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  • Nilus, Saint: ( Neilos ) Nilus the elder, of
  • Nimbus: (Latin, related to Nebula, nephele , properly vapour, cloud), in art and ...
  • Nimrod: Also N IMROD ( nmrd of uncertain signification, Septuagint Nebród ). ...
  • Ninian, Saint: (NINIAS, NINUS, DINAN, RINGAN, RINGEN) Bishop and
  • Nirschl, Joseph: Theologian and writer, b. at Durchfurth, Lower Bavaria, 24 February, 1823; d. at ...
  • Nisibis: A titular
  • Nithard: Frankish historian, son of Angilbert and Bertha, daughter of
  • Noah: [Hebrew Nôah , "rest"; Greek
  • Noah's Ark: The Hebrew name to designate Noah's Ark, the one which occurs again in the ...
  • Noailles, Louis-Antoine de: Cardinal and bishop, b. at the Château of Teyssiére in Auvergne, ...
  • Nobili, Robert de': Born at Montepulciano, Tuscany, September, 1577; died at Mylapore, India, in ...
  • Noble, Daniel: Physician, b. 14 Jan., 1810; d. at Manchester, 12 Jan, 1885. He was the son of
  • Nocera: DIOCESE OF NOCERA (NUCERINENSIS) Diocese in Perugia, Umbria, ...
  • Nocera dei Pagani: (NUCERIN PAGANORUM; dei Pagani ="of the Pagans") Diocese in ...
  • Nocturns: ( Nocturni or Nocturna ). A very old term applied to ...
  • Nogaret, Guillaume de: Born about the middle of the thirteenth century at St. Felix-en-Lauragais; died ...
  • Nola: (NOLANA) Diocese ; suffragan of Naples. The city of
  • Nola, Giovanni Marliano da: Sculptor and architect, b., it is said, of a leather merchant named Giuseppe, at ...
  • Nolasco, Saint Peter: Born at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, near Castelnaudary, France, in 1189 (or 1182); ...
  • Nollet, Jean-Antoine: Physicist, b. at Pimpré, Oise, France, 19 November, 1700; d. at Paris, 25 ...
  • Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism: These terms are used to designate the theories that have been proposed as ...
  • Nomination: The various methods of designating persons for ecclesiastical benefices or ...
  • Nomocanon: (From the Greek nomos , law, and kanon , a rule) A ...
  • Non Expedit: ("It is not expedient"). Words with which the
  • Non-Jurors: The name given to the Anglican Churchmen who in 1689 refused to take the oath ...
  • Nonantola: A former Benedictine monastery and prelature nullius , six miles north-east ...
  • Nonconformists: A name which, in its most general acceptation, denotes those refusing to conform ...
  • None: This subject
  • Nonnotte, Claude-Adrien: Controversialist; b. in Besançon, 29 July, 1711; d. there, 3 September, ...
  • Nonnus: Nonnus, of
  • Norbert, Saint: Born at Kanten on the left bank of the Rhine, near Wesel, c. 1080; died at ...
  • Norbertines: (C ANONICI R EGULARES P RÆMONSTRATENSES ). ...
  • Norcia: (NORSIN). A
  • Norfolk, Catholic Dukes of: (Since the Reformation) Under this title are accounts only of the ...
  • Noris, Henry: Cardinal, b. at Verona, 29 August, 1631, of English ancestry; d. at Rome, 23 ...
  • Normandy: An ancient French province, from which five "departments" were formed in 1790: ...
  • Norris, Sylvester: ( Alias SMITH, NEWTON). Controversial writer and English ...
  • Norsemen: The Scandinavians who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, first ravaged the coasts ...
  • North Carolina: One of the original thirteen States of the United States, is situated between ...
  • North Dakota: One of the United States of
  • Northampton: (NORTANTONIENSIS) Diocese in England, comprises the Counties ...
  • Northcote, James Spencer: Born at Feniton Court, Devonshire, 26 May, 1821; d. at Stoke-upon-Trent, ...
  • Northern Territory: (Prefecture Apostolic) The Northern Territory, formerly ...
  • Northmen: The Scandinavians who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, first ravaged the coasts ...
  • Norton, Christopher: Martyr ; executed at Tyburn, 27 May, 1570. His father was
  • Norway: Norway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded ...
  • Norwich, Ancient Diocese of: (NORDOVICUM; NORVICUM). Though this see took its present name ...
  • Notaries: ( Latin notarius ). Persons appointed by competent authority ...
  • Notburga: Jean-Baptiste Belgian statesman, b. 3 July, 1805, at Messancy,
  • Notburga, Saint: Patroness of servants and peasants, b. c. 1265 at Rattenberg on the Inn; d. c. 16 ...
  • Nothomb, Jean-Baptiste: Jean-Baptiste Belgian statesman, b. 3 July, 1805, at Messancy,
  • Notitia Dignitatum: (Register of Offices). The official handbook of the civil and ...
  • Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum Africae: (List of the Provinces and Cities of Africa). A list of the ...
  • Notitiae Episcopatuum: The name given to official documents that furnish for Eastern countries the list ...
  • Notker: Among the various monks of
  • Noto: (NETEN). Noto, the ancient Netum and after the Saracen ...
  • Notoriety, Notorious: ( Latin Notorietas, notorium , from notus , known). ...
  • Notre Dame de Montreal, Congregation of: Marguerite Bourgeoys, the foundress, was born at Troyes, France, 17 April, 1620. ...
  • Notre Dame, School Sisters of: A religious community devoted to education. In the United Sates they have ...
  • Notre Dame, Sisters of (of Cleveland, Ohio): A branch of the congregation founded by Blessed Julie Billiart. In 1850, Father ...
  • Notre Dame, University of: (Full name is the University of Notre Dame du Lac ). Notre ...
  • Notre-Dame de Namur, Institute of: Founded in 1803 at Amiens, France, by Bl. Julie Billiart (b. 1751 d. 1816) and ...
  • Notre-Dame de Sion, Congregation of: Religious institute of women, founded at
  • Nottingham: (NOTTINGHAMIEN) One of the original twelve English dioceses ...
  • Nourrisson, Jean-Felix: Philosopher, b. at Thiers, Department of Puy-de-Dôme, 18 July, 1825; d. at ...
  • Nova Scotia: I. GEOGRAPHY
  • Novara: (NOVARIENSIS). A
  • Novatianism: Novatian was a schismatic of the third century, and founder of the sect of the ...
  • Novatus, Saint: St. Novatus, who is mentioned on 20 June with his brother, the
  • Novello, Blessed Agostino: (Matteo Di Termini), born in the first half of the thirteenth century, at Termini, ...
  • Novena: (From novem , nine.) A nine days' private or public ...
  • Novice: I. DEFINITION AND REQUIREMENTS The word
  • Nubia: Located in North-eastern Africa, extending from Sennar south to beyond Khartoum ...
  • Nueva Cáceres: (NOVA CACERES) Diocese created in 1595 by Clement VIII ; it ...
  • Nueva Pamplona: (NEO-PAMPILONENSIS). Diocese in Colombia, South America, ...
  • Nueva Segovia: (NOVAE SEGOBIAE) Diocese in the Philippines, so called from ...
  • Nugent, Francis: Priest of the Franciscan Capuchin Order, founder of the Irish and the Rhenish ...
  • Nugent, James: Philanthropist,
  • Numbers, Use of, in the Church: No attentive reader of the Old Testament can fail to notice that a certain ...
  • Numismatics: (From the Greek nomisma , "legal currency")
  • Nun of Kent: Born probably in 1506; executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1534; called the "Nun of ...
  • Nunc Dimittis: (The Canticle ...
  • Nuncio: An ordinary and ...
  • Nunez, Pedro: (Pedro Nonius). Mathematician and astronomer, b. at ...
  • Nuns: I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY The institution of
  • Nuptial Mass: "Missa pro sponso et sponsa", the last among the votive Masses in the Missal. It ...
  • Nuremberg: (NÜRNBERG) The second largest city in Bavaria, situated ...
  • Nusco: (N USCANA ) Diocese in the province of Avellino, Italy, ...
  • Nussbaum, Johannn Nepomuk von: German surgeon, b. at Munich 2 Sept., 1829; d. there 31 Oct., 1890. He made his ...
  • Nutter, Robert, Ven.: English martyr ...
  • Nuyens, Wilhelmus: Historian, b. 18 August, 1823, at Avenhorn in Holland ; d. 10 December, 1894, at ...
  • Nyassa: Vicariate Apostolic in Central Africa, bounded north by the Anglo-German frontier, ...
  • Nympha, Tryphon, and Respicius: Martyrs whose feast is observed in the
  • Nyssa: Vicariate Apostolic in Central Africa, bounded north by the Anglo-German frontier, ...
  • Nyssa: A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. It is mentioned by ...
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