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• Drach, David Paul: Convert from Judaism, b. at Strasburg, 6 March, 1791; d. end of ...
• Drachma: (Gr. drachmé ), a Greek silver coin. The Greeks ...
• Dracontius, Blossius Æmilius: A Christian poet of the fifth century. Dracontius belonged to ...
• Drane, Augusta Theodosia: In religion MOTHER FRANCIS RAPHAEL, O.S.D.; b. at Bromley near ...
• Dreams, Interpretation of: There is in sleep something mysterious which seems, from the ...
• Drechsel, Jeremias: ( Also Drexelius or Drexel.) Ascetic writer, b. at ...
• Dresden: The capital of the Kingdom of Saxony and the residence of the ...
• Dreves, Lebrecht Blücher: Poet, b. at Hamburg, Germany, 12 September, 1816; d. at ...
• Drevet Family, The: The Drevets were the leading portrait engravers of France for ...
• Drexel, Francis Anthony: Banker, b. at Philadelphia, U.S.A. 20 June, 1824; d. there 15 ...
• Drexel, Jeremias: ( Also Drexelius or Drexel.) Ascetic writer, b. at ...
• Drey, Johann Sebastian von: A professor of theology at the University of Tübingen, ...
• Dromore: (DROMORENSIS, and in ancient documents DRUMORENSIS) Dromore ...
• Drostan, Saint: (DRUSTAN, DUSTAN, THROSTAN) A Scottish abbot who ...
• Droste-Vischering, Clemens August von: Archbishop of Cologne, born 21 Jan., 1773, at Münster, ...
• Druidism: The etymology of this word from the Greek drous , "oak", has ...
• Druillettes, Gabriel: (Or DREUILLETS) Missionary, b. in France, 29 September, ...
• Drumgoole, John C.: Priest and philanthropist, b. at Granard, Co. Longford, ...
• Drury, Robert: Martyr (1567-1607), was born of a good Buckinghamshire ...
• Drusilla: Drusilla, daughter of Herod Agrippa I , was six years of age ...
• Drusipara: A titular see in Thracia Prima. Nothing is known of the ...
• Druys, Jean: ( Latin DRUSIUS) Thirtieth Abbot of Parc near Louvain, ...
• Druzbicki, Gaspar: Ascetic writer, b. at Sierady in Poland, 1589; entered the ...
• Druzes: Small Mohammedan sect in Syria, notorious for their ...
• Dryburgh Abbey: A monastery belonging to the canons of the Premonstratensian ...
• Dryden, John: Poet, dramatist, critic, and translator; b. 9 August, 1631, at ...

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