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Donnet, Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet, Ferdinand-François-Auguste- A French cardinal, b. at Bourg-Argental (Loire), 1795; d. at Bordeaux, 1882. Donlevy, Andrew Donlevy, Andrew- Educator, b. in 1694, probably in Sligo, Ireland; date and place of death uncertain. Dominican Republic Dominican Republic- The eastern, and much larger political division of the island now comprehensively known as Haiti, which is the second in size of the Greater Antilles. Domenech, Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonne Domenech, Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonne- Abbe, missionary and author, b. at Lyons, France, 4 November, 1826; d. in France, June, 1886. Dome Dome- An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola. Dolores Mission Dolores Mission- Or Mission San Francisco De Asis De Los Dolores. Dolman, Charles Dolman, Charles- Publisher and bookseller, b. at Monmouth, England, 20 Sept., 1807; d. in Paris, 31 December, 1863. Dijon Dijon- Diocese comprising the entire department of Côte-d'Or and is a suffragan of Lyons. Diario Romano Diario Romano- A booklet published annually at Rome, with papal authorization, giving the routine of feasts and fasts to be observed in Rome and the ecclesiastical functions to be… Diamantina Diamantina- Located in the north of the state of Minas Geraes, Brazil, South America; created under the Brazilian Empire, 10 Aug., 1853, and confirmed by the Holy See, 6 June, 185… Diakovár Diakovár- See of the Bishop of the united Dioceses of Bosnia or Diakovár and Syrmia. De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt- Poet, critic, and essayist, b. at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, Ireland, 10 January, 1814; died there, 21 January, 1902. Devas, Charles Stanton Devas, Charles Stanton- Political economist, b. at Woodside, Old Windsor, England, of Protestant parents, 26 August, 1848; d. 6 November, 1906. Desurmont, Achille Desurmont, Achille- Ascetical writer, b. at Tourcoing, France, 23 Dec., 1828; d. 23 July, 1898. Deschamps, Eustache Deschamps, Eustache- Also called Morel, on account of his dark complexion; b. at Vertus in Champagne between 1338 and 1340; d. about 1410. Derry, School of Derry, School of- This was the first foundation of St. Columba, the great Apostle of Scotland, and one of the three patron saints of Ireland. Derry Derry- Includes nearly all the County Derry, part of Donegal, and a large portion of Tyrone, Ireland; it is a suffragan of Armagh. De Paul University De Paul University- In Chicago, the outgrowth of St. Vincent's College, which opened in Sept., 1898. Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de- Governor of New France, born in 1638 at Denonville in the department of Eure-et-Loir, France; died 1710. Denes Denes- An aboriginal race of North America, also called Athapaskans and known earlier among earlier ethnologists as Tinne or Tinneh. Delaware Delaware- One of the original thirteen of the United States of America. Dedication, Feast of the Dedication, Feast of the- Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights. Dedication Dedication- A term which, though sometimes used of persons who are consecrated to God's service, is more properly applied to the "setting aside" of places for a special and sacred… Decker, Hans Decker, Hans- A German sculptor of the middle of the fifteenth century. Day, John Charles, Sir Day, John Charles, Sir- Jurist, b. near Bath, England, 1826; d. 13 June, 1908, at Newbury. Day, George Day, George- Bishop of Chichester; b. in Shropshire, England, c. 1501; d. 2 August, 1556. Dawson, Aeneas McDonnell Dawson, Aeneas McDonnell- Author, b. in Scotland, 30 July, 1810; d. in Ottawa, Canada, 29 Dec., 1894. David Scotus David Scotus- A medieval Irish chronicler, date of birth unknown; d. 1139. David of Dinant David of Dinant- A pantheistic philosopher who lived in the first decades of the thirteenth century. David of Augsburg David of Augsburg- Medieval German mystic, b. probably at Augsburg, Bavaria, early in the thirteenth century; d. at Augsburg, 19 November, 1272.