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Marquess, physicist, and antiquarian; b. at Venice, 23 Aug., 1683; d. at Padua, 14 Nov., 1761; son of Marquess Jacopo Poleni. He studied the classics, philosophy, theology, mathematics, and physics. He was appointed, at the age of twenty-five, professor of astronomy at Padua. In 1715 he was assigned to the chair of physics, and in 1719 he succeeded Nicholas Bernoulli as professor of mathematics. As an expert in hydraulic engineering he was charged by the Venetian Senate with the care of the waters of lower Lombardy and with the constructions necessary to prevent floods. He was also repeatedly called in to decide cases between sovereigns whose states were bordered by water-ways.
His knowledge of architecture caused Benedict XIV to call him to Rome in 1748 to examine the cupola of St. Peter's, which was rapidly disintegrating. He promptly indicated the repairs necessary. He also wrote a number of antiquarian dissertations. In 1739 the Academy of Sciences in Paris made him a member, and later the societies of London, Berlin, and St. Petersburg did the same. The city of Padua elected him as magistrate, and after his death erected his statue by Canova. Venice also honoured him by striking a medal.
The following are his principal works: "Miscellanea" (dissertations on physics ), Venice, 1709; "De vorticibus coelestibus", Padua, 1712; "De motu acquæ mixto", Padua, 1717; "De castellis per quæ derivantur fluviorum latera convergentia", Padua, 1720; "Exercitationes Vitruvianæ" Venice, 1739; "Il tiempo di Diana di Efeso", Venice, 1742.
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Gédoyn, NicolasNicolas GedoynA French translator and literary critic; b. at Orléans, 17 June, 1667; d. 10 August, 1744, ... |
Génebrard, GilbertGilbert GenebrardA learned Benedictine exegete and Orientalist, b. 12 December, 1535, at Riom, in the department ... |
Génicot, EdwardEdward GenicotMoral theologian, b. at Antwerp, Belgium, 18 June, 1856; d. at Louvain, 21 February, 1900. After ... |
Géramb, Baron Ferdinand deBaron Ferdinand de GerambIn religion, Brother Mary Joseph; Abbot and procurator-general of La Trappe, came of a noble and ... |
Gérando, Joseph-Marie deJoseph-Marie de GerandoA French statesman and writer, born at Lyons, 29 February, 1772; died at Paris, 10 November, ... |
Gérard, Abbot of Brogne, SaintSt. GerardBorn at Staves in the county of Namur, towards the end of the ninth century; died at Brogne or ... |
Géry, SaintSt. Gery(Latin Gaugericus ). Bishop of Cambrai - Arras ; b. of Roman parents, Gaudentius and ... |
Gómara, Francisco Lopez deFrancisco Lopez de Gomara( Or GOMORA.) Born at Seville, Spain, in 1510; studied at the University of Alcalá, ... |
Görres, GuidoGuido GorresHistorian, publicist, and poet; b. at Coblenz on 28 May, 1805; d. at Munich on 14 July, 1852. He ... |
Görres, Johann JosephJohann Joseph GoerresBorn at Coblenz, in the heart of the Rhine country, 25 January, 1776; died at Munich, 29 January, ... |
GörzGoerz( Italian GORIZIA; Slovene GORICA). Capital of the Austrian crown-land Görz and ... |
Göttweig, Abbey ofAbbey of Gottweig(GOTTWEIH, GOTTVICUM, GOTTVICENSE). A Benedictine abbey situated on a hill of the same name, ... |
Gügler, Joseph Heinrich AloysiusJoseph GueglerBorn at Udligerschwyl, near Lucerne, Switzerland, 25 August, 1782; died at Lucerne, 28 February, ... |
Günther of CologneGunther of Cologne(also GUNTHAR) An archbishop of that city, died 8 July, 873. He belonged to a noble ... |
Günther, AntonAnton GuentherPhilosopher ; b. 17 Nov., 1783, at Lindenau, near Leitmeritz, Bohemia ; d. at Vienna, 24 ... |
GabalaGabalaA titular see of Syria Prima. Ten bishops of this city are known between 325 and 553, the ... |
GabbathaGabbathaThe Aramaic appellation of a place in Jerusalem, designated also under the Greek name of ... |
GaboonGaboonV ICARIATE A POSTOLIC OF G ABUN Formerly called the Vicariate Apostolic of the Two ... |
Gabriel Possenti, BlessedBl. Gabriel PossentiPassionist student; renowned for sanctity and miracles ; born at Assisi, 1 March, 1838; died ... |
Gabriel SionitaGabriel SionitaA learned Maronite, famous for his share in the publication of the Parisian polyglot of the ... |
Gabriel the Archangel, SaintSt. Gabriel the Archangel"Fortitudo Dei", one of the three archangels mentioned in the Bible . Only four appearances of ... |
Gabriel, Brothers of SaintBrothers of St. GabrielThe Congregation of the Brothers of Christian Instruction of St. Gabriel was originally founded ... |
GadGad( , fortune, luck). A proper name which designates in the Bible , (I), a patriarch; (II), a ... |
GadaraGadaraA titular see of Palaestina Prima; there were two sees of this name, one in Palaestina Prima, ... |
Gaddi, Agnolo, Giovanni, and TaddeoAgnolo, Giovanni, and Taddeo GaddiFlorentine artists, Taddeo being the father of Agnolo and Giovanni. The dates of their birth ... |
GaetaGaetaARCHDIOCESE OF GAETA (CAIETANA). Archdiocese in the province of Caserta in Campania (Southern ... |
Gaetano, SaintSt. Cajetan(GAETANO.) Founder of the Theatines, born October, 1480 at Vicenza in Venetian territory; ... |
Gagarin, Ivan SergejewitchIvan Sergejewitch GargarinGagarin was of the princely Russian family which traces its origin to the ancient rulers of ... |
Gagliardi, AchilleAchille GagliardiAscetic writer and spiritual director ; born at Padua, Italy, in 1537; died at Modena, 6 ... |
Gahan, WilliamWilliam GahanA priest and author; born 5 June, 1732, in the parish of St. Nicholas, Dublin ; died ... |
Gaillard, Claude FerdinandClaude Ferdinand GaillardA French engraver and painter ; b. at Paris, 7 Jan., 1834; d. there, 27 Jan., 1887. His early ... |
Gal, SaintSt. GalOf the ninety-eight bishops who have occupied the see of Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) the ... |
Galantini, Ippolito, BlessedBl. Ippolito GalantiniFounder of the Congregation of Christian Doctrine of Florence; b. at Florence of obscure ... |
Galatians, Epistle to theEpistle to the GalatiansGALATIA In the course of centuries, gallic tribes, related to those that invaded Italy and ... |
Galatino, Pietro ColonnaPietro Colonna GalatinoFriar Minor, philosopher, theologian, Orientalist ; b. at Galatia (now Cajazzo) in Apulia; d. at ... |
Galerius, Valerius MaximianusValerius Maximianus GaleriusGalerius, a native of Illyria, was made Caesar 1 March, 293, by Diocletian, whose daughter ... |
Galien, JosephJoseph GalienDominican, professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Avignon, meteorologist, ... |
GalileeGalilee( Septuagint and New Testament Galilaia ). The native land of Jesus Christ, where He began ... |
Galilei, AlessandroAllesandro GalileiAn eminent Florentine architect ; born 1691; died 1737. Having attained some distinction, he ... |
Galilei, GalileoGalileo GalileiGenerally called GALILEO. Born at Pisa, 15 February, 1564; died 8 January, 1642. His father, ... |
Galitzin, ElizabethElizabeth GalitzinPrincess, religious of the Sacred Heart ; born at St. Petersburg, 22 February, 1797; died in ... |
Gall, Abbey of SaintAbbey of St. GallIn Switzerland, Canton St. Gall, 30 miles southeast of Constance ; for many centuries one of ... |
Gall, SaintSaint Gall(GALLUS; in the most ancient manuscript he is called GALLO, GALLONUS, GALLUNUS, and sometimes ... |
GallaGallaVicariate Apostolic embracing the territory of the Galla or Oromo tribes in Abyssinia. In its ... |
Galla, SaintSaint GallaA Roman widow of the sixth century; feast, 5 October. According to St. Gregory the Great ... |
Gallait, LouisLouis GallaitFlemish painter ; born at Tournai, 10 May, 1810; died in Brussels, 20 November, 1887. He ... |
Galland, AntoineAntoine GallandFrench Orientalist and numismatist, b. at Rollot, near Montdidier, in Picardy, 1646, d. at ... |
Gallandi, AndreaAndrea GallandiOratorian and patristic scholar, born at Venice, 7 December, 1709; died there 12 January, 1779, ... |
GalleGalleDIOCESE OF GALLE (GALLENSIS). Diocese in Ceylon, created by Leo XIII 25 Aug., 1893, by ... |
Gallego, Juan NicasioJuan Nicasio GallegoPriest and poet; born at Zamora, Spain, 14 December, 1777; died at Madrid, 9 January, 1853; ... |
Galletti, Pietro LuigiPietro Luigi GallettiBenedictine, historian and archaeologist; b. at Rome in 1724; d. there, 13 December, 1790. He ... |
Gallia ChristianaGallia ChristianaA documentary catalogue or list, with brief historical notices, of all the dioceses and ... |
Gallican Rite, TheThe Gallican RiteThis subject will be treated under the following six heads: I. History and Origin; II. ... |
GallicanismGallicanismThis term is used to designate a certain group of religious opinions for some time peculiar to the ... |
Gallicanus, SaintsSts. GallicanusThe following saints of this name are commemorated on 25 June: (1) St. Gallicanus Roman ... |
Gallienus, Publius Licinius EgnatiusGallienusRoman emperor; b. about 218; d. at Milan, 4 March, 268; appointed regent by his father Valerian ... |
Gallifet, Joseph deJoseph de GallifetPriest ; b. near Aix, France, 2 May 1663; d. at Lyons, 1 September, 1749. He entered the ... |
GallipoliGallipoliDIOCESE OF GALLIPOLI (GALLIPOLITANA). Diocese in the province of Lecce (Southern Italy ). ... |
Gallitzin, Adele AmalieAdele Amalie Gallitzin(Or GOLYZIN). Princess; b. at Berlin, 28 Aug., 1748; d. at Angelmodde, near Münster, ... |
Gallitzin, Demetrius AugustineDemetrius Augustine GallitzinPrince, priest, and missionary, born at The Hague, Holland, 22 December, 1770; died at Loretto, ... |
Galloway, Diocese ofGalloway(Gallovidiana). Situated in the southwest of Scotland. It comprises the Counties of Dumfries, ... |
Galluppi, PasqualePasquale GalluppiPhilosopher, b. at Tropea, in Calabria, 2 April, 1770; d. at Naples, 13 Dec., 1846, where from ... |
Gallwey, PeterPeter GallweyBorn at Killarney, 13 Nov., 1820; d. in London, 23 Sept., 1906; one of the best-known London ... |
Galtelli-NuoroGaltelli-Nuoro(Galtellinensis-Norensis) Diocese in the province of Sassari (Sardinia), on a hill of the ... |
Galura, BernhardBernhard GaluraPrince- Bishop of Brixen ; b. 21 August, 1764, at Herbolzheim, Bresigau; d. 17 May, 1856. After ... |
Galvani, LuigiLuigi GalvaniPhysician, b. at Bologna, Italy, 9 September, 1737; d. there, 4 December, 1798. It was his ... |
GalvestonGalvestonDIOCESE OF GALVESTON (GALVESTONIENSIS). The Diocese of Galveston was established in 1847 and ... |
Galway and KilmacduaghGalway and KilmacduaghDIOCESE OF GALWAY AND KILMACDUAGH (GALVIENSIS ET DUACENSIS). Diocese in Ireland ; an ... |
Gama, Vasco daVasco da GamaThe discover of the sea route to East Indies; born at Sines, Province of Alemtejo, Portugal, ... |
GamalielGamaliel(Greek form of the Hebrew name meaning "reward of God "). The name designates in the New ... |
Gamans, JeanJean GamansBorn 8 July, 1606, at Ahrweiler (according to other sources at Neuenahr, about two miles from ... |
GamblingGamblingGambling , or gaming , is the staking of money or other thing of value on the issue of a game ... |
Gams, Pius BonifaciusPius Bonifacius GamsAn ecclesiastical historian, b. at Mittelbuch, Würtemberg, 23 January, 1816; d. Munich, ... |
Gandolphy, PeterPeter Gandolphy(Or Gandolphi.) Jesuit preacher; b. in London, 26 July, 1779; d. at East Sheen, Surrey, 9 ... |
GangraGangraA titular see in the province of Paphlagonia; in the native tongue the word signifies goat, and ... |
Gansfort, John WesselJohn Wessel Goesport (Gansfort)(GANSFORT). A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there ... |
GapGap(VAPINCENSIS). Diocese ; suffragan of Aix, includes the department of the Hautes-Alpes. ... |
García Moreno, GabrielGabriel Garcia MorenoEcuadorean patriot and statesman; b. at Guayaquil, 24 December, 1821; assassinated at Quito, 6 ... |
García, AnneAnne GarciaBetter known as Venerable Anne of St. Bartholomew, Discalced Carmelite nun, companion of St. ... |
Garcia, Saint GonsaloSt. Gonsalo GarciaBorn of a Portuguese father and a Canarese mother in Bassein, East India, about the year 1556 or ... |
Garcilasso de la VegaGarcilasso de la Vega (1503-1536)Spanish lyric poet; b. at Toledo, 6 Feb., 1503; d. at Nice, 14 Oct., 1536. A noble and a ... |
Garcilasso de la VegaGarcilasso de la Vega (1503-1536)Historian of Peru ; b. at Cuzco, Peru, 12 April, 1539; d. at Córdoba, Spain, c. 1617. The ... |
Gardellini, AloisioAloisio GardelliniBorn at Rome, 4 Aug., 1759; died there, 8 Oct., 1829. He is famous chiefly for his collection of ... |
Garesché, Julius PeterJulius Peter GarescheSoldier; born 26 April, 1821, near Havana, Cuba; killed at the battle of Stone River, Tennessee, ... |
Garet, JeanJean GaretBenedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, born at Havre about 1627; died at ... |
GargaraGargaraA titular see in the province of Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. The city appears to have been ... |
Garin, AndréAndre GarinAn Oblate missionary and parish priest, born 7 May, 1822, at Côte-Saint-André, ... |
GarlandGarlandA wreath of flowers or evergreens formerly used in connection with baptismal, nuptial, and ... |
Garland, JohnJohn GarlandAn English poet and grammarian, who lived in the middle of the thirteenth century. He tells us ... |
Garlick, Venerable NicholasVen. Nicholas GarlickPriest and martyr, born at Dinting, Derbyshire, c. 1555; died at Derby, 24 July, 1588. He ... |
Garneau, François-XavierFrancois-Xavier GarneauA French Canadian historian, b. at Quebec, 15 June, 1809, of François-Xavier Garneau and ... |
Garnet, HenryHenry Garnet(Garnett.) English martyr, b. 1553-4; d. 1606, son of Brian Garnet, master of Nottingham ... |
Garnet, Saint ThomasSt. Thomas GarnetProtomartyr of St. Omer and therefore of Stonyhurst College; b. at Southwark, c. 1575; executed ... |
Garnier, CharlesCharles GarnierJesuit Missionary, born at Paris, 1606, of Jean G. and Anne de Garault; died 7 December, 1649. He ... |
Garnier, JeanJean GarnierChurch historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian ; b. at Paris, 11 Nov., 1612; d. at ... |
Garnier, JulienJulien GarnierJesuit missionary, born at Connerai, France, 6 January, 1642; d. in Quebec, 1730. He entered ... |
Garrucci, RaffaeleRaffaele GarrucciA historian of Christian art, b. at Naples, 22 January, 1812; d. at Rome, 5 May, 1885. He ... |
GarzonGarzon(GARZONENSIS.) Suffragan diocese of Popayan in the Republic of Colombia . It comprises the ... |
Gaspare del Bufalo, BlessedSt. Gaspare Del BufaloFounder of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood (C.P.P.S.); b. at Rome on the feast of ... |
Gaspe, Philippe-Aubert dePhilippe-Aubert de GaspeA French Canadian writer, b. at Quebec, 30 Oct., 1786, of a family ennobled by Louis XIV in ... |
Gassendi, PierrePierre Gassendi(GASSENDY, GASSEND.) A French philosopher and scientist ; b. at Champtercier, a country ... |
Gasser von Valhorn, JosephJoseph Gasser von ValhornAn Austrian sculptor, b. 22 Nov., 1816 at Prägraten, Tyrol; d. 28 Oct., 1900. He was first ... |
Gassner, Johann JosephJohann Joseph GassnerA celebrated exorcist ; b. 22 Aug., 1727, at Braz, Vorarlberg, Austria ; d. 4 April, 1779, at ... |
Gaston, WilliamWilliam GastonJurist; b. at Newbern, North Carolina , U.S.A. 19 Sept., 1778: d. at Raleigh, North Carolina ... |
Gatianus, SaintSt. GatianusFounder and bishop of Tours ; b. probably at Rome ; d. at Tours, 20 December, 301. He came ... |
Gau, Franz ChristianFranz Christian GauArchitect and archeologist, b. at Cologne, 15 June, 1790; d. at Paris, January, 1854. In 1809 he ... |
Gaubil, AntoineAntoine GaubilA French Jesuit and missionary to China, b. at Gaillac (Aveyron), 14 July, 1689; d. at Peking, ... |
Gaudentius of BresciaGaudentius of Brescia(GAUDENTIUS BRIXIENSIS or BONTEMPS.) A theologian of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins ; ... |
Gaudentius, SaintSt. GaudentiusBishop of Brescia from about 387 until about 410; he was the successor of the writer on ... |
Gaudete SundayGaudete SundayThe third Sunday of Advent, so called from the first word of the Introit at Mass ( Gaudete ... |
Gaudier, Antoine deAntoine de GaudierA writer on asectic theology ; b. at Château-Thierry, France, 7 January, 1572; d. at ... |
GaudiosusGaudiosusBishop of Tarazona (Turiasso), Spain ; died about 540. Our information concerning the life ... |
Gaul, ChristianChristian GaulThe Church of Gaul first appeared in history in connexion with the persecution at Lyons under ... |
Gaultier, Aloisius-Edouard-CamilleAloisius-Edouard-Camille GaultierPriest and schoolmaster; b. at Asti, Piedmont, about 1745, of French parents ; d. at Paris, 18 ... |
Gaume, Jean-JosephJean-Joseph GaumeFrench theologian and author, b. at Fuans (Franche-Comté) in 1802; d. in 1879. While ... |
Gavantus, BartolommeoBartolommeo Gavantus(GAVANTO) Liturgist, a member of the Barnabite Order ; b. at Monza, 1569; d. at Milan, 14 ... |
GazaGaza( Hebrew 'Azzah , "the strong") A titular see of Palaestina Prima, in the Patriarchate ... |
Gazzaniga, Pietro MariaPietro Maria GazzanigaA theologian, b. at Bergamo, Italy, 3 March, 1722; d. at Vicenza, 11 Dec., 1799. At a very ... |
Gebhard (III) of ConstanceGebhard (III) of ConstanceBishop of that city and strenuous defender of papal rights against imperial encroachments ... |
Gebhart, EmileEmile GebhartA French professor and writer, b. 19 July, 1839, at Nancy ; d. 22 April, 1908, in Paris. He was ... |
GedeonGideonGideon or Gedeon (Hebrew "hewer"), also called JEROBAAL ( Judges 6:32 ; 7:1 ; etc.), and ... |
Gegenbauer, Josef AntonJosef Anton GegenbauerAn accomplished German historical and portrait painter, b. 6 March, 1800, at Wangen, ... |
Geiler von Kayserberg, JohannJohann Geiler von KayserbergA celebrated German pulpit orator, b. at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 16 March, 1445; d. at ... |
Geissel, Johannes vonJohannes von GeisselCardinal, Archbishop of Cologne, b. 5 February, 1796, at Gimmeldingen, in the Palatinate; d. 8 ... |
Gelasius I, Pope SaintPope St. Gelasius IDied at Rome, 19 Nov., 496. Gelasius, as he himself states in his letter to the Emperor ... |
Gelasius II, PopePope Gelasius IIBorn at Gaeta, year unknown; elected 24 Jan., 1118; died at Cluny, 29 Jan., 1119. No sooner had ... |
Gelasius of CyzicusGelasius of CyzicusEcclesiastical writer. He was the son of a priest of Cyzicus, and wrote in Bithynia, about 475, ... |
GembloursGemblours(Gembloux, Gemblacum) A suppressed Benedictine monastery about nine miles north-west of ... |
Genealogy (in the Bible)Genealogy (In the Bible)The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament : I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. ... |
Genealogy of ChristGenealogy of ChristIt is granted on all sides that the Biblical genealogy of Christ implies a number of exegetical ... |
General ChapterGeneral Chapter( Latin capitulum , a chapter). The daily assembling of a community for purposes of ... |
General JudgmentGeneral Judgment (Last Judgment)(Judicium Universale, Last Judgment). I. EXISTENCE OF THE GENERAL JUDGMENT 1 Few truths are ... |
GenerationGeneration( Latin Vulgate, generatio ). This word, of very varied meaning, corresponds to the two ... |
GenesarethGenesareth( Gennesaret .) This is the name given to the Lake of Tiberias in Luke 5:1; called ... |
GenesiusGenesius(1) Genesius (of Rome) A comedian at Rome, martyred under Diocletian in 286 or 303. Feast, 25 ... |
Genevieve, SaintSt. GenevievePatroness of Paris, b. at Nanterre, c. 419 or 422; d. at Paris, 512. Her feast is kept on 3 ... |
Genezareth, Land ofLand of GenezarethBy this name is designated in Mark, vi, 53, a district of Palestine bordering on the Sea of ... |
Genga, GirolamoGirolamo GengaA painter, born at Urbino in 1476; died at the same place, 1551. This talented craftsman was ... |
Gennadius I, SaintSt. Gennadius IPatriarch of Constantinople (458-471), has left scarcely any writings. Facundus (Defensio, II, ... |
Gennadius IIGennadius IIPatriarch of Constantinople (1454-1456). His original name was George Scholarius ( Georgios ... |
Gennadius of MarseillesGennadius of Marseilles(GENNADIUS SCHOLASTICUS). A priest whose chief title to fame is his continuation of St. ... |
Gennings, Edmund and JohnEdmund and John JenningsThe first, a martyr for the Catholic Faith, and the second, the restorer of the English province ... |
GenoaGenoaARCHDIOCESE OF GENOA (JANUENSIS) Archdiocese in Liguria, Northern Italy. The city is situated ... |
Gentile da FabrianoGentile Da FabrianoItalian painter ; b. probably about 1378 in the District of the Marches; d. probably 1427. The ... |
GentilesGentiles( Hebrew Gôyîm ; Greek ethne, ethnikoi , Hellenes ; Vulgate Gentes, Gentiles, ... |
Gentili, AloysiusAloysius GentiliBorn 14 July, 1801, at Rome ; died 26 September, 1848, at Dublin. He was proficient in poetry, ... |
GenuflexionKneeling and GenuflectionTo genuflect [ Latin genu flectere , geniculare (post-classic), to bend the knee; Greek ... |
Geoffrey of ClairvauxGeoffrey of ClairvauxA disciple of Bernard, was b. between the years 1115 and 1120, at Auxerre; d. some time after ... |
Geoffrey of DunstableGeoffrey of DunstableAlso known as GEOFFREY OF GORHAM. Abbot of St. Alban's, d. at St. Alban's, 26 Feb., 1146. He ... |
Geoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of Monmouth(GAUFRIDUS ARTURUS, GALFRIDUS MONEMETENSIS, GALFFRAI or GRUFFYD AB ARTHUR). Bishop of St. ... |
Geoffrey of VendômeGeoffrey of Vendome(GOFFRIDUS ABBAS VINDOCINENSIS.) A cardinal, b. in the second half of the eleventh century of ... |
Geography and the ChurchGeography and the ChurchThe classic historians of geography, Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, and Oscar Peschel, never ... |
Geography, BiblicalBiblical GeographyWith the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater ... |
George HamartolusGeorge HamartolusA monk at Constantinople under Michael III (842-867) and the author of a chronicle of some ... |
George of TrebizondGeorge of TrebizondA Greek scholar of the early Italian Renaissance ; b. in Crete (a Venetian possession from ... |
George PisidesGeorge Pisides(Or THE PISIDIAN). A Byzantine poet lived in the first half of the seventh century. From his ... |
George the BeardedGeorge the Bearded(Also called THE RICH.) Duke of Saxony, b. at Dresden, 27 August, 1471; d. in the same city, ... |
George, Orders of SaintOrders of St. GeorgeKnights of St. George appear at different historical periods and in different countries as ... |
George, SaintSt. GeorgeMartyr, patron of England, suffered at or near Lydda, also known as Diospolis, in Palestine, ... |
Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia , "is the oldest Catholic literary ... |
GeorgiaGeorgiaSTATISTICS The area of Georgia is 59,475 sq. m., and it is the largest of the original thirteen ... |
Georgius SyncellusGeorgius Syncellus(Greek Georgios ho Sygkellos ). Died after 810; the author of one of the more important ... |
GeraceGeraceDIOCESE OF GERACE (HIERACENSIS). Diocese in the province of Reggio in Calabria (Southern Italy ... |
Gerald, SaintSt. GeraldBishop of Mayo, an English monk, date of birth unknown; died 13 March, 731; followed St. ... |
GeraldtonGeraldtonDIOCESE OF GERALDTON (GERALDTONENSIS). Diocese in Australia, established in 1898, comprises ... |
Gerard Majella, SaintSt. Gerard MajellaBorn in Muro, about fifty miles south of Naples, in April, 1726; died 16 October, 1755; ... |
Gerard of CremonaGerard of CremonaA twelfth-century student of Arabic science and translator from Arabic into Latin; born at ... |
Gerard, Archbishop of YorkGerard, Archbishop of YorkDate of birth unknown; died at Southwell, 21 May, 1108. He was a nephew of Walkelin, Bishop of ... |
Gerard, Bishop of Toul, SaintSt. Gerard, Bishop of ToulBorn at Cologne, 935; died at Toul, 23 April, 994. Belonging to a wealthy and noble family, he ... |
Gerard, JohnJohn GerardJesuit ; born 4 October, 1564; died 27 July, 1637. He is well known through his autobiography, a ... |
Gerard, RichardRichard GerardConfessor ; born about 1635; died 11 March, 1680 (O.S.). The Bromley branch of the Gerard ... |
Gerard, Ven. MilesVen. Miles GerardMartyr ; born about 1550 at Wigan; executed at Rochester 13 (30?) April, 1590. Sprung perhaps ... |
Gerardus OdonisGerardus OdonisAlso Geraldus Othonis , or Ottonis , a medieval theologian and Minister General of the ... |
GerasaGerasaA titular see in the province of Arabia and the Patriarchate of Antioch. According to ... |
Gerberon, GabrielGabriel GerberonA Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation ; b. at St-Calais, Department of Sarthe, France, 12 ... |
Gerbet, Olympe-PhillipeOlympe-Philippe GerbetA French bishop and writer; b. at Poligny (Jura), 1798; d. at Perpignan (Pyrénées ... |
Gerbillon, Jean-FrançoisJean-Francois GerbillonFrench missionary; born at Verdun, 4 June, 1654; died at Peking, China, 27 March, 1707. He ... |
Gerdil, Hyacinthe SigismondHyacinthe Sigismond GerdilCardinal and theologian ; b. at Samoëns in Savoy, 20 June, 1718; d. at Rome, 12 August ... |
Gerhard of ZütphenGerhard of Zutphen(ZERBOLT OF ZUTPHEN) Born at Zütphen, 1367; died at Windesheim, 1398; a mystical writer ... |
Gerhoh of ReichersbergGerhoh of ReichersbergProvost of that place and Austin canon , one of the most distinguished theologians of Germany ... |
Germain, Saint, Bishop of AuxerreSaint Germain, Bishop of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre, born at Auxerre c. 380; died at Ravenna, 31 July, 448. He was the son of ... |
Germain, Saint, Bishop of ParisSaint Germain, Bishop of ParisBishop of Paris ; born near Autun, Saône-et-Loire, c. 496; died at Paris, 28 May, 576. ... |
Germaine Cousin, SaintSt. Germaine CousinBorn in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse ; died in ... |
German Gardiner, BlessedBl. German GardinerLast martyr under Henry VIII ; date of birth unknown; died at Tyburn, 7 March, 1544; ... |
German LiteratureGerman LiteratureI. FROM OLDEST PRE-CHRISTIAN PERIOD TO 800 A.D. There are no written monuments before the eighth ... |
GermaniciaGermaniciaA titular see in the province of Euphratensis and the patriarchate of Antioch; incorrectly ... |
GermanicopolisGermanicopolisA titular see in the province of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. The city took its name from ... |
Germans in the United StatesGermans in the United StatesGermans, either by birth or descent, form a very important element in the population of the ... |
Germanus I, SaintSt. Germanus IPatriarch of Constantinople (715-30), b. at Constantinople towards the end of the reign of ... |
GermanyGermanyI. BEFORE 1556 From their first appearance in the history of the world the Germans represented ... |
Germany, Vicariate Apostolic of NorthernVicariate Apostolic of Northern Germany(VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF THE NORTHERN MISSIONS) Its jurisdiction covers the Grand Duchies of ... |
GermiaGermiaA titular see of Galatia Secunda, a suffragan of Pessinus ; mentioned by Hierocles in the ... |
GeronaGeronaDIOCESE OF GERONA (GERUNDENSIS) The Diocese of Geronia in Catalonia, Spain, suffragan of ... |
GerrhaGerrhaA titular see in the province of Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium in the Patriarchate ... |
Gerson, Jean de Charlier deJean de Charlier de GersonThe surname being the name of his native place; b. in the hamlet of Gerson 14 December, 1363; d. ... |
Gertrude of Aldenberg, BlessedBl. Gertrude of AldenbergAbbess of the Premonstratensian convent of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar, in the Diocese of Trier ; ... |
Gertrude of HackebornGertrude of HackebornCistercian Abbess of Helfta, near Eisleben; born near Halberstadt in 1232; died towards the end ... |
Gertrude of Nivelles, SaintSt. Gertrude of NivellesVirgin, and Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles; born in 626; died 17 March, 659. ... |
Gertrude the Great, SaintSt. Gertrude the GreatBenedictine and mystic writer; born in Germany, 6 Jan., 1256; died at Helfta, near Eisleben, ... |
Gertrude van der Oosten, VenerableVen. Gertrude van Der OostenBeguine ; born at Voorburch, Holland ; died at Delft, 6 Jan., 1358. She was born of peasant ... |
Gervaise, Dom François ArmandDom Francois Armand GervaiseDiscalced Carmelite, b. at Paris, 1660; d. at Reclus, France, 1761. After completing his ... |
Gervase of CanterburyGervase of Canterbury(GERVAS US DOROBORNENSIS) English chronicler, b. about 1141; d. in, or soon after, 1210. If ... |
Gervase of TilburyGervase of Tilbury(TILBERIENSIS) Medieval writer, b. probably at Tilbury, in the County of Essex, England, ... |
Gervase, GeorgeGeorge Gervase(Jervise.) Priest and martyr, born at Boscham, Suffolk, England, 1571; died at Tyburn, 11 ... |
Gervasius and Protasius, SaintsSts. Gervasius and ProtasiusMartyrs of Milan, probably in the second century, patrons of the city of Milan and of ... |
GesellenvereineGesellenvereineGerman Catholic societies for the religious, moral, and professional improvement of young men. ... |
Gesta Dei per FrancosGesta Dei Per FrancosGesta Dei per Francos is the title adopted by Guibert de Nogent (died about 1124) for his history ... |
Gesta RomanorumGesta RomanorumA medieval collection of anecdotes, to which moral reflections are attached. It was compiled ... |
GethsemaneGethsemaniGethsemani (Hebrew gat , press, and semen , oil) is the place in which Jesus Christ ... |
Gethsemane, Abbey of Our Lady ofAbbey of Our Lady of GethsemaniAn abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians, commonly called Trappists, established in ... |
GezirehGezirehGezireh (or Djezireh), seat of two Catholic residential sees, one Chaldean, the other Syrian. ... |
Gfrörer, August FriedrichAugust Friedrich GfroererGerman historian; b. at Calw, Würtemberg, 5 March, 1803; d. at Karlsbad, 6 July, 1861. ... |
GhardaiaGhardaiaPrefecture Apostolic in the French Sahara, separated in 1901 from the Vicariate Apostolic of ... |
GhentGhentDIOCESE OF GHENT (GANDENSIS or GANDAVENSIS). The Diocese of Ghent at present comprises the ... |
Ghibellines and GuelphsGuelphs and GhibellinesNames adopted by the two factions that kept Italy divided and devastated by civil war during the ... |
Ghiberti, Lorenzo di CioneLorenzo di Cione GhibertiSculptor ; b. at Florence about 1381; d. there, December, 1455. He ushered in the early ... |
GhirlandajoGhirlandajo(D OMENICO DI T OMMASO B IGORDI ). A famous Florentine painter ; b. 1449; d. 11 Jan., ... |
Ghislain, SaintSt. GhislainConfessor and anchorite in Belgium ; b. in the first half of the seventh century; d. at ... |
Ghost DanceGhost DanceThe principal ceremonial rite of a peculiar Indian religion with originated about 1887 with ... |
Giannone, PietroPietro GiannoneItalian historian, born 7 May, 1676, at Ischitella in the province of Capinata, Naples ; died ... |
Gibail and BatrunGibail and BatrunA Maronite residential see. Gibail is merely the modern name of Byblos a titular see of ... |
Gibault, PierrePierre GibaultMissionary, b. at Montreal, Canada, 1737; d. at New Madrid, about 1804; son of Pierre Gibault ... |
Gibbons, JohnJohn GibbonsJesuit theologian and controversialist; b. 1544, at or near Wells, Somersetshire; died 16 Aug. or ... |
Gibbons, RichardRichard GibbonsBrother of Father John Gibbons, born at Winchester, 1550 or 1549; died at Douai, 23 June, 1632. ... |
Giberti, Gian MatteoGian Matteo GibertiCardinal, and Bishop of Verona, the natural son of Francesco Giberti, a Genoese naval ... |
Giberti, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre GibertCanonist; b. at Aix, Provence, in 1660; d. at Paris in 1736. He became a cleric at an early ... |
GibraltarGibraltarVICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF GIBRALTAR. Gibraltar is a rugged promontory in the province of ... |
GideonGideonGideon or Gedeon (Hebrew "hewer"), also called JEROBAAL ( Judges 6:32 ; 7:1 ; etc.), and ... |
Giffard, BonaventureBonaventure GiffardBorn at Wolverhampton, England, 1642; died at Hammersmith, Middlesex, 12 March, 1734; second son ... |
Giffard, GodfreyGodfrey GiffardBishop of Worcester, b. about 1235; d. 26 Jan., 1301. He was the son of Hugh Giffard of Boyton ... |
Giffard, WilliamWilliam GiffardSecond Norman Bishop of Winchester from 1100 to 1129. Little is known of his history anterior ... |
Gifford, WilliamWilliam GiffordArchbishop of Reims ; b. in Hampshire, 1554; d. at Reims, 11 April, 1629. He was the son of ... |
Gift of MiraclesGift of MiraclesThe gift of miracles is one of those mentioned by St. Paul in his First Epistle to the ... |
Gift, SupernaturalSupernatural GiftA supernatural gift may be defined as something conferred on nature that is above all the ... |
Gil de Albornoz, Alvarez CarilloAlvarez Carillo Gil de AlbornozA renowned cardinal, general, and statesman; b. about 1310 at Cuenca in New Castile ; d. 23 ... |
Gil of Santarem, BlessedBlessed Gil of SantaremA Portuguese Dominican : b. at Vaozela, diocese of Viseu, about 1185; d. at Santarem, 14 May, ... |
Gilbert de la PorréeGilbert de la Porree(Gilbertus Porretanus) Bishop of Poitiers, philosopher, theologian and general scholar; b. ... |
Gilbert FoliotGilbert FoliotBishop of London, b. early in the twelfth century of an Anglo-Norman family and connected ... |
Gilbert IslandsGilbert IslandsVicariate apostolic ; comprises the group of that name, besides the islands of Ellice and ... |
Gilbert of Sempringham, SaintSt. Gilbert of SempringhamFounder of the Order of Gilbertines , b. at Sempringham, on the border of the Lincolnshire fens, ... |
Gilbert, Nicolas-Joseph-LaurentNicolas-Joseph-Laurent GilbertPoet, b. at Fontenoy-le-Château, 1751; d. at Paris, 12 November, 1780. His parents were ... |
Gilbert, Sir John ThomasSir John Thomas GilbertIrish archivist and historian, b. in Dublin, 23 January, 1829; d. there, 23 May, 1898. He was ... |
Gilbertines, Order ofOrder of GilbertinesFounded by St. Gilbert, about the year 1130, at Sempringham, Gilbert's native place, where he was ... |
Gildas, SaintSt. GildasSurnamed the Wise; b. about 516; d. at Houat, Brittany, 570. Sometimes he is called "Badonicus" ... |
Giles, SaintSt. Giles(Latin Ægidius.) An Abbot, said to have been born of illustrious Athenian parentage ... |
Gillespie, Eliza MariaEliza Maria Gillespie(In religion Mother Mary of St. Angela). Born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, 21 ... |
Gillespie, Neal HenryNeal Henry GillespieBrother of Eliza Maria Gillespie ; b. in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 19 January 1831; d. at ... |
Gillis, JamesJames GillisScottish bishop ; b. at Montreal, Canada, 7 April, 1802; d. at Edinburgh, 24 February 1864. He ... |
Gilmore, Patrick SarsfieldPatrick Sarsfield GilmoreA musician, born at Ballygar Galway, Ireland, 25 Dec., 1829; died at St. Louis, 24 Sept., 1892; ... |
GindarusGindarusA titular see of Syria Prima, in the Patriarchate of Antioch. Pliny (Hist. nat. V, 81) ... |
Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-AchilleJacques-Marie-Achille GinoulhiacA French bishop ; b. at Montpellier (department of Herault) 3 Dec., 1806; d. there 17 Nov., ... |
Gioberti, VincenzoVincenzo GiobertiAn Italian statesman and philosopher ; b. at Turin, 5 April, 1801; d. at Paris, 26 October, ... |
Giocondo, Fra GiovanniFra Giovanni GiocondoAn Italian architect, antiquary, archaeologist, and classical scholar, b. in Verona, c. 1445; ... |
Giordani, TommassoTommasso GiordaniA composer, b. at Naples in 1738; d. at Dublin, Ireland, February 1806. The family came to ... |
Giordano, LucaLuca GiordanoNeapolitan painter ; b. at Naples, 1632; d. in the same place, 12 Jan., 1705. He was esteemed ... |
GiorgioneGiorgione(GIORGIO BARBARELLI, ZORZO DA CASTELFRANCO) Italian painter, b. at Castelfranco in or before ... |
Giotto di BondoneGiotto di BondoneA Florentine painter, and founder of the Italian school of painting, b. most probably, in 1266 ... |
Giovanelli, RuggieroRuggiero GiovanelliComposer, b. at Velletri, near Rome, in 1560; d. at Rome, 7 January, 1625. In 1584 he was ... |
Giovanni Dominici, BlessedBlessed Giovanni Dominici(BANCHINI or BACCHINI was his family name). Cardinal, statesman and writer, born at ... |
Giraldi, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista Giraldi(Surnamed CINTIO) Italian dramatist and novelist; b. at Ferrara, Italy, 1504; d. there, ... |
Giraldi, UbaldoUbaldo Giraldi(UBALDUS A SANCTO CAJETANO). An Italian canonist; b. in 1692; d. in 1775. He was a member of ... |
Giraldus CambrensisGiraldus CambrensisGiraldus Cambrensis (Gerald de Barry) was a distinguished writer, historian, and ecclesiastic of ... |
Girard, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste GirardKnown as Père Girard, a Swiss pedagogue, b. at Fribourg, 17 December, 1765; d. there, 6 ... |
Girardon, FrançoisFrancois GirardonA noted sculptor of the reign of Louis XIV, b. at Troyes, France, 1630; d. at Paris, 1715. The ... |
Giraud de BorneilGiraud de BorneilA Provençal troubadour, b. about the middle of the twelfth century, at Excideuil in the ... |
GirbaGirbaA titular see in the province of African Tripoli. It is an island, in ancient times called ... |
GirgentiGirgentiDIOCESE OF GIRGENTI (AGRIGENTINA). Girgenti is the capital of a province in Sicily and is ... |
Gisbert, BlaiseBlaise GisbertFrench rhetorician and critic; born at Cahors, 21 February, 1657; died at Montpellier, 21 ... |
Giuliani, VeronicaSt. Veronica GiulianiBorn at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died at Citt` di Castello, 9 July, 1727. ... |
Giulio RomanoGiulio RomanoProperly GIULIO DEI GIANNUZZI, also known as GIULIO PIPPI. A famous architect and painter, the ... |
Giuseppe GiustiGiuseppe GiustiA poet and patriot ; b. 1809, at Monsumano near Pescia, Italy ; d. 31 March, 1850, at ... |
Giuseppe Maria Tommasi, BlessedBl. Giuseppe Maria TommasiA Cardinal, noted for his learning, humility, and zeal for reform; born at Licata, Sicily, of ... |
Glaber, RaoulRaoul GlaberBenedictine chronicler; b. in Burgundy before 1000; d. at Cluny about 1050. In early boyhood he ... |
Glabrio, Manius AciliusManius Acilius GlabrioConsul at Rome during A.D. 91, with Trajan. He belonged to one of the noblest families of ... |
GlagoliticGlagolitic(Or G LAGOLITSA ; Slavonic glagol, a word; glagolati, to speak). An ancient alphabet ... |
Glaire, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste GlairePriest, hebraist, and Biblical scholar; b. at Bordeaux, 1 April, 1798; d. at Issy, near Paris, ... |
Glanville, Ranulf deRanulf de GlanvilleChief Justiciar of England ; b. at Stratford, Suffolk, England, date unknown; d. before Acre, ... |
Glarean, HenryHenry Glarean(LORITI) The most distinguished of Swiss humanists, poet, philosopher, geographer, ... |
GlasgowGlasgowI. ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW (GLASGUENSIS) Archdiocese in the south-west of Scotland, comprising at ... |
Glastonbury AbbeyGlastonbury Abbey[G LESTINGABURH; called also Y NISWITRIN (Isle of Glass) and A VALON (Isle of Apples)] ... |
GlebeGlebeGlebe ( Latin gleba ) originally signified, in common law , any farm, estate, or parcel of ... |
Glendalough, School ofSchool of GlendaloughGlendalough (the Valley of the Two Lakes) is a picturesque and lonely glen in the heart of the ... |
Gloria in Excelsis DeoGloria in Excelsis DeoThe great doxology ( hymnus angelicus ) in the Mass is a version of a very old Greek form". ... |
Gloria, Laus et HonorGloria, Laus Et HonorA hymn composed by St. Theodulph of Orléans in 810, in Latin elegiacs, of which the ... |
GloryGloryThis word has many shades of meaning which lexicographers are somewhat puzzled to differentiate ... |
Glory BeDoxologyIn general this word means a short verse praising God and beginning, as a rule, with the Greek ... |
Glosses, Glossaries, GlossaristsGlosses, Glossaries, Glossarists(IN CANON LAW) A gloss (Gk. glossa , Lat. glossa , tongue, speech) is an interpretation ... |
Glosses, ScripturalScriptural GlossesI. ETYMOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL MEANINGS The modern English word gloss is derived directly from the ... |
GlossolaliaGift of Tongues (Glossolalia)(Glossolaly, glossolalia ). A supernatural gift of the class gratiae gratis datae , ... |
Gloves, EpiscopalEpiscopal GlovesLiturgical gloves ( chirothecœ , called also at an earlier date manicœ , wanti ... |
GluttonyGluttony(From Lat. gluttire , to swallow, to gulp down), the excessive indulgence in food and drink. ... |
Gnesen-PosenGnesen-PosenArchdiocese in the Kingdom of Prussia. The archdiocese includes the Dioceses of Gnesen and ... |
GnosticismGnosticismThe doctrine of salvation by knowledge. This definition, based on the etymology of the word ( ... |
GoaGoa(GOANENSIS.) Patriarchate of the East Indies, the chief see of the Portuguese dominions in the ... |
Goajira, Vicariate Apostolic ofGoajiraGoajira is the most northern portion of South America is a peninsula running into the Caribbean ... |
Goar, JacquesJacques GoarA Dominican and hellenist, b. at Paris, 1601, d. 23 September, 1653. He entered the convent of ... |
Goar, SaintSt. GoarAn anchorite of Aquitaine; b. about 585; d. near Oberwesel (Germany), 6 July, 649. He came of a ... |
Gobat, GeorgeGeorge GobatMoral theologian ; born at Charmoilles, in the Diocese of Basil, now in the Department of the ... |
Gobban SaerGobban SaerRegarded in traditional lore as the greatest Irish architect of the seventh century, and ... |
Gobelinus, PersonPerson Gobelinus(Persona.) Born in 1358; died 17 November, 1421. He was a Westphalian and was known as an ... |
GodGodEtymology of the Word "God" Discusses the root-meaning of the name "God", which is derived from ... |
God, Existence ofExistence of GodThe topic will be treated as follows: I. As Known Through Natural ReasonA. The Problem Stated1. ... |
God, Nature and Attributes ofNature and Attributes of GodI. As Known Through Natural ReasonA. Infinity of GodB. Unity or Unicity of God C. Simplicity of ... |
God, Relation of the Universe toRelation of God to the Universe1. Essential Dependence of the Universe on God (Creation and Conservation) In developing the ... |
God, Three Persons ofThe Blessed TrinityThis article is divided as follows: I. Dogma of the Trinity; II. Proof of the Doctrine from ... |
Godard, SaintSt. Godard(Also spelled GOTHARD, GODEHARD). Bishop of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony ; born about the ... |
Godden, ThomasThomas Godden(True name Tylden.) Born at Addington, Kent, 1624; died in London, 1 Dec., 1688. His father, ... |
Godeau, AntoineAntoine GodeauBishop, poet and exegete ; b. at Dreux in the diocese of Chartres, 1605; d. at Vence, 21 ... |
Godeberta, SaintSt. GodebertaBorn about the year 640, at Boves, a few leagues from Amiens, in France ; died about the ... |
Godelina, SaintSt. Godelina(GODELINA.) Born at Hondeforte-lez-Boulogne, c. 1049; died at Ghistelles, 6 July, 1070. The ... |
Godet des Marais, PaulPaul Godet Des MaraisBishop of Chartres, France ; b. at Talcy, near Blois, 1647; d. at Chartres, 1709. He studied ... |
Godfrey GoodmanGodfrey GoodmanBorn at Ruthin, Denbighshire, 28 February, 1582-3; died at Westminster, 19 January, 1656. He was ... |
Godfrey of BouillonGodfrey of BouillonDuke of Lower Lorraine and first King of Jerusalem, son of Eustache II, Count of Boulogne, and ... |
Godfrey of FontainesGodfrey of Fontaines(GODEFRIDUS DE fontIBUS, DOCTOR VENERANDUS) A scholastic philosopher and theologian ; born ... |
Godfrey of ViterboGodfrey of ViterboGerman writer of the twelfth century. Nothing is known as to the place or date of his birth, ... |
GodinezMichael Wadding(GODINEZ). Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, in 1591; died in Mexico, Dec. ... |
GodricGodricThe name of two Abbots of Croyland. Godric I (870-941) Godrick I was the successor of the Abbot ... |
Goesport, John WesselJohn Wessel Goesport (Gansfort)(GANSFORT). A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there ... |
Goetz, Marie JosephineMarie Josephine GoetzSecond superior-general of the Society of the Sacred Heart, daughter of Joseph Goetz of ... |
Goffe, StephenStephen Goffe(Or Gough) Oratorian; b. 1605; d. at Paris, Christmas Day, 1681. He was the son of Stephen ... |
Goffine, LeonardLeonard Goffine(Or G OFFINÉ ). Born at Cologne, or according to some, at Broich, 6 December, 1648; ... |
Gog and MagogGog and MagogNames, respectively, of a king and of his supposed kingdom, mentioned several times in chapters 38 ... |
Golden BullBulla Aurea (Golden Bull)(Golden Bull ). A fundamental law of the Holy Roman Empire; probably the best known of all ... |
Golden CalfGolden CalfAn object of worship among the Hebrews, mention of which occurs principally in Exodus 32 where ... |
Golden RoseGolden RoseA precious and sacred ornament made of pure gold by skilled artificers, which the popes have ... |
Goldoni, CarloCarlo GoldoniDramatist; b. at Venice, 25 Feb., 1707; d. at Paris, 6 Jan., 1793. Goldoni is especially ... |
Goldwell, ThomasThomas GoldwellBishop of St. Asaph, the last survivor of the ancient hierarchy of England ; b. probably at ... |
GolgothaMount CalvaryThe place of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. NAME Etymology and Use The word Calvary ( ... |
Gomes De Amorim, FranciscoFrancisco Gomes de AmorimPortuguese poet, dramatist, and novelist; b. at Avelomar, near Oporto, 13 August, 1827; d. 4 ... |
GondulphusGondulphus(GUNDULFUS). The name of three saints, of whom one was Bishop of Tongres (Maestricht), the ... |
Gonet, Jean BaptisteJean Baptiste GonetTheologian, b. about 1616 at Beziers, in the province of Languedoc; d. there 24 Jan., 1681. From ... |
Gonnelieu, Jérôme deJerome de GonnelieuTheologian, ascetical writer, and preacher; born at Soissons, 8 Sept., 1640; died at Paris, 28 ... |
González de Santalla, ThyrsusThyrsus Gonzalez de SantallaTheologian and thirteenth general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Arganda, Spain, 18 January, ... |
González, ZeferinoZeferino GonzalezDominican, cardinal, theologian, and philosopher, b. at Villoria in the Province and Diocese ... |
Gonzaga, ErcoleErcole Gonzaga(Hercules.) Cardinal ; b. at Mantua, 23 November, 1505; d. 2 March, 1563. He was the Son of ... |
Gonzaga, Saint AloysiusSt. Aloysius GonzagaBorn in the castle of Castiglione, 9 March, 1568; died 21 June, 1591. At eight he was placed in ... |
Gonzaga, ScipioneScipione GonzagaCardinal ; b. at Mantua, 11 November, 1542; d. at San Martino, 11 January, 1593. He belonged to ... |
Gonzalez, Saint PeterSt. Peter GonzalezPopularly known as St. Elmo, b. in 1190 at Astorga, Spain ; d. 15 April, 1246, at Tuy. He was ... |
Gonzalo de BerceoGonzalo de BerceoSpanish poet, active between 1220 and 1242. Born in the closing years on twelfth century, he ... |
GoodGood"Good" is one of those primary ideas which cannot be strictly defined. In order to fix its ... |
Good FaithGood FaithA phrase employed to designate the mental and moral state of honest, even if objectively ... |
Good FridayGood FridayDefinition and etymology Good Friday, called Feria VI in Parasceve in the Roman Missal, he ... |
Good Hope, Cape of (Eastern)Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of Good HopeThe Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope was established in 1847, when the Vicariate of the ... |
Good Hope, Cape of (Western)Western Vicariate of the Cape of Good HopeThe Western vicariate and the Central prefecture, although different in name, are virtually one. ... |
Good Samaritan, Sisters of theSisters of the Good SamaritanA congregation of Tertiaries Regular of St. Benedict, established 2 February, 1857, at Sydney, ... |
Good Shepherd, Our Lady of Charity of theOur Lady of Charity of the Good ShepherdThe aim of this institute is to provide a shelter for girls and women of dissolute habits, who ... |
Good, Highest, TheThe Highest Good"We always act with a view to some good. The good is the object which all pursue, and for the ... |
Goodman, Ven. JohnVen. John GoodmanPriest and martyr ; born in the Diocese of Bangor, Wales, 1590; died 1642. He was educated at ... |
Goossens, Pierre-LambertPierre-Lambert GoossensCardinal, Archbishop of Mechlin (Belgium), b. at Perck, near Vilvorde, 18 July, 1827; d. at ... |
GordianGordian( Latin GORDIANUS.) There were three Roman emperors of this name, who reigned between A.D. ... |
Gordianus and Epimachus, SaintsSts. Gordianus and EpimachusMartyrs, suffered under Julian the Apostate , 362, commemorated on 10 May. Gordianus was a judge ... |
Gordon RiotsGordon RiotsThis agitation, so called from the head and spirit of the movement, Lord George Gordon, ... |
Gordon, AndrewAndrew GordonA Benedictine monk, physicist ; b. 15 June, 1712, at Cofforach in Forfarshire, Scotland ; d. ... |
GordosGordosA titular see in the province of Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. The city is mentioned by Strabo, ... |
Gorgonius, SaintSt. GorgoniusMartyr, suffered in 304 at Nicomedia during the persecution of Diocletian. Gorgonius held a high ... |
Gorkum, The Martyrs ofThe Martyrs of GorkumThe year 1572, Luther and Calvin had already wrested from the Church a great part of Europe. ... |
GortynaGortynaA titular see, and in the Greek Church metropolitan see, of the Island of Crete. The city, ... |
GoscelinGoscelin(Or GOTSELIN, according to the spelling in the earliest manuscripts of his works.) A ... |
Gospel and GospelsGospel and GospelsThe word Gospel usually designates a written record of Christ's words and deeds. It is very ... |
Gospel in the LiturgyGospel in the LiturgyI. HISTORY From the very earliest times the public reading of parts of the Bible was an important ... |
Gospel of MarkGospel of MarkThe subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Contents, Selection and Arrangement of ... |
Goss, AlexanderAlexander GossSecond Bishop of Liverpool ; born at Ormskirk, Lancashire, 5 July, 1814; died. at St. Edward's ... |
Gossaert, JanJan GossaertCalled M ABUSE from Maubeuge in Hainaut. Flemish painter ; b. about 1472; d. at Middelburg ... |
Gosselin, Jean-Edmé-AugusteJean-Edme-Auguste GosselinEcclesiastical author; b. at Rouen, France, 28 Sept., 1787; d. at Paris, 27 Nov., 1858. He ... |
Gother, JohnJohn Gother(Or JOHN GOTER) Priest and controversialist; b. at Southampton, date unknown; d. at sea on a ... |
Gothic ArchitectureGothic ArchitectureThe term Gothic was first used during the later Renaissance, and as a term of contempt. Says ... |
Gottfried von StrasburgGottfried von StrasburgOne of the greatest of Middle High German epic poets. Of his life we know absolutely nothing; ... |
Gotti, Vincent LouisVincent Louis GottiCardinal and theologian, b. at Bologna, 5 Sept., 1664; d. in Rome, 18 Sept., 1742. He received ... |
Gottschalk of OrbaisGottschalk of OrbaisA medieval theologian ; b. about 800, d. after 866, probable 30 October, 868 (or 869), in the ... |
Gottschalk, SaintSt. Gottschalk(GODESCALCUS). Martyr Prince of the Wends; d. at Lenzen on the Elbe, 7 June 1066. His feast ... |
GoulburnGoulburn(Gulburnensis). One of the six suffragan sees of the ecclesiastical province of Sydney, ... |
Gounod, Charles-FrançoisCharles-Francois GounodOne of the most distinguished French musicians and composers of the nineteenth century, b. in ... |
Goupil, RenéRene GoupilJesuit missionary; born 1607, in Anjou; martyred in New York State, 23 September, 1642. Health ... |
Gousset, Thomas-Marie-JosephThomas-Marie-Joseph GoussetFrench cardinal and theologian ; b. at Montigny-les-Charlieu, a village of ... |
Government AuthorityCivil AuthorityCivil Authority is the moral power of command, supported (when need be) by physical coercion, ... |
Gower, JohnJohn GowerPoet; born between 1327-1330, probably in Kent; died October, 1408. He was of gentle blood and ... |
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José deFrancisco Jose de Goya y LucientesPainter and etcher, b. in Fuendetodos, Aragon, Spain, 31 March, 1746; d. in Bordeaux, 16 ... |
Goyaz, Diocese ofGoyaz(Goyasiensis). Co-extensive with the state of the same name, one of the twenty states which, with ... |
Gozo, Diocese ofGozoThe diocese of Gozo (Goulos-Gaudisiensis), comprises the Island of Gozo in the Mediterranean ... |
Gozzi, CarloCarlo GozziItalian author, born at Venice, 1720; died 1806. He spent in military service three years that ... |
GozzoliGozzoli(BENOZZO DI LESE DI SANDRO, surnamed GOZZOLI). Painter ; b. at Florence, 1420; d. at Pisa ... |
Gozzolini, Saint SylvesterSt. Sylvester GozzoliniFounder of the Sylvestrines, b. of the noble family of the Gozzolini at Osimo, 1177; d. 26 ... |
Grässel, LorenzLorenz GrasselCoadjutor-elect of Baltimore ; born at Ruemannsfelden, Bavaria, 18 August, 1753; died at ... |
Gröne, ValentinValentin GroneA Catholic theologian, b. at Paderborn, 7 December, 1817; d. at Irmgarteichen, in the district ... |
Grün, AnastasiusAnastasius GrunA pseudonym for Anton Alexander (Maria), Count von Auersperg, an Austrian poet; b. at Laibach in ... |
GraceGraceActual Grace Explains the concept of actual grace, which is defined in the article as "a ... |
Grace at MealsGrace at MealsIn Apostolic times St. Paul counsels the faithful: "Whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever ... |
Grace, ActualActual GraceGrace ( gratia, Charis ), in general, is a supernatural gift of God to intellectual creatures ... |
Grace, Controversies onControversies on GraceThese are concerned chiefly with the relation between grace and free will. How can the ... |
Grace, SupernaturalSanctifying GraceGrace ( gratia, Charis ), in general, is a supernatural gift of God to intellectual ... |
Grace, William RussellWilliam Russell GracePhilanthropist and merchant, born at Cork, Ireland, 10 May, 1832; died at New York, 21 March, ... |
GradualGradual( Latin Graduale , from gradus , a step) Gradual, in English often called Grail, is the ... |
Gradual PsalmsGradual PsalmsFifteen psalms -- namely, Psalms 119-133 (in Hebrew 120-134) -- bear a Hebrew inscription which ... |
Gradwell, RobertRobert GradwellBishop; b. at Clifton-in-the-Fylde, Lancashire, 26 Jan., 1777; d. in London, 15 March, 1833; went ... |
GraffitiGraffitiThe term in common usage among archaeologists to designate a class of rude inscriptions scratched ... |
Graham, PatrickPatrick GrahamFirst Archbishop of St. Andrews and Metropolitan of Scotland, date of birth uncertain; d. ... |
Grail, The HolyThe Holy GrailThe name of a legendary sacred vessel , variously identified with the chalice of the Eucharist ... |
Gramont, Eugénie deEugenie de GramontReligious of the Society of the Sacred Heart ; b. at Versailles, 17 September, 1788; d. at ... |
GranGran( Hungarian ESZTERGOM; Latin STRIGONIUM, STRIGONIENSIS) Located in Hungary. From the ... |
GranadaGranadaArchdiocese of Granada (Granatensis). Archdiocese in Spain, founded by St. Cecilius about ... |
Granada, University ofUniversity of GranadaThe origin of this university is to be traced to the Arab school at Cordova, which, when the ... |
Grancolas, JeanJean GrancolasDoctor of the Sorbonne, theologian, liturgist; b. near Chateaudun, about 1660; d. at Paris, 1 ... |
Grand RapidsGrand Rapids(Grandormensis) Diocese created 12 May, 1882 out of the diocese of Detroit, and made to ... |
Grande Chartreuse, LaLa Grande ChartreuseThe mother-house of the Carthusian Order lies in a high valley of the Alps of Dauphine, at an ... |
Granderath, TheodorTheodor GranderathBorn 19 June, 1839, at Giesenkirchen, Rhine Province; died 19 March, 1902, at Valkenburg, ... |
Grandidier, Philippe-AndréPhilippe-Andre GrandidierPriest and historian, b. at Strasburg, Alsace, 9 Nov., 1752; d. at the Abbey of Luntzel ... |
Grandmont, Abbey and Order ofGrandmontAbbey and Order in the department of Hte-Vienne, France. The exact date of the foundation of the ... |
Grant, ThomasThomas GrantFirst Bishop of Southwark ; b. at Ligny-les-Aires, Arras, France, 25 Nov., 1816; d. at Rome, ... |
Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot deAntoine Perrenot de GranvelleKnown in history as CARDINAL DE GRANVELLE (GRANVELLA). Born at Ornans in Franche-Comté, ... |
Gras, Venerable Louise de Marillac LeVenerable Louise de Marillac Le GrasFoundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul , born at Paris, 12 August, 1591, ... |
Grasse, François-Joseph-PaulGrasseCount and Marquess de Grasse-Tilly, lieutenant-general of the naval forces; b. near Toulon, 1723; ... |
Grassis, Paris deParis de GrassisMaster of ceremonies to Julius II and Leo X ; b. at Bologna, about 1470; d. at Rome, 10 June, ... |
GratianGratianRoman Emperor; son of Valentinian I; born at Sirmium, 359; died at Lyons, 383. Before he had ... |
Gratian, JeromeJerome GratianSpiritual director of St. Teresa and first Provincial of the Discalced Carmelites ; born at ... |
Gratian, JohannesJohannes Gratian(GRATIANUS). The little that is known concerning the author of the "Concordantia discordantium ... |
GratianopolisGratianopolisA titular see in Caesarea Mauretania, Africa. This city does not figure in a list of the ... |
Gratius, OrtwinOrtwin Gratius(VAN GRAES) Humanist ; b. 1475 at Holtwick, near Coesfeld, Westphalia ; d. at Cologne, 22 ... |
Gratry, Auguste-Joseph-AlphonseAuguste-Joseph-Alphonse GratryFrench priest and writer; b. at Lille, 30 March, 1805; d. at Montreux, Switzerland, 7 February, ... |
Gratz, Peter AloysPeter Aloys GratzSchoolmaster and exegete, b. 17 Aug., 1769, at Mittelberg, Allgäu, Bavaria ; d. at ... |
Gravier, JacquesJacques GravierJesuit missionary; born 1651 at Moulins, where he studied classics and philosophy under the ... |
Gravina and MontepelosoGravina and MontepelosoDIOCESE OF GRAVINA AND MONTEPELOSO (GRAVINENSIS ET MONTIS PELUSII). Gravina is a town in the ... |
Gravina, DominicDominic GravinaTheologian ; b. in Sicily, about 1573; d. in the Minerva, at Rome, 26 Aug., 1643. He entered the ... |
Gravina, Giovanni VincenzoGiovanni Vincenzo GravinaItalian jurist and littérateur of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; b. at ... |
Graz, University ofUniversity of GrazThe University of Graz, located in the capital of the Province of Steiermark, owes its ... |
Great FallsGreat FallsDIOCESE OF GREAT FALLS (GREATORMENSIS). Created by Pope Pius X, 18 May, 1904; comprises the ... |
Greco, ElEl GrecoOne of the most remarkable Spanish artists, b. in Crete, between 1545 and 1550; d. at Toledo, 7 ... |
GreeceGreeceGreece will be treated in this article under the following heads: I. The Land and the People; II. ... |
Greek Catholics in AmericaGreek Catholics in AmericaThe Uniat churches of the Byzantine or Greek Rite were almost unknown to the United States ... |
Greek ChurchGreek ChurchThis subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Explanation of Terms; II. The Greek ... |
Greek Orthodox Church in AmericaGreek Orthodox Church in AmericaThe name Orthodox Church is generally used to distinguish those of the Greek Rite who are ... |
Greek RitesGreek Rites(1) Rite, Language, Religion These are three things that must always be distinguished. A rite is ... |
Green BayGreen Bay (Wisconsin)(SINUS VIRIDIS) The Diocese of Green Bay — established 3 March, 1868, from the territory ... |
Green, HughHugh GreenMartyr ; born about 1584; martyred 19 August, 1642. His parents, who were Protestants, sent him ... |
Green, Thomas LouisThomas Louis GreenPriest and controversialist; b. at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, 1799; d. at Newport, Shropshire, ... |
GreenlandGreenlandAn island stretching from within the Arctic Circle south to about 59 degrees N. latitude, being ... |
Gregorian ChantGregorian ChantThe name is often taken as synonymous with plain chant, comprising not only the Church music of ... |
Gregory BæticusGregory BaeticusBishop of Elvira, in the province of Baetica, Spain, from which he derived his surname; d. ... |
Gregory I, Pope SaintSt. Gregory the GreatDoctor of the Church ; born at Rome about 540; died 12 March 604. Gregory is certainly one of ... |
Gregory II, Pope SaintPope St. Gregory II(Reigned 715-731). Perhaps the greatest of the great popes who occupied the chair of Peter ... |
Gregory III, Pope SaintPope St. Gregory III(Reigned 731-741.) Pope St. Gregory III was the son of a Syrian named John. The date of his ... |
Gregory IV, PopePope Gregory IVElected near the end of 827; died January, 844. When Gregory was born is not known, but he was a ... |
Gregory IXPope Gregory IX(UGOLINO, Count of Segni). Born about 1145, at Anagni in the Campagna; died 22 August, 1241, ... |
Gregory of HeimburgGregory of HeimburgHumanist and Statesman, b. at Würzburg in the beginning of the fifteenth century; d. at ... |
Gregory of Nazianzus, SaintSt. Gregory of NazianzusDoctor of the Church, born at Arianzus, in Asia Minor, c. 325; died at the same place, 389. He ... |
Gregory of Neocaesarea, SaintSt. Gregory of NeocaesareaKnown at THAUMATURGUS, ( ho Thaumatourgos , the miracle-worker). Born at Neocæsarea in ... |
Gregory of Nyssa, SaintSaint Gregory of NyssaDate of birth unknown; died after 385 or 386. He belongs to the group known as the "Cappadocian ... |
Gregory of Rimini, SaintGregory of RiminiAn Augustinian theologian ; born at Rimini, Italy, in the second half of the thirteenth ... |
Gregory of Tours, SaintSt. Gregory of ToursBorn in 538 or 539 at Arverni, the modern Clermont-Ferrand; died at Tours, 17 Nov., in 593 or ... |
Gregory of Utrecht, SaintSt. Gregory of UtrechtAbbot; b. about 707 or 708; d. 775 or 780. Gregory was born of a noble family at Trier. His ... |
Gregory of ValenciaGregory of ValenciaProfessor of the University of Ingolstadt , b. at Medina, Spain, March, 1550 (1540, 1551?); d. ... |
Gregory the IlluminatorGregory the IlluminatorBorn 257?; died 337?, surnamed the Illuminator (Lusavorich). Gregory the Illuminator is the ... |
Gregory V, PopePope Gregory VBorn c. 970; died 4 February, 999. On the death of John XV the Romans sent a deputation to Otto ... |
Gregory VIGregory VI (Antipope)On the death of Sergius IV in June, 1012, "a certain Gregory", opposed the election of ... |
Gregory VI, PopePope Gregory VI(JOHN GRATIAN). Date of birth unknown; elected 1 May 1045; abdicated at Sutri, 20 December, ... |
Gregory VII, Pope SaintPope St. Gregory VII(HILDEBRAND). One of the greatest of the Roman pontiffs and one of the most remarkable men ... |
Gregory VIIIGregory VIII (Antipope)Antipope. He was Mauritius Burdinus (Bordinho, Bourdin), who was placed upon the papal chair by ... |
Gregory VIII, PopePope Gregory VIII(ALBERTO DI MORRA). Born about the beginning of the twelfth century, at Benevento ; elected ... |
Gregory XPope Gregory XBorn 1210; died 10 January, 1276. The death of Pope Clement IV (29 November, 1268) left the ... |
Gregory XIPope Gregory XI(PIERRE ROGER DE BEAUFORT). Born in 1331, at the castle of Maumont in the Dioceses of Limoges ... |
Gregory XIIPope Gregory XII(ANGELO CORRARIO, now CORRER). Legal pope during the Western Schism ; born at Venice, of a ... |
Gregory XIII, PopePope Gregory XIII(UGO BUONCOMPAGNI). Born at Bologna, 7 Jan., 1502; died at Rome, 10 April, 1585. He studied ... |
Gregory XIV, PopePope Gregory XIV(N ICCOLÒ S FONDRATI ). Born at Somma, near Milan, 11 Feb., 1535; died at Rome, 15 ... |
Gregory XV, PopePope Gregory XV(ALESSANDRO LUDOVISI). Born at Bologna, 9 or 15 January, 1554; died at Rome, 8 July, 1623. ... |
Gregory XVI, PopePope Gregory XVI(MAURO, or BARTOLOMEO ALBERTO CAPPELLARI). Born at Belluno, then in the Venetian territory, 8 ... |
Greifswald, University ofUniversity of GreifswaldThe oldest university of Prussia, founded in 1456. Even before this, Greifswald had, for a short ... |
Greith, Karl JohannKarl Johann GreithBishop and church historian, b. at Rapperswyl, Switzerland, 25 May, 1897; d. at St. Gall, 17 ... |
GremialeGremialeA square or oblong cloth which the bishop, according to the "Cæremoniale" and ... |
GrenobleGrenobleDIOCESE OF GRENOBLE (GRATIANOPOLITANA) Now comprises the Department of Isère and the Canton ... |
Gresemund, DietrichDietrich GresemundGerman humanist ; b. in 1477, at Speyer ; d. 1512, at Mainz. His father, also named Dietrich, ... |
Greslon, AdrienAdrien GreslonFrench missionary; b. at Perigueux, in 1618; entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux, 5 ... |
Gresset, Jean BaptisteJean Baptiste GressetBorn 29 August, 1709; died 16 June, 1777, at Amiens. Having finished his studies at the college ... |
Gretser, JacobJacob GretserA celebrated Jesuit writer; b. at Markdorf in the Diocese of Constance in 1562; d. at ... |
Greuze, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste GreuzeFrench painter, b. at Tournus in Ardeche, 21 August, 1725; d. at Paris, 21 March, 1805. His ... |
Grey NunsGrey NunsThe Order of Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal, commonly ... |
Grey Nuns of the CrossGrey Nuns of the CrossA community founded in 1745 at Monteal by Madame d'Youville, known as the Grey Sisters, or Grey ... |
Griffin, GeraldGerald GriffinA novelist, dramatist, lyricist; b. 12 December, 1803, at Limerick, Ireland ; d. at Cork, 12 ... |
Griffin, Martin Ignatius JosephMartin Ignatius Joseph GriffinJournalist, historian, b. at Philadelphia, 23 Oct., 1842; d. there, 10 Nov., 1911. In early ... |
Griffiths, ThomasThomas GriffithsBorn in London, 2 June, 1791; died 19 August, 1847; the first and only Vicar Apostolic of the ... |
Grillparzer, FranzFranz GrillparzerAn Austrian poet, b. at Vienna, 15 January, 1791, d. 21 January, 1872. After desultory ... |
Grimaldi, Francesco MariaFrancesco Maria GrimaldiItalian physicist, b. at Bologna, 2 April, 1618; d. in the same city, 28 Dec., 1663. He entered ... |
Grimaldi, Giovanni FrancescoGiovanni Francesco GrimaldiAn eclectic painter of the Bolognese school ; b. at Bologna, 1606; d. at Rome, 1680. He was a ... |
Grimmelshausen, Johann Jacob Christoffel vonJohann Jacob Christoffel von GrimmelshausenThe greatest German novelist of the seventeenth century. What we know of his life is largely ... |
Groote, GerardGerard Groote( Or Geert De Groote; Gerhardus Magnus.) Founder of the "Brethren of the Common Life" , b. ... |
Gropper, JohnJohn GropperAn eminent jurist and theologian, b. 24 Feb., 1503, at Soest, Westphalia ; d. at Rome, 13 March, ... |
Grosseteste, RobertRobert GrossetesteBishop of Lincoln and one of the most learned men of the Middle Ages ; b. about 1175; d. 9 ... |
GrossetoGrosseto(Grossetana) Grosseto, suffragan diocese of Siena, has for its episcopal city the capital ... |
GrosswardeinGrosswardein( Hungarian Nagy-Várad; Magno-Varadinensis) A diocese of the Latin Rite in ... |
Grottaferrata, Abbey ofAbbey of Grottaferrata( Latin Crypta ferrata .) A Basilian monastery near Rome, sometimes said to occupy the site ... |
Grueber, JohannJohann GrueberA German Jesuit missionary in China and noted explorer of the seventeenth century; b. at Linz, ... |
Guéranger, Prosper Louis PascalProsper Louis Pascal GuerangerBenedictine and polygraph; b. 4 April, 1805, at Sablé-sur-Sarthe; d. at Solesmes, 30 ... |
Guérard, RobertRobert GuerardBorn at Rouen, 1641; died at the monastery of Saint-Ouen, 2 January, 1715. For some time he ... |
GuérinGuerin(1) Eugénie de Guérin A French writer; b. at the château of La Cayla, in ... |
Guérin, Anne-ThérèseAnne-Therese Guerin(In religion, Mother Theodore) Born at Etables (Côte du Nord), Brittany, France, 2 ... |
GuadalajaraGuadalajara(Guadalaxara) Archdiocese in Mexico, separated from the Diocese of Michoacan by Paul III, 31 ... |
Guadalupe, Shrine ofShrine of GuadalupeGuadalupe is strictly the name of a picture, but was extended to the church containing the ... |
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe(Or Basse Terre; Guadalupensis; Imæ Telluris) Diocese in the West Indies, comprises the ... |
Guadix, Diocese ofGuadix(GUADICENSIS) The Diocese of Guadix, in Spain, comprises the greater part of the Province of ... |
Guaicuri IndiansGuaicuri Indians(Pronounced Waikuri .) A group of small tribes, speaking dialectic forms of a common ... |
Guamanga, Diocese ofAyacucho( Or Guamanga). A Peruvian diocese, suffragan to Lima. The See of Guamanga was erected by ... |
Guaraní IndiansGuarani Indians(Pronounced Waraní .) One of the most important tribal groups of South America, ... |
Guarantees, Law ofLaw of Guarantees(LA LEGGE DELLE GUARENTIGIE) A name given to the law passed by the senate and chamber of the ... |
Guarda, Diocese ofGuarda(EGITANIENSIS.) Province of Beira, Portugal. Near the episcopal city are the ruins of Idanha, ... |
Guardi, FrancescoFrancesco GuardiVenetian painter ; born at Venice, 1712; died in the same city, 1793. He was a pupil of ... |
Guardian AngelsGuardian Angels( See also FEAST OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS .) That every individual soul has a guardian angel ... |
Guardian Angels, Feast ofFeast of Guardian AngelsThis feast, like many others, was local before it was placed in the Roman calendar. It was not ... |
Guardianship, in Civil JurisprudenceGuardianship, in Civil JurisprudenceGuardianship is "the condition or fact of being a guardian; the office or position of guardian" ... |
Guarini, BattistaBattista GuariniAn Italian poet, b. at Ferrara, 1538, d. at Venice, 7 Oct., 1612. His father, Francesco ... |
Guarino da VeronaGuarino Da VeronaA humanist, b. 1370, at Verona, Italy ; d. 1460, at Ferrara. He studied Latin in the school ... |
Guastalla, Diocese ofGuastalla(GUASTELLENSIS). In the province of Reggio Emilia (Central Italy ) on the left bank of the Po ... |
GuastallinesGuastallinesLuigia Torelli, Countess of Guastalla (b. about 1500; d. 29 Oct., 1559 or 1569), widowed for ... |
Guatemala, Santiago deSantiago de Guatemala(Sancti Jacobi majoris de Guatemala) Archdiocese conterminous with the Republic of Guatemala, ... |
GuayaquilGuayaquilA RCHDIOCESE OF G UAYAQUIL (G UAYAQUILENSIS ). Guayaquil, the capital of the Ecuadorian ... |
GubbioGubbioDiocese of Eugubinensis, in the province of Perugia in Umbria (Central Italy ). The city ... |
Gudenus, MoritzMoritz GudenusA German convert to the Catholic faith from the Protestant ministry; b. 11 April, 1596, at ... |
Gudula, SaintSaint Gudula(Latin, Guodila ). Born in Brabant, Belgium, of Witger and Amalberga, in the seventh ... |
Guelphs and GhibellinesGuelphs and GhibellinesNames adopted by the two factions that kept Italy divided and devastated by civil war during the ... |
Guglielmini, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista GuglielminiScientist, b. at Bologna, 16 August, 1763; d. in the same city, l5 December, 1817. He is known as ... |
GuianaGuiana(Or Guayana .) Guiana was the name given to all that region of South America which extends ... |
Guibert of RavennaGuibert of RavennaAn antipope, known as Clement III, 1080 (1084) to 1100; born at Parma about 1025; died at ... |
Guicciardini, FrancescoFrancesco GuicciardiniAn historian and statesman; born at Florence, 1483; died there, 23 May, 1540. His parents, Piero ... |
Guido of ArezzoGuido of Arezzo(Guido Aretinus). A monk of the Order of St. Benedict, b. (according to Dom Morin in the ... |
Guigues du ChastelGuigues du Chastel (Guigo de Castro)(Guigo de Castro). Fifth prior of the Grande Chartreuse, legislator of the Carthusian Order ... |
Guijon, AndréAndre GuijonBishop and orator; born in November, 1548, at Autun ; died in September, 1631. He was the son ... |
GuildsGuildsGuilds were voluntary associations for religious, social, and commercial purposes. These ... |
Guiney, Patrick RobertPatrick Robert GuineySecond and eldest surviving son of James Roger Guiney and Judith Macrae; born at Parkstown, Co. ... |
Guiscard, RobertRobert GuiscardDuke of Apulia and Calabria, founder of the Norman state of the Two Sicilies; born about 1016; ... |
Guise, House ofHouse of GuiseThe House of Guise, a branch of the ducal family of Lorraine, played an important part in the ... |
GuitmundGuitmundA Bishop of Aversa, a Benedictine monk, theologian, and opponent of Berengarius ; born at an ... |
Gulf of St. LawrenceGulf of St. LawrenceVicariate erected 12 September, 1905, and formed from the prefecture Apostolic of the same name ... |
Gunpowder Plot, TheThe Gunpowder Plot(Oath taken May, 1604, plot discovered November, 1605). Robert Catesby, the originator of the ... |
Gunther, BlessedBlessed GuntherA hermit in Bohemia in the eleventh century; b. about 955; d. at Hartmanitz, Bohemia, 9 ... |
GurkGurk(GURCENSIS) A prince-bishopric of Carinthia, suffragan to Salzburg, erected by Archbishop ... |
Gury, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre GuryMoral theologian ; b. at Mailleroncourt, Haute-Saône, 23 January, 1801; d. at Merc ur, ... |
Gusmão, Bartholomeu Lourenço deBartholomeu Lourenco de GusmaoNaturalist, and the first aeronaut; b. in 1685 at Santos in the province of São Paulo , ... |
Gutenberg, JohannJohann Gutenberg(Henne Gänsfleisch zur Laden, commonly called Gutenberg). Inventor of printing; born about ... |
Guthlac, SaintSt. GuthlacHermit; born about 673; died at Croyland, England, 11 April, 714. Our authority for the life ... |
Guyon, Jeanne-Marie-Bouvier de La Motte-Madame GuyonA celebrated French mystic of the seventeenth century; born at Montargis, in the Orléanais, ... |
Guzmán, Fernando Pérez deFernando Perez de GuzmanSeñor de Batres; Spanish historian and poet (1376-1458). He belonged to a family ... |
GyörGyor( German RAAB; Latin JAURINENSIS). A Hungarian see, suffragan to the Archdiocese of ... |
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