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Lalor, Teresa Lalor, Teresa- Co-foundress, with Bishop Neale of Baltimore, of the Visitation Order in the United States, b. in Ireland; d. 9 Sept., 1846. Larrey, Dominique-Jean Larrey, Dominique-Jean- Baron, French military surgeon, b. at Baudéan, Hautes-Pyrénées, July, 1766; d. at Lyons, 25 July, 1842. Lacedonia, Diocese of Lacedonia, Diocese of- Located in the province of Avellino, Southern Italy. Lambert Le Bègue Lambert Le Bègue- Priest and reformer, lived at Liège, Belgium, about the middle of the twelfth century. Lainez, James Lainez, James- Second general of the Society of Jesus, theologian, b. in 1512, at Almazan, Castille, in 1512; d. at Rome, 19 January, 1565. Lalemant, Jerome Lalemant, Jerome- Jesuit missionary, b. at Paris, 27 April, 1593, d. at Quebec, 16 November, 1665. La Salette, Missionaries of La Salette, Missionaries of- Founded in 1852, at the shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, where some priests banded together to care for the numerous pilgrims frequenting the mountai… La Haye, Jean de La Haye, Jean de- Franciscan Biblical scholar, b. at Paris, 20 March, 1593; d. there 15 Oct., 1661. Lalemant, Charles Lalemant, Charles- Born at Paris, 17 November, 1587; died there, 18 November, 1674. He was the first superior of the Jesuit missions in Canada, and his letter to his brother dated… Labarum (Chi-Rho) Labarum (Chi-Rho)- The name by which the military standard adopted by Constantine the Great after his celebrated vision (Lactantius, "De mortibus persecutorum", 44), was known in … Lynch, John Lynch, John- Historian, b. at Galway, Ireland, 1599; d. in France, 1673; was the son of Alexander Lynch, who kept a classical school at Galway. LaFarge, John LaFarge, John- Painter, decorator, and writer. (1835-1910) Low Sunday Low Sunday- The first Sunday after Easter. Lagania Lagania- A titular see in Galatia Prima. Lyrba Lyrba- A titular see of Pamphylia Prima, known by its coins and the mention made of it by Dionysius, Perieg. 858, Ptolemy, V, 5, S, and Hierocles. La Fosse, Charles de La Fosse, Charles de- Painter, b. in Paris, 15 June, 1636; d. in Paris, 13 December, 1716, and buried in the church of Saint Eustache. La Luzerne, César-Guillaume La Luzerne, César-Guillaume- French cardinal b. at Paris, 1738; d. there, l821. Louis of Granada, Venerable Louis of Granada, Venerable- Spanish theologian, writer, and preacher. (1505-1588) La Harpe, Jean-François La Harpe, Jean-François- A French critic and poet, b. at Paris, 20 November, 1739; d. February, 1803. Lystra Lystra- A titular see in the Province of Lycaonia, suffragan of Iconium. Love, Theological Virtue of Love, Theological Virtue of- The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul (1 Cor., xiii, 13), usually called charity, defined: a divinely infused habit, inc… La Fontaine, Jean de La Fontaine, Jean de- French poet, b. at Chateau-Thierry, 8 July, 1621; d. at Paris, 13 April, 1695. Lagrené, Pierre Lagrené, Pierre- A missionary in New France, b. at Paris, 12 Nov. (al. 28 Oct.), 1659; d. at Quebec in 1736. Labat, Jean-Baptiste Labat, Jean-Baptiste- Dominican missionary, born at Paris, 1664; died there, 1738. Laforêt, Nicholas-Joseph Laforêt, Nicholas-Joseph- Belgian philosopher and theologian, born at Graide, 23 January, 1823; died at Louvain, 26 January, 1872. Laflèche, Louis-François Richer Laflèche, Louis-François Richer- French-Canadian bishop, b. 4 Sept., 1818, at Ste-Anne de la Perade, Province of Quebec; d. 14 July, 1898. Lorsch Abbey Lorsch Abbey- One of the most renowned monasteries of the old Franco-German Empire, is situated about ten miles east of Worms in the Grand Duch of Hesse, Germany. Lütolf, Aloys Lütolf, Aloys- Church historian. (1824-1879) Laetus, Pomponius Laetus, Pomponius- Humanist, b. in Calabria in 1425; d. at Rome in 1497. Luther, Martin Luther, Martin- Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546.