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La Bruyère, Jean de: Born at Paris in 1645; died at Chantilly in 1696. He was the ...
La Chaise, François d'Aix de: ( Also Chaize). Confessor of King Louis XIV, born at the ...
La Crosse: (CROSSENSIS) Diocese erected in 1868; included that part of ...
La Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, Comtesse de: Author of memoirs and novels, born in Paris, 1634; died there, ...
La Fontaine, Jean de: French poet, b. at Chateau-Thierry, 8 July, 1621; d. at ...
La Fosse, Charles de: Painter, b. in Paris, 15 June, 1636; d. in Paris, 13 December, ...
La Harpe, Jean-François: A French critic and poet, b. at Paris, 20 November, 1739; d. ...
La Haye, Jean de: Franciscan Biblical scholar, b. at Paris, 20 March, 1593; d. ...
La Hire, Philippe de: Mathematician, astronomer, physicist, naturalist, and painter, ...
La Luzerne, César-Guillaume: French cardinal b. at Paris, 1738; d. there, 1821. He studied ...
La Moricière, Louis-Christophe-Leon Juchault de: French general and commander-in-chief of the papal army, b. ...
La Paz: DIOCESE OF LA PAZ (PACENSIS). Diocese of La Paz, in ...
La Plata: DIOCESE OF LA PLATA (DE PLATA). The city of La Plata, ...
La Plata: ARCHDIOCESE OF LA PLATA/DE PLATA (OR CHARCAS) La Plata, ...
La Richardie, Armand de: Born at Périgueux, 7 June, 1686; died at Quebec, 17 ...
La Roche Daillon, Joseph de: Recollect, one of the most zealous missionaries of the Huron ...
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, The Duke of: (François-Alexandre-Frédéric). Born at ...
La Rochejacquelein, Henri-Auguste-Georges du Vergier, Comte de: French politician, b. at the château of Citran ...
La Rochelle: The Diocese of La Rochelle (Rupellensis), suffragan of ...
La Rue, Charles de: One of the great orators of the Society of Jesus in France ...
La Salette: Located in the commune and parish of La Salette-Fallavaux, ...
La Salette, Missionaries of: The Missionaries of La Salette were founded in 1852, at the ...
La Salle, John Baptist de, Saint: Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian ...
La Salle, René-Robert-Cavelier, Sieur de: Explorer, born at Rouen, 1643; died in Texas, 1687. In his ...
La Serena, Diocese of: (De Serena, Serenopolitana). Embracing Atacama and Coquimbo ...
La Trappe: This celebrated abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians ...
La Valette, Jean Parisot de: Forty-eighth Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. ...
La Verna: An isolated mountain hallowed by association with St. Francis ...
Labadists: A pietist sect of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ...
Laban: Son of Bathuel, the Syrian (Gen. xxviii, 5; cf. xxv, 20); ...
Labarum (Chi-Rho): Labarum is the name by which the military standard adopted by ...
Labat, Jean-Baptiste: Dominican missionary, born at Paris, 1664; died there, 1738. He ...
Labbe, Philippe: Born at Borges, 10 July, 1607; died at Paris, at the College ...
Labour and Labour Legislation: Labour is work done by mind or body either partly or wholly ...
Labour Unions, Moral Aspects of: Since a labour union is a society, its moral aspects are ...
Labyrinth: A complicated arrangement of paths and passages; or a place, ...
Lac, Stanislaus du: Jesuit educationist and social work, b. at Paris, 21 ...
Lace: (Latin laqueus ; It. laccio, trine, merletto ; Spanish ...
Lacedonia, Diocese of: (LAQUEDONIENSIS) Located in the province of Avellino, ...
Lacordaire, Jean-Baptiste-Henri-Dominique: The greatest pulpit orator of the nineteenth century b. near ...
Lactantius, Lucius Cæcilius Firmianus: A Christian apologist of the fourth century. The name ...
Lacy, Blessed William: Born at "Hanton", Yorkshire (probably Houghton or Tosside, West ...
Laderchi, James: An Italian Oratorian and ecclesiastical historian, born about ...
Ladislaus, Saint: King of Hungary, born 1040; died at Neutra, 29 July, 1095; ...
Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe: Born at Quimper, in Brittany, France, 17 February, 1781; died ...
Laetare Sunday: The fourth, or middle, Sunday of Lent, so called from the ...
Laetus, Pomponius: Humanist, b. in Calabria in 1425; d. at Rome in 1497. He was ...
LaFarge, John: Painter, decorator, and writer, b. at New York, 31 March, 1835; ...
Lafitau, Joseph-Françs: Jesuit missionary and writer, born at Bordeaux, France, 1 ...
Laflèche, Louis-François Richer: French-Canadian bishop, b. 4 Sept., 1818, at Ste-Anne de la ...
Laforêt, Nicholas-Joseph: Belgian philosopher and theologian, born at Graide, 23 ...
Lafuente y Zamalloa, Modesto: Spanish critic and historian, b. at Ravanal de los Caballeros, ...
Lagania: A titular see in Galatia Prima. The town is mentioned by ...
Lagrené, Pierre: A missionary in New France, b. at Paris, 12 Nov. (al. 28 ...
Lahore: (LAHLORENSIS). Diocese in northern India, part of the ...
Laibach: (LABACENSIS). Austrian bishopric and suffragan of Görz, ...
Laicization: ( Latin laicus , lay). The term laity signifies the ...
Lainez, James: (LAYNEZ). Second general of the Society of Jesus , ...
Laity: (Greek laos , "the people"; whence laikos , "one of the ...
Lake Indians: Called by themselves S ENIJEXTEE and possibly identical with ...
Lalemant, Charles: Born at Paris, 17 November, 1587; died there, 18 November, ...
Lalemant, Gabriel: Jesuit missionary, b. at Paris, 10 October, 1610, d. in the ...
Lalemant, Jerome: Alias H IEROSME . Jesuit missionary, b. at Paris, 27 ...
Lallemant, Jacques-Philippe: French Jesuit, b. at St-Valéry-sur-Somme about 1660; d. ...
Lallemant, Louis: French Jesuit, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne, 1588; d. at ...
Lalor, Teresa: Co-foundress, with Bishop Neale of Baltimore, of the ...
Lamarck, Chevalier de: (Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet; also spelled L A M ...
Lamartine, Alphonse de: Poet, b. at Mâcon Saône-et-Loire, France, 21 ...
Lamb (in Early Christian Symbolism): One of the few Christian symbols dating from the first ...
Lamb, Paschal: A lamb which the Israelites were commanded to eat with ...
Lambeck, Peter: Generally called LAMBEC[C]IUS, historian and librarian, b. at ...

Lambert Le Bègue: Priest and reformer, lived at Liège, Belgium, about the ...
Lambert of Hersfeld: A medieval historian; b. in Franconia or Thuringia, c. ...
Lambert of St-Bertin: Benedictine chronicler and abbot, b. about 1060; d. 22 June, ...
Lambert, Louis A.: Priest and journalist, b. at Charleroi, Pennsylvania, 13 ...
Lambert, Saint: (LANDEBERTUS). Martyr, Bishop of Maestricht, b. at ...
Lamberville, Jacques and Jean de: Jacques de Lamberville Jesuit missionary, b. at Rouen, 1641; d. ...
Lambillotte, Louis: Belgian Jesuit, composer and paleographer of Church music ; ...
Lambin, Denis: (DIONYSIUS LAMBINUS.) French philologist, b. about 1520, at ...
Lambruschini, Luigi: Cardinal, b. at Sestri Levante, near Genoa, 6 March, 1776, d. ...
Lambton, Ven. Joseph: English martyr, b. 1569; d. at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The day of ...
Lamego: (LAMECENSIS). Diocese situated in the district of Vizeu, ...
Lamennais, Félicité Robert de: Born at Saint-Malo, 29 June, 1782; died at Paris, 27 February, ...
Lamennais, Jean-Marie-Robert de: French priest, brother of Félicité Robert de ...
Lamoignon, Family of: Illustrious in the history of the old magistracy, originally ...
Lamont, Johann von: Astronomer and physicist, b. 13 Dec., 1805, at Braemar in ...
Lamormaini, Wilhelm: Confessor of Emperor Ferdinand II, b. 29 December, 1570, at ...
Lamp and Lampadarii: There is very little evidence that any strictly liturgical use ...
Lamp, Altar: In the Old Testament God commanded that a lamp filled with ...
Lampa: (LAMPAE, LAPPA). A titular see in Crete, suffragan of ...
Lamprecht: Surnamed D ER P FAFFE (The Priest). German poet of the ...
Lamps, Early Christian: Of the various classes of remains from Christian antiquity ...
Lampsacus: A titular see of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. The city ...
Lamuel: Name of a king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4 , but otherwise ...
Lamus: A titular see of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. In antiquity ...
Lamy, Bernard: Oratorian, b. at Le Mans, France, in June, 1640; d. at Rouen, ...
Lamy, François: An ascetical and apologetic writer of the Congregation of ...
Lamy, Thomas Joseph: Biblical scholar end orientalist, b. at Ohey, in Belgium, 27 ...
Lana, Francesco: Born 10 Dec., 1631, at Brescia in Italy ; died in the same ...
Lance, The Holy: We read in the Gospel of St. John (19:34) , that, after our ...
Lancelotti, Giovanni Paolo: Canonist, b. at Perugia in 1522; d. there, 23 September, ...
Lanciano and Ortona: (LANCIANENSIS ET ORTONENSIS). Lanciano is a small city in ...
Land-Tenure in the Christian Era: The way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen ...
Lando, Pope: (913-14). A native of the Sabina, and the son of Taino, ...
Landriot, Jean-François-Anne: French bishop, b. at Couches-les-Mines near Autun, 1816, d. at ...
Lanfranc: Archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Pavia c. 1005; d. at ...
Lanfranco, Giovanni: Also known as CAVALIERE GIOVANNI DI STEFANO. Decorative ...
Langénieux, Benoit-Marie: Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, b. at ...
Lang, Matthew: Cardinal, Bishop of Gurk and Archbishop of Salzburg, b. ...
Langen, Rudolph von: Humanist and divine, b. at the village of Everswinkel, near ...
Langham, Simon: Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of ...
Langheim: A celebrated Cistercian abbey situated in Upper Franconia ...
Langhorne, Ven. Richard: English martyr, b. about 1635, d. at Tyburn, 14 July, 1679. He ...
Langley, Richard: Layman and martyr, b. probably at Grimthorpe, Yorks, England, ...
Langres: (LINGONÆ). Diocese comprising the Department of the ...
Lanigan, John: Church historian, b. at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland, in ...
Lanspergius: (JOHN JUSTUS OF LANDSBERG). Carthusian monk and ascetical ...
Lantern: In Italian or modern architecture, a small structure on the top ...
Lanterns, Altar: Lanterns are used in churches to protect the altar candles and ...
Lanzi, Luigi: An Italian archeologist, b. at Mont Olmo, near Macerata, in ...
Laodicea: A titular see, of Asia Minor, metropolis of Phrygia ...
Laos: (Vicariate Apostolic) Separated from the Vicariate ...
Laplace, Pierre-Simon: Mathematical and physical astronomer, b. in Beaumont-en-Auge, ...
Lapland and Lapps: About 150,000 square miles of the most northerly regions of ...
Lapparent, Albert Auguste de: French geologist, b. at Bourges, 30 Dec., 1839; d. at Paris, ...
Laprade, Victor de: French poet and critic, b. at Montbrison in 1812; d. at Lyons ...
Lapsi: ( Latin, labi, lapsus ). The regular designation in the ...
Lapuente, Venerable Luis de: (Also, D'Aponte, de Ponte, Dupont). Born at Valladolid, 11 ...
Laranda: A titular see of Isauria, afterwards of Lycaonia. Strabo ...
Lares: Formerly a titular archiepiscopal see in pro-consular Africa. ...
Larino: (Larinum). Diocese in the province of Capmobasso, Southern ...
Larissa: The seat of a titular archbishopric of Thessaly. The city, one ...
Larke, Blessed John: English martyr ; died at Tyburn, 7 March, 1543-4. He was ...
Larrey, Dominique-Jean: Baron, French military surgeon, b. at Baudéan, ...
Larrey, Dominique-Jean: Baron, French military surgeon, b. at Baudéan, ...
Larue, Charles de: Born 29 July, 1685 (some say 12 July, 1684), at Corbie, in ...
Lasaulx, Ernst von: Scholar and philosopher, born at Coblenz, 16 March, 1805; died ...
Lascaris, Constantine: Greek scholar from Constantinople; born 1434; died at Messina ...
Lascaris, Janus: Also called John; surnamed Rhyndacenus (from Rhyndacus, a ...
Laski, John: J OHN A L ASCO . Archbishop of Gnesen and Primate of ...
Lassberg, Baron Joseph Maria Christoph von: A distinguished German antiquary, born at Donaueschingen, 10 ...

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Lassus, Orlandus de: (Original name, Roland de Lattre), composer, born at Mons, ...
Last Judgment, The: (Judicium Universale, Last Judgment). I. EXISTENCE OF THE ...
Last Supper, The: The meal held by Christ and His disciples on the eve of His ...
Lataste, Marie: Born at Mimbaste near Dax, France, 21 February, 1822; died at ...
Latera, Flaminius Annibali de: Historian, born at Latera, near Viterbo, 23 November, 1733; died ...
Lateran Council, Fifth: When elected pope, Julius II promised under oath that he ...
Lateran Council, First: The Council of 1123 is reckoned in the series of ecumenical ...
Lateran Council, Fourth: From the commencement of his reign Innocent III had purposed ...
Lateran Council, Second: The death of Pope Honorius II (February, 1130) was followed by a ...
Lateran Council, Third: The reign of Alexander III was one of the most laborious ...
Lateran Councils: A series of five important councils held at Rome from the ...
Lateran, Christian Museum of: Established by Pius IX in 1854, in the Palazzo del Laterano ...
Lateran, Saint John: THE BASILICA This is the oldest, and ranks first among the four ...
Lathrop, George Parsons: Poet, novelist, b. at Honolulu, Hawaii, 25 August, 1851; d. at ...
Latin Church: The word Church ( ecclesia ) is used in its first sense to ...
Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem: The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was founded as a result of the ...
Latin Literature in Christianity (Before the Sixth Century): The Latin language was not at first the literary and official ...
Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth to Twentieth Century): During the Middle Ages the so-called church Latin was to a ...
Latin, Ecclesiastical: In the present instance these words are taken to mean the Latin ...
Latini, Brunetto: Florentine philosopher and statesman, born at Florence, c. ...
Latreille, Pierre-André: A prominent French zoologist; born at Brives, 29 November, 1762; ...
Latria: Latria ( latreia ) in classical Greek originally meant "the ...
Latrocinium: (L ATROCINIUM ). The Acts of the first session of this ...
Latter-Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of: ( Also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day ...
Lauda Sion: The opening words (used as a title of the sequence composed by ...
Lauds: In the Roman Liturgy of today Lauds designates an office ...
Laura: The Greek word laura is employed by writers from the end of ...
Laurence O'Toole, Saint: (L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole) ...
Laurentie, Pierre-Sébastien: French publicist; b. at Houga, in the Department of Gers, ...
Lausanne and Geneva: Diocese of Lausanne and Geneva (Lausannensis et ...
Lauzon, Jean de: Fourth governor of Canada, b. at Paris, 1583; d. there, 16 ...
Lauzon, Pierre de: A noted missionary of New France in the eighteenth century, ...
Lavérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de: Discoverer of the Canadian West, born at Three Rivers, ...
Lavabo: The first word of that portion of Psalm 25 said by the celebrant ...
Laval University of Quebec: The University of Laval was founded in 1852 by the Seminary of ...
Laval, François de Montmorency: First bishop of Canada, b. at Montigny-sur-Avre, 30 April, ...
Lavant: (LAVANTINA) An Austrian bishopric in the southern part of ...
Laverdière, Charles-Honoré: French-Canadian historian, born Chateau-Richer, Province of ...
Laverlochère, Jean-Nicolas: Missionary, born at St. Georges d'Espérance, Grenoble, ...
Lavigerie, Charles-Martial-Allemand: French cardinal, b. at Huire near Bayonne, 13 Oct., 1825; d. at ...
Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent: Chemist, philosopher, economist ; born in Paris, 26 August, ...
Law: I. CONCEPT OF LAW A. By law in the widest sense is ...
Law, Canon: This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. ...
Law, Cemeteries in: Cemeteries in Civil Law It would be impossible here to deal in ...
Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on): Christianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although ...
Law, Common: (Latin communis , general, of general application; lex , ...
Law, Divine (Moral Aspect of): Divine Law is that which is enacted by God and made known to ...
Law, International: International law has been defined to be "the rules which ...
Law, Mosaic: The body of juridical, moral, and ceremonial institutions, ...
Law, Natural: I. ITS ESSENCE In English this term is frequently employed as ...
Law, Roman: In the following article this subject is briefly treated under ...
Lawrence Justinian, Saint: Bishop and first Patriarch of Venice, b. in 1381, and d. 8 ...
Lawrence O'Toole, Saint: (L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole) ...
Lawrence of Brindisi, Saint: (Also: Lawrence, or Laurence, of Brindisi.) Born at ...
Lawrence, Saint: Martyr ; died 10 August, 258. St. Lawrence, one of the ...
Lawrence, Saint: Second Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 2 Feb., 619. For the ...
Laws, Penal: This article treats of the penal legislation affecting ...
Lay Abbot: ( abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles ). A name used to ...
Lay Brothers: Religious occupied solely with manual labour and with the ...
Lay Communion: The primitive discipline of the Church established a different ...
Lay Confession: This article does not deal with confession by laymen but with ...
Lay Tithes: Under this heading must be distinguished (1) secular tithes, ...
Laymann, Paul: A famous Jesuit moralist, b. in 1574 at Arzl, near Innsbruck; ...
Lazarites: A congregation of secular priests with religious vows ...
Lazarus: Lazarus (Greek Lazaros , a contraction of Eleazaros --see ...
Lazarus of Bethany, Saint: Reputed first Bishop of Marseilles, died in the second half ...
Lazarus of Jerusalem, Order of Saint: The military order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem originated in ...

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