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Davenport Davenport- Diocese erected 8 May, 1881, in the four southern tiers of counties in Iowa. Daumer, Georg Friedrich Daumer, Georg Friedrich- German poet and philosopher, b. at Nuremberg, 5 March, 1800; d. at Wurzburg, 14 December, 1875. Dardel, Jean Dardel, Jean- Friar Minor of the French province of the order, chronicler of Armenia in the fourteenth century, adviser and confessor to King Leo V (or VI) of Armenia. Darboy, Georges Darboy, Georges- Archbishop of Paris and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Fayl-Billot, near Langres, 1813; killed by Communists at Paris, 24 May, 1871. Danti, Vincenzo Danti, Vincenzo- Sculptor, brother of Ignazio, b. at Perugia, 1530; d. 24 May, 1576. Damasus II, Pope Damasus II, Pope- A native of Bavaria and the third German to be elevated to the See of Peter. Damaraland Damaraland- The middle part of the German colony, German Southwest Africa. Damão Damão- Suffragan to Goa, and situated in Portuguese India and the British Government of Bombay. Dalmatia Dalmatia- A part of the Kingdom of Croatia according to a convention entered into between Croatia and Hungary. Dallas Dallas- Diocese created in 1890, comprising 108 counties in the northern and north-western portion of the State of Texas, U.S.A. Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan- Politician and author, b. at Monaghan, Ireland, 12 April, 1816; d. at Nice, France, 9 Feb., 1903. Douai Douai- The town of Douai, in the department of Nord, France, is on the River Scarpe, some twenty miles south of Lille. Dorylaeum Dorylaeum- A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, in Asia Minor. Donner, Georg Raphael Donner, Georg Raphael- Austrian sculptor, b. at Essling, Austria, 25 May, 1692; d. at Vienna, 15 February, 1741. Donders, Peter Donders, Peter- Missionary among the lepers, b. at Tilburg in Holland, 27 Oct., 1807; d. 14 Jan., 1887. Dominic of the Mother of God Dominic of the Mother of God- A member of the Passionist Congregation and theologian, b. near Viterbo, Italy, 22 June, 1792; d. near Reading, England, 27 August, 1849. Doliche Doliche- A titular see of Commagene (Augusto-Euphratesia). Dobrizhoffer, Martin Dobrizhoffer, Martin- Missionary, b. in Graz, Styria, 7 Sept., 1717; d. in Vienna, 17 July 1791. Dahomey Dahomey- The Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, in West Africa, is territorially identical with the French colony of the same name. Dioscorus Dioscorus- Fifth-century Bishop of Alexandria. Dioscorus Dioscorus- Antipope. (d. 530) Discalced Discalced- A term applied to those religious congregations of men and women, the members of which go entirely unshod or wear sandals, with or without other covering for the feet. Durand Ursin Durand Ursin- Benedictine. (1682-1771) Denaut, Pierre Denaut, Pierre- Tenth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Montreal, 20 July, 1743; d. at Longueuil in 1806. Dongan, Thomas Dongan, Thomas- Second Earl of Limerick, b. 1634, at Castletown Kildrought, now Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland; d. at London, 1715. Demers, Modeste Demers, Modeste- Missionary in Pacific Northwest. (1809-1871) Davenport, Christopher Davenport, Christopher- Theologian, b. 1598, at Coventry, England, d. 31 May, 1680. Dandolo, Enrico Dandolo, Enrico- Doge of Venice from 1192 to 1205; died, aged about a hundred years, in 1205. Dacca Dacca- Diocese in Bengal, India. Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert- Bishop of Orléans, France, b. at Saint-Félix; Savoie, 2 June, 1802; d. at Lacombe, Isère, 11 October, 1878.