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Fernández, Juan Fernández, Juan
Fernández, Juan- A Jesuit lay brother and missionary; b. at Cordova; d. 12 June, 1567, in Japan. ...
Ficker, Julius Ficker, Julius
Ficker, Julius- Historian, b. at Paderborn, Germany, 30 April, 1826; d. at Innsbruck, 10 June, 1902. ...
Fletcher, John Fletcher, John
Fletcher, John- A missionary and theologian; d. about 1848. ...
Francis of Vittoria Francis of Vittoria
Francis of Vittoria- Spanish theologian; b. about 1480, at Vittoria, province of Avila, in Old Castile; d. 12 August, 1546. ...
Fleming, Richard Fleming, Richard
Fleming, Richard- Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford; b. about 1360; d. at Sleaford, 25 Jan., 1431. ...
Filliucci, Vincenzo Filliucci, Vincenzo
Filliucci, Vincenzo- Jesuit moralist. (1566-1622) ...
Flemael, Bertholet Flemael, Bertholet
Flemael, Bertholet- Painter, b. at Liège, Flanders, in 1614; d. there in 1675. ...
Foulque de Neuilly Foulque de Neuilly
Foulque de Neuilly- A popular Crusade preacher, d. March, 1202. ...
Forster, Fobrenius Forster, Fobrenius
Forster, Fobrenius- Bavarian Prince-Abbot. (1709-1791) ...
Floreffe, Abbey of Floreffe, Abbey of
Floreffe, Abbey of- Situated on the Sambre, about seven miles southwest of Namur, Belgium, owes its foundation to Godfrey, Count of Namur, and his wife Ermensendis. ...
Fleming, Thomas Fleming, Thomas
Fleming, Thomas- Archbishop of Dublin, son of the Baron of Slane. (1593-1665) ...
Family Family
Family- In the classical Roman period the familia rarely included the parents or the children. Its English derivative was frequently used in former times to describe all the persons of the domestic circle, parents, child ...
Fust, John Fust, John
Fust, John- A partner of Gutenberg in promoting the art of printing, d. at Paris about 1466. ...
Fleury, Abbey of Fleury, Abbey of
Fleury, Abbey of- One of the oldest and most celebrated Benedictine abbeys of Western Europe. Its modern name is Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, applicable both to the monastery and the township with which the abbey has always b ...
Flagellation Flagellation
Flagellation- Includes history and its use in scripture. ...
Florez, Enrique Florez, Enrique
Florez, Enrique- Spanish theologian, archeologist, and historian; born at Valladolid, 14 February, 1701; died at Madrid, 20 August, 1773. ...
Fontbonne, Jeanne Fontbonne, Jeanne
Fontbonne, Jeanne- Mother St. John, second foundress and superior-general of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyons. (1759-1843) ...
Fontana, Domenico Fontana, Domenico
Fontana, Domenico- A Roman architect of the Late Renaissance, b. at Merli on the Lake of Lugano, 1543; d. at Naples, 1607. ...
Franck, Kasper Franck, Kasper
Franck, Kasper- A theologian and controversialist; b. at Ortrand, Saxony, 2 Nov., 1543; d. at Ingolstadt, 12 March, 1584. ...
Folengo, Teofilo Folengo, Teofilo
Folengo, Teofilo- Italian poet. (1496-1544) ...
Fischer, Antonius Fischer, Antonius
Fischer, Antonius- Cardinal-Archbishop of Cologne. (1840-1912) ...
Flete, William Flete, William
Flete, William- An Augustinian hermit friar, a contemporary and great friend of St. Catherine of Siena; the exact place and date of his birth are unknown and those of his death are disputed. ...
Fouard, Constant Fouard, Constant
Fouard, Constant- An ecclesiastical writer b. at Elbeuf, near Rouen, 6 Aug. 1837. ...
Forrest, William Forrest, William
Forrest, William- Sixteenth-century English priest and poet. ...
Fontana, Carlo Fontana, Carlo
Fontana, Carlo- An architect and writer; b. at Bruciato, near Como, 1634; d. at Rome, 1714. ...
Folkestone Abbey Folkestone Abbey
Folkestone Abbey- Located in England. ...
Foucault, Jean-Bertrand-Léon Foucault, Jean-Bertrand-Léon
Foucault, Jean-Bertrand-Léon- A physicist and mechanician, b. at Paris, 19 Sept., 1819; d. there 11 Feb., 1868. ...
Fontana, Felice Fontana, Felice
Fontana, Felice- Italian naturalist and physiologist, b. at Pomarolo in the Tyrol, 15 April, 1730; d. at Florence, 11 January, 1805. ...
Foley, Henry Foley, Henry
Foley, Henry- English Jesuit lay brother. (1811-1891) ...
Feria Feria
Feria- A day on which the people, especially the slaves, were not obliged to work, and on which there were no court sessions. ...
Fonte-Avellana Fonte-Avellana
Fonte-Avellana- A suppressed order of hermits, which takes its name from their first hermitage in the Apennines. ...
Fritz, Samuel Fritz, Samuel
Fritz, Samuel- A Jesuit missionary of the eighteenth century noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin. ...
Fractio Panis Fractio Panis
Fractio Panis- The name given to a fresco in the so-called "Capella Greca" in the catacomb of St. Priscilla. ...
Florians, The Florians, The
Florians, The- An independent order, and not, as some consider, a branch of the Cistercians; it was founded in 1189 by the Abbot Joachim of Flora. ...
Felix II Felix II
Felix II- Pope (more properly Antipope), 355-358; d. 22 Nov., 365. ...
Fowler, John Fowler, John
Fowler, John- Scholar and printer, b. at Bristol, England, 1537; d. at Namur, Flanders, 13 Feb., 1578-9. ...
Flabellum Flabellum
Flabellum- A fan made of leather, silk, parchment, or feathers intended to keep away insects from the Sacred Species and from the priest. ...
Forbes, John Forbes, John
Forbes, John- Capuchin, b. 1570; d. 1606. ...
Fredegarius Fredegarius
Fredegarius- The supposed author of an anonymous historical compilation (Chronicon Fredegarii) of the seventh century, in which is related the history of the Franks from the earliest times until 658. ...
Floyd, John Floyd, John
Floyd, John- English missionary. (1572-1649) ...
First-Born First-Born
First-Born- The word, though casually taken in Holy Writ in a metaphorical sense, is most generally used by the sacred writers to designate the first male child in a family. ...
Francis I Francis I
Francis I- King of France; b. at Cognac, 12 September, 1494; d. at Rambouillet, 31 March, 1547. ...
Fate Fate
Fate- Lat. fatum, from fari, to tell or predict. ...
Fortitude Fortitude
Fortitude- One of the gifts from the Holy Ghost is a supernatural virtue. ...
Flavias Flavias
Flavias- A titular see of Cilicia Secunda. ...
Florus Florus
Florus- A deacon of Lyons, ecclesiastical writer in the first half of the ninth century. ...
Friar Friar
Friar- A member of one of the mendicant orders. ...
Fraud Fraud
Fraud- In the common acceptation of the word, an act or course of deception deliberately practised with the view of gaining a wrong and unfair advantage. ...
Florida Florida
Florida- The Peninsular or Everglade State, the most southern in the American Union and second largest east of the Mississippi. ...
Foligno Foligno
Foligno- Diocese in the province of Perugia, Italy, immediately subject to the Holy See. ...

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