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African Liturgy African Liturgy
African Liturgy- In use not only in the old Roman province of Africa of which Carthage was the capital, but also in Numidia and Mauretania. ...
Albert of Brandenburg Albert of Brandenburg
Albert of Brandenburg- Cardinal and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. (1490-1545) ...
Albert of Castile Albert of Castile
Albert of Castile- Historian, born about 1460; died 1522. ...
Albert of Stade Albert of Stade
Albert of Stade- Thirteenth-century chronicler. ...
Adoration, Perpetual Adoration, Perpetual
Adoration, Perpetual- A term broadly used to designate the practically uninterrupted adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. ...
Alvarus Pelagius Alvarus Pelagius
Alvarus Pelagius- Spanish writer. (1280-1352) ...
Alberti, Leandro Alberti, Leandro
Alberti, Leandro- Historian, born at Bologna in 1479; died same place, probably in 1552. ...
Alberti, Leone Battista Alberti, Leone Battista
Alberti, Leone Battista- Florentine ecclesiastic and artist of the fifteenth century. ...
Albertini, Nicolò Albertini, Nicolò
Albertini, Nicolò- Medieval statesman, died 1321. ...
Albertrandi, John Baptist Albertrandi, John Baptist
Albertrandi, John Baptist- A Polish Jesuit, of Italian extraction, born at Warsaw, 7 December, 1731; died August, 1808. ...
Albi (Albia), Archdiocese of Albi (Albia), Archdiocese of
Albi (Albia), Archdiocese of- Comprises the Department of the Tarn. ...
Albi, Council of Albi, Council of
Albi, Council of- Held in 1254 by St. Louis on his return from a Crusade. ...
Albi, Juan de Albi, Juan de
Albi, Juan de- A Spanish Carthusian of the Convent Val-Christ, near Segovia, date of birth uncertain; died 27 December, 1591. ...
Albicus, Sigismund Albicus, Sigismund
Albicus, Sigismund- Archbishop of Prague. (1347-1427) ...
Albinus Albinus
Albinus- A scholarly English monk, pupil of Archbishop Theodore, and of Abbot Adrian of St. Peter's, Canterbury, contemporary of Saint Bede (673-735). ...
Albrechtsberger, Johann G. Albrechtsberger, Johann G.
Albrechtsberger, Johann G.- Master of musical theory, and teacher of Hummel and Beethoven. (1736-1809) ...
Albright Brethren, The Albright Brethren, The
Albright Brethren, The- A body of American Christians chiefly of German descent, founded, in 1800, by the Rev. Jacob Albright, a native of Pennsylvania (1759-1808). ...
Afonzo de Albuquerque Afonzo de Albuquerque
Afonzo de Albuquerque- Second son of Gonzallo de Albuquerque, lord of Villaverde. ...
Agapetae Agapetae
Agapetae- Virgins who consecrated themselves to God with a vow of chastity and associated with laymen. ...
Alcántara, Military Order of Alcántara, Military Order of
Alcántara, Military Order of- First committed to the care of the Castilian Knights of Calatrava. ...
Alcedo, Antonio de Alcedo, Antonio de
Alcedo, Antonio de- Soldier, born at Quito, Ecuador, 1755. ...
Alchemy Alchemy
Alchemy- The art of transmuting baser metals into gold and silver. ...
Alciati, Andrea Alciati, Andrea
Alciati, Andrea- Italian jurist. (1492-1550) ...
Alcimus Alcimus
Alcimus- High-priest, the leader of the hellenizing party in the time of Judas Machabeus. ...
Alcock, John Alcock, John
Alcock, John- Bishop of Rochester, Worcester, and Ely. (1430-1500) ...
Alcoholism Alcoholism
Alcoholism- The term is understood to include all the changes that may occur in the human organism after the ingestion of any form of alcohol. ...
Aldersbach Aldersbach
Aldersbach- A former Cistercian Abbey in the valley of the Vils in Lower Bavaria. ...
Aldfrith Aldfrith
Aldfrith- A Northumbrian king, son of King Oswin; d. 14 December, 705. ...
Aldrovandi, Ulissi Aldrovandi, Ulissi
Aldrovandi, Ulissi- Italian naturalist. (1522-1607) ...
Alea, Leonard Alea, Leonard
Alea, Leonard- A French polemical writer of the early years of the nineteenth century, b. in Paris, date unknown; d. 1812. ...
Alegambe, Philippe Alegambe, Philippe
Alegambe, Philippe- A Jesuit historiographer. (1592-1652) ...
Alegre, Francisco Xavier Alegre, Francisco Xavier
Alegre, Francisco Xavier- Historian, born at Vera Cruz, in Mexico, or New Spain, 12 November, 1729; died at Bologna, 16 August, 1788. ...
Alemany, Joseph Sadoc Alemany, Joseph Sadoc
Alemany, Joseph Sadoc- First Archbishop of San Francisco. (1814-1888) ...
Alenio, Giulio Alenio, Giulio
Alenio, Giulio- Chinese missionary and scholar, born at Brescia, in Italy, in 1582; died at Fou-Tcheou, China, in August, 1644. ...
Aleppo Aleppo
Aleppo- Armenian Rite Archdiocese in Syria. ...
Ales and Terralba Ales and Terralba
Ales and Terralba- Diocese made up of 42 communes in the province of Cagliari, Archbishopric of Oristano, Italy. ...
Alessandria della Paglia Alessandria della Paglia
Alessandria della Paglia- Diocese in Piedmont, Italy, a suffragen of Vercelli. ...
Alessi, Galeazzo Alessi, Galeazzo
Alessi, Galeazzo- Italian architect, b. 1500; d. 1572. ...
Alexander V Alexander V
Alexander V- Pietro Philarghi, born c. 1339, on the island of Crete (Candia), whence his appellation, Peter of Candia; elected 26 June, 1409; died at Bologna, 3 May, 1410. ...
Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI, Pope
Alexander VI, Pope- Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. ...
Alexander VIII, Pope Alexander VIII, Pope
Alexander VIII, Pope- Pietro Ottoboni, born at Venice, April, 1610; elected 5 October, 1689; died at Rome, 1 February, 1691. ...
Alexander Natalis Alexander Natalis
Alexander Natalis- A French historian and theologian, of the Order of St. Dominic. (1639-1724) ...
Alexander of Abonoteichos Alexander of Abonoteichos
Alexander of Abonoteichos- The most notorious imposter of the second century of the Christian era. ...
Alexander of Hales Alexander of Hales
Alexander of Hales- Biographical article on the first of the scholastic theologians to use Aristotelean principles in systematic theology. ...
Alexander of Lycopolis Alexander of Lycopolis
Alexander of Lycopolis- Fourth-century writer. ...
Alexandre, Dom Jacques Alexandre, Dom Jacques
Alexandre, Dom Jacques- Benedictine monk. (1653-1734) ...
Alexandria Alexandria
Alexandria- Seaport of Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile. ...
Alexandria, The Church of Alexandria, The Church of
Alexandria, The Church of- Founded by St. Mark the Evangelist, the center from which Christianity spread throughout all Egypt, the nucleus of the powerful Patriarchate of Alexandria. ...
Alexandrian Library, The Alexandrian Library, The
Alexandrian Library, The- The Great Library of Alexandria, so called to distinguish it from the smaller or "daughter" library in the Serapeum, was a foundation of the first Ptolemies for the purpose of aiding the mainten ...
Alexandrine Liturgy, The Alexandrine Liturgy, The
Alexandrine Liturgy, The- The parent rite of all others in Egypt. ...

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