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Tatian Tatian- A second-century apologist about whose antecedents and early history nothing can be affirmed with certainty except that he was born in Assyria and that he was trained in G… Tassoni, Alessandro Tassoni, Alessandro- Italian poet. (1565-1635) Tassin, René-Prosper Tassin, René-Prosper- French historian, belonging to the Benedictine Congregation of Saint-Maur. (1697-1777) Taschereau, Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Elzéar-Alexandre- Archbishop of Quebec and first Canadian cardinal. (1820-1898) Tarragona Tarragona- Its suffragans are Barcelona, Lérida, Gerona, Urgel, Vich, Tortosa, and Solsona. Tarquini, Camillus Tarquini, Camillus- Cardinal, Jesuit canonist and archaeologist. (1810-1874) Tarisel, Pierre Tarisel, Pierre- Master-mason to the king, b. about 1442; d. in August, 1510. Targum Targum- The distinctive designation of the Aramaic translations or paraphrases of the Old Testament. Tarentaise Tarentaise- Comprises the arrondissement of Moutiers in the Department of Savoie; it is also sometimes called the Diocese of Moutiers en Tarentaise, and is suffragan of Chambéry. Tarbes Tarbes- The Diocese of Tarbes comprises the Department of the Hautes-Pyrenees (ancient territory of Bigorre). Tarapacá Tarapacá- Situated in Chile, bounded on the north by the canon of the Camarones and on the south by the Loa River. Taranto Taranto- Diocese in southern Italy, on a bay in the Gulf of Taranto. Tarabotti, Helena Tarabotti, Helena- Nun and authoress, b. at Venice, 1605; d. there 1652. Tapis, Esteban Tapis, Esteban- Entered the Franciscan Order at Gerona, 27 Jan., 1778, and joined the missionary College of San Fernando, Mexico, in 1786. Tapestry Tapestry- A fabric in which the two processes of weaving and embroidering are combined. Taos Pueblo Taos Pueblo- Town of the Pueblo group, inhabited by Indians speaking the Tigua language of Shoshonean linguistic stock. Tanucci, Bernardo Tanucci, Bernardo- Marchese, Italian statesman, born at Stia in Tuscany, of poor family, in 1698 died at Naples, 29 April, 1793. Tanner, Edmund Tanner, Edmund- Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland, 1574-1579; born about 1526; died 1579. Tanner, Conrad Tanner, Conrad- Abbot of Einsiedeln, born at Arth in the Canton of Schwyz, 28 Dec., 1752; died 7 April, 1825. Tanner, Adam Tanner, Adam- Controversialist, born at Innsbruck in 1571; died at Unken, 25 May, 1632. Tanis Tanis- A titular see, suffragan of Pelusium in Augustamnica Prima, capital of the fourteenth district of Lower Egypt. Tanguay, Cyprien Tanguay, Cyprien- Genealogist, born at Quebec, 1819; died 1902. Taney, Roger Brooke Taney, Roger Brooke- Fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Tancred Tancred- Prince of Antioch, born about 1072; died at Antioch, 12 Dec., 1112. Tanagra Tanagra- A titular see in Hellas, suffragan of Corinth. Tamisier, Marie-Marthe-Baptistine Tamisier, Marie-Marthe-Baptistine- Initiator of international Eucharistic congresses, born at Tours, 1 Nov., 1834; died there 20 June, 1910. Tametsi Tametsi- The first word of Chapter 1, Session 24, of the Council of Trent. Tamburini, Thomas Tamburini, Thomas- Moral theologian. (1591-1675) Tamburini, Michelangelo Tamburini, Michelangelo- Fourteenth General of the Society of Jesus. (1648-1730) Tamassus Tamassus- A titular see in Cyprus, suffragan of Salamis.