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Balbuena, Bernardo de Balbuena, Bernardo de- A Spanish poet, born in Val de Peñas, 1568; died in Porto Rico, 1627. Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de- Explorer, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Central America. (1475-1517) Bell, Arthur, Venerable Bell, Arthur, Venerable- Friar Minor and English martyr. (1590-1643) Balbinus, Boleslaus Balbinus, Boleslaus- A Jesuit historian of Bohemia. (1621-1688) Beaton, David Beaton, David- Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Andrews, b. 1494; d. 29 May, 1546. Baker, Francis Asbury Baker, Francis Asbury- American priest and convert. (1820-1865) Baker, David Augustine Baker, David Augustine- Benedictine mystic and ascetic writer. (1575-1641) Baius, Michel Baius, Michel- Theologian and author of a system known as Baianism. (1513-1589) Baini, Abbate Giuseppe Baini, Abbate Giuseppe- Composer, born in Rome, 21 October, 1775; died there 21 May, 1844. Baines, Ralph Baines, Ralph- Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, England, b. at Knowsthorp, Yorks, date of birth uncertain; d. 18 November, 1559. Baines, Peter Augustine Baines, Peter Augustine- Titular Bishop of Siga. (1787-1843) Bainbridge, Christopher Bainbridge, Christopher- Archbishop of York, and Cardinal. (1464-1514) Baily, Thomas Baily, Thomas- A Catholic clergyman, b. in Yorkshire, England; d. at Douai, France, 7 October, 1591. Bailloquet, Pierre Bailloquet, Pierre- French missionary to Canadian Indians. (1612-1692) Baillet, Adrien Baillet, Adrien- French author. (1649-1706) Baillargeon, Charles François Baillargeon, Charles François- A French-Canadian bishop. (1798-1870) Bailey, Thomas Bailey, Thomas- Controversialist, died c. 1657. Baal, Baalim Baal, Baalim- A word which belongs to the oldest stock of the Semite vocabulary and primarily means "lord", "owner". Bahama Islands, The Bahama Islands, The- The most northerly group of the West Indies. Bagshaw, Christopher Bagshaw, Christopher- Convert, priest, prisoner for the Faith, and a prominent figure in the controversies between Catholic priests and the reign of Elizabeth. Bagot, Jean Bagot, Jean- Theologian, born at Rennes, in France, 9 July, 1591, died at Paris, 23 August, 1664. Bagnorea Bagnorea- A diocese situated in the district of Viterbo, Italy, and immediately subject to the Holy See. Baglioni, Giovanni, Cavaliere Baglioni, Giovanni, Cavaliere- Known as the "Deaf Man of the Barozzo", a painter of distinction, b. in Rome, 1571; d. there 1644. Bageis Bageis- A titular see of Lydia in Asia Minor. Basilinopolis Basilinopolis- A titular see of Asia Minor. Bagdad Bagdad- Founded on the Tigris by the second Abbaside Caliph Abou Giafar al Mansur (762 or 764) and named by him Medinet es-Selam, or City of Salvation. Bagamoyo Bagamoyo- Vicariate apostolic in German East Africa, separated by a pontifical Decree of 11 May, 1906, from the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Zanzibar. Baert, François Baert, François- Bollandist, born at Ypres, 25 August, 1651; died at Antwerp, 27 October, 1719. Baegert, John Jacob Baegert, John Jacob- Missionary and ethnographer. (1717-1777) Badius, Raphael Badius, Raphael- A Florentine Dominican of the seventeenth century.