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- Eadmer: Precentor of Canterbury and historian, born 1064 (?); died ...
- Eanbald I: The first Archbishop of York by that name (not to be ...
- Eanbald II: Date of birth unknown; died 810 or 812. He received his ...
- East Indies, Patriarchate of the: In consequence of an agreement between the Holy See and the ...
- Easter: The English term, according to the Ven. Bede (De temporum ...
- Easter Controversy: Ecclesiastical history preserves the memory of three distinct ...
- Eastern Churches: I. DEFINITION OF AN EASTERN CHURCH An accident of political ...
- Eastern Schism: From the time of Diotrephes ( 3 John 1:9-10 ) there have ...
- Easterwine: (Or Eosterwini). Abbot of Wearmouth, was the nephew of St. ...
- Easton, Adam: Cardinal, born at Easton in Norfolk; died at Rome, 15 ...
- Eata, Saint: Second Bishop of Hexham ; date of birth unknown; died 26 ...
- Ebbo: (EBO) Archbishop of Reims, b. towards the end of the eighth ...
- Ebendorfer, Thomas: German chronicler, professor, and statesman, b. 12 August, 1385, ...
- Eberhard of Ratisbon: (Or Salzburg; also called Eberhardus Altahensis). A German ...
- Eberhard, Matthias: Bishop of Trier, b. 15 Nov., 1815, at Trier (Germany), d. ...
- Ebermann, Veit: (Or Ebermann). Theologian and controversialist, born 25 ...
- Ebionites: By this name were designated one or more early Christian sects ...
- Ebner: The name of two German mystics, whom historical research has ...
- Ecclesiastes: (Septuagint èkklesiastés , in St. Jerome also ...
- Ecclesiastical Addresses: It is from Italy that we derive rules as to what is fitting ...
- Ecclesiastical Architecture: The best definition of architecture that has ever been given is ...
- Ecclesiastical Archives: Ecclesiastical archives may be described as a collection of ...
- Ecclesiastical Art: Before speaking in detail of the developments of Christian art ...
- Ecclesiastical Buildings: This term comprehends all constructions erected for the ...
- Ecclesiastical Forum: That the Church of Christ has judicial and coercive power is ...
- Ecclesiasticus: (Abbrev. Ecclus.; also known as the Book of Sirach.) The ...
- Eccleston, Samuel: Fifth Archbishop of Baltimore, U.S.A. born near ...
- Eccleston, Thomas of: Thirteenth-century Friar Minor and chronicler, dates of ...
- Echard, Jacques: Historian of the Dominicans, born at Rouen, France, 22 ...
- Echave, Baltasar de: Painter, born at Zumaya, Guipuzcoa, Spain, in the latter part ...
- Echinus: A titular see of Thessaly, Greece. Echinus, ( Echinos , ...
- Echter von Mespelbrunn, Julius: Prince- Bishop of Würzburg, b. 18 March, 1545, in the ...
- Echternach, Abbey of: (Also EPTERNACH, Latin EPTERNACENSIS). A Benedictine ...
- Eck, Johann: Theologian and principal adversary of Luther, b. 15 Nov., ...
- Eckart, Anselm: Missionary, born at Bingen, Germany, 4 August, 1721; died at ...
- Eckebert: (Ekbert, Egbert) Abbot of Schönau, born in the early ...
- Eckhart, Johann Georg von: (Called Eccard before he was ennobled) German historian, b. ...
- Eckhart, Meister: ( Also spelled Eckard, Eccard. Meister means "the Master"). ...
- Eckhel, Joseph Hilarius: German numismatist, b. 13 January, 1737, at Enzesfeld near ...
- Eclecticism: (Greek ek, legein ; Latin eligere , to select) A ...
- Economics: S CIENCE OF P OLITICAL E CONOMY (E CONOMICS ). I. ...
- Ecstasy: Supernatural ecstasy may be defined as a state which, while it ...
- Ecuador: R EPUBLIC OF E CUADOR (L A R EPÚBLICA DEL E ...
- Ecumenical Councils: This subject will be treated under the following heads: ...
- Ecumenism: The Catholic Church is by far the largest, the most ...
- Edda: A title applied to two different collections of old Norse ...
- Edelinck: The family name of four engravers. Gerard Edelinck Born in ...
- Eden, Garden of: ( paradeisos , Paradisus ). The name popularly given in ...
- Edesius and Frumentius: Tyrian Greeks of the fourth century, probably brothers, who ...
- Edessa: A titular archiepiscopal see in that part of Mesopotamia ...
- Edgeworth, Henry Essex: Better known as L' ABBÉ E DGEWORTH DE F IRMONT ...
- Edinburgh: Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, though not its largest ...
- Editions of the Bible: In the present article we understand by editions of the Bible ...
- Edmund Arrowsmith, Venerable: English martyr, born in 1585 at Haddock; executed at Lancaster, ...
- Edmund Campion, Saint: English Jesuit and martyr ; he was the son and namesake of a ...
- Edmund Rich, Saint: Archbishop of Canterbury, England, born 20 November, c. 1180, ...
- Edmund the Martyr, Saint: King of East Anglia, born about 840; died at Hoxne, Suffolk, 20 ...
- Edmund, Congregation of Saint: Founded in 1843, by Jean-Baptiste Muard, at Pontigny, France, ...
- Education: IN GENERAL In the broadest sense, education includes all those ...
- Education of the Blind: Although the education of the blind as a class dates back ...
- Education of the Deaf: Education essentially includes the process of encouraging, ...
- Educational Association, The Catholic: The Catholic Educational Association is a voluntary ...
- Edward III: King of England (1312-77), eldest son of Edward II and ...
- Edward Powell, Blessed: With Blessed Thomas Abel there suffered Edward Powell, ...
- Edward the Confessor, Saint: King of England, born in 1003; died 5 January, 1066. He was ...
- Edward the Martyr, Saint: King of England, son to Edgar the Peaceful, and uncle to St. ...
- Edwin, Saint: (Æduini.) The first Christian King of Northumbria, ...
- Edwy: (Or Eadwig.) King of the English, eldest son of Edmund and ...
- Egan, Boetius: Archbishop of Tuam, born near Tuam, Ireland, 1734; died near ...
- Egan, Michael: First bishop of Philadelphia, U.S.A. b. in Ireland, most ...
- Egbert: (ECGBERHT or ECGBRYHT) Frequently though incorrectly called ...
- Egbert, Archbishop of Trier: Died 8 or 9 December, 993. He belonged to the family of the ...
- Egbert, Archbishop of York: Archbishop of York, England, son of Eata, brother of the ...
- Egbert, Saint: A Northumbrian monk, born of noble parentage c. 639; d. 729. ...
- Egfrid: (Also known as ECFRID, ECHGFRID, EGFERD). King of ...
- Eginhard: (Less correctly EGINHARD), historian, born c. 770 in the ...
- Egloffstein, Frederick W. von: Born at Aldorf, near Nuremberg, Bavaria, 18 May, 1824; died in ...
- Egmont, Lamoral, Count of: Born at the Château de La Hamaide, in Hainault, 18 Nov., ...
- Egoism: ( Latin ego, I, self), the designation given to those ...
- Eguiara y Eguren, Juan José: Born in Mexico towards the close of the seventeenth century; ...
- Egwin, Saint: Third Bishop of Worcester ; date of birth unknown; d. ...
- Egypt: This subject will be treated under the following main ...
- Egyptian Church Ordinance: The Egyptian Church Ordinance is an early Christian ...
- Eichendorff, Josef Karl Benedikt: JOSEF KARL BENEDIKT, FREIHERR VON EICHENDORFF. "The last ...
- Eichstätt: DIOCESE OF EICHSTÄTT (EYSTADIUM) [EYSTETTENSIS or ...
- Eimhin, Saint: Abbot and Bishop of Ros-mic-Truin ( Ireland ), probably in ...
- Einhard: (Less correctly EGINHARD), historian, born c. 770 in the ...
- Einsiedeln, Abbey of: A Benedictine monastery in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, ...
- Eisengrein, Martin: A learned Catholic theologian and polemical writer, born of ...
- Eithene, Saint: Styled "daughter of Baite", with her sister Sodelbia; ...
- Eithne, Saint: St. Eithne, styled "of the golden hair", is commemorated in the ...
- Ekkehard: Name of five monks of the (Swiss) Abbey of St. Gall from the ...
- Ekkehard of Aura: (URAUGIENSIS) Benedictine monk and chronicler, b. about ...
- El Cid: (Rodrigo, or Ruy, Diaz, Count of Bivar). The great popular ...
- El Greco: One of the most remarkable Spanish artists, b. in Crete, between ...
- Elaea: A titular see of Asia Minor. Elaea, said to have been ...
- Elba: Elba, the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, is today a ...
- Elbel, Benjamin: A first-class authority in moral theology , b. at Friedberg, ...
- Elcesaites: (Or H ELKESAITES ). A sect of Gnostic Ebionites, whose ...
- Elder, George: Educator, b. 11 August, 1793, in Kentucky, U.S.A.; d. 28 Sept., ...
- Elder, William Henry: Third Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.A. and second ...
- Eleazar: ( Hebrew al‘wr , God's help). 1. Eleazar, son of ...
- Elect: Denotes in general one chosen or taken by preference from among ...
- Election: ( Latin electio , from eligere , to choose from) This ...
- Election, Papal: For current procedures regarding the election of the pope, see ...
- Eleutherius, Pope Saint: Pope (c. 174-189). The Liber Pontificalis says that he was a ...
- Eleutherius, Saint: ( French ELEUTHERE). Bishop of Tournai at the beginning of ...
- Eleutheropolis: A titular see in Palaestina Prima. The former name of this ...
- Elevation, The: What we now know as par excellence the Elevation of the ...
- Elhuyar y de Suvisa, Fausto de: A distinguished mineralogist and chemist, born at ...
- Eli: Heli the Judge and High Priest Heli (Heb. ELI, Gr. HELI) was ...
- Elias: Elias (Hebrew 'Eliahu , "Yahveh is God "; also called ...
- Elias of Cortona: Minister General of the Friars Minor , b., it is said, at ...
- Elias of Jerusalem: Died 518; one of the two Catholic bishops (with Flavian of ...
- Elie de Beaumont, Jean-Baptiste-Armand-Louis-Léonce: Geologist, b. at Canon (Dép. Calvados), near Caen, ...
- Eligius, Saint: ( French Eloi). Bishop of Noyon-Tournai, born at Chaptelat ...
- Elijah: Elias (Hebrew 'Eliahu , "Yahveh is God "; also called ...
- Elined, Saint: Virgin and martyr, flourished c. 490. According to Bishop ...
- Eliseus: (E LISHA ; Hebrew ’lysh‘, God is salvation ). ...
- Elishé: A famous Armenian historian of the fifth century, place and ...
- Elisha: (E LISHA ; Hebrew ’lysh‘, God is salvation ). ...
- Eliud, Saint: (Eliud.) "Archbishop" of Llandaff, born at Eccluis Gunniau, ...
- Elizabeth: (" God is an oath " -- Exodus 6:23 ). Zachary's wife and ...
- Elizabeth Ann Seton, Saint: Foundress and first superior of the Sisters of Charity in the ...
- Elizabeth Associations: ( Elisabethenvereine .) Charitable associations of women ...
- Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint: Also called St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, born in Hungary, ...
- Elizabeth of Portugal, Saint: Queen (sometimes known as the PEACEMAKER); born in 1271; died in ...
- Elizabeth of Reute, Saint: Member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born 25 November, ...
- Elizabeth of Schönau, Saint: Born about 1129; d. 18 June, 1165.-Feast 18 June. She was born ...
- Elizabeth, Sisters of Saint: Generally styled "Grey Nuns ". They sprang from an association ...
- Ellis, Philip Michael: First Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England, ...
- Ellwangen Abbey: The earliest Benedictine monastery established in the Duchy ...
- Elohim: See also GOD. ( Septuagint, theos ; Vulgate, Deus ). ...
- Elphege, Saint: (Or ALPHEGE). Born 954; died 1012; also called Godwine, ...
- Elphin: D IOCESE OF E LPHIN (E LPHINIUM ) Suffragan of Tuam, ...
- Elusa: A titular see of Palaestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra. This ...
- Elvira, Council of: Held early in the fourth century at Elliberis, or Illiberis, in ...
- Ely: ANCIENT DIOCESE OF ELY (ELIENSIS; ELIA OR ELYS). Ancient ...
- Elzéar of Sabran: Baron of Ansouis, Count of Ariano, born in the castle of ...
- Emanationism: The doctrine that emanation (Latin emanare , "to flow from") ...
- Emancipation, Ecclesiastical: In ancient Rome emancipation was a process of law by which ...
- Ember Days: Ember days (corruption from Lat. Quatuor Tempora , four ...
- Embolism: (Greek: embolismos , from the verb, emballein , "to throw ...
- Embroidery: ECCLESIASTICAL EMBROIDERY That in Christian worship ...
- Emerentiana, Saint: Virgin and martyr, d. at Rome in the third century. The old ...
- Emery, Jacques-André: Superior of the Society of St-Sulpice during the French ...
- Emesa: A titular see of Phœnicia Secunda, suffragan of ...
- Emigrant Aid Societies: Records of the early immigration to the North American ...
- Emiliana and Trasilla, Saints: Aunts of St. Gregory the Great, virgins in the sixth century, ...
- Emiliani, Saint Jerome: Founder of the Order of Somascha; b. at Venice, 1481; d. at ...
- Emmanuel: Emmanual ( Septuagint Emmanouel ; A.V., Immanuel ) ...
- Emmaus: A titular see in Pa1æstina Prima, suffragan of ...
- Emmeram, Saint: Bishop of Poitiers and missionary to Bavaria, b. at ...
- Emmeram, Saint, Abbey of: A Benedictine monastery at Ratisbon (Regensburg), named ...
- Emmerich, Anne Catherine: An Augustinian nun, stigmatic, and ecstatic, born 8 ...
- Empiricism: (Lat. empirismus, the standpoint of a system based on ...
- Ems, Congress of: The Congress of Ems was a meeting of the representatives of the ...
- Emser, Hieronymus: The most ardent literary opponent of Luther, born of a ...
- Encina, Juan de la: (JUAN DE LA ENZINA). Spanish dramatic poet, called by ...
- Enciso, Diego Ximenez de: Dramatic poet, b. in Andalusia, Spain, c. 1585; date of death ...
- Enciso, Martín Fernández de: Navigator and geographer, b. at Seville, Spain, c. 1470; d. ...
- Encolpion: (Greek egkolpion , that which is worn on the breast). The ...
- Encratites: [ ’Egkrateîs (Irenæus) ’Egkratetai ...
- Encyclical: ( Latin Litterœ Encyclicœ ) According to its ...
- Encyclopedia: An abridgment of human knowledge in general or a considerable ...
- Encyclopedists: (1) The writers of the eighteenth century who edited or ...
- Endlicher, Stephan Ladislaus: Austrian botanist (botanical abbreviation, Endl. ), ...
- Endowment: ( German Stiftung , French fondation , Italian fondazione ...
- Energy, The Law of Conservation of: Amongst the gravest objections raised by the progress of modern ...
- Engaddi: ( Septuagint usually ’Eggadí ; Hebrew ...
- Engel, Ludwig: Canonist, b. at Castle Wagrein, Austria ; d. at Grillenberg, ...
- Engelberg, Abbey of: A Benedictine monastery in Switzerland, formerly in the ...
- Engelbert: Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Admont in Styria, b. ...
- Engelbert of Cologne, Saint: Archbishop of that city (1216-1225); b. at Berg, about 1185; ...
- Engelbrechtsen, Cornelis: (Also called ENGELBERTS and ENGELBRECHT, and now more usually ...
- England (1066-1558): This term England is here restricted to one constituent, the ...
- England (After 1558): The Protestant Reformation is the great dividing line in the ...
- England (Before 1066): I. ANGLO-SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN The word Anglo-Saxon is ...
- England, John: First Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.; b. 23 ...
- Englefield, Sir Henry Charles, Bart.: Antiquary and scientist, b. 1752; d. 21 March, 1822. He was ...
- English College, The, in Rome: I. FOUNDATION Some historians (e.g., Dodd, II, 168, following ...
- English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729): Though the resistance of the English as a people to the ...
- English Hierarchy, Reorganization of the: On 29 September, 1850, by the Bull "Universalis Ecclesiae", ...
- English Literature: It is not unfitting to compare English Literature to a great ...
- English Revolution of 1688: James II, having reached the climax of his power after the ...
- Ennodius, Magnus Felix: Rhetorician and bishop, b. probably at Arles, in Southern ...
- Enoch: (Greek Enoch ). The name of the son of Cain ( Genesis ...
- Enoch, Book of: The antediluvian patriarch Henoch according to Genesis ...
- Ensingen, Ulrich: (ULRICH ENSINGER) Belonged to a family of architects who ...
- Entablature: A superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns in ...
- Enthronization: (From Greek ’enthronízein , to place on a ...
- Envy: Jealousy is here taken to be synonymous with envy. It is defined ...
- Eoghan, Saints: (1) EOGHAN OF ARDSTRAW was a native of Leinster, and, after ...
- Epée, Charles-Michel de l': A philanthropic priest and inventor of the sign alphabet ...
- Epact: (Greek épaktai hemérai; Latin dies adjecti ...
- Eparchy: ( eparchia ). Originally the name of one of the divisions ...
- Eperies: DIOCESE OF EPERIES (EPERIENSIS RUTHENORUM). Diocese of the ...
- Ephesians, Epistle to the: This article will be treated under the following heads: I. ...
- Ephesus: A titular archiespiscopal see in Asia Minor, said to have been ...
- Ephesus, Council of: The third ecumenical council, held in 431. THE OCCASION AND ...
- Ephesus, Robber Council of: (L ATROCINIUM ). The Acts of the first session of this ...
- Ephesus, Seven Sleepers of: The story is one of the many examples of the legend about a man ...
- Ephod: ( Hebrew aphwd or aphd ; Greek ’ís, ...
- Ephraem, Saint: (EPHREM, EPHRAIM). Born at Nisibis, then under Roman rule, ...
- Ephraemi Rescriptus, Codex: (Symbol C). The last in the group of the four great uncial ...
- Ephraim of Antioch: ( Ephraimios ). One of the defenders of the Faith of ...
- Epicureanism: This term has two distinct, though cognate, meanings. In its ...
- Epiklesis: Epiklesis ( Latin invocatio ) is the name of a prayer that ...
- Epimachus and Gordianus, Saints: Martyrs, suffered under Julian the Apostate , 362, ...
- Epiphania: A titular see in Cilicia Secunda, in Asia Minor, suffragan ...
- Epiphanius: Surnamed SCHOLASTICUS, or in modern terms, THE PHILOLOGIST, a ...
- Epiphanius of Constantinople: Died 535. Epiphanius succeeded John II (518-20) as Patriarch ...
- Epiphanius of Salamis: Born at Besanduk, near Eleutheropolis, in Judea, after 310; ...
- Epiphany: Known also under the following names: (1) ta epiphania , or ...
- Episcopal Subsidies: ( Latin subsidia , tribute, pecuniary aid, subvention) ...
- Episcopalians: The history of this religious organization divides itself ...
- Epistemology: ( Epistéme , knowledge, science, and lógos , ...
- Epistle (in Scripture): Lat. epistola ; Greek ’epistolé ; in Hebrew, ...
- Epping, Joseph: German astronomer and Assyriologist, b. at Neuenkirchen near ...
- Erasmus, Desiderius: The most brilliant and most important leader of German ...
- Erastus and Erastianism: The name "Erastianism" is often used in a somewhat loose sense ...
- Erbermann, Veit: (Or Ebermann). Theologian and controversialist, born 25 ...
- Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de: Spanish soldier and poet, born in Madrid, 7 August, 1533; ...
- Erconwald, Saint: Bishop of London, died about 690. He belonged to the princely ...
- Erdeswicke, Sampson: Antiquarian, date of birth unknown; died 1603. He was born at ...
- Erdington Abbey: Erdington Abbey, situated in a suburb of Birmingham, ...
- Erhard of Ratisbon, Saint: Bishop of that city in the seventh century, probably identical ...
- Erie: DIOCESE OF ERIE (ERIENSIS). Established 1853; it embraces the ...
- Erin, The Twelve Apostles of: By this designation are meant twelve holy Irishmen of the ...
- Eriugena, John Scotus: An Irish teacher, theologian, philosopher, and poet, who lived ...
- Ermland: Ermland, or Ermeland (Varmiensis, Warmia), a district of East ...
- Ernakulam, Vicariate Apostolic of: In May, 1887, the churches of Syrian Rite in Malabar were ...
- Ernan, Saints: Name of four Irish saints. O'Hanlon enumerates twenty-five ...
- Ernst of Hesse-Rheinfels: Landgrave, b. 9 Dec., 1623, at Cassel; d. 12 May, 1693, at ...
- Ernulf: Architect, b. at Beauvais, France, in 1040; d. 1124. He ...
- Errington, William: Priest, founder of Sedgley Park School, b. 17 July, 1716; d. 28 ...
- Error: Error, reduplicatively regarded, is in one way or another the ...
- Erskine, Charles: Cardinal, b. at Rome, 13 Feb., 1739; d. at Paris, 20 March, ...
- Erthal, Franz Ludwig von: Prince- Bishop of Würzburg and Bamberg, b. at Lohr on ...
- Erthal, Friedrich Karl Joseph, Freiherr von: Last Elector and Archbishop of Mainz, b. 3 Jan., 1719, at ...
- Erwin of Steinbach: One of the architects of the Strasburg cathedral, date of ...
- Erythrae: A titular see in Asia Minor. According to legend the city ...
- Erzerum (Theodosiopolis): DIOCESE OF ERZERUM (ERZERUMIENSIS ARMENIORUM). The native ...
- Esau: ( ‘sw , hairy). The eldest son of Isaac and ...
- Esch, Nicolaus van: (ESCHIUS) A famous mystical theologian, b. in Oisterwijk ...
- Eschatology: That branch of systematic theology which deals with the ...
- Escobar y Mendoza, Antonio: Born at Valladolid in 1589; died there, 4 July, 1669. In his ...
- Escobar, Marina de: Mystic and foundress of a modified branch of the Brigittine ...
- Escorial, The: A remarkable building in Spain situated on the south-eastern ...
- Esdras: (Or EZRA.) I. ESDRAS THE MAN Esdras is a famous priest and ...
- Esglis, Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d': Eighth Bishop of Quebec, Canada ; born Quebec, 24 April, ...
- Eskil: Archbishop of Lund, Skåne, Sweden ; b. about 1100; d. ...
- Eskimo: A littoral race occupying the entire Arctic coast and outlying ...
- Esnambuc, Pierre Belain, Sieur d': Captain in the French marine, b. 1565, at Allouville, near ...
- ESP: ( tele , far, and pathein , to experience) A term ...
- Espejo, Antonio: A Spanish explorer, whose fame rests upon a notable ...
- Espen, Zeger Bernhard van: (also called ESPENIUS) A Belgian canonist, born at ...
- Espence, Claude D': (ESPENCÆUS) A French theologian, born in 1511 at ...
- Espinel, Vincent: Poet and novelist; born at Ronda (Malaga), Spain, 1544; died at ...
- Espinosa, Alonso De: Spanish priest and historian of the sixteenth century. Little ...
- Espousals: An Espousal is a contract of future marriage between a man ...
- Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary: (DESPONSATIO BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS) A feast of ...
- Essence and Existence: ( Latin essentia, existentia ) Since they are ...
- Essenes: One of three leading Jewish sects mentioned by Josephus as ...
- Est, Willem Hessels van: (ESTIUS.) A famous commentator on the Pauline epistles, ...
- Establishment, The: (Or ESTABLISHED CHURCH) The union of Church and State ...
- Estaing, Comte d': JEAN-BAPTISTE-CHARLES-HENRI-HECTOR, COMTE D'ESTAING (MARQUIS DE ...
- Esther: (From the Hebrew meaning star, happiness ); Queen of Persia ...
- Estiennot de la Serre, Claude: Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, b. at Varennes, ...
- Eternity: ( aeternum , originally aeviternum, aionion, aeon -- ...
- Ethelbert: Archbishop of York, England, date of birth uncertain; d. 8 ...
- Ethelbert, Saint: Date of birth unknown; d. 794; King of the East Angles, was, ...
- Ethelbert, Saint: King of Kent; b. 552; d. 24 February, 616; son of Eormenric, ...
- Etheldreda, Saint: Queen of Northumbria; born (probably) about 630; died at Ely, 23 ...
- Ethelwold, Saint: St. Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, was born there of good ...
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