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A titular archiepiscopal see of Augustamnica Secunda. Strabo (XVII, 1,19, 20) places it near Mendete and Diospolis, and says (XVII, 1, 40) that the inhabitants worshiped a lion, whence the name of the town. In reality, the name comes from Horus, who according to Egyptian mythology changed himself into a lion (Naville, "Textes relatifs au mythe d'Horus", XVIII, 2). Ptolemy (IV, 5, 22) also mentions the nome and the metropolis of Leontopolis. The geographers Hierocles, George of Cyprus, and others call that locality Leonto , reserving the name of Leontopolis for a town in the province of Ægypta Prima; similarly in the signatures of bishops collected by Le Quien (Oriens Christianus, II, 553) Leonto is always found. Leonto is the modern Tell Mokdam on the right bank of the Nile (Damietta branch), near the railway from Cairo to Damietta which follows the left bank of the river. At Tell Mokdam may be seen the remains of a temple of Osorkon II. The other Leontopolis was situated near Heliopolis or Mataryeh. Here in the reign of Ptolemy Philometor, the Jewish high priest Onias built a temple to Jahveh, afterwards closed by Vespasian. Callinice in Syria was called Leontopolis, also a town in Isauria ( Le Quien, "Oriens Christianus", II, 1021) not yet recognized.
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LéridaLerida(ILERDENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of Tarragona. La Canal says it was erected in 600, but ... |
Lérins, Abbey ofAbbey of LerinsSituated on an island of the same name, now known as that of Saint-Honorat, about a league from ... |
LübeckLubeckLübeck, a free imperial state and one of the Hanse towns, is in area the second smallest and ... |
Lütolf, AloysAloys LutolfAn ecclesiastical historian, born 23 July, 1824, in Gettnau near Willisau (Switzerland); died at ... |
L'Enfant, Pierre-CharlesPierre-Charles l'EnfantEngineer, b. in France, August, 1755; d. near Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S.A. 14 June, 1825. He ... |
L'Hospital, Michael deMichael de l'HospitalBorn at Aigueperse, about 1504; d. at Courdimanche, 13 March, 1573. While very young he went to ... |
La Bruyère, Jean deJean de la BruyereBorn at Paris in 1645; died at Chantilly in 1696. He was the son of a comptroller general of ... |
La Chaise, François d'Aix deFrancois d'Aix de la Chaise( Also Chaize). Confessor of King Louis XIV, born at the mansion of Aix, in Forez, ... |
La CrosseLa Crosse(CROSSENSIS) Diocese erected in 1868; included that part of the State of Wisconsin , U.S.A. ... |
La Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, Comtesse deComtesse de La FayetteAuthor of memoirs and novels, born in Paris, 1634; died there, 1693 (al., 1696). She received a ... |
La Fontaine, Jean deJean de La FontaineFrench poet, b. at Chateau-Thierry, 8 July, 1621; d. at Paris, 13 April, 1695. He was the eldest ... |
La Fosse, Charles deCharles de La FossePainter, b. in Paris, 15 June, 1636; d. in Paris, 13 December, 1716, and buried in the church of ... |
La Harpe, Jean-FrançoisJean-Francois Le HarpeA French critic and poet, b. at Paris, 20 November, 1739; d. February, 1803. He was ten years old ... |
La Haye, Jean deJean de La HayeFranciscan Biblical scholar, b. at Paris, 20 March, 1593; d. there 15 Oct., 1661. He passed his ... |
La Hire, Philippe dePhilippe de La HireMathematician, astronomer, physicist, naturalist, and painter, b. in Paris, 18 March, 1640; d. ... |
La Luzerne, César-GuillaumeCesar Guillaume La LuzerneFrench cardinal b. at Paris, 1738; d. there, 1821. He studied at the Collège de Navarre, ... |
La Moricière, Louis-Christophe-Leon Juchault deLouis-Christophe-Leon Juchault de La MoriciereFrench general and commander-in-chief of the papal army, b. at Nantes, 5 February, 1806; d. ... |
La PazLa PazDIOCESE OF LA PAZ (PACENSIS). Diocese of La Paz, in Bolivia. The city is the capital of the ... |
La PlataLa Plata (Argentina)DIOCESE OF LA PLATA (DE PLATA). The city of La Plata, capital of the Argentine Province of ... |
La PlataLa Plata (Bolivia)ARCHDIOCESE OF LA PLATA/DE PLATA (OR CHARCAS) La Plata, besides being the metropolitan see of ... |
La Richardie, Armand deArmand de La RichardieBorn at Périgueux, 7 June, 1686; died at Quebec, 17 March, 1758. He entered the Society ... |
La Roche Daillon, Joseph deJoseph de la Roche DaillonRecollect, one of the most zealous missionaries of the Huron tribe, d. in France, 1656. He ... |
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, The Duke ofThe Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt(François-Alexandre-Frédéric). Born at La Roche-Guyon, on 11 January, 1747; ... |
La Rochejacquelein, Henri-Auguste-Georges du Vergier, Comte deComte de La RochejacqueleinFrench politician, b. at the château of Citran (Fironde), on 28 September, 1805; d. on 7 ... |
La RochelleLa RochelleThe Diocese of La Rochelle (Rupellensis), suffragan of Bordeaux, comprises the entire Department ... |
La Rue, Charles deCharles de la RueOne of the great orators of the Society of Jesus in France in the seventeenth century, b. at ... |
La SaletteLa SaletteLocated in the commune and parish of La Salette-Fallavaux, Canton of Corps, Department of Isere, ... |
La Salette, Missionaries ofMissionaries of La SaletteThe Missionaries of La Salette were founded in 1852, at the shrine of Our Lady of La Salette , ... |
La Salle, John Baptist de, SaintSt. John Baptist de la SalleFounder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools , educational reformer, and ... |
La Salle, René-Robert-Cavelier, Sieur deRene-Robert-Cavelier, Sieur de La SalleExplorer, born at Rouen, 1643; died in Texas, 1687. In his youth he displayed an unusual ... |
La Serena, Diocese ofLa Serena(De Serena, Serenopolitana). Embracing Atacama and Coquimbo provinces (Chile), suffragan of ... |
La TrappeLa TrappeThis celebrated abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians is built in a solitary valley ... |
La Valette, Jean Parisot deJean Parisot de La ValetteForty-eighth Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem ; b. in 1494; d. ... |
La VernaLa VernaAn isolated mountain hallowed by association with St. Francis of Assisi, situated in the centre ... |
LabadistsLabadistsA pietist sect of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries founded by Jean de Labadie, who was ... |
LabanLabanSon of Bathuel, the Syrian (Gen. xxviii, 5; cf. xxv, 20); grandson of Nachor, Abraham's ... |
Labarum (Chi-Rho)Labarum (Chi-Rho)Labarum is the name by which the military standard adopted by Constantine the Great after his ... |
Labat, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste LabatDominican missionary, born at Paris, 1664; died there, 1738. He entered the Order of Preachers ... |
Labbe, PhilippePhillipe L'AbbeBorn at Borges, 10 July, 1607; died at Paris, at the College of Clermont, 17 (16) March, 1667; ... |
Labour and Labour LegislationLabour and Labour LegislationLabour is work done by mind or body either partly or wholly for the purpose of producing ... |
Labour Unions, Moral Aspects ofLabour Unions (Moral Aspects)Since a labour union is a society, its moral aspects are determined by its constitution, its ... |
LabyrinthLabyrinthA complicated arrangement of paths and passages; or a place, usually subterraneous, full of ... |
Lac, Stanislaus duStanislaus du LacJesuit educationist and social work, b. at Paris, 21 November, 1835; d. there, 30 August, 1909. ... |
LaceLace(Latin laqueus ; It. laccio, trine, merletto ; Spanish lazo, encaje, pasamano ; French ... |
Lacedonia, Diocese ofLacedonia(LAQUEDONIENSIS) Located in the province of Avellino, Southern Italy. Lacedonia is famous in ... |
Lacordaire, Jean-Baptiste-Henri-DominiqueLacordaireThe greatest pulpit orator of the nineteenth century b. near Dijon, 13 May, 1802; d. at ... |
Lactantius, Lucius Cæcilius FirmianusLucius Caecilius Firmianus LactantiusA Christian apologist of the fourth century. The name Firmianus has misled some authors into ... |
Lacy, Blessed WilliamBl. William LacyBorn at "Hanton", Yorkshire (probably Houghton or Tosside, West Riding); suffered at York, 22 ... |
Laderchi, JamesJames LaderchiAn Italian Oratorian and ecclesiastical historian, born about 1678, at Faenza near Ravenna ; ... |
Ladislaus, SaintSt. LadislausKing of Hungary, born 1040; died at Neutra, 29 July, 1095; one of Hungary's national Christian ... |
Laennec, René-Théophile-HyacintheRenee-Theophile-Hyacinthe LaennecBorn at Quimper, in Brittany, France, 17 February, 1781; died at Kerlouanec, 13 August, 1826, a ... |
Laetare SundayLaetare SundayThe fourth, or middle, Sunday of Lent, so called from the first words of the Introit at Mass, ... |
Laetus, PomponiusPomponius LaetusHumanist, b. in Calabria in 1425; d. at Rome in 1497. He was a bastard of the House of the ... |
LaFarge, JohnJohn LafargePainter, decorator, and writer, b. at New York, 31 March, 1835; d. at Providence, Rhode Island, ... |
Lafitau, Joseph-FrançsJoseph-Francois LafitauJesuit missionary and writer, born at Bordeaux, France, 1 January, 1681; died there, 1746. He ... |
Laflèche, Louis-François RicherLouis-Francois Richer LaflecheFrench-Canadian bishop, b. 4 Sept., 1818, at Ste-Anne de la Perade, Province of Quebec ; d. 14 ... |
Laforêt, Nicholas-JosephNicholas-Joseph LaforetBelgian philosopher and theologian, born at Graide, 23 January, 1823; died at Louvain, 26 ... |
Lafuente y Zamalloa, ModestoModesto Lafuente y ZamalloaSpanish critic and historian, b. at Ravanal de los Caballeros, 1 May, 1806; d. at Madrid, 25 ... |
LaganiaLaganiaA titular see in Galatia Prima. The town is mentioned by Ptolemy, V, i, 14, and in several ... |
Lagrené, PierrePierre LagreneA missionary in New France, b. at Paris, 12 Nov. (al. 28 Oct.), 1659; d. at Quebec in 1736. He ... |
LahoreLahore(LAHLORENSIS). Diocese in northern India, part of the ecclesiastical Province of Agra. Its ... |
LaibachLaibach(LABACENSIS). Austrian bishopric and suffragan of Görz, embraces the territory of the ... |
LaicizationLaicization( Latin laicus , lay). The term laity signifies the aggregation of those Christians who ... |
Lainez, JamesJames Lainez(LAYNEZ). Second general of the Society of Jesus , theologian, b. in 1512, at Almazan, ... |
LaityLaity(Greek laos , "the people"; whence laikos , "one of the people"). Laity means the body ... |
Lake IndiansLake IndiansCalled by themselves S ENIJEXTEE and possibly identical with the L AHANNA of Lewis and Clark ... |
Lalemant, CharlesCharles LalemantBorn at Paris, 17 November, 1587; died there, 18 November, 1674. He was the first superior of ... |
Lalemant, GabrielGabriel LalemantJesuit missionary, b. at Paris, 10 October, 1610, d. in the Huron country, 17 March 1649. He was ... |
Lalemant, JeromeJerome LalemantAlias H IEROSME . Jesuit missionary, b. at Paris, 27 April, 1593, d. at Quebec, 16 ... |
Lallemant, Jacques-PhilippeJacques-Philippe LallemantFrench Jesuit, b. at St-Valéry-sur-Somme about 1660; d. at Paris 1748. Little is known ... |
Lallemant, LouisLouis LallemantFrench Jesuit, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne, 1588; d. at Bourges, 5 April, 1635. After making ... |
Lalor, TeresaTeresa LalorCo-foundress, with Bishop Neale of Baltimore, of the Visitation Order in the United States ... |
Lamarck, Chevalier deChevalier de Lamarck(Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet; also spelled L A M ARCK ; botanical abbreviation ... |
Lamartine, Alphonse deAlphonse de LamartinePoet, b. at Mâcon Saône-et-Loire, France, 21 Oct., 1790; d. at Paris, l March, ... |
Lamb (in Early Christian Symbolism)The Lamb (In Early Christian Symbolism)One of the few Christian symbols dating from the first century is that of the Good Shepherd ... |
Lamb, PaschalPaschal LambA lamb which the Israelites were commanded to eat with peculiar rites as a part of the ... |
Lambeck, PeterPeter LambeckGenerally called LAMBEC[C]IUS, historian and librarian, b. at Hamburg, 13 April 1628; d. at Vienna, ... |
Lambert Le BègueLambert Le BeguePriest and reformer, lived at Liège, Belgium, about the middle of the twelfth century. ... |
Lambert of HersfeldLambert of HersfeldA medieval historian; b. in Franconia or Thuringia, c. 1024; d. after 1077. On 15 March 1058, ... |
Lambert of St-BertinLambert of St-BertinBenedictine chronicler and abbot, b. about 1060; d. 22 June, 1125, at St-Bertin, France. He came ... |
Lambert, Louis A.Louis A. LambertPriest and journalist, b. at Charleroi, Pennsylvania, 13 April, 1835; d. at Newfoundland, New ... |
Lambert, SaintSt. Lambert(LANDEBERTUS). Martyr, Bishop of Maestricht, b. at Maestricht between 633 and 638; d. at ... |
Lamberville, Jacques and Jean deJacques and Jean de LambervilleJacques de Lamberville Jesuit missionary, b. at Rouen, 1641; d. at Quebec, 1710. He joined the ... |
Lambillotte, LouisLouis LambillotteBelgian Jesuit, composer and paleographer of Church music ; born at La Hamaide, near Charleroi, ... |
Lambin, DenisDenis Lambin(DIONYSIUS LAMBINUS.) French philologist, b. about 1520, at Montreuil-sur-mer, in Picardy; d. ... |
Lambruschini, LuigiLuigi LambruschiniCardinal, b. at Sestri Levante, near Genoa, 6 March, 1776, d. at Rome, 12 May, 1854. As a youth ... |
Lambton, Ven. JosephJoseph LambtonEnglish martyr, b. 1569; d. at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The day of his death is variously given as 23 ... |
LamegoLamego(LAMECENSIS). Diocese situated in the district of Vizeu, province of Beira, Portugal. The ... |
Lamennais, Félicité Robert deFelicite Robert de LamennaisBorn at Saint-Malo, 29 June, 1782; died at Paris, 27 February, 1854. His father, Pierre Robert de ... |
Lamennais, Jean-Marie-Robert deJean-Marie-Robert de LamennaisFrench priest, brother of Félicité Robert de Lamennais, b. at St-Malo in 1780; d. ... |
Lamoignon, Family ofFamily of LamoignonIllustrious in the history of the old magistracy, originally from Nivernais. Owing to the nearness ... |
Lamont, Johann vonJohann von LamontAstronomer and physicist, b. 13 Dec., 1805, at Braemar in Scotland, near Balmoral Castle; d.. 6 ... |
Lamormaini, WilhelmWilhelm LamormainiConfessor of Emperor Ferdinand II, b. 29 December, 1570, at Dochamps, Luxemburg ; d. at ... |
Lamp and LampadariiLamp and LampadariiThere is very little evidence that any strictly liturgical use was made of lamps in the early ... |
Lamp, AltarAltar LampIn the Old Testament God commanded that a lamp filled with the purest oil of olives should ... |
LampaLampa(LAMPAE, LAPPA). A titular see in Crete, suffragan of Gortyna, was probably a colony of ... |
LamprechtLamprechtSurnamed D ER P FAFFE (The Priest). German poet of the twelfth century, of whom practically ... |
Lamps, Early ChristianEarly Christian LampsOf the various classes of remains from Christian antiquity there is probably none so numerously ... |
LampsacusLampsacusA titular see of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. The city is situated in Mysia, at the ... |
LamuelLamuelName of a king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4 , but otherwise unknown. In the opening verse we ... |
LamusLamusA titular see of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. In antiquity this village is mentioned by ... |
Lamy, BernardBernard LamyOratorian, b. at Le Mans, France, in June, 1640; d. at Rouen, 29 Jan., 1715. At the age of twelve ... |
Lamy, FrançoisFrancois LamyAn ascetical and apologetic writer of the Congregation of St-Maur, b. in 1636 at Montireau in ... |
Lamy, Thomas JosephThomas Joseph LamyBiblical scholar end orientalist, b. at Ohey, in Belgium, 27 Jan., 1827, d. at Louvain, 30 July, ... |
Lana, FrancescoFrancesco LanaBorn 10 Dec., 1631, at Brescia in Italy ; died in the same place, 22 Feb., 1687. Mathematician ... |
Lance, The HolyThe Holy LanceWe read in the Gospel of St. John (19:34) , that, after our Saviour's death, "one of the ... |
Lancelotti, Giovanni PaoloGiovanni Paolo LancelottiCanonist, b. at Perugia in 1522; d. there, 23 September, 1590. He graduated doctor of law in ... |
Lanciano and OrtonaLanciano and Ortona(LANCIANENSIS ET ORTONENSIS). Lanciano is a small city in the province of Chieti, in the ... |
Land-Tenure in the Christian EraLand-Tenure in the Christian EraThe way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen hundred years which have seen in ... |
Lando, PopePope Lando(913-14). A native of the Sabina, and the son of Taino, elected pope seemingly in July or ... |
Landriot, Jean-François-AnneJean-Francois-Anne LandriotFrench bishop, b. at Couches-les-Mines near Autun, 1816, d. at Reims, 1874. Ordained in 1839 ... |
LanfrancLanfrancArchbishop of Canterbury, b. at Pavia c. 1005; d. at Canterbury, 24 May, 1089. Some say his ... |
Lanfranco, GiovanniGiovanni LanfrancoAlso known as CAVALIERE GIOVANNI DI STEFANO. Decorative painter, b. at Parma, 1581, d. in ... |
Langénieux, Benoit-MarieBenoit-Marie LangenieuxCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Villefranche-sur-Saône, Department of Rhône, ... |
Lang, MatthewMatthew LangCardinal, Bishop of Gurk and Archbishop of Salzburg, b. at Augsburg in 1468; d. at ... |
Langen, Rudolph vonRudolph von LangenHumanist and divine, b. at the village of Everswinkel, near Munster, Westphalia, 1438 or 1439; ... |
Langham, SimonSimon LanghamCardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England, b. at Langham in Rutland; d. at ... |
LangheimLangheimA celebrated Cistercian abbey situated in Upper Franconia (Bavaria), not far from Mein, in the ... |
Langhorne, Ven. RichardRichard LanghorneEnglish martyr, b. about 1635, d. at Tyburn, 14 July, 1679. He was the third son of William ... |
Langley, RichardRichard LangleyLayman and martyr, b. probably at Grimthorpe, Yorks, England, date unknown; d. at York, 1 Dec., ... |
LangresLangres(LINGONÆ). Diocese comprising the Department of the Haute-Marne. Suppressed by the ... |
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LanspergiusLanspergius(JOHN JUSTUS OF LANDSBERG). Carthusian monk and ascetical writer, b. at Landsberg in Bavaria ... |
LanternLanternIn Italian or modern architecture, a small structure on the top of a dome, for the purpose of ... |
Lanterns, AltarAltar LanternsLanterns are used in churches to protect the altar candles and lamp, if the latter for any ... |
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Lapuente, Venerable Luis deVenerable Luis de Lapuente(Also, D'Aponte, de Ponte, Dupont). Born at Valladolid, 11 November, 1554; died there, 16 ... |
LarandaLarandaA titular see of Isauria, afterwards of Lycaonia. Strabo (XII, 569), informs us that Laranda ... |
LaresLaresFormerly a titular archiepiscopal see in pro-consular Africa. In ancient times it was a ... |
LarinoLarino(Larinum). Diocese in the province of Capmobasso, Southern Italy. Larinum was a city of the ... |
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Larrey, Dominique-JeanDominique-Jean LarreyBaron, French military surgeon, b. at Baudéan, Hautes-Pyrénées, July, 1766; ... |
Larue, Charles deCharles de LarueBorn 29 July, 1685 (some say 12 July, 1684), at Corbie, in France ; died 5 Oct., 1739, at St. ... |
Lasaulx, Ernst vonErnst von LasaulxScholar and philosopher, born at Coblenz, 16 March, 1805; died at Munich, 9 May, 1861. His ... |
Lascaris, ConstantineConstantine LascarisGreek scholar from Constantinople; born 1434; died at Messina in 1501. Made a prisoner by the ... |
Lascaris, JanusJanus LascarisAlso called John; surnamed Rhyndacenus (from Rhyndacus, a country town in Asia Minor ). He ... |
Laski, JohnJohn LaskiJ OHN A L ASCO . Archbishop of Gnesen and Primate of Poland, b. at Lask, 1456; d. at ... |
Lassberg, Baron Joseph Maria Christoph vonBaron Joseph Maria Christoph von LassbergA distinguished German antiquary, born at Donaueschingen, 10 April, 1770; died 15 March, 1855. He ... |
Lassus, Orlandus deOrlando de Lassus(Original name, Roland de Lattre), composer, born at Mons, Hainault, Belgium, in 1520 (according ... |
Last Judgment, TheGeneral Judgment (Last Judgment)(Judicium Universale, Last Judgment). I. EXISTENCE OF THE GENERAL JUDGMENT 1 Few truths are ... |
Last Supper, TheThe Last SupperThe meal held by Christ and His disciples on the eve of His Passion at which He instituted the ... |
Lataste, MarieMarie LatasteBorn at Mimbaste near Dax, France, 21 February, 1822; died at Rennes, 10 May, 1847; was the ... |
Latera, Flaminius Annibali deFlaminius Annibali de LateraHistorian, born at Latera, near Viterbo, 23 November, 1733; died at Viterbo, 27 February, 1813. He ... |
Lateran Council, FifthFifth Lateran CouncilWhen elected pope, Julius II promised under oath that he would soon convoke a general ... |
Lateran Council, FirstFirst Lateran CouncilThe Council of 1123 is reckoned in the series of ecumenical councils. It had been convoked in ... |
Lateran Council, FourthFourth Lateran CouncilFrom the commencement of his reign Innocent III had purposed to assemble an ecumenical council, ... |
Lateran Council, SecondSecond Lateran CouncilThe death of Pope Honorius II (February, 1130) was followed by a schism. Petrus Leonis (Pierleoni), ... |
Lateran Council, ThirdThird Lateran CouncilThe reign of Alexander III was one of the most laborious pontificates of the Middle Ages. Then, ... |
Lateran CouncilsLateran CouncilsA series of five important councils held at Rome from the twelfth to the sixteen century. From ... |
Lateran, Christian Museum ofChristian Museum of LateranEstablished by Pius IX in 1854, in the Palazzo del Laterano erected by Sixtus V on the part of ... |
Lateran, Saint JohnSaint John LateranTHE BASILICA This is the oldest, and ranks first among the four great "patriarchal" basilicas ... |
Lathrop, George ParsonsGeorge Parsons LathropPoet, novelist, b. at Honolulu, Hawaii, 25 August, 1851; d. at New York, 19 April, 1898. He was ... |
Latin ChurchLatin ChurchThe word Church ( ecclesia ) is used in its first sense to express whole congregation of ... |
Latin Kingdom of JerusalemLatin Kingdom of JerusalemThe Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was founded as a result of the First Crusade, in 1099. Destroyed ... |
Latin Literature in Christianity (Before the Sixth Century)Latin Literature in Early ChristianityThe Latin language was not at first the literary and official organ of the Christian Church in ... |
Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth to Twentieth Century)Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth To Twentieth Century)During the Middle Ages the so-called church Latin was to a great extent the language of poetry, ... |
Latin, EcclesiasticalChurch LatinIn the present instance these words are taken to mean the Latin we find in the official textbooks ... |
Latini, BrunettoBrunetto LatiniFlorentine philosopher and statesman, born at Florence, c. 1210; the son of Buonaccorso Latini, ... |
Latreille, Pierre-AndréPierre-Andre LatreilleA prominent French zoologist; born at Brives, 29 November, 1762; died in Paris, 6 February, 1833. ... |
LatriaLatriaLatria ( latreia ) in classical Greek originally meant "the state of a hired servant" (Aesch., ... |
LatrociniumRobber Council of Ephesus (Latrocinium)(L ATROCINIUM ). The Acts of the first session of this synod were read at the Council of ... |
Latter-Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ ofMormonism( Also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.) This religious body had ... |
Lauda SionLauda SionThe opening words (used as a title of the sequence composed by St. Thomas Aquinas, about the year ... |
LaudsLaudsIn the Roman Liturgy of today Lauds designates an office composed of psalms and canticles, ... |
LauraLauraThe Greek word laura is employed by writers from the end of the fifth century to distinguish ... |
Laurence O'Toole, SaintSt. Lawrence O'Toole(L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole) Confessor, born about 1128, in the ... |
Laurentie, Pierre-SébastienPierre-Sebastien LaurentieFrench publicist; b. at Houga, in the Department of Gers, France, 21 January, 1793; d. 9 ... |
Lausanne and GenevaLausanne and GenevaDiocese of Lausanne and Geneva (Lausannensis et Genevensis). Diocese in Switzerland, immediately ... |
Lauzon, Jean deJean de LauzonFourth governor of Canada, b. at Paris, 1583; d. there, 16 Feb., 1666. He was the son of ... |
Lauzon, Pierre dePierre de LauzonA noted missionary of New France in the eighteenth century, born at Poitiers, 26 September, ... |
Lavérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur deSieur de LaverendryeDiscoverer of the Canadian West, born at Three Rivers, Quebec, 17 November, 1685; died at ... |
LavaboLavaboThe first word of that portion of Psalm 25 said by the celebrant at Mass while he washes his hands ... |
Laval University of QuebecLaval University of QuebecThe University of Laval was founded in 1852 by the Seminary of Quebec; the royal charter granted ... |
Laval, François de MontmorencyFrancois de Montmorency LavalFirst bishop of Canada, b. at Montigny-sur-Avre, 30 April, 1623, of Hughes de Laval and ... |
LavantLavant(LAVANTINA) An Austrian bishopric in the southern part of Styria, suffragan of Salzburg. The ... |
Laverdière, Charles-HonoréCharles-Honore LaverdiereFrench-Canadian historian, born Chateau-Richer, Province of Quebec, 1826; died at Quebec, 1873. ... |
Laverlochère, Jean-NicolasJean-Nicolas LaverlochereMissionary, born at St. Georges d'Espérance, Grenoble, France, 6 December, 1812; died at ... |
Lavigerie, Charles-Martial-AllemandLavigerieFrench cardinal, b. at Huire near Bayonne, 13 Oct., 1825; d. at Algiers, 27 Nov., 1892. He ... |
Lavoisier, Antoine-LaurentAntoine-Laurent LavoisierChemist, philosopher, economist ; born in Paris, 26 August, 1743; guillotined 8 May, 1794. He ... |
LawLawI. CONCEPT OF LAW A. By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or ... |
Law, CanonCanon LawThis subject will be treated under the following heads: I. General Notion and DivisionsII. Canon ... |
Law, Cemeteries inCemeteries in LawCemeteries in Civil Law It would be impossible here to deal in detail with the various ... |
Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)Influence of the Church on Civil LawChristianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although its moral principles were meant ... |
Law, CommonCommon Law(Latin communis , general, of general application; lex , law) The term is of English ... |
Law, Divine (Moral Aspect of)Moral Aspect of Divine LawDivine Law is that which is enacted by God and made known to man through revelation. We ... |
Law, InternationalInternational LawInternational law has been defined to be "the rules which determine the conduct of the general ... |
Law, MosaicMosaic LegislationThe body of juridical, moral, and ceremonial institutions, laws and decisions comprised in the ... |
Law, NaturalNatural LawI. ITS ESSENCE In English this term is frequently employed as equivalent to the laws of nature, ... |
Law, RomanRoman LawIn the following article this subject is briefly treated under the two heads of; I. Principles; ... |
Lawrence Justinian, SaintSaint Lawrence JustinianBishop and first Patriarch of Venice, b. in 1381, and d. 8 January, 1456. He was a descendant ... |
Lawrence O'Toole, SaintSt. Lawrence O'Toole(L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole) Confessor, born about 1128, in the ... |
Lawrence of Brindisi, SaintSt. Lorenzo Da Brindisi(Also: Lawrence, or Laurence, of Brindisi.) Born at Brindisi in 1559; died at Lisbon on 22 ... |
Lawrence, SaintSt. LawrenceMartyr ; died 10 August, 258. St. Lawrence, one of the deacons of the Roman Church, was one ... |
Lawrence, SaintSt. Lawrence (Of Canterbury)Second Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 2 Feb., 619. For the particulars of his life and ... |
Laws, PenalPenal LawsThis article treats of the penal legislation affecting Catholics in English-speaking countries ... |
Lay AbbotLay Abbot( abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles ). A name used to designate a layman on whom a king ... |
Lay BrothersLay BrothersReligious occupied solely with manual labour and with the secular affairs of a monastery or ... |
Lay CommunionLay CommunionThe primitive discipline of the Church established a different punishment for certain crimes ... |
Lay ConfessionLay ConfessionThis article does not deal with confession by laymen but with that made to laymen, for the ... |
Lay TithesLay TithesUnder this heading must be distinguished (1) secular tithes, which subjects on crown-estates were ... |
Laymann, PaulPaul LaymannA famous Jesuit moralist, b. in 1574 at Arzl, near Innsbruck; d. of the plague on 13 November, ... |
LazaritesCongregation of the Mission (Vincentians)A congregation of secular priests with religious vows founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The ... |
LazarusLazarusLazarus (Greek Lazaros , a contraction of Eleazaros --see 2 Maccabbees 6:18 — meaning ... |
Lazarus of Bethany, SaintSt. Lazarus of BethanyReputed first Bishop of Marseilles, died in the second half of the first century. According ... |
Lazarus of Jerusalem, Order of SaintOrder of St. Lazarus of JerusalemThe military order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem originated in a leper hospital founded in the ... |
Le Blant, Edmond-FredericEdmond-Frederic Le BlantFrench archeologist and historian, born 12 August, 1818; died 5 July, 1897 at Paris. He studied ... |
Le Camus, Emile-Paul-Constant-AngeEmile-Paul-Constant-Ange Le CamusPreacher, theologian, scripturist, Bishop of La Rochelle and Saintes, b. at Paraza, France, ... |
Le Camus, EtienneEtienne Le CamusFrench cardinal, b. at Paris, 1632; d. at Grenoble, 1707. Through the influence of his father, ... |
Le Caron, JosephJoseph Le CaronOne of the four pioneer missionaries of Canada and first missionary to the Hurons, b. near ... |
Le Coz, ClaudeClaude Le CozFrench bishop, b. at Plouévez-Parzay (Finistère), 1740; d. at Villevieux (Jura), ... |
Le Fèvre, JacquesJacques Le FevreA French theologian and controversialist, b. at Lisieux towards the middle of the seventeenth ... |
Le Gobien, CharlesCharles Le GobienFrench Jesuit and founder of the famous collection of "Lettres édifiantes et curieuses", ... |
Le Gras, Venerable Louise de MarillacVenerable Louise de Marillac Le GrasFoundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul , born at Paris, 12 August, 1591, ... |
Le Hir, Arthur-MarieArthur-Marie Le HirBiblical scholar and Orientalist ; b. at Morlaix (Finisterre), in the Diocese of Quimper, ... |
Le Loutre, Louis-JosephLouis-Joseph Le LoutreA missionary to the Micmac Indians and Vicar-General of Acadia under the Bishop of Quebec, b. ... |
Le MansLe MansDIOCESE OF LE MANS (CENOMANENSIS). Comprises the entire Department of Sarthe. Prior to the ... |
Le Mercier, FrançoisFrancois Le MercierOne of the early missionaries of New France , b. at Paris, 4 October, 1604; d. in the island of ... |
Le MoyneLe MoyneThe name of one of the most illustrious families of the New World, whose deeds adorn the pages ... |
Le Moyne, SimonSimon Le MoyneA Jesuit missionary, b. at Beauvais, 1604; d. in 1665 at Cap de la Madeleine, near Three ... |
Le Nourry, Denis-NicolasDenis-Nicolas Le NourryDenis-Nicolas Le Nourry, of the Congregation of St-Maur, ecclesiastical writer, b. at Dieppe in ... |
Le PuyLe Puy(Aniciensis). Diocese comprising the whole Department of Haute Loire, and is a suffragan of ... |
Le Quien, MichelMichel Le QuienFrench historian and theologian, b. at Boulogne-sur-Mer, department of Pas-de-Calais, 8 Oct., ... |
Le Sage, Alain-RenéAlain-Rene Le SageWriter, b. at Sarzeau (Morbihan), 1668; d. at Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1747. The son of a notary who ... |
Le Tellier, Charles-MauriceCharles-Maurice Le TellierArchbishop of Reims, b. at Turin, 1642; d. at Reims, 1710. The son of Michel Le Tellier and ... |
Le Tellier, MichelMichel Le TellierBorn 16 October, 1643, of a peasant family, not at Vire as has so often been said, but at Vast ... |
Le Verrier, Urbain-Jean-JosephUrbain-Jean-Joseph le VerrierAn astronomer and director of the observatory at Paris, born at Saint Lô, the ancient ... |
LeónLeonDIOCESE OF LEÓN (LEONENSIS) Suffragan of Michoacan in Mexico, erected in 1863. In the ... |
León, Luis deLuis de LeonSpanish poet and theologian, b. at Belmonte, Aragon, in 1528; d. at Madrigal, 23 August, 1591. ... |
Lead, Diocese ofLead(LEADENSIS). The Diocese of Lead, which was established on 6 August, 1902, comprises all that ... |
League of the CrossThe League of the CrossA Catholic total abstinence confraternity founded in London in 1873 by Cardinal Manning to ... |
League, GermanGerman (Catholic) LeagueOnly three years before the League was established, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (d. 1651), who ... |
League, TheThe LeagueI. THE LEAGUE OF 1576 The discontent produced by the Peace of Beaulieu (6 May, 1576), which ... |
Leander of Seville, SaintSt. Leander of SevilleBishop of that city, b. at Carthage about 534, of a Roman family established in that city; d. ... |
LeavenworthLeavenworthDiocese of Leavenworth (Leavenworthensis). Suffragan to St. Louis. When established, 22 May, ... |
LebanonLebanonLebanon (Assyr. Labn nu ; Hebrew Lebanôn ; Egypt. possibly, Ramunu ; Greek Libanos ... |
LebedusLebedusTitular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus. It was on the coast, ninety stadia to the east ... |
Lebrun, CharlesCharles LebrunFrench historical painter, born in Paris, 1619; died at the Gobelin tapestry works, 1690. This ... |
Lebwin, SaintSt. Lebwin(LEBUINUS or LIAFWIN). Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deveater, b. in England of ... |
LecceLecce(LICIENSIS). Diocese ; suffragan of Otranto. Lecce, the capital of a province in Terra ... |
Leclerc du Tremblay, FrançoisFrancois Leclerc du TremblayA Capuchin, better known as P ÈRE J OSEPH , b. in Paris, 4 Nov., 1577; d. at Rueil, ... |
Leclercq, ChrestienChrestien LeclercqA Franciscan Récollet and one of the most zealous missionaries to the Micmac of ... |
Lecoy de La MarcheLecoy de La Marche(RICHARD-ALBERT). French historian; b. at Nemours, 1839; d. at Paris, 1897. He left the ... |
LecternLectern(Lecturn, Letturn, Lettern, from legere , to read). Support for a book, reading-desk, or ... |
LectionaryLectionary( Lectionarium or Legenda ). Lectionary is a term of somewhat vague significance, used ... |
LectorLectorA lector (reader) in the West is a clerk having the second of the four minor orders. In all ... |
Ledge, AltarAltar LedgeOriginally the altar was made in the shape of an ordinary table, on which the crucifix and ... |
Ledochowski, Miecislas HalkaMiecislas Halka LedochowskiCount, cardinal, Archbishop of Gnesen-Posen, b. at Gorki near Sandomir in Russian Poland, 29 ... |
LeedsLeeds(LOIDIS; LOIDENSIS). Diocese embracing the West Riding of Yorkshire, and that part of the city ... |
Lefèvre d'Etaples, JacquesJacques Lefevre d'EtaplesFrequently called "Faber Stapulensis." A French philosopher, biblical and patristic scholar; ... |
Lefèvre de la Boderie, GuyGuy Lefevre de la BoderieFrench Orientalist and poet; b. near Falaise in Normandy, 9 August, 1541; d. in 1598 in the house ... |
Lefèvre, Family ofFamily of LefevreThere were various members of the Lefèvre family engaged in tapestry weaving in the ... |
Lefebvre, CamilleCamille LefebvreApostle of the Acadians, b. at St. Philippe, P. Q., 1831; d. at St. Joseph, N. B., 1895. The ... |
LegaciesLegacies(Latin Legata ). I. DEFINITION In its most restricted sense, by a pious legacy or bequest ... |
LegateLegate( Latin legare , to send). Legate, in its broad signification, means that person who is sent ... |
Legends of the SaintsLegends of the SaintsUnder the term legend the modern concept would include every untrue tale. But it is not so ... |
Legends, Literary or ProfaneLiterary or Profane LegendsIn the period of national origins history and legend are inextricably mingled. In the course of ... |
LeghornLeghorn (Livorno)(LIBURNENSIS.) Suffragan of Pisa. Leghorn ( Italian Livorno ), in Tuscany, is the capital ... |
LegioLegioTitular see of Palestina Secunda, suffragan of Scythopolis. It figures for the first time in a ... |
Legipont, OliverOliver LegipontBenedictine, bibliographer, born at Soiron, Limburg, 2 Dec., 1698; died at Trier, 16 Jan., 1758. ... |
LegistsLegistsTeachers of civil or Roman law, who, besides expounding sources, explaining terms, elucidating ... |
LegitimationLegitimation( Latin legitimatio ). The canonical term for the act by which the irregularity contracted ... |
Legrand, LouisLouis LegrandFrench theologian and noted doctor of the Sorbonne, b. in Burgundy at Lusigny-sur-Ouche, 12 ... |
Lehnin, Abbey ofAbbey of LehninFounded in 1180 by Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg, for Cistercian monks. Situated about ... |
Leibniz, System ofSystem of LeibnizI. LIFE OF LEIBNIZ Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was born at Leipzig on 21 June (1 July), 1646. ... |
Leigh, Venerable RichardVen. Richard LeighEnglish martyr, born in Cambridgeshire about 1561; died at Tyburn, 30 August, 1588. Ordained ... |
LeipzigLeipzigChief town in the Kingdom of Saxony, situated at the junction of the Pleisse, Parthe, and Weisse ... |
Leipzig, University ofUniversity of LeipzigThe University of Leipzig in Saxony is, next to Heidelberg, the oldest university in the German ... |
LeitmeritzLeitmeritz(L ITOMERICENSIS ), in Austria, embraces the northern part of the Kingdom of Bohemia (see map ... |
Lejeune, JeanJean LejeuneBorn at Poligny in 1592; died at Limoges, 19 Aug., 1672; member of the Oratory of Jesus, founded ... |
Lelong, JacquesJacques LelongA French bibliographer, b. at Paris, 19 April, 1665 d. there, 13 Aug., 1721. As a boy of ten, he ... |
LembergLembergSeat of a Latin, a Uniat Ruthenian, and a Uniat Armenian archbishopric. The city is called Lwow ... |
Lemcke, HenryHenry LemckeMissionary in the United States b. at Rhena, Mecklenburg, 27 July, 1796; d. at Carrolltown, ... |
Lemercier, JacquesJacques LemercierBorn at Pontoise, about 1585; died at Paris, 1654. Lemercier shares with Mansart and Le Muet the ... |
Lemos, Thomas deThomas de LemosSpanish theologian and controversialist, b. at Rivadavia, Spain, 1555, d. at Rome 23 Aug., ... |
Lennig, Adam FranzAdam Franz LennigTheologian, b. 3 Dec., 1803, at Mainz ; d. there, 22 Nov., 1866. He studied at Bouchsal under the ... |
Lenormant, CharlesCharles LenormantFrench arch æologist, b. in Paris, 1 June, 1802; d. at Athens, 24 November, 1859. After ... |
Lenormant, FrançoisFrancois LenormantArchæologist; son of Charles Lenormant, b. at Paris, 17 January, 1837; d. there, 9 ... |
LentLentOrigin of the word The Teutonic word Lent , which we employ to denote the forty days' fast ... |
Lentulus, PubliusPublius LentulusPublius Lentulus is a fictitious person, said to have been Governor of Judea before Pontius, and ... |
Leo DiaconusLeo DiaconusByzantine historian; b. at Kaloe, at the foot of Mount Tmolos, in Ionia, about the year 950; the ... |
Leo I (the Great), PopePope St. Leo I (The Great)(Reigned 440-61). Place and date of birth unknown; died 10 November, 461. Leo's pontificate, ... |
Leo II, Pope SaintPope Saint Leo IIPope (682-83), date of birth unknown; d. 28 June, 683. He was a Sicilian, and son of one Paul. ... |
Leo III, Pope SaintPope St. Leo IIIDate of birth unknown; died 816. He was elected on the very day his predecessor was buried (26 ... |
Leo IV, PopePope Saint Leo IV(Reigned 847-55) A Roman and the son of Radoald, was unanimously elected to succeed Sergius ... |
Leo IX, PopeLeo IX(1049-54), b. at Egisheim, near Colmar, on the borders of Alsace, 21 June, 1002; d. 19 April, ... |
Leo V, PopePope Leo VVery little is known of him. We have no certainty either as to when he was elected or as to ... |
Leo VI, PopePope Leo VIThe exact dates of the election and death of Leo VI are uncertain, but it is clear that he was ... |
Leo VII, PopeLeo VIIDate of birth unknown; d. 13 July, 939. A Roman and priest of St. Sixtus, and probably a ... |
Leo VIII, PopeLeo VIIIDate of birth unknown; d. between 20 February and 13 April, 965. When the Emperor Otho I ... |
Leo X, PopePope Leo X(G IOVANNI DE M EDICI ). Born at Florence, 11 December, 1475; died at Rome, 1 December, ... |
Leo XI, PopePope Leo XI(ALESSANDRO OTTAVIANO DE' MEDICI). Born at Florence in 1535; died at Rome 27 April, 1605, on ... |
Leo XII, PopePope Leo XII(A NNIBALE F RANCESCO C LEMENTE M ELCHIORE G IROLAMO N ICOLA DELLA G ENGA ) Born ... |
Leo XIII, PopePope Leo XIIIBorn 2 March, 1810, at Carpineto; elected pope 20 February, 1878; died 20 July, 1903, at Rome. ... |
Leo, BrotherBrother LeoFriar Minor, companion of St. Francis of Assisi,date of birth uncertain; died at Assisi, 15 ... |
Leocadia, SaintSaint LeocadiaVirgin and martyr, d. 9 December, probably 304, in the Diocletian persecution. The last great ... |
Leodegar, SaintSaint Leodegar(LEGER) Bishop of Autun, b. about 615; d. a martyr in 678, at Sarcing, Somme. His mother ... |
LeonLeon(THE DIOCESE AND CIVIL PROVINCE OF LEON) HISTORY Probably before the time of Trajan, the ... |
Leonard of ChiosLeonard of ChiosBorn at an uncertain date on the Island of Chios, then under Genoese domination; died in Chios ... |
Leonard of Limousin, SaintSt. Leonard of LimousinNothing absolutely certain is known of his history, as his earliest "Life", written in the ... |
Leonard of Port Maurice, SaintSt. Leonard of Port MauricePreacher and ascetic writer, b. 20 Dec., 1676, at Porto Maurizio on the Riviera di Ponente; d. ... |
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci(LEONARDO DI SER PIERO DA VINCI) Florentine painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and ... |
Leonidas, SaintSt. Leonidas( Or LEONIDES.) The Roman Martyrology records several feast days of martyrs of this ... |
Leontius ByzantinusLeontius Byzantinus( Leontios Byzantios ) An important theologian of the sixth century. In spite of his ... |
Leontius, SaintSaint LeontiusBishop of Fréjus, in Provence. France, b. probably at Nîmes, towards the end of ... |
LeontopolisLeontopolisA titular archiepiscopal see of Augustamnica Secunda. Strabo (XVII, 1,19, 20) places it near ... |
Leopoldine Society, TheThe Leopoldine SocietyEstablished at Vienna for the purpose of aiding the Catholic missions in North America. When ... |
LepantoLepantoItalian name for Naupactos (Naupactus) a titular metropolitan see of ancient Epirus. The name ... |
LeprosyLeprosyLeprosy proper, or lepra tuberculosa , in contradistinction to other skin diseases commonly ... |
Leptis MagnaLeptis MagnaLeptis Magna, a titular see of Tripolitana. Founded by the Sidonians in a fine and fertile ... |
LerosLerosTitular see of the Cyclades, suffragan of Rhodes. According to Strabo (XIV, i, 6), this island ... |
Leroy-Beaulieu, AnatoleAnatole Leroy-BeaulieuFrench publicist, b. at Lisieux, Calvados, in 1842; d. at Paris, 15 June, 1912. After ... |
LesbiLesbiA titular see in Mauretania Sitifensis, suffragan of Sitifis, or Sétif, in Algeria. It ... |
LesbiLesbiA titular see in Mauretania Sitifensis, suffragan of Sitifis, or Sétif, in Algeria. It ... |
Lescarbot, MarcMarc LescarbotFrench lawyer, writer, and historian, b. at Vervins, between 1565 and 1570; d. about 1629. ... |
Lescarbot, MarcMarc LescarbotFrench lawyer, writer, and historian, b. at Vervins, between 1565 and 1570; d. about 1629. ... |
Lescot, PierrePierre LescotOne of the greatest architects of France in the pure Renaissance style, b. at Paris about ... |
Lescot, PierrePierre LescotOne of the greatest architects of France in the pure Renaissance style, b. at Paris about ... |
LesinaLesina(PHARIA: HVAR; PHARENSIS, BRACHIENSIS, ET ISSENSIS) Diocese in Dalmatia ; includes the three ... |
Leslie, JohnJohn LeslieBishop of Ross, Scotland, born 29 September, 1527, died at Guirtenburg, near Brussels 30 May, ... |
Lessius, LeonardLeonard Lessius(LEYS) A Flemish Jesuit and a theologian of high reputation, born at Brecht, in the ... |
Lessons in the LiturgyLessons in the Liturgy(Exclusive of Gospel). I. HISTORY The reading of lessons from the Bible, Acts of Martyrs , or ... |
Lestrange, Louis-Henri deLouis-Henri de Lestrange(In religion, DOM AUGUSTINE) Born in 1754, in the Château de Colombier-le-Vieux, ... |
Lesueur, François EustacheFrancois Eustache LesueurJesuit missionary and philologist, of the Abnaki mission in Canada ; born (according to notes ... |
Lesueur, Jean-FrançoisJean-Francois LesueurComposer, b. at Drucat-Plessiel, near Abbeville, 15 Feb., 1760; d. at Paris, 6 October, 1837. He ... |
LeteLeteA titular see of Macedonia, known by its coins and inscriptions, mentioned in Ptolemy (III, ... |
Letourneux, NicolasNicolas LetourneuxA well-known French preacher and ascetical writer of Jansenistic tendencies, born at Rouen, 30 ... |
Letters, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical Letters(LITTERÆ ECCLESIASTICÆ) Ecclesiastical letters are publications or announcements of ... |
LeubusAbbey of LeubusA celebrated ancient Cistercian abbey, situated on the Oder, northwest of Breslau, in the ... |
LeuceLeuceA titular see of Thrace, not mentioned by any ancient historian or geographer. However, its ... |
Levadoux, MichaelMichael LevadouxOne of the first band of Sulpicians who, owing to the distressed state of religion in France, ... |
Levau, LouisLouis Levau(LE VAU) A contemporary of Jacques Lemercier and the two Mansarts, and the chief architect of ... |
LevitesLevites(From Levi , name of the ancestral patriarch, generally interpreted "joined" or "attached ... |
LeviticusLeviticusThe third book of the Pentateuch, so called because it treats of the offices, ministries, rites, ... |
LexLex(LAW) The etymology of the Latin word lex is a subject of controversy. Some authorities ... |
Lezana, Juan Bautista deJuan Bautista de LezanaTheologian, born at Madrid, 23 Nov., 1586; died in Rome, 29 March, 1659. He took the habit at ... |
LiègeLiege(The Diocese of Liège; canonical name L EODIENSIS ). Liège (V ICUS L ... |
LibelLibel( Latin libellus , a little book) A malicious publication by writing, printing, picture, ... |
Libellatici, LibelliLibellatici, LibelliThe libelli were certificates issued to Christians of the third century. They were of two ... |
Liber Diurnus Romanorum PontificumLiber Diurnus Romanorum PontificumA miscellaneous collection of ecclesiastical formularies used in the papal chancery until the ... |
Liber PontificalisLiber Pontificalis(BOOK OF THE POPES). A history of the popes beginning with St. Peter and continued down to ... |
Liber SeptimusLiber SeptimusThree canonical collections of quite different value from a legal standpoint are known by this ... |
Libera MeLibera Me(Domine, de morte aeterna, etc.). The responsory sung at funerals. It is a responsory of ... |
Libera NosLibera NosThe first words of the Embolism of the Lord's Prayer in the Roman Rite. Most liturgies ... |
Liberal Arts, The SevenThe Seven Liberal ArtsThe expression artes liberales , chiefly used during the Middle Ages, does not mean arts as we ... |
LiberalismLiberalismA free way of thinking and acting in private and public life. I. DEFINITION The word liberal ... |
Liberatore, MatteoMatteo LiberatoreA philosopher, theologian, and writer, born at Salerno, Italy, 14 August, 1810; died at Rome, ... |
Liberatus of CarthageLiberatus of Carthage(Sixth century) Archdeacon ; author of an important history of the Nestorian and ... |
LiberiaLiberiaA republic on the west coast of Africa, between 4° 20´ and 7° 20´ N. lat., ... |
Liberius, PopePope Liberius(Reigned 352-66) Pope Julius died on 12 April, according to the "Liberian Catalogue", and ... |
Libermann, Ven. Francis Mary PaulVen. Francis Mary Paul LibermannFounder of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which was afterwards merged in the ... |
LibrariesLibrariesLibraries, that is to say, collections of books accumulated and made accessible for public or ... |
Libri CaroliniCaroline Books (Libri Carolini)A work in four books (120 or 121 chapters), purporting to be the composition of Charlemagne, and ... |
LichfieldLichfieldANCIENT DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD (LICHFELDENSIS). This diocese took its rise in the conversion ... |
Lidwina, SaintSt. LidwinaBorn at Schiedam, Holland, 18 April 1380; died 14 April, 1433. Her father, Peter by name, came of ... |
Lieber, Ernst MariaErnst Maria LieberBorn at Camberg in the Duchy of Nassau, 16 Nov., 1838; died 31 March, 1902. He was the principal ... |
Lieber, MorizMoriz LieberPolitician and publicist, b. at the castle of Blankenheim in the Eifel, 1 Oct., 1790, d. at ... |
Liebermann, Bruno Franz LeopoldBruno Franz Leopold LiebermannCatholic theologian, b., at Molsheim in Alsace 12 Oct., 1759; 4. at Strasburg, 11 Nov., 1844. ... |
LiesbornLiesbornA former noted Benedictine Abbey in Westphalia, Germany, founded in 815; suppressed in 1803. ... |
Liesborn, Master ofThe Master of LiesbornA Westphalian painter, who in 1465 executed an altar-piece of note in the Benedictine monastery ... |
LiessiesLiessiesA Benedictine monastery near Avesnes, in the Diocese of Cambrai, France (Nord), founded about ... |
LifeLife(Greek zoe ; Latin vita ; French La vie , German Das Leben ; vital principle; Greek ... |
LigamenLigamen( Latin for bond ). The existing marriage tie which constitutes in canon law a public ... |
LightsLightsUpon the subject of the liturgical use of lights, as an adjunct of the services of the Church, ... |
LigugéLigugeA Benedictine Abbey, in the Diocese of Poitiers, France, was founded about the year A.D. 360, ... |
Liguori, Saint AlphonsusSt. Alphonsus LiguoriBorn at Marianella, near Naples, 27 September, 1696; died at Nocera de' Pagani, 1 August, 1787. ... |
LilienfeldCistercian Abbey of LilienfeldLilienfeld, a Cistercian Abbey fifteen miles south of St. Polten, Lower Austria, was founded ... |
Lilius, AloisiusAloisius LiliusAloisius Lilius, principal author of the Gregorian Calendar, was a native of Cirò or ... |
LilleLilleThe ancient capital of Flanders, now the chief town of the Département du Nord in France. ... |
Lillooet IndiansLillooet IndiansAn important tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, in southern British Columbia, formerly holding a ... |
LimaLima (Peru)(Limana). The city of Lima, in the Department of the same name, is the capital of the Republic ... |
LimboLimbo(Late Latin limbus ) a word of Teutonic derivation, meaning literally "hem" or "border," as ... |
Limbourg, Pol dePol de LimbourgA French miniaturist. With his two brothers, he flourished at Paris at the end of the fourteenth ... |
LimburgLimburg(L IMBURGENSIS ) Diocese in the Kingdom of Prussia, suffragan of Freiburg. I. HISTORY ... |
LimerickLimerick(LIMERICENSIS) Diocese in Ireland ; includes the greater part of the County of Limerick and ... |
LimogesLimoges(LEMOVICENSIS). Diocese comprising the Departments of Haute Vienne and Creuse in France. ... |
LimyraLimyraLimyra, a titular see of Lycia, was a small city on the southern coast of Lycia, on the Limyrus, ... |
Linacre, ThomasThomas LinacreEnglish physician and clergyman, founder of the Royal College of Physicians, London, b. at ... |
LinaresLinares[Or MONTEREY or NUEVO LEÓN; ARCHDIOCESE OF (DE LINARES)] In 1777, at the request of ... |
LincolnLincoln (Nebraska)(LINCOLNIENSIS) Suffragan of Dubuque, erected 2 August, 1887, to include that part of the ... |
LincolnLincoln (England)ANCIENT DIOCESE OF LINCOLN (LINCOLNIENSIS). This see was founded by St. Theodore, Archbishop ... |
Lindanus, William DamasusWilliam Damasus Lindanus(VAN LINDA) Bishop of Ruremonde and of Ghent, b. at Dordrecht, in 1525; d. at Ghent, 2 ... |
Linde, Justin Timotheus Balthasar, Freiherr vonJustin Timotheus Balthasar, Freiherr von LindeHessian jurist and stateman, b. in the village of Brilon, Westphalia, 7 Aug., 1797; d. at Bonn ... |
Lindemann, WilhelmWilhelm LindemannA Catholic historian of German literature, b. at Schonnebeck near Essen, 17 December, 1828; d. ... |
Lindisfarne, Ancient Diocese and Monastery ofAncient Diocese and Monastery of Lindisfarne(Lindisfarnensis). The island of Lindisfarne lies some two miles off the Northumberland coast, ... |
Lindores, Benedictine Abbey ofBenedictine Abbey of LindoresOn the River Tay, near Newburgh, Fifeshire, Scotland, founded by David, Earl of Huntingdon, ... |
Line, Saint AnneSt. Anne LineEnglish martyr, d. 27 Feb., 1601. She was the daughter of William Heigham of Dunmow, Essex, a ... |
Linens, AltarAltar LinensThe altar-linens are the corporal, pall, purificator, and finger- towels. The Blessed Sacrament ... |
Lingard, JohnJohn LingardEnglish priest and historian b. at Winchester, 5 February, 1771; d. at Hornby, 17 July, 1851. He ... |
Linköping, Ancient See ofLinkoping(LINCOPIA; LINCOPENSIS.) Located in Sweden ; originally included Östergötland, the ... |
LinoeLinoeA titular see of Bithynia Secunda, known only from the "Notitiae Episcopatuum" which mention ... |
Linus, Pope SaintPope St. Linus(Reigned about A.D. 64 or 67 to 76 or 79). All the ancient records of the Roman bishops ... |
LinzLinzD IOCESE OF L INZ (L INCIENSIS ). Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna . I. HISTORY ... |
LippeLippeOne of the Confederate States of the German Empire. The occasional use of the designation "Lippe ... |
Lippi, FilippinoFilippino LippiItalian painter, son of Filippo Lippi, b. at Prato, in 1458; d. at Florence 18 April, 1515. His ... |
Lippi, FilippoFilippo LippiItalian painter, b. at Florence about 1406; d. at Spoleto, 9 October, 1469. Left an orphan at ... |
Lippomano, LuigiLuigi Lippomano( Or Aloisius Lipomanus Lippomano). A cardinal, hagiographer, b. in 1500; d. 15 August, ... |
LipsanothecaLipsanothecaA term sometimes used synonymously with reliquary, but signifying, more correctly, the little box ... |
Lipsius, JustusJustus Lipsius(JOSSE LIPS) A philologian and humanist of the Netherlands, b. at Overyssche, 18 Oct., ... |
LisbonLisbonPatriarchate of Lisbon (Lisbonensis). Includes the districts of Lisbon and Santarem. The area ... |
LismoreLismore (Australia)DIOCESE OF LISMORE (LISMORENSIS) The Diocese of Lismore extends over a territory of 21,000 ... |
Lismore and WaterfordWaterford and Lismore(Waterfordiensis et Lismorensis), suffragan of Cashel. This diocese is almost coterminous with ... |
Lismore, School ofSchool of LismoreAs the School of Armagh in the North of Ireland, and that of Clonmacnoise in the centre, so the ... |
Lister, ThomasLister( alias Thomas Butler) Jesuit writer, b. in Lancashire, about 1559; d. in England, probably ... |
Liszt, FranzFranz LisztAdmittedly the greatest pianist in the annals of music, and a composer whose status in musical ... |
LitanyLitany(Latin litania , letania , from Greek lite , prayer or supplication) A litany is a ... |
Litany of LoretoLitany of LoretoDespite the fact that, from the seventeenth century onwards, the Litany of Loreto has been the ... |
Litany of the Holy NameLitany of the Holy NameAn old and popular form of prayer in honour of the Name of Jesus. The author is not known. ... |
Litany of the SaintsLitany of the SaintsThe model of all other litanies, of great antiquity. HISTORY It was used in the "Litania ... |
Literature, EnglishEnglish LiteratureIt is not unfitting to compare English Literature to a great tree whose far spreading and ever ... |
LithuaniaLithuania( German Litauen ) An ancient grandy-duchy united with Poland in the fourteenth century. ... |
Lithuanians in the United StatesLithuanians in the United StatesThe Lithuanians ( Lietuvys ; adjective, lietuviskas ) are a people of Russia, occupying the ... |
LittaLittaA noble Milanese family which gave two distinguished cardinals to the Church. I. ALFONSO ... |
Little Flowers of St. Francis of AssissiFioretti di San Francesco d'AssisiLittle Flowers of Francis of Assisi , the name given to a classic collection of popular legends ... |
Little Office of Our LadyLittle Office of Our LadyA liturgical devotion to the Blessed Virgin, in imitation of, and in addition to, the Divine ... |
Little RockLittle Rock(PETRICULANA) The State of Arkansas and the Indian Territory, parts of the Louisiana ... |
Littré, Paul-Maximilien-EmilePaul-Maximilien-Emile LittreA French lexicographer and philosopher ; born at Paris, 1 February, 1801; died there, 2 June, ... |
Liturgical BooksLiturgical BooksUnder this name we understand all the books, published by the authority of any church, that ... |
Liturgical ChantLiturgical ChantTaking these words in their ordinary acceptation, it is easy to settle the meaning of "liturgical ... |
LiturgyLiturgyThe various Christian liturgies are described each under its own name. ( See ALEXANDRINE ... |
Liturgy of JerusalemLiturgy of JerusalemThe Rite of Jerusalem is that of Antioch. That is to say, the Liturgy that became famous as ... |
Liturgy of the HoursDivine Office("Liturgy of the Hours" I. THE EXPRESSION "DIVINE OFFICE" This expression signifies ... |
Liutprand of CremonaLiutprand of Cremona(Or L UIDPRAND ). Bishop and historian, b. at the beginning of the tenth century; d. after ... |
LiverpoolLiverpoolDiocese of Liverpool/a>/Liverpolium (Liverpolitana). One of the thirteen dioceses into ... |
LiviasLiviasA titular see in Palestina Prima, suffragan of Cæsarea. It is twice mentioned in the Bible ... |
LivornoLeghorn (Livorno)(LIBURNENSIS.) Suffragan of Pisa. Leghorn ( Italian Livorno ), in Tuscany, is the capital ... |
LlancarvanLlancarvanLlancarvan, Glamorganshire, Wales, was a college and monastery founded apparently about the ... |
LlandaffLlandaffANCIENT DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF (LANDAVENSIS) The origins of this see are to be found in the sixth ... |
Llanthony PrioryLlanthony PrioryA monastery of Augustinian Canons, situated amongst the Black Mountains of South Wales, nine ... |
Lloyd, Saint JohnSt. John LloydWelsh priest and martyr, executed at Cardiff, 22 July, 1679. He took the missionary oath at ... |
Loaisa, Garcia deGarcia de LoaisaCardinal and Archbishop of Seville, b. in Talavera, Spain, c. 1479; d. at Madrid, 21 April, ... |
LoangoLoangoVICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF LOANGO (LOWER FRENCH CONGO). Formerly included in the great Kingdom of ... |
Loaves of PropositionLoaves of PropositionHeb. "bread of the faces", i.e. "bread of the presence (of Yahweh )" ( Exodus 35:13 ; 39:35 , ... |
Lobbes, Benedictine Abbey ofBenedictine Abbey of LobbesLocated in Hainault, Belgium, founded about 650, by St. Landelin, a converted brigand, so that ... |
Lobera, AnnAnn Lobera(Better known as V ENERABLE A NN OF J ESUS ). Carmelite nun, companion of St. Teresa; ... |
LoccumCistercian Abbey of Loccum(LUCCA, LOCKEN, LOCKWEEN, LYKE, LYCKO) A Cistercian abbey in the Diocese of Minden, formerly ... |
LochlevenLockleven(From leamhan , an elm-tree) Lochleven, a lake in Kinross-shire, Scotland, an island of ... |
Lochner, StephenStephen LochnerA painter, born at Meersburg, on the Lake of Constance, date of birth unknown; died at ... |
Loci TheologiciLoci TheologiciLoci theologici or loci communes , are the common topics of discussion in theology. As ... |
Locke, MatthewMatthew LockeComposer; born at Exeter, in 1629; died August, 1677. He was a chorister of Exeter Cathedral ... |
Lockhart, WilliamWilliam LockhartSon of the Rev. Alexander Lockhart of Waringham, Surry; b. 22 Aug., 1820; d. at St. Etheldreda's ... |
Lockwood, Venerable JohnVen. John LockwoodVenerable John Lockwood, priest and martyr, born about 1555; died at York, 13 April, 1642. He ... |
LodiLodi(LAUDENSIS) A suffragan of Milan. Lodi, the capital of a district in the Province of Milan, ... |
Logia, JesuJesu LogiaFound partly in the Inspired Books of the New Testament, partly in uninspired writings. The ... |
LogicLogicLogic is the science and art which so directs the mind in the process of reasoning and ... |
Logos, TheThe LogosThe word Logos is the term by which Christian theology in the Greek language designates the ... |
Lohel, JohannJohann Lohel(JOHANN LOHELIUS) Archbishop of Prague, b. at Eger, Bohemia, 1549; d. 2 Nov., 1622. Of poor ... |
Lohner, TobiasTobias LohnerBorn 13 March, 1619, at Neuötting in the Diocese of Salzburg ; died 26 (probably) May, ... |
Loja, Diocese ofLoja(Lojana), suffragan of Quito, Ecuador, includes the greater part of the Provinces of Loja and El ... |
LollardsLollardsThe name given to the followers of John Wyclif, an heretical body numerous in England in the ... |
Loménie de Brienne, Etienne-Charles deEtienne-Charles de Lomenie de BrienneFrench cardinal and statesman; b. at Paris, 1727; d. at Sens, 1794. He was of noble lineage, ... |
Loman, SaintSaint LomanBishop of Trim in Ireland, nephew of St. Patrick, was remarkable as being the first placed over ... |
Lombard, PeterPeter LombardTheologian, b. at Novara (or perhaps Lumello), Italy, about 1100; d. about 1160-64. He studied ... |
Lombard, PeterPeter LombardArchbishop of Armagh, b. at Waterford, about 1555; d. at Rome, 1625; belonged to a respectable ... |
LombardyLombardyA word derived from Longobardia and used during the Middle Ages to designate the country ruled ... |
London (England)LondonLondon, the capital of England and chief city of the British Empire, is situated about fifty ... |
London (Ontario)London (Ontario)DIOCESE OF LONDON (LONDINENSIS) Diocese in Canada, established 21 February, 1855; see ... |
Longstreet, JamesJames LongstreetSoldier and Catholic convert. Born 8 January, 1821, at Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.A.; died ... |
Lope de Vega Carpio, Félix deFelix de Lope de Vega CarpioPoet and dramatist, b. at Madrid, 1562; d. 23 Aug., 1635. With Lope de Vega begins the era of ... |
Lopez-Caro, FranciscoFrancisco Lopez-CaroSpanish artist, b. at Seville in 1598; d. at Madrid in 1662; he was a pupil of Juan de Las ... |
Lord's PrayerLord's PrayerAlthough the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's Prayer" does not ... |
LoreaLoreaTitular see in the province of Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. The city figures in the different ... |
Lorenzana, Francisco Antonio deFrancisco Antonio de LorenzanaCardinal, b. 22 Sept., 1722 at Leon in Spain ; d. 17 April, 1804, at Rome. After the completion ... |
Lorenzetti, Pietro and AmbrogioPietro and Ambrogio LorenzettiSienese painters. The time of their birth and death is not known. Their dated works extend ... |
Lorenzo da Brindisi, SaintSt. Lorenzo Da Brindisi(Also: Lawrence, or Laurence, of Brindisi.) Born at Brindisi in 1559; died at Lisbon on 22 ... |
Loreto, Holy House ofSanta Casa di Loreto (Holy House of Loreto)(The Holy House of Loreto). Since the fifteenth century, and possibly even earlier, the "Holy ... |
Loreto, Litany ofLitany of LoretoDespite the fact that, from the seventeenth century onwards, the Litany of Loreto has been the ... |
LoretteLorette(Full name, Notre-Dame de la Jeune Lorette , "Our Lady of New Loretto") An Indian village ... |
Lorrain, Claude deClaude de LorrainFrench painter and etcher, b. in 1600 at Chamagnc on the banks of the Moselle in Lorraine ; d. ... |
LorraineLorraineI. ORIGIN By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the empire of Charlemagne was divided in three ... |
Lorsch AbbeyLorsch Abbey( Laureshamense Monasterium , called also Laurissa and Lauresham ). One of the most ... |
LorymaLorymaA titular see of Caria, small fortified town and harbour on the coast of Caria, not far from ... |
Los Angeles and MontereyMonterey and Los AngelesDIOCESE OF MONTEREY AND LOS ANGELES (MONTEREYENSIS ET ANGELORUM). Comprises that part of the ... |
Lossada, Luis deLuis de LossadaPhilosopher, b. at Quiroga, Asturias, Spain in 1681; d. at Salamanca, in 1748. He entered the ... |
Lossen, Karl AugustKarl August LossenGerman petrologist and geologist, born at Kreuznach (Rhine Province), 5 January, 1841; died at ... |
LotLotSon of Abraham's brother Aran ( Genesis 11:27 ), therefore Abraham's nephew (his "brother": ... |
LotteryLotteryA lottery is one of the aleatory contracts and is commonly defined as a distribution of prizes by ... |
Lotti, AntonioAntonio LottiComposer, born at Venice in 1667; died there, 5 January, 1740 and studied under Legrenzi, ... |
Lotto, LorenzoLorenzo LottoItalian portrait painter, born at Venice, 1480; died at Loreto, 1556. This eminent artist was ... |
LoucheuxLoucheuxThe would-be Kuchin of some ethnologists, and the Tukudh of the Protestant missionaries; ... |
Louis Allemand, BlessedBlessed Louis AllemandCardinal, Archbishop of Arles, whose name has been written in a great variety of ways (Alamanus, ... |
Louis Bertrand, SaintSt. Louis BertrandBorn at Valencia, Spain, 1 Jan., 1526; died 9 Oct., 1581. His patents were Juan Bertrand and ... |
Louis IX, SaintSt. Louis IXKing of France, son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, born at Poissy, 25 April, 1215; died ... |
Louis of Casoria, VenerableVen. Louis of CasoriaFriar Minor and founder of the Frati Bigi; b. at Casoria, near Naples, 11 March, 1814; d. at ... |
Louis of Granada, VenerableVen. Louis of GranadaTheologian, writer, and preacher; b. of very humble parentage at Granada, Spain, 1505; d. at ... |
Louis of Toulouse, SaintSt. Louis of ToulouseBishop of Toulouse, generally represented vested in pontifical garments and holding a book and a ... |
Louis XIVLouis XIVKing of France, b. at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 16 September, 1638; d. at Versailles, 1 September, ... |
Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, SaintSt. Louis de MontfortMissionary in Brittany and Vendee; born at Montfort, 31 January, 1673; died at Saint Laurent sur ... |
Louise de Marillac Le Gras, VenerableVenerable Louise de Marillac Le GrasFoundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul , born at Paris, 12 August, 1591, ... |
Louise, SisterSister LouiseEducator and organizer, b. at Bergen-op-Zoom, Holland, 14 Nov., 1813; d. at Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 ... |
LouisianaLouisianaI. COLONIAL The history of Louisiana forms an important part of the history of the United ... |
Louisville, Diocese ofLouisvilleComprises that part of Kentucky west of the Kentucky River and western borders of Carroll, Owen, ... |
Lourdes, Brothers of Our Lady ofBrothers of Our Lady of Lourdes(Abbreviation C.N.D.L. — Congregation de Notre-Dame de Lourdes) A community devoted to ... |
Lourdes, Notre-Dame deLourdesNotre-Dame de Lourdes, in the Department of Hautes Pyrenées, France, is far-famed for the ... |
Louvain, University ofUniversity of LouvainIn order to restore the splendour of Louvain, capital of his Duchy of Brabant, John IV of the ... |
Love, Theological Virtue ofLoveThe third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul ( 1 Corinthians 13:13 ), ... |
Low ChurchLow ChurchThe name given to one of the three parties or doctrinal tendencies that prevail in the ... |
Low SundayLow SundayThe first Sunday after Easter. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it is apparently ... |
Lower California, Vicariate Apostolic ofVicariate Apostolic of Lower CaliforniaIncludes the territory of that name in Mexico (Sp. Baja or Vieja California ), a peninsula ... |
Lower CriticismBiblical CriticismThe object of textual criticism is to restore as nearly as possible the original text of a work ... |
Loyola University (Chicago)Loyola University (Chicago)Loyola University is the outgrowth of St. Ignatius College, founded by the Jesuits in 1869 for ... |
Loyola University (New Orleans)Loyola University (New Orleans)Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, is (1912) the only Catholic university in what is ... |
Loyola, Saint IgnatiusSt. Ignatius LoyolaYoungest son of Don Beltrán Yañez de Oñez y Loyola and Marina Saenz de Lieona ... |
LuçonLuconDiocese of Luçon (Lucionensis). Embraces the Department of La Vendée. It was ... |
LublinLublinDIOCESE OF LUBLIN (LUBLINENSIS). The city of Lublin is in Russian Poland, capital of the ... |
Luca, Giovanni Battista deGiovanni Battista de LucaA Cardinal and Italian canonist of the seventeenth century, b. at Venusia, Southern Italy, in ... |
Lucas, FrederickFrederick LucasA member of Parliament and journalist, b. in Westminster, 30 March, 1812, d. at Staines, ... |
LuccaLuccaARCHDIOCESE OF LUCCA (LUCENSIS). Lucca, the capital of the like named province in Tuscany, ... |
LuceraLuceraDIOCESE OF LUCERA (LUCERINENSIS). Lucera is a very ancient city in the province of Foggia in ... |
LucerneLucerneChief town of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The beginnings of the town, as well as the ... |
Lucian of AntiochLucian of AntiochA priest of the Church of Antioch who suffered martyrdom (7 January, 312), during the reign ... |
Lucic, JohnJohn Lucic(Or LUCIUS) Croatian historian, b. early in the seventeenth century, at Trojir, or Tragurion, ... |
LuciferLucifer( Hebrew helel ; Septuagint heosphoros , Vulgate lucifer ) The name Lucifer ... |
Lucifer of CagliariLucifer of Cagliari(LUCIFER CALARITANUS) A bishop, who must have been born in the early years of the fourth ... |
Lucina, Crypt ofCrypt of LucinaThe traditional title of the most ancient section of the catacomb of St. Callistus. According to ... |
Lucius I, Pope SaintPope Saint Lucius IReigned 253-254; died at Rome, 5 March, 254. After the death of St. Cornelius , who died in ... |
Lucius II, PopePope Lucius II(Gherardo Caccianemici dal Orso) Born at Bologna, unknown date, died at Rome, 15 February, ... |
Lucius III, PopePope Lucius III(Ubaldo Allucingoli) Born at Lucca, unknown date ; died at Verona, 25 Notaember, 1185. ... |
Lucy, SaintSt. LucyA virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily, whose feast is celebrated by Latins and ... |
Ludger, SaintSaint Ludger(Lüdiger or Liudger) Missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, first Bishop of Munster ... |
Ludmilla, SaintSt. LudmillaWife of Boriwoi, the first Christian Duke of Bohemia, b. at Mielnik, c. 860; d. at Tetin, near ... |
Ludolph of SaxonyLudolph of Saxony(Ludolph the Carthusian ). An ecclesiastical writer of the fourteenth century, date of ... |
Ludovicus a S. CaroloLudovicus a S. Carolo(LUDOVICUS JACOB) Carmelite writer, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne (according to some at ... |
Lueger, KarlKarl LuegerA burgomaster of Vienna, Austrian political leader and municipal reformer, born at Vienna, 24 ... |
LugoLugoDIOCESE OF LUGO (LUCENSIS) Diocese in Galicia, Spain, a suffragan of Santiago, said to have ... |
Lugo, Francisco deFrancisco de LugoJesuit theologian, b. at Madrid, 1580; d. at Valladolid, 17 September, 1652. he was the elder ... |
Lugo, John deJohn de LugoSpanish Jesuit and Cardinal, one of the most eminent theologians of modern times, b. at ... |
LugosLugosDiocese in Hungary, suffragan of Fogaras and Alba Julia of the Uniat-Rumanian Rite, was ... |
Luini, BernardinoBernardino LuiniMilanese painter, b. between 1470 and 1480; d. after 1530. The actual facts known respecting the ... |
Luke, Gospel of SaintGospel of Saint LukeThe subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Biography of Saint Luke ... |
Lulé IndiansLule IndiansA name which has given rise to considerable confusion and dispute in Argentine ethnology, owing ... |
Lully, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste LullyComposer, b. near Florence in 1633; d. at Paris, 22 March, 1687. He was brought to France when ... |
Lully, RaymondRaymond Lully(RAMON LULL) "Doctor Illuminatus", philosopher, poet, and theologian, b. at Palma in Majorca, ... |
Lumen ChristiLumen ChristiThe versicle chanted by the deacon on Holy Saturday as he lights the triple candle. After ... |
LuminareLuminare(A word which gives in the plural luminaria and has hence been incorrectly written in the ... |
Lummi IndiansLummi Indians(Abbreviated from Nuglummi , about equivalent to "people", the name used by themselves). ... |
Lumper, GottfriedGottfried LumperBenedictine patristic writer, born 6 Feb., 1747, at Füssen in Bavaria ; died 8 March, ... |
Luna, Pedro dePedro de LunaAntipope under the name of Benedict XIII, b. at Illueca, Aragon, 1328; d. at the ... |
LundLund[LUNDA; LONDUNUM (LONDINUM) GOTHORUM (SCANORUM, SCANDINORUM, or DANORUM)]. In the Län of ... |
LunetteLunetteThe lunette, known in Germany as the lunula and also as the melchisedech, is a crescent-shaped ... |
Luni-Sarzana-BrugnatoLuni-Sarzana-BrugnatoDiocese in the province of Genoa. Luni (originally Luna) was an Etruscan city, but was seized by ... |
LupusLupus(SERVATUS LUPUS, LOUP) Abbot of Ferrières, French Benedictine writer, b. in the ... |
Lupus, ChristianChristian Lupus(WOLF) Historian, b. at Ypres (Flanders), 23 July, 1612; d. at Louvain, 10 July, 1681. He ... |
Luscinius, OttmarOttmar Luscinius(NACHTGALL) An Alsatian Humanist, b. at Strasburg, 1487; d. at Freiburg, 1537. After ... |
Lusignan, Jean-Baptiste-AlphonseJean-Baptiste-Alphonse LusignanFrench-Canadian writer, b. at St-Denis on the Richelieu, P.Q., 27 September, 1843; d. 5 January, ... |
Lussy, MelchiorMelchior LussyStatesman, b. at Stans, Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1529; d. there 14 Nov., 1606. Even in ... |
LustLustThe inordinate craving for, or indulgence of, the carnal pleasure which is experienced in the ... |
Luther, MartinMartin LutherLeader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany ; born at Eisleben, 10 ... |
LutheranismLutherans and LutheranismThe religious belief held by the oldest and in Europe the most numerous of the Protestant ... |
Lutzk, Zhitomir, and Kamenetz, Diocese ofLutzk, Zhitomir, and Kamenetz(LUCEORIENSIS, ZYTOMIRIENSIS, ET CAMENECENSIS). Diocese located in Little Russia. Its present ... |
LuxemburgLuxemburgThe small remnant of the old duchy of this name and since 11 May, 1867, an independent neutral ... |
Luxeuil AbbeyAbbey of LuxeuilSituated in the Department of Haute-Saône in Franche-Comté, in the Diocese of ... |
LycopolisLycopolisA titular see in Thebais Prima, suffragan of Antinoë. As Siout or Siaout it played a ... |
LyddaLyddaA titular see of Palestina Prima in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The town was formerly ... |
Lydgate, JohnJohn LydgateBorn at Lydgate, Suffolk, about 1370; d. probably about 1450. He entered the Benedictine abbey ... |
LyingLyingLying, as defined by St. Thomas Aquinas , is a statement at variance with the mind . This ... |
Lynch, JohnJohn LynchHistorian, b. at Galway, Ireland, 1599; d. in France, 1673; was the son of Alexander Lynch, who ... |
Lyndwood, WilliamWilliam LyndwoodBishop of St. David's and the greatest of English canonists, b. about 1375; d. in 1446. He had ... |
Lyons, Archdiocese ofLyonsThe Archdiocese of Lyons (Lugdunensis) comprises the Department of the Rhône (except the ... |
Lyons, Councils of (Introduction)Councils of LyonsPrevious to 1313 the Abbé Martin counts no less than twenty-eight synods or councils held ... |
Lyons, First Council ofFirst Council of LyonsInnocent IV, threatened by Emperor Frederick II, arrived at Lyons 2 December, 1244, and early in ... |
Lyons, Second Council ofSecond Council of LyonsThe Second Council of Lyons was one of the most largely attended of conciliar assemblies, there ... |
LyrbaLyrbaA titular see of Pamphylia Prima, known by its coins and the mention made of it by Dionysius, ... |
LysiasLysiasA titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, mentioned by Strabo, XII, 576, Pliny, V, 29, Ptolemy, V, 2, ... |
LystraLystraA titular see in the Province of Lycaonia, suffragan of Iconium. On his first visit to this ... |
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