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• Fogaras: ARCHDIOCESE OF FOGARAS (FOGARASIENSIS). Archdiocese in ...
• Foggia: DIOCESE OF FOGGIA (FODIANA). Diocese in the province of the ...
• Foillan, Saint: ( Irish FAELAN, FAOLAN, FOELAN, FOALAN.) Represented in ...
• Folengo, Teofilo: An Italian poet, better known by his pseudonyrn MERLIN ...
• Foley, Henry: Born at Astley in Worcestershire, England, 9 Aug., 1811; died ...
• Foligno: DIOCESE OF FOLIGNO (FULGINATENSIS). Diocese in the province ...
• Foliot, Gilbert: Bishop of London, b. early in the twelfth century of an ...
• Folkestone Abbey: Folkestone Abbey -- more correctly FOLKESTONE PRIORY -- is ...
• Fonseca Soares, Antonio da: (ANTONIO DAS CHAGAS). Friar Minor and ascetical writer; b. ...
• Fonseca, José Ribeiro da: Friar Minor ; b. at Evora, 3 Dec., 1690; d. at Porto, 16 June, ...
• Fonseca, Pedro Da: A philosopher and theologian, born at Cortizada, Portugal, ...
• Fontana, Carlo: An architect and writer; b. at Bruciato, near Como, 1634; d. at ...
• Fontana, Domenico: A Roman architect of the Late Renaissance, b. at Melide on the ...
• Fontana, Felice: Italian naturalist and physiologist, b. at Pomarolo in the ...
• Fontbonne, Jeanne: In religion Mother St. John, second foundress and ...
• Fonte-Avellana: A suppressed order of hermits, which takes its name from their ...
• Fontenelle, Abbey of: (Or ABBEY OF SAINT WANDRILLE). A Benedictine monastery in ...
• Fontevrault, Order and Abbey of: I. CHARACTER OF THE ORDER The monastery of Fontevrault was ...
• Fonts, Holy Water: Vessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient ...
• Fools, Feast of: A celebration marked by much license and buffoonery, which in ...
• Foppa, Ambrogio: Generally known as CARADOSS0. Italian goldsmith, sculptor, ...
• Forbes, John: Capuchin, b. 1570; d. 1606. His father, John, eighth Lord ...
• Forbin-Janson, Comte de Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph: A Bishop of Nancy and Toul, founder of the Association of ...
• Forcellini, Egidio: Latin lexicographer, b. at Fener, near Treviso, Italy, 26 ...
• Ford, Blessed Thomas: Born in Devonshire; died at Tyburn, 28 May, 1582. He incepted ...
• Fordham University: Fordham University developed out of Saint John's College, ...
• Foreman, Andrew: A Scottish prelate, of good border family ; b. at Hatton, ...
• Forer, Laurenz: Controversialist, b. at Lucerne, 1580; d. at Ratisbon, 7 ...
• Foresters, Catholic Orders of: I On 30 July, 1879, some members of the St. Vincent de Paul ...
• Forgery, Forger: If we accept the definition usually given by canonists, forgery ...
• Forli: (FOROLIVIENSIS) Diocese in the province of Romagna (Central ...
• Form: (Latin forma; Greek eidos, morphe, he kata ton logon ...
• Formby, Henry: Born 1816; died at Normanton Hall, Leicester, 12 March, 1884. ...
• Formosus, Pope: (891-896) The pontificate of this pope belongs to that era ...
• Formularies: (LIBRI FORMULARUM) Formularies are medieval collections of ...
• Forrest, William: Priest and poet; dates of birth and death uncertain. Few ...
• Forster, Fobrenius: Prince-Abbot of St. Emmeram at Ratisbon, b. 30 Aug., 1709, at ...
• Forster, Thomas Ignatius Maria: Astronomer and naturalist, b. at London, 9 Nov., 1789; d. at ...
• Fort Augustus Abbey: St. Benedict's Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, is at ...
• Fort Wayne: DIOCESE OF (WAYNE CASTRENSIS). The Diocese of Vincennes, ...
• Fortaleza, Diocese of: (FORTALEXIENSIS) The Diocese of Fortaleza is co-extensive ...
• Fortescue, Blessed Adrian: Knight of St. John, martyr, b. about 1476, executed 10 July, ...
• Fortitude: (1) Manliness is etymologically what is meant by the Latin word ...
• Fortunato of Brescia: Morphologist and Minorite of the Reform of Lombardy ; b. at ...
• Fortunatus: Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus A Christian ...
• Forty Hours' Devotion: Also called Quarant' Ore or written in one word Quarantore ...
• Forty Martyrs: A party of soldiers who suffered a cruel death for their faith, ...
• Forum, Ecclesiastical: That the Church of Christ has judicial and coercive power is ...
• Fossano: DIOCESE OF FOSSANO (FOSSANENSIS). Fossano is a town in the ...
• Fossombrone: DIOCESE OF FOSSOMBRONE (FOROSEMPRONIENSIS). Diocese in the ...
• Fossors: (Latin fossores , fossarii from fodere , to dig). ...
• Foster, John Gray: Soldier, convert, b. at Whitfield, New Hampshire, U.S.A. 27 ...
• Fothad, Saint: Surnamed NA CANOINE ("of the Canon"). A monk of ...
• Fouard, Constant: An ecclesiastical writer b. at Elbeuf, near Rouen, 6 Aug. ...
• Foucault, Jean-Bertrand-Léon: A physicist and mechanician, b. at Paris, 19 Sept., 1819; d. ...
• Foulque de Neuilly: A popular Crusade preacher, d. March, 1202. At the end of the ...
• Foundation: ( Latin fundatio; German Stiftung ) An ecclesiastical ...
• Foundling Asylums: Under this title are comprised all institutions which take ...
• Fountains Abbey: A monastery of the Cistercian Order situated on the banks of ...
• Fouquet, Jehan: (Or J EAN F OUQUET ) French painter and miniaturist, b. ...
• Four Crowned Martyrs: The old guidebooks to the tombs of the Roman martyrs make ...
• Four Masters, Annals of the: The most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals ...
• Fowler, John: Scholar and printer, b. at Bristol, England, 1537; d. at ...
• Foxe's Book of Martyrs: John Foxe was born at Boston in Lincolnshire, England, in 1516, ...

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