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Bonet, Nicholas
Friar Minor, theologian, and missionary, date of birth uncertain; d. 1360.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02655b.htm

Berlage, Anton
Dogmatic theologian. (1805-1881)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02492b.htm

Buckley, Sir Patrick Alphonsus
Irish soldier, lawyer, statesman, and judge. (1841-1896)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03028a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Boisil
Abbot of Melrose, renowned for prophetic gifts, taught St. Cuthbert. St. Boisil died in 664.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02625a.htm

Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of
Born at Mountstuart, Bute, 12 September, 1847; d. at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, 9 October, 1900.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03089b.htm

Blanchard, Jean-Baptiste
French Jesuit and educator. (1731-1797)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02592c.htm

Bedingfeld, Frances
Superioress of the English Institute of Mary. (1616-1704)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02386c.htm

Bonizo of Sutri
Bishop of Sutri in Central Italy, in the eleventh century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02673a.htm

Berthold of Henneberg
Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. 1441; d. 21 December, 1504.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02520b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Bartholomew
Mentioned in the lists of apostles in the Synoptic Gospels and in Acts, thought to be identical with Nathaniel (mentioned only in the Gospel of John).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02313c.htm

Barrasa, Jacinto
Born at Lima, Peru, early in the seventeenth century; died there, 22 Nov., 1704.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02308a.htm

Baccanceld
This meeting was rather a witenagemot, or Parliament, than an ecclesiastical synod, presided over by Wihtred, King of Kent.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02189a.htm

Babylonia
Includes geography, history, and biblical references.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02179b.htm

Baudeau, Nicolas
Regular Canon and economist, b. at Amboise, France, 25 April, 1730; d. in 1792.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02351a.htm

Bickell, Gustav
Orientalist. (1838-1906)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16010a.htm

Baldwin, Francis
Jurist. (1520-1573)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02221a.htm

Berni, Francesco
An Italian comic poet, b. at Lamporecchio (Florence) 1497 or 1498; d. at Florence, 26 May, 1535.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02509a.htm

Byrne, William
Missionary and educator. (1780-1833)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03093c.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia
St. Basil of Amasea, bishop, martyred between 321 and 324. Also known as Basilius or Basileus.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02329d.htm

Baruch
The disciple of Jeremiah, and the traditional author of the deuto-canonical book, which bears his name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02319c.htm

Boy-Bishop
The custom of electing a boy-bishop on the feast of St. Nicholas dates from very early times, and was in vogue in most Catholic countries, but chiefly in England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02725a.htm

Bernis, François-Joachim-Pierre de
A French cardinal and statesman, b. 1715 at Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche; d. at Rome, 1794.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02511b.htm

Bouvier, Jean-Baptiste
Bishop of Le Mans, theologian. (1783-1854)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02723c.htm

Barrow, William, Venerable
An English Jesuit martyr, born in Lancashire, in 1609, died 30 June, 1679.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02309c.htm

Bianconi, Charles
Merchant and philanthropist. (1785-1875)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02541c.htm

Bedford, Henry
Writer and educator. (1816-1903)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02386b.htm

Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques
French numismatologist and writer, b. at Cassis (Provence), 1716; d. in Paris, 1795.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02312d.htm

Beroea
A titular see of Macedonia, at the foot of Mount Bermios.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02513b.htm

Buil, Bernardo
Spanish Franciscan.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03040c.htm

Bartholomew
Also called Bartholomaeus Parvus (the Little), born at Bologna, year not known; died 15 August, 1333.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02314a.htm

Buck, Victor De
Bollandist. (1817-1876)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03026a.htm

Baumgartner, Gallus Jacob
A Swiss statesman, b. 18 October, 1797, at Altstätten, Switzerland; d. 12 July, 1869, at St. Gallen.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02351c.htm

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Description of the basics of this popular devotion. Benediction is unusual in that it is a devotional practice partly governed by liturgical law.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02465b.htm

Bells
Article covers origin, benediction, uses, archaeology and inscriptions, and points of law.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02418b.htm

Bell, Arthur, Venerable
Friar Minor and English martyr. (1590-1643)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02410b.htm

Brehon Laws, The
Term for Irish native law, as administered in Ireland down to almost the middle of the seventeenth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02753a.htm

Barquisimeto
Diocese in Venezuela, South America.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02307a.htm

Baker, David Augustine
Benedictine mystic and ascetic writer. (1575-1641)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02212b.htm

Bougeant, Guillaume-Hyacinthe
French Jesuit. (1690-1743)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02711a.htm

Brugière, Pierre
A French priest, Jansenist, and juror. (1730-1803)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03007a.htm

Bayonne
Diocese comprising the Department of Basses-Pyrenees.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02360b.htm

Brugère, Louis-Frédéric
Professor of apologetics and church history, born at Orléans. (1823-1888)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03004d.htm

Benettis, Jeremiah
Friar Minor Capuchin and historical writer, d. in 1774.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02477a.htm

Bourdeilles, Hélie de
Archbishop of Tours and Cardinal, b., probably, towards 1323; d. 5 July, 1484.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02719a.htm

Berington, Charles
Titular Bishop of Hiero-Caesarea, b. at Stock, Essex, England, 1748; d. 8 June, 1798.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02490b.htm

Brunn
Suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Olmutz, embracing the south-western part of Moravia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03011c.htm

Brisacier, Jacques-Charles de
Orator and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Bourges in 1641, d. at Paris, 23 March, 1736.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02788b.htm

Boucher, Pierre
Born at Lagny, a village near Mortagne in the Perche, France, 1622, died at Boucherville, 1717.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02710b.htm

Babylon (Title)
The curial title of a Latin archbishopric, also of a Chaldean patriarchate, and of a Syrian archbishopric.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02179a.htm

Bination
The offering up of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass twice on the same day by the same celebrant.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02568b.htm

Bosa, Diocese of
In the province of Cagliari.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02689b.htm

St. Burchard of Würzurg
First bishop of that city, d. about 754. Feast day: 14 October.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03064b.htm

Jean Bodin
Article from the Catholic Encyclopedia by Georges Goyau. Notes his relation to the political and religious order of his time.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02609a.htm

Bernard of Botone
Generally called Parmensis from his birthplace, Parma in Italy, a noted canonist of the thirteenth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02498c.htm

Bologna, Giovanni da
Flemish Renaissance sculptor, b. at Douai, in Flanders, about 1524; d. at Florence in 1608.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02641a.htm

Bralion, Nicolas de
French Oratorian and ecclesiastical writer, born at Chars-en-Vexin, France, c. 1600; died at Paris, 11 May 1672.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02735b.htm

Burgundy
In medieval times respectively a kingdom and a duchy, later a province of France.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03068a.htm

Battle Abbey
Founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Senlae or Hastings (1066).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02350c.htm

Branch Sunday
One of the medieval English names for Palm Sunday.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02738b.htm

Bon Secours, Institutes of
Congregations of nursing sisters whose object is to take care of both rich and poor patients in their own homes.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02678a.htm

The Byzantine Empire
An article on the division of the Roman Empire into two parts, an Eastern and a Western.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03096a.htm

St. Bruno of Querfurt
Also known as Brun or Boniface. Courtier, monk, missionary archbishop, hagiographer, martyr. Called the Second Apostle of the Prussians.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03018a.htm

Beccus, John
Patriarch of Constantinople in the second half of the thirteenth century, one of the few Greek ecclesiastics who were sincerely in favour of reunion with the Church of Rome.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02380b.htm

Berlin
Capital of the German Empire and of the Kingdom of Prussia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02493b.htm

Baker, Charles
Real name David Henry Lewis. Biography of the convert to Catholicism, who was martyred in 1679.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02212a.htm

Bonosus
Bishop of Sardica, a heretic in the latter part of the fourth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02677b.htm

Brassicanus, Johann Alexander
German humanist, born probably at Cannstatt, 1500; died at Vienna, 25 November, 1539.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02744a.htm

Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint
Frenchman, longed to be a monk but spent the last thirteen years of his life as a pilgrim. He died in 1783.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02442a.htm

Burial, Christian
The interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03071a.htm

Bridgett, Thomas Edward
Priest and author. (1829-1899)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02782b.htm

Blastares, Matthew
A monk of the Order of St. Basil, living in the fourteenth century, who applied himself to the study of theology and canon law.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02596a.htm

Benedicti, Jean
A Franciscan theologian of the sixteenth century belonging to the Observantine Province of Tours and Poitiers.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02441c.htm

Bengy, Anatole de
A martyr of the French Commune. (1824-1871)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02479a.htm

Burnett, Peter Hardeman
First American Governor of California. (1807-1895)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03083a.htm

Barton, Elizabeth
Born probably in 1506; executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1534; called the "Nun of Kent".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02319b.htm

Becan, Martin
Controversialist, born at Hilvarenbeck, Brabant, Holland, 6 January, 1563; died at Vienna, 24 January, 1624.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02380a.htm

Barreira, Balthasar
A Portuguese Jesuit missionary, born at Lisbon, 1531; died 1612.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02308c.htm

Berruguete, Alonso
For his mastery of the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, sometimes called the Spanish Michelangelo, b. at Paredes de Nava, in Castile, about 1480; d. at Toledo, 1561.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02516b.htm

Beckedorff, George Philipp Ludolf von
Studied theology at Jena, then medicine at Göttingen, obtained the degree of doctor in 1799.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02381b.htm

Bristow, Richard
Born at Worcester, 1538, died at Harrow-on the-Hill, 1581.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02791a.htm

Blackwood, Adam
Author, b. at Dunfermline, Scotland, 1539; d. 1613.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02591a.htm

Bawden, William
An English Jesuit, born at Cornwall, 1563; died at St.-Omer, 28 September, 1632.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02357a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: Reform of the Roman Breviary
Article on the 1911-1913 revamping of the breviary so as to allow recitation of all of the Psalter each week. Feasts were also ranked according to liturgical importance, and some offices were no longer obligatory or were even suppressed.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16013a.htm

Bagshaw, Christopher
Convert, priest, prisoner for the Faith, and a prominent figure in the controversies between Catholic priests and the reign of Elizabeth.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02203e.htm

Bankruptcy, Moral Aspect of
Bankruptcy must be considered not only from the legal but also from the moral point of view; for sound morality prescribes that debts must be paid.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02254a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Blane
Or Blaan, nephew of St. Cathan. Blane studied in Ireland under SS. Comgall and Kenneth, became a monk, went to Scotland, became a bishop of the Picts, d. 590.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02594b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Beuno
Welsh, said to have been educated at Bangor and, after ordination, to have become a missionary. Abbot of Clynnog, and uncle of St. Winifred. Died perhaps in 660. Feast day: 21 April.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02540a.htm

Bachiarius
An early fifth-century writer, known only through two treatises which warrant the conjecture that he was a monk, possibly an abbot, and a Spaniard.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02190a.htm

Beads, Use of, at Prayers
Essay on chaplets, rosaries, prayer ropes, prayer cords. Brief treatment of the use of beads in prayer by non-Christians.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02361c.htm

Brouwer, Christoph
Historian. (1559-1617)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02803b.htm

Bassein
The birthplace of St. Gonsalo Garcia, the only Indian saint, who was a companion of St. Philip de las Casas, the first native of America to be canonized.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02343a.htm

Bandello, Matteo
Writer, born at Castelnuovo di Scrivia in Piedmont, Italy, in 1480; died Bishop of Agen, France, in 1565.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02246c.htm

Baltimore, Archdiocese of
History includes colonial and American periods.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02228a.htm

Badin, Stephen Theodore
Pioneer missionary priest of Kentucky. (1768-1853)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02200b.htm

Barrientos, Lopez de
Spanish Dominican bishop, patriot, and diplomat. (1382-1469)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02308d.htm

Bernard of Compostella
A canonist of the early thirteenth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02502a.htm

Bellarini, John
Barnabite theologian, b. at Castelnuovo, Italy, in 1552; d. at Milan, 27 August, 1630.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02411c.htm

Bavaria, The Kingdom of
Named after the German tribe called Boiarii.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02353c.htm

Blemmida, Nicephorus
A learned monk and writer of the Green Church, b. about 1198, at Constantinople; d. 1272.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02596c.htm

Buston, Thomas Stephen
Jesuit missionary and author. (1549-1619)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03089a.htm

Barbosa-Machado, Ignacio
A Portuguese historian, born at Lisbon in 1686; died in 1734.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02288a.htm

Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de
Explorer, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Central America. (1475-1517)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02216c.htm

Baius, Michel
Theologian and author of a system known as Baianism. (1513-1589)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02209c.htm

Bamberg
Includes history and statistics for the Archdiocese of Bamberg, in the kingdom of Bavaria.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02242c.htm

Bullion, Angélique
Born in Paris, at commencement of the seventeenth century. An unknown benefactress of several charities.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03052a.htm

Berryer, Pierre-Antoine
French advocate, orator, and statesman. (1790-1868)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02517a.htm

Busée, Pierre
Jesuit theologian. (1540-1587)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03086b.htm

Pope St. Boniface I
Consecrated the same day as the antipope Eulalius. Both were ordered to leave Rome. Eulalius took over St. John Lateran on Holy Saturday, after which the emperor refused to consider his claim. Boniface died in 422.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02658a.htm

Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe
Though primarily a missionary, better know as one of the classical writers of Tamil literature. (1680-1746)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02526c.htm

Benda
A titular see of Albania.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02427b.htm

Borgia, Stefano
Italian cardinal, theologian, antiquarian, and historian. (1731-1804)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02685a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Basil the Great
Biographical article on the Bishop of Caesarea, who is one of the Cappadocian Fathers, Doctor of the Church, and brother of St. Gregory of Nyssa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02330b.htm

Berenice
A titular see of Egypt which was situated at the end of Major Syrtis where Bengazi stands today.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02489b.htm

Badajoz
The Latin name Pax, or Civitas Pacensis, was given to this district because it was thought to be the Pax Julia or Pax Augusta of the Romans.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02193a.htm

Battista, Giovanni Giuda Giona
Original name, Jehuda Jona Ben-Isaac.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02350b.htm

Bolzano, Bernhard - Catholic Encyclopedia
Biograaphy of the mathematician and philosopher, b. at Prague, 5 October, 1781; d. 18 December, 1848.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02643c.htm

Bruel, Joachim
A theologian and historian, born early in the seventeenth century at Vorst, a village of the province of Brabant, Belgium, died 29 June, 1653.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03004b.htm

Borromini, Francesco
Architect and sculptor; born 25 September, 1599, at Bissone; died by his own hand 1 August, 1667, at Rome.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02688d.htm

Brasseur de Bourbourg, Charles Etienne, Abbé
Born at Bourbourg, France, 1814; died at Nice in January, 1874.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02743a.htm

Berard of Carbio, Saint
Franciscan martyr, d. 1220.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02485b.htm

St. Bertin
Monk living under the Rule of St. Columban, missionary to the Morini, monastic founder, abbot of St. Omer, d. about 709.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02522b.htm

Bas-relief
A sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02341a.htm

Barry, Patrick
Horticulturist. (1816-1890)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02312a.htm

Baysio, Guido de
An Italian canonist, b. about the middle of the thirteenth century of a noble Ghibelline family; d. at Avignon, 10 August, 1313.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02361a.htm

Bernard of Luxemburg
Dominican theologian, controversialist, and Inquisitor. (d. 1535)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02503a.htm

Benoît, Michel
Born at Autun (or Dijon), France, 8 October, 1715; died at Peking, 23 October, 1774, a Jesuit scientist, for thirty years in the service of Kien Lung, Emperor of China.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02482a.htm

Berthold of Chiemsee
German bishop and theological writer. (1465-1543)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02520a.htm

Buglio, Louis
Jesuit missionary to China. (1606-1682)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03040b.htm

Braunschweig
A duchy situated in the mountainous central part of Northern Germany, comprising the region of the Harz mountains.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03019a.htm

Bury St. Edmund's, The Abbey of
The first religious foundation there was established by Sigebert, King of the East Angles, who resigned his crown to found a monastery about 537.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03085a.htm

Basutoland
A mountainous district of South Africa, bounded on the north and west by the Orange River Colony, on the easy by Natal, and on the south by Cape Colony.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02346a.htm

Burke, Thomas
Bishop of Ossory, b. at Dublin, Ireland, about 1709; d. at Kilkenny, 25 September, 1776.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03079d.htm

Bourne, Gilbert
Last Catholic Bishop of Bath and Wells, England, son of Philip Bourne of Worcestershire, date of birth unknown; d. 10 Sept., 1569.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02722b.htm

Brooklyn
Comprises the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, or all of Long Island, in the State of New York, U.S.A.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02798d.htm

Birtha
A titular see of Osrhaene.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02580a.htm

Benedict VII, Pope
Date of birth unknown; d. c. October, 983.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02428d.htm

Bergen, Ancient See of
The diocese included the Provinces of Nordre and Sondre Bergenhus, and the district of Sondmor in the Province of Romsdal.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16009b.htm

Blois
Coextensive with the civil department of Loir-et-Cher and a suffragan of Paris.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02602b.htm

Burgis, Edward Ambrose
Dominican historian and theologian. (1673-1747)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03065a.htm

Butler, Mary Joseph
Irish Abbess. (1641-1723)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03091a.htm

Budweis
A diocese situated in Southern Bohemia, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Prague.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03034b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Barbara
Legendary virgin and martyr, first mentioned in the early seventh century. Alleged to have died in the third or fourth century, but date is uncertain and place of martyrdom varies.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02284d.htm

Bosch, Peter van der
Bollandist, born at Brussels, 19 October, 1686; died 14 November, 1736.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02689c.htm

Barlings, Abbey of
Founded in 1154 in honour of Our Lady by Ralph de Haye who had given some lands to the Abbot of Newhouse.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02298a.htm

Bishop
The title of an ecclesiastical dignitary who possesses the fullness of the priesthood to rule a diocese as its chief pastor, in due submission to the primacy of the pope.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02581b.htm

Besoldus, Christopher
A German jurist and publicist. (1577-1638)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02527a.htm

Bernard of Bologna
Friar Minor Capuchin and Scotist theologian, born at Bologna, 17 December, 1701; died 19 February, 1768.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02498b.htm

Black Fast, The
This form of fasting, the most rigorous in the history of church legislation, was marked by austerity regarding the quantity and quality of food permitted on fasting days as well as the time wherein such food might be legitimately taken.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02590c.htm

Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna
Archbishop of Upsala, Sweden, b. 1417; d. in 1467.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02478a.htm

St. Boniface
Born Winfrid, a native of England, Benedictine monk, the Apostle of Germany, martyred in 755. Biographical article in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02656a.htm

Borromeo, Society of Saint Charles
A German Catholic association for the encouragement and diffusion of edifying, instructive, and entertaining literature.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02688c.htm

Beroth
A city in Chanaan, one of the confederation of cities under the headship of Gabaon.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02515a.htm

Borgo San-Donnino
Diocese in the province of Parma, Italy.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02686a.htm

Biondo, Flavio
Italian archæologist and historian. (1388-1463)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02575a.htm

Bercheure, Pierre
French Benedictine. (1290-1362)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02486c.htm

Benthamism
An article from the 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia. Features biographical information and a short bibliography.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02482b.htm

Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the
Founded in 1889 by Katharine Drexel.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02599a.htm

Bethulia
The city whose deliverance by Judith, when besieged by Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02537b.htm

Bertinoro
Anciently called Forum Truentinorum, and, at the time of the Gothic war, Petra Honorii, whence the present name, is a small city in Romagna, province of Forli, Italy.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02522c.htm

Brant, Sebastian
Short biography of the German humanist and poet.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02741a.htm

Brueys, David-Augustin de
French theologian and dramatic author, born at Aix in 1640; died 25 November, 1723, at Montpellier.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03004c.htm

Beaulieu Abbey
A Cistercian house in Hampshire, one of the three monasteries founded by King John (c. 1204) and peopled by thirty monks from Cîteaux.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02376b.htm

Branly, Edouard
Nineteenth century French physicist.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02740a.htm

Barcena, Alonzo de
A Jesuit, native of Bacza in Andalusia, Spain. (1528-1598)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02291a.htm

Britius, Francis
An orientalist, and a monk of Rennes in Brittany; date of birth and death unknown.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02793a.htm

Browne, Charles Farrar
Humorist, b. at Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A., 26 April, 1834; d. in Southampton, England, 6 March, 1867.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02804b.htm

Biretta
A square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, worn by clerics of all grades from cardinals downwards.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02577a.htm

Benedict IV, Pope
A Roman and the son of Mammalus, became pope in the first half of 900.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02428a.htm

Bethany Beyond the Jordan
In the text of St. John's Gospel, i, 28, the author locates the event of Our Lord's baptism by St. John the Baptist at Bethany across the Jordan and there is herein a celebrated variant.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02532a.htm

Betting
Defined as the backing of an affirmation or forecast by offering to forfeit, in case of an adverse issue, a sum of money or article of value to one who, by accepting, maintains the opposite and backs his opinion by a corresponding stipulation.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02539a.htm

Bethsaida
Details the city, pool, and titular see of this name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02536a.htm

Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
Italian architect and sculptor. (1598-1680)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02510b.htm

Botticelli, Sandro
Florentine painter. (1447-1510)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02708b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Article on the life and works of this twelfth-century Cistercian and Doctor of the Church.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02498d.htm

Basle-Lugano
Composed of the two Dioceses of Basle and Lugano which are united only by having a bishop in common.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02338a.htm

Bernard of Menthon, Saint
Archdeacon of Aosta, preacher, founder of two hospices for travelers in dangerous Alpine passes (now named the Great St. Bernard and Little St. Bernard, after him), d. 1008.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02503b.htm

Bacon, David William
First Bishop of Portland, Maine. (1813-1874)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02191a.htm

Benadir
Prefecture Apostolic in Africa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02426a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Brendan
Article on St. Brendan of Ardfert and Clonfert, also known as Brendan the Voyager. Monastic founder, d. 577. About half of the article is devoted to St. Brendan's famous voyage.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02758c.htm

Bachmann, Paul
Catholic theological controversialist, born at Chemnitz, Saxony, about 1466.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02190b.htm

Besoigne, Jérôme
A Jansenist writer, b. at Paris, 1686; d. 1763.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02526e.htm

Balbuena, Bernardo de
A Spanish poet, born in Val de Peñas, 1568; died in Porto Rico, 1627.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02217a.htm

Becker, Thomas Andrew
Sixth Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02382a.htm

Bona, Giovanni
Cardinal and author. (1609-1674)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02645b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Bruno
Biographical article on the founder of the Carthusians.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03014b.htm

Bedingfeld, Henry, Sir
Knight; b. 1509; d. 1583.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02386d.htm

Bologna, University of
A tradition of the thirteenth century attributed the foundation of this university to Theodosius II (433); but this legend is now generally rejected.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02641b.htm

Bruno, Saint
Bishop of Segni, reformer, Benedictine abbot, author of commentaries on Scripture, d. 1123.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03014a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Braulio
Bishop of Saragossa, hagiographer, friend of St. Isidore of Seville. St. Braulio died in about 651.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02744c.htm

Boece, Hector
Chronicler and one of the founders of the University of Aberdeen, b. at Dundee c. 1465; d. 1536.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02609c.htm

Boniface VIII, Pope
Born at Anagni about 1235; died at Rome, 11 October, 1303.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02662a.htm

Berthold of Reichenau
Benedictine monk and chronicler of the Abbey of Reichenau on the Lake of Constance; d. probably in 1088.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02521b.htm

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant
Soldier, b. near New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., 28 May, 1818; d. there 20 February, 1893.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02377b.htm

Birkowski, Fabian
Polish preacher, b. at Lemberg, 1566; d. at Cracow, 1636.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02578b.htm

Barry, Paul de
A member of the Society of Jesus, born at Leucate in 1587; died at Avignon, 28 July, 1661.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02312b.htm

Barclay, John
Author of the political novel "Argenis" and other Latin works in prose and verse. (1582-1621)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02291b.htm

Bentney, William
An English Jesuit priest born in Cheshire, 1609; died 30 October, 1692.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02484a.htm

Bristol, Ancient Diocese of
This English diocese, which takes its very origin from measures directed against the Church, has a very brief Catholic history, for it only had one bishop acknowledged by the Holy See.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02790b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Baldred
There is a St. Baldred, a Celt, bishop of Strathclyde, b. probably mid-sixth century, and said to have been the immediate successor of St. Kentigern (Mungo) as bishop of Glasgow. Another St. Baldred, also called Baltherus, was an Englishman, hermit and priest associated with the diocese of Lindisfarne, who died in 756. Both the aforementioned saints are celebrated on 6 March. Finally, some believe that the second St. Baldred is identical with St. Bilfritt or Bilfrid, a hermit goldsmith whose work adorns the cover of the Gospels of St. Cuthbert (made 698-740).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02220a.htm

Beaune, Renaud de
A French Bishop, b. in 1527, at Tours; d. 1606 in Paris.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02376c.htm

Baptistery
The separate building in which the Sacrament of Baptism was once solemnly administered, or that portion of the church-edifice later set apart for the same purpose.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02276b.htm

Binet, Etienne
Jesuit author, born at Dijon, France, 1569; died at Paris, 1639.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02569b.htm

Ballerini, Antonio
Jesuit theologian. (1805-1881)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16006b.htm

Burns, James
Publisher and author. (1808-1871)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03084a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Botulph
Or Botolph. Founder and abbot of Icanhoe, d. about 680.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02709a.htm

Bernardine of Fossa, Blessed
Italian Franciscan, missionary, historian, biographer, d. 1503.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02505a.htm

Berardi, Carbo Sebastiano
Canonist. (1719-1768)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02485c.htm

Basilica
The term can indicate either the architectural style of a church, or its canonical status.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02325a.htm

Betanzos, Fray Domingo
A Dominican missionary, d. at Valladolid, Sept., 1549.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02530a.htm

Boturini Benaducci, Lorenzo
Native of Milan who went to Mexico in 1736 by permission of the Spanish government and remained there eight years, familiarizing himself with the Nahuatl or Mexican language.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02710a.htm

Billick, Eberhard
German theologian, opponent of the Reformation, born 1499 or 1500 at Cologne; died there 12 January, 1557.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02566b.htm

Baillet, Adrien
French author. (1649-1706)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02206c.htm

Brown, William
A naval officer of the Republic of Argentina. (1777-1857)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02804a.htm

Baptists
A Protestant denomination which exists chiefly in English speaking countries and owes its name to its characteristic doctrine and practice regarding baptism.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02278a.htm

Bologna
The principal city in the province of the same name, Italy.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02639b.htm

Burse
A receptacle in which, for reasons of convenience xnd reverence, the folded corporal is carried to and from the altar.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03084b.htm

Bagnorea
A diocese situated in the district of Viterbo, Italy, and immediately subject to the Holy See.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02203c.htm

Bollig, Johann
Orientalist, born near Düren in Rhenish Prusia 23 August, 1821; died at Rome in 1895.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02639a.htm

Bothrys
A titular see situated in Phoenicia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02708a.htm

Burckmair, Hans
Painter of the Swabian school. (1473-1531)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03064c.htm

Blenkinsop
Details of four people with this name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02597a.htm

Bobbio, Abbey and Diocese of
Suffragan to the Archiepiscopal See of Genoa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02605b.htm

Biella
The city of Biella, the see of the diocese of that name, is an important industrial centre (anciently called Bugelia) of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Novara.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02559b.htm

Bertrand, Pierre
Article covers a French Cardinal, theologian, and canonist, b. 1280 at Annonay in Vivarais, and a French cardinal, nephew of the foregoing, whose name he adopted, b. in 1279, at Colombier in Vivarais.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02523b.htm

Baptistines
I. Hermits of St. John the Baptist. II. Missionaries of St. John the Baptist. III. Sisterhood of St. John the Baptist.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02277a.htm

Berthier, Guillaume-François
A Jesuit professor and writer, born at Issoudun, 1704; died at Bourges, 1782.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02519b.htm

Berissa
A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus, in Asia Minor.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02491c.htm

Beaton, David
Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Andrews, b. 1494; d. 29 May, 1546.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02372a.htm

Ballerini, Girolamo and Pietro
Celebrated theologians and canonists, the sons of a distinguished surgeon of Verona.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02223b.htm

Burlington
Diocese established 14 July, 1853; comprises the whole State of Vermont, U.S.A.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03081b.htm

Baltimore, Plenary Councils of
Provides details of three councils held in 1852, 1866, and 1884.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02235a.htm

St. Baithen of Iona
Also called Baithen Mor ("Baithen the Great"), Irish monk, immediate successor of St. Columba as abbot of Iona. Baithen Mor died sometime between 598 and 600.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02209b.htm

Bayer, Adèle
Eldest daughter of Andrew Parmentier, b. in Belgium, 4 July, 1814, and d. in Brooklyn, New York, 22 January, 1892.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02357b.htm

Benno II
Bishop of Osnabrück.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02481c.htm

Baader, Franz Xaver von
German philosopher, born at Munich, 1765; died 23 May, 1841.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02173a.htm

Bokenham, Osbern
English Augustinian friar and poet, b. 1393, d. probably in 1447.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02625c.htm

Boyle Abbey
Irish Cistercian house.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02726a.htm

Bonagratia of Bergamo
Friar Minor, theologian, and canonist, date of birth unknown; d. at Munich, 1343.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02646a.htm

Basins, Ecclesiastical Use of
Extensively used in the Jewish Ritual and were in early use in Christian churches for ablutions and to receive lamp-drippings.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02334a.htm

Brewer, Heinrich
German historian, born at Puffendorf in Germany, 6 September, 1640; died at the same place about 1713.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02778a.htm

Barcelona, University of
An outgrowth of the ecclesiastical schools founded in the eleventh century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02290a.htm

Biology
The science on life and living organisms.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02572a.htm

Burgos
Since the tenth century an episcopal see of Spain, to which in the eleventh century the ancient Sees of Oca and Valpuesta were transferred.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03065c.htm

Banns of Marriage
In general the ecclesiastical announcement of the names of persons contemplating marriage.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02255a.htm

St. Barnabas
Originally called Joseph, missionary, called an Apostle.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02300a.htm

Brookes, James
Last Catholic Bishop of Gloucester, England. (1512-1560)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02798c.htm

Brunner, Sebastian
A versatile and voluminous writer. (1814-1893)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03013a.htm

Bonfrère, Jacques
Biblical scholar, born at Dinant, Belgium, 12 April, 1573; died at Tournai, 9 May, 1642.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02655c.htm

Walter Burleigh
Article from the Catholic Encyclopedia, by Stephen M. Donovan. Considers the intellectual context of this scholar's "moderate realism."
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03081a.htm

Beguines & Beghards
Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia, which makes it clear that the Beguines were not regarded as heretics as such.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02389c.htm

Bautista, Fray Juan
Franciscan, who taught theology and metaphysics at the convent of St. Francis of Mexico.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02353b.htm

Boniface II, Pope
Elected 17 September, 530; died October, 532.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02660a.htm

Beirut
In Phoenicia, a titular Latin see, and the residential see of several prelates of Oriental rites.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02392a.htm

Benedict I, Pope
A Roman and the son of Boniface, and was called Bonosus by the Greeks.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02427c.htm

Bagot, Jean
Theologian, born at Rennes, in France, 9 July, 1591, died at Paris, 23 August, 1664.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02203d.htm

St. Brieuc
Celtic monk and priest, companion of St. Iltud. Brieuc died in about 502.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02784a.htm

Bommel, Cornelius Richard Anton van
Bishop of Liège, born at Leyden, in Holland on 5 April, 1790; died 7 April 1852.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02645a.htm

Bayeu y Subias, Francisco
Born at Saragossa, 9 March, 1734; died Madrid, 4 August, 1795, a distinguished religious and historical painter.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02358a.htm

Bigamy (in Civil Law)
In civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a "formal entering into of a marriage while a former one remains un-dissolved".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02564a.htm

Butler, Alban
Seventeenth-century English Catholic.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03090a.htm

Bordeaux, University of
Founded during the English domination, under King Henry VI, in 1441.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02684a.htm

Brogny, Jean-Allarmet de
French Cardinal. (1342-1426)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02797a.htm

Berault-Bercastel, Antoine Henri de
A writer of church history, b. 22 November, 1720, at Briey, Lorraine; d. about 1794 at Noyon, France.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02486a.htm

Boecken, Placidus
A German Benedictine, canonist, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salzburg. (1690-1752)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02608a.htm

Biard, Pierre
Jesuit missionary, born at Grenoble, France, 1576; died at Avignon, 17 November, 1622.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02541d.htm

Bartholomew of Braga, Venerable
Born at Verdela, near Lisbon, May, 1514; died at Viana, 16 July, 1590.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02314b.htm

Bolsec, Jérôme-Hermès
A theologian and physician, b. probably at Paris, date unknown; d. at Lyons c. 1584.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02643a.htm

Buildings, Ecclesiastical
This term comprehends all constructions erected for the celebration of liturgical acts, whatever be the name given to them, church, chapel, oratory, and basilica.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03041a.htm

Jean Buridan
Article from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03078a.htm

Bianchini, Francesco
A student of the natural sciences, and historian. (1662-1729)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02541a.htm

Bulstrode, Sir Richard
A soldier, diplomatist, and author, born 1610; died 1711.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03058a.htm

Basil, Liturgy of Saint
Several Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras, have been attributed to the great St. Basil, Bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia from 370 to 379.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02321a.htm

Benard, Laurent
Chief founder of the Maurist Congregation of the Benedictine Order, b. at Nevers, 1573; d. at Paris, 1620.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02426b.htm

Beatific Vision
The immediate knowledge of God which the angelic spirits and the souls of the just enjoy in Heaven.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02364a.htm

Byrne, Andrew
Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas. (1802-1862)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03093a.htm

Benedict X
The bearer of this name was an antipope in the days of Nicholas II, 1056-61.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02429b.htm

Baglioni, Giovanni, Cavaliere
Known as the "Deaf Man of the Barozzo", a painter of distinction, b. in Rome, 1571; d. there 1644.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02203b.htm

Birmingham
One of the thirteen dioceses erected by the Apostolic Letter of Pius IX, 27 September, 1850, which restored a hierarchy to the Catholic church in England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02578c.htm

Bartolommeo, Fra
Italian Dominican painter (1475-1517)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02318a.htm

Bucer, Martin
One of the leaders in the South German Reformation movement. (1491-1551)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03025d.htm

Bombay
The Archdiocese of Bombay comprises the Island of Bombay with several outlying churches in the neighbouring Island of Salsette.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02644a.htm

Brussels
Capital of the Kingdom of Belgium.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03021a.htm

Bausset, Louis-François de
A French cardinal, writers, and statesman. (1748-1824)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02352c.htm

Brindholm, Ven. Edmund
Martyr and parish priest of Our Lady's Church at Calais, accused of being concerned in a plot to betray Calais to the French.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02787d.htm

Barbalissos
A titular see of Mesopotamia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02284c.htm

Bustamante, Carlos María
Mexican statesman and historian. (1774-1848)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03088b.htm

Bartoli, Daniello
Historian and littérateur, born at Ferrara, 12 February, 1608; died in Rome, 12 January, 1685.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02317b.htm

Brumoy, Pierre
French Jesuit humanist. (1704-1742)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03008b.htm

Barnabites
The popular name of a religious order which is canonically known by the title, given to it by Pope Paul III in 1535, of Regular Clerics of St. Paul.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02302a.htm

Bigamy (in Canon Law)
Canonically viewed, bigamy denotes (a) the condition of a man married to two real or interpretative wives in succession, and as a consequence (b) his unfitness to receive, or exercise after reception, tonsure, minor and sacred orders.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02561a.htm

Benedict XIII, Pope
Reigned 1724-1730.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02431a.htm

Baltimore, Provincial Councils of
These councils have a unique importance for the Church in the United States, inasmuch as the earlier ones legislated for practically the whole territory of the Republic, and furnished moreover a norm for all the later provincial councils of the country.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02239a.htm

Boccaccio, Giovanni
Biography and overview of the author's major works.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02607a.htm

Book of Martyrs, Foxe's
Protestant martyrology, from Wyclif to Cranmer, illustrated with woodcuts. The author was a controversialist sympathetic to John Knox.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02681a.htm

Bernard Tolomeo, Saint
Italian hermit, monastic founder, d. 1348.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02504b.htm

Beelphegor
The Moabite divinity who ruled over Phogor.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02388b.htm

Bianchi, Giovanni Antonio
Friar Minor and theologian. (1686-1768)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02540d.htm

Binterim, Anton Joseph
A theologian of repute and for fifty years parish priest of Bilk. (1779-1855)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02570c.htm

Benedict XI, Pope Blessed
Elected unanimously, author of Scriptural commentaries, d. 1304.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02429c.htm

Bohemian Brethren
The Unitas Fratrum were a group of the more extreme Hussites (known as "Taborites") who continued to meet. They later became known as the Moravian Brethren.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02616a.htm

Bernini, Giuseppe Maria
A Capuchin missionary and Orientalist, b. near Carignan in Piedmont; d. in Hindustan in 1753.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02511a.htm

Beugnot, Auguste-Arthur, Count
French historian and statesman. (1797-1865)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02539b.htm

Bersabee
A town on the southern extremity of Palestine.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02518a.htm

Bradley, Denis Mary
First Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (1846-1903)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02727a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Blaise
Bishop of Sebaste, martyr, d. about 316. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, he is also called St. Blasius.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02592a.htm

Bernard, Saint
Soldier, monk, abbot, Archbishop of Vienne, d. 842.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02496a.htm

Berno
Apostle of the Obotrites, in the latter half of the twelfth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02512b.htm

Barron, Edward
Irish missionary. (1801-1854)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16007a.htm

Baal, Baalim
A word which belongs to the oldest stock of the Semite vocabulary and primarily means "lord", "owner".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02175a.htm

Brunellesco, Filippo
An architect and sculptor, born at Florence, 1377; died there 16 April, 1446.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03008c.htm

Boileau-Despréaux, Nicholas
French poet. (1636-1711)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02623a.htm

Bernardine of Feltre, Blessed
Italian Franciscan missionary, died 1494. Of little note as an author. Best remembered for his monti di pietà, a type of charitable lender similar to pawnbrokers.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02504c.htm

Blosius, François-Louis
A Benedictine abbot and spiritual writer, born at Donstienne, near Liège, Flanders, 1506; died at Liessies, 1566.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02604a.htm

Buffalo
Diocese established 23 April, 1847 in the state of New York.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03037a.htm

Bryant, John Delavau
Physician, poet, author, and editor. (1811-1877)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03025a.htm

Byrd, William
Article examining life, sacred and secular music, and related composers.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03092f.htm

Belem do Pará, Archdiocese of
In South America, formerly (after 4 March, 1719) a suffragan diocese of Bahia (San Salvador), but raised to metropolitan rank 3 May, 1906.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02394c.htm

Bourchier, Thomas
Cardinal, born 1406; died 1486.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02716b.htm

Bellecius, Aloysius
Jesuit ascetic author, born at Freiburg im Breisgau, 15 February, 1704; died at Augsburg, 27 April, 1757.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02414a.htm

Boulainvilliers, Henri, Count of
One of the first French historians to write the history of the institutions or fundamental laws of the nation. (1658-1722)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02713a.htm

Buss, Franz Joseph, Ritter von
Jurist, b. 23 March, 1803 at Zell in Baden; d. 31 January, 1878, at Freiburg im Breisgau.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03088a.htm

Bulgaria
A European kingdom in the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03046a.htm

Bova
Situated in the civil province of Reggio,in Calabria, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Reggio.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02724a.htm

Belleville
Diocese comprising part of southern Illinois.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02414c.htm

Benedict XII, Pope
Third of the Avignon popes. (1334-1342)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02430a.htm

Bapst, John
Jesuit missionary and educator. (1815-1887)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02258a.htm

Balmes, Jaime Luciano
Philosopher and publicist, b. at Vich, Spain, 28 August, 1810; d. there, 9 July, 1848.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02224b.htm

Bar-Kepha, Moses
Jacobite bishop and writer. (813-903)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02296b.htm

Bovino
Diocese in the province of Foggia, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Benevento.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02724b.htm

Brinkley, Stephen
Confessor of the Faith, imprisoned and tortured as manager of a secret press for the publication of devotional and controversial works in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02788a.htm

Breton, Raymond
French missionary among the Caribbean Indians. (1609-1679)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02768a.htm

Barber Family, The
Daniel Barber, soldier of the Revolution, Episcopalian minister and convert. (1756-1834) Virgil Horace Barber, son of Daniel. (1782-1847)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02286b.htm

Balsam
Balsam is an oily, resinous, and odorous substance, which flows spontaneously or by incision from certain plants, and which the Church mixes with olive oil for use as chrism.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02226a.htm

Belley
Coextensive with the civil department of Ain and a suffragan of the Archbishopric of Besançon.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02415a.htm

Pope St. Benedict II
A Roman, he was pope for a little less than eleven months, and died in 685. Account of his pontificate.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02427d.htm

Burchard of Basle
Belonged to the family of the counts of Neuenburg, or Neuchatel, was born towards the middle of the eleventh century, and died 12 April, 1107.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03063a.htm

Butler, Sir William Francis
Irish general and writer. (1838-1910)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16015a.htm

Bassianus
Bishop of Ephesus (444-448).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02345a.htm

Bautain, Louis-Eugène-Marie
Philosopher and theologian. (1796-1867)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02353a.htm

Burke, Thomas Nicholas
Dominican orator. (1830-1882)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03080a.htm

Burigny, Jean Lévesque de
Historian, b. at Reims, 1692; d. at Paris, 1785.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03079a.htm

Bethlehemites
Military and hospitaller orders.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02534b.htm

Blyth, Francis
English Carmelite, reviser of the Douay Bible, born c. 1705; d. in London, 11 December 1772.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02604c.htm

Bathurst
Diocese situated in New South Wales, Australia, in the ecclesiastical Province of Sydney.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02349a.htm

Barthel, Johann Caspar
A German canonist. (1697-1771)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02312c.htm

Basilides
The earliest of the Alexandrian Gnostics, a native of Alexandria and flourished under the Emperors Adrian and Antoninus Pius, about 120-140.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02326a.htm

Binet, Jacques-Philippe-Marie
French mathematician and astronomer. (1786-1856)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02570a.htm

Balanaea
A titular see of Syria.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02215a.htm

Benedict of Peterborough
Abbot and writer, place and date of birth unknown; d. 1193.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02472a.htm

Berti, Giovanni Lorenzo
Italian theologian, b. 28 May, 1696, at Sarravezza, Tuscany; d. 26 March, 1766, at Pisa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02522a.htm

Bohemians of the United States
Religious dissensions at the beginning of the seventeenth century induced many to leave their native country and cross the ocean.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02620a.htm

Bracken, Thomas
Poet, journalist, politician. (1843-1898)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02726b.htm

Biblia Pauperum
A collection of pictures representing scenes from Jesus' life with the corresponding prophetic types.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02547a.htm

Bidermann, James
Poet and theologian. (1578-1639)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02558c.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia
Bible
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02543a.htm

Becquerel, Antoine-César
French physicist, b. at Chatillon-sur-Loing (Loiret), 7 March, 1788; d. at Paris, 18 January, 1878.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02382c.htm

Bressani, Francesco Giuseppe
Italian missionary to the Indians. (1612-1672)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02766a.htm

Beverley Minster
A collegiate church at Beverley, capital of the East Riding of Yorkshire, served by a chapter of secular canons until the Reformation.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02540b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Bertulf
Converted to Christianity from paganism, entered the monastery of Luxeuil under the Rule of St. Columban, became abbot of Bobbio, was staunchly anti-Arian, d. 639 or 640. Feast day: 19 August.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02524a.htm

Bosio, Antonio
Known as "The Columbus of the Catacombs", b. in the island of Malta about the year 1576; d. 1629.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02693a.htm

Bentivoglio, Family of
Originally from the castle of that name in the neighbourhood of Bologna, Italy. They claimed descent from Enzio (c. 1224-72), King of Sardinia, a natural son of Frederick II.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02483a.htm

St. Birinus (Berin)
Confessor, first Bishop of Dorchester, Apostle of Wessex, d. 650. Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02578a.htm

Bragança-Miranda, Diocese of
Situated in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Portugal, in the civil province of Tras-os-Montes.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02729b.htm

Berisford, Humphrey
Confessor c. 1588.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02491b.htm

Beja
Diocese in Portugal, suffragan of Evora.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02393a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Brigid of Ireland
Biography of Brigid, incorrectly known as Bridget. Monastic founder, abbess of a double monastery, friend of St. Patrick. St. Brigid died in 525.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02784b.htm

Baptismal Font
A basin or vase, serving as a receptacle for baptismal water in which the candidate for baptism is immersed, or over which he is washed, in the ceremony of Christian initiation.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02274a.htm

Braille, Louis
French educator and inventorof the system of writing in raised or relief points for the blind. (1809-1852)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02735a.htm

Boeri, Petrus
A french benedictine canonist and bishop, b. during the first quarter of the fourteenth century at Laredorte.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02610a.htm

Barjesus
False prophet mentioned in the New Testament.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02296a.htm

Byrne, Richard
U.S. Civil War hero. (1832-1864)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03093b.htm

Beatitudes, Mount of
Name given to the place where the "Sermon on the Mount", was delivered.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02369a.htm

Beschefer, Theodore
Jesuit missionary in Canada. (1630-1711)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02526b.htm

Baltasar
The Greek and Latin name for Belshazzar, which is the Hebrew equivalent for Bel­sarra­usur, i.e., "May Bel protect the king".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02226c.htm

Bourassé, Jean-Jacques
Archæologist and historian. (1813-1872)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02716a.htm

Boniface VII, Antipope
Roman and son of Ferrucius; was intruded into the Chair of St. Peter in 974; reinstalled 984; died July, 985.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02661c.htm

Beste, Henry Digby
Miscellaneous author. (1768-1836)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02529a.htm

Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Countess of Richmond and Derby, b. 1441; d. 1509, daughter and heiress of John Beaufort, first Duke of Somerset.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02376a.htm

Bread, Liturgical Use of
In the Christian liturgy bread is used principally as one of the elements of the Eucharistic sacrifice.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02749a.htm

Bonald, Louis-Gabriel-Ambroise, Vicompte de
French statesman, writer, and philosopher. (1754-1840)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02647a.htm

Belgrade and Smederevo
Titular (united) sees of Servia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02407a.htm

Bollandists, The
An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02630a.htm

Biblical Antiquities
Details domestic, political, and sacred antiquities.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02548a.htm

Bernard of Pavia
Canonist and bishop. (d. 1213)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02504a.htm

Bonaparte, Charles-Lucien-Jules-Laurent
Prince of Canino and Musignano, and ornithologist. (1803-1857)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02648b.htm

Brück, Heinrich
Ecclesiastical historian and bishop, born at Bingen, 25 October, 1831; died 4 November, 1903.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03004a.htm

Boise
Diocese created by Leo XIII, 25 August, 1893.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02623b.htm

Bishop, William
The first superior in England in episcopal orders since the old hierarchy died out in the reign of Elizabeth, born c. 1553 at Brailes in Warwickshire, where his family continued to reside until recent times; d. 16 April, 1624.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02589a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Benedict XIV
Article on the life, public policy, and liturgical reforms of this scholarly eighteenth-century pope. Also discusses his relations with the Eastern churches.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02432a.htm

Benavides, Fray Alonzo
Archbishop of Goa in the Portuguese Indies.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02427a.htm

Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden is situated in the southwestern part of the German Empire.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02194a.htm

Bebian, Roch-Amboise-Auguste
Sent to France, committed to the care of his godfather, the Abbé Sicard, the well-known educator of the deaf and dumb.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02379a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Bridget of Sweden
Also called Birgitta. Biography of the mother of 8, widow, visionary, founder of the Brigittines.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02782a.htm

Bassi, Matthew of
Founder of the Capuchins. (1495-1552)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02344b.htm

Busiris
A titular see taking its title from one of the many Egyptian cities of the same name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03087a.htm

St. Bathilde
Bathilde, or Batilde, was a runaway slave who became the wife of King Clovis II. Upon widowhood, she founded monasteries and proved herself a capable regent. She died in 680. Biographical article in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02348b.htm

Bageis
A titular see of Lydia in Asia Minor.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02203a.htm

Bangor Abbey
The name of two famous monastic establishments in Ireland and England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02250a.htm

Balearic Isles
A group in the western part of the Mediterranean belonging to Spain and consisting of four larger islands, Majorca, Minorca, Iviza, and Formentera, and eleven smaller islands of rocky formation.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02221c.htm

Bossu, Jacques le
French theologian and Doctor of the Sorbonne, born at Paris 1546; died at Rome 1626.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02698a.htm

Bodone
A titular see of Albania.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02609b.htm

Baptismal Vows
The name popularly given to the renunciations required of an adult candidate for baptism just before the sacrament is conferred.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02275a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: Breviary
Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02768b.htm

Borgognone, Ambrogio
Italian painter and architect, b. Milan, c. 1455, d. at Milan, 1523.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02685b.htm

Bohemia
Crown province of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which until 1526 was an independent kingdom.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02612b.htm

Bessel, Johann Franz
Benedictine, abbot, and historian. (1672-1749)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02528a.htm

Benedictus, The (Canticle of Zachary)
One of the three great canticles in the opening chapters of this Gospel, the other two being the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02473a.htm

Bernold of Constance
Historian and theologian, b. in Swabia about 1054; d. at Schaffhausen, 16 September, 1100.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02512c.htm

Baron, Vincent
Dominican theologian and preacher. (1604-1674)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02304a.htm

Bancel, Louis
Born at Valence, 1628; died at Avignon, 1685.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02246b.htm

Beccaria, Giovanni Battista
Physicist. (1716-1781)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16009a.htm

Bianchini, Giuseppe
Italian Oratorian, Biblical, historical, and liturgical scholar. (1704-1764)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02541b.htm

Leonardo Bruni
Article by Edmund Burke from the Catholic Encyclopedia, summarizing Bruni's life and career.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03011b.htm

Bartolocci, Giulio
A Cistercian monk and learned Hebrew scholar, b. at Celleno in the old kingdom of Naples, 1 April, 1613; d. at Rome, 19 October, 1687.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02317c.htm

Balme, Henry
A Franciscan theologian, born at Genera, date uncertain; d. 23 February, 1439.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02224a.htm

Bellini
Giacomo (Jacopo) Bellini, father of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini. Teacher of his sons who were the chief founders of the Venetian school of painting.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02416b.htm

Blackfoot Indians
An important tribe of the Northern Plains, constituting the westernmost extension of the great Algonquian stock.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02590d.htm

Binius, Severin
Historian and critic. (1573-1641)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02570b.htm

Briçonnet
Includes three people with this name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02779a.htm

Berrettini, Pietro
Italian painter, architect, and writer, b. at Cortona, in Tuscany, 1 November, 1596; d. at Rome, 16 May, 1669.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02516a.htm

Bogotá
Capital of the republic of Colombia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02612a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Babylas
Bishop of Antioch, martyr in the Decian persecution, d. in prison. Feast day: 24 January in the West; 4 September in the Christian East.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02178c.htm

Benedict III, Pope
Date of birth unknown; d. 17 April, 858.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02427e.htm

Bar Hebræus
A Jacobite Syrian bishop, philosopher, poet, grammarian, physician, Biblical commentator, historian, and theologian. (1226-1286)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02294a.htm

Baraga, Frederic
First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, U.S.A. (1797-1868)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02282b.htm

Bourdaloue, Louis
French Jesuit preacher. (1632-1704)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02717a.htm

Bridge-Building Brotherhood, The
During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, various religious associations were founded for the purpose of building bridges.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02781a.htm

Boston
Archdiocese; comprises Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties in the State of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02703a.htm

Beseleel
Describes two people known by this name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02526d.htm

Burgoa, Francisco
Historical and geographical writer. Born at Oaxaca about 1600; d. at Teopozotlan in 1681.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03065b.htm

Bergier, Nicolas-Sylvestre
French theologian. (1715-1790)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02490a.htm

Baumgartner, Alexander
Swiss poet and writer. (1841-1910)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16008b.htm

Benedictine Order
Comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as "black monks".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02443a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: The Venerable Bede
Benedictine monk, priest, historian, Doctor of the Church, d. 735.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02384a.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: Boethius
Article with a focus on Boethius as a theologian, from this 1912 reference work.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02610b.htm

Benin
Vicariate Apostolic on the coast of Benin.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02480a.htm

Bartolozzi, Francesco
An engraver, etcher, and painter, b. at Florence, 1727; d. at Lisbon, 1815.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02319a.htm

Bremen
Formerly the seat of an archdiocese situated in the north-western part of the present German Empire.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02756a.htm

Bilocation
Latin bis, twice, and locatio, place.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02568a.htm

Bachelot, Alexis John Augustine
Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands. (1796-1837)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16006a.htm

Banim, John and Michael
Brothers and writers from Kilkenny, Ireland.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02251a.htm

Bartholomew of Edessa
Syrian apologist and polemical writer.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02315c.htm

Bromyard, John
Theologian, d. about 1390.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02797b.htm

Bellenden, John
A Scotch poet, b. at Haddington or Berwick in the latter part of the fifteenth century; d. at Rome, c. 1587.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02414b.htm

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Benedict of Aniane
St. Benedict was a Goth, served in the Frankish court, then became a Benedictine monk. His monastery of Aniane was the model for monastic reform in France and the Empire. He died in 821.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02467a.htm

Bard, Henry
An English soldier and diplomat, b. 1604; d. 1660.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02292c.htm

Bibbiena
Bernardo Dovizi, an Italian Cardinal and comedy-writer, known best by the name of the town Bibbiena, where he was born 4 Aug., 1470; d. at Rome, 9 Nov., 1520.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02542a.htm

Bathe, William
Irishman, Jesuit, wrote educational books on music and language. He died in 1614.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02348a.htm

Bedini, Cajetan
Italian Cardinal and diplomat. (1806-1864)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02387a.htm

Boniface III, Pope
Roman elected to succeed Sabinian after an interregnum of nearly a year; he was consecrated 19 February, 607; d. 12 November of the same year.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02660b.htm

Bernardine of Siena, Saint
Biography of the Franciscan missionary, reformer, popular preacher, peacemaker, called "the Apostle of Italy," who died in 1380.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02505b.htm

Batavia
Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02346b.htm

Bye-Altar
An altar that is subordinate to the central or high altar.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03092d.htm

Belief
That state of the mind by which it assents to propositions, not by reason of their intrinsic evidence, but because of authority.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02408b.htm

Broughton, Richard
Catholic priest and antiquary, claiming descent from the Broughtons of Lancashire.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02803a.htm

Bastiat, Claude-Frédéric
A French economist, b. at Mugron, a small city in the Department of Landes, 29 June, 1801; d. at Rome, 24 December, 1850.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02345b.htm

Backer, Augustin de
Bibliographer, born at Antwerp, Belgium, 18 July, 1809; died at Liège, 1 December, 1873.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02190c.htm

Borrus, Christopher
Missionary, mathematician, and astronomer. (1583-1632)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02689a.htm

Barradas, Sebastião
A Portuguese exegete and preacher, born at Lisbon in 1543; died at Coimbra in 1615.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02307b.htm

Brancaccio
An ancient and illustrious Neapolitan family, from which the "Brancas" of France were descended.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02737a.htm

Bembo, Pietro
Italian scholar and Cardinal, b. of a noble family at Venice, 20 May, 1470; d. at Rome, 18 January, 1547.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02425e.htm

Brixen
Includes history and statistics.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02793d.htm

Boniface Association
The object of the association is to maintain what the Catholic church possesses in those regions where Catholics are few in number, to found and support missions and schools, and to erect churches, parish-houses, and schools for Catholics in the Protestant parts of Germany.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02671a.htm

Bayeux
Coextensive with the Department of Calvados, is suffragan to the Archbishopric of Rouen.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02358b.htm

Bonvicino, Alessandro
Italian painter of the sixteenth century, born at Brescia about 1498; died at the same place, 1555.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02678b.htm

Brenan, Michael John
Irish Church historian. (1780-1847)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02758b.htm

Blanchet, Augustin Magloire
Brother of François Norbert Blanchet, first Bishop of Walla Walla-Nesqually, State of Washington, U.S.A. (1797-1887)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02593b.htm

Bril, Paulus
Flemish painter and engraver, born at Antwerp, 1556; died in Rome, 7 October, 1626.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02787b.htm

Bellasius, Edward
Serjeant-at-Law, b. 14 October, 1800; d. 24 January, 1873.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02413a.htm

Baker City, Diocese of
Comprises Wasco, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Morrow, Grant, Union, Crook, Umatilla, Wallowa, Baker, Harney, and Malheur counties in the State of Oregon, U.S.A.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02213b.htm