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• Fiacc, Saint: (Lived about 415-520.) A poet, chief bishop of Leinster, and ...
• Fiacre, Saint: Abbot, born in Ireland about the end of the sixth century; ...
• Ficino, Marsilio: A philosopher, philologist, physician, b. at Florence, 19 ...
• Ficker, Julius: (More correctly Caspar von Ficker). Historian, b. at ...
• Fideism: (Latin fides , faith). A philosophical term meaning a ...
• Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Saint: Born in 1577, at Sigmaringen, Prussia, of which town his ...
• Fiesole: DIOCESE OF FIESOLE (FÆSULANA). Diocese in the province ...
• Figueroa, Francisco de: A celebrated Spanish poet, surnamed "the Divine", b. at ...
• Figueroa, Francisco García de la Rosa: Franciscan, b. in the latter part of the eighteenth century at ...
• Fiji, Vicariate Apostolic of: Comprising the islands belonging to the Fiji Archipelago. This ...
• Filby, Blessed William: Blessed William Filby Born in Oxfordshire between 1557 and ...
• Filelfo, Franscesco: A humanist, b. at Tolentino, 25 July, 1398; d. at Florence 31 ...
• Filial Church: (Latin filialis , from filia , daughter), a church to ...
• Filicaja, Vincenzo da: Lyric poet; born at Florence, 30 December, 1642; died there 24 ...
• Filioque: Filioque is a theological formula of great dogmatic and ...
• Fillastre, Guillaume: French cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer, b. 1348 ...
• Filliucci, Vincenzo: Jesuit moralist; b. at Sienna, Italy, 1566; d. at Rome 5 ...
• Filliucius, Felix: (Or, as his name is more often found, in its Italian form, ...
• Final Perseverance: ( Perseverantia finalis ). Final perseverance is the ...
• Finan, Saint: Second Bishop of Lindisfarne ; died 9 February, 661. He was ...
• Finbarr, Saint: (Lochan, Barr). Bishop and patron of Cork, born near Bandon, ...
• Finch, Ven. John: A martyr, b. about 1548; d. 20 April, 1584. He was a yeoman of ...
• Finglow, Ven. John: An English martyr ; b. at Barnby, near Howden, Yorkshire; ...
• Finland: Note: This article was taken from the 1909 edition of the ...
• Finnian of Moville, Saint: Born about 495; died 589. Though not so celebrated as his ...
• Finotti, Joseph M.: Born at Ferrara, Italy, 21 September, 1817; died at Central ...
• Fintan, Saints: St. Fintan of Clonenagh A Leinster saint, b. about 524; d. 17 ...
• Fioretti di San Francesco d'Assisi: Little Flowers of Francis of Assisi , the name given to a ...
• Fire, Liturgical Use of: Fire is one of the most expressive and most ancient of ...
• Firmament: (Septuagint stereoma ; Vulgate, firmamentum ). The ...
• Firmicus Maternus: Christian author of the fourth century; wrote a work "De ...
• Firmilian: Bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia, died c. 269. He had ...
• First-Born: The word, though casually taken in Holy Writ in a metaphorical ...
• First-Fruits: The practice of consecrating first-fruits to the Deity is not a ...
• Fiscal Procurator: ( Latin PROCURATOR FISCALIS). The duties of the fiscal ...
• Fischer, Antonius: Archbishop of Cologne and cardinal, b. at Julich, 30 May, ...
• Fish, Symbolism of the: Among the symbols employed by the primitive Christians, that of ...
• Fisher, Philip: (An alias , real name THOMAS COPLEY) Missionary, b. in ...
• Fisherman, The Ring of the: The earliest mention of the Fisherman's ring worn by the popes ...
• Fitter, Daniel: Born in Worcestershire, England, 1628; died at St. Thomas' ...
• Fitton, James: Missionary, b. at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. , 10 April, ...
• Fitz-Simons, Thomas: American merchant, b. in Ireland, 1741; d. at Philadelphia, ...
• Fitzalan, Henry: Twelfth Earl of Arundel, b. about 1511; d. in London, 24 Feb., ...
• FitzGibbon, Catherine: (Catherine FitzGibbon.) Born in London, England, 12 May, ...
• Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir: Judge, b. in 1470; d. 27 May, 1538. He was the sixth son of ...
• Fitzherbert, Maria Anne: Wife of King George IV; b. 26 July, 1756 (place uncertain); d. ...
• Fitzherbert, Thomas: Born 1552, at Swynnerton, Staffs, England ; died 17 Aug., ...
• Fitzpatrick, William John: Historian, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 31 Aug., 1830; d. there 24 ...
• Fitzralph, Richard: Archbishop of Armagh, b. at Dundalk, Ireland, about 1295; d. ...
• Fitzsimon, Henry: (Fitz Simon). Jesuit, b. 1566 (or 1569), in Dublin, Ireland ...
• Fixlmillner, Placidus: Astronomer, b. at Achleuthen near Kremsmünster, Austria, ...
• Fizeau, Armand-Hippolyte-Louis: Physicist, b. at Paris, 23 Sept., 1819; d. at Nanteuil, ...

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