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• Fléchier, Esprit: Bishop; b. at Pernes, France, 1632; died at Montpellier, ...
• Flórez, Enrique: Spanish theologian, archeologist, and historian; born at ...
• Flabellum: The flabellum, in liturgical use, is a fan made of leather, ...
• Flaccilla, Ælia: ( Plakilla ) Empress, wife of Theodosius the Great , ...
• Flagellants: A fanatical and heretical sect that flourished in the ...
• Flagellation: The history of the whip, rod, and stick, as instruments of ...
• Flaget, Benedict Joseph: First Bishop of Bardstown (subsequently of Louisville ), ...
• Flanagan, Thomas Canon: Born in England in 1814, though Irish by descent; died at ...
• Flanders: (Flemish VLAENDEREN; German FLANDEREN; French FLANDRE). ...
• Flandrin, Jean-Hippolyte: French painter, b. at Lyons, 23 March, 1809; d. at Rome, 21 ...
• Flathead Indians: A name used in both Americas, without special ethnologic ...
• Flathers, Ven. Mathew: ( Alias Major). An English priest and martyr ; b. ...
• Flavia Domitilla: A Christian Roman matron of the imperial family who lived ...
• Flavian, Saint: Bishop of Constantinople, date of birth unknown; d. at ...
• Flavias: A titular see of Cilicia Secunda. Nothing is known of its ...
• Flavigny, Abbey of: A Benedictine abbey in the Diocese of Dijon, the department ...
• Flaviopolis: A titular see in the province of Honorias. The city, formerly ...
• Flemael, Bertholet: (The name was also spelled FLEMALLE and FLAMAEL). Painter, b. ...
• Fleming, Patrick: Franciscan friar b. at Lagan, Couny Louth, Ireland, 17 ...
• Fleming, Richard: (FLEMMING, FLEMMYNGE). Bishop of Lincoln and founder of ...
• Fleming, Thomas: Archbishop of Dublin, son of the Baron of Slane, b. in 1593; ...
• Fletcher, John: A missionary and theologian, b. at Ormskirk, England, of an ...
• Flete, William: An Augustinian hermit friar, a contemporary and great friend ...
• Fleuriot, Zénaide-Marie-Anne: A French novelist, b. at Saint-Brieuc, 12 September, 1829; d. ...
• Fleury, Abbey of: ( More completely FLEURY-SAINT-BENOÎT) One of the ...
• Fleury, André-Hercule de: Born at Lodève, 26 June, 1653; died at Paris, 29 ...
• Flodoard: (Or FRODOARD) French historian and chronicler, b. at ...
• Flood of Noah: Deluge is the name of a catastrophe fully described in Genesis ...
• Floreffe, Abbey of: Pleasantly situated on the right bank of the Sambre, about seven ...
• Florence: (Latin Florentia ; Italian Firenze ). ARCHDIOCESE OF ...
• Florence of Worcester: English chronicler; all that is known of his personal history is ...
• Florence, Council of: The Seventeenth Ecumenical Council was, correctly speaking, the ...
• Florentina, Saint: Virgin ; born towards the middle of the sixth century; died ...
• Florian, Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de: Born at the château of Florian (Gard), 6 March, 1755; died ...
• Florians, The: (Floriacenses), an altogether independent order, and not, as ...
• Florida: The Peninsular or Everglade State, the most southern in the ...
• Florilegia: Florilegia (Lat., florilegium, an anthology) are systematic ...
• Florus: A deacon of Lyons, ecclesiastical writer in the first half ...
• Floyd, John: English missionary, wrote under the names Flud, Daniel à ...

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