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Bothrys Bothrys- A titular see situated in Phoenicia. Bostra Bostra- Titular see of Syria. Boston Boston- Archdiocese; comprises Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties in the State of Massachusetts, U.S.A. Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne- French bishop and orator. (1627-1704) Bossu, Jacques le Bossu, Jacques le- French theologian and Doctor of the Sorbonne, born at Paris 1546; died at Rome 1626. Boso (Breakspear) Boso (Breakspear)- Third English Cardinal, date of birth uncertain, d. at Rome, about 1181. Boso Boso- First Bishop of Merseburg, in the present Prussian Province of Saxony, and Apostle of the Wends, d. November, 970. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina- Together, form the north-western corner of the Balkan Peninsula. Bosch, Peter van der Bosch, Peter van der- Bollandist, born at Brussels, 19 October, 1686; died 14 November, 1736. Bosa, Diocese of Bosa, Diocese of- In the province of Cagliari. Borrus, Christopher Borrus, Christopher- Missionary, mathematician, and astronomer. (1583-1632) Borromini, Francesco Borromini, Francesco- Architect and sculptor; born 25 September, 1599, at Bissone; died by his own hand 1 August, 1667, at Rome. Borromeo, Society of Saint Charles Borromeo, Society of Saint Charles- A German Catholic association for the encouragement and diffusion of edifying, instructive, and entertaining literature. Borromeo, Federico Borromeo, Federico- Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, cousin and successor of St. Charles Borromeo. (1564-1631) Borromeo, Andrea Borromeo, Andrea- An Italian missionary, born on the first half of the seventeenth century, at or near Milan; died in 1683. Borras, Francisco Nicolás Borras, Francisco Nicolás- Spanish painter, born at Cocentaina, 1530; died at Gandia, 1610. Borneo Borneo- Includes history of Dutch and British rule. Borgo San-Sepolcro Borgo San-Sepolcro- Diocese situated in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. Borgo San-Donnino Borgo San-Donnino- Diocese in the province of Parma, Italy. Baronius, Venerable Cesare Baronius, Venerable Cesare- Cardinal and ecclesiastical historian. (1538-1607) Borgognone, Ambrogio Borgognone, Ambrogio- Italian painter and architect, b. Milan, c. 1455, d. at Milan, 1523. Borgia, Stefano Borgia, Stefano- Italian cardinal, theologian, antiquarian, and historian. (1731-1804) Borgess, Caspar Henry Borgess, Caspar Henry- Third Bishop of Detroit, Michigan. (1824-1890) Bordone, Cavaliere Paris Bordone, Cavaliere Paris- Painter of the Venetian school. (1500-1570) Bordeaux Bordeaux- Archdiocese; comprises the entire department of the Gironde and was established conformably to the Concordat of 1802. Book of Martyrs, Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Foxe's- Protestant martyrology, from Wyclif to Cranmer, illustrated with woodcuts. The author was a controversialist sympathetic to John Knox. Book of Common Prayer Book of Common Prayer- Includes history and contents. Bonvicino, Alessandro Bonvicino, Alessandro- Italian painter of the sixteenth century, born at Brescia about 1498; died at the same place, 1555. Bon Secours, Institutes of Bon Secours, Institutes of- Congregations of nursing sisters whose object is to take care of both rich and poor patients in their own homes. Bonosus Bonosus- Bishop of Sardica, a heretic in the latter part of the fourth century.