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Giordano, Luca Giordano, Luca- Neapolitan painter; b. at Naples, 1632; d. in the same place, 12 Jan., 1705. Gloves, Episcopal Gloves, Episcopal- Liturgical gloves are a liturgical adornment reserved for bishops and cardinals. Goar, Jacques Goar, Jacques- Dominican and hellenist. (1601-1653) Gillis, James Gillis, James- Scottish bishop; b. at Montreal, Canada, 7 April, 1802; d. at Edinburgh, 24 February 1864. Godet des Marais, Paul Godet des Marais, Paul- Bishop of Chartres, France; b. at Talcy, near Blois, 1647; d. at Chartres, 1709. Gorkum, The Martyrs of Gorkum, The Martyrs of- Their beatification took place on 14 Nov., 1675, and their canonization on 29 June, 1865. Gap Gap- Diocese; suffragan of Aix, includes the department of the Hautes-Alpes. Gethsemane Gethsemane- The place in which Jesus Christ suffered the Agony and was taken prisoner by the Jews. Gindarus Gindarus- A titular see of Syria Prima, in the Patriarchate of Antioch. Giraud de Borneil Giraud de Borneil- A Provençal troubadour, b. about the middle of the twelfth century, at Excideuil in the Viscounty of Limoges. Grace, William Russell Grace, William Russell- Philanthropist and merchant, born at Cork, Ireland, 10 May, 1832; died at New York, 21 March, 1904. Granada, University of Granada, University of- The origin of this university is to be traced to the Arab school at Cordova, which, when the city was captured by St. Ferdinand in 1236, was removed to Gra… Girard, Jean-Baptiste Girard, Jean-Baptiste- Known as Père Girard, a Swiss pedagogue, b. at Fribourg, 17 December, 1765; d. there, 6 March, 1850. Glendalough, School of Glendalough, School of- Founded by St. Kevin. Giocondo, Fra Giovanni Giocondo, Fra Giovanni- An Italian architect, antiquary, archaeologist, and classical scholar, b. in Verona, c. 1445; d. in Venice (?), c. 1525. Guarini, Battista Guarini, Battista- An Italian poet, b. at Ferrara, 1538, d. at Venice, 7 Oct., 1612. Gonnelieu, Jérôme de Gonnelieu, Jérôme de- Theologian, ascetical writer, and preacher; born at Soissons, 8 Sept., 1640; died at Paris, 28 Feb., 1715. Gresset, Jean Baptiste Gresset, Jean Baptiste- Born 29 August, 1709; died 16 June, 1777, at Amiens. Ghibellines and Guelphs Ghibellines and Guelphs- Names adopted by the two factions that kept Italy divided and devastated by civil war during the greater part of the later Middle Ages. Gottfried von Strasburg Gottfried von Strasburg- Middle High German epic poet. Gilbert Islands Gilbert Islands- Vicariate apostolic; comprises the group of that name, besides the islands of Ellice and Panapa. Gyor Gyor- A Hungarian see, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Gran. Giotto di Bondone Giotto di Bondone- A Florentine painter, and founder of the Italian school of painting, b. most probably, in the village of Vespignano near Florence; d. at Milan, 8 Jan., 1337. Giordani, Tommasso Giordani, Tommasso- A composer, b. at Naples in 1738; d. at Dublin, Ireland, February 1806. Gillespie, Neal Henry Gillespie, Neal Henry- Brother of the foregoing; b. in Washington county, Pa., 19 January 1831; d. at St. Mary's, Notre Dame, Indiana, 12 November, 1874. Gerard of Cremona Gerard of Cremona- A twelfth-century student of Arabic science and translator from Arabic into Latin; born at Cremona, in 1114; died in 1187. Gilbert Foliot Gilbert Foliot- Bishop of London, b. early in the twelfth century. Gioberti, Vincenzo Gioberti, Vincenzo- An Italian statesman and philosopher; b. at Turin, 5 April, 1801; d. at Paris, 26 October, 1852. Gillespie, Eliza Maria Gillespie, Eliza Maria- In religion Mother Mary of St. Angela. Born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, 21 February, 1824; died at St. Mary's convent, Notre Dame, Indiana, 4 March… Gift, Supernatural Gift, Supernatural- Something conferred on nature that is above all the powers (vires) of created nature.