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Denes Denes
Denes- An aboriginal race of North America, also called Athapaskans and known earlier among earlier ethnologists as Tinne or Tinneh. ...
Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de
Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de- Governor of New France, born in 1638 at Denonville in the department of Eure-et-Loir, France; died 1710. ...
De Paul University De Paul University
De Paul University- In Chicago, the outgrowth of St. Vincent's College, which opened in Sept., 1898. ...
Derry Derry
Derry- Includes nearly all the County Derry, part of Donegal, and a large portion of Tyrone, Ireland; it is a suffragan of Armagh. ...
Derry, School of Derry, School of
Derry, School of- This was the first foundation of St. Columba, the great Apostle of Scotland, and one of the three patron saints of Ireland. ...
Deschamps, Eustache Deschamps, Eustache
Deschamps, Eustache- Also called Morel, on account of his dark complexion; b. at Vertus in Champagne between 1338 and 1340; d. about 1410. ...
Desurmont, Achille Desurmont, Achille
Desurmont, Achille- Ascetical writer, b. at Tourcoing, France, 23 Dec., 1828; d. 23 July, 1898. ...
Devas, Charles Stanton Devas, Charles Stanton
Devas, Charles Stanton- Political economist, b. at Woodside, Old Windsor, England, of Protestant parents, 26 August, 1848; d. 6 November, 1906. ...
De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt
De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt- Poet, critic, and essayist, b. at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, Ireland, 10 January, 1814; died there, 21 January, 1902. ...
Diakovár Diakovár
Diakovár- See of the Bishop of the united Dioceses of Bosnia or Diakovár and Syrmia. ...
Diamantina Diamantina
Diamantina- Located in the north of the state of Minas Geraes, Brazil, South America; created under the Brazilian Empire, 10 Aug., 1853, and confirmed by the Holy See, 6 June, 1854. ...
Diario Romano Diario Romano
Diario Romano- A booklet published annually at Rome, with papal authorization, giving the routine of feasts and fasts to be observed in Rome and the ecclesiastical functions to be performed in the city. ...
Dijon Dijon
Dijon- Diocese comprising the entire department of Côte-d'Or and is a suffragan of Lyons. ...
Dolman, Charles Dolman, Charles
Dolman, Charles- Publisher and bookseller, b. at Monmouth, England, 20 Sept., 1807; d. in Paris, 31 December, 1863. ...
Dolores Mission Dolores Mission
Dolores Mission- Or Mission San Francisco De Asis De Los Dolores. ...
Dome Dome
Dome- An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola. ...
Domenech, Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonne Domenech, Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonne
Domenech, Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonne- Abbe, missionary and author, b. at Lyons, France, 4 November, 1826; d. in France, June, 1886. ...
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic- The eastern, and much larger political division of the island now comprehensively known as Haiti, which is the second in size of the Greater Antilles. ...
Donlevy, Andrew Donlevy, Andrew
Donlevy, Andrew- Educator, b. in 1694, probably in Sligo, Ireland; date and place of death uncertain. ...
Donnet, Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet, Ferdinand-François-Auguste
Donnet, Ferdinand-François-Auguste- A French cardinal, b. at Bourg-Argental (Loire), 1795; d. at Bordeaux, 1882. ...
Donus, Pope Donus, Pope
Donus, Pope- Son of a Roman called Mauricius; he was consecrated Bishop of Rome 2 Nov., 676, to succeed Adeodatus II, after an interval of four months and seventeen days; d. 11 April, 678. ...
Dorchester, Abbey of Dorchester, Abbey of
Dorchester, Abbey of- Founded in 1140 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. ...
Dore, Pierre Dore, Pierre
Dore, Pierre- Controversialist, b. at Orleans about 1500; d. at Paris, 19 May, 1559. ...
Doria, Andrea Doria, Andrea
Doria, Andrea- Genoese admiral and statesman, b. at Oneglia, Italy, 1468; d. at Genoa, 1560. ...
Doring, Matthias Doring, Matthias
Doring, Matthias- Historian and theologian, b. between 1390 and 1400, at Kyritz, in Brandenburg; d. there 24 July, 1469. ...
Dorman, Thomas Dorman, Thomas
Dorman, Thomas- Theologian, b. at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, date uncertain; d. at Tournai, 1572 or 1577. ...
Dornin, Bernard Dornin, Bernard
Dornin, Bernard- First publisher in the United States of distinctively Catholic books, b. in Ireland, 1761; d. in Ohio, 1836. ...
Dosquet, Pierre-Herman Dosquet, Pierre-Herman
Dosquet, Pierre-Herman- Fourth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Liège, Flanders, 1691; d. at Paris, 1777. ...
Dossi, Giovanni Dossi, Giovanni
Dossi, Giovanni- An Italian painter, b. about 1479; d. at Ferrara in 1542. ...
Dowdall, George Dowdall, George
Dowdall, George- Archbishop of Armagh, b. at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, in 1487; d. at London, 15 August, 1558. ...
Dower Dower
Dower- A provision for support during life accorded by law to a wife surviving her hustand. ...
Dower, Religious Dower, Religious
Dower, Religious- Because of its analogy with the dower that a woman brings to her husband when she marries, the name "religious dower" has been given to the sum of money or the property that a religious woman, or nun (r ...
Down and Connor Down and Connor
Down and Connor- A line drawn from Whitehouse on Belfast Lough due west to the Clady River, thence by the river itself to Muckamore and Lough Neagh, marks the boundary between the Diocese of Down and the Diocese of Conno ...
Doyle, James Warren Doyle, James Warren
Doyle, James Warren- Irish bishop; b. near New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, 1786; d. at Carlow, 1834. ...
Dracontius, Blossius Aemilius Dracontius, Blossius Aemilius
Dracontius, Blossius Aemilius- A Christian poet of the fifth century. ...
Drane, Augusta Theodosia Drane, Augusta Theodosia
Drane, Augusta Theodosia- In religion Mother Francis Raphael; b. At Bromley near London, in 1823; d. at Stone, Staffordshire, 19 April, 1894. ...
Dresden Dresden
Dresden- The capital of the Kingdom of Saxony and the residence of the royal family, is situated on both sides of the Elbe. ...
Dreves, Lebrecht Blücher Dreves, Lebrecht Blücher
Dreves, Lebrecht Blücher- Poet, b. at Hamburg, Germany, 12 September, 1816; d. at Feldkirch, 19 Dec., 1870. ...
Drevet Family, The Drevet Family, The
Drevet Family, The- Leading portrait engravers of France for over a hundred years, beginning with Pierre, and sustained by his son, Pierre-Imbert, and by his nephew, Claude. ...
Drexel, Francis Anthony Drexel, Francis Anthony
Drexel, Francis Anthony- Banker, b. at Philadelphia, U.S.A., 20 June, 1824; d. there 15 Feb., 1885. ...
Drey, Johann Sebastian von Drey, Johann Sebastian von
Drey, Johann Sebastian von- A professor of theology at the University of Tübingen. (1777-1853) ...
Dromore Dromore
Dromore- Suffragan of Armagh, Ireland. ...
Droste-Vischering, Clemens August von Droste-Vischering, Clemens August von
Droste-Vischering, Clemens August von- Archbishop of Cologne, born 21 Jan., 1773, at Münster, Germany; died 19 Oct., 1845, in the same city. ...
Druillettes, Gabriel Druillettes, Gabriel
Druillettes, Gabriel- Missionary, b. in France, 29 September, 1610; d. at Quebec, 8 April, 1681. ...
Drumgoole, John C. Drumgoole, John C.
Drumgoole, John C.- Priest and philanthropist, b. at Granard, Co. Longford, Ireland, 15 August, 1816; d. in New York, 28 March, 1888. ...
Druys, Jean Druys, Jean
Druys, Jean- Thirtieth Abbot of Parc near Louvain, Belgium, b. at Cumptich, near Tirlemont; d. 25 March, 1635. ...
Dryburgh Abbey Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey- A monastery belonging to the canons of the Premonstratensian Order (Norbertine or White Canons), situated four miles south-east of Melrose, Scotland. ...
Du Cange, Charles Dufresne Du Cange, Charles Dufresne
Du Cange, Charles Dufresne- Historian and philologist, b. at Amiens, France, 18 Dec., 1610; d. at Paris, 1688. ...
Du Coudray, Philippe-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Tronson Du Coudray, Philippe-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Tronson
Du Coudray, Philippe-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Tronson- Soldier, b. at Reims, France, 8 September, 1738; d. at Philadelphia, U.S.A., 11 September, 1777. ...
Dubois, Guillaume Dubois, Guillaume
Dubois, Guillaume- A French cardinal and statesman, born at Brive, in Limousin, 1656; died at Versailles, 1723. ...

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