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(AGUSTÍN) A native of the City of Mexico, b. 1562; d. 1604. At the age of sixteen he ...Dénés
( men or people , in most of their dialects) An aboriginal race of North America, also ...Díaz de Solís, Juan
Spanish navigator and explorer, b. about 1470 at Lebrija (Seville), or, according to some ...Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
(Corruption of Bernardo), Spanish historian, one of the chief chroniclers of the conquest of ...Díaz, Pedro
Missionary, b. at Lupedo, Diocese of Toledo, Spain, in 1546; d. in Mexico, 12 Jan., 1618. Though ...Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
A historian and theologian, born at Bamberg, Bavaria, 28 February, 1799; died at Munich, 10 ...Döring, Matthias
Historian and theologian, b. between 1390 and 1400, at Kyritz, in Brandenburg ; d. there 24 ...Dürer, Albrecht
Celebrated painter and engraver, born at Nuremberg, Germany, 21 May, 1471; died there, 6 ...D'Avenant, Sir William
Poet and dramatist, b. Feb., 1605-6, at Oxford, England ; d. in London, 7 April, 1668. He was ...Da Ponte, Lorenzo
Poet, b. at Cenada, Italy, 1749; d. in New York, 17 Aug., 1838. He was the son of a Jew and was ...Dablon, Claude
Jesuit missionary, born at Dieppe, France, in February, 1618; died at Quebec, 3 May, 1697. At ...Dabrowski, Joseph
Founder of the Sts. Cyril and MethodiusSeminary, Detroit, Michigan, b. at Zoltance, Russian ...Dacca
DIOCESE OF DACCA (DACCHENSIS) Diocese in Bengal, India. By the Constitution "Æquam ...Dacier, André
A French philologist, born at Castres, 6 April, 1651; died 18 September, 1722. He was a Huguenot ...Dacier, Anne
( Née Lefèvre) The wife of André Dacier, born at Saumur in 1651; died ...Dagon
A Philistine deity. It is commonly admitted that the name Dagon is a diminutive form, hence ...Daguesseau, Henri-François
(Also rendered d'Aguesseau). Chancellor of France, born at Limoges, 27 November, 1668; died at ...Dahomey
The Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, in West Africa, is territorially identical with the French ...Dalberg, Adolphus von
Prince-Abbot of Fulda and founder of the university in the same city, born 29 May, 1678; died ...Dalgairns, John Dobree
(In religion F ATHER B ERNARD ). Born in the island of Guernsey, 21 Oct., 1818; d. 6 April, ...Dalila
(Or Dalila ). Samson, sometime after his exploit at Gaza ( Judges 16:1-3 ), " loved a ...Dallas
DIOCESE OF DALLAS (DALLASCENSIS). The Diocese of Dallas, created 1890, comprises 108 counties ...Dalley, William Bede
Lawyer and statesman, born in Sydney, New South Wales, 1831; died there 28 October, 1888. He was ...Dalmatia
A part of the Kingdom of Croatia according to a convention entered into between Croatia and ...Dalmatic
PRESENT USAGE The dalmatic is the outer liturgical vestment of the deacon. It is worn at Mass ...Dalton, John
Irish author and translator from Spanish and German, born in 1814; died at Maddermarket, ...Damão
DIOCESE OF DAMÃO (DAMAU, DAMAUN) Suffragan to Goa, and situated in Portugese India ...Damaraland
The middle part of the German colony, German Southwest Africa, between 19° and 23° S. ...Damascus
Damascus, in Syria, is one of the oldest cities in the world. According to Flavius Josephus it ...Damasus I, Saint, Pope
Born about 304; died 11 December, 384. His father, Antonius, was probably a Spaniards ; the name ...Damasus II, Pope
(Previously called POPPO) A native of Bavaria and the third German to be elevated to the See ...Damberger, Joseph Ferdinand
Church historian, born 1 March, 1795, at Passau, Bavaria ; died 1 April, 1859, at ...Damian and Cosmas, Saints
Early Christian physicians and martyrs whose feast is celebrated on 27 September. They were ...Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster)
Missionary priest, born at Tremeloo, Belgium, 3 January 1840; died at Molokai, Hawaii, 15 ...Damietta
(Greek Tamiathis , Arabic Doumiât ). An Egyptian titular see for the Latins and ...Dan
( Hebrew dn , Sept. Dán ),–(1) The fifth son of Jacob, being the elder of the two ...Danaba
A titular see of Phænicia Secunda. Danaba is mentioned by Ptolemy (V, xv, 24) as a town in ...Dance of Death
(French, Dance Macabre , German Todtentanz ) The "Dance of Death" was originally a ...Dancing
The origin of dancing is to be sought in the natural tendency to employ gesture either to ...Dandolo, Enrico
Doge of Venice from 1192 to 1205; died, aged about a hundred years, in 1205. He belonged to one ...Daniel
The hero and traditional author of the book which bears his name. This name ( Hebrew dnyal ...Daniel and Companions, Saint
Friars Minor and martyrs ; dates of birth unknown; died 10 October, 1227. The martyrdom of ...Daniel of Winchester
(Danihel), Bishop of the West Saxons, and ruler of the See of Winchester from 705 to 744; died ...Daniel, Anthony
Huron missionary, born at Dieppe, in Normandy, 27 May 1601, slain by the Iroquois at Teanaostae, ...Daniel, Book of
In the Hebrew Bible, and in most recent Protestant versions, the Book of Daniel is limited to ...Daniel, Charles
Born 31 December, 1818, at Beauvais, France ; died 1 January, 1893, at Paris. He joined the ...Daniel, Gabriel
Historian and controversialist, born at Rouen, France, 8 Feb., 1649; died at Paris, 23 June, ...Daniel, John
Born 1745; died in Paris, 3 October, 1823; son of Edward Daniel of Durton, Lancashire, and ...Dansara
A titular see in Osrhoene. Stephanus Byzantius mentions Dansara as a town near Edessa (Orfa). ...Dante Alighieri
Italian poet, born at Florence, 1265; died at Ravenna, Italy, 14 September, 1321. His own ...Danti, Ignazio
Mathematician and cosmographer, b. at Perugia, Italy, 1537; d. at Alatri, 19 Oct., 1586. As a ...Danti, Vincenzo
Sculptor, brother of Ignazio, b. at Perugia, 1530; d. 24 May, 1576. He also enjoyed some ...Dantine, Maurus
Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, and chronologist, born at Gourieux near Namur, ...Darboy, Georges
Archbishop of Paris and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Fayl-Billot, near Langres, 1813; ...Dardanus
A titular see in the province of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. Four or five bishops are ...Dardel, Jean
Friar Minor of the French province of the order, chronicler of Armenia in the fourteenth century, ...Darerca, Saint
St. Darerca, of Ireland, a sister of St. Patrick. Much obscurity attaches to her history, and ...Dareste de la Chavanne, Antoine-Elisabeth
Historian and professor, b. in Paris, 25 October, 1820; d. at Lucenay-lès-Aix, 6 August, ...Darius and Chrysanthus, Saints
Roman martyrs, buried on the Via Salaria Nova, and whose tombs, according to the testimony of ...Darnis
A metropolitan titular see of Libya, in Egypt. Ptolemy (IV, 4, 2; 5; 6) and Ammian. Marcell., ...Darras, Joseph-Epiphane
Church historian, b. at Troyes, France, 1825; d. at Paris, Nov. 8, 1878. He completed his ...Darrell, William
Theologian, b. 1651, in Buckinghamshire, England ; d. 28 Feb., 1721, at St. Omer's, France. ...Dates and Dating
In classical Latin even before the time of Christ it was usual for correspondents to indicate ...Daubrée, Gabriel-Auguste
French geologist, b. at Metz, 25 June, 1814; d. at Paris, 29 May, 1896. He studied mining ...Daulia
A titular see of Greece. Daulis, later Daulia, Dauleion, often Diauleia, even Davalia, was a ...Daumer, Georg Friedrich
German poet and philosopher, b. at Nuremberg, 5 March, 1800; d. at Wurzburg, 14 December, 1875. ...Davenport
DIOCESE OF DAVENPORT (DAVENPORTENSIS) The Diocese of Davenport, erected 8 May, 1881, embraces ...Davenport, Christopher
Also known as FRANCISCUS À SANCTA CLARA and sometimes by the alias of FRANCIS HUNT and ...David of Augsburg
(DE AUGUSTA). Medieval German mystic, b. probably at Augsburg, Bavaria, early in the ...David of Dinant
A pantheistic philosopher who lived in the first decades of the thirteenth century. Very little ...David Scotus
A medieval Irish chronicler, date of birth unknown; d. 1139. Early in the twelfth century ...David, Armand
Missionary priest and zoologist, b. 1826; d. 1900. He entered the Congregation of the Mission ...David, Gheeraert
Son of John David, painter and illuminator, b. at Oudewater, South Holland, c. 1450, d. 13 ...David, King
In the Bible the name David is borne only by the second king of Israel, the great-grandson of ...David, Saint
(DEGUI, DEWI). Bishop and Confessor, patron of Wales. He is usually represented standing on ...Davies, Venerable William
Martyr, one of the most illustrious of the priests who suffered under Queen Elizabeth, b. in ...Dawson, Æneas McDonnell
Author, b. in Scotland, 30 July, 1810; d. in Ottawa, Canada, 29 Dec., 1894. He studied at the ...Dax, Diocese of
An ancient French diocese which was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, its territory now ...Day of Atonement
( Hebrew Yom Hakkippurim . Vulgate, Dies Expiationum , and Dies Propitiationis — ...Day, George
Bishop of Chichester ; b. in Shropshire, England, c. 1501; d. 2 August, 1556. He was graduated ...Day, John Charles, Sir
Jurist, b. near Bath, England, 1826; d. 13 June, 1908, at Newbury. He was educated at Rome and ...De L'Orme, Philibert
Celebrated architect of the French Renaissance, born at Lyons, c. 1515 or a little later; died at ...De La Croix, Charles
Missionary, b. at Hoorbeke-St-Corneille, Belgium, 28 Oct., 1792; d. at Ghent, 20 Aug., 1869. He ...De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps
Born 17 March, 1809; died 5 March, 1878. He was the son of Charles March Phillipps of Garendon ...De Paul University
DePaul University, Chicago, is the outgrowth of St. Vincent's College, which opened in Sept., ...De Profundis
("Out of the depths"). First words of Psalm 129. The author of this Psalm is unknown; it was ...De Rossi, Giovanni Battista
A distinguished Christian archaeologist , best known for his work in connection with the Roman ...De Smet, Pierre-Jean
Missionary among the North American Indians , b. at Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium, 30 Jan., ...De Soto, Hernando
Explorer and conqueror, born at Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain, 1496 or 1500; died on the ...De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt
Poet, critic, and essayist, b. at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, Ireland, 10 January, 1814; died ...Deaconesses
We cannot be sure that any formal recognition of deaconesses as an institution of consecrated ...Deacons
The name deacon ( diakonos ) means only minister or servant, and is employed in this sense ...Dead Sea
The name given to the lake that lies on the south-eastern border of Palestine. The Old Testament ...Dead, Prayers for the
This subject will be treated under the following three heads: I. General Statement and Proof of ...Deaf, Education of the
Education essentially includes the process of encouraging, strengthening, and guiding the ...Dean
(Gk. déka , ten; Latin decanus ). One of the principal administrative officials of ...Dean, William, Venerable
Born in Yorkshire, England, date uncertain, martyred 28 August, 1588. He studied at Reims and ...Dease, Thomas
Born in Ireland, 1568; died at Galway, 1651. He sprang from an ancient Irish family at one ...Death Penalty
The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The ...Death, Dance of
(French, Dance Macabre , German Todtentanz ) The "Dance of Death" was originally a ...Death, Preparation for
The basic preparation for death When should a priest be called? Winding up our earthly affairs ...Debbora
Prophetess and judge: she was the wife of Lapidoth and was endowed by God with prophetic gifts ...Debt
( debitum ) That which is owed or due to another; in general, anything which one person is ...Decalogue
(Greek deka , ten and logos , word). The term employed to designate the collection of ...Decapolis
(From Greek Deka , ten, and polis , city) Decapolis is the name given in the Bible and ...Dechamps, Adolphe
Belgian statesman and publicist, brother of Cardinal Dechamps, born at Melle near Ghent, 17 ...Dechamps, Victor Augustin Isidore
Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechlin, and Primate of Belgium ; born at Melle near Ghent 6 Dec., ...Decius
(C AIUS M ESSIUS Q UINTUS T RAJANUS D ECIUS ). Roman Emperor 249-251. He was born, ...Decker, Hans
A German sculptor of the middle of the fifteenth century. Very little is recorded concerning ...Declaration, The Royal
This is the name most commonly given to the solemn repudiation of Catholicity which, in ...Decorations, Pontifical
Pontifical decorations are the titles of nobility, orders of Christian knighthood and other ...Decree
( Latin decretum , from decerno , I judge). In a general sense, an order or law made by a ...Decretals, Papal
I. DEFINITION AND EARLY HISTORY (1) In the wide sense of the term decretalis (i.e. epistola ...Dedication
A term which, though sometimes used of persons who are consecrated to God's service, is more ...Dedication, Feast of the
Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights ( Josephus and Talmudic ...Deduction
( Latin de ducere , to lead, draw out, derive from; especially, the function of deriving truth ...Deer, Abbey of
A once famous Scotch monastery. According to the Celtic legend St. Columcille, his disciple ...Defender of the Matrimonial Tie
( Defensor matrimonii ) The Defender of the Matrimonial Tie is an official whose duty is to ...Definitions, Theological
The Vatican Council (Sess. iv, cap. iv) solemnly taught the doctrine of papal infallibility ...Definitor (in Canon Law)
An official in secular deaneries and in certain religious orders. Among regulars, a definitor is ...Definitors (in Religious Orders)
Generally speaking, the governing council of an order. Bergier describes them as those chosen to ...Deger, Ernst
Historical painter, born in Bockenem, Hanover, 15 April, 1809; died in Düsseldorf, 27 ...Degradation
( Latin degradatio ). A canonical penalty by which an ecclesiastic is entirely and ...Deharbe, Joseph
Theologian, catechist, b. at Straburg, Alsace, 11 April, 1800; d. at Maria-Laach, 8 November, ...Dei gratia; Dei et Apostolicæ Sedis gratia
( By the grace of God; By the grace of God and the Apostolic See ) A formulæ added ...Deicolus, Saint
(DICHUIL) Elder brother of St. Gall, b. in Leinster, Ireland, c. 530; d. at Lure, France, 18 ...Deism
( Latin Deus , God ). The term used to denote certain doctrines apparent in a tendency ...Deity
( French déité ; Late Latin deitas ; Latin deue , divus , "the divine ...Delacroix, Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène
French painter, b. at Charenton-St-Maurice, near Paris, 26 April, 1798; d. 13 August, 1863. He was ...Delaroche, Hippolyte
(Known also as P AUL ) Painter, born at Paris, 17 July, 1797; died 4 November, 1856. A pupil ...
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( Latin for DENOUNCERS) A term used by the Synod of Elvira (c. 306) to stigmatize those ...Delaware
Delaware, one of the original thirteen of the United States of America. It lies between ...Delaware Indians
An important tribal confederacy of Algonquian stock originally holding the basin of the Delaware ...Delcus
A titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Philippopolis. The Greek name of the place was Delkos or ...Delegation
( Latin delegare ) A delegation is the commission to another of jurisdiction, which is to be ...Delfau, François
Theologian, born 1637 at Montel in Auvergne, France ; died 13 Oct., 1676, at Landevenec in ...Delfino, Pietro
A theologian, born at Venice in 1444; died 16 Jan., 1525. He entered the Camaldolese ...Delilah
(Or Dalila ). Samson, sometime after his exploit at Gaza ( Judges 16:1-3 ), " loved a ...Delille, Jacques
French abbé and litterateur , born at Aigueperse, 22 June, 1738; died at Paris, 1 May, ...Delisle, Guillaume
Reformer of cartography, born 28 February, 1675, in Paris ; died there 25 January, 1726. His ...Delphine, Blessed
A member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born in Provence, France, in 1284; died 26 ...Delrio, Martin Anton
Scholar, statesman, Jesuit theologian, born at Antwerp, 17 May, 1551; died at Louvain, 19 ...Delta of the Nile, Prefecture Apostolic of the
The Prefecture Apostolic of the Delta of the Nile is situated in the north of Egypt and ...Deluge
Deluge is the name of a catastrophe fully described in Genesis 6:1 - 9:19 , and referred to in the ...Demers, Modeste
An apostle of the Pacific Coast of North America, and the first Catholic missionary among most ...Demetrius
The name of two Syrian kings mentioned in the Old Testament and two other persons in the ...Demetrius, Saint
Bishop of Alexandria from 188 to 231. Julius Africanus, who visited Alexandria in the time of ...Demiurge
The word means literally a public worker, demioergós, demiourgós, and was ...Democracy, Christian
In Christian Democracy , the name and the reality have two very different histories, and ...Demon
(Greek daimon and daimonion , Latin daemonium ). In Scripture and in Catholic ...Demoniacs
( See also DEMONOLOGY, EXORCISM, EXORCIST, POSSESSION.) (Greek daimonikos, daimonizomenos, ...Demonology
As the name sufficiently indicates, demonology is the science or doctrine concerning demons. ...Dempster, Thomas
Savant, professor, author; b., as he himself states at Cliftbog, Scotland, 23 August, 1579; d. at ...Denaut, Pierre
Tenth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Montreal, 20 July, 1743; d. at Longueuil in 1806. After studying ...Denifle, Heinrich Seuse
( Baptized JOSEPH.) Paleographer and historian, born at Imst in the Austrian Tyrol, 16 Jan., ...Denis, Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael
Bibliographer and poet, b. at Schärding, Bavaria, 27 September, 1729; d. at Vienna, 29 ...Denis, Joseph
( Baptized JACQUES). Born 6 November, 1657, at Three Rivers , Canada ; died 25 January, ...Denis, Saint
Bishop of Paris, and martyr. Born in Italy, nothing is definitely known of the time or place, ...Denman, William
Publisher, b. in Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 March, 1784; d. in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. 12 ...Denmark
( Latin Dania ). This kingdom had formerly a much larger extent than at present. It once ...Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de
(JACQUES-RENE DE BRISAY, SEIGNEUR AND MARQUIS DE DENONVILLE) Born in 1638 at Denonville in the ...Dens, Peter
Theologian, b. at Boom, near Antwerp, Belgium, 12 September, 1690; d. at Mechlin, 15 February, ...Denunciation
Denunciation ( Latin denunciare) is making known the crime of another to one who is his ...Denver
(D ENVERIENSIS ). A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fé, erected in 1887 and ...Denys the Carthusian
(D ENYS VAN L EEUWEN, also L EUW or L IEUWE ). Born in 1402 in that part of the ...Denza, Francesco
Italian meteorologist and astronomer, b. at Naples, 7 June, 1834; d. at Rome, 14 December, 1894. ...Denzinger, Heinrich Joseph Dominicus
One of the leading theologians of the modern Catholic German school and author of the ...Deo Gratias
("Thanks be to God "). An old liturgical formula of the Latin Church to give thanks to God ...Deposition
A deposition is an ecclesiastical vindictive penalty by which a cleric is forever deprived of ...Deprés, Josquin
Diminutive of "Joseph"; latinized Josquinus Pratensis . Born probably c. 1450 at ...Derbe
A titular see of Lycaonia, Asia Minor. This city was the fortress of a famous leader of ...Dereser, Anton
(Known also as THADDAEUS A S. ADAMO). Born at Fahr in Franconia, 3 February, 1757; died at ...Derogation
(Latin derogatio ). The partial revocation of a law, as opposed to abrogation or the ...Derry
DIOCESE OF DERRY (DERRIENSIS). Includes nearly all the County Derry, part of Donegal, and a ...Derry, School of
This was the first foundation of St. Columba, the great Apostle of Scotland, and one of the three ...Desains, Paul-Quentin
Physicist, b. at St-Quentin, France, 12 July, 1817; d. at Paris, 3 May, 1885. He made his literary ...Desault, Pierre-Joseph
Surgeon and anatomist, b. at Magny-Vernois a small town of Franche-Comté, France, in ...Descartes, René
(Renatus Cartesius), philosopher and scientist, born at La Haye France, 31 March, 1596; died at ...Deschamps, Eustache
Also called M OREL , on account of his dark complexion; b. at Vertus in Champagne between 1338 ...Deschamps, Nicolas
Polemical writer, born at Villefranche (Rhône), France, 1797; died at Aix-en-Provence, ...Desclée, Henri and Jules
Henri (1830-); Jules (1828-1911). Natives of Belgium, founders of a monastery and a ...Desecration
Desecration is the loss of that peculiar quality of sacredness, which inheres in places and ...Desert
The Hebrew words translated in the Douay Version of the Bible by "desert" or "wilderness", and ...Desertion
The culpable abandonment of a state, of a stable situation, the obligations of which one had ...Deshon, George
Priest of the Congregation (or Institute) of St. Paul the Apostle , b. at New London, Conn., ...Desiderius
(DAUFERIUS or DAUFAR). Born in 1026 or 1027 of a non-regnant branch of the Lombard dukes of ...Desiderius of Cahors, Saint
Bishop, b. at Obrege (perhaps Antobroges, name of a Gaulish tribe), on the frontier of the ...Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, Jean
A French dramatist and novelist, born in Paris, 1595, died there, 1676. Early in life he held ...Desolation, The Abomination of
The importance of this Scriptural expression is chiefly derived from the fact that in Matthew ...Despair
(Latin desperare , to be hopeless.) Despair, ethically regarded, is the voluntary and ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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Chemist and physicist, b. at Lessines, Belgium, 11 May, 1798; d. at Paris, 11 May, 1863. He ...Desservants
The name of a class of French parish priests. Under the old regime, a priest who performed the ...Desurmont, Achille
Ascetical writer, b. at Tourcoing, France, 23 Dec., 1828; d. 23 July, 1898. He attended first the ...Determinism
Determinism is a name employed by writers, especially since J. Stuart Mill, to denote the ...Detré, William
Missionary, b. in France in 1668, d. in South America, at an advanced age, date uncertain. ...Detraction
(From Latin detrahere , to take away). Detraction is the unjust damaging of another's good ...Detroit
(Detroitensis) Diocese established 8 March, 1838, comprises the counties of the lower ...Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende
"Deus in adjutorium meum intende," with the response: "Domine ad adjuvandum me festina," first ...Deusdedit, Cardinal
Born at Todi, Italy ; died between 1097 and 1100. He was a friend of St. Gregory VII and ...Deusdedit, Pope Saint
(Adeodatus I). Date of birth unknown; consecrated pope, 19 October (13 November), 615; d. 8 ...Deusdedit, Saint
A native of Wessex, England, whose Saxon name was Frithona, and of whose early life nothing is ...Deuteronomy
This term occurs in Deuteronomy 17:18 and Joshua 8:32 , and is the title of one of the five ...Deutinger, Martin
Philosopher and religious writer, b. in Langenpreising, Bavaria, 24 March, 1815; d. at ...Devas, Charles Stanton
Political economist, b. at Woodside, Old Windsor, England, of Protestant parents, 26 August, ...Devereux, John C.
Born at his father's farm, The Leap, near Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland, 5 Aug., 1774; died ...Devereux, Nicholas
Born near Enniscorthy, Ireland, 7 June, 1791; died at Utica, New York, 29 Dec., 1855, was the ...Devil
(Greek diabolos ; Latin diabolus ). The name commonly given to the fallen angels, who are ...Devil Worship
The meaning of this compound term is sufficiently obvious, for all must be familiar with the ...Devil's Advocate
("Advocate of the Devil" or "Devil's Advocate"). A popular title given to one of the most ...Devolution
( Latin devolutio from devolvere ) Devolution is the right of an ecclesiastical ...Devoti, Giovani
Canonist, born at Rome, 11 July, 1744; died there 18 Sept., 1820. At the age of twenty he ...Devotions, Popular
Devotion, in the language of ascetical writers, denotes a certain ardour of affection in the ...Deymann, Clementine
Born at Klein-Stavern, Oldenburg, Germany, 24 June, 1844; died at Phoenix, Arizona, U. S. A., 4 ...Deza, Diego
Theologian, archbishop, patron of Christopher Columbus, b. at Toro, 1444; d. 1523. Entering the ...Dhuoda
Wife of Bernard, Duke of Septimania. The only source of information on her life is her "Liber ...Diaconicum
(Greek diakonikon ) The Diaconicum in the Greek Church is the liturgical book specifying ...Diakovár
(Croatian, Djakovo ). See of the Bishop of the united Dioceses of Bosnia or ...Dialectic
[Greek dialektike ( techne or methodos ), the dialectic art or method, from dialegomai ...Diamantina
DIOCESE OF DIAMANTINA (ADAMANTINA). Located in the north of the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil, ...Diana, Antonino
Moral theologian, born of a noble family at Palermo, Sicily, in 1586; died at Rome, 20 July, ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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