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This feast occurs on the Tuesday after Septuagesima (double major). Its object is to commemorate the prolonged prayer which Christ offered in Gethsemane in our behalf in preparation for His Sacred Passion. The Office insists on the great importance of prayer. The feast is placed at the beginning of Lent to remind us that the penitential season is above all a time of prayer. The Office probably was composed by Bishop Struzzieri of Todi, at the suggestion of St. Paul of the Cross (d. 1775), and, together with the other six offices by which the mysteries of Christ's Passion are celebrated ( see FEAST OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST ), was approved by Pius VI. The hymns were composed by Fatati (Schulte, "Hymnen des röm. Brev."). Outside the Congregation of St. Paul this feast was adopted later than any of the other feasts of the Passion. It is not found in the proprium of Salerno (1793) nor in that of Livorno (1809). Other dioceses took it up only after the city of Rome had adopted it (1831). It has not yet been inserted in the Baltimore Ordo.
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Félix, Célestin JosephCelestin Joseph FelixFrench Jesuit, b. at Neuville-sur-l' Escaut (Nord), 28 June 1810; d. at Lille, 7 July, 1891. He ... |
Fénelon, François de Salignac de la Mothe-Francois FenelonA celebrated French bishop and author, b. in the Château de Fénelon in ... |
Féval, Paul-Henri-CorentinPaul-Henri-Corentin FevalNovelist, b. at Rennes, 27 September, 1817; d. in Paris, 8 March 1887. He belonged to an old ... |
Förster, ArnoldArnold ForsterGerman entomologist; b. at Aachen, 20 Jan., 1810; d. in the same city, 12 Aug., 1884. His father ... |
Führich, JosephJoseph Fuhrich(Born 1800; died 1876.) Joseph Führich was as Catholic in his art as in his life. He was ... |
FünfkirchenFuenfkirchen( Hungarian PÉCS, QUINQUE ECCLESIENSIS) Located in Hungary, in the ecclesiastical ... |
Fürstenberg, Franz Friedrich Wilhelm vonFranz Friedrich Wilhelm von FurstenbergA statesman and educator, b. 7 August, 1729, at Herdringen in Westphalia ; d. 16 September, 1810, ... |
FaçadeFacadeThe face or front of any building. In ecclesiastical architecture the term is generally used to ... |
Faa di Bruno, FrancescoFrancesco Faa di BrunoAn Italian mathematician and priest, born at Alessandria, 7 March, 1825; died at Turin, 26 ... |
Faber, FelixFelix FaberGerman writer, born about 1441 at Zurich, of a famous family commonly known as Schmid; died in ... |
Faber, Frederick WilliamFrederick William FaberOratorian and devotional writer, b. 28 June, 1814, at Calverley, Yorkshire, England ; d. in ... |
Faber, JohannJohann FaberTheologian, b. at Leutkirch, in Swabia, 1478; d. in Vienna, 21 May, 1541. He studied ... |
Faber, JohannJohann FaberJohann Faber of Heilbronn, controversialist and preacher; b. 1504, at Heilbronn in Wittenberg ; ... |
Faber, Johann AugustanusJohann Augustanus FaberTheologian, born at Fribourg, Switzerland, c. 1470; died about 1531. He entered the Dominican ... |
Faber, MatthiasMatthias FaberWriter and preacher, born at Altomünster, Germany, 24 February, 1586; died at Tyrnau, 26 ... |
Faber, Peter, SaintPeter FaberBorn 13 April, 1506, at Villaret, Savoy ; died 1 Aug., 1546, in Rome. As a child he tended his ... |
Faber, PhilipPhilip Faber(Or Fabri.) Theologian, philosopher and noted commentator of Duns Scotus ; born in 1564, at ... |
Fabian, Pope SaintPope Saint Fabian(FABIANUS) Pope (236-250), the extraordinary circumstances of whose election is related by ... |
Fabiola, SaintSt. FabiolaA Roman matron of rank, died 27 December, 399 or 400. She was one of the company of noble Roman ... |
Fabre, JosephJoseph FabreSecond Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, born 14 November, 1824, at Cuges, ... |
Fabri, HonoréHonore Fabri(Lefèvre.) Jesuit, theologian, b. about 1607 in the Department of Ain, France ; d. at ... |
Fabri, PhilipPhilip Faber(Or Fabri.) Theologian, philosopher and noted commentator of Duns Scotus ; born in 1564, at ... |
Fabriano and MatelicaFabriano and MatelicaDiocese of Fabriano and Matelica (Fabrianensis et Mathelicensis). Fabriano, a city in the ... |
Fabrica EcclesiæFabrica EcclesiaeA Latin term, meaning, etymologically, the construction of a church, but in a broader sense the ... |
Fabricius, HieronymusHieronymus Fabricius(Surnamed ab Aquapendente ). Distinguished Italian anatomist and surgeon, b. in the little ... |
Fabyan, RobertRobert FabyanEnglish chronicler, died 28 February, 1513. He was a London clothier, a member of the Drapers' ... |
Facciolati, JacopoJacopo FacciolatiLexicographer and philologist, b. at Torreglia, near Padua, Italy, 4 Jan., 1682; d. at Padua, 26 ... |
Fact, DogmaticDogmatic Fact(1) Definition By a dogmatic fact , in wider sense, is meant any fact connected with a dogma ... |
Faculties of the SoulFaculties of the SoulI. MEANING Whatever doctrine one may hold concerning the nature of the human soul and its ... |
Faculties, CanonicalCanonical Faculties( Latin Facultates ) In law, a faculty is the authority, privilege, or permission, to ... |
Facundus of HermianeFacundus of HermianeA sixth-century Christian author, Bishop of Hermiane in Africa, about whose career very little ... |
FaenzaFaenzaDIOCESE OF FAENZA (FAVENTINA) Diocese in the province of Ravenna (Central Italy ), suffragan ... |
Fagnani, ProsperoProspero FagnaniCanonist, b. in Italy, place and date of birth uncertain; d. in 1678. Some writers place his ... |
Fagnano, Guilio Carlo de' Toschi diGuilio Carlo De' Toschi DiMathematician, born at Sinigaglia, Italy, 26 September, 1682; died there 18 May, 1766. He made ... |
Faillon, Etienne-MichelEtienne-Michel FaillonHistorian, born at Tarascon, France, 3 January, 1800; died at Paris, 25 October, 1870. He studied ... |
FaithFaithI. THE MEANING OF THE WORD ( Pistis , fides). In the Old Testament , the Hebrew means ... |
Faith, Hope, and Charity (Saints)Sts. Faith, Hope and CharityThe names of two groups of Roman martyrs around whom a considerable amount of legendary lore has ... |
Faith, The Rule ofThe Rule of FaithThe word rule ( Latin regula , Gr. kanon ) means a standard by which something can be ... |
Faithful, TheThe Faithful( Latin fideles , from fides , faith.) Those who have bound themselves to a religious ... |
Falco, Juan ConchillosJuan Conchillos FalcoPainter, b. at Valencia of an ancient noble family in 1641; d. 14 May, 1711. He was a pupil of ... |
FaldstoolFaldstool(Latin faldistorium ; also facistorium, faudestolus, faudestola ). A movable folding ... |
Falkner, ThomasThomas FalknerBorn 6 Oct., 1707; died 30 Jan., 1784. He was the son of Thomas Falkner, a Manchester ... |
Fall RiverFall RiverDIOCESE OF FALL RIVER (RIVERORMENSIS), U.S.A. A suffragan see of the Province of Boston ; ... |
Fallopio, GabrielloGabriello FallopioAnatomist, "one of the most important of the many-sided physicians of the sixteenth century" ... |
Falloux du CoudrayVicomte de Falloux du CoudrayFrédéric Alfred Pierre, Vicomte de Falloux du Coudray Born at Angers, 7 March, ... |
False DecretalsFalse Decretals(The Decretals of the Pseudo-Isidore) False Decretals is a name given to certain apocryphal ... |
FalsityFalsity( Latin Falsitas .) A perversion of truth originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and ... |
FamagustaFamagustaA titular see in the Island of Cyprus. The name appears to be derived from the Greek ... |
FamiliarsFamiliarsStrictly speaking, seculars subject to a master's authority and maintained at his expense. In this ... |
FamilyFamilyA term derived from the Latin, famulus , servant, and familia , household servants, or the ... |
FanoFano(FANENSIS.) Fano, the ancient Fanum Fortunæ, a city of the Marches in the province of ... |
FanonFanonA shoulder-cape worn by the pope alone, consisting of two pieces of white silk ornamented with ... |
Faraud, HenriHenri FaraudTitular Bishop of Anémour and first Vicar Apostolic of Athabasca-Mackenzie , Canada ; ... |
Farfa, Abbey ofAbbey of FarfaSituated about 26 miles from Rome, not far from the Farfa Sabina Railway station. A legend in the ... |
FargoFargo(FARGUS; FARGENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of St. Paul, U.S.A., embracing the whole of the State ... |
Faribault, George-BarthélemyGeorge-Barthelemy FaribaultAn archaeologist, b. at Quebec, Canada, 3 Dec., 1789; d. 1866. He was a first cousin of ... |
Faribault, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste FaribaultA trader with the Indians and early settler in Minnesota, U.S.A.; b. 19 October, 1774, at ... |
Farinato, PaoloPaolo FarinatoAn Italian painter, b. at Verona 1524; d. there, 1606. He belonged to the old Florentine ... |
Faringdon, Blessed HughBl. Hugh Faringdon( Vere COOK). English martyr ; b. probably at Faringdon, Berkshire, date unknown; d. at ... |
Farlati, DanieleDaniele FarlatiAn ecclesiastical historian, b. at San Daniele del Friuli in the present Italian province of ... |
Farnese, AlessandroAlessandro FarneseThe name of two cardinals. For the elder see POPE PAUL III. The young Alessandro Farnese -- ... |
FaroFaro (Portugal)(PHARENSIS) A suffragan of Evora, Portugal, and extending over the province of Algarve. The ... |
Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsGeography and Statistics A group of Danish islands rising from the sea some four hundred miles ... |
FastFastIn general abstinence from food or drink, a term common to the various Teutonic tongues. Some ... |
FatalismFatalismFatalism is in general the view which holds that all events in the history of the world, and, in ... |
FateFate( Latin fatum, from fari, to tell or predict ). This word is almost redundant in the ... |
Fathers of Mercy, TheThe Fathers of MercyA congregation of missionary priests first established at Lyons, France, in 1808, and later at ... |
Fathers of the ChurchFathers of the ChurchThe Appeal to the Fathers Classification of Patristic Writings Apostolic Fathers and the Second ... |
Fathers, The ApostolicThe Apostolic FathersChristian writers of the first and second centuries who are known, or are considered, to have had ... |
Faunt, Lawrence ArthurLawrence Arthur FauntA Jesuit theologian, b. 1554, d. at Wilna, Poland, 28 February, 1590-91. After two years at ... |
Fauriel, Charles-ClaudeCharles-Claude FaurielA historian, b. at St-Etienne, France, 27 October, 1772; d. at Paris,15 July, 1844. He studied ... |
Faustinus and Jovita, SaintsSts. Faustinus and JovitaMartyrs, members of a noble family of Brescia ; the elder brother, Faustinus, being a priest, ... |
Faustus of RiezFaustus of RiezBishop of Riez ( Rhegium ) in Southern Gaul (Provence), the best known and most distinguished ... |
Faversham AbbeyFaversham AbbeyA former Benedictine monastery of the Cluniac Congregation situated in the County of Kent ... |
Faye, Hervé-Auguste-Etienne-AlbannHerve-Auguste-Etienne-Albans FayeAn astronomer, b. at Saint-Benoît-du-Sault (Indre, France ), Oct., 1814; d. at Paris, 4 ... |
Fear (from a Moral Standpoint)Fear (From a Moral Standpoint)(CONSIDERED FROM A MORAL STANDPOINT.) Fear is an unsettlement of soul consequent upon the ... |
Fear (in Canon Law)Fear (In Canon Law)(IN CANON LAW.) A mental disturbance caused by the perception of instant or future danger. ... |
Feast of FoolsFeast of FoolsA celebration marked by much license and buffoonery, which in many parts of Europe, and ... |
Feasts, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical Feasts( Latin Festum ; Greek heorte ). Feast Days, or Holy Days, are days which are celebrated in ... |
FebronianismFebronianismThe politico-ecclesiastical system outlined by Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, Auxiliary Bishop of ... |
Feckenham, John deJohn de FeckenhamLast Abbot of Westminster, and confessor of the Faith ; b. in Feckenham Forest, ... |
Feder, Johann MichaelJohann Michael FederA German theologian, b. 25 May, 1753, at Oellingen in Bavaria ; d. 26 July, 1824, at ... |
Feilding, Rudolph William BasilRudolph William Basil FeildingThe eighth Earl of Denbigh, and ninth Earl of Desmond, b. 9 April, 1823; d. 1892. He was educated ... |
Feilmoser, Andreas BenedictAndreas Benedict FeilmoserA theologian and Biblical scholar, b. 8 April, 1777, at Hopfgarten, Tyrol; d. at Tübingen, ... |
Felbiger, Johann Ignaz vonJohann Ignaz von FelbigerA German educational reformer, pedagogical writer, and canon regular of the Order of St. ... |
Felician and Primus, SaintsSts. Primus and FelicianSuffered martyrdom about 304 in the Diocletian persecution. The "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" ... |
Felician Sisters, O.S.F.Felician Sisters, O.S.F.Founded 21 November, 1855, at Warsaw, Poland, by Mother Mary Angela, under the direction of ... |
FelicissimusFelicissimusA deacon of Carthage who, in the middle of the third century, headed a short-lived but dangerous ... |
Felicitas and Perpetua, SaintsSts. Felicitas and PerpetuaMartyrs, suffered at Carthage, 7 March 203, together with three companions, Revocatus, Saturus, ... |
Felicitas, SaintSt. FelicitasMARTYR. The earliest list of the Roman feasts of martyrs, known as the "Depositio Martyrum" ... |
Felix and Adauctus, SaintsSts. Felix and AdauctusMartyrs at Rome, 303, under Diocletian and Maximian. The Acts, first published in Ado's ... |
Felix and Nabor, SaintsSts. Nabor and FelixMartyrs during the persecution of Diocletian (303). The relics of these holy witnesses to the ... |
Felix I, Pope SaintPope St. Felix IDate of birth unknown; d. 274. Early in 269 he succeeded Saint Dionysius as head of the Roman ... |
Felix IIFelix IIPope (more properly Antipope ), 355-358; d. 22 Nov., 365. In 355 Pope Liberius was ... |
Felix III (II), Pope SaintPope St. Felix III(Reigned 483-492). Born of a Roman senatorial family and said to have been an ancestor of ... |
Felix IV (III), Pope SaintPope Felix IV(Reigned 526-530). On 18 May, 526, Pope John I died in prison at Ravenna, a victim of the ... |
Felix of Cantalice, SaintSt. Felix of CantaliceA Capuchin friar, b. at Cantalice, on the north-western border of the Abruzzi; d. at Rome, 18 ... |
Felix of Nola, SaintSt. Felix of NolaBorn at Nola, near Naples, and lived in the third century. After his father's death he ... |
Felix of Valois, SaintSt. Felix of ValoisBorn in 1127; d. at Cerfroi, 4 November, 1212. He is commemorated 20 November. He was surnamed ... |
Felix VFelix VRegnal name of Amadeus of Savoy, Antipope (1440-1449). Born 4 December, 1383, died at ... |
Feller, François-Xavier deFrancois Xavier de FellerAn author and apologist, b. at Brussels 18 August, 1735; d. at Ratisbon 22 May, 1802. He ... |
Feneberg, Johann Michael NathanaelJohann Michael Nathanael FenebergBorn in Oberdorf, Allgau, Bavaria, 9 Feb., 1751; died 12 Oct., 1812. He studied at Kaufbeuren and ... |
Fenn, JohnJohn FennBorn at Montacute near Wells in Somersetshire; d. 27 Dec., 1615. He was the eldest brother of Ven. ... |
Ferber, NicolausNicolaus FerberA Friar Minor and controversialist, born at Herborn, Germany, in 1485; died at Toulouse, 15 ... |
Ferdinand IIFerdinand IIEmperor, eldest son of Archduke Karl and the Bavarian Princess Maria, b. 1578; d. 15 February, ... |
Ferdinand III, SaintSt. Ferdinand IIIKing of Leon and Castile, member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born in 1198 near ... |
Ferdinand, BlessedBlessed FerdinandPrince of Portugal, b. in Portugal, 29 September, 1402; d. at Fez, in Morocco, 5 June, 1443. He ... |
Ferdinando, Luigi, Count de MarsigliLuigi Ferdinando, Count de MarsigliItalian geographer and naturalist, b. at Bologna 10 July, 1658; d. at Bologna 1 Nov., 1730. He ... |
Ferentino, Diocese ofFerentino(FERENTINUM) In the province of Rome, immediately subject to the Holy See. The town was in ... |
Fergus, SaintsSts. FergusSt. Fergus Cruithneach Died about 730, known in the Irish martyrologies as St. Fergus ... |
FeriaFeria( Latin for "free day"). A day on which the people, especially the slaves, were not obliged ... |
Ferland, Jean-Baptiste-AntoineJean-Baptiste-Antoine FerlandA French Canadian historian, b. at Montreal, 25 December, 1805; d. at Quebec, 11 January, ... |
Fermo, Archdiocese ofFermo(FIRMANA). In the province of Ascoli Piceno (Central Italy ). The great antiquity of the ... |
Fernández de Palencia, DiegoDiego Fernandez de PalenciaA Spanish conqueror and historian; b. at Palencia in the early part of the sixteenth century. ... |
Fernández, AntonioAntonio FernandezA Jesuit missionary; b. at Lisbon, c. 1569; d. at Goa, 12 November, 1642. About 1602 he was ... |
Fernández, JuanJuan FernandezA Jesuit lay brother and missionary; b. at Cordova ; d. 12 June, 1567, in Japan. In a letter ... |
FernsFernsDIOCESE OF FERNS (FERNENSIS). Diocese in the province of Leinster ( Ireland ), suffragan of ... |
FerraraFerraraA RCHDIOCESE OF F ERRARA (F ERRARIENSIS ). Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy ... |
Ferrari, GaudenzioGaudenzio FerrariAn Italian painter and the greatest master of the Piedmontese School, b. at Valduggia, near ... |
Ferraris, LuciusLucius FerrarisAn eighteenth-century canonist of the Franciscan Order. The exact dates of his birth and death ... |
Ferre, VicenteVicente FerreTheologian, b. at Valencia, Spain ; d. at Salamanca in 1682. He entered the Dominican Order ... |
Ferreira, AntonioAntonio FerreiraA poet, important both for his lyric and his dramatic compositions, b. at Lisbon, Portugal, in ... |
Ferrer, RafaelRafael FerrerA Spanish missionary and explorer; b. at Valencia, in 1570; d. at San José, Peru, in ... |
Ferrer, Saint VincentSt. Vincent FerrerFamous Dominican missionary, born at Valencia, 23 January, 1350; died at Vannes, Brittany, 5 ... |
Ferrières, Abbey ofAbbey of FerrieresSituated in the Diocese of Orléans , department of Loiret, and arrondissement of ... |
Ferstel, Heinrich, Freiherr vonHeinrich, Freiherr von FerstelArchitect; with Hansen and Schmidt, the creator of modern Vienna ; b. 7 July, 1828, at Vienna ; ... |
Fesch, JosephJoseph FeschCardinal, b. at Ajaccio, Corsica, 3 January, 1763; d. at Rome, 13 May, 1839. He was the son of a ... |
Fessler, JosefJosef FesslerBishop of St. Polten in Austria and secretary of the Vatican Council ; b. 2 December, 1813, at ... |
Fetherston, Blessed RichardBl. Richard FetherstonPriest and martyr ; died at Smithfield, 30 July, 1540. He was chaplain to Catharine of Aragon ... |
Feti, DomenicoDomenico FetiAn Italian painter ; born at Rome, 1589; died at Venice, 1624. He was a pupil of Cigoli ... |
FetishismFetishismFetishism means the religion of the fetish. The word fetish is derived through the Portuguese ... |
Feuardent, FrançoisFrancois FeuardentA Franciscan, theologian, preacher of the Ligue, b. at Coutanees, Normandy, in 1539; d. at ... |
Feuchtersleben, Baron Ernst vonBaron Ernst von FeuchterslebenAn Austrian poet, philosopher, and physician; born at Vienna, 29 April, 1806; died 3 September, ... |
FeudalismFeudalismEtymology This term is derived from the Old Aryan pe'ku , hence Sanskrit pacu , "cattle"; ... |
FeuillantsFeuillantsThe Cistercians who, about 1145, founded an abbey in a shady valley in the Diocese of Rieux ... |
Feuillet, LouisLouis Feuillet(FEUILLÉE) Geographer, b. at Mane near Forcalquier, France, in 1660; d. at Marseilles ... |
Feyjóo y Montenegro, Benito JerónimoBenito Jeronimo Feyjoo y MontenegroA celebrated Spanish writer, b. at Casdemiro, in the parish of Santa Maria de Molias, Galicia, ... |
Fiacc, SaintSt. Fiacc(Lived about 415-520.) A poet, chief bishop of Leinster, and founder of two churches. His ... |
Fiacre, SaintSt. FiacreAbbot, born in Ireland about the end of the sixth century; died 18 August, 670. Having been ... |
Ficino, MarsilioMarsilio FicinoA philosopher, philologist, physician, b. at Florence, 19 Oct., 1433; d. at Correggio, 1 Oct, ... |
Ficker, JuliusJulius Ficker(More correctly Caspar von Ficker). Historian, b. at Paderborn, Germany, 30 April, 1826; d. at ... |
FideismFideism(Latin fides , faith). A philosophical term meaning a system of philosophy or an ... |
Fidelis of Sigmaringen, SaintSt. Fidelis of SigmaringenBorn in 1577, at Sigmaringen, Prussia, of which town his father Johannes Rey was burgomaster; ... |
FiesoleFiesoleDIOCESE OF FIESOLE (FÆSULANA). Diocese in the province of Tuscany, suffragan of Florence. ... |
Figueroa, Francisco deFrancisco de FigueroaA celebrated Spanish poet, surnamed "the Divine", b. at Alcalá de Henares, c. 1540, d. ... |
Figueroa, Francisco García de la RosaFrancisco Garcia de la Rosa FigueroaFranciscan, b. in the latter part of the eighteenth century at Toluca, in the Archdiocese of ... |
Fiji, Vicariate Apostolic ofVicariate Apostolic of FijiComprising the islands belonging to the Fiji Archipelago. This archipelago forms the central ... |
Filby, Blessed WilliamBlessed William FilbyBlessed William Filby Born in Oxfordshire between 1557 and 1560; suffered at Tyburn, 30 May, ... |
Filelfo, FranscescoFrancesco FilelfoA humanist, b. at Tolentino, 25 July, 1398; d. at Florence 31 July, 1481. He studied grammar, ... |
Filial ChurchFilial Church(Latin filialis , from filia , daughter), a church to which is annexed the cure of souls , ... |
Filicaja, Vincenzo daVincenzo Da FilicajaLyric poet; born at Florence, 30 December, 1642; died there 24 September, 1707. At Pisa he was ... |
FilioqueFilioqueFilioque is a theological formula of great dogmatic and historical importance. On the one ... |
Fillastre, GuillaumeGuillaume Fillastre (Philastrius)French cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer, b. 1348 at La Suze, Maine, France ; d. at ... |
Filliucci, VincenzoVincenzo FilliucciJesuit moralist; b. at Sienna, Italy, 1566; d. at Rome 5 April, 1622. Having entered the Society ... |
Filliucius, FelixFelix Filliucius(Or, as his name is more often found, in its Italian form, FIGLIUCCI). An Italian humanist, a ... |
Final PerseveranceFinal Perseverance( Perseverantia finalis ). Final perseverance is the preservation of the state of grace till ... |
Finan, SaintSt. FinanSecond Bishop of Lindisfarne ; died 9 February, 661. He was an Irish monk who had been ... |
Finbarr, SaintSt. Finbarr(Lochan, Barr). Bishop and patron of Cork, born near Bandon, about 550, died at Cloyne, 25 ... |
Finch, Ven. JohnVen. John FinchA martyr, b. about 1548; d. 20 April, 1584. He was a yeoman of Eccleston, Lancashire, and a ... |
Finglow, Ven. JohnVen. John FinglowAn English martyr ; b. at Barnby, near Howden, Yorkshire; executed at York, 8 August, 1586. He ... |
FinlandFinlandNote: This article was taken from the 1909 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia, and is presented ... |
Finnian of Moville, SaintSt. Finnian of MovilleBorn about 495; died 589. Though not so celebrated as his namesake of Clonard, he was the ... |
Finotti, Joseph M.Joseph M. FinottiBorn at Ferrara, Italy, 21 September, 1817; died at Central City, Colorado, 10 January, 1879. ... |
Fintan, SaintsSts. FintanSt. Fintan of Clonenagh A Leinster saint, b. about 524; d. 17 February, probably 594, or at least ... |
Fioretti di San Francesco d'AssisiFioretti di San Francesco d'AssisiLittle Flowers of Francis of Assisi , the name given to a classic collection of popular legends ... |
Fire, Liturgical Use ofLiturgical Use of FireFire is one of the most expressive and most ancient of liturgical symbols. All the creeds of ... |
FirmamentFirmament(Septuagint stereoma ; Vulgate, firmamentum ). The notion that the sky was a vast solid ... |
Firmicus MaternusFirmicus MaternusChristian author of the fourth century; wrote a work "De errore profanarum religionum". Nothing ... |
FirmilianFirmilianBishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia, died c. 269. He had among his contemporaries a reputation ... |
First-BornFirst-BornThe word, though casually taken in Holy Writ in a metaphorical sense, is most generally used by ... |
First-FruitsFirst-FruitsThe practice of consecrating first-fruits to the Deity is not a distinctly Jewish one (cf. ... |
Fiscal ProcuratorFiscal Procurator( Latin PROCURATOR FISCALIS). The duties of the fiscal procurator consist in preventing ... |
Fischer, AntoniusAntonius FischerArchbishop of Cologne and cardinal, b. at Julich, 30 May, 1840; d. at Neuenahr, 30 July, 1912. ... |
Fish, Symbolism of theSymbolism of the FishAmong the symbols employed by the primitive Christians, that of the fish ranks probably first in ... |
Fisher, PhilipPhilip Fisher(An alias , real name THOMAS COPLEY) Missionary, b. in Madrid, 1595-6; d. in Maryland, U. ... |
Fisherman, The Ring of theThe Ring of FishermanThe earliest mention of the Fisherman's ring worn by the popes is in a letter of Clement IV ... |
Fitter, DanielDaniel FitterBorn in Worcestershire, England, 1628; died at St. Thomas' Priory, near Stafford, 6 Feb., 1700. ... |
Fitton, JamesJames FittonMissionary, b. at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. , 10 April, 1805; d. there, 15 Sept., 1881. His ... |
Fitz-Simons, ThomasThomas Fitz-SimonsAmerican merchant, b. in Ireland, 1741; d. at Philadelphia, U.S.A. 26 Aug., 1811. There is no ... |
Fitzalan, HenryHenry FitzalanTwelfth Earl of Arundel, b. about 1511; d. in London, 24 Feb., 1580 (O.S. 1579). Son of William, ... |
FitzGibbon, CatherineSister Irene (Catherine Fitzgibbon)(Catherine FitzGibbon.) Born in London, England, 12 May, 1823; died in New York, 14 August, ... |
Fitzherbert, Anthony, SirSir Anthony FitzherbertJudge, b. in 1470; d. 27 May, 1538. He was the sixth son of Ralph Fitzherbert of Norbury, ... |
Fitzherbert, Maria AnneMaria Anne FitzherbertWife of King George IV; b. 26 July, 1756 (place uncertain); d. at Brighton, England, 29 March, ... |
Fitzherbert, ThomasThomas FitzherbertBorn 1552, at Swynnerton, Staffs, England ; died 17 Aug., 1640, at Rome. His father having died ... |
Fitzpatrick, William JohnWilliam John FitzpatrickHistorian, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 31 Aug., 1830; d. there 24 Dec., 1895. The son of a rich ... |
Fitzralph, RichardRichard FitzralphArchbishop of Armagh, b. at Dundalk, Ireland, about 1295; d. at Avignon, 16 Dec., 1360. He ... |
Fitzsimon, HenryHenry Fitzsimon(Fitz Simon). Jesuit, b. 1566 (or 1569), in Dublin, Ireland ; d. 29 Nov., 1643 (or 1645), ... |
Fixlmillner, PlacidusPlacidus FixlmillnerAstronomer, b. at Achleuthen near Kremsmünster, Austria, in 1721; d. at Kremsmünster, ... |
Fizeau, Armand-Hippolyte-LouisArmand-Hippolyte-Louis FizeauPhysicist, b. at Paris, 23 Sept., 1819; d. at Nanteuil, Seine-et-Marne, 18 Sept., 1896. His ... |
Fléchier, EspritEsprit FlechierBishop; b. at Pernes, France, 1632; died at Montpellier, 1710; member of the Academy, and ... |
Flórez, EnriqueEnrique FlorezSpanish theologian, archeologist, and historian; born at Valladolid, 14 February, 1701; died at ... |
FlabellumFlabellumThe flabellum, in liturgical use, is a fan made of leather, silk, parchment, or feathers ... |
Flaccilla, ÆliaAelia Flaccilla( Plakilla ) Empress, wife of Theodosius the Great , died c. A. D. 385 or 386. Like ... |
FlagellantsFlagellantsA fanatical and heretical sect that flourished in the thirteenth and succeeding centuries, Their ... |
FlagellationFlagellationThe history of the whip, rod, and stick, as instruments of punishment and of voluntary penance, ... |
Flaget, Benedict JosephBenedict Joseph FlagetFirst Bishop of Bardstown (subsequently of Louisville ), Kentucky, U.S.A. b. at Contournat, ... |
Flanagan, Thomas CanonThomas Canon FlanaganBorn in England in 1814, though Irish by descent; died at Kidderminster, 21 July, 1865. He was ... |
FlandersFlanders(Flemish VLAENDEREN; German FLANDEREN; French FLANDRE). Designated in the eighth century a ... |
Flandrin, Jean-HippolyteJean-Hippolyte FlandrinFrench painter, b. at Lyons, 23 March, 1809; d. at Rome, 21 March, 1864. He came of a family of ... |
Flathead IndiansFlathead IndiansA name used in both Americas, without special ethnologic significance, to designate tribes ... |
Flathers, Ven. MathewVen. Mathew Flathers( Alias Major). An English priest and martyr ; b. probably c. 1580 at Weston, Yorkshire, ... |
Flavia DomitillaFlavia DomitillaA Christian Roman matron of the imperial family who lived towards the close of the first ... |
Flavian, SaintSt. FlavianBishop of Constantinople, date of birth unknown; d. at Hypæpa in Lydia, August, 449. ... |
FlaviasFlaviasA titular see of Cilicia Secunda. Nothing is known of its ancient name and history, except that ... |
Flavigny, Abbey ofAbbey of FlavignyA Benedictine abbey in the Diocese of Dijon, the department of Côte-d'Or, and ... |
FlaviopolisFlaviopolisA titular see in the province of Honorias. The city, formerly called Cratia, originally belonged ... |
Flemael, BertholetBertholet Flemael(The name was also spelled FLEMALLE and FLAMAEL). Painter, b. at Liège, Flanders, in ... |
Fleming, PatrickPatrick FlemingFranciscan friar b. at Lagan, Couny Louth, Ireland, 17 April, 1599; d. 7 November, 1631. His ... |
Fleming, RichardRichard Fleming(FLEMMING, FLEMMYNGE). Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford; b. of a ... |
Fleming, ThomasThomas FlemingArchbishop of Dublin, son of the Baron of Slane, b. in 1593; d. in 1665. He studied at thy ... |
Fletcher, JohnJohn FletcherA missionary and theologian, b. at Ormskirk, England, of an old Catholic family ; educated at ... |
Flete, WilliamWilliam FleteAn Augustinian hermit friar, a contemporary and great friend of St. Catherine of Siena ; the ... |
Fleuriot, Zénaide-Marie-AnneZenaide-Marie-Anne FleuriotA French novelist, b. at Saint-Brieuc, 12 September, 1829; d. at Paris, 18 December, 1890. She ... |
Fleury, Abbey ofAbbey of Fleury( More completely FLEURY-SAINT-BENOÎT) One of the oldest and most celebrated ... |
Fleury, André-Hercule deAndre-Hercule de FleuryBorn at Lodève, 26 June, 1653; died at Paris, 29 January, 1742. He was a ... |
FlodoardFlodoard(Or FRODOARD) French historian and chronicler, b. at Epernay in 894; d. in 966. He was ... |
Flood of NoahDelugeDeluge is the name of a catastrophe fully described in Genesis 6:1 - 9:19 , and referred to in the ... |
Floreffe, Abbey ofAbbey of FloreffePleasantly situated on the right bank of the Sambre, about seven miles southwest of Namur, ... |
FlorenceFlorence(Latin Florentia ; Italian Firenze ). ARCHDIOCESE OF FLORENCE (FLORENTINA). Located in ... |
Florence of WorcesterFlorence of WorcesterEnglish chronicler; all that is known of his personal history is that he was a monk of ... |
Florence, Council ofCouncil of FlorenceThe Seventeenth Ecumenical Council was, correctly speaking, the continuation of the Council of ... |
Florentina, SaintSt. FlorentinaVirgin ; born towards the middle of the sixth century; died about 612. The family of St. ... |
Florian, Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier deJean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de FlorianBorn at the château of Florian (Gard), 6 March, 1755; died at Sceaux, 13 September, 1794. An ... |
Florians, TheThe Florians(Floriacenses), an altogether independent order, and not, as some consider, a branch of the ... |
FloridaFloridaThe Peninsular or Everglade State, the most southern in the American Union and second largest east ... |
FlorilegiaFlorilegiaFlorilegia (Lat., florilegium, an anthology) are systematic collections of excerpts (more or ... |
FlorusFlorusA deacon of Lyons, ecclesiastical writer in the first half of the ninth century. We have no ... |
Floyd, JohnJohn FloydEnglish missionary, wrote under the names Flud, Daniel à Jesu, Hermannus Loemelius, George ... |
FogarasFogarasARCHDIOCESE OF FOGARAS (FOGARASIENSIS). Archdiocese in Hungary, of the Greek-Rumanian Rite. It ... |
FoggiaFoggiaDIOCESE OF FOGGIA (FODIANA). Diocese in the province of the same name in Apulia (Southern ... |
Foillan, SaintSt. Foillan( Irish FAELAN, FAOLAN, FOELAN, FOALAN.) Represented in iconography with a crown at his ... |
Folengo, TeofiloTeofilo FolengoAn Italian poet, better known by his pseudonyrn MERLIN COCCALO or COCAI; b. at Mantua in 1496; ... |
Foley, HenryHenry FoleyBorn at Astley in Worcestershire, England, 9 Aug., 1811; died at Manresa House, Roehampton, 19 ... |
FolignoFolignoDIOCESE OF FOLIGNO (FULGINATENSIS). Diocese in the province of Perugia, Italy, immediately ... |
Foliot, GilbertGilbert FoliotBishop of London, b. early in the twelfth century of an Anglo-Norman family and connected ... |
Folkestone AbbeyFolkestone AbbeyFolkestone Abbey -- more correctly FOLKESTONE PRIORY -- is situated in the east division of ... |
Fonseca Soares, Antonio daAntonio Da Fonseca Soares(ANTONIO DAS CHAGAS). Friar Minor and ascetical writer; b. at Vidigueira, 25 June, 1631; d. at ... |
Fonseca, José Ribeiro daJose Ribeiro da FonsecaFriar Minor ; b. at Evora, 3 Dec., 1690; d. at Porto, 16 June, 1752. He was received into the ... |
Fonseca, Pedro DaPedro da FonsecaA philosopher and theologian, born at Cortizada, Portugal, 1528; died at Lisbon, 4 Nov., 1599. ... |
Fontana, CarloCarlo FontanaAn architect and writer; b. at Bruciato, near Como, 1634; d. at Rome, 1714. There seems to be no ... |
Fontana, DomenicoDomenico FontanaA Roman architect of the Late Renaissance, b. at Melide on the Lake of Lugano, 1543; d. at ... |
Fontana, FeliceFelice FontanaItalian naturalist and physiologist, b. at Pomarolo in the Tyrol, 15 April, 1730; d. at Florence, ... |
Fontbonne, JeanneJeanne FontbonneIn religion Mother St. John, second foundress and superior-general of the Sisters of St. Joseph ... |
Fonte-AvellanaFonte-AvellanaA suppressed order of hermits, which takes its name from their first hermitage in the Apennines. ... |
Fontenelle, Abbey ofAbbey of Fontenelle(Or ABBEY OF SAINT WANDRILLE). A Benedictine monastery in Normandy ... |
Fontevrault, Order and Abbey ofOrder and Abbey of FontevraultI. CHARACTER OF THE ORDER The monastery of Fontevrault was founded by Blessed Robert ... |
Fonts, Holy WaterHoly Water FontsVessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient origin, and archaeological ... |
Fools, Feast ofFeast of FoolsA celebration marked by much license and buffoonery, which in many parts of Europe, and ... |
Foppa, AmbrogioAmbrogio FoppaGenerally known as CARADOSS0. Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and die sinker, b. at Mondonico in ... |
Forbes, JohnJohn ForbesCapuchin, b. 1570; d. 1606. His father, John, eighth Lord Forbes, being a Protestant, and his ... |
Forbin-Janson, Comte de Charles-Auguste-Marie-JosephComte de Forbin-JansonA Bishop of Nancy and Toul, founder of the Association of the Holy Childhood , born in Paris, ... |
Forcellini, EgidioEgidio ForcelliniLatin lexicographer, b. at Fener, near Treviso, Italy, 26 Aug., 1688; d. at Padua, 4 April, ... |
Ford, Blessed ThomasBl. Thomas FordBorn in Devonshire; died at Tyburn, 28 May, 1582. He incepted M.A. at Trinity College, Oxford, 14 ... |
Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityFordham University developed out of Saint John's College, founded by Bishop Hughes upon the old ... |
Foreman, AndrewAndrew ForemanA Scottish prelate, of good border family ; b. at Hatton, near Berwick-on-Tweed; d. 1522. His ... |
Forer, LaurenzLaurenz ForerControversialist, b. at Lucerne, 1580; d. at Ratisbon, 7 January, 1659. He entered the Society ... |
Foresters, Catholic Orders ofCatholic Orders of ForestersI On 30 July, 1879, some members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Boston, Massachusetts, ... |
Forgery, ForgerForgery, ForgerIf we accept the definition usually given by canonists, forgery ( Latin falsum ) differs very ... |
ForliForli(FOROLIVIENSIS) Diocese in the province of Romagna (Central Italy ); suffragan of Ravenna. ... |
FormForm(Latin forma; Greek eidos, morphe, he kata ton logon ousia, to ti en einai : Aristotle) ... |
Formby, HenryHenry FormbyBorn 1816; died at Normanton Hall, Leicester, 12 March, 1884. His father, Henry Grenehalgh Formby, ... |
Formosus, PopePope Formosus(891-896) The pontificate of this pope belongs to that era of strife for political supremacy ... |
FormulariesFormularies(LIBRI FORMULARUM) Formularies are medieval collections of models for the execution of ... |
Forrest, WilliamWilliam ForrestPriest and poet; dates of birth and death uncertain. Few personal details are known of him. He ... |
Forster, FobreniusFrobenius ForsterPrince-Abbot of St. Emmeram at Ratisbon, b. 30 Aug., 1709, at Königsfeld in Upper Bavaria ... |
Forster, Thomas Ignatius MariaThomas Ignatius Maria ForsterAstronomer and naturalist, b. at London, 9 Nov., 1789; d. at Brussels, 2 Feb., 1860. His literary ... |
Fort Augustus AbbeyFort Augustus AbbeySt. Benedict's Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, is at present the only monastery for ... |
Fort WayneFort WayneDIOCESE OF (WAYNE CASTRENSIS). The Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.A. established in ... |
Fortaleza, Diocese ofFortaleza(FORTALEXIENSIS) The Diocese of Fortaleza is co-extensive with the State of Ceará in ... |
Fortescue, Blessed AdrianBl. Adrian FortescueKnight of St. John, martyr, b. about 1476, executed 10 July, 1539. He belonged to the Salden ... |
FortitudeFortitude(1) Manliness is etymologically what is meant by the Latin word virtus and by the Greek andreia ... |
Fortunato of BresciaFortunato of BresciaMorphologist and Minorite of the Reform of Lombardy ; b. at Brescia, 1701; d. at Madrid, ... |
FortunatusFortunatusVenantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus A Christian poet of the sixth century, b. ... |
Forty Hours' DevotionForty Hours' DevotionAlso called Quarant' Ore or written in one word Quarantore , is a devotion in which continuous ... |
Forty MartyrsForty MartyrsA party of soldiers who suffered a cruel death for their faith, near Sebaste, in Lesser Armenia, ... |
Forum, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical ForumThat the Church of Christ has judicial and coercive power is plain from the constitution given ... |
FossanoFossanoDIOCESE OF FOSSANO (FOSSANENSIS). Fossano is a town in the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, ... |
FossombroneFossombrone (Forum Sempronii)DIOCESE OF FOSSOMBRONE (FOROSEMPRONIENSIS). Diocese in the province of Pesaro, Italy, a ... |
FossorsFossors(Latin fossores , fossarii from fodere , to dig). Grave diggers in the Roman ... |
Foster, John GrayJohn Gray FosterSoldier, convert, b. at Whitfield, New Hampshire, U.S.A. 27 May, 1823; d. at Nashua, New ... |
Fothad, SaintSt. FothadSurnamed NA CANOINE ("of the Canon"). A monk of Fahan-Mura, County Doneval, Ireland, at the ... |
Fouard, ConstantConstant FouardAn ecclesiastical writer b. at Elbeuf, near Rouen, 6 Aug. 1837; his early life was a ... |
Foucault, Jean-Bertrand-LéonJean-Bertrand-Leon FoucaultA physicist and mechanician, b. at Paris, 19 Sept., 1819; d. there 11 Feb., 1868. He received ... |
Foulque de NeuillyFoulque de NeuillyA popular Crusade preacher, d. March, 1202. At the end of the twelfth century he was ... |
FoundationFoundation( Latin fundatio; German Stiftung ) An ecclesiastical foundation is the making over of ... |
Foundling AsylumsFoundling AsylumsUnder this title are comprised all institutions which take charge of infants whose parents or ... |
Fountains AbbeyFountains AbbeyA monastery of the Cistercian Order situated on the banks of the Skell about two and a half ... |
Fouquet, JehanJehan Fouquet(Or J EAN F OUQUET ) French painter and miniaturist, b. at Tours, c. 1415; d. about 1480. ... |
Four Crowned MartyrsFour Crowned MartyrsThe old guidebooks to the tombs of the Roman martyrs make mention, in connection with the ... |
Four Masters, Annals of theAnnals of the Four MastersThe most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals of Ireland. They commence, ... |
Fowler, JohnJohn FowlerScholar and printer, b. at Bristol, England, 1537; d. at Namur, Flanders, 13 Feb., 1578-9. He ... |
Foxe's Book of MartyrsFoxe's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe was born at Boston in Lincolnshire, England, in 1516, and was educated at Magdalen ... |
Fréchette, Louis-HonoréLouis-Honore FrechetteBorn at Notre-Dame de Lévis, P.Q., Canada, 16 November, 1839; died 30 May, 1908. He ... |
FréjusFrejusDIOCESE OF FRÉJUS (FORUM JULII). Suffragan of Aix ; comprises the whole department of ... |
Fra AngelicoFra AngelicoA famous painter of the Florentine school, born near Castello di Vicchio in the province of ... |
Fractio PanisFractio Panis(BREAKING OF BREAD.) The name given to a fresco in the so-called "Capella Greca" in the ... |
FranceFranceThe fifth in size (usually reckoned the fourth) of the great divisions of Europe. DESCRIPTIVE ... |
Frances d'Amboise, BlessedBl. Frances d'AmboiseDuchess of Brittany, afterwards Carmelite nun, b. 1427; d. at Nantes, 4 Nov., 1485. The daughter ... |
Frances of Rome, SaintSt. Frances of Rome(Bussa di Leoni.) One of the greatest mystics of the fifteenth century; born at Rome, of a noble ... |
Franceschini, Marc' AntonioMarc' Antonio FranceschiniItalian painter ; b. at Bologna, 1648; d. there c. 1729; best known for the decorative works he ... |
Franchi, AusonioAusonio FranchiThe pseudonym of CRISTOFORO BONAVINO, philosopher ; b. 24 February, 1821, at Pegli, province of ... |
FranciaFrancia(FRANCESCO RAIBOLINI) A famous Bolognese goldsmith, engraver, and artist, b. about 1450; d. in ... |
Francis Borgia, SaintFrancis Borgia(Spanish F RANCISCO DE B ORJA Y A RAGON ) Francis Borgia, born 28 October, 1510, was the ... |
Francis Caracciolo, SaintSt. Francis CaraccioloCo-founder with John Augustine Adorno of the Conregation of the Minor Clerks Regular ; b. in Villa ... |
Francis de Geronimo, SaintSt. Francis de Geronimo(Girolamo, Hieronymo). Born 17 December, 1642; died 11 May, 1716. His birthplace was ... |
Francis de Sales, SaintSt. Francis de SalesBishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Universal Church ; born at Thorens, in the Duchy of Savoy, 21 ... |
Francis IFrancis IKing of France ; b. at Cognac, 12 September, 1494; d. at Rambouillet, 31 March, 1547. He was the ... |
Francis Ingleby, VenerableVen. Francis InglebyEnglish martyr, born about 1551; suffered at York on Friday, 3 June, 1586 (old style). According ... |
Francis of Assisi, SaintSt. Francis of AssisiFounder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 or 1182 -- the exact year ... |
Francis of Fabriano, BlessedBl. Francis of FabrianoPriest of the Order of Friars Minor ; b. 2 Sept., 1251; d. 22 April, 1322. His birth and ... |
Francis of Paula, SaintSt. Francis of PaulaFounder of the Order of Minims; b. in 1416, at Paula, in Calabria, Italy ; d. 2 April, 1507, at ... |
Francis of VittoriaFrancis of VittoriaA Spanish theologian ; b. about 1480, at Vittoria, province of Avila, in Old Castile ; d. 12 ... |
Francis Regis Clet, BlessedBl. Francis Regis CletA Lazarist missionary in China ; b. 1748, martyred, 18 Feb., 1820. His father was a merchant ... |
Francis Solanus, SaintSt. Francis SolanusSouth American missionary of the Order of Friars Minor ; b. at Montilla, in the Diocese of ... |
Francis Xavier, SaintSt. Francis XavierBorn in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, 7 April, 1506; died on the Island of ... |
Francis, Rule of SaintRule of Saint FrancisAs known, St. Francis founded three orders and gave each of them a special rule. Here only the ... |
Franciscan CrownFranciscan Crown( Or Seraphic Rosary.) A Rosary consisting of seven decades in commemoration of the seven ... |
Franciscan OrderFranciscan OrderA term commonly used to designate the members of the various foundations of religious, whether men ... |
Franck, KasperKasper FranckA theologian and controversialist; b. at Ortrand, Saxony, 2 Nov., 1543; d. at Ingolstadt, 12 ... |
Franco, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista Franco(Frequently known as IL SEMOLIE) Italian historical painter and etcher, b. at Udine in ... |
Frank, Michael SigismundMichael Sigismund FrankCatholic artist and rediscoverer of the lost art of glass-painting; b. 1 June, 1770, at ... |
FrankenbergGraf von FrankenbergJOHANN HEINRICH, GRAF VON FRANKENBERG. Archbishop of Mechlin (Malines), Primate of ... |
Frankfort, Council ofCouncil of FrankfortConvened in the summer of 794, by the grace of God, authority of the pope, and command of ... |
Frankfort-on-the-MainFrankfort-on-the-MainFrankfort-on-the-Main, formerly the scene of the election and coronation of the German emperors, ... |
Franks, TheThe FranksThe Franks were a confederation formed in Western Germany of a certain number of ancient ... |
Franzelin, Johann BaptistJohann Baptist FranzelinCardinal and theologian ; b. at Aldein, in the Tyrol, 15 April, 1816; d. at Rome, 11 Dec., ... |
FrascatiFrascatiDIOCESE OF FRASCATI (TUSCULANA). One of the six suburbicarian (i.e. neighbouring) dioceses ... |
Frassen, ClaudeClaude FrassenA celebrated Scotist theologian and philosopher of the Order of Friars Minor ; b. near ... |
Fraternal CorrectionFraternal CorrectionFraternal correction is here taken to mean the admonishing of one's neighbor by a private ... |
FraticelliFraticelli(Or F RATRICELLI ) A name given to various heretical sects which appeared in the fourteenth ... |
FraudFraudIn the common acceptation of the word, an act or course of deception deliberately practised with ... |
Fraunhofer, Joseph vonJoseph von FraunhoferOptician, b. at Straubing, Bavaria, 6 March, 1787; d. at Munich, 7 June, 1826. He was the tenth ... |
Frayssinous, Denis deDenis de Frayssinous1765-1841, Bishop of Hermopolis in partibus infidelium , is celebrated chiefly for his ... |
FredegariusFredegariusThe name used since the sixteenth designate the supposed author of an anonymous historical ... |
Fredegis of ToursFredegis of Tours(Fridugisus or Fredegisus). A ninth-century monk, teacher, and writer. Fredegis was an ... |
Frederick I (Barbarossa)Frederick IGerman King and Roman Emperor, son of Frederick of Swabia (d. 1147) and Judith, daughter of Henry ... |
Frederick IIFrederick IIGerman King and Roman Emperor, son of Henry VI and Constance of Sicily; born 26 Dec., 1194; died ... |
Fredoli, BerengerBerenger FredoliCardinal-Bishop of Frascati ; b. at Vérune, France, c. ú d. at Avignon, 11 June, ... |
Free Church of ScotlandFree Church of Scotland(Known since 1900 as the UNITED FREE CHURCH) An ecclesiastical organization in Scotland ... |
Free WillFree WillRELATION OF THE QUESTION TO DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY HISTORY Free Will in Ancient ... |
Free-ThinkersFree-ThinkersThose who, abandoning the religious truths and moral dictates of the Christian Revelation, and ... |
Freeman, Ven. WilliamVen. William FreemanA priest and martyr, b. at Manthorp near York, c. 1558; d. at Warwick, 13 August, 1595. His ... |
FreemasonryMasonry (Freemasonry)The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and Definition;II. Origin and Early ... |
Fregoso, FederigoFederigo FregosoCardinal ; b. at Genoa, about 1480; d. 22 July, 1541; belonged to the Fregosi, one of the four ... |
FreiburgFreiburgCity, archdiocese, and university in the Archduchy of Baden, Germany . THE CITY Freiburg in ... |
Fremin, JamesJames FreminJesuit missionary to the American Indians ; b. at Reims, 12 March, 1628; d. at Quebec, 2 July, ... |
French Academy, TheThe French AcademyThe French Academy was founded by Cardinal de Richelieu in 1635. For several years a number of ... |
French Catholics in the United StatesFrench Catholics in the United StatesThe first Bishop of Burlington, the Right Reverend Louis de Goesbriand, in a letter dated 11 ... |
French Concordat of 1801, TheConcordat of 1801This name is given to the convention of the 26th Messidor, year IX (July 16, 1802), whereby Pope ... |
French LiteratureFrench LiteratureOrigin and Foundations of the French Language When the Romans became masters of Gaul, they imposed ... |
French RevolutionFrench RevolutionThe last thirty years have given us a new version of the history of the French Revolution, the ... |
French, NicholasNicholas FrenchBishop of Ferns, Ireland, b. at Ballytory, Co. Wexford, in 1604, his parents being John ... |
Freppel, Charles-EmileCharles-Emile FreppelBorn at Ober-Ehnheim, Alsace, 1 June, 1827; died at Paris, 22 Dec., 1891. He was Bishop of ... |
Frequent CommunionFrequent CommunionWithout specifying how often the faithful should communicate, Christ simply bids us eat His Flesh ... |
Fresnel, Augustin-JeanAugustin-Jean FresnelPhysicist; b. at Broglie near Bernay, Normandy, 10 May, 1788; d. at Ville d'Avray, near Paris, ... |
FriarFriar[From Lat. frater , through O. Fr. fredre, frere, M. E. frere; It. frate (as prefix ... |
Friars Minor, Order ofOrder of Friars Minor(Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following ... |
Fribourg, University ofUniversity of FribourgFrom the sixteenth century, the foundation of a Catholic university in Switzerland had often ... |
Fridelli, Xavier EhrenbertXavier Ehrenbert Fridelli(Properly FRIEDEL.) Jesuit missioner and cartographer, b. at Linz, Austria, 11 March, 1673; ... |
Frideswide, SaintSt. Frideswide(FRIDESWIDA, FREDESWIDA, French FRÉVISSE, Old English FRIS). Virgin, patroness of ... |
Fridolin, SaintSt. FridolinMissionary, founder of the Monastery of Säckingen, Baden (sixth century). In accordance with ... |
Friedrich von HausenFriedrich von Hausen(HUSEN) Medieval German poet, one of the earliest of the minnesingers; date of birth ... |
Friends of GodFriends of God( German G OTTESFREUNDE ). An association of pious persons, both ecclesiastical and lay, ... |
Friends, Society ofSociety of Friends (Quakers)The official designation of an Anglo - American religious sect originally styling themselves ... |
Frigolet, Abbey ofAbbey of FrigoletThe monastery of St. Michael was founded, about 960, at Frigolet, by Conrad the Pacific, King ... |
Fringes (in Scripture)FringesThis word is used to denote a special kind of trimming, consisting of loose threads of wool, silk, ... |
Fritz, SamuelSamuel FritzA Jesuit missionary of the eighteenth century noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and ... |
Froissart, JeanJean FroissartFrench historian and poet, b. at Valenciennes, about 1337, d. at sentence -->Chimay early ... |
Fromentin, EugèneEugene FromentinFrench writer and artist; b. at La Rochelle, 24 October, 1820; d. at Saint-Maurice, near La ... |
Frontal, AltarAltar FrontalThe frontal ( antipendium, pallium altaris ) is an appendage which covers the entire front of ... |
Frontenac, Louis de BaudeCount Louis de Buade FrontenacA governor of New France, b. at Paris, 1622; d. at Quebec, 28 Nov., 1698. His father was captain ... |
Frowin, BlessedBl. FrowinBenedictine abbot, d. 11 March, 1178. Of the early life of Frowin nothing is known, save that he ... |
Fructuosus of Braga, SaintSt. Fructuosus of BragaAn Archbishop, d. 16 April, c. 665. He was the son of a Gothic general, and studied in Palencia. ... |
Fructuosus of Tarragona, SaintSt. Fructuosus of TarragonaA bishop and martyr ; d. 21 January, 259. During the night of 16 January, he, together with ... |
Fuchs, Johann Nepomuk vonJohann Nepomuk FuchsA chemist and mineralogist, b. at Mattenzell, near Bremberg, Lower Bavaria, 15 May, 1774; d. at ... |
Fulbert of ChartresFulbert of ChartresBishop, b. between 952 and 962; d. 10 April, 1028 or 1029. Mabillon and others think that he was ... |
Fulcran, SaintSt. FulcranBishop of Lodève; d. 13 February, 1006. According to the biography which Bernard Guidonis, ... |
FuldaFuldaDIOCESE OF FULDA (FULDENSIS). This diocese of the German Empire takes its name from the ... |
Fulgentius FerrandusFulgentius FerrandusA canonist and theologian of the African Church in the first half of the sixth century. He was ... |
Fulgentius, SaintSt. FulgentiusA Bishop of Ecija (Astigi), in Spain, at the beginning of the seventh century. Like his brothers ... |
Fulgentius, SaintSaint Fulgentius(FABIUS CLAUDIUS GORDIANUS FULGENTIUS). Born 468, died 533. Bishop of Ruspe in the province ... |
Fullerton, Lady Georgiana CharlotteLady Georgiana Charlotte FullertonNovelist; born 23 September, 1812, in Staffordshire, died 19 January, 1885, at Bournemouth. She ... |
Fullo, PeterPeter FulloIntruding Monophysite Patriarch of Antioch ; d. 488. He received the Greek surname Gnapheus ... |
Fumo, BartolommeoBartolommeo FumoA theologian, b. at Villon near Piacenza ; d. 1545. At an early age he entered the Dominican ... |
FunchalFunchal(FUNCHALENSIS.) Diocese in the Madeira Islands. Both in neo-Latin and in Portuguese the name ... |
Fundamental ArticlesFundamental ArticlesThis term was employed by Protestant theologians to distinguish the essential parts of the ... |
Funeral DuesFuneral DuesThe canonical perquisites of a parish priest receivable on the occasion of the funeral of any of ... |
Funeral PallFuneral PallA black cloth usually spread over the coffin while the obsequies are performed for a deceased ... |
Funk, Franz Xaver vonFranz Xaver von FunkChurch historian, b. in the small market town of Abtsgemünd in Würtemberg, 12 October, ... |
Furness AbbeyFurness AbbeySituated in the north of Lancashire about five miles from the town of Ulverston. Originally a ... |
FurniFurniA titular see in Proconsular Africa, where two towns of this name are known to have existed. One ... |
Furniss, JohnJohn FurnissA well-known children's missioner, born near Sheffield, England, 19 June, 1809; at Clapham, ... |
Fursey, SaintSt. FurseyAn Abbot of Lagny, near Paris, d. 16 Jan., about 650. He was the son of Fintan, son of Finloga, ... |
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