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Burkard, Franz Burkard, Franz
Burkard, Franz- The name of two celebrated German jurists. ...
Burlington Burlington
Burlington- Diocese established 14 July, 1853; comprises the whole State of Vermont, U.S.A. ...
Burma Burma
Burma- Before its annexation by the British, Burma consisted of the kingdoms of Ava and Pegu. ...
Burnett, Peter Hardeman Burnett, Peter Hardeman
Burnett, Peter Hardeman- First American Governor of California. (1807-1895) ...
Burse Burse
Burse- A receptacle in which, for reasons of convenience xnd reverence, the folded corporal is carried to and from the altar. ...
Bursfeld, The Abbey of Bursfeld, The Abbey of
Bursfeld, The Abbey of- One of the most celebrated Benedictine monasteries in Germany in the Middle Ages. Founded in 1093 by Duke Henry of Nordheim and his wife Gertrude. ...
Bury St. Edmund's, The Abbey of Bury St. Edmund's, The Abbey of
Bury St. Edmund's, The Abbey of- The first religious foundation there was established by Sigebert, King of the East Angles, who resigned his crown to found a monastery about 537. ...
Busée, Pierre Busée, Pierre
Busée, Pierre- Jesuit theologian. (1540-1587) ...
Busembaum, Hermann Busembaum, Hermann
Busembaum, Hermann- Jesuit moral theologian. (1600-1668) ...
Busiris Busiris
Busiris- A titular see taking its title from one of the many Egyptian cities of the same name. ...
Buskins Buskins
Buskins- Ceremonial stockings of silk, sometimes interwoven with gold threads, and even heavily embroidered, worn by the celebrant of a pontifical Mass. ...
Buss, Franz Joseph, Ritter von Buss, Franz Joseph, Ritter von
Buss, Franz Joseph, Ritter von- Jurist, b. 23 March, 1803 at Zell in Baden; d. 31 January, 1878, at Freiburg im Breisgau. ...
Bustamante, Carlos María Bustamante, Carlos María
Bustamante, Carlos María- Mexican statesman and historian. (1774-1848) ...
Buston, Thomas Stephen Buston, Thomas Stephen
Buston, Thomas Stephen- Jesuit missionary and author. (1549-1619) ...
Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of
Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of- Born at Mountstuart, Bute, 12 September, 1847; d. at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, 9 October, 1900. ...
Buteux, Jacques Buteux, Jacques
Buteux, Jacques- French Jesuit missionary in Canada. (1600-1652) ...
Butler, Alban Butler, Alban
Butler, Alban- Seventeenth-century English Catholic. ...
Butler, Charles Butler, Charles
Butler, Charles- English lawyer. (1750-1832) ...
Butler, Mary Joseph Butler, Mary Joseph
Butler, Mary Joseph- Irish Abbess. (1641-1723) ...
Buttress Buttress
Buttress- A pilaster, pier, or body of masonry projecting beyond the main face of the wall and intended to strengthen the wall at particular points. ...
Byblos Byblos
Byblos- Titular see of Phoenicia. ...
Bye-Altar Bye-Altar
Bye-Altar- An altar that is subordinate to the central or high altar. ...
Byllis Byllis
Byllis- Titular see of Albania. ...
Byzantine Architecture Byzantine Architecture
Byzantine Architecture- A mixed style, i.e. a style composed of Graeco-Roman and Oriental elements which, in earlier centuries, cannot be clearly separated. ...
Byzantine Art Byzantine Art
Byzantine Art- The art of the Eastern Roman Empire and of its capital Byzantium, or Constantinople. ...
Belchiam, Venerable Thomas Belchiam, Venerable Thomas
Belchiam, Venerable Thomas- A Franciscan martyr in the reign of Henry VIII, date of birth uncertain; d. 3 August 1537. ...
Baradæus, Jacob Baradæus, Jacob
Baradæus, Jacob- A Syrian Monophysite bishop, born in Tella, towards the end of the fifth or the beginning of the sixth century, died in 578. ...
Barnabas of Terni Barnabas of Terni
Barnabas of Terni- Friar Minor and missionary, d. 1474 or 1477. ...
Barradas, Sebastião Barradas, Sebastião
Barradas, Sebastião- A Portuguese exegete and preacher, born at Lisbon in 1543; died at Coimbra in 1615. ...
Briçonnet Briçonnet
Briçonnet- Includes three people with this name. ...
Brück, Heinrich Brück, Heinrich
Brück, Heinrich- Ecclesiastical historian and bishop, born at Bingen, 25 October, 1831; died 4 November, 1903. ...
Brindholm, Ven. Edmund Brindholm, Ven. Edmund
Brindholm, Ven. Edmund- Martyr and parish priest of Our Lady's Church at Calais, accused of being concerned in a plot to betray Calais to the French. ...
Bromyard, John Bromyard, John
Bromyard, John- Theologian, d. about 1390. ...
Brunn Brunn
Brunn- Suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Olmutz, embracing the south-western part of Moravia. ...
Bucharest Bucharest
Bucharest- Comprises the Kingdom of Rumania. ...
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires- The federal capital of the Argentine Republic. ...
Bull-Fight, The Spanish Bull-Fight, The Spanish
Bull-Fight, The Spanish- Includes details of three kinds of bull-fights: (1) caballerescas, (2) populares, and (3) gladiatorias. ...
Balanaea Balanaea
Balanaea- A titular see of Syria. ...
Balbus, Hieronymus Balbus, Hieronymus
Balbus, Hieronymus- Humanist, poet, diplomatist, and Bishop of Gurk in Carinthia, b. about 1450 at Venice; d. there, probably 1535. ...
Balde, Jacob Balde, Jacob
Balde, Jacob- A German poet. (1604-1668) ...
Balderic (Baudry) Balderic (Baudry)
Balderic (Baudry)- A monk of Liège, a writer and teacher of the twelfth century, b. date unknown, at Florennes in Belgium; d. about 1157. ...
Balderic Balderic
Balderic- Bishop of Dol, in France, chronicler, b. about 1050; d. 7 January, 1130. ...
Baldi, Bernardino Baldi, Bernardino
Baldi, Bernardino- An Italian poet and savant, b. at Urbino, 5 June, 1553; d. at the same place, 10 October, 1617. ...
Baldovinetti, Alesso Baldovinetti, Alesso
Baldovinetti, Alesso- A notable Florentine painter, b. in Florence, 14 October, 1427; d. there, 29 August, 1499. ...
Baldung, Hans Baldung, Hans
Baldung, Hans- Known as Grien or Grun, from his fondness for brilliant green, both in his own costume and in his pictures, a vigorous and distinguished painter, engraver, and draughtsman on wood, b. at Gmund, Swabia, abo ...
Baldwin, Francis Baldwin, Francis
Baldwin, Francis- Jurist. (1520-1573) ...
Balearic Isles Balearic Isles
Balearic Isles- A group in the western part of the Mediterranean belonging to Spain and consisting of four larger islands, Majorca, Minorca, Iviza, and Formentera, and eleven smaller islands of rocky formation. ...
Ball, Mother Frances Mary Teresa Ball, Mother Frances Mary Teresa
Ball, Mother Frances Mary Teresa- Born in Dublin 9 January, 1794; died 19 May, 1861; foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...
Ballarat Ballarat
Ballarat- One of the three suffragan dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Melbourne, Australia. ...
Ballerini, Girolamo and Pietro Ballerini, Girolamo and Pietro
Ballerini, Girolamo and Pietro- Celebrated theologians and canonists, the sons of a distinguished surgeon of Verona. ...

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