roman: The Italian Renaissance at its apogee [from the close of the ...
- Academy, The French: The French Academy was founded by Cardinal de Richelieu in ...
- Acadia: The precise location and extent of Acadia was a subject of ...
- Acanthus: A titular see of Macedonia, on the Strymonic Gulf, now known ...
- Acanthus: A plant, indigenous to middle Europe, the leaf of which has ...
- Acathistus: (Greek akathistos ; a privative, kathizo "sit"; i.e. ...
- Acca, Saint: Bishop of Hexham, and patron of learning (c. 660-742). Acca ...
- Accaron: ( Ekron ). The most northern of the five principal ...
- Accentus Ecclesiasticus: The counterpart of concentus . In the ancient Church music ...
- Acceptance: Acceptance, in canon law, the act by which one receives a thing ...
- Acceptants: Those Jansenists who accepted without any reserve or mental ...
- Accession: (From Latin accedere , to go to; hence, to be added to). ...
- Accessus: A term applied to the voting in conclave for the election of a ...
- Acciajuoli: Name of three cardinals belonging to an illustrious Florentine ...
- Accident: [Latin accidere , to happen what happens to be in a subject; ...
- Acclamation: ( Latin ad , to, clamare , to cry out). IN CIVIC LIFE The ...
- Acclamation (in Papal Elections): One of the forms of papal election . The method of electing ...
- Accommodation, Biblical: We shall consider (1) what is meant by biblical accommodation; ...
- Accomplice: A term generally employed to designate a partner in some form of ...
- Accursius, Francesco: ( Italian Accorso ). (1)FRANCESCO ACCURSIUS (1182-1260) A ...
- Acephali: A term applied to the Eutychians who withdrew from Peter ...
- Acerenza: (ACHERONTIA.) This archdiocese, in the provinces of Lecce ...
- Achéry, Lucas d': French Benedictine (Maurist), born 1609 at Saint Quentin in ...
- Achab: ( 'A'h'abh, Achaab in Jeremiah 29:22 , 'Ehabh, Achiab ) ...
- Achaia: (Ægialeia). The name, before the Roman conquest in 146 ...
- Achaicus: A Corinthian Christian, who, together with Fortunatus and ...
- Achaz: (AHAZ). King of Juda, placed variously, 741-726 B.C., ...
- Achiacharus: Achiacharus is mentioned only once in the Vulgate version of ...
- Achilleus and Nereus, Domitilla and Pancratius, Saints: The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the ...
- Achimaas: (1) Father of Achinoam, wife of Saul ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ). (2) ...
- Achimelech: (1) The priest of Nobe who extended hospitality to David ...
- Achitopel: Achitopel was an able and honoured counsellor of David, who ...
- Achonry: (Gaelic, Achadh-Chonnaire , Connary's Field). In Ireland, ...
- Achor Valley: The scene of the death of the "troubler" Achan, with whom its ...
- Achrida: A titular see in Upper Albania, the famous metropolis and ...
- Achterfeldt, Johann Heinrich: Theologian, b. at Wesel, 17 June, 1788; d. at Bonn, 11 May, ...
- Achtermann, Theodore William: A German sculptor, was born in 1799, at Munster in ...
- Aci-Reale, The Diocese of: (JACA REGALIS). Located in the island of Sicily ; includes ...
- Acidalius, Valens: ( German, Havekenthal ). Philologist, Latin poet, and ...
- Ackermann, Leopold: A Catholic professor of exegesis, b. in Vienna, 17 November, ...
- Acmonia: A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known ...
- Acoemetae: (Greek akoimetai , from privative a and koiman , to ...
- Acolouthia: (From the Greek akoloutheo , to follow.) In ...
- Acolyte: (Greek akolouthos ; Latin sequens, comes , a follower, an ...
- Acosta, Joaquín: A native of Colombia in South America, who served in the ...
- Acosta, José de: The son of well-to-do and respected parents, born at Medina del ...
- Acquapendente: A diocese in Italy under the immediate jurisdiction of the ...
- Acquaviva: Name of several Italian cardinals. FRANCESCO, b. 1665 at ...
- Acquaviva: Name of several Italian cardinals. FRANCESCO, b. 1665 at ...
- Acquaviva, Claudius: Fifth General of the Society of Jesus , born October, 1543; ...
- Acqui: A diocese suffragan of Turin, Italy, which contains ...
- Acre: (SAINT-JEAN-D'ACRE). In Hebrew Accho , in the Books of ...
- Acre: (SAINT-JEAN D'ACRE) Ptolemais, a titular metropolis in ...
- Acrostic: ( Akros stichos , "at the end of a verse".) A poem the ...
- Act of Settlement (Irish): In 1662 an act was passed by the Irish Parliament, the ...
- Acta Pilati: (Or the Gospel of Nicodemus.) This work does not assume to ...
- Acta Sanctæ Sedis: A Roman monthly publication containing the principal public ...
- Acta Sanctorum Hiberniæ: The abbreviated title of a celebrated work on the Irish saints ...
- Acta Triadis Thaumaturgæ: (THE ACTS OF A WONDER-WORKING TRIAD) The lives of St. ...
- Acton, Charles Januarius: An English cardinal, born at Naples, 6 March, 1803; died at ...
- Acton, John: An English canonist, after 1329 canon of Lincoln; born 1350. ...
- Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Baron Acton: Baron Acton, Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, ...
- Acton, John Francis Edward: Sixth Baronet of the name, son of a Shropshire physician, born ...
- Acts of Roman Congregations: A term used to designate the documents (called also decrees) ...
- Acts of the Apostles: In the accepted order of the books of the New Testament the ...
- Acts of the Martyrs: In a strict sense the Acts of the Martyrs are the official ...
- Acts, Canonical: According to the old Roman jurisprudence, acts are the ...
- Acts, Human: Acts are termed human when they are proper to man as man; ...
- Acts, Indifferent: A human act may be considered in the abstract ( in specie ) ...
- Actual Grace: Grace ( gratia, Charis ), in general, is a supernatural gift ...
- Actus et Potentia: A technical expression in scholastic phraseology. I. The ...
- Actus primus: A technical expression used in scholastic philosophy. Actus ...
- Actus Purus: A term employed in scholastic philosophy to express the ...
- Acuas: One of the first to spread Manicheism in the Christian ...
- Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem: Apostolic letter issued against Emperor Frederick II by Pope ...
- Ad Limina Apostolorum: An ecclesiastical term meaning a pilgrimage to the sepulchres ...
- Ad Limina Visit: (Sc. Apostolorum ) The visit ad limina means, ...
- Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem: This letter was issued by Alexander VII , and is dated at ...
- Ad Universalis Ecclesiae: A papal constitution dealing with the conditions for ...
- Adalard, Saint: Born c. 751; d. 2 January, 827. Bernard, son of Charles Martel ...
- Adalbert: Archbishop of Hamburg - Bremen ; born about 1000; died 1072 ...
- Adalbert I: (Or ALBERT). Archbishop of Mainz (Mayence) 1111 to 1137. ...
- Adalbert, Saint: Apostle of the Slavs, probably a native of Lorraine, d. 981. ...
- Adalbert, Saint: Born 939 of a noble Bohemian family ; died 997. He assumed the ...
- Adam: The first man and the father of the human race. ETYMOLOGY ...
- Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature: Adam's importance to the Fathers and to the authors of the ...
- Adam of Bremen: A German historian and geographer of the eleventh century. The ...
- Adam of Fulda: Born about 1450, died after 1537, one of the most learned ...
- Adam of Murimuth: An English chronicler of about the middle of the fourteenth ...
- Adam of Perseigne: A French Cistercian, Abbot of the monastery of Perseigne in ...
- Adam of St. Victor: A prominent and prolific writer of Latin Hymns, born in the ...
- Adam of Usk: An English priest, canonist, and chronicler, born at Usk, in ...
- Adam Scotus: (Or THE PREMONSTRATENSIAN). A theologian and Church ...
- Adam, John: A distinguished preacher and a strenuous opponent of Calvinists ...
- Adam, Nicholas: Linguist and writer, b. in Paris, 1716; d. 1792. He achieved ...
- Adam, The Books of: The Book of Adam, or "Contradiction of Adam and Eve", is a ...
- Adami da Bolsena, Andrea: An Italian musician b. at Bolsena, 1663; d. in Rome, 1742. ...
- Adamites: An obscure sect, dating perhaps from the second century, which ...
- Adamnan, Saint: (Or Eunan). Abbot of Iona, born at Drumhome, County ...
- Adams, James: Professor of humanities at St. Omers , born in England in ...
- Adams, Ven. John: Priest, martyred at Tyburn, 8 October, 1586. He had been a ...
- Adana: A diocese of Armenian rite in Asia Minor (Asiatic Turkey). ...
- Adar: (1) A frontier town in the South of Chanaan ( Numbers 34:4 ; ...
- Adauctus and Felix, Saints: Martyrs at Rome, 303, under Diocletian and Maximian. The ...
- Adda, Ferdinando d': Cardinal and Papal Legate, b. at Milan, 1649; d. at Rome, ...
- Addai, Doctrine of: ( Latin Doctrina Addoei ). A Syriac document which ...
- Addas: One of the three original disciples of Manes, who according to ...
- Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of: This is an Oriental liturgy, sometimes assigned to the Syrian ...
- Addresses, Ecclesiastical: It is from Italy that we derive rules as to what is fitting ...
- Adelaide, Archdiocese of: Centred in Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It comprises ...
- Adelaide, Saint: Abbess, born in the tenth century; died at Cologne, 5 ...
- Adelaide, Saint: (ADELHEID). Born 931; died 16 December, 999, one of the ...
- Adelard of Bath: A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, b. about 1100. ...
- Adelham, John Placid: (Or ADLAND). A Protestant minister, born in Wiltshire, who ...
- Adelmann: Bishop of Brescia in the eleventh century. Of unknown ...
- Adelophagi: ( Adelos = secretly, and phalo = I eat). A sect ...
- Aden: (ADANE). It comprises all Arabia, and is properly known as ...
- Adeodatus: Son of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo , b. 372; d. 388. St. ...
- Adeodatus (II), Pope Saint: (Reigned 672-676). A monk of the Roman cloister of St. ...
- Adeodatus I, Pope Saint: (Adeodatus I). Date of birth unknown; consecrated pope, 19 ...
- Adeste Fidelis: A hymn used at Benediction at Christmastide in France and ...
- Adjuration: (Latin adjurare , to swear; to affirm by oath ). An ...
- Administrator: The term Administrator in its general sense signifies a ...
- Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property): One charged with the care of church property . Supreme ...
- Admonitions, Canonical: A preliminary means used by the Church towards a suspected ...
- Admont: A Benedictine abbey in Styria, Austro-Hungary, on the river ...
- Ado of Vienne, Saint: Born about 800, in the diocese of Sens ; d. 16 December, ...
- Adonai: Adonai (Hebrew meaning "lord, ruler") is a name bestowed upon ...
- Adonias: (Hebrew: Adoniyah, Adoniyahuh , Yahweh is Lord; Septuagint ...
- Adoption: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Adoption, as defined in canon law, is ...
- Adoption, Canonical: In a legal sense, adoption is an act by which a person, with ...
- Adoption, Supernatural: ( Latin adoptare , to choose.) Adoption is the gratuitous ...
- Adoptionism: Adoptionism, in a broad sense, a christological theory according ...
- Adoration: In the strict sense, an act of religion offered to God in ...
- Adoration, Perpetual: A term broadly used to designate the practically uninterrupted ...
- Adorno, Francis: A celebrated Italian preacher, b. 1531; d. at Genoa, 13 ...
- Adoro Te Devote: ("I adore Thee devoutly"). A hymn sometimes styled ...
- Adria: An Italian bishopric, suffragan to Venice, which comprises 55 ...
- Adrian I, Pope: From about 1 February, 772, till 25 December, 795; date of ...
- Adrian II, Pope: (Reigned 867-872.) After the death of St. Nicholas I , the ...
- Adrian III, Pope Saint: Pope St. Adrian III, of Roman extraction, was elected in the ...
- Adrian IV, Pope: Born 1100 (?); died 1 September, 1159. Very little is known ...
- Adrian of Canterbury, Saint: An African by birth, died 710. He became Abbot of Nerida, ...
- Adrian of Castello: Also called D E C ORNETO from his birthplace in Tuscany ; ...
- Adrian V, Pope: (OTTOBUONO FIESCHI). A Genoese, and nephew of Innocent IV. ...
- Adrian VI, Pope: The last pontefice barbaro ( Guicciardini, XIV, v), and the ...
- Adrianople: A city of Turkey in Europe. According to legend, Orestes, son ...
- Adrichem, Christian Kruik van: (Christianus Crucius Adrichomius). Catholic priest and ...
- Adso: Abbot of the Cluniac monastery of Moutier-en-Der, d. 992, on ...
- Aduarte, Diego Francisco: Missionary and historian, b. 1566, at Saragossa, in Spain ; ...
- Adullam: (Hebrew Adhullam , Vulgate Odollam , but Adullam in Joshua ...
- Adulteration of Food: ( Latin adulterare , to pollute, to adulterate). This act ...
- Adultery: It is the purpose of this article to consider adultery with ...
- Advent: (Latin ad-venio , to come to). According to present [1907] ...
- Adventists: A group of six American Protestant sects which hold in common ...
- Advertisements, Book of: A series of enactments concerning ecclesiastical matters, ...
- Advocates of Roman Congregations: Advocates of Roman Congregations are persons, ecclesiastical ...
- Advocates of St. Peter: A body of jurists constituting a society whose statutes were ...
- Advocatus Diaboli: ("Advocate of the Devil" or "Devil's Advocate"). A popular ...
- Advocatus Ecclesiæ: A name applied, in the Middle Ages , to certain lay ...
- Advowson: ( Latin, advocatio ; Old French, avoëson ). In ...
- Adytum: (From adyton ; sc. a privative + dyo =enter). A ...
- Aedan of Ferns, Saint: ( 'Aedh-og or Mo-Aedh-og ). Bishop and patron of Ferns, in ...
- Aedh of Kildare: King of Leinster, and an Irish saint, commemorated by Colgan ...
- Aegidius of Assisi, Blessed: One of the original companions of St. Francis. He is also known ...
- Aegidius of Viterbo: Cardinal, theologian, orator, humanist, and poet, born at ...
- Aelfred the Great: ( Also Ælfred). King of the West-Saxons, born ...
- Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham: Also known as "the Grammarian", the author of the homilies in ...
- Aelnoth: Monk and biographer, of whom nothing is known except his Life of ...
- Aelred, Saint: Abbot of Rievaulx, homilist and historian (1109-66). St. ...
- Aeneas of Gaza: A Neo-Platonic philosopher, a convert to Christianity, who ...
- Aengus, Saint (the Culdee): An Irish saint who flourished in the last quarter of the ...
- Aenon: (Greek Ainon ; Vulgate, Ænnon ; Douay, Ennon ). ...
- Aeons: The term appropriated by Gnostic heresiarchs to designate the ...
- Aesthetics: Æsthetics may be defined as a systematic training to right ...
- Aeterni Patris: The Apostolic Letter of Pius IX, by which he summoned the ...
- Aeterni Patris (2nd): An encyclical letter of Pope Leo XIII (issued 4 August, 1879); ...
- Affinity (in Canon Law): A relationship arising from the carnal intercourse of a man ...
- Affinity (in the Bible): Scripture recognizes affinity as an impediment to wedlock. ...
- Affirmation: A solemn declaration accepted in legal procedure in lieu of ...
- Afflighem: A Benedictine abbey near Alost in Brabant, Belgium. It was ...
- Affre, Denis Auguste: Archbishop of Paris, b. at St. Rome-de-Tam, in the Department ...
- Afonzo de Albuquerque: (Also D ALBOQUERQUE ; surnamed "T HE G REAT "). Died ...
- Afra, Saint: MARTYR. The city of Augusta Vindelicorum (the present ...
- Africa: This name, which is of Phoenician origin, was at first given ...
- African Church, Early: The name, Early African Church, is given to the Christian ...
- African Liturgy: This liturgy was in use not only in the old Roman province of ...
- African Synods: There was no general council of the entire Church held at any ...
- Agabus: Mentioned in Acts 11:28 , and 21:10 , as a prophet of the ...
- Agape: The celebration of funeral feasts in honour of the dead ...
- Agapetæ: ( agapetai , beloved). In the first century of the ...
- Agapetus: A deacon of the church of Sancta Sophia at Constantinople ...
- Agapetus I, Pope Saint: (Also AGAPITUS.) Reigned 535-536. Date of birth uncertain; ...
- Agapetus II, Pope: A Roman by birth, elected to the papacy 10 May, 946; he ...
- Agar, William Seth: An English Canon, born at York, 25 December, 1815; died 23 ...
- Agatha, Saint: One of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs of Christian ...
- Agathangelus: A supposed secretary of Tiridates II, King of Armenia, under ...
- Agathias: A Byzantine historian and man of letters, born at Myrina in ...
- Agatho, Pope Saint: Born towards the end of the sixth century in Sicily ; died in ...
- Agaunum: (Today ST. MAURICEEN-VALAIS). Agaunum, in the diocese of ...
- Agazzari, Agostini: A musical composer, born 2 December 1578, of a noble family of ...
- Agde, Council of: Held in 506 at Agatha or Agde in Languedoc, under the ...
- Age of Reason: The name given to that period of human life at which persons ...
- Age, Canonical: The word age , taken in its widest meaning, may be described ...
- Agen, Diocese of: (AGINNUM.) Comprises the Department of Lot and Garonne. It ...
- Agents of Roman Congregations: Persons whose business it is to look after the affairs of their ...
- Aggeus: Name and personal life Aggeus, the tenth among the minor ...
- Aggressor, Unjust: According to the accepted teaching of theologians, it is ...
- Agiles, Raymond d': ( Or AGUILERS.) A chronicler and canon of Puy-en-Velay, ...
- Agilulfus, Saint: Abbot of Stavelot, Bishop of Cologne and Martyr, 750. We ...
- Agios O Theos: (O Holy God). The opening words in Greek of an invocation, ...
- Agnelli, Fra. Guglielmo: Sculptor and architect, b. at Pisa, probably in 1238; d. ...
- Agnelli, Giuseppe: Chiefly known for his catechetical and devotional works, b. at ...
- Agnellus of Pisa, Blessed: Friar Minor and founder of the English Franciscan Province, ...
- Agnellus, Andreas, of Ravenna: Historian of that church, b. 805; the date of his death is ...
- Agnes of Assisi, Saint: Younger sister of St. Clare and Abbess of the Poor Ladies, ...
- Agnes of Bohemia, Blessed: (Also called Agnes of Prague). Born at Prague in the year 1200; ...
- Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint: Born in the neighbourhood of Montepulciano in Tuscany about ...
- Agnes of Prague, Blessed: (Also called Agnes of Prague). Born at Prague in the year 1200; ...
- Agnes of Rome, Saint and Martyr: Of all the virgin martyrs of Rome none was held in such high ...
- Agnesi, Maria Gaetana: Born at Milan, 16 May, 1718; died at Milan, 9 January, 1799, ...
- Agnetz: (Latin, agnus , lamb), the Slavonic word for the square ...
- Agnoetae: ( agnoetai ) from agnoeo , to be ignorant of) The ...
- Agnosticism: A philosophical theory of the limitations of knowledge, ...
- Agnus Dei: The name Agnus Dei has been given to certain discs of wax ...
- Agnus Dei (in Liturgy): A name given to the formula recited thrice by the priest at ...
- Agonistici: ( Agon ="struggle"). One of the names given by the ...
- Agony of Christ: (From agonia , a struggle; particularly, in profane ...
- Agony, Archconfraternity of Holy: An association for giving special honour to the mental ...
- Agostini, Paolo: Born at Vallerano in 1593; died 1629, famous composer and pupil ...
- Agostino Novello, Blessed: (Matteo Di Termini), born in the first half of the thirteenth ...
- Agoult, Charles Consstance César Joseph Matthieu d': A French prelate, born at Grenoble, 1747; died at Paris, ...
- Agra: Archdiocese ; it is situated in British India, and lies ...
- Agram: (Also ZAGRAB; Latin Zagrabia ). Archiepiscopal see of the ...
- Agrapha: A name first used, in 1776, by J.G. Körner, for the Sayings ...
- Agrarianism: The Latin word agrarius was applied historically to laws or ...
- Agreda, Maria de: (Or, according to her conventual title, Maria of Jesus) A ...
- Agria: (ERLAU, EGER, JAGER). An archiepiscopal see of Hungary, ...
- Agricius, Saint: Bishop of Trier (Trèves), in the fourth century (332 ...
- Agricola, Alexander: A celebrated composer of the fifteenth century, and pupil of ...
- Agricola, George: (BAUER, latinized into AGRICOLA). Physician, mineralogist, ...
- Agricola, Rudolph: A distinguished humanist of the earlier period, and a ...
- Agrippa of Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius: Born 14 September, 1486, at Cologne ; died at Grenoble or ...
- Agrippinus: Bishop of Carthage at the close of the second and beginning ...
- Aguas Calientes: (Lat. AQUAE CALIDAE). A Mexican see dependent on Guadalajara; ...
- Aguirre, Joseph Saenz de: Cardinal, and learned Spanish Benedictine ; born at Logro o, ...
- Ahicam: ("My brother has risen"). A high court official under Josias ...
- Ahriman and Ormuzd: (More correctly ORMUZD AND AHRIMAN.) The modern Persian ...
- Aiblinger, Johann Caspar: Composer, born 23 February, 1779, at Wasserburg, Bavaria ; ...
- Aichinger, Gregor: Organist and composer of sacred music , born probably at ...
- Aidan of Lindisfarne, Saint: An Irish monk who had studied under St. Senan, at Iniscathay ...
- Aiguillon, Duchess of: Marie de Vignerot de Pontcourlay, Marquise of Combalet and ...
- Aikenhead, Mary: Foundress of the Irish Sisters of Charity, born in Cork, 19 ...
- Ailbe, Saint: Bishop of Emly in Munster ( Ireland ); d. about 527, or 541. ...
- Aileran, Saint: An Irish saint, generally known as "Sapiens" (the Wise), one ...
- Ailleboust, Family of d': (1) Louis d'Ailleboust Sieur de Coulanges, third Governor of ...
- Ailly, Pierre d': (PETRUS DE ALLACO). French theologian and philosopher, ...
- Aimerich, Mateo: A learned philologist, born at Bordil, in Spain, 1715; died at ...
- Aire: (Abram). Comprises the territory of the Department of ...
- Airoli, Giacomo Maria: ( Also Ayroli). A Jesuit Orientalist and Scriptural ...
- Aisle: ( Latin ala ; Old Fr. aile ), sometimes written Isle, Yle, ...
- Aistulph: (Also Aistulf, Astulph, Astulf, and Astolph). King of the ...
- Aix, Archdiocese of: ( Aquae Sextiae ). Full title, the Archdiocese of Aix, Arles, ...
- Aix-en-Provence, Councils of: Councils were held at Aix in 1112, 1374, 1409, 1585, 1612, ...
- Ajaccio, Diocese of: (ADJACENSIS). Comprises the island of Corsica. It was ...
- Akathistos: (Greek akathistos ; a privative, kathizo "sit"; i.e. ...
- Akhmin: A city of Upper Egypt, situated on the banks of the Nile. Of ...
- Akominatos, Michael & Nicetas: Michael (d. 1215) and Nicetas (d. 1206); also known as ...
- Alabama: The twenty-second State admitted into the Federal Union of ...
- Alabanda: A titular see of Caria in Asia Minor, supposed to be the ...
- Alabaster: (Greek alabastros , -on ; Latin alabaster , -trum ; ...
- Alagoas: A South American diocese, in eastern Brazil, dependent on ...
- Alagona, Pietro: Theologian, born at Syracuse, 1549; died in Rome, 19 October, ...
- Alain de l'Isle: (Also called ALAIN OF LILLE, ALANUS AB INSULIS, or DE INSULIS, ...
- Alalis: (ALALIUS). A titular see of Phoenicia ( Palmyra ), whose ...
- Alaman, Lucas: A Mexican statesman and historian of great merit, b. at ...
- Alamanni, Niccolò: A Roman antiquary of Greek origin, b. at Ancona, 12 January, ...
- Alan of Tewkesbury: A Benedictine abbot and writer, d. 1202. Alan is stated by ...
- Alan of Walsingham: Died c. 1364; a celebrated architect, first heard of in 1314 as ...
- Alanus de Rupe: ( Sometimes DE LA ROCHE). Born about 1428; died at Zwolle ...
- Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de: Novelist and poet, b. at Guadix, Spain, in 1833; d. at ...
- Alaska: I. HISTORY The first definite knowledge of Alaska was ...
- Alatri: An Italian bishopric under the immediate jurisdiction of the ...
- Alb: A white linen vestment with close fitting sleeves, reaching ...
- Alba Pompeia, Diocese of: Comprises eighty towns in the province of Cuneo and two in the ...
- Alban, Saint: First martyr of Britain, suffered c. 304. The commonly ...
- Albanenses: Manichæan heretics who lived in Albania, probably about ...
- Albani: A distinguished Italian family, said to be descended from ...
- Albania: The ancient Epirus and Illyria, is the most western land ...
- Albano: A suburban see, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. ...
- Albany: Diocese comprising the entire counties of Albany, Columbia, ...
- Albenga: Diocese comprising seventy-nine towns in the province of Port ...
- Albergati, Niccolo: Cardinal and Bishop of Bologna, b. at Bologna in 1357; d. at ...
- Alberic of Monte Cassino: Died 1088; cardinal since 1057. He was (perhaps) a native of ...
- Alberic of Ostia: A Benedictine monk, and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia from ...
- Albero de Montreuil: Archbishop of Trier, b. near Toul, in Lorraine, about 1080; ...
- Alberoni, Giulio: Cardinal and statesman; b. 30 May, 1664, at Firenzuola in the ...
- Albert Berdini of Sarteano, Blessed: Franciscan Friar and missionary, born at Sarteano, in ...
- Albert II, Archbishop of Magdeburg in Saxony: (Albrecht II.) Eighteenth Archbishop of Magdeburg in ...
- Albert of Aachen: (ALBERTUS AQUENSIS). A chronicler of the First Crusade . ...
- Albert of Brandenburg: Cardinal and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, born 28 June, ...
- Albert of Castile: Historian, born about 1460; died 1522. He entered the Order of ...
- Albert of Saxony: (Albert of Helmstädt) Fourteenth-century philosopher ...
- Albert of Stade: A chronicler of the thirteenth century. He was born before the ...
- Albert, Bishop of Riga: (ALBRECHT.) Bishop of Riga, Apostle of Livonia, d. 17 ...
- Albert, Blessed (Patriarch of Jerusalem): Patriarch of Jerusalem, one of the conspicuous ecclesiastics ...
- Albert, Saint: Cardinal, Bishop of Liège, d. 1192 or 1193. He was a ...
- Alberta and Saskatchewan: The twin provinces of the Canadian West, so called because ...
- Alberti, Leandro: Historian, born at Bologna in 1479; died same place, probably ...
- Alberti, Leone Battista: Born 18 February, 1404; died April, 1472, a Florentine ...
- Albertini, Nicolò: (AUBERTINI) Medieval statesman, b. at Prato in Italy, c. ...
- Albertrandi, John Baptist: (Also called Jan Chrzciciel, or Christian.) A Polish ...
- Albertus Magnus, Saint: Known as Albert the Great; scientist, philosopher, and ...
- Albi (Albia), Archdiocese of: Comprises the Department of the Tarn. An archiepiscopal see ...
- Albi, Council of: The Council of Albi was held in 1254 by St. Louis on his ...
- Albi, Juan de: (Also, Alba ). A Spanish Carthusian of the Convent ...
- Albicus, Sigismund: Archbishop of Prague, a Moravian, born at ...
- Albigenses: (From Albi, Latin Albiga , the present capital of the ...
- Albinus: A scholarly English monk, pupil of Archbishop Theodore, and of ...
- Albrechtsberger, Johann G.: Master of musical theory, and teacher of Hummel and Beethoven, ...
- Albright Brethren, The: (Known as the EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION). "A body of American ...
- Alcántara, Military Order of: Alcántara, a town on the Tagus (here crossed by a ...
- Alcalá, University of: This university may be said to have had its inception in the ...
- Alcedo, Antonio de: Soldier, born at Quito ( Ecuador ), 1755, where his father ...
- Alchemy: (From Arabic al , the, and Greek chemia or chemeia , ...
- Alciati, Andrea: An Italian jurist, born at Alzano, near Milan, 8 May, 1492; ...
- Alcimus: ( Alkimos , "brave," probably a Græcized form of the ...
- Alcmund, Saint: Bishop of Hexham ; died 781. Though we know practically ...
- Alcock, John: Bishop of Rochester, Worcester, and Ely, b. at Beverley, ...
- Alcoholism: The term alcoholism is understood to include all the changes ...
- Alcuin: ( Alhwin, Alchoin ; Latin Albinus , also Flaccus ). ...
- Aldegundis, Saint: Virgin and abbess (c. 639-684), variously written ...
- Aldersbach: A former Cistercian Abbey in the valley of the Vils in Lower ...
- Aldfrith: A Northumbrian king, son of King Oswin; d. 14 December, 705. He ...
- Aldhelm, Saint: Abbot of Malmesbury and Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet ...
- Aldric, Saint: Bishop of Le Mans in the time of Louis le Debonnaire, born ...
- Aldrovandi, Ulissi: Italian naturalist, b. at Bologna, 11 Sept., 1522; d. there 10 ...
- Alea, Leonard: A French polemical writer of the early years of the nineteenth ...
- Alegambe, Philippe: A Jesuit historiographer, born in Brussels, 22 January, ...
- Alegre, Francisco Xavier: Historian, born at Vera Cruz, in Mexico, or New Spain, 12 ...
- Alemany, Joseph Sadoc: First Archbishop of San Francisco, California, U.S.A. b. ...
- Alenio, Guilio: Chinese missionary and scholar, born at Brescia, in Italy, in ...
- Aleppo: Armenian Rite Archdiocese in Syria. The city of Aleppo is ...
- Ales and Terralba: Diocese made up of 42 communes in the province of Cagliari, ...
- Alessandria della Paglia: Diocese in Piedmont, Italy, a suffragan of Vercelli. It was ...
- Alessi, Galeazzo: A famous Italian architect, b. 1500; d. 1572. He showed an ...
- Alessio: ( Lissus, Alexiensis ). Diocese in European Turkey, ...
- Alexander (Name of Seven Men): (1) ALEXANDER THE GREAT King of Macedon, 336-323 B.C. He is ...
- Alexander (Name of Several Early Bishops): ALEXANDER OF ANTIOCH Thirty-eighth bishop of that see ...
- Alexander Briant, Blessed: English Jesuit and martyr, born in Somersetshire of a yeoman ...
- Alexander I, Pope Saint: St. Irenaeus of Lyons, writing in the latter quarter of the ...
- Alexander II, Pope: Reigned 1061-1073 As Anselm of Lucca, he had been ...
- Alexander III, Pope: Pope from 1159-81 (Orlando Bandinelli), born of a distinguished ...
- Alexander IV, Pope: Pope from 1254-61 (Rinaldo Conti), of the house of Segni, which ...
- Alexander Natalis: (Or NOEL ALEXANDRE). A French historian and theologian, of ...
- Alexander of Abonoteichos: The most notorious imposter of the second century of the ...
- Alexander of Hales: Franciscan, theologian, and philosopher, one of the greatest of ...
- Alexander of Lycopolis: The writer of a short treatise, in twenty-six chapters, against ...
- Alexander Sauli, Blessed: Apostle of Corsica, b. at Milan, 1533, of an illustrious ...
- Alexander V: Pietro Philarghi, born c. 1339, on the island of Crete (Candia), ...
- Alexander VI, Pope: Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 ...
- Alexander VII, Pope: Fabio Chigi, born at Sienna, 13 February, 1599; elected 7 April, ...
- Alexander VIII, Pope: Pietro Ottoboni, born at Venice, April, 1610; elected 5 ...
- Alexander, Saint (Bishop of Comana): St. Alexander, known as "The charcoal burner", was Bishop of ...
- Alexander, Saint (Of Cappadocia and Jerusalem): St. Alexander, who died in chains after cruel torments in the ...
- Alexander, Saint (Patriarch of Alexandria): Patriarch of Alexandria, date of birth uncertain; died 17 ...
- Alexandre, Dom Jacques: A learned Benedictine monk of the Congregation of St. Maur, b. ...
- Alexandria: An important seaport of Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile. ...
- Alexandria, Councils of: In 231 a council of bishops and priests met at Alexandria, ...
- Alexandria, The Church of: The Church of Alexandria, founded according to the constant ...
- Alexandria, The Diocese of: Suffragan of Kingston, Ontario. It comprises the counties of ...
- Alexandrian Library, The: The Great Library of Alexandria, so called to distinguish it ...
- Alexandrine Liturgy, The: The tradition of the Church of Egypt traces its origin to the ...
- Alexandrinus, Codex: A most valuable Greek manuscript of the Old and New ...
- Alexian Nuns: Early in the fifteenth century religious women began to be ...
- Alexians: Or CELLITES. A religious institute or congregation, which ...
- Alexis Falconieri, Saint: Born in Florence, 1200; died 17 February, 1310, at Mount ...
- Alexius, Saint: CONFESSOR. According to the most recent researches he was an ...
- Alfield, Venerable Thomas: (AUFIELD, ALPHILDE, HAWFIELD, OFFELDUS; alias BADGER). ...
- Alfieri, Count Vittorio: The greatest tragic poet of Italy ; b. at Asti (Piedmont), ...
- Alfieri, Pietro: A priest and at one time a Camaldolese monk, b. at Rome, ...
- Alfonso de Zamora: A converted Spanish Rabbi, baptized 1506; died 1531. He ...
- Alfonso of Burgos: Born of a noble family, in the city of that name ; died at ...
- Alford, Michael: A Jesuit missionary in England during the persecution, b. ...
- Alfred the Great: ( Also Ælfred). King of the West-Saxons, born ...
- Alfrida, Saint: Virgin, and recluse, c. 795. This saint, whose name is ...
- Alfwold, Saint: Bishop of Sherborne, in Dorsetshire; d. 1058. Alfwold, or ...
- Alger of Liége: A learned French priest, b. at Liège, about 1055; d. at ...
- Alghero: An Italian diocese comprising twenty-two communes in the ...
- Algiers: (I COSIUM ) Archdiocese comprising the province of Algeria ...
- Algonquins: The Indians known by this name were probably at one time the ...
- Alife: A diocese made up of twelve communes in the province of ...
- Alighieri, Dante: Italian poet, born at Florence, 1265; died at Ravenna, Italy, ...
- Alimentation: Support or maintenance. Aliment in a broad sense means ...
- Alimony: (Latin, alimonia , nutriment, from alere , to nourish) ...
- Aliturgical Days: This term, though not recognized by any English dictionary has ...
- All Hallows College: An institution devoted to the preparation of priests for the ...
- All Saints' Day: [ The vigil of this feast is popularly called "Hallowe'en" or ...
- All Souls' Day: The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated ...
- Allah: The name of God in Arabic. It is a compound word from the ...
- Allahabad: Diocese ; suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra, India ; is ...
- Allard, Paul: Archaeologist and historian, b. at Rouen 15 September, 1841, ...
- Allatius, Leo: (Alacci). A learned Greek of the seventeenth century, b. on ...
- Allegranza, Joseph: A Milanese Dominican who won distinction as a historian, ...
- Allegri, Antonio: Born in Correggio, a small Lombard town near Mantua, 1494; died ...
- Allegri, Gregorio: A member of the same family which produced the painter ...
- Alleluia: The liturgical mystic expression is found in the Book of ...
- Allemand, Jean: A French priest and Orientalist, born 19 November, 1799; died ...
- Allen, Edward Patrick: Fifth Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, U.S. ; born at Lowell, ...
- Allen, Frances: The first woman of New England birth to become a nun, born ...
- Allen, George: Educator, born at Milton, Vermont, 17 December, 1808; died in ...
- Allen, John: (1476-1534) Archbishop of Dublin, canonist, and Chancellor ...
- Allen, John: Priest and martyr. He was executed at Tyburn in the beginning ...
- Allen, William: Cardinal ; b. England, 1522; d. Rome, 16 Oct., 1594. He was ...
- Allerstein, August: (Or Hallerstein). Jesuit missionary in China, born in ...
- Alliance, Holy: The Emperor Francis I of Austria, King Frederick William III of ...
- Allies, Thomas William: An English writer b. 12 February, 1813; d. 17 June, 1903. He ...
- Allioli, Joseph Franz: Born at Sulzbach, 10 August, 1793; died at Augsburg, 22 May, ...
- Allison, William: One of the English priests who were victims of the plots of ...
- Allocution: Allocution is a solemn form of address or speech from the throne ...
- Allori: (1) Angiolo di Cosimo Called I L B RONZINO , an ...
- Allot, William: A student of the University of Cambridge ; retired to Louvain ...
- Allouez, Claude: One of the most famous of the early Jesuit missionaries and ...
- Alma: A Hebrew signifying a "young woman ", unmarried as well as ...
- Alma Redemptoris Mater: (Kindly Mother of the Redeemer). The opening words of one of ...
- Almagro, Diego de: D IEGO, THE E LDER Date and place of birth not satisfactorily ...
- Almedha, Saint: Virgin and martyr, flourished c. 490. According to Bishop ...
- Almeida, John: A Jesuit missionary, born in London, of Catholic parents, ...
- Almeria: A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Granada in Spain. It ...
- Almici, Camillo: A priest of the Congregation of the Oratory, born 2 ...
- Almond, John: Cistercian, Confessor of the Faith; died in Hull Castle, 18 ...
- Almond, John, Venerable: English priest and martyr, born about 1577; died at Tyburn, 5 ...
- Almond, Oliver: Priest and writer, born in the diocese of Oxford. He is ...
- Alms and Almsgiving: (Greek eleemosyne , "pity," "mercy"). Any material favour ...
- Alnoth, Saint: Hermit and martyr ; died c. 700. We know very little of St. ...
- Alogi: ( a privative and logos , "word"; sc. "Deniers of the ...
- Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint: Born in the castle of Castiglione, 9 March, 1568; died 21 June, ...
- Alpha and Omega: In Jewish Theology When God passed before the face of Moses ...
- Alpha and Omega (in Scripture): Alpha and Omega are the first and the last letters, ...
- Alphabet, Christian Use of the: The Hebrew, Greek and Latin alphabets have been variously made ...
- Alphege, Saint: (Or ALPHEGE). Born 954; died 1012; also called Godwine, ...
- Alphonsus Liguori, Saint: Born at Marianella, near Naples, 27 September, 1696; died at ...
- Alphonsus Rodriguez, Saint: (Also Alonso). Born at Segovia in Spain, 25 July, 1532; ...
- Alpini, Prospero: Physician and botanist, born at Marostica, in the Republic of ...
- Alsace-Lorraine: The German Imperial Territory so known, and divided for State ...
- Altamirano, Diego Francisco: Jesuit, b. at Madrid, 26 October, 1625; d. Lima, 22 December, ...
- Altamura and Acquaviva: An exempt archipresbyterate in the province of Bari, in ...
- Altar (in Liturgy): In the New Law the altar is the table on which the ...
- Altar Bell: A small bell placed on the credence or in some other ...
- Altar Breadboxes: These are made of wood, tin, britannia, silver, or other metal. ...
- Altar Breads: Bread is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the ...
- Altar Candles: For mystical reasons the Church prescribes that the candles ...
- Altar Candlesticks: An altar-candlestick consists of five parts: the foot, the stem, ...
- Altar Canopy: The "Caeremoniale Episcoporum" (I, xii, 13), treating of the ...
- Altar Cards: To assist the memory of the celebrant at Mass in those ...
- Altar Carpets: The sanctuary and altar-steps of the high altar are ...
- Altar Cavity: This is a small square or oblong chamber in the body of the ...
- Altar Cloths: The use of altar-cloths goes back to the early centuries of the ...
- Altar Crucifix: The crucifix is the principal ornament of the altar. It is ...
- Altar Curtain: Formerly, in most basilicas, cathedrals, and large churches a ...
- Altar Frontal: The frontal ( antipendium, pallium altaris ) is an appendage ...
- Altar Horns: On the Jewish altar there were four projections, one at each ...
- Altar Lamp: In the Old Testament God commanded that a lamp filled with ...
- Altar Lanterns: Lanterns are used in churches to protect the altar candles and ...
- Altar Ledge: Originally the altar was made in the shape of an ordinary ...
- Altar Linens: The altar-linens are the corporal, pall, purificator, and ...
- Altar of Our Lady: From the beginning of Christianity special veneration was paid ...
- Altar of Repose: (Sometimes called less properly sepulchre or tomb, more ...
- Altar Protector: A cover made of cloth, baize or velvet which is placed on the ...
- Altar Rail: The railing which guards the sanctuary and separates the ...
- Altar Screen: The Caerem. Episc (I, xii, n. 13) says that if the High Altar ...
- Altar Side: That part of the altar which faced the congregation, in ...
- Altar Steps: In the beginning altars were not erected on steps. Those in the ...
- Altar Stole: An ornament, having the shape of the ends of a stole, which in ...
- Altar Stone: A solid piece of natural stone, consecrated by a bishop, ...
- Altar Tomb: A tomb, or monument, over a grave, oblong in form, which is ...
- Altar Vase: Vase to hold flowers for the decoration of the altar. The ...
- Altar Vessels: The chalice is the cup in which the wine and water of the ...
- Altar Wine: Wine is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the ...
- Altar, Double: An altar having a double front constructed in such a manner ...
- Altar, High: (ALTARE SUMMUM or MAJUS.) The high altar is so called from ...
- Altar, History of the Christian: The Christian altar consists of an elevated surface, tabular ...
- Altar, Portable: A portable altar consists of a solid piece of natural stone ...
- Altar, Privileged: An altar is said to be privileged when, in addition to the ...
- Altar, Stripping of an: On Holy Thursday the celebrant, having removed the ciborium ...
- Altarage: From the low Latin altaragium , which signified the revenue ...
- Altarpiece: A picture of some sacred subject painted on the wall or ...
- Altars (in Scripture): The English word altar , if the commonly accepted etymology ...
- Altars (in the Greek Churches): The word altar (sometimes spelled oltar ) is used in the ...
- Altmann, Blessed: The friend of Gregory VII and Anselm, conspicuous in the ...
- Alto, Saint: Recluse and missionary in Bavaria, c. 750. Alto has been ...
- Alton: The Diocese of Alton includes that part of Illinois lying south ...
- Altoona: A suffragan see of the province of Philadelphia. The city of ...
- Altruism: A term formed by Auguste Comte in 1851, on the Italian adjective ...
- Alumbrados: (Alumbrados.) The name assumed by some false mystics who ...
- Alumnus: (From Latin alo , "to nurse", or "feed"). Alumnus ...
- Alunno, Niccolò: (Real name Niccolò di Liberatore) Notable Umbrian ...
- Alva y Astorga, Pedro d': A Friar Minor of the Strict Observance, and a voluminous ...
- Alva, The Duke of: (FERNANDO ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO) Born 1508, of one of the most ...
- Alvarado, Alonzo de: A Knight of Santiago, b. at Secadura de Trasmura, near Burgos, ...
- Alvarado, Fray Francisco de: A native of Mexico, where he entered the Dominican order 25 ...
- Alvarado, Pedro de: Of the companions of Cortez, and among the superior officers ...
- Alvarez de Paz: A famous mystic of the Society of Jesus , born at Toledo in ...
- Alvarez, Balthazar: A Spanish mystic, who was the spiritual director of St. ...
- Alvarez, Diego: Spanish theologian, b. At Medina de Rio-Seco, Old Castile, about ...
- Alvarez, Manoel: Educator, b. on the island of Madeira, 1526; d. at Evora, 30 ...
- Alvarus Pelagius: (ALVARO PELAYO.) Celebrated writer, b. in Spain about ...
- Alypius, Saint: The bosom friend of St. Augustine, though younger than he, was, ...
- Alzate, José Antonio: Born at Ozumba, Mexico, in 1738; died in 1799. Alzate, who was a ...
- Alzog, Johann Baptist: A Catholic church historian, born 29 June, 1808, at Ohlau in ...
- Ama: ( Or Amma.) A Semitic term meaning mother, adopted by the ...
- Amadeo, Giovanni Antonio: ( Also spelled Omodeo). An Italian architect and ...
- Amadia and Akra: This double title designates two Catholic dioceses of the ...
- Amalarius of Metz: A liturgical writer, b. at Metz, in the last quarter of the ...
- Amalberga, Saint: St. Amalberga, otherwise Amelia, was related in some way to ...
- Amalberga, Saint: A virgin, very much revered in Belgium, who is said to have ...
- Amalec: (A MALECITES in Douay Version ; or A MALEK, A MALEKITES ...
- Amalfi: The Archdiocese of Amalfi, directly dependent on the Holy See, ...
- Amalricians: ( Latin, Almarici, Amauriani ). An heretical sect ...
- Amalricus Augerii: A church-historian of the fourteenth century, and member of ...
- Amandus, Saint: One of the great apostles of Flanders ; born near Nantes, ...
- Amasia: (AMASEA.) A titular see and metropolis of Pontus in Asia ...
- Amastris: (Now AMASSERAH or SAMASTRO.) A titular see of Paphlagonia ...
- Amat, Thaddeus: Second Bishop of Monterey and Los Angeles, California, U.S., ...
- Amathus: Name of two titular sees, one in Syria, suffragan of Apameia, ...
- Amazones, Diocese of: (Or MANÃOS.) A South American diocese, dependent on ...
- Ambarach, Peter: (Also called BENEDICTUS and BENEDETTI, these names being the ...
- Ambition: The undue craving for honour. Anciently in Rome the ...
- Ambo: (Pl. Ambos, or Ambones.) A word of Greek origin, supposed to ...
- Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church): Its use has now practically disappeared in the Roman Rite and ...
- Amboise, George d': French cardinal, archbishop, and statesman, b. at ...
- Ambronay, Our Lady of: A sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin at Ambronay, France, ...
- Ambros, August Wilhelm: Historian of music and art critic, one of the greatest in modern ...
- Ambrose of Camaldoli, Saint: An Italian theologian and writer, b. at Portico, near ...
- Ambrose of Sienna, Blessed: Born at Sienna, 16 April, 1220, of the noble family of ...
- Ambrose, Saint: Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397; born probably 340, at ...
- Ambrosian Basilica: This basilica was erected at Milan by its great ...
- Ambrosian Chant: The question as to what constitutes Ambrosian chant in the sense ...
- Ambrosian Hymnography: The names of St. Hilary of Poitiers (died 367), who is ...
- Ambrosian Library: The Ambrosian Library is one of the famous libraries of the ...
- Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite: The liturgy and Rite of the Church of Milan, which derives its ...
- Ambrosians: St. Ambrose cannot be counted among the founders of religious ...
- Ambrosiaster: The name given to the author of a commentary on all the ...
- Ambulatory: A cloister, gallery, or alley; a sheltered place, straight or ...
- Amelia: The Diocese of Amelia comprises seven towns in the province of ...
- Amelote, Denis: Born at Saintes, 1609; died in Paris, 7 October, 1678. He was ...
- Amen: The word Amen is one of a small number of Hebrew words which ...
- Amende Honorable: An obsolete form of honorary satisfaction, customary in the ...
- Amerbach, Veit: Born at Wembdinden in 1503; died at Ingolstadt, 13 Sept., 1557, ...
- America: America, also called the Western Continent or the New World, ...
- America, Pre-Columbian Discovery of: Of all the alleged discoveries of America before the time of ...
- American College at Louvain, The: An institution for the education of priests. Its official ...
- American College in Rome, The: The American College in Rome, or to give the legal title, ...
- American College in Rome, The South: (Legal title, COLLEGIO PIO-LATINO-AMERICANO PONTIFICIO). The ...
- American Protective Association, The: Usually known as "the A.P.A.," a secret proscriptive society ...
- Amerigo Vespucci: A famous Italian navigator, born at Florence, 9 March, 1451; ...
- Amherst, Francis Kerril, D.D.: Bishop of Northampton ; b. at London, 21 March, 1819; d. 21 ...
- Amias, Ven. John: An English Martyr ; b. at Wakefield; d. at York, 16 March, ...
- Amiatinus, Codex: The most celebrated manuscript of the Latin Vulgate Bible, ...
- Amice: A short linen cloth, square or oblong in shape and, like the ...
- Amico, Antonio: Canon of Palermo, and ecclesiastical historian of Syracuse ...
- Amico, Francesco: One of the greatest theologians of his time, b. at Cosenza, ...
- Amida: (DIARBEKIR.) An Armenian Rite diocese located in ...
- Amiens, Diocese of: (AMBIANUM). Comprises the department of Somme. It was a ...
- Amiot, Joseph Maria: A missionary to China, born at Toulon, 8 February, 1718; died ...
- Amisus: A titular see of Pontus in Asia Minor . It was a rich ...
- Ammen, Daniel: American naval officer and author, b. in Brown County, Ohio, 15 ...
- Ammon: (Egyptian Amun or Amen , "the hidden one". Hebrew Amon , ...
- Ammon, Saint: Sometimes called AMUN or AMUS, born about 350; an Egyptian ...
- Ammonian Sections: Divisions of the four Gospels indicated in the margin of ...
- Ammonites: ORIGIN AND RACE The Ammonites were a race very closely allied ...
- Amorbach: Former Benedictine abbey in Lower Franconia (Bavaria), about ...
- Amorios: (Also A MORIUM ), a titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor, ...
- Amorrhites: A name of doubtful origin and meaning, used to designate an ...
- Amort, Eusebius: Philosopher and theologian, b. at Bibermuehle in Bavaria, 15 ...
- Amos: I. NAME The third among the Minor Prophets of the Old ...
- Amovibility: A term applied to the condition of certain ecclesiastics ...
- Amoy: Located in China, created in 1883, and entrusted to the care ...
- Ampè, André-Marie: Physicist and mathematician, b. 22 January, 1775, at Lyons, ...
- Amphilochius of Iconium: A Christian bishop of the fourth century, son of a ...
- Amphilochius of Sida: (Or Side , located in Pamphylia.) A bishop of the first ...
- Amphoræ: Vessels generally made of clay, and furnished with ears or ...
- Ampleforth, The Abbey of: Ampleforth, located in the county of Yorkshire, England, ...
- Ampullæ: Among the smaller objects discovered in the catacombs are a ...
- Ampurias: (or CASTELSARDO and TEMPIO) An Italian diocese in ...
- Amra: The name of certain ancient Irish elegies or panegyrics on ...
- Amrah: Central Syria has preserved for us an unequalled series of ...
- Amraphel: King of Sennaar (Shinar), or Babylonia, one of the four ...
- Amsterdam: Amsterdam, the capital, and second residential city of the ...
- Amulet: See also USE AND ABUSE OF AMULETS (Greek, phylakterion ...
- Amulets, Use and Abuse of: The origin of the word amulet does not seem to have been ...
- Amyclae: A titular see of Peloponnesus in Greece, in the ...
- Amyot, Jacques: Bishop of Auxerre, Grand Almoner of France, and man of ...
- Anæsthesia: (From Greek a , privative, and aisthesis , feeling). A ...
- Anabaptists: (Greek ana , again, and baptizo , baptize ; ...
- Anacletus II: The title which was taken by Cardinal Pietro Pierleone at the ...
- Anacletus, Pope Saint: The second successor of St. Peter . Whether he was the same as ...
- Anagni: The Diocese of Anagni An Italian diocese in the province of ...
- Analogy: A philosophical term used to designate, first, a property ...
- Analysis: Analysis ( ana ="up" or "back", and lyein , "to loose") ...
- Anaphora: (Greek, ànaphorá, offering, sacrifice). A ...
- Anarchy: ( a privative, and arche , rule) Anarchy means an ...
- Anastasia, Saint: This martyr enjoys the distinction, unique in the Roman ...
- Anastasiopolis: Name of four ancient episcopal sees located respectively in ...
- Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Librarian of the Roman Church, b. about 810; d. 879. He was a ...
- Anastasius I, Pope Saint: A pontiff who is remembered chiefly for his condemnation of ...
- Anastasius II, Pope: A native of Rome, elected 24 Nov., 496; d. 16 Nov., 498. His ...
- Anastasius III, Pope: The one hundred and twenty-third occupant of the Holy See, ...
- Anastasius IV, Pope: Crowned 12 July, 1153; d. in Rome, 3 December of the following ...
- Anastasius Sinaita, Saint: A Greek ecclesiastical writer, b. at Alexandria in the ...
- Anastasius, Saint: Bishop of Antioch, A.D. 559, distinguished for his learning ...
- Anastasius, Saint: St. Anastasius, once a magician, became a convert of the Holy ...
- Anathema: (Greek anathema -- literally, placed on high, suspended, set ...
- Anathoth: Possibly plural of Anath , a feminine Chaldean deity, ...
- Anatolia, Saint: St. Anatolia, Virgin and Martyr in the time of Decius, was put ...
- Anatolia, Saint: St. Anatolia, Virgin and Martyr in the time of Decius, was put ...
- Anatolius, Saint: Bishop of Laodicea in Syria, one of the foremost scholars of ...
- Anatolius, Saint: Patriarch of Constantinople in the time of Theodosius the ...
- Anatomy: (Greek, anatome ). Literally, cutting up, or dissection; ...
- Anazarbus: A titular metropolitan see of Cilicia (Lesser Armenia), ...
- Anchieta, Joseph: A famous Jesuit missionary, commonly known as the Apostle ...
- Anchor (as Symbol), The: The anchor, because of the great importance in navigation, was ...
- Anchorites: ( `anachoréo, I withdraw), also hermits ( ...
- Ancient of Days: A name given to God by the Prophet Daniel (7:9, 7:13, 7:22), ...
- Ancilla Dei: In early Christian inscriptions the title ancilla Dei is ...
- Ancona and Umana: An Italian diocese in the Archdiocese of Ancona, comprising ...
- Ancona, Ciriaco d': An Italian antiquary whose family name was Pizzicolli, born ...
- Ancren Riwle: Or R EGULA I NCLUSARUM. The name given to a ...
- Ancyra: The modern A NGORA , a titular see of Galatia in Asia ...
- Ancyra, Councils of: Three councils were held in the former capital of Galatia (now ...
- Andalusia: This appellative is derived from the Al-Andulus , the name ...
- Andechs: A Benedictine monastery and famous place of pilgrimage on a ...
- Anderdon, William Henry: English Jesuit and writer, born in London, 26 December, 1816; ...
- Anderledy, Anthony Maria: General of the Society of Jesus, b. in Berisal, Canton Valais, ...
- Anderson, Henry James: Scientist and educator, b. in New York City, 6 February, 1799; ...
- Anderson, Lionel Albert: An English Dominican, b. about 1620; d. 21 October, 1710. The ...
- Anderson, Patrick: A Scottish Jesuit, b. at Elgin in Morayshire in 1575; died in ...
- Anderton, James: An English Catholic, b. 1557; d. 1618. He belonged to the ...
- Anderton, Roger: A Catholic layman, son of Christopher Anderton of Lostock, ...
- Anderton, Thomas: An English Benedictine, b. in Lancashire in 1611; d. 9 ...
- Anderton, Venerable Robert: English priest and martyr, b. in the Isle of Wight about 1560; ...
- Andlaw, Heinrich Bernhard, Freiherr von: A famous Catholic statesman of the nineteenth century, b. 20 ...
- Andlaw, Venerable William: Martyred at York 4 July, 1597. He was born at Etton in ...
- André, Bernard: (Andreas.) Native of Toulouse, Austin friar, poet laureate ...
- André, Yves Marie: Mathematician, b. 22 May, 1675, at Chateaulin, in Lower ...
- Andrés, Juan: Littérateur and historian, b. at Planes, Valencia, ...
- Andrada de Payva, Diego: A celebrated Portuguese theologian of the sixteenth century, ...
- Andrada, Alonso: Biographer and ascetic writer, b. at Toledo, Spain, 1590; d. ...
- Andrada, Antonio de: The pioneer missionary and explorer of Thibet in the ...
- Andrea Dotti, Blessed: Born 1256, in Borgo San Sepolero, Tuscany, Italy ; d. there ...
- Andrea Pisano: Or ANDREA DA PISA (the name by which Andrea da Pontadera is ...
- Andrea, Giovanni d': Canonist, b. at Mugello, near Florence, about 1275; d. 1348. He ...
- Andreas of Caesarea: Bishop of that see in Cappadocia, assigned by Krumbacher to ...
- Andreas of Ratisbon: (Or REGENSBURG.) Historian of the later fourteenth and ...
- Andreas, Saint: (Sometimes called Andreas in English biography), theologian, ...
- Andreis, Felix de: First superior of the Congregation of the Mission ( Lazarists ...
- Andres, Juan: A Spanish canonist, born at Xativa, or San Felipe, in ...
- Andrew Avellino, Saint: Born 1521 at Castronuovo, a small town in Sicily ; died 10 ...
- Andrew Bobola, Saint: Martyr, born of an old and illustrious Polish family, in the ...
- Andrew Corsini, Saint: Of the illustrious Corsini family ; born in Florence, in ...
- Andrew of Crete, Saint: (Sometimes called Andreas in English biography), theologian, ...
- Andrew of Lonjumeau: Dominican missionary and papal ambassador, born in the diocese ...
- Andrew of Rhodes: (Sometimes, of COLOSSUS) Theologian, d. 1440. He was Greek ...
- Andrew the Scot, Saint: Archdeacon of Fiesole, born probably at the beginning of the ...
- Andrew, Saint (Apostle and Martyr): The name "Andrew" (Gr., andreia , manhood, or valour), like ...
- Andrew, Saint (Martyr of Lampsacus): A martyr of the Faith in Lampsacus, a city of Mysia, in the ...
- Andrews, William Eusebius: Editor and author, born at Norwich, England, 6 December, 1773; ...
- Andria, Diocese: Comprises three towns in the Province of Bari and one in the ...
- Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus, Saints: Martyrs of the Diocletian persecution (about 304). The ...
- Anemurium: Now ESTENMURE, a titular see of Cilicia, situated in ...
- Anerio, Felice: An eminent Roman composer, b. c. 1560; d. c. 1630. From 1575 he ...
- Anerio, Giovanni Francesco: Born in Rome c. 1567; died c. 1620. He spent four years as a ...
- Anfossi, Filippo: An Italian Dominican, b. at Taggia, in the province of Genoa ; ...
- Ange de Saint Joseph: French missionary friar of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, ...
- Ange de Sainte Rosalie: French genealogist and friar of the house of the ...
- Angel: (Latin angelus ; Greek aggelos ; from the Hebrew for "one ...
- Angel, Guardian: ( See also FEAST OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS .) That every ...
- Angela Merici, Saint: Foundress of the Ursulines, born 21 March, 1474, at Desenzano, ...
- Angela of Foligno, Blessed: Umbrian penitent and mystical writer. She was born at Foligno ...
- Angeli, Francesco degli: ( Also Angelis). Missionary to Ethiopia, born at ...
- Angeli, Girolamo degli: An eminent pioneer missionary of Japan ; born at ...
- Angelicals, The: A congregation of women founded at Milan about 1530 by ...
- Angelico, Fra: A famous painter of the Florentine school, born near ...
- Angelo Carletti di Chivasso, Blessed: Moral theologian of the order of Friars Minor ; born at ...
- Angelo Clareno da Cingoli: One of the leaders of the so-called Spiritual Franciscans, b. ...
- Angels of the Churches: St. John in the Apocalypse is shown seven candlesticks and ...
- Angels, Early Christian Representations of: Angels were seldom represented in Christian art before ...
- Angelus: PRESENT USAGE The Angelus is a short practice of devotion in ...
- Angelus Bell: The triple Hail Mary recited in the evening, which is the ...
- Angelus, Silesius: (Johannes Scheffer) Convert, poet, controversialist, the son ...
- Anger: The desire of vengeance. Its ethical rating depends upon the ...
- Angers: (Andegavum) Comprises the territory embraced in the ...
- Angers, University of: The University of Angers is, probably, a development of the ...
- Anges, Notre Dame de: (OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS) A miraculous shrine near Lur, ...
- Angilbert, Saint: Abbot of Saint-Riquier, died 18 February, 814. Angilbert seems ...
- Angiolini, Francesco: A noted scholar, b. at Piacenza, Italy, 1750; d. at Polotsk, 21 ...
- Anglesea, The Priory of: The Priory of Anglesea, Cambridgeshire, England, was founded in ...
- Anglican Orders: In the creed of the Catholic Church, Holy Order is one of ...
- Anglicanism: A term used to denote the religious belief and position of ...
- Anglin, Timothy Warren: Canadian journalist and member of Parliament, born in the town ...
- Anglo-Saxon Church, The: I. ANGLO-SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN The word Anglo-Saxon is ...
- Anglona-Tursi: An Italian diocese comprising twenty-seven towns and three ...
- Angola and Congo: Also known as SANTA CRUD DE REINO DE ANGOLA, and as SAO PAOLO DE ...
- Angora: Armenian rite diocese in Asia Minor (Asiatic Turkey). ...
- Angoulême: (ENGOLIEIMA). Diocese ; comprises the Department of the ...
- Angra: The episcopal see of the Azores, suffragan of Lisbon, known ...
- Angulo, Pedro: Native of Burgos in Spain, came to America in 1524 as a ...
- Anhalt: Vicariate Apostolic comprising the territory of the German ...
- Anicetus, Pope Saint: The Roman Pontiff who succeeded Pius towards the year 157, ...
- Anima Christi: This well-known prayer dates its origin from the first half ...
- Anima, College and Church of the, in Rome: S. Maria dell' Anima, the German national church and hospice in ...
- Animals in Christian Art: In Christian art animal forms have always occupied a place of ...
- Animals in the Bible: The Bible makes no pretensions to science ; we must not ...
- Animals, Cruelty to: Pagan antiquity The first ethical writers of pagan antiquity ...
- Animism: ( Latin, Anima, Soul) Animism is the doctrine or theory ...
- Animuccia, Giovanni: An Italian composer, born at Florence about 1500; died 1571. ...
- Anise: Anise ( Matthew 23:23 ) has been, since Wyclif, the rendering ...
- Anna: (Septuagint Anna ; some versions have Hannah which is ...
- Anna Comnena: Byzantine historian, eldest daughter of Alexius Comnenus, ...
- Annals, Ecclesiastical: The historical literature of the Middle Ages may be classed ...
- Annas: (According to Blass and Wescott-Hort, Annas ; Josephus, ...
- Annat, François: French Jesuit, theologian, writer, and one of the foremost ...
- Annates: The first fruits, or first year's revenue of an ...
- Anne d'Auray, Sainte: A little village three miles from the town of Auray (6,500 ...
- Anne de Beaupré, Sainte: Devotion to Saint Anne , in Canada, goes back to the ...
- Anne de Xainctonge, Venerable: Foundress of the Society of the Sisters of St. Ursula of the ...
- Anne Line, Saint: English martyr, d. 27 Feb., 1601. She was the daughter of ...
- Anne, Saint: Anne (Hebrew, Hannah , grace; also spelled Ann, Anne, Anna ...
- Anne-Marie Javouhey, Venerable: Foundress of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, born at ...
- Annecy: (A NNECIENSIS ) Diocese comprising the Department of ...
- Annegarn, Joseph: Catholic theologian and popular writer, b. 13 October, 1794, ...
- Annibaldi, Annibale d': Theologian, b. of a Roman senatorial family early in the ...
- Annibale, Giuseppe d': Cardinal, theologian, b. at Borbona in the Diocese of Rieti, ...
- Annius of Viterbo: (Giovanni Nanni). Archeologist and historian, born at ...
- Anno, Saint: (Or HANNO). Archbishop of Cologne in 1055. When very young ...
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Fact of the: The fact of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is ...
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Feast of the: The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (25 ...
- Annunciation, The Orders of the: I. ANNUNCIADES A penitential order founded by St. Jeanne de ...
- Anointing of the Sick: A sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ to give ...
- Anquetil, Louis-Pierre: A French historian, b. in Paris, 21 Feb., 1723; d. 6 Sept., ...
- Ansaldi, Casto Innocenzio: Theologian and archaeologist, b. at Piacenza, in Italy, 7 ...
- Ansaloni, Giordano: (Sometimes called GIORDANO DI SAN STEFANO.) Born at San ...
- Anschar, Saint: (Or ANSGARIUS.) Called the Apostle of the North, was b. ...
- Anse, Councils of: Several medieval councils were held in this French town (near ...
- Ansegisus: Archbishop of Sens ; d. 25 November 879, or 883. He was a ...
- Ansegisus, Saint: Born about 770, of noble parentage; died 20 July, 833, or 834. ...
- Anselm of Laon: (ANSELMUS LAUDINENSIS.) Died 15 July, 1117, one of the ...
- Anselm of Liège: A Belgian chronicler of the eleventh century, b. 1008; d. ...
- Anselm of Lucca (the Younger), Saint: Born at Mantua c. 1036; d. in the same city, 18 March, 1086. ...
- Anselm, Saint: Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church ; born at ...
- Anselm, Saint: Abbot, Duke of Forum Julii, the modern Friuli, in the ...
- Anselme, Antoine: A celebrated French preacher, b. at l'Isle-Jourdain in the ...
- Anslo, Reyer: Dutch poet and convert, b. at Amsterdam in 1622; d. at ...
- Anstey, Thomas Chisholm: Lawyer and politician, son of one of the first settlers in ...
- Antediluvians: (From Latin ante =before, and diluvium =flood; people who ...
- Anterus, Pope Saint: (ANTEROS.) (Reigned 21 November, 235-3 January, 236). We ...
- Anthelmi, Joseph: A French ecclesiastical historian , b. at Fréjus, 25 ...
- Anthemius: A Byzantine official of the fourth and fifth centuries, of high ...
- Anthony of Padua, Saint: Franciscan Thaumaturgist, born at Lisbon, 1195; died at ...
- Anthony of Sienna: A Dominican theologian, so called because of his great ...
- Anthony of the Desert, Saint: Founder of Christian monasticism . The chief source of ...
- Anthony of the Mother of God: (A. DE OLIVERA). A Spanish Carmelite, b. at Leon in ...
- Anthony, Orders of Saint: Religious communities or orders under the patronage of Anthony ...
- Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphites: ( anthropos , man, and morphe , form). A term used in ...
- Antichrist: (Greek Antichristos ). In composition anti has ...
- Antidicomarianites: An Eastern sect which flourished about A. D. 200 to 400, ...
- Antidoron: (Greek, anti , instead of; doron , a gift; i.e. a gift ...
- Antigonish: (Micmac, nalagitkooneech , "where the branches are torn ...
- Antimensium: Also ANTIMINSION (Greek antimension , from anti , instead ...
- Antinoe: (or ANTINOPOLIS) A titular see of the Thebaid, now Esneh ...
- Antinomianism: ( anti , against, and nomos , law ) The heretical ...
- Antioch: I. ANTIOCH OF SYRIA It is difficult to realize that in the ...
- Antioch, The Church of: ( Antiocheia, Antiochia ) I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE CITY ...
- Antiochene Liturgy: The family of liturgies originally used in the Patriarchate ...
- Antiochus of Palestine: A monk of the seventh century, said to have been born near ...
- Antipater of Bostra: (In Arabia ) in the fifth century, one of the foremost Greek ...
- Antipatris: A titular see of Palestine, whose episcopal list is known ...
- Antiphellos: Now ANTEPHELO, or ANDIFILO, a titular see of Lycia, on the ...
- Antiphon: (From the Greek antiphonon , sounding against, responsive ...
- Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy): The Greek Liturgy uses antiphons, not only in the Office, but ...
- Antiphon (in the Greek Church): ( antiphonon ) Socrates, the church historian (Hist. ...
- Antiphon, Communion: The term Communion ( Communio ) is used, not only for the ...
- Antiphonary: (Latin antiphonarium, antiphonarius, antiphonarius liber, ...
- Antiphonary, Gregorian: It is no longer possible to reconstruct completely a primitive ...
- Antipodes: Speculations concerning the rotundity of the earth and the ...
- Antipope: A false claimant of the Holy See in opposition to a pontiff ...
- Antiquities, Biblical: This department of archæology has been variously defined ...
- Antivari: ( Antibarium ) So called from its position opposite to ...
- Antofogaste: Vicariate Apostolic in Chile, dependent on the Sacred ...
- Antoine, Paul Gabriel: A French theologian, born at Lunéville, 10 January, ...
- Anton Ulrich: D UKE OF B RUNSWICK — L ÜNEBURG — W ...
- Antonelli, Giacomo: Cardinal ; Secretary of State to Pius IX, b. at Sonnino, in the ...
- Antonelli, Leonardo: Cardinal, b. at Sinigaglia, 6 November 1730; d. 23 January, ...
- Antonelli, Nicolò Maria: Cardinal, learned canonist, ecclesiastical historian, and ...
- Antoniano, Giovanni: Patrologist, b. at Nimeguen, in Holland, early in the sixteenth ...
- Antoniano, Silvio: Cardinal, writer on education, b. 31 December 1540 in Rome ; ...
- Antoniewicz, Charles: (Botoz.) A Polish Jesuit and missionary, born in ...
- Antoninus Pius: (T ITUS Æ LIUS H ADRIANUS A NTONINUS P IUS ). ...
- Antoninus, Saint: Archbishop of Florence, b. at Florence, 1 March, 1389; d. 2 ...
- Antonio Maria Zaccaria, Saint: Founder of the Clerks Regular of St. Paul, commonly known as the ...
- Antonio of Vicenza, Maria: A Reformed Minorite, b. at Vicenza, 1 March, 1834; d. at ...
- Antonius: A supposed Latin Christian poet of the third century, under ...
- Antony, Franz Joseph: Born 1790, at Muenster, Westphalia ; d. there, 1837. He ...
- Antwerp: (ANVERS, ANTVERPEN, Spanish AMBERES) A city of Belgium, in ...
- Anunciación, Fray Domingo de la: Dominican missionary, b. at Fuenteovejuna, 1510; d. in Mexico, ...
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