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Wearmouth Abbey Wearmouth Abbey
Wearmouth Abbey- Benedictine monastery in Durham, England. ...
Wealth, Use of Wealth, Use of
Wealth, Use of- The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on economic subjects. ...
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.- The capital of the United States. ...
Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of
Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of- Founded by William Gifford, the first monastery of the Order of Citeaux in England. ...
Ward, Hugh Ward, Hugh
Ward, Hugh- Irish Hagiographer. (1590-1635) ...
Ward, James Harman Ward, James Harman
Ward, James Harman- The first Union naval officer to fall in the Civil War. ...
Winchester, Ancient See of Winchester, Ancient See of
Winchester, Ancient See of- This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great missionary Diocese of Dorchester, founded by St. Birinus in 634 for the Kingdom of Wessex, was subdivided into the Sees of Sherborne and ...
Webb, Benjamin Joseph Webb, Benjamin Joseph
Webb, Benjamin Joseph- Kentucky editor and historian. (1814-1897) ...
Würtemberg, Kingdom of Würtemberg, Kingdom of
Würtemberg, Kingdom of- Situated between Bavaria and Baden. ...
Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm
Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm- Physician, poet, statesman. (1813-1894) ...
Weitenauer, Ignatius von Weitenauer, Ignatius von
Weitenauer, Ignatius von- Littérateur, exegete, and Orientalist. (1709-1783) ...
Worcester, Ancient Diocese of Worcester, Ancient Diocese of
Worcester, Ancient Diocese of- Located in England, created in 680 when, at the Synod of Hatfield under St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, the great Mercian diocese was divided into five sees. ...
Warde, Mary Francis Xavier Warde, Mary Francis Xavier
Warde, Mary Francis Xavier- Irish-American nun. (1810-1884) ...
Weis, Nicolaus von Weis, Nicolaus von
Weis, Nicolaus von- Bishop in Lorraine. (1796-1869) ...
Washington, State of Washington, State of
Washington, State of- One of the Pacific coast states, popularly known as the "Evergreen State". ...
Wörndle, Von, Family Wörndle, Von, Family
Wörndle, Von, Family- Philip, Edmund, and August. ...
Wellington, Archdiocese of Wellington, Archdiocese of
Wellington, Archdiocese of- Located in New Zealand. ...
Weber, Heinrich Weber, Heinrich
Weber, Heinrich- German Church historian. (1834-1898) ...
Weld, Frederick Aloysius Weld, Frederick Aloysius
Weld, Frederick Aloysius- New Zealand colonist. (1823-1891) ...
Week, Liturgical Week, Liturgical
Week, Liturgical- The week was regarded as a sacred institution among the Jews owing to the law of the Sabbath rest and its association with the first chapter of Genesis. ...
Woman Woman
Woman- The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the "woman question". ...
Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy
Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy- In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to Besançon by Otto de La Roche, and the feast of its arrival (Susceptio) was ordered to b ...
Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of
Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of- Located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo, Africa. ...
Weingarten Weingarten
Weingarten- Suppressed Benedictine abbey. ...
Wenrich of Trier Wenrich of Trier
Wenrich of Trier- Eleventh-century German ecclesiastico-political writer. ...
Webbe, Samuel Webbe, Samuel
Webbe, Samuel- English composer. (1742-1816) ...
Walter of St-Victor Walter of St-Victor
Walter of St-Victor- Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelfth century. ...
Washing of Feet and Hands Washing of Feet and Hands
Washing of Feet and Hands- Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost everywhere recognized from the earliest times as a duty of courtesy to be shown to guests. ...
Weedall, Henry Weedall, Henry
Weedall, Henry- English priest. (1788-1859) ...
Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus
Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus- Polemical writer. (1691-1755) ...
Weissenau, Monastery of Weissenau, Monastery of
Weissenau, Monastery of- Suppressed Premonstratensian house in Würtemberg. ...
Wolfram von Eschenbach Wolfram von Eschenbach
Wolfram von Eschenbach- Middle-High-German epic poet. (d. 1216) ...
Weathers, William Weathers, William
Weathers, William- English bishop. (1814-1895) ...
Weiss, Johann Baptist Weiss, Johann Baptist
Weiss, Johann Baptist- Historian. (1820-1899) ...
Welte, Benedict Welte, Benedict
Welte, Benedict- Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg. (1825-1885) ...
Wessobrunn Wessobrunn
Wessobrunn- Suppressed Benedictine abbey in Bavaria. ...
Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von
Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von- Composer. (1786-1826) ...
Westminster, Matthew of Westminster, Matthew of
Westminster, Matthew of- The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum". ...
Welser, Bartholomeus Welser, Bartholomeus
Welser, Bartholomeus- German merchant prince. (1488-1561) ...
Wheeling, Diocese of Wheeling, Diocese of
Wheeling, Diocese of- Located in West Virginia. ...
Whitby, Abbey of Whitby, Abbey of
Whitby, Abbey of- Formerly called Streoneshalh. A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, founded about 657, as a double monastery, by Oswy, King of Northumberland. ...
West Virginia West Virginia
West Virginia- The state bounded by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and on Kentucky. ...
Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph
Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph- Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel. (1801-1853) ...
White, Andrew White, Andrew
White, Andrew- Missionary. (1579-1656) ...
White, Edward White, Edward
White, Edward- Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White, born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of the eighteenth century; died December, 1863. ...
William of St-Amour William of St-Amour
William of St-Amour- Thirteenth-century theologian and controversialist. (d. 1273) ...
Warsaw, Archdiocese of Warsaw, Archdiocese of
Warsaw, Archdiocese of- Located in Poland. ...
White, Thomas White, Thomas
White, Thomas- Several of White's opinions were censured by the Inquisition. ...
Weston, William Weston, William
Weston, William- Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone. ...
Westphalia Westphalia
Westphalia- Province of Prussia. ...

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