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Bedlam Bedlam
Bedlam- A London hospital originally intended for the poor suffering from any ailment and for such as might have no other lodging, hence its name, Bethlehem, in Hebrew, the "house of bread." ...
Bergen, Ancient See of Bergen, Ancient See of
Bergen, Ancient See of- The diocese included the Provinces of Nordre and Sondre Bergenhus, and the district of Sondmor in the Province of Romsdal. ...
Beelen, Ian Theodor Beelen, Ian Theodor
Beelen, Ian Theodor- Exegete and Orientalist. (1807-1884) ...
Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco Antonio Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco Antonio
Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco Antonio- A canonist who lived at the end of the seventeenth century. ...
Belem do Pará, Archdiocese of Belem do Pará, Archdiocese of
Belem do Pará, Archdiocese of- In South America, formerly (after 4 March, 1719) a suffragan diocese of Bahia (San Salvador), but raised to metropolitan rank 3 May, 1906. ...
Belfry Belfry
Belfry- The upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells; or a detached tower containing bells, as the campanile of the Italians. ...
Belgrado, Giacopo Belgrado, Giacopo
Belgrado, Giacopo- Italian Jesuit and natural philosopher. (1704-1789) ...
Belial Belial
Belial- Found frequently as a personal name in the Vulgate and various English translations of the Bible, is commonly used as a synonym of Satan, or the personification of evil. ...
Belief Belief
Belief- That state of the mind by which it assents to propositions, not by reason of their intrinsic evidence, but because of authority. ...
Belin, Albert (Jean) Belin, Albert (Jean)
Belin, Albert (Jean)- French prelate and writer, b. in Besançon early in the seventeenth century; d. 29 April, 1677. ...
Bachelot, Alexis John Augustine Bachelot, Alexis John Augustine
Bachelot, Alexis John Augustine- Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands. (1796-1837) ...
Bellecius, Aloysius Bellecius, Aloysius
Bellecius, Aloysius- Jesuit ascetic author, born at Freiburg im Breisgau, 15 February, 1704; died at Augsburg, 27 April, 1757. ...
Belmont, François Vachon de Belmont, François Vachon de
Belmont, François Vachon de- Fifth superior of the Sulpicians at Montreal, b. at Grenoble, France, 1645; d. 1732. ...
Boece, Hector Boece, Hector
Boece, Hector- Chronicler and one of the founders of the University of Aberdeen, b. at Dundee c. 1465; d. 1536. ...
Benavides, Fray Alonzo Benavides, Fray Alonzo
Benavides, Fray Alonzo- Archbishop of Goa in the Portuguese Indies. ...
Benedict I, Pope Benedict I, Pope
Benedict I, Pope- A Roman and the son of Boniface, and was called Bonosus by the Greeks. ...
Benedict III, Pope Benedict III, Pope
Benedict III, Pope- Date of birth unknown; d. 17 April, 858. ...
Benedict IV, Pope Benedict IV, Pope
Benedict IV, Pope- A Roman and the son of Mammalus, became pope in the first half of 900. ...
Benedict V, Pope Benedict V, Pope
Benedict V, Pope- Date of birth unknown; died 4 July, 965. ...
Benedict VI, Pope Benedict VI, Pope
Benedict VI, Pope- Benedict, Cardinal-Deacon of St. Theodore, a Roman and the son of Hildebrand, was elected as the successor of John XIII. ...
Benedict VIII, Pope Benedict VIII, Pope
Benedict VIII, Pope- The first of the Tusculan popes. Date of birth unknown; d. 9 April, 1024. ...
Benedict X Benedict X
Benedict X- The bearer of this name was an antipope in the days of Nicholas II, 1056-61. ...
Burke, Thomas Burke, Thomas
Burke, Thomas- Bishop of Ossory, b. at Dublin, Ireland, about 1709; d. at Kilkenny, 25 September, 1776. ...
Benedict XIII, Pope Benedict XIII, Pope
Benedict XIII, Pope- Reigned 1724-1730. ...
Benedicti, Jean Benedicti, Jean
Benedicti, Jean- A Franciscan theologian of the sixteenth century belonging to the Observantine Province of Tours and Poitiers. ...
Benedictional Benedictional
Benedictional- A book containing a collection of benedictions or blessings in use in the Church. ...
Benedictus Polonus Benedictus Polonus
Benedictus Polonus- A medieval Friar Minor missionary and traveller. (c. 1245) ...
Benefice Benefice
Benefice- Popularly the term is often understood to denote either certain property destined for the support of ministers of religion, or a spiritual office or function, such as the care of souls. ...
Benefit of Clergy Benefit of Clergy
Benefit of Clergy- The exemption from the jurisdiction of the secular courts, which in England, in the Middle Ages, was accorded to clergymen. ...
Benettis, Jeremiah Benettis, Jeremiah
Benettis, Jeremiah- Friar Minor Capuchin and historical writer, d. in 1774. ...
Benevento, Archdiocese of Benevento, Archdiocese of
Benevento, Archdiocese of- The principal city of the province of the same name in Campania. ...
Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna
Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna- Archbishop of Upsala, Sweden, b. 1417; d. in 1467. ...
Bengy, Anatole de Bengy, Anatole de
Bengy, Anatole de- A martyr of the French Commune. (1824-1871) ...
Burke, Thomas Nicholas Burke, Thomas Nicholas
Burke, Thomas Nicholas- Dominican orator. (1830-1882) ...
Benin Benin
Benin- Vicariate Apostolic on the coast of Benin. ...
Benoît, Michel Benoît, Michel
Benoît, Michel- Born at Autun (or Dijon), France, 8 October, 1715; died at Peking, 23 October, 1774, a Jesuit scientist, for thirty years in the service of Kien Lung, Emperor of China. ...
Bentney, William Bentney, William
Bentney, William- An English Jesuit priest born in Cheshire, 1609; died 30 October, 1692. ...
Benziger, Joseph Charles Benziger, Joseph Charles
Benziger, Joseph Charles- Founder of the Catholic publishing house that bears his name. (1762-1841) ...
Benzoni, Girolamo Benzoni, Girolamo
Benzoni, Girolamo- Writer, born at Milan about 1519. ...
Berault-Bercastel, Antoine Henri de Berault-Bercastel, Antoine Henri de
Berault-Bercastel, Antoine Henri de- A writer of church history, b. 22 November, 1720, at Briey, Lorraine; d. about 1794 at Noyon, France. ...
Bercheure, Pierre Bercheure, Pierre
Bercheure, Pierre- French Benedictine. (1290-1362) ...
Berengarius of Tours Berengarius of Tours
Berengarius of Tours- Born at Tours about 999; died on the island of St. Cosme, near that city, in 1088. ...
Bosio, Antonio Bosio, Antonio
Bosio, Antonio- Known as "The Columbus of the Catacombs", b. in the island of Malta about the year 1576; d. 1629. ...
Berlioz, Hector Berlioz, Hector
Berlioz, Hector- French composer. (1803-1869) ...
Bernal, Agostino Bernal, Agostino
Bernal, Agostino- Spanish theologian. (1587-1642) ...
Bernard Guidonis Bernard Guidonis
Bernard Guidonis- Bishop and Inquisitor. (1261-1331) ...
Bernard of Bologna Bernard of Bologna
Bernard of Bologna- Friar Minor Capuchin and Scotist theologian, born at Bologna, 17 December, 1701; died 19 February, 1768. ...
Bernard of Cluny Bernard of Cluny
Bernard of Cluny- A Benedictine monk of the first half of the twelfth century, poet, satirist, and hymn-writer, author of "On the Contempt of the World". ...
Bernard of Luxemburg Bernard of Luxemburg
Bernard of Luxemburg- Dominican theologian, controversialist, and Inquisitor. (d. 1535) ...
Bernard of Pavia Bernard of Pavia
Bernard of Pavia- Canonist and bishop. (d. 1213) ...

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