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Wörndle, Von, Family
Philip von Wörndle Of Adelsfried and Weierburg, major of a Tyrolese rifle-corps, commandant ...Würtemberg, Kingdom of
In area the third and in population the fourth of the states of the German Empire. It is situated ...Würzburg Abbeys
See also DIOCESE OF WÜRZBURG and UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; The city of ...Würzburg, Diocese of
(HERBIPOLENSIS). See also UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG and WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; Located ...Würzburg, University of
See also DIOCESE OF WÜRZBURG and WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; John I of Egloffstein ...Waagen, Wilhelm Heinrich
Geologist, and palæontologist, born at Munich, 23 June, 1841; died at Vienna, 24 March, ...Wace, Robert
Poet, born at Jersey, about 1100; died at Bayeux, 1174. His maternal grandfather, Toustein, was a ...Wachter, Eberhard
Painter, born at Stuttgart, 29 February, 1762; died at Stuttgart, 14 August, 1852. He studied ...Wadding, Luke
Historian and theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, 16 October, 1588; died at St. Isidore's ...Wadding, Michael
(GODINEZ). Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, in 1591; died in Mexico, Dec. ...Waire, Venerable
English friar and martyr, hanged, drawn, and quartered at St. Thomas Waterings in Camberwell (a ...Waitzen, Diocese of
(VÄCZ or VACIENSIS). Located in Hungary ; suffragan of Gran ; probably founded by King ...Wakash Indians
A linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia from 50° 30' to Garden ...Walafrid
(Walahfrid; surnamed Strabo -- "the Squinter"). German poet and theologian of the ninth ...Walburga, Saint
(WALTPURDE, WALPURGIS; at Perche GAUBURGE; in other parts of France VAUBOURG, FALBOURG). Born ...Waldeck, Principality of
(Or WALDECK-PYRMONT). A former state of the German Empire , with an area of 433 square miles; ...Waldenses
An heretical sect which appeared in the second half of the twelfth century and, in a ...Waldsassen, Abbey of
("Settlement in the woods"). Located on the River Wondreb, Upper Palatinate, near the border ...Waldseemüller, Martin
(Graecized ILACOMILUS). Learned Humanist and celebrated cartographer, born at Wolfenweiler ...Walenburch, Adrian and Peter von
Auxiliary bishops of Cologne and celebrated controversial theologians, born at Rotterdam at the ...Wales
Wales is that western portion of Great Britain which lies between the Irish Sea and the River ...Walkenried
Formerly one of the most celebrated Cistercian abbeys of Germany, situated in the Duchy of ...Wall, Venerable John
Martyr, born in Lancashire, 1620; suffered near Worcester, 22 August, 1679; known at Douay and ...Walla-Walla Indians
A Shahaptian tribe dwelling on the Walla-Walla (i.e. rushing water) River and the Columbia in ...Wallenstein, Albrecht von
(WALDSTEIN). Born at Hermanic, Bohemia, 24 September, 1583; died at Eger, Bohemia, 24 ...Wallon Henri-Alexandre
Historian and statesman, born at Valenciennes (Nord), in 1812); died at Paris, in 1904. Fellow of ...Walmesley, Charles
Bishop of Rama, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England, b. 13 Jan., 1722; d. at Bath, ...Walpole, Ven. Henry
English Jesuit martyr, born at Docking, Norfolk, 1558; martyred at York, 7 April, 1595. He was ...Walsh, Edward
Irish poet, born at Derry actually Doire, near Kiskeam in County Cork in 1805; died at Cork, ...Walsh, Patrick
Journalist, United States senator; born at Ballingary, Co. Limerick, Ireland, 1 January, 1840; ...Walsh, Peter
Irish Franciscan, born at Mooretown, County Kildare, about 1608; died in London, 15 March, 1688. ...Walsh, Robert
Publicist, diplomat, born at Baltimore, MD., 1785; died at Paris, 7 Feb., 1859. He was one of the ...Walsh, Thomas
Born in London, October, 1777; d. there, 18 February, 1849. His father, an Irish merchant, ...Walsh, William
Bishop of Meath, Ireland (1554-77); b. at Dunboyne, Co. Meath, about 1512; d. at Alcalá ...Walsingham Priory
Walsingham Priory stood a few miles from the sea in the northern part of Norfolk, England. ...Walsingham, Thomas
Benedictine historian, died about 1422. He is supposed to have been a native of Walsingham, ...Walter of Châtillon
(GAUTIER DE LILLE, GUALTERUS DE INSULIS; also GAUTIER DE CHATILLON, GAULTERUS DE CASTILLIONE). ...Walter of Merton
Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford, b. probably at Merton in Surrey or ...Walter of Mortagne
A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, and theologian, b. at Mortagne in Flanders in the ...Walter of St-Victor
Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelth century. Nothing is known about Walter except ...Walter of Winterburn
An English Dominican, cardinal, orator, poet, philosopher, theologian, b. in the thirteenth ...Walter, Ferdinand
Jurist, born at Wetzlar, 30 November, 1794; died at Bonn, 13 December, 1879. After studying at the ...Waltham Abbey
The Abbey of Waltham Holy Cross stood in Essex, some ten miles to the northeast of London, on ...Walther von der Vogelweide
Minnesinger and old poet, born about 1170; died in 1228. Only one old document mentions the name ...Walton, Brian
Biblical scholar, editor of Walton's Polyglot Bible, born at Seymour, or Seamer, near York, in ...Wandelbert
Benedictine monk and theological writer, born in 813; died at Prüm after 850. Little is ...Wangnereck, Heinrich
(WAGNERECK). Theologian, preacher, author, born at Munich in July, 1595; died at Dillingen, ...War
War, in its juridical sense, is a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, ...Ward, Hugh
( Irish, ÆDH BUIDH MAC-AN-BHAIRD). Hagiographer, born in Donegal, about 1590; died 8 ...Ward, James Harman
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, 1806; killed in attack on Matthias Point, Virginia, 27 June, ...Ward, Margaret, Saint
Martyr, born at Congleton, Cheshire; executed at Tyburn, London, 30 Aug., 1588. Nothing is known ...Ward, Mary
Foundress, born 23 January, 1585; died 23 January, 1645; eldest daughter of Marmaduke Ward and ...Ward, Thomas
Born at Danby Castle near Guisborough, Yorkshire, 13 April, 1652; d. at St-Germain, France, ...Ward, Ven. William
(Real name WEBSTER). Born at Thornby in Westmoreland, about 1560; martyred at Tyburn, 26 ...Ward, William George
An English writer and convert, eldest son of William Ward, Esq., born in London, 21 March, ...Warde, Mary Francis Xavier
Born at Belbrook House, Mountrath, Queen's County, Ireland, 1810; died at Manchester, N.H., 17 ...Warham, William
Archbishop of Canterbury, born at Church Oakley, Hampshire, about 1450; died at Hackington, ...Warsaw, Archdiocese of
(VARSAVIENSIS). Warsaw (Polish, Warszawa ), on the western bank of the Vistula, is the ...Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count von
Bishop of Osnabrück and cardinal, eldest son of Duke Ferdinand of Bavaria and his ...Washing of Feet and Hands
Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost ...Washington, D.C.
(DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) Washington, the capital of the United States, is situated on the left ...Washington, State of
One of the Pacific coast states, popularly known as the "Evergreen State", the sixteenth in size ...Water, Holy
The use of holy water in the earliest days of the Christian Era is attested by documents of ...Water, Holy, Fonts
Vessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient origin, and archaeological ...Water, Liturgical Use of
Besides the holy water which is used by the Church in so many of her rites of blessing, and ...Waterford and Lismore
(Waterfordiensis et Lismorensis), suffragan of Cashel. This diocese is almost coterminous with ...Waterson, Ven. Edward
Born at London ; martyred at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 7 January 1594 (1593 old style). A romantic ...Waterton, Charles
Naturalist and explorer, born in Walton Hall near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, in 1782; died ...Waterworth, James
Born at St. Helen's, Lancashire, 1806; d. at Old Hall, Newark, 28 March, 1876. Educated at ...Watteau, Jean Antoine
French painter, and founder and leader of the school usually known as that of the painters of Les ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of
Situated in Surrey, near Farnham, founded by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, on 24 Nov., ...Way of the Cross
(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ...Way or State
The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be ...Way, Ven. William
( Alias MAY, alias FLOWER). English priest and martyr, born in Exeter Diocese ...Wealth, Use of
The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on ...Wearmouth Abbey
Located on the river Wear, in Durham, England ; a Benedictine monastery founded in 674 by St. ...Weathers, William
Titular Bishop of Amyela; born 12 November, 1814; died at Isleworth, Middlesex, 4 March, 1895. ...Webb, Benjamin Joseph
Editor, historian, born at Bardstown, Kentucky, 25 February, 1814; died at Louisville, Kentucky, ...Webbe, Samuel
English composer, born in England in 1742; died in London, 29 May, 1816. He studied under ...Weber, Beda
Benedictine professor, author, and member of the National German Parliament, born at Lienz in the ...Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm
Physician, member of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet, born at Alhausen, near Driburg, ...Weber, Heinrich
German Church historian, born at Euerdorf in the Diocese of Würzburg , 21 June, 1834; died ...Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von
Composer, born at Eutin, Lower Saxony, 18 December, 1786; died in London, 5 June, 1826. His ...Weedall, Henry
Born in London, 6 September, 1788; died at Oscott, 7 November, 1859. Both his parents died ...Week, Liturgical
The week as a measure of time is a sufficiently obvious division of the lunar month, and the ...Wegg-Prosser, Francis Richard
Only son of Rev. Prebendary Francis Haggit, rector of Newnham Coutney, born at Newnham Courtney, ...Weingarten
(MONASTERIUM VINEARUM, AD VINEAS, or WEINGARTENSE). A suppressed Benedictine abbey, near ...Weis, Nicolaus von
Bishop of Speyer, born at Rimlingen, Lorraine, 8 March, 1796; died at Speyer, 13 December, ...Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus
Polemical writer, born at Puttlingen in German Lorraine, 1691; died at Kappel-Rodeck in Baden, 29 ...Weiss, Johann Baptist
Born at Ettenheim, Baden, 17 July, 1820; died at Graz, 8 March, 1899. After completing his ...Weissenau, Monastery of
(Originally OWE_AUGIA, then MINDERLAU-AUGIA MINOR, and finally WEISSEN AU-AUGIA ALBA or CANDIDA). ...Weitenauer, Ignatius von
Litterateur, exegete, and Orientalist, born at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, 1 November, 1709; died at ...Welbourne, Ven. Thomas
Martyred at York, 1 August, 1605. Nothing is known about about this martyr except the scanty ...Weld
The name of an ancient English family (branches of which are found in several parts of England ...Weld, Frederick Aloysius
Youngest son of Humphrey Weld, born at Chidcock Manor, Dorset, 1823; died there, 1891. He was ...Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of
Located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo, Africa, separated by a Decree of the Propaganda ...Wellington, Archdiocese of
(WELLINGTONIENSIS). Located in New Zealand, originally formed part of the Vicariate of ...Wells in Scripture
It is difficult for inhabitants of a more humid climate to realize the importance which a country ...Wells, Ven. Smithin
English martyr, born at Brambridge, Hampshire, about 1536; hanged at Gray's Inn Lane, London, ...Welser, Bartholomeus
German merchant prince, born at Augsburg, 1488; died at Amberg, near Turkheim, Swabia, 1561. His ...
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Welsh Church
In giving separate consideration to the Church of Wales, we follow a practice common among ...Welsh Monastic Foundations
Few saints of the early British Church, as it existed before the Saxon invasion, are known to ...Welte, Benedict
Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg, 25 November, 1825; died 27 May, 1885. After ...Wenceslaus, Saint
( Also Vaclav, Vaceslav.) Duke, martyr, and patron of Bohemia, born probably 903; died at ...Wendelin of Trier, Saint
Born about 554; died probably in 617. His earliest biographies, two in Latin and two in German, ...Weninger, Francis Xavier
Jesuit missionary and author, born at Wildhaus, Styria, Austria, 31 October, 1805; died at ...Wenrich of Trier
German ecclesiastico-polical writer of the eleventh century. He was a canon at Verdun, and ...Werburgh, Saint
(WEREBURGA, WEREBURG, VERBOURG). Benedictine, patroness of Chester, Abbess of Weedon, ...Werden
(WERTHINA, WEERDA, WERDENA). A suppressed Benedictine monastery near Essen in Rhenish ...Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias
Convert, poet, and pulpit orator, born at Konigsberg, Prussia, 18 November, 1768; died at ...Wessel Goesport, John
(GANSFORT). A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there ...Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von
Vicar-General and Administrator of the Diocese of Constance, born at Dresden, 4 November, 1774; ...Wessobrunn
(WESSOGONTANTUM, AD FONTES WESSONIS). A suppressed Benedictine abbey near Weilheim in Upper ...West Syrian Rite
The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin ...West Virginia
A state of the American Union, bounded on the northeast by Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the ...Westcott, Sebastian
English organist, born about 1524, was a chorister, under Redford, at St. Paul's Cathedral, ...Westeraas, Ancient See of
(AROSI, AROSIENSIS). Located in Sweden. The Catholic diocese included the lands of ...Western Schism
This schism of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries differs in all points from the Eastern ...Westminster Abbey
This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of ...Westminster Cathedral
As a national expression of religious faith given by Roman Catholics to England since the ...Westminster, Archdiocese of
(WESTMONASTERIENSIS). Erected and made metropolitan in 1850, comprises the Counties of ...Westminster, Matthew of
The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum". ...Weston, William
Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone, 1550 (?); died at Valladolid, Spain, 9 June, ...Westphalia
A province of Prussia situated between the Rhine and the Weser. It is bounded on the northwest ...Wettingen-Mehrerau, Abbacy Nullius of
A Cistercian abbey near Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria. The Cistercian monastery of Wettingen ...Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph
Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel, 19 March, 1801; died at Freiburg in ...Wharton, Ven. Christopher
Born at Middleton, Yorkshire, before 1546; martyred at York, 28 March, 1600. He was the second ...Wheeling, Diocese of
(WHELINGENSIS). Comprises the State of West Virginia except the following counties, which are ...Whipple, Amiel Weeks
Military engineer and soldier, born at Greenwich, Massachusetts, 1818; died at Washington, D.C., ...Whitaker, Venerable Thomas
Born at Burnley, Lancashire, 1614; martyred at Lancaster, 7 August, 1646. Son of Thomas ...Whitbread, Venerable Thomas
( Alias HARCOURT). Born in Essex, 1618; martyred at Tyburn, 30 June, 1679. He was ...Whitby, Abbey of
(Formerly called Streoneshalh). A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, ...Whitby, Synod of
The Christianizing of Britain begun by St. Augustine in A.D. 597 was carried on with varying ...White Fathers
(MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY OF AFRICA OF ALGERIA). This society, known under the name of ...White, Andrew
Missionary, b. at London, 1579; d. at or near London, 27 Dec., 1656 (O.S.). He entered St. ...White, Charles Ignatius
Editor, historian, born at Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 1 February, 1807; died at Washington, ...White, Edward
Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White , born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of ...White, Eustace, Venerable
Martyr, born at Louth, Lincolnshire, in 1560; suffered at the London Tyburn, 10 December, 1591. ...White, Richard, Venerable
( Vere GWYN). Martyr, born at Llanilloes, Montgomeryshire, about 1537; executed at Wrexham, ...White, Robert
English composer, b. about 1530; d. Nov., 1574; was educated by his father, and graduated Mus. ...White, Stephen
Antiquarian and polyhistor; b. at Clonmel, Ireland, in 1574; d. in Galway, 1646. He belonged to a ...White, Stephen Mallory
American statesman; born at San Francisco , California, 19 January, 1853; died at Los Angeles ...White, Thomas
( Alias BLACKLOW, BLACLOE, ALBIUS, ANGLUS). Born in Essex, 1593; died in London, 6 July, ...Whithorn Priory
Located in Wigtownshire, Scotland, founded about the middle of the twelfth century, in the reign ...Whiting, Blessed Richard
Last Abbot of Glastonbury and martyr, parentage and date of birth unknown, executed 15 Nov., ...Whitsunday
A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the ...Whitty, Ellen
In religion Mary Vincent, born at Pouldarrig near Oylgate, a village seven miles form the town of ...Whitty, Robert
Born at Pouldarrig near Oylgate, 7 January, 1817; died 1 September, 1895. In 1830 he entered ...Whitty, Rose
Born at Dublin, Ireland, 24 November, 1831; died 4 May, 1911. Of her two sisters one became a ...Wibald
Abbot of Stavelot ( Stablo ), Malmedy, and Corvey, b. near Stavelot in Belgium in 1098; d. ...Wichita Indians
A confederacy of Caddoan stock, formerly dwelling between the Arkansas River, Kansas, and the ...Wichita, Diocese of
(WICHITENSIS). Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth . The territory of the new ...Wichmans, Francis
In religion AUGUSTINE, born at Antwerp, 1596; died 1661. Having finished his classical studies, ...Widmer, Joseph
Catholic theologian, born at Hohenraim, Lucerne, Switzerland, 15 Aug., 1779; died at ...Widow
I. Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question ...Widukind
Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility. He was the moving spirit in the ...Widukind of Corvey
Historian who lived in the tenth century in the Benedictine Abbey of Corvey, Germany. He was a ...Wiener-Neustadt, Diocese of
(NEOSTADTIENSIS). A suppressed see in Lower Austria. Upon the request of Frederick III it was ...Wiest, Stephan
Member of the Order of Cistercians, b. at Teisbach in Lower Bavaria, 7 March, 1748; d. at ...Wigand, Saints
( Also rendered VENANTIUS). Three saints of this name are mentioned in the Roman ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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