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Nélaton, Auguste
Famous French surgeon; born in Paris, 17 June, 1807, d. there 21 Sept., 1873. He made his ...Nève, Felix-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph
Orientalist and philologist, born at Ath, Belgium, 13 June, 1816; died at Louvain, 23 May, ...Nîmes
(NEMAUSENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of Avignon, comprises the civil Department of Gard. By the ...Nabo
( Septuagint, Nabau ). A town mentioned in several passages of the Old Testament, v.g., ...Nabor and Felix, Saints
Martyrs during the persecution of Diocletian (303). The relics of these holy witnesses to the ...Nabuchodonosor
The Babylonian form of the name is Nabu-kudurri-usur, the second part of which is variously ...Nacchiante, Giacomo
(Naclantus). Dominican theologian, born at Florence ; died at Chioggia, 6 May, 1569; he ...Nacolia
(Nacoleia). A titular metropolitan see in Phrygia Salutaris. This town, which took its name ...Nagasaki
(Nagasakiensis). Nagasaki, capital of the prefecture ( ken ) of the same name, is situated ...Nagpur
(Nagpurensis) Diocese in India, suffragan to Madras. Formerly the north-western portion of ...Nahanes
"People of the Setting Sun", a tribe of the great Dene family of American Indians, whose habitat ...Nahum
One of the Prophets of the Old Testament, the seventh in the traditional list of the twelve ...Nails, Holy
The question has long been debated whether Christ was crucified with three or with four nails. ...Naim
(NAIN). The city where Christ raised to life the widow's son ( Luke 7:11-17 ). The Midrash ...Name of Jesus, Religious Communities of the
(1) Knights of the Name of Jesus, also known as Seraphim, founded in 1334 by the Queens of Norway ...Name of Mary, Feast of the Holy
We venerate the name of Mary because it belongs to her who is the Mother of God, the holiest of ...Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Holy
A religious congregation founded at Longueuil, Quebec, 8 December, 1844, under the patronage of ...Names, Christian
" Christian names", says the Elizabethan antiquary, Camden, "were imposed for the distinction of ...Names, Hebrew
To the philosopher a name is an artificial sign consisting in a certain combination of ...Namur
Diocese of Namur (Namurcensis), constituted by the Bull of 12 May, 1559, from territory ...Nancy
DIOCESE OF NANCY (NANCEIENISIS ET TULLENSIS). Comprises the Departments of Meurthe and Moselle, ...Nantes
Diocese of Nantes (Nanceiensis). This diocese, which comprises the entire department of Loire ...Nanteuil, Robert
French engraver and crayonist, b. Reims, 1623 (1626, or 1630) d. at Paris, 1678. Little is ...Naples
The capital of a province in Campania, southern Italy, and formerly capital of the Kingdom of the ...Napoleon I (Bonaparte)
Emperor of the French, second son of Charles Marie Bonaparte and Maria Lætitia Ramolino, b. ...Napoleon III
(Charles-Louis-Napoléon). Originally known as Louis-Napoléon-Bonaparte, Emperor ...Napper, Venerable George
(Or Napier). English martyr, born at Holywell manor, Oxford, 1550; executed at Oxford 9 ...Nardò
(NERITONENSIS) Diocese in southern Italy. Nardò was already an episcopal see, when, ...Nardi, Jacopo
Italian historian; born at Florence, 1476; died at Venice, 11 March, 1563. His father, Salvestro ...Narni and Terni
UNITED DIOCESES OF NARNI AND TERNI (NARNIENSIS ET INTERAMNENSIS) Located in Central Italy. ...Narthex
In early Christian architecture a portion of the church at the west end, separated from the nave ...Nashville
The Diocese of Nashville comprises the entire territory of the State of Tennessee. From its inland ...Nasoræans
Sometimes called M ANDÆANS, S ABIANS, or C HRISTIANS OF S T. J OHN. ...Natal
(Vicariate Apostolic of Natal) The history of the Catholic Church in South Africa goes back ...Natal Day
Both the form natalis (sc. Dies ) and natalicium were used by the Romans to denote what we ...Natalis, Alexander
(Or NOEL ALEXANDRE). A French historian and theologian, of the Order of St. Dominic, b. at ...Natchez
DIOCESE OF NATCHEZ (NATCHESIENSIS) Established 28 July, 1837; comprises the State of ...Natchitoches
Diocese of Natchitoches Former title of the present Diocese of Alexandria (Alexandrinensis), ...Nathan
Nathan (God-given), the name of several Israelites mentioned in the Old Testament. (1) Nathan, ...Nathanael
One of the first disciples of Jesus, to Whom he was brought by his friend Philip ( John ...Nathinites
Or N ATHINEANS ( hnthynym , the given ones; Septuagint generally o‘i dedoménoi ...National Union, Catholic Young Men's
This association was organized on 22 February, 1875, at a meeting held in Newark, New Jersey, at ...Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the
The earliest document commemorating this feast comes from the sixth century. St.Romanus, the ...Natural Law
I. ITS ESSENCE In English this term is frequently employed as equivalent to the laws of nature, ...Naturalism
Naturalism is not so much a special system as a point of view or tendency common to a number of ...Nature
Etymologically (Latin natura from nasci , to be born, like the corresponding Greek physis ...Naturism
Naturism is the term proposed by Réville to designate the worship of nature. It differs ...Nausea, Frederic
(Latinized from the German Grau .) Bishop of Vienna, born c. 1480 at Waischenfeld ( ...Navajo Indians
Navajo Indians, numbering about 20,000, constitute the largest group of Indians belonging to the ...Navarre
The territory formerly known as Navarre now belongs to two nations, Spain and France, according ...Navarrete, Domingo Fernández
Dominican missionary and archbishop, born c. 1610 at Peñafiel in Old Castile ; died ...Navarrete, Juan Fernández
Spanish painter, b. at Logrono, 1526 and died at Segovia, 1579 (at Toledo, February, 1579 or 28 ...Navarrete, Martín Fernández
Spanish navigator and writer, b. at Avalos (Logrono), 8 November, 1765; d. at Madrid, 8 October, ...Nave
Architecturally the central, open space of a church, west of the choir or chancel, and separated ...Nazarene
( Nazarenos, Nazarenus ). As a name applied to Christ, the word Nazarene occurs only ...Nazareth
The town of Galilee where the Blessed Virgin dwelt when the Archangel announced to her the ...Nazareth, Sisters of Charity of
Founded Dec., 1812, by the Rev. B.J.M. David (see D IOCESE OF L OUISVILLE ). Father David, ...Nazarite
(Hebrew, " consecrated to God "). The name given by the Hebrews to a person set apart and ...Nazarius and Celsus, Saints
The only historical information which we possess regarding these two martyrs is the discovery of ...Nazarius and Companions, Saint
In the Roman Martyrology and that of Bede for 12 June mention is made of four Roman martyrs, ...Nazarius, John Paul
Dominican theologian, b. in 1556 at Cremonia; d. in 1645 at Bologna. He entered the order at an ...Nazarius, Saint
Fourteenth abbot of the monastery of Lérins, probably sometime during the reign of the ...Nazianzus
A titular metropolitan see of Cappadocia Tertia. Nazianzus was a small town the history which is ...Neale, Leonard
Second Archbishop of Baltimore, b. near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, 15 Oct., 1746; ...Nebo
( Septuagint, Nabau ). A town mentioned in several passages of the Old Testament, v.g., ...Nebo, Mount
( Septuagint : Nabau ). A mountain of the Abarim range east of Jordan and the Dead Sea, ...Nebraska
Nebraska, meaning in English, "shallow water", occupies geographically a central location among ...Necessity
Necessity, in a general way, denotes a strict connection between different beings, or the ...Neckam, Alexander of
( Or Necham.) English scholar, born in Hertfordshire, 1157; died at Kempsey, Worcestershire, ...Necrologies
Necrologies, or, as they are more frequently called in France, obituaires , are the registers ...
Necromancy
( nekros , "dead", and manteia , "divination") Necromancy is a special mode of divination ...Nectarius
( Nechtarios ), Patriarch of Constantinople, (381-397), died 27 Sept, 397, eleventh bishop of ...Negligence
( Latin nec , not, and legere , to pick out). The condition of not heeding. More ...Nehemiah, Book of
Also called the second Book of Esdras (Ezra), is reckoned both in the Talmud and in the early ...Neher, Stephan Jakob
Church historian ; b. at Ebnat, 24 July, 1829; d. at Nordhausen, 7 Oct., 1902. His family were ...Nemore, Jordanus (Jordanis) de
The name given in manuscripts of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries to a mathematician who ...Nemrod
Also N IMROD ( nmrd of uncertain signification, Septuagint Nebród ). The name of ...Neo-Platonism
General survey A system of idealistic, spiritualistic philosophy, tending towards mysticism, ...Neo-Pythagorean Philosophy
The ethico-religious society founded by Pythagoras, which flourished especially in Magna ...Neo-Scholasticism
Neo-Scholasticism is the development of the Scholasticism of the Middle Ages during the latter ...Neocæsarea
A titular see, suffragan of Hierapolis in the Patriarchate of Antioch sometimes called ...Neocæsarea
A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus, at first called Cabira, one of the favourite residences ...Neophyte
Neophyte ( neophytoi , the newly planted, i.e. incorporated with the mystic Body of Christ), a ...Nephtali
(A.V., N APHTALI ) Sixth son of Jacob and Bala ( Genesis 30:8 ). The name is explained ...Nepi and Sutri
Nepi and Sutri (Nepsin et Sutrin), united sees of the province of Rome, central Italy, in the ...Nepveu, Francis
Writer on ascetical subjects, b. at St. Malo, 29 April, 1639; entered the novitiate of the ...Nereus and Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancratius, Saints
The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, in common, and ...Neri, Antonio
Florentine chemist, born in Florence ln the sixteenth century; died 1614, place unknown. We have ...Neri, Saint Philip Romolo
THE APOSTLE OF ROME. Born at Florence, Italy, 22 July, 1515; died 27 May, 1595. Philip's ...Nerinckx, Charles
Missionary priest in Kentucky, founder of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross, born ...Nero
Nero, the last Roman emperor (reigned 54-68) of the Julian-Claudian line, was the son of Domitius ...Nerses I-IV
Armenian patriarchs. Nerses I Surnamed "the Great". Died 373. Born of the royal stock, he ...Nerses of Lambron
Born 1153 at Lambron, Cilicia; died 1198; son of Oschin II, prince of Lambron and nephew of the ...Nestorius and Nestorianism
I. THE HERESIARCH Nestorius, who gave his name to the Nestorian heresy, was born at Germanicia, ...Netherlands, The
( German Niederlande ; French Pays Bas ). The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by ...Netter, Thomas
Theologian and controversialist, b. at Saffron Waldon, Essex, England, about 1375; d. at Rouen, ...Neugart, Trudpert
Benedictine historian, born at Villingen, Baden, 23 February, 1742; died at St Paul's ...Neum
(Latin, neuma, pneuma, or neupma, from Greek pneûma, a nod). A term in medieval ...Neumann, Johann Balthasar
Born 1687 at Eger; died 1753 at Würzburg, master of the rococo style and one of the ...Neumayr, Franz
Preacher, writer on theological, controversial and ascetical subjects, and author of many ...
Neusohl
Diocese of Neusohl (Hung. Beszterczebànya; Lat. Neosoliensis), founded in 1776 by Maria ...Neutra
(Nitria; Nyitha) -- Diocese of Neutra (Nitriensis). Diocese in Western Hungary, a suffragan of ...Nevada
A Western state of the United States , bounded on the North by Oregon and Idaho, on the East ...Neve
Titular see of Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Two of its bishops are known: Petronius, who ...Nevers
(Nivernum) Diocese ; includes the Department of Nièvre, in France. Suppressed by the ...Neville
(1) Edmund Neville ( alias Sales), a Jesuit, born at Hopcut, Lancashire, 1605; died in ...New Abbey
The Abbey of Sweetheart, named New Abbey Pow, or New Abbey, in order to distinguish it, from ...New Caledonia
VICARIATE APOSTOLIC New Caledonia, one of the largest islands of Oceania, lies about 900 miles ...New Guinea
The second largest island and one of the least known countries of the world, lies immediately ...New Hampshire
The most northerly of the thirteen original states of the United States, lying between 70°37' ...New Jersey
One of the original thirteen states of the American Union. It ratified the Federal Constitution ...New Mexico
A territory of the United States now (Jan., 1911) awaiting only the completion of its ...New Norcia
A Benedictine abbey in Western Australia, founded on 1 March, 1846, by a Spanish Benedictine, ...New Orleans
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS (NOVÆ AURELIÆ). Erected 25 April, 1793, as the Diocese of ...New Pomerania
New Pomerania, the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago, is separated from New Guinea by ...New Testament
I. Name ; II. Description ; III. Origin ; IV. Transmission of the Text ; V. Contents, History, ...New Testament, Canon of the
The Catholic New Testament, as defined by the Council of Trent, does not differ, as regards the ...New Year's Day
The word year is etymologically the same as hour (Skeat), and signifies a going, movement ...New York (Archdiocese)
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK (NEO-EBORACENSIS). See erected 8 April, 1808; made archiepiscopal 19 ...New York (State)
One of the thirteen colonies of Great Britain, which on 4 July, 1776, adopted the Declaration of ...New Zealand
New Zealand—formerly described as a colony—has, since September, 1907, by royal ...Newark
(NOVARCENSIS) Diocese created in 1853, suffragan of New York and comprising Hudson, Passaic, ...Newbattle
( Neubotle , i.e. new dwelling). Newbattle, in the ancient Diocese of St. Andrews, about ...Newdigate, Blessed Sebastian
Executed at Tyburn, 19 June, 1535. A younger son of John Newdigate of Harefield Place, Middlesex, ...Newfoundland
A British colony of North America (area 42,734 square miles), bounded on the north by the Strait ...Newhouse, Abbey of
The Abbey of Newhouse, near Brockelsby, Lincoln, the first Premonstratensian abbey in England, ...Newman, John Henry
(1801-1890) Cardinal-Deacon of St. George in Velabro, divine, philosopher, man of letters, ...Newport (England)
(NEOPORTENSIS) This diocese takes its name from Newport, a town of about 70,000 inhabitants, ...Newton, John
A soldier and engineer, born at Norfolk, Virginia, 24 August, 1823; died in New York City, 1 May, ...Niagara University
Niagara University, situated near Niagara Falls, New York, is conducted by the Vincentians. It ...
Nicéron, Jean-Pierre
A French lexicographer, born in Paris, 11 March, 1685, died there, 8 July, 1738. After his ...Nicaea
Titular see of Bithynia Secunda, situated on Lake Ascanius, in a fertile plain, but very ...Nicaea, First Council of
First Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, held in 325 on the occasion of the heresy of ...Nicaea, Second Council of
Seventh Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, held in 787. (For an account of the ...Nicaragua
(REPUBLIC AND DIOCESE OF NICARAGUA; DE NICARAGUA) The diocese, suffragan of Guatemala, is ...Nicastro
(NEOCASTRENSIS). A city of the Province of Catanzaro, in Calabria, southern Italy, situated ...Niccola Pisano
Architect and sculptor, b. at Pisa about 1205-07; d. there, 1278. He was the father of modern ...Nice
(NICIENSIS) Nice comprises the Department of Alpes-Maritimes. It was re-established by the ...Nicene Creed
As approved in amplified form at the Council of Constantinople (381), it is the profession of the ...Nicephorus, Saint
Patriarch of Constantinople, 806-815, b. about 758; d. 2 June, 829. This champion of the orthodox ...Nicetas
(NICETA) A Bishop of Remesiana (Romatiana) in what is now Servia, born about 335; died ...Nicetius, Saint
A Bishop of Trier, born in the latter part of the fifth century, exact date unknown; died in ...Niche
A recess for the reception of a statue, so designed as to give it emphasis, frame it effectively, ...Nicholas Garlick, Venerable
Priest and martyr, born at Dinting, Derbyshire, c. 1555; died at Derby, 24 July, 1588. He ...Nicholas I, Saint, Pope
Born at Rome, date unknown; died 13 November, 867. One of the great popes of the Middle ...Nicholas II, Pope
(GERHARD OF BURGUNDY) Nicholas was born at Chevron, in what is now Savoy ; elected at Siena, ...Nicholas III, Pope
(GIOVANNI GAETANI ORSINI) Born at Rome, c. 1216; elected at Viterbo, 25 November, 1277; died ...Nicholas IV, Pope
(GIROLAMO MASCI) Born at Ascoli in the Rome, 4 April, 1292. He was of humble extraction, ...Nicholas Justiniani
Date of birth unknown, became monk in the Benedictine monastery of San Niccoló del Lido ...Nicholas of Cusa
German cardinal, philosopher, and administrator, b. at Cues on the Moselle, in the Archdiocese ...Nicholas of Flüe, Blessed
(D E R UPE ). Born 21 March, 1417, on the Flüeli, a fertile plateau near Sachseln, ...Nicholas of Gorran
(Or GORRAIN) Medieval preacher, and scriptural commentator; b. in 1232 at Gorron, France ; ...Nicholas of Lyra
( Doctor planus et utilis ) Exegete, b. at Lyra in Normandy, 1270; d. at Paris, 1340. The ...Nicholas of Myra, Saint
( Also called NICHOLAS OF BARI). Bishop of Myra in Lycia; died 6 December, 345 or 352. ...Nicholas of Osimo
(AUXIMANUS). A celebrated preacher and author, b. at Osimo, Italy, in the second half of the ...Nicholas of Strasburg
Mystic ; flourished early in the fourteenth century. Educated at Paris, he was later on lector ...Nicholas of Tolentino, Saint
Born at Sant' Angelo, near Fermo, in the Hermits of St. Augustine -- a star above him or on his ...Nicholas Owen, Saint
A Jesuit lay-brother, martyred in 1606. There is no record of his parentage, birthplace, date ...Nicholas Pieck, Saint
(Also spelled PICK). Friar Minor and martyr, b. at Gorkum, Holland, 29 August, 1534; d. at ...Nicholas V, Pope
(TOMMASO PARENTUCELLI) A name never to be mentioned without reverence by every lover of ...
Nichols, Venerable George
(Or NICOLLS). English martyr, born at Oxford about 1550; executed at Oxford, 19 October, ...Nicholson, Francis
A controversial writer; b. at Manchester, 1650 ( baptized 27 Oct.); d. at Lisbon, 13 Aug., 1731. ...Nicodemus
A prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned only in the Fourth Gospel . The name is of ...Nicodemus, Gospel of
(Or the Gospel of Nicodemus.) This work does not assume to have written by Pilate, but to have ...Nicolò de' Tudeschi
("abbas modernus" or "recentior", "abbas Panormitanus" or "Siculus") A Benedictine canonist, ...Nicolaï, Jean
Celebrated Dominican theologian and controversialist, b. in 1594 at Mouzay in the Diocese of ...Nicolaites
(Also called Nicolaitans), a sect mentioned in the Apocalypse (ii,6,15) as existing in ...Nicolas, Armella
Popularly known as "La bonne Armelle", a saintly French serving-maid held in high veneration among ...Nicolas, Auguste
French apologist, b. at Bordeaux, 6 Jan., 1807; d. at Versailles 18 Jan., 1888. He first studied ...Nicolaus Germanus
(Often called "Donis" from a misapprehension of the title "Donnus" or "Donus" an abbreviated form ...Nicole, Pierre
Theologian and controversialist, b. 19 October, 1625, at Chartres, d. 16 November, 1695, at ...Nicolet
(NICOLETANA) Diocese in the Province of Quebec, Canada, suffragan of Quebec. It comprises the ...Nicomedes, Saint
Martyr of unknown era, whose feast is observed 15 September. The Roman Martyrologium and the ...Nicomedia
Titular see of Bithynia Prima, founded by King Zipoetes. About 264 B.C. his son Nicodemes I ...Nicopolis
A titular see, suffragan of Sebasteia, in Armenia Prima. Founded by Pompey after his decisive ...Nicopolis
(NICOPOLITANA) Diocese in Bulgaria. The city of Nicopolis (Thrace or Moesia), situated at the ...Nicopolis
A titular see and metropolis in ancient Epirus. Augustus founded the city (B.C. 31) on a ...Nicosia
A city of the Province of Catania, in Sicily situated at a height of about 2800 feet above the ...Nicosia
Titular archdiocese in the Province of Cyprus. It is now agreed (Oberhummer' "Aus Cypern" in ...Nicotera and Tropea
(NICOTERENSIS ET TROPEIENSIS) Suffragan diocese of Reggio di Calabria. Nicotera, the ancient ...Nider, John
Theologian, b. 1380 in Swabia; d. 13 August, 1438, at Colmar. He entered the Order of Preachers ...Nieremberg y Otin, Juan Eusebio
Noted theologian and polygraphist, b. of German parents at Madrid, 1595; d. there, 1658. ...Niessenberger, Hans
An architect of the latter part of the Middle Ages, whose name is mentioned with comparative ...Niger, Peter George
(NIGRI, German SCHWARTZ) Dominican theologian, preacher and controversialist, b. 1434 at ...Nigeria
A colony of British East Africa extending from the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad (from 4° 30' ...Nihilism
The term was first used by Turgeniev in his novel, "Fathers and Sons" (in "Russkij Vestnik", Feb., ...Nihus, Barthold
Convert and controversialist, b. at Holtorf in Hanover, 7 February, 1590 (according to other ...Nikolaus von Dinkelsbühl
Theologian, b. c. 1360, at Dinkelsbühl; d. 17 March, 1433, at Mariazell in Styria. He ...Nikon
Patriarch of Moscow (1652-1658; d. 1681). He was of peasant origin, born in the district of ...Nilles, Nikolaus
Born 21 June, 1828, of a wealthy peasant family of Rippweiler, Luxemburg ; died 31 January, ...
Nilopolis
A titular see and a suffragan of Oxyrynchos, in Egypt. According to Ptolemy (IV, v, 26) the ...Nilus the Younger
Of Rossano, in Calabria; born in 910, died 27 December, 1005. For a time he was married (or ...Nilus, Saint
( Neilos ) Nilus the elder, of Sinai (died c. 430), was one of the many disciples and ...Nimbus
(Latin, related to Nebula, nephele , properly vapour, cloud), in art and archaeology signifies ...Nimrod
Also N IMROD ( nmrd of uncertain signification, Septuagint Nebród ). The name of ...Ninian, Saint
(NINIAS, NINUS, DINAN, RINGAN, RINGEN) Bishop and confessor ; date of birth unknown; died ...Nirschl, Joseph
Theologian and writer, b. at Durchfurth, Lower Bavaria, 24 February, 1823; d. at ...Nisibis
A titular Archdiocese of Mesopotamia, situated on the Mygdonius at the foot of Mt. Masius. It is ...Nithard
Frankish historian, son of Angilbert and Bertha, daughter of Charlemagne ; died about 843 or ...Noah
[Hebrew Nôah , "rest"; Greek Noah ; Latin Noah ]. The ninth patriarch of the ...Noah's Ark
The Hebrew name to designate Noah's Ark, the one which occurs again in the history of Moses' ...Noailles, Louis-Antoine de
Cardinal and bishop, b. at the Château of Teyssiére in Auvergne, France, 27 May, ...Nobili, Robert de'
Born at Montepulciano, Tuscany, September, 1577; died at Mylapore, India, in 1656. He entered the ...Noble, Daniel
Physician, b. 14 Jan., 1810; d. at Manchester, 12 Jan, 1885. He was the son of Mary Dewhurst and ...Nocera
DIOCESE OF NOCERA (NUCERINENSIS) Diocese in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, near the sources of the ...Nocera dei Pagani
(NUCERIN PAGANORUM; dei Pagani ="of the Pagans") Diocese in Salermo, Italy, at the foot of ...Nocturns
( Nocturni or Nocturna ). A very old term applied to night Offices. Tertullian speaks of ...Nogaret, Guillaume de
Born about the middle of the thirteenth century at St. Felix-en-Lauragais; died 1314; he was one ...Nola
(NOLANA) Diocese ; suffragan of Naples. The city of Nola in the Italian Province of Caserta, ...Nola, Giovanni Marliano da
Sculptor and architect, b., it is said, of a leather merchant named Giuseppe, at Nola, near ...Nolasco, Saint Peter
Born at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, near Castelnaudary, France, in 1189 (or 1182); died at ...Nollet, Jean-Antoine
Physicist, b. at Pimpré, Oise, France, 19 November, 1700; d. at Paris, 25 April, 1770. His ...Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism
These terms are used to designate the theories that have been proposed as solutions of one of the ...Nomination
The various methods of designating persons for ecclesiastical benefices or offices have been ...Nomocanon
(From the Greek nomos , law, and kanon , a rule) A collection of ecclesiastical law, the ...Non Expedit
("It is not expedient"). Words with which the Holy See enjoined upon Italian Catholics the ...Non-Jurors
The name given to the Anglican Churchmen who in 1689 refused to take the oath of allegiance to ...Nonantola
A former Benedictine monastery and prelature nullius , six miles north-east of Modena ...Nonconformists
A name which, in its most general acceptation, denotes those refusing to conform with the ...None
This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Origin of None; II. None from the ...
Nonnotte, Claude-Adrien
Controversialist; b. in Besançon, 29 July, 1711; d. there, 3 September, 1793. At nineteen ...Nonnus
Nonnus, of Panopolis in Upper Egypt (c. 400), the reputed author of two poems in hexameters; ...Norbert, Saint
Born at Kanten on the left bank of the Rhine, near Wesel, c. 1080; died at Magdeburg, 6 June, ...Norbertines
(C ANONICI R EGULARES P RÆMONSTRATENSES ). Founded in 1120 by St. Norbert at ...Norcia
(NORSIN). A diocese and city in Perugia, Italy, often mentioned in Roman history. In the ...Norfolk, Catholic Dukes of
(Since the Reformation) Under this title are accounts only of the prominent Catholic Dukes of ...Noris, Henry
Cardinal, b. at Verona, 29 August, 1631, of English ancestry; d. at Rome, 23 Feb., 1704. He ...Normandy
An ancient French province, from which five "departments" were formed in 1790: ...Norris, Sylvester
( Alias SMITH, NEWTON). Controversial writer and English missionary priest ; b. 1570 or ...Norsemen
The Scandinavians who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, first ravaged the coasts of Western ...North Carolina
One of the original thirteen States of the United States, is situated between 33° 53' and ...North Dakota
One of the United States of America , originally included in the Louisiana Purchase. Little was ...Northampton
(NORTANTONIENSIS) Diocese in England, comprises the Counties of Northampton, Bedford, ...Northcote, James Spencer
Born at Feniton Court, Devonshire, 26 May, 1821; d. at Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, 3 March, ...Northern Territory
(Prefecture Apostolic) The Northern Territory, formerly Alexander Land, is that part of ...Northmen
The Scandinavians who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, first ravaged the coasts of Western ...Norton, Christopher
Martyr ; executed at Tyburn, 27 May, 1570. His father was Richard Norton of Norton Conyers, ...Norway
Norway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded on the east by ...Norwich, Ancient Diocese of
(NORDOVICUM; NORVICUM). Though this see took its present name only in the eleventh century, ...Notaries
( Latin notarius ). Persons appointed by competent authority to draw up official or authentic ...Notburga
Jean-Baptiste Belgian statesman, b. 3 July, 1805, at Messancy, Luxemburg ; d. at Berlin, 16 ...Notburga, Saint
Patroness of servants and peasants, b. c. 1265 at Rattenberg on the Inn; d. c. 16 September, 1313. ...Nothomb, Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste Belgian statesman, b. 3 July, 1805, at Messancy, Luxemburg ; d. at Berlin, 16 ...Notitia Dignitatum
(Register of Offices). The official handbook of the civil and military officials in the later ...Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum Africae
(List of the Provinces and Cities of Africa). A list of the bishops and their sees in the ...Notitiae Episcopatuum
The name given to official documents that furnish for Eastern countries the list and hierarchical ...Notker
Among the various monks of St. Gall who bore this name, the following are the most important: ...Noto
(NETEN). Noto, the ancient Netum and after the Saracen conquest the capital of one of the ...Notoriety, Notorious
( Latin Notorietas, notorium , from notus , known). Notoriety is the quality or the ...Notre Dame de Montreal, Congregation of
Marguerite Bourgeoys, the foundress, was born at Troyes, France, 17 April, 1620. She was the ...
Notre Dame, School Sisters of
A religious community devoted to education. In the United Sates they have conducted parish ...Notre Dame, Sisters of (of Cleveland, Ohio)
A branch of the congregation founded by Blessed Julie Billiart. In 1850, Father Elting of ...Notre Dame, University of
(Full name is the University of Notre Dame du Lac ). Notre Dame is located in Northern ...Notre-Dame de Namur, Institute of
Founded in 1803 at Amiens, France, by Bl. Julie Billiart (b. 1751 d. 1816) and ...Notre-Dame de Sion, Congregation of
Religious institute of women, founded at Paris in May 1843, by Marie-Théodore and ...Nottingham
(NOTTINGHAMIEN) One of the original twelve English dioceses created at the time of the ...Nourrisson, Jean-Felix
Philosopher, b. at Thiers, Department of Puy-de-Dôme, 18 July, 1825; d. at Paris, 13 June, ...Nova Scotia
I. GEOGRAPHY Nova Scotia is one of the maritime provinces of Canada. It forms part of what was ...Novara
(NOVARIENSIS). A diocese and the capital of the province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy, noted ...Novatianism
Novatian was a schismatic of the third century, and founder of the sect of the Novatians; he ...Novatus, Saint
St. Novatus, who is mentioned on 20 June with his brother, the martyr Timotheus, was the son of ...Novello, Blessed Agostino
(Matteo Di Termini), born in the first half of the thirteenth century, at Termini, a village of ...Novena
(From novem , nine.) A nine days' private or public devotion in the Catholic Church to ...Novice
I. DEFINITION AND REQUIREMENTS The word novice , which among the Romans meant a newly acquired ...Nubia
Located in North-eastern Africa, extending from Sennar south to beyond Khartoum and including the ...Nueva Cáceres
(NOVA CACERES) Diocese created in 1595 by Clement VIII ; it is one of the four suffragan ...Nueva Pamplona
(NEO-PAMPILONENSIS). Diocese in Colombia, South America, founded in 1549 and a see erected by ...Nueva Segovia
(NOVAE SEGOBIAE) Diocese in the Philippines, so called from Segovia, a town in Spain. The town ...Nugent, Francis
Priest of the Franciscan Capuchin Order, founder of the Irish and the Rhenish Provinces of said ...Nugent, James
Philanthropist, temperance advocate and social reformer b. 3 March, 1822 at Liverpool ; d. 27 ...Numbers, Use of, in the Church
No attentive reader of the Old Testament can fail to notice that a certain sacredness seems to ...Numismatics
(From the Greek nomisma , "legal currency") Numismatics is the science of coins and of ...Nun of Kent
Born probably in 1506; executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1534; called the "Nun of Kent." The career of ...Nunc Dimittis
(The Canticle of Simeon). Found in St. Luke's Gospel (2:29-32) , is the last in historical ...Nuncio
An ordinary and permanent representative of the pope, vested with both political and ...Nunez, Pedro
(Pedro Nonius). Mathematician and astronomer, b. at Alcacer-do-Sol, 1492; d. at Coimbra, ...Nuns
I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY The institution of nuns and sisters, who devote themselves in various ...Nuptial Mass
"Missa pro sponso et sponsa", the last among the votive Masses in the Missal. It is composed of ...Nuremberg
(NÜRNBERG) The second largest city in Bavaria, situated in a plain on both sides of the ...Nusco
(N USCANA ) Diocese in the province of Avellino, Italy, suffragan of Salerno ; dates from ...
Nussbaum, Johannn Nepomuk von
German surgeon, b. at Munich 2 Sept., 1829; d. there 31 Oct., 1890. He made his studies in the ...Nutter, Robert, Ven.
English martyr ; b. at Burnley, Lancashire, c. 1550; executed at Lancaster, 26 July, 1600. He ...Nuyens, Wilhelmus
Historian, b. 18 August, 1823, at Avenhorn in Holland ; d. 10 December, 1894, at Westwoud near ...Nyassa
Vicariate Apostolic in Central Africa, bounded north by the Anglo-German frontier, east by Lake ...Nympha, Tryphon, and Respicius
Martyrs whose feast is observed in the Latin Church on 10 November. Tryphon is said to have ...Nyssa
Vicariate Apostolic in Central Africa, bounded north by the Anglo-German frontier, east by Lake ...Nyssa
A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. It is mentioned by Ptolemy (V, vii, ...Join the Movement
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