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Huddleston, John Huddleston, John
Huddleston, John- Monk of the Order of St. Benedict; b. at Farington Hall, Lancashire, 15 April, 1608; exact date of death unknown; buried at London, 13 September, 1698. ...
Hagen, Gottfried Hagen, Gottfried
Hagen, Gottfried- Town clerk of Cologne, and author of the Cologne "Reimchronik" (rhymed chronicle); died 1299. ...
Hydatius of Lemica Hydatius of Lemica
Hydatius of Lemica- Chronicler and bishop. (d. 468) ...
Hauzeur, Mathias Hauzeur, Mathias
Hauzeur, Mathias- A Franciscan theologian, b. at Verviers, 1589; d. at Liège 12 November, 1676, for many years professor of theology. ...
Hauy, Valentin Hauy, Valentin
Hauy, Valentin- Founder of the first school for the blind, and known under the name of "Father and Apostle of the Blind". (1745-1822) ...
Hatton, Edward Anthony Hatton, Edward Anthony
Hatton, Edward Anthony- Dominican, apologist; b. in 1701; d. at Stourton Lodge, near Leeds, Yorkshire, 23 October, 1783. ...
Hardee, William J. Hardee, William J.
Hardee, William J.- Soldier, convert, b. at Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A., 1817, d. at Wytheville, Virginia, 6 Nov., 1873. ...
Hardey, Mary Aloysia Hardey, Mary Aloysia
Hardey, Mary Aloysia- Of the Society of the Sacred Heart, who established all the convents of her order, up to the year 1883, in the eastern part of the United States, Canada, and Cuba; b. at Piscataway, Maryland, 1809; ...
Hauréau, Jean-Barthélemy Hauréau, Jean-Barthélemy
Hauréau, Jean-Barthélemy- Historian and publicist; b. at Paris, 1812; d. there, 1896. ...
Haudriettes Haudriettes
Haudriettes- A religious congregation founded in Paris early in the fourteenth century by Jeanne, wife of Etienne Haudry, a private secretary of St. Louis, King of France. ...
Hassard, John Rose Greene Hassard, John Rose Greene
Hassard, John Rose Greene- An editor, historian; b. in New York, U.S.A., 4 September, 1836; d. in that city, 18 April, 1888. ...
Havestadt, Bernhard Havestadt, Bernhard
Havestadt, Bernhard- German Jesuit; b. at Cologne, 27 February, 1714; died at Münster after 1778. ...
Hasslacher, Peter Hasslacher, Peter
Hasslacher, Peter- Preacher; b. at Coblenz, 14 August, 1810; d. at Paris, 5 July, 1876. ...
Hawarden, Edward Hawarden, Edward
Hawarden, Edward- Theologian and controversialist, b. in Lancashire, England, 9 April, 1662; d. in London, 23 April, 1735. ...
Holy Sepulchre, Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre, Fathers of the
Holy Sepulchre, Fathers of the- Franciscan Fathers, who with lay brothers keep watch over the Holy Sepulchre and the sanctuaries of the basilica. ...
Hazart, Cornelius Hazart, Cornelius
Hazart, Cornelius- Controversialist, orator, and writer, b. 28 October, 1617, at Oudenarde in the Netherlands; entered the Society of Jesus, 24 Sept., 1634; d. 25 October, 1690, at Antwerp. ...
Hunting, Canons on Hunting, Canons on
Hunting, Canons on- From early times, hunting, in one form or another has been forbidden to clerics. ...
Hauara Hauara
Hauara- A titular see of Palestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra. ...
Hare Indians Hare Indians
Hare Indians- A Déné tribe which shares with the Loucheux the distinction of being the northernmost in America, their habitat being immediately south of that of the Eskimos. ...
Haspinger, Johann Simon Haspinger, Johann Simon
Haspinger, Johann Simon- A Tyrolese priest and patriot; b. at Gries, Tyrol, 28 October, 1776; d. in the imperial palace of Mirabell, Salzburg, 12 January, 1858. ...
Heaven Heaven
Heaven- In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes, in the first place, the blue firmament, or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen., i, 20, speaks of the birds "under the firmament of heaven". In other p ...
Hay, Edmund and John Hay, Edmund and John
Hay, Edmund and John- Edmund Hay, jesuit, and envoy to Mary Queen of Scots, b. 1540?; d. at Rome, 4 Nov., 1591. John Hay, kinsman and contemporary of Edmund, of the family of Hay of Dalgetti; b., 1546; d. at Pont-à-Mouss ...
Hebrews, Epistle to the Hebrews, Epistle to the
Hebrews, Epistle to the- The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and His Divine mediatorial office. ...
Hay, George Hay, George
Hay, George- Bishop and writer, b. at Edinburgh, 24 Aug., 1729; d. at Aquhorties, 18 Oct., 1811. ...
Hefele, Karl Joseph von Hefele, Karl Joseph von
Hefele, Karl Joseph von- Bishop of Rottenburg, b. at Unterkochen, Würtemberg, 15 March, 1890; d. at Rottenburg, 5 June, 1893. ...
Hardyng, John Hardyng, John
Hardyng, John- An English chronicler; b. 1378; d. about 1460. ...
Hauteserre Hauteserre
Hauteserre- Antoine Dadin d'Hauteserre, born 1602, died 1682; a distinguished French historian and canonist, dean of the faculty of law at the University of Toulouse. Flavius Hauteserre, younger brother of the above, die ...
Haydock, George Leo Haydock, George Leo
Haydock, George Leo- Priest and biblical scholar. (1774-1849) ...
Hautefeuille, Jean de Hautefeuille, Jean de
Hautefeuille, Jean de- French physicist, b. at Orléans, 20 March, 1647; d. there, 18 October, 1724. ...
Hegesippus, The Pseudo- Hegesippus, The Pseudo-
Hegesippus, The Pseudo-- Fourth-century translator of Josephus. ...
Herbert of Bosham Herbert of Bosham
Herbert of Bosham- A biographer of St. Thomas Becket, dates of birth and death unknown. ...
Heiligenkreuz Heiligenkreuz
Heiligenkreuz- An existing Cistercian monastery in the Wienerwald, eight miles north-west of Baden in Lower Austria. ...
Hebrew Bible Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible- As compared with the Latin Vulgate, the Hebrew Bible includes the entire Old Testament with the exception of the seven deuterocanonical books, Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, I and II Machab ...
Heisterbach Heisterbach
Heisterbach- A former Cistercian monastery in the Siebengebirge near the little town of Oberdollendorf in the Archdiocese of Cologne. ...
Haeften, Benedict van Haeften, Benedict van
Haeften, Benedict van- Benedictine writer, provost of the Monastery of Afflighem, Belgium; born at Utrecht, 1588; died 31 July, 1648. ...
Hedonism Hedonism
Hedonism- The name given to the group of ethical systems that hold, with various modifications, that feelings of pleasure or happiness are the highest and final aim of conduct; that, consequently those actions which incr ...
Hearse, Tenebrae Hearse, Tenebrae
Hearse, Tenebrae- The triangular candlestick used in the Tenebrae service. ...
Heinz, Joseph Heinz, Joseph
Heinz, Joseph- Swiss painter. (1564-1609) ...
Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus
Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus- These sisters are established in religion under the Rule of St. Augustine (q. v.), the institute being dependent on the pope represented by the bishop. ...
Heeney, Cornelius Heeney, Cornelius
Heeney, Cornelius- Merchant and philanthropist; b. in King's County, Ireland, 1754; d. at Brooklyn, U.S.A., 3 May, 1848. ...
Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem- The most important of all the military orders, both for the extent of its area and for its duration. ...
Hairshirt Hairshirt
Hairshirt- A garment of rough cloth made from goats' hair and worn in the form of a shirt or as a girdle around the loins, by way of mortification and penance. ...
Hughes, John Hughes, John
Hughes, John- Fourth bishop and first Archbishop of New York, born at Annaloghan, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, 24 June, 1797 of Patrick Hughes and Margaret McKenna: died in New York, 3 January, 1864. ...
Heim, François Joseph Heim, François Joseph
Heim, François Joseph- French historical painter, b. near Belfort, 1787, d. in Paris, 1865. ...
Howard, Mary, of the Holy Cross Howard, Mary, of the Holy Cross
Howard, Mary, of the Holy Cross- Poor Clare, born 28 December, 1653; died at Rouen, 21 Mary's 1735. ...
Hawkins, Sir Henry Hawkins, Sir Henry
Hawkins, Sir Henry- Raised to the peerage as Lord Brampton, eminent English lawyer and Judge, b. at Hitchin, Hertfordshire, 14 September, 1817; d. at London, 12 October, 1907. ...
Hours, Canonical Hours, Canonical
Hours, Canonical- Essay on the practice of reciting the Divine Office according to set hours. ...
Henoch, Book of (Ethiopic) Henoch, Book of (Ethiopic)
Henoch, Book of (Ethiopic)- Introductory article. ...
Heilsbronn Heilsbronn
Heilsbronn- Formerly a Cistercian monastery in the Diocese of Eichstatt in Middle Franconia. ...
Helenopolis Helenopolis
Helenopolis- A titular see of Bithynia Prima, suffragan of Prusa. ...

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