A

Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste- Orientalist. (1836-1906) Abbe Abbe- A French word meaning primarily and strictly an abbot or superior of a monastery of men. Abbadie, Antoine d' Abbadie, Antoine d'- Astronomer, geodetist, genographer, physician, numismatist, philologian. (1810-1897) Abba Abba- Aramaic word for father. Abarim Abarim- A mountain range across Jordan. Abarca, Pedro Abarca, Pedro- Theologian. (1619-1693) Abandonment Abandonment- A term used by writers of ascetical and mystical books to signify the first stage of the union of the soul with God by conforming to His Will. Abaddon Abaddon- A Hebrew word signifying: ruin, destruction (Job 31:12); place of destruction; the Abyss, realm of the dead (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11). Acacius, Saint Acacius, Saint- Bishop of Melitene in the third century. Abbot Abbot- A title given to the superior of a community of twelve or more monks. Abbo Cernuus Abbo Cernuus- French Benedictine monk of St-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, sometimes called Abbo Parisiensis. Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem- Summarizes this intervention in the Jansenist controversy by Pope Alexander VII. Alexander VII, Pope Alexander VII, Pope- Biographical article on this seventeenth-century pontiff. Authenticity of the Bible Authenticity of the Bible- The authority of Holy Writ is twofold on account of its twofold authorship: human authors and divine inspiration. Alexander Briant, Saint Alexander Briant, Saint- English Jesuit priest and martyr. He was scarcely over 25 when martyred in 1581. Angelico, Fra, Blessed Angelico, Fra, Blessed- Biography of this Dominican, a famous painter, who died in 1455. Anthony Daniel, Saint Anthony Daniel, Saint- Huron missionary, born at Dieppe, in Normandy, 27 May 1601, slain by the Iroquois. Antonio Maria Zaccaria, Saint Antonio Maria Zaccaria, Saint- A Doctor of Medicine, founder of the Barnabites, d. 1539. Alphonsus Rodriguez, Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez, Saint- Spanish-born widower, Jesuit lay brother, served as porter at Majorca for 46 years, d. 1617. Also known as Alonso. Agostino Novello, Blessed Agostino Novello, Blessed- Counselor to the King of Sicily, joined the Augustinians, renowned for his knowledge of civil and ecclesiastical law, served as the pope's confessor, wa… Abbon, Saint Abbon, Saint- Biographical article on this Benedictine monk, who died in 1004. Anna Maria Gesualda Antonia Taigi, Blessed Anna Maria Gesualda Antonia Taigi, Blessed- Happily married for 48 years, became a Third Order Trinitarian, d. 1837. Adrian III, Pope Saint Adrian III, Pope Saint- Short article on this pope, a Roman, who died in 885. Alanus de Rupe, Blessed Alanus de Rupe, Blessed- Dominican promoter of the Rosary. (1428-1475) Andrew Bobola, Saint Andrew Bobola, Saint- Polish Jesuit priest and missionary, martyred in 1657. Anno, Saint Anno, Saint- Former soldier, Archbishop of Cologne, d. 1075. Albert, Saint Albert, Saint- Cardinal, bishop of Liège, martyred in 1192 or 1193. Angelo Carletti di Chivasso, Blessed Angelo Carletti di Chivasso, Blessed- Fifteenth-century Franciscan, a moral theologian. Agnellus of Pisa, Blessed Agnellus of Pisa, Blessed- Deacon, founder of the English Franciscan Province, d. 1236. Angela of Foligno, Blessed Angela of Foligno, Blessed- Short biography of the penitent, mystic, writer, Third Order Franciscan, who died in 1309.