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• Vecchietta, Lorenzo di Pietro: Painter, sculptor, goldsmith, and architect, b. at Castiglione ...
• Vedas: The sacred books of ancient India. The Sanskrit word veda ...
• Vega, Andreas de: Theologian and Franciscan Observantine, b. at Segovia in ...
• Veghe, Johannes: German preacher and religious writer, b. at Münster in ...
• Vegio, Maffeo: (MAPHEUS VEGIUS.) Churchman, humanist, poet, and educator, ...
• Veglia, Diocese of: (VEGIENSIS ET ARBENSIS). In Austria, suffragan of ...
• Vehe, Michael: Born at Bieberach near Wimpfen; died at Halle, April, 1559. He ...
• Veil, Humeral: This is the name given to a cloth of rectangular shape about 8 ...
• Veil, Religious: In ancient Rome a red veil, or a veil with red stripes, ...
• Veit, Philipp: Painter, b. at Berlin, 13 Feb., 1793; d. at Mainz, 18 Dec., ...
• Veith, Johann Emanuel: Preacher, b. of Jewish parents at Kuttenplan, Bohemia, 1787; ...
• Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y: Spanish painter, b. at Seville 5 June, 1599 (the certificate of ...
• Venezuela: A republic formed out of the provinces which, under Spanish ...
• Veni Creator Spiritus: The "most famous of hymns " (Frere), is assigned in the ...
• Veni Sancte Spiritus Et Emitte Coelitus: The sequence for Pentecost (the "Golden Sequence "). It is ...
• Veni Sancte Spiritus Reple: A prose invocation of the Holy Ghost . The Alleluia ...
• Venice: Venice, the capital of a province in Northern Italy, is formed ...
• Venosa: (VENUSIN.) Diocese in Southern Italy. The city is situated ...
• Ventimiglia: (VENTIMILIENSIS) Located in the Province of Porto Maurizio, ...
• Ventura di Raulica, Gioacchino: Italian pulpit orator, patriot, phyilosopher, b. at Palermo, ...
• Venturino of Bergamo: Preacher, b. at Bergamo, 9 April, 1304; d. at Smyrna, 28 ...
• Venusti, Raffaele: (VENOSTA.) Born at Tirano, Valtellina, northern Italy, ...
• Vera Cruz: (VERAE CRUCIS or JALAPENSIS). Diocese of the Mexican ...
• Verapoly, Archdiocese of: (VERAPOLITANA.) Located on the Malabar Coast, India, ...
• Verbiest, Ferdinand: Missionary and astronomer, b. at Pitthem near Coutrai, Also ...
• Verbum Supernum Prodiens: The first line of two hymns celebrating respectively the ...
• Vercelli: (VERCELLENSIS). Archdiocese in the Province of Novara, ...
• Vercellone, Carlo: Biblical scholar, born at Biella, Milan ; died at Rome, 19 ...
• Verdaguer, Jacinto: Poet, b. at Riudeperas, Province of Barcelona, Spain, 17 April, ...
• Verdi, Giuseppe: Composer, b. at Le Roncole, Parma, Italy, 10 October, 1813; d. ...
• Verdun, Diocese of: (VIRODUNENSIS.) Comprises the Department of the Meuse. ...
• Verecundus: sentence --> Bishop of Junca, in the African Province of ...
• Vergani, Paolo: Italian political economist, b. in Piedmont, 1753; d. in ...
• Vergerio, Pier Paolo, the Elder: Humanist, statesman, and canonist, b. at Capodistria, 23 July, ...
• Vergil, Polydore: Born at Ubino about 1470; died there probably in 1555. Having ...
• Vergilius of Salzburg, Saint: Irish missionary and astronomer, of the eighth century. ...
• Vering, Friedrich Heinrich: A German canonist, b. at Liesborn in Westphalia, 9 March, ...
• Vermont: One of the New England states, extends from the line of ...
• Verna, La: An isolated mountain hallowed by association with St. Francis ...
• Vernazza, Tommasina: Born at Genoa, 1497; died there, 1587. Her father, Ettore ...
• Verne, Jules: Novelist, b. at Nantes, France, 1828; d. at Amiens, 1905. His ...
• Vernier, Pierre: Inventor of the instrument which bears his name, b. at Ornans, ...
• Veroli, Diocese of: (VERULANA). Located in the Province of Rome. The city of ...
• Verona: (VERONENSIS.) Diocese in Venetia (Northern Italy ). The ...
• Veronica Giuliani, Saint: Born at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died ...
• Veronica, Saint: In several regions of Christendom there is honored under ...
• Verot, Augustin: Third Bishop of Savannah, first of St. Augustine, b. at Le ...
• Verrazano, Giovanni da: Navigator, b. about 1485, of good family, at Val di Greve, near ...
• Verreau, Hospice-Anthelme: A French-Canadian priest, educator, and historian, b. at ...
• Verri, Count Pietro: Economist, b. at Milan, Dec., 1728; d. there, 29 June, 1797. ...
• Verrocchio, Andrea del: Born at Florence, 1435; d. at Venice, 1488. He was called ...
• Versailles: (VERSALIENSIS). Diocese ; includes the Department of ...
• Versions of the Bible: Synopsis GREEK : Septuagint; Aquila; Theodotion; Symmachus; ...
• Versions of the Bible, Coptic: DIALECTS The Coptic language is now recognized in four ...
• Verstegan, Richard: ( Alias ROWLANDS). Publisher and antiquarian, born at ...
• Vertin, John: Third Bishop of Marquette, U.S.A. b. at Doblice, Diocese ...
• Vertot, Réné-Aubert, Sieur de: French historian, b. at Benetot, Normandy, 25 Nov., 1655; d. in ...
• Veruela: A celebrated Cistercian monastery and church dedicated to ...
• Vesalius, Andreas: (WESALIUS.) The reorganizer of the study of anatomy ; b. ...
• Vespasian: (TITUS FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS). Roman Emperor, b. at Reate (now ...
• Vespasiano da Bisticci: ( Or FIORENTINO.) Florentine humanist and librarian, b. ...
• Vespers: This subject will be treated under the following headings: I. ...
• Vespers, Music of: The texts (e.g. antiphons, psalms, hymn ) sung in Vespers ...
• Vespers, Sicilian: The traditional name given to the insurrection which broke out ...
• Vespucci, Amerigo: A famous Italian navigator, born at Florence, 9 March, 1451; ...
• Vessels, Altar: The chalice is the cup in which the wine and water of the ...
• Vestibule (in Architecture): A hall projecting in front of the façade of a church, ...
• Vestments: IN WESTERN EUROPE By liturgical vestments are meant the ...
• Veszprém: (VESPRIMIENSIS.) Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Gran, ...
• Veto, The Royal: (In the appointment of Bishops in Ireland and England.) ...
• Vetter, Conrad: Preacher and polemical writer, b. at Engen in the present Grand ...
• Veuillot, Louis: Journalist and writer, b. at Boynes, Loiret, 11 Oct., 1813; d. ...
• Vexiö, Ancient See of: (WEPIONENSIS.) The Ancient See of Vexiö, in Sweden, ...
• Vexilla Regis Prodeunt: This "world-famous hymn, one of the grandest in the treasury ...
• Vezzosi, Antonio Francesco: Member of the Theatine Congregation and biographical writer, ...

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