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Uranopolis Uranopolis- A titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ancyra in Galatia Prima. Urban VIII, Pope Urban VIII, Pope- Maffeo Barberini. (1568-1644) Upper Rhine Upper Rhine- Ecclesiastical province; includes the Archdiocese of Freiburg and the suffragan Dioceses of Fulda, Mainz, Limburg, and Rottenburg. Universities Universities- The principal Catholic foundations have been treated in special articles; here the general aspects of the subject are presented. Urban VII, Pope Urban VII, Pope- Giambattista Castagna, born at Rome, 4 Aug., 1521; elected pope, 15 September, 1590; died at Rome, 27 September, 1590. Urban VI, Pope Urban VI, Pope- Bartolomeo Prignano, the first Roman pope during the Western Schism. Urban IV, Pope Urban IV, Pope- Reigned 1216-64. Urban III, Pope Urban III, Pope- Reigned 1185-87, born at Milan; died at Ferrara, 19 October, 1187. Upper Nile Upper Nile- Vicariate apostolic; separated from the mission of Nyanza, 6 July, 1894, comprises the eastern portion of Uganda. Union of Christendom Union of Christendom- Includes the Catholic Church together with the many other religious communions which have either directly or indirectly, separated from it. Upsala, University of Upsala, University of- The oldest university of Sweden. Unyanyembe Unyanyembe- Vicariate apostolic in German East Africa. Universals Universals- Those ideas which, while excluding whatever constitutes the difference of things of the same genus or species, represent that which is necessary to their constitution,… Unions of Prayer Unions of Prayer- Details of four unions of prayer. Urbs Beata Jerusalem dicta pacis visio Urbs Beata Jerusalem dicta pacis visio- The first line of a hymn of probably the seventh or eighth century, comprising eight stanzas together with a doxology. Uruguay Uruguay- The smallest independent state in South America. Unitarians Unitarians- A Protestant sect which holds as it distinctive tenet the belief in a uni-personal instead of a tri-personal God. Ubiquitarians Ubiquitarians- A Protestant sect started at the Lutheran synod of Stuttgart, 19 December, 1559, by John Brenz. Udine Udine- The capital of a province and archdiocese in Friuli, northern Italy. Uruguayana Uruguayana- Diocese; suffragan of Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ursulines, The Ursulines, The- Founded by St. Angela de Merici. Ullathorne, William Bernard Ullathorne, William Bernard- English Benedictine monk and bishop. (1806-1889) Union of Brest Union of Brest- 1596. The union of the Ruthenians with Catholicism. Unigenitus Unigenitus- A celebrated Apostolic Constitution of Clement XI, condemning 101 propositions of Pasquier Quesnel. Ulrich of Richenthal Ulrich of Richenthal- Chronicler of the Council of Constance. Ultramontanism Ultramontanism- A term used to denote integral and active Catholicism. Utraquism Utraquism- The principal dogma, and one of the four articles, of the Calixtines or Hussites. Ubaghs, Casimir Ubaghs, Casimir- Born at Bergélez-Fauquemont, 26 November, 1800; died at Louvain, 15 February, 1875. Uhtred Uhtred- An English Benedictine theologian and writer. Ulenberg, Kaspar Ulenberg, Kaspar- Convert, theological writer and translator of the Bible. (1549-1617)