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Good Samaritan, Sisters of the Good Samaritan, Sisters of the- A congregation of Tertiaries Regular of St. Benedict, established 2 February, 1857, at Sydney, Australia. Guglielmini, Giovanni Battista Guglielmini, Giovanni Battista- Scientist, b. at Bologna, 16 August, 1763; d. in the same city, l5 December, 1817. Goajira, Vicariate Apostolic of Goajira, Vicariate Apostolic of- The most northern portion of South America is a peninsula running into the Caribbean Sea. Griffin, Martin Ignatius Joseph Griffin, Martin Ignatius Joseph- Journalist, historian. (1842-1911) Guéranger, Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger, Prosper Louis Pascal- Benedictine and polygraph; b. 4 April, 1805, at Sablé-sur-Sarthe; d. at Solesmes, 30 January, 1875. Gusmão, Bartholomeu Lourenço de Gusmão, Bartholomeu Lourenço de- Naturalist, and the first aeronaut; b. in 1685 at Santos in the province of São Paulo, Brazil; d. 18 November, 1724, in Toledo, Spain. Gassner, Johann Joseph Gassner, Johann Joseph- A celebrated exorcist; b. 22 Aug., 1727, at Braz, Vorarlberg, Austria; d. 4 April, 1779. Gerando, Joseph-Marie de Gerando, Joseph-Marie de- French statesman and writer, born at Lyons, 29 February, 1772; died at Paris, 10 November, 1842. Gegenbauer, Josef Anton Gegenbauer, Josef Anton- An accomplished German historical and portrait painter, b. 6 March, 1800, at Wangen, Würtemberg; d. 31 January, 1876, at Rome. Gerard, Richard Gerard, Richard- Confessor; born about 1635; died 11 March, 1680. Gentili, Aloysius Gentili, Aloysius- Proficient in poetry, displayed considerable musical aptitude, had a taste for mechanical and electrical science and was devoted to the cultivation of modern la… Gethsemane, Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemane, Abbey of Our Lady of- An abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians, commonly called Trappists, established in 1848 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, in the Diocese of Louisvil… Genicot, Edward Genicot, Edward- Moral theologian, b. at Antwerp, Belgium, 18 June, 1856; d. at Louvain, 21 February, 1900. Guérin, Anne-Thérèse Guérin, Anne-Thérèse- In religion, Mother Theodore. Born at Etables (Côte du Nord), Brittany, France, 2 October, 1798; died 14 May, 1856. God, Relation of the Universe to God, Relation of the Universe to- Sections include essential dependence of the universe on God, divine immanence and transcendence, and possibility of the supernatural. Garin, André Garin, André- An Oblate missionary and parish priest. (1822-1895) Gebhard (III) of Constance Gebhard (III) of Constance- Bishop of that city and strenuous defender of papal rights against imperial encroachments during the Investitures conflict; b. about 1040; d. 12 Novemb… Guyon, Jeanne-Marie-Bouvier de La Motte- Guyon, Jeanne-Marie-Bouvier de La Motte-- Essay on the life, experiences, and teachings of this seventeenth-century French mystic. Genealogy (in the Bible) Genealogy (in the Bible)- The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament: I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. In these passages commentators explain the word as referring t… Good Shepherd, Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Our Lady of Charity of the- The aim of this institute is to provide a shelter for girls and women of dissolute habits, who wish to do penance for their iniquities a… Geoffrey of Dunstable Geoffrey of Dunstable- Abbot of St. Alban's, d. at St. Alban's, 26 Feb., 1146. Genebrard, Gilbert Genebrard, Gilbert- Benedictine exegete and Orientalist, b. 12 December, 1535, at Riom, in the department of Puy-de-Dôme; d. 16 Feb., 1597. Gebhart, Emile Gebhart, Emile- French professor and writer, b. 19 July, 1839, at Nancy; d. 22 April, 1908. Geoffrey of Vendôme Geoffrey of Vendôme- A cardinal, b. in the second half of the eleventh century of a noble family, at Angers, France; d. there, 26 March, 1132. Grimmelshausen, Johann Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Johann Jacob Christoffel von- German novelist of the seventeenth century. Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-Achille Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-Achille- A French bishop; b. at Montpellier (department of Herault) 3 Dec., 1806; d. there 17 Nov., 1875. Genezareth, Land of Genezareth, Land of- By this name is designated in Mark, vi, 53, a district of Palestine bordering on the Sea of Galilee, and which in the parallel passage of Matthew (xiv, 34) is… Gau, Franz Christian Gau, Franz Christian- Architect and archæologist, b. at Cologne, 15 June, 1790; d. at Paris, January, 1854. Geoffrey of Clairvaux Geoffrey of Clairvaux- A disciple of Bernard, was b. between the years 1115 and 1120, at Auxerre; d. some time after the year 1188. Gavantus, Bartolommeo Gavantus, Bartolommeo- Liturgist, a member of the Barnabite Order; b. at Monza, 1569; d. at Milan, 14 August, 1638.