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Flagellation Flagellation- Includes history and its use in scripture. Fleury, Abbey of Fleury, Abbey of- One of the oldest and most celebrated Benedictine abbeys of Western Europe. Its modern name is Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, applicable both to the monastery and the t… Fust, John Fust, John- A partner of Gutenberg in promoting the art of printing, d. at Paris about 1466. Family Family- In the classical Roman period the familia rarely included the parents or the children. Its English derivative was frequently used in former times to describe all the perso… Fesch, Joseph Fesch, Joseph- Cardinal, b. at Ajaccio, Corsica, 3 January, 1763; d. at Rome, 13 May, 1839. Fleming, Thomas Fleming, Thomas- Archbishop of Dublin, son of the Baron of Slane. (1593-1665) Floreffe, Abbey of Floreffe, Abbey of- Situated on the Sambre, about seven miles southwest of Namur, Belgium, owes its foundation to Godfrey, Count of Namur, and his wife Ermensendis. Forster, Fobrenius Forster, Fobrenius- Bavarian Prince-Abbot. (1709-1791) Foulque de Neuilly Foulque de Neuilly- A popular Crusade preacher, d. March, 1202. Flemael, Bertholet Flemael, Bertholet- Painter, b. at Liège, Flanders, in 1614; d. there in 1675. Filliucci, Vincenzo Filliucci, Vincenzo- Jesuit moralist. (1566-1622) Fleming, Richard Fleming, Richard- Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford; b. about 1360; d. at Sleaford, 25 Jan., 1431. Francis of Vittoria Francis of Vittoria- Spanish theologian; b. about 1480, at Vittoria, province of Avila, in Old Castile; d. 12 August, 1546. Fletcher, John Fletcher, John- A missionary and theologian; d. about 1848. Ficker, Julius Ficker, Julius- Historian, b. at Paderborn, Germany, 30 April, 1826; d. at Innsbruck, 10 June, 1902. Fernández, Juan Fernández, Juan- A Jesuit lay brother and missionary; b. at Cordova; d. 12 June, 1567, in Japan. Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey- A monastery of the Cistercian Order situated on the banks of the Skell about two and a half miles from Ripon in Yorkshire, established by thirteen Benedictine mon… Fleming, Patrick Fleming, Patrick- Franciscan friar b. at Lagan, County Louth, Ireland, 17April, 1599; d. 7 November, 1631. Flechier, Esprit Flechier, Esprit- Bishop; b. at Pernes, France, 1632; died at Montpellier, 1710. Flavigny, Abbey of Flavigny, Abbey of- Benedictine abbey in the Diocese of Dijon, the department of Côte-d'Or, and arroundissement of Semur. Flavia Domitilla Flavia Domitilla- A Christian Roman matron of the imperial family who lived towards the close of the first century. Finotti, Joseph M. Finotti, Joseph M.- Italian-American Jesuit in Colorado. (1817-1879) Fideism Fideism- A philosophical term meaning a system of philosophy or an attitude of mind, which, denying the power of unaided human reason to reach certitude, affirms that the fundamen… Flathead Indians Flathead Indians- A name used in both Americas, without special ethnologic significance, to designate tribes practising the custom of compressing the skull in infancy by artificia… Friends, Society of Friends, Society of- Quakers, an Anglo-American religious sect. Flaccilla, Aelia Flaccilla, Aelia- Empress, wife of Theodosius the Great, died c. A. D. 385 or 386. First-Fruits First-Fruits- First-fruit offerings are designated in the Law by a threefold name: Bíkkûrîm, Reshîth, and Terûmôth. Fitzsimon, Henry Fitzsimon, Henry- Irish Jesuit. (1566-1643) Firmament Firmament- The notion that the sky was a vast solid dome seems to have been common among the ancient peoples. Florence, Council of Florence, Council of- The Seventeenth Ecumenical Council was the continuation of the Council of Ferrara.