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A titular see of Augustamnica Prima, mentioned by Hierocles (Synecd., 727, 9), by George of Cyprus, and by certain rare documents, as among the thirteen towns of that province. It was a suffragan of Pelusium (see Parthey's "Notitia Prima" and the Coptic allusion to it published by J. de Rougé, in his "Géographie ancienne de la Basse Egypte" (Paris, 1891, 157). Lequien (Oriens christ., II, 547) mentions only two bishops : John, who took part in the two Councils of Ephesus (431 and 449), and Peter, present at the Council of Constantinople in 459. Both the native name of Hephæstus and its site are unknown.

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Hédelin, François Francois Hedelin, Abbe d'Aubignac Grammarian, poet, preacher, archeologist, philologist. Born at Paris, 4 August, 1604; died at ...
Hélinand Helinand A celebrated medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer; born of Flemish parents ...
Hélyot, Pierre Pierre Helyot (Usually known as HIPPOLYTE, his name in religion ) Born at Paris, in 1660; died there 5 ...
Hôpital, Guillaume-François-Antoine de L' Guillaume-Francois-Antoine de l'Hopital Marquis de Sainte-Mesme and Comte d'Entremont, French mathematician; b. at Paris, 1661; d. at ...
Höfler, Konstantin von Konstantin von Hoefler An historian; born at Memmingen, Bavaria, 26 March, 1811; died at Prague, 29 December, 1898. ...
Hübner, Count Alexander Count Alexander Huebner An Austrian statesman, born 26 Nov., 1811; died 30 July, 1892. He was educated at Vienna, and ...
Hüffer, Hermann Hermann Hueffer An historian and jurist; born 24 March, 1830, at Münster in Westphalia ; died at Bonn, 15 ...
Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth von Baroness Von Huelshoff (DROSTE-HÜLSHOFF) A poetess; born at Schloss Hülshoff near Münster in ...
Haüy, René-Just Rene-Just Hauy Mineralogist; b. at Saint-Just (Oise), 28 Feb., 1743; d. at Paris, 3 June, 1822. His father was a ...
Haüy, Valentin Valentin Hauy Founder of the first school for the blind, and known under the endearing name of "Father and ...
Haarlem Haarlem DIOCESE OF HAARLEM (HARLEMENSIS). One of the suffragan sees of the Archdiocese of Utrecht ...
Habacuc Habacuc (Habakkuk) The eighth of the Minor Prophets, who probably flourished towards the end of the seventh century ...
Habakkuk Habacuc (Habakkuk) The eighth of the Minor Prophets, who probably flourished towards the end of the seventh century ...
Haberl, Francis Xavier Francis Xavier Haberl An historian of sacred music, editor, born at Oberellenbach, Lower Bavaria, 12 April, 1840; died ...
Habington, William William Habington Poet and historian; born at Hindlip, Worcestershire, 1605; died 1654; son of Thomas Habington ...
Habit Habit Habit is an effect of repeated acts and an aptitude to reproduce them, and may be defined as "a ...
Habor River Habor [Hebrew habhor ; Septuagint 'A Bwr : 2 Kings 17:6 , 'A Biwr : 2 Kings 18:11 ; X aBwr : ...
Haceldama Haceldama Haceldama is the name given by the people to the potter's field, purchased with the price of the ...
Hadewych, Blessed Bl. Hadewych (HADEWIG, HEDWIG). Prioress of the Premonstratensian convent of Mehre (Meer), near ...
Hadrian Hadrian Martyr, died about the year 306. The Christians of Constantinople venerated the grave of this ...
Hadrian, Publius Ælius Publius Aelius Hadrian Emperor of the Romans; born 24 January, A. D. 76 at Rome ; died 10 July, 138. He married his ...
Hadrumetum Hadrumetum (ADRUMETUM, also ADRUMETUS). A titular see of Byzacena. Hadrumetum was a Phoenician colony ...
Haeften, Benedict van Benedict van Haeften (Haeftenus). Benedictine writer, provost of the Monastery of Afflighem, Belgium ; born at ...
Hagen, Gottfried Gottfried Hagen Gottfried Hagen, town clerk of Cologne, and author of the Cologne "Reimchronik" (rhymed ...
Haggai Aggeus (Haggai) Name and personal life Aggeus, the tenth among the minor prophets of the Old Testament, is ...
Haggith Haggith This is the ordinary form of the name in the English Bible ; it corresponds better to the ...
Hagiography Hagiography The name given to that branch of learning which has the saints and their worship for its object. ...
Hague, The The Hague (French LA HAYE; Dutch 's GRAVENHAGE, "the Count's Park"; Latin HAGA COMITIS) Capital and ...
Hahn-Hahn, Ida Ida Hahn-Hahn Countess, convert and authoress, born 22 June, 1805; died 12 January, 1880. She was descended ...
Haid, Herenaus Herenaus Haid Catechist, born in the Diocese of Ratisbon , 16 February, 1784; died 7 January, 1873. His ...
Hail Holy Queen Salve Regina The opening words (used as a title) of the most celebrated of the four Breviary anthems of the ...
Hail Mary Hail Mary The Hail Mary (sometimes called the "Angelical salutation", sometimes, from the first words in its ...
Haimhausen, Karl von Karl von Haimhausen (Corrupt form of Aymausen .) German missionary; b. at Munich, of a noble Bavarian family, ...
Hair (in Christian Antiquity) Hair (In Christian Antiquity) The subject of this article is so extensive that there can be no attempt to describe the types of ...
Hairshirt Hairshirt (Latin cilicium ; French cilice ). A garment of rough cloth made from goats' hair and ...
Haiti Haiti ( Spanish Santo Domingo, Hispaniola .) An island of the Greater Antilles. I. STATISTICS ...
Haito Haito (HATTO). Bishop of Basle; b. in 763, of a noble family of Swabia; d. 17 March, 836, in the ...
Hakodate Hakodate Situated between 138º and 157º E. long., and between 37º and 52º N. lat., ...
Hakon the Good Hakon the Good King of Norway, 935 (936) to 960 (961), youngest child of King Harold Fair Hair and Thora ...
Halicarnassus Halicarnassus A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. It was a colony from Trœzen in ...
Halifax Halifax (HALIFAXIENSIS) This see takes its name from the city of Halifax which has been the seat of ...
Hallahan, Margaret Margaret Hallahan Foundress of the Dominican Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena (third order); b. in London, ...
Haller, Karl Ludwig von Karl Ludwig von Haller A professor of constitutional law, b. 1 August, 1768, at Berne, d. 21 May, 1854, at Solothurn, ...
Hallerstein, August August Allerstein (Or Hallerstein). Jesuit missionary in China, born in Germany, died in China, probably about ...
Halloween All Saints' Day [ The vigil of this feast is popularly called "Hallowe'en" or "Halloween".] Solemnity ...
Halloy, Jean-Baptiste-Julien D'Omalius Jean-Baptiste-Julien d'Omalius Halloy Belgian geologist, b. at Liège, Belgium, 16 February, 1783; d. at Brussels, 15 January, ...
Halma, Nicholas Nicholas Halma French mathematician; born at Sedan, 31 December, 1755; died at Paris, 4 June, 1828. He was ...
Ham, Hamites Cham, Chamites (Ham, Hamites) I. CHAM ( A.V. Ham). Son of Noah and progenitor of one of the three great races of men whose ...
Hamar, Ancient See of Hamar (HAMARCOPIA; HAMARENSIS). Hamar in Norway, embraced Hedemarken and Christians Amt, and was ...
Hamatha Hamatha (AMATHA). A titular see of Syria Secunda, suffragan of Apamea. Hamath was the capital of a ...
Hambley, Ven. John Ven. John Hambley English martyr (suffered 1587), born and educated in Cornwall, and converted by reading one ...
Hamburg Hamburg A city supposed to be identical with the Marionis of Ptolemy, was founded by a colony of fishermen ...
Hamilton, John John Hamilton Archbishop of St. Andrews; b. 1511; d. at Stirling, 1571; a natural son of James, first Earl of ...
Hamilton, Ontario, Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario (Hamiltonensis). Located in Ontario, Canada ; a suffragan of Toronto. It comprises the counties ...
Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Baron von Joseph, Baron von Hammer-Purgstall A distinguished Austrian Orientalist ; b. at Graz, 9 June, 1774; d. at Vienna, 23 November, ...
Hammurabi Hammurabi ( Ha-am-mu-ra-bi ) The sixth king of the first Babylonian dynasty; well known for over ...
Hamsted, Adrian Adrian Hamsted Founder of the sect of Adrianists; born at Dordrecht, 1524; died at Bruges, 1581. We know ...
Haneberg, Daniel Bonifacius von Daniel Bonifacius von Haneberg A distinguished German prelate and Orientalist of the nineteenth century, b. At Tanne near ...
Hanover Hanover The former Kingdom of Hanover has been a province of the Prussian monarchy since 20 September, ...
Hanse, Blessed Everald Bl. Everald Hanse Martyr ; b. in Northamptonshire; executed 31 July, 1581. He was educated at Cambridge, and was ...
Hansiz, Markus Markus Hansiz Historian, b. at Volkermarkt, Carinthia, Austria, 25 April, 1683; d. at Vienna, 5 September, ...
Hanthaler, Chrysostomus Chrysostomus Hanthaler (JOHANNES ADAM.) A Cistercian, historical investigator and writer; b. at Marenbach, Austria, ...
Hanxleden, Johann Ernest Johann Ernest Hanxleden Jesuit missionary in the East Indies: b. at Ostercappeln, near Osnabrück, in Hanover, ...
Happiness Happiness ( French bonheur ; German Glück ; Latin felicitas ; Greek eutychia, eudaimonia ). ...
Haraldson, Saint Olaf St. Olaf Haraldson Martyr and King of Norway (1015-30), b. 995; d. 29 July, 1030. He was a son of King Harald ...
Harbor Grace Harbor Grace (Portus Gratiæ) Diocese in Newfoundland, erected in 1856. It comprises all the northern ...
Hardee, William J. William J. Hardee Soldier, convert, b. at Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. 1817, d. at Wytheville, Virginia, 6 Nov., ...
Hardey, Mary Aloysia Mary Aloysia Hardey Of the Society of the Sacred Heart, who established all the convents of her order, up to the ...
Harding, St. Stephen St. Stephen Harding Confessor, the third Abbot of Cîteaux, was born at Sherborne in Dorsetshire, England, ...
Harding, Thomas Thomas Harding Controversialist; b. at Combe Martin, Devon, 1516 d. at Louvain, Sept., 1572. The registers of ...
Hardman, Mary Juliana Mary Juliana Hardman Known in religion as Sister Mary; b. 26 April, 1813; d. 24 March, 1884; was the daughter of John ...
Hardouin, Jean Jean Hardouin Jesuit, and historian; b. at Quimper, Brittany, 23 Dec., 1646, son of a bookseller of that town; ...
Hardyng, John John Hardyng An English chronicler; b. 1378; d. about 1460. He was of northern parentage and entered the ...
Hare Indians Hare Indians A Déné tribe which shares with the Loucheux the distinction of being the ...
Harland, Henry Henry Harland Novelist, b. of New England parentage, at St. Petersburg, 1 Mar., 1861; d. at San Remo, 20 Dec., ...
Harlay, Family of Family of Harlay An important family of parliamentarians and bishops, who deserve a place in religious ...
Harlez de Deulin, Charles-Joseph de Charles-Joseph de Harlez de Deulin A Belgian Orientalist, domestic prelate, canon of the cathedral of Liège, member of the ...
Harmony Harmony (Greek, harmonia ; Latin, harmonia ) A concord of sounds, several tones of different ...
Harney Harney (1) William Selby Harney Soldier, convert ; b. near Haysboro, Tennessee, U.S.A. 27 August, ...
Harold Bluetooth Harold Bluetooth (B LAATAND ) Born 911; died 1 November, 985 or 986. He was the son of King Gorm the Old of ...
Harold, Francis Francis Harold Irish Franciscan and historical writer, d. at Rome, 18 March, 1685. He was for some time ...
Harpasa Harpasa A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. Nothing is known of the history of this ...
Harper, Thomas Morton Thomas Morton Harper Priest, philosopher, theologian and preacher. Born in London 26 Sept., 1821, of Anglican ...
Harrington, Ven. William Venerable William Harrington English martyr ; b. 1566; d. 18 February, 1594. His father had entertained Campion at the ...
Harris, Joel Chandler Joel Chandler Harris Folklorist, novelist, poet, journalist; born at Eatonton, Georgia, U.S.A. 1848; died at Atlanta, ...
Harrisburg Harrisburg (Harrisburgensis.) Established 1868, comprises the Counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, ...
Harrison, James James Harrison Priest and martyr ; b. in the Diocese of Lichfield, England, date unknown; d. at York, 22 ...
Harrison, William William Harrison Third and last archpriest of England, b. in Derbyshire in 1553; d. 11 May, 1621. He was ...
Harrowing of Hell Harrowing of Hell This is the Old English and Middle English term for the triumphant descent of Christ into hell ...
Hart, William Bl. William Hart Born at Wells, 1558; suffered at York, 15 March, 1583. Elected Trappes Scholar at Lincoln ...
Hartford Hartford Diocese of Hartford, established by Gregory XVI, 18 Sept., 1843. When erected it embraced the ...
Hartley, Ven. William Ven. William Hartley Martyr ; b. at Wyn, in Derbyshire, England, of a yeoman family about 1557; d. 5 October, 1588. ...
Hartmann von Aue Hartman von Aue A Middle High German epic poet and minnesinger; died between 1210 and 1220. Little is known ...
Hartmann, Georg Georg Hartmann Mechanician and physicist ; b. at Eckoltsheim, Bavaria, 9 Feb. 1489; d. at Nuremberg, 9 ...
Hasak, Vincenz Vincenz Hasak Historian, b. at Neustadt, near Friedland, Bohemia, 18 July, 1812; d. 1 September, 1889, as ...
Haschka, Lorenz Leopold Lorenz Leopold Haschka A poet-author of the Austrian national anthem; b. at Vienna, 1 Sept. 1749, d. there 3 Aug., ...
Haspinger, Johann Simon Johann Simon (Joachim) Haspinger A Tyrolese priest and patriot ; b. at Gries, Tyrol, 28 October, 1776; d. in the imperial palace ...
Hassard, John Rose Greene John Rose Greene Hassard An editor, historian; b. in New York, U.S.A. 4 September, 1836; d. in that city, 18 April, 1888. ...
Hasslacher, Peter Peter Hasslacher Preacher; b. at Coblenz, 14 August, 1810; d. at Paris, 5 July, 1876. He was one of that band of ...
Hatred Hatred Hatred in general is a vehement aversion entertained by one person for another, or for ...
Hatto Hatto Archbishop of Mainz ; b. of a noble Swabian family, c. 850; d. 15 May, 913. He was educated at ...
Hatton, Edward Anthony Edward Anthony Hatton Dominican, apologist ; b. in 1701; d. at Stourton Lodge, near Leeds, Yorkshire, 23 October, ...
Hauara Hauara A titular see of Palestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra. Peutinger's map locates a place of ...
Haudriettes Haudriettes A religious congregation founded in Paris early in the fourteenth century by Jeanne, wife of ...
Haughery, Margaret Margaret Haughery Margaret Haughery, "the mother of the orphans ", as she was familiarly styled, b. in Cavan, ...
Hauréau, Jean-Barthélemy Jean-Barthelemy Haureau Historian and publicist; b. at Paris, 1812; d. there, 1896. He was educated at the Louis le Grand ...
Hautecombe Hautecombe (Altacomba, Altæcombæum) A Cistercian monastery near Aix-les-Bains in Savoy, ...
Hautefeuille, Jean de Jean de Hautefeuille French physicist, b. at Orléans, 20 March, 1647; d. there, 18 October, 1724. He was the ...
Hautefeuille, Jean de Jean de Hautefeuille French physicist, b. at Orléans, 20 March, 1647; d. there, 18 October, 1724. He was the ...
Hauteserre Hauteserre (ALTESERRA). Antoine Dadin d'Hauteserre Born 1602, died 1682; a distinguished French historian ...
Hauzeur, Mathias Mathias Hauzeur A Franciscan theologian, b. at Verviers, 1589; d. at Liège 12 November, 1676, for many ...
Havana Havana Diocese of Havana (San Cristóbal de la Habana) — Avanensis The city of Havana is ...
Havestadt, Bernhard Bernhard Havestadt German Jesuit ; b. at Cologne, 27 February, 1714; died at Münster after 1778. He entered ...
Hawarden, Edward Edward Hawarden (HARDEN). Theologian and controversialist, b. in Lancashire, England, 9 April, 1662; d. in ...
Hawes, Stephen Stephen Hawes Poet; b. in Suffolk about 1474; d. about 1523. Very little is known of his life. He was educated ...
Hawker, Robert Stephen Robert Stephen Hawker Poet and antiquary; b. at Plymouth 3 December, 1803, d. there 15 August, 1875, son of Jacob ...
Hawkins, Sir Henry Sir Henry Hawkins Raised to the peerage as Lord Brampton, eminent English lawyer and Judge, b. at Hitchin, ...
Hay, Edmund and John Edmund and John Hay (1) Edmund Hay Jesuit, and envoy to Mary Queen of Scots, b. 1540?; d. at Rome, 4 Nov., 1591. he ...
Hay, George George Hay Bishop and writer, b. at Edinburgh, 24 Aug., 1729; d. at Aquhorties, 18 Oct., 1811. His parents ...
Haydn, Franz Joseph Franz Joseph Haydn Born of staunch Catholic parents at Rohrau, Austria, 1 April, 1732; died at Gumpendorf, Vienna, ...
Haydn, Johann Michael Johann Michael Haydn A younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn ; born at Rohrau, Austria, 14 September, 1737; died at ...
Haydock, George Leo George Leo Haydock Priest and Biblical scholar; b. 11 April, 1774, at Cottam, near Wood Plumpton, Lancashire; d. 29 ...
Haydock, Venerable George Ven. George Haydock English martyr ; born 1556; executed at Tyburn, 12 February, 1583-84. He was the youngest son of ...
Haymo Haymo ( Or Haimo). A Benedictine bishop of the ninth century; d. 26 March, 853. The exact date ...
Haymo of Faversham Haymo of Faversham English Franciscan and schoolman, b. at Faversham, Kent; d. at Anagni, Itlay, in 1243, according ...
Haynald, Lajos Lajos Haynald Cardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa-Bács in Hungary ; b. at Szécsény, 3 ...
Hazart, Cornelius Cornelius Hazart Controversialist, orator, and writer, b. 28 October, 1617, at Oudenarde in the Netherlands ; ...
Healy, George Peter Alexander George Peter Alexander Healy An American portrait and historical painter, b. at Boston, 15 July, 1808; d. at Chicago, 14 June ...
Hearse, Tenebrae Tenebrae Hearse The Tenebræ Hearse is the triangular candlestick used in the Tenebræ service. The ...
Heart of Jesus, Devotion to the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus The treatment of this subject is divided into two parts: I. Doctrinal Explanations;II. Historical ...
Heart of Mary, Congregations of Congregations of the Heart of Mary I. Sisters of the Holy Heart of Mary Founded in 1842 at Nancy, by Mgr Menjaud, Bishop of ...
Heart of Mary, Devotion to the Devotion To the Heart of Mary As in the article on Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus , this subject will be considered ...
Heath, Ven. Henry Ven. Henry Heath English Franciscan and martyr, son of John Heath; christened at St. John's, Peterborough, 16 ...
Heaven Heaven This subject will be treated under seven headings: I. Name and Place of Heaven; II. Existence of ...
Hebrew Bible Hebrew Bible As compared with the Latin Vulgate , the Hebrew Bible includes the entire Old Testament with ...
Hebrew Language and Literature Hebrew Language and Literature Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and in which were composed nearly all ...
Hebrews, Epistle to the Epistle to the Hebrews This will be considered under eight headings: (I) Argument; (II) Doctrinal Contents; (III) ...
Hebrides, New New Hebrides Vicariate Apostolic in Oceania; comprises the New Hebrides, with Banks and Torres, islands ...
Hebron Hebron ( hbrwn, chebrón ) An ancient royal city of Chanaan, famous in biblical history, ...
Hecker, Isaac Thomas Isaac Thomas Hecker Missionary, author, founder of the Paulists ; b. in New York, 18 December, 1819; d. there, 22 ...
Hedonism Hedonism ( hedoné, pleasure). The name given to the group of ethical systems that hold, with ...
Hedwig, Saint St. Hedwig Duchess of Silesia, b. about 1174, at the castle of Andechs ; d. at Trebnitz, 12 or 15 ...
Heeney, Cornelius Cornelius Heeney Merchant and philanthropist; b. in King's County, Ireland, 1754; d. at Brooklyn, U.S.A. 3 May, ...
Heereman von Zuydwyk, Freiherr von Heeremann von Zuydwyk (Clemens Aug. Ant.). Catholic statesman and writer on art, b. 26 Aug., 1832, at Surenburg near ...
Heeswijk Heeswijk A village in the diocese of Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Holland, in which the dispersed ...
Hefele, Karl Joseph von Karl Joseph von Hefele Bishop of Rottenburg, b. at Unterkochen, Würtemberg, 15 March, 1809; d. at Rottenburg, 5 ...
Hegelianism Hegelianism (1) Life and Writings of Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born at Stüttgart in 1770; ...
Hegesippus, Saint St. Hegesippus (Roman Martyrology, 7 April). A writer of the second century, known to us almost exclusively ...
Hegesippus, The Pseudo- The Pseudo-Hegesippus A fourth-century translator of the "Jewish War" of Flavius Josephus. The name is based on an ...
Hegius, Alexander Alexander Hegius Humanist ; b. probably in 1433, at Heeck (Westphalia); d. 7 December, 1498, at Deventer ...
Heidelberg, University of University of Heidelberg Heidelberg, a city of 41,000 inhabitants, is situated in the Grand Duchy of Baden, on the left ...
Heiligenkreuz Heiligenkreuz (SANCTA CRUX). An existing Cistercian monastery in the Wienerwald, eight miles north-west of ...
Heilsbronn Heilsbronn (FONS SALUTIS). Formerly a Cistercian monastery in the Diocese of Eichstätt in Middle ...
Heilsbronn, Monk of Monk of Heilsbronn This name indicates the unknown author of some small mystical treatises, written about the ...
Heim, François Joseph Francois Joseph Heim French historical painter, b. near Belfort, 1787, d. in Paris, 1865. This clever painter ...
Heinrich der Glïchezäre Heinrich Der Glichezare ( Glïchezäre , i.e. the hypocrite, in the sense of one who adopts a strange name or ...
Heinrich von Ahaus Heinrich von Ahaus (Hendrik van Ahuis) Founder of the Brethren of the Common Life in Germany, b. in 1371, the ...
Heinrich von Laufenberg Heinrich von Laufenberg A German poet of the fifteenth century, d. at Strasburg in 1460; he was a priest in Freiburg ...
Heinrich von Meissen Heinrich von Meissen Usually called "Frauenlob" (Woman's praise), a Middle High German lyric poet; b. at Meissen ...
Heinrich von Melk Heinrich von Melk German satirist of the twelfth century; of knightly birth and probably a lay brother in the ...
Heinrich von Veldeke Heinrich von Veldeke A medieval German poet of knightly rank; b. near Maastricht in the Netherlands about the ...
Heinz, Joseph Joseph Heinz Swiss painter ; b. at Basle, 11 June, 1564; d. near Prague, Bohemia, October, 1609. He appears ...
Heis, Eduard Eduard Heis German astronomer, b. at Cologne, 18 February, 1806; d. at Münster, Westphalia, 30 June, ...
Heisterbach Heisterbach (Vallis S. Petri). A former Cistercian monastery in the Siebengebirge near the little town ...
Helen of Sköfde, Saint Saint Helen of Skofde Martyr in the first half of the twelfth century. Her feast is celebrated 31 July. Her life ...
Helena (Montana) Helena (Helenensis) Erected from the Vicariate of Montana, 7 March, 1884. It comprises the western ...
Helena, Saint St. Helena The mother of Constantine the Great , born about the middle of the third century, possibly in ...
Helenopolis Helenopolis A titular see of Bithynia Prima, suffragan of Prusa. On the southern side of the Sinus Astacenus ...
Heli Heli (Eli) Heli the Judge and High Priest Heli (Heb. ELI, Gr. HELI) was both judge and high-priest, whose ...
Heliae, Paul Paul Heliae (POVL HELGESEN) A Carmelite, opponent of the Reformation in Denmark, born at Warberg (in the ...
Heliand, The The Heliand ( German Heiland , Saviour) The oldest complete work of German literature . Matthias Flacius ...
Heliogabalus Heliogabalus (E LAGABAL ) The name adopted by Varius Avitus Bassianus, Roman emperor (218-222), born of ...
Hell Hell This subject is treated under eight headings: (I) Name and Place of Hell; (II) Existence of ...
Hell, Maximilian Maximilian Hell (Höll). Astronomer, b. at Schemnitz in Hungary, 15 May, 1720; d. at Vienna, 14 April, ...
Hello, Ernest Ernest Hello French philosopher and essayist, b. at Lorient, Brittany, 4 Nov., 1828; d. at Kéroman, ...
Helmold Helmold A historian, born in the first half of the twelfth century; died about 1177. He was a native of, ...
Helmont, Jan Baptista van Jan Baptista van Helmont Born at Brussels, 1577; died near Vilvorde, 30 December, 1644. This scientist, distinguished in ...
Helpers of the Holy Souls, Society of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls ( Auxiliatrices des Ames du Purgatoire ) A religious order of women founded in Paris, ...
Helpidius, Flavius Rusticius Flavius Rusticius Helpidius The name of several Latin writers. It appears in the manuscript of Pomponius Mela and Julius ...
Hemmerlin, Felix Felix Hemmerlin (MALLEOLUS) properly HEMERLI A provost at Solothurn, in Switzerland, born at Zurich, in 1388 ...
Henderson, Issac Austin Issac Austin Henderson Born at Brooklyn, 1850; died in Rome, March, 1909. His family was of Scotch and Irish ...
Hendrick, Thomas Augustine Thomas Augustine Hendrick First American and the twenty-second Bishop of Cebú, Philippine Islands, b. at Penn Yan, ...
Hengler, Lawrence Lawrence Hengler Catholic priest and the inventor of the horizontal pendulum, b. at Reichenhofen, ...
Hennepin, Louis Louis Hennepin One of the most famous explorers in the wilds of North America during the seventeenth century, b. ...
Henoch Henoch (Greek Enoch ). The name of the son of Cain ( Genesis 4:17, 18 ), of a nephew of Abraham ...
Henoch, Book of The Book of Enoch The antediluvian patriarch Henoch according to Genesis "walked with God and was seen no more, ...
Henoticon Henoticon The story of the Henoticon forms a chapter in that of the Monophysite heresy in the fifth and ...
Henríquez, Crisóstomo Crisostomo Henriquez A Cistercian religious of the Spanish Congregation; b. at Madrid, 1594; d. 23 December, 1632, ...
Henríquez, Enrique Enrique Henriquez Noted Jesuit theologian, b. at Oporto, 1536; d. at Tivoli, 28 January, 1608. At the age of ...
Henri de Saint-Ignace Henri de Saint-Ignace A Carmelite theologian, b. in 1630, at Ath in Hainaut, Belgium ; d. in 1719 or 1720, near ...
Henrion, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste Mathieu-Richard-Auguste Henrion Baron, French magistrate, historian, and journalist; b. at Metz, 19 June, 1805; d. at Aix, ...
Henry Abbot Henry Abbot Layman, martyred at York, 4 July, 1597, pronounced Venerable in 1886. His acts are thus related ...
Henry II Henry II (King of England) King of England, born 1133; died 6 July, 1189; was in his earlier life commonly known as Henry ...
Henry II, Saint St. Henry II German King and Holy Roman Emperor, son of Duke Henry II (the Quarrelsome) and of the Burgundian ...
Henry III Henry III German King and Roman Emperor, son of Conrad II; b. 1017; d. at Bodfeld, in the Harz Mountains, 5 ...
Henry IV Henry IV King of France and Navarre, son of Jeanne d'Albret and Antoine de Bourbon, b. 14 December, 1553, ...
Henry IV Henry IV German King and Roman Emperor, son of Henry III and Agnes of Poitou, b. at Goslar, 11 November, ...
Henry of Friemar Henry of Friemar (DE VRIMARIA) German theologian ; b. at Friemar, a small town near Gotha in Thuringia, about ...
Henry of Ghent Henry of Ghent (HENRICUS DE GANDAVO, known as the DOCTOR SOLEMNIS) A notable scholastic philosopher and ...
Henry of Herford Henry of Herford (Or HERWORDEN; HERVORDIA) Friar and chronicler; date of birth unknown; died at Minden, 9 Oct., ...
Henry of Huntingdon Henry of Huntingdon Historian; b. probably near Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, between 1080 and 1085; d. 1155. Little is ...
Henry of Kalkar Henry of Kalkar (Egher). Carthusian writer, b. at Kalkar in the Duchy of Cleves in 1328; d. at Cologne, 20 ...
Henry of Langenstein Henry of Langenstein (Henry of Hesse the Elder.) Theologian and mathematician; b. about 1325 at the villa of ...
Henry of Nördlingen Henry of Noerdlingen A Bavarian secular priest, of the fourteenth century, date of death unknown; the spiritual ...
Henry of Rebdorf Henry of Rebdorf Alleged author of an imperial and papal chronicle of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, is ...
Henry of Segusio, Blessed Bl. Henry of Segusio Usually called Hostiensis , an Italian canonist of the thirteenth century, born at Susa (in ...
Henry Suso, Blessed Bl. Henry Suso (Also called Amandus , a name adopted in his writings). German mystic, born at Constance on ...
Henry the Navigator, Prince Prince Henry the Navigator Born 4 March, 1394; died 13 November, 1460; he was the fourth son of John I, King of Portugal, by ...
Henry V Henry V German King and Roman Emperor, son of Henry IV ; b. in 1081; d. at Utrecht, 23 May, 1125. He ...
Henry VI Henry VI German King and Roman Emperor, son of Frederick Barbarossa and Beatrice of Burgundy ; b. in ...
Henry VIII Henry VIII King of England, born 28 June, 1491; died 28 January, 1547. He was the second son and third ...
Henryson, Robert Robert Henryson Scottish poet, born probably 1420-1430; died about 1500. His birthplace, parentage, and place of ...
Henschen, Godfrey Godfrey Henschen (Or Henskens .) Jesuit, hagiographer ; b. at Venray (Limburg), 21 June, 1601; d. at ...
Hensel, Luise Luise Hensel Poetess and convert ; born at Linum, 30 March, 1798; died at Paderborn, 18 December, 1876. Her ...
Henten, John John Henton Biblical exegete, born 1499 at Nalinnes Belgium ; died 10 Oct., 1566, at Louvain. When quite ...
Heortology Heortology (From the Greek heorte , festival, and logos , knowledge, discourse) Heortology ...
Hephæstus Hephaestus A titular see of Augustamnica Prima, mentioned by Hierocles (Synecd., 727, 9), by George of ...
Heptarchy Heptarchy (A NGLO -S AXON H EPTARCHY ) By the term heptarchy is understood that complexus of ...
Heraclas Heraclas Bishop of Alexandria from 231 or 232; to 247 or 248. Of his earlier life Origen tells us, ...
Heraclea Heraclea A titular see of Thracia Prima. Heraclea is the name given about four centuries before the ...
Heraldry, Ecclesiastical Ecclesiastical Heraldry Ecclesiastical heraldry naturally divides itself into various branches, principally: the arms of ...
Herbart and Herbartianism Herbart and Herbartianism The widespread and increasing influence of Herbart and his disciples in the work of education ...
Herbert of Bosham Herbert of Bosham A biographer of St. Thomas Becket , dates of birth and death unknown. He was probably born in ...
Herbert of Derwentwater, Saint Saint Herbert of Derwentwater (Hereberht). Date of birth unknown; d. 20 March, 687; an anchorite of the seventh century, ...
Herbert of Lea, Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth Herbert of Lea Authoress, and philanthropist, b. in 1822; d. in London 30 Oct., 1911. Lady Herbert was the ...
Herbst, Johann Georg Johann Georg Herbst Born at Rottweil, in Würtemberg, 13 January, 1787; died 31 July, 1836. His college course, ...
Herculano de Carvalho e Araujo, Alejandro Alejandro Herculano de Carvalho e Araujo Born at Lisbon, 28 March, 1810; died near Santarem, 13 Sept., 1877. Because of his liberal ...
Herder Herder The name of a German firm of publishers and booksellers. Bartholomäus Herder Founder of the ...
Herdtrich, Christian Wolfgang Christian Wolfgang Herdtrich (According to Franco, Christianus Henriques ; Chinese, Ngen ). An Austrian Jesuit ...
Heredity Heredity The offspring tends to resemble, sometimes with extraordinary closeness, the parents ; this is ...
Hereford, Ancient Diocese of Ancient Diocese of Hereford (HEREFORDENSIS) Located in England. Though the name of Putta, the exiled Bishop of ...
Hereswitha, Saint St. Hereswitha (HAERESVID, HERESWYDE). Daughter of Hereric and Beorhtswith and sister of St. Hilda of Whitby. ...
Heresy Heresy I. Connotation and DefinitionII. Distinctions III. Degrees of heresy IV. Gravity of the sin of ...
Hergenröther, Joseph Joseph Hergenrother Church historian and canonist, first Cardinal-Prefect of the Vatican Archives, b. at ...
Heribert Heribert (ARIBERT) Archbishop of Milan (1018-1045) An ambitious and warlike prince of the ...
Heribert, Saint St. Heribert Archbishop of Cologne ; born at Worms, c. 970; died at Cologne, 16 March, 1021. His father was ...
Heriger of Lobbes Heriger of Lobbes A medieval theologian and historian; born about 925; died 31 October, 1007. After studying at ...
Herincx, William William Herincx A theologian, born at Helmond, North Brabant, 1621; died 17 Aug., 1678. After receiving his ...
Hermann Contractus Hermann Contractus (Herimanus Augiensis, Hermann von Reichenau ). Chronicler, mathematician, and poet; b. 18 ...
Hermann I Hermann I Landgrave of Thuringia (1190-1217), famous as a patron of medieval German poets. He was the ...
Hermann Joseph, Saint Bl. Hermann Joseph Premonstratensian monk and mystic; b. at Cologne about 1150; d. at Hoven, 7 April, 1241. ...
Hermann of Altach Hermann of Altach (Niederaltaich). A medieval historian; b. 1200 or 1201; d. 31 July, 1275. He received his ...
Hermann of Fritzlar Hermann of Fritzlar With this name are connected two works on mysticism written in German. The first, "Das ...
Hermann of Minden Hermann of Minden Provincial of the German province of Dominicans ; b. at or near Minden on an unknown date ; d. ...
Hermann of Salza Hermann of Salza Fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Order , descendant of the noble Thuringian house of Salza; ...
Hermanos Penitentes, Los Los Hermanos Penitentes (The Penitent Brothers), a society of flagellants existing among the Spanish of New Mexico and ...
Hermas Hermas (First or second century), author of the book called "The Shepherd" ( Poimen , Pastor), a work ...
Hermas, Saint Saint Hermas Martyr The Roman Martyrology sets down for 18 August (XV Kal. Septembris) the feast of the ...
Hermeneutics Hermeneutics Derived from a Greek word connected with the name of the god Hermes, the reputed messenger and ...
Hermengild, Saint St. Hermengild Date of birth unknown; d. 13 April, 585. Leovigild, the Arian King of the Visigoths (569-86), ...
Hermes, George George Hermes Philosopher and theologian, b. at Dreierwalde near Theine (Westphalia), 22 April, 1775; d. at ...
Hermes, Saint St. Hermes Martyr, Bishop of Salano (Spalato) in Dalmatia. Very little is known about him; in Romans ...
Hermite, Charles Charles Hermite Born at Dieuze, Lorraine, 24 December, 1822; d. at Paris, 14 January, 1901; one of the greatest ...
Hermits Hermits ( Eremites , "inhabitants of a desert ", from the Greek eremos ), also called anchorites, ...
Hermits of St. Augustine Hermits of St. Augustine (Generally called Augustinians and not to be confounded with the Augustinian Canons ). A ...
Hermon Hermon [From the Hebrew meaning "sacred (mountain)"; Septuagint, Aermon ] A group of mountains ...
Hermopolis Magna Hermopolis Magna A titular see of Thebais Prima, suffragan of Antinoe, in Egypt. The native name was Khmounoun; ...
Hermopolis Parva Hermopolis Parva A titular see of Ægyptus Prima, suffragan of Alexandria. Its ancient name, Dimanhoru or ...
Herod Herod (Greek Herodes , from Heros .) Herod was the name of many rulers mentioned in the N.T. ...
Herodias Herodias Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus -- son of Herod the Great and Mariamne -- was a descendant of ...
Heroic Act of Charity Heroic Act of Charity A decree of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences dated 18 December, 1885, and confirmed the ...
Heroic Virtue Heroic Virtue The notion of heroicity is derived from hero, originally a warrior, a demigod; hence it connotes a ...
Herp, Henry Henry Herp (Or HARP, Latin CITHARŒDUS, or ERP as in the old manuscripts ) A fifteenth century ...
Herrad of Landsberg Herrad of Landsberg (or LANDSPERG) A twelfth-century abbess, author of the "Hortus Deliciarum"; born about 1130, ...
Herregouts Herregouts There were three artists of the name of Herregouts, father, son, and grandson, of whom the chief ...
Herrera Barnuevo, Sebastiano de Sebastiano de Herrera Barnuevo A painter, architect, sculptor and etcher; born in Madrid, 1611 or 1619; died there, 1671; son ...
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas A Spanish historian; born at Cuellar, in the province of Segovia, in 1559; died at Madrid, 27 ...
Herrera, Fernando de Fernando de Herrera A Spanish lyric poet; born 1537; died 1597. The head of a school of lyric poets who gathered ...
Herrera, Francisco Francisco Herrera (1) Francisco Herrera (el Viejo, the Elder) A Spanish painter, etcher, medallist, and architect; ...
Herrgott, Marquard Marquard Herrgott A Benedictine historian and diplomat; born at Freiburg in the Breisgau, 9 October, 1694; died ...
Hersfeld Hersfeld An ancient imperial abbey of the Benedictine Order, situated at the confluence of the Geisa and ...
Hervás y Panduro, Lorenzo Lorenzo Hervas y Panduro Spanish Jesuit and famous philologist; b. at Horcajo, 1 May, 1735; d. at Rome, 24 August, 1809. ...
Hervetus, Gentian Gentian Hervetus French theologian and controversialist; b. at Olivet, near Orléans, in 1499; d. at ...
Hesebon Hesebon (A.V. HESHBON; Greek Esebon, Esbous ; Latin Esbus). A titular see of the province of ...
Hesse Hesse (H ESSEN ). The name of a German tribe, and also a district in Germany extending along the ...
Hessels, Jean Jean Hessels A distinguished theologian of Louvain ; born 1522; died 1566. He had been teaching for eight ...
Hesychasm Hesychasm (Greek hesychos , quiet). The story of the system of mysticism defended by the monks of ...
Hesychius of Alexandria Hesychius of Alexandria Grammarian and lexicographer; of uncertain date, but assigned by most authorities to the later ...
Hesychius of Jerusalem Hesychius of Jerusalem Presbyter and exegete, probably of the fifth century. Nothing certain is known as to the dates ...
Hesychius of Sinai Hesychius of Sinai A priest and monk of the Order of St. Basil in the Thorn-bush (Batos) monastery on Mt. ...
Hethites Hethites (A.V. H ITTITES ) One of the many peoples of North-Western Asia, styled Hittim in the ...
Hettinger, Franz Franz Hettinger A Catholic theologian ; born 13 January, 1819, at Aschaffenburg; died 26 January, 1890, at ...
Heude, Pierre Pierre Heude Missionary to China and zoologist; b. at Fougères in the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine, ...
Hewett, John John Hewett (Alias WELDON). English martyr ; son of William Hewett of York; date of birth unknown; ...
Hewit, Augustine Francis Augustine Francis Hewit Priest and second Superior General of the Institute of St. Paul the Apostle ; b. at Fairfield, ...
Hexaemeron Hexaemeron Hexaemeron signifies a term of six days, or, technically, the history of the six days' work of ...
Hexapla Hexapla The name given to Origen's edition of the Old Testament in Hebrew and Greek, the most colossal ...
Hexateuch Hexateuch A name commonly used by the critics to designate the first six books of the Old Testament, i.e. ...
Hexham and Newcastle Hexham and Newcastle Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (Hagulstadensis et Novocastrensis). Hexham, in ...
Heynlin of Stein, Johann Johann Heynlin of Stein (A LAPIDE) A theologian, born about 1425; died at Basle, 12 March, 1496. He was apparently of ...
Heywood, Jasper and John Jasper and John Heywood (1) Jasper Heywood A poet and translator; born 1535 in London ; died 1598 at Naples. As a boy ...
Hezekiah Ezechias Ezechias (Hebrew = "The Lord strengtheneth"; Septuagint Ezekias ; in the cuneiform inscriptions ...
Hibernians, Ancient Order of Ancient Order of Hibernians This organization grew up gradually among the Catholics of Ireland owing to the dreadful ...
Hickey, Antony Antony Hickey O.F.M. A theologian, born in the Barony of Islands, Co. Clare, Ireland, in 1586; died in Rome, 26 ...
Hidalgo, Miguel Miguel Hidalgo Born on the ranch of San Vicente in the district of Guanajuato, 8 May, 1753; executed at ...
Hierapolis Titular Archdiocese of Hierapolis Titular Archdiocese, metropolis of the Province of Euphrates, in the Patriarchate of Antioch. ...
Hierapolis Hierapolis A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. It is usually called by its ...
Hierarchy Hierarchy (Greek Hierarchia ; from hieros , sacred; archein , rule, command). This word has been ...
Hierarchy of the Early Church Hierarchy of the Early Church The word hierarchy is used here to denote the three grades of bishop, priest, and deacon ( ...
Hierocæsarea Hierocaesarea A titular see of Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. This town is mentioned by Ptolemy (VI, ii, 16). ...
Hieronymites Hieronymites In the fourth century, certain Roman ladies, following St. Paula, embraced the religious life ...
Hierotheus Hierotheus All attempts to establish as historical a personality corresponding to the Hierotheus who ...
Higden, Ranulf Ranulf Higden (HYDON, HYGDEN, HIKEDEN.) Benedictine chronicler; died 1364. He was a west-country man, and ...
High Altar High Altar (ALTARE SUMMUM or MAJUS.) The high altar is so called from the fact that it is the chief altar ...
High Priest, The The High Priest The high-priest in the Old Testament is called by various names: the priest ( Numbers 3:6 ); ...
Higher Criticism Biblical Criticism (Higher) Overview Biblical criticism in its fullest comprehension is the examination of the literary ...
Hilarion, Saint St. Hilarion Founder of anchoritic life in Palestine; born at Tabatha, south of Gaza, Palestine, about 291; ...
Hilarius of Sexten Hilarius of Sexten (In the world, CHRISTIAN GATTERER.) Moral theologian ; born 1839, in the valley of Sexten in ...
Hilarius, Pope Saint Pope Saint Hilarus [ Also spelled HILARIUS] Elected 461; the date of his death is given as 28 Feb., 468. After ...
Hilarus, Pope Saint Pope Saint Hilarus [ Also spelled HILARIUS] Elected 461; the date of his death is given as 28 Feb., 468. After ...
Hilary of Arles, Saint St. Hilary of Arles Archbishop, b. about 401; d. 5 May, 449. The exact place of his birth is not known. All that may ...
Hilary of Poitiers, Saint St. Hilary of Poitiers Bishop, born in that city at the beginning of the fourth century; died there 1 November, according ...
Hilda, Saint St. Hilda Abbess, born 614; died 680. Practically speaking, all our knowledge of St. Hilda is derived from ...
Hildebert of Lavardin Hildebert of Lavardin Bishop of Le Mans, Archbishop of Tours, and celebrated medieval poet; b. about 1056, at the ...
Hildegard, Saint Saint Hildegard Born at Böckelheim on the Nahe, 1098; died on the Rupertsberg near Bingen, 1179; feast 17 ...
Hildesheim Hildesheim Diocese of Hildesheim (Hildesheimensis). An exempt see, comprising the Prussian province of ...
Hilduin, Abbot of St-Denis Hilduin He died 22 November, 840. He was a scion of a prominent Frankish family, hut the time and place ...
Hill, Ven. Richard Ven. Richard Hill English Martyr, executed at Durham, 27 May, 1590. Very little is known of him and his ...
Hillel Hillel A famous Jewish rabbi who lived about 70 B.C.-A.D. 10. Our only source of information concerning ...
Hilton, Walter Walter Hilton Augustinian mystic, d. 24 March, 1396. Little is known of his life, save that he was the head of a ...
Himeria Himeria A titular see in the province of Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa. The "Notitia" of Anastasius, ...
Himerius Himerius (called also EUMERIUS and COMERIUS) An Archbishop of Tarragona in Spain, 385. He is the ...
Hincmar Hincmar, Archbishop of Reims An archbishop of Reims ; born in 806; died at Epernay on 21 December, 882. Descended from a ...
Hincmar Hincmar, Bishop of Laon Bishop of Laon; died 879. In the beginning of 858 the younger Hincmar, a nephew on the mother's ...
Hinderer, Roman Roman Hinderer (Chinese TE). A German missionary in China, born at Reiningen, near Mülhausen, date ...
Hinduism Hinduism Hinduism in its narrower sense, is the conglomeration of religious beliefs and practices ...
Hingston, Sir William Hales Sir William Hales Hingston Canadian physician and surgeon, b. at Hinchinbrook near Huntingdon, Quebec, June 29, 1829; d. at ...
Hippo Diarrhytus Hippo Diarrhytus (Or HIPPO ZARRHYTUS.) A titular see of Northern Africa, now called Bizerta, originally a ...
Hippo Regius Hippo Regius A titular see of Numidia, now a part of the residential see of Constantine. Hippo was a Tyrian ...
Hippolytus of Rome, Saint St. Hippolytus of Rome Martyr, presbyter and antipope ; date of birth unknown; d. about 236. Until the publication ...
Hippolytus, Saints Sts. Hippolytus Besides the presbyter, St. Hippolytus of Rome, others of the name are mentioned in the old ...
Hippos Sts. Hippolytus Besides the presbyter, St. Hippolytus of Rome, others of the name are mentioned in the old ...
Hirena Hirena A titular see of southern Tunis. Nothing is known of the city, the name of which may have been ...
Hirschau, Abbey of Abbey of Hirschau A celebrated Benedictine monastery in Würtemberg, Diocese of Spires, about twenty-two ...
Hirscher, Johann Baptist von Johann Baptist von Hirscher Born 20 January, 1788, at Alt-Ergarten, Ravensburg; died 4 September, 1865. He studied at ...
Historical Criticism Historical Criticism Historical criticism is the art of distinguishing the true from the false concerning facts of ...
History, Ecclesiastical Church History I. NATURE AND OFFICE Ecclesiastical history is the scientific investigation and the methodical ...
Hittites Hethites (A.V. H ITTITES ) One of the many peoples of North-Western Asia, styled Hittim in the ...
Hittorp, Melchior Melchior Hittorp A theologian and liturgical writer, born about 1525, at Cologne ; died there in 1584. On the ...
Hladnik, Franz von Paula Franz von Paula Hladnik Botanist and schoolmaster, b. 29 March, 1773, at Idria, Carniola, Austria ; d. 25 November, ...
Hobart Hobart (HOBARTENSIS) Hobart comprises Tasmania, Bruni Island, and the Cape Barren, Flinders, King, ...
Hodgson, Sydney Sydney Hodgson A lawman and martyr ; date and place of birth unknown; d. at Tyburn, 10 Dec., 1591. He was a ...
Hofer, Andreas Andreas Hofer A patriot and soldier, born at St. Leonhard in Passeyrthale, Tyrol, 22 Nov., 1767; executed at ...
Hogan, John Baptist John Baptist Hogan Better known, on account of his long sojourn in France, as Abbé Hogan, born near Ennis in ...
Hohenbaum van der Meer, Moritz Moritz Hohenbaum van Der Meer A Benedictine historian; born at Spörl near Belgrade, 25 June, 1718; died at the monastery ...
Hohenburg Hohenburg (ODILIENBERG; ALTITONA) A suppressed nunnery, situated on the Odilienberg, the most famous of ...
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, Alexander Leopold Alexander Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfuerst A titular Bishop of Sardica, famous for his many supposedly miraculous cures, born 17 August, ...
Holbein, Hans Hans Holbein (The Elder) (The Elder Holbein) A German painter ; b. at Augsburg about 1460; d. at Isenheim, Alsace, in ...
Holden, Henry Henry Holden An English priest ; born 1596; died March, 1662. Henry Holden was the second son of Richard ...
Holiness Holiness (A.S. hal , perfect, or whole). Sanctitas in the Vulgate of the New Testament is the ...
Holland, Ven. Thomas Ven. Thomas Holland An English martyr, b. 1600 at Sutton, Lancashire; martyred at Tyburn, 12 December, 1642. He ...
Hollanders in the United States Hollanders in the United States The Hollanders played by no means an insignificant part in the early history of the United ...
Holmes, John John Holmes Catholic educator and priest ; born at Windsor, Vermont, in 1799; died at Lorette, near ...
Holocaust Holocaust As suggested by its Greek origin ( holos "whole", and kaustos "burnt") the word designates an ...
Holstenius, Lucas Lucas Holstenius (HOLSTE). German philologist, b. at Hamburg, 1596; d. at Rome, 2 February, 1661. He studied ...
Holtei, Karl von Karl von Holtei German novelist, poet, and dramatist; b. at Breslau, 24 January, 1798; d. in that city, 12 ...
Holy Agony, Archconfraternity of Archconfraternity of Holy Agony An association for giving special honour to the mental sufferings of Christ during His Agony ...
Holy Alliance Holy Alliance The Emperor Francis I of Austria, King Frederick William III of Prussia, and the Tsar Alexander I ...
Holy Child Jesus, Society of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus The Society was founded in England in 1840 by Mrs. Cornelia Connelly, née Peacock, ...
Holy Childhood, Association of the Association of the Holy Childhood A children's association for the benefit of foreign missions. Twenty years after the foundation of ...
Holy Coat Holy Coat (OF TRIER AND ARGENTEUIL). The possession of the seamless garment of Christ (Gr. chiton ...
Holy Communion Holy Communion By Communion is meant the actual reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Ascetic writers ...
Holy Cross Abbey Holy Cross Abbey The picturesque ruins of this monastery are situated on the right bank of the River Suir, about ...
Holy Cross, Congregation of Congregation of the Holy Cross A body of priests and lay brothers constituted in the religious state by the simple vows of ...
Holy Cross, Sisters Marianites of Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross The congregation of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross was founded in 1841, in the parish of ...
Holy Cross, Sisters of the Sisters of the Holy Cross (Mother House, St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception, Notre Dame, Indiana) As an offset to ...
Holy Faith, Sisters of the Sisters of the Holy Faith Founded at Dublin, in 1857, by Margaret Aylward, under the direction of Rev. John Gowan, C.M., ...
Holy Family, Archconfraternity of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Family This archconfraternity owes its origin to Henri Belletable, an officer in the Engineers' Corps, ...
Holy Family, Congregations of the Congregations of the Holy Family I. ASSOCIATION OF THE HOLY FAMILY Founded in 1820 by the Abbé Pierre Bienvenue Noailles (d. ...
Holy Ghost Holy Ghost I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA The doctrine of the Catholic Church concerning the Holy Ghost forms ...
Holy Ghost, Orders of the Orders of the Holy Ghost The Hospital of the Holy Ghost at Rome was the cradle of an order, which, beginning in the ...
Holy Ghost, Religious Congregations of the Religious Congregations of the Holy Ghost I. THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY GHOST AND OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY This Congregation was ...
Holy Grail, The The Holy Grail The name of a legendary sacred vessel , variously identified with the chalice of the Eucharist ...
Holy House of Loreto Santa Casa di Loreto (Holy House of Loreto) (The Holy House of Loreto). Since the fifteenth century, and possibly even earlier, the "Holy ...
Holy Humility of Mary, Sisters of the Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary Founded at Dommartin-sous-Amance, France, in 1855, by John Joseph Begel (b. 5 April, 1817; d. 23 ...
Holy Infancy, Brothers of the Brothers of the Holy Infancy Founded in 1853 by the Right Rev. John Timon, the first Bishop of Buffalo. The special aim of ...
Holy Innocents Holy Innocents The children mentioned in St. Matthew 2:16-18 : Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise ...
Holy Name of Jesus Holy Name of Jesus We give honour to the Name of Jesus, not because we believe that there is any intrinsic power ...
Holy Name, Feast of the Feast of the Holy Name This feast is celebrated on the second Sunday after Epiphany (double of the second class). ...
Holy Name, Litany of the Litany of the Holy Name An old and popular form of prayer in honour of the Name of Jesus. The author is not known. ...
Holy Name, Society of the Society of the Holy Name (Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of God and Jesus). An indulgenced confraternity in the ...
Holy Oils Holy Oils (OLEA SACRA). Liturgical Benediction Oil is a product of great utility the symbolic ...
Holy Oils, Vessels for Vessels For Holy Oils In Christian antiquity there existed an important category of vessels used as receptacles for ...
Holy Orders Holy Orders Order is the appropriate disposition of things equal and unequal, by giving each its proper place ...
Holy Saturday Holy Saturday In the primitive Church Holy Saturday was known as Great, or Grand, Saturday, Holy Saturday, the ...
Holy See Holy See (From the Latin Sancta Sedes , Holy Chair). A term derived from the enthronement ...
Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre refers to the tomb in which the Body of Jesus Christ was laid after His death ...
Holy Sepulchre, Canonesses Regular of the Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre Concerning the foundation there is only a tradition connecting it with St. James the Apostle and ...
Holy Sepulchre, Fathers of the Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre (Guardians) The Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre are the six or seven Franciscan Fathers, who ...
Holy Sepulchre, Knights of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Neither the name of a founder nor a date of foundation can be assigned to the so-called Order of ...
Holy Spirit Holy Ghost I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA The doctrine of the Catholic Church concerning the Holy Ghost forms ...
Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta) Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) Consisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, at Rome, near the Lateran; according to tradition ...
Holy Synod Holy Synod In its full form M OST H OLY D IRECTING S YNOD , the name of the council by which the ...
Holy Thursday Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist ...
Holy Water Holy Water The use of holy water in the earliest days of the Christian Era is attested by documents of ...
Holy Water Fonts Holy Water Fonts Vessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient origin, and archaeological ...
Holy Week Holy Week Holy Week is the week which precedes the great festival of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, and ...
Holy Year of Jubilee Holy Year of Jubilee The ultimate derivation of the word jubilee is disputed, but it is most probable that the ...
Holyrood Abbey Holyrood Abbey Located in Edinburgh, Scotland ; founded in 1128 by King David I for the Canons Regular of ...
Holywell Holywell A town in North Wales, situated on the declivity of a hill overlooking a picturesque valley, ...
Holywood, Christopher Christopher Holywood ( Latinized , A Sacrobosco.) Jesuit ; b. At Artane, Dublin, in 1559; d. 4 September, 1626. ...
Holywood, John Joannes de Sacrobosco (John Holywood), a monk of English origin, lived in the first half of the thirteenth century as ...
Holzhauser, Bartholomew Bartholomew Holzhauser Parish priest, ecclesiastical writer, and founder of a religious community; born 24 Aug., ...
Homes Homes This term, when used in an eleemosynary sense, covers all institutions that afford the general ...
Homicide Homicide ( Latin homo , man; and caedere , to slay) Homicide signifies, in general, the killing of a ...
Homiletics Homiletics Homiletics is the science that treats of the composition and delivery of a sermon or other ...
Homiliarium Homiliarium A collection of homilies, or familiar explanations of the Gospels (see HOMILY). From a very ...
Homily Homily The word homily is derived from the Greek word homilia (from homilein ), which means to ...
Homoousion Homoousion (Gr. homoousion - from homos , same, and ousia , essence ; Latin consubstantialem , of ...
Honduras British Honduras VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF BRITISH HONDURAS. The territory of the vicariate is co-extensive with ...
Hong-Kong Hong-Kong The island of Hong-Kong was ceded by the Chinese Government to Great Britain in January, 1841, ...
Honoratus a Sancta Maria Honoratus a Sancta Maria A Discalced Carmelite ; born at Limoges, 4 July, 1651 ; died at Lille, 1729. Blaise Vauxelles ...
Honoratus, Saint Saint Honoratus Archbishop of Arles; b. about 350; d. 6 (or, according to certain authors, 14 or 15) January, ...
Honorius I, Pope Pope Honorius I Pope (625-12 October, 638), a Campanian, consecrated 27 October (Duchesne) or 3 November ...
Honorius II, Pope Pope Honorius II (Lamberto Scannabecchi) Born of humble parents at Fagnano near Imola at an unknown date ; ...
Honorius III, Pope Pope Honorius III (Cencio Savelli) Born at Rome, date of birth unknown; died at Rome, 18 March, 1227. For a ...
Honorius IV, Pope Pope Honorius IV (Giacomo Savelli) Born at Rome about 1210; died at Rome, 3 April, 1287. He belonged to the ...
Honorius of Autun Honorius of Autun (HONORIUS AUGUSTODUNENSIS) A theologian, philosopher, and encyclopedic writer who lived in ...
Honorius, Flavius Flavius Honorius Roman Emperor, d. 25 August, 423. When his father, the Emperor Theodosius, divided up the ...
Honorius, Saint St. Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury, fifth in succession from St. Augustine, elected 627; consecrated at ...
Honour Honour Honour may be defined as the deferential recognition by word or sign of another's worth or ...
Hontheim, Johannes Nicolaus von Johannes Nicolaus Von Hontheim (FEBRONIUS) An auxiliary Bishop of Trier ; born at Trier, 27 January, 1701; died at ...
Hood Hood A flexible, conical, brimless head-dress, covering the entire head, except the face. It is either ...
Hoogstraten, Jacob van Jacob van Hoogstraten (also HOCHSTRATEN) A theologian and controversialist, born about 1460, in Hoogstraeten, ...
Hooke, Luke Joseph Luke Joseph Hooke Born at Dublin in 1716; died at St. Cloud, Paris, 16 April, 1796, son of Nathaniel Hooke the ...
Hope Hope Hope, in its widest acceptation, is described as the desire of something together with the ...
Hope-Scott, James Robert James Robert Hope-Scott (Originally H OPE ) Parliamentary barrister, Q.C.; b. 15 July, 1812, at Great Marlow, ...
Hopi Indians Hopi Indians (From Hopita, "peaceful ones" their own name; also frequently known as Moki, or Moqui, an alien ...
Hopkins, Gerard Manley Gerard Manley Hopkins Jesuit and poet, born at Stratford, near London, 28 July, 1844; died at Dublin, 8 June, 1889. ...
Hormisdas, Pope Saint Pope St. Hormisdas Date of birth unknown, elected to the Holy See, 514; d. at Rome, 6 August, 523. This able and ...
Horner, Nicholas Nicholas Horner Layman and martyr, born at Grantley, Yorkshire, England, date of birth unknown; died at ...
Horns, Altar Altar Horns On the Jewish altar there were four projections, one at each corner, which were called the horns ...
Hornyold, John Joseph John Joseph Hornyold A titular Bishop of Phiomelia, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, England ; born 19 ...
Hortulus Animæ Hortulus Animae (L ITTLE G ARDEN OF THE S OUL ). A prayer book which both in its Latin and German ...
Hosanna Hosanna "And the multitudes that went before and that followed, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of ...
Hosea Osee NAME AND COUNTRY Osee (Hôsheá‘– Salvation ), son of Beeri, was one of ...
Hosius of Cordova Hosius of Cordova The foremost Western champion of orthodoxy in the early anti-Arian struggle; born about 256; ...
Hosius, Stanislaus Stanislaus Hosius (HOE, HOSZ) Cardinal and Prince- Bishop of Ermland ; born of German parents at Cracow, 5 ...
Hospice Hospice ( Latin hospitium , a guest house). During the early centuries of Christianity the hospice ...
Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus These sisters are established in religion under the Rule of St. Augustine, the institute being ...
Hospitality Hospitality The Council of Trent in its twenty-fifth session, cap. viii, De Ref., enjoins "all who hold any ...
Hospitallers Hospitallers During the Middle Ages, among the hospitals established throughout the West ( Maisons-Dieu ...
Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta (Also known as K NIGHTS OF M ALTA ). The most important of all the military orders, both ...
Hospitals Hospitals (Latin hospes , a guest; hence hospitalis , hospitable; hospitium , a guest-house or ...
Hospitius, Saint Saint Hospitius (Sospis) Recluse, b. according to tradition in Egypt, towards the beginning of the sixth ...
Hossche, Sidron de Sidron de Hossche ( Latin HOSSCHIUS) Sidron de Hossche, poet and priest ; born at Mercken, West Flanders, in ...
Host Host Archaeological and Historical Aspects The bread destined to receive Eucharistic Consecration is ...
Host, Johann Johann Host One of the seven Dominicans, who distinguished themselves in the struggle against Luther in ...
Hottentots Hottentots The Hottentot is one of three tribes of South Africa which may be divided — Bantus, ...
Houbigant, Charles François Charles-Francois Houbigant Born in Paris, 1686; died there 31 October, 1783. He entered the Congregation of the Oratory in ...
Houdon, Jean-Antoine Jean-Antoine Houdon Born at Versailles, 1741; died 16 July, 1828; the most distinguished sculptor of France ...
Houdry, Vincent Vincent Houdry Preacher and writer on ascetics; b. 23 January, 1631, at Tours ; d. 21 March, 1729, at Paris. ...
Houghton, John, Blessed Blessed John Houghton Protomartyr of the persecution under Henry VIII, b. in Essex, 1487; d. at Tyburn, 4 May, 1535. ...
Houghton, William William Houghton (Variously called DE HOTUM, DE HOTHUM, DE HOZUM, BOTHUM, DE HONDEN, HEDDON, HEDDONEM, according as ...
Hours, Canonical Canonical Hours I. IDEA By canonical hour is understood all the fixed portion of the Divine Office which the ...
Hours, Liturgy of the Divine Office ("Liturgy of the Hours" I. THE EXPRESSION "DIVINE OFFICE" This expression signifies ...
Hove, Peter van Peter van Hove Friar Minor, lector in theology and exegete ; b. at Rethy, in Campine (Belgium); d. at Antwerp, ...
Howard, Mary, of the Holy Cross Mary Howard, of the Holy Cross Poor Clare, born 28 December, 1653; died at Rouen, 21 Mary's 1735, daughter of Sir Robert Howard, ...
Howard, Philip Thomas Philip Thomas Howard Dominican and cardinal, commonly called the "Cardinal of Norfolk"; born at Arundel House, ...
Howard, Philip, Venerable Ven. Philip Howard Martyr, Earl of Arundel; born at Arundel House, London, 28 June 1557, died in the Tower of London, ...
Howard, Venerable William Ven. William Howard Viscount Stafford, martyr ; born 30 November, 1614; beheaded Tower-Hill, 29 December, 1680. He ...
Hroswitha Hroswitha A celebrated nun -poetess of the tenth century, whose name has been given in various forms, ...
Huánuco Huanuco (Huanucensis) Suffragan of Lima in Peru. The department of Huánuco contains an ...
Huajuápam de León Huajuapam de Leon (Huajuapatamensis) Diocese in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, erected by Bull of Leo XIII , ...
Huaraz Huaraz Diocese of Huaraz (Huaraziensis) Suffragan of Lima. It comprises the entire department of ...
Huber, Alphons Alphons Huber An historian; born 14 October, 1834, at Fügen, Zillerthal (Tyrol); died 23 November, 1898, at ...
Hubert Walter Hubert Walter Archbishop of Canterbury (1193-1205); died 13 July, 1205; son of Hervey (Herveus) Walter and ...
Hubert, Jean-François Jean-Francois Hubert The ninth Bishop of Quebec, born at Quebec, 23 February, 1739; died 17 October, 1799; son of ...
Hubert, Saint St. Hubert Confessor, thirty-first Bishop of Maastricht, first Bishop of Liège, and Apostle of ...
Hubert, Saint, Military Orders of Military Orders of Saint Hubert I. The highest order of Bavaria, founded in 1444 or 1445 by Gerhard V, Duke of Jülich, in ...
Huc, Evariste Régis Evariste Regis Huc A French Lazarist missionary and traveller; born at Caylus (Tarn-et-Garonne), 1 June, 1813; died ...
Hucbald of St-Amand Hucbald of St-Amand (HUGBALDUS, UBALDUS, UCHUBALDUS) A Benedictine monk ; born in 840; died in 930 or 932. The ...
Huddleston, John John Huddleston Monk of the Order of St. Benedict; b. at Farington Hall, Lancashire, 15 April, 1608; exact date ...
Hudson, Blessed James Bl. James Thompson (Also known as James Hudson). Martyr, born in or near York; having nearly all his life in that ...
Hueber, Fortunatus Fortunatus Hueber A Franciscan historian and theologian, born at Neustadt on the Danube; died 12 Feb., 1706, at ...
Huelgas de Burgos Huelgas de Burgos The royal monastery of Las Huelgas de Burgos was founded by Alfonso VIII at the instance of ...
Huesca Huesca (OSCENSIS) Huesca embraces parts of the province of Huesca in north-eastern Spain, seven ...
Huet, Pierre-Daniel Pierre-Daniel Huet A distinguished savant and celebrated French bishop ; born 8 February, 1630, at Caen (Normandy), ...
Hug, Johann Leonhard Hug A German Catholic exegete, b. at Constance, 1 June, 1765; d. at Freiburg im Br., 11 March, ...
Hugh Capet Hugh Capet King of France, founder of the Capetian dynasty, b. about the middle of the tenth century; d. ...
Hugh Faringdon, Blessed Bl. Hugh Faringdon ( Vere COOK). English martyr ; b. probably at Faringdon, Berkshire, date unknown; d. at ...
Hugh of Digne Hugh of Digne Friar Minor andascetical writer; b. at Digne, south-east France, date uncertain; d. at ...
Hugh of Flavigny Hugh of Flavigny Benedictine monk and historian; b. about 1064, probably at Verdun (Lorraine); d. before the ...
Hugh of Fleury Hugh of Fleury (Called also HUGO A SANTA MARIA, from the name of the church of his native village). ...
Hugh of Lincoln, Saint Saint Hugh of Lincoln Born about the year 1135 at the castle of Avalon, near Pontcharra, in Burgundy ; died at London, ...
Hugh of Remiremont Hugh of Remiremont Surnamed CANDIDUS or BLANCUS. Cardinal, born of a noble family, probably in Lorraine, died soon ...
Hugh of St-Cher Hugh of St-Cher (Latin D E S ANCTO C ARO ; D E S ANCTO T HEODORICO ). A Dominican cardinal of the ...
Hugh of St. Victor Hugh of St. Victor Medieval philosopher, theologian, and mystical writer; b. 1096, at the manor of Hartingham in ...
Hugh of Strasburg Hugh of Strasburg Theologian, flourished during the latter half of the thirteenth century. The dates of his birth ...
Hugh the Great, Saint St. Hugh the Great Abbot of Cluny, born at Semur (Brionnais in the Diocese of Autun, 1024; died at Cluny, 28 ...
Hugh, Saint St. Hugh (Called LITTLE SAINT HUGH OF LINCOLN.) St. Hugh was the son of a poor woman of Lincoln ...
Hughes, John John Hughes Fourth bishop and first Archbishop of New York, born at Annaloghan, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, 24 ...
Hugo, Charles-Hyacinthe Charles-Hyacinthe Hugo Born 20 Sept., 1667, at St. Mihiel (Department of Meuse, France ); died 2 August, 1739. He ...
Huguccio Huguccio (HUGH OF PISA) Italian canonist, b. at Pisa, date unknown; d. in 1210. He studied at ...
Huguenots Huguenots A name by which the French Protestants are often designated. Its etymology is uncertain. ...
Hulst, Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d' Maurice le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst A prelate, writer, orator; born at Paris, 10 Oct., 1841; died there, 6 Nov., 1896. After a ...
Human Acts Human Acts Acts are termed human when they are proper to man as man; when, on the contrary, they are ...
Humanism Humanism Humanism is the name given to the intellectual, literary, and scientific movement of the ...
Humbert of Romans Humbert of Romans (DE ROMANIS). Fifth master general of the Dominican Order, b. at Romans in the Diocese of ...
Humeral Veil Humeral Veil This is the name given to a cloth of rectangular shape about 8 ft. long and 1 1/2 ft. wide. The ...
Humiliati Humiliati I. A penitential order dating back, according to some authorities, to the beginning of the ...
Humility Humility The word humility signifies lowliness or submissiveness an it is derived from the Latin ...
Humphrey Middlemore, Blessed Bl. Humphrey Middlemore English Carthusian martyr, date of birth uncertain; d. at Tyburn, London, 19 June, 1535. His ...
Humphreys, Laurence Laurence Humphreys Layman and martyr, born in Hampshire, England, 1571; died at Winchester, 1591. Of Protestant ...
Hungarian Catholics in America Hungarian Catholics in America The Kingdom of Hungary (Magyarország) comprises within its borders several races or ...
Hungarian Literature Hungarian Literature The language which has prevailed in Hungary for nearly a thousand years and is spoken at the ...
Hungary Hungary GEOGRAPHY AND MATERIAL CONDITIONS The Kingdom of Hungary, or "Realm of the Crown of St. Stephen ...
Hunolt, Franz Franz Hunolt The most popular German preacher of the early part of the eighteenth century, b. 31 March, 1691, ...
Hunt, Ven. Thurston Ven. Thurston Hunt An English martyr (March, 1601), who belonged to the family seated at Carlton Hall, near ...
Hunter, Sylvester Joseph Sylvester Joseph Hunter English Jesuit priest and educator; b. at Bath, 13 Sept., 1829; d. at Stonyhurst, 20 June, 1896. ...
Hunting, Canons on Hunting From early times, hunting, in one form or another has been forbidden to clerics. Thus, in the ...
Huntington, Jedediah Vincent Jedediah Vincent Huntington Clergyman, novelist; born 20 January, 1815, in New York City; died 10 March, 1862, at Pau, France. ...
Hunyady, János Janos Hunyady (JOHN) Governor of Hungary, born about 1400; died 11 August, 1456; the heroic defender of the ...
Huron Indians Huron Indians The main divisions of the subject are: I. THE HURONS BEFORE THEIR DISPERSION (1) Their Place in ...
Hurst, Richard Richard Hurst (Or HERST.) Layman and martyr, b. probably at Broughton, near Preston, Lancashire, England, ...
Hurtado, Caspar Caspar Hurtado A Spanish Jesuit and theologian, b. at Mondejar, New Castle, in 1575; d. at Alcalá, 5 ...
Hurter Hurter (1) Friedrich Emmanuel Von Hurter Convert and historian, b. at Schaffhausen, 19 March, 1787; d. at ...
Hus, Jan Jan Hus (Also spelled John ). Born at Husinetz in southern Bohemia, 1369; died at Constance 6 ...
Husenbeth, Frederick Charles Frederick Charles Husenbeth Born at Bristol, 30 May, 1796; died at Cossey, Norfolk, 31 October, 1872. The son of a Bristol ...
Hussey, Thomas Thomas Hussey Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, b. at Ballybogan, Co. Meath, in 1746; d. at Tramore, Co. ...
Hussites Hussites The followers of Jan Hus did not of themselves assume the name of Hussites. Like Hus, they ...
Hutton, Peter Peter Hutton Priest, b. at Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 29 June, 1811; d. at Ratcliffe, ...
Huysmans, Joris Karl Joris Karl Huysmans A French novelist; born in Paris, 5 February, 1848; died 12 May, 1907. He studied at the Lycee ...
Hyacinth and Protus, Saints Sts. Protus and Hyacinth Martyrs during the persecution of Valerian (257-9). The day of their annual commemoration is ...
Hyacinth, Saint St. Hyacinth Dominican, called the Apostle of the North, son of Eustachius Konski of the noble family of ...
Hyacintha Mariscotti, Saint St. Hyacintha Mariscotti A religious of the Third Order of St. Francis and foundress of the Sacconi; born 1585 of a noble ...
Hydatius of Lemica Hydatius of Lemica ( Also IDATIUS; LEMICA is more correctly LIMICA.) A chronicler and bishop, born at the end ...
Hyderabad-Deccan, Diocese of Hyderabad-Deccan Hyderabad, also called Bhagnagar, and Fakhunda Bunyad, capital of the Nizam's dominions, was ...
Hyginus, Pope Saint Pope St. Hyginus Reigned about 138-142; succeeded Pope Telesphorus, who, according to Eusebius (Hist. eccl., IV, ...
Hylozoism Hylozoism (Greek hyle , matter + zoe , life ) The doctrine according to which all matter ...
Hymn Hymn A derivative of the Latin hymnus , which comes from the Greek hymnos , derived from hydein ...
Hymnody and Hymnology Hymnody and Hymnology Hymnody, taken from the Greek ( hymnodia ), means exactly " hymn song", but as the hymn-singer ...
Hypæpa Hypaepa Titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus; it was a small town on the southern slope of ...
Hypnotism Hypnotism (Greek hypnos , sleep) By Hypnotism , or Hypnosis , we understand here the nervous ...
Hypocrisy Hypocrisy (Greek hypo , under, and krinesthai , to contend — hence adequately "to answer" on the ...
Hypostatic Union Hypostatic Union A theological term used with reference to the Incarnation to express the revealed truth ...
Hypsistarians Hypsistarians Hypsistarians or worshippers of the Hypsistos , i.e. of the "Most High" God ; a distinct ...
Hyrtl, Joseph Joseph Hyrtl Austrian anatomist, b. at Eisenstadt in Hungary, December 7, 1810; d. 17 July, 1894, on his ...
Hyssop Hyssop ( Septuagint hyssopos ). A plant which is referred to in a few passages of Holy Writ , and ...

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