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Lérida
(ILERDENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of Tarragona. La Canal says it was erected in 600, but ...Lérins, Abbey of
Situated on an island of the same name, now known as that of Saint-Honorat, about a league from ...Lübeck
Lübeck, a free imperial state and one of the Hanse towns, is in area the second smallest and ...Lütolf, Aloys
An ecclesiastical historian, born 23 July, 1824, in Gettnau near Willisau (Switzerland); died at ...L'Enfant, Pierre-Charles
Engineer, b. in France, August, 1755; d. near Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S.A. 14 June, 1825. He ...L'Hospital, Michael de
Born at Aigueperse, about 1504; d. at Courdimanche, 13 March, 1573. While very young he went to ...La Bruyère, Jean de
Born at Paris in 1645; died at Chantilly in 1696. He was the son of a comptroller general of ...La Chaise, François d'Aix de
( Also Chaize). Confessor of King Louis XIV, born at the mansion of Aix, in Forez, ...La Crosse
(CROSSENSIS) Diocese erected in 1868; included that part of the State of Wisconsin , U.S.A. ...La Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, Comtesse de
Author of memoirs and novels, born in Paris, 1634; died there, 1693 (al., 1696). She received a ...La Fontaine, Jean de
French poet, b. at Chateau-Thierry, 8 July, 1621; d. at Paris, 13 April, 1695. He was the eldest ...La Fosse, Charles de
Painter, b. in Paris, 15 June, 1636; d. in Paris, 13 December, 1716, and buried in the church of ...La Harpe, Jean-François
A French critic and poet, b. at Paris, 20 November, 1739; d. February, 1803. He was ten years old ...La Haye, Jean de
Franciscan Biblical scholar, b. at Paris, 20 March, 1593; d. there 15 Oct., 1661. He passed his ...La Hire, Philippe de
Mathematician, astronomer, physicist, naturalist, and painter, b. in Paris, 18 March, 1640; d. ...La Luzerne, César-Guillaume
French cardinal b. at Paris, 1738; d. there, 1821. He studied at the Collège de Navarre, ...La Moricière, Louis-Christophe-Leon Juchault de
French general and commander-in-chief of the papal army, b. at Nantes, 5 February, 1806; d. ...La Paz
DIOCESE OF LA PAZ (PACENSIS). Diocese of La Paz, in Bolivia. The city is the capital of the ...La Plata
DIOCESE OF LA PLATA (DE PLATA). The city of La Plata, capital of the Argentine Province of ...La Plata
ARCHDIOCESE OF LA PLATA/DE PLATA (OR CHARCAS) La Plata, besides being the metropolitan see of ...La Richardie, Armand de
Born at Périgueux, 7 June, 1686; died at Quebec, 17 March, 1758. He entered the Society ...La Roche Daillon, Joseph de
Recollect, one of the most zealous missionaries of the Huron tribe, d. in France, 1656. He ...La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, The Duke of
(François-Alexandre-Frédéric). Born at La Roche-Guyon, on 11 January, 1747; ...La Rochejacquelein, Henri-Auguste-Georges du Vergier, Comte de
French politician, b. at the château of Citran (Fironde), on 28 September, 1805; d. on 7 ...La Rochelle
The Diocese of La Rochelle (Rupellensis), suffragan of Bordeaux, comprises the entire Department ...La Rue, Charles de
One of the great orators of the Society of Jesus in France in the seventeenth century, b. at ...La Salette
Located in the commune and parish of La Salette-Fallavaux, Canton of Corps, Department of Isere, ...La Salette, Missionaries of
The Missionaries of La Salette were founded in 1852, at the shrine of Our Lady of La Salette , ...La Salle, John Baptist de, Saint
Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools , educational reformer, and ...La Salle, René-Robert-Cavelier, Sieur de
Explorer, born at Rouen, 1643; died in Texas, 1687. In his youth he displayed an unusual ...La Serena, Diocese of
(De Serena, Serenopolitana). Embracing Atacama and Coquimbo provinces (Chile), suffragan of ...La Trappe
This celebrated abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians is built in a solitary valley ...La Valette, Jean Parisot de
Forty-eighth Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem ; b. in 1494; d. ...La Verna
An isolated mountain hallowed by association with St. Francis of Assisi, situated in the centre ...Labadists
A pietist sect of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries founded by Jean de Labadie, who was ...Laban
Son of Bathuel, the Syrian (Gen. xxviii, 5; cf. xxv, 20); grandson of Nachor, Abraham's ...Labarum (Chi-Rho)
Labarum is the name by which the military standard adopted by Constantine the Great after his ...Labat, Jean-Baptiste
Dominican missionary, born at Paris, 1664; died there, 1738. He entered the Order of Preachers ...Labbe, Philippe
Born at Borges, 10 July, 1607; died at Paris, at the College of Clermont, 17 (16) March, 1667; ...Labour and Labour Legislation
Labour is work done by mind or body either partly or wholly for the purpose of producing ...Labour Unions, Moral Aspects of
Since a labour union is a society, its moral aspects are determined by its constitution, its ...Labyrinth
A complicated arrangement of paths and passages; or a place, usually subterraneous, full of ...Lac, Stanislaus du
Jesuit educationist and social work, b. at Paris, 21 November, 1835; d. there, 30 August, 1909. ...Lace
(Latin laqueus ; It. laccio, trine, merletto ; Spanish lazo, encaje, pasamano ; French ...Lacedonia, Diocese of
(LAQUEDONIENSIS) Located in the province of Avellino, Southern Italy. Lacedonia is famous in ...Lacordaire, Jean-Baptiste-Henri-Dominique
The greatest pulpit orator of the nineteenth century b. near Dijon, 13 May, 1802; d. at ...Lactantius, Lucius Cæcilius Firmianus
A Christian apologist of the fourth century. The name Firmianus has misled some authors into ...Lacy, Blessed William
Born at "Hanton", Yorkshire (probably Houghton or Tosside, West Riding); suffered at York, 22 ...Laderchi, James
An Italian Oratorian and ecclesiastical historian, born about 1678, at Faenza near Ravenna ; ...Ladislaus, Saint
King of Hungary, born 1040; died at Neutra, 29 July, 1095; one of Hungary's national Christian ...Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe
Born at Quimper, in Brittany, France, 17 February, 1781; died at Kerlouanec, 13 August, 1826, a ...Laetare Sunday
The fourth, or middle, Sunday of Lent, so called from the first words of the Introit at Mass, ...Laetus, Pomponius
Humanist, b. in Calabria in 1425; d. at Rome in 1497. He was a bastard of the House of the ...LaFarge, John
Painter, decorator, and writer, b. at New York, 31 March, 1835; d. at Providence, Rhode Island, ...Lafitau, Joseph-Françs
Jesuit missionary and writer, born at Bordeaux, France, 1 January, 1681; died there, 1746. He ...Laflèche, Louis-François Richer
French-Canadian bishop, b. 4 Sept., 1818, at Ste-Anne de la Perade, Province of Quebec ; d. 14 ...Laforêt, Nicholas-Joseph
Belgian philosopher and theologian, born at Graide, 23 January, 1823; died at Louvain, 26 ...Lafuente y Zamalloa, Modesto
Spanish critic and historian, b. at Ravanal de los Caballeros, 1 May, 1806; d. at Madrid, 25 ...Lagania
A titular see in Galatia Prima. The town is mentioned by Ptolemy, V, i, 14, and in several ...Lagrené, Pierre
A missionary in New France, b. at Paris, 12 Nov. (al. 28 Oct.), 1659; d. at Quebec in 1736. He ...Lahore
(LAHLORENSIS). Diocese in northern India, part of the ecclesiastical Province of Agra. Its ...Laibach
(LABACENSIS). Austrian bishopric and suffragan of Görz, embraces the territory of the ...Laicization
( Latin laicus , lay). The term laity signifies the aggregation of those Christians who ...Lainez, James
(LAYNEZ). Second general of the Society of Jesus , theologian, b. in 1512, at Almazan, ...Laity
(Greek laos , "the people"; whence laikos , "one of the people"). Laity means the body ...Lake Indians
Called by themselves S ENIJEXTEE and possibly identical with the L AHANNA of Lewis and Clark ...Lalemant, Charles
Born at Paris, 17 November, 1587; died there, 18 November, 1674. He was the first superior of ...Lalemant, Gabriel
Jesuit missionary, b. at Paris, 10 October, 1610, d. in the Huron country, 17 March 1649. He was ...Lalemant, Jerome
Alias H IEROSME . Jesuit missionary, b. at Paris, 27 April, 1593, d. at Quebec, 16 ...Lallemant, Jacques-Philippe
French Jesuit, b. at St-Valéry-sur-Somme about 1660; d. at Paris 1748. Little is known ...Lallemant, Louis
French Jesuit, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne, 1588; d. at Bourges, 5 April, 1635. After making ...Lalor, Teresa
Co-foundress, with Bishop Neale of Baltimore, of the Visitation Order in the United States ...Lamarck, Chevalier de
(Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet; also spelled L A M ARCK ; botanical abbreviation ...Lamartine, Alphonse de
Poet, b. at Mâcon Saône-et-Loire, France, 21 Oct., 1790; d. at Paris, l March, ...Lamb (in Early Christian Symbolism)
One of the few Christian symbols dating from the first century is that of the Good Shepherd ...Lamb, Paschal
A lamb which the Israelites were commanded to eat with peculiar rites as a part of the ...Lambeck, Peter
Generally called LAMBEC[C]IUS, historian and librarian, b. at Hamburg, 13 April 1628; d. at Vienna, ...Lambert Le Bègue
Priest and reformer, lived at Liège, Belgium, about the middle of the twelfth century. ...Lambert of Hersfeld
A medieval historian; b. in Franconia or Thuringia, c. 1024; d. after 1077. On 15 March 1058, ...Lambert of St-Bertin
Benedictine chronicler and abbot, b. about 1060; d. 22 June, 1125, at St-Bertin, France. He came ...Lambert, Louis A.
Priest and journalist, b. at Charleroi, Pennsylvania, 13 April, 1835; d. at Newfoundland, New ...Lambert, Saint
(LANDEBERTUS). Martyr, Bishop of Maestricht, b. at Maestricht between 633 and 638; d. at ...Lamberville, Jacques and Jean de
Jacques de Lamberville Jesuit missionary, b. at Rouen, 1641; d. at Quebec, 1710. He joined the ...Lambillotte, Louis
Belgian Jesuit, composer and paleographer of Church music ; born at La Hamaide, near Charleroi, ...Lambin, Denis
(DIONYSIUS LAMBINUS.) French philologist, b. about 1520, at Montreuil-sur-mer, in Picardy; d. ...Lambruschini, Luigi
Cardinal, b. at Sestri Levante, near Genoa, 6 March, 1776, d. at Rome, 12 May, 1854. As a youth ...Lambton, Ven. Joseph
English martyr, b. 1569; d. at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The day of his death is variously given as 23 ...Lamego
(LAMECENSIS). Diocese situated in the district of Vizeu, province of Beira, Portugal. The ...Lamennais, Félicité Robert de
Born at Saint-Malo, 29 June, 1782; died at Paris, 27 February, 1854. His father, Pierre Robert de ...Lamennais, Jean-Marie-Robert de
French priest, brother of Félicité Robert de Lamennais, b. at St-Malo in 1780; d. ...Lamoignon, Family of
Illustrious in the history of the old magistracy, originally from Nivernais. Owing to the nearness ...Lamont, Johann von
Astronomer and physicist, b. 13 Dec., 1805, at Braemar in Scotland, near Balmoral Castle; d.. 6 ...Lamormaini, Wilhelm
Confessor of Emperor Ferdinand II, b. 29 December, 1570, at Dochamps, Luxemburg ; d. at ...Lamp and Lampadarii
There is very little evidence that any strictly liturgical use was made of lamps in the early ...Lamp, Altar
In the Old Testament God commanded that a lamp filled with the purest oil of olives should ...Lampa
(LAMPAE, LAPPA). A titular see in Crete, suffragan of Gortyna, was probably a colony of ...Lamprecht
Surnamed D ER P FAFFE (The Priest). German poet of the twelfth century, of whom practically ...Lamps, Early Christian
Of the various classes of remains from Christian antiquity there is probably none so numerously ...Lampsacus
A titular see of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. The city is situated in Mysia, at the ...Lamuel
Name of a king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4 , but otherwise unknown. In the opening verse we ...Lamus
A titular see of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. In antiquity this village is mentioned by ...Lamy, Bernard
Oratorian, b. at Le Mans, France, in June, 1640; d. at Rouen, 29 Jan., 1715. At the age of twelve ...Lamy, François
An ascetical and apologetic writer of the Congregation of St-Maur, b. in 1636 at Montireau in ...Lamy, Thomas Joseph
Biblical scholar end orientalist, b. at Ohey, in Belgium, 27 Jan., 1827, d. at Louvain, 30 July, ...Lana, Francesco
Born 10 Dec., 1631, at Brescia in Italy ; died in the same place, 22 Feb., 1687. Mathematician ...Lance, The Holy
We read in the Gospel of St. John (19:34) , that, after our Saviour's death, "one of the ...Lancelotti, Giovanni Paolo
Canonist, b. at Perugia in 1522; d. there, 23 September, 1590. He graduated doctor of law in ...Lanciano and Ortona
(LANCIANENSIS ET ORTONENSIS). Lanciano is a small city in the province of Chieti, in the ...Land-Tenure in the Christian Era
The way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen hundred years which have seen in ...Lando, Pope
(913-14). A native of the Sabina, and the son of Taino, elected pope seemingly in July or ...Landriot, Jean-François-Anne
French bishop, b. at Couches-les-Mines near Autun, 1816, d. at Reims, 1874. Ordained in 1839 ...Lanfranc
Archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Pavia c. 1005; d. at Canterbury, 24 May, 1089. Some say his ...Lanfranco, Giovanni
Also known as CAVALIERE GIOVANNI DI STEFANO. Decorative painter, b. at Parma, 1581, d. in ...Langénieux, Benoit-Marie
Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Villefranche-sur-Saône, Department of Rhône, ...Lang, Matthew
Cardinal, Bishop of Gurk and Archbishop of Salzburg, b. at Augsburg in 1468; d. at ...Langen, Rudolph von
Humanist and divine, b. at the village of Everswinkel, near Munster, Westphalia, 1438 or 1439; ...Langham, Simon
Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England, b. at Langham in Rutland; d. at ...Langheim
A celebrated Cistercian abbey situated in Upper Franconia (Bavaria), not far from Mein, in the ...Langhorne, Ven. Richard
English martyr, b. about 1635, d. at Tyburn, 14 July, 1679. He was the third son of William ...Langley, Richard
Layman and martyr, b. probably at Grimthorpe, Yorks, England, date unknown; d. at York, 1 Dec., ...Langres
(LINGONÆ). Diocese comprising the Department of the Haute-Marne. Suppressed by the ...Lanigan, John
Church historian, b. at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1758; d. at Finglas, Dublin, 8 ...Lanspergius
(JOHN JUSTUS OF LANDSBERG). Carthusian monk and ascetical writer, b. at Landsberg in Bavaria ...Lantern
In Italian or modern architecture, a small structure on the top of a dome, for the purpose of ...Lanterns, Altar
Lanterns are used in churches to protect the altar candles and lamp, if the latter for any ...Lanzi, Luigi
An Italian archeologist, b. at Mont Olmo, near Macerata, in 1732; d. at Florence in 1810. In ...Laodicea
A titular see, of Asia Minor, metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana, said to have been originally ...Laos
(Vicariate Apostolic) Separated from the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam by a decree of 4 ...Laplace, Pierre-Simon
Mathematical and physical astronomer, b. in Beaumont-en-Auge, near Caen, department of Calvados, ...Lapland and Lapps
About 150,000 square miles of the most northerly regions of Europe, from the Atlantic Ocean to the ...Lapparent, Albert Auguste de
French geologist, b. at Bourges, 30 Dec., 1839; d. at Paris, 12 May, 1908. He made a brilliant ...Laprade, Victor de
French poet and critic, b. at Montbrison in 1812; d. at Lyons in 1883. He first studied ...Lapsi
( Latin, labi, lapsus ). The regular designation in the third century for Christians who ...Lapuente, Venerable Luis de
(Also, D'Aponte, de Ponte, Dupont). Born at Valladolid, 11 November, 1554; died there, 16 ...Laranda
A titular see of Isauria, afterwards of Lycaonia. Strabo (XII, 569), informs us that Laranda ...Lares
Formerly a titular archiepiscopal see in pro-consular Africa. In ancient times it was a ...Larino
(Larinum). Diocese in the province of Capmobasso, Southern Italy. Larinum was a city of the ...Larissa
The seat of a titular archbishopric of Thessaly. The city, one of the oldest and richest in ...Larke, Blessed John
English martyr ; died at Tyburn, 7 March, 1543-4. He was rector of St. Ethelburga's ...Larrey, Dominique-Jean
Baron, French military surgeon, b. at Baudéan, Hautes-Pyrénées, July, 1766; ...Larrey, Dominique-Jean
Baron, French military surgeon, b. at Baudéan, Hautes-Pyrénées, July, 1766; ...Larue, Charles de
Born 29 July, 1685 (some say 12 July, 1684), at Corbie, in France ; died 5 Oct., 1739, at St. ...Lasaulx, Ernst von
Scholar and philosopher, born at Coblenz, 16 March, 1805; died at Munich, 9 May, 1861. His ...Lascaris, Constantine
Greek scholar from Constantinople; born 1434; died at Messina in 1501. Made a prisoner by the ...Lascaris, Janus
Also called John; surnamed Rhyndacenus (from Rhyndacus, a country town in Asia Minor ). He ...Laski, John
J OHN A L ASCO . Archbishop of Gnesen and Primate of Poland, b. at Lask, 1456; d. at ...Lassberg, Baron Joseph Maria Christoph von
A distinguished German antiquary, born at Donaueschingen, 10 April, 1770; died 15 March, 1855. He ...Lassus, Orlandus de
(Original name, Roland de Lattre), composer, born at Mons, Hainault, Belgium, in 1520 (according ...Last Judgment, The
(Judicium Universale, Last Judgment). I. EXISTENCE OF THE GENERAL JUDGMENT 1 Few truths are ...Last Supper, The
The meal held by Christ and His disciples on the eve of His Passion at which He instituted the ...Lataste, Marie
Born at Mimbaste near Dax, France, 21 February, 1822; died at Rennes, 10 May, 1847; was the ...Latera, Flaminius Annibali de
Historian, born at Latera, near Viterbo, 23 November, 1733; died at Viterbo, 27 February, 1813. He ...Lateran Council, Fifth
When elected pope, Julius II promised under oath that he would soon convoke a general ...Lateran Council, First
The Council of 1123 is reckoned in the series of ecumenical councils. It had been convoked in ...Lateran Council, Fourth
From the commencement of his reign Innocent III had purposed to assemble an ecumenical council, ...Lateran Council, Second
The death of Pope Honorius II (February, 1130) was followed by a schism. Petrus Leonis (Pierleoni), ...Lateran Council, Third
The reign of Alexander III was one of the most laborious pontificates of the Middle Ages. Then, ...Lateran Councils
A series of five important councils held at Rome from the twelfth to the sixteen century. From ...Lateran, Christian Museum of
Established by Pius IX in 1854, in the Palazzo del Laterano erected by Sixtus V on the part of ...Lateran, Saint John
THE BASILICA This is the oldest, and ranks first among the four great "patriarchal" basilicas ...Lathrop, George Parsons
Poet, novelist, b. at Honolulu, Hawaii, 25 August, 1851; d. at New York, 19 April, 1898. He was ...Latin Church
The word Church ( ecclesia ) is used in its first sense to express whole congregation of ...Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was founded as a result of the First Crusade, in 1099. Destroyed ...Latin Literature in Christianity (Before the Sixth Century)
The Latin language was not at first the literary and official organ of the Christian Church in ...Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth to Twentieth Century)
During the Middle Ages the so-called church Latin was to a great extent the language of poetry, ...Latin, Ecclesiastical
In the present instance these words are taken to mean the Latin we find in the official textbooks ...Latini, Brunetto
Florentine philosopher and statesman, born at Florence, c. 1210; the son of Buonaccorso Latini, ...Latreille, Pierre-André
A prominent French zoologist; born at Brives, 29 November, 1762; died in Paris, 6 February, 1833. ...Latria
Latria ( latreia ) in classical Greek originally meant "the state of a hired servant" (Aesch., ...Latrocinium
(L ATROCINIUM ). The Acts of the first session of this synod were read at the Council of ...Latter-Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of
( Also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.) This religious body had ...Lauda Sion
The opening words (used as a title of the sequence composed by St. Thomas Aquinas, about the year ...Lauds
In the Roman Liturgy of today Lauds designates an office composed of psalms and canticles, ...Laura
The Greek word laura is employed by writers from the end of the fifth century to distinguish ...Laurence O'Toole, Saint
(L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole) Confessor, born about 1128, in the ...Laurentie, Pierre-Sébastien
French publicist; b. at Houga, in the Department of Gers, France, 21 January, 1793; d. 9 ...Lausanne and Geneva
Diocese of Lausanne and Geneva (Lausannensis et Genevensis). Diocese in Switzerland, immediately ...Lauzon, Jean de
Fourth governor of Canada, b. at Paris, 1583; d. there, 16 Feb., 1666. He was the son of ...Lauzon, Pierre de
A noted missionary of New France in the eighteenth century, born at Poitiers, 26 September, ...Lavérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de
Discoverer of the Canadian West, born at Three Rivers, Quebec, 17 November, 1685; died at ...Lavabo
The first word of that portion of Psalm 25 said by the celebrant at Mass while he washes his hands ...Laval University of Quebec
The University of Laval was founded in 1852 by the Seminary of Quebec; the royal charter granted ...Laval, François de Montmorency
First bishop of Canada, b. at Montigny-sur-Avre, 30 April, 1623, of Hughes de Laval and ...Lavant
(LAVANTINA) An Austrian bishopric in the southern part of Styria, suffragan of Salzburg. The ...Laverdière, Charles-Honoré
French-Canadian historian, born Chateau-Richer, Province of Quebec, 1826; died at Quebec, 1873. ...Laverlochère, Jean-Nicolas
Missionary, born at St. Georges d'Espérance, Grenoble, France, 6 December, 1812; died at ...Lavigerie, Charles-Martial-Allemand
French cardinal, b. at Huire near Bayonne, 13 Oct., 1825; d. at Algiers, 27 Nov., 1892. He ...Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent
Chemist, philosopher, economist ; born in Paris, 26 August, 1743; guillotined 8 May, 1794. He ...Law
I. CONCEPT OF LAW A. By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or ...Law, Canon
This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. General Notion and DivisionsII. Canon ...Law, Cemeteries in
Cemeteries in Civil Law It would be impossible here to deal in detail with the various ...Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)
Christianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although its moral principles were meant ...Law, Common
(Latin communis , general, of general application; lex , law) The term is of English ...Law, Divine (Moral Aspect of)
Divine Law is that which is enacted by God and made known to man through revelation. We ...Law, International
International law has been defined to be "the rules which determine the conduct of the general ...Law, Mosaic
The body of juridical, moral, and ceremonial institutions, laws and decisions comprised in the ...Law, Natural
I. ITS ESSENCE In English this term is frequently employed as equivalent to the laws of nature, ...Law, Roman
In the following article this subject is briefly treated under the two heads of; I. Principles; ...Lawrence Justinian, Saint
Bishop and first Patriarch of Venice, b. in 1381, and d. 8 January, 1456. He was a descendant ...Lawrence O'Toole, Saint
(L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole) Confessor, born about 1128, in the ...Lawrence of Brindisi, Saint
(Also: Lawrence, or Laurence, of Brindisi.) Born at Brindisi in 1559; died at Lisbon on 22 ...Lawrence, Saint
Martyr ; died 10 August, 258. St. Lawrence, one of the deacons of the Roman Church, was one ...Lawrence, Saint
Second Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 2 Feb., 619. For the particulars of his life and ...Laws, Penal
This article treats of the penal legislation affecting Catholics in English-speaking countries ...Lay Abbot
( abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles ). A name used to designate a layman on whom a king ...Lay Brothers
Religious occupied solely with manual labour and with the secular affairs of a monastery or ...Lay Communion
The primitive discipline of the Church established a different punishment for certain crimes ...Lay Confession
This article does not deal with confession by laymen but with that made to laymen, for the ...Lay Tithes
Under this heading must be distinguished (1) secular tithes, which subjects on crown-estates were ...Laymann, Paul
A famous Jesuit moralist, b. in 1574 at Arzl, near Innsbruck; d. of the plague on 13 November, ...Lazarites
A congregation of secular priests with religious vows founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The ...Lazarus
Lazarus (Greek Lazaros , a contraction of Eleazaros --see 2 Maccabbees 6:18 — meaning ...Lazarus of Bethany, Saint
Reputed first Bishop of Marseilles, died in the second half of the first century. According ...Lazarus of Jerusalem, Order of Saint
The military order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem originated in a leper hospital founded in the ...Le Blant, Edmond-Frederic
French archeologist and historian, born 12 August, 1818; died 5 July, 1897 at Paris. He studied ...Le Camus, Emile-Paul-Constant-Ange
Preacher, theologian, scripturist, Bishop of La Rochelle and Saintes, b. at Paraza, France, ...Le Camus, Etienne
French cardinal, b. at Paris, 1632; d. at Grenoble, 1707. Through the influence of his father, ...Le Caron, Joseph
One of the four pioneer missionaries of Canada and first missionary to the Hurons, b. near ...Le Coz, Claude
French bishop, b. at Plouévez-Parzay (Finistère), 1740; d. at Villevieux (Jura), ...Le Fèvre, Jacques
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French Jesuit and founder of the famous collection of "Lettres édifiantes et curieuses", ...Le Gras, Venerable Louise de Marillac
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul , born at Paris, 12 August, 1591, ...Le Hir, Arthur-Marie
Biblical scholar and Orientalist ; b. at Morlaix (Finisterre), in the Diocese of Quimper, ...Le Loutre, Louis-Joseph
A missionary to the Micmac Indians and Vicar-General of Acadia under the Bishop of Quebec, b. ...Le Mans
DIOCESE OF LE MANS (CENOMANENSIS). Comprises the entire Department of Sarthe. Prior to the ...Le Mercier, François
One of the early missionaries of New France , b. at Paris, 4 October, 1604; d. in the island of ...Le Moyne
The name of one of the most illustrious families of the New World, whose deeds adorn the pages ...Le Moyne, Simon
A Jesuit missionary, b. at Beauvais, 1604; d. in 1665 at Cap de la Madeleine, near Three ...Le Nourry, Denis-Nicolas
Denis-Nicolas Le Nourry, of the Congregation of St-Maur, ecclesiastical writer, b. at Dieppe in ...Le Puy
(Aniciensis). Diocese comprising the whole Department of Haute Loire, and is a suffragan of ...Le Quien, Michel
French historian and theologian, b. at Boulogne-sur-Mer, department of Pas-de-Calais, 8 Oct., ...Le Sage, Alain-René
Writer, b. at Sarzeau (Morbihan), 1668; d. at Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1747. The son of a notary who ...Le Tellier, Charles-Maurice
Archbishop of Reims, b. at Turin, 1642; d. at Reims, 1710. The son of Michel Le Tellier and ...Le Tellier, Michel
Born 16 October, 1643, of a peasant family, not at Vire as has so often been said, but at Vast ...Le Verrier, Urbain-Jean-Joseph
An astronomer and director of the observatory at Paris, born at Saint Lô, the ancient ...León
DIOCESE OF LEÓN (LEONENSIS) Suffragan of Michoacan in Mexico, erected in 1863. In the ...León, Luis de
Spanish poet and theologian, b. at Belmonte, Aragon, in 1528; d. at Madrigal, 23 August, 1591. ...Lead, Diocese of
(LEADENSIS). The Diocese of Lead, which was established on 6 August, 1902, comprises all that ...League of the Cross
A Catholic total abstinence confraternity founded in London in 1873 by Cardinal Manning to ...League, German
Only three years before the League was established, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (d. 1651), who ...League, The
I. THE LEAGUE OF 1576 The discontent produced by the Peace of Beaulieu (6 May, 1576), which ...Leander of Seville, Saint
Bishop of that city, b. at Carthage about 534, of a Roman family established in that city; d. ...Leavenworth
Diocese of Leavenworth (Leavenworthensis). Suffragan to St. Louis. When established, 22 May, ...Lebanon
Lebanon (Assyr. Labn nu ; Hebrew Lebanôn ; Egypt. possibly, Ramunu ; Greek Libanos ...Lebedus
Titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus. It was on the coast, ninety stadia to the east ...Lebrun, Charles
French historical painter, born in Paris, 1619; died at the Gobelin tapestry works, 1690. This ...Lebwin, Saint
(LEBUINUS or LIAFWIN). Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deveater, b. in England of ...Lecce
(LICIENSIS). Diocese ; suffragan of Otranto. Lecce, the capital of a province in Terra ...Leclerc du Tremblay, François
A Capuchin, better known as P ÈRE J OSEPH , b. in Paris, 4 Nov., 1577; d. at Rueil, ...Leclercq, Chrestien
A Franciscan Récollet and one of the most zealous missionaries to the Micmac of ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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