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Dora Dora
Dora- A titular see of Palestina Prima. ...
Dualism Dualism
Dualism- Denotes the religious or theological system which would explain the universe as the outcome of two eternally opposed and coexisting principles. ...
Drachma Drachma
Drachma- A Greek silver coin. ...
Dolphin Dolphin
Dolphin- The use of the dolphin as a Christian symbol is connected with the general ideas underlying the more general use of the fish. The particular idea is that of swiftness and celerity symbolizing the desire with whi ...
Dublin Dublin
Dublin- Archdiocese; occupies about sixty miles of the middle eastern coast of Ireland, and penetrates inland, about forty-six miles, including all the County of Dublin, nearly all of Wicklow, and parts of Kildare and We ...
Druzes Druzes
Druzes- Small Mohammedan sect in Syria, notorious for their opposition to the Marionites, a Catholic people dwelling on the slopes of the Lebanon. ...
Doctor Doctor
Doctor- The title of an authorized teacher. ...
Doubt Doubt
Doubt- A state in which the mind is suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them. ...
Duel Duel
Duel- This word, as used both in the ecclesiastical and civil criminal codes, generally signifies every contest with deadly weapons which takes place by agreement between two persons on account of some private quarrel. ...
Dove Dove
Dove- In Christian antiquity the dove appears as a symbol and as a Eucharistic vessel. ...
Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert
Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert- Bishop of Orléans, France, b. at Saint-Félix; Savoie, 2 June, 1802; d. at Lacombe, Isère, 11 October, 1878. ...
Dacca Dacca
Dacca- Diocese in Bengal, India. ...
Dandolo, Enrico Dandolo, Enrico
Dandolo, Enrico- Doge of Venice from 1192 to 1205; died, aged about a hundred years, in 1205. ...
Davenport, Christopher Davenport, Christopher
Davenport, Christopher- Theologian, b. 1598, at Coventry, England, d. 31 May, 1680. ...
Demers, Modeste Demers, Modeste
Demers, Modeste- Missionary in Pacific Northwest. (1809-1871) ...
Dongan, Thomas Dongan, Thomas
Dongan, Thomas- Second Earl of Limerick, b. 1634, at Castletown Kildrought, now Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland; d. at London, 1715. ...
Denaut, Pierre Denaut, Pierre
Denaut, Pierre- Tenth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Montreal, 20 July, 1743; d. at Longueuil in 1806. ...
Durand Ursin Durand Ursin
Durand Ursin- Benedictine. (1682-1771) ...
Discalced Discalced
Discalced- A term applied to those religious congregations of men and women, the members of which go entirely unshod or wear sandals, with or without other covering for the feet. ...
Dioscorus Dioscorus
Dioscorus- Antipope. (d. 530) ...
Dioscorus Dioscorus
Dioscorus- Fifth-century Bishop of Alexandria. ...
Dahomey Dahomey
Dahomey- The Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, in West Africa, is territorially identical with the French colony of the same name. ...
Dobrizhoffer, Martin Dobrizhoffer, Martin
Dobrizhoffer, Martin- Missionary, b. in Graz, Styria, 7 Sept., 1717; d. in Vienna, 17 July 1791. ...
Doliche Doliche
Doliche- A titular see of Commagene (Augusto-Euphratesia). ...
Dominic of the Mother of God Dominic of the Mother of God
Dominic of the Mother of God- A member of the Passionist Congregation and theologian, b. near Viterbo, Italy, 22 June, 1792; d. near Reading, England, 27 August, 1849. ...
Donders, Peter Donders, Peter
Donders, Peter- Missionary among the lepers, b. at Tilburg in Holland, 27 Oct., 1807; d. 14 Jan., 1887. ...
Donner, Georg Raphael Donner, Georg Raphael
Donner, Georg Raphael- Austrian sculptor, b. at Essling, Austria, 25 May, 1692; d. at Vienna, 15 February, 1741. ...
Dorylaeum Dorylaeum
Dorylaeum- A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, in Asia Minor. ...
Douai Douai
Douai- The town of Douai, in the department of Nord, France, is on the River Scarpe, some twenty miles south of Lille. ...
Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan
Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan- Politician and author, b. at Monaghan, Ireland, 12 April, 1816; d. at Nice, France, 9 Feb., 1903. ...
Dallas Dallas
Dallas- Diocese created in 1890, comprising 108 counties in the northern and north-western portion of the State of Texas, U.S.A. ...
Dalmatia Dalmatia
Dalmatia- A part of the Kingdom of Croatia according to a convention entered into between Croatia and Hungary. ...
Damão Damão
Damão- Suffragan to Goa, and situated in Portuguese India and the British Government of Bombay. ...
Damaraland Damaraland
Damaraland- The middle part of the German colony, German Southwest Africa. ...
Damasus II, Pope Damasus II, Pope
Damasus II, Pope- A native of Bavaria and the third German to be elevated to the See of Peter. ...
Danti, Vincenzo Danti, Vincenzo
Danti, Vincenzo- Sculptor, brother of Ignazio, b. at Perugia, 1530; d. 24 May, 1576. ...
Darboy, Georges Darboy, Georges
Darboy, Georges- Archbishop of Paris and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Fayl-Billot, near Langres, 1813; killed by Communists at Paris, 24 May, 1871. ...
Dardel, Jean Dardel, Jean
Dardel, Jean- Friar Minor of the French province of the order, chronicler of Armenia in the fourteenth century, adviser and confessor to King Leo V (or VI) of Armenia. ...
Daumer, Georg Friedrich Daumer, Georg Friedrich
Daumer, Georg Friedrich- German poet and philosopher, b. at Nuremberg, 5 March, 1800; d. at Wurzburg, 14 December, 1875. ...
Davenport Davenport
Davenport- Diocese erected 8 May, 1881, in the four southern tiers of counties in Iowa. ...
David of Augsburg David of Augsburg
David of Augsburg- Medieval German mystic, b. probably at Augsburg, Bavaria, early in the thirteenth century; d. at Augsburg, 19 November, 1272. ...
David of Dinant David of Dinant
David of Dinant- A pantheistic philosopher who lived in the first decades of the thirteenth century. ...
David Scotus David Scotus
David Scotus- A medieval Irish chronicler, date of birth unknown; d. 1139. ...
Dawson, Aeneas McDonnell Dawson, Aeneas McDonnell
Dawson, Aeneas McDonnell- Author, b. in Scotland, 30 July, 1810; d. in Ottawa, Canada, 29 Dec., 1894. ...
Day, George Day, George
Day, George- Bishop of Chichester; b. in Shropshire, England, c. 1501; d. 2 August, 1556. ...
Day, John Charles, Sir Day, John Charles, Sir
Day, John Charles, Sir- Jurist, b. near Bath, England, 1826; d. 13 June, 1908, at Newbury. ...
Decker, Hans Decker, Hans
Decker, Hans- A German sculptor of the middle of the fifteenth century. ...
Dedication Dedication
Dedication- A term which, though sometimes used of persons who are consecrated to God's service, is more properly applied to the "setting aside" of places for a special and sacred purpose. ...
Dedication, Feast of the Dedication, Feast of the
Dedication, Feast of the- Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights. ...
Delaware Delaware
Delaware- One of the original thirteen of the United States of America. ...

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