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Deacons Deacons- The name means only minister or servant, and is employed in this sense both in the Septuagint (though only in the book of Esther, and in the New Testament. Dease, Thomas Dease, Thomas- Bishop of Meath, born in Ireland, 1568; died at Galway, 1651. D'Avenant, Sir William D'Avenant, Sir William- Poet and dramatist, b. Feb., 1605-6, at Oxford, England; d. in London, 7 April, 1668. David, Armand David, Armand- Missionary priest and zoologist, b. 1826; d. 1900. Dardanus Dardanus- A titular see in the province of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. Dalberg, Adolphus von Dalberg, Adolphus von- Prince-Abbot of Fulda and founder of the university in the same city, born 29 May, 1678; died 3 November, 1737. Duran, Narcisco Duran, Narcisco- Franciscan missionary. (1776-1846) Dansara Dansara- A titular see in Osrhoene. Da Ponte, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lorenzo- Poet, b. at Cenada, Italy, 1749; d. in New York, 17 Aug., 1838. De La Croix, Charles De La Croix, Charles- Missionary, b. at Hoorbeke-St-Corneille, Belgium, 28 Oct., 1792; d. at Ghent, 20 Aug., 1869. Damberger, Joseph Ferdinand Damberger, Joseph Ferdinand- Church historian, born 1 March, 1795, at Passau, Bavaria; died 1 April, 1859, at Schäftlarn. Daniel, John Daniel, John- Priest and professor, Born 1745; died in Paris, 3 October, 1823. Daniel of Winchester Daniel of Winchester- Bishop of the West Saxons, and ruler of the See of Winchester from 705 to 744; died in 745. Dantine, Maurus Dantine, Maurus- Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, and chronologist, born at Gourieux near Namur, Belgium, 1 April, 1688; died in the monastery of the "Blancs-Manteau… Drechsel, Jeremias Drechsel, Jeremias- Ascetic writer, b. at Augsburg, 15 August, 1581; entered the Society of Jesus 27 July, 1598; d. at Munich, 19 April, 1638. Duponceau, Peter Stephen Duponceau, Peter Stephen- Jurist and linguist. (1760-1844) Dositheans Dositheans- Followers of Dositheus, a Samaritan who formed a Gnostic-Judaistic sect, previous to Simon Magus. Dates and Dating Dates and Dating- In classical Latin even before the time of Christ it was usual for correspondents to indicate when and where their letters were written. Dacier, André Dacier, André- A French philologist, born at Castres, 6 April, 1651; died 18 September, 1722. Dalgairns, John Dobree Dalgairns, John Dobree- Born in the island of Guernsey, 21 Oct., 1818; d. 6 April, 1876, at St. George's Retreat, Burgess Hill, near Brighton, England. Darnis Darnis- Titular see of Libya. Donation of Constantine Donation of Constantine- By this name is understood, since the end of the Middle Ages, a forged document of Emperor Constantine the Great, by which large privileges and rich posse… Darrell, William Darrell, William- Theologian, b. 1651, in Buckinghamshire, England; d. 28 Feb., 1721, at St. Omer's, France. Durer, Albrecht Durer, Albrecht- German artist. (1471-1528) Doyle, Richard Doyle, Richard- English artist and caricaturist, b. in London, September, 1824; d. there 11 December, 1883. Durandus of Saint-Pourçain Durandus of Saint-Pourçain- Philosopher and theologian. (d. 1332) De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps- Born 17 March, 1809; died 5 March, 1878. Direction, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual- Personal guidance according to individual needs. Criticizes excesses at both ends of the spectrum: heavyhanded directors, and people who think that since the… Disciples of Christ Disciples of Christ- A sect founded in the United States of America by Alexander Campbell. Damietta Damietta- An Egyptian titular see for the Latins and the Catholic Melchite Greeks, in Augustamnica Prima.