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• Fréchette, Louis-Honoré: Born at Notre-Dame de Lévis, P.Q., Canada, 16 November, ...
• Fréjus: DIOCESE OF FRÉJUS (FORUM JULII). Suffragan of Aix ; ...
• Fra Angelico: A famous painter of the Florentine school, born near ...
• Fractio Panis: (BREAKING OF BREAD.) The name given to a fresco in the ...
• France: The fifth in size (usually reckoned the fourth) of the great ...
• Frances d'Amboise, Blessed: Duchess of Brittany, afterwards Carmelite nun, b. 1427; d. at ...
• Frances of Rome, Saint: (Bussa di Leoni.) One of the greatest mystics of the ...
• Franceschini, Marc' Antonio: Italian painter ; b. at Bologna, 1648; d. there c. 1729; best ...
• Franchi, Ausonio: The pseudonym of CRISTOFORO BONAVINO, philosopher ; b. 24 ...
• Francia: (FRANCESCO RAIBOLINI) A famous Bolognese goldsmith, ...
• Francis Borgia, Saint: (Spanish F RANCISCO DE B ORJA Y A RAGON ) Francis ...
• Francis Caracciolo, Saint: Co-founder with John Augustine Adorno of the Conregation of the ...
• Francis de Geronimo, Saint: (Girolamo, Hieronymo). Born 17 December, 1642; died 11 May, ...
• Francis de Sales, Saint: Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Universal Church ; born at ...
• Francis I: King of France ; b. at Cognac, 12 September, 1494; d. at ...
• Francis Ingleby, Venerable: English martyr, born about 1551; suffered at York on Friday, 3 ...
• Francis of Assisi, Saint: Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, ...
• Francis of Fabriano, Blessed: Priest of the Order of Friars Minor ; b. 2 Sept., 1251; d. ...
• Francis of Paula, Saint: Founder of the Order of Minims; b. in 1416, at Paula, in ...
• Francis of Vittoria: A Spanish theologian ; b. about 1480, at Vittoria, province ...
• Francis Regis Clet, Blessed: A Lazarist missionary in China ; b. 1748, martyred, 18 Feb., ...
• Francis Solanus, Saint: South American missionary of the Order of Friars Minor ; b. at ...
• Francis Xavier, Saint: Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, 7 ...
• Francis, Rule of Saint: As known, St. Francis founded three orders and gave each of ...
• Franciscan Crown: ( Or Seraphic Rosary.) A Rosary consisting of seven ...
• Franciscan Order: A term commonly used to designate the members of the various ...
• Franck, Kasper: A theologian and controversialist; b. at Ortrand, Saxony, 2 ...
• Franco, Giovanni Battista: (Frequently known as IL SEMOLIE) Italian historical painter ...
• Frank, Michael Sigismund: Catholic artist and rediscoverer of the lost art of ...
• Frankenberg: JOHANN HEINRICH, GRAF VON FRANKENBERG. Archbishop of ...
• Frankfort, Council of: Convened in the summer of 794, by the grace of God, authority ...
• Frankfort-on-the-Main: Frankfort-on-the-Main, formerly the scene of the election and ...
• Franks, The: The Franks were a confederation formed in Western Germany of a ...
• Franzelin, Johann Baptist: Cardinal and theologian ; b. at Aldein, in the Tyrol, 15 ...
• Frascati: DIOCESE OF FRASCATI (TUSCULANA). One of the six ...
• Frassen, Claude: A celebrated Scotist theologian and philosopher of the ...
• Fraternal Correction: Fraternal correction is here taken to mean the admonishing of ...
• Fraticelli: (Or F RATRICELLI ) A name given to various heretical ...
• Fraud: In the common acceptation of the word, an act or course of ...
• Fraunhofer, Joseph von: Optician, b. at Straubing, Bavaria, 6 March, 1787; d. at ...
• Frayssinous, Denis de: 1765-1841, Bishop of Hermopolis in partibus infidelium , is ...
• Fredegarius: The name used since the sixteenth designate the supposed author ...
• Fredegis of Tours: (Fridugisus or Fredegisus). A ninth-century monk, ...
• Frederick I (Barbarossa): German King and Roman Emperor, son of Frederick of Swabia (d. ...
• Frederick II: German King and Roman Emperor, son of Henry VI and Constance ...
• Fredoli, Berenger: Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati ; b. at Vérune, France, ...
• Free Church of Scotland: (Known since 1900 as the UNITED FREE CHURCH) An ...
• Free Will: RELATION OF THE QUESTION TO DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF ...
• Free-Thinkers: Those who, abandoning the religious truths and moral ...
• Freeman, Ven. William: A priest and martyr, b. at Manthorp near York, c. 1558; d. ...
• Freemasonry: The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and ...
• Fregoso, Federigo: Cardinal ; b. at Genoa, about 1480; d. 22 July, 1541; ...
• Freiburg: City, archdiocese, and university in the Archduchy of Baden, ...
• Fremin, James: Jesuit missionary to the American Indians ; b. at Reims, 12 ...
• French Academy, The: The French Academy was founded by Cardinal de Richelieu in ...
• French Catholics in the United States: The first Bishop of Burlington, the Right Reverend Louis de ...
• French Concordat of 1801, The: This name is given to the convention of the 26th Messidor, year ...

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• French Literature: Origin and Foundations of the French Language When the Romans ...
• French Revolution: The last thirty years have given us a new version of the history ...
• French, Nicholas: Bishop of Ferns, Ireland, b. at Ballytory, Co. Wexford, in ...
• Freppel, Charles-Emile: Born at Ober-Ehnheim, Alsace, 1 June, 1827; died at Paris, 22 ...
• Frequent Communion: Without specifying how often the faithful should communicate, ...
• Fresnel, Augustin-Jean: Physicist; b. at Broglie near Bernay, Normandy, 10 May, 1788; ...
• Friar: [From Lat. frater , through O. Fr. fredre, frere, M. E. ...
• Friars Minor, Order of: (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently ...
• Fribourg, University of: From the sixteenth century, the foundation of a Catholic ...
• Fridelli, Xavier Ehrenbert: (Properly FRIEDEL.) Jesuit missioner and cartographer, b. at ...
• Frideswide, Saint: (FRIDESWIDA, FREDESWIDA, French FRÉVISSE, Old English ...
• Fridolin, Saint: Missionary, founder of the Monastery of Säckingen, Baden ...
• Friedrich von Hausen: (HUSEN) Medieval German poet, one of the earliest of the ...
• Friends of God: ( German G OTTESFREUNDE ). An association of pious ...
• Friends, Society of: The official designation of an Anglo - American religious sect ...
• Frigolet, Abbey of: The monastery of St. Michael was founded, about 960, at ...
• Fringes (in Scripture): This word is used to denote a special kind of trimming, ...
• Fritz, Samuel: A Jesuit missionary of the eighteenth century noted for his ...
• Froissart, Jean: French historian and poet, b. at Valenciennes, about 1337, d. ...
• Fromentin, Eugène: French writer and artist; b. at La Rochelle, 24 October, 1820; ...
• Frontal, Altar: The frontal ( antipendium, pallium altaris ) is an appendage ...
• Frontenac, Louis de Baude: A governor of New France, b. at Paris, 1622; d. at Quebec, 28 ...
• Frowin, Blessed: Benedictine abbot, d. 11 March, 1178. Of the early life of ...
• Fructuosus of Braga, Saint: An Archbishop, d. 16 April, c. 665. He was the son of a Gothic ...
• Fructuosus of Tarragona, Saint: A bishop and martyr ; d. 21 January, 259. During the night ...

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