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Foundling Asylums Foundling Asylums- Under this title are comprised all institutions which take charge of infants whose parents or guardians are unable or unwilling to care for them. Foster, John Gray Foster, John Gray- Soldier, convert. (1823-1874) Fossors Fossors- Grave diggers in the Roman catacombs in the first three or four centuries of the Christian Era. Fossombrone Fossombrone- Diocese in the province of Pesaro, Italy, a suffragan of Urbino. Fossano Fossano- Diocese located in the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, Northern Italy, a suffragan of Turin. Formularies Formularies- Medieval collections of models for the execution of documents (acta), public or private; a space being left for the insertion of names, dates, and circumstances pecul… Formosus, Pope Formosus, Pope- Reigned 891-896. Formby, Henry Formby, Henry- Writer, born 1816; died at Normanton Hall, Leicester, 12 March, 1884. Form Form- The original meaning of the term form, both in Greek and Latin, was and is that in common use - eidos, being translated, that which is seen, shape, etc., with secondary mean… Forgery, Forger Forgery, Forger- The deliberate untruthfulness of an assertion, or in the deceitful presentation of an object, and is based on an intention to deceive and to injure while using th… Forer, Laurenz Forer, Laurenz- Controversialist, b. at Lucerne, 1580; d. at Ratisbon, 7 January, 1659. Foreman, Andrew Foreman, Andrew- A Scottish prelate; b. at Hatton, near Berwick-on-Tweed; d. 1522. Fordham University Fordham University- Developed out of Saint John's College, founded by Bishop Hughes upon the old Rose Hill Farm at Fordham, then in Westchester County, and formally opened on St. … Forcellini, Egidio Forcellini, Egidio- Latin lexicographer, b. at Fener, near Treviso, Italy, 26 Aug., 1688; d. at Padua, 4 April, 1768. Forbin-Janson, Comte de Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Forbin-Janson, Comte de Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph- A Bishop of Nancy and Toul, founder of the Association of the Holy Childhood. (1785-1844) Fontevrault, Order and Abbey of Fontevrault, Order and Abbey of- The monastery of Fontevrault was founded by Blessed Robert d'Arbrissel about the end of 1100. Foggia Foggia- Diocese in the province of the same name in Apulia (Southern Italy). Fogaras Fogaras- Archdiocese in Hungary, of the Greek-Romanian Rite. Florilegia Florilegia- Systematic collections of excerpts (more or less copious) from the works of the Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers of the early period, compiled with a view to s… Flodoard Flodoard- French historian and chronicler, b. at Epernay in 894; d. in 966. Flaviopolis Flaviopolis- A titular see in the province of Honorias. Flandrin, Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin, Jean-Hippolyte- French painter. (1809-1864) Flanders Flanders- Designated in the eighth century a small territory around Bruges; it became later the name of the country bounded by the North Sea, the Scheldt, and the Canche. Flanagan, Thomas Canon Flanagan, Thomas Canon- Canon of Birmingham Diocese. Born in England in 1814, though Irish by descent; died at Kidderminster, 21 July, 1865. Flaget, Benedict Joseph Flaget, Benedict Joseph- First Bishop of Bardstown (subsequently of Louisville), Kentucky, U.S.A. (1763-1850) Flagellants Flagellants- A fanatical and heretical sect that flourished in the thirteenth and succeeding centuries. Fitz-Simons, Thomas Fitz-Simons, Thomas- American merchant, b. in Ireland, 1741; d. at Philadelphia, U.S.A., 26 Aug., 1811. Fitzralph, Richard Fitzralph, Richard- Archbishop of Armagh, b. at Dundalk, Ireland, about 1295; d. at Avignon, 16 Dec., 1360. Fitzpatrick, William John Fitzpatrick, William John- Historian, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 31 Aug., 1830; d. there 24 Dec., 1895. Fitzherbert, Thomas Fitzherbert, Thomas- Born 1552, at Swynnerton, Staffs, England; died 17 Aug., 1640, at Rome.