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Barbastro Barbastro- Suffragan diocese of the Spanish province of Huesca. Barbalissos Barbalissos- A titular see of Mesopotamia. Barba, Alvaro Alonzo Barba, Alvaro Alonzo- A secular priest and writer. Barat, Nicolas Barat, Nicolas- A French Orientalist, born at Bourges during the first quarter of the seventeenth century; died in 1706 at Paris. Baraga, Frederic Baraga, Frederic- First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, U.S.A. (1797-1868) Barac Barac- The deliverer of the Israelites from the power of the Chanaanites under the judgeship of Debbora. Baptistines Baptistines- I. Hermits of St. John the Baptist. II. Missionaries of St. John the Baptist. III. Sisterhood of St. John the Baptist. Bapst, John Bapst, John- Jesuit missionary and educator. (1815-1887) Banim, John and Michael Banim, John and Michael- Brothers and writers from Kilkenny, Ireland. Bangor Abbey Bangor Abbey- The name of two famous monastic establishments in Ireland and England. Bangor Bangor- Diocese; anciently known as Bangor Vawr, situated in Carnarvonshire on the Menai Straits. Bangor, Antiphonary of Bangor, Antiphonary of- The codex, found by Muratori in the Ambrosian Library at Milan. Banduri, Anselmo Banduri, Anselmo- Archaeologist and numismatologist. (1671-1743) Bandello, Matteo Bandello, Matteo- Writer, born at Castelnuovo di Scrivia in Piedmont, Italy, in 1480; died Bishop of Agen, France, in 1565. Bancel, Louis Bancel, Louis- Born at Valence, 1628; died at Avignon, 1685. Banaias Banaias- The name of several men mentioned in the Bible. Bamberg Bamberg- Includes history and statistics for the Archdiocese of Bamberg, in the kingdom of Bavaria. Baluze, Etienne Baluze, Etienne- French scholar and historian. (1630-1718) Balue, Jean Balue, Jean- A French cardinal, b. probably c. 1421, in Poitou; d. 5 October, 1491, at Ripatransone. Baltimore, Provincial Councils of Baltimore, Provincial Councils of- These councils have a unique importance for the Church in the United States, inasmuch as the earlier ones legislated for practically the whole t… Balmes, Jaime Luciano Balmes, Jaime Luciano- Philosopher and publicist, b. at Vich, Spain, 28 August, 1810; d. there, 9 July, 1848. Balme, Henry Balme, Henry- A Franciscan theologian, born at Genera, date uncertain; d. 23 February, 1439. Ballerini, Girolamo and Pietro Ballerini, Girolamo and Pietro- Celebrated theologians and canonists, the sons of a distinguished surgeon of Verona. Ballarat Ballarat- One of the three suffragan dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Melbourne, Australia. Ball, Mother Frances Mary Teresa Ball, Mother Frances Mary Teresa- Born in Dublin 9 January, 1794; died 19 May, 1861; foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Balearic Isles Balearic Isles- A group in the western part of the Mediterranean belonging to Spain and consisting of four larger islands, Majorca, Minorca, Iviza, and Formentera, and eleven smal… Baldwin, Francis Baldwin, Francis- Jurist. (1520-1573) Baldung, Hans Baldung, Hans- Known as Grien or Grun, from his fondness for brilliant green, both in his own costume and in his pictures, a vigorous and distinguished painter, engraver, and drau… Baldovinetti, Alesso Baldovinetti, Alesso- A notable Florentine painter, b. in Florence, 14 October, 1427; d. there, 29 August, 1499. Baldi, Bernardino Baldi, Bernardino- An Italian poet and savant, b. at Urbino, 5 June, 1553; d. at the same place, 10 October, 1617.