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Facciolati, Jacopo Facciolati, Jacopo- Lexicographer and philologist. (1682-1769) Facade Facade- The face or front of any building. In ecclesiastical architecture the term is generally used to designate the west front; sometimes the transept fronts. Faber, Johann Augustanus Faber, Johann Augustanus- Theologian, born at Fribourg, Switzerland, c. 1470; died about 1531. Faber, Johann Faber, Johann- Controversialist and preacher. (1504-1558) Faber, Johann Faber, Johann- Theologian. (1478-1541) Furstenberg, Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Furstenberg, Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von- A statesman and educator. (1729- 1810) Funeral Pall Funeral Pall- A black cloth usually spread over the coffin while the obsequies are performed for a deceased person. Fulda Fulda- This diocese of the German Empire takes its name from the ancient Benedictine abbey of Fulda. Fuhrich, Joseph Fuhrich, Joseph- Artist. (1800-1876) Friedrich von Hausen Friedrich von Hausen- Medieval German poet. Free-Thinkers Free-Thinkers- Those who, abandoning the religious truths and moral dictates of the Christian Revelation, and accepting no dogmatic teaching on the ground of authority, base their… Franco, Giovanni Battista Franco, Giovanni Battista- Italian historical painter and etcher, b. at Udine in 1510; d. at Venice in 1580. Francia Francia- Bolognese goldsmith, engraver, and artist, b. about 1450; d. in 1517. Four Masters, Annals of the Four Masters, Annals of the- The most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals of Ireland. Foundation Foundation- An ecclesiastical foundation is the making over of temporal goods to an ecclesiastical corporation or individual, either by gift during life or by will after death, on… Fonseca, José Ribeiro da Fonseca, José Ribeiro da- Friar Minor; b. at Evora, 3 Dec., 1690; d. at Porto, 16 June, 1752. Feckenham, John de Feckenham, John de- Last Abbot of Westminster, and confessor of the Faith; b. in Feckenham Forest, Worcestershire, in 1515(?); d. at Wisbech Castle, 16 Oct., 1585. French Catholics in the United States French Catholics in the United States- History and statistics of French Canadian immigration to the United States. Frankenberg Frankenberg- Archbishop of Mechlin (Malines), Primate of Belgium, and cardinal. (1726-1804) Fort Wayne Fort Wayne- The Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.A., established in 1834, comprised the whole State of Indiana till the Holy See, on 22 September, 1857, created the Diocese of F… Foligno Foligno- Diocese in the province of Perugia, Italy, immediately subject to the Holy See. Florida Florida- The Peninsular or Everglade State, the most southern in the American Union and second largest east of the Mississippi. Florence Florence- Located in the province of Tuscany (Central Italy). Ferns Ferns- Diocese in the province of Leinster (Ireland), suffragan of Dublin. Fonseca Soares, Antonio da Fonseca Soares, Antonio da- Friar Minor and ascetical writer. (1631-1682) Forli Forli- Diocese in the province of Romagna (Central Italy); suffragan of Ravenna. Fraud Fraud- In the common acceptation of the word, an act or course of deception deliberately practised with the view of gaining a wrong and unfair advantage. Friar Friar- A member of one of the mendicant orders. Florus Florus- A deacon of Lyons, ecclesiastical writer in the first half of the ninth century. Flavias Flavias- A titular see of Cilicia Secunda.