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• Façade: The face or front of any building. In ecclesiastical ...
• Faa di Bruno, Francesco: An Italian mathematician and priest, born at Alessandria, 7 ...
• Faber, Felix: German writer, born about 1441 at Zurich, of a famous family ...
• Faber, Frederick William: Oratorian and devotional writer, b. 28 June, 1814, at Calverley, ...
• Faber, Johann: Theologian, b. at Leutkirch, in Swabia, 1478; d. in Vienna, 21 ...
• Faber, Johann: Johann Faber of Heilbronn, controversialist and preacher; b. ...
• Faber, Johann Augustanus: Theologian, born at Fribourg, Switzerland, c. 1470; died about ...
• Faber, Matthias: Writer and preacher, born at Altomünster, Germany, 24 ...
• Faber, Peter, Saint: Born 13 April, 1506, at Villaret, Savoy ; died 1 Aug., 1546, ...
• Faber, Philip: (Or Fabri.) Theologian, philosopher and noted commentator ...
• Fabian, Pope Saint: (FABIANUS) Pope (236-250), the extraordinary circumstances ...
• Fabiola, Saint: A Roman matron of rank, died 27 December, 399 or 400. She was ...
• Fabre, Joseph: Second Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, born ...
• Fabri, Honoré: (Lefèvre.) Jesuit, theologian, b. about 1607 in the ...
• Fabri, Philip: (Or Fabri.) Theologian, philosopher and noted commentator ...
• Fabriano and Matelica: Diocese of Fabriano and Matelica (Fabrianensis et ...
• Fabrica Ecclesiæ: A Latin term, meaning, etymologically, the construction of a ...
• Fabricius, Hieronymus: (Surnamed ab Aquapendente ). Distinguished Italian ...
• Fabyan, Robert: English chronicler, died 28 February, 1513. He was a London ...
• Facciolati, Jacopo: Lexicographer and philologist, b. at Torreglia, near Padua, ...
• Fact, Dogmatic: (1) Definition By a dogmatic fact , in wider sense, is meant ...
• Faculties of the Soul: I. MEANING Whatever doctrine one may hold concerning the ...
• Faculties, Canonical: ( Latin Facultates ) In law, a faculty is the authority, ...
• Facundus of Hermiane: A sixth-century Christian author, Bishop of Hermiane in ...
• Faenza: DIOCESE OF FAENZA (FAVENTINA) Diocese in the province of ...
• Fagnani, Prospero: Canonist, b. in Italy, place and date of birth uncertain; d. ...
• Fagnano, Guilio Carlo de' Toschi di: Mathematician, born at Sinigaglia, Italy, 26 September, 1682; ...
• Faillon, Etienne-Michel: Historian, born at Tarascon, France, 3 January, 1800; died at ...
• Faith: I. THE MEANING OF THE WORD ( Pistis , fides). In the Old ...
• Faith, Hope, and Charity (Saints): The names of two groups of Roman martyrs around whom a ...
• Faith, The Rule of: The word rule ( Latin regula , Gr. kanon ) means a ...
• Faithful, The: ( Latin fideles , from fides , faith.) Those who have ...
• Falco, Juan Conchillos: Painter, b. at Valencia of an ancient noble family in 1641; ...
• Faldstool: (Latin faldistorium ; also facistorium, faudestolus, ...
• Falkner, Thomas: Born 6 Oct., 1707; died 30 Jan., 1784. He was the son of Thomas ...
• Fall River: DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER (RIVERORMENSIS), U.S.A. A suffragan ...
• Fallopio, Gabriello: Anatomist, "one of the most important of the many-sided ...
• Falloux du Coudray: Frédéric Alfred Pierre, Vicomte de Falloux du ...
• False Decretals: (The Decretals of the Pseudo-Isidore) False Decretals is a ...
• Falsity: ( Latin Falsitas .) A perversion of truth originating in ...
• Famagusta: A titular see in the Island of Cyprus. The name appears to be ...
• Familiars: Strictly speaking, seculars subject to a master's authority and ...
• Family: A term derived from the Latin, famulus , servant, and ...
• Fano: (FANENSIS.) Fano, the ancient Fanum Fortunæ, a city of ...
• Fanon: A shoulder-cape worn by the pope alone, consisting of two ...
• Faraud, Henri: Titular Bishop of Anémour and first Vicar Apostolic ...
• Farfa, Abbey of: Situated about 26 miles from Rome, not far from the Farfa ...
• Fargo: (FARGUS; FARGENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of St. Paul, U.S.A., ...
• Faribault, George-Barthélemy: An archaeologist, b. at Quebec, Canada, 3 Dec., 1789; d. 1866. ...
• Faribault, Jean-Baptiste: A trader with the Indians and early settler in Minnesota, ...
• Farinato, Paolo: An Italian painter, b. at Verona 1524; d. there, 1606. He ...
• Faringdon, Blessed Hugh: ( Vere COOK). English martyr ; b. probably at Faringdon, ...
• Farlati, Daniele: An ecclesiastical historian, b. at San Daniele del Friuli in ...
• Farnese, Alessandro: The name of two cardinals. For the elder see POPE PAUL III. ...
• Faro: (PHARENSIS) A suffragan of Evora, Portugal, and extending ...
• Faroe Islands: Geography and Statistics A group of Danish islands rising ...
• Fast: In general abstinence from food or drink, a term common to the ...
• Fatalism: Fatalism is in general the view which holds that all events in ...
• Fate: ( Latin fatum, from fari, to tell or predict ). This ...
• Fathers of Mercy, The: A congregation of missionary priests first established at ...
• Fathers of the Church: The Appeal to the Fathers Classification of Patristic ...
• Fathers, The Apostolic: Christian writers of the first and second centuries who are ...
• Faunt, Lawrence Arthur: A Jesuit theologian, b. 1554, d. at Wilna, Poland, 28 ...
• Fauriel, Charles-Claude: A historian, b. at St-Etienne, France, 27 October, 1772; d. at ...
• Faustinus and Jovita, Saints: Martyrs, members of a noble family of Brescia ; the elder ...
• Faustus of Riez: Bishop of Riez ( Rhegium ) in Southern Gaul (Provence), the ...
• Faversham Abbey: A former Benedictine monastery of the Cluniac Congregation ...
• Faye, Hervé-Auguste-Etienne-Albann: An astronomer, b. at Saint-Benoît-du-Sault (Indre, ...

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