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(Greek deka , ten and logos , word).

The term employed to designate the collection of precepts written on two tables of stone and given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai . The injunctions and prohibitions of which it is composed are set forth in Exodus (20:1-17) and in Deuteronomy (5:6-21) . The differences discernible in the style of enumerating them in Exodus as contrasted with Deuteronomy are not essential and pertain rather to the reasons alleged for the precepts in either instance than to the precepts themselves. The division and ordering of the commandments in use in the Catholic Church is that adopted by St. Augustine (Quæstiones in Exodum, q. 71). That which is commonly in vogue amongst Protestants seems to have Origen for its sponsor. He regarded Exodus 20:3-6 , as containing two distinct commandments and in this hypothesis in order to keep the number ten, verse 17 would have but one. The practice now universally adhered to among Catholics is just the reverse. See COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.

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Dávila Padilla Davila Padilla (AGUSTÍN) A native of the City of Mexico, b. 1562; d. 1604. At the age of sixteen he ...
Dénés Denes ( men or people , in most of their dialects) An aboriginal race of North America, also ...
Díaz de Solís, Juan Juan Diaz de Solis Spanish navigator and explorer, b. about 1470 at Lebrija (Seville), or, according to some ...
Díaz del Castillo, Bernal Bernal Diaz Del Castillo (Corruption of Bernardo), Spanish historian, one of the chief chroniclers of the conquest of ...
Díaz, Pedro Pedro Diaz Missionary, b. at Lupedo, Diocese of Toledo, Spain, in 1546; d. in Mexico, 12 Jan., 1618. Though ...
Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von Johann Joseph Ignaz von Doellinger A historian and theologian, born at Bamberg, Bavaria, 28 February, 1799; died at Munich, 10 ...
Döring, Matthias Matthias Doering Historian and theologian, b. between 1390 and 1400, at Kyritz, in Brandenburg ; d. there 24 ...
Dürer, Albrecht Albrecht Durer Celebrated painter and engraver, born at Nuremberg, Germany, 21 May, 1471; died there, 6 ...
D'Avenant, Sir William Sir William d'Avenant Poet and dramatist, b. Feb., 1605-6, at Oxford, England ; d. in London, 7 April, 1668. He was ...
Da Ponte, Lorenzo Lorenzo Da Ponte Poet, b. at Cenada, Italy, 1749; d. in New York, 17 Aug., 1838. He was the son of a Jew and was ...
Dablon, Claude Claude Dablon Jesuit missionary, born at Dieppe, France, in February, 1618; died at Quebec, 3 May, 1697. At ...
Dabrowski, Joseph Joseph Dabrowski Founder of the Sts. Cyril and MethodiusSeminary, Detroit, Michigan, b. at Zoltance, Russian ...
Dacca Dacca DIOCESE OF DACCA (DACCHENSIS) Diocese in Bengal, India. By the Constitution "Æquam ...
Dacier, André Andre Dacier A French philologist, born at Castres, 6 April, 1651; died 18 September, 1722. He was a Huguenot ...
Dacier, Anne Anne Dacier ( Née Lefèvre) The wife of André Dacier, born at Saumur in 1651; died ...
Dagon Dagon A Philistine deity. It is commonly admitted that the name Dagon is a diminutive form, hence ...
Daguesseau, Henri-François Henri-Francois Daguesseau (Also rendered d'Aguesseau). Chancellor of France, born at Limoges, 27 November, 1668; died at ...
Dahomey Dahomey The Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, in West Africa, is territorially identical with the French ...
Dalberg, Adolphus von Adolphus von Dalberg Prince-Abbot of Fulda and founder of the university in the same city, born 29 May, 1678; died ...
Dalgairns, John Dobree John Dobree Dalgairns (In religion F ATHER B ERNARD ). Born in the island of Guernsey, 21 Oct., 1818; d. 6 April, ...
Dalila Delilah (Or Dalila ). Samson, sometime after his exploit at Gaza ( Judges 16:1-3 ), " loved a ...
Dallas Dallas DIOCESE OF DALLAS (DALLASCENSIS). The Diocese of Dallas, created 1890, comprises 108 counties ...
Dalley, William Bede William Bede Dalley Lawyer and statesman, born in Sydney, New South Wales, 1831; died there 28 October, 1888. He was ...
Dalmatia Dalmatia A part of the Kingdom of Croatia according to a convention entered into between Croatia and ...
Dalmatic Dalmatic PRESENT USAGE The dalmatic is the outer liturgical vestment of the deacon. It is worn at Mass ...
Dalton, John John Dalton Irish author and translator from Spanish and German, born in 1814; died at Maddermarket, ...
Damão Damao DIOCESE OF DAMÃO (DAMAU, DAMAUN) Suffragan to Goa, and situated in Portugese India ...
Damaraland Damaraland The middle part of the German colony, German Southwest Africa, between 19° and 23° S. ...
Damascus Damascus Damascus, in Syria, is one of the oldest cities in the world. According to Flavius Josephus it ...
Damasus I, Saint, Pope Pope St. Damasus I Born about 304; died 11 December, 384. His father, Antonius, was probably a Spaniards ; the name ...
Damasus II, Pope Pope Damasus II (Previously called POPPO) A native of Bavaria and the third German to be elevated to the See ...
Damberger, Joseph Ferdinand Joseph Ferdinand Damberger Church historian, born 1 March, 1795, at Passau, Bavaria ; died 1 April, 1859, at ...
Damian and Cosmas, Saints Sts. Cosmas and Damian Early Christian physicians and martyrs whose feast is celebrated on 27 September. They were ...
Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster) Father Damien Missionary priest, born at Tremeloo, Belgium, 3 January 1840; died at Molokai, Hawaii, 15 ...
Damietta Damietta (Greek Tamiathis , Arabic Doumiât ). An Egyptian titular see for the Latins and ...
Dan Dan ( Hebrew dn , Sept. Dán ),–(1) The fifth son of Jacob, being the elder of the two ...
Danaba Danaba A titular see of Phænicia Secunda. Danaba is mentioned by Ptolemy (V, xv, 24) as a town in ...
Dance of Death Dance of Death (French, Dance Macabre , German Todtentanz ) The "Dance of Death" was originally a ...
Dancing Dancing The origin of dancing is to be sought in the natural tendency to employ gesture either to ...
Dandolo, Enrico Enrico Dandolo Doge of Venice from 1192 to 1205; died, aged about a hundred years, in 1205. He belonged to one ...
Daniel Daniel The hero and traditional author of the book which bears his name. This name ( Hebrew dnyal ...
Daniel and Companions, Saint Saint Daniel and Companions Friars Minor and martyrs ; dates of birth unknown; died 10 October, 1227. The martyrdom of ...
Daniel of Winchester Daniel of Winchester (Danihel), Bishop of the West Saxons, and ruler of the See of Winchester from 705 to 744; died ...
Daniel, Anthony Anthony Daniel Huron missionary, born at Dieppe, in Normandy, 27 May 1601, slain by the Iroquois at Teanaostae, ...
Daniel, Book of Book of Daniel In the Hebrew Bible, and in most recent Protestant versions, the Book of Daniel is limited to ...
Daniel, Charles Charles Daniel Born 31 December, 1818, at Beauvais, France ; died 1 January, 1893, at Paris. He joined the ...
Daniel, Gabriel Gabriel Daniel Historian and controversialist, born at Rouen, France, 8 Feb., 1649; died at Paris, 23 June, ...
Daniel, John John Daniel Born 1745; died in Paris, 3 October, 1823; son of Edward Daniel of Durton, Lancashire, and ...
Dansara Dansara A titular see in Osrhoene. Stephanus Byzantius mentions Dansara as a town near Edessa (Orfa). ...
Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri Italian poet, born at Florence, 1265; died at Ravenna, Italy, 14 September, 1321. His own ...
Danti, Ignazio Ignazio Danti Mathematician and cosmographer, b. at Perugia, Italy, 1537; d. at Alatri, 19 Oct., 1586. As a ...
Danti, Vincenzo Vincenzo Danti Sculptor, brother of Ignazio, b. at Perugia, 1530; d. 24 May, 1576. He also enjoyed some ...
Dantine, Maurus Maurus Dantine Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, and chronologist, born at Gourieux near Namur, ...
Darboy, Georges Georges Darboy Archbishop of Paris and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Fayl-Billot, near Langres, 1813; ...
Dardanus Dardanus A titular see in the province of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. Four or five bishops are ...
Dardel, Jean Jean Dardel Friar Minor of the French province of the order, chronicler of Armenia in the fourteenth century, ...
Darerca, Saint St. Darerca St. Darerca, of Ireland, a sister of St. Patrick. Much obscurity attaches to her history, and ...
Dareste de la Chavanne, Antoine-Elisabeth Antoine-Elisabeth Dareste de la Chavanne Historian and professor, b. in Paris, 25 October, 1820; d. at Lucenay-lès-Aix, 6 August, ...
Darius and Chrysanthus, Saints Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria Roman martyrs, buried on the Via Salaria Nova, and whose tombs, according to the testimony of ...
Darnis Darnis A metropolitan titular see of Libya, in Egypt. Ptolemy (IV, 4, 2; 5; 6) and Ammian. Marcell., ...
Darras, Joseph-Epiphane Joseph-Epiphane Darras Church historian, b. at Troyes, France, 1825; d. at Paris, Nov. 8, 1878. He completed his ...
Darrell, William William Darrell Theologian, b. 1651, in Buckinghamshire, England ; d. 28 Feb., 1721, at St. Omer's, France. ...
Dates and Dating Dates and Dating In classical Latin even before the time of Christ it was usual for correspondents to indicate ...
Daubrée, Gabriel-Auguste Gabriel-Auguste Daubree French geologist, b. at Metz, 25 June, 1814; d. at Paris, 29 May, 1896. He studied mining ...
Daulia Daulia A titular see of Greece. Daulis, later Daulia, Dauleion, often Diauleia, even Davalia, was a ...
Daumer, Georg Friedrich Georg Friedrich Daumer German poet and philosopher, b. at Nuremberg, 5 March, 1800; d. at Wurzburg, 14 December, 1875. ...
Davenport Davenport DIOCESE OF DAVENPORT (DAVENPORTENSIS) The Diocese of Davenport, erected 8 May, 1881, embraces ...
Davenport, Christopher Christopher Davenport Also known as FRANCISCUS À SANCTA CLARA and sometimes by the alias of FRANCIS HUNT and ...
David of Augsburg David of Augsburg (DE AUGUSTA). Medieval German mystic, b. probably at Augsburg, Bavaria, early in the ...
David of Dinant David of Dinant A pantheistic philosopher who lived in the first decades of the thirteenth century. Very little ...
David Scotus David Scotus A medieval Irish chronicler, date of birth unknown; d. 1139. Early in the twelfth century ...
David, Armand Armand David Missionary priest and zoologist, b. 1826; d. 1900. He entered the Congregation of the Mission ...
David, Gheeraert Gheeraert David Son of John David, painter and illuminator, b. at Oudewater, South Holland, c. 1450, d. 13 ...
David, King King David In the Bible the name David is borne only by the second king of Israel, the great-grandson of ...
David, Saint St. David (DEGUI, DEWI). Bishop and Confessor, patron of Wales. He is usually represented standing on ...
Davies, Venerable William Ven. William Davies Martyr, one of the most illustrious of the priests who suffered under Queen Elizabeth, b. in ...
Dawson, Æneas McDonnell Aeneas McDonnell Dawson Author, b. in Scotland, 30 July, 1810; d. in Ottawa, Canada, 29 Dec., 1894. He studied at the ...
Dax, Diocese of Dax An ancient French diocese which was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, its territory now ...
Day of Atonement Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) ( Hebrew Yom Hakkippurim . Vulgate, Dies Expiationum , and Dies Propitiationis — ...
Day, George George Day Bishop of Chichester ; b. in Shropshire, England, c. 1501; d. 2 August, 1556. He was graduated ...
Day, John Charles, Sir Sir John Charles Day Jurist, b. near Bath, England, 1826; d. 13 June, 1908, at Newbury. He was educated at Rome and ...
De L'Orme, Philibert Philibert de l'Orme Celebrated architect of the French Renaissance, born at Lyons, c. 1515 or a little later; died at ...
De La Croix, Charles Charles de la Croix Missionary, b. at Hoorbeke-St-Corneille, Belgium, 28 Oct., 1792; d. at Ghent, 20 Aug., 1869. He ...
De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps de Lisle Born 17 March, 1809; died 5 March, 1878. He was the son of Charles March Phillipps of Garendon ...
De Paul University DePaul University DePaul University, Chicago, is the outgrowth of St. Vincent's College, which opened in Sept., ...
De Profundis De Profundis ("Out of the depths"). First words of Psalm 129. The author of this Psalm is unknown; it was ...
De Rossi, Giovanni Battista Giovanni Battista de Rossi A distinguished Christian archaeologist , best known for his work in connection with the Roman ...
De Smet, Pierre-Jean Pierre-Jean de Smet Missionary among the North American Indians , b. at Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium, 30 Jan., ...
De Soto, Hernando Hernando de Soto Explorer and conqueror, born at Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain, 1496 or 1500; died on the ...
De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt Aubrey Thomas Hunt de Vere Poet, critic, and essayist, b. at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, Ireland, 10 January, 1814; died ...
Deaconesses Deaconesses We cannot be sure that any formal recognition of deaconesses as an institution of consecrated ...
Deacons Deacons The name deacon ( diakonos ) means only minister or servant, and is employed in this sense ...
Dead Sea Dead Sea The name given to the lake that lies on the south-eastern border of Palestine. The Old Testament ...
Dead, Prayers for the Prayers For the Dead This subject will be treated under the following three heads: I. General Statement and Proof of ...
Deaf, Education of the Education of the Deaf and Dumb Education essentially includes the process of encouraging, strengthening, and guiding the ...
Dean Dean (Gk. déka , ten; Latin decanus ). One of the principal administrative officials of ...
Dean, William, Venerable Ven. William Dean Born in Yorkshire, England, date uncertain, martyred 28 August, 1588. He studied at Reims and ...
Dease, Thomas Thomas Dease Born in Ireland, 1568; died at Galway, 1651. He sprang from an ancient Irish family at one ...
Death Penalty Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The ...
Death, Dance of Dance of Death (French, Dance Macabre , German Todtentanz ) The "Dance of Death" was originally a ...
Death, Preparation for Preparation for Death The basic preparation for death When should a priest be called? Winding up our earthly affairs ...
Debbora Debbora Prophetess and judge: she was the wife of Lapidoth and was endowed by God with prophetic gifts ...
Debt Debt ( debitum ) That which is owed or due to another; in general, anything which one person is ...
Decalogue Decalogue (Greek deka , ten and logos , word). The term employed to designate the collection of ...
Decapolis Decapolis (From Greek Deka , ten, and polis , city) Decapolis is the name given in the Bible and ...
Dechamps, Adolphe Adolphe Dechamps Belgian statesman and publicist, brother of Cardinal Dechamps, born at Melle near Ghent, 17 ...
Dechamps, Victor Augustin Isidore Victor Augustin Isidore Dechamps Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechlin, and Primate of Belgium ; born at Melle near Ghent 6 Dec., ...
Decius Decius (C AIUS M ESSIUS Q UINTUS T RAJANUS D ECIUS ). Roman Emperor 249-251. He was born, ...
Decker, Hans Hans Decker A German sculptor of the middle of the fifteenth century. Very little is recorded concerning ...
Declaration, The Royal The Royal Declaration This is the name most commonly given to the solemn repudiation of Catholicity which, in ...
Decorations, Pontifical Pontifical Decorations Pontifical decorations are the titles of nobility, orders of Christian knighthood and other ...
Decree Decree ( Latin decretum , from decerno , I judge). In a general sense, an order or law made by a ...
Decretals, Papal Papal Decretals I. DEFINITION AND EARLY HISTORY (1) In the wide sense of the term decretalis (i.e. epistola ...
Dedication Dedication A term which, though sometimes used of persons who are consecrated to God's service, is more ...
Dedication, Feast of the Feast of the Dedication Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights ( Josephus and Talmudic ...
Deduction Deduction ( Latin de ducere , to lead, draw out, derive from; especially, the function of deriving truth ...
Deer, Abbey of Abbey of Deer A once famous Scotch monastery. According to the Celtic legend St. Columcille, his disciple ...
Defender of the Matrimonial Tie Defender of the Matrimonial Tie ( Defensor matrimonii ) The Defender of the Matrimonial Tie is an official whose duty is to ...
Definitions, Theological Theological Definition The Vatican Council (Sess. iv, cap. iv) solemnly taught the doctrine of papal infallibility ...
Definitor (in Canon Law) Definitor (In Canon Law) An official in secular deaneries and in certain religious orders. Among regulars, a definitor is ...
Definitors (in Religious Orders) Definitors (In Religious Orders) Generally speaking, the governing council of an order. Bergier describes them as those chosen to ...
Deger, Ernst Ernst Deger Historical painter, born in Bockenem, Hanover, 15 April, 1809; died in Düsseldorf, 27 ...
Degradation Degradation ( Latin degradatio ). A canonical penalty by which an ecclesiastic is entirely and ...
Deharbe, Joseph Joseph Deharbe Theologian, catechist, b. at Straburg, Alsace, 11 April, 1800; d. at Maria-Laach, 8 November, ...
Dei gratia; Dei et Apostolicæ Sedis gratia Dei Gratia; Dei Et Apostolicae Sedis Gratia ( By the grace of God; By the grace of God and the Apostolic See ) A formulæ added ...
Deicolus, Saint St. Deicolus (DICHUIL) Elder brother of St. Gall, b. in Leinster, Ireland, c. 530; d. at Lure, France, 18 ...
Deism Deism ( Latin Deus , God ). The term used to denote certain doctrines apparent in a tendency ...
Deity Deity ( French déité ; Late Latin deitas ; Latin deue , divus , "the divine ...
Delacroix, Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Ferdinand-Victor-Eugene Delacroix French painter, b. at Charenton-St-Maurice, near Paris, 26 April, 1798; d. 13 August, 1863. He was ...
Delaroche, Hippolyte Hippolyte Delaroche (Known also as P AUL ) Painter, born at Paris, 17 July, 1797; died 4 November, 1856. A pupil ...
Delatores Delatores ( Latin for DENOUNCERS) A term used by the Synod of Elvira (c. 306) to stigmatize those ...
Delaware Delaware Delaware, one of the original thirteen of the United States of America. It lies between ...
Delaware Indians Delaware Indians An important tribal confederacy of Algonquian stock originally holding the basin of the Delaware ...
Delcus Delcus A titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Philippopolis. The Greek name of the place was Delkos or ...
Delegation Delegation ( Latin delegare ) A delegation is the commission to another of jurisdiction, which is to be ...
Delfau, François Francois Delfau Theologian, born 1637 at Montel in Auvergne, France ; died 13 Oct., 1676, at Landevenec in ...
Delfino, Pietro Pietro Delfino A theologian, born at Venice in 1444; died 16 Jan., 1525. He entered the Camaldolese ...
Delilah Delilah (Or Dalila ). Samson, sometime after his exploit at Gaza ( Judges 16:1-3 ), " loved a ...
Delille, Jacques Jacques Delille French abbé and litterateur , born at Aigueperse, 22 June, 1738; died at Paris, 1 May, ...
Delisle, Guillaume Guillaume Delisle Reformer of cartography, born 28 February, 1675, in Paris ; died there 25 January, 1726. His ...
Delphine, Blessed Blessed Delphine A member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born in Provence, France, in 1284; died 26 ...
Delrio, Martin Anton Martin Anton Delrio Scholar, statesman, Jesuit theologian, born at Antwerp, 17 May, 1551; died at Louvain, 19 ...
Delta of the Nile, Prefecture Apostolic of the Prefecture Apostolic of the Delta of the Nile The Prefecture Apostolic of the Delta of the Nile is situated in the north of Egypt and ...
Deluge Deluge Deluge is the name of a catastrophe fully described in Genesis 6:1 - 9:19 , and referred to in the ...
Demers, Modeste Modeste Demers An apostle of the Pacific Coast of North America, and the first Catholic missionary among most ...
Demetrius Demetrius The name of two Syrian kings mentioned in the Old Testament and two other persons in the ...
Demetrius, Saint St. Demetrius Bishop of Alexandria from 188 to 231. Julius Africanus, who visited Alexandria in the time of ...
Demiurge Demiurge The word means literally a public worker, demioergós, demiourgós, and was ...
Democracy, Christian Christian Democracy In Christian Democracy , the name and the reality have two very different histories, and ...
Demon Demons (Greek daimon and daimonion , Latin daemonium ). In Scripture and in Catholic ...
Demoniacs Demoniacs ( See also DEMONOLOGY, EXORCISM, EXORCIST, POSSESSION.) (Greek daimonikos, daimonizomenos, ...
Demonology Demonology As the name sufficiently indicates, demonology is the science or doctrine concerning demons. ...
Dempster, Thomas Thomas Dempster Savant, professor, author; b., as he himself states at Cliftbog, Scotland, 23 August, 1579; d. at ...
Denaut, Pierre Pierre Denaut Tenth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Montreal, 20 July, 1743; d. at Longueuil in 1806. After studying ...
Denifle, Heinrich Seuse Heinrich Seuse Denifle ( Baptized JOSEPH.) Paleographer and historian, born at Imst in the Austrian Tyrol, 16 Jan., ...
Denis, Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis Bibliographer and poet, b. at Schärding, Bavaria, 27 September, 1729; d. at Vienna, 29 ...
Denis, Joseph Joseph Denis ( Baptized JACQUES). Born 6 November, 1657, at Three Rivers , Canada ; died 25 January, ...
Denis, Saint St. Denis Bishop of Paris, and martyr. Born in Italy, nothing is definitely known of the time or place, ...
Denman, William William Denman Publisher, b. in Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 March, 1784; d. in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. 12 ...
Denmark Denmark ( Latin Dania ). This kingdom had formerly a much larger extent than at present. It once ...
Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de Seigneur and Marquis de Denonville (JACQUES-RENE DE BRISAY, SEIGNEUR AND MARQUIS DE DENONVILLE) Born in 1638 at Denonville in the ...
Dens, Peter Peter Dens Theologian, b. at Boom, near Antwerp, Belgium, 12 September, 1690; d. at Mechlin, 15 February, ...
Denunciation Denunciation Denunciation ( Latin denunciare) is making known the crime of another to one who is his ...
Denver Denver, Colorado (D ENVERIENSIS ). A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fé, erected in 1887 and ...
Denys the Carthusian Denys (D ENYS VAN L EEUWEN, also L EUW or L IEUWE ). Born in 1402 in that part of the ...
Denza, Francesco Francesco Denza Italian meteorologist and astronomer, b. at Naples, 7 June, 1834; d. at Rome, 14 December, 1894. ...
Denzinger, Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger One of the leading theologians of the modern Catholic German school and author of the ...
Deo Gratias Deo Gratias ("Thanks be to God "). An old liturgical formula of the Latin Church to give thanks to God ...
Deposition Deposition A deposition is an ecclesiastical vindictive penalty by which a cleric is forever deprived of ...
Deprés, Josquin Josquin Depres Diminutive of "Joseph"; latinized Josquinus Pratensis . Born probably c. 1450 at ...
Derbe Derbe A titular see of Lycaonia, Asia Minor. This city was the fortress of a famous leader of ...
Dereser, Anton Anton Dereser (Known also as THADDAEUS A S. ADAMO). Born at Fahr in Franconia, 3 February, 1757; died at ...
Derogation Derogation (Latin derogatio ). The partial revocation of a law, as opposed to abrogation or the ...
Derry Derry (Deria) DIOCESE OF DERRY (DERRIENSIS). Includes nearly all the County Derry, part of Donegal, and a ...
Derry, School of School of Derry This was the first foundation of St. Columba, the great Apostle of Scotland, and one of the three ...
Desains, Paul-Quentin Paul-Quentin Desains Physicist, b. at St-Quentin, France, 12 July, 1817; d. at Paris, 3 May, 1885. He made his literary ...
Desault, Pierre-Joseph Pierre-Joseph Desault Surgeon and anatomist, b. at Magny-Vernois a small town of Franche-Comté, France, in ...
Descartes, René Rene Descartes (Renatus Cartesius), philosopher and scientist, born at La Haye France, 31 March, 1596; died at ...
Deschamps, Eustache Eustache Deschamps Also called M OREL , on account of his dark complexion; b. at Vertus in Champagne between 1338 ...
Deschamps, Nicolas Nicolas Deschamps Polemical writer, born at Villefranche (Rhône), France, 1797; died at Aix-en-Provence, ...
Desclée, Henri and Jules Henri and Jules Desclee Henri (1830-); Jules (1828-1911). Natives of Belgium, founders of a monastery and a ...
Desecration Desecration Desecration is the loss of that peculiar quality of sacredness, which inheres in places and ...
Desert Desert (In the Bible) The Hebrew words translated in the Douay Version of the Bible by "desert" or "wilderness", and ...
Desertion Desertion The culpable abandonment of a state, of a stable situation, the obligations of which one had ...
Deshon, George George Deshon Priest of the Congregation (or Institute) of St. Paul the Apostle , b. at New London, Conn., ...
Desiderius Pope Blessed Victor III (DAUFERIUS or DAUFAR). Born in 1026 or 1027 of a non-regnant branch of the Lombard dukes of ...
Desiderius of Cahors, Saint St. Desiderius of Cahors Bishop, b. at Obrege (perhaps Antobroges, name of a Gaulish tribe), on the frontier of the ...
Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, Jean Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin A French dramatist and novelist, born in Paris, 1595, died there, 1676. Early in life he held ...
Desolation, The Abomination of The Abomination of Desolation The importance of this Scriptural expression is chiefly derived from the fact that in Matthew ...
Despair Despair (Latin desperare , to be hopeless.) Despair, ethically regarded, is the voluntary and ...
Despretz, César-Mansuète Cesar-Mansuete Despretz Chemist and physicist, b. at Lessines, Belgium, 11 May, 1798; d. at Paris, 11 May, 1863. He ...
Desservants Desservants The name of a class of French parish priests. Under the old regime, a priest who performed the ...
Desurmont, Achille Achille Desurmont Ascetical writer, b. at Tourcoing, France, 23 Dec., 1828; d. 23 July, 1898. He attended first the ...
Determinism Determinism Determinism is a name employed by writers, especially since J. Stuart Mill, to denote the ...
Detré, William William Detre Missionary, b. in France in 1668, d. in South America, at an advanced age, date uncertain. ...
Detraction Detraction (From Latin detrahere , to take away). Detraction is the unjust damaging of another's good ...
Detroit Detroit, Michigan (Detroitensis) Diocese established 8 March, 1838, comprises the counties of the lower ...
Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende "Deus in adjutorium meum intende," with the response: "Domine ad adjuvandum me festina," first ...
Deusdedit, Cardinal Cardinal Deusdedit Born at Todi, Italy ; died between 1097 and 1100. He was a friend of St. Gregory VII and ...
Deusdedit, Pope Saint Pope St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I). Date of birth unknown; consecrated pope, 19 October (13 November), 615; d. 8 ...
Deusdedit, Saint St. Deusdedit A native of Wessex, England, whose Saxon name was Frithona, and of whose early life nothing is ...
Deuteronomy Deuteronomy This term occurs in Deuteronomy 17:18 and Joshua 8:32 , and is the title of one of the five ...
Deutinger, Martin Martin Deutinger Philosopher and religious writer, b. in Langenpreising, Bavaria, 24 March, 1815; d. at ...
Devas, Charles Stanton Charles Stanton Devas Political economist, b. at Woodside, Old Windsor, England, of Protestant parents, 26 August, ...
Devereux, John C. John Devereux Born at his father's farm, The Leap, near Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland, 5 Aug., 1774; died ...
Devereux, Nicholas Nicholas Devereux Born near Enniscorthy, Ireland, 7 June, 1791; died at Utica, New York, 29 Dec., 1855, was the ...
Devil Devil (Greek diabolos ; Latin diabolus ). The name commonly given to the fallen angels, who are ...
Devil Worship Devil Worship The meaning of this compound term is sufficiently obvious, for all must be familiar with the ...
Devil's Advocate Advocatus Diaboli ("Advocate of the Devil" or "Devil's Advocate"). A popular title given to one of the most ...
Devolution Devolution ( Latin devolutio from devolvere ) Devolution is the right of an ecclesiastical ...
Devoti, Giovani Giovani Devoti Canonist, born at Rome, 11 July, 1744; died there 18 Sept., 1820. At the age of twenty he ...
Devotions, Popular Popular Devotions Devotion, in the language of ascetical writers, denotes a certain ardour of affection in the ...
Deymann, Clementine Clementine Deymann Born at Klein-Stavern, Oldenburg, Germany, 24 June, 1844; died at Phoenix, Arizona, U. S. A., 4 ...
Deza, Diego Diego Deza Theologian, archbishop, patron of Christopher Columbus, b. at Toro, 1444; d. 1523. Entering the ...
Dhuoda Dhuoda Wife of Bernard, Duke of Septimania. The only source of information on her life is her "Liber ...
Diaconicum Diaconicum (Greek diakonikon ) The Diaconicum in the Greek Church is the liturgical book specifying ...
Diakovár Diakovar (Croatian, Djakovo ). See of the Bishop of the united Dioceses of Bosnia or ...
Dialectic Dialectic [Greek dialektike ( techne or methodos ), the dialectic art or method, from dialegomai ...
Diamantina Diamantina DIOCESE OF DIAMANTINA (ADAMANTINA). Located in the north of the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil, ...
Diana, Antonino Antonino Diana Moral theologian, born of a noble family at Palermo, Sicily, in 1586; died at Rome, 20 July, ...
Diano Diano (D IANENSIS ) Diocese and small city in the province of Salermo, Italy ; the ancient ...
Diario Romano Diario Romano ( Italian for "Roman Daybook") A booklet published annually at Rome, with papal ...
Diarmaid, Saint St. Diarmaid Born in Ireland, date unknown; d. in 851 or 852. He was made Archbishop of Armagh in 834, but ...
Dias, Bartolomeu Bartolomeu Dias A famous Portuguese navigator of the fifteenth century, discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope; ...
Diaspora Diaspora (Or DISPERSION). Diaspora was the name given to the countries (outside of Palestine) through ...
Dibon Dibon A titular see in Palæstina Tertia. Dîbîn (Septuagint, Daibon or Debon ) ...
Dicastillo, Juan de Juan de Dicastillo Theologian, b. of Spanish parents at Naples, 28 December, 1584; d. at Ingolstadt 6 March, 1653. ...
Dicconson, Edward Edward Dicconson Titular Bishop of Malla, or Mallus, Vicar Apostolic of the English Northern District; b. 30 ...
Diceto, Ralph de Ralph de Diceto Dean of St. Paul's, London, and chronicler. The name "Dicetum" cannot be correctly connected with ...
Dichu, Saint St. Dichu The son of an Ulster chieftain, was the first convert of St. Patrick in Ireland. Born in the ...
Dicuil Dicuil Irish monk and geographer, b. in the second half of the eighth century; date of death ...
Didache Didache (D OCTRINE OF THE T WELVE A POSTLES ) A short treatise which was accounted by some of the ...
Didacus, Saint St. Didacus [Spanish = San Diego .] Lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor, date of birth uncertain; ...
Didascalia Apostolorum Didascalia Apostolorum A treatise which pretends to have been written by the Apostles at the time of the Council of ...
Didon, Henri Henri Didon Preacher, writer, and educator, b. 17 March, 1840, at Touvet (Isère), France ; d. 13 ...
Didot Didot Name of a family of French printers and publishers. François Didot Son of Denis Didot, ...
Didron, Adolphe-Napoleon Adolphe-Napoleon Didron Also called Didron aîné ; archaeologist; together with Viollet-le-Duc and Caumont, ...
Didymus the Blind Didymus the Blind Didymus the Blind, of Alexandria, b. about 310 or 313; d. about 395 or 398, at the age of ...
Diego y Moreno, Francisco Garcia Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno First bishop of California, b. 17 Sept., 1785, at Lagos in the state of Jalisco, Mexico; d. 30 ...
Diekamp, Wilhelm Wilhelm Diekamp Historian, b. at Geldern, 13 May, 1854; d. at Rome, 25 Dec., 1885. Soon after his birth the ...
Diemoth Diemoth Diemoth, an old German word for the present "Demuth", the English " humility ", was the name of ...
Diepenbeeck, Abraham van Abraham van Diepenbeeck An erudite and accomplished painter of the Flemish School, b. at Bois-le-Duc in the ...
Diepenbrock, Melchior, Baron von Melchior, Baron (Freiherr) von Diepenbrock Cardinal and Prince-Bishop of Breslau, b. 6 January, 1798, at Boeholt in Westphalia ; d. at the ...
Dieringer, Franz Xaver Franz Xaver Dieringer Catholic theologian, b. 22 August, 1811, at Rangeningen (Hohenzollern-Hechingen); d. 8 September, ...
Dies Irae Dies Irae This name by which the sequence in requiem Masses is commonly known. They are the opening words of ...
Dietenberger, Johann Johann Dietenberger Theologian, b. about 1475 at Frankfort-on-the-Main, d. 4 Sept., 1537, at Mainz. He was educated ...
Diether of Isenburg Diether of Isenburg Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. about 1412; d. 7 May, 1482, at Aschaffenburg. He studied at ...
Dietrich von Nieheim Dietrich von Nieheim (N IEM ). Born in the Diocese of Paderborn , between 1338 and 1340; d. at Maastricht, 22 ...
Digby, George George Digby Second Earl of Bristol, b. at Madrid, Spain, where his father, the first earl, was ambassador, ...
Digby, Kenelm Henry Kenelm Henry Digby Miscellaneous writer, b. in Ireland, 1800; d. at Kensington, Middlesex, England, 22 March, 1880. ...
Digby, Sir Everard Sir Everard Digby Born 16 May, 1578, died 30 Jan., 1606. Everard Digby, whose father bore the same Christian name ...
Digby, Sir Kenelm Sir Kenelm Digby Physicist, naval commander and diplomatist, b. at Gayhurst (Goathurst), Buckinghamshire, England, ...
Digne Digne (D INIA ; D INIENSIS ) Diocese comprising the entire department of the Basses Alpes; ...
Dignitary, Ecclesiastical Ecclesiastical Dignitary An Ecclesiastical Dignitary is a member of a chapter, cathedral or collegiate, possessed not only ...
Dijon Dijon The Diocese of Dijon comprises the entire department of Côte-d'Or and is a suffragan of ...
Dillingen, University of University of Dillingen Located in Swabia, a district of Bavaria. Its founder was Cardinal Otto Truchsess von Waldburg, ...
Dillon, Arthur-Richard Arthur-Richard Dillon A French prelate, b. at St-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, 1721; d. in London, 1806. The fifth son ...
Dimissorial Letters Dimissorial Letters ( Latin litteræ dimissoriales , from dimittere ), letters given by an ecclesiastical ...
Dingley, Ven. Sir Thomas Ven. Sir Thomas Dingley Martyr, prior of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, found guilty of high treason 28 April, ...
Dinooth, Saint St. Dinooth (DINOTHUS, DUNAWD, DUNOD). Founder and first Abbot of Bangor Iscoed (Flintshire); flourished ...
Diocaesarea Diocaesarea (SEPPHORIS) (1) A titular see in Palestina Secunda. Diocaesarea is a later name of the town ...
Diocesan Chancery Diocesan Chancery That branch of administration which handles all written documents used in the official government ...
Diocese Diocese ( Latin diœcesis) A Diocese is the territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of ...
Diocese (Supplemental List) Dioceses (Supplemental List) Pope Pius X, recognizing how necessary it is for the Church to develop in proportion to the ...
Dioclea Dioclea A titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor . Diocleia is mentioned by Ptolemy (V, ii, 23), where ...
Diocletian Diocletian (V ALERIUS D IOCLETIANUS ). Roman Emperor and persecutor of the Church, born of parents ...
Diocletianopolis Diocletianopolis A titular see of Palaestina Prima. This city is mentioned by Hierocles (Synecdemus, 719, 2), ...
Diodorus of Tarsus Diodorus of Tarsus Date of birth uncertain; d. about A.D. 392. He was of noble family, probably of Antioch. St. Basil ...
Diognetus, Epistle to Epistle to Diognetus (EPISTOLA AD DIOGNETUM). This beautiful little apology for Christianity is cited by no ...
Dionysias Dionysias A titular see in Arabia. This city, which figures in the "Synecdemos" of Hierocles (723, 3) and ...
Dionysius Exiguus Dionysius Exiguus The surname E XIGUUS , or "The Little", adopted probably in self-deprecation and not because he ...
Dionysius of Alexandria Dionysius of Alexandria (Bishop from 247-8 to 264-5.) Called "the Great" by Eusebius, St. Basil, and others, was ...
Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite By "Dionysius the Areopagite" is usually understood the judge of the Areopagus who, as related in ...
Dionysius, Pope Saint Pope St. Dionysius Date of birth unknown; d. 26 or 27 December, 268. During the pontificate of Pope Stephen ...
Dionysius, Saint Dionysius Bishop of Corinth about 170. The date is fixed by the fact that he wrote to Pope Soter (c. ...
Dioscorus Dioscorus Antipope, b. at Alexandria, date unknown; d. 14 October, 530. Originally a deacon of the ...
Dioscorus Dioscurus (Also written Dioscorus; Dioscurus from the analogy of Dioscuri ). Bishop of Alexandria ...
Diplomatics, Papal Papal Diplomatics The word diplomatics , following a Continental usage which long ago found recognition in ...
Diptych Diptych (Or diptychon , Greek diptychon from dis , twice and ptyssein , to fold). A ...
Direction, Spiritual Spiritual Direction In the technical sense of the term, spiritual direction is that function of the sacred ministry by ...
Directories, Catholic Catholic Directories The ecclesiastical sense of the word directory , as will be shown later, has become curiously ...
Discalced Discalced ( Latin dis , without, and calceus , shoe). A term applied to those religious congregations ...
Discernment of Spirits Discernment of Spirits All moral conduct may be summed up in the rule: avoid evil and do good. In the language of ...
Disciple Disciple This term is commonly applied to one who is learning any art or science from one distinguished by ...
Disciples of Christ Disciples of Christ A sect founded in the United States of America by Alexander Campbell. Although the largest ...
Discipline of the Secret Discipline of the Secret (Latin Disciplina Arcani ; German Arcandisciplin ). A theological term used to express ...
Discipline, Ecclesiastical Ecclesiastical Discipline Etymologically the word discipline signifies the formation of one who places himself at school ...
Discussions, Religious Religious Discussions (CONFERENCES, DISPUTATIONS, DEBATES) Religious discussions, as contradistinguished from ...
Disibod, Saint St. Disibod Irish bishop and patron of Disenberg (Disibodenberg), born c. 619; died 8 July, 700. His life was ...
Disparity of Cult Disparity of Worship ( Disparitas Cultus ) A diriment impediment introduced by the Church to safeguard the ...
Disparity of Worship Disparity of Worship ( Disparitas Cultus ) A diriment impediment introduced by the Church to safeguard the ...
Dispensation Dispensation ( Latin dispensatio ) Dispensation is an act whereby in a particular case a lawful superior ...
Dispersion of the Apostles Dispersion of the Apostles ( Latin Divisio Apostolorum ), a feast in commemoration of the missionary work of the Twelve ...
Dissen, Heinrich von Heinrich von Dissen Born 18 Oct., 1415, at Osnabrück, in Westphalia ; died at Cologne, 26 Nov., 1484. After ...
Dissentis, Abbey of Abbey of Dissentis A Benedictine monastery in the Canton Grisons in eastern Switzerland, dedicated to Our Lady of ...
Distraction Distraction Distraction ( Latin distrahere , to draw away, hence to distract) is here considered in so far ...
Distributions Distributions Distributions (from Lat. distribuere ), canonically termed disturbtiones quotidianae , are ...
Dithmar Dithmar (Thietmar). Bishop of Merseburg and medieval chronicler, b. 25 July, 975; d. 1 Dec., 1018.He ...
Dives Dives (Latin for rich ). The word is not used in the Bible as a proper noun; but in the Middle ...
Divination Divination The seeking after knowledge of future or hidden things by inadequate means. The means being ...
Divine Attributes Divine Attributes In order to form a more systematic idea of God, and as far as possible, to unfold the ...
Divine Charity, Daughters of Institute of the Divine Compassion Founded at Vienna, 21 November, 1868, by Franziska Lechner (d. 1894) on the Rule of St. ...
Divine Charity, Sisters of Institute of the Divine Compassion Founded at Besançon, in 1799, by a Vincentian Sister, and modelled on the Sisters of ...
Divine Charity, Society of Society of Divine Charity (SOCIETAS DIVINAE CHARITATIS). Founded at Maria-Martental near Kaisersesch, in 1903 by Josepth ...
Divine Compassion, Institute of the Institute of the Divine Compassion Founded in the City of New York, USA, by the Rt. Rev. Thomas Stanislaus Preston. On 8 September ...
Divine Nature and Attributes, The Nature and Attributes of God I. As Known Through Natural ReasonA. Infinity of GodB. Unity or Unicity of God C. Simplicity of ...
Divine Office Divine Office ("Liturgy of the Hours" I. THE EXPRESSION "DIVINE OFFICE" This expression signifies ...
Divine Providence, Sisters of Sisters of Divine Providence I. SISTERS OF THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Founded at Molsheim, in Diocese of ...
Divine Redeemer, Daughters of the Daughters of the Divine Redeemer Motherhouse at Oedenburg, Hungary ; founded in 1863 from the Daughters of the Divine Saviour of ...
Divine Savior, Society of the Society of the Divine Savior Founded at Rome, 8 Dec., 1881, by Johann Baptist Jordan (b. 1848 at Gartweil im Breisgau), ...
Divine Word, Society of the Society of the Divine Word (S OCIETAS V ERBI D IVINI ) The first German Catholic missionary society established. ...
Divisch, Procopius Procopius Divisch Premonstratensian, b. at Senftenberg, Bohemia, 26 March, 1698; d. at Prenditz, Moravia, 21 ...
Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) Divorce is defined in jurisprudence as "the dissolution or partial suspension by the law of ...
Divorce (in Moral Theology) Divorce (In Moral Theology) See also DIVORCE IN CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE . The term divorce ( divortium , from ...
Dixon, Joseph Joseph Dixon Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, born at Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, in 1806; died at Armagh, 29 ...
Dlugosz, Jan Jan Dlugosz ( Latin LONGINUS). An eminent medieval Polish historian, b. at Brzeznica, 1415; d. 19 May, ...
Dobmayer, Marian Marian Dobmayer A distinguished Benedictine theologian, born 24 October, 1753, at Schwandorf, Bavaria ; died 21 ...
Dobrizhoffer, Martin Martin Dobrizhoffer Missionary, b. in Graz, Styria, 7 Sept., 1717; d. in Vienna, 17 July 1791. He became a Jesuit ...
Docetæ Docetae (Greek Doketai .) A heretical sect dating back to Apostolic times. Their name is ...
Docimium Docimium A titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor. This city, as appears from its coins where the ...
Doctor Doctor ( Latin docere , to teach) The title of an authorized teacher. In this general sense the term ...
Doctors of the Church Doctors of the Church ( Latin Doctores Ecclesiae ) -- Certain ecclesiastical writers have received this title on ...
Doctors, Surnames of Famous Surnames of Famous Doctors It was customary in the Middle Ages to designate the more celebrated among the doctors by ...
Doctrine of Addai Doctrine of Addai ( Latin Doctrina Addoei ). A Syriac document which relates the legend of the conversion ...
Doctrine, Christian Christian Doctrine Taken in the sense of "the act of teaching" and "the knowledge imparted by teaching", this term ...
Dogma Dogma I. DEFINITION The word dogma (Gr. dogma from dokein ) signifies, in the writings of the ...
Dogmatic Fact Dogmatic Fact (1) Definition By a dogmatic fact , in wider sense, is meant any fact connected with a dogma ...
Dogmatic Theology Dogmatic Theology Dogmatic theology is that part of theology which treats of the theoretical truths of faith ...
Dogmatic Theology, History of History of Dogmatic Theology The imposing edifice of Catholic theology has been reared not by individual nations and men, ...
Dolbeau, Jean Jean Dolbeau Recollect friar, born in the Province of Anjou, France, 12 March, 1586; died at ...
Dolci, Carlo Carlo Dolci Painter, born in Florence, Italy, 25 May, 1616; died 17 January, 1686. The grandson of a ...
Doliche Doliche A titular see of Commagene (Augusto-Euphratesia). It was a small city on the road from ...
Dolman, Charles Charles Dolman Publisher and bookseller, b. at Monmouth, England, 20 Sept., 1807; d. in Paris, 31 December, ...
Dolores Mission Dolores Mission (Or Mission San Francisco De Asis De Los Dolores) In point of time the sixth in the chain of ...
Dolphin Dolphin ( Latin delphinus ). The use of the dolphin as a Christian symbol is connected with the ...
Dome Dome ( Latin domus , a house). An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola. ...
Domenech, Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonne Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonne Domenech Abbé, missionary and author, b. at Lyons, France, 4 November, 1826; d. in France, June, ...
Domenechino Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) Properly DOMENICO ZAMPIERI. An Italian painter, born in Bologna, 21 Oct., 1581; died in ...
Domesday Book Domesday Book The name given to the record of the great survey of England made by order of William the ...
Domicile Domicile ( Latin jus domicilii , right of habitation, residence). The canon law has no independent ...
Dominic of Prussia Dominic of Prussia A Carthusian monk and ascetical writer, born in Poland, 1382; died at the monastery of St. ...
Dominic of the Mother of God Dominic of the Mother of God (Called in secular life D OMENICO B ARBERI ) A member of the Passionist Congregation and ...
Dominic, Saint St. Dominic Founder of the Order of Preachers , commonly known as the Dominican Order ; born at Calaroga, ...
Dominical Letter Dominical Letter A device adopted from the Romans by the old chronologers to aid them in finding the day of the ...
Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic (SAN DOMINGO, SANTO DOMINGO). The Dominican Republic is the eastern, and much larger ...
Dominicans Order of Preachers As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we ...
Dominici, Blessed Giovanni Blessed Giovanni Dominici (BANCHINI or BACCHINI was his family name). Cardinal, statesman and writer, born at ...
Dominis, Marco Antonio de Darco Antonio de Dominis Dalmatian ecclesiastic, apostate, and man of science, b. on the island of Arbe, off the coast ...
Dominus Vobiscum Dominus Vobiscum An ancient form of devout salutation, incorporated in the liturgy of the Church, where it is ...
Domitian Domitian (T ITUS F LAVIUS D OMITIANUS ). Roman emperor and persecutor of the Church, son of ...
Domitilla and Pancratius, Nereus and Achilleus, Saints Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancratius The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, in common, and ...
Domitiopolis Domitiopolis A titular see of Isauria in Asia Minor. The former name of this city is unknown; it was called ...
Domnus Apostolicus Domnus Apostolicus (DOMINUS APOSTOLICUS) A title applied to the pope, which was in most frequent use between the ...
Don Bosco St. John Bosco (Don Bosco) ( Or St. John Bosco; Don Bosco.) Founder of the Salesian Society. Born of poor parents in ...
Donahoe, Patrick Patrick Donahoe Publisher, born at Munnery, County Cavan, Ireland, 17 March, 1811; died at Boston, U.S.A., 18 ...
Donatello Di Betto Bardi Donatello di Betto Bardi (DONATO DI NICOLÒ DI BETTO BARDI) One of the great Tuscan sculptors of the ...
Donation (in Canon Law) Donation (In Canon Law) (IN CANON LAW) Donation , the gratuitous transfer to another of some right or thing. When it ...
Donation (in Civil Law) Donation (In Civil Jurisprudence) (IN CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE) Donation, the gratuitous transfer, or gift ( Latin donatio ), of ...
Donation of Constantine Donation of Constantine ( Latin, Donatio Constantini ). By this name is understood, since the end of the Middle ...
Donatists Donatists The Donatist schism in Africa began in 311 and flourished just one hundred years, until the ...
Donatus of Fiesole Donatus of Fiesole Irish teacher and poet, Bishop of Fiesole, about 829-876. In an ancient collection of the ...
Donders, Peter Peter Donders Missionary among the lepers, b. at Tilburg in Holland, 27 Oct., 1807; d. 14 Jan., 1887. He ...
Dongan, Thomas Thomas Dongan Second Earl of Limerick, b. 1634, at Castletown Kildrought, now Celbridge, County Kildare, ...
Donlevy, Andrew Andrew Donlevy Educator, b. in 1694, probably in Sligo, Ireland ; date and place of death uncertain. Little ...
Donnan, Saint St. Donnan There were apparently three or four saints of this name who flourished about the seventh century. ...
Donner, Georg Raphael Georg Raphael Donner Austrian sculptor, b. at Essling, Austria, 25 May, 1692; d. at Vienna, 15 February, 1741. It is ...
Donnet, Ferdinand-François-Auguste Ferdinand-Francois-Auguste Donnet A French cardinal, b. at Bourg-Argental (Loire), 1795; d. at Bordeaux, 1882. He studied in the ...
Donoso Cortés, Juan Francesco Maria de la Saludad Juan Francesco Maria de Saludad Donoso Cortes Marquess of Valdegamas, author and diplomat, born 6 May, 1809, at Valle de la Serena in the ...
Donus, Pope Pope Donus (Or D OMNUS ). Son of a Roman called Mauricius; he was consecrated Bishop of Rome 2 Nov., ...
Doorkeeper Porter (Doorkeeper) (Also called DOORKEEPER. From ostiarius , Latin ostium , a door.) Porter denoted among ...
Doré, Pierre Pierre Dore (AURATUS) Controversialist, b. at Orléans about 1500; d. at Paris, 19 May, 1559. He ...
Dora Dora A titular see of Palestina Prima. The name ( Dôr ) in Semitic languages means ...
Dorchester, Abbey of Abbey of Dorchester Founded in 1140 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, for Canons of the Order of St. Augustine (or ...
Doria, Andrea Andrea Doria Genoese admiral and statesman, b. at Oneglia, Italy, 1468; d. at Genoa, 1560. His family ...
Dorman, Thomas Thomas Dorman Theologian, b. at Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England, date uncertain; d. at Tournai, 1572 or ...
Dornin, Bernard Bernard Dornin First publisher in the United States of distinctively Catholic books, b. in Ireland, 1761; d. ...
Dorothea, Saint St. Dorothea (1) Virgin and martyr, suffered during the persecution of Diocletian, 6 February, 311, at ...
Dorsey, Anne Hanson Anne Hanson Dorsey Novelist, born at Georgetown, District of Columbia, U.S.A. 1815; died at Washington, 26 ...
Dorylaeum Dorylaeum A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, in Asia Minor. This city already existed under the kings ...
Dositheans Dositheans Followers of Dositheus, a Samaritan who formed a Gnostic - Judaistic sect, previous to Simon ...
Dosquet, Pierre-Herman Pierre-Herman Dosquet Fourth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Liège, Flanders, 1691; d. at Paris, 1777. He studied at ...
Dossi, Giovanni Giovanni Dossi Actually named GIOVANNI DI NICOLO DI LUTERO, but also called Dosso Dossi. An Italian painter, ...
Dotti, Blessed Andrea Blessed Andrea Dotti Born 1256, in Borgo San Sepolero, Tuscany, Italy ; d. there 31 August, 1315. He was of noble ...
Douai Douai (Town and University of Douai) (D OUAY, D OWAY ) The town of Douai, in the department of ...
Douay Bible Douay Bible The original Douay Version, which is the foundation on which nearly all English Catholic ...
Double Altar Double Altar An altar having a double front constructed in such a manner that Mass may be celebrated on ...
Double Monasteries Double Monasteries Religious houses comprising communities of both men and women, dwelling in contiguous ...
Doubt Doubt (Latin dubium, Greek aporí, French doute, German Zweifel ). A state in which the ...
Douglas, Gavin Gavin Douglas Scottish prelate and poet, born about 1474; died 1522; he was the third son of Archibald, Fifth ...
Doutreleau, Stephen Stephen Doutreleau Missionary, born in France, 11 October, 1693; date of death uncertain. He became a Jesuit ...
Dove Dove (Latin columba ). In Christian antiquity the dove appears as a symbol and as a Eucharistic ...
Dowdall, George George Dowdall Archbishop of Armagh, b. at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, in 1487; d. at London, 15 August, ...
Dowdall, James James Dowdall Martyr, date of birth unknown; executed for his faith at Exeter, England, 20 September, 1600. ...
Dower Dower ( Latin doarium ; French douaire ) A provision for support during life accorded by law ...
Dower, Religious Religious Dower ( Latin dos religiosa ). Because of its analogy with the dower that a woman brings to ...
Down and Connor Down and Connor Diocese of Down and Connor (Dunensis et Connorensis) A line drawn from Whitehouse on Belfast ...
Downside Abbey Downside Abbey Near Bath, Somersetshire, England, was founded at Douai, Flanders, under the patronage of ...
Doxology Doxology In general this word means a short verse praising God and beginning, as a rule, with the Greek ...
Doyle, James Warren James Warren Doyle Irish bishop ; b. near New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, 1786; d. at Carlow, 1834. He belonged ...
Doyle, John John Doyle Born in Dublin, Ireland, 1797; died in London, 2 January, 1868; English portrait-painter and ...
Doyle, Richard Richard Doyle English artist and caricaturist, b. in London, September, 1824; d. there 11 December, 1883. The ...
Drach, David Paul David Paul Drach Convert from Judaism, b. at Strasburg, 6 March, 1791; d. end of January, 1868, at Rome. ...
Drachma Drachma (Gr. drachmé ), a Greek silver coin. The Greeks derived the word from drássomai, ...
Dracontius, Blossius Æmilius Blossius Aemilius Dracontius A Christian poet of the fifth century. Dracontius belonged to a distinguished family of ...
Drane, Augusta Theodosia Augusta Theodosia Drane In religion MOTHER FRANCIS RAPHAEL, O.S.D.; b. at Bromley near London, in 1823; d. at Stone, ...
Dreams, Interpretation of Interpretation of Dreams There is in sleep something mysterious which seems, from the earliest times, to have impressed ...
Drechsel, Jeremias Jeremias Dreschel ( Also Drexelius or Drexel.) Ascetic writer, b. at Augsburg, 15 August, 1581; entered the ...
Dresden Dresden The capital of the Kingdom of Saxony and the residence of the royal family, is situated on both ...
Dreves, Lebrecht Blücher Lebrecht Blucher Dreves Poet, b. at Hamburg, Germany, 12 September, 1816; d. at Feldkirch, 19 Dec., 1870. The famous ...
Drevet Family, The The Drevet Family The Drevets were the leading portrait engravers of France for over a hundred years. Their fame ...
Drexel, Francis Anthony Francis Anthony Drexel Banker, b. at Philadelphia, U.S.A. 20 June, 1824; d. there 15 Feb., 1885. He was the oldest son ...
Drexel, Jeremias Jeremias Dreschel ( Also Drexelius or Drexel.) Ascetic writer, b. at Augsburg, 15 August, 1581; entered the ...
Drey, Johann Sebastian von Johann Sebastian Von Drey A professor of theology at the University of Tübingen, born 16 Oct., 1777, at Killingen, in ...
Dromore Dromore (DROMORENSIS, and in ancient documents DRUMORENSIS) Dromore is one of the eight suffragans of ...
Drostan, Saint St. Drostan (DRUSTAN, DUSTAN, THROSTAN) A Scottish abbot who flourished about A.D. 600. All that is ...
Droste-Vischering, Clemens August von Clemens August von Droste-Vishering Archbishop of Cologne, born 21 Jan., 1773, at Münster, Germany ; died 19 Oct., 1845, in ...
Druidism Druidism The etymology of this word from the Greek drous , "oak", has been a favorite one since the ...
Druillettes, Gabriel Gabriel Druillettes (Or DREUILLETS) Missionary, b. in France, 29 September, 1610; d. at Quebec, 8 April, 1681. ...
Drumgoole, John C. John C. Drumgoole Priest and philanthropist, b. at Granard, Co. Longford, Ireland, 15 August, 1816; d. in New ...
Drury, Robert Ven. Robert Drury Martyr (1567-1607), was born of a good Buckinghamshire family and was received into the ...
Drusilla Drusilla Drusilla, daughter of Herod Agrippa I , was six years of age at the time of her father's death ...
Drusipara Drusipara A titular see in Thracia Prima. Nothing is known of the ancient history of this town, which, ...
Druys, Jean Jean Druys ( Latin DRUSIUS) Thirtieth Abbot of Parc near Louvain, Belgium, b. at Cumptich, near ...
Druzbicki, Gaspar Gaspar Druzbicki Ascetic writer, b. at Sierady in Poland, 1589; entered the Society of Jesus, 20 August 1609; d. ...
Druzes Druzes Small Mohammedan sect in Syria, notorious for their opposition to the Marionites, a Catholic ...
Dryburgh Abbey Dryburgh Abbey A monastery belonging to the canons of the Premonstratensian Order (Norbertine or White ...
Dryden, John John Dryden Poet, dramatist, critic, and translator; b. 9 August, 1631, at Oldwinkle All Saints, ...
Du Cange, Charles Dufresne Charles Dufresne du Cange Historian and philologist, b. at Amiens, France, 18 Dec., 1610; d. at Paris, 1688. His father, ...
Du Coudray, Philippe-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Tronson Du Coudray Soldier, b. at Reims, France, 8 September, 1738; d. at Philadelphia, U.S.A. 11 September, ...
Du Lhut Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (DULUTH). Born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye about 1640; died at Montreal, 26 Feb., 1710. He first ...
Dualism Dualism (From Latin duo , two). Like most other philosophical terms, has been employed in different ...
Dublin Dublin (DUBLINIUM; DUBLINENSIS). Archdiocese ; occupies about sixty miles of the middle eastern coast ...
Dubois, Guillaume Guillaume Dubois A French cardinal and statesman, born at Brive, in Limousin, 1656; died at Versailles, 1723. ...
Dubois, Jean-Antoine Jean-Antoine Dubois French missionary in India, b. in 1765 at St. Remèze (Ardèche); d. in Paris, 17 ...
Dubois, John John Dubois Third Bishop of New York, educator and missionary, b. in Paris, 24 August, 1764; d. in New ...
Dubourg, Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg Second Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas, Bishop of Montauban, Archbishop of ...
Dubric, Saint St. Dubric (DYFRIG, DUBRICIUS) Bishop and confessor, one of the greatest of Welsh saints ; d. 612. He ...
Dubuque Dubuque Archdiocese of Dubuque (Dubuquensis), established, 28 July, 1837, created an archbishopric, ...
Duc, Fronton du Fronton du Duc (Called in Latin Ducæus.) A French theologian and Jesuit, b. at Bordeaux in 1558; ...
Duccio di Buoninsegna Duccio di Buoninsegna Painter, and founder of the Sienese School, b. about 1255 or 1260, place not known; d. 3 August, ...
Duchesne, Philippine-Rose Philippine-Rose Duchesne Founder in America of the first houses of the society of the Sacred Heart, born at Grenoble, ...
Duckett, John, Venerable Ven. John Duckett A Martyr, probably a grandson of Venerable James Duckett , born at Underwinder, in the parish ...
Duckett, Ven. James Ven. James Duckett Martyr, b. at Gilfortrigs in the parish of Skelsmergh in Westmoreland, England, date uncertain, ...
Ducrue, Francis Bennon Francis Bennon Ducrue Missionary in Mexico, b. at Munich, Bavaria. of French parents, 10 June 1721; d. there 30 March, ...
Dudik, Beda Franciscus Beda Franciscus Dudik Moravian historian, b. at Kojetein near Kremsier, Moravia, 29 January, 1815; d. as abbot and ...
Duel Duel ( Duellum , old form of bellum ). This word, as used both in the ecclesiastical and ...
Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan Sir Charles Gavan Duffy Politician and author, b. at Monaghan, Ireland, 12 April, 1816; d. at Nice, France, 9 Feb., ...
Duhamel, Jean-Baptiste Jean-Baptiste Duhamel A French scientist, philosopher, and theologian, b. at Vire, Normandy (now in the department of ...
Dulia Dulia (Greek doulia ; Latin servitus ), a theological term signifying the honour paid to the ...
Duluth Duluth DIOCESE OF DULUTH (DULUTHENSIS) Diocese, established 3 Oct., 1889, suffragan of the ...
Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Jean-Baptiste Dumas Distinguished French chemist and senator, b. at Alais, department of Gard, 14 July, 1800; d. at ...
Dumetz, Francisco Francisco Dumetz Date of birth unknown; died 14 Jan., 1811. He was a native of Mallorca (Majorca), Spain, where he ...
Dumont, Hubert-André Hubert-Andre Dumont Belgian geologist, b. at Liège, 15 Feb., 1809; d. in the same city, 28 Feb., 1857. When ...
Dumoulin, Charles Charles Dumoulin (Or DUMOLIN; latinized MOLINAEUS). French jurist, b. at Paris in 1500; d. there 27 December, ...
Dunbar, William William Dunbar Scottish poet, sometimes styled the " Chaucer of Scotland ", born c. 1460; died c. 1520(?). He ...
Dunchadh, Saint St. Dunchadh (DUNICHAD, DUNCAD, DONATUS) Confessor, Abbot of Iona ; date of b. unknown, d. in 717. He ...
Dundrennan, Abbey of Abbey of Dundrennan In Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland ; a Cistercian house founded in 1142 by King David I and ...
Dunedin Dunedin (DUNEDINENSIS) Dunedin comprises the provincial district of Otago (including the Otago part, ...
Dunfermline, Abbey of Abbey of Dunfermline In the south-west of Fife, Scotland. Founded by King Malcolm Canmore and his queen, Margaret, ...
Dungal Dungal Irish monk, teacher, astronomer, and poet who flourished about 820. He is mentioned in 811 as an ...
Dunin, Martin von Martin von Dunin Archbishop of Gnesen and Posen, born 11 Nov., 1774, in the village of Wat near the city of Rawa, ...
Dunkeld Dunkeld (DUNKELDENSIS) Located in Scotland, constituted, as far back as the middle of the ninth ...
Dunkers Tunkers ( German tunken , to dip) A Protestant sect thus named from its distinctive baptismal rite. ...
Duns Scotus, Blessed John Blessed John Duns Scotus Surnamed DOCTOR SUBTILIS, died 8 November, 1308; he was the founder and leader of the famous ...
Dunstan, Saint St. Dunstan Archbishop and confessor, and one of the greatest saints of the Anglo-Saxon Church ; b. near ...
Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert Dupanloup Bishop of Orléans, France, b. at Saint-Félix; Savoie, 2 June, 1802; d. at ...
Duperron, Jacques-Davy Jacques-Davy Duperron A theologian and diplomat, born 25 Nov., 1556, at St-Lô (Normandy), France ; died 5 ...
Dupin, Louis Ellies Louis-Ellies Dupin (also DU PIN) A theologian, born 17 June, 1657, of a noble family in Normandy ; died 6 ...
Dupin, Pierre-Charles-François Pierre-Charles-Francois Dupin Known as BARON CHARLES DUPIN. A French mathematician and economist, b. at Varzy, ...
Duponceau, Peter Stephen Peter Stephen Duponceau A jurist and linguist, b. at St-Martin de Ré, France 3 June, 1760; d. at Philadelphia, ...
Dupré, Giovanni Giovanni Dupre Sculptor, b. of remote French ancestry at Siena, 1 Mar., 1817; d. at Florence, 10 Jan., 1882. ...
Duprat, Antoine & Guillaume Antoine and Guillaume Duprat (1) Antoine Duprat Chancellor of France and Cardinal, b. at Issoire in Auvergne, 17 January, ...
Dupuytren, Baron Guillaume Baron Guillaume Dupuytren French anatomist and surgeon, born 6 October, 1777, at Pierre-Buffière, a small town in ...
Duquesnoy, François Francois Duquesnoy (Called also FRANÇOIS FLAMAND, and in Italy IL FLAMINGO). Born at Brussels, Belgium, ...
Duran, Narcisco Narcisco Duran Born 16 December, 1776, at Castellon de Ampurias, Catalonia, Spain ; died 1 June, 1846. He ...
Durand Ursin Durand Ursin A Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation, b. 20 May, 1682, at Tours ; d. 31 Aug., 1771, at ...
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain Durandus of Saint-Pourcain Philosopher and theologian, b. at Saint-Pourçain, Auvergne France ; d. 13 September, ...
Durandus of Troarn Durandus of Troarn French Benedictine and ecclesiastical writer, b. about 1012, at Le Neubourg near Evreux ; d. ...
Durandus, William William Durandus (Also: Duranti or Durantis). Canonist and one of the most important medieval liturgical writers; ...
Durandus, William, the Younger William Durandus, the Younger Died 1328, canonist, nephew of the famous ritualist and canonist of the same name (with whom he is ...
Durango Durango (Mexico) (DURANGUM) Archdiocese located in north-western Mexico. The see was created 28 Sept., 1620, ...
Durazzo Durazzo (Albania) ARCHDIOCESE OF DURAZZO (DYRRACHIENSIS). The Archdiocese of Durazzo in Albania, situated on the ...
Durbin, Elisha John Elisha John Durbin The "Patriarch-priest of Kentucky ", born 1 February, 1800, in Madison County, in that State, of ...
Durham Durham (Dunelmum) Ancient Catholic Diocese of Durham (Dunelmensis). This diocese holds a unique position among ...
Durham Rite Durham Rite The earliest document giving an account of liturgical services in the Diocese of Durham is the ...
Durrow, School of School of Durrow ( Irish Dairmagh , Plain of the Oaks) The Durrow is delightfully situated in the King's ...
Duty Duty The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: "something that is due", ...
Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean Duvergier de Hauranne (Or D U V ERGER ), J EAN ; also called S AINT -C YRAN from an abbey he held in ...
Duvernay, Ludger Ludger Duvernay A French-Canadian journalist and patriot, born at Verchères, Quebec, 22 January, 1799; ...
Dwight, Thomas Thomas Dwight Anatomist, b. at Boston, 1843; d. at Nahant, 8 Sept., 1911. The son of Thomas Dwight and of Mary ...
Dyck, Antoon (Anthonis) Van Antoon (Anthonis) van Dyck Usually known as S IR A NTHONY V AN D YCK . Flemish portrait-painter, b. at Antwerp, ...
Dymoke, Robert Robert Dymoke Confessor of the Faith, date of birth uncertain; d. at Lincoln, England, 11 Sept., 1580. He ...
Dymphna, Saint St. Dymphna (Also known as Dympna and Dimpna). Virgin and martyr. The earliest historical account of ...
Dynamism Dynamism Dynamism is a general name for a group of philosophical views concerning the nature of matter. ...

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