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Vácz, Diocese of
(VÄCZ or VACIENSIS). Located in Hungary ; suffragan of Gran ; probably founded by King ...Vénard, Théophane
(JEAN-THÉOPHANE V&Eaucte;NARD.) French missionary, born at St-Loup, Diocese of ...Véron, François
French controversialist, b. at Paris about 1575; d. at Charenton, 1625. After brilliant studies ...Völuspá
"The wisdom of the prophetess ", the most famous mythological poem of the "Elder Edda", relates ...Vaast, Abbey of Saint
Situated at Arras, the ancient capital of Artois, Department of Pas-de-Calais, France ; founded ...Vacancy
The state of being vacant, free, unoccupied: a term applied to an office or position devoid of an ...Vadstena, Abbey of
Motherhouse of the Brigittine Order, situated on Lake Wetter, in the Diocese of Linköping, ...Vaga
A titular see of Numidia, frequently mentioned by historians and ancient geographers. Before ...Vaillant de Gueslis, François
Jesuit missionary, born at Orlxans, 20 July, 1646; died at Moulins, 24 Sept., 1718. He entered ...Vaison, Ancient Diocese of
(VASIONENSIS.) This was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 , and its territory is now ...
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Valdés, Alfonso de
Spanish Humanist and chancellor of the Emperor Charles V, born at Cuenca in Castile about 1500; ...Valence, Diocese of
(VALENTINENSIS). See also UNIVERSITY OF VALENCE. Comprises the present Department of Drome. ...Valence, University of
See also DIOCESE OF VALENCE . Erected 26 July, 1452, by letters patent from the Dauphin Louis, ...Valencia
(VALENTINA). Archdiocese located in Spain ; comprises the civil Provinces of Valencia, ...Valencia, University of
At the request of Jaime I the Conqueror, Innocent IV in 1246, authorized by a Bull the ...Valens, Flavius
Emperor of the East, b. in Pannonia (now Hungary ) c. 328; d. near Adrianople, in Thrace, ...Valentine, Pope
Date of birth unknown; died about October, 827. Valentine was by birth was Roman, belonging to the ...Valentine, Saint
At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early ...Valentinian I
(FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS). Emperor of the West, 364-75. Born at Cibalis (probably Mikanovici), ...Valentinian II
(FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS) Reigned 375-392; born in Gaul, about 371, murdered at Vienne, ...Valentinian III
Reigned 425-55, b. at Ravenna, 3 July, 419; d. at Rome, 16 March, 455; son of Constantius III ...Valentinus and Valentinians
Valentinus, the best known and most influential of the Gnostic heretics, was born according to ...Valerian
(Publius Aurelius Licinius Valerianus). Roman emperor (253-60). Member of a distinguished ...Validation of Marriage
Validation of marriage may be effected by a simple renewal of consent when its nullity arises ...Vallée-Poussin, Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la
Professor of geology and mineralogy at the Catholic University of Louvain (1863), doctor honoris ...Valla, Lorenzo
(DELLA VALLE). Humanist and philosopher, b. at Rome, 1405; d. there, 1 Aug., 1457. His ...Valladolid, Archdiocese of
(VALLISOLETANA). Bounded on the north by Palencia, east by Burgos and Segovia, south by ...Valladolid, University of
The name of the founder and the date of foundation of the University of Valladolid are not known ...Vallarsi, Dominic
An Italian priest, born at Verona, 13 November, 1702; died there, 14 August, 1771. He studied ...Valle, Pietro della
Italian traveller in the Orient, b. at Rome, 2 April, 1586; d. there, 21 April, 1652. He ...Valleyfield, Diocese of
(CAMPIVALLENSIS.) Valleyfield is a thriving city of about 10,000 inhabitants, situated at the ...Vallgornera, Thomas de
Dominican theologian and ascetical writer, renowned for his learning and piety, born in ...Valliscaulian Order
("Vallis Caulium", or "Val-des-Choux", the name of the first monastery of that order, in Burgundy ...Vallo and Capaccio
(CAPUTAQUENSIS ET VALLENSIS) Suffragan diocese of Salerno. Capaccio is a city in the ...Vallumbrosan Order
The name is derived from the motherhouse, Vallombrosa (Latin Vallis umbrosa, shady valley), ...Valois, Henri
(HENRICUS VALESIUS). Philologist, b. at Paris, 10 Sept., 1603; d. at Paris, 7 May, 1676. He ...Valona
Titular see, suffragan of Dyrrachium, in Epirus Nova. The ancient name was Aulon, mentioned for ...Valroger, Hyacinthe de
French Oratorian, born at Caen, 6 January, 1814; died 10 October, 1876. He first studied ...Valva and Sulmona, Dioceses of
(VALVEN. ET SULMONEN.) Located in Italy ; united aeque principaliter . Valva, a medieval ...Valverde, Vincent de
Born at Oropesa, Spain towards the close of the fifteenth century; d. at the Island of ...Van Beethoven, Ludwig
Born at Bonn, probably on 16 December, 1770; died at Vienna, 26 March, 1827. The date of his ...Van Beneden, Pierre-Joseph
Born at Mechlin, Belgium, 19 Dec., 1809; died at Louvain, 8 Jan., 1894. Educated for the ...Van Buren, William Home
Distinguished American surgeon, b. at Philadelphia, 5 April, 1819; d. at New York, 25 March, 1883. ...Van Cleef, Jan
A Flemish painter, b. in Guelderland in 1646, d. at Ghent, 18 December, 1716. He was a pupil of ...Van Cleef, Joost
(JOSSE VAN CLEVE). The "Madman", a Flemish painter born in Antwerp c. 1520, died c. 1556. ...Van Cleef, Martin
A Flemish painter, born at Antwerp in 1520; died in 1570; was the son of the painter William ...Van de Velde, Peter
(PEDRO CAMPAÑA). Painter, b. at Brussels, 1503; d. in that city in 1580. This artist ...Van De Vyver, Augustine
Sixth Bishop of Richmond, Virginia ; b. at Haesdonck, East Flanders, Belgium, 1 Dec., 1844; ...Van den Broek, Theodore J.
Priest and missionary, b. at Amsterdam, Holland, 5 Nov., 1783; d. at Little Chute, Wisconsin, 5 ...Van der Bundere, Joannes
(VAN DEN BUNDERE). A Flemish theologian and controversialist, born of distinguished parents ...Van der Sandt, Maximilian
(SANDAUS). Born at Amsterdam, 17 April, 1578; d. at Cologne, 21 June, 1656. He entered the ...Van der Weyden, Rogier
Painter, b. at Tournai, 1399 or 1400; d. at Brussels, 1464. His original name was De la Pasture, ...Van Eyck, Hubert and Jan
Brothers, Flemish illuminators and painters, founders of the school of Bruges and ...Vancouver
(VANCOUVERIENSIS). Archdiocese ; includes that part of the mainland of the Province of British ...Vandal, Albert
French writer, b. at Paris, 7 July, 1853; d. there, 30 Aug., 1910. His father was director ...Vandals
A Germanic people belonging to the family of East Germans. According to Tacitus, they were ...Vane, Thomas
The place and time of his birth and death are not known; but he was educated at Christ's ...Vannes, Diocese of
(VENETENSIS). Comprises the Department of Morbihan, and was re-established by the Concordat ...Vanni, Andrea
Painter and statesman, b. at Siena, 1320; d. 1414. He entered politics after the democratic ...Vanni, Francesco
Painter, b. at Siena, 1565; d. there, 1609. Vanni was one of the better class of artists of the ...Varani, Blessed Baptista
(Varano). An ascetical writer, b. at Camerino, in the Camerino, belonged to an illustrious ...Vargas y Mexia, Francisco de
Spanish diplomat and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Madrid, date unknown; d. At the ...Vargas, Luis de
Painter, b. at Seville, in 1502; d. there in 1568. He has two claims upon our attention; he was ...Vasari, Giorgio
Painter, architect, and writer, b. at Arezzo, 1511; d. at Florence, 1574. Although an artist of ...Vase, Altar
Vase to hold flowers for the decoration of the altar. The Cæremoniale Episcoporum (I, xii, ...Vasquez, Gabriel
Theologian, b. at Villaescusa de Haro, near Belmonte, Cuenca, 1549 or 1551; d. at Alcalá, ...Vatable, François
(Or better WATEBLED, the name is also written GASTEBLED or OUATEBLE). French Hellenist and ...Vatican as a Scientific Institution, The
Regarded from the point of view of scientific productivity, the Vatican is the busiest ...Vatican Council
The Vatican Council, the twentieth and up to now [1912] the last ecumenical council, opened on 8 ...Vatican Observatory
The Vatican Observatory now bears the official title, "Specola Astronomica Vaticana". To ...Vatican, The
This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Introduction; II. Architectural ...Vaticanus, Codex
(CODEX B), a Greek manuscript, the most important of all the manuscripts of Holy Scripture . ...Vaudreuil
Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil Governor of Canada, born in Languedoc, France, in the ...Vaughan, Herbert
Cardinal, and third Archbishop of Westminster ; b. at Gloucester, 15 April, 1832; d. at St. ...Vaughan, Roger William
(B EDE ). Second Archbishop of Sydney, b. at Courtfield, Herefordshire, 9 January, 1834; ...Vauquelin, Louis-Nicolas
Born at Saint-André d'Hebertot, Normandy, 16 May, 1763; died 14 Nov., 1829. In youth as ...Vaux, Laurence
(V OSE ). Canon regular, author of a catechism, martyr in prison, b. at Blackrod, ...Vaux-de-Cernay
A celebrated Cistercian abbey situated in the Diocese of Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, in what was ...Vavasour, Thomas
English Catholic physician, pensioner of St. John's College, Cambridge, b. about 1536-7; d. at ...Vavasseur, François
Humanist and controversialist, b. at Paray-le-Monial, 8 Dec., 1605; d. at Paris, 16 Dec., ...Vaz, Blessed Joseph
A Goanese priest, Apostle of Ceylon [ Sri Lanka ], b. at Goa, 21 April, 1651; d. at Kandy, 16 ...Vecchietta, Lorenzo di Pietro
Painter, sculptor, goldsmith, and architect, b. at Castiglione di Val d'Orcia, 1412; d. there, ...Vedas
The sacred books of ancient India. The Sanskrit word veda means "knowledge", more particularly ...Vega, Andreas de
Theologian and Franciscan Observantine, b. at Segovia in Old Castile, Spain, at unknown date ...Veghe, Johannes
German preacher and religious writer, b. at Münster in Westphalia about 1435; d. there, 21 ...Vegio, Maffeo
(MAPHEUS VEGIUS.) Churchman, humanist, poet, and educator, b. at Lodi, Italy, 1406; d. at ...Veglia, Diocese of
(VEGIENSIS ET ARBENSIS). In Austria, suffragan of Görz-Gradisca. Parallel to the Dinaric ...Vehe, Michael
Born at Bieberach near Wimpfen; died at Halle, April, 1559. He joined the Dominicans at Wimpfen, ...Veil, Humeral
This is the name given to a cloth of rectangular shape about 8 ft. long and 1 1/2 ft. wide. The ...Veil, Religious
In ancient Rome a red veil, or a veil with red stripes, distinguished newly-married women from ...Veit, Philipp
Painter, b. at Berlin, 13 Feb., 1793; d. at Mainz, 18 Dec., 1877. Veit was a grandson of the ...Veith, Johann Emanuel
Preacher, b. of Jewish parents at Kuttenplan, Bohemia, 1787; d. at Vienna, 6 Nov., 1876. In ...Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
Spanish painter, b. at Seville 5 June, 1599 (the certificate of baptism is dated 6 June); d. at ...Venezuela
A republic formed out of the provinces which, under Spanish rule, constituted the captaincy ...Veni Creator Spiritus
The "most famous of hymns " (Frere), is assigned in the Roman Breviary to Vespers (I and II) ...Veni Sancte Spiritus Et Emitte Coelitus
The sequence for Pentecost (the "Golden Sequence "). It is sung at Mass from Whitsunday until ...Veni Sancte Spiritus Reple
A prose invocation of the Holy Ghost . The Alleluia following the Epistle of Whitsunday ...Venice
Venice, the capital of a province in Northern Italy, is formed of a group of 117 small islands ...Venosa
(VENUSIN.) Diocese in Southern Italy. The city is situated on a high precipitous hill, one of ...Ventimiglia
(VENTIMILIENSIS) Located in the Province of Porto Maurizio, northern Italy. The city is ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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Ventura di Raulica, Gioacchino
Italian pulpit orator, patriot, phyilosopher, b. at Palermo, 8 Dec., 1792; d. at Versailles, 2 ...Venturino of Bergamo
Preacher, b. at Bergamo, 9 April, 1304; d. at Smyrna, 28 March, 1346. He received the habit of ...Venusti, Raffaele
(VENOSTA.) Born at Tirano, Valtellina, northern Italy, about the end of the fifteenth ...Vera Cruz
(VERAE CRUCIS or JALAPENSIS). Diocese of the Mexican Republic, suffragan of the Archbishopric ...Verapoly, Archdiocese of
(VERAPOLITANA.) Located on the Malabar Coast, India, having the Diocese of Quilon as ...Verbiest, Ferdinand
Missionary and astronomer, b. at Pitthem near Coutrai, Also spelled "Kortrijk" Belgium, 9 ...Verbum Supernum Prodiens
The first line of two hymns celebrating respectively the Nativity of Christ and the Institution ...Vercelli
(VERCELLENSIS). Archdiocese in the Province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy. The city of Vercelli ...Vercellone, Carlo
Biblical scholar, born at Biella, Milan ; died at Rome, 19 January, 1869. He entered the Order ...Verdaguer, Jacinto
Poet, b. at Riudeperas, Province of Barcelona, Spain, 17 April, 1845; d. at Vallvidrera, ...Verdi, Giuseppe
Composer, b. at Le Roncole, Parma, Italy, 10 October, 1813; d. at S. Agata, near Busseto, 27 ...Verdun, Diocese of
(VIRODUNENSIS.) Comprises the Department of the Meuse. Suppressed by the Concordat of 1802, ...Verecundus
sentence --> Bishop of Junca, in the African Province of Byzacena, in the middle of the ...Vergani, Paolo
Italian political economist, b. in Piedmont, 1753; d. in Paris, about 1820. As a student, he ...Vergerio, Pier Paolo, the Elder
Humanist, statesman, and canonist, b. at Capodistria, 23 July, 1370; d. at Budapest, 8 July, 1444 ...Vergil, Polydore
Born at Ubino about 1470; died there probably in 1555. Having studied at Bologna and Padua, he ...Vergilius of Salzburg, Saint
Irish missionary and astronomer, of the eighth century. Vergilius (or Virgilius, in Irish ...Vering, Friedrich Heinrich
A German canonist, b. at Liesborn in Westphalia, 9 March, 1833; d. at Prague, 30 March, 1896. ...Vermont
One of the New England states, extends from the line of Massachusetts, on the south 42° 44' N. ...Verna, La
An isolated mountain hallowed by association with St. Francis of Assisi, situated in the centre ...Vernazza, Tommasina
Born at Genoa, 1497; died there, 1587. Her father, Ettore Vernazza, was a patrician, founder of ...Verne, Jules
Novelist, b. at Nantes, France, 1828; d. at Amiens, 1905. His first literary venture was a ...Vernier, Pierre
Inventor of the instrument which bears his name, b. at Ornans, Franche-Comte, c. 1580; d. there, ...Veroli, Diocese of
(VERULANA). Located in the Province of Rome. The city of Veroli (Verulae) is situated on the ...Verona
(VERONENSIS.) Diocese in Venetia (Northern Italy ). The city, situated on both branches of ...Veronica Giuliani, Saint
Born at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died at Citt` di Castello, 9 July, 1727. ...Veronica, Saint
In several regions of Christendom there is honored under this name a pious matron of ...Verot, Augustin
Third Bishop of Savannah, first of St. Augustine, b. at Le Puy, France, May, 1804; d. at St. ...Verrazano, Giovanni da
Navigator, b. about 1485, of good family, at Val di Greve, near Florence ; executed at Puerto ...Verreau, Hospice-Anthelme
A French-Canadian priest, educator, and historian, b. at l'Islet, P.Q., 6 Sept., 1828, of Germain ...Verri, Count Pietro
Economist, b. at Milan, Dec., 1728; d. there, 29 June, 1797. After studying at Monza, Rome, and ...Verrocchio, Andrea del
Born at Florence, 1435; d. at Venice, 1488. He was called Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' ...Versailles
(VERSALIENSIS). Diocese ; includes the Department of Seine-et-Oise, France. Created in ...Versions of the Bible
Synopsis GREEK : Septuagint; Aquila; Theodotion; Symmachus; other versions. VERSIONS FROM THE ...Versions of the Bible, Coptic
DIALECTS The Coptic language is now recognized in four principal dialects, Bohairic (formerly ...Verstegan, Richard
( Alias ROWLANDS). Publisher and antiquarian, born at London, about 1548; died at Antwerp ...Vertin, John
Third Bishop of Marquette, U.S.A. b. at Doblice, Diocese of Laibach (Carniolia), Austria, 17 ...Vertot, Réné-Aubert, Sieur de
French historian, b. at Benetot, Normandy, 25 Nov., 1655; d. in Paris, 15 June, 1735. He was for ...Veruela
A celebrated Cistercian monastery and church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. It is situated ...Vesalius, Andreas
(WESALIUS.) The reorganizer of the study of anatomy ; b. at Brussels, 31 Dec., 1514; d. in a ...Vespasian
(TITUS FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS). Roman Emperor, b. at Reate (now Rieti ), the ancient capital of ...Vespasiano da Bisticci
( Or FIORENTINO.) Florentine humanist and librarian, b. in 1421; d. in 1498. He was ...Vespers
This subject will be treated under the following headings: I. Vespers in the sixth century; II. ...Vespers, Music of
The texts (e.g. antiphons, psalms, hymn ) sung in Vespers vary according to the feast or the ...Vespers, Sicilian
The traditional name given to the insurrection which broke out at Palermo on Easter Tuesday, 31 ...Vespucci, Amerigo
A famous Italian navigator, born at Florence, 9 March, 1451; died at Seville, 22 February, 1512. ...Vessels, Altar
The chalice is the cup in which the wine and water of the Eucharistic Sacrifice is contained. ...Vestibule (in Architecture)
A hall projecting in front of the façade of a church, found from the fifth century both ...Vestments
IN WESTERN EUROPE By liturgical vestments are meant the vestments that, according to the rules ...Veszprém
(VESPRIMIENSIS.) Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Gran, one of the sees founded about 1009 by ...Veto, The Royal
(In the appointment of Bishops in Ireland and England.) Although the penal laws enacted ...Vetter, Conrad
Preacher and polemical writer, b. at Engen in the present Grand Duchy of Baden, 1547; d. at ...Veuillot, Louis
Journalist and writer, b. at Boynes, Loiret, 11 Oct., 1813; d. in Paris, 7 April, 1883. He was ...Vexiö, Ancient See of
(WEPIONENSIS.) The Ancient See of Vexiö, in Sweden, comprised the County of Kronoberg ...Vexilla Regis Prodeunt
This "world-famous hymn, one of the grandest in the treasury of the Latin Church " (Neale), and ...Vezzosi, Antonio Francesco
Member of the Theatine Congregation and biographical writer, born at Arezzo, Italy, 4 October, ...Via Crucis
(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ...Via Dolorosa
(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ...Viader, José
Born at Gallimes, Catalonia, 27 August, 1765. He received the habit of St. Francis at Barcelona ...Vianney, Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie
Curé of Ars, born at Dardilly, near Lyons, France, on 8 May, 1786; died at Ars, 4 ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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