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O Antiphons
(Roman Breviary: Antiphonæ majores, "greater antiphons"). The seven antiphons to the ...O Deus Ego Amo Te
The first line of two Latin lyrics sometimes attributed to St. Francis Xavier, but of uncertain ...O Filii et Filiæ
The first line of a hymn celebrating the mystery of Easter. As commonly found in hymnals ...O Salutaris Hostia
(O Saving Host). The first line of the penultimate stanza of the hymn, "Verbum supernum ...O'Braein, Tighernach
Irish annalist and Abbot of Roscommon and Clonmacnoise, died 1088. Little is known of his ...O'Brien, Terence Albert
Born at Limerick, 1600; died there, 31 October, 1651. He joined the Dominicans, receiving the ...O'Bruadair, David
An Irish poet, b. about 1625, most probably in the barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork, but according ...O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey
Physician, publicist, and historian, b. at Mallow, Cork, 29 February, 1797; d. at New York, 29 ...O'Carolan, Torlogh
( Irish, Toirdhealbhach O Cearbhalláin ). Usually spoken of as the "last of the ...O'Connell, Daniel
Daniel O'Connell was born at Carhen, near Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 1775; died at Genoa, ...O'Conor, Charles
Charles O'Conor was born in the city of New York, 22 January, 1804; died at Nantucket, ...O'Conor, Charles
Often called "the Venerable", b. at Belanagare, Co. Roscommon, 1710; d. 1791, was descended from ...O'Cullenan, Gelasius
(Or GLAISNE O'CULLENAN). Cistercian, Abbot of Boyle, Ireland, b. probably near Assaroe Abbey, ...O'Curry, Eugene
(EOGHAN O COMHRAIDHE) An Irish scholar, born at Dunaha near Carrigaholt, Co. Clare, 1796; ...O'Daly, Daniel
A diplomatist and historian, born in Kerry, Ireland, 1595; died at Lisbon, 30 June, 1662. On his ...O'Daly, Donogh Mór
(In Irish Donnchadh Mór O Dálaigh ) A celebrated Irish poet, d. 1244. About ...O'Devany, Cornelius
(Conchobhar O'Duibheannaigh) Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland, b. about 1532; d. at ...O'Donnell, Edmund
The first Jesuit executed by the English government; b. at Limerick in 1542, executed at ...O'Donovan, John
Irish historian and antiquarian, b. at Atateemore, County Kilkenny, Ireland, 1806; d. at ...O'Dugan, John
(Seághan "mor" O Dubhagáin) Died in Roscommon, 1372. His family were for ...O'Dwyer, Joseph
Physician, inventor of intubation; b. at Cleveland, 1841; d. in New York, January 7, 1898. He was ...O'Fihely, Maurice
Archbishop of Tuam, born about 1460; died at Galway, 1513. He was, according to Dr. Lynch, a ...O'Growney, Eugene
Priest, patriot, and scholar, b. 25 August, 1863, at Ballyfallon, County Meath ; d. at Los ...O'Hagan, John
Lawyer and man of letters, b. at Newry, County Down, Ireland, 19 March, 1822; d. near Dublin, ...O'Hagan, Thomas
First Baron of Tullyhogue, b. at Belfast, 29 May, 1812; d. 1 February, 1885. Called to the Irish ...O'Hanlon, John
Born at Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland, 1821; died at Sandymount, Dublin, 1905. He entered ...O'Hara, Theodore
Born in Danville, Kentucky, U.S.A. 11 February, 1822; died in Guerryton, Alabama, 6 June, 1867. ...O'Hely, Patrick
Bishop of Mayo, Ireland ; d. At Kilmallock, September, 1579. He was a native of Connaught, and ...O'Herlahy, Thomas
(O' H I ARLAITHE ). Bishop of Ross, Ireland, d. 1579. Consecrated about 1560, he was one ...O'Higgins, Ambrose and Bernard
Ambrose Bernard O'Higgins Born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1720; died at Lima, 18 March, 1810. ...O'Hurley, Dermond
Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland ; died 19-29 June, 1584. His father, William O'Hurley of ...O'Hussey, Maelbrighte
(Irish, Maol Brighde ua Heodhusa ; Latin, Brigidus Hossæus ). Known also as ...O'Leary, Arthur
Franciscan, preacher, polemical writer, b. at Faniobbus, Iveleary, Co. Cork, Ireland, 1729; d. ...O'Loghlen, Michael
Born at Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland, in 1789; died 1846. Educated at Ennis Academy, and Trinity ...O'Meara, Kathleen
Novelist and biographer, b. in Dublin, 1839; d. in Paris, 10 Nov., 1888; daughter of Dennis ...O'Neill, Hugh
Earl of Tyrone, b. 1550, d. Rome, 1616; he was the youngest son of Mathew, of questionable ...O'Neill, Owen Roe
Born 1582; died near Cavan, 6 Nov., 1649, the son of Art O'Neill and nephew of Hugh, the great ...O'Queely, Malachias
(Maolsheachlainn O Cadhla). Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland, b. in Thomond, date unknown; d. at ...O'Reilly, Bernard
Historian, b. 20 Sept., 1820, in County Mayo, Ireland ; d. in New York, U.S.A. 26 April, ...O'Reilly, Edmund
Archbishop of Armagh, b. at Dublin, 1616; d. at Saumur, France, 1669, was educated in Dublin ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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O'Reilly, Edmund
Theologian, b. in London, 30 April, 1811; d. at Dublin, 10 November, 1878. Educated at ...O'Reilly, Hugh
Archbishop of Armagh, head of the Confederates of Kilkenny, b. 1580; d. on Trinity Island in ...O'Reilly, John Boyle
Poet, novelist, and editor, b. at Douth Castle, Drogheda, Ireland, 24 June, 1844; d. at Hull, ...O'Reilly, Myles William Patrick
Soldier, publicist, littérateur , b. near Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, Ireland, 13 March, ...O'Rorke, Patrick Henry
Soldier, b. in County Cavan, Ireland, 25 March, 1837; killed at the battle of Gettysburg, Penn., ...O'Sullivan Beare, Philip
Born in Ireland, c. 1590; died in Spain, 1660, son of Dermot O'Sullivan and nephew of Donal ...O'Toole, Saint Lawrence
(L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole) Confessor, born about 1128, in the ...Oakeley, Frederick
Born 5 September, 1802, at Shrewsbury ; died 30 Jan., 1880, at Islington, the youngest son of ...Oates's Plot
A term conventionally used to designate a "Popish Plot" which, during the reign of Charles II of ...Oaths
I. NOTION AND DIVISIONS An oath is an invocation to God to witness the truth of a statement. ...Oaths, English Post-Reformation
The English Reformation having been imposed by the Crown, it was natural that submission to the ...Oaxaca
(Or ANTEQUERA). Situated in the southern part of the Republic of Mexico, bounded on the north ...Obazine, Monastery of
Located in the Diocese of Tulle ; founded by St. Stephen of Obazine about 1134. After his ...Obba
Titular see in Byzacena, northern Africa of unknown history, although mentioned by Polybius ...Obedience
Obedience (Lat. obêdire, "to hearken to", hence "to obey") is the complying with a command ...Obedience, Religious
Religious obedience is that general submission which religious vow to God, and voluntarily ...Obedientiaries
A name commonly used in medieval times for the lesser officials of a monastery who were ...Oblate Sisters of Providence
A congregation of negro nuns founded at Baltimore, Maryland, by the Rev. Jacques Hector ...Oblates of Mary Immaculate
I. NAME AND ORIGIN The first members of this society, founded in 1816, were known as ...Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
A congregation of priests founded originally by Saint Francis de Sales at the request of Saint ...Oblati, Oblatæ, Oblates
Oblati (Oblatæ, Oblates) is a word used to describe any persons, not professed monks or ...Obligation
A term derived from the Roman civil law , defined in the "Institutes" of Justinian as a "legal ...Obregonians
(Or Poor Infirmarians) A small congregation of men, who professed the Rule of the Third Order ...Obreption
( Latin ob and repere , "to creep over"). A canonical term applied to a species of fraud ...Observatory, Vatican
The Vatican Observatory now bears the official title, "Specola Astronomica Vaticana". To ...Occam, William of
Fourteenth-century Scholastic philosopher and controversial writer, born at or near the village ...Occasionalism
Occasionalism (Latin occasio ) is the metaphysical theory which maintains that finite things ...Occasions of Sin
Occasions of Sin are external circumstances--whether of things or persons --which either ...Occleve, Thomas
(Or Hoccleve) Little is known of his life beyond what is mentioned in his poems. He was b. ...Occult Art, Occultism
Under this general term are included various practices to which special articles of the ...Occurrence
(IN LITURGY) I. DEFINITION Occurrence is the coinciding or occurring of two liturgical offices ...Oceania, Vicariate Apostolic of Central
The whole of Oceania had at first been entrusted by the Propaganda to the Society of the Sacred ...Ockham, William of
Fourteenth-century Scholastic philosopher and controversial writer, born at or near the village ...Octavarium Romanum
The Octavarium Romanum is a liturgical book which may be considered as an appendix to the Roman ...Octave
I. ORIGIN It is the number seven, not eight, that plays the principal rôle in Jewish ...Odense, Ancient See of Odense
(OTHINIA, OTHONIENSIS.) The diocese included the islands of Fünen, Langeland, Taasinge, ...Odescalchi, Carlo
Cardinal, prince, archbishop, and Jesuit, b. at Rome, 5 March, 1786; d. at Modena, 17 August, ...Odilia, Saint
Patroness of Alsace, born at the end of the seventh century; died about 720. According to a ...Odilo, Saint
Fifth Abbot of Cluny (q.v.), v.c. 962; d. 31 December, 1048. He was descended from the nobility ...Odin, John Mary
Lazarist missionary, first Bishop of Galveston and second Archbishop of New Orleans, b. 25 ...Odington, Walter
An English Benedictine, also known as WALTER OF EVESHAM, by some writers confounded with WALTER ...Odo of Cambrai, Blessed
Bishop and confessor, also called ODOARDUS; born at Orléans, 1050; died at Anchin, 19 ...Odo of Canterbury
Abbot of Battle, d. 1200, known as Odo Cantianus or of Kent. A monk of Christ Church, he ...Odo of Cheriton
Preacher and fabulist, d. 1247. He visited Paris, and it was probably there that he gained the ...Odo of Glanfeuil
(Saint-Maur-sur-Loire) Abbot, ninth-century hagiographer. He entered Glanfeuil not later than ...Odo, Saint
Second Abbot of Cluny, born 878 or 879, probably near Le Mans ; died 18 November, 942. He ...Odo, Saint
(Oda) Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 2 June, 959 (not in 958; recent researches showing that he ...Oertel, John James Maximilian
Journalist, born at Ansbach, Bavaria, 27 April, 1811; died at Jamaica, New York, 21 August, 1882. ...Oettingen
(ALTÖTTING, OETINGA) Oettingen, during the Carlovingian period a royal palace near the ...Offa
Offa, King of Mercia, died 29 July, 796. He was one of the leading figures of Saxon history, as ...Offerings
(OBLATIONS) I. THE WORD OBLATION The word oblation , from the supine of the Latin verb ...Offertory
(Offertorium.) The rite by which the bread and wine are presented (offered) to God before ...Office of the Dead
I. COMPOSITION OF THE OFFICE This office, as it now exists in the Roman Liturgy, is composed of ...Office, Divine
("Liturgy of the Hours" I. THE EXPRESSION "DIVINE OFFICE" This expression signifies ...Ogdensburg, Diocese of
(Ogdensburgdensis). Comprises the northern towns of Herkimer and Hamilton counties, with the ...Oggione, Marco D'
Milanese painter, b. at Oggionno near Milan about 1470; d. probably in Milan, 1549. This ...Ogilvie, John, Venerable
Eldest son of Walter Ogilvie, of Drum, near Keith, Scotland, b. 1580; d. 10 March, 1615. Educated ...Ogliastra
DIOCESE OF OGLIASTRA (OLEASTRENSIS) Diocese in the Province of Cagliari, Sardinia. It was ...Ohio
The seventeenth state of the American Union, admitted on 19 Feb., 1803. It is bounded on the north ...Ohler, Aloys Karl
Educationist, born at Mainz, 2 January, 1817; died there, 24 August, 1889. He attended the ...
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Oil of Saints
(Manna Oil of Saints). An oily substance, which is said to have flowed, or still flows, from ...Oils, Holy
(OLEA SACRA). Liturgical Benediction Oil is a product of great utility the symbolic ...Ointment in Scripture
That the use of oily, fragrant materials to anoint the body is a custom going back to remote ...Ojeda, Alonso de
Explorer; b. at Cuenca, Spain, about 1466; d. on the island of Santo Domingo , about 1508. He ...Okeghem, Jean d'
Also called Okekem, Okenghem, Okegnan, Ockenheim. Contrapuntist, founder and head of the second ...Oklahoma
I. GEOGRAPHY Oklahoma, the forty-sixth state to be admitted to the Union, is bounded on the north ...Oláh, Nicolaus
(OLAHUS) Archbishop of Gran and Primate of Hungary, a distinguished prelate, born 10 ...Olaf Haraldson, Saint
Martyr and King of Norway (1015-30), b. 995; d. 29 July, 1030. He was a son of King Harald ...Olba
A titular see in Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. It was a city of Cetis in Cilicia Aspera, ...Old Catholics
The sect organised in German-speaking countries to combat the dogma of Papal Infallibility. ...Old Chapter, The
The origin of the body, fomerly known as the Old Chapter, dates from 1623, when after a period of ...Old Hall (St. Edmund's College)
Located near Ware, Hertfordshire, England ; founded in 1793 after the fall of the English ...Old Testament
I. NAME The word "testament", Hebrew berîth , Greek diatheke , primarily signifies the ...Old Testament, Canon of the
Overview The word canon as applied to the Scriptures has long had a special and consecrated ...Oldcorne, Ven. Edward
Martyr, b. 1561; d. 1606. His father was a Protestant, and his mother a Catholic. He was ...Oldenburg
A grand duchy, one of the twenty-six federated states of the German Empire. It consists of three ...Oldham, Hugh
Bishop of Exeter, b. in Lancashire, either at Crumpsell or Oldham; d. 25 June, 1519. Having ...Oldoini, Augustino
Historian and bibliographer, b. 6 Jan., 1612; d. at Perugia, 23 March, 1683. He came from La ...Olenus
A titular see and suffragan of Patras, in Achaia Quarta, one of the twelve primitive cities of ...Olesnicki, Zbigniew
(Sbigneus) A Polish cardinal and statesman, b. in Poland, 1389; d. at Sandomir, 1 April, ...Olier, Jean-Jacques
Founder of the seminary and Society of St-Sulpice, b. at Paris, 20 Sept., 1608; d. there, 2 ...Olinda
Diocese in the north-east of Brazil, suffragan of San Salvador de Bahia. Erected into a vicariate ...Oliva
A suppressed Cistercian abbey near Danzig in Pomerania, founded with the assistance of the ...Oliva, Gian Paolo
Born at Genoa, 4 October, 1600; died at Rome, at Sant' Andrea Quirinale, 26 November, 1681. In ...Olivaint, Pierre
Pierre Olivaint was born in Paris, 22 Feb., 1816. His father, a man of repute but an unbeliever, ...Oliver, George
Born at Newington in Surrey in 1781; died at Exeter in 1861. After studying for some years at ...Olivet, Mount
(Latin, Mons Olivertus .) Occurring also in the English Bibles as the Mount of Olives ( ...Olivetans
A branch of the white monks of the Benedictine Order, founded in 1319. It owed its origin to ...Olivi, Pierre Jean
(PETRUS JOHANNIS) A Spiritual Franciscan and theological author, born at Sérignan, ...Olivier de la Marche
Chronicler and poet, b. 1426, at the Chateau de la Marche, in Franche-Comté; d. at ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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