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Missionary, b. in France in 1668, d. in South America, at an advanced age, date uncertain. After his admission to the Society of Jesus , he was sent by his superiors to the missions of South America in 1706, and seven years later was appointed superior-general and visitor of all the missions of the Amazon embracing a tract of over 3000 miles. He is credited with translating the catechism into eighteen different languages for the various Indian tribes under his jurisdiction. It was he who sent to Europe the celebrated map of the Amazon drawn by Father Samuel Fritz, S.J. , and engraved at Quito in 1707. In 1727 he was appointed rector of the College of Cuenca, where he continued the zealous exercise of the foundations of the ministry. He left an interesting "Relation" dated 1 June 1731, giving curious details about the uncivilized races of the Amazon. It is inserted in volume XXIII of the "Lettres Edifiantes", original edition.

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Wörndle, Von, Family Von Worndle Family Philip von Wörndle Of Adelsfried and Weierburg, major of a Tyrolese rifle-corps, commandant ...
Würtemberg, Kingdom of Wurtemberg In area the third and in population the fourth of the states of the German Empire. It is situated ...
Würzburg Abbeys Wurzburg Abbeys See also DIOCESE OF WÜRZBURG and UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; The city of ...
Würzburg, Diocese of Wuerzburg (HERBIPOLENSIS). See also UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG and WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; Located ...
Würzburg, University of University of Wurzburg See also DIOCESE OF WÜRZBURG and WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; John I of Egloffstein ...
Waagen, Wilhelm Heinrich Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen Geologist, and palæontologist, born at Munich, 23 June, 1841; died at Vienna, 24 March, ...
Wace, Robert Robert Wace Poet, born at Jersey, about 1100; died at Bayeux, 1174. His maternal grandfather, Toustein, was a ...
Wachter, Eberhard Eberhard Wachter Painter, born at Stuttgart, 29 February, 1762; died at Stuttgart, 14 August, 1852. He studied ...
Wadding, Luke Luke Wadding Historian and theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, 16 October, 1588; died at St. Isidore's ...
Wadding, Michael Michael Wadding (GODINEZ). Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, in 1591; died in Mexico, Dec. ...
Waire, Venerable Venerable Waire English friar and martyr, hanged, drawn, and quartered at St. Thomas Waterings in Camberwell (a ...
Waitzen, Diocese of Waitzen (VÄCZ or VACIENSIS). Located in Hungary ; suffragan of Gran ; probably founded by King ...
Wakash Indians Wakash Indians A linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia from 50° 30' to Garden ...
Walafrid Walafrid (Walahfrid; surnamed Strabo -- "the Squinter"). German poet and theologian of the ninth ...
Walburga, Saint St. Walburga (WALTPURDE, WALPURGIS; at Perche GAUBURGE; in other parts of France VAUBOURG, FALBOURG). Born ...
Waldeck, Principality of Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont (Or WALDECK-PYRMONT). A former state of the German Empire , with an area of 433 square miles; ...
Waldenses Waldenses An heretical sect which appeared in the second half of the twelfth century and, in a ...
Waldsassen, Abbey of Abbey of Waldsassen ("Settlement in the woods"). Located on the River Wondreb, Upper Palatinate, near the border ...
Waldseemüller, Martin Martin Waldseemuller (Graecized ILACOMILUS). Learned Humanist and celebrated cartographer, born at Wolfenweiler ...
Walenburch, Adrian and Peter von Adrian and Peter von Walenburch Auxiliary bishops of Cologne and celebrated controversial theologians, born at Rotterdam at the ...
Wales Wales Wales is that western portion of Great Britain which lies between the Irish Sea and the River ...
Walkenried Walkenried Formerly one of the most celebrated Cistercian abbeys of Germany, situated in the Duchy of ...
Wall, Venerable John Ven. John Wall Martyr, born in Lancashire, 1620; suffered near Worcester, 22 August, 1679; known at Douay and ...
Walla-Walla Indians Walla-Walla Indians A Shahaptian tribe dwelling on the Walla-Walla (i.e. rushing water) River and the Columbia in ...
Wallenstein, Albrecht von Albrecht von Wallenstein (WALDSTEIN). Born at Hermanic, Bohemia, 24 September, 1583; died at Eger, Bohemia, 24 ...
Wallon Henri-Alexandre Henri-Alexandre Wallon Historian and statesman, born at Valenciennes (Nord), in 1812); died at Paris, in 1904. Fellow of ...
Walmesley, Charles Charles Walmesley Bishop of Rama, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England, b. 13 Jan., 1722; d. at Bath, ...
Walpole, Ven. Henry Ven. Henry Walpole English Jesuit martyr, born at Docking, Norfolk, 1558; martyred at York, 7 April, 1595. He was ...
Walsh, Edward Edward Walsh Irish poet, born at Derry actually Doire, near Kiskeam in County Cork in 1805; died at Cork, ...
Walsh, Patrick Patrick Walsh Journalist, United States senator; born at Ballingary, Co. Limerick, Ireland, 1 January, 1840; ...
Walsh, Peter Peter Walsh Irish Franciscan, born at Mooretown, County Kildare, about 1608; died in London, 15 March, 1688. ...
Walsh, Robert Robert Walsh Publicist, diplomat, born at Baltimore, MD., 1785; died at Paris, 7 Feb., 1859. He was one of the ...
Walsh, Thomas Thomas Walsh Born in London, October, 1777; d. there, 18 February, 1849. His father, an Irish merchant, ...
Walsh, William William Walsh Bishop of Meath, Ireland (1554-77); b. at Dunboyne, Co. Meath, about 1512; d. at Alcalá ...
Walsingham Priory Walsingham Priory Walsingham Priory stood a few miles from the sea in the northern part of Norfolk, England. ...
Walsingham, Thomas Thomas Walsingham Benedictine historian, died about 1422. He is supposed to have been a native of Walsingham, ...
Walter of Châtillon Walter of Chatillon (GAUTIER DE LILLE, GUALTERUS DE INSULIS; also GAUTIER DE CHATILLON, GAULTERUS DE CASTILLIONE). ...
Walter of Merton Walter of Merton Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford, b. probably at Merton in Surrey or ...
Walter of Mortagne Walter of Mortagne A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, and theologian, b. at Mortagne in Flanders in the ...
Walter of St-Victor Walter of St-Victor Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelth century. Nothing is known about Walter except ...
Walter of Winterburn Walter of Winterburn An English Dominican, cardinal, orator, poet, philosopher, theologian, b. in the thirteenth ...
Walter, Ferdinand Ferdinand Walter Jurist, born at Wetzlar, 30 November, 1794; died at Bonn, 13 December, 1879. After studying at the ...
Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey The Abbey of Waltham Holy Cross stood in Essex, some ten miles to the northeast of London, on ...
Walther von der Vogelweide Walther von Der Vogelweide Minnesinger and old poet, born about 1170; died in 1228. Only one old document mentions the name ...
Walton, Brian Brian Walton Biblical scholar, editor of Walton's Polyglot Bible, born at Seymour, or Seamer, near York, in ...
Wandelbert Wandelbert Benedictine monk and theological writer, born in 813; died at Prüm after 850. Little is ...
Wangnereck, Heinrich Heinrich Wangnereck (WAGNERECK). Theologian, preacher, author, born at Munich in July, 1595; died at Dillingen, ...
War War War, in its juridical sense, is a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, ...
Ward, Hugh Hugh Ward ( Irish, ÆDH BUIDH MAC-AN-BHAIRD). Hagiographer, born in Donegal, about 1590; died 8 ...
Ward, James Harman Commander James Harman Ward Born in Hartford, Connecticut, 1806; killed in attack on Matthias Point, Virginia, 27 June, ...
Ward, Margaret, Saint St. Margaret Ward Martyr, born at Congleton, Cheshire; executed at Tyburn, London, 30 Aug., 1588. Nothing is known ...
Ward, Mary Mary Ward Foundress, born 23 January, 1585; died 23 January, 1645; eldest daughter of Marmaduke Ward and ...
Ward, Thomas Thomas Ward Born at Danby Castle near Guisborough, Yorkshire, 13 April, 1652; d. at St-Germain, France, ...
Ward, Ven. William Ven. William Ward (Real name WEBSTER). Born at Thornby in Westmoreland, about 1560; martyred at Tyburn, 26 ...
Ward, William George William George Ward An English writer and convert, eldest son of William Ward, Esq., born in London, 21 March, ...
Warde, Mary Francis Xavier Mary Francis Xavier Warde Born at Belbrook House, Mountrath, Queen's County, Ireland, 1810; died at Manchester, N.H., 17 ...
Warham, William William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury, born at Church Oakley, Hampshire, about 1450; died at Hackington, ...
Warsaw, Archdiocese of Warsaw (VARSAVIENSIS). Warsaw (Polish, Warszawa ), on the western bank of the Vistula, is the ...
Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count von Franz Wilhelm, Count von Wartenberg Bishop of Osnabrück and cardinal, eldest son of Duke Ferdinand of Bavaria and his ...
Washing of Feet and Hands 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. Washington, D.C. (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) Washington, the capital of the United States, is situated on the left ...
Washington, State of State of Washington One of the Pacific coast states, popularly known as the "Evergreen State", the sixteenth in size ...
Water, Holy Holy Water The use of holy water in the earliest days of the Christian Era is attested by documents of ...
Water, Holy, Fonts Holy Water Fonts Vessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient origin, and archaeological ...
Water, Liturgical Use of Liturgical Use of Water Besides the holy water which is used by the Church in so many of her rites of blessing, and ...
Waterford and Lismore Waterford and Lismore (Waterfordiensis et Lismorensis), suffragan of Cashel. This diocese is almost coterminous with ...
Waterson, Ven. Edward Ven. Edward Waterson Born at London ; martyred at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 7 January 1594 (1593 old style). A romantic ...
Waterton, Charles Charles Waterton Naturalist and explorer, born in Walton Hall near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, in 1782; died ...
Waterworth, James James Waterworth Born at St. Helen's, Lancashire, 1806; d. at Old Hall, Newark, 28 March, 1876. Educated at ...
Watteau, Jean Antoine Jean Antoine Watteau French painter, and founder and leader of the school usually known as that of the painters of Les ...
Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of Cistercian Abbey of Waverley Situated in Surrey, near Farnham, founded by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, on 24 Nov., ...
Way of the Cross Way of the Cross (Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ...
Way or State State Or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be ...
Way, Ven. William Ven. William Way ( Alias MAY, alias FLOWER). English priest and martyr, born in Exeter Diocese ...
Wealth, Use of Use of Wealth The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on ...
Wearmouth Abbey Wearmouth Abbey Located on the river Wear, in Durham, England ; a Benedictine monastery founded in 674 by St. ...
Weathers, William William Weathers Titular Bishop of Amyela; born 12 November, 1814; died at Isleworth, Middlesex, 4 March, 1895. ...
Webb, Benjamin Joseph Benjamin Joseph Webb Editor, historian, born at Bardstown, Kentucky, 25 February, 1814; died at Louisville, Kentucky, ...
Webbe, Samuel Samuel Webbe English composer, born in England in 1742; died in London, 29 May, 1816. He studied under ...
Weber, Beda Beda Weber Benedictine professor, author, and member of the National German Parliament, born at Lienz in the ...
Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm Weber Physician, member of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet, born at Alhausen, near Driburg, ...
Weber, Heinrich Heinrich Weber German Church historian, born at Euerdorf in the Diocese of Würzburg , 21 June, 1834; died ...
Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber Composer, born at Eutin, Lower Saxony, 18 December, 1786; died in London, 5 June, 1826. His ...
Weedall, Henry Henry Weedall Born in London, 6 September, 1788; died at Oscott, 7 November, 1859. Both his parents died ...
Week, Liturgical Liturgical Week The week as a measure of time is a sufficiently obvious division of the lunar month, and the ...
Wegg-Prosser, Francis Richard Francis Richard Wegg-Prosser Only son of Rev. Prebendary Francis Haggit, rector of Newnham Coutney, born at Newnham Courtney, ...
Weingarten Weingarten (MONASTERIUM VINEARUM, AD VINEAS, or WEINGARTENSE). A suppressed Benedictine abbey, near ...
Weis, Nicolaus von Nicolaus von Weis Bishop of Speyer, born at Rimlingen, Lorraine, 8 March, 1796; died at Speyer, 13 December, ...
Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus Johann Nikolaus Weislinger Polemical writer, born at Puttlingen in German Lorraine, 1691; died at Kappel-Rodeck in Baden, 29 ...
Weiss, Johann Baptist Johann Baptist Weiss Born at Ettenheim, Baden, 17 July, 1820; died at Graz, 8 March, 1899. After completing his ...
Weissenau, Monastery of Monastery of Weissenau (Originally OWE_AUGIA, then MINDERLAU-AUGIA MINOR, and finally WEISSEN AU-AUGIA ALBA or CANDIDA). ...
Weitenauer, Ignatius von Ignatius von Weitenauer Litterateur, exegete, and Orientalist, born at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, 1 November, 1709; died at ...
Welbourne, Ven. Thomas Ven. Thomas Welbourne Martyred at York, 1 August, 1605. Nothing is known about about this martyr except the scanty ...
Weld Weld Family The name of an ancient English family (branches of which are found in several parts of England ...
Weld, Frederick Aloysius Frederick Aloysius Weld Youngest son of Humphrey Weld, born at Chidcock Manor, Dorset, 1823; died there, 1891. He was ...
Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of Prefecture Apostolic of Welle Located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo, Africa, separated by a Decree of the Propaganda ...
Wellington, Archdiocese of Wellington (WELLINGTONIENSIS). Located in New Zealand, originally formed part of the Vicariate of ...
Wells in Scripture Wells in Scripture It is difficult for inhabitants of a more humid climate to realize the importance which a country ...
Wells, Ven. Smithin Ven. Smithin Wells English martyr, born at Brambridge, Hampshire, about 1536; hanged at Gray's Inn Lane, London, ...
Welser, Bartholomeus Bartholomeus Welser German merchant prince, born at Augsburg, 1488; died at Amberg, near Turkheim, Swabia, 1561. His ...
Welsh Church Welsh Church In giving separate consideration to the Church of Wales, we follow a practice common among ...
Welsh Monastic Foundations Welsh Monastic Foundations Few saints of the early British Church, as it existed before the Saxon invasion, are known to ...
Welte, Benedict Benedict Welte Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg, 25 November, 1825; died 27 May, 1885. After ...
Wenceslaus, Saint St. Wenceslaus ( Also Vaclav, Vaceslav.) Duke, martyr, and patron of Bohemia, born probably 903; died at ...
Wendelin of Trier, Saint St. Wendelin of Trier Born about 554; died probably in 617. His earliest biographies, two in Latin and two in German, ...
Weninger, Francis Xavier Francis Xavier Weninger Jesuit missionary and author, born at Wildhaus, Styria, Austria, 31 October, 1805; died at ...
Wenrich of Trier Wenrich of Trier German ecclesiastico-polical writer of the eleventh century. He was a canon at Verdun, and ...
Werburgh, Saint St. Werburgh (WEREBURGA, WEREBURG, VERBOURG). Benedictine, patroness of Chester, Abbess of Weedon, ...
Werden Werden (WERTHINA, WEERDA, WERDENA). A suppressed Benedictine monastery near Essen in Rhenish ...
Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner Convert, poet, and pulpit orator, born at Konigsberg, Prussia, 18 November, 1768; died at ...
Wessel Goesport, John John Wessel Goesport (Gansfort) (GANSFORT). A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there ...
Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg Vicar-General and Administrator of the Diocese of Constance, born at Dresden, 4 November, 1774; ...
Wessobrunn Wessobrunn (WESSOGONTANTUM, AD FONTES WESSONIS). A suppressed Benedictine abbey near Weilheim in Upper ...
West Syrian Rite West Syrian Rite The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin ...
West Virginia West Virginia A state of the American Union, bounded on the northeast by Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the ...
Westcott, Sebastian Sebastian Westcott English organist, born about 1524, was a chorister, under Redford, at St. Paul's Cathedral, ...
Westeraas, Ancient See of Ancient See of Westeraas (AROSI, AROSIENSIS). Located in Sweden. The Catholic diocese included the lands of ...
Western Schism Western Schism This schism of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries differs in all points from the Eastern ...
Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of ...
Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral As a national expression of religious faith given by Roman Catholics to England since the ...
Westminster, Archdiocese of Westminster (WESTMONASTERIENSIS). Erected and made metropolitan in 1850, comprises the Counties of ...
Westminster, Matthew of Matthew of Westminster The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum". ...
Weston, William William Weston Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone, 1550 (?); died at Valladolid, Spain, 9 June, ...
Westphalia Westphalia A province of Prussia situated between the Rhine and the Weser. It is bounded on the northwest ...
Wettingen-Mehrerau, Abbacy Nullius of Abbacy Nullius of Wettingen-Mehrerau A Cistercian abbey near Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria. The Cistercian monastery of Wettingen ...
Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph Heinrich Joseph Wetzer Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel, 19 March, 1801; died at Freiburg in ...
Wharton, Ven. Christopher Ven. Christopher Wharton Born at Middleton, Yorkshire, before 1546; martyred at York, 28 March, 1600. He was the second ...
Wheeling, Diocese of Wheeling (WHELINGENSIS). Comprises the State of West Virginia except the following counties, which are ...
Whipple, Amiel Weeks Amiel Weeks Whipple Military engineer and soldier, born at Greenwich, Massachusetts, 1818; died at Washington, D.C., ...
Whitaker, Venerable Thomas Ven. Thomas Whitaker Born at Burnley, Lancashire, 1614; martyred at Lancaster, 7 August, 1646. Son of Thomas ...
Whitbread, Venerable Thomas Ven. Thomas Whitbread ( Alias HARCOURT). Born in Essex, 1618; martyred at Tyburn, 30 June, 1679. He was ...
Whitby, Abbey of Abbey of Whitby (Formerly called Streoneshalh). A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, ...
Whitby, Synod of Synod of Whitby The Christianizing of Britain begun by St. Augustine in A.D. 597 was carried on with varying ...
White Fathers White Fathers (MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY OF AFRICA OF ALGERIA). This society, known under the name of ...
White, Andrew Andrew White Missionary, b. at London, 1579; d. at or near London, 27 Dec., 1656 (O.S.). He entered St. ...
White, Charles Ignatius Charles Ignatius White Editor, historian, born at Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 1 February, 1807; died at Washington, ...
White, Edward Edward White Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White , born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of ...
White, Eustace, Venerable Ven. Eustace White Martyr, born at Louth, Lincolnshire, in 1560; suffered at the London Tyburn, 10 December, 1591. ...
White, Richard, Venerable Ven. Richard White ( Vere GWYN). Martyr, born at Llanilloes, Montgomeryshire, about 1537; executed at Wrexham, ...
White, Robert Robert White English composer, b. about 1530; d. Nov., 1574; was educated by his father, and graduated Mus. ...
White, Stephen Stephen White Antiquarian and polyhistor; b. at Clonmel, Ireland, in 1574; d. in Galway, 1646. He belonged to a ...
White, Stephen Mallory Stephen Mallory White American statesman; born at San Francisco , California, 19 January, 1853; died at Los Angeles ...
White, Thomas Thomas White ( Alias BLACKLOW, BLACLOE, ALBIUS, ANGLUS). Born in Essex, 1593; died in London, 6 July, ...
Whithorn Priory Whithorn Priory Located in Wigtownshire, Scotland, founded about the middle of the twelfth century, in the reign ...
Whiting, Blessed Richard Blessed Richard Whiting Last Abbot of Glastonbury and martyr, parentage and date of birth unknown, executed 15 Nov., ...
Whitsunday Pentecost A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the ...
Whitty, Ellen Ellen Whitty In religion Mary Vincent, born at Pouldarrig near Oylgate, a village seven miles form the town of ...
Whitty, Robert Robert Whitty Born at Pouldarrig near Oylgate, 7 January, 1817; died 1 September, 1895. In 1830 he entered ...
Whitty, Rose Rose Whitty Born at Dublin, Ireland, 24 November, 1831; died 4 May, 1911. Of her two sisters one became a ...
Wibald Wibald Abbot of Stavelot ( Stablo ), Malmedy, and Corvey, b. near Stavelot in Belgium in 1098; d. ...
Wichita Indians Wichita Indians A confederacy of Caddoan stock, formerly dwelling between the Arkansas River, Kansas, and the ...
Wichita, Diocese of Wichita (WICHITENSIS). Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth . The territory of the new ...
Wichmans, Francis Francis Wichmans In religion AUGUSTINE, born at Antwerp, 1596; died 1661. Having finished his classical studies, ...
Widmer, Joseph Joseph Widmer Catholic theologian, born at Hohenraim, Lucerne, Switzerland, 15 Aug., 1779; died at ...
Widow Widow I. Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question ...
Widukind Widukind Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility. He was the moving spirit in the ...
Widukind of Corvey Widukind of Corvey Historian who lived in the tenth century in the Benedictine Abbey of Corvey, Germany. He was a ...
Wiener-Neustadt, Diocese of Wiener-Neustadt (NEOSTADTIENSIS). A suppressed see in Lower Austria. Upon the request of Frederick III it was ...
Wiest, Stephan Stephan Wiest Member of the Order of Cistercians, b. at Teisbach in Lower Bavaria, 7 March, 1748; d. at ...
Wigand, Saints Sts. Wigand ( Also rendered VENANTIUS). Three saints of this name are mentioned in the Roman ...
Wigbert, Saint St. Wigbert Companion of St. Boniface, born in England about 675; died at Hersfeld about 746. Positive ...
Wigbod Wigbod (WICBODUS, WIGBOLD, WIGBALD). Theological writer of the eighth century. Of his works there is ...
Wigley, George J. George J. Wigley Died in Rome, 20 January, 1866. By profession he was an architect, but subsequently devoted ...
Wilberforce, Henry William Henry William Wilberforce Born at Clapham, 22 September, 1807; died at Stroud, Gloucestershire, 23 April, 1873. He was third ...
Wilberforce, Robert Isaac Robert Isaac Wilberforce Born at Clapham, 19 December, 1802; died at Albano, near Rome, 3 Feb. 1857. He was the second son ...
Wilcannia, Diocese of Wilcannia (WILCANIENSIS). Located in New South Wales, one of the six suffragan sees of Sydney; consists ...
Wilcox, Robert, Venerable Ven. Robert Wilcox English martyr, born at Chester, 1558; suffered at Canterbury, 1 October, 1588. He arrived at ...
Wild, Johann Johann Wild Scriptural commentator and preacher, better known by his Latin name FERUS, b. in Swabia, 1497; d. ...
Wilfrid, Saint St. Wilfrid Bishop of York, son of a Northumbrian thegn, born in 634; died at Oundle in Northamptonshire, ...
Wilgefortis Wilgefortis A fabulous female saint known also as UNCUMBER, KUMMERNIS, KOMINA, COMERA, CUMERANA, HULFE, ...
Wilhelm of Herle Wilhelm of Herle Painter, born at Herle in Dutch Limburg at an unknown date in the fourteenth century; time and ...
Wilhelm V Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria Son of Duke Albrecht V. Born at Munich, 29 September, 1548; died at Schlessheim, 7 February, ...
Wilhering, Cistercian Abbey of Cistercian Abbey of Wilhering (HILARIA). Situated on the right bank of the Danube, in the Diocese of Linz, Austria. Ulric ...
Will Will (Latin voluntas, Greek boúlesis, "willing" German Wille, French volonté ). ...
Will and Testament of Clerics Will and Testament of Clerics Roman law allowed clerics to dispose of their property by will or otherwise. Bishops, however, ...
Will, Free Free Will RELATION OF THE QUESTION TO DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY HISTORY Free Will in Ancient ...
Willaert, Adrian Adrian Willaert Composer and founder of the Venetian school, b. at Bruges, or, according to other authorities, ...
Willehad, Saint St. Willehad Bishop at Bremen, born in Northumberland before 745; died at Blecazze (Blexen) on the Weser, 8 ...
Willems, Pierre Pierre Willems Philologist, born at Maastricht, 6 January, 1840; died at Louvain, 23 February, 1898. Following ...
William William, Abbot of Marmoutiers Born in Brittany, died at Marmoutiers, 23 May, 1124. For a time he was Archdeacon of Nantes, ...
William William Abbot of Saint-Bénigne at Dijon, celebrated Cluniac reformer, b. on the Island of ...
William Carter, Venerable Ven. William Carter English martyr, born in London, 1548; suffered for treason at Tyburn, 11 January, 1584. Son of ...
William Exmew, Blessed Bl. William Exmew Carthusian monk and martyr ; suffered at Tyburn, 19 June, 1535. He studied at Christ's ...
William Filby, Blessed Blessed William Filby Blessed William Filby Born in Oxfordshire between 1557 and 1560; suffered at Tyburn, 30 May, ...
William Hart, Blessed Bl. William Hart Born at Wells, 1558; suffered at York, 15 March, 1583. Elected Trappes Scholar at Lincoln ...
William Lacy, Blessed Bl. William Lacy Born at "Hanton", Yorkshire (probably Houghton or Tosside, West Riding); suffered at York, 22 ...
William of Auvergne William of Auvergne Bishop of Paris, medieval philosopher and theologian. Born at Aurillac in Auvergne towards ...
William of Auxerre William of Auxerre A thirteenth-century theologian and professor at the University of Paris . William's name ...
William of Champeaux William of Champeaux A twelfth-century Scholastic, philosopher, and theologian, b. at Champeaux, near Melun, in the ...
William of Conches William of Conches A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher and theologian, b. about the year 1100. After having ...
William of Digulleville William of Digulleville (DEGULLEVILLE). A French poet of the fourteenth century. Nothing is known of his life, except ...
William of Ebelholt, Saint St. William of Ebelholt (Also called WILLIAM OF PARIS and WILLIAM OF THE PARACLETE.) Died on Easter Sunday, 1203, and ...
William of Gellone, Saint St. William of Gellone Born 755; died 28 May, c. 812; was the second count of Toulouse, having attained that dignity in ...
William of Jumièges William of Jumieges (Surnamed CALCULUS.) Benedictine historian of the eleventh century. Practically nothing seems ...
William of Maleval, Saint St. William of Maleval (or ST. WILLIAM THE GREAT). Died 10 February, 1157; beatified in 1202. His life, written ...
William of Malmesbury William of Malmesbury Born 30 November, about 1090; died about 1143. He was educated at Malmesbury, where he became a ...
William of Moerbeke William of Moerbeke Scholar, Orientalist, philosopher, and one of the most distinguished men of letters of the ...
William of Nangis William of Nangis (GUILHELMUS). A medieval chronicler, who takes his name from the City of Nancy, France. ...
William of Newburgh William of Newburgh Historian, b. at Bridlington, Yorkshire, 1136; d. at Newburgh, Yorkshire, 1198, where he went as ...
William of Norwich, Saint St. William of Norwich Born 1132; died 22 March, 1144. On Holy Saturday, 25 March, 1144, a boy's corpse showing signs of ...
William of Ockham William of Ockham Fourteenth-century Scholastic philosopher and controversial writer, born at or near the village ...
William of Paris, Saint St. William of Paris Abbot of Eskill in Denmark, born 1105; died 1202. He was born of a noble French family, and ...
William of Perth, Saint St. William of Perth (Or ST. WILLIAM OF ROCHESTER). Martyr, born at Perth ; died about 1201. Practically all that ...
William of Poitiers William of Poitiers Norman historian, born of a noted family, at Préaux near Pont Audemer, Normandy, about 1020. ...
William of Ramsey William of Ramsey Flourished about 1219. Nothing is known of his life except that he was a monk of Crowland Abbey ...
William of Sens William of Sens A twelfth-century French architect, supposed to have been born at Sens. He is referred to in ...
William of Shoreham William of Shoreham ( Or de Schorham.) An English religious writer of the Anglo-Norman period, born at ...
William of St-Amour William of St-Amour A thirteenth century theologian and controversialist, born in Burgundy in the first decades of ...
William of St-Thierry William of St-Thierry Theologian and mystic, and so called from the monastery of which he was abbot, b. at ...
William of Turbeville William of Turbeville (TURBE, TURBO, or DE TURBEVILLE). Bishop of Norwich (1146-74), b. about 1095; d. at Norwich ...
William of Tyre William of Tyre Archbishop of Tyre and historian, born probably in Palestine, of a European family which had ...
William of Vercelli William of Vercelli (Or WILLIAM OF MONTE VERGINE.) The founder of the Hermits of Monte Vergine, or Williamites, ...
William of Ware William of Ware (William de Warre, Guard, Guaro, Varro or Varron.) Born at Ware in Herts; the date of his ...
William of Wayneflete William of Wayneflete Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England, b. towards the end of the fourteenth century; ...
William of Wykeham William of Wykeham Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England and founder of Winchester College ; b. between ...
William Perault William Perault (PERAULD, PERALDUS, PERALTUS). Writer and preacher, b. at Perault, France ; d. at Lyons ; ...
William the Clerk (of Normandy) William the Clerk (Of Normandy) French poet of the thirteenth century. Nothing is known of his life except that he was a clerk of ...
William the Conqueror William the Conqueror King of England and Duke of Normandy. William was the natural son of Robert, Duke of ...
William the Walloon William the Walloon Date of birth unknown; d. (probably) 22 Dec., 1089. He became Abbot of St. Arnoul at Metz in ...
William, Blessed Blessed William (Abbout of Hirschau) Abbot of Hirschau, monastic reformer, born in Bavaria ; died at Hirschau, 5 July 1091. He ...
William, Saint St. William (WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, also called WILLIAM OF THWAYT). Archbishop of York. Tradition ...
William, Saint St. William (Bishop of St-Brieuc) Bishop of St-Brieuc, born in the parish of St. Alban, Brittany, between 1178 and 1184; died ...
Williamites Williamites There were two minor religious orders or congregations of this name: (1) a Benedictine ...
Willibald and Winnebald, Saints Sts. Willibald and Winnebald (WUNIBALD, WYNNEBALD). Members of the Order of St. Benedict, brothers, natives probably of ...
Willibrord, Saint St. Willibrord Bishop of Utrecht, Apostle of the Frisians, and son of St. Hilgis, born in Northumbria, 658; ...
Willigis, Saint St. Willigis Archbishop of Mainz, d. 23 Feb., 1011. Feast, 23 February or 18 April. Though of humble birth ...
Williram Williram (WALTRAM, WILTRAM). Scriptural scholar, b. in Franconia (near Worms), Germany ; d. in 1085 at ...
Wilmers, Wilhelm Wilhelm Wilmers Professor of philosophy and theology, b. at Boke in Westphalia, 30 January, 1817; d. at ...
Wilmington, Diocese of Wilmington (WILMINGTONIENSIS). Erected 3 March, 1868. It includes what is known as the Delmarvia ...
Wilton Abbey Wilton Abbey A Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, three miles from Salisbury. A first foundation was ...
Wilton, Richard Richard Wilton Died December 21, 1239. He was a medieval scholar of whom little is known except that he was an ...
Wimborne Minster Wimborne Minster ( Also WIMBURN or WINBURN). Located in Dorsetshire, England. Between the years 705-23 a ...
Wimmer, Boniface Boniface Wimmer Archabbot, b. at Thalmassing, Bavaria, 14 January, 1809; d. at St. Vincent Archabbey, Beatty, ...
Wimpfeling, Jakob Jakob Wimpfeling Humanist and theologian, b. at Schlettstadt, Alsace, 25 July 1450; d. there, 17 Nov., 1528. He ...
Wimpina, Konrad Konrad Wimpina (WIMINAE, WIMINESIS). Theologian, b. at Buchen in Baden, about 1465; d. at Amorbach in Lower ...
Winchester, Ancient See of Ancient See of Winchester (WINTONIA, WINTONIENSIS). This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great ...
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim Johann Joachim Winckelmann Archaeologist and historian of ancient art, born at Stendal near Magdeburg, in 1717; assassinated ...
Windesheim Windesheim An Augustinian monastery situated about four miles south of Zwolle on the Issel, in the Kingdom ...
Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to ...
Windischmann, Friedrich Heinrich Hugo Friedrich Heinrich Hugo Windischmann Orientalist and exegete, b. at Aschaffenburg, 13 December, 1811; d. at Munich, 23 August, ...
Windischmann, Karl Joseph Hieronymus Karl Joseph Hieronymus Windischmann Philosopher, b. at Mainz, 25 August, 1775; d. at Bonn, 23 April, 1839. He attended the gymnasium ...
Window, Rose Rose Window A circular window, with mullions and traceries generally radiating from the centre, and filled ...
Windows in Church Architecture Windows in Church Architecture From the beginning Christian churches, in contrast to the ancient temples, were intended to be ...
Windsor Windsor A town of great antiquity, on the Thames, in Berkshire, England ; quaintly rendered Ventus ...
Windthorst, Ludwig Ludwig Windthorst Born near Osnabrück, 17 January, 1812; died 14 March, 1891. He came from a family of ...
Wine, Altar Altar Wine Wine is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the sacrifice of the Eucharist. For valid ...
Winefride, Saint St. Winefride Born at Holywell, Wales, about 600; died at Gwytherin, Wales, 3 Nov., 660. Her father was ...
Wingham, Thomas Thomas Wingham Born in London, 5 January, 1846; died there, 24 March, 1893. He studied music at Wylde's London ...
Winnebago Indians Winnebago Indians A tribe of Siouan stock closely related in speech to the Iowa, Missouri, and Oto, and more ...
Winnebald and Willibald, Saints Sts. Willibald and Winnebald (WUNIBALD, WYNNEBALD). Members of the Order of St. Benedict, brothers, natives probably of ...
Winnoc, Saint St. Winnoc Abbot or Prior or Wormhoult, died 716 or 717. Three lives of this saint are extant: the best of ...
Winona, Diocese of Winona (WINONENSIS). Established in 1889, suffragan of St. Paul, comprises the following counties in ...
Winslow, Jakob Benignus Jakob Benignus Winslow (WINSLOW). Physician and anatomist, b. at Odense, Denmark, 27 April, 1669; d. in Paris, 3 ...
Winwallus, Saint St. Winwallus Abbot of Landevennec; d. 3 March, probably at the beginning of the sixth century, though the ...
Winzet, Ninian Ninian Winzet Benedictine abbot and controversial writer, b. at Renfrew, Scotland, 1518; d. at Ratisbon, 21 ...
Wipo Wipo (WIPPO). Apparently a native of Burgundy, lived in the first half of the eleventh century. He ...
Wireker, Nigel Nigel Wireker Satirist, lived about 1190. He describes himself as old in the "Speculum Stultorum", which was ...
Wirt, Wigand Wigand Wirt Theologian, born at Frankfort about 1460; died at Steyer, 30 June, 1519. He entered the ...
Wisconsin Wisconsin Known as the "Badger State", admitted to the Union on 29 May, 1848, the seventeenth state ...
Wisdom, Book of Book of Wisdom One of the deutero-canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the ...
Wisdom, Daughters of Daughters of Wisdom (LES FILLES DE LA SAGESSE). Founded at Poitiers by Blessed Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort ...
Wise Men (Magi) Magi (Plural of Latin magus ; Greek magoi ). The "wise men from the East" who came to adore ...
Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman Cardinal, first Archbishop of Westminster ; b. at Seville, 2 Aug., 1802; d. in London, 15 ...
Witchcraft Witchcraft It is not easy to draw a clear distinction between magic and witchcraft. Both are concerned with ...
Witness Witness One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof. Witnesses are employed in ...
Witt, Francis Xavier Francis Xavier Witt Reformer of church music, founder of the St. CeciliaSociety for German-speaking countries, ...
Wittenberg Wittenberg (City and University) The city is in Prussian Saxony and was founded by Albert the Bear (d. 1170). He had conquered ...
Wittman, George Michael George Michael Wittman Bishop-elect of Ratisbon, b. near Pleistein, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, 22 (23?) Jan., 1760; d. at ...
Wittman, Patrizius Patrizius Wittman Catholic journalist, b. at Ellwanger, Würtemberg, 4 January, 1818; d. at Munich, 3 ...
Witzel, Georg Georg Witzel (WICELIUS). Theologian, b. at Vacha, Province of Hesse, 1501; d. at Mainz, 16 Feb., 1573. He ...
Wladislaw, Diocese of Wladislaw (Polish WLOCLAWEK; Latin VLADISLAVIENSIS ET POMERANLAE). The historical origin of this ...
Wolff, George Dering George Dering Wolff Editor, b. at Martinsburg, West Virginia , 25 Aug., 1822; d. at Norristown, Pennsylvania, 29 ...
Wolfgang, Saint St. Wolfgang Bishop of Ratisbon (972-994), born about 934; died at the village of Pupping in upper Austria, ...
Wolfram von Eschenbach Wolfram von Eschenbach Generally regarded as the greatest of Middle-High-German epic poets, date of birth unknown; d. ...
Wolgemut, Michael Michael Wolgemut Painter and engraver, b. at Nuremberg, 1434; d. there, 1519. He was the most prominent artist of ...
Wolowski, Louis-François-Michel-Reymond Louis-Francois-Michel-Reymond Born at Warsaw, 31 Aug., 1810; d. at Gisors, Eure, 15 Aug., 1876. His father, a member of the ...
Wolsey, Thomas Thomas Cardinal Wolsey Cardinal, Archbishop of York, b. at Ipswitch, the usually accepted date, 1471, being probably ...
Wolstan, Saint St. Wolstan Benedictine, and Bishop of Worcester, b. at Long Itchington, Warwickshire, England, about 1008; ...
Woman Woman Of late years the position of woman in human society has given rise to a discussion which, as part ...
Wood, Thomas Thomas Wood Priest and confessor, b. about 1499; d. in Wisbech Castle before 1588. After being prebendary ...
Wood-Carving Wood-Carving In general, the production from wood of objects of trade or art by means of sharp instruments, as ...
Woodcock, Venerable John Ven. John Woodcock English Franciscan martyr, b. at Leyland, Lancashire, 1603; suffered at Lancaster, 7 August, ...
Woodhead, Abraham Abraham Woodhead Born at Almonbury, Yorkshire, about March, 1609; died at Hoxton, Middlesex, 4 May, 1678. This ...
Woodhouse, Blessed Thomas Bl. Thomas Woodhouse Martyr who suffered at Tyburn 19 June, 1573, being disembowelled alive. Ordained in Mary's ...
Woods, Julian Edmund Tenison Julian Edmund Tenison Woods Priest and scientist, b. at Southwark, London, 15 Nov., 1832; d. at Sydney, New South Wales, 7 ...
Worcester, Ancient Diocese of Ancient Diocese of Worcester (WIGORNIENSIS.) Located in England, created in 680 when, at the Synod of Hatfield under ...
Words (in Canon Law) Words (In Canon Law) To give the right value to words is a very important factor in the proper interpretation of ...
World, Antiquity of the Antiquity of the World Various attempts have been made to establish the age of the world. Two groups of scientists have ...
Wormwood Absinthe ( Hebrew la'anah .) Wormwood, known for its repulsive bitterness ( Jeremiah 9:15 ; 23:15 ; ...
Worship, Christian Christian Worship NOTION AND CHARACTERISTICS The word worship (Saxon weorthscipe , "honour"; from worth , ...
Worsley, Edward Edward Worsley Born in Lancashire, England, 1605; died at Antwerp, 2 Sept., 1676. He is said to have been ...
Worthington, Thomas, D.D. Thomas Worthington Third President of Douai College , b. 1549 at Blainscough Hall, near Wigan, Lancashire; d. at ...
Wounds, The Five Sacred The Five Sacred Wounds Devotion The revival of religious life and the zealous activity of St. Bernard and St. ...
Wouters, G. Henry G. Henry Wouters Historian, b. at Oostham, Belgian Limburg, 3 May, 1802; d. 5 January, 1872. In 1829 he became ...
Wright, Venerable Peter Ven. Peter Wright Martyr, b. at Slipton, Northamptonshire, 1603; suffered at Tyburn, 19 May, 1651. After spending ...
Wright, William William Wright Born at York, 1562; died 18 Jan., 1639. Though he came late (23) to his studies, he then made ...
Wulfen, Franz Xaver Freiherr von Franz Xaver Freiherr von Wulfen Botanist, b. at Belgrade, 5 November, 1728; d. at Klagenfurt, 17 March, 1805. He was the son of ...
Wulfram, Saint St. Wulfram (VULFRAMNUS.) Bishop of Sens, missionary in Frisi, born at Milly near Fontainebleau, probably ...
Wyart, Théophile-Louis-Henri Theophile-Louis-Henri-Wyart (In religion DOM SEBASTIAN). Abbot of Cîteaux and Abbot-General of the Order of ...
Wyche, Saint Richard de St. Richard de Wyche Bishop and confessor, b. about 1197 at Droitwich, Worcestershire, from which his surname is ...
Wyclif, John John Wyclif (WYCLIFFE, or WICLIF, etc.). Writer and "reformer", b. probably at Hipswell near Richmond, ...
Wyntoun, Andrew of Andrew of Wyntoun Scottish chronicler, born (as we know from the internal evidence of his writings) in the reign ...
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming, the forty-fourth state admitted to the American Union, derives its name from the Delaware ...

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