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Passionist student; renowned for sanctity and miracles ; born at Assisi, 1 March, 1838; died 27 February, 1862, at Isola di Gran Sasso, Province of Abruzzo, Italy ; son of Sante Possenti and Agnes Frisciotti; received baptism on the day of his birth and was called Francesco, the name by which he was known before entering religion, educated at the Christian Brothers' School, and at the Jesuit college at Spoleto. Immediately after the completion of his secular education, he embraced the religious state; on 21 September, 1856 he was clothed with the Passionist habit, and received the name of Gabriele dell' Addolorata. He made his religious profession on 22 September, 1857, and then began his ecclesiastical studies as a Passionist student. He was gifted with talent of a higher order and with a wonderful memory ; and in his exact observance of rule, his spirit of prayer, and his fervent devotion to the Passion of our Lord, to the Holy Eucharist , and to the Dolours of the Blessed Virgin. In the sixth year of his religious life he died of consumption; his death was that of the just, holy and edifying, and he was buried in the church attached to the retreat at Isola di Gran Sasso where his remains are still entombed, and where numerous prodigies have been wrought, and numerous conversions effected, through his intercession.
Little was known of Gabriel's extraordinary spiritual gifts during his life. He was not singular, he conformed himself to the community life; he was only a fervent and exemplary Passionist novice and student hidden fromthe world in the cloister. After death, this young religious in a few years was declared venerable by the Church, thereby testifying that he had practised all the virtues in a heroic degree; and he was beatified and raised to the honours of the altar, by special privilege of the supreme pontiff before he was fifty years dead.
His solemn beatification took place on 31 May, 1908, in the Vatican basilica, in the presence of the cardinals then in Rome, of the Passionist fathers resident in Rome and of representatives from all the provinces of the congregation. Among those present were many who had known the beatified during his life, including one of his brothers, Father Norbert, C.P., his old spiritual director and confessor and Signor Dominico Tiberi, who had been miraculously cured through his intercession. [ Editor's Note: Gabriel was canonized in May of 1920.]
The Mass and Office in honour of Blessed Gabriel are allowed to the whole Passionist congregation, and his feast day is celebrated on 31 May. It is the express wish of Leo XIII and Pius X that he should be regarded as the chief patron of the youth of today, and especially as the patron of young religious, both novices and professed, in all that concerns their interior lives.
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Friar Minor and chronicler, died c. 1372. Little is known of his life save what may be gathered ...Bartholomaeus Anglicus
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"APOSTLE OF ARMENIA." Also called Bartholomaeus Parvus (the Little), born at Bologna, year not ...Bartholomew of Braga, Venerable
Born at Verdela, near Lisbon, May, 1514; died at Viana, 16 July, 1590. Bartholomew Fernandez, ...Bartholomew of Braganca
Born about 1200; died 1 July, 1271. He made his studies at Padua, receiving there the habit of the ...Bartholomew of Brescia
An Italian canonist, b. probably in the second half of the twelfth century at Brescia ; d. ...Bartholomew of Edessa
Syrian apologist and polemical writers. The place of his birth is not known, it was probably ...Bartholomew of Lucca
(Or de Fiadonibus, sometimes abbreviated Ptolomeo or Tolomeo) Historian, b. about 1227 at Lucca ...Bartholomew of Pisa
Friar Minor and chronicler. The fact that there were two Friars Minor named Bartholomew living ...Bartholomew of San Concordio
(Also of Pisa ) Canonist, and man of letters, b. at San Concordia, near Pisa about ...Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Saint
This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the ...Bartholomew, Saint
One of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in the three Gospel lists ( Matthew 10:3 ; Mark ...Bartholomites
The name given to Armenian monks who sought refuge in Italy after the invasion of their country ...Bartoli, Daniello
An historian and littérateur , born at Ferrara, 12 February, 1608; died in Rome, 12 ...Bartolocci, Giulio
A Cistercian monk and learned Hebrew scholar, b. at Celleno in the old kingdom of Naples, 1 ...Bartolommeo, Fra
An Italian painter and a member of the Dominican Order, b. in 1475 in the territory belonging ...Bartolozzi, Francesco
An engraver, etcher, and painter, b. at Florence, 1727; d. at Lisbon, 1815. His father was a ...Barton, Elizabeth
Born probably in 1506; executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1534; called the "Nun of Kent." The career of ...Baruch
( Hebrew Barûkh , blessed, Benedict; Septuagint Barouch ). The disciple of ...Barzynski, Vincent
Born at Sulislawice, Sandomir, Russian Poland, 1838; d. at Chicago, 2 May, 1899. The son of ...Bas-relief
A sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface. The usual impression produced by an ...Basil of Amasea
(Basileus or Basilius) Bishop and Martyr. In St. Jerome's Latin version of the Chronicle of ...Basil of Seleucia
Bishop and ecclesiastical writer, date of birth uncertain; d., probably, between 458 and 460; ...Basil the Great, Saint
Bishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. Born probably 329; ...Basil, Liturgy of Saint
Several Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras, have been attributed to the great ...Basil, Rule of Saint
I. Under the name of Basilians are included all the religious who follow the Rule of St. Basil. ...Basilians
(Priests of the Community of St. Basil) During the French Revolution, Mgr. D'Aviau, the last ...Basilica
( Stoa basilike , or basileios ). The term basilica can indicate either the ...Basilides
The earliest of the Alexandrian Gnostics ; he was a native of Alexandria and flourished under ...Basilides
Martyrs bearing the name of Basilides are mentioned in the old martyrologies on three different ...Basilinopolis
A titular see of Asia Minor. Originally a small village in Bithynia Prima, it obtained the rank ...Basilissa
Various female martyrs, attributed to different localities yet bearing the common name of ...Basins, Ecclesiastical Use of
Basins were extensively used in the Jewish Ritual and were in early use in Christian churches ...Basle, Council of
Convoked by Pope Martin V in 1431, closed at Lausanne in 1449. The position of the pope as the ...Basle-Lugano
Basle-Lugano is the largest Catholic diocese of Switzerland. It is composed of the two Dioceses ...Bassein
A town situated twenty-nine miles north of Bombay in British India, and now of much historic ...Bassett, Joshua
Convert and controversialist, Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, England, under James II, ...Bassi, Matthew of
Founder and first Superior-General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, the principal branch ...Bassianus
Bishop of Ephesus (444-448). As a priest of Ephesus the charities of Bassianus so won the ...Bastiat, Claude-Frédéric
A French economist, b. at Mugron, a small city in the Department of Landes, 29 June, 1801; d. at ...Baston, Guillaume-André-Réné
A French theologian, b. at Rouen, 29 November, 1741; d. at Saint-Laurent, 26 September, 1825. He ...Basutoland
(Prefecture Apostolic of Basutoland) Basutoland, a mountainous district of South Africa, is ...Batavia
(Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia) When the Portuguese took possession of the island of Java, of ...Bath Abbey
The first religious house in Bath was a monastery of nuns founded by King Osric, A.D. 676. This ...Bath and Wells
B ADONIENSIS ET W ELLENSIS (Bath, Aquae Solis, Bathonia, Bathensis, Bathoniensis ; Wells, ...Bathe, William
Writer on music and education, b. at Dublin, Ireland, 2 April, 1564; d. at Madrid, 17 June, ...Bathilde, Saint
(Or BATILDE). Wife of Clovis II, King of France, time and place of birth unknown; d. ...Bathurst
Diocese situated in New South Wales, Australia, in the ecclesiastical Province of Sydney, ...Battaglini, Marco
A historian of the councils, b. at Rimini, Italy, 25 March, 1645; d. at Cesena, 19 September, ...Batteux, Charles
Abbé and writer on philosophy and æsthetics, b. near Vouziers, France, 6 May, ...Battista, Giovanni Giuda Giona
(His original name was Jehuda Jona Ben-Isaac). Born of Jewish parents at Safed in Galilee, ...Battle Abbey
Founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Senlae or Hastings (1066), nearly ...Bauberger, Wilhelm
German physician, novelist, and poet, b. at Thannhausen in Swabian Bavaria, 3 March, 1809; d. at ...Baudeau, Nicolas
Regular Canon and economist, b. at Amboise, France, 25 April, 1730; d. in 1792. He became a ...Baudouin, Michel
Italian missionary, born in Quebec, Canada, 8 March, 1692, entered the Society of Jesus in ...Baumgartner, Alexander
Poet and writer on the history of literature, b. at St. Gall, Switzerland, 27 June, 1841; d. at ...Baumgartner, Gallus Jacob
A Swiss statesman, b. 18 October, 1797, at Altstätten, Switzerland ; d. 12 July, 1869, at ...Baunard, Louis
Educator, b. at Bellgarde (Loiret), France, in 1828. He was one of the clergy of ...Bauny, Etienne
Theologian, b. in 1564 at Mouzon, Ardennes, France ; d. 3 December, 1649, at Saint Pol de ...Bausset, Louis-François de
A French cardinal, writers, and statesman, b. in 1748 at Pondichery, where his father held an ...Bautain, Louis-Eugène-Marie
Philosopher and theologian, b. at Paris, 17 February, 1796; d. there, 15 October, 1867. After a ...Bautista, Fray Juan
Born at Mexico, 1555; date of death unknown, but probably between 1606 and 1615. He joined the ...Bavaria, The Kingdom of
I. POLITICAL CONSTITUTION, AREA, POPULATION The present Kingdom of Bavaria -- named after the ...Bawden, William
(Or Baldwin). An English Jesuit, born at Cornwall, 1563; died at St.-Omer, 28 September, ...Bayer, Adèle
( née Parmentier) Eldest daughter of Andrew Parmentier, b. in Belgium, 4 July, 1814, ...Bayeu y Subias, Francisco
Born at Saragossa, 9 March, 1734; died Madrid, 4 August, 1795, a distinguished religious and ...Bayeux
DIOCESE OF BAYEUX (B AJOCÆ ). Coextensive with the Department of Calvados; suffragan to ...Bayley, James Roosevelt
First Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.; eighth Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland ; b. ...Baylon, Saint Pascal
Born at Torre-Hermosa, in the Kingdom of Aragon, 24 May, 1540, on the Feast of Pentecost, called ...Bayma, Joseph
Jesuit mathematician and scientist, b. in Piedmont, Italy, 9 November, 1816; d. at Santa Clara, ...Bayonne
(Lapurdum) The Diocese of Bayonne comprises the Department of Basses-Pyrenees. Reorganized in ...Baysio, Guido de
(Baisio) An Italian canonist, b. about the middle of the thirteenth century of a noble ...Bazin, John Stephen
Third Bishop of Vincennes (now the Diocese of Indianapolis ), b. at Duerne, near Lyons, ...Be 246
Be 246
Beads, Use of, at Prayers
Beads variously strung together, according to the kind, order, and number of prayers in certain ...Beards
Among the Jews, as among most Oriental peoples, the beard was especially cherished as a symbol of ...Beardsley, Aubrey
English artist, born at Brighton, 1872; died at Mentone, France, 16 March, 1898. It has been ...Beatific Vision
The immediate knowledge of God which the angelic spirits and the souls of the just enjoy in ...Beatification and Canonization
HISTORY According to some writers the origin of beatification and canonization in the Catholic ...Beatitudes, Mount of
This name is given to the place where Our Saviour delivered the "Sermon on the Mount", beginning ...Beatitudes, The Eight
The solemn blessings ( beatitudines, benedictiones ) which mark the opening of the Sermon on ...Beaton, David
(Or Bethune) Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Andrews, b. 1494; d. 29 May, 1546. He was of an ...Beaton, James
(Or Bethune) A Scottish Archbishop ; b. c. 1473; d. at St. Andrews, 1539, was the sixth and ...Beaton, James
(Or Bethune) Archbishop of Glasgow, b. 1517; d. 24 April, 1603; the son of James Beaton of ...Beatrix
(Or B EATRICE ). The name Beatrix has been borne by a certain number of holy persons, but no ...Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Countess of Richmond and Derby, b. 1443; d. 1509, daughter and heiress of John Beaufort, first ...Beaulieu Abbey
( Abbatia quae vocitatur Bellus Locus ) Beaulieu Abbey was a Cistercian house in ...Beaune, Renaud de
A French Bishop, b. in 1527, at Tours ; d. 1606 in Paris. Before entering the ecclesiastical ...Beauregard, Jean-Nicolas
Celebrated French pulpit orator, born at Metz in Lorraine, 4 December, 1733; died at the ...Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant
Soldier, b. near New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 28 May, 1818; d. there 20 February, 1893. He ...Beauvais
(Bellovacum) A suffragan diocese of the archiepiscopal See of Reims. The Dioceses of ...Beauvais, Gilles-François-de
Jesuit writer and preacher, born at Mans, France, 7 July, 1693; died probably at Paris about ...Beauvais, Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Marie de
A French bishop, b. at Cherbourg, 17 October, 1731; d. at Paris, 4 April, 1790. The sermons he ...Bec, Abbey of
The Benedictine Abbey of Bec, or Le Bec, in Normandy, was founded in the earlier part of the ...Becan, Martin
(Verbreck, van der Breck). Controversialist, born at Hilvarenbeck, Brabant, Holland, 6 ...Beccaria, Giovanni Battista
A physicist, born at Mondovì, 3 October, 1716; died at Turin, 27 May, 1781. At the age ...Beccus, John
Patriarch of Constantinople in the second half of the thirteenth century, one of the few Greek ...Beche, Blessed John
( Alias THOMAS MARSHALL). English Benedictine abbot and martyr ; date of birth unknown; ...Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf von
Born at Hanover, 14 April, 1778; died at Grünhof, 27 February, 1858. He first studied ...Becker, Thomas Andrew
Sixth Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. b. at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 20 December, 1832; ...Becket, Saint Thomas
Martyr, Archbishop of Canterbury, born at London, 21 December, 1118 (?); died at Canterbury, 29 ...Beckx, Pierre-Jean
Twenty-second General of the Society of Jesus , born at Sichem, Belgium, 8 February, 1795; died ...Becquerel, Antoine-César
French physicist, b. at Chatillon-sur-Loing (Loiret), 7 March, 1788; d. at Paris, 18 January, ...Bede
(Or B EAD , whence Bedehouse, Bedesman, Bederoll). The old English word bede (Anglo-Saxon ...Bede, The Venerable
Historian and Doctor of the Church , born 672 or 673; died 735. In the last chapter of his great ...Bedford, Gunning S.
Medical writer and teacher, b. at Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. of a distinguished family in ...Bedford, Henry
Writer, educator, b. in London 1 October, 1816; d. in Dublin, Ireland, 21 May, 1903. With the ...Bedingfeld, Frances
( alias Long) Superioress of the English Institute of Mary , b. 1616 of a gentle family ...Bedingfeld, Henry, Sir
Knight; b. 1509; d. 1583. He was the grandson of Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who had served in the Wars ...Bedini, Cajetan
Italian Cardinal and diplomat; born at Sinigaglia, Italy, 15 May, 1806; died at Viterbo, 6 ...Bedlam
(An English abbreviation of BETHLEHEM). A London hospital originally intended for the poor ...Beelen, Ian Theodor
Exegete and Orientalist, b. at Amsterdam, 12 January 1807; d. at Louvain, 31 March 1884. After a ...Beelphegor
( Or BAALPEOR.) Beelphegor was the baal of Mt. Phogor, or Peor, a mountain of Moab. ...Beelzebub
1. Old Testament Beelzebub, or Baalzebûb, the Philistine god of Accaron (Ekron), ...Beesley, George, Venerable
(Also spelled Bisley). Martyr, born at The Hill in Goosnargh parish, Lancaster, England, of an ...Beethoven, Ludwig van
Born at Bonn, probably on 16 December, 1770; died at Vienna, 26 March, 1827. The date of his ...Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco Antonio
A canonist who lived at the end of the seventeenth century; died at Freising, 9 October, 1713. ...Beguines & Beghards
The etymology of the names Beghard and Beguine can only be conjectured. Most likely they are ...Behaim, Albert von
(Known also as Albertus Bohemus) Born c. 1180, probably at Boheiming, in the Diocese of Passau ...Behaim, Martin
(Martinus de Bohemia ) A German cartographer and navigator, b. at Nuremberg in 1459; d. at ...Beirut
In Phoenicia, a titular Latin see, and the residential see of several prelates of Oriental ...Beja
Diocese in Portugal, suffragan of Evora. It was created 10 June, 1770, and numbers 175,000 ...Belasyse, John
B ARON B ELASYSE Born about 1614; died 1689, a loyal Catholic English nobleman, second son ...Belchiam, Venerable Thomas
A Franciscan martyr in the reign of Henry VIII, date of birth uncertain; d. 3 August 1537. He ...Belem do Pará, Archdiocese of
In South America, formerly (after 4 March, 1719) a suffragan diocese of Bahia (San Salvador), ...Belfry
The upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells ; or a ...Belgium
I. THE NAPOLEONIC ERA The victory of Fleurus, gained by the French army over the Austrian forces, ...Belgrade and Smederevo
Titular (united) sees of Servia. The history of these sees is as confused as their present plight ...Belgrado, Giacopo
Italian Jesuit and natural philosopher, born at Udine, 16 November, 1704; died in the same ...Belial
Found frequently as a personal name in the Vulgate and various English translations of the ...Belief
( be and lyian , to hold dear). That state of the mind by which it assents to ...Belin, Albert (Jean)
French prelate and writer, b. in Besançon early in the seventeenth century; d. 29 April, ...Bell, Altar
A small bell placed on the credence or in some other convenient place on the epistle side ...Bell, Angelus
The triple Hail Mary recited in the evening, which is the origin of our modern Angelus, was ...Bell, Arthur, Venerable
( alias F RANCIS ) Friar Minor and English martyr, b. at Temple-Broughton near Worcester, 13 ...Bell, James
Priest and martyr, b. at Warrington in Lancashire, England, probably about 1520; d. 20 April, ...Bellamy, Jerome
Jerome Bellamy of Uxenden Hall, near London, England, d. 1586, a member of an old Catholic family ...Bellarini, John
Barnabite theologian, b. at Castelnuovo, Italy, in 1552; d. at Milan, 27 August, 1630. He was ...Bellarmine, St. Robert
(Also, "Bellarmino"). A distinguished Jesuit theologian, writer, and cardinal, born at ...Bellasius, Edward
Serjeant-at-Law, b. 14 October, 1800; d. 24 January, 1873; was one of the most able and respected ...Bellecius, Aloysius
Jesuit ascetic author, born at Freiburg im Breisgau, 15 February, 1704; died at Augsburg, 27 ...Bellenden, John
(Ballenden, or Ballantyne) A Scotch poet, b. at Haddington or Berwick in the latter part of ...Belleville
The Diocese of Belleville comprises that part of southern Illinois, U.S.A. which lies south of ...Belley
Diocese of Belley (Bellicium) Coextensive with the civil department of Ain and a suffragan of ...Bellings, Sir Richard
(Or Belling) Irish historian, b. near Dublin early in the seventeenth century; d. in 1677. He ...Bellini
Giacomo (Jacopo) Bellini Father of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, b. about 1400; d. 1471. ...Belloy, Jean-Baptiste de
Cardinal - Archbishop of Paris, b. 9 October, 1709, at Morangles in the Diocese of Beauvais ; ...Bells
The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Origin; II. Benediction; III. Uses; IV. ...Belluno-Feltre
(Diocese of Belluno-Feltre). Belluno, which was anciently called Bellunum, the metropolis of ...Belmont, François Vachon de
Fifth superior of the Sulpicians at Montreal, b. at Grenoble, France, 1645; d. 1732. He went ...Belshazzar
(Or, as found in the Septuagint Baltasár .) Baltasar is the Greek and Latin name for ...Belson, Venerable Thomas
Martyr, b. at Brill in Oxfordshire, England, dated uncertain; d. 5 July 1589. He was at the ...Belsunce de Castelmoron, Henri François Xavier de
Bishop of Marseilles, b. 1671 at the Château de la Force, in Périgord; d. 1755 at ...Belzoni, Giambattista
An Egyptian explorer, b. at Padua, Italy, in 1778; d. Gato, Africa, 3 Dec., 1823. His father ...Bembo, Pietro
A famous Italian scholar and Cardinal, b. of a noble family at Venice, 20 May, 1470; d. at ...Benadir
Prefecture Apostolic in Africa ; lies between 8° and 12° N. lat., and between 42° ...Benavides, Fray Alonzo
(Benavidez) Archbishop of Goa in the Portuguese Indies. Although a prelate of high rank, the ...Bench, Communion
An adaptation of the sanctuary guard or altar-rail. Standing in front of this barrier, in a ...Benda
A titular see of Albania. Its history is closely connected with that of the Sees of Narenta and ...Benedict Biscop, Saint
An English monastic founder, born of a noble Anglo-Saxon family, c. 628; died 12 January 690. ...Benedict I, Pope
Of the first Pontiff who bore the name of Benedict practically nothing is known. The date of his ...Benedict II, Saint, Pope
Date of birth unknown; died 8 May, 685; was a Roman, and the son of John. Sent when young to the ...Benedict III, Pope
Date of birth unknown; d. 17 April, 858. The election of the learned and ascetic Roman, Benedict, ...Benedict IV, Pope
Date of birth unknown; died in the summer of 903. The Popes Benedict from the fourth to the ...Benedict IX, Pope
The nephew of his two immediate predecessors, Benedict IX was a man of very different character ...Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint
Born 26 March, 1748 at Amettes in the Diocese of Boulogne, France ; died in Rome 16 April, 1783. ...Benedict Levita
Benedict Levita (of Mainz ), or Benedict the Deacon, is the name given to himself by the author ...Benedict of Aniane, Saint
Born about 745-750; died at Cornelimünster, 11 February, 821. Benedict, originally known as ...Benedict of Nursia, Saint
Founder of western monasticism, born at Nursia, c. 480; died at Monte Cassino , 543. The only ...Benedict of Peterborough
Abbot and writer, place and date of birth unknown; d. 1193. He was educated at Oxford, and was ...Benedict of San Philadelphio, Saint
(Or B ENEDICT THE M OOR ) Born at San Philadelphio or San Fradello, a village of the ...Benedict V, Pope
Date of birth unknown; died 4 July, 965. Benedict V was elected pope (May, 964) in very ...Benedict VI, Pope
Date of birth unknown; d. August, 974 (see Ricobaldi of Ferrara, Compil. Chron., in Rer. Ital. SS. ...Benedict VII, Pope
Date of birth unknown; d. c. October, 983. Acting under the influence of Sicco (see BENEDICT VI ...Benedict VIII, Pope
Date of birth unknown; d. 9 April, 1024. The first of the Tusculan popes, being the son of ...Benedict X
The bearer of this name was an antipope in the days of Nicholas II, 1056-61.Benedict XI, Pope
(Nicholas Boccasini) Born at Treviso, Italy, 1240; died at Perugia, 7 July, 1304. He entered ...Benedict XII, Pope
(J ACQUES F OURNIER ) Third of the Avignon popes, b. at Saverdun in the province of ...Benedict XIII, Pope
(PIETRO FRANCESCO ORSINI) Born 2 February, 1649; died 23 February, 1730. Being a son of ...Benedict XIV, Pope
(P ROSPERO L ORENZO L AMBERTINI .) Son of Marcello Lambertini and Lucretia Bulgarini, b. ...Benedict, Medal of
A medal, originally a cross, dedicated to the devotion in honour of St. Benedict. One ...Benedict, Rule of Saint
This work holds the first place among monastic legislative codes, and was by far the most ...Benedictbeurn, Abbey of
Situated in the Bavarian Alps, about thirty miles south of Munich. It was formerly in the ...Benedicti, Jean
A Franciscan theologian of the sixteenth century belonging to the Observantine Province of ...Benedictine Order
The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known ...Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
One of the most generally popular of Catholic services is Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, ...Benedictional
( Benedictionale ). A book containing a collection of benedictions or blessings in use in ...Benedictus Polonus
A medieval Friar Minor missionary and traveller (c. 1245) companion of Giovanni da Piancarpino, ...Benedictus, The
The Benedictus, given in Luke 1:68-79, is one of the three great canticles in the opening ...Benefice
( Latin Beneficium , a benefit) Popularly the term benefice is often understood to denote ...Benefit of Clergy
The exemption from the jurisdiction of the secular courts, which in England, in the Middle ...Benettis, Jeremiah
Friar Minor Capuchin and historical writer, d. in 1774. He belonged to the Province of Piedmont ...Benevento, Archdiocese of
(BENEVENTANA). Benevento, the ancient Beneventum, the principal city of the province of the ...Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna
(JOANNES BENEDICTI). Archbishop of Upsala, Sweden, b. 1417; d. in 1467. He was a member of ...Bengy, Anatole de
A martyr of the French Commune, b. at Bourges, 19 September, 1824; d. in Paris, 26 May, 1871. ...Benignus of Dijon, Saint
Martyr honoured as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon (Divio) an old ...Benignus, Saint
Date of birth unknown; d. 467, son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of Ireland which ...Benin
(Vicariate Apostolic of the Coast of Benin. Also called Oræ Benini). Includes an ...Benjamin
( Hebrew binjamin , "son of the right hand"). (1) The youngest son of Jacob born of ...Benkert, Franz Georg
German theologian and historical writer, b. 25 September, 1790, at Nordheim, near the mountain ...Benno II
Bishop of Osnabrück, b. at Luningen in Swabia; d. 27 July, 1088, in the Benedictine ...Benoît, Michel
Born at Autun (or Dijon ), France, 8 October, 1715; died at Peking, 23 October, 1774, a ...Benthamism
Jeremy Bentham an English jurist and reformer, born at Houndsditch, London, 15 February, 1748; ...Bentivoglio, Family of
Originally from the castle of that name in the neighbourhood of Bologna, Italy. They claimed ...Bentley, John Francis
English architect, b. at Doncaster, Yorkshire, in 1839; d. in London, February, 1902. From early ...Bentney, William
( Alias Bennet). An English Jesuit priest born in Cheshire, 1609; died 30 October, 1692. He ...Benziger, Joseph Charles
Founder of the Catholic publishing house that bears his name, b. at Einsiedeln, Switzerland, ...Benzoni, Girolamo
Born at Milan about 1519. He went to America in 1541 and successively visited the Antilles and ...Berach, Saint
Of Termonbarry, d. 595; a disciple of St. Kevin and a celebrated Irish saint, whose memory is ...Berard of Carbio, Saint
(Or BERALDUS). Friar Minor and martyr ; d. 16 January, 1220. Of the noble family of ...Berardi, Carbo Sebastiano
Canonist, b. at Oneglia, Italy, 26 August, 1719; d. 1768. Having studied theology at Savona ...Bercharius, Saint
(BERERUS). Abbot of Hautvillers in Champagne, b. 636; d. 28 March, 696. Descended from a ...Bercheure, Pierre
(BERCHOIRE, BERSUIRE). A learned French Benedictine, b. 1290 at St. Pierre du Chemin ...Berchmans, Saint John
Born at Diest in Brabant, 13 March, 1599; died at Rome, 13 August, 1621. His parents watched ...Berchtold, Blessed
(BERTHOLD). Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery of Engelberg in Switzerland ; date of ...Berdini of Sarteano, Blessed Albert
Franciscan Friar and missionary, born at Sarteano, in Tuscany, 1385; died at Milan, 15 August, ...Berengarius of Tours
Born at Tours about 999; died on the island of St. Cosme, near that city, in 1088. Having ...Berenice
A titular see of Egypt which was situated at the end of Major Syrtis where Bengazi stands ...Bergamo
(Diocese of Bergamo). The city, called by the ancients Bergonum, is capital of the province of ...Bergen, Ancient See of
(BERGA, BERGENSIS.) The diocese included the Provinces of Nordre and Sondre Bergenhus, and ...Bergier, Nicolas-Sylvestre
French theologian, b. 31 December, 1715 at Darney in Lorraine ; d. at Versailles, 9 April, 1790. ...Berin, Saint
Confessor, first Bishop of Dorchester (in what is now the County of Oxford, not Dorchester, ...Berington, Charles
Titular Bishop of Hiero-Caesarea, b. at Stock, Essex, England, 1748; d. 8 June, 1798. His life ...Berington, Joseph
One of the best known Catholic writers of his day, b. at Winsley, in Herefordshire, 16 January, ...Berisford, Humphrey
Confessor (c. 1588) of whom the only extant account occurs in the manuscript marked "F", ...Berissa
(Berisa or Verissa) A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus, in Asia Minor which Kiepert and ...Beristain y Martin de Souza, José Mariano
Mexican bibliographer, b. in Puebla, Mexico, 22 May, 1756; d. at Mexico, 23 March, 1817. He went ...Berlage, Anton
Dogmatic theologian, b. 21 December, 1805, at Münster, Westphalia ; d. there, 6 December, ...Berland, Pierre
Archbishop of Bordeaux, b. 1375 in Médoc; d. 1457 at Bordeaux. Being of humble ...Berlanga, Fray Tomás de
Bishop of Panama, b. at Berlanga in Spain, date uncertain; d. there 8 August, 1551. He was ...Berlin
Capital of the German Empire and of the Kingdom of Prussia, and residence of the German ...Berlioz, Hector
French composer, b. at La Côte Saint-André, near Grenoble, 11 December, 1803; d. at ...Bernal, Agostino
Spanish theologian, born at Magallon in Aragon in 1587; died at Saragossa, 13 September, 1642. ...Bernard Guidonis
Inquisitor of Toulouse against the Albigenses and Bishop of Lodève, b. at ...Bernard of Besse
Friar Minor and chronicler, a native of Aquitaine, date of birth uncertain; he belonged to the ...Bernard of Bologna
( Also Bernardine; Flovitano Toselli). Friar Minor Capuchin and Scotist theologian, born at ...Bernard of Botone
Generally called Parmensis from his birthplace, Parma in Italy, a noted canonist of the ...Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint
Born in 1090, at Fontaines, near Dijon, France ; died at Clairvaux, 21 August, 1153. His ...Bernard of Cluny
Bernard of Cluny (or of Morlaix), a Benedictine monk of the first half of the twelfth century, ...Bernard of Compostella
(1) Bernard of Compostella (Antiquus) A canonist of the early thirteenth century, a native of ...Bernard of Luxemburg
Dominican theologian, controversialist, and Inquisitor of the Archdioceses of Cologne, Mainz, ...Bernard of Menthon, Saint
Born in 923, probably in the castle Menthon near Annecy, in Savoy ; died at Novara, 1008. He ...Bernard of Pavia
A noted canonist, provost of the cathedral chapter of Pavia, and, in 1190, promoted to the ...Bernard Tolomeo, Saint
Founder of the congregation of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto, born at Siena in Tuscany ...Bernard, Alexis-Xyste
Bishop of St. Hyacinth, P.Q., Canada. b. at Beloeil, P.Q., 29 December, 1847. He made his ...Bernard, Claude
A French ecclesiastic known as "the poor priest " ( le pauvre prêtre ), b. at Dijon 23 ...Bernard, Claude
French physiologist, b. 12 July, 1813 at Saint Julien near Villefranche, France ; d. at Paris, ...Bernard, Saint
(BARNARD.) Archbishop of Vienne, France. Born in 778; died at Vienne, 23 January, 842. His ...Bernardine of Feltre, Blessed
Friar Minor and missionary, b. at Feltre, Italy, in 1439 and d. at Pavia, 28 September, 1494. He ...Bernardine of Fossa, Blessed
Of the Order of Friars Minor, historian and ascetical writer, b. at Fossa, in the Diocese of ...Bernardine of Siena, Saint
Friar Minor, missionary, and reformer, often called the "Apostle ofItaly ", b. of the noblefamily ...Bernardines, The
Title of certain sisters of the order of Cîteaux who at the end of the sixteenth and in ...Berne
The fourth city of Switzerland in population, capital of a canton of the same name which is the ...Berni, Francesco
An Italian comic poet, b. at Lamporecchio (Florence) 1497 or 1498; d. at Florence, 26 May, ...Bernier, Etienne-Alexandre
French Bishop, b. at Daon (Mayenne), 31 October, 1762; d. at Paris, 1 October, 1806. He was a ...Bernini, Domenico
Son of the famous artist Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini , lived in the early part of the eighteenth ...Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
One of the most vigorous and fertile of Italian architects and sculptors, b. at Naples in 1598; ...Bernini, Giuseppe Maria
A Capuchin missionary and Orientalist, b. near Carignan in Piedmont ; d. in Hindustan in 1753. ...Bernis, François-Joachim-Pierre de
A French cardinal and statesman, b. 1715 at Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche; d. at Rome, 1794. ...Berno
(Apostle of the Obotrites), in the latter half of the twelfth century. The Obotrites were one of ...Berno (Abbot of Reichenau)
Famous as orator, poet, philosopher, and musician, born (date unknown) at Prüm near Trier ...Bernold of Constance
Historian and theologian, b. in Swabia about 1054; d. at Schaffhausen, 16 September, 1100. He ...Bernward, Saint
Thirteenth Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany, b. about the middle of the tenth century; d. 20 ...Beroea
(Later, Berrhoea, Beroie, and Beroe ). A titular see of Macedonia, at the foot of Mount ...Berosus
( Berosós or Berossós ) The name of a native historian of Babylonia and a ...Beroth
(B EEROTH ) A city in Chanaan, one of the confederation of cities under the headship of ...Berrettini, Pietro
(Called Pietro da Cortona) A distinguished Italian painter, architect, and writer, b. at ...Berruguete, Alonso
For his mastery of the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, sometimes called the ...Berruyer, Isaac-Joseph
Born at Roueb, 7 November, 1681; died at Paris, 18 February, 1758. He entered the Society of Jesus ...Berryer, Pierre-Antoine
French advocate, orator, and statesman, son of Pierre-Nicolas Berryer, an advocate, b. at Paris, ...Bersabee
( Bar sb‘ or Beersheba ) A town on the southern extremity of Palestine, one of the ...Bertha
Of the various holy women bearing the name of Bertha, five are more particularly worthy of ...Berthier, Guillaume-François
A Jesuit professor and writer, born at Issoudun, 1704; died at Bourges, 1782. He taught ...Berthold
Bishop, Apostle of the Livonians, killed 24 July, 1198, in a crusade against the pagan ...Berthold of Chiemsee
A German bishop and theological writer, b. 1465 at Salzburg, Austria ; d. 19 July, 1543, at ...Berthold of Henneberg
Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. 1441; d. 21 December, 1504. Having completed his education ...Berthold of Ratisbon
A Franciscan of the monastery of that city and the most powerful preacher of repentance in the ...Berthold of Reichenau
A Benedictine monk and chronicler of the celebrated Abbey of Reichenau on the Lake of ...Berti, Giovanni Lorenzo
An Italian theologian, b. 28 May, 1696, at Sarravezza, Tuscany ; d. 26 March, 1766, at Pisa. His ...Bertin, Saint
Abbot of St. Omer, b. near Constance about 615; d. about 709. At an early age he entered the ...Bertinoro
Bertinoro, anciently called Forum Truentinorum, and, at the time of the Gothic war, Petra ...Bertonio, Ludovico
An Italian missionary, born 1552 at Rocca Contrada near Ancona ; died at Lima, Peru, 3 ...Bertrand, Louis, Saint
Born at Valencia, Spain, 1 Jan., 1526; died 9 Oct., 1581. His patents were Juan Bertrand and ...Bertrand, Pierre
(1) A French Cardinal, theologian, and canonist, b. 1280 at Annonay in Vivarais; d. 1348 or 1349 ...Bertulf, Saint
Abbot of Bobbio, date of birth unknown; d. 639 or 640. He was the son of a pagan nobleman in ...Bervanger, Martin de
A French priest, founder of charitable institutions ; b. at Sarrelouis, 15 May, 1795; d. at ...Besançon
Archdiocese coextensive with the departments of Doubs, Haute-Saône, and the district of ...Besange, Jerome Lamy, O.S.B
Born at Linz, 1726; died 1781. For twenty-four years he taught Scripture at Salzburg. He ...Beschefer, Theodore
Jesuit missionary in Canada, born at Châlons-sur-marne, 25 May, 1630; died at Reims, 4 ...Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe
Born at Castiglione in the Venetian Republic, 1680; died at Manapar c. 1746. He entered the ...Beseleel
(Beçál'el, in the shadow of God). I. The son of Uri and grandson of Hur of the ...Besoigne, Jérôme
A Jansenist writer, b. at Paris, 1686; d. 1763. Ordained in 1715, he received the doctorate of ...Besoldus, Christopher
A German jurist and publicist, b. of Protestant parents in 1577 at Tübingen, ...Bessarion, Johannes
(Or B ASILIUS ). Cardinal ; b. at Trebizond, 1389, or according to others, 1395, but most ...Bessel, Johann Franz
(In religion Gottfried ) Benedictine, abbot, and historian, b. 5 September, 1672, at ...Beste, Henry Digby
Miscellaneous author, b. at Lincoln, England, 21 October, 1768; d. at Brighton, 28 May, 1836. He ...Bestiaries
Medieval books on animals, in which the real or fabulous characteristics of actually existent or ...Betanzos, Fray Domingo
A Dominican missionary, d. at Valladolid, Sept., 1549. One of the most illustrious Dominicans ...Betanzos, Fray Pedro de
A Franciscan missionary, b. at Betanzos in Galicia; d. at Chomez, Nicaragua, 1570. He was one ...Betanzos, Juan de
Unfortunately very little is known as yet of this official, who has left such valuable works on ...Bethany
( Bethania ). A village of Palestine, fifteen furlongs, or one mile and three-quarters, east ...Bethany Beyond the Jordan
( Bethania peran tou Iordanou ). In the text of St. John's Gospel, i, 28, the author locates ...Betharan
A city of the Amorrhites in the valley-plain east of the Jordan, about twelve miles from ...Bethdagon
Name of two cities in Palestine. (1) A city ( Joshua 15:41 ) of the tribe of Juda "in the plains", ...Bethel
( Hebrew word meaning "house of God "). An ancient Cansanitish town, twelve miles north of ...Bethlehem
A titular see of Palestine. The early name of the city was Ephrata; afterwards Bethlehem, "House ...Bethlehem
The old Hebrew name bêth lehem , meaning "house of bread", has survived till the present ...Bethlehem
An architectural term used in the Ethiopic Church for the oven or bakehouse for baking the ...Bethlehemites
MILITARY ORDERS There were two military orders dedicated to Our Lady of Bethlehem and known ...Bethsaida
Bethsaida is: a city, or perhaps two cities, on the shore of the Lake of Genesareth, the ...Bethsan
( Hebrew Beth Shean , or Beth Shan , "place of rest"). A city within Issachar, but assigned to ...Bethulia
(Greek Betuloua ). The city whose deliverance by Judith, when besieged by Holofernes, forms ...Betrothal
( Latin sponsalia ). The giving of one's troth — that is, one's true faith or promise. ...Bettiah
Prefecture Apostolic in northern India, includes as part of its jurisdiction the entire native ...Betting
A bet may be defined as the backing of an affirmation or forecast by offering to forfeit, in ...Beugnot, Auguste-Arthur, Count
French historian and statesman, b. at Bar-sur-Aube, 25 March, 1797; d. at Paris, 15 March, 1865. ...Beuno, Saint
Abbot of Clynnog, d. 660(?), was, according to the "Bucced Beuno", born in Powis-land and, after ...Beverley Minster
A collegiate church at Beverley, capital of the East Riding of Yorkshire, served by a chapter ...Beyerlinck, Lawrence
Belgian theologian and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Antwerp, April, 1578; d. at the same place, ...Bezae, Codex
(CODEX CANTABRIGIENSIS), one of the five most important Greek New Testament manuscripts, and the ...Bi 63
Bi 63
Bianchi, Giovanni Antonio
Friar Minor andtheologian, b. at Lucca, 2 October, 1686; d. at Rome, 18 January, 1768. At the age ...Bianchini, Francesco
A student of the natural sciences, and an historian, b. at Verona, Northern Italy, 13 December, ...Bianchini, Giuseppe
(Giuseppe Blanchini). Italian Oratorian, Biblical, historical, and liturgical scholar, b. ...Bianconi, Charles
Merchant and philanthropist, b. 26 September, 1785, in the duchy of Milan ; d. near Clonmel, ...Biard, Pierre
Jesuit missionary, born at Grenoble, France, 1576; died at Avignon, 17 November, 1622. In 1608 ...Bibbiena
(Bernardo Dovizi) An Italian Cardinal and comedy-writer, known best by the name of the town ...Bibiana, Saint
The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority of St. Bibiana (Vibiana), a Roman ...Bible Societies
Protestant Bible Societies, established for the purpose of publishing and propagating the Bible ...Bible, Authenticity of the
The authenticity or authority of Holy Writ is twofold on account of its twofold authorship. ...Bible, Coptic Versions of the
DIALECTS The Coptic language is now recognized in four principal dialects, Bohairic (formerly ...Bible, Editions of the
In the present article we understand by editions of the Bible the printed reproductions of its ...Bible, Inspiration of the
The subject will be treated in this article under the four heads: I. Belief in Inspired books; ...Bible, Manuscripts of the
Manuscripts are written, as opposed to printed, copies of the original text or of a version ...Bible, The
A collection of writings which the Church of God has solemnly recognized as inspired. The ...Bible, Versions of the
Synopsis GREEK : Septuagint; Aquila; Theodotion; Symmachus; other versions. VERSIONS FROM THE ...Bibles, Picture
In the Middle Ages the Church made use of pictures as a means of instruction, to supplement ...Bibles, Rhymed
The rhymed versions of the Bible are almost entirely collections of the psalms. The oldest ...Biblia Pauperum
(BIBLE OF THE POOR). A collection of pictures representing scenes from Our Lord's life with ...Biblical Accommodation
We shall consider (1) what is meant by biblical accommodation; (2) its use in Sacred Scripture; ...Biblical Antiquities
This department of archæology has been variously defined and classified. Some scholars have ...Biblical Commission, The
A committee of cardinals at Rome who, with the assistance of consultors, have to secure the ...Biblical Introduction
A technical name which is usually applied to two distinct, but intimately connected, things. ...Bickell, Gustav
Orientalist, b. at Cassel, 7 July, 1838; d. at Vienna, 15 Jan., 1906. His father, Johann Wilhelm ...Bickerdike, Robert, Venerable
Martyr, a Yorkshire layman, b. at Low Hall, near Knaresborough (date unknown), but residing at ...Bicknor, Alexander
Archbishop of Dublin, date of birth unknown; d. 1349. As his surname suggests he came from a ...Bidermann, James
A poet and theologian of great learning and sanctity, b. at Ebingen, Germany, in 1578; d. at ...Biel, Gabriel
Called "the last of the Scholastics ", b. at Speyer, Germany, c. 1425; d. at Tübingen, ...Biella
The city of Biella, the see of the diocese of that name, is an important industrial centre ...Bielski, Marcin
(Or Wolski) A Polish chronicler, b. of noble parentage on the patrimonial estate of Biala ...Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de
French Governor of Louisiana and founder of New Orleans, b. in Montreal, Canada, 24 February, ...Bigamy (in Canon Law)
According to the strict meaning, the word should signify the marrying of a second after the death ...Bigamy (in Civil Law)
( French bigamie , from Latin bis , twice, and Greek gamos , marriage) Bigamy, in civil ...Bigne, Marguerin de la
(Binius, Bignaeus) French theologian and patrologist, b. about 1546 at ...Billart, Saint Julie
( Also Julia). Foundress, and first superior-general of the Congregation of the Sisters of ...Billick, Eberhard
( Also Steinberger, Latin Latomus, Lapicida ). German theologian, opponent of the ...Billy, Jacques de
(Billi) A French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and a Benedictine abbot, ...Bilocation
(Latin bis , twice, and locatio , place.) I. The question whether the same finite being ...Bination
The offering up of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass twice on the same day by the same celebrant. ...Biner, Joseph
Canonist, historian, and theologian, b. at Gluringen, Switzerland, 1697; d. at Torrenburg, ...Binet, Etienne
Jesuit author, born at Dijon, France, 1569; died at Paris, 1639. He entered the Society of ...Binet, Jacques-Philippe-Marie
French mathematician and astronomer, b. at Rennes, in Brittany, 2 February, 1786; d. in Paris, ...Binius, Severin
Historian and critic, b. in 1573 in the village of Randerath, Western Germany ; d. 14 February, ...Binterim, Anton Joseph
Born at Düsseldorf, 19 September, 1779; died at Bilk, 17 May, 1855, a theologian of repute ...Biogenesis and Abiogenesis
According to their Greek derivation these two terms refer to the origin of life. Biogenesis is ...Biology
(From bios , life and logos , reason, account, reasoning) Biology may be defined as the ...Biondo, Flavio
A distinguished Italian arch æologist and historian, b. at Forli in 1388; d. at Rome in ...Biot, Jean-Baptiste
A physicist and mathematician, born at Paris, France, 21 April, 1774; died. there, 3 ...Birds (in Symbolism)
Many kinds of birds are used in Christian symbolism. The first to be so employed was the Dove ...Biretta
A square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, worn by clerics of all grades from ...Birinus, Saint
Confessor, first Bishop of Dorchester (in what is now the County of Oxford, not Dorchester, ...Birkowski, Fabian
Polish preacher, b. at Lemberg, 1566; d. at Cracow, 1636. He completed his studies at the ...Birmingham
(BIRMINGHAMIA, BIRMINGHAMIENSIS) One of the thirteen dioceses erected by the Apostolic ...Birnbaum, Heinrich
(Also known as DE PIRO, the latinized form of this German name) A pious and learned ...Birth, The Defect of
(ILLEGITIMACY) A canonical impediment to ordination. When used in this connection, the word ...Birtha
A titular see of Osrhaene, probably identical with Birejik (Zegma) on the left bank of the ...Bisarchio, Diocese of
Situated in Sardinia, in the province of Sassari, district of Nuoro, and suffragan to the ...Biscop, Saint Benedict
An English monastic founder, born of a noble Anglo-Saxon family, c. 628; died 12 January 690. ...Bishop
(Anglo-Saxon Biscop, Busceop , German Bischof ; from the Greek episkopos , an overseer, ...Bishop's Crook
(Or PASTORAL STAFF). The crosier is an ecclesiastical ornament which is conferred on bishops ...Bishop, Auxiliary
A bishop deputed to a diocesan who, capable of governing and administering his diocese, is ...Bishop, William
The first superior in England in episcopal orders since the old hierarchy died out in the ...Bismarck, Diocese of
(BISMARCKIENSIS). In North Dakota, this diocese was erected on 31 December, 1909, and is ...Bisomus
A tomb large enough to contain two bodies. The ordinary tombs ( loci ) in the galleries of ...Bl 34
Bl 34
Black Fast, The
This form of fasting, the most rigorous in the history of church legislation, was marked by ...Blackburne, Robert
An English Catholic who suffered imprisonment in the closing years of the seventeenth, and ...Blackfoot Indians
An important tribe of the Northern Plains, constituting the westernmost extension of the great ...Blackwood, Adam
Author, b. at Dunfermline, Scotland, 1539; d. 1613. He was a great-nephew of Robert Reid, Bishop ...Blaise, Saint
Bishop and martyr. The ninth-century martyrologies of Europe in their lists, which are ...Blanc, Anthony
Fifth Bishop, and first Archbishop, of New Orleans, La., U.S.A. b. at Sury, near Lyons, ...Blanchard, Jean-Baptiste
(Duchesne). A French Jesuit and educator, born 12 October, 1731, at Tourteron in the ...Blanchet, Augustin Magloire
Brother of François Norbert Blanchet , first Bishop of Walla Walla-Nesqually, State of ...Blanchet, Franç Norbert
Missionary and first Archbishop of Oregon City, U.S.A. son of Pierre Blanchet, a Canadian ...Blandina, Saint
Virgin and martyr. She belongs to the band of martyrs of Lyons who, after some of their ...Blane, Saint
( Or BLAAN). Bishop and Confessor in Scotland, b. on the island of Bute, date unknown; d. ...Blasphemy
Blasphemy (Greek blaptein , "to injure", and pheme , "reputation") signifies etymologically ...Blastares, Matthew
A monk of the Order of St. Basil, living in the fourteenth century, who applied himself to the ...Blathmac, Saint
A distinguished Irish monk, b. in Ireland about 750. He suffered martyrdom in Iona, about ...Blemmida, Nicephorus
(B LEMMYDES ) A learned monk and writer of the Green Church, b. about 1198, at ...Blenkinsop
Peter Blenkinsop Catholic publisher, b. in Ireland ; married a sister of Archbishop Oliver Kelly ...Blessed Sacrament, Congregation of the
An enclosed congregation and a reform of the Dominican Order devoted to the perpetual adoration ...Blessed Sacrament, Exposition of the
Exposition is a manner of honouring the Holy Eucharist, by exposing It, with proper solemnity, to ...Blessed Sacrament, Reservation of the
The practice of preserving after the celebration of the Liturgy a portion of the consecrated ...Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the
One of the most recent congregations of religious women in the Catholic Church and one of ...Blessed Sacrament, The
Since Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the ...Blessed Sacrament, Visits to the
By this devotional practice, which is of comparatively modern development, the presence of ...Blessed Virgin Mary, The
The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the ...Blessed, The
There are at present two ways in which the Church allows public worship to be paid those who ...Blessing
In its widest acceptation this word has a variety of meanings in the sacred writings: It has ...Blessing, Apostolic
The solemn blessing ( urbi et orbi ) which, before 1870, the Holy Father himself gave from the ...Blind, Education of the
Although the education of the blind as a class dates back no further than the year 1784, ...Blois
DIOCESE OF BLOIS (BLESENSIS). Coextensive with the civil department of Loir-et-Cher and a ...Blomevenna, Peter
(PETER A LEYDIS) Carthusian, b. at Leyden, in Holland in 1466; d. 30 September, 1536. Owing to ...Blood Indians
A group of North American aborigines forming part of the Blackfeet Tribe, which, with the ...Blosius, François-Louis
(Also called de Blois ). A Benedictine abbot and spiritual writer, born at Donstienne, ...Bluetooth, Harold
(B LAATAND ) Born 911; died 1 November, 985 or 986. He was the son of King Gorm the Old of ...Blyssen, Heinrich
Born at Cologne or Bonn, Germany in 1526; died at Graz, 24 April, 1586. He entered the Society ...Blyth, Francis
English Carmelite, reviser of the Douay Bible, born c. 1705; d. in London, 11 December 1772. ...Bo 148
Bo 148
Bobadilla, Nicolaus
Born at Valencia, Spain, 1511; died at Loretto, Italy, 23 September, 1590. After having taught ...Bobbio, Abbey and Diocese of
The diocese ( Ebovium , or Bobium ; Dioecesis Eboviensis , or Bobiensis ), which is ...Bobola, Saint Andrew
Martyr, born of an old and illustrious Polish family, in the Palatinate of Sandomir, 1590; ...Boccaccino
Boccaccio Boccaccino An eminent Italian painter, b. at Cremona, 1460, and d. probably in 1525 ...Boccaccio, Giovanni
Italian novelist, b. in Paris, 1313; d. in Certaldo, 21 December, 1375. His father, a merchant ...Bocking, Edward
(or B OKKYNG ). English Benedictine, b. of East Anglian parentage, end of fifteenth century; ...Bodey, Ven. John
Martyr, b. at Wells, Somerset: 1549; d. at Andover, Wilts., 2 November, 1583. He studied at ...Bodin, Jean
Born at Angers, 1520, probably of Jewish origin: died at Laon, 1596. He studied and taught ...Bodone
A titular see of Albania. The name is a dialectic form of Dodone, in Epirus, near Janina at the ...Boece, Hector
(Also BOYCE and BOETHIUS) Chronicler and one of the founders of the University of Aberdeen, b. ...Boeri, Petrus
(BOHIER) A french benedictine canonist and bishop, b. during the first quarter of the ...Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus
Roman statesman and philosopher, often styled "the last of the Romans", regarded by tradition as ...Bogotá
ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FÉ DE BOGOTÁ (BOGOTENSIS) The city of Bogotá, capital ...Bohemia
(Germ. Böhmen , or formerly Böheim ; Latin Bohemia or Bojohemum ), a cisleithan ...Bohemian Brethren
(MORAVIAN BRETHREN, or UNITAS FRATRUM). DEFINITION AND DOCTRINAL POSITION "Bohemian Brethren" ...Bohemians of the United States
A traveler who has seen the natural beauties of Bohemia, its vast resources, and the thrift of ...Boiano
Diocese in the province of Benevento, Italy, suffragan to the Archbishopric of Benevento. The ...Boiardo, Matteo Maria
An Italian poet, b. about 1434, at, or near, Scandiano (Reggio-Emilia); d. at Reggio, 20 ...Boileau-Despréaux, Nicholas
French poet, b. at Paris, 1 November, 1636; d. there, 13 March, 1711. He was educated at the ...Bois-le-Duc
The Diocese of Bois-le-Duc ( Buscoducensis ) lies within the Dutch province of Brabant, and ...Boise
Diocese of Boise ( Xylopolitana ) Created by Leo XIII, 25 August, 1893, embraces the ...Boisgelin, Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de
French prelate and cardinal, b. of an ancient family at Rennes in Brittany, 27 February, ...Boisil, Saint
Superior of Melrose Abbey , d. 664. Almost all that is known of St. Boisil is learnt from Bede ...Bokenham, Osbern
(Bokenam) English Augustinian friar and poet, b. 1393 (the year in which the most famous of ...Bolanden, Conrad von
(Joseph Bischoff) A German novelist, son of a rich merchant, b. 9 August, 1828, at ...Bolgeni, Giovanni Vincenzo
Theologian and controversialist, b. at Bergamo, Italy, 22 January, 1733; d. at Rome, 3 May, ...Bolivia
A South American republic which lies between longitudes west of Greenwich 57 deg. 30' and 74 deg., ...Bollandists, The
An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a ...Bollig, Johann
Distinguished Orientalist, born near Düren in Rhenish Prussia 23 August, 1821; died at ...Bologna
ARCHDIOCESE OF BOLOGNA HISTORY Bologna is the principal city in the province of the same name, ...Bologna, Giovanni da
Flemish Renaissance sculptor, b. at Douai, in Flanders, about 1524; d. at Florence in 1608. ...Bologna, University of
A tradition of the thirteenth century attributed the foundation of this university to Theodosius ...Bolsec, Jérôme-Hermès
A theologian and physician, b. probably at Paris, date unknown; d. at Lyons c. 1584. He ...Bolton, Edmund
Historian, antiquary, and poet, born c. 1575; died c. 1633. The genuine loyalty in the Catholic ...Bolzano, Bernhard
Austrian mathematician and philosopher, b. at Prague, 5 October, 1781; d. 18 December, 1848. As ...Bombay
(BOMBAYENSIS) The Archdiocese of Bombay comprises the Island of Bombay with several outlying ...Bommel, Cornelius Richard Anton van
Bishop of Liège, born at Leyden, in Holland on 5 April, 1790; died 7 April 1852. He was ...Bon Secours, Institutes of
I. INSTITUTE OF BON SECOURS (DE PARIS) The first of the congregations of nursing sisters, gardes ...Bona Mors Confraternity, The
(Bona Mors = "Happy Death"). The Bona Mors Confraternity was founded 2 October, 1648, in the ...Bona, Giovanni
A distinguished cardinal and author, b. of an old French family at Mondovì, in ...Bonagratia of Bergamo
(Or PERGAMO) Friar Minor , theologian, and canonist, date of birth unknown; d. at Munich, ...Bonal, François de
Bishop of Clermont, b. 1734 at the castle of Bonal, near Agen ; d. at Munich, 1800. He had ...Bonal, Raymond
French theologian and founder of the Congregation of the Priests of St. Mary (Bonalists), b. ...Bonald, Louis-Gabriel-Ambroise, Vicompte de
French statesman, writer, and philosopher, b. at Monna, near Millau, in Rouergue (Aveyron) 2 ...Bonald, Louis-Jacques-Maurice de
Cardinal, b. at Millau, in Rouergue (now Aveyron), 30 October, 1787, d. at Lyons, 25 Feb., 1870. ...Bonaparte, Charles-Lucien-Jules-Laurent
Prince of Canino and Musignano, ornithologist, b. in Paris, 24 May, 1803; d. in the same city 29 ...Bonaventure, College of Saint
At Quaracchi, near Florence, Italy, famous as the centre of literary activity in the Order of ...Bonaventure, Saint
Doctor of the Church, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Minister General of the Friars Minor, born at ...Boncompagni, Balthasar
Italian mathematician, b. at Rome, 10 May, 1821; d. 13 April, 1894. He was a member of the ...Bonet, Juan Pablo
A Spanish priest and one of the first to give attention to the education of the deaf and dumb ...Bonet, Nicholas
Friar Minor, theologian, and missionary,date of birth uncertain; d. 1360. Probably a Frenchman by ...Bonfrère, Jacques
Biblical scholar, born at Dinant, Belgium, 12 April, 1573; died at Tournai, 9 May, 1642. He ...Boni Homines
(Or BONSHOMMES). This name was popularly given to at least three religious orders in the ...Boniface Association
(B ONIFATIUSVEREIN ). The Boniface Association, one of the most successful Catholic ...Boniface I, Pope Saint
Elected 28 December, 418; d. at Rome, 4 September, 422. Little is known of his life antecedent to ...Boniface II, Pope
Elected 17 September, 530; died October, 532. In calling him the son of Sigisbald, the "Liber ...Boniface III, Pope
Pope Boniface III, of Roman extraction and the son of John Cataadioce, was elected to succeed ...Boniface IV, Pope Saint
Son of John, a physician, a Marsian from the province and town of Valeria; he succeeded Boniface ...Boniface IX, Pope
Elected at Rome, 2 November, 1389, as successor of the Roman Pope, Urban VI ; d. there, 1 ...Boniface of Savoy
Forty-sixth Archbishop of Canterbury and son of Thomas, Count of Savoy, date of birth ...Boniface V, Pope
A Neapolitan who succeeded Deusdedit after a vacancy of more than a year; consecrated 23 ...Boniface VI, Pope
A Roman, elected in 896 by the Roman faction in a popular tumult, to succeed Formosus. He ...Boniface VII, Antipope
(Previously B ONIFACE F RANCO ) A Roman and son of Ferrucius; was intruded into the ...Boniface VIII, Pope
(B ENEDETTO G AETANO ) Born at Anagni about 1235; died at Rome, 11 October, 1303. He ...Boniface, Saint
(WINFRID, WYNFRITH). Apostle of Germany, date of birth unknown; martyred 5 June, 755 (754); ...Bonizo of Sutri
(Or BONITHO). Bishop of Sutri in Central Italy, in the eleventh century, an adherent of ...Bonn, University of
(RHEINSCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITÄT). An academy was founded at Bonn in 1777 by Max ...Bonnard, Ven. Jean Louis
A French missionary and martyr, b. 1 March, 1824 at Saint-Christôt-en-Jarret ( Diocese of ...Bonne-Espérance, The Abbey of
Situated near Binche, province of Hainault, Diocese of Tournai, Belgium. It owes its foundation ...Bonnechose, Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de
Cardinal and senator, b. at Paris, 1800; d. 1883. Entering the magistracy, he became ...Bonner, Edmund
Bishop of London, b. about 1500; d. 1569. He was the son of Edmund Bonner, a sawyer of Potter's ...Bonnetty, Augustin
A French writer, b. at Entrevaux (dept. of Basses-Alpes) 9 May, 1798, d. at Paris, 26 March, ...Bonosus
Bishop of Sardica, a heretic in the latter part of the fourth century. Against the common ...Bonvicino, Alessandro
(Called Il Moretto, or Moretto da Brescia). One of the finest North Italian painters of the ...Book of Common Prayer
I. HISTORY On 21 January, 1549, the first Act of Uniformity was passed imposing upon the whole ...Book of Kells
An Irish manuscript containing the Four Gospels, a fragment of Hebrew names, and the Eusebian ...Book of Martyrs, Foxe's
John Foxe was born at Boston in Lincolnshire, England, in 1516, and was educated at Magdalen ...Books, Index of Prohibited
The Index of Prohibited Books, or simply "Index", is used in a restricted sense to signify the ...Boré, Eugène
Orientalist, b. at Angers, 15 Aug., 1809; d. at Paris, 3 May, 1878. From the college of Angers ...Bordeaux
(BURDIGALA). Archdiocese ; comprises the entire department of the Gironde and was established ...Bordeaux, University of
The University of Bordeaux was founded during the English domination, under King Henry VI , in ...Bordone, Cavaliere Paris
An eminent painter of the Venetian school, b. at Treviso, 1500 d. at Venice, 1570. A member of ...Borgess, Caspar Henry
Third Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. b. at Kloppenburg, Hanover, Germany, 1 August, ...Borgia, Stefano
Cardinal, born at Velletri, 3 December, 1731; died at Lyons, 1804; Italian theologian, ...Borgo San-Donnino
Diocese in the province of Parma, Italy. The city takes its name from St. Domninus, who fled to ...Borgo San-Sepolcro
Diocese situated in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. The city is believed by some to ...Borgognone, Ambrogio
(Real name AMBROGIO STEFANI DA FOSSANO). A distinguished Italian painter and architect, b. ...Borie, Pierre-Rose-Ursule-Dumoulin
Bishop-elect of Acanthus, Vicar Apostolic of Western Tongking and Martyr ; b. 20 February, ...Borneo
I. DUTCH BORNEO The former Vicariate of Bavaria was composed of Sumatra, Java, and the other ...Borras, Francisco Nicolás
A distinguished Spanish painter, born at Cocentaina, 1530; died at Gandia, 1610. Going to ...Borromeo, Andrea
An Italian missionary, born on the first half of the seventeenth century, at or near Milan ; ...Borromeo, Federico
Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, cousin and successor of St. Charles Borromeo, born at Milan ...Borromeo, Saint Charles
St. Charles Borromeo -- Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal-Priest of the Title of St. Prassede, ...Borromeo, Society of Saint Charles
(Borro-Mäusverein). A German Catholic association for the encouragement and diffusion ...Borromini, Francesco
Architect and sculptor ; born 25 September, 1599, at Bissone; died ( by his own hand ) 1 ...Borrus, Christopher
(Borri, Burrus) Missionary, mathematician, and astronomer, born at Milan in 1583; died at ...Bosa, Diocese of
In the province of Cagliari, The city numbers about 35,000 inhabitants. St. Gregory the Great, ...Bosch, Peter van der
Bollandist, born at Brussels, 19 October, 1686; died 14 November, 1736. After studying the ...Bosco, Saint Giovanni (John)
( Or St. John Bosco; Don Bosco.) Founder of the Salesian Society. Born of poor parents in ...Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
A Dalmatian Jesuit and well-known mathematician, astronomer, and natural philosopher, b. at ...Bosio, Antonio
Known as "The Columbus of the Catacombs ", b. in the island of Malta about the year 1576; d. ...Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina form the north-western corner of the Balkan Peninsula. Taking the two ...Boso
First Bishop of Merseburg, in the present Prussian Province of Saxony, and Apostle of the ...Boso (Breakspear)
Third English Cardinal, date of birth uncertain, d. at Rome, about 1181. He was a Benedictine ...Bossu, Jacques le
French theologian and Doctor of the Sorbonne, born at Paris 1546; died at Rome 1626. He ...Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne
A celebrated French bishop and pulpit orator, born at Dijon, 27 September, 1627, died at ...Boste, Saint John
(Or JOHN BOAST.) Priest and martyr, b. of good Catholic family at Dufton, in Westmoreland, ...Boston
Archdiocese ; comprises Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties in the State ...Bostra
Titular see of Syria. Bostra, "The fortress", is neither Bosor of Reuben and Moab ( ...Bothrys
A titular see situated in Phoenicia. Bothrys is the Greek name of a city founded by Ithobaal, ...Botticelli, Sandro
A famous Florentine painter. Born at Florence about 1447; died in the same city, 1510. ...Botulph, Saint
(Or BOTOLPH.) Abbot, date of birth unknown; died c. 680. St. Botulph, the saint whose name ...Boturini Benaducci, Lorenzo
A native of Milan in Lombardy who went to Mexico in 1736 by permission of the Spanish ...Boucher, Pierre
Born at Lagny, a village near Mortagne in the Perche, France, 1622, died at Boucherville, 1717. ...Bougaud, Louis-Victor-Emile
Bishop of Laval in France, b. at Dijon, 28 February 1823, d. at Laval 7 November, 1888. He ...Bougeant, Guillaume-Hyacinthe
Born at Quimper in Brittany, in 1690; died at Paris, 1743. He entered the Society of Jesus ...Bouhours, Dominique
French Jesuit author, born at Paris, 15 May, 1632; died 27 May, 1702. Entering the Society of ...Bouillart, Jacques
A Benedictine monk of the Congregation of St.-Maur, b. in the Diocese of Chartres, 1669; ...Bouillon, Cardinal de
(Emmanuel Thédore de la Tour d'Auvergne) French prelate and diplomat, b. 24 August, 1643, ...Bouix, Marie Dominique
One of the best known and most distinguished of modern French canonists, b. 15 May, 1808, at ...Boulainvilliers, Henri, Count of
Born at Saint-Saire (Seine-Inférieure) France, 11 October, 1658; died at Paris, 23 ...Boulanger, André de
(PETIT-PÈRE ANDRÉ). A French monk and preacher, b. at Paris in 1578; d. 27 ...Boulay, César-Egasse du
(BULÆUS). A French historian, b. in the beginning of the seventeenth century at ...Boulogne, Etienne-Antoine
French bishop, b. at Avignon, 26 December 1747; d. at Troyes, 13 March, 1825. He was the son of ...Bouquet, Martin
A learned Benedictine of the Congregation of St.-Maur, b. at Amiens, France, 6 August, 1685; ...Bouquillon, Thomas
Born at Warneton, Belgium, 16 May, 1840; died at Brussels, 5 November, 1902; a Belgian ...Bourassé, Jean-Jacques
Archæologist and historian, b. at Ste.-Maure (Indre-et-Loire), France, 22 December, 1813; ...Bourchier, Thomas
Born 1406; died 1486, Cardinal, was the third son of William Bourchier, Earl of Eu, and of Lady ...Bourdaloue, Louis
Born at Bourges, 20 August, 1632; died at Paris, 13 May, 1704. He is often described as the ...Bourdeilles, Hélie de
Archbishop of Tours and Cardinal, b., probably, towards 1423, at the castle of Bourdeilles ...Bourdon, Jean
Born at Rouen, France, 1612; died at Quebec, 1668. In 1634 he went to Canada and became the ...Bourgade, François
A French missionary and philosopher, b. 7 July, 1806, at Gaujan, department of Gers; d. 21 May, ...Bourges
ARCHDIOCESE OF BOURGES (BITURICÆ). Coextensive with the departments of Cher and Indre. ...Bourget, Ignace
First Bishop of Montreal, P.Q., Canada, and titular Archbishop of Martianopolis, b. at Point ...Bourgoing, François
Third Superior general of the Congregation of the Oratory in France and one of the early ...Bourke, Ulick Joseph
Irish scholar and writer, b. 29 Dec., 1829, at Castlebar, Co. Mayo ; d. there, 22 Nov., 1887; ...Bourne, Gilbert
Last Catholic Bishop of Bath and Wells , England, son of Philip Bourne of Worcestershire, ...Bouvens, Charles de
French pulpit orator, b. at Bourg in 1750; d. in 1830. At an early age he embraced the ...Bouvet, Joachim
Jesuit missionary, born at Le Mans, France (date unknown), died at Peking, China, 28 June, 1732. ...Bouvier, Jean-Baptiste
Bishop of Le Mans, theologian, b. At St. Charles-la-Forêt, Mayenne, 16 January, 1783; d. ...Bouvier, Jeanne-Marie, de La Motte-Guyon
A celebrated French mystic of the seventeenth century; born at Montargis, in the Orléanais, ...Bova
DIOCESE OF BOVA. Situated in the civil province of Reggio, in Calabria, Italy, suffragan to ...Bovino
Diocese in the province of Foggia, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Benevento. The city, ...Bowyer, Sir George
Baronet, an eminent English writer on jurisprudence, as well as a prominent defender of the Holy ...Boy-Bishop
The custom of electing a boy-bishop on the feast of St. Nicholas dates from very early ...Boyce, John
Novelist, lecturer, and priest, well known under the assumed name of "Paul Peppergrass", born in ...Boycotting
The name of boycotting was first aplied to a practice which had its origin in Ireland during the ...Boyle Abbey
A celebrated Cistercian house situated on the River Boyle, nine miles northwest of Elphin, in ...Br 135
Br 135
Brébeuf, Jean de
Jesuit missionary, born at Condé-sur-Vire in Normandy, 25 March, 1593; died in Canada, ...Bréhal, Jean
A French Dominican theologian of the convent of Evreux ; died c. 1479. He was made Doctor of ...Brück, Heinrich
Ecclesiastical historian and bishop, born at Bingen, 25 October, 1831; died 4 November, 1903. He ...Brünn
Suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Olmutz, embracing the south-western part of Moravia, an ...Bracken, Thomas
Poet, journalist, politician, b. in Ireland 21 December, 1843; d. at Dunedin, New Zealand , 16 ...Bracton, Henry de
Also called HENRY OF BRACTON. A famous English juridical writer, the Blackstone of the ...Bradley, Denis Mary
First Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire , U.S.A. b. 25 February, 1846, at Castle-island, ...Bradshaigh, Edward
An English Carmelite friar known in religion as Elias à Jesu; b. in Lancashire, ...Bradshaw, Henry
English Benedictine and poet, b. in the City of Chester, England, date unknown; d. 1513. From ...Brady, William Maziere
Ecclesiastical writer, b. in Dublin, 8 January, 1825; d. in Rome, 19 March, 1894. He was nephew ...Braga, Archdiocese of
(Bracara Augusta, Civitas Bracarensis). Braga is situated in a flat fertile tract of land ...Braga, Councils of
Many councils were held in Braga, some of them important. The authenticity of the so-called ...Bragança-Miranda, Diocese of
(Brigantiensis.) This diocese is situated in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of ...Brahminism
By Brahminism is meant the complex religion and social system which grew out of the ...Braille, Louis
French educator and inventor, born 4 January 1809, at Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France ; died 6 ...Bralion, Nicolas de
French Oratorian and ecclesiastical writer, born at Chars-en-Vexin, France, c. 1600; died at ...Bramante, Donato
(Also called D 'A GNOLO after his father Angelo) Italian architect and painter, b. about ...Brancaccio
An ancient and illustrious Neapolitan family, from which the "Brancas" of France were descended. ...Brancati di Lauria, Francesco Lorenzo
Cardinal, Minor conventual, and theologian, b. at Lauria in the then Kingdom of Naples, 10 ...Brancati, Francesco
Born in Sicily in 1607; he entered the Society of Jesus in 1624 and went to the Chinese ...Branch Sunday
One of the medieval English names for Palm Sunday. The difficulty of procuring palms for that ...Brandenburg
Formerly an electoral principality (the Mark of Brandenburg), and a diocese in the heart of the ...Branly, Edouard
French physicist and inventor of the coherer employed in wireless telegraphy, born at Amiens, 23 ...Brantôme, Seigneur de Bourdeille, Pierre de
One of the most famous of French writers of memoirs, b. in 1539, or a little later; d. 15 July, ...Brant, Sebastian
A German humanist and poet, born at Stasburg in 1457 or 1458; died at the same place, 1521. He ...Brasses, Memorial
Just when memorial brasses first came into use is not known; the earliest existing dated ...Brasseur de Bourbourg, Charles Etienne, Abbé
Born at Bourbourg (Département du Nord), France, 1814; died at Nice in January, 1874. He ...Brassicanus, Johann Alexander
A German humanist, born probably at Cannstatt, 1500; died at Vienna, 25 November, 1539. He was ...Brassicanus, Johann Ludwig
Younger brother of Johann Alexander (b. at Tübingen, 1509; d. at Vienna, 3 June, 1549) went ...Braulio, Saint
Bishop of Saragossa, date of birth unknown, d. at Saragossa c. 651. In 631 he succeeded his ...Braun, Placidus
A Bavarian historian, b. at Peiting near Schongau in Upper Bavaria, 11 February, 1756; d. at ...Braunschweig
A duchy situated in the mountainous central part of Northern Germany, comprising the region of the ...Bravo, Francisco
As far as known, author of the first book on medicine printed in America. His "Opera Medicinalia ...Brazil
(T HE U NITED S TATES OF B RAZIL ) A vast republic of central South America covering an ...Bread, Liturgical Use of
In the Christian liturgy bread is used principally as one of the elements of the Eucharistic ...Breadboxes, Altar
These are made of wood, tin, britannia, silver, or other metal. In order that the breads may not ...Breads, Altar
Bread is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the sacrifice of the Eucharist. It ...Breast, Striking of the
Striking of the breast as a liturgical act is prescribed in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass ...Breda
(BREDANA) Diocese situated in the Dutch province of Brabant and suffragan of Utrecht. The ...Brehon Laws, The
Brehon law is the usual term for Irish native law, as administered in Ireland down to almost ...Bremen
Formerly the seat of an archdiocese situated in the north-western part of the present German ...Brenach, Saint
An Irish missionary in Wales, a contemporary of St. Patrick, and among the earliest of the ...Brenan, Michael John
An ecclesiastical historian, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1780; died at Dublin, February, ...Brendan, Saint
St. Brendan of Ardfert and Clonfert, known also as Brendan the Voyager, was born in Ciarraighe ...Brentano, Klemens Maria
A German poet, one of the most prominent members of the Romantic School. He was born at ...Brescia
The Diocese of Brescia takes its name from the principal city in the province of the same name in ...Breslau
Prince-Bishopric seated at Breslau, on the River Oder in the Prussian Province of Silesia. ...Bressani, Francesco Giuseppe
An Indian missionary, born in Rome, 6 May, 1612; died at Florence, 9 September, 1672. He entered ...Brest, Union of
Brest -- in Russian, Brest-Litovski; in Polish, Brzesc; in the old chronicles, called Brestii, or ...Brethren of the Lord, The
A group of persons closely connected with the Saviour appears repeatedly in the New ...Breton, Raymond
A noted French missionary among the Caribbean Indians, b. at Baune, 3 September, 1609; d. at Caen, ...Bretton, Venerable John
(Or Bretton). A layman and martyr, of all ancient family of Bretton near Barnsley in ...Breviary
This subject may be divided, for convenience of treatment, as follows: I. DEFINITION; II. ...Breviary, Aberdeen
This breviary may be described as the Sarum Office in a Scottish form. The use of the ancient ...Breviary, Reform of the Roman
By the Apostolic Constitution "Divino Afflatu" of Pius X (1 November, 1911), a change was made ...Brewer, Heinrich
A German historian, born at Puffendorf in Germany, 6 September, 1640; died at the same place ...Briçonnet
(1) Guillaume Briçonnet A French cardinal, b. at Tours, date of birth unknown; d. at ...Briand, Joseph Olivier
Seventh Bishop of Quebec, b. in 1715 at Plérin, Brittany; d. 25 June, 1794. He studied ...Briant, Saint Alexander
English Jesuit and martyr, born in Somersetshire of a yeoman family about 1556; executed at ...Bribery
The payment or the promise of money or other lucrative consideration to induce another, while ...Bridaine, Jacques
Preacher, b. at Chusclan, France, 21 March, 1701; d. at Roquemaure, 22 December, 1767. Having ...Bridge-Building Brotherhood, The
During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, we hear of the existence of various religious ...Bridget of Sweden, Saint
(Also Birgitta). The most celebrated saint of the Northern kingdoms, born about 1303; died 23 ...Bridgett, Thomas Edward
Priest and author, b. at Derby, England, 20 January, 1829, of Protestant parents ; d. at St. ...Bridgewater Treatises
These publications derive their origin and their title from the Rev. Francis Henry Egerton, eighth ...Bridgewater, John
Known also as AQUAPONTANUS, historian of the Catholic Confessors under Queen Elizabeth, b. in ...Briefs and Bulls
A bulla was originally a circular plate or boss of metal, so called from its resemblance in ...Brieuc, Saint
(Briocus, Brioc, or Bru). A Celtic saint of Brittany who received his education in Ireland ...Brigid of Ireland, Saint
(Incorrectly known as BRIDGET). Born in 451 or 452 of princely ancestors at Faughart, near ...Brigidines, Institute of the
(SISTERS OF ST. BRIGID.) The Institute of the Brigidines was established by Most Rev. Dr. ...Brigittines
The Brigittine Order (also, ORDER OF ST. SAVIOUR) was founded in 1346 by St. Brigit, or Bridget, ...Brignon, John
Born at St. Malo in 1629; died at Paris, 12 June, 1712. He was a member of the Society of Jesus ...Bril, Paulus
A brilliant Flemish painter and engraver, born at Antwerp, 1556; died in Rome, 7 October, 1626. ...Brillmacher, Peter Michael
Born at Cologne in 1542, died at Mainz, 25 August, 1595. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1558, ...Brindholm, Ven. Edmund
(Or B RYNDEHOLME .) Martyr and parish priest of Our Lady's Church at Calais, accused of ...Brindisi
Brindisi—called by the Romans Brundusium or Brundisium , by the Greeks Brentesion ...Brinkley, Stephen
Confessor of the Faith, imprisoned and tortured as manager of a secret press for the ...Brisacier, Jacques-Charles de
Orator and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Bourges in 1641, d. at Paris, 23 March, 1736. At the ...Brisacier, Jean de
Controversialist, b. at Blois, France, 9 June, 1592; entered the Society of Jesus in 1619, d. at ...Brisbane
Comprises that part of the State of Queensland, Australia, which lies south of the 24th parallel ...Brischar, Johann Nepomucene
Church historian, born at Horb in Würtemberg in 1819, studied theology at the University ...Bristol, Ancient Diocese of
(BRISTOLIA, BRISTOLIENSIS). This English diocese, which takes its very origin from measures ...Bristow, Richard
Born at Worcester, 1538, died at Harrow-on-the-Hill, 1581. He went to the University of Oxford ...British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost province of the Dominion of Canada. Territorially, it is also ...Britius, Francis
An orientalist, and a monk of Rennes in Brittany; date of birth and death unknown. He entered ...Brittain, Thomas Lewis
Born near Chester, England, 1744; died at Hartpury Court, 1827. His parents were Protestants, ...Britto, Blessed John de
Martyr ; born in Lisbon, 1 March, 1647, and was brought up in court; martyred in India 11 ...Britton, Venerable John
(Or Bretton). A layman and martyr, of all ancient family of Bretton near Barnsley in ...Brixen
A Prince-Bishopric of Austria, suffragan of Salzburg, embracing the greater part of Northern ...Brogan, Saint
Flourished in the sixth or seventh century. Several persons in repute for holiness seem to have ...Broglie, Auguste-Théodore-Paul de
Abbé, professor of apologetics at the Institut Catholique at Paris, and writer on ...Broglie, Jacques-Victor-Albert, Duc de
French statesman and historian, b. at Paris, 13 June, 1821; d. there 19 January, 1901. After a ...Broglie, Maurice-Jean de
Born in Paris, 5 September, 1766; d. there, 20 June, 1821. He was the son of the Field-Marshal, ...Brogny, Jean-Allarmet de
(Or JEAN-ALOUZIER). A French Cardinal, b. in 1342 at Brogny, in Savoy ; d. at Rome, 1426. ...Bromyard, John
Theologian, d. about 1390. He takes his name from his birthplace in Herefordshire, England. He ...Brondel, John Baptist
First Bishop of Helena, Montana, U.S.A. b. at Bruges, Belgium, 23 February, 1842; d. at ...Brookby, Anthony
( Or Brorbey). Friar Minor and English martyr, died 19 July 1537. Brookby was lecturer in ...Brookes, James
Last Catholic Bishop of Gloucester, England, b. May, 1512, in Hampshire, d. 1560. Proceeding to ...Brooklyn
Comprises the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, or all of Long Island, in the State ...Brosse, Jean-Baptiste de la
A Jesuit missionary, born 1724 at Magnac, Angoumois, France ; died 1782. He studied classics ...Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
St. John of God, the founder of this religious institution, was born 8 March, 1495, at Montemor ...Broughton, Richard
( alias Rouse) Born about 1558 at Great Stukeley, Huntingdonshire; died according to ...Brouwer, Christoph
(Browerius). Historian, born 12 March, 1559, at Arnheim, Holland ; died in 1617, at Trier, ...Brown, William
A naval officer of the Republic of Argentina, b. 1777, in the County Mayo, Ireland ; d. 3 May, ...Browne, Charles Farrar
(ARTEMUS WARD). Humorist, b. at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. 26 April, 1834; d. ...Brownson, Orestes Augustus
Philosopher, essayist, reviewer, b. at Stockbridge, Vermont, U.S.A., 16 September, 1803; d. at ...Brownson, Sarah
Daughter of Orestes A. Brownson, b. at Chelsea, Massachusetts, 7 June, 1839; married William ...Brownsville
Vicariate Apostolic, erected 1874. Previous to this date the entire State of Texas was under ...Bru, Saint
(Briocus, Brioc, or Bru). A Celtic saint of Brittany who received his education in Ireland ...Bruel, Joachim
(Brulius). A theologian and historian, born early in the seventeenth century at Vorst, a ...Brueys, David-Augustin de
A French theologian and dramatic author, born at Aix in 1640; died 25 November, 1723, at ...Brugère, Louis-Frédéric
Professor of apologetics and church history, born at Orléans, 8 October 1823; died at ...Bruges
The chief town of the Province of West Flanders in the Kingdom of Belgium. Pope Nicholas I in ...Brugière, Pierre
A French priest, Jansenist, and Juror, born at Thiers, 3 October, 1730; died at Paris, 7 ...Brugman, John
A renowned Franciscan preacher of the fifteenth century, b. at Kempen in the Diocese of Cologne, ...Brumidi, Constantino
An Italian-American historical painter, celebrated for his fresco work in the Capitol at ...Brumoy, Pierre
Born at Rouen in Normandy, 1688; entered the Society of Jesus in 1704; died in Paris, 1742. ...Brunellesco, Filippo
(Or Brunelleschi) An architect and sculptor, born at Florence, 1377; died there 16 April, ...Brunetière, Ferdinand
A French critic and professor, born at Toulon, 19 July, 1849; died at Paris, 9 December, 1906. ...Brunforte, Ugolino
Friar Minor and chronicler, born c. 1262; died c. 1348. His father Rinaldo, Lord of Sarnano in the ...Bruni, Leonardo
An eminent Italian humanist, b. of poor and humble parents at Arezzo, the birthplace of ...Brunner, Francis de Sales
The founder of the Swiss-American congregation of the Benedictines, b. 10 January, 1795, at ...Brunner, Sebastian
A versatile and voluminous writer, b. in Vienna, 10 December, 1814; d. there, 27 November, 1893. ...Bruno of Querfurt, Saint
(Also called BRUN and BONIFACE). Second Apostle of the Prussians and martyr, born about ...Bruno the Saxon
(SAXONICUS.) A German chronicler of the eleventh Century and author of the "Historia de Bello ...Bruno, Giordano
Italian philosopher, b. at Nola in Campania, in the Kingdom of Naples, in 1548; d. at Rome, ...Bruno, Saint
Bishop of Segni, in Italy, born at Solero, Piedmont, about 1048; died 1123. He received his ...Bruno, Saint
Confessor, ecclesiastical writer, and founder of the Carthusian Order. He was born at Cologne ...Brunswick
A duchy situated in the mountainous central part of Northern Germany, comprising the region of the ...Brus, Anton
Archbishop of Prague, b. at. Muglitz in Moravia, 13 February, 1518; d. 28 August, 1580. After ...Brusa
A titular see of Bithynia in Asia Minor. According to Strabo, XII, iv, the city was founded by ...Brussels
(From Bruk Sel , marsh-castle; Flemish Brussel , German Brussel , French Bruxelles ). ...Bruté de Rémur, Simon William Gabriel
First Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.A. (now Indianapolis ), b. at Rennes, France, 20 March ...Bruyas, Jacques
Born at Lyons, France, 13 July, 1635; died at Sault St. Louis, Canada, 15 June 1712. He ...Bryant, John Delavau
Physician, poet, author, and editor, b. in Philadelphia, U.S.A. 1811; d. 1877. He was the son of ...Bu 67
Bu 67
Bubastis
A titular see of Lower Egypt, on the right bank of the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, near the ...Bucelin, Gabriel
(Buzlin). A Benedictine historical writer, born at Diessenhofen in Thurgau, 29 December, ...Bucer, Martin
(Also called BUTZER.) One of the leaders in the South German Reformation movement, b. 11 ...Bucharest
(B UCHAREST ; B UCARESTIENSIS ; Rumanian, B UCHARESCI "City of enjoyment") Comprises the ...Buck, Victor De
Bollandist, born at Oudenarde, Flanders, 21 April, 1817; died 28 June, 1876. His family was one ...Buckfast Abbey
The date of the foundation of the monastery of Our Lady of Buckfast, two miles from ...Buckley, Sir Patrick Alphonsus
A soldier, lawyer, stateman, judge, born near Castletownsend, County Cork, Ireland, in 1841; died ...Buckley, Venerable John
( Alias John Jones; alias John Griffith; in religion, Godfrey Maurice). Priest and martyr, ...Budé, Guillaume
(Budaeus). A French Hellenist, born at Paris, 1467; died there 22 August, 1540. He studied at ...Buddhism
The religious, monastic system, founded c. 500 B.C. on the basis of pantheistic Brahminism. The ...Budweis
(Czech, BUDEJOVICE; Latin BUDOVICIUM; BOHEMO-BUDVICENSIS). A diocese situated in Southern ...Buenos Aires
The federal capital of the Argentine Republic , and the second city of the Latin races in the ...Buffalo
Diocese established 23 April, 1847, now comprises the counties of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, ...Buffier, Claude
A philosopher, and author, born in Poland, of French parents, 25 May, 1661; died in Paris, 17 ...Buglio, Louis
A celebrated missionary in China, mathematician, and theologian, born at Mineo, Sicily, 26 ...Buil, Bernardo
(Also Boil or Boyal.) A Friar Minor. The fact that there were two religious of the name of ...Buildings, Ecclesiastical
This term comprehends all constructions erected for the celebration of liturgical acts, whatever ...Bukarest
(B UCHAREST ; B UCARESTIENSIS ; Rumanian, B UCHARESCI "City of enjoyment") Comprises the ...Bulgaria
A European kingdom in the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, bounded by the Black Sea, ...Bull-Fight, The Spanish
Overview Neither the English term nor the German ( Stiergefecht ) used to designate this ...Bulla Aurea
(Golden Bull ). A fundamental law of the Holy Roman Empire; probably the best known of all ...Bullaker, Ven. Thomas
( Also John Baptist). A Friar Minor and English martyr, born at Chichester about the ...Bullarium
Bullarium is a term commonly applied to a collection of bulls and other analogous papal ...Bullion, Angélique
Born in Paris, at commencement of the seventeenth century, her parents being Guichard Favre and ...Bulls and Briefs
A bulla was originally a circular plate or boss of metal, so called from its resemblance in ...Bulstrode, Sir Richard
A soldier, diplomatist, and author, born 1610; died 1711, was the second son of Edward Bulstrode ...Bunderius, Joannes
(VAN DEN BUNDERE). A Flemish theologian and controversialist, born of distinguished parents ...Buonarroti, Michelangelo
Italian sculptor, painter, and architect, b. at Caprese in the valley of the upper Arno, 6 March, ...Burchard of Basle
(Also of HASENBURG or ASUEL, from his ancestral castle in Western Berne, Switzerland ). ...Burchard of Würzurg, Saint
First bishop of Würzurg, b. in England of Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown; d. in ...Burchard of Worms
Bishop of that see, b. of noble parents in Hesse, Germany, after the middle of the tenth ...Burckmair, Hans
(Or Burgkmair). A painter of the Swabian school, b. at Augsburg in 1473; d. in 1531. He was ...Burgis, Edward Ambrose
A Dominican historian and theologian, b. in England c. 1673; d. in Brussels, 27 April, 1747. ...Burgoa, Francisco
Born at Oaxaca about 1600; d. at Teopozotlan in 1681. He entered the Dominican Order 2 August, ...Burgos
(B URGENSIS ) The Archdiocese of Burgos (from burgi, burgorum , signifying a ...Burgundy
(Latin Burgundia , German Burgund , French Bourgogne ). In medieval times ...Burial, Christian
The interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. The Jews ...Buridan, Jean
French scholastic philosopher of the fourteenth century, b. at Béthune, in the district of ...Burigny, Jean Lévesque de
Historian, b. at Reims, 1692; d. at Paris, 1785. In 1713, with his brothers, Champeaux and ...Burkard, Franz
The name of two celebrated German jurists. One died suddenly at Rain, 9 December 1539. He began to ...Burke, Edmund
First Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia, b. in the parish of Maryborough, County Kildare, Ireland, ...Burke, Thomas
(THOMAS DE BURGO) Bishop of Ossory, b. at Dublin, Ireland, about 1709; d. at Kilkenny, 25 ...Burke, Thomas Nicholas
A celebrated Dominican orator, b. 8 September, 1830, in Galway ; d. 2 July, 1882, at ...Burleigh, Walter
(Also: Walter Burley; Burlæus). Friar Minor and medieval philosopher, b. in 1275 and d. in ...Burlington
(Burlingtonensis). Diocese established 14 July, 1853; comprises the whole State of Vermont , ...Burma
Before its annexation by the British Burma consisted of the kingdoms of Ava and Pegu. In 1548 St. ...Burnett, Peter Hardeman
First American Governor of California, U.S.A. b. in Nashville, Tennessee, 15 Nov., 1807, of ...Burns, James
Publisher and author, b. near Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, 1808; d. in London, 11 April, ...Burse
( Bursa , "hide", "skin"; whence "bag" or "purse"). A receptacle in which, for reasons of ...Bursfeld, The Abbey of
In the Middle Ages on of the most celebrated Benedictine monasteries in Germany was the ...Bury St. Edmund's, The Abbey of
The first religious foundation there was established by Sigebert, King of the East Angles, who ...Busée, Pierre
(Busæus or Buys). A Jesuit theologian, born at Nimwegen in 1540; died at Vienna in ...Bus, Venerable César de
A priest and founder of two religious congregations, b. 3 February, 1544, at Cavaillon, Comtat ...Busembaum, Hermann
Moral theologian, born at Notteln, Westphalia, 1600; died at Münster, 31 January, 1668. He ...Busiris
A titular see taking its title from one of the many Egyptian cities of the same name. This ...Buskins
(Caligæ). Ceremonial stockings of silk, sometimes interwoven with gold threads, and even ...Buss, Franz Joseph, Ritter von
Jurist, b. 23 March, 1803 at Zell in Baden ; d. 31 January, 1878, at Freiburg im Breisgau. He ...Bustamante, Carlos María
Mexican statesman and historian, b. at Oaxaca, Mexico, 4 November, 1774; d. in Mexico, 29 ...Buston, Thomas Stephen
(or Busten) A Jesuit missionary and author, born 1549, in the Diocese of Salisbury , ...Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of
Born at Mountstuart, Bute, 12 September, 1847; d. at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, 9 October, 1900, ...Buteux, Jacques
French missionary in Canada. Born at Abbeville, in Picardy, 11 April, 1600; slain by the ...Butler, Alban
Historian, b. 10 October, 1710, at Appletree, Northamptonshire, England ; d. at St-Omer, ...Butler, Charles
One of the most prominent figures among the English Catholics of his day, b. in London, 1750, d. ...Butler, Mary Joseph
First Irish Abbess of the Irish Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Grace, at Ypres, Flanders, ...Butler, Sir William Francis
Born at Suirville, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, 31 October, 1838; died 7 June, 1910, was the son of ...Buttress
A pilaster, pier, or body of masonry projecting beyond the main face of the wall and intended to ...Buxton, Ven. Chrisopher
Priest and martyr, b. in Derbyshire; d. at Canterbury, 1 October, 1588. He was a scholar of ...By 12
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Byblos
A titular see of Phoenicia. Byblos is the Greek name of Gebal "The Mountain", one of the oldest ...Bye-Altar
An altar that is subordinate to the central or high altar. The term is generally applied to ...Byllis
A titular see of Epirus Nova (Albania), whose title is often added to that of Apollonia among ...Byrd, William
English composer, born in London in 1542 or 1543; died 4 July, 1623. He was the son of a ...Byrne, Andrew
Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A. b. at Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland, 5 December, 1802; ...Byrne, Richard
Brevet brigadier general, United States Army, b. in Co. Cavan, Ireland, 1832; d. at Washington, ...Byrne, William
Missionary and educator, born in County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1780; died at Bardstown, Kentucky, ...Byzantine Architecture
A mixed style, i.e. a style composed of Graeco-Roman and Oriental elements which, in earlier ...Byzantine Art
The art of the Eastern Roman Empire and of its capital Byzantium, or Constantinople. The term ...Byzantine Empire, The
The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern ...Byzantine Literature
To grasp correctly the essential characteristics of Byzantine literature, it is necessary first ...
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