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Benedict I, Pope Benedict I, Pope- A Roman and the son of Boniface, and was called Bonosus by the Greeks. Benavides, Fray Alonzo Benavides, Fray Alonzo- Archbishop of Goa in the Portuguese Indies. Boece, Hector Boece, Hector- Chronicler and one of the founders of the University of Aberdeen, b. at Dundee c. 1465; d. 1536. Belmont, François Vachon de Belmont, François Vachon de- Fifth superior of the Sulpicians at Montreal, b. at Grenoble, France, 1645; d. 1732. Bellecius, Aloysius Bellecius, Aloysius- Jesuit ascetic author, born at Freiburg im Breisgau, 15 February, 1704; died at Augsburg, 27 April, 1757. Bachelot, Alexis John Augustine Bachelot, Alexis John Augustine- Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands. (1796-1837) Belin, Albert (Jean) Belin, Albert (Jean)- French prelate and writer, b. in Besançon early in the seventeenth century; d. 29 April, 1677. Belief Belief- That state of the mind by which it assents to propositions, not by reason of their intrinsic evidence, but because of authority. Belial Belial- Found frequently as a personal name in the Vulgate and various English translations of the Bible, is commonly used as a synonym of Satan, or the personification of evil. Belgrado, Giacopo Belgrado, Giacopo- Italian Jesuit and natural philosopher. (1704-1789) Belfry Belfry- The upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells; or a detached tower containing bells, as the campanile of the Italians. Belem do Pará, Archdiocese of Belem do Pará, Archdiocese of- In South America, formerly (after 4 March, 1719) a suffragan diocese of Bahia (San Salvador), but raised to metropolitan rank 3 May, 1906. Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco Antonio Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco Antonio- A canonist who lived at the end of the seventeenth century. Beelzebub Beelzebub- Provides an Old and a New Testament definition. Beelphegor Beelphegor- The Moabite divinity who ruled over Phogor. Beelen, Ian Theodor Beelen, Ian Theodor- Exegete and Orientalist. (1807-1884) Bergen, Ancient See of Bergen, Ancient See of- The diocese included the Provinces of Nordre and Sondre Bergenhus, and the district of Sondmor in the Province of Romsdal. Bedlam Bedlam- A London hospital originally intended for the poor suffering from any ailment and for such as might have no other lodging, hence its name, Bethlehem, in Hebrew, the "house… Bedini, Cajetan Bedini, Cajetan- Italian Cardinal and diplomat. (1806-1864) Bedard, Pierre Bedard, Pierre- French-Canadian lawyer and member of the Assembly of Lower Canada, b. at Charlesbourg near Quebec, 13 November, 1762; d. at Three Rivers, 26 April 1829. Becquerel, Antoine-César Becquerel, Antoine-César- French physicist, b. at Chatillon-sur-Loing (Loiret), 7 March, 1788; d. at Paris, 18 January, 1878. Beckx, Pierre-Jean Beckx, Pierre-Jean- Twenty-second General of the Society of Jesus, born at Sichem, Belgium, 8 February, 1795; died at Rome, 4 March, 1887. Becker, Thomas Andrew Becker, Thomas Andrew- Sixth Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf von- Studied theology at Jena, then medicine at Göttingen, obtained the degree of doctor in 1799. Beccus, John Beccus, John- Patriarch of Constantinople in the second half of the thirteenth century, one of the few Greek ecclesiastics who were sincerely in favour of reunion with the Church … Becan, Martin Becan, Martin- Controversialist, born at Hilvarenbeck, Brabant, Holland, 6 January, 1563; died at Vienna, 24 January, 1624. Bec, Abbey of Bec, Abbey of- The Benedictine Abbey of Bec, or Le Bec, in Normandy, was founded in the earlier part of the eleventh century by Herluin, a Norman knight who about 1031 left the co… Beauvais, Gilles-François-de Beauvais, Gilles-François-de- Jesuit writer and preacher, born at Mans, France, 7 July, 1693; died probably at Paris about 1773. Beauregard, Jean-Nicolas Beauregard, Jean-Nicolas- French pulpit orator. (1733-1794) Beatitudes, The Eight Beatitudes, The Eight- The solemn blessings which mark the opening of the Sermon on the Mount.