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Bicknor, Alexander Bicknor, Alexander
Bicknor, Alexander- Archbishop of Dublin, date of birth unknown; d. 1349. ...
Biel, Gabriel Biel, Gabriel
Biel, Gabriel- Lengthy article on the last of the Scholastics. Biel, the first professor of theology at Tübingen, was a nominalist. He died in 1495. ...
Biella Biella
Biella- The city of Biella, the see of the diocese of that name, is an important industrial centre (anciently called Bugelia) of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Novara. ...
Bielski, Marcin Bielski, Marcin
Bielski, Marcin- Polish chronicler. (1495-1575) ...
Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de
Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de- French Governor of Louisiana and founder of New Orleans. (1680-1767) ...
Bigamy (in Civil Law) Bigamy (in Civil Law)
Bigamy (in Civil Law)- In civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a "formal entering into of a marriage while a former one remains un-dissolved". ...
Bigne, Marguerin de la Bigne, Marguerin de la
Bigne, Marguerin de la- French theologian and patrologist, b. about 1546 at Bernières-le-Patry, Normandy; d. about 1595. ...
Billy, Jacques de Billy, Jacques de
Billy, Jacques de- French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and a Benedictine abbot. (1535-1581) ...
Bination Bination
Bination- The offering up of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass twice on the same day by the same celebrant. ...
Biner, Joseph Biner, Joseph
Biner, Joseph- Canonist, historian, and theologian. (1697-1766) ...
Binius, Severin Binius, Severin
Binius, Severin- Historian and critic. (1573-1641) ...
Binterim, Anton Joseph Binterim, Anton Joseph
Binterim, Anton Joseph- A theologian of repute and for fifty years parish priest of Bilk. (1779-1855) ...
Biondo, Flavio Biondo, Flavio
Biondo, Flavio- Italian archæologist and historian. (1388-1463) ...
Birkowski, Fabian Birkowski, Fabian
Birkowski, Fabian- Polish preacher, b. at Lemberg, 1566; d. at Cracow, 1636. ...
Birmingham Birmingham
Birmingham- One of the thirteen dioceses erected by the Apostolic Letter of Pius IX, 27 September, 1850, which restored a hierarchy to the Catholic church in England. ...
Birnbaum, Heinrich Birnbaum, Heinrich
Birnbaum, Heinrich- Carthusian monk, b. in 1403; d. 19 February, 1473. ...
Birth, The Defect of Birth, The Defect of
Birth, The Defect of- Illegitimacy, a canonical impediment to ordination. ...
Birtha Birtha
Birtha- A titular see of Osrhaene. ...
Bishop, William Bishop, William
Bishop, William- The first superior in England in episcopal orders since the old hierarchy died out in the reign of Elizabeth, born c. 1553 at Brailes in Warwickshire, where his family continued to reside until recent ti ...
Blackwood, Adam Blackwood, Adam
Blackwood, Adam- Author, b. at Dunfermline, Scotland, 1539; d. 1613. ...
Blanc, Anthony Blanc, Anthony
Blanc, Anthony- Fifth Bishop, and first Archbishop, of New Orleans, La., U.S.A. (1792-1860) ...
Blastares, Matthew Blastares, Matthew
Blastares, Matthew- A monk of the Order of St. Basil, living in the fourteenth century, who applied himself to the study of theology and canon law. ...
Blemmida, Nicephorus Blemmida, Nicephorus
Blemmida, Nicephorus- A learned monk and writer of the Green Church, b. about 1198, at Constantinople; d. 1272. ...
Blenkinsop Blenkinsop
Blenkinsop- Details of four people with this name. ...
Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the
Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the- Founded in 1889 by Katharine Drexel. ...
Blois Blois
Blois- Coextensive with the civil department of Loir-et-Cher and a suffragan of Paris. ...
Blomevenna, Peter Blomevenna, Peter
Blomevenna, Peter- Carthusian, b. at Leyden, in Holland in 1466; d. 30 September, 1536. ...
Blyth, Francis Blyth, Francis
Blyth, Francis- English Carmelite, reviser of the Douay Bible, born c. 1705; d. in London, 11 December 1772. ...
Boccaccino Boccaccino
Boccaccino- Italian painter, b. at Cremona, 1460, and d. probably in 1525 rather than in 1518, the date usually given. ...
Boecken, Placidus Boecken, Placidus
Boecken, Placidus- A German Benedictine, canonist, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salzburg. (1690-1752) ...
Boeri, Petrus Boeri, Petrus
Boeri, Petrus- A french benedictine canonist and bishop, b. during the first quarter of the fourteenth century at Laredorte. ...
Bogotá Bogotá
Bogotá- Capital of the republic of Colombia. ...
Boiano Boiano
Boiano- Diocese in the province of Benevento, Italy, suffragan to the Archbishopric of Benevento. ...
Boiardo, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Matteo Maria
Boiardo, Matteo Maria- An Italian poet, b. about 1434, at, or near, Scandiano (Reggio-Emilia); d. at Reggio, 20 December, 1494. ...
Boileau-Despréaux, Nicholas Boileau-Despréaux, Nicholas
Boileau-Despréaux, Nicholas- French poet. (1636-1711) ...
Boise Boise
Boise- Diocese created by Leo XIII, 25 August, 1893. ...
Bois-le-Duc Bois-le-Duc
Bois-le-Duc- Diocese lies within the Dutch province of Brabant, and is suffragan to Utrecht. ...
Bokenham, Osbern Bokenham, Osbern
Bokenham, Osbern- English Augustinian friar and poet, b. 1393, d. probably in 1447. ...
Bolanden, Conrad von Bolanden, Conrad von
Bolanden, Conrad von- A German novelist, son of a rich merchant, b. 9 August, 1828, at Niedergeilbach, a village of the Palatinate. ...
Bolivia Bolivia
Bolivia- Includes history, geography, education, church, and government information. ...
Bologna Bologna
Bologna- The principal city in the province of the same name, Italy. ...
Bologna, University of Bologna, University of
Bologna, University of- A tradition of the thirteenth century attributed the foundation of this university to Theodosius II (433); but this legend is now generally rejected. ...
Bolsec, Jérôme-Hermès Bolsec, Jérôme-Hermès
Bolsec, Jérôme-Hermès- A theologian and physician, b. probably at Paris, date unknown; d. at Lyons c. 1584. ...
Bolton, Edmund Bolton, Edmund
Bolton, Edmund- Historian, antiquary, and poet, born c. 1575; died c. 1633. ...
Bombay Bombay
Bombay- The Archdiocese of Bombay comprises the Island of Bombay with several outlying churches in the neighbouring Island of Salsette. ...
Canelos and Macas Canelos and Macas
Canelos and Macas- Vicariate Apostolic in Ecuador, South America. ...
Bommel, Cornelius Richard Anton van Bommel, Cornelius Richard Anton van
Bommel, Cornelius Richard Anton van- Bishop of Liège, born at Leyden, in Holland on 5 April, 1790; died 7 April 1852. ...
Bona, Giovanni Bona, Giovanni
Bona, Giovanni- Cardinal and author. (1609-1674) ...
Bonagratia of Bergamo Bonagratia of Bergamo
Bonagratia of Bergamo- Friar Minor, theologian, and canonist, date of birth unknown; d. at Munich, 1343. ...
Bonal, François de Bonal, François de
Bonal, François de- Bishop of Clermont, b. 1734 at the castle of Bonal, near Agen; d. at Munich, 1800. ...

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