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Abbess of the Premonstratensian convent of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar, in the Diocese of Trier ; born about 1227, died 13 August, 1297. She was the youngest of three sisters of Louis VI, margrave of Thuringia, and his wife St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Gertrude's father died on his way to the Holy Land shortly before she was born. She was scarcely two years old, when St. Elizabeth brought her to the convent of Aldenberg, where she afterwards became a nun. In 1248, being then only twenty-one years of old, she was elected Abbess of Aldenberg, over which she ruled forty-nine years. With the inheritance which she received from her uncle, the Margrave of Meissen, she erected a church and a poorhouse. She took personal charge of the inmates of the poorhouse and a led a life of extreme mortification. When Urban VI published a crusade against the Saracens, Gertrude and her nuns took the cross and obliged themselves to contribute their share to the success of the crusade by prayer and acts of mortification. In 1270 she began to observe the feast of Corpus Christi in her convent, thus becoming one of the first to introduce it into Germany. Clement VI permitted the ecclesiastical celebration of her feast to the convent of Aldenberg and granted some indulgences to those who visit her relics at that convent.
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Bæticus, GregoryGregory BaeticusBishop of Elvira, in the province of Baetica, Spain, from which he derived his surname; d. ... |
Bæumer, SuitbertSuitbert BaeumerHistorian of the Breviary and one of the most scholarly patrologists of the nineteenth ... |
Bébian, Roch-Amboise-AugusteRoch-Amboise-Auguste-BebianBorn 4 August, 1789 at Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe ; died there 24 February, 1839. His ... |
Bédard, PierrePierre BedardFrench-Canadian lawyer and member of the Assembly of Lower Canada, b. at Charlesbourg near ... |
Bénard, LaurentLaurent BenardChief founder of the Maurist Congregation of the Benedictine Order , b. at Nevers, 1573; d. ... |
Bérault-Bercastel, Antoine Henri deAntoine Henri de Berault-BercastelA writer of church history, b. 22 November, 1720, at Briey, Lorraine ; d. about 1794 at Noyon, ... |
Bérenger, PierrePierre Berenger(Peter of Poitiers, Petrus Scholasticus). A French writer who flourished about the middle of the ... |
Bérulle, Pierre dePierre de BerulleCardinal, and founder of the French congregation of the Oratory, born in the province of ... |
Böcken, PlacidusPlacidus Bocken(B ÖCKHN ). A German Benedictine, canonist, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of ... |
Börglum, Ancient See ofAncient See of Borglum(BURGLANUM, BURGLANENSIS.) The ancient See of Börglum, in Denmark, embraced the ancient ... |
Bañez, DomingoDomingo Banez(Originally and more properly VAÑEZ and sometimes, but erroneously, IBAÑEZ). A ... |
Baader, Franz Xaver vonFranz Xaver von BaaderGerman philosopher, born at Munich, 1765; died at the same place, 23 May, 1841. I. The ... |
Baal, BaalimBaal, Baalim( Hebrew Bá'ál; plural, Be`alîm.) A word which belongs to the oldest ... |
BaalbekBaalbekThe Heliopolis of the Greek and Latin writers, a Syrian town located now in present-day Lebanon ... |
BabelBabelBabel occurs in the Vulgate only in Genesis 11:9 ; the form Babylonia is found in Baruch ... |
Babel, Tower ofTower of BabelThe "Tower of Babel" is the name of the building mentioned in Genesis 11:19 . History of the ... |
Babenstuber, LudwigLudwig BabenstuberA German philosopher and theologian ; vice-chancellor of the University of Salzburg ; born ... |
Babinet, JacquesJacques BabinetFrench physicist, born at Lusignan, Vienne, 5 March, 1794; died at Paris, 21 October, 1872. He ... |
Babylas, SaintSt. BabylasBishop and Martyr. He was the successor of Zebinus as Bishop of Antioch in the reign of the ... |
Babylon (Title)BabylonThe curial title of a Latin archbishopric, also of a Chaldean patriarchate and of a Syrian ... |
BabyloniaBabyloniaIn treating of the history, character, and influence of this ancient empire, it is difficult not ... |
BaccanceldSynod of Baccanceld(BAPCHILD, near Sittingbourne, Kent), Synod Of (694). This meeting was rather a witenagemot , ... |
Bacchus and SergiusSergius and BacchusMartyrs, d. in the Diocletian persecution in Coele-Syria about 303. Their martyrdom is well ... |
BacchylusBacchylusBishop of Corinth, whom Eusebius mentions among the prominent second-century churchmen (H. ... |
Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ArtsA degree marking the completion of the traditional curriculum of the college. In the medieval ... |
Bachelot, Alexis John AugustineAlexis John Augustine BachelotPrefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, b. at Grand Beauchet, commune of St. Cyr (Orne), ... |
BachiariusBachiariusAn early fifth-century writer, known only through two treatises which warrant the conjecture that ... |
Bachmann, PaulPaul Bachmann(Amincola). Catholic theological controversialist, born at Chemnitz, Saxony, about 1466. His ... |
Backer, Augustin deAugustin de BackerBibliographer, born at Antwerp, Belgium , 18 July, 1809; died at Liège, 1 December, 1873. ... |
Backx, Peter Hubert EvermodePeter Hubert Evermode BackxBorn 10 December, 1805, at Tilburg, Holland ; died 28 October, 1868. Ordained priest 17 March, ... |
Bacon, David WilliamDavid William BaconFirst bishop of Portland, Maine, U.S.A. born in New York, 5 November, 1813. He made his ... |
Bacon, JohnJohn Bacon(Johannes Anglicus, Johannes De Baconthorpe). An English Carmelite and theologian, born ... |
Bacon, NathanielNathaniel BaconBetter know under the assumed name of Southwell, a Jesuit priest and bibliographer, b. in the ... |
Bacon, RogerRoger BaconPhilosopher, surnamed D OCTOR M IRABILIS , b. at Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214; d. at ... |
Baconian System of Philosophy, TheBaconian System of PhilosophyThis system takes its name from its founder, Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, ... |
BadajozBadajoz(Pacensis.) The Latin name Pax , or Civitas Pacensis , was given to this district ... |
BadenBadenThe Grand Duchy of Baden is situated in the southwestern part of the German Empire, bounded by ... |
Badia, TommasoTommaso BadiaCardinal, author, papal legate, born at Modena, 1483; died at Rome, 6 September, 1547. He ... |
Badin, Stephen TheodoreStephen Theodore BadinThe first Catholic priest ordained within the limits of the original thirteen States of the ... |
Badius, RaphaelRaphael BadiusA Florentine Dominican of the seventeenth century. He was deeply versed in Tuscan and ... |
Baegert, John JacobJohn Jacob BaegertMissionary and ethnographer, born at Schlettstadt in Alsace, 23 December, 1717; died at ... |
Baert, FrançoisFrancois BaertBollandist, born at Ypres, 25 August, 1651; died at Antwerp, 27 October, 1719. He entered the ... |
BagamoyoBagamoyoVicariate apostolic in German East Africa, separated by a pontifical Decree of 11 May, 1906, ... |
BagdadBagdadThis city was founded on the Tigris by the second Abbaside Caliph Abou Giafar al Mansur (762 or ... |
BageisBageisA titular see of Lydia in Asia Minor. This name is found on coins, but becomes Bagis in the ... |
Baglioni, Giovanni, CavaliereCavaliere Giovanni BaglioniKnown as the "Deaf Man of the Barozzo", a painter of distinction, b. in Rome, 1571; d. there ... |
BagnoreaBagnorea(Anciently NOVEMPAGI, BALNEUM REGIUM). A diocese situated in the district of Viterbo, ... |
Bagot, JeanJean BagotTheologian, born at Rennes, in France, 9 July, 1591, died at Paris, 23 August, 1664. He entered ... |
Bagshaw, ChristopherChristopher BagshawConvert, priest, prisoner for the Faith, and a prominent figure in the controversies between ... |
Bahama Islands, TheThe Bahama Islands(Or L UCAYOS ) The most northerly group of the West Indies, are a chain of coral islands ... |
Bailey, ThomasThomas BaileyControversialist, died c. 1657. He was son of Bishop Bailey of Bangor and was educated as an ... |
Baillargeon, Charles FrançoisCharles Francois BaillargeonA French-Canadian bishop, b. 26 April, 1798, at Ile-aux-Grues, P. Q.; d. 13 October, 1870. He ... |
Baillet, AdrienAdrien BailletFrench author, b. 1649 at Neuville en Hez, near Beauvais, France ; d. at Paris, 1706. His ... |
Bailloquet, PierrePierre BailloquetMissionary among the Indians of Canada, b. 1612, at Saintes, France ; d. in the Ottawa missions, ... |
Baily, ThomasThomas BailyA Catholic clergyman, b. in Yorkshire, England ; d. at Douai, France, 7 October, 1591. He was a ... |
Bainbridge, ChristopherChristopher BainbridgeArchbishop of York, and Cardinal, b. at Hilton, near Appleby, in Westmoreland, probably 1464; ... |
Baines, Peter AugustinePeter Augustine BainesTitular Bishop of Siga, one of the most striking figures among English Catholics at the period ... |
Baines, RalphRalph BainesBishop of Lichfield and Coventry, England, b. at Knowsthorp, Yorks, date of birth uncertain; ... |
Baini, Abbate GiuseppeAbbate Giuseppe BainiBorn in Rome, 21 October, 1775; died there 21 May, 1844. Baini made his first musical studies ... |
Baithen of Iona, SaintSt. Baithen of IonaAn Irish monk, specially selected by St. Columba as one of the band of missionaries who set sail ... |
Baius, MichelBaius(Or M ICHEL DE B AY ) Theologian and author of a system known as Baianism, was b. at ... |
Bakócz, ThomasThomas BakoczCardinal and statesman, b. about 1442, in the village of Erdoed, county Szatmár, ... |
Baker, David AugustineDavid Augustine BakerA well-known Benedictine mystic and an ascetic writer, born at Abergavenny, England, 9 ... |
Baker, Diocese ofBakerComprises Wasco, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Morrow, Grant, Union, Crook, Umatilla, ... |
Baker, Francis AsburyFrancis Asbury BakerPriest of the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle, born Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 30 March, ... |
Baker, Venerable CharlesVen. Charles Baker( Recté , according to his own entry in the English College David Henry Lewis). An ... |
BalaamBalaamThe derivation of the name is uncertain. Dr. Neubauer would connect it with the god Ammo or Ammi, ... |
BalanaeaBalanaeaA titular see of Syria. The city of this name, a colony of Aradus (Strabo, XVI, 753), is placed ... |
Balbina, SaintSt. BalbinaMemorials of a St. Balbina are to be found at Rome in three different spots which are connected ... |
Balbinus, BoleslausBoleslaus BalbinusA Jesuit historian of Bohemia, born 4 December 1621, at Königgrätz, of an ancient ... |
Balboa, Vasco Nuñez deVasco Nunez de BalboaDiscoverer of the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Central America, born in Spain, 1475, ... |
Balbuena, Bernardo deBernardo de BalbuenaA Spanish poet, born in Val de Peñas, 1568; died in Porto Rico , 1627. At an early age ... |
Balbus, HieronymusHieronymus Balbus(Accellini). Humanist, poet, diplomatist, and Bishop of Gurk in Carinthia, b. about 1450 at ... |
Baldachium of the AltarBaldachium of the AltarA dome-like canopy in wood, stone, or metal, erected over the high altar of larger churches, ... |
Balde, JacobJacob BaldeA German poet, b. 4 January, 1604, in the Imperial free town of Ensisheim in Upper Alsace; d. at ... |
BaldericBalderic(Or Baudry). Bishop of Dol, in France, chronicler, b. about 1050; d. 7 January, 1130. After a ... |
Balderic (Baudry)Balderic (Baudry)A monk of Liège, a writer and teacher of the twelfth century, b. date unknown, at ... |
Baldi, BernardinoBernardino BaldiAn Italian poet and savant, b. at Urbino, 5 June, 1553; d. at the same place, 10 October, ... |
Baldinucci, Blessed AnthonyBl. Anthony BaldinucciBorn 19 June, 1665, at Florence, died 6 November, 1717. He entered the Society of Jesus 21 ... |
Baldovinetti, AlessoAlesso BaldovinettiA notable Florentine painter, b. in Florence, 14 October, 1427; d. there, 29 August, 1499. His ... |
Baldred, SaintSt. Baldred(1) a Celtic Bishop of Strathclyde, b. about 643; d. at Aldhame, Haddingtonshire, about 607. He ... |
Baldung, HansHans BaldungKnown as Grien or Grun, from his fondness for brilliant green, both in his own costume and in his ... |
BaldwinBaldwinArchbishop of Trier and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, born 1285; died 1354; he belonged to ... |
Baldwin of CanterburyBaldwin of CanterburyThirty-ninth Archbishop, a native of Exeter, date of birth unknown; d. 19 Nov., 1190. He was ... |
Baldwin, FrancisFrancis Baldwin(Also Baudoin). A celebrated jurist, b. 1 January, 1520 at Arras, then part of the German ... |
Balearic IslesBalearic IslesA group in the western part of the Mediterranean belonging to Spain and consisting of four larger ... |
Bales, Christopher, VenerableVen. Christopher Bales(Or Bayles, alias Evers) Priest and martyr, b. at Coniscliffe near Darlington, County ... |
Ball, Mother Frances Mary TeresaMother Frances Mary Teresa BallBorn in Dublin 9 January, 1794; died 19 May, 1861; foundress of the Irish Branch of the ... |
BallaratBallaratOne of the three suffragan dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Melbourne, Australia. It ... |
Ballerini, AntonioAntonio BalleriniBorn at Medicina, near Bologna, 10 October, 1805; died in Rome, 27 November, 1881. He entered the ... |
Ballerini, Girolamo and PietroGirolamo and Pietro BalleriniCelebrated theologians and canonists, the sons of a distinguished surgeon of Verona. A rare ... |
Balme, HenryHenry Balme(Or Balma; also called Hugh) A Franciscan theologian, born at Genera, date uncertain; d. 23 ... |
Balmes, Jaime LucianoJaime Luciano BalmesPhilosopher and publicist, b. at Vich, Spain, 28 August, 1810; d. there, 9 July, 1848. His ... |
BalsamBalsamBalsam is an oily, resinous, and odorous substance, which flows spontaneously or by incision from ... |
Balsamon, TheodoreTheodore BalsamonA canonist of the Greek Church, born in the second half of the twelfth century at Constantinople; ... |
BaltasarBaltasar(Or, as found in the Septuagint Baltasár .) Baltasar is the Greek and Latin name for ... |
Baltimore, Archdiocese ofBaltimoreThe senior see of the United States of America , established as a diocese 6 April, 1789; as an ... |
Baltimore, Plenary Councils ofPlenary Councils of BaltimoreWhile the ecclesiastical province of Baltimore comprised the whole territory of the American ... |
Baltimore, Provincial Councils ofProvincial Councils of BaltimoreThese councils have a unique importance for the Church in the United States inasmuch as the ... |
Baltus, Jean FrançoisJean Francois BaltusTheologian, born at Metz, 8 June, 1667; died at Reims, 9 March, 1743. He entered the Society of ... |
Balue, JeanJean BalueA French cardinal, b. probably c. 1421, in Poitou; d. 5 October, 1491, at Ripatransone (March ... |
Baluze, EtienneEtienne BaluzeFrench scholar and historian, b. at Tulle, 24 December, 1630; d. in Paris, 28 July, 1718. His ... |
Bamber, Ven. EdwardVen. Edward Bamber( Alias Reading). Priest and martyr, b. at the Moor, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire; executed ... |
BambergBambergThe Archdiocese of Bamberg, in the kingdom of Bavaria, embraces almost the whole of the ... |
BanaiasBanaias(Authorized Version Benaiah; Kenrick, Banaiah; Hebrew bnyhw, also bnyh, "Jehovah hath built ... |
Bancel, LouisLouis BancelBorn at Valence, 1628; died at Avignon, 1685. When very young he entered the Dominican Order at ... |
Bandello, MatteoMatteo BandelloBorn at Castelnuovo di Scrivia in Piedmont, Italy, in 1480; died Bishop of Agen, France, in ... |
Banduri, AnselmoAnselmo BanduriArchaeologist and numismatologist, b. 1671 at Ragusa, off the coast of Dalmatia ; d. at Paris, ... |
BangorBangor(Bangorium, Bangoriensis) Diocese ; anciently known as Bangor Vawr, situated in Carnarvonshire ... |
Bangor AbbeyBangor AbbeyThe name of two famous monastic establishments in Ireland and England. (1) The Irish Abbey ... |
Bangor, Antiphonary ofAntiphonary of BangorAn ancient Latin manuscript, supposed to have been originally written at Bangor ( Ireland ). ... |
Banim, John & MichaelJohn and Michael BanimJohn Banim Poet, dramatist, novelist, b. 3 April, 1798, at Kilkenny, Ireland ; d. 31 August, ... |
BanjalukaBanjalukaThe Diocese of Banjaluka in Western Bosnia includes some of the most beautiful portions of the ... |
Bankruptcy, Civil Aspect ofCivil Aspect of Bankruptcy( See also MORAL ASPECT OF BANKRUPTCY .) Bankruptcy ( La banqueroute; earlier English ... |
Bankruptcy, Moral Aspect ofMoral Aspect of Bankruptcy( See also CIVIL ASPECT OF BANKRUPTCY .) Bankruptcy must be considered not only from the ... |
Banns of MarriageBanns of Marriage(Latin bannum , pl. bann-a,-i from an Old English verb, bannan , to summon). In ... |
Bapst, JohnJohn BapstJesuit missionary and educator, b. at La Roche, Fribourg, Switzerland, 17 December, 1815; d. at ... |
BaptismBaptismOne of the Seven Sacraments of the Christian Church ; frequently called the "first sacrament ... |
Baptismal FontBaptismal FontA basin or vase, serving as a receptacle for baptismal water in which the candidate for baptism ... |
Baptismal VowsBaptismal VowsThe name popularly given to the renunciations required of an adult candidate for baptism just ... |
Baptista Mantuanus, BlessedBlessed Baptista Mantuanus(Or SPAGNOLI). Carmelite and Renaissance poet, born at Mantua, 17 April, 1447, where he also ... |
Baptista Varani, BlessedBlessed Baptista Varani(Varano). An ascetical writer, b. at Camerino, in the Camerino, belonged to an illustrious ... |
BaptisteryBaptisteryThe separate building in which the Sacrament of Baptism was once solemnly administered, or that ... |
BaptistinesBaptistinesI. Hermits of St. John the Baptist. II. Missionaries of St. John the Baptist. III. Sisterhood of ... |
BaptistsBaptists(Greek, baptizein , to baptize ). A Protestant denomination which exists chiefly in ... |
Bar HebræusBar Hebraeus( Abu'l Faraj ). A Jacobite Syrian bishop, philosopher, poet, grammarian, physician, ... |
Bar-Kepha, MosesMoses Bar-KephaOne of the most celebrated Jacobite bishops and writers of the ninth century, born at Balad, ... |
BaracBarac( Hebrew Baraq , lightning) The deliverer of the Israelites from the power of the ... |
Baradæus, JacobJacob BaradaeusA Syrian Monophysite bishop, born in Tella, towards the end of the fifth or the beginning of the ... |
Baraga, FredericFrederic BaragaFirst Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, U.S.A., b. 29 June, 1797, at Malavas, in the parish of ... |
Barat, Madeleine-SophieVen. Madeleine-Sophie BaratFoundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart , born at Joigny, Burgundy, 12 December, 1779; died ... |
Barat, NicolasNicolas BaratA French Orientalist, born at Bourges during the first quarter of the seventeenth century; died ... |
Barba, Alvaro AlonzoAlvaro Alonzo BarbaA secular priest of whom Nicolas Antonio (Bibliotheca hispana nova, 1786) says "Baeticus ex ... |
BarbalissosBarbalissosA titular see of Mesopotamia. It was a city in Provincia Augusta Euphratensis , where the ... |
Barbara, SaintSt. BarbaraVirgin and Martyr. There is no reference to St. Barbara contained in the authentic early ... |
Barbarigo, Giovanni FrancescoGiovanni Francesco BarbarigoItalian Cardinal, nephew of Blessed Gregorio Barbarigo (1625-97), born in 1658 at Venice ; died ... |
BarbastroBarbastro(Barbastrum and Civitas Barbastrensis) Suffragan diocese of the Spanish province of Huesca. ... |
Barbelin, Felix-JosephFelix-Joseph BarbelinStyled the "apostle of Philadelphia", b. at Luneville, Province of Alsace, France, 30 May, ... |
Barber Family, TheThe Barber FamilyDaniel Barber Daniel Barber, soldier of the Revolution, Episcopalian minister and convert, b. ... |
Barbieri, GiovanniGiovanni BarbieriGiovanni Barbieri, called from his squinting, "Il Guercino"; a famous painter of religious ... |
Barbosa, AgostinoAgostino BarbosaA noted canonist, b. at Guimaraens, Portugal, in 1589; consecrated in Rome, 22 March, 1649, ... |
Barbosa-Machado, IgnacioIgnacio Barbosa-MachadoA Portuguese historian, born at Lisbon in 1686; died in 1734. He pursued his studies at the ... |
Barbour, JohnJohn BarbourScottish ecclesiastic and author of "The Bruce", a historical poem in the early Scottish or ... |
Barbus, PaulusPaulus BarbusItalian philosopher and theologian, b. at Soncino, Lombardy, and hence known also by the name ... |
BarcaBarcaA titular see of Cyrenaica in Northern Africa. According to most archaeologists it was ... |
BarcelonaBarcelona(Barcino). See also UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA. One of the suffragan dioceses of the ... |
Barcelona, University ofUniversity of BarcelonaSee also BARCELONA. This was an outgrowth of the ecclesiastical schools founded in the ... |
Barcena, Alonzo deAlonzo de Barcena(Also Barzana). A native of Bacza in Andalusia, Spain, b. 1528; d. at Cuzco, Peru, 15 ... |
Barclay, JohnJohn BarclayAuthor of the political novel "Argenis" and other Latin works in prose and verse, was b. 28 ... |
Barclay, WilliamWilliam BarclayScottish Jurist, b. 1546; d. at Angers, France, 3 July, 1608. He was of a good Aberdeenshire ... |
Barco Centenera, Martin delMartin Del Barco CenteneraBorn 1535, at Logroño, in the Diocese of Plasencia of Estremadura (Spain); died c. 1602. ... |
Barcos, Martin deMartin de BarcosFrench theologian of the Jansenist School, b. at Bayonne, 1600; d. at St. Cyran, 1678. He was a ... |
Bard, HenryHenry Bard(Baron Bromley and Viscount Bellamont) An English soldier and diplomat, b. 1604; d. 1660. He ... |
Bardesanes and BardesanitesBardesanes and Bardesanites( Bar-Daisan ) Syrian Gnostic or, more correctly, a Syrian poet, astrologist, and ... |
BariBariAn archdiocese situated in the province of the same name, in Apulia, Southern Italy. The city of ... |
BarjesusBarjesus(Gr. Bariesous ). A false prophet found in the company of the Proconsul Sergius Paulus by ... |
Barkworth, Ven. MarkVen. Mark Barkworth( Alias LAMBERT.) Priest and martyr, born about 1572 in Lincolnshire; executed at Tyburn 27 ... |
Barlaam and JosaphatBarlaam and JosaphatThe principal characters of a legend of Christian antiquity, which was a favourite subject of ... |
Barletta, GabrielGabriel Barletta(Sometimes called Barlete, De Barolo, Barolus) Preacher, b., according to some, in the ... |
Barlings, Abbey ofAbbey of BarlingsLocated about six miles E.N.E. of Lincoln, England, founded in 1154 in honour of Our Lady by ... |
Barlow, Ven. Edward AmbroseVen. Edward Ambrose Barlow( Alias R ADCLIFFE and B RERETON .) Priest and martyr, b. at Barlow Hall, 1585; d. 10 ... |
Barlow, William RudesindWilliam Rudesind BarlowThird son of Sir Alexander Barlow of Barlow Hall, near Manchester, England, and Mary Brereton ... |
Barnabas of TerniBarnabas of Terni( Interamna ) Friar Minor and missionary, d. 1474 (or 1477). He belonged to the noble family ... |
Barnabas, SaintSt. BarnabasBarnabas (originally Joseph), styled an Apostle in Holy Scripture , and, like St. Paul, ranked ... |
Barnabas, The Epistle ofEpistle of BarnabasAuthorities for the Text and Editions There is a triple tradition of the Greek text of this ... |
BarnabitesBarnabitesThe popular name of a religious order which is canonically known by the title, given to it by ... |
Baroccio, FederigoFederigo BaroccioCalled Fiore d'Urbino, a distinguished painter and engraver, born at Urbino, 1528; died at the ... |
Barocco StyleBarocco Style( French baroque ). A debased application to architecture of Renaissance features. The term ... |
Baron, BonaventuraBonaventura BaronA distinguished Irish Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and writer of Latin prose and verse, ... |
Baron, VincentVincent BaronA Dominican theologian and preacher, b. at Martres, in the department of the Haute-Garonne, ... |
Baronius, Venerable CesareVenerable Cesare BaroniusCardinal and ecclesiastical historian, born at Sora in the Kingdom of Naples, 30 August, 1538; ... |
BarquisimetoBarquisimeto(De Barquisimeto) Diocese in Venezuela, South America. The city is the capital of the State ... |
Barradas, SebastiãoSebastiao BarradasA Portuguese exegete and preacher, born at Lisbon in 1543; died at Coimbra in 1615. In 1558 he ... |
Barral, Louis-Mathias, Count deLouis-Mathias, Count de BarralArchbishop of Tours, France, born 26 April, 1746, at Grenoble ; died 7 June, 1816, at Paris. ... |
Barrande, JoachimJoachim BarrandeFrench palæ ontologist, b. at Sangues (Haute-Loire), 11 August, 1799; d. at Frohsdorff, ... |
Barrasa, JacintoJacinto Barrasa( Or Barraza). Born at Lima, Peru, early in the seventeenth century; died there, 22 Nov., ... |
Barre, Antoine-Lefebvre, Sieur de laAntoine-Lefebvre, Sieur de la BarreTenth French Governor-General of Canada, b. at Paris in 1622; d. in 1690. De la Barre was made ... |
Barreira, BalthasarBalthasar BarreiraA Portuguese Jesuit missionary, born at Lisbon, 1531; died 1612, on the mission of Angola, ... |
Barrientos, Lopez deLopez de BarrientosA Spanish Dominican bishop, patriot, and diplomat, b. at Medina del Campo, Kingdom of Leon ... |
Barron, EdwardEdward BarronA missionary, born at Waterford, Ireland, 1801; died at Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. 12 Sept., ... |
Barros, João deJoao de BarrosHistorian, b. in Portugal, 1496; d. 20 October, 1570. Of his early youth little is known. In ... |
Barrow, JohnJohn BarrowPriest, descended from a family of stanch Catholic yeomen, b. 13 May, 1735, at ... |
Barrow, William, VenerableVen. William Barrow( Alias Waring, alias Harcourt). An English Jesuit martyr, born in Lancashire, in 1609, ... |
Barruel, AugustinAugustin BarruelControversialist and publicist, born at Villeneuve de Berg (Ardeche); 2 October, 1741; died at ... |
Barry, JohnJohn BarryCaptain in the United States navy, b. at Tacumshane, County Wexford, Ireland, in 1745; d. at ... |
Barry, JohnJohn BarrySecond Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.; b. 1799 in the parish of Oylegate, Co. Wexford, ... |
Barry, PatrickPatrick BarryHorticulturist, b. near Belfast, Ireland, May, 1816; d. at Rochester, New York, U.S.A., 23 June, ... |
Barry, Paul dePaul de BarryBorn at Leucate in 1587; died at Avignon, 28 July, 1661. He was a member of the Society of ... |
Barthélemy, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques BarthelemyA celebrated French numismatologist and writer, b. at Cassis (Provence), 1716; d. in Paris, ... |
Barthel, Johann CasparJohann Caspar BarthelA German canonist, b. 10 June, 1697, at Kitzingen, Bavaria ; d. 8 April, 1771. He was the son of ... |
Bartholi, Francesco della RossaFrancesco Della Rossa BartholiFriar Minor and chronicler, died c. 1372. Little is known of his life save what may be gathered ... |
Bartholomaeus AnglicusBartholomaeus AnglicusFranciscan encyclopedist of the thirteenth century. An Englishman by birth he had been professor ... |
BartholomewBartholomew"APOSTLE OF ARMENIA." Also called Bartholomaeus Parvus (the Little), born at Bologna, year not ... |
Bartholomew of Braga, VenerableVen. Bartholomew of BragaBorn at Verdela, near Lisbon, May, 1514; died at Viana, 16 July, 1590. Bartholomew Fernandez, ... |
Bartholomew of BragancaBartholomew of BragancaBorn about 1200; died 1 July, 1271. He made his studies at Padua, receiving there the habit of the ... |
Bartholomew of BresciaBartholomew of BresciaAn Italian canonist, b. probably in the second half of the twelfth century at Brescia ; d. ... |
Bartholomew of EdessaBartholomew of EdessaSyrian apologist and polemical writers. The place of his birth is not known, it was probably ... |
Bartholomew of LuccaBartholomew of Lucca(Or de Fiadonibus, sometimes abbreviated Ptolomeo or Tolomeo) Historian, b. about 1227 at Lucca ... |
Bartholomew of PisaBartholomew of PisaFriar Minor and chronicler. The fact that there were two Friars Minor named Bartholomew living ... |
Bartholomew of San ConcordioBartholomew of San Concordio(Also of Pisa ) Canonist, and man of letters, b. at San Concordia, near Pisa about ... |
Bartholomew's Day Massacre, SaintSaint Bartholomew's Day MassacreThis massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the ... |
Bartholomew, SaintSt. BartholomewOne of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in the three Gospel lists ( Matthew 10:3 ; Mark ... |
BartholomitesBartholomitesThe name given to Armenian monks who sought refuge in Italy after the invasion of their country ... |
Bartoli, DanielloDaniello BartoliAn historian and littérateur , born at Ferrara, 12 February, 1608; died in Rome, 12 ... |
Bartolocci, GiulioGiulio BartolocciA Cistercian monk and learned Hebrew scholar, b. at Celleno in the old kingdom of Naples, 1 ... |
Bartolommeo, FraFra BartolommeoAn Italian painter and a member of the Dominican Order, b. in 1475 in the territory belonging ... |
Bartolozzi, FrancescoFrancesco BartolozziAn engraver, etcher, and painter, b. at Florence, 1727; d. at Lisbon, 1815. His father was a ... |
Barton, ElizabethElizabeth BartonBorn probably in 1506; executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1534; called the "Nun of Kent." The career of ... |
BaruchBaruch( Hebrew Barûkh , blessed, Benedict; Septuagint Barouch ). The disciple of ... |
Barzynski, VincentVincent BarzynskiBorn at Sulislawice, Sandomir, Russian Poland, 1838; d. at Chicago, 2 May, 1899. The son of ... |
Bas-reliefBas-ReliefA sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface. The usual impression produced by an ... |
Basil of AmaseaBasil of Amasea(Basileus or Basilius) Bishop and Martyr. In St. Jerome's Latin version of the Chronicle of ... |
Basil of SeleuciaBasil of SeleuciaBishop and ecclesiastical writer, date of birth uncertain; d., probably, between 458 and 460; ... |
Basil the Great, SaintSt. Basil the GreatBishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. Born probably 329; ... |
Basil, Liturgy of SaintLiturgy of St. BasilSeveral Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras, have been attributed to the great ... |
Basil, Rule of SaintRule of St. BasilI. Under the name of Basilians are included all the religious who follow the Rule of St. Basil. ... |
BasiliansBasilians(Priests of the Community of St. Basil) During the French Revolution, Mgr. D'Aviau, the last ... |
BasilicaBasilica( Stoa basilike , or basileios ). The term basilica can indicate either the ... |
BasilidesBasilidesThe earliest of the Alexandrian Gnostics ; he was a native of Alexandria and flourished under ... |
BasilidesBasilidesMartyrs bearing the name of Basilides are mentioned in the old martyrologies on three different ... |
BasilinopolisBasilinopolisA titular see of Asia Minor. Originally a small village in Bithynia Prima, it obtained the rank ... |
BasilissaBasilissaVarious female martyrs, attributed to different localities yet bearing the common name of ... |
Basins, Ecclesiastical Use ofEcclesiastical Use of BasinsBasins were extensively used in the Jewish Ritual and were in early use in Christian churches ... |
Basle, Council ofCouncil of BasleConvoked by Pope Martin V in 1431, closed at Lausanne in 1449. The position of the pope as the ... |
Basle-LuganoBasle-LuganoBasle-Lugano is the largest Catholic diocese of Switzerland. It is composed of the two Dioceses ... |
BasseinBasseinA town situated twenty-nine miles north of Bombay in British India, and now of much historic ... |
Bassett, JoshuaJoshua BassettConvert and controversialist, Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, England, under James II, ... |
Bassi, Matthew ofMatthew of BassiFounder and first Superior-General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, the principal branch ... |
BassianusBassianusBishop of Ephesus (444-448). As a priest of Ephesus the charities of Bassianus so won the ... |
Bastiat, Claude-FrédéricClaude-Frederic BastiatA French economist, b. at Mugron, a small city in the Department of Landes, 29 June, 1801; d. at ... |
Baston, Guillaume-André-RénéGuillaume-Andre-Rene BastonA French theologian, b. at Rouen, 29 November, 1741; d. at Saint-Laurent, 26 September, 1825. He ... |
BasutolandBasutoland(Prefecture Apostolic of Basutoland) Basutoland, a mountainous district of South Africa, is ... |
BataviaBatavia(Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia) When the Portuguese took possession of the island of Java, of ... |
Bath AbbeyBath AbbeyThe first religious house in Bath was a monastery of nuns founded by King Osric, A.D. 676. This ... |
Bath and WellsBath and WellsB ADONIENSIS ET W ELLENSIS (Bath, Aquae Solis, Bathonia, Bathensis, Bathoniensis ; Wells, ... |
Bathe, WilliamWilliam BatheWriter on music and education, b. at Dublin, Ireland, 2 April, 1564; d. at Madrid, 17 June, ... |
Bathilde, SaintSt. Bathilde(Or BATILDE). Wife of Clovis II, King of France, time and place of birth unknown; d. ... |
BathurstBathurstDiocese situated in New South Wales, Australia, in the ecclesiastical Province of Sydney, ... |
Battaglini, MarcoMarco BattagliniA historian of the councils, b. at Rimini, Italy, 25 March, 1645; d. at Cesena, 19 September, ... |
Batteux, CharlesCharles BatteuxAbbé and writer on philosophy and æsthetics, b. near Vouziers, France, 6 May, ... |
Battista, Giovanni Giuda GionaGiovanni Giuda Giona Battista(His original name was Jehuda Jona Ben-Isaac). Born of Jewish parents at Safed in Galilee, ... |
Battle AbbeyBattle AbbeyFounded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Senlae or Hastings (1066), nearly ... |
Bauberger, WilhelmWilhelm BaubergerGerman physician, novelist, and poet, b. at Thannhausen in Swabian Bavaria, 3 March, 1809; d. at ... |
Baudeau, NicolasNicolas BaudeauRegular Canon and economist, b. at Amboise, France, 25 April, 1730; d. in 1792. He became a ... |
Baudouin, MichelMichel BaudouinItalian missionary, born in Quebec, Canada, 8 March, 1692, entered the Society of Jesus in ... |
Baumgartner, AlexanderAlexander BaumgartnerPoet and writer on the history of literature, b. at St. Gall, Switzerland, 27 June, 1841; d. at ... |
Baumgartner, Gallus JacobGallus Jacob BaumgartnerA Swiss statesman, b. 18 October, 1797, at Altstätten, Switzerland ; d. 12 July, 1869, at ... |
Baunard, LouisLouis BaunardEducator, b. at Bellgarde (Loiret), France, in 1828. He was one of the clergy of ... |
Bauny, EtienneEtienne BaunyTheologian, b. in 1564 at Mouzon, Ardennes, France ; d. 3 December, 1649, at Saint Pol de ... |
Bausset, Louis-François deLouis-Francois de BaussetA French cardinal, writers, and statesman, b. in 1748 at Pondichery, where his father held an ... |
Bautain, Louis-Eugène-MarieLouis-Eugene-Marie BautainPhilosopher and theologian, b. at Paris, 17 February, 1796; d. there, 15 October, 1867. After a ... |
Bautista, Fray JuanFray Juan BautistaBorn at Mexico, 1555; date of death unknown, but probably between 1606 and 1615. He joined the ... |
Bavaria, The Kingdom ofThe Kingdom of BavariaI. POLITICAL CONSTITUTION, AREA, POPULATION The present Kingdom of Bavaria -- named after the ... |
Bawden, WilliamWilliam Bawden(Or Baldwin). An English Jesuit, born at Cornwall, 1563; died at St.-Omer, 28 September, ... |
Bayer, AdèleAdele Bayer( née Parmentier) Eldest daughter of Andrew Parmentier, b. in Belgium, 4 July, 1814, ... |
Bayeu y Subias, FranciscoFrancisco Bayeu y SubiasBorn at Saragossa, 9 March, 1734; died Madrid, 4 August, 1795, a distinguished religious and ... |
BayeuxBayeuxDIOCESE OF BAYEUX (B AJOCÆ ). Coextensive with the Department of Calvados; suffragan to ... |
Bayley, James RooseveltJames Roosevelt BayleyFirst Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.; eighth Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland ; b. ... |
Baylon, Saint PascalSt. Pascal BaylonBorn at Torre-Hermosa, in the Kingdom of Aragon, 24 May, 1540, on the Feast of Pentecost, called ... |
Bayma, JosephJoseph BaymaJesuit mathematician and scientist, b. in Piedmont, Italy, 9 November, 1816; d. at Santa Clara, ... |
BayonneBayonne(Lapurdum) The Diocese of Bayonne comprises the Department of Basses-Pyrenees. Reorganized in ... |
Baysio, Guido deGuido de Baysio(Baisio) An Italian canonist, b. about the middle of the thirteenth century of a noble ... |
Bazin, John StephenJohn Stephen BazinThird Bishop of Vincennes (now the Diocese of Indianapolis ), b. at Duerne, near Lyons, ... |
Beads, Use of, at PrayersUse of Beads at PrayersBeads variously strung together, according to the kind, order, and number of prayers in certain ... |
BeardsBeardAmong the Jews, as among most Oriental peoples, the beard was especially cherished as a symbol of ... |
Beardsley, AubreyAubrey BeardsleyEnglish artist, born at Brighton, 1872; died at Mentone, France, 16 March, 1898. It has been ... |
Beatific VisionBeatific VisionThe immediate knowledge of God which the angelic spirits and the souls of the just enjoy in ... |
Beatification and CanonizationBeatification and CanonizationHISTORY According to some writers the origin of beatification and canonization in the Catholic ... |
Beatitudes, Mount ofMount of BeatitudesThis name is given to the place where Our Saviour delivered the "Sermon on the Mount", beginning ... |
Beatitudes, The EightThe Eight BeatitudesThe solemn blessings ( beatitudines, benedictiones ) which mark the opening of the Sermon on ... |
Beaton, DavidDavid Beaton(Or Bethune) Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Andrews, b. 1494; d. 29 May, 1546. He was of an ... |
Beaton, JamesJames Beaton (1473-1539)(Or Bethune) A Scottish Archbishop ; b. c. 1473; d. at St. Andrews, 1539, was the sixth and ... |
Beaton, JamesJames Beaton (1517-1603)(Or Bethune) Archbishop of Glasgow, b. 1517; d. 24 April, 1603; the son of James Beaton of ... |
BeatrixBeatrix(Or B EATRICE ). The name Beatrix has been borne by a certain number of holy persons, but no ... |
Beaufort, Lady MargaretLady Margaret BeaufortCountess of Richmond and Derby, b. 1443; d. 1509, daughter and heiress of John Beaufort, first ... |
Beaulieu AbbeyBeaulieu Abbey( Abbatia quae vocitatur Bellus Locus ) Beaulieu Abbey was a Cistercian house in ... |
Beaune, Renaud deRenaud de BeauneA French Bishop, b. in 1527, at Tours ; d. 1606 in Paris. Before entering the ecclesiastical ... |
Beauregard, Jean-NicolasJean-Nicolas BeauregardCelebrated French pulpit orator, born at Metz in Lorraine, 4 December, 1733; died at the ... |
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave ToutantPierre Gustave Toutant BeauregardSoldier, b. near New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 28 May, 1818; d. there 20 February, 1893. He ... |
BeauvaisBeauvais(Bellovacum) A suffragan diocese of the archiepiscopal See of Reims. The Dioceses of ... |
Beauvais, Gilles-François-deGilles-Francois-de BeauvaisJesuit writer and preacher, born at Mans, France, 7 July, 1693; died probably at Paris about ... |
Beauvais, Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Marie deJean-Baptiste-Charles-Marie de BeauvaisA French bishop, b. at Cherbourg, 17 October, 1731; d. at Paris, 4 April, 1790. The sermons he ... |
Bec, Abbey ofAbbey of BecThe Benedictine Abbey of Bec, or Le Bec, in Normandy, was founded in the earlier part of the ... |
Becan, MartinMartin Becan(Verbreck, van der Breck). Controversialist, born at Hilvarenbeck, Brabant, Holland, 6 ... |
Beccaria, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista BeccariaA physicist, born at Mondovì, 3 October, 1716; died at Turin, 27 May, 1781. At the age ... |
Beccus, JohnJohn BeccusPatriarch of Constantinople in the second half of the thirteenth century, one of the few Greek ... |
Beche, Blessed JohnJohn Beche( Alias THOMAS MARSHALL). English Benedictine abbot and martyr ; date of birth unknown; ... |
Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf vonGeorge Philipp Ludolf von BeckedorffBorn at Hanover, 14 April, 1778; died at Grünhof, 27 February, 1858. He first studied ... |
Becker, Thomas AndrewThomas Andrew BeckerSixth Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. b. at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 20 December, 1832; ... |
Becket, Saint ThomasSt. Thomas BecketMartyr, Archbishop of Canterbury, born at London, 21 December, 1118 (?); died at Canterbury, 29 ... |
Beckx, Pierre-JeanPierre-Jean BeckxTwenty-second General of the Society of Jesus , born at Sichem, Belgium, 8 February, 1795; died ... |
Becquerel, Antoine-CésarAntoine-Cesar BecquerelFrench physicist, b. at Chatillon-sur-Loing (Loiret), 7 March, 1788; d. at Paris, 18 January, ... |
BedeBede(Or B EAD , whence Bedehouse, Bedesman, Bederoll). The old English word bede (Anglo-Saxon ... |
Bede, The VenerableThe Venerable BedeHistorian and Doctor of the Church , born 672 or 673; died 735. In the last chapter of his great ... |
Bedford, Gunning S.Gunning S. BedfordMedical writer and teacher, b. at Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. of a distinguished family in ... |
Bedford, HenryHenry BedfordWriter, educator, b. in London 1 October, 1816; d. in Dublin, Ireland, 21 May, 1903. With the ... |
Bedingfeld, FrancesFrances Bedingfeld( alias Long) Superioress of the English Institute of Mary , b. 1616 of a gentle family ... |
Bedingfeld, Henry, SirSir Henry BedingfieldKnight; b. 1509; d. 1583. He was the grandson of Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who had served in the Wars ... |
Bedini, CajetanCajetan BediniItalian Cardinal and diplomat; born at Sinigaglia, Italy, 15 May, 1806; died at Viterbo, 6 ... |
BedlamBedlam(An English abbreviation of BETHLEHEM). A London hospital originally intended for the poor ... |
Beelen, Ian TheodorIan Theodor BeelenExegete and Orientalist, b. at Amsterdam, 12 January 1807; d. at Louvain, 31 March 1884. After a ... |
BeelphegorBeelphegor( Or BAALPEOR.) Beelphegor was the baal of Mt. Phogor, or Peor, a mountain of Moab. ... |
BeelzebubBeelzebub1. Old Testament Beelzebub, or Baalzebûb, the Philistine god of Accaron (Ekron), ... |
Beesley, George, VenerableVen. George Beesley(Also spelled Bisley). Martyr, born at The Hill in Goosnargh parish, Lancaster, England, of an ... |
Beethoven, Ludwig vanLudwig van BeethovenBorn at Bonn, probably on 16 December, 1770; died at Vienna, 26 March, 1827. The date of his ... |
Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco AntonioFrancesco Antonio Begnudelli-BassoA canonist who lived at the end of the seventeenth century; died at Freising, 9 October, 1713. ... |
Beguines & BeghardsBeguines, BeghardsThe etymology of the names Beghard and Beguine can only be conjectured. Most likely they are ... |
Behaim, Albert vonAlbert von Behaim(Known also as Albertus Bohemus) Born c. 1180, probably at Boheiming, in the Diocese of Passau ... |
Behaim, MartinMartin Behaim(Martinus de Bohemia ) A German cartographer and navigator, b. at Nuremberg in 1459; d. at ... |
BeirutBeirutIn Phoenicia, a titular Latin see, and the residential see of several prelates of Oriental ... |
BejaBejaDiocese in Portugal, suffragan of Evora. It was created 10 June, 1770, and numbers 175,000 ... |
Belasyse, JohnJohn BelasyseB ARON B ELASYSE Born about 1614; died 1689, a loyal Catholic English nobleman, second son ... |
Belchiam, Venerable ThomasVenerable Thomas BelchiamA Franciscan martyr in the reign of Henry VIII, date of birth uncertain; d. 3 August 1537. He ... |
Belem do Pará, Archdiocese ofBelem Do ParaIn South America, formerly (after 4 March, 1719) a suffragan diocese of Bahia (San Salvador), ... |
BelfryBelfryThe upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells ; or a ... |
BelgiumBelgiumI. THE NAPOLEONIC ERA The victory of Fleurus, gained by the French army over the Austrian forces, ... |
Belgrade and SmederevoBelgrade and SmederevoTitular (united) sees of Servia. The history of these sees is as confused as their present plight ... |
Belgrado, GiacopoGiacopo BelgradoItalian Jesuit and natural philosopher, born at Udine, 16 November, 1704; died in the same ... |
BelialBelialFound frequently as a personal name in the Vulgate and various English translations of the ... |
BeliefBelief( be and lyian , to hold dear). That state of the mind by which it assents to ... |
Belin, Albert (Jean)Albert (Jean) BelinFrench prelate and writer, b. in Besançon early in the seventeenth century; d. 29 April, ... |
Bell, AltarAltar BellA small bell placed on the credence or in some other convenient place on the epistle side ... |
Bell, AngelusAngelus BellThe triple Hail Mary recited in the evening, which is the origin of our modern Angelus, was ... |
Bell, Arthur, VenerableArthur Bell( alias F RANCIS ) Friar Minor and English martyr, b. at Temple-Broughton near Worcester, 13 ... |
Bell, JamesJames BellPriest and martyr, b. at Warrington in Lancashire, England, probably about 1520; d. 20 April, ... |
Bellamy, JeromeJerome BellamyJerome Bellamy of Uxenden Hall, near London, England, d. 1586, a member of an old Catholic family ... |
Bellarini, JohnJohn BellariniBarnabite theologian, b. at Castelnuovo, Italy, in 1552; d. at Milan, 27 August, 1630. He was ... |
Bellarmine, St. RobertSt. Robert Bellarmine(Also, "Bellarmino"). A distinguished Jesuit theologian, writer, and cardinal, born at ... |
Bellasius, EdwardEdward BellasisSerjeant-at-Law, b. 14 October, 1800; d. 24 January, 1873; was one of the most able and respected ... |
Bellecius, AloysiusAloysius BelleciusJesuit ascetic author, born at Freiburg im Breisgau, 15 February, 1704; died at Augsburg, 27 ... |
Bellenden, JohnJohn Bellenden(Ballenden, or Ballantyne) A Scotch poet, b. at Haddington or Berwick in the latter part of ... |
BellevilleBellevilleThe Diocese of Belleville comprises that part of southern Illinois, U.S.A. which lies south of ... |
BelleyBelleyDiocese of Belley (Bellicium) Coextensive with the civil department of Ain and a suffragan of ... |
Bellings, Sir RichardSir Richard Bellings(Or Belling) Irish historian, b. near Dublin early in the seventeenth century; d. in 1677. He ... |
BelliniBelliniGiacomo (Jacopo) Bellini Father of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, b. about 1400; d. 1471. ... |
Belloy, Jean-Baptiste deJean-Baptiste de BelloyCardinal - Archbishop of Paris, b. 9 October, 1709, at Morangles in the Diocese of Beauvais ; ... |
BellsBellsThe subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Origin; II. Benediction; III. Uses; IV. ... |
Belluno-FeltreBelluno-Feltre(Diocese of Belluno-Feltre). Belluno, which was anciently called Bellunum, the metropolis of ... |
Belmont, François Vachon deFrancois Vachon de BelmontFifth superior of the Sulpicians at Montreal, b. at Grenoble, France, 1645; d. 1732. He went ... |
BelshazzarBaltasar(Or, as found in the Septuagint Baltasár .) Baltasar is the Greek and Latin name for ... |
Belson, Venerable ThomasVen. Thomas BelsonMartyr, b. at Brill in Oxfordshire, England, dated uncertain; d. 5 July 1589. He was at the ... |
Belsunce de Castelmoron, Henri François Xavier deHenri Francois Xavier de Belsunce de CastelmoronBishop of Marseilles, b. 1671 at the Château de la Force, in Périgord; d. 1755 at ... |
Belzoni, GiambattistaGiambattista BelzoniAn Egyptian explorer, b. at Padua, Italy, in 1778; d. Gato, Africa, 3 Dec., 1823. His father ... |
Bembo, PietroPietro BemboA famous Italian scholar and Cardinal, b. of a noble family at Venice, 20 May, 1470; d. at ... |
BenadirBenadirPrefecture Apostolic in Africa ; lies between 8° and 12° N. lat., and between 42° ... |
Benavides, Fray AlonzoFray Alonzo Benavides(Benavidez) Archbishop of Goa in the Portuguese Indies. Although a prelate of high rank, the ... |
Bench, CommunionCommunion BenchAn adaptation of the sanctuary guard or altar-rail. Standing in front of this barrier, in a ... |
BendaBendaA titular see of Albania. Its history is closely connected with that of the Sees of Narenta and ... |
Benedict Biscop, SaintSt. Benedict BiscopAn English monastic founder, born of a noble Anglo-Saxon family, c. 628; died 12 January 690. ... |
Benedict I, PopePope Benedict IOf the first Pontiff who bore the name of Benedict practically nothing is known. The date of his ... |
Benedict II, Saint, PopePope St. Benedict IIDate of birth unknown; died 8 May, 685; was a Roman, and the son of John. Sent when young to the ... |
Benedict III, PopePope Benedict IIIDate of birth unknown; d. 17 April, 858. The election of the learned and ascetic Roman, Benedict, ... |
Benedict IV, PopePope Benedict IVDate of birth unknown; died in the summer of 903. The Popes Benedict from the fourth to the ... |
Benedict IX, PopePope Benedict IXThe nephew of his two immediate predecessors, Benedict IX was a man of very different character ... |
Benedict Joseph Labre, SaintSt. Benedict Joseph LabreBorn 26 March, 1748 at Amettes in the Diocese of Boulogne, France ; died in Rome 16 April, 1783. ... |
Benedict LevitaBenedict LevitaBenedict Levita (of Mainz ), or Benedict the Deacon, is the name given to himself by the author ... |
Benedict of Aniane, SaintSt. Benedict of AnianeBorn about 745-750; died at Cornelimünster, 11 February, 821. Benedict, originally known as ... |
Benedict of Nursia, SaintSt. Benedict of NursiaFounder of western monasticism, born at Nursia, c. 480; died at Monte Cassino , 543. The only ... |
Benedict of PeterboroughBenedict of PeterboroughAbbot and writer, place and date of birth unknown; d. 1193. He was educated at Oxford, and was ... |
Benedict of San Philadelphio, SaintBenedict of San Philadelphio(Or B ENEDICT THE M OOR ) Born at San Philadelphio or San Fradello, a village of the ... |
Benedict V, PopePope Benedict VDate of birth unknown; died 4 July, 965. Benedict V was elected pope (May, 964) in very ... |
Benedict VI, PopePope Benedict VIDate of birth unknown; d. August, 974 (see Ricobaldi of Ferrara, Compil. Chron., in Rer. Ital. SS. ... |
Benedict VII, PopePope Benedict VIIDate of birth unknown; d. c. October, 983. Acting under the influence of Sicco (see BENEDICT VI ... |
Benedict VIII, PopePope Benedict VIIIDate of birth unknown; d. 9 April, 1024. The first of the Tusculan popes, being the son of ... |
Benedict XPope Benedict XThe bearer of this name was an antipope in the days of Nicholas II, 1056-61. |
Benedict XI, PopePope Benedict XI(Nicholas Boccasini) Born at Treviso, Italy, 1240; died at Perugia, 7 July, 1304. He entered ... |
Benedict XII, PopeBenedict XII(J ACQUES F OURNIER ) Third of the Avignon popes, b. at Saverdun in the province of ... |
Benedict XIII, PopePope Benedict XIII(PIETRO FRANCESCO ORSINI) Born 2 February, 1649; died 23 February, 1730. Being a son of ... |
Benedict XIV, PopePope Benedict XIV(P ROSPERO L ORENZO L AMBERTINI .) Son of Marcello Lambertini and Lucretia Bulgarini, b. ... |
Benedict, Medal ofMedal of Saint BenedictA medal, originally a cross, dedicated to the devotion in honour of St. Benedict. One ... |
Benedict, Rule of SaintRule of St. BenedictThis work holds the first place among monastic legislative codes, and was by far the most ... |
Benedictbeurn, Abbey ofAbbey of BenedictbeurnSituated in the Bavarian Alps, about thirty miles south of Munich. It was formerly in the ... |
Benedicti, JeanJean BenedictiA Franciscan theologian of the sixteenth century belonging to the Observantine Province of ... |
Benedictine OrderThe Benedictine OrderThe Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known ... |
Benediction of the Blessed SacramentBenediction of the Blessed SacramentOne of the most generally popular of Catholic services is Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, ... |
BenedictionalBenedictional( Benedictionale ). A book containing a collection of benedictions or blessings in use in ... |
Benedictus PolonusBenedictus PolonusA medieval Friar Minor missionary and traveller (c. 1245) companion of Giovanni da Piancarpino, ... |
Benedictus, TheThe BenedictusThe Benedictus, given in Luke 1:68-79, is one of the three great canticles in the opening ... |
BeneficeBenefice( Latin Beneficium , a benefit) Popularly the term benefice is often understood to denote ... |
Benefit of ClergyBenefit of ClergyThe exemption from the jurisdiction of the secular courts, which in England, in the Middle ... |
Benettis, JeremiahJeremiah BenettisFriar Minor Capuchin and historical writer, d. in 1774. He belonged to the Province of Piedmont ... |
Benevento, Archdiocese ofBenevento(BENEVENTANA). Benevento, the ancient Beneventum, the principal city of the province of the ... |
Bengtsson, Jöns OxenstjernaJons Oxenstjerna Bengtsson(JOANNES BENEDICTI). Archbishop of Upsala, Sweden, b. 1417; d. in 1467. He was a member of ... |
Bengy, Anatole deAnatole de BengyA martyr of the French Commune, b. at Bourges, 19 September, 1824; d. in Paris, 26 May, 1871. ... |
Benignus of Dijon, SaintSt. Benignus of DijonMartyr honoured as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon (Divio) an old ... |
Benignus, SaintSt. BenignusDate of birth unknown; d. 467, son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of Ireland which ... |
BeninBenin(Vicariate Apostolic of the Coast of Benin. Also called Oræ Benini). Includes an ... |
BenjaminBenjamin( Hebrew binjamin , "son of the right hand"). (1) The youngest son of Jacob born of ... |
Benkert, Franz GeorgFranz Georg BenkertGerman theologian and historical writer, b. 25 September, 1790, at Nordheim, near the mountain ... |
Benno IIBenno IIBishop of Osnabrück, b. at Luningen in Swabia; d. 27 July, 1088, in the Benedictine ... |
Benoît, MichelMichel BenoitBorn at Autun (or Dijon ), France, 8 October, 1715; died at Peking, 23 October, 1774, a ... |
BenthamismBenthamismJeremy Bentham an English jurist and reformer, born at Houndsditch, London, 15 February, 1748; ... |
Bentivoglio, Family ofFamily of BentivoglioOriginally from the castle of that name in the neighbourhood of Bologna, Italy. They claimed ... |
Bentley, John FrancisJohn Francis BentleyEnglish architect, b. at Doncaster, Yorkshire, in 1839; d. in London, February, 1902. From early ... |
Bentney, WilliamWilliam Bentney( Alias Bennet). An English Jesuit priest born in Cheshire, 1609; died 30 October, 1692. He ... |
Benziger, Joseph CharlesJoseph Charles BenzingerFounder of the Catholic publishing house that bears his name, b. at Einsiedeln, Switzerland, ... |
Benzoni, GirolamoGirolamo BenzoniBorn at Milan about 1519. He went to America in 1541 and successively visited the Antilles and ... |
Berach, SaintSt. BerachOf Termonbarry, d. 595; a disciple of St. Kevin and a celebrated Irish saint, whose memory is ... |
Berard of Carbio, SaintSt. Berard of Carbio(Or BERALDUS). Friar Minor and martyr ; d. 16 January, 1220. Of the noble family of ... |
Berardi, Carbo SebastianoCarbo Sebastiano BerardiCanonist, b. at Oneglia, Italy, 26 August, 1719; d. 1768. Having studied theology at Savona ... |
Bercharius, SaintSt. Bercharius(BERERUS). Abbot of Hautvillers in Champagne, b. 636; d. 28 March, 696. Descended from a ... |
Bercheure, PierrePierre Bercheure(BERCHOIRE, BERSUIRE). A learned French Benedictine, b. 1290 at St. Pierre du Chemin ... |
Berchmans, Saint JohnSt. John BerchmansBorn at Diest in Brabant, 13 March, 1599; died at Rome, 13 August, 1621. His parents watched ... |
Berchtold, BlessedBlessed Berchtold(BERTHOLD). Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery of Engelberg in Switzerland ; date of ... |
Berdini of Sarteano, Blessed AlbertBl. Albert Berdini of SarteanoFranciscan Friar and missionary, born at Sarteano, in Tuscany, 1385; died at Milan, 15 August, ... |
Berengarius of ToursBerengarius of ToursBorn at Tours about 999; died on the island of St. Cosme, near that city, in 1088. Having ... |
BereniceBereniceA titular see of Egypt which was situated at the end of Major Syrtis where Bengazi stands ... |
BergamoBergamo(Diocese of Bergamo). The city, called by the ancients Bergonum, is capital of the province of ... |
Bergen, Ancient See ofAncient See of Bergen in Norway(BERGA, BERGENSIS.) The diocese included the Provinces of Nordre and Sondre Bergenhus, and ... |
Bergier, Nicolas-SylvestreNicolas-Sylvestre BergierFrench theologian, b. 31 December, 1715 at Darney in Lorraine ; d. at Versailles, 9 April, 1790. ... |
Berin, SaintSt. Birinus (Berin)Confessor, first Bishop of Dorchester (in what is now the County of Oxford, not Dorchester, ... |
Berington, CharlesCharles BeringtonTitular Bishop of Hiero-Caesarea, b. at Stock, Essex, England, 1748; d. 8 June, 1798. His life ... |
Berington, JosephJoseph BeringtonOne of the best known Catholic writers of his day, b. at Winsley, in Herefordshire, 16 January, ... |
Berisford, HumphreyHumphrey BerisfordConfessor (c. 1588) of whom the only extant account occurs in the manuscript marked "F", ... |
BerissaBerissa(Berisa or Verissa) A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus, in Asia Minor which Kiepert and ... |
Beristain y Martin de Souza, José MarianoJose Mariano Beristain y Martin de SouzaMexican bibliographer, b. in Puebla, Mexico, 22 May, 1756; d. at Mexico, 23 March, 1817. He went ... |
Berlage, AntonAnton BerlageDogmatic theologian, b. 21 December, 1805, at Münster, Westphalia ; d. there, 6 December, ... |
Berland, PierrePierre BerlandArchbishop of Bordeaux, b. 1375 in Médoc; d. 1457 at Bordeaux. Being of humble ... |
Berlanga, Fray Tomás deFray Tomas de BerlangaBishop of Panama, b. at Berlanga in Spain, date uncertain; d. there 8 August, 1551. He was ... |
BerlinBerlinCapital of the German Empire and of the Kingdom of Prussia, and residence of the German ... |
Berlioz, HectorHector BerliozFrench composer, b. at La Côte Saint-André, near Grenoble, 11 December, 1803; d. at ... |
Bernal, AgostinoAgostino BernalSpanish theologian, born at Magallon in Aragon in 1587; died at Saragossa, 13 September, 1642. ... |
Bernard GuidonisBernard GuidonisInquisitor of Toulouse against the Albigenses and Bishop of Lodève, b. at ... |
Bernard of BesseBernard of BesseFriar Minor and chronicler, a native of Aquitaine, date of birth uncertain; he belonged to the ... |
Bernard of BolognaBernard of Bologna( Also Bernardine; Flovitano Toselli). Friar Minor Capuchin and Scotist theologian, born at ... |
Bernard of BotoneBernard of BotoneGenerally called Parmensis from his birthplace, Parma in Italy, a noted canonist of the ... |
Bernard of Clairvaux, SaintSt. Bernard of ClairvauxBorn in 1090, at Fontaines, near Dijon, France ; died at Clairvaux, 21 August, 1153. His ... |
Bernard of ClunyBernard of ClunyBernard of Cluny (or of Morlaix), a Benedictine monk of the first half of the twelfth century, ... |
Bernard of CompostellaBernard of Compostella(1) Bernard of Compostella (Antiquus) A canonist of the early thirteenth century, a native of ... |
Bernard of LuxemburgBernard of LuxemburgDominican theologian, controversialist, and Inquisitor of the Archdioceses of Cologne, Mainz, ... |
Bernard of Menthon, SaintSt. Bernard of MenthonBorn in 923, probably in the castle Menthon near Annecy, in Savoy ; died at Novara, 1008. He ... |
Bernard of PaviaBernard of PaviaA noted canonist, provost of the cathedral chapter of Pavia, and, in 1190, promoted to the ... |
Bernard Tolomeo, SaintSt. Bernard TolomeoFounder of the congregation of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto, born at Siena in Tuscany ... |
Bernard, Alexis-XysteAlexis-Xyste BernardBishop of St. Hyacinth, P.Q., Canada. b. at Beloeil, P.Q., 29 December, 1847. He made his ... |
Bernard, ClaudeClaude BernardA French ecclesiastic known as "the poor priest " ( le pauvre prêtre ), b. at Dijon 23 ... |
Bernard, ClaudeClaude BernardFrench physiologist, b. 12 July, 1813 at Saint Julien near Villefranche, France ; d. at Paris, ... |
Bernard, SaintSt. Bernard (Archbishop of Vienne)(BARNARD.) Archbishop of Vienne, France. Born in 778; died at Vienne, 23 January, 842. His ... |
Bernardine of Feltre, BlessedBl. Bernardine of FeltreFriar Minor and missionary, b. at Feltre, Italy, in 1439 and d. at Pavia, 28 September, 1494. He ... |
Bernardine of Fossa, BlessedBl. Bernardine of FossaOf the Order of Friars Minor, historian and ascetical writer, b. at Fossa, in the Diocese of ... |
Bernardine of Siena, SaintSt. Bernardine of SienaFriar Minor, missionary, and reformer, often called the "Apostle ofItaly ", b. of the noblefamily ... |
Bernardines, TheThe BernardinesTitle of certain sisters of the order of Cîteaux who at the end of the sixteenth and in ... |
BerneBerneThe fourth city of Switzerland in population, capital of a canton of the same name which is the ... |
Berni, FrancescoFrancesco BerniAn Italian comic poet, b. at Lamporecchio (Florence) 1497 or 1498; d. at Florence, 26 May, ... |
Bernier, Etienne-AlexandreEtienne-Alexandre BernierFrench Bishop, b. at Daon (Mayenne), 31 October, 1762; d. at Paris, 1 October, 1806. He was a ... |
Bernini, DomenicoDomenico BerniniSon of the famous artist Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini , lived in the early part of the eighteenth ... |
Bernini, Giovanni LorenzoGiovanni Lorenzo BerniniOne of the most vigorous and fertile of Italian architects and sculptors, b. at Naples in 1598; ... |
Bernini, Giuseppe MariaGiuseppe Maria BerniniA Capuchin missionary and Orientalist, b. near Carignan in Piedmont ; d. in Hindustan in 1753. ... |
Bernis, François-Joachim-Pierre deFrancois-Joachim-Pierre de BernisA French cardinal and statesman, b. 1715 at Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche; d. at Rome, 1794. ... |
BernoBerno (Apostle of the Obotrites)(Apostle of the Obotrites), in the latter half of the twelfth century. The Obotrites were one of ... |
Berno (Abbot of Reichenau)Berno (Abbot of Reichenau)Famous as orator, poet, philosopher, and musician, born (date unknown) at Prüm near Trier ... |
Bernold of ConstanceBernold of ConstanceHistorian and theologian, b. in Swabia about 1054; d. at Schaffhausen, 16 September, 1100. He ... |
Bernward, SaintSt. BernwardThirteenth Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany, b. about the middle of the tenth century; d. 20 ... |
BeroeaBeroea(Later, Berrhoea, Beroie, and Beroe ). A titular see of Macedonia, at the foot of Mount ... |
BerosusBerosus( Berosós or Berossós ) The name of a native historian of Babylonia and a ... |
BerothBeroth(B EEROTH ) A city in Chanaan, one of the confederation of cities under the headship of ... |
Berrettini, PietroPietro Berrettini(Called Pietro da Cortona) A distinguished Italian painter, architect, and writer, b. at ... |
Berruguete, AlonsoAlonso BerrugueteFor his mastery of the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, sometimes called the ... |
Berruyer, Isaac-JosephIsaac-Joseph BerruyerBorn at Roueb, 7 November, 1681; died at Paris, 18 February, 1758. He entered the Society of Jesus ... |
Berryer, Pierre-AntoinePierre-Antoine BerryerFrench advocate, orator, and statesman, son of Pierre-Nicolas Berryer, an advocate, b. at Paris, ... |
BersabeeBersabee( Bar sb‘ or Beersheba ) A town on the southern extremity of Palestine, one of the ... |
BerthaBerthaOf the various holy women bearing the name of Bertha, five are more particularly worthy of ... |
Berthier, Guillaume-FrançoisGuillaume-Francois BerthierA Jesuit professor and writer, born at Issoudun, 1704; died at Bourges, 1782. He taught ... |
BertholdBertholdBishop, Apostle of the Livonians, killed 24 July, 1198, in a crusade against the pagan ... |
Berthold of ChiemseeBerthold of ChiemseeA German bishop and theological writer, b. 1465 at Salzburg, Austria ; d. 19 July, 1543, at ... |
Berthold of HennebergBerthold of HennebergArchbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. 1441; d. 21 December, 1504. Having completed his education ... |
Berthold of RatisbonBerthold of RatisbonA Franciscan of the monastery of that city and the most powerful preacher of repentance in the ... |
Berthold of ReichenauBerthold of ReichenauA Benedictine monk and chronicler of the celebrated Abbey of Reichenau on the Lake of ... |
Berti, Giovanni LorenzoGiovanni Lorenzo BertiAn Italian theologian, b. 28 May, 1696, at Sarravezza, Tuscany ; d. 26 March, 1766, at Pisa. His ... |
Bertin, SaintSt. BertinAbbot of St. Omer, b. near Constance about 615; d. about 709. At an early age he entered the ... |
BertinoroBertinoroBertinoro, anciently called Forum Truentinorum, and, at the time of the Gothic war, Petra ... |
Bertonio, LudovicoLudovico BertonioAn Italian missionary, born 1552 at Rocca Contrada near Ancona ; died at Lima, Peru, 3 ... |
Bertrand, Louis, SaintSt. Louis BertrandBorn at Valencia, Spain, 1 Jan., 1526; died 9 Oct., 1581. His patents were Juan Bertrand and ... |
Bertrand, PierrePierre Bertrand(1) A French Cardinal, theologian, and canonist, b. 1280 at Annonay in Vivarais; d. 1348 or 1349 ... |
Bertulf, SaintSt. BertulfAbbot of Bobbio, date of birth unknown; d. 639 or 640. He was the son of a pagan nobleman in ... |
Bervanger, Martin deMartin de BervangerA French priest, founder of charitable institutions ; b. at Sarrelouis, 15 May, 1795; d. at ... |
BesançonBesancon (Vesontio)Archdiocese coextensive with the departments of Doubs, Haute-Saône, and the district of ... |
Besange, Jerome Lamy, O.S.BJerome Lamy BesangeBorn at Linz, 1726; died 1781. For twenty-four years he taught Scripture at Salzburg. He ... |
Beschefer, TheodoreTheodore BescheferJesuit missionary in Canada, born at Châlons-sur-marne, 25 May, 1630; died at Reims, 4 ... |
Beschi, Costanzo GiuseppeCostanzo Giuseppe BeschiBorn at Castiglione in the Venetian Republic, 1680; died at Manapar c. 1746. He entered the ... |
BeseleelBeseleel(Beçál'el, in the shadow of God). I. The son of Uri and grandson of Hur of the ... |
Besoigne, JérômeJerome BesoigneA Jansenist writer, b. at Paris, 1686; d. 1763. Ordained in 1715, he received the doctorate of ... |
Besoldus, ChristopherChristopher BesoldusA German jurist and publicist, b. of Protestant parents in 1577 at Tübingen, ... |
Bessarion, JohannesJohannes Bessarion(Or B ASILIUS ). Cardinal ; b. at Trebizond, 1389, or according to others, 1395, but most ... |
Bessel, Johann FranzJohann Franz Bessel(In religion Gottfried ) Benedictine, abbot, and historian, b. 5 September, 1672, at ... |
Beste, Henry DigbyHenry Digby BesteMiscellaneous author, b. at Lincoln, England, 21 October, 1768; d. at Brighton, 28 May, 1836. He ... |
BestiariesBestiariesMedieval books on animals, in which the real or fabulous characteristics of actually existent or ... |
Betanzos, Fray DomingoFray Domingo BetanzosA Dominican missionary, d. at Valladolid, Sept., 1549. One of the most illustrious Dominicans ... |
Betanzos, Fray Pedro deFray Pedro de BetanzosA Franciscan missionary, b. at Betanzos in Galicia; d. at Chomez, Nicaragua, 1570. He was one ... |
Betanzos, Juan deJuan de BetanzosUnfortunately very little is known as yet of this official, who has left such valuable works on ... |
BethanyBethany( Bethania ). A village of Palestine, fifteen furlongs, or one mile and three-quarters, east ... |
Bethany Beyond the JordanBethany Beyond the Jordan( Bethania peran tou Iordanou ). In the text of St. John's Gospel, i, 28, the author locates ... |
BetharanBetharanA city of the Amorrhites in the valley-plain east of the Jordan, about twelve miles from ... |
BethdagonBethdagonName of two cities in Palestine. (1) A city ( Joshua 15:41 ) of the tribe of Juda "in the plains", ... |
BethelBethel( Hebrew word meaning "house of God "). An ancient Cansanitish town, twelve miles north of ... |
BethlehemBethlehemA titular see of Palestine. The early name of the city was Ephrata; afterwards Bethlehem, "House ... |
BethlehemBethlehemThe old Hebrew name bêth lehem , meaning "house of bread", has survived till the present ... |
BethlehemBethlehem (In Architecture)An architectural term used in the Ethiopic Church for the oven or bakehouse for baking the ... |
BethlehemitesBethlehemitesMILITARY ORDERS There were two military orders dedicated to Our Lady of Bethlehem and known ... |
BethsaidaBethsaidaBethsaida is: a city, or perhaps two cities, on the shore of the Lake of Genesareth, the ... |
BethsanBethsan( Hebrew Beth Shean , or Beth Shan , "place of rest"). A city within Issachar, but assigned to ... |
BethuliaBethulia(Greek Betuloua ). The city whose deliverance by Judith, when besieged by Holofernes, forms ... |
BetrothalBetrothal( Latin sponsalia ). The giving of one's troth — that is, one's true faith or promise. ... |
BettiahBettiahPrefecture Apostolic in northern India, includes as part of its jurisdiction the entire native ... |
BettingBettingA bet may be defined as the backing of an affirmation or forecast by offering to forfeit, in ... |
Beugnot, Auguste-Arthur, CountCount Auguste-Arthur BeugnotFrench historian and statesman, b. at Bar-sur-Aube, 25 March, 1797; d. at Paris, 15 March, 1865. ... |
Beuno, SaintSt. BeunoAbbot of Clynnog, d. 660(?), was, according to the "Bucced Beuno", born in Powis-land and, after ... |
Beverley MinsterBeverley MinsterA collegiate church at Beverley, capital of the East Riding of Yorkshire, served by a chapter ... |
Beyerlinck, LawrenceLawrence BeyerlinckBelgian theologian and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Antwerp, April, 1578; d. at the same place, ... |
Bezae, CodexCodex Bezae(CODEX CANTABRIGIENSIS), one of the five most important Greek New Testament manuscripts, and the ... |
Bianchi, Giovanni AntonioGiovanni Antonio BianchiFriar Minor andtheologian, b. at Lucca, 2 October, 1686; d. at Rome, 18 January, 1768. At the age ... |
Bianchini, FrancescoFrancesco BianchiniA student of the natural sciences, and an historian, b. at Verona, Northern Italy, 13 December, ... |
Bianchini, GiuseppeGiuseppe Bianchini(Giuseppe Blanchini). Italian Oratorian, Biblical, historical, and liturgical scholar, b. ... |
Bianconi, CharlesCharles BianconiMerchant and philanthropist, b. 26 September, 1785, in the duchy of Milan ; d. near Clonmel, ... |
Biard, PierrePierre BiardJesuit missionary, born at Grenoble, France, 1576; died at Avignon, 17 November, 1622. In 1608 ... |
BibbienaBibbiena(Bernardo Dovizi) An Italian Cardinal and comedy-writer, known best by the name of the town ... |
Bibiana, SaintSt. BibianaThe earliest mention in an authentic historical authority of St. Bibiana (Vibiana), a Roman ... |
Bible SocietiesBible SocietiesProtestant Bible Societies, established for the purpose of publishing and propagating the Bible ... |
Bible, Authenticity of theAuthenticity of the BibleThe authenticity or authority of Holy Writ is twofold on account of its twofold authorship. ... |
Bible, Coptic Versions of theCoptic BiblesDIALECTS The Coptic language is now recognized in four principal dialects, Bohairic (formerly ... |
Bible, Editions of theEditions of the BibleIn the present article we understand by editions of the Bible the printed reproductions of its ... |
Bible, Inspiration of theInspiration of the BibleThe subject will be treated in this article under the four heads: I. Belief in Inspired books; ... |
Bible, Manuscripts of theManuscripts of the BibleManuscripts are written, as opposed to printed, copies of the original text or of a version ... |
Bible, TheThe BibleA collection of writings which the Church of God has solemnly recognized as inspired. The ... |
Bible, Versions of theVersions of the BibleSynopsis GREEK : Septuagint; Aquila; Theodotion; Symmachus; other versions. VERSIONS FROM THE ... |
Bibles, PicturePicture BiblesIn the Middle Ages the Church made use of pictures as a means of instruction, to supplement ... |
Bibles, RhymedRhymed BiblesThe rhymed versions of the Bible are almost entirely collections of the psalms. The oldest ... |
Biblia PauperumBiblia Pauperum(BIBLE OF THE POOR). A collection of pictures representing scenes from Our Lord's life with ... |
Biblical AccommodationBiblical AccommodationWe shall consider (1) what is meant by biblical accommodation; (2) its use in Sacred Scripture; ... |
Biblical AntiquitiesBiblical AntiquitiesThis department of archæology has been variously defined and classified. Some scholars have ... |
Biblical Commission, TheThe Biblical CommissionA committee of cardinals at Rome who, with the assistance of consultors, have to secure the ... |
Biblical IntroductionBiblical IntroductionA technical name which is usually applied to two distinct, but intimately connected, things. ... |
Bickell, GustavGustav BickellOrientalist, b. at Cassel, 7 July, 1838; d. at Vienna, 15 Jan., 1906. His father, Johann Wilhelm ... |
Bickerdike, Robert, VenerableRobert BickerdikeMartyr, a Yorkshire layman, b. at Low Hall, near Knaresborough (date unknown), but residing at ... |
Bicknor, AlexanderAlexander BicknorArchbishop of Dublin, date of birth unknown; d. 1349. As his surname suggests he came from a ... |
Bidermann, JamesJames BidermannA poet and theologian of great learning and sanctity, b. at Ebingen, Germany, in 1578; d. at ... |
Biel, GabrielGabriel BielCalled "the last of the Scholastics ", b. at Speyer, Germany, c. 1425; d. at Tübingen, ... |
BiellaBiellaThe city of Biella, the see of the diocese of that name, is an important industrial centre ... |
Bielski, MarcinMarcin Bielski(Or Wolski) A Polish chronicler, b. of noble parentage on the patrimonial estate of Biala ... |
Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur deJean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de BienvilleFrench Governor of Louisiana and founder of New Orleans, b. in Montreal, Canada, 24 February, ... |
Bigamy (in Canon Law)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)Bigamy (In Civil Jurisprudence)( French bigamie , from Latin bis , twice, and Greek gamos , marriage) Bigamy, in civil ... |
Bigne, Marguerin de laMarguerin de la Bigne(Binius, Bignaeus) French theologian and patrologist, b. about 1546 at ... |
Billart, Saint JulieSaint Julie Billiart( Also Julia). Foundress, and first superior-general of the Congregation of the Sisters of ... |
Billick, EberhardEberhard Billick( Also Steinberger, Latin Latomus, Lapicida ). German theologian, opponent of the ... |
Billy, Jacques deJacques de Billy(Billi) A French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and a Benedictine abbot, ... |
BilocationBilocation(Latin bis , twice, and locatio , place.) I. The question whether the same finite being ... |
BinationBinationThe offering up of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass twice on the same day by the same celebrant. ... |
Biner, JosephJoseph BinerCanonist, historian, and theologian, b. at Gluringen, Switzerland, 1697; d. at Torrenburg, ... |
Binet, EtienneEtienne BinetJesuit author, born at Dijon, France, 1569; died at Paris, 1639. He entered the Society of ... |
Binet, Jacques-Philippe-MarieJacques-Philippe-Marie BinetFrench mathematician and astronomer, b. at Rennes, in Brittany, 2 February, 1786; d. in Paris, ... |
Binius, SeverinSeverin BiniusHistorian and critic, b. in 1573 in the village of Randerath, Western Germany ; d. 14 February, ... |
Binterim, Anton JosephAnton Joseph BinterimBorn at Düsseldorf, 19 September, 1779; died at Bilk, 17 May, 1855, a theologian of repute ... |
Biogenesis and AbiogenesisBiogenesis and AbiogenesisAccording to their Greek derivation these two terms refer to the origin of life. Biogenesis is ... |
BiologyBiology(From bios , life and logos , reason, account, reasoning) Biology may be defined as the ... |
Biondo, FlavioFlavio BiondoA distinguished Italian arch æologist and historian, b. at Forli in 1388; d. at Rome in ... |
Biot, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste BiotA physicist and mathematician, born at Paris, France, 21 April, 1774; died. there, 3 ... |
Birds (in Symbolism)Birds (In Symbolism)Many kinds of birds are used in Christian symbolism. The first to be so employed was the Dove ... |
BirettaBirettaA square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, worn by clerics of all grades from ... |
Birinus, SaintSt. Birinus (Berin)Confessor, first Bishop of Dorchester (in what is now the County of Oxford, not Dorchester, ... |
Birkowski, FabianFabian BirkowskiPolish preacher, b. at Lemberg, 1566; d. at Cracow, 1636. He completed his studies at the ... |
BirminghamBirmingham(BIRMINGHAMIA, BIRMINGHAMIENSIS) One of the thirteen dioceses erected by the Apostolic ... |
Birnbaum, HeinrichHeinrich Birnbaum(Also known as DE PIRO, the latinized form of this German name) A pious and learned ... |
Birth, The Defect ofThe Defect of Birth (Illegitimacy)(ILLEGITIMACY) A canonical impediment to ordination. When used in this connection, the word ... |
BirthaBirthaA titular see of Osrhaene, probably identical with Birejik (Zegma) on the left bank of the ... |
Bisarchio, Diocese ofBisarchioSituated in Sardinia, in the province of Sassari, district of Nuoro, and suffragan to the ... |
Biscop, Saint BenedictSt. Benedict BiscopAn English monastic founder, born of a noble Anglo-Saxon family, c. 628; died 12 January 690. ... |
BishopBishop(Anglo-Saxon Biscop, Busceop , German Bischof ; from the Greek episkopos , an overseer, ... |
Bishop's CrookCrosier(Or PASTORAL STAFF). The crosier is an ecclesiastical ornament which is conferred on bishops ... |
Bishop, AuxiliaryAuxiliary BishopA bishop deputed to a diocesan who, capable of governing and administering his diocese, is ... |
Bishop, WilliamWilliam BishopThe first superior in England in episcopal orders since the old hierarchy died out in the ... |
Bismarck, Diocese ofBismarck(BISMARCKIENSIS). In North Dakota, this diocese was erected on 31 December, 1909, and is ... |
BisomusBisomusA tomb large enough to contain two bodies. The ordinary tombs ( loci ) in the galleries of ... |
Black Fast, TheThe Black FastThis form of fasting, the most rigorous in the history of church legislation, was marked by ... |
Blackburne, RobertRobert BlackburneAn English Catholic who suffered imprisonment in the closing years of the seventeenth, and ... |
Blackfoot IndiansBlackfoot IndiansAn important tribe of the Northern Plains, constituting the westernmost extension of the great ... |
Blackwood, AdamAdam BlackwoodAuthor, b. at Dunfermline, Scotland, 1539; d. 1613. He was a great-nephew of Robert Reid, Bishop ... |
Blaise, SaintSt. BlaiseBishop and martyr. The ninth-century martyrologies of Europe in their lists, which are ... |
Blanc, AnthonyAnthony BlancFifth Bishop, and first Archbishop, of New Orleans, La., U.S.A. b. at Sury, near Lyons, ... |
Blanchard, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste Blanchard(Duchesne). A French Jesuit and educator, born 12 October, 1731, at Tourteron in the ... |
Blanchet, Augustin MagloireAugustin Magloire BlanchetBrother of François Norbert Blanchet , first Bishop of Walla Walla-Nesqually, State of ... |
Blanchet, Franç NorbertFrancois Norbert BlanchetMissionary and first Archbishop of Oregon City, U.S.A. son of Pierre Blanchet, a Canadian ... |
Blandina, SaintSt. BlandinaVirgin and martyr. She belongs to the band of martyrs of Lyons who, after some of their ... |
Blane, SaintSt. Blane( Or BLAAN). Bishop and Confessor in Scotland, b. on the island of Bute, date unknown; d. ... |
BlasphemyBlasphemyBlasphemy (Greek blaptein , "to injure", and pheme , "reputation") signifies etymologically ... |
Blastares, MatthewMatthew BlastaresA monk of the Order of St. Basil, living in the fourteenth century, who applied himself to the ... |
Blathmac, SaintSt. BlathmacA distinguished Irish monk, b. in Ireland about 750. He suffered martyrdom in Iona, about ... |
Blemmida, NicephorusNicephorus Blemmida(B LEMMYDES ) A learned monk and writer of the Green Church, b. about 1198, at ... |
BlenkinsopBlenkinsopPeter Blenkinsop Catholic publisher, b. in Ireland ; married a sister of Archbishop Oliver Kelly ... |
Blessed Sacrament, Congregation of theCongregation of the Blessed SacramentAn enclosed congregation and a reform of the Dominican Order devoted to the perpetual adoration ... |
Blessed Sacrament, Exposition of theExposition of the Blessed SacramentExposition is a manner of honouring the Holy Eucharist, by exposing It, with proper solemnity, to ... |
Blessed Sacrament, Reservation of theReservation of the Blessed SacramentThe practice of preserving after the celebration of the Liturgy a portion of the consecrated ... |
Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of theCongregation of the Blessed SacramentOne of the most recent congregations of religious women in the Catholic Church and one of ... |
Blessed Sacrament, TheThe Blessed Eucharist as a SacramentSince Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the ... |
Blessed Sacrament, Visits to theVisits To the Blessed SacramentBy this devotional practice, which is of comparatively modern development, the presence of ... |
Blessed Virgin Mary, TheThe Blessed Virgin MaryThe Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the ... |
Blessed, TheThe BlessedThere are at present two ways in which the Church allows public worship to be paid those who ... |
BlessingBlessingIn its widest acceptation this word has a variety of meanings in the sacred writings: It has ... |
Blessing, ApostolicApostolic BlessingThe solemn blessing ( urbi et orbi ) which, before 1870, the Holy Father himself gave from the ... |
Blind, Education of theEducation of the BlindAlthough the education of the blind as a class dates back no further than the year 1784, ... |
BloisBloisDIOCESE OF BLOIS (BLESENSIS). Coextensive with the civil department of Loir-et-Cher and a ... |
Blomevenna, PeterPeter Blomevenna(PETER A LEYDIS) Carthusian, b. at Leyden, in Holland in 1466; d. 30 September, 1536. Owing to ... |
Blood IndiansBlood IndiansA group of North American aborigines forming part of the Blackfeet Tribe, which, with the ... |
Blosius, François-LouisFrancois-Louis Blosius(Also called de Blois ). A Benedictine abbot and spiritual writer, born at Donstienne, ... |
Bluetooth, HaroldHarold Bluetooth(B LAATAND ) Born 911; died 1 November, 985 or 986. He was the son of King Gorm the Old of ... |
Blyssen, HeinrichHeinrich BlyssenBorn at Cologne or Bonn, Germany in 1526; died at Graz, 24 April, 1586. He entered the Society ... |
Blyth, FrancisFrancis BlythEnglish Carmelite, reviser of the Douay Bible, born c. 1705; d. in London, 11 December 1772. ... |
Bobadilla, NicolausNicolaus BobadillaBorn at Valencia, Spain, 1511; died at Loretto, Italy, 23 September, 1590. After having taught ... |
Bobbio, Abbey and Diocese ofAbbey and Diocese of BobbioThe diocese ( Ebovium , or Bobium ; Dioecesis Eboviensis , or Bobiensis ), which is ... |
Bobola, Saint AndrewSt. Andrew BobolaMartyr, born of an old and illustrious Polish family, in the Palatinate of Sandomir, 1590; ... |
BoccaccinoBoccaccinoBoccaccio Boccaccino An eminent Italian painter, b. at Cremona, 1460, and d. probably in 1525 ... |
Boccaccio, GiovanniGiovanni BoccaccioItalian novelist, b. in Paris, 1313; d. in Certaldo, 21 December, 1375. His father, a merchant ... |
Bocking, EdwardEdward Bocking(or B OKKYNG ). English Benedictine, b. of East Anglian parentage, end of fifteenth century; ... |
Bodey, Ven. JohnVenerable John BodeyMartyr, b. at Wells, Somerset: 1549; d. at Andover, Wilts., 2 November, 1583. He studied at ... |
Bodin, JeanJean BodinBorn at Angers, 1520, probably of Jewish origin: died at Laon, 1596. He studied and taught ... |
BodoneBodoneA titular see of Albania. The name is a dialectic form of Dodone, in Epirus, near Janina at the ... |
Boece, HectorHector Boece(Also BOYCE and BOETHIUS) Chronicler and one of the founders of the University of Aberdeen, b. ... |
Boeri, PetrusPetrus Boeri(BOHIER) A french benedictine canonist and bishop, b. during the first quarter of the ... |
Boethius, Anicius Manlius SeverinusBoethiusRoman statesman and philosopher, often styled "the last of the Romans", regarded by tradition as ... |
BogotáBogotaARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FÉ DE BOGOTÁ (BOGOTENSIS) The city of Bogotá, capital ... |
BohemiaBohemia(Germ. Böhmen , or formerly Böheim ; Latin Bohemia or Bojohemum ), a cisleithan ... |
Bohemian BrethrenBohemian Brethren(MORAVIAN BRETHREN, or UNITAS FRATRUM). DEFINITION AND DOCTRINAL POSITION "Bohemian Brethren" ... |
Bohemians of the United StatesThe Bohemians of the United StatesA traveler who has seen the natural beauties of Bohemia, its vast resources, and the thrift of ... |
BoianoBoianoDiocese in the province of Benevento, Italy, suffragan to the Archbishopric of Benevento. The ... |
Boiardo, Matteo MariaMatteo Maria BoiardoAn Italian poet, b. about 1434, at, or near, Scandiano (Reggio-Emilia); d. at Reggio, 20 ... |
Boileau-Despréaux, NicholasNicolas Boileau-DespreauxFrench poet, b. at Paris, 1 November, 1636; d. there, 13 March, 1711. He was educated at the ... |
Bois-le-DucBois-Le-DucThe Diocese of Bois-le-Duc ( Buscoducensis ) lies within the Dutch province of Brabant, and ... |
BoiseBoiseDiocese of Boise ( Xylopolitana ) Created by Leo XIII, 25 August, 1893, embraces the ... |
Boisgelin, Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé deJean de Dieu-Raymond de Cuce de BoisgelinFrench prelate and cardinal, b. of an ancient family at Rennes in Brittany, 27 February, ... |
Boisil, SaintSt. BoisilSuperior of Melrose Abbey , d. 664. Almost all that is known of St. Boisil is learnt from Bede ... |
Bokenham, OsbernOsbern Bokenham(Bokenam) English Augustinian friar and poet, b. 1393 (the year in which the most famous of ... |
Bolanden, Conrad vonConrad von Bolanden(Joseph Bischoff) A German novelist, son of a rich merchant, b. 9 August, 1828, at ... |
Bolgeni, Giovanni VincenzoGiovanni Vincenzo BolgeniTheologian and controversialist, b. at Bergamo, Italy, 22 January, 1733; d. at Rome, 3 May, ... |
BoliviaBoliviaA South American republic which lies between longitudes west of Greenwich 57 deg. 30' and 74 deg., ... |
Bollandists, TheThe BollandistsAn association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a ... |
Bollig, JohannJohann BolligDistinguished Orientalist, born near Düren in Rhenish Prussia 23 August, 1821; died at ... |
BolognaBologna (Italy)ARCHDIOCESE OF BOLOGNA HISTORY Bologna is the principal city in the province of the same name, ... |
Bologna, Giovanni daGiovanni Da BolognaFlemish Renaissance sculptor, b. at Douai, in Flanders, about 1524; d. at Florence in 1608. ... |
Bologna, University ofThe University of BolognaA tradition of the thirteenth century attributed the foundation of this university to Theodosius ... |
Bolsec, Jérôme-HermèsJerome-Hermes BolsecA theologian and physician, b. probably at Paris, date unknown; d. at Lyons c. 1584. He ... |
Bolton, EdmundEdmund BoltonHistorian, antiquary, and poet, born c. 1575; died c. 1633. The genuine loyalty in the Catholic ... |
Bolzano, BernhardBernhard BolzanoAustrian mathematician and philosopher, b. at Prague, 5 October, 1781; d. 18 December, 1848. As ... |
BombayBombay(BOMBAYENSIS) The Archdiocese of Bombay comprises the Island of Bombay with several outlying ... |
Bommel, Cornelius Richard Anton vanCornelius Richard Anton van BommelBishop of Liège, born at Leyden, in Holland on 5 April, 1790; died 7 April 1852. He was ... |
Bon Secours, Institutes ofInstitutes of Bon SecoursI. INSTITUTE OF BON SECOURS (DE PARIS) The first of the congregations of nursing sisters, gardes ... |
Bona Mors Confraternity, TheThe Bona Mors Confraternity(Bona Mors = "Happy Death"). The Bona Mors Confraternity was founded 2 October, 1648, in the ... |
Bona, GiovanniGiovanni BonaA distinguished cardinal and author, b. of an old French family at Mondovì, in ... |
Bonagratia of BergamoBonagratia of Bergamo(Or PERGAMO) Friar Minor , theologian, and canonist, date of birth unknown; d. at Munich, ... |
Bonal, François deFrancois de BonalBishop of Clermont, b. 1734 at the castle of Bonal, near Agen ; d. at Munich, 1800. He had ... |
Bonal, RaymondRaymond BonalFrench theologian and founder of the Congregation of the Priests of St. Mary (Bonalists), b. ... |
Bonald, Louis-Gabriel-Ambroise, Vicompte deLouis-Gabriel-Ambroise, Vicompte de BonaldFrench statesman, writer, and philosopher, b. at Monna, near Millau, in Rouergue (Aveyron) 2 ... |
Bonald, Louis-Jacques-Maurice deLouis-Jacques-Maurice de BonaldCardinal, b. at Millau, in Rouergue (now Aveyron), 30 October, 1787, d. at Lyons, 25 Feb., 1870. ... |
Bonaparte, Charles-Lucien-Jules-LaurentCharles-Lucein-Jules-Laurent BonapartePrince of Canino and Musignano, ornithologist, b. in Paris, 24 May, 1803; d. in the same city 29 ... |
Bonaventure, College of SaintCollege of Saint BonaventureAt Quaracchi, near Florence, Italy, famous as the centre of literary activity in the Order of ... |
Bonaventure, SaintSt. BonaventureDoctor of the Church, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Minister General of the Friars Minor, born at ... |
Boncompagni, BalthasarBalthasar BoncompagniItalian mathematician, b. at Rome, 10 May, 1821; d. 13 April, 1894. He was a member of the ... |
Bonet, Juan PabloJuan Pablo BonetA Spanish priest and one of the first to give attention to the education of the deaf and dumb ... |
Bonet, NicholasNicholas BonetFriar Minor, theologian, and missionary,date of birth uncertain; d. 1360. Probably a Frenchman by ... |
Bonfrère, JacquesJacques BonfrereBiblical scholar, born at Dinant, Belgium, 12 April, 1573; died at Tournai, 9 May, 1642. He ... |
Boni HominesBoni Homines(Or BONSHOMMES). This name was popularly given to at least three religious orders in the ... |
Boniface AssociationBoniface Association(B ONIFATIUSVEREIN ). The Boniface Association, one of the most successful Catholic ... |
Boniface I, Pope SaintPope St. Boniface IElected 28 December, 418; d. at Rome, 4 September, 422. Little is known of his life antecedent to ... |
Boniface II, PopePope Boniface IIElected 17 September, 530; died October, 532. In calling him the son of Sigisbald, the "Liber ... |
Boniface III, PopeBoniface IIIPope Boniface III, of Roman extraction and the son of John Cataadioce, was elected to succeed ... |
Boniface IV, Pope SaintBoniface IVSon of John, a physician, a Marsian from the province and town of Valeria; he succeeded Boniface ... |
Boniface IX, PopePope Boniface IXElected at Rome, 2 November, 1389, as successor of the Roman Pope, Urban VI ; d. there, 1 ... |
Boniface of SavoyBoniface of SavoyForty-sixth Archbishop of Canterbury and son of Thomas, Count of Savoy, date of birth ... |
Boniface V, PopeBoniface VA Neapolitan who succeeded Deusdedit after a vacancy of more than a year; consecrated 23 ... |
Boniface VI, PopeBoniface VIA Roman, elected in 896 by the Roman faction in a popular tumult, to succeed Formosus. He ... |
Boniface VII, AntipopeBoniface VII(Previously B ONIFACE F RANCO ) A Roman and son of Ferrucius; was intruded into the ... |
Boniface VIII, PopePope Boniface VIII(B ENEDETTO G AETANO ) Born at Anagni about 1235; died at Rome, 11 October, 1303. He ... |
Boniface, SaintSt. Boniface(WINFRID, WYNFRITH). Apostle of Germany, date of birth unknown; martyred 5 June, 755 (754); ... |
Bonizo of SutriBonizo of Sutri(Or BONITHO). Bishop of Sutri in Central Italy, in the eleventh century, an adherent of ... |
Bonn, University ofUniversity of Bonn(RHEINSCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITÄT). An academy was founded at Bonn in 1777 by Max ... |
Bonnard, Ven. Jean LouisJean Louis BonnardA French missionary and martyr, b. 1 March, 1824 at Saint-Christôt-en-Jarret ( Diocese of ... |
Bonne-Espérance, The Abbey ofThe Abbey of Bonne-EsperanceSituated near Binche, province of Hainault, Diocese of Tournai, Belgium. It owes its foundation ... |
Bonnechose, Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand deHenri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de BonnechoseCardinal and senator, b. at Paris, 1800; d. 1883. Entering the magistracy, he became ... |
Bonner, EdmundEdmund BonnerBishop of London, b. about 1500; d. 1569. He was the son of Edmund Bonner, a sawyer of Potter's ... |
Bonnetty, AugustinAugustin BonnettyA French writer, b. at Entrevaux (dept. of Basses-Alpes) 9 May, 1798, d. at Paris, 26 March, ... |
BonosusBonosusBishop of Sardica, a heretic in the latter part of the fourth century. Against the common ... |
Bonvicino, AlessandroAlessandro Bonvicino(Called Il Moretto, or Moretto da Brescia). One of the finest North Italian painters of the ... |
Book of Common PrayerBook of Common PrayerI. HISTORY On 21 January, 1549, the first Act of Uniformity was passed imposing upon the whole ... |
Book of KellsBook of KellsAn Irish manuscript containing the Four Gospels, a fragment of Hebrew names, and the Eusebian ... |
Book of Martyrs, Foxe'sFoxe's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe was born at Boston in Lincolnshire, England, in 1516, and was educated at Magdalen ... |
Books, Index of ProhibitedIndex of Prohibited BooksThe Index of Prohibited Books, or simply "Index", is used in a restricted sense to signify the ... |
Boré, EugèneEugene BoreOrientalist, b. at Angers, 15 Aug., 1809; d. at Paris, 3 May, 1878. From the college of Angers ... |
BordeauxBordeaux(BURDIGALA). Archdiocese ; comprises the entire department of the Gironde and was established ... |
Bordeaux, University ofUniversity of BordeauxThe University of Bordeaux was founded during the English domination, under King Henry VI , in ... |
Bordone, Cavaliere ParisCavaliere Paris BordoneAn eminent painter of the Venetian school, b. at Treviso, 1500 d. at Venice, 1570. A member of ... |
Borgess, Caspar HenryCaspar Henry BorgessThird Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. b. at Kloppenburg, Hanover, Germany, 1 August, ... |
Borgia, StefanoStefano BorgiaCardinal, born at Velletri, 3 December, 1731; died at Lyons, 1804; Italian theologian, ... |
Borgo San-DonninoBorgo San-DonninoDiocese in the province of Parma, Italy. The city takes its name from St. Domninus, who fled to ... |
Borgo San-SepolcroBorgo San-SepolcroDiocese situated in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. The city is believed by some to ... |
Borgognone, AmbrogioAmbrogio Borgognone(Real name AMBROGIO STEFANI DA FOSSANO). A distinguished Italian painter and architect, b. ... |
Borie, Pierre-Rose-Ursule-DumoulinPierre-Rose-Ursule-Dumoulin BorieBishop-elect of Acanthus, Vicar Apostolic of Western Tongking and Martyr ; b. 20 February, ... |
BorneoBorneoI. DUTCH BORNEO The former Vicariate of Bavaria was composed of Sumatra, Java, and the other ... |
Borras, Francisco NicolásFrancisco Nicolas BorrasA distinguished Spanish painter, born at Cocentaina, 1530; died at Gandia, 1610. Going to ... |
Borromeo, AndreaAndrea BorromeoAn Italian missionary, born on the first half of the seventeenth century, at or near Milan ; ... |
Borromeo, FedericoFederico BorromeoCardinal and Archbishop of Milan, cousin and successor of St. Charles Borromeo, born at Milan ... |
Borromeo, Saint CharlesSt. Charles BorromeoSt. Charles Borromeo -- Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal-Priest of the Title of St. Prassede, ... |
Borromeo, Society of Saint CharlesSociety of St. Charles Borromeo(Borro-Mäusverein). A German Catholic association for the encouragement and diffusion ... |
Borromini, FrancescoFrancesco BorrominiArchitect and sculptor ; born 25 September, 1599, at Bissone; died ( by his own hand ) 1 ... |
Borrus, ChristopherChristopher Borrus(Borri, Burrus) Missionary, mathematician, and astronomer, born at Milan in 1583; died at ... |
Bosa, Diocese ofBosaIn the province of Cagliari, The city numbers about 35,000 inhabitants. St. Gregory the Great, ... |
Bosch, Peter van derPeter van Der BoschBollandist, born at Brussels, 19 October, 1686; died 14 November, 1736. After studying the ... |
Bosco, Saint Giovanni (John)St. John Bosco (Don Bosco)( Or St. John Bosco; Don Bosco.) Founder of the Salesian Society. Born of poor parents in ... |
Boscovich, Ruggiero GiuseppeRuggiero Giuseppe BoscovichA Dalmatian Jesuit and well-known mathematician, astronomer, and natural philosopher, b. at ... |
Bosio, AntonioAntonio BosioKnown as "The Columbus of the Catacombs ", b. in the island of Malta about the year 1576; d. ... |
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina form the north-western corner of the Balkan Peninsula. Taking the two ... |
BosoBosoFirst Bishop of Merseburg, in the present Prussian Province of Saxony, and Apostle of the ... |
Boso (Breakspear)Boso (Breakspear)Third English Cardinal, date of birth uncertain, d. at Rome, about 1181. He was a Benedictine ... |
Bossu, Jacques leJacques Le BossuFrench theologian and Doctor of the Sorbonne, born at Paris 1546; died at Rome 1626. He ... |
Bossuet, Jacques-BénigneJacques-Benigne BossuetA celebrated French bishop and pulpit orator, born at Dijon, 27 September, 1627, died at ... |
Boste, Saint JohnSt. John Boste(Or JOHN BOAST.) Priest and martyr, b. of good Catholic family at Dufton, in Westmoreland, ... |
BostonBostonArchdiocese ; comprises Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties in the State ... |
BostraBostraTitular see of Syria. Bostra, "The fortress", is neither Bosor of Reuben and Moab ( ... |
BothrysBothrysA titular see situated in Phoenicia. Bothrys is the Greek name of a city founded by Ithobaal, ... |
Botticelli, SandroSandro BotticelliA famous Florentine painter. Born at Florence about 1447; died in the same city, 1510. ... |
Botulph, SaintSt. Botulph(Or BOTOLPH.) Abbot, date of birth unknown; died c. 680. St. Botulph, the saint whose name ... |
Boturini Benaducci, LorenzoLorenzo Boturini BenaducciA native of Milan in Lombardy who went to Mexico in 1736 by permission of the Spanish ... |
Boucher, PierrePierre BoucherBorn at Lagny, a village near Mortagne in the Perche, France, 1622, died at Boucherville, 1717. ... |
Bougaud, Louis-Victor-EmileLouis-Victor-Emile BougaudBishop of Laval in France, b. at Dijon, 28 February 1823, d. at Laval 7 November, 1888. He ... |
Bougeant, Guillaume-HyacintheGuillaume-Hyacinthe BougeantBorn at Quimper in Brittany, in 1690; died at Paris, 1743. He entered the Society of Jesus ... |
Bouhours, DominiqueDominique BouhoursFrench Jesuit author, born at Paris, 15 May, 1632; died 27 May, 1702. Entering the Society of ... |
Bouillart, JacquesJacques BouillartA Benedictine monk of the Congregation of St.-Maur, b. in the Diocese of Chartres, 1669; ... |
Bouillon, Cardinal deCardinal de Bouillon(Emmanuel Thédore de la Tour d'Auvergne) French prelate and diplomat, b. 24 August, 1643, ... |
Bouix, Marie DominiqueMarie Dominique BouixOne of the best known and most distinguished of modern French canonists, b. 15 May, 1808, at ... |
Boulainvilliers, Henri, Count ofHenri, Count of BoulainvilliersBorn at Saint-Saire (Seine-Inférieure) France, 11 October, 1658; died at Paris, 23 ... |
Boulanger, André deAndre de Boulanger(PETIT-PÈRE ANDRÉ). A French monk and preacher, b. at Paris in 1578; d. 27 ... |
Boulay, César-Egasse duCesar-Egasse du Boulay(BULÆUS). A French historian, b. in the beginning of the seventeenth century at ... |
Boulogne, Etienne-AntoineEtienne-Antoine BoulogneFrench bishop, b. at Avignon, 26 December 1747; d. at Troyes, 13 March, 1825. He was the son of ... |
Bouquet, MartinMartin BouquetA learned Benedictine of the Congregation of St.-Maur, b. at Amiens, France, 6 August, 1685; ... |
Bouquillon, ThomasThomas BouquillonBorn at Warneton, Belgium, 16 May, 1840; died at Brussels, 5 November, 1902; a Belgian ... |
Bourassé, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques BourasseArchæologist and historian, b. at Ste.-Maure (Indre-et-Loire), France, 22 December, 1813; ... |
Bourchier, ThomasThomas BourchierBorn 1406; died 1486, Cardinal, was the third son of William Bourchier, Earl of Eu, and of Lady ... |
Bourdaloue, LouisLouis BourdaloueBorn at Bourges, 20 August, 1632; died at Paris, 13 May, 1704. He is often described as the ... |
Bourdeilles, Hélie deHelie de BourdeillesArchbishop of Tours and Cardinal, b., probably, towards 1423, at the castle of Bourdeilles ... |
Bourdon, JeanJean BourdonBorn at Rouen, France, 1612; died at Quebec, 1668. In 1634 he went to Canada and became the ... |
Bourgade, FrançoisFrancois BourgadeA French missionary and philosopher, b. 7 July, 1806, at Gaujan, department of Gers; d. 21 May, ... |
BourgesBourgesARCHDIOCESE OF BOURGES (BITURICÆ). Coextensive with the departments of Cher and Indre. ... |
Bourget, IgnaceIgnace BourgetFirst Bishop of Montreal, P.Q., Canada, and titular Archbishop of Martianopolis, b. at Point ... |
Bourgoing, FrançoisFrancois BourgoingThird Superior general of the Congregation of the Oratory in France and one of the early ... |
Bourke, Ulick JosephUlick Joseph BourkeIrish scholar and writer, b. 29 Dec., 1829, at Castlebar, Co. Mayo ; d. there, 22 Nov., 1887; ... |
Bourne, GilbertGilbert BourneLast Catholic Bishop of Bath and Wells , England, son of Philip Bourne of Worcestershire, ... |
Bouvens, Charles deCharles de BouvensFrench pulpit orator, b. at Bourg in 1750; d. in 1830. At an early age he embraced the ... |
Bouvet, JoachimJoachim BouvetJesuit missionary, born at Le Mans, France (date unknown), died at Peking, China, 28 June, 1732. ... |
Bouvier, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste BouvierBishop of Le Mans, theologian, b. At St. Charles-la-Forêt, Mayenne, 16 January, 1783; d. ... |
Bouvier, Jeanne-Marie, de La Motte-GuyonMadame GuyonA celebrated French mystic of the seventeenth century; born at Montargis, in the Orléanais, ... |
BovaBovaDIOCESE OF BOVA. Situated in the civil province of Reggio, in Calabria, Italy, suffragan to ... |
BovinoBovinoDiocese in the province of Foggia, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Benevento. The city, ... |
Bowyer, Sir GeorgeSir George BowyerBaronet, an eminent English writer on jurisprudence, as well as a prominent defender of the Holy ... |
Boy-BishopBoy-BishopThe custom of electing a boy-bishop on the feast of St. Nicholas dates from very early ... |
Boyce, JohnJohn BoyceNovelist, lecturer, and priest, well known under the assumed name of "Paul Peppergrass", born in ... |
BoycottingBoycottingThe name of boycotting was first aplied to a practice which had its origin in Ireland during the ... |
Boyle AbbeyBoyle AbbeyA celebrated Cistercian house situated on the River Boyle, nine miles northwest of Elphin, in ... |
Brébeuf, Jean deJean de BrebeufJesuit missionary, born at Condé-sur-Vire in Normandy, 25 March, 1593; died in Canada, ... |
Bréhal, JeanJean BrehalA French Dominican theologian of the convent of Evreux ; died c. 1479. He was made Doctor of ... |
Brück, HeinrichHeinrich BruckEcclesiastical historian and bishop, born at Bingen, 25 October, 1831; died 4 November, 1903. He ... |
BrünnBruennSuffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Olmutz, embracing the south-western part of Moravia, an ... |
Bracken, ThomasThomas BrackenPoet, journalist, politician, b. in Ireland 21 December, 1843; d. at Dunedin, New Zealand , 16 ... |
Bracton, Henry deHenry de BractonAlso called HENRY OF BRACTON. A famous English juridical writer, the Blackstone of the ... |
Bradley, Denis MaryDenis Mary BradleyFirst Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire , U.S.A. b. 25 February, 1846, at Castle-island, ... |
Bradshaigh, EdwardEdward BradshaighAn English Carmelite friar known in religion as Elias à Jesu; b. in Lancashire, ... |
Bradshaw, HenryHenry BradshawEnglish Benedictine and poet, b. in the City of Chester, England, date unknown; d. 1513. From ... |
Brady, William MaziereWilliam Maziere BradyEcclesiastical writer, b. in Dublin, 8 January, 1825; d. in Rome, 19 March, 1894. He was nephew ... |
Braga, Archdiocese ofBraga(Bracara Augusta, Civitas Bracarensis). Braga is situated in a flat fertile tract of land ... |
Braga, Councils ofCouncils of BragaMany councils were held in Braga, some of them important. The authenticity of the so-called ... |
Bragança-Miranda, Diocese ofBraganca-Miranda(Brigantiensis.) This diocese is situated in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of ... |
BrahminismBrahminismBy Brahminism is meant the complex religion and social system which grew out of the ... |
Braille, LouisLouis BrailleFrench educator and inventor, born 4 January 1809, at Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France ; died 6 ... |
Bralion, Nicolas deNicolas de BralionFrench Oratorian and ecclesiastical writer, born at Chars-en-Vexin, France, c. 1600; died at ... |
Bramante, DonatoDonato Bramante(Also called D 'A GNOLO after his father Angelo) Italian architect and painter, b. about ... |
BrancaccioBrancaccioAn ancient and illustrious Neapolitan family, from which the "Brancas" of France were descended. ... |
Brancati di Lauria, Francesco LorenzoFrancesco Lorenzo Brancati di LauriaCardinal, Minor conventual, and theologian, b. at Lauria in the then Kingdom of Naples, 10 ... |
Brancati, FrancescoFrancesco BrancatiBorn in Sicily in 1607; he entered the Society of Jesus in 1624 and went to the Chinese ... |
Branch SundayBranch SundayOne of the medieval English names for Palm Sunday. The difficulty of procuring palms for that ... |
BrandenburgBrandenburgFormerly an electoral principality (the Mark of Brandenburg), and a diocese in the heart of the ... |
Branly, EdouardEdouard BranlyFrench physicist and inventor of the coherer employed in wireless telegraphy, born at Amiens, 23 ... |
Brantôme, Seigneur de Bourdeille, Pierre dePierre de Brantome, Seigneur de BourdeilleOne of the most famous of French writers of memoirs, b. in 1539, or a little later; d. 15 July, ... |
Brant, SebastianSebastian BrantA German humanist and poet, born at Stasburg in 1457 or 1458; died at the same place, 1521. He ... |
Brasses, MemorialMemorial BrassesJust when memorial brasses first came into use is not known; the earliest existing dated ... |
Brasseur de Bourbourg, Charles Etienne, AbbéCharles Etienne, Abbe Brasseur de BourbourgBorn at Bourbourg (Département du Nord), France, 1814; died at Nice in January, 1874. He ... |
Brassicanus, Johann AlexanderJohann Alexander BrassicanusA German humanist, born probably at Cannstatt, 1500; died at Vienna, 25 November, 1539. He was ... |
Brassicanus, Johann LudwigJohann Ludwig BrassicanusYounger brother of Johann Alexander (b. at Tübingen, 1509; d. at Vienna, 3 June, 1549) went ... |
Braulio, SaintSt. BraulioBishop of Saragossa, date of birth unknown, d. at Saragossa c. 651. In 631 he succeeded his ... |
Braun, PlacidusPlacidus BraunA Bavarian historian, b. at Peiting near Schongau in Upper Bavaria, 11 February, 1756; d. at ... |
BraunschweigBrunswick (Braunschweig)A duchy situated in the mountainous central part of Northern Germany, comprising the region of the ... |
Bravo, FranciscoFrancisco BravoAs far as known, author of the first book on medicine printed in America. His "Opera Medicinalia ... |
BrazilBrazil(T HE U NITED S TATES OF B RAZIL ) A vast republic of central South America covering an ... |
Bread, Liturgical Use ofLiturgical Use of BreadIn the Christian liturgy bread is used principally as one of the elements of the Eucharistic ... |
Breadboxes, AltarAltar BreadboxesThese are made of wood, tin, britannia, silver, or other metal. In order that the breads may not ... |
Breads, AltarAltar BreadsBread is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the sacrifice of the Eucharist. It ... |
Breast, Striking of theStriking of the BreastStriking of the breast as a liturgical act is prescribed in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass ... |
BredaBreda(BREDANA) Diocese situated in the Dutch province of Brabant and suffragan of Utrecht. The ... |
Brehon Laws, TheThe Brehon LawsBrehon law is the usual term for Irish native law, as administered in Ireland down to almost ... |
BremenBremenFormerly the seat of an archdiocese situated in the north-western part of the present German ... |
Brenach, SaintSt. BrenachAn Irish missionary in Wales, a contemporary of St. Patrick, and among the earliest of the ... |
Brenan, Michael JohnMichael John BrenanAn ecclesiastical historian, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1780; died at Dublin, February, ... |
Brendan, SaintSt. BrendanSt. Brendan of Ardfert and Clonfert, known also as Brendan the Voyager, was born in Ciarraighe ... |
Brentano, Klemens MariaKlemens Maria BrentanoA German poet, one of the most prominent members of the Romantic School. He was born at ... |
BresciaBresciaThe Diocese of Brescia takes its name from the principal city in the province of the same name in ... |
BreslauBreslauPrince-Bishopric seated at Breslau, on the River Oder in the Prussian Province of Silesia. ... |
Bressani, Francesco GiuseppeFrancesco Giuseppe BressaniAn Indian missionary, born in Rome, 6 May, 1612; died at Florence, 9 September, 1672. He entered ... |
Brest, Union ofUnion of BrestBrest -- in Russian, Brest-Litovski; in Polish, Brzesc; in the old chronicles, called Brestii, or ... |
Brethren of the Lord, TheThe Brethren of the LordA group of persons closely connected with the Saviour appears repeatedly in the New ... |
Breton, RaymondRaymond BretonA noted French missionary among the Caribbean Indians, b. at Baune, 3 September, 1609; d. at Caen, ... |
Bretton, Venerable JohnVen. John Britton(Or Bretton). A layman and martyr, of all ancient family of Bretton near Barnsley in ... |
BreviaryBreviaryThis subject may be divided, for convenience of treatment, as follows: I. DEFINITION; II. ... |
Breviary, AberdeenThe Aberdeen BreviaryThis breviary may be described as the Sarum Office in a Scottish form. The use of the ancient ... |
Breviary, Reform of the RomanReform of the Roman BreviaryBy the Apostolic Constitution "Divino Afflatu" of Pius X (1 November, 1911), a change was made ... |
Brewer, HeinrichHeinrich BrewerA German historian, born at Puffendorf in Germany, 6 September, 1640; died at the same place ... |
BriçonnetBriconnet(1) Guillaume Briçonnet A French cardinal, b. at Tours, date of birth unknown; d. at ... |
Briand, Joseph OlivierJoseph Olivier BriandSeventh Bishop of Quebec, b. in 1715 at Plérin, Brittany; d. 25 June, 1794. He studied ... |
Briant, Saint AlexanderBlessed Alexander BriantEnglish Jesuit and martyr, born in Somersetshire of a yeoman family about 1556; executed at ... |
BriberyBriberyThe payment or the promise of money or other lucrative consideration to induce another, while ... |
Bridaine, JacquesJacques BridainePreacher, b. at Chusclan, France, 21 March, 1701; d. at Roquemaure, 22 December, 1767. Having ... |
Bridge-Building Brotherhood, TheThe Bridge-Building BrotherhoodDuring the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, we hear of the existence of various religious ... |
Bridget of Sweden, SaintSt. Bridget of Sweden(Also Birgitta). The most celebrated saint of the Northern kingdoms, born about 1303; died 23 ... |
Bridgett, Thomas EdwardThomas Edward BridgettPriest and author, b. at Derby, England, 20 January, 1829, of Protestant parents ; d. at St. ... |
Bridgewater TreatisesBridgewater TreatisesThese publications derive their origin and their title from the Rev. Francis Henry Egerton, eighth ... |
Bridgewater, JohnJohn BridgewaterKnown also as AQUAPONTANUS, historian of the Catholic Confessors under Queen Elizabeth, b. in ... |
Briefs and BullsBulls and BriefsA bulla was originally a circular plate or boss of metal, so called from its resemblance in ... |
Brieuc, SaintSt. Brieuc(Briocus, Brioc, or Bru). A Celtic saint of Brittany who received his education in Ireland ... |
Brigid of Ireland, SaintSt. Brigid of Ireland(Incorrectly known as BRIDGET). Born in 451 or 452 of princely ancestors at Faughart, near ... |
Brigidines, Institute of theInstitute of the Brigidines(SISTERS OF ST. BRIGID.) The Institute of the Brigidines was established by Most Rev. Dr. ... |
BrigittinesBrigittinesThe Brigittine Order (also, ORDER OF ST. SAVIOUR) was founded in 1346 by St. Brigit, or Bridget, ... |
Brignon, JohnJohn BrignonBorn at St. Malo in 1629; died at Paris, 12 June, 1712. He was a member of the Society of Jesus ... |
Bril, PaulusPaulus BrilA brilliant Flemish painter and engraver, born at Antwerp, 1556; died in Rome, 7 October, 1626. ... |
Brillmacher, Peter MichaelPeter Michael BrillmacherBorn at Cologne in 1542, died at Mainz, 25 August, 1595. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1558, ... |
Brindholm, Ven. EdmundVen. Edmund Brindholm(Or B RYNDEHOLME .) Martyr and parish priest of Our Lady's Church at Calais, accused of ... |
BrindisiBrindisiBrindisi—called by the Romans Brundusium or Brundisium , by the Greeks Brentesion ... |
Brinkley, StephenStephen BrinkleyConfessor of the Faith, imprisoned and tortured as manager of a secret press for the ... |
Brisacier, Jacques-Charles deJacques-Charles de BrisacierOrator and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Bourges in 1641, d. at Paris, 23 March, 1736. At the ... |
Brisacier, Jean deJean de BrisacierControversialist, b. at Blois, France, 9 June, 1592; entered the Society of Jesus in 1619, d. at ... |
BrisbaneBrisbaneComprises that part of the State of Queensland, Australia, which lies south of the 24th parallel ... |
Brischar, Johann NepomuceneJohann Nepomucene BrischarChurch historian, born at Horb in Würtemberg in 1819, studied theology at the University ... |
Bristol, Ancient Diocese ofAncient Diocese of Bristol(BRISTOLIA, BRISTOLIENSIS). This English diocese, which takes its very origin from measures ... |
Bristow, RichardRichard BristowBorn at Worcester, 1538, died at Harrow-on-the-Hill, 1581. He went to the University of Oxford ... |
British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost province of the Dominion of Canada. Territorially, it is also ... |
Britius, FrancisFrancis BritiusAn orientalist, and a monk of Rennes in Brittany; date of birth and death unknown. He entered ... |
Brittain, Thomas LewisThomas Lewis BrittainBorn near Chester, England, 1744; died at Hartpury Court, 1827. His parents were Protestants, ... |
Britto, Blessed John deSt. John de BrittoMartyr ; born in Lisbon, 1 March, 1647, and was brought up in court; martyred in India 11 ... |
Britton, Venerable JohnVen. John Britton(Or Bretton). A layman and martyr, of all ancient family of Bretton near Barnsley in ... |
BrixenBrixenA Prince-Bishopric of Austria, suffragan of Salzburg, embracing the greater part of Northern ... |
Brogan, SaintSt. BroganFlourished in the sixth or seventh century. Several persons in repute for holiness seem to have ... |
Broglie, Auguste-Théodore-Paul deAuguste-Theodore-Paul de BroglieAbbé, professor of apologetics at the Institut Catholique at Paris, and writer on ... |
Broglie, Jacques-Victor-Albert, Duc deJacques-Victor-Albert, Duc de BroglieFrench statesman and historian, b. at Paris, 13 June, 1821; d. there 19 January, 1901. After a ... |
Broglie, Maurice-Jean deMaurice-Jean de BroglieBorn in Paris, 5 September, 1766; d. there, 20 June, 1821. He was the son of the Field-Marshal, ... |
Brogny, Jean-Allarmet deJean-Allarmet de Brogny(Or JEAN-ALOUZIER). A French Cardinal, b. in 1342 at Brogny, in Savoy ; d. at Rome, 1426. ... |
Bromyard, JohnJohn BromyardTheologian, d. about 1390. He takes his name from his birthplace in Herefordshire, England. He ... |
Brondel, John BaptistJohn Baptist BrondelFirst Bishop of Helena, Montana, U.S.A. b. at Bruges, Belgium, 23 February, 1842; d. at ... |
Brookby, AnthonyAnthony Brookby( Or Brorbey). Friar Minor and English martyr, died 19 July 1537. Brookby was lecturer in ... |
Brookes, JamesJames BrookesLast Catholic Bishop of Gloucester, England, b. May, 1512, in Hampshire, d. 1560. Proceeding to ... |
BrooklynBrooklynComprises the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, or all of Long Island, in the State ... |
Brosse, Jean-Baptiste de laJean-Baptiste de la BrosseA Jesuit missionary, born 1724 at Magnac, Angoumois, France ; died 1782. He studied classics ... |
Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of GodBrothers Hospitallers of St. John of GodSt. John of God, the founder of this religious institution, was born 8 March, 1495, at Montemor ... |
Broughton, RichardRichard Broughton( alias Rouse) Born about 1558 at Great Stukeley, Huntingdonshire; died according to ... |
Brouwer, ChristophChristoph Brouwer(Browerius). Historian, born 12 March, 1559, at Arnheim, Holland ; died in 1617, at Trier, ... |
Brown, WilliamWilliam BrownA naval officer of the Republic of Argentina, b. 1777, in the County Mayo, Ireland ; d. 3 May, ... |
Browne, Charles FarrarCharles Farrar Browne(ARTEMUS WARD). Humorist, b. at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. 26 April, 1834; d. ... |
Brownson, Orestes AugustusOrestes Augustus BrownsonPhilosopher, essayist, reviewer, b. at Stockbridge, Vermont, U.S.A., 16 September, 1803; d. at ... |
Brownson, SarahSarah M. BrownsonDaughter of Orestes A. Brownson, b. at Chelsea, Massachusetts, 7 June, 1839; married William ... |
BrownsvilleBrownsvilleVicariate Apostolic, erected 1874. Previous to this date the entire State of Texas was under ... |
Bru, SaintSt. Brieuc(Briocus, Brioc, or Bru). A Celtic saint of Brittany who received his education in Ireland ... |
Bruel, JoachimJoachim Bruel(Brulius). A theologian and historian, born early in the seventeenth century at Vorst, a ... |
Brueys, David-Augustin deDavid-Augustine de BrueysA French theologian and dramatic author, born at Aix in 1640; died 25 November, 1723, at ... |
Brugère, Louis-FrédéricLouis-Frederic BrugereProfessor of apologetics and church history, born at Orléans, 8 October 1823; died at ... |
BrugesBrugesThe chief town of the Province of West Flanders in the Kingdom of Belgium. Pope Nicholas I in ... |
Brugière, PierrePierre BrugiereA French priest, Jansenist, and Juror, born at Thiers, 3 October, 1730; died at Paris, 7 ... |
Brugman, JohnJohn BrugmanA renowned Franciscan preacher of the fifteenth century, b. at Kempen in the Diocese of Cologne, ... |
Brumidi, ConstantinoConstantino BrumidiAn Italian-American historical painter, celebrated for his fresco work in the Capitol at ... |
Brumoy, PierrePierre BrumoyBorn at Rouen in Normandy, 1688; entered the Society of Jesus in 1704; died in Paris, 1742. ... |
Brunellesco, FilippoFilippo Brunellesco(Or Brunelleschi) An architect and sculptor, born at Florence, 1377; died there 16 April, ... |
Brunetière, FerdinandFerdinand BrunetiereA French critic and professor, born at Toulon, 19 July, 1849; died at Paris, 9 December, 1906. ... |
Brunforte, UgolinoUgolino BrunforteFriar Minor and chronicler, born c. 1262; died c. 1348. His father Rinaldo, Lord of Sarnano in the ... |
Bruni, LeonardoLeonardo BruniAn eminent Italian humanist, b. of poor and humble parents at Arezzo, the birthplace of ... |
Brunner, Francis de SalesFrancis de Sales BrunnerThe founder of the Swiss-American congregation of the Benedictines, b. 10 January, 1795, at ... |
Brunner, SebastianSebastian BrunnerA versatile and voluminous writer, b. in Vienna, 10 December, 1814; d. there, 27 November, 1893. ... |
Bruno of Querfurt, SaintSt. Bruno of Querfurt(Also called BRUN and BONIFACE). Second Apostle of the Prussians and martyr, born about ... |
Bruno the SaxonBruno the Saxon(SAXONICUS.) A German chronicler of the eleventh Century and author of the "Historia de Bello ... |
Bruno, GiordanoGiordano BrunoItalian philosopher, b. at Nola in Campania, in the Kingdom of Naples, in 1548; d. at Rome, ... |
Bruno, SaintSt. Bruno (1048-1123)Bishop of Segni, in Italy, born at Solero, Piedmont, about 1048; died 1123. He received his ... |
Bruno, SaintSt. Bruno (1030-1101)Confessor, ecclesiastical writer, and founder of the Carthusian Order. He was born at Cologne ... |
BrunswickBrunswick (Braunschweig)A duchy situated in the mountainous central part of Northern Germany, comprising the region of the ... |
Brus, AntonAnton BrusArchbishop of Prague, b. at. Muglitz in Moravia, 13 February, 1518; d. 28 August, 1580. After ... |
BrusaBrusaA titular see of Bithynia in Asia Minor. According to Strabo, XII, iv, the city was founded by ... |
BrusselsBrussels(From Bruk Sel , marsh-castle; Flemish Brussel , German Brussel , French Bruxelles ). ... |
Bruté de Rémur, Simon William GabrielSimon William Gabriel Brute de RemurFirst Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.A. (now Indianapolis ), b. at Rennes, France, 20 March ... |
Bruyas, JacquesJacques BruyesBorn at Lyons, France, 13 July, 1635; died at Sault St. Louis, Canada, 15 June 1712. He ... |
Bryant, John DelavauJohn Delavau BryantPhysician, poet, author, and editor, b. in Philadelphia, U.S.A. 1811; d. 1877. He was the son of ... |
BubastisBubastisA titular see of Lower Egypt, on the right bank of the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, near the ... |
Bucelin, GabrielGabriel Bucelin(Buzlin). A Benedictine historical writer, born at Diessenhofen in Thurgau, 29 December, ... |
Bucer, MartinMartin Bucer(Also called BUTZER.) One of the leaders in the South German Reformation movement, b. 11 ... |
BucharestBukarest(B UCHAREST ; B UCARESTIENSIS ; Rumanian, B UCHARESCI "City of enjoyment") Comprises the ... |
Buck, Victor DeVictor de BuckBollandist, born at Oudenarde, Flanders, 21 April, 1817; died 28 June, 1876. His family was one ... |
Buckfast AbbeyBuckfast AbbeyThe date of the foundation of the monastery of Our Lady of Buckfast, two miles from ... |
Buckley, Sir Patrick AlphonsusSir Patrick Alphonsus BuckleyA soldier, lawyer, stateman, judge, born near Castletownsend, County Cork, Ireland, in 1841; died ... |
Buckley, Venerable JohnVen. John Buckley( Alias John Jones; alias John Griffith; in religion, Godfrey Maurice). Priest and martyr, ... |
Budé, GuillaumeGuillaume Bude(Budaeus). A French Hellenist, born at Paris, 1467; died there 22 August, 1540. He studied at ... |
BuddhismBuddhismThe religious, monastic system, founded c. 500 B.C. on the basis of pantheistic Brahminism. The ... |
BudweisBudweis(Czech, BUDEJOVICE; Latin BUDOVICIUM; BOHEMO-BUDVICENSIS). A diocese situated in Southern ... |
Buenos AiresBuenos AiresThe federal capital of the Argentine Republic , and the second city of the Latin races in the ... |
BuffaloBuffaloDiocese established 23 April, 1847, now comprises the counties of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, ... |
Buffier, ClaudeClaude BuffierA philosopher, and author, born in Poland, of French parents, 25 May, 1661; died in Paris, 17 ... |
Buglio, LouisLouis BuglioA celebrated missionary in China, mathematician, and theologian, born at Mineo, Sicily, 26 ... |
Buil, BernardoBernardo Buil(Also Boil or Boyal.) A Friar Minor. The fact that there were two religious of the name of ... |
Buildings, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical BuildingsThis term comprehends all constructions erected for the celebration of liturgical acts, whatever ... |
BukarestBukarest(B UCHAREST ; B UCARESTIENSIS ; Rumanian, B UCHARESCI "City of enjoyment") Comprises the ... |
BulgariaBulgariaA European kingdom in the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, bounded by the Black Sea, ... |
Bull-Fight, The SpanishThe Spanish Bull-FightOverview Neither the English term nor the German ( Stiergefecht ) used to designate this ... |
Bulla AureaBulla Aurea (Golden Bull)(Golden Bull ). A fundamental law of the Holy Roman Empire; probably the best known of all ... |
Bullaker, Ven. ThomasVen. Thomas Bullaker( Also John Baptist). A Friar Minor and English martyr, born at Chichester about the ... |
BullariumBullariumBullarium is a term commonly applied to a collection of bulls and other analogous papal ... |
Bullion, AngéliqueAngelique BullionBorn in Paris, at commencement of the seventeenth century, her parents being Guichard Favre and ... |
Bulls and BriefsBulls and BriefsA bulla was originally a circular plate or boss of metal, so called from its resemblance in ... |
Bulstrode, Sir RichardSir Richard BulstrodeA soldier, diplomatist, and author, born 1610; died 1711, was the second son of Edward Bulstrode ... |
Bunderius, JoannesJoannes Bunderius(VAN DEN BUNDERE). A Flemish theologian and controversialist, born of distinguished parents ... |
Buonarroti, MichelangeloMichelangelo BuonarrotiItalian sculptor, painter, and architect, b. at Caprese in the valley of the upper Arno, 6 March, ... |
Burchard of BasleBurchard of Basle(Also of HASENBURG or ASUEL, from his ancestral castle in Western Berne, Switzerland ). ... |
Burchard of Würzurg, SaintSt. Burchard of WurzburgFirst bishop of Würzurg, b. in England of Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown; d. in ... |
Burchard of WormsBurchard of WormsBishop of that see, b. of noble parents in Hesse, Germany, after the middle of the tenth ... |
Burckmair, HansHans Burckmair(Or Burgkmair). A painter of the Swabian school, b. at Augsburg in 1473; d. in 1531. He was ... |
Burgis, Edward AmbroseEdward Ambrose BurgisA Dominican historian and theologian, b. in England c. 1673; d. in Brussels, 27 April, 1747. ... |
Burgoa, FranciscoFrancisco BurgoaBorn at Oaxaca about 1600; d. at Teopozotlan in 1681. He entered the Dominican Order 2 August, ... |
BurgosBurgos(B URGENSIS ) The Archdiocese of Burgos (from burgi, burgorum , signifying a ... |
BurgundyBurgundy(Latin Burgundia , German Burgund , French Bourgogne ). In medieval times ... |
Burial, ChristianChristian BurialThe interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. The Jews ... |
Buridan, JeanJean BuridanFrench scholastic philosopher of the fourteenth century, b. at Béthune, in the district of ... |
Burigny, Jean Lévesque deJean Levesque de BurignyHistorian, b. at Reims, 1692; d. at Paris, 1785. In 1713, with his brothers, Champeaux and ... |
Burkard, FranzFranz BurkardThe name of two celebrated German jurists. One died suddenly at Rain, 9 December 1539. He began to ... |
Burke, EdmundEdmund BurkeFirst Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia, b. in the parish of Maryborough, County Kildare, Ireland, ... |
Burke, ThomasThomas Burke(THOMAS DE BURGO) Bishop of Ossory, b. at Dublin, Ireland, about 1709; d. at Kilkenny, 25 ... |
Burke, Thomas NicholasThomas Nicholas BurkeA celebrated Dominican orator, b. 8 September, 1830, in Galway ; d. 2 July, 1882, at ... |
Burleigh, WalterWalter Burleigh(Also: Walter Burley; Burlæus). Friar Minor and medieval philosopher, b. in 1275 and d. in ... |
BurlingtonBurlington(Burlingtonensis). Diocese established 14 July, 1853; comprises the whole State of Vermont , ... |
BurmaBurmaBefore its annexation by the British Burma consisted of the kingdoms of Ava and Pegu. In 1548 St. ... |
Burnett, Peter HardemanPeter Hardeman BurnettFirst American Governor of California, U.S.A. b. in Nashville, Tennessee, 15 Nov., 1807, of ... |
Burns, JamesJames BurnsPublisher and author, b. near Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, 1808; d. in London, 11 April, ... |
BurseBurse( Bursa , "hide", "skin"; whence "bag" or "purse"). A receptacle in which, for reasons of ... |
Bursfeld, The Abbey ofThe Abbey of BursfeldIn the Middle Ages on of the most celebrated Benedictine monasteries in Germany was the ... |
Bury St. Edmund's, The Abbey ofThe Abbey of Bury St. Edmund'sThe first religious foundation there was established by Sigebert, King of the East Angles, who ... |
Busée, PierrePierre Buse(Busæus or Buys). A Jesuit theologian, born at Nimwegen in 1540; died at Vienna in ... |
Bus, Venerable César deVenerable Caesar de BusA priest and founder of two religious congregations, b. 3 February, 1544, at Cavaillon, Comtat ... |
Busembaum, HermannHermann BusembaumMoral theologian, born at Notteln, Westphalia, 1600; died at Münster, 31 January, 1668. He ... |
BusirisBusirisA titular see taking its title from one of the many Egyptian cities of the same name. This ... |
BuskinsBuskins(Caligæ). Ceremonial stockings of silk, sometimes interwoven with gold threads, and even ... |
Buss, Franz Joseph, Ritter vonFranz Joseph, Ritter von BussJurist, b. 23 March, 1803 at Zell in Baden ; d. 31 January, 1878, at Freiburg im Breisgau. He ... |
Bustamante, Carlos MaríaCarlos Maria BustamanteMexican statesman and historian, b. at Oaxaca, Mexico, 4 November, 1774; d. in Mexico, 29 ... |
Buston, Thomas StephenThomas Stephen Buston(or Busten) A Jesuit missionary and author, born 1549, in the Diocese of Salisbury , ... |
Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess ofJohn Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of ButeBorn at Mountstuart, Bute, 12 September, 1847; d. at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, 9 October, 1900, ... |
Buteux, JacquesJacques ButeuxFrench missionary in Canada. Born at Abbeville, in Picardy, 11 April, 1600; slain by the ... |
Butler, AlbanAlban ButlerHistorian, b. 10 October, 1710, at Appletree, Northamptonshire, England ; d. at St-Omer, ... |
Butler, CharlesCharles ButlerOne of the most prominent figures among the English Catholics of his day, b. in London, 1750, d. ... |
Butler, Mary JosephMary Joseph ButlerFirst Irish Abbess of the Irish Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Grace, at Ypres, Flanders, ... |
Butler, Sir William FrancisGeneral Sir William Francis ButlerBorn at Suirville, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, 31 October, 1838; died 7 June, 1910, was the son of ... |
ButtressButtressA pilaster, pier, or body of masonry projecting beyond the main face of the wall and intended to ... |
Buxton, Ven. ChrisopherVen. Christopher BuxtonPriest and martyr, b. in Derbyshire; d. at Canterbury, 1 October, 1588. He was a scholar of ... |
ByblosByblosA titular see of Phoenicia. Byblos is the Greek name of Gebal "The Mountain", one of the oldest ... |
Bye-AltarBye-AltarAn altar that is subordinate to the central or high altar. The term is generally applied to ... |
ByllisByllisA titular see of Epirus Nova (Albania), whose title is often added to that of Apollonia among ... |
Byrd, WilliamWilliam ByrdEnglish composer, born in London in 1542 or 1543; died 4 July, 1623. He was the son of a ... |
Byrne, AndrewAndrew ByrneBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A. b. at Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland, 5 December, 1802; ... |
Byrne, RichardRichard ByrneBrevet brigadier general, United States Army, b. in Co. Cavan, Ireland, 1832; d. at Washington, ... |
Byrne, WilliamWilliam ByrneMissionary and educator, born in County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1780; died at Bardstown, Kentucky, ... |
Byzantine ArchitectureByzantine ArchitectureA mixed style, i.e. a style composed of Graeco-Roman and Oriental elements which, in earlier ... |
Byzantine ArtByzantine ArtThe art of the Eastern Roman Empire and of its capital Byzantium, or Constantinople. The term ... |
Byzantine Empire, TheThe Byzantine EmpireThe ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern ... |
Byzantine LiteratureByzantine LiteratureTo grasp correctly the essential characteristics of Byzantine literature, it is necessary first ... |
Byzantine RiteThe Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite)( Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of ... |
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