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A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. It is mentioned by Ptolemy (V, vii, viii), in the "Itinerarium Antonini" in the "Synedemus" of Hierocles (699), and the Greek "Notitiae episcopatuum", but its history and exact location are unknown. It should be sought on the south bank of the Kizil Irmak (ancient Halys), ten miles above Kessik Keupru (Ramsay, " Asia Minor ", 287, 305). Texier ("Asie Mineure", Paris, 1862, 588) wrongly identifies it with Nev Sheir. Hamilton (Researches, II, 265) speaks of a modern village called Nirse, or Nissa, but the maps show no place of this name. Le Quien (Oriens Christ., I, 391) names ten bishops of Nyssa. The last qualified as metropolitan in the sixteenth century, is certainly only a titular bishop. To the list may be added Joannicius, who lived in 1370 (Miklosich and Müller, "Acta patriarchatus Constantinopolitani", Vienna, 1860, I, 537). About this time Nyssa must have disappeared; but its name still recalls the memory of the glorious Doctor, St. Gregory.
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Nélaton, AugusteAuguste NelatonFamous French surgeon; born in Paris, 17 June, 1807, d. there 21 Sept., 1873. He made his ... |
Nève, Felix-Jean-Baptiste-JosephFelix-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph NeveOrientalist and philologist, born at Ath, Belgium, 13 June, 1816; died at Louvain, 23 May, ... |
NîmesNimes(NEMAUSENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of Avignon, comprises the civil Department of Gard. By the ... |
NaboNabo (Nebo)( Septuagint, Nabau ). A town mentioned in several passages of the Old Testament, v.g., ... |
Nabor and Felix, SaintsSts. Nabor and FelixMartyrs during the persecution of Diocletian (303). The relics of these holy witnesses to the ... |
NabuchodonosorNabuchodonosorThe Babylonian form of the name is Nabu-kudurri-usur, the second part of which is variously ... |
Nacchiante, GiacomoGiacomo Nacchiante(Naclantus). Dominican theologian, born at Florence ; died at Chioggia, 6 May, 1569; he ... |
NacoliaNacolia(Nacoleia). A titular metropolitan see in Phrygia Salutaris. This town, which took its name ... |
NagasakiNagasaki(Nagasakiensis). Nagasaki, capital of the prefecture ( ken ) of the same name, is situated ... |
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NahumNahumOne of the Prophets of the Old Testament, the seventh in the traditional list of the twelve ... |
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Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the HolySisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and MaryA religious congregation founded at Longueuil, Quebec, 8 December, 1844, under the patronage of ... |
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Nanteuil, RobertRobert NanteuilFrench engraver and crayonist, b. Reims, 1623 (1626, or 1630) d. at Paris, 1678. Little is ... |
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Nardi, JacopoJacopo NardiItalian historian; born at Florence, 1476; died at Venice, 11 March, 1563. His father, Salvestro ... |
Narni and TerniNarni and TerniUNITED DIOCESES OF NARNI AND TERNI (NARNIENSIS ET INTERAMNENSIS) Located in Central Italy. ... |
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NashvilleNashvilleThe Diocese of Nashville comprises the entire territory of the State of Tennessee. From its inland ... |
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NatalNatal(Vicariate Apostolic of Natal) The history of the Catholic Church in South Africa goes back ... |
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Natalis, AlexanderAlexander Natalis(Or NOEL ALEXANDRE). A French historian and theologian, of the Order of St. Dominic, b. at ... |
NatchezNatchezDIOCESE OF NATCHEZ (NATCHESIENSIS) Established 28 July, 1837; comprises the State of ... |
NatchitochesNatchitochesDiocese of Natchitoches Former title of the present Diocese of Alexandria (Alexandrinensis), ... |
NathanNathanNathan (God-given), the name of several Israelites mentioned in the Old Testament. (1) Nathan, ... |
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NathinitesNathinitesOr N ATHINEANS ( hnthynym , the given ones; Septuagint generally o‘i dedoménoi ... |
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Natural LawNatural LawI. ITS ESSENCE In English this term is frequently employed as equivalent to the laws of nature, ... |
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NatureNatureEtymologically (Latin natura from nasci , to be born, like the corresponding Greek physis ... |
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Navarrete, Juan FernándezJuan Fernandez NavarreteSpanish painter, b. at Logrono, 1526 and died at Segovia, 1579 (at Toledo, February, 1579 or 28 ... |
Navarrete, Martín FernándezMartin Fernandez NavarreteSpanish navigator and writer, b. at Avalos (Logrono), 8 November, 1765; d. at Madrid, 8 October, ... |
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NazariteNazarite(Hebrew, " consecrated to God "). The name given by the Hebrews to a person set apart and ... |
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Nazarius, SaintSt. NazariusFourteenth abbot of the monastery of Lérins, probably sometime during the reign of the ... |
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Neale, LeonardLeonard NealeSecond Archbishop of Baltimore, b. near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, 15 Oct., 1746; ... |
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Nebo, MountMount Nebo( Septuagint : Nabau ). A mountain of the Abarim range east of Jordan and the Dead Sea, ... |
NebraskaNebraskaNebraska, meaning in English, "shallow water", occupies geographically a central location among ... |
NecessityNecessityNecessity, in a general way, denotes a strict connection between different beings, or the ... |
Neckam, Alexander ofAlexander of Neckam( Or Necham.) English scholar, born in Hertfordshire, 1157; died at Kempsey, Worcestershire, ... |
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NecromancyNecromancy( nekros , "dead", and manteia , "divination") Necromancy is a special mode of divination ... |
NectariusNectarius( Nechtarios ), Patriarch of Constantinople, (381-397), died 27 Sept, 397, eleventh bishop of ... |
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Neher, Stephan JakobStephan Jakob NeherChurch historian ; b. at Ebnat, 24 July, 1829; d. at Nordhausen, 7 Oct., 1902. His family were ... |
Nemore, Jordanus (Jordanis) deJordanus de NemoreThe name given in manuscripts of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries to a mathematician who ... |
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NeocæsareaNeocaesareaA titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus, at first called Cabira, one of the favourite residences ... |
NeophyteNeophyteNeophyte ( neophytoi , the newly planted, i.e. incorporated with the mystic Body of Christ), a ... |
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Nepi and SutriNepi and SutriNepi and Sutri (Nepsin et Sutrin), united sees of the province of Rome, central Italy, in the ... |
Nepveu, FrancisFrancis NepveuWriter on ascetical subjects, b. at St. Malo, 29 April, 1639; entered the novitiate of the ... |
Nereus and Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancratius, SaintsSts. Nereus and Achilleus, Domitilla and PancratiusThe commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, in common, and ... |
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Neri, Saint Philip RomoloSt. Philip Romolo NeriTHE APOSTLE OF ROME. Born at Florence, Italy, 22 July, 1515; died 27 May, 1595. Philip's ... |
Nerinckx, CharlesCharles NerinckxMissionary priest in Kentucky, founder of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross, born ... |
NeroNeroNero, the last Roman emperor (reigned 54-68) of the Julian-Claudian line, was the son of Domitius ... |
Nerses I-IVNerses I-IVArmenian patriarchs. Nerses I Surnamed "the Great". Died 373. Born of the royal stock, he ... |
Nerses of LambronNerses of LambronBorn 1153 at Lambron, Cilicia; died 1198; son of Oschin II, prince of Lambron and nephew of the ... |
Nestorius and NestorianismNestorius and NestorianismI. THE HERESIARCH Nestorius, who gave his name to the Nestorian heresy, was born at Germanicia, ... |
Netherlands, TheThe Netherlands( German Niederlande ; French Pays Bas ). The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by ... |
Netter, ThomasThomas NetterTheologian and controversialist, b. at Saffron Waldon, Essex, England, about 1375; d. at Rouen, ... |
Neugart, TrudpertTrudpert NeugartBenedictine historian, born at Villingen, Baden, 23 February, 1742; died at St Paul's ... |
NeumNeum(Latin, neuma, pneuma, or neupma, from Greek pneûma, a nod). A term in medieval ... |
Neumann, Johann BalthasarJohann Balthasar NeumannBorn 1687 at Eger; died 1753 at Würzburg, master of the rococo style and one of the ... |
Neumayr, FranzFranz NeumayrPreacher, writer on theological, controversial and ascetical subjects, and author of many ... |
NeusohlNeusohlDiocese of Neusohl (Hung. Beszterczebànya; Lat. Neosoliensis), founded in 1776 by Maria ... |
NeutraNeutra(Nitria; Nyitha) -- Diocese of Neutra (Nitriensis). Diocese in Western Hungary, a suffragan of ... |
NevadaNevadaA Western state of the United States , bounded on the North by Oregon and Idaho, on the East ... |
NeveNeveTitular see of Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Two of its bishops are known: Petronius, who ... |
NeversNevers(Nivernum) Diocese ; includes the Department of Nièvre, in France. Suppressed by the ... |
NevilleNeville(1) Edmund Neville ( alias Sales), a Jesuit, born at Hopcut, Lancashire, 1605; died in ... |
New AbbeyNew AbbeyThe Abbey of Sweetheart, named New Abbey Pow, or New Abbey, in order to distinguish it, from ... |
New CaledoniaNew CaledoniaVICARIATE APOSTOLIC New Caledonia, one of the largest islands of Oceania, lies about 900 miles ... |
New GuineaNew GuineaThe second largest island and one of the least known countries of the world, lies immediately ... |
New HampshireNew HampshireThe most northerly of the thirteen original states of the United States, lying between 70°37' ... |
New JerseyNew JerseyOne of the original thirteen states of the American Union. It ratified the Federal Constitution ... |
New MexicoNew MexicoA territory of the United States now (Jan., 1911) awaiting only the completion of its ... |
New NorciaNew NorciaA Benedictine abbey in Western Australia, founded on 1 March, 1846, by a Spanish Benedictine, ... |
New OrleansNew OrleansARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS (NOVÆ AURELIÆ). Erected 25 April, 1793, as the Diocese of ... |
New PomeraniaNew PomeraniaNew Pomerania, the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago, is separated from New Guinea by ... |
New TestamentNew TestamentI. Name ; II. Description ; III. Origin ; IV. Transmission of the Text ; V. Contents, History, ... |
New Testament, Canon of theCanon of the New TestamentThe Catholic New Testament, as defined by the Council of Trent, does not differ, as regards the ... |
New Year's DayNew Year's DayThe word year is etymologically the same as hour (Skeat), and signifies a going, movement ... |
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New York (State)State of New YorkOne of the thirteen colonies of Great Britain, which on 4 July, 1776, adopted the Declaration of ... |
New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand—formerly described as a colony—has, since September, 1907, by royal ... |
NewarkNewark(NOVARCENSIS) Diocese created in 1853, suffragan of New York and comprising Hudson, Passaic, ... |
NewbattleNewbattle( Neubotle , i.e. new dwelling). Newbattle, in the ancient Diocese of St. Andrews, about ... |
Newdigate, Blessed SebastianBlessed Sebastian NewdigateExecuted at Tyburn, 19 June, 1535. A younger son of John Newdigate of Harefield Place, Middlesex, ... |
NewfoundlandNewfoundlandA British colony of North America (area 42,734 square miles), bounded on the north by the Strait ... |
Newhouse, Abbey ofAbbey of NewhouseThe Abbey of Newhouse, near Brockelsby, Lincoln, the first Premonstratensian abbey in England, ... |
Newman, John HenryJohn Henry Newman(1801-1890) Cardinal-Deacon of St. George in Velabro, divine, philosopher, man of letters, ... |
Newport (England)Newport (England)(NEOPORTENSIS) This diocese takes its name from Newport, a town of about 70,000 inhabitants, ... |
Newton, JohnJohn NewtonA soldier and engineer, born at Norfolk, Virginia, 24 August, 1823; died in New York City, 1 May, ... |
Niagara UniversityNiagara UniversityNiagara University, situated near Niagara Falls, New York, is conducted by the Vincentians. It ... |
Nicéron, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre NiceronA French lexicographer, born in Paris, 11 March, 1685, died there, 8 July, 1738. After his ... |
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Nicaea, First Council ofFirst Council of NicaeaFirst Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, held in 325 on the occasion of the heresy of ... |
Nicaea, Second Council ofSecond Council of NicaeaSeventh Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, held in 787. (For an account of the ... |
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Nicolaus GermanusNicolaus Germanus(Often called "Donis" from a misapprehension of the title "Donnus" or "Donus" an abbreviated form ... |
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NicosiaNicosia (Cyprus)Titular archdiocese in the Province of Cyprus. It is now agreed (Oberhummer' "Aus Cypern" in ... |
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Niger, Peter GeorgePeter George Niger(NIGRI, German SCHWARTZ) Dominican theologian, preacher and controversialist, b. 1434 at ... |
NigeriaUpper and Lower NigeriaA colony of British East Africa extending from the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad (from 4° 30' ... |
NihilismNihilismThe term was first used by Turgeniev in his novel, "Fathers and Sons" (in "Russkij Vestnik", Feb., ... |
Nihus, BartholdBarthold NihusConvert and controversialist, b. at Holtorf in Hanover, 7 February, 1590 (according to other ... |
Nikolaus von DinkelsbühlNikolaus von DinkelsbuhlTheologian, b. c. 1360, at Dinkelsbühl; d. 17 March, 1433, at Mariazell in Styria. He ... |
NikonNikonPatriarch of Moscow (1652-1658; d. 1681). He was of peasant origin, born in the district of ... |
Nilles, NikolausNikolaus NillesBorn 21 June, 1828, of a wealthy peasant family of Rippweiler, Luxemburg ; died 31 January, ... |
NilopolisNilopolisA titular see and a suffragan of Oxyrynchos, in Egypt. According to Ptolemy (IV, v, 26) the ... |
Nilus the YoungerNilus the YoungerOf Rossano, in Calabria; born in 910, died 27 December, 1005. For a time he was married (or ... |
Nilus, SaintSt. Nilus( Neilos ) Nilus the elder, of Sinai (died c. 430), was one of the many disciples and ... |
NimbusNimbus(Latin, related to Nebula, nephele , properly vapour, cloud), in art and archaeology signifies ... |
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Ninian, SaintSaint Ninian(NINIAS, NINUS, DINAN, RINGAN, RINGEN) Bishop and confessor ; date of birth unknown; died ... |
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NisibisNisibisA titular Archdiocese of Mesopotamia, situated on the Mygdonius at the foot of Mt. Masius. It is ... |
NithardNithardFrankish historian, son of Angilbert and Bertha, daughter of Charlemagne ; died about 843 or ... |
NoahNoah[Hebrew Nôah , "rest"; Greek Noah ; Latin Noah ]. The ninth patriarch of the ... |
Noah's ArkNoah's ArkThe Hebrew name to designate Noah's Ark, the one which occurs again in the history of Moses' ... |
Noailles, Louis-Antoine deLouis-Antoine de NoaillesCardinal and bishop, b. at the Château of Teyssiére in Auvergne, France, 27 May, ... |
Nobili, Robert de'Robert De' NobiliBorn at Montepulciano, Tuscany, September, 1577; died at Mylapore, India, in 1656. He entered the ... |
Noble, DanielDaniel NoblePhysician, b. 14 Jan., 1810; d. at Manchester, 12 Jan, 1885. He was the son of Mary Dewhurst and ... |
NoceraNoceraDIOCESE OF NOCERA (NUCERINENSIS) Diocese in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, near the sources of the ... |
Nocera dei PaganiNocera Dei Pagani(NUCERIN PAGANORUM; dei Pagani ="of the Pagans") Diocese in Salermo, Italy, at the foot of ... |
NocturnsNocturns( Nocturni or Nocturna ). A very old term applied to night Offices. Tertullian speaks of ... |
Nogaret, Guillaume deGuillaume de NogaretBorn about the middle of the thirteenth century at St. Felix-en-Lauragais; died 1314; he was one ... |
NolaNola(NOLANA) Diocese ; suffragan of Naples. The city of Nola in the Italian Province of Caserta, ... |
Nola, Giovanni Marliano daGiovanni Marliano da NolaSculptor and architect, b., it is said, of a leather merchant named Giuseppe, at Nola, near ... |
Nolasco, Saint PeterSt. Peter NolascoBorn at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, near Castelnaudary, France, in 1189 (or 1182); died at ... |
Nollet, Jean-AntoineJean-Antoine NolletPhysicist, b. at Pimpré, Oise, France, 19 November, 1700; d. at Paris, 25 April, 1770. His ... |
Nominalism, Realism, ConceptualismNominalism, Realism, ConceptualismThese terms are used to designate the theories that have been proposed as solutions of one of the ... |
NominationNominationThe various methods of designating persons for ecclesiastical benefices or offices have been ... |
NomocanonNomocanon(From the Greek nomos , law, and kanon , a rule) A collection of ecclesiastical law, the ... |
Non ExpeditNon Expedit("It is not expedient"). Words with which the Holy See enjoined upon Italian Catholics the ... |
Non-JurorsNon-JurorsThe name given to the Anglican Churchmen who in 1689 refused to take the oath of allegiance to ... |
NonantolaNonantolaA former Benedictine monastery and prelature nullius , six miles north-east of Modena ... |
NonconformistsNonconformistsA name which, in its most general acceptation, denotes those refusing to conform with the ... |
NoneNoneThis subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Origin of None; II. None from the ... |
Nonnotte, Claude-AdrienClaude-Adrien NonnotteControversialist; b. in Besançon, 29 July, 1711; d. there, 3 September, 1793. At nineteen ... |
NonnusNonnusNonnus, of Panopolis in Upper Egypt (c. 400), the reputed author of two poems in hexameters; ... |
Norbert, SaintSt. NorbertBorn at Kanten on the left bank of the Rhine, near Wesel, c. 1080; died at Magdeburg, 6 June, ... |
NorbertinesPremonstratensian Canons(C ANONICI R EGULARES P RÆMONSTRATENSES ). Founded in 1120 by St. Norbert at ... |
NorciaNorcia(NORSIN). A diocese and city in Perugia, Italy, often mentioned in Roman history. In the ... |
Norfolk, Catholic Dukes ofPost-Reformation Catholic Dukes of Norfolk(Since the Reformation) Under this title are accounts only of the prominent Catholic Dukes of ... |
Noris, HenryHenry NorisCardinal, b. at Verona, 29 August, 1631, of English ancestry; d. at Rome, 23 Feb., 1704. He ... |
NormandyNormandyAn ancient French province, from which five "departments" were formed in 1790: ... |
Norris, SylvesterSylvester Norris( Alias SMITH, NEWTON). Controversial writer and English missionary priest ; b. 1570 or ... |
NorsemenNorthmen (Vikings)The Scandinavians who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, first ravaged the coasts of Western ... |
North CarolinaNorth CarolinaOne of the original thirteen States of the United States, is situated between 33° 53' and ... |
North DakotaNorth DakotaOne of the United States of America , originally included in the Louisiana Purchase. Little was ... |
NorthamptonNorthampton(NORTANTONIENSIS) Diocese in England, comprises the Counties of Northampton, Bedford, ... |
Northcote, James SpencerJames Spencer NorthcoteBorn at Feniton Court, Devonshire, 26 May, 1821; d. at Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, 3 March, ... |
Northern TerritoryNorthern Territory(Prefecture Apostolic) The Northern Territory, formerly Alexander Land, is that part of ... |
NorthmenNorthmen (Vikings)The Scandinavians who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, first ravaged the coasts of Western ... |
Norton, ChristopherChristopher NortonMartyr ; executed at Tyburn, 27 May, 1570. His father was Richard Norton of Norton Conyers, ... |
NorwayNorwayNorway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded on the east by ... |
Norwich, Ancient Diocese ofAncient Diocese of Norwich(NORDOVICUM; NORVICUM). Though this see took its present name only in the eleventh century, ... |
NotariesNotaries( Latin notarius ). Persons appointed by competent authority to draw up official or authentic ... |
NotburgaJean-Baptiste NothombJean-Baptiste Belgian statesman, b. 3 July, 1805, at Messancy, Luxemburg ; d. at Berlin, 16 ... |
Notburga, SaintSt. NotburgaPatroness of servants and peasants, b. c. 1265 at Rattenberg on the Inn; d. c. 16 September, 1313. ... |
Nothomb, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste NothombJean-Baptiste Belgian statesman, b. 3 July, 1805, at Messancy, Luxemburg ; d. at Berlin, 16 ... |
Notitia DignitatumNotitia Dignitatum(Register of Offices). The official handbook of the civil and military officials in the later ... |
Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum AfricaeNotitia Provinciarum Et Civitatum Africae(List of the Provinces and Cities of Africa). A list of the bishops and their sees in the ... |
Notitiae EpiscopatuumNotitiae EpiscopatuumThe name given to official documents that furnish for Eastern countries the list and hierarchical ... |
NotkerNotkerAmong the various monks of St. Gall who bore this name, the following are the most important: ... |
NotoNoto(NETEN). Noto, the ancient Netum and after the Saracen conquest the capital of one of the ... |
Notoriety, NotoriousNotoriety( Latin Notorietas, notorium , from notus , known). Notoriety is the quality or the ... |
Notre Dame de Montreal, Congregation ofCongregation of Notre Dame de MontrealMarguerite Bourgeoys, the foundress, was born at Troyes, France, 17 April, 1620. She was the ... |
Notre Dame, School Sisters ofSchool Sisters of Notre DameA religious community devoted to education. In the United Sates they have conducted parish ... |
Notre Dame, Sisters of (of Cleveland, Ohio)Sisters of Notre Dame (Cleveland, Ohio)A branch of the congregation founded by Blessed Julie Billiart. In 1850, Father Elting of ... |
Notre Dame, University ofUniversity of Notre Dame(Full name is the University of Notre Dame du Lac ). Notre Dame is located in Northern ... |
Notre-Dame de Namur, Institute ofInstitute of Notre-Dame de NamurFounded in 1803 at Amiens, France, by Bl. Julie Billiart (b. 1751 d. 1816) and ... |
Notre-Dame de Sion, Congregation ofCongregation of Notre-Dame de SionReligious institute of women, founded at Paris in May 1843, by Marie-Théodore and ... |
NottinghamNottingham(NOTTINGHAMIEN) One of the original twelve English dioceses created at the time of the ... |
Nourrisson, Jean-FelixJean-Felix NourrissonPhilosopher, b. at Thiers, Department of Puy-de-Dôme, 18 July, 1825; d. at Paris, 13 June, ... |
Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaI. GEOGRAPHY Nova Scotia is one of the maritime provinces of Canada. It forms part of what was ... |
NovaraNovara(NOVARIENSIS). A diocese and the capital of the province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy, noted ... |
NovatianismNovatian and NovatianismNovatian was a schismatic of the third century, and founder of the sect of the Novatians; he ... |
Novatus, SaintSt. NovatusSt. Novatus, who is mentioned on 20 June with his brother, the martyr Timotheus, was the son of ... |
Novello, Blessed AgostinoBl. Agostino Novello(Matteo Di Termini), born in the first half of the thirteenth century, at Termini, a village of ... |
NovenaNovena(From novem , nine.) A nine days' private or public devotion in the Catholic Church to ... |
NoviceNoviceI. DEFINITION AND REQUIREMENTS The word novice , which among the Romans meant a newly acquired ... |
NubiaNubiaLocated in North-eastern Africa, extending from Sennar south to beyond Khartoum and including the ... |
Nueva CáceresNueva Caceres(NOVA CACERES) Diocese created in 1595 by Clement VIII ; it is one of the four suffragan ... |
Nueva PamplonaNueva Pamplona(NEO-PAMPILONENSIS). Diocese in Colombia, South America, founded in 1549 and a see erected by ... |
Nueva SegoviaNueva Segovia(NOVAE SEGOBIAE) Diocese in the Philippines, so called from Segovia, a town in Spain. The town ... |
Nugent, FrancisFrancis NugentPriest of the Franciscan Capuchin Order, founder of the Irish and the Rhenish Provinces of said ... |
Nugent, JamesJames NugentPhilanthropist, temperance advocate and social reformer b. 3 March, 1822 at Liverpool ; d. 27 ... |
Numbers, Use of, in the ChurchUse of Numbers in the ChurchNo attentive reader of the Old Testament can fail to notice that a certain sacredness seems to ... |
NumismaticsNumismatics(From the Greek nomisma , "legal currency") Numismatics is the science of coins and of ... |
Nun of KentElizabeth BartonBorn probably in 1506; executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1534; called the "Nun of Kent." The career of ... |
Nunc DimittisNunc Dimittis(The Canticle of Simeon). Found in St. Luke's Gospel (2:29-32) , is the last in historical ... |
NuncioNuncioAn ordinary and permanent representative of the pope, vested with both political and ... |
Nunez, PedroPedro Nunez (Nonius)(Pedro Nonius). Mathematician and astronomer, b. at Alcacer-do-Sol, 1492; d. at Coimbra, ... |
NunsNunsI. ORIGIN AND HISTORY The institution of nuns and sisters, who devote themselves in various ... |
Nuptial MassNuptial Mass"Missa pro sponso et sponsa", the last among the votive Masses in the Missal. It is composed of ... |
NurembergNuremberg(NÜRNBERG) The second largest city in Bavaria, situated in a plain on both sides of the ... |
NuscoNusco(N USCANA ) Diocese in the province of Avellino, Italy, suffragan of Salerno ; dates from ... |
Nussbaum, Johannn Nepomuk vonJohann Nepomuk von NussbaumGerman surgeon, b. at Munich 2 Sept., 1829; d. there 31 Oct., 1890. He made his studies in the ... |
Nutter, Robert, Ven.Ven. Robert NutterEnglish martyr ; b. at Burnley, Lancashire, c. 1550; executed at Lancaster, 26 July, 1600. He ... |
Nuyens, WilhelmusWilhelmus NuyensHistorian, b. 18 August, 1823, at Avenhorn in Holland ; d. 10 December, 1894, at Westwoud near ... |
NyassaNyassaVicariate Apostolic in Central Africa, bounded north by the Anglo-German frontier, east by Lake ... |
Nympha, Tryphon, and RespiciusTryphon, Respicius, and NymphaMartyrs whose feast is observed in the Latin Church on 10 November. Tryphon is said to have ... |
NyssaNyassaVicariate Apostolic in Central Africa, bounded north by the Anglo-German frontier, east by Lake ... |
NyssaNyssa (Cappadocia Prima)A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. It is mentioned by Ptolemy (V, vii, ... |
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