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Barlings, Abbey of Barlings, Abbey of
Barlings, Abbey of- Founded in 1154 in honour of Our Lady by Ralph de Haye who had given some lands to the Abbot of Newhouse. ...
Bernard, Claude Bernard, Claude
Bernard, Claude- French physiologist. (1813-1878) ...
Barlow, William Rudesind Barlow, William Rudesind
Barlow, William Rudesind- Third son of Sir Alexander Barlow of Barlow Hall, date of birth uncertain; d. at Douai, 19 Sept., 1656. ...
Baroccio, Federigo Baroccio, Federigo
Baroccio, Federigo- Italian painter and engraver. (1528-1612) ...
Barocco Style Barocco Style
Barocco Style- A debased application to architecture of Renaissance features. ...
Barral, Louis-Mathias, Count de Barral, Louis-Mathias, Count de
Barral, Louis-Mathias, Count de- Archbishop of Tours, France, born 26 April, 1746, at Grenoble; died 7 June, 1816, at Paris. ...
Barrande, Joachim Barrande, Joachim
Barrande, Joachim- French palæontologist. (1799-1883) ...
Barrasa, Jacinto Barrasa, Jacinto
Barrasa, Jacinto- Born at Lima, Peru, early in the seventeenth century; died there, 22 Nov., 1704. ...
Barreira, Balthasar Barreira, Balthasar
Barreira, Balthasar- A Portuguese Jesuit missionary, born at Lisbon, 1531; died 1612. ...
Barruel, Augustin Barruel, Augustin
Barruel, Augustin- Controversialist and publicist, born at Villeneuve de Berg (Ardeche); 2 October, 1741; died at Paris, 5 October, 1820. ...
Barry, Paul de Barry, Paul de
Barry, Paul de- A member of the Society of Jesus, born at Leucate in 1587; died at Avignon, 28 July, 1661. ...
Bartholomaeus Anglicus Bartholomaeus Anglicus
Bartholomaeus Anglicus- Thirteenth-century Franciscan encyclopedist. ...
Bartholomew Bartholomew
Bartholomew- Also called Bartholomaeus Parvus (the Little), born at Bologna, year not known; died 15 August, 1333. ...
Bartoli, Daniello Bartoli, Daniello
Bartoli, Daniello- Historian and littérateur, born at Ferrara, 12 February, 1608; died in Rome, 12 January, 1685. ...
Barzynski, Vincent Barzynski, Vincent
Barzynski, Vincent- Polish-American priest (1838-1899) ...
Bartolommeo, Fra Bartolommeo, Fra
Bartolommeo, Fra- Italian Dominican painter (1475-1517) ...
Barton, Elizabeth Barton, Elizabeth
Barton, Elizabeth- Born probably in 1506; executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1534; called the "Nun of Kent". ...
Basil, Liturgy of Saint Basil, Liturgy of Saint
Basil, Liturgy of Saint- Several Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras, have been attributed to the great St. Basil, Bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia from 370 to 379. ...
Burke, Edmund Burke, Edmund
Burke, Edmund- First Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia. (1753-1820) ...
Basil, Rule of Saint Basil, Rule of Saint
Basil, Rule of Saint- St. Basil drew up his Rule for the members of the monastery he founded about 356 on the banks of the Iris in Cappadocia. ...
Basilica Basilica
Basilica- The term can indicate either the architectural style of a church, or its canonical status. ...
Basins, Ecclesiastical Use of Basins, Ecclesiastical Use of
Basins, Ecclesiastical Use of- Extensively used in the Jewish Ritual and were in early use in Christian churches for ablutions and to receive lamp-drippings. ...
Basle, Council of Basle, Council of
Basle, Council of- Convoked by Pope Martin V in 1431, closed at Lausanne in 1449. ...
Bas-relief Bas-relief
Bas-relief- A sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface. ...
Baumgartner, Alexander Baumgartner, Alexander
Baumgartner, Alexander- Swiss poet and writer. (1841-1910) ...
Bassi, Matthew of Bassi, Matthew of
Bassi, Matthew of- Founder of the Capuchins. (1495-1552) ...
Bath Abbey Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey- The first religious house in Bath was a monastery of nuns founded by King Osric, A.D. 676. ...
Bath and Wells Bath and Wells
Bath and Wells- Ancient diocese coextensive with the county of Somerset, England. ...
Bathe, William Bathe, William
Bathe, William- Irishman, Jesuit, wrote educational books on music and language. He died in 1614. ...
Baudouin, Michel Baudouin, Michel
Baudouin, Michel- Italian missionary born 1692. Entered the Society of Jesus in France at the age of twenty-one, arrived in Louisiana in 1728. ...
Bawden, William Bawden, William
Bawden, William- An English Jesuit, born at Cornwall, 1563; died at St.-Omer, 28 September, 1632. ...
Bayma, Joseph Bayma, Joseph
Bayma, Joseph- Jesuit mathematician and scientist. (1816-1892) ...
Beards Beards
Beards- Among the Jews, as among most Oriental peoples, the beard was especially cherished as a symbol of virility; to cut off another man's beard was an outrage. ...
Beatific Vision Beatific Vision
Beatific Vision- The immediate knowledge of God which the angelic spirits and the souls of the just enjoy in Heaven. ...
Beatification and Canonization Beatification and Canonization
Beatification and Canonization- According to some writers the origin in the Catholic Church is to be traced back to the ancient pagan apotheosis. ...
Beatitudes, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of
Beatitudes, Mount of- Name given to the place where the "Sermon on the Mount", was delivered. ...
Berardi, Carbo Sebastiano Berardi, Carbo Sebastiano
Berardi, Carbo Sebastiano- Canonist. (1719-1768) ...
Beccaria, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Giovanni Battista
Beccaria, Giovanni Battista- Physicist. (1716-1781) ...
Beatitudes, The Eight Beatitudes, The Eight
Beatitudes, The Eight- The solemn blessings which mark the opening of the Sermon on the Mount. ...
Beauregard, Jean-Nicolas Beauregard, Jean-Nicolas
Beauregard, Jean-Nicolas- French pulpit orator. (1733-1794) ...
Beauvais, Gilles-François-de Beauvais, Gilles-François-de
Beauvais, Gilles-François-de- Jesuit writer and preacher, born at Mans, France, 7 July, 1693; died probably at Paris about 1773. ...
Bec, Abbey of Bec, Abbey of
Bec, Abbey of- The Benedictine Abbey of Bec, or Le Bec, in Normandy, was founded in the earlier part of the eleventh century by Herluin, a Norman knight who about 1031 left the court of Count Gilbert of Brionne to devote ...
Becan, Martin Becan, Martin
Becan, Martin- Controversialist, born at Hilvarenbeck, Brabant, Holland, 6 January, 1563; died at Vienna, 24 January, 1624. ...
Beccus, John Beccus, John
Beccus, John- Patriarch of Constantinople in the second half of the thirteenth century, one of the few Greek ecclesiastics who were sincerely in favour of reunion with the Church of Rome. ...
Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf von
Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf von- Studied theology at Jena, then medicine at Göttingen, obtained the degree of doctor in 1799. ...
Becker, Thomas Andrew Becker, Thomas Andrew
Becker, Thomas Andrew- Sixth Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. ...
Beckx, Pierre-Jean Beckx, Pierre-Jean
Beckx, Pierre-Jean- Twenty-second General of the Society of Jesus, born at Sichem, Belgium, 8 February, 1795; died at Rome, 4 March, 1887. ...
Becquerel, Antoine-César Becquerel, Antoine-César
Becquerel, Antoine-César- French physicist, b. at Chatillon-sur-Loing (Loiret), 7 March, 1788; d. at Paris, 18 January, 1878. ...
Bedard, Pierre Bedard, Pierre
Bedard, Pierre- French-Canadian lawyer and member of the Assembly of Lower Canada, b. at Charlesbourg near Quebec, 13 November, 1762; d. at Three Rivers, 26 April 1829. ...
Bedini, Cajetan Bedini, Cajetan
Bedini, Cajetan- Italian Cardinal and diplomat. (1806-1864) ...

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