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Deusdedit, Pope Saint Deusdedit, Pope Saint
Deusdedit, Pope Saint- Also known as Pope Adeodatus I, d. 618. ...
David, Saint David, Saint
David, Saint- Also known as Dewi or Degui. Biography of this bishop and confessor, the patron saint of Wales. ...
Dionysius, Pope Saint Dionysius, Pope Saint
Dionysius, Pope Saint- Elected towards the end of a wave of persecution. Dionysius opposed the errors of the Sabellians and Marcionites, and died in 268. ...
Diarmaid, Saint Diarmaid, Saint
Diarmaid, Saint- Brief biographies of two Irish saints of this name. The first mentioned was Archbishop of Armagh, and died in 851 or 852. The second, St. Diarmaid the Just, was a monastic founder and distinguished write ...
Donnan, Saint Donnan, Saint
Donnan, Saint- Three or possibly four Irish saints of this name lived in the sixth and seventh centuries. ...
Damasus I, Pope Saint Damasus I, Pope Saint
Damasus I, Pope Saint- Damasus, who had to contend with an antipope, condemned Apollinarianism, and persuaded St. Jerome to undertake the revision of the Latin Bible, died in 384. ...
Duvernay, Ludger Duvernay, Ludger
Duvernay, Ludger- A French-Canadian journalist and patriot, born at Verchères, Quebec, 22 January, 1799; died 28 November, 1852. ...
Demetrius, Saint Demetrius, Saint
Demetrius, Saint- The first bishop of Alexandria of whom anything is known. Appointed Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later condemned him for being ordained to the presbyterate without authorization. Demetr ...
Denis, Saint Denis, Saint
Denis, Saint- Bishop of Paris, martyred along with his deacons Rusticus and Eleutherius in about 275. ...
Docetæ Docetæ
Docetæ- Docetism, from the Greek "dokeo" (to seem, to appear) was the contention that Christ merely seemed to be human and only appeared to be born, to suffer, and to die. Already in New Testament times, the Gospel of Jo ...
Donatists Donatists
Donatists- The Donatist schism in Africa began in 311 and flourished just one hundred years, until the conference at Carthage in 411, after which its importance waned. ...
Delphine, Blessed Delphine, Blessed
Delphine, Blessed- Third Order Franciscan, the wife of St. Elzéar. She died in 1358. ...
Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster) Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster)
Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster)- Biography of the Belgian missionary priest to the leper colony on Molokai. ...
Daniel, Saint, and Companions Daniel, Saint, and Companions
Daniel, Saint, and Companions- Franciscan missionaries and martyrs, d. 10 October, 1227. ...
Didacus, Saint Didacus, Saint
Didacus, Saint- Franciscan lay brother, d. 1463. ...
Daniel Comboni, Saint Daniel Comboni, Saint
Daniel Comboni, Saint- Short biographical profile of this nineteenth-century Italian missionary to Africa. ...
Denys the Carthusian, Blessed Denys the Carthusian, Blessed
Denys the Carthusian, Blessed- Sometimes called the last of the Schoolmen, devoted to prayer, avid reader whose favorite author was Pseudo-Dionysius. Author of commentaries, sermons, and theological and philosophical tre ...
Dorothea, Saint Dorothea, Saint
Dorothea, Saint- Brief hagiographies of two saints of this name: St. Dorothea, virgin and martyr, d. at Caesarea; and St. Dorothea of Montau. ...
Dymphna, Saint Dymphna, Saint
Dymphna, Saint- Virgin and martyr, venerated since at least the thirteenth century. ...
Danti, Ignazio Danti, Ignazio
Danti, Ignazio- Mathematician and cosmographer, b. at Perugia, Italy, 1537; d. at Alatri, 19 Oct., 1586. ...
Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean
Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean- One of the authors of Jansenism, b. at Bayonne, France, 1581; d. in Paris, 1643. ...
Dumont, Hubert-André Dumont, Hubert-André
Dumont, Hubert-André- Belgian geologist, b. at Liège, 15 Feb., 1809; d. in the same city, 28 Feb., 1857. ...
Durbin, Elisha John Durbin, Elisha John
Durbin, Elisha John- The "Patriarch-priest of Kentucky", born 1 February, 1800; died in 1887. ...
Domesday Book Domesday Book
Domesday Book- The name given to the record of the great survey of England made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-86. ...
Dubois, John Dubois, John
Dubois, John- Third Bishop of New York, educator and missionary, b. in Paris, 24 August, 1764; d. in New York, 20 December, 1842. ...
Dacier, Anne Dacier, Anne
Dacier, Anne- The wife of André Dacier, born at Saumur in 1651; died 17 April 1720. ...
Durham Rite Durham Rite
Durham Rite- The earliest document giving an account of liturgical services in the Diocese of Durham is the so-called "Rituale ecclesiæ Dunelmensis". ...
Damascus Damascus
Damascus- It is mentioned in the Bible at the time of Abraham (Gen., xiv, 15; xv, 2); also on the pylons of Karnak, among the Syrian cities captured by the Pharaoh Touthmes III. ...
Doyle, John Doyle, John
Doyle, John- Born in Dublin, Ireland, 1797; died in London, 2 January, 1868; English portrait-painter and caricaturist. ...
Dalmatic Dalmatic
Dalmatic- The outer liturgical vestment of the deacon. ...
Dungal Dungal
Dungal- Irish monk, teacher, astronomer, and poet who flourished about 820. ...
Dulia Dulia
Dulia- A theological term signifying the honour paid to the saints, while latria means worship given to God alone, and hyperdulia the veneration offered to the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...
Duty Duty
Duty- The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: "something that is due", "obligatory service"; "something that one is bound to perform or to avoid". ...
Dwight, Thomas Dwight, Thomas
Dwight, Thomas- American anatomist. (1843-1911) ...
Danaba Danaba
Danaba- A titular see of Phænicia Secunda. ...
Dance of Death Dance of Death
Dance of Death- Originally a species of spectacular play akin to the English moralities. It has been traced back to the middle of the fourteenth century. ...
Daniel, Book of Daniel, Book of
Daniel, Book of- In the Hebrew Bible, and in most recent Protestant versions, the Book of Daniel is limited to its proto-canonical portions. In the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations ...
Daniel, Charles Daniel, Charles
Daniel, Charles- Founded the "Etudes de théologie et d' histoire", a magazine with monthly publication. (1818-1893) ...
Dalton, John Dalton, John
Dalton, John- Irish author and translator from Spanish and German, born in 1814; died at Maddermarket, Norwich, 15 February, 1874. ...
Dalley, William Bede Dalley, William Bede
Dalley, William Bede- Lawyer and statesman, born in Sydney, New South Wales, 1831; died there 28 October, 1888. ...
Dancing Dancing
Dancing- The origin of dancing is from the natural tendency to employ gesture either to supplement or to replace speech. ...
Daniel, Gabriel Daniel, Gabriel
Daniel, Gabriel- Historian and controversialist, born at Rouen, France, 8 Feb., 1649; died at Paris, 23 June, 1728. ...
Dabrowski, Joseph Dabrowski, Joseph
Dabrowski, Joseph- Founder of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Detroit. (d. 1903) ...
Damietta Damietta
Damietta- An Egyptian titular see for the Latins and the Catholic Melchite Greeks, in Augustamnica Prima. ...
Disciples of Christ Disciples of Christ
Disciples of Christ- A sect founded in the United States of America by Alexander Campbell. ...
Direction, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual
Direction, Spiritual- Personal guidance according to individual needs. Criticizes excesses at both ends of the spectrum: heavyhanded directors, and people who think that since they have the Holy Spirit they have no need ...
De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps
De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps- Born 17 March, 1809; died 5 March, 1878. ...
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain Durandus of Saint-Pourçain
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain- Philosopher and theologian. (d. 1332) ...
Doyle, Richard Doyle, Richard
Doyle, Richard- English artist and caricaturist, b. in London, September, 1824; d. there 11 December, 1883. ...
Durer, Albrecht Durer, Albrecht
Durer, Albrecht- German artist. (1471-1528) ...

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