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Diego y Moreno, Francisco Garcia First bishop of California, b. 17 Sept., 1785, at Lagos in the state of Jalisco, Mexico; d. 30 April, 1846, at Santa Barbara. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04785a.htm Deacons The name means only minister or servant, and is employed in this sense both in the Septuagint (though only in the book of Esther, and in the New Testament. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04647c.htm Duprat, Antoine & Guillaume Antoine, chancellor of France and Cardinal, b. at Issoire in Auvergne, 17 January, 1463; d. 1535. Guillaume, son of the foregoing, b. at Issoire, 1507; d. at Beauregard, 1560. Appointed Bishop of Clermont in 1529. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05205c.htm Dietenberger, Johann Theologian, b. about 1475 at Frankfort-on-the-Main, d. 4 Sept., 1537, at Mainz. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04788a.htm Dancing The origin of dancing is from the natural tendency to employ gesture either to supplement or to replace speech. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04618b.htm Díaz, Pedro Missionary, b. at Lupedo, Diocese of Toledo, Spain, in 1546; d. in Mexico, 12 Jan., 1618. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04776a.htm Dupuytren, Baron Guillaume French anatomist and surgeon. (1777-1835) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05206a.htm Drey, Johann Sebastian von A professor of theology at the University of Tübingen. (1777-1853) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05159b.htm Dagon A Philistine deity. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04602c.htm Delaware One of the original thirteen of the United States of America. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04692a.htm Dijon Diocese comprising the entire department of Côte-d'Or and is a suffragan of Lyons. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04794b.htm Deduction An argument or reasoning process, that kind of mediate inference by which from truths already known we advance to a knowledge of other truths necessarily implied in the former; the mental product or result of that process. Also a method, the deductive method, by which we increase our knowledge through a series of such inferences. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04674a.htm Dacca Diocese in Bengal, India. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04601b.htm Díaz de Solís, Juan Spanish navigator and explorer, b. about 1470. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04777a.htm Diamantina Located in the north of the state of Minas Geraes, Brazil, South America; created under the Brazilian Empire, 10 Aug., 1853, and confirmed by the Holy See, 6 June, 1854. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04772a.htm Diocletian Information on this ruler from the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05007b.htm Daniel, Charles Founded the "Etudes de théologie et d' histoire", a magazine with monthly publication. (1818-1893) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04626a.htm Daumer, Georg Friedrich German poet and philosopher, b. at Nuremberg, 5 March, 1800; d. at Wurzburg, 14 December, 1875. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04639a.htm Dithmar Bishop of Merseburg and medieval chronicler, b. 25 July, 975; d. 1 Dec., 1018. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05047d.htm Diodorus of Tarsus Date of birth uncertain; d. about A.D. 392. He was of noble family, probably of Antioch. St. Basil calls him a "nursling" of Silvanus, Bishop of Tarsus, but whether this discipleship was at Antioch or at Tarsus is not known. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05008a.htm Diocaesarea Information on several places by this name. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04798b.htm Dresden The capital of the Kingdom of Saxony and the residence of the royal family, is situated on both sides of the Elbe. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05156b.htm Dumoulin, Charles French jurist, b. at Paris in 1500; d. there 27 December, 1566. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05190c.htm Donatus of Fiesole Irish teacher and poet, Bishop of Fiesole, about 829-876. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05129a.htm Dax, Diocese of Suppressed French diocese. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16032b.htm Distributions Canonically termed disturbtiones quotidianae, are certain portions of the revenue of a church, distributed to the canons present at Divine service. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05047c.htm Drechsel, Jeremias Ascetic writer, b. at Augsburg, 15 August, 1581; entered the Society of Jesus 27 July, 1598; d. at Munich, 19 April, 1638. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05156a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Didache Introductory article. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04779a.htm Durand Ursin Benedictine. (1682-1771) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05206d.htm Dominical Letter A device adopted from the Romans by the old chronologers to aid them in finding the day of the week corresponding to any given date, and indirectly to facilitate the adjustment of the "Proprium de Tempore" to the "Proprium Sanctorum" when constructing the ecclesiastical calendar for any year. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05109a.htm Denza, Francesco Italian meteorologist and astronomer, b. at Naples, 7 June, 1834; d. at Rome, 14 December, 1894. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04736a.htm Deity This article is confined to the non-Christian notion of the Deity. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04683a.htm Degradation A canonical penalty by which an ecclesiastic is entirely and perpetually deprived of all office, benefice, dignity, and power conferred on him by ordination; and by a special ceremony is reduced to the state of a layman, losing the privileges of the clerical state and being given over to the secular arm. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04677c.htm Dowdall, George Archbishop of Armagh, b. at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, in 1487; d. at London, 15 August, 1558. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05145a.htm De Vere, Aubrey Thomas Hunt Poet, critic, and essayist, b. at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, Ireland, 10 January, 1814; died there, 21 January, 1902. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04763a.htm Dogma Signifies, in the writings of the ancient classical authors, sometimes, an opinion or that which seems true to a person; sometimes, the philosophical doctrines or tenets, and especially the distinctive philosophical doctrines, of a particular school of philosophers, and sometimes, a public decree or ordinance, as dogma poieisthai. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05089a.htm Dornin, Bernard First publisher in the United States of distinctively Catholic books, b. in Ireland, 1761; d. in Ohio, 1836. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05135c.htm Desclée, Henri and Jules Nineteenth-century Belgian monks. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16032c.htm Divine Charity, Society of Founded at Maria-Martental near Kaisersesch, in 1903 by Josepth Tallmanns. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05051a.htm Devil Worship Fathers and theologians explain the matter as, the fallen angels besides tempting and assailing men in other ways have, by working on their fears or exciting their cupidity, brought them to give worship to themselves under the guise of idols. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04767a.htm Darboy, Georges Archbishop of Paris and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Fayl-Billot, near Langres, 1813; killed by Communists at Paris, 24 May, 1871. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04634b.htm Divine Compassion, Institute of the Founded in the city of New York, USA, by the Rt. Rev. Thomas Stanislaus Preston. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05052a.htm St. Dinooth Founder and first abbot of Bangor on the Dee, fl. 500-542. Also known as St. Dinothus, Dunawd, or Dunod. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04798a.htm Dionysius Exiguus According to his friend and fellow-student, Cassiodorus, though by birth a Scythian, he was in character a true Roman and thorough Catholic, most learned in both tongues i.e., Greek and Latin, and an accomplished scripturist. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05010b.htm Deharbe, Joseph Theologian, catechist, b. at Straburg, Alsace, 11 April, 1800; d. at Maria-Laach, 8 November, 1871. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04678a.htm Demers, Modeste Missionary in Pacific Northwest. (1809-1871) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04706a.htm Deutinger, Martin Philosopher and religious writer, b. in Langenpreising, Bavaria, 24 March, 1815; d. at Pfäfers, Switzerland, 9 Sept., 1864. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04761c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Donnan Three or possibly four Irish saints of this name lived in the sixth and seventh centuries. St. Donnan of Eigg and St. Donnan of Auchterless are probably the same person. There was also a St. Donnan the Deacon, blood brother of St. Kieran of Clonmacnoise; and a St. Donnan who was a nephew of St. Senan and who succeeded St. Kieran of Clonmacnoise as Abbot of Aingin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05131b.htm Diocletianopolis A titular see of Palaestina Prima. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05007c.htm Dereser, Anton Discalced Carmelite, born at Fahr in Franconia, 3 February, 1757; died at Breslau, 15 or 16 June, 1807. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04739a.htm Decapolis Name given in the Bible and by ancient writers to a region in Palestine lying to the east and south of the Sea of Galilee. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04664b.htm Donahoe, Patrick Publisher, born at Munnery, County Cavan, Ireland, 17 March, 1811; died at Boston, U.S.A., 18 March, 1901. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05115c.htm Doctrine of Addai Syriac document which relates the conversion of Edessa. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05088a.htm Denys the Carthusian, Blessed Sometimes called the last of the Schoolmen, devoted to prayer, avid reader whose favorite author was Pseudo-Dionysius. Author of commentaries, sermons, and theological and philosophical treatises. He died in 1471. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04734a.htm Dreves, Lebrecht Blücher Poet, b. at Hamburg, Germany, 12 September, 1816; d. at Feldkirch, 19 Dec., 1870. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05158a.htm Dubois, Jean-Antoine French missionary in India, b. in 1765 at St. Remèze (Ardèche); d. in Paris, 17 Feb., 1848. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05178a.htm Dower, Religious Because of its analogy with the dower that a woman brings to her husband when she marries, the name "religious dower" has been given to the sum of money or the property that a religious woman, or nun (religiosa) brings, for her maintenance, into the convent where she desires to make her profession. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05146a.htm Daniel, Book of In the Hebrew Bible, and in most recent Protestant versions, the Book of Daniel is limited to its proto-canonical portions. In the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of the Bible, it comprises both its proto- and its deutero-canonical parts, both of which have an equal right to be considered as inspired, and to be included in a treatment of the Book of Daniel. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04621b.htm Diepenbeeck, Abraham van An erudite and accomplished painter of the Flemish School, b. at Bois-le-Duc in the Netherlands, 1599; d. at Antwerp, 1675. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04786a.htm Doubt A state in which the mind is suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05141a.htm Diptych A sort of notebook, formed by the union of two tablets, placed one upon the other and united by rings or by a hinge. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05022a.htm Discussions, Religious Oral dialectical duels, more or less formal and public, between champions of divergent religious beliefs. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05034a.htm Damietta An Egyptian titular see for the Latins and the Catholic Melchite Greeks, in Augustamnica Prima. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04615b.htm Dosquet, Pierre-Herman Fourth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Liège, Flanders, 1691; d. at Paris, 1777. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05137a.htm Didron, Adolphe-Napoleon Also called Didron aîné; archaeologist; together with Viollet-le-Duc and Caumont, one of the principal revivers of Christian art in France; b. 13 March, 1806, d. 13 November, 1867. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04783a.htm Dead, Prayers for the Catholic teaching regarding prayers for the dead is bound up inseparably with the doctrine of purgatory and the more general doctrine of the communion of the saints, which is an article of the Apostle's Creed. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04653a.htm D'Avenant, Sir William Poet and dramatist, b. Feb., 1605-6, at Oxford, England; d. in London, 7 April, 1668. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04639b.htm Diether of Isenburg Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. about 1412; d. 7 May, 1482, at Aschaffenburg. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04789a.htm Devoti, Giovani Canonist, born at Rome, 11 July, 1744; died there 18 Sept., 1820. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04768b.htm Dalton, John Irish author and translator from Spanish and German, born in 1814; died at Maddermarket, Norwich, 15 February, 1874. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04609a.htm Dance of Death Originally a species of spectacular play akin to the English moralities. It has been traced back to the middle of the fourteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04617a.htm Hernando De Soto Biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04753a.htm Dubourg, Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Second Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas, Bishop of Montauban, Archbishop of Besançon. (1766-1833) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05178c.htm Denis, Joseph The first Canadian to join the Recollects of the Friars Minor. (1657-1736) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04722a.htm Dollinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von Historian and theologian. (1799-1890) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05094a.htm Didot Preacher, writer, and educator, b. 17 March, 1840, at Touvet (Isère), France; d. 13 March, 1900, at Toulouse. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04782b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Deism Historical survey and critique. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04679b.htm Dove In Christian antiquity the dove appears as a symbol and as a Eucharistic vessel. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05144b.htm Dease, Thomas Bishop of Meath, born in Ireland, 1568; died at Galway, 1651. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04660b.htm Donoso Cortes, Juan Francesco Maria de Saludad Article by Condé B. Pallen, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Primarily biographical. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05132b.htm Derry, School of This was the first foundation of St. Columba, the great Apostle of Scotland, and one of the three patron saints of Ireland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04743a.htm Diemoth An old German word for the present "Demuth", the English "humility", was the name of a pious recluse at the monastery of Wessobrunn in Upper Bavaria, b. about 1060 of a noble Bavarian or Swabian family; d. 30 March, probably in 1130. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04785c.htm Dogmatic Fact Any fact connected with a dogma and on which the application of the dogma to a particular case depends. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05092a.htm Daguesseau, Henri-François Chancellor of France, born at Limoges, 27 November, 1668; died at Paris, 5 February, 1751. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04603a.htm Devas, Charles Stanton Political economist, b. at Woodside, Old Windsor, England, of Protestant parents, 26 August, 1848; d. 6 November, 1906. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04762a.htm Duran, Narcisco Franciscan missionary. (1776-1846) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05206c.htm Duc, Fronton du A French theologian and Jesuit, b. at Bordeaux in 1558; d. at Paris, 25 September, 1624. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05181a.htm Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite Article on the identity of the mysterious Pseudo-Areopagite, his writings, and their influence. From the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05013a.htm Duty The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: "something that is due", "obligatory service"; "something that one is bound to perform or to avoid". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05215a.htm Divisch, Procopius Premonstratensian, b. at Senftenberg, Bohemia, 26 March, 1698; d. at Prenditz, Moravia, 21 December, 1765. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05054b.htm Divine Savior, Society of the Founded at Rome, 8 Dec., 1881, by Johann Baptist Jordan (b. 1848 at Gartweil im Breisgau), elected superior general as Father Francis Mary of the Cross. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05053b.htm St. Dunchadh Abbot of Iona, confessor, d. 717. Also known as St. Dunichad, Duncad, or Donatus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05191a.htm Drusilla Daughter of Herod Agrippa I. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05165b.htm Du Cange, Charles Dufresne Historian and philologist, b. at Amiens, France, 18 Dec., 1610; d. at Paris, 1688. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05181b.htm St. Darerca Or Liamania. Sister of St. Patrick and the mother of many saints. Feast day: 22 March. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04635b.htm Diocese The territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05001a.htm Dalberg, Adolphus von Prince-Abbot of Fulda and founder of the university in the same city, born 29 May, 1678; died 3 November, 1737. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04604a.htm Drevet Family, The Leading portrait engravers of France for over a hundred years, beginning with Pierre, and sustained by his son, Pierre-Imbert, and by his nephew, Claude. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05158b.htm Daniel The hero and traditional author of the book which bears his name. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04620a.htm Diepenbrock, Melchior, Baron von Cardinal and Prince-Bishop of Breslau, b. 6 January, 1798, at Boeholt in Westphalia; d. at the castle of Johannisberg in Upper Silesia, 20 January, 1853. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04786b.htm Didymus the Blind Layman, one of the principal opponents of Arianism. Born about 310-313; died about 395-398. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04784a.htm Duquesnoy, François Sculptor. (1594-1646) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05206b.htm Damasus II, Pope A native of Bavaria and the third German to be elevated to the See of Peter. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04614a.htm Druzes Small Mohammedan sect in Syria, notorious for their opposition to the Marionites, a Catholic people dwelling on the slopes of the Lebanon. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05166d.htm Deschamps, Eustache Also called Morel, on account of his dark complexion; b. at Vertus in Champagne between 1338 and 1340; d. about 1410. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04748a.htm Desertion Brief explanation of the different situations to which this concept applies in canon law. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04750a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Dionysius of Alexandria Also called Dionysius the Great, bishop, d. 264 or 265. Feast day: 17 November. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05011a.htm Doctors of the Church Certain ecclesiastical writers have received this title on account of the great advantage the whole Church has derived from their doctrine. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05075a.htm Du Lhut Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye about 1640; died at Montreal, 26 Feb., 1710. He first served in the French army, becoming a lieutenant in 1657 and a gendarme of the King's Guard in 1664. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05188a.htm St. Dichu St. Patrick's first Irish convert. Feast day: 29 April. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04778b.htm Delaware Indians An important tribal confederacy of Algonquian stock originally holding the basin of the Delaware River, in Eastern Pennsylvania. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04695a.htm Delta of the Nile, Prefecture Apostolic of the Situated in the north of Egypt and comprises four of the six provinces forming Lower Egypt, namely: Gharbieh, Charkieb, Menufieh, and Kalyiubieh. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04701c.htm Domnus Apostolicus A title applied to the pope, which was in most frequent use between the sixth and the eleventh centuries. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05115b.htm Delaroche, Hippolyte Painter, born at Paris, 17 July, 1797; died 4 November, 1856. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04691a.htm Dryburgh Abbey A monastery belonging to the canons of the Premonstratensian Order (Norbertine or White Canons), situated four miles south-east of Melrose, Scotland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05167a.htm Dalley, William Bede Lawyer and statesman, born in Sydney, New South Wales, 1831; died there 28 October, 1888. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04606a.htm Danti, Vincenzo Sculptor, brother of Ignazio, b. at Perugia, 1530; d. 24 May, 1576. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04633b.htm Doyle, John Born in Dublin, Ireland, 1797; died in London, 2 January, 1868; English portrait-painter and caricaturist. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05151b.htm Distraction Distraction (Lat. distrahere, to draw away, hence to distract) is here considered in so far as it is wont to happen in time of prayer and in administering the sacraments. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05047b.htm Devereux, Nicholas Born near Enniscorthy, Ireland, 7 June, 1791; died at Utica, New York, 29 Dec., 1855, was the youngest brother of John C. Devereux. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16033b.htm Dies Irae Name by which the sequence in requiem Masses is commonly known. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04787a.htm Díaz del Castillo, Bernal Spanish historian, one of the chief chroniclers of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, b. at Medina del Campo, Spain, c. 1498; d. after 1568. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04776b.htm Dispersion of the Apostles A feast in commemoration of the missionary work of the Twelve Apostles. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05046a.htm Delfau, François Theologian, born 1637 at Montel in Auvergne, France; died 13 Oct., 1676. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04697a.htm Dens, Peter Theologian, b. at Boom, near Antwerp, Belgium, 12 September, 1690; d. at Mechlin, 15 February, 1775. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04733a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Dominic Biography of the founder of the Order of Preachers, d. 1221. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05106a.htm Docimium A titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05072a.htm Dioscorus Antipope. (d. 530) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05018a.htm Dispensation An act whereby in a particular case a lawful superior grants relaxation from an existing law. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05041a.htm Dalgairns, John Dobree Born in the island of Guernsey, 21 Oct., 1818; d. 6 April, 1876, at St. George's Retreat, Burgess Hill, near Brighton, England. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04604b.htm Devil The name commonly given to the fallen angels, who are also known as demons. With the article (ho) it denotes Lucifer, their chief, as in Matthew 25:41, "the Devil and his angels". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04764a.htm Demoniacs Article concerned with the demonic possession in the New Testament. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04711a.htm Daniel, John Priest and professor, Born 1745; died in Paris, 3 October, 1823. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04627a.htm Dacier, André A French philologist, born at Castres, 6 April, 1651; died 18 September, 1722. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04602a.htm Dulia A theological term signifying the honour paid to the saints, while latria means worship given to God alone, and hyperdulia the veneration offered to the Blessed Virgin Mary. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05188b.htm Dolores Mission Or Mission San Francisco De Asis De Los Dolores. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05099b.htm Decree In a general sense, an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. In ecclesiastical use it has various meanings. Any papal Bull, Brief, or Motu Proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the Holy Father. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04670a.htm Daniel of Winchester Bishop of the West Saxons, and ruler of the See of Winchester from 705 to 744; died in 745. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04627c.htm Dardanus A titular see in the province of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04634c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. David Also known as Dewi or Degui. Biography of this bishop and confessor, the patron saint of Wales. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04640b.htm Divine Providence, Sisters of Includes several orders by this name. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05052b.htm Dunbar, William Scottish poet, sometimes styled the "Chaucer of Scotland", born c. 1460. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05190d.htm Dowdall, James Martyr, date of birth unknown; executed for his faith at Exeter, England, 20 September, 1600. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05145b.htm Definitors (in Religious Orders) Generally speaking, the governing council of an order. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04677a.htm Deo Gratias An old liturgical formula of the Latin Church to give thanks to God for graces received. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04737a.htm Durham Ancient Catholic Diocese of Durham. Owing to its geographical position on the Scottish border, the successive bishops were led to assume constitutional and political functions in addition to their spiritual office. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05211a.htm Duhamel, Jean-Baptiste A French scientist, philosopher, and theologian, b. at Vire, Normandy, 11 June, 1624; d. at Paris, 6 August, 1706. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05187b.htm Durbin, Elisha John The "Patriarch-priest of Kentucky", born 1 February, 1800; died in 1887. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05209b.htm Durandus of Troarn French Benedictine and ecclesiastical writer, b. about 1012, at Le Neubourg near Evreux; d. 1089. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05208b.htm Decalogue The term employed to designate the collection of precepts written on two tables of stone and given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04664a.htm Dimissorial Letters Letters given by an ecclesiastical superior to his subjects to have effect in territory outside his jurisdiction. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04797b.htm Donus, Pope Son of a Roman called Mauricius; he was consecrated Bishop of Rome 2 Nov., 676, to succeed Adeodatus II, after an interval of four months and seventeen days; d. 11 April, 678. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05133a.htm Daniel, Saint, and Companions Franciscan missionaries and martyrs, d. 10 October, 1227. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04627b.htm Desault, Pierre-Joseph Surgeon and anatomist, b. at Magny-Vernois a small town of Franche-Comté, France, in 1744; d. 1 June, 1795. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04744a.htm Dwight, Thomas American anatomist. (1843-1911) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16037a.htm Druys, Jean Thirtieth Abbot of Parc near Louvain, Belgium, b. at Cumptich, near Tirlemont; d. 25 March, 1635. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05166b.htm Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, Jean A French dramatist and novelist, born in Paris, 1595, died there, 1676. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04751b.htm Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster) Biography of the Belgian missionary priest to the leper colony on Molokai. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04615a.htm Domitian Information on the Roman Emperor from the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05114b.htm Donders, Peter Missionary among the lepers, b. at Tilburg in Holland, 27 Oct., 1807; d. 14 Jan., 1887. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05129b.htm Sir Kenelm Digby Catholic Encyclopedia article by C.T. Boothman. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04792b.htm Dolbeau, Jean Recollect friar, born in the Province of Anjou, France, 12 March, 1586; died at Orléans, 9 June, 1652. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05093a.htm David, King In the Bible the name David is borne only by the second king of Israel, the great-grandson of Boaz and Ruth. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04642b.htm Duvernay, Ludger A French-Canadian journalist and patriot, born at Verchères, Quebec, 22 January, 1799; died 28 November, 1852. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05220a.htm Diaspora The name given to the countries (outside of Palestine) through which the Jews were dispersed, and secondarily to the Jews living in those countries. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04775c.htm Didascalia Apostolorum A treatise which pretends to have been written by the Apostles at the time of the Council of Jerusalem (Acts, xv), but is really a composition of the third century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04781b.htm Dupin, Pierre-Charles-François French mathematician and economist. (1784-1873) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05205a.htm St. Disibod Irish-born abbot and bishop, d. 700. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05037a.htm Denman, William Publisher, b. in Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 March, 1784; d. in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., 12 September, 1870. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04722b.htm Deposition An ecclesiastical vindictive penalty by which a cleric is forever deprived of his office or benefice and of the right of exercising the functions of his orders. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04737b.htm St. Drostan Scottish abbot and later hermit, fl. about 600. Also known as St. Drustan, Dustan, or Throstan. Feast day: 15 December. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05161a.htm Delphine, Blessed Third Order Franciscan, the wife of St. Elzéar. She died in 1358. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04701a.htm Detroit Diocese established 8 March, 1838. Suffragan of Cincinnati. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04758b.htm Doctor The title of an authorized teacher. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05072b.htm Doutreleau, Stephen Missionary, born in France, 11 October, 1693; date of death uncertain. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05144a.htm De Paul University In Chicago, the outgrowth of St. Vincent's College, which opened in Sept., 1898. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15203a.htm Drusipara A titular see in Thracia Prima. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05166a.htm Death, Preparation for Includes the steps taken, such as calling a priest, winding up earthly affairs, and confession. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04660c.htm Dempster, Thomas Savant, professor, and author. (1579-1625) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04717a.htm Dawson, Aeneas McDonnell Author, b. in Scotland, 30 July, 1810; d. in Ottawa, Canada, 29 Dec., 1894. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04646c.htm Dates and Dating In classical Latin even before the time of Christ it was usual for correspondents to indicate when and where their letters were written. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04636c.htm Damão Suffragan to Goa, and situated in Portugese India and the British Government of Bombay. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04610a.htm Durrow, School of Irish Dairmagh, Plain of the Oaks. Situated in the King's County, a few miles from the town of Tullamore. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05214a.htm Dean One of the principal administrative officials of a diocese. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04659a.htm De Smet, Pierre-Jean Missionary among the North American Indians, b. at Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium, 30 Jan., 1801; d. at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 23 May, 1873. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04752a.htm St. Deusdedit First Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 664. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04760b.htm Desservants The name of a class of French parish priests. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04756a.htm Dublin Archdiocese; occupies about sixty miles of the middle eastern coast of Ireland, and penetrates inland, about forty-six miles, including all the County of Dublin, nearly all of Wicklow, and parts of Kildare and Wexford, with three suffragans: Kildare and Leighlin, Ferns, and Ossory. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05171a.htm Denis, Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Bibliographer and poet, b. at Schärding, Bavaria, 27 September, 1729; d. at Vienna, 29 Sept., 1800. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04721b.htm Dudik, Beda Franciscus Moravian historian, b. at Kojetein near Kremsier, Moravia, 29 January, 1815; d. as abbot and titular bishop at the monastery of Raigern, 18 January, 1890. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05184a.htm Disparity of Cult A diriment impediment introduced by the Church to safeguard the sanctity of the Sacrament of Marriage. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05037b.htm Doyle, Richard English artist and caricaturist, b. in London, September, 1824; d. there 11 December, 1883. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05151c.htm Durazzo Archdiocese in Albania. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05209a.htm Dead Sea The name given to the lake that lies on the south-eastern border of Palestine. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04658a.htm Dechamps, Victor Augustin Isidore Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechlin, and Primate of Belgium; born at Melle near Ghent 6 Dec., 1810; died 29 Sept., 1883, at Mechlin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04665b.htm Dome An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05100b.htm Dominus Vobiscum An ancient form of devout salutation, incorporated in the liturgy of the Church, where it is employed as a prelude to certain formal prayers. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05114a.htm Donlevy, Andrew Educator, b. in 1694, probably in Sligo, Ireland; date and place of death uncertain. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05131a.htm Douay Bible The original Douay Version, which is the foundation on which nearly all English Catholic versions are still based, owed its existence to the religious controversies of the sixteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05140a.htm Doyle, James Warren Irish bishop; b. near New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, 1786; d. at Carlow, 1834. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05151a.htm Doria, Andrea Genoese admiral and statesman, b. at Oneglia, Italy, 1468; d. at Genoa, 1560. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05134b.htm De Profundis "Out of the depths". First words of Psalm 129. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04738b.htm Demonology The science or doctrine concerning demons. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04713a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Spiritual Direction Personal guidance according to individual needs. Criticizes excesses at both ends of the spectrum: heavyhanded directors, and people who think that since they have the Holy Spirit they have no need of human help. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05024a.htm Drexel, Francis Anthony Banker, b. at Philadelphia, U.S.A., 20 June, 1824; d. there 15 Feb., 1885. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05159a.htm Droste-Vischering, Clemens August von Archbishop of Cologne, born 21 Jan., 1773, at Münster, Germany; died 19 Oct., 1845, in the same city. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05161b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Christian Democracy Article from 1908 representing Christian democracy as the ensemble of Catholic doctrine, organization, and action in the field of popular social questions. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04708a.htm Dan The fifth son of Jacob, being the elder of the two sons born to him by Bala, the handmaid of Rachel, and the eponymous ancestor of the tribe bearing the same name. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04615c.htm Denonville, Seigneur and Marquis de Governor of New France, born in 1638 at Denonville in the department of Eure-et-Loir, France; died 1710. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04732a.htm Dahomey The Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, in West Africa, is territorially identical with the French colony of the same name. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04603b.htm Dumetz, Francisco Date of birth unknown; died 14 Jan., 1811. He was a native of Mallorca (Majorca), Spain, where he entered the Franciscan Order. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05190a.htm Dubois, John Third Bishop of New York, educator and missionary, b. in Paris, 24 August, 1764; d. in New York, 20 December, 1842. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05178b.htm Divine Word, Society of the The first German Catholic missionary society established. It was founded in 1875 during the period of the Kulturkampf at Steyl, near Tegelen, Holland, by a priest, Rev. Arnold Janssen (d. 15 January, 1909), for the propagation of the Catholic religion among pagan nations. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05054a.htm Docetae [Catholic Encyclopedia] Docetism, from the Greek "dokeo" (to seem, to appear) was the contention that Christ merely seemed to be human and only appeared to be born, to suffer, and to die. Already in New Testament times, the Gospel of John opposes Docetism, and so do Ignatius, Irenaeus, and other Fathers. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05070c.htm Dominic of Prussia A Carthusian monk and ascetical writer, born in Poland, 1382; died at the monastery of St. Alban near Trier, 1461. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05112b.htm Dareste de la Chavanne, Antoine-Elisabeth Historian and professor, b. in Paris, 25 October, 1820; d. at Lucenay-lès-Aix, 6 August, 1882. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04635c.htm Deza, Diego Patron of Columbus. (1444-1523) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16033c.htm Dromore Suffragan of Armagh, Ireland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05160a.htm Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) Defined in jurisprudence as "the dissolution or partial suspension by law of the marriage relation". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05064a.htm Diplomatics, Papal The word diplomatics denotes in English the science of ancient official documents, more especially of those emanating from the chanceries of popes, kings, emperors, and other authorities possessing a recognized jurisdiction. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05021a.htm Dubuque Archdiocese established, 28 July, 1837, created an archbishopric, 1893, comprises that part of Iowa, U.S.A., north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Scott, and east of Kossuth, Humboldt, Webster, and Boone Counties. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05179b.htm Damascus It is mentioned in the Bible at the time of Abraham (Gen., xiv, 15; xv, 2); also on the pylons of Karnak, among the Syrian cities captured by the Pharaoh Touthmes III. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04611a.htm Dante Alighieri An annotated (in linked hypertext) biography of the poet. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04628a.htm Dungal Irish monk, teacher, astronomer, and poet who flourished about 820. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05192b.htm Disciples of Christ A sect founded in the United States of America by Alexander Campbell. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05029b.htm Despretz, César-Mansuète Chemist and physicist, b. at Lessines, Belgium, 11 May, 1798; d. at Paris, 11 May, 1863. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04755b.htm Donnet, Ferdinand-François-Auguste A French cardinal, b. at Bourg-Argental (Loire), 1795; d. at Bordeaux, 1882. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05132a.htm Durango Archdiocese located in north-western Mexico. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05208c.htm Desert The word wilderness, which is more frequently used than desert of the region of the Exodus, more nearly approaches the meaning of the Hebrew. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04749a.htm Danaba A titular see of Phænicia Secunda. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04616a.htm Desains, Paul-Quentin Physicist, b. at St-Quentin, France, 12 July, 1817; d. at Paris, 3 May, 1885. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04743b.htm Denver A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fé, erected in 1887. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04733c.htm Dixon, Joseph Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, born at Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, in 1806; died at Armagh, 29 April, 1866. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05069a.htm Discipline of the Secret A theological term used to express the custom which prevailed in the earliest ages of the Church, by which the knowledge of the more intimate mysteries of the Christian religion was carefully kept from the heathen and even from those who were undergoing instruction in the Faith. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05032a.htm Dobrizhoffer, Martin Missionary, b. in Graz, Styria, 7 Sept., 1717; d. in Vienna, 17 July 1791. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05070b.htm Divine Charity, Sisters of Founded at Besançon, in 1799, by a Vincentian Sister, and modelled on the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05051b.htm Derogation The partial revocation of a law, as opposed to abrogation or the total abolition of a law. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04739b.htm Dryden, John Introductory biography of the poet and dramatist. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05167b.htm Deprés, Josquin Article about his life and work, especially the religious dynamic in his compositions. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04738a.htm Durham Rite The earliest document giving an account of liturgical services in the Diocese of Durham is the so-called "Rituale ecclesiæ Dunelmensis". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05213a.htm Dracontius, Blossius Aemilius A Christian poet of the fifth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05153a.htm Diaconicum In the Greek Church, the liturgical book specifying the functions of the deacon. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04769b.htm Dundrennan, Abbey of In Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; a Cistercian house founded in 1142 by King David I and Fergus Lord of Galloway for monks brought from Rievaulx in Yorkshire. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05191b.htm Ducrue, Francis Bennon Missionary in Mexico, b. at Munich, Bavaria. of French parents, 10 June 1721; d. there 30 March, 1779. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05183c.htm Druidism Probably the best-substantiated derivation of the word is from the root vid, "to know", and the intensive prefix dru. According to this etymology, the druids would be the "very wise and learned ones". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05162a.htm Dillon, Arthur-Richard A French prelate, b. at St-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, 1721; d. in London, 1806. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04797a.htm Dioclea A titular see of Phyrgia in Asia Minor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05007a.htm Demon In Scripture and in Catholic theology this word has come to mean much the same as devil and denotes one of the evil spirits or fallen angels. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04710a.htm Deschamps, Nicolas Polemical writer, born at Villefranche (Rhône), France, 1797; died at Aix-en-Provence, 1872. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04748b.htm Day, George Bishop of Chichester; b. in Shropshire, England, c. 1501; d. 2 August, 1556. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04647a.htm Didacus, Saint Franciscan lay brother, d. 1463. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04781a.htm Druzbicki, Gaspar Ascetic writer, b. at Sierady in Poland, 1589; entered the Society of Jesus, 20 August 1609; d. at Posen, 2 April, 1662. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05166c.htm Demetrius The name of two Syrian kings mentioned in the Old Testament and two other persons in the New Testament. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04707a.htm Debbora Prophetess and judge, wife of Lapidoth and endowed by God with prophetic gifts which secured for her the veneration of the divided Israelitic tribes and gave her great authority over them. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04663a.htm Dissen, Heinrich von Carthusian monk. (1415-1484) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05046b.htm St. Dionysius Bishop of Corinth in about 170. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05010a.htm Diekamp, Wilhelm Historian, b. at Geldern, 13 May, 1854; d. at Rome, 25 Dec., 1885. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04785b.htm David, Armand Missionary priest and zoologist, b. 1826; d. 1900. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04641a.htm Dynamism A general name for a group of philosophical views concerning the nature of matter. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05222a.htm Dietrich von Nieheim Born in the Diocese of Paderborn, between 1338 and 1340; d. at Maastricht, 22 March, 1418, a medieval German historian, best known for his contributions to the history of the Western Schism. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04789b.htm Dyck, Antoon (Anthonis) Van Flemish portrait-painter, b. at Antwerp, 22 March, 1599; d. in London, 9 December, 1641. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05220b.htm Dandolo, Enrico Doge of Venice from 1192 to 1205; died, aged about a hundred years, in 1205. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04619a.htm Denifle, Heinrich Seuse Paleographer and historian. (1844-1905) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04719a.htm Douai The town of Douai, in the department of Nord, France, is on the River Scarpe, some twenty miles south of Lille. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05138a.htm Dunkeld Located in Scotland, constituted, as far back as the middle of the ninth century, the primatial see of the Columban Church by King Kenneth Mac Alpine, who rebuilt there the church and monastery founded by King Constantine (afterwards destroyed by the Danes), and translated thither St. Columba's relics. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05193a.htm Doctrine, Christian The word katechesis means instruction by word of mouth, especially by questioning and answering. The Apostle insists upon "doctrine" as one of the most important duties of a bishop. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05075b.htm Dardel, Jean Friar Minor of the French province of the order, chronicler of Armenia in the fourteenth century, adviser and confessor to King Leo V (or VI) of Armenia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04635a.htm Donation of Constantine By this name is understood, since the end of the Middle Ages, a forged document of Emperor Constantine the Great, by which large privileges and rich possessions were conferred on the pope and the Roman Church. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05118a.htm Davila Padilla Writer, Bishop of Santo Domingo. A native of the City of Mexico, b. 1562; d. 1604. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04646b.htm Diocesan Chancery That branch of administration which handles all written documents used in the official government of a diocese. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04798c.htm Defender of the Matrimonial Tie An official whose duty is to defend the marriage-bond in the procedure prescribed for the hearing of matrimonial causes which involve the validity or nullity of a marriage already contracted. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04675a.htm Daubrée, Gabriel-Auguste French geologist, b. at Metz, 25 June, 1814; d. at Paris, 29 May, 1896. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04638a.htm Dumas, Jean-Baptiste French chemist and senator, b. at Alais, department of Gard, 14 July, 1800; d. at Cannes, 10 April, 1884. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05189a.htm De L'Orme, Philibert Celebrated architect of the French Renaissance, born at Lyons, c. 1515 or a little later; died at Paris, 8 January, 1570. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04700b.htm Dunfermline, Abbey of In the south-west of Fife, Scotland. Founded by King Malcolm Canmore and his queen, Margaret, about 1070, it was richly endowed by him and his sons, and remodelled as a Benedictine abbey by his successor, David I, who brought an abbot and twelve monks from Canterbury. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05192a.htm Deger, Ernst Historical painter, born in Bockenem, Hanover, 15 April, 1809; died in Düsseldorf, 27 Jan., 1885. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04677b.htm Dolphin The use of the dolphin as a Christian symbol is connected with the general ideas underlying the more general use of the fish. The particular idea is that of swiftness and celerity symbolizing the desire with which Christians, who are thus represented as being sharers in the nature of Christ the true Fish, should seek after the knowledge of Christ. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05100a.htm St. Denis Bishop of Paris, martyred along with his deacons Rusticus and Eleutherius in about 275. Feast day: 9 October. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04721a.htm Decorations, Pontifical The titles of nobility, orders of Christian knighthood and other marks of honour and distinction which the papal court confers upon men of unblemished character who have in any way promoted the interests of society, the Church, and the Holy See. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04667a.htm Deer, Abbey of A once famous Scotch monastery. According to the Celtic legend St. Columcille, his disciple Drostan, and others, went from Hy (Iona) into Buchan and established an important missionary centre at Deer on the banks of the Ugie on lands given him by the mormaer or chief of the district whose son he had by his prayers freed of a dangerous illness. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04674b.htm Drumgoole, John C. Priest and philanthropist, b. at Granard, Co. Longford, Ireland, 15 August, 1816; d. in New York, 28 March, 1888. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05164b.htm Dedication A term which, though sometimes used of persons who are consecrated to God's service, is more properly applied to the "setting aside" of places for a special and sacred purpose. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04673a.htm Pope St. Deusdedit Also known as Pope Adeodatus I, d. 618. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04760a.htm Duluth Diocese, established 3 Oct., 1889, suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. Paul. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05188c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Diarmaid Brief biographies of two Irish saints of this name. The first mentioned was Archbishop of Armagh, and died in 851 or 852. The second, St. Diarmaid the Just, was a monastic founder and distinguished writer of the mid-sixth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04775a.htm Dositheans Followers of Dositheus, a Samaritan who formed a Gnostic-Judaistic sect, previous to Simon Magus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05136c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Divine Office Brief essay on the historical development of the Liturgy of the Hours. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11219a.htm Jan Dlugosz - Catholic Encyclopedia Short biography of Krakow's and Poland's preeminent medieval historian. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05069b.htm Dacier, Anne The wife of André Dacier, born at Saumur in 1651; died 17 April 1720. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04602b.htm St. Dubric Welsh bishop and confessor, d. 612. Also called St. Dubricius or Dyfrig. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05179a.htm Deaconesses Offers history and functions. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04651a.htm Diceto, Ralph de Dean of St. Paul's, London, and chronicler. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04778a.htm Dossi, Giovanni An Italian painter, b. about 1479; d. at Ferrara in 1542. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05137b.htm Decretals, Papal In the wide sense the term decretalis signifies a pontifical letter containing a decretum, or pontifical decision. In a narrower sense it denotes a decision on a matter of discipline. In the strictest sense of the word, it means a rescript, an answer of the pope when he has been appealed to or his advice has been sought on a matter of discipline. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04670b.htm Du Coudray, Philippe-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Tronson Soldier, b. at Reims, France, 8 September, 1738; d. at Philadelphia, U.S.A., 11 September, 1777. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05183a.htm Denmark History includes politics, religion, literary, and art. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04722c.htm Dablon, Claude Jesuit missionary, born at Dieppe, France, in February, 1618; died at Quebec, 3 May, 1697. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04601a.htm Dedication, Feast of the Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04673b.htm Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert Bishop of Orléans, France, b. at Saint-Félix; Savoie, 2 June, 1802; d. at Lacombe, Isère, 11 October, 1878. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05202a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Dunstan Long biographical essay on this tenth-century Anglo-Saxon archbishop and confessor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05199a.htm David Scotus A medieval Irish chronicler, date of birth unknown; d. 1139. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04645b.htm Dillingen, University of Located in Swabia, a district of Bavaria. Its founder was Cardinal Otto Truchsess von Waldburg, Prince-Bishop of Augsburg (1543-1573). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04795a.htm Digby, George Second Earl of Bristol, b. at Madrid, Spam, where his father, the first earl, was ambassador, l612; d. at Chelsea, England, 1677. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04791a.htm Dubois, Guillaume A French cardinal and statesman, born at Brive, in Limousin, 1656; died at Versailles, 1723. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05177a.htm Dansara A titular see in Osrhoene. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04627d.htm Discernment of Spirits In the restricted sense, spirits indicate the various spiritual agents which, by their suggestions and movements, may influence the moral value of our acts. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05028b.htm Dechamps, Adolphe Belgian statesman and publicist, brother of Cardinal Dechamps, born at Melle near Ghent, 17 June, 1807, died at Manage, 19 July, 1875. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04665a.htm Duponceau, Peter Stephen Jurist and linguist. (1760-1844) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05205b.htm Duperron, Jacques-Davy A theologian and diplomat, born 25 Nov., 1556, at St-Lô (Normandy), France; died 5 Sept., 1618. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05203a.htm Dore, Pierre Controversialist, b. at Orleans about 1500; d. at Paris, 19 May, 1559. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05134a.htm Dicastillo, Juan de Jesuit theologian. (1584-1653) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04777c.htm Derbe A titular see of Lycaonia, Asia Minor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04738c.htm Down and Connor A line drawn from Whitehouse on Belfast Lough due west to the Clady River, thence by the river itself to Muckamore and Lough Neagh, marks the boundary between the Diocese of Down and the Diocese of Connor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05147a.htm Despair The voluntary and complete abandonment of all hope of saving one's soul and of having the means required for that end. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04755a.htm Decker, Hans A German sculptor of the middle of the fifteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04666b.htm David of Dinant A pantheistic philosopher who lived in the first decades of the thirteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04645a.htm Devereux, John C. Irish immigrant to New York. (1774-1848) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16033a.htm Derry Includes nearly all the County Derry, part of Donegal, and a large portion of Tyrone, Ireland; it is a suffragan of Armagh. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04742a.htm Deymann, Clementine Priest and prison chaplain. Born at Klein-Stavern, Oldenburg, Germany, 24 June, 1844; died at Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04768c.htm Discipline, Ecclesiastical Various meanings discussed. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05030a.htm Dominican Republic The eastern, and much larger political division of the island now comprehensively known as Haiti, which is the second in size of the Greater Antilles. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05110a.htm Doring, Matthias Historian and theologian, b. between 1390 and 1400, at Kyritz, in Brandenburg; d. there 24 July, 1469. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05135a.htm Donation (in Canon Law) The gratuitous transfer to another of some right or thing. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05116a.htm Domicile The canon law has no independent and original theory of domicile; both the canon law and all modern civil codes borrowed this theory from the Roman law; the canon law, however, extended and perfected the Roman theory by adding thereto that of quasi-domicile. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05103b.htm Dolman, Charles Publisher and bookseller, b. at Monmouth, England, 20 Sept., 1807; d. in Paris, 31 December, 1863. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05099a.htm Druillettes, Gabriel Missionary, b. in France, 29 September, 1610; d. at Quebec, 8 April, 1681. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05164a.htm David of Augsburg Medieval German mystic, b. probably at Augsburg, Bavaria, early in the thirteenth century; d. at Augsburg, 19 November, 1272. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04644a.htm Daniel Comboni, Saint Short biographical profile of this nineteenth-century Italian missionary to Africa. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04152b.htm Devolution The right of an ecclesiastical superior to provide for a benefice, when the ordinary patron or collator has failed to do so, either through negligence or by the nomination of an improper candidate. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04768a.htm Diano Diocese and small city in the province of Salermo, Italy; the ancient Tegianum and seat of the Tegyani, a tribe of Lucania. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04773b.htm Delrio, Martin Anton Scholar, statesman, Jesuit theologian, born at Antwerp, 17 May, 1551; died at Louvain, 19 October, 1608. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04701b.htm St. Desiderius of Cahors Bishop of Cahors, promoted monasticism, d. 655. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04751a.htm Dolci, Carlo Painter, born in Florence, Italy, 25 May, 1616; died 17 January, 1686. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05093b.htm Drachma A Greek silver coin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05152b.htm Darrell, William Theologian, b. 1651, in Buckinghamshire, England; d. 28 Feb., 1721, at St. Omer's, France. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04636b.htm Dhuoda Wife of Bernard, Duke of Septimania. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04769a.htm Debt That which is owed or due to another; in general, anything which one person is under an obligation to pay or render to another. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04663b.htm Dorothea, Saint Brief hagiographies of two saints of this name: St. Dorothea, virgin and martyr, d. at Caesarea; and St. Dorothea of Montau. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05135d.htm Divination The seeking after knowledge of future or hidden things by inadequate means. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05048b.htm Dunin, Martin von Archbishop of Gnesen and Posen, born 11 Nov., 1774, in the village of Wat near the city of Rawa, Poland; died 26 Dec., 1842. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05192c.htm Doliche A titular see of Commagene (Augusto-Euphratesia). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05093c.htm Dower A provision for support during life accorded by law to a wife surviving her hustand. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05145c.htm Denes An aboriginal race of North America, also called Athapaskans and known earlier among earlier ethnologists as Tinne or Tinneh. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04717c.htm Demiurge The word means literally a public worker, demioergós, demiourgós, and was originally used to designate any craftsman plying his craft or trade for the use of the public. Soon, however, technítes and other words began to be used to designate the common artisan while demiurge was set aside for the Great Artificer or Fabricator, the Architect of the universe. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04707b.htm Dorman, Thomas Theologian, b. at Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England, date uncertain; d. at Tournai, 1572 or 1577. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05135b.htm Diana, Antonino Moral theologian, born of a noble family at Palermo, Sicily, in 1586; died at Rome, 20 July, 1663. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04773a.htm Deusdedit, Cardinal Joined the Benedictine Order and became a zealous promoter of ecclesiastical reforms in the latter half of the eleventh century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04760c.htm Didon, Henri Preacher, writer, and educator, b. 17 March, 1840, at Touvet (Isère), France; d. 13 March, 1900, at Toulouse. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04782a.htm Durandus of Saint-Pourçain Philosopher and theologian. (d. 1332) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05208a.htm Dialectic Greek dialektike (techne or methodos), the dialectic art or method, from dialegomai I converse, discuss, dispute; as noun also dialectics; as adjective, dialectical. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04770a.htm Dingley, Ven. Sir Thomas Martyr, prior of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, found guilty of high treason 28 April, 1539, and beheaded on Tower Hill, 9 July, together with the Blessed Sir Adrian Fortescue. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04797c.htm Determinism A name employed by writers, especially since J. Stuart Mill, to denote the philosophical theory which holds, in opposition to the doctrine of free will, that all man's volitions are invariably determined by pre-existing circumstances. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04756c.htm Dongan, Thomas Second Earl of Limerick, b. 1634, at Castletown Kildrought, now Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland; d. at London, 1715. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05130a.htm Denunciation Making known the crime of another to one who is his superior. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04733b.htm Dymoke, Robert Confessor of the Faith, date of birth uncertain; d. at Lincoln, England, 11 Sept., 1580. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05221a.htm Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean One of the authors of Jansenism, b. at Bayonne, France, 1581; d. in Paris, 1643. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05218a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: René Descartes Biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04744b.htm Duccio di Buoninsegna Painter, and founder of the Sienese School, b. about 1255 or 1260, place not known; d. 3 August, 1319. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05181c.htm Dreams, Interpretation of Theologians continue to admit the possibility of dreams supernatural in their origin, and consequently the possibility of dream-interpretation depending on supernatural communications. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05154a.htm Dieringer, Franz Xaver Catholic theologian, b. 22 August, 1811, at Rangeningen (Hohenzollern-Hechingen); d. 8 September, 1876, at Veringendorf. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04786c.htm Pope St. Damasus I Damasus, who had to contend with an antipope, condemned Apollinarianism, and persuaded St. Jerome to undertake the revision of the Latin Bible, died in 384. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04613a.htm Dunedin Diocese comprises the provincial district of Otago (including the Otago part, Southland, and Stewart Island, as well as other adjacent islands). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05191c.htm Dupin, Louis Ellies A theologian, born 17 June, 1657, of a noble family in Normandy; died 6 June, 1719. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05204a.htm Definitor (in Canon Law) An official in secular deaneries and in certain religious orders. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04676a.htm De Lisle, Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps Born 17 March, 1809; died 5 March, 1878. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04698c.htm Delfino, Pietro A theologian, born at Venice in 1444; died 16 Jan., 1525. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04698a.htm Dupré, Giovanni Sculptor. (1817-1882) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16036a.htm Doxology The doxology in the form in which we know it has been used since about the seventh century all over Western Christendom, except in one corner. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05150a.htm Dominic of the Mother of God A member of the Passionist Congregation and theologian, b. near Viterbo, Italy, 22 June, 1792; d. near Reading, England, 27 August, 1849. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05113a.htm Damberger, Joseph Ferdinand Church historian, born 1 March, 1795, at Passau, Bavaria; died 1 April, 1859, at Schäftlarn. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04614b.htm Donatello Di Betto Bardi One of the great Tuscan sculptors of the Renaissance, born at Florence, c. 1386; died there, 13 Dec., 1466. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05115d.htm Dalmatia A part of the Kingdom of Croatia according to a convention entered into between Croatia and Hungary. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04606b.htm David, Gheeraert Painter and illuminator. (1450-1523) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04642a.htm Dibon A Latin titular see. The site is mentioned in Scripture, and is near Damascus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04777b.htm Daulia A titular see of Greece. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04638b.htm Darnis Titular see of Libya. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04635d.htm Digby, Sir Everard Born 16 May, 1578, died 30 Jan., 1606. Succeeded in his fourteenth year to large properties in the Counties of Lincoln, Leicester, and Rutland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04792a.htm Douglas, Gavin Scottish prelate and poet, born about 1474; died 1522. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05143a.htm Diognetus, Epistle to An apology for Christianity cited by no ancient or medieval writer, and came from a single manuscript which perished in the siege of Strasburg (1870). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05008b.htm Diakovár See of the Bishop of the united Dioceses of Bosnia or Diakovár and Syrmia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04769c.htm Diario Romano A booklet published annually at Rome, with papal authorization, giving the routine of feasts and fasts to be observed in Rome and the ecclesiastical functions to be performed in the city. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04773c.htm Danti, Ignazio Mathematician and cosmographer, b. at Perugia, Italy, 1537; d. at Alatri, 19 Oct., 1586. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04633a.htm Discalced A term applied to those religious congregations of men and women, the members of which go entirely unshod or wear sandals, with or without other covering for the feet. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05028a.htm Davenport Diocese erected 8 May, 1881, in the four southern tiers of counties in Iowa. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04640a.htm Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende These words form the introductory prayer to every Hour of the Roman, monastic, and Ambrosian Breviaries, except during the last three days of Holy Week, and in the Office of the Dead. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04761a.htm Dora A titular see of Palestina Prima. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05133b.htm Domenechino Italian painter. (1581-1641) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05102b.htm De La Croix, Charles Missionary, b. at Hoorbeke-St-Corneille, Belgium, 28 Oct., 1792; d. at Ghent, 20 Aug., 1869. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04689a.htm Delisle, Guillaume Reformer of cartography, born 28 February, 1675, in Paris; died there 25 January, 1726. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04700a.htm Dallas Diocese created in 1890, comprising 108 counties in the northern and north-western portion of the State of Texas, U.S.A. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04605b.htm Deuteronomy This term occurs in Deut., xvii, 18 and Jos., viii, 32, and is the title of one of the five books of the Pentateuch. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04761b.htm Dobmayer, Marian Benedictine theologian, born 24 October, 1753, at Schwandorf, Bavaria; died 21 December, 1805. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05070a.htm Digne Diocese comprising the entire department of the Basses Alpes; suffragan of the Archbishopric of Aix. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04793a.htm Delatores A term used by the Synod of Elvira (c. 306) to stigmatize those Christians who appeared as accusers of their brethren. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04691b.htm Delilah The woman who deceived and betrayed Samson. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04605a.htm Dionysias A titular see in Arabia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05009a.htm Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan Politician and author, b. at Monaghan, Ireland, 12 April, 1816; d. at Nice, France, 9 Feb., 1903. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05187a.htm Dioceses (Supplemental List) Brief details of dioceses that were too new to have articles about them in 1914. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16034a.htm Divine Redeemer, Daughters of the Motherhouse at Oedenburg, Hungary; founded in 1863 from the Daughters of the Divine Saviour of Vienna. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05053a.htm Domesday Book The name given to the record of the great survey of England made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-86. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05103a.htm Doctors, Surnames of Famous Lists the principal surnames with the dates of death. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05074a.htm Dicconson, Edward Titular Bishop of Malla, or Mallus, Vicar Apostolic of the English Northern District; b. 30 Nov., 1670; d. 5 May, 1752. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04777d.htm Damaraland The middle part of the German colony, German Southwest Africa. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04610b.htm Donatists The Donatist schism in Africa began in 311 and flourished just one hundred years, until the conference at Carthage in 411, after which its importance waned. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05121a.htm Deluge A catastrophe fully described in Gen., vi, 1-ix, 19. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04702a.htm Dorylaeum A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, in Asia Minor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05136b.htm Dissentis, Abbey of Benedictine monastery in Switzerland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05047a.htm Desecration The loss of that peculiar quality of sacredness, which inheres in places and things in virtue of the constitutive blessing of the Church. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04748c.htm Desurmont, Achille Ascetical writer, b. at Tourcoing, France, 23 Dec., 1828; d. 23 July, 1898. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04756b.htm Dives Latin for rich. The word is not used in the Bible as a proper noun; but in the Middle Ages it came to be employed as the name of the rich man in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Luke, XVI, 19-31. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05048a.htm Downside Abbey Near Bath, Somersetshire, England, was founded at Douai, Flanders, under the patronage of St. Gregory the Great, in 1605 by the Venerable John Roberts. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05149a.htm Detraction The unjust damaging of another's good name by the revelation of some fault or crime of which that other is really guilty or at any rate is seriously believed to be guilty by the defamer. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04757a.htm Delcus A titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Philippopolis. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04696a.htm Donner, Georg Raphael Austrian sculptor, b. at Essling, Austria, 25 May, 1692; d. at Vienna, 15 February, 1741. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05131c.htm Dominis, Marco Antonio de Dalmatian ecclesiastic, apostate, and man of science, b. on the island of Arbe, off the coast of Dalmatia, in 1566; d. in the Castle of Sant' Angelo, Rome, September, 1624. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05113b.htm Da Ponte, Lorenzo Poet, b. at Cenada, Italy, 1749; d. in New York, 17 Aug., 1838. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04634a.htm Dalmatic The outer liturgical vestment of the deacon. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04608a.htm Divine Charity, Daughters of Founded at Vienna, 21 November, 1868, by Franziska Lechner (d. 1894) on the Rule of St. Augustine, and approved by the Holy See in 1884 and definitively confirmed 22 July, 1891. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05052f.htm Dicuil Irish monk and geographer, b. in the second half of the eighth century; date of death unknown. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04778c.htm Dioscorus Fifth-century Bishop of Alexandria. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05019a.htm Dorchester, Abbey of Founded in 1140 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05133c.htm Definitions, Theological An irrevocable decision, by which the supreme teaching authority in the Church decides a question appertaining to faith or morals, and which binds the whole Church. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04675b.htm Dorsey, Anne Hanson Novelist, born at Georgetown, District of Columbia, U.S.A., 1815; died at Washington, 26 December, 1896. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05136a.htm Duel This word, as used both in the ecclesiastical and civil criminal codes, generally signifies every contest with deadly weapons which takes place by agreement between two persons on account of some private quarrel. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05184b.htm Durandus, William Canonist and writer. (1237-1296) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05207a.htm Pope St. Dionysius Elected towards the end of a wave of persecution. Dionysius opposed the errors of the Sabellians and Marcionites, and died in 268. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05009b.htm Daniel, Gabriel Historian and controversialist, born at Rouen, France, 8 Feb., 1649; died at Paris, 23 June, 1728. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04626b.htm Detré, William French missionary. (b. 1668) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04758a.htm Delegation A delegation is the commission to another of jurisdiction, which is to be exercised in the name of the person delegating. Jurisdiction is defined as the power of anyone who has public authority and pre-eminence over others for their rule and government. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04696b.htm Dignitary, Ecclesiastical A member of a chapter, cathedral or collegiate, possessed not only of a foremost place, but also of a certain jurisdiction. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04794a.htm Day, John Charles, Sir Jurist, b. near Bath, England, 1826; d. 13 June, 1908, at Newbury. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04647b.htm De Rossi, Giovanni Battista Christian archaeologist, best known for his work in connection with the Roman catacombs. (1822-1894) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04739c.htm Delille, Jacques French abbé and litterateur, born at Aigueperse, 22 June, 1738; died at Paris, 1 May, 1813. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04698b.htm Dymphna, Saint Virgin and martyr, venerated since at least the thirteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05221b.htm St. Deicolus Or Dichuil. Elder brother of St. Gall and missionary companion of St. Columbanus. Deicolus died in 625. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04678b.htm Domitiopolis A titular see of Isauria in Asia Minor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05115a.htm Denzinger, Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Theologian of the modern Catholic German school and author of the "Enchiridion" universally used, b. 10 Oct., 1819, at Liege; d. 19 June, 1883. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04736b.htm Davenport, Christopher Theologian, b. 1598, at Coventry, England, d. 31 May, 1680. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04639c.htm Digby, Kenelm Henry Writer, b. in Ireland, 1800; d. at Kensington, Middlesex, England, 22 March, 1880. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04791b.htm