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Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne- The Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.A., established in 1834, comprised the whole State of Indiana till the Holy See, on 22 September, 1857, created the Diocese of Fort Wayne, assigning to it that part of I ...
Frankenberg Frankenberg
Frankenberg- Archbishop of Mechlin (Malines), Primate of Belgium, and cardinal. (1726-1804) ...
French Catholics in the United States French Catholics in the United States
French Catholics in the United States- History and statistics of French Canadian immigration to the United States. ...
Feckenham, John de Feckenham, John de
Feckenham, John de- Last Abbot of Westminster, and confessor of the Faith; b. in Feckenham Forest, Worcestershire, in 1515(?); d. at Wisbech Castle, 16 Oct., 1585. ...
Fonseca, José Ribeiro da Fonseca, José Ribeiro da
Fonseca, José Ribeiro da- Friar Minor; b. at Evora, 3 Dec., 1690; d. at Porto, 16 June, 1752. ...
Foundation Foundation
Foundation- An ecclesiastical foundation is the making over of temporal goods to an ecclesiastical corporation or individual, either by gift during life or by will after death, on the condition of some spiritual work bei ...
Four Masters, Annals of the Four Masters, Annals of the
Four Masters, Annals of the- The most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals of Ireland. ...
Francia Francia
Francia- Bolognese goldsmith, engraver, and artist, b. about 1450; d. in 1517. ...
Franco, Giovanni Battista Franco, Giovanni Battista
Franco, Giovanni Battista- Italian historical painter and etcher, b. at Udine in 1510; d. at Venice in 1580. ...
Free-Thinkers Free-Thinkers
Free-Thinkers- Those who, abandoning the religious truths and moral dictates of the Christian Revelation, and accepting no dogmatic teaching on the ground of authority, base their beliefs on the unfettered findings of re ...
Friedrich von Hausen Friedrich von Hausen
Friedrich von Hausen- Medieval German poet. ...
Fuhrich, Joseph Fuhrich, Joseph
Fuhrich, Joseph- Artist. (1800-1876) ...
Fulda Fulda
Fulda- This diocese of the German Empire takes its name from the ancient Benedictine abbey of Fulda. ...
Funeral Pall Funeral Pall
Funeral Pall- A black cloth usually spread over the coffin while the obsequies are performed for a deceased person. ...
Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir
Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir- Judge, b. in 1470; d. 27 May, 1538. ...
Furstenberg, Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Furstenberg, Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von
Furstenberg, Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von- A statesman and educator. (1729- 1810) ...
Faber, Johann Faber, Johann
Faber, Johann- Theologian. (1478-1541) ...
Faber, Johann Faber, Johann
Faber, Johann- Controversialist and preacher. (1504-1558) ...
Faber, Johann Augustanus Faber, Johann Augustanus
Faber, Johann Augustanus- Theologian, born at Fribourg, Switzerland, c. 1470; died about 1531. ...
Facade Facade
Facade- The face or front of any building. In ecclesiastical architecture the term is generally used to designate the west front; sometimes the transept fronts. ...
Facciolati, Jacopo Facciolati, Jacopo
Facciolati, Jacopo- Lexicographer and philologist. (1682-1769) ...
Faculties, Canonical Faculties, Canonical
Faculties, Canonical- In law, a faculty is the authority, privilege, or permission, to perform an act or function. ...
Facundus of Hermiane Facundus of Hermiane
Facundus of Hermiane- A sixth-century Christian author, Bishop of Hermiane in Africa, about whose career very little is known. ...
Faenza Faenza
Faenza- Diocese in the province of Ravenna (Central Italy), suffragan of Ravenna. ...
Fagnani, Prospero Fagnani, Prospero
Fagnani, Prospero- Canonist, b. in Italy, place and date of birth uncertain; d. in 1678. ...
Faldstool Faldstool
Faldstool- A movable folding chair used in pontifical functions by the bishop outside of his cathedral, or within it if he is not at his throne or cathedra. ...
Falkner, Thomas Falkner, Thomas
Falkner, Thomas- Surgeon and missionary. (1707-1784) ...
Fall River Fall River
Fall River- A suffragan see of the Province of Boston; comprises the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket, with the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett and Wareham in Plymouth county, Massachusetts. ...
Falloux du Coudray Falloux du Coudray
Falloux du Coudray- Frédéric Alfred Pierre. (1811-1885) ...
False Decretals False Decretals
False Decretals- A name given to certain apocryphal papal letters contained in a collection of canon laws composed about the middle of the ninth century by an author who uses the pseudonym of Isidore Mercator, in the ope ...
Farfa, Abbey of Farfa, Abbey of
Farfa, Abbey of- A legend in the "Chronicon Farfense" relates the foundation of a monastery at Farfa in the time of the Emperors Julian, or Gratian, by the Syrian St. Laurentius, who had come to Rome with his sister, Sus ...
Fathers of Mercy, The Fathers of Mercy, The
Fathers of Mercy, The- A congregation of missionary priests first established at Lyons, France, in 1808, and later at Paris, in 1814, and finally approved by Pope Gregory XVI, 18 February, 1834. ...
Faustus of Riez Faustus of Riez
Faustus of Riez- Bishop of Riez in Southern Gaul, the best known and most distinguished defender of Semipelagianism, b. between 405 and 410, d. between 490 and 495. ...
Feast of Fools Feast of Fools
Feast of Fools- A celebration marked by much license and buffoonery, which in many parts of Europe, and particularly in France, during the later Middle Ages took place every year on or about the feast of the Circumcision ...
Ferber, Nicolaus Ferber, Nicolaus
Ferber, Nicolaus- A Friar Minor and controversialist, born at Herborn, Germany, in 1485; died at Toulouse, 15 April, 1534. ...
Ferdinand II Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II- Emperor, eldest son of Archduke Karl and the Bavarian Princess Maria, b. 1578; d. 15 February, 1637. ...
Ferrara Ferrara
Ferrara- Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See. ...
Feuillants Feuillants
Feuillants- The Cistercians who, about 1145, founded an abbey in a shady valley in the Diocese of Rieux (now Toulouse) named it Fuliens, later Les Feuillans or Notre-Dame des Feuillans. ...
Feuillet, Louis Feuillet, Louis
Feuillet, Louis- Geographer, b. at Mane near Forcalquier, France, in 1660; d. at Marseilles in 1732. ...
Fiesole Fiesole
Fiesole- Diocese in the province of Tuscany, suffragan of Florence. ...
Filial Church Filial Church
Filial Church- A church to which is annexed the cure of souls, but which remains dependent on another church. ...
Fillastre, Guillaume Fillastre, Guillaume
Fillastre, Guillaume- French cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer. (1348-1428) ...
Filliucius, Felix Filliucius, Felix
Filliucius, Felix- An Italian humanist, philosopher, and theologian, b. at Siena about the year 1525; supposed to have d. at Florence c. 1590. ...
Finland Finland
Finland- As of the time of this article, a department or province of the Russian Empire; bounded on the north by Norway, on the west by Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia, on the south by the Gulf of Finland. ...
Firmicus Maternus Firmicus Maternus
Firmicus Maternus- Christian author of the fourth century. ...
Firmilian Firmilian
Firmilian- Bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia, died c. 269. ...
Fisher, Philip Fisher, Philip
Fisher, Philip- Missionary, b. in Madrid, 1595-6; d. in Maryland, U. S., 1652. ...
Fitter, Daniel Fitter, Daniel
Fitter, Daniel- Born in Worcestershire, England, 1628; died at St. Thomas' Priory, near Stafford, 6 Feb., 1700. ...
Fitton, James Fitton, James
Fitton, James- Missionary, b. at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 10 April, 1805; d. there, 15 Sept., 1881. ...
Fitzalan, Henry Fitzalan, Henry
Fitzalan, Henry- Twelfth Earl of Arundel, b. about 1511; d. in London, 24 Feb., 1580. ...

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