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• Hobart: (HOBARTENSIS) Hobart comprises Tasmania, Bruni Island, and ...
• Hodgson, Sydney: A lawman and martyr ; date and place of birth unknown; d. at ...
• Hofer, Andreas: A patriot and soldier, born at St. Leonhard in Passeyrthale, ...
• Hogan, John Baptist: Better known, on account of his long sojourn in France, as ...
• Hohenbaum van der Meer, Moritz: A Benedictine historian; born at Spörl near Belgrade, ...
• Hohenburg: (ODILIENBERG; ALTITONA) A suppressed nunnery, situated on ...
• Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, Alexander Leopold: A titular Bishop of Sardica, famous for his many supposedly ...
• Holbein, Hans: (The Elder Holbein) A German painter ; b. at Augsburg ...
• Holden, Henry: An English priest ; born 1596; died March, 1662. Henry Holden ...
• Holiness: (A.S. hal , perfect, or whole). Sanctitas in the Vulgate ...
• Holland, Ven. Thomas: An English martyr, b. 1600 at Sutton, Lancashire; martyred ...
• Hollanders in the United States: The Hollanders played by no means an insignificant part in ...
• Holmes, John: Catholic educator and priest ; born at Windsor, Vermont, in ...
• Holocaust: As suggested by its Greek origin ( holos "whole", and kaustos ...
• Holstenius, Lucas: (HOLSTE). German philologist, b. at Hamburg, 1596; d. at ...
• Holtei, Karl von: German novelist, poet, and dramatist; b. at Breslau, 24 ...
• Holy Agony, Archconfraternity of: An association for giving special honour to the mental ...
• Holy Alliance: The Emperor Francis I of Austria, King Frederick William III of ...
• Holy Child Jesus, Society of the: The Society was founded in England in 1840 by Mrs. ...
• Holy Childhood, Association of the: A children's association for the benefit of foreign missions. ...
• Holy Coat: (OF TRIER AND ARGENTEUIL). The possession of the seamless ...
• Holy Communion: By Communion is meant the actual reception of the Sacrament of ...
• Holy Cross Abbey: The picturesque ruins of this monastery are situated on the ...
• Holy Cross, Congregation of: A body of priests and lay brothers constituted in the ...
• Holy Cross, Sisters Marianites of: The congregation of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross was ...
• Holy Cross, Sisters of the: (Mother House, St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception, Notre ...
• Holy Faith, Sisters of the: Founded at Dublin, in 1857, by Margaret Aylward, under the ...
• Holy Family, Archconfraternity of the: This archconfraternity owes its origin to Henri Belletable, ...
• Holy Family, Congregations of the: I. ASSOCIATION OF THE HOLY FAMILY Founded in 1820 by the ...
• Holy Ghost: I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA The doctrine of the Catholic Church ...
• Holy Ghost, Orders of the: The Hospital of the Holy Ghost at Rome was the cradle of an ...
• Holy Ghost, Religious Congregations of the: I. THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY GHOST AND OF THE IMMACULATE ...
• Holy Grail, The: The name of a legendary sacred vessel , variously identified ...
• Holy House of Loreto: (The Holy House of Loreto). Since the fifteenth century, and ...
• Holy Humility of Mary, Sisters of the: Founded at Dommartin-sous-Amance, France, in 1855, by John ...
• Holy Infancy, Brothers of the: Founded in 1853 by the Right Rev. John Timon, the first Bishop ...
• Holy Innocents: The children mentioned in St. Matthew 2:16-18 : Herod ...
• Holy Name of Jesus: We give honour to the Name of Jesus, not because we believe ...
• Holy Name, Feast of the: This feast is celebrated on the second Sunday after ...
• Holy Name, Litany of the: An old and popular form of prayer in honour of the Name of ...
• Holy Name, Society of the: (Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of God and Jesus). An ...
• Holy Oils: (OLEA SACRA). Liturgical Benediction Oil is a product of ...
• Holy Oils, Vessels for: In Christian antiquity there existed an important category ...
• Holy Orders: Order is the appropriate disposition of things equal and ...
• Holy Saturday: In the primitive Church Holy Saturday was known as Great, or ...
• Holy See: (From the Latin Sancta Sedes , Holy Chair). A term ...
• Holy Sepulchre: Holy Sepulchre refers to the tomb in which the Body of Jesus ...
• Holy Sepulchre, Canonesses Regular of the: Concerning the foundation there is only a tradition connecting ...
• Holy Sepulchre, Fathers of the: (Guardians) The Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre are the six or ...
• Holy Sepulchre, Knights of the: Neither the name of a founder nor a date of foundation can be ...
• Holy Spirit: I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA The doctrine of the Catholic Church ...
• Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta): Consisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, at Rome, near ...
• Holy Synod: In its full form M OST H OLY D IRECTING S YNOD , the ...
• Holy Thursday: The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates ...
• Holy Water: The use of holy water in the earliest days of the Christian ...
• Holy Water Fonts: Vessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient ...
• Holy Week: Holy Week is the week which precedes the great festival of the ...
• Holy Year of Jubilee: The ultimate derivation of the word jubilee is disputed, but ...
• Holyrood Abbey: Located in Edinburgh, Scotland ; founded in 1128 by King ...
• Holywell: A town in North Wales, situated on the declivity of a hill ...
• Holywood, Christopher: ( Latinized , A Sacrobosco.) Jesuit ; b. At Artane, ...
• Holywood, John: (John Holywood), a monk of English origin, lived in the first ...
• Holzhauser, Bartholomew: Parish priest, ecclesiastical writer, and founder of a ...
• Homes: This term, when used in an eleemosynary sense, covers all ...
• Homicide: ( Latin homo , man; and caedere , to slay) Homicide ...
• Homiletics: Homiletics is the science that treats of the composition and ...
• Homiliarium: A collection of homilies, or familiar explanations of the ...
• Homily: The word homily is derived from the Greek word homilia ...
• Homoousion: (Gr. homoousion - from homos , same, and ousia , ...
• Honduras: VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF BRITISH HONDURAS. The territory of ...
• Hong-Kong: The island of Hong-Kong was ceded by the Chinese Government to ...
• Honoratus a Sancta Maria: A Discalced Carmelite ; born at Limoges, 4 July, 1651 ; died ...
• Honoratus, Saint: Archbishop of Arles; b. about 350; d. 6 (or, according to ...
• Honorius I, Pope: Pope (625-12 October, 638), a Campanian, consecrated 27 ...
• Honorius II, Pope: (Lamberto Scannabecchi) Born of humble parents at Fagnano ...
• Honorius III, Pope: (Cencio Savelli) Born at Rome, date of birth unknown; ...
• Honorius IV, Pope: (Giacomo Savelli) Born at Rome about 1210; died at Rome, 3 ...
• Honorius of Autun: (HONORIUS AUGUSTODUNENSIS) A theologian, philosopher, and ...
• Honorius, Flavius: Roman Emperor, d. 25 August, 423. When his father, the Emperor ...
• Honorius, Saint: Archbishop of Canterbury, fifth in succession from St. ...
• Honour: Honour may be defined as the deferential recognition by word or ...
• Hontheim, Johannes Nicolaus von: (FEBRONIUS) An auxiliary Bishop of Trier ; born at ...
• Hood: A flexible, conical, brimless head-dress, covering the entire ...

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• Hoogstraten, Jacob van: (also HOCHSTRATEN) A theologian and controversialist, ...
• Hooke, Luke Joseph: Born at Dublin in 1716; died at St. Cloud, Paris, 16 April, ...
• Hope: Hope, in its widest acceptation, is described as the desire of ...
• Hope-Scott, James Robert: (Originally H OPE ) Parliamentary barrister, Q.C.; b. 15 ...
• Hopi Indians: (From Hopita, "peaceful ones" their own name; also frequently ...
• Hopkins, Gerard Manley: Jesuit and poet, born at Stratford, near London, 28 July, ...
• Hormisdas, Pope Saint: Date of birth unknown, elected to the Holy See, 514; d. at ...
• Horner, Nicholas: Layman and martyr, born at Grantley, Yorkshire, England, date ...
• Horns, Altar: On the Jewish altar there were four projections, one at each ...
• Hornyold, John Joseph: A titular Bishop of Phiomelia, Vicar Apostolic of the ...
• Hortulus Animæ: (L ITTLE G ARDEN OF THE S OUL ). A prayer book ...
• Hosanna: "And the multitudes that went before and that followed, cried, ...
• Hosea: NAME AND COUNTRY Osee (Hôsheá‘– ...
• Hosius of Cordova: The foremost Western champion of orthodoxy in the early ...
• Hosius, Stanislaus: (HOE, HOSZ) Cardinal and Prince- Bishop of Ermland ; born ...
• Hospice: ( Latin hospitium , a guest house). During the early ...
• Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus: These sisters are established in religion under the Rule of St. ...
• Hospitality: The Council of Trent in its twenty-fifth session, cap. viii, ...
• Hospitallers: During the Middle Ages, among the hospitals established ...
• Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem: (Also known as K NIGHTS OF M ALTA ). The most important ...
• Hospitals: (Latin hospes , a guest; hence hospitalis , hospitable; ...
• Hospitius, Saint: (Sospis) Recluse, b. according to tradition in Egypt, ...
• Hossche, Sidron de: ( Latin HOSSCHIUS) Sidron de Hossche, poet and priest ; ...
• Host: Archaeological and Historical Aspects The bread destined to ...
• Host, Johann: One of the seven Dominicans, who distinguished themselves in ...
• Hottentots: The Hottentot is one of three tribes of South Africa which may ...
• Houbigant, Charles François: Born in Paris, 1686; died there 31 October, 1783. He entered ...
• Houdon, Jean-Antoine: Born at Versailles, 1741; died 16 July, 1828; the most ...
• Houdry, Vincent: Preacher and writer on ascetics; b. 23 January, 1631, at Tours ...
• Houghton, John, Blessed: Protomartyr of the persecution under Henry VIII, b. in Essex, ...
• Houghton, William: (Variously called DE HOTUM, DE HOTHUM, DE HOZUM, BOTHUM, DE ...
• Hours, Canonical: I. IDEA By canonical hour is understood all the fixed portion ...
• Hours, Liturgy of the: ("Liturgy of the Hours" I. THE EXPRESSION "DIVINE OFFICE" ...
• Hove, Peter van: Friar Minor, lector in theology and exegete ; b. at Rethy, in ...
• Howard, Mary, of the Holy Cross: Poor Clare, born 28 December, 1653; died at Rouen, 21 Mary's ...
• Howard, Philip Thomas: Dominican and cardinal, commonly called the "Cardinal of ...
• Howard, Philip, Venerable: Martyr, Earl of Arundel; born at Arundel House, London, 28 June ...
• Howard, Venerable William: Viscount Stafford, martyr ; born 30 November, 1614; beheaded ...

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