All sites of Religion and Spirituality

Barry, John Barry, John
Barry, John- U.S. Navy Captain. (1745-1803) ...
Bernardines, The Bernardines, The
Bernardines, The- Title of certain sisters of the order of Cîteaux who at the end of the sixteenth and in the seventeenth century, made energetic efforts to restore the primitive observance of their rule. ...
Bernini, Domenico Bernini, Domenico
Bernini, Domenico- Son of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. ...
Brazil Brazil
Brazil- Information includes history, religion, climate, education, and economy. ...
Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo- Italian architect and sculptor. (1598-1680) ...
Berruyer, Isaac-Joseph Berruyer, Isaac-Joseph
Berruyer, Isaac-Joseph- Entered the Society of Jesus in 1697. Wrote "A History of the People of God," published in three parts. ...
Burns, James Burns, James
Burns, James- Publisher and author. (1808-1871) ...
Bouhours, Dominique Bouhours, Dominique
Bouhours, Dominique- French Jesuit author. (1632-1702) ...
Berthier, Guillaume-François Berthier, Guillaume-François
Berthier, Guillaume-François- A Jesuit professor and writer, born at Issoudun, 1704; died at Bourges, 1782. ...
Bickell, Gustav Bickell, Gustav
Bickell, Gustav- Orientalist. (1838-1906) ...
Benedict IX, Pope Benedict IX, Pope
Benedict IX, Pope- The nephew of his two immediate predecessors. ...
Brisbane Brisbane
Brisbane- Provides history and religious statistics. ...
Berti, Giovanni Lorenzo Berti, Giovanni Lorenzo
Berti, Giovanni Lorenzo- Italian theologian, b. 28 May, 1696, at Sarravezza, Tuscany; d. 26 March, 1766, at Pisa. ...
Bertonio, Ludovico Bertonio, Ludovico
Bertonio, Ludovico- Italian missionary. (1552-1625) ...
Besange, Jerome Lamy, O.S.B Besange, Jerome Lamy, O.S.B
Besange, Jerome Lamy, O.S.B- Born at Linz, 1726; died 1781. ...
Beschefer, Theodore Beschefer, Theodore
Beschefer, Theodore- Jesuit missionary in Canada. (1630-1711) ...
Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe
Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe- Though primarily a missionary, better know as one of the classical writers of Tamil literature. (1680-1746) ...
Bethany Bethany
Bethany- A village of Palestine. ...
Bethany Beyond the Jordan Bethany Beyond the Jordan
Bethany Beyond the Jordan- In the text of St. John's Gospel, i, 28, the author locates the event of Our Lord's baptism by St. John the Baptist at Bethany across the Jordan and there is herein a celebrated variant. ...
Betharan Betharan
Betharan- A city of the Amorrhites in the valley-plain east of the Jordan. ...
Bethdagon Bethdagon
Bethdagon- Name of two cities in Palestine. ...
Bethel Bethel
Bethel- An ancient Cansanitish town. ...
Bethlehem Bethlehem
Bethlehem- Titular see of Palestine. ...
Breviary, Reform of the Roman Breviary, Reform of the Roman
Breviary, Reform of the Roman- Article on the 1911-1913 revamping of the breviary so as to allow recitation of all of the Psalter each week. Feasts were also ranked according to liturgical importance, and some offices we ...
Bethlehem Bethlehem
Bethlehem- An architectural term used in the Ethiopic Church for the oven or bakehouse for baking the Korban or Eucharistic bread. ...
Breviary Breviary
Breviary- Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours. ...
Bethlehemites Bethlehemites
Bethlehemites- Military and hospitaller orders. ...
Bethsaida Bethsaida
Bethsaida- Details the city, pool, and titular see of this name. ...
Bethsan Bethsan
Bethsan- A city within Issachar, but assigned to Manasses, later Scythopolis, now the village Beisan. ...
Bethulia Bethulia
Bethulia- The city whose deliverance by Judith, when besieged by Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith. ...
Betting Betting
Betting- Defined as the backing of an affirmation or forecast by offering to forfeit, in case of an adverse issue, a sum of money or article of value to one who, by accepting, maintains the opposite and backs his opinion ...
Bar Hebræus Bar Hebræus
Bar Hebræus- A Jacobite Syrian bishop, philosopher, poet, grammarian, physician, Biblical commentator, historian, and theologian. (1226-1286) ...
Biard, Pierre Biard, Pierre
Biard, Pierre- Jesuit missionary, born at Grenoble, France, 1576; died at Avignon, 17 November, 1622. ...
Biblia Pauperum Biblia Pauperum
Biblia Pauperum- A collection of pictures representing scenes from Jesus' life with the corresponding prophetic types. ...
Biblical Antiquities Biblical Antiquities
Biblical Antiquities- Details domestic, political, and sacred antiquities. ...
Bidermann, James Bidermann, James
Bidermann, James- Poet and theologian. (1578-1639) ...
Bigamy (in Canon Law) Bigamy (in Canon Law)
Bigamy (in Canon Law)- Canonically viewed, bigamy denotes (a) the condition of a man married to two real or interpretative wives in succession, and as a consequence (b) his unfitness to receive, or exercise after recepti ...
Billick, Eberhard Billick, Eberhard
Billick, Eberhard- German theologian, opponent of the Reformation, born 1499 or 1500 at Cologne; died there 12 January, 1557. ...
Bilocation Bilocation
Bilocation- Latin bis, twice, and locatio, place. ...
Binet, Etienne Binet, Etienne
Binet, Etienne- Jesuit author, born at Dijon, France, 1569; died at Paris, 1639. ...
Binet, Jacques-Philippe-Marie Binet, Jacques-Philippe-Marie
Binet, Jacques-Philippe-Marie- French mathematician and astronomer. (1786-1856) ...
Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Biogenesis and Abiogenesis
Biogenesis and Abiogenesis- According to their Greek derivation these two terms refer to the origin of life. ...
Biology Biology
Biology- The science on life and living organisms. ...
Biot, Jean-Baptiste Biot, Jean-Baptiste
Biot, Jean-Baptiste- Physicist and mathematician. (1774-1862) ...
Birds (in Symbolism) Birds (in Symbolism)
Birds (in Symbolism)- The dove, eagle, pelican, phoenix, and peacock are included. ...
Biretta Biretta
Biretta- A square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, worn by clerics of all grades from cardinals downwards. ...
Bisarchio, Diocese of Bisarchio, Diocese of
Bisarchio, Diocese of- Situated in Sardinia, in the province of Sassari, district of Nuoro, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sassari. ...
Benedictus, The (Canticle of Zachary) Benedictus, The (Canticle of Zachary)
Benedictus, The (Canticle of Zachary)- One of the three great canticles in the opening chapters of this Gospel, the other two being the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis. ...
Baeumer, Suitbert Baeumer, Suitbert
Baeumer, Suitbert- Historian of the Breviary and one of the most scholarly patrologists of the nineteenth century. ...
Bishop Bishop
Bishop- The title of an ecclesiastical dignitary who possesses the fullness of the priesthood to rule a diocese as its chief pastor, in due submission to the primacy of the pope. ...

Latest sites from Religion and Spirituality