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Franzelin, Johann Baptist Franzelin, Johann Baptist
Franzelin, Johann Baptist- Cardinal and theologian. (1816-1886) ...
Familiars Familiars
Familiars- Strictly speaking, seculars subject to a master's authority and maintained at his expense. In canon law the term usually signifies seculars residing in monasteries and other religious houses, actually employed ...
Ferrières, Abbey of Ferrières, Abbey of
Ferrières, Abbey of- Situated in the Diocese of Orléans, department of Loiret, and arrondissement of Montargis. ...
Fleury, André-Hercule de Fleury, André-Hercule de
Fleury, André-Hercule de- Chaplain to Maria Theresa and Louis XIV. (1653-1742) ...
Fetishism Fetishism
Fetishism- The word fetish is derived through the Portuguese feitiço from the Latin factitius (facere, to do, or to make), signifying made by art, artificial (cf. Old English fetys in Chaucer). ...
Felician Sisters, O.S.F. Felician Sisters, O.S.F.
Felician Sisters, O.S.F.- Founded 21 November, 1855, at Warsaw, Poland, by Mother Mary Angela. ...
Fonseca Soares, Antonio da Fonseca Soares, Antonio da
Fonseca Soares, Antonio da- Friar Minor and ascetical writer. (1631-1682) ...
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne Fitzherbert, Maria Anne
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne- Wife of King George IV; b. 26 July, 1756 (place uncertain); d. at Brighton, England, 29 March, 1837. ...
Fire, Liturgical Use of Fire, Liturgical Use of
Fire, Liturgical Use of- One of the most expressive and most ancient of liturgical symbols. ...
Fauriel, Charles-Claude Fauriel, Charles-Claude
Fauriel, Charles-Claude- French historian. (1772-1844) ...
Ferraris, Lucius Ferraris, Lucius
Ferraris, Lucius- An eighteenth-century canonist of the Franciscan Order. ...
Feti, Domenico Feti, Domenico
Feti, Domenico- Italian painter; born at Rome, 1589; died at Venice, 1624. ...
Felix V Felix V
Felix V- Regnal name of Amadeus of Savoy, Antipope (1440-1449). (1383-1451) ...
Fresnel, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Augustin-Jean
Fresnel, Augustin-Jean- Physicist; b. at Broglie near Bernay, Normandy, 10 May, 1788; d. at Ville d'Avray, near Paris, 14 July, 1827. ...
Freppel, Charles-Emile Freppel, Charles-Emile
Freppel, Charles-Emile- Bishop of Angers, France; and deputy from Finistère. (1827-1891) ...
Fraunhofer, Joseph von Fraunhofer, Joseph von
Fraunhofer, Joseph von- Optician. (1787-1826) ...
Felix, Célestin Joseph Felix, Célestin Joseph
Felix, Célestin Joseph- French Jesuit, b. at Neuville-sur-l' Escaut (Nord), 28 June 1810; d. at Lille, 7 July, 1891. ...
Feuardent, François Feuardent, François
Feuardent, François- Franciscan, theologian, preacher of the Ligue, b. at Coutanees, Normandy, in 1539; d. at Paris, 1 Jan., 1610. ...
Fermo, Archdiocese of Fermo, Archdiocese of
Fermo, Archdiocese of- In the province of Ascoli Piceno (Central Italy). ...
Funchal Funchal
Funchal- Diocese in the Madeira Islands. ...
Filelfo, Franscesco Filelfo, Franscesco
Filelfo, Franscesco- A humanist, b. at Tolentino, 25 July, 1398; d. at Florence 31 July, 1481. ...
Ferrari, Gaudenzio Ferrari, Gaudenzio
Ferrari, Gaudenzio- An Italian painter and the greatest master of the Piedmontese School, b. at Valduggia, near Novara. Italy, c. 1470: d. at Milan, 31 January, 1546. ...
Fish, Symbolism of the Fish, Symbolism of the
Fish, Symbolism of the- The symbol itself may have been suggested by the miraculous multification of the loaves and fishes or the repast of the seven Disciples, after the Resurrection, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, ...
Figueroa, Francisco de Figueroa, Francisco de
Figueroa, Francisco de- A celebrated Spanish poet, surnamed "the Divine", b. at Alcalá de Henares, c. 1540, d. there, 1620. ...
Fortaleza, Diocese of Fortaleza, Diocese of
Fortaleza, Diocese of- Co-extensive with the State of Ceará in the Republic of Brazil. ...
Florence of Worcester Florence of Worcester
Florence of Worcester- English chronicler, died in 1118. ...
Fixlmillner, Placidus Fixlmillner, Placidus
Fixlmillner, Placidus- Astronomer. (1721-1791) ...
Feudalism Feudalism
Feudalism- The source of feudalism rises from an intermingling of barbarian usage and Roman law. ...
Fenn, John Fenn, John
Fenn, John- Born at Montacute near Wells in Somersetshire; d. 27 Dec., 1615. He was the eldest brother of Ven. James Fenn, the martyr, and Robert Fenn, the confessor. ...
Felicissimus Felicissimus
Felicissimus- Third-century schismatic. ...
Ferreira, Antonio Ferreira, Antonio
Ferreira, Antonio- A poet, important both for his lyric and his dramatic compositions, b. at Lisbon, Portugal, in 1528; d. there of the plague in 1569. ...
Fiscal Procurator Fiscal Procurator
Fiscal Procurator- The duties of the fiscal procurator consist in preventing crime and safeguarding ecclesiastical law. ...
Filicaja, Vincenzo da Filicaja, Vincenzo da
Filicaja, Vincenzo da- Lyric poet; born at Florence, 30 December, 1642; died there 24 September, 1707. ...
Fulgentius Ferrandus Fulgentius Ferrandus
Fulgentius Ferrandus- A canonist and theologian of the African Church in the first half of the sixth century. ...
Fortunato of Brescia Fortunato of Brescia
Fortunato of Brescia- Morphologist and Minorite of the Reform of Lombardy; b. at Brescia, 1701; d. at Madrid, 1754. ...
Fontenelle, Abbey of Fontenelle, Abbey of
Fontenelle, Abbey of- A Benedictine monastery in Normandy (Seine-Inférieure), near Caudebec-en-Caux. ...
Florence, Council of Florence, Council of
Florence, Council of- The Seventeenth Ecumenical Council was the continuation of the Council of Ferrara. ...
Firmament Firmament
Firmament- The notion that the sky was a vast solid dome seems to have been common among the ancient peoples. ...
Fitzsimon, Henry Fitzsimon, Henry
Fitzsimon, Henry- Irish Jesuit. (1566-1643) ...
First-Fruits First-Fruits
First-Fruits- First-fruit offerings are designated in the Law by a threefold name: Bíkkûrîm, Reshîth, and Terûmôth. ...
Flaccilla, Aelia Flaccilla, Aelia
Flaccilla, Aelia- Empress, wife of Theodosius the Great, died c. A. D. 385 or 386. ...
Friends, Society of Friends, Society of
Friends, Society of- Quakers, an Anglo-American religious sect. ...
Flathead Indians Flathead Indians
Flathead Indians- A name used in both Americas, without special ethnologic significance, to designate tribes practising the custom of compressing the skull in infancy by artificial means. ...
Fideism Fideism
Fideism- A philosophical term meaning a system of philosophy or an attitude of mind, which, denying the power of unaided human reason to reach certitude, affirms that the fundamental act of human knowledge consists in an ...
Finotti, Joseph M. Finotti, Joseph M.
Finotti, Joseph M.- Italian-American Jesuit in Colorado. (1817-1879) ...
Flavia Domitilla Flavia Domitilla
Flavia Domitilla- A Christian Roman matron of the imperial family who lived towards the close of the first century. ...
Flavigny, Abbey of Flavigny, Abbey of
Flavigny, Abbey of- Benedictine abbey in the Diocese of Dijon, the department of Côte-d'Or, and arroundissement of Semur. ...
Flechier, Esprit Flechier, Esprit
Flechier, Esprit- Bishop; b. at Pernes, France, 1632; died at Montpellier, 1710. ...
Fleming, Patrick Fleming, Patrick
Fleming, Patrick- Franciscan friar b. at Lagan, County Louth, Ireland, 17April, 1599; d. 7 November, 1631. ...
Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey- A monastery of the Cistercian Order situated on the banks of the Skell about two and a half miles from Ripon in Yorkshire, established by thirteen Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey, York. ...

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