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Hippolytus, Saints Hippolytus, Saints
Hippolytus, Saints- Several mentions of a saint or saints named Hippolytus occur in the Roman Martyrology. Some must be identified with Hippolytus of Rome, but at least one (a "Greek martyr") cannot possibly be the same ...
Hermas, Saint Hermas, Saint
Hermas, Saint- The Roman Martyrology includes for 18 August Roman martyrs Hermas, Serapion, and Polyaenus. Ten days later a Roman martyr Hermes and Alexandrian martyrs Polienus and Serapion are commemorated. Perhaps they ...
Holy Innocents Holy Innocents
Holy Innocents- Fairly long article on these children, and the commemoration of their martyrdom. Both Western and Eastern Christianity. ...
Hilarion, Saint Hilarion, Saint
Hilarion, Saint- Hermit, died in about 371. ...
Helen of Sköfde, Saint Helen of Sköfde, Saint
Helen of Sköfde, Saint- Biography of the twelfth-century Swedish widow and martyr, killed in perhaps the year 1160. ...
Hereswitha, Saint Hereswitha, Saint
Hereswitha, Saint- Also known as Haeresvid or Hereswyde, blood sister of St. Hilda of Whitby. Mother, widow, and nun. ...
Hegesippus, Saint Hegesippus, Saint
Hegesippus, Saint- Second-century writer, opposed Marcionism and Gnosticism. ...
Honoratus, Saint Honoratus, Saint
Honoratus, Saint- Founder of the famous monastery at Lérins, Archbishop of Arles, d. 429. ...
Honorius, Saint Honorius, Saint
Honorius, Saint- Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 653. ...
Hospitius, Saint Hospitius, Saint
Hospitius, Saint- Popularly known as Sospis. A hermit, he died in 581. ...
Hermengild, Saint Hermengild, Saint
Hermengild, Saint- The son of an Arian Visigothic king. His mother and wife were Catholic, and he converted to Catholicism, and resisted Arianism. He was beheaded in 585. ...
Helena, Saint Helena, Saint
Helena, Saint- The mother of Constantine the Great, she died about 330. ...
Hadrian, Saint Hadrian, Saint
Hadrian, Saint- Article on this martyr, who died in about 306. ...
Hussites Hussites
Hussites- The followers of Jan Hus did not of themselves assume the name of Hussites. Like Hus, they believed their creed to be truly Catholic; in papal and conciliar documents they appear as Wycliffites, although Hus an ...
History, Ecclesiastical History, Ecclesiastical
History, Ecclesiastical- A survey of the role of church history, the history of the Catholic Church and historiography of church history. ...
Hyacintha Mariscotti, Saint Hyacintha Mariscotti, Saint
Hyacintha Mariscotti, Saint- Third Order Franciscan, founder of the Oblates of Mary (Sacconi), died 1640. ...
Hugh Taylor, Blessed Hugh Taylor, Blessed
Hugh Taylor, Blessed- The first (November 1585) to suffer martyrdom for the crime of being a priest in England who had studied abroad; the following day, a layman who had outwardly conformed was martyred for the newly de ...
Henry Morse, Saint Henry Morse, Saint
Henry Morse, Saint- English Jesuit who made his novitiate in prison. He was martyred at Tyburn in 1644. ...
Henry of Segusio, Blessed Henry of Segusio, Blessed
Henry of Segusio, Blessed- Usually called Hostiensis. Italian canonist, bishop of Ostia, d. 1261. ...
Hedwig, Saint Hedwig, Saint
Hedwig, Saint- Duchess of Silesia, aunt of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Hedwig married Henry I, and was the mother of seven. Upon her husband's death, she entered a Cistercian monastery. Died 1243. ...
Hugh Faringdon, Blessed Hugh Faringdon, Blessed
Hugh Faringdon, Blessed- His family name was Cook; Faringdon is his probable birthplace. Mitred abbot of Reading. When he refused to surrender the abbey, he was condemned to death. Martyred in 1539. ...
Henry Suso, Blessed Henry Suso, Blessed
Henry Suso, Blessed- Biography of this German Dominican mystic, d. 1366. ...
Hermann Joseph, Saint Hermann Joseph, Saint
Hermann Joseph, Saint- Biographical article on this German Premonstratensian mystic, who died in 1241. ...
Hadewych, Blessed Hadewych, Blessed
Hadewych, Blessed- Prioress of the Premonstratensian convent of Mehre, d. around 1200. Also known as Hedwig or Hadewig. ...
Heribert, Saint Heribert, Saint
Heribert, Saint- Archbishop of Cologne, d. 1021. ...
Hugh Green, Blessed Hugh Green, Blessed
Hugh Green, Blessed- An English priest who had converted to Catholicism. He was martyred in a brutal way in 1642. ...
Henry Heath, Blessed Henry Heath, Blessed
Henry Heath, Blessed- Short biography of the English Franciscan, martyred for being a priest. He died in 1643. ...
Henry Abbot, Blessed Henry Abbot, Blessed
Henry Abbot, Blessed- A layman and convert to Catholicism, martyred at York in 1597. Explains the circumstances which led to his martyrdom. ...
Humphrey Middlemore, Blessed Humphrey Middlemore, Blessed
Humphrey Middlemore, Blessed- English Carthusian priest and martyr, was executed in 1535 for unwillingness to take the oath of supremacy. ...
Hugh the Great, Saint Hugh the Great, Saint
Hugh the Great, Saint- Biographical article on the distinguished and influential Abbot of Cluny, d. 1109. ...
Hyacinth, Saint Hyacinth, Saint
Hyacinth, Saint- Polish Dominican, died in 1257. ...
Henry Walpole, Saint Henry Walpole, Saint
Henry Walpole, Saint- Converted to Catholicism by the death of Edmund Campion. Walpole became a Jesuit priest, and was arrested as soon as he returned to England. He was martyred in 1595. ...
Hildegard, Saint Hildegard, Saint
Hildegard, Saint- Seer and prophet, Sibyl of the Rhine, d. 1179. Never formally canonized, but she is listed in the Roman Martyrology. ...
Hymn Hymn
Hymn- A derivative of the Latin hymnus, which comes from the Greek hymnos, derived from hydein, to sing. ...
Hymnody and Hymnology Hymnody and Hymnology
Hymnody and Hymnology- Hymnody means exactly "hymn song", but as the hymn-singer as well as the hymn-poet are included under (hymnodos), so we also include under hymnody the hymnal verse or religious lyric. Hymnology is ...
Hail Mary Hail Mary
Hail Mary- Analysis of the prayer Ave Maria: origins and development. ...
Heart of Mary, Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Devotion to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, Devotion to the Immaculate- Description of this devotion, along with its history. ...
Holy Name, Feast of the Holy Name, Feast of the
Holy Name, Feast of the- Formerly the second Sunday after Epiphany, no longer on the Roman Calendar. Article's value is mostly historical. Mentions some of the more beautiful hymns addressed to Jesus. ...
Holy Name, Society of the Holy Name, Society of the
Holy Name, Society of the- A.k.a. Holy Name Society. Men's confraternity to encourage prayer. ...
Holy Name of Jesus Holy Name of Jesus
Holy Name of Jesus- Reverence for the name of Jesus is not optional for believers. Article highlights the Scriptural reasons, and describes some customary ways of showing reverence. ...
Heart of Jesus, Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Devotion to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, Devotion to the Sacred- Description, spiritual significance, and historical background of devotion to the Sacred Heart. ...
Haymo of Faversham Haymo of Faversham
Haymo of Faversham- English Franciscan and schoolman, b. at Faversham, Kent; d. at Anagni, Italy, in 1243, according to the most probable opinion; Wadding gives 1244. ...
Hyderabad-Deccan, Diocese of Hyderabad-Deccan, Diocese of
Hyderabad-Deccan, Diocese of- Hyderabad, also called Bhagnagar, and Fakhunda Bunyad, capital of the Nizam's dominions, was founded in 1589, by Mohammed Kuli, King of Golconda. ...
Humbert of Romans Humbert of Romans
Humbert of Romans- Fifth Dominican master general. (1194-1277) ...
Hurtado, Caspar Hurtado, Caspar
Hurtado, Caspar- A Spanish Jesuit and theologian, b. at Mondejar, New Castle, in 1575; d. at Alcalá, 5 August, 1647. ...
Hyrtl, Joseph Hyrtl, Joseph
Hyrtl, Joseph- Austrian anatomist, b. at Eisenstadt in Hungary, December 7, 1810; d. 17 July, 1894, on his estate near Vienna. ...
Hypocrisy Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy- The pretension to qualities which one does not possess, or, more cognately to the scope of this article, the putting forward of a false appearance of virtue or religion. ...
Homoousion Homoousion
Homoousion- The word used by the Council of Nicaea (325) to express the Divinity of Christ. ...
Haceldama Haceldama
Haceldama- The name given by the people to the potter's field, purchased with the price of the treason of Judas. ...
Hospice Hospice
Hospice- During the early centuries of Christianity the hospice was a shelter for the sick, the poor, the orphans, the old, the travellers and the needy of every kind. ...

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