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Broglie, Auguste-Théodore-Paul de
French apologist and philosopher, b. at Auteuil on 18 June 1834, d. by assassination in Paris on 11 May 1895. Left motherless at the age of four, he was… -
Broglie, Jacques-Victor-Albert de
French politician and historian, b. in Paris on 15 May 1821 and d. there on 9 Jan. 1901. In 1843 he began his political career as a secretary, subsequently at… -
Broglie, Maurice-Jean-Madeleine, Prince of (BROGLIE, MAURICE-JEAN-MADELEINE, PRINCIPE DI)
Bishop, b. at the castle of Broglie, in Normandy, on 5 Sept. 1766, d. on 20 July 1821 in Paris. Educated at the seminary of St. Sulpice, in Paris, he was at… -
Brokov (Brokoff)
Bohemian sculptors. FERDINAND MAXIMILIAN b. in 1688 at Červený Hrádek, d. in 1731 at Prague. His principal works of a religious character, which together… -
Brollo, Basilio, of Gemona (BROLLO, BASILIO, DA GEMONA)
One of the most illustrious Franciscan missionaries, and the first vicar apostolic of Shensi. Born at Gemona in Friuli on 25 March 1648, he entered the Order… -
Brom, Giesbert
Dutch priest and historian, b. at Utrecht on 3 February 1864, d. at Rome on 6 February 1915. He studied at Rome and frequented the Vatican Archives, and this… -
Brondi, Maria Caterina
Mystic, b. at Sarzana on 24 March 1684, d. at Pisa on 28 July 1719. Singular phenomena accompanied her mystical itinerary: ecstasies, revelations… -
Bronze (BRONZO)
Used for a great many purposes since antiquity, bronze played a preponderant part in Greek statuary beginning with the Attic period (6th century B.C.). The… -
Bronze Sea (MARE DI BRONZO)
A vast water reservoir resting on 12 bronze oxen arranged in groups of three at the four cardinal points. Circular in shape, with a diameter of 10 cubits (=… -
Bronze Serpent (SERPENTE DI BRONZO)
On the march of some months that brought the Israelites from Moses to the Arnon, in view of the "steppes of Moab," the people once again manifested their… -
Bronzino, Angelo (Agnolo Tori)
Painter and poet, b. at Monticelli (Florence) on 17 Nov. 1503, d. on 23 Nov. 1563. As a very young man he worked under Raffaellino del Garbo, but before long… -
Brooklyn, Diocese of (BROOKLYN, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of New York (United States of A.); a suffragan diocese of New York. Erected on 29 July 1853 by the dismemberment of that of New York, the diocese… -
Brorson, Hans Adolf
Danish religious poet, b. at Randrup on 20 July 1694 and d. at Ribe on 3 June 1764. The son of a Protestant pastor, he was himself a pastor and, from 1741… -
Brosses, Charles de
French writer, b. in Dijon on 7 Feb. 1709 and d. in Paris on 7 May 1777. Councillor in the Parliament of Dijon, then President and First President, he is… -
Brothers (FRATELLI)
A name common to numerous Protestant sects. Besides the Bohemian Brethren (v.), the Moravian Brethren (v.), the Brethren of Christ or Christadelphians (v.) and… -
Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God (OSPEDALIERI DI SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO (FATEBENEFRATELLI))
Religious order, founded by St. John of God, who in 1537 founded a hospital for the poor in Granada and gathered around himself some companions in the… -
Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God - The Complex of Hospitals on the Tiber Island and the Principal Seat of the Order (OSPEDALIERI DI SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO - IL COMPLESSO DEGLI OSPEDALI DELL'ISOLA TIBERINA E LA SEDE PRINCIPALE DELL'ORDINE)
The complex of the Hospitals of the Tiber Island and the main seat of the Order - Rome. on which the hospitals depended. Also belonging to the category of… -
Brothers of Charity (FRATELLI DELLA CARITÀ)
Religious congregation founded in Ghent in 1807 by Canon P. J. Triest. The exercise of charity to which the F.are devoted is expressed in the care of the sick… -
Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploërmel (FRATELLI DELL'ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI PLOËRMEL)
Institute founded in 1817 at Saint-Brieuc (France), for the education of the children of the common people, by the priest the venerable Jean Marie Robert de La… -
Brothers of Christian Instruction of Saint Gabriel (FRATELLI DELLA ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI SAN GABRIELE)
Religious institute founded in 1816 at Aursy by Gabriel Deshayes (v.) for rural schools, in the spirit of St. John Baptist de La Salle. When Deshayes was… -
Brothers of Free Intelligence (FRATELLI DELLA LIBERA INTELLIGENZA)
FRATELLI DELLA LIBERA INTELLIGENZA: v. GUGLIELMO di HINDERNISSEN. -
Brothers of Jesus (FRATELLI DI GESÙ)
Blood relatives of Jesus who in the Gospels (Mt. 12:46; 13:55; Mk. 3:31; 6:3; Lk. 8:19-21; Jn. 2:12; 7:3-5) and Acts 1:14 are called "his brothers" and in the… -
Brothers of Mercy (Montabaur, Limburg) (FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA (MONTABAUR, LIMBURGO))
The first origins of this Congregation of lay brothers go back to 1852, in which year some young men, under the direction of Peter Loetschert, began to live a… -
Brothers of Mercy of Mary Help of Christians (Trier) (FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA DI MARIA AUSILIATRICE (TREVIRI))
The servant of God Peter Friedhofen founded in 1851 at Weitaberg, near Koblenz, an institute of lay religious for the care of the sick, including those with… -
Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA MADRE DELLA MISERICORDIA)
Institute founded in 1884 at Tilburg, in Holland, by the local parish priest John Zwijsen, later archbishop of Utrecht, for the Christian education and… -
Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DI LOURDES)
Istituto religioso fondato nel 1830 da Modeste-Etienne Glorieux, vicario di St-Hermes a Renoix (Gand), per l'educazione cristiana dei giovani e per… -
Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA MISERICORDIA)
Religious institute founded at Malines in 1839 by Msgr. Victor G. B. Scheppers for the exercise of the many works of mercy and charity in hospitals, prisons… -
Brothers of Penance of the Third Order of Saint Francis (FRATELLI DELLA PENITENZA DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO)
In 1866 the priest Francesco Maria Clausade wished to restore the regular Third Order in France and to promote the apostolate in parishes, giving life to this… -
Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier (FRATELLI DI SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO)
Religious congregation founded in Bruges in 1839 by Theodore Rijken (1797-1871), for the instruction and Christian formation of youth, especially in America.… -
Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga (FRATELLI DI SAN LUIGI GONZAGA)
A lay institute of simple vows, founded in 1849 by Fr. William Hellemons, a Cistercian, parish priest of Oudenbosch, diocese of Breda (Holland). Until 1908 it… -
Brothers of Saint Patrick (FRATELLI DI SAN PATRIZIO)
Religious institute founded at Tullow (County Carlow) in 1808 by the priest Daniel Delany, later bishop of Kildare, for the education and instruction of youth… -
Brothers of Saint Vincent de' Paoli (FRATELLI DI SANVINCENZO DE' PAOLI)
Religious congregation founded in Paris in 1845 by G. Le Prevost, for the purpose of caring for the spiritual, social and professional welfare of workers.… -
Brothers of the Common Life (FRATELLI DELLA VITA COMUNE)
A confraternity that arose around 1381 at Deventer (Holland) through the work of Florens Radewijns of Leerdam, master of arts of the University of Prague and… -
Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley (FRATELLI DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA DI BELLEY)
They were founded in 1835 at Belmont by Gabriel Taborin for the instruction and education of youth and to prepare suitable candidates for service in parishes.… -
Brothers of the Sacred Heart (FRATELLI DEL SACRO CUORE)
Istituto religioso di voti semplici, fondato a Lione nel 1821 dal sacerdote André Coindre (v.), per la cristiana e civile formazione della gioventù in scuole e… -
Brou, Alexandre
French Jesuit, writer and missiologist, b. 26 Apr. 1862 at Chartres, d. at Laval on 12 March 1947. After his studies, largely completed in England because of… -
Broughton, Richard
English Catholic priest and historian, b. at Great Stukeley (Huntingdonshire) around 1556, d. at Wood on 18 January 1635. He studied at Oxford, and then at… -
Brower (Brouwer), Christoph
Jesuit, b. in 1559 at Arnhem (Guelders, Holland), d. at Trier in 1617. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1580, and was rector at Fulda and at Trier. He… -
Browne, Robert
Protestant pastor, b. at Tolethorp (England) ca. 1551, d. at Achurchum-Thorpe, between 1631 and 1633. After studying at Cambridge in Corpus Christi College, he… -
Browne, Thomas
English physician and writer, b. in London on 19 Oct. 1605, d. at Norwich in 1682. In his mind he combined science and superstition, faith and science… -
Browning Barrett, Elizabeth
English poet, b. at Durham on 8 March 1806, d. at Florence on 30 June 1861. Her happy childhood, nostalgically evoked in later years, came to a close with a… -
Browning, Robert
English poet, b. at Camberwell on 17 May 1812, d. at Venice on 12 December 1889. A multiform and emotional spirit, he tempered the happiness of life with the… -
Brownlow, William Robert, Bishop of Clifton (BROWNLOW, WILLIAM ROBERT, VESCOVO DI CLIFTON)
BROWNLOW, WILLIAM ROBERT, vescovo di CLIFTON: v. NORTHCOTE JAMES SPENCER. -
Brown, Robert
Botanist, b. at Montrose in Scotland in 1773, d. in London in 1858, son of a Protestant bishop. He attended Rutherford's lectures in Edinburgh. He was… -
Brownson, Orestes Augustus
American Catholic philosopher and apologist, b. at Stockbridge, Sept. 9, 1803, d. at Detroit, Apr. 17, 1876. Formerly a Protestant minister, he converted to… -
Brucioli, Antonio
Man of letters and translator of heretical doctrines into the vernacular, b. in Florence at the end of the 15th century, d. in Venice in 1566. He was a… -
Brück, Heinrich
Bishop, b. at Bingen on 25 Oct. 1831, d. at Mainz on 4 Nov. 1903. Ordained a priest in 1855, he was appointed two years later lecturer in ecclesiastical… -
Bruckner, Anton
Composer, b. at Ansfelden on 4 Sept. 1824, d. at Vienna on 11 Oct. 1896. A celebrated symphonist and organist, deeply religious, he wrote, among other things… -
Brueghel (BREUGHEL)
BREUGHEL: v. BRUEGHEL. -
Brueghel
A family of Flemish painters, whose progenitor is Pieter the Elder, who had two sons, Pieter the Younger (called "of the Hells") and Jan the Elder (called "of… -
Brueys, David-Augustin
Theologian and playwright, b. at Aix-en-Provence in 1640 to a Protestant family and d. at Montpellier on 25 Nov. 1723. After studying law, he devoted himself… -
Brugère, Louis-Frédéric
French theologian, b. at Orléans on 8 Oct. 1823 to a modest family and d. at Issy on 11 Apr. 1888. He completed his studies at the seminary in Orléans, taking… -
Bruges, Diocese of (BRUGES, DIOCESI DI)
In Belgium, a suffragan of Malines. The historic city of B. had no episcopal see at the time of its political and economic splendor; it then depended on the… -
Brugière, Pierre
Publicist and constitutionalist priest, b. at Thiers on 3 Oct. 1730 and d. in Paris on 7 Nov. 1803. A canon at Thiers, he refused to subscribe to the formula… -
Brugman, Johannes
Pious and learned Dutch preacher and man of letters, b. at Kempen toward the end of the 14th century, d. in the odor of sanctity at Nijmegen on Sept. 19, 1473… -
Brugnatelli, Luigi Valentino
Born in Pavia on 14 Feb. 1761, died there on 24 Aug. 1818, he was regarded as one of the foremost chemists of his time. To him are owed the first applications… -
Brugnato
In Liguria, in the province of Genoa. A Benedictine monastery flourished there, whose foundation is attributed to the Lombard king Liutprand, in honor of Sts.… -
Brugsch, Heinrich Karl
Egyptologist, b. in Berlin on 18 Feb. 1827 and d. in Charlottenburg on 9 Sept. 1894; he was given the title of pasha in 1881. He was one of the rare eminent… -
Bruillard, Philibert de
Bishop of Grenoble, b. in Dijon on 12 Sept. 1763, d. in his diocese on 17 Dec. 1860. After his studies at the Collège de Navarre, he entered St. Sulpice and… -
Brulefer, Étienne (BRULEFER, ETIENNE)
Franciscan theologian, b. at St-Malo in Brittany in the first half of the 15th century, d. before the end of the same century. He entered the Conventuals of… -
Brumel, Anton
Flemish musician, b. around 1480 and d. after 1540. A contemporary of Després (v.) and a pupil of Okeghem (v.), there survive by him 5 masses for 4 and 6… -
Brumoy, Pierre
Learned French Jesuit, historian, philologist and man of letters, b. at Rouen on 26 Aug. 1688, d. at Paris on 16 Apr. 1742. Tutor to the prince of Talmont and… -
Brunamonti-Bonacci, Maria Alinda
Poet, b. in Perugia on 21 Aug. 1841, d. there on 3 Feb. 1903. At the age of fifteen she published her first Canti, arousing mistrust on account of her… -
Brunelleschi, Filippo
Architect and sculptor, b. in Florence in 1377 to Brunellesco di Lippo di Tura and Giovanna di Giovanni degli Spini, d. there on 15 April 1446. He grew to such… -
Brunelli, Antonio
Musician from Viterbo. Flourished at the beginning of the 17th century. A pupil of G. M. > (photo Alinari) > BRUNELLESCHI, FILIPPO - Dome of S. Maria del… -
Brunengo, Giuseppe
Jesuit, b. 12 Jan. 1821 at Piverone (Turin), d. at Rome 11 Nov. 1891. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1835, and because of the revolution of 1848 he went to… -
Brunetière, Ferdinand
French literary critic, b. in Toulon on 19 July 1849, d. in Paris on 9 Dec. 1906. He began contributing to the Revue des Deux Mondes as early as 1875, becoming… -
Brunetti, Angelo, called Ciceruacchio (BRUNETTI, ANGELO, DETTO CICERUACCHIO)
Born in Rome on 27 Sept. 1800, died at Ca' Tiepolo on 11 Aug. 1849. The son of common people (his father, Lorenzo, was a blacksmith), he had the virtues and… -
Brunforte, Ugolino
BRUNFORTE, UGOLINO: v. FIORETTI DI S. FRANCESCO. -
Bruni, Bruno
Missionary in Ethiopia, died for the faith. Born at Civitella del Tronto (Abruzzi) on 7 Nov. 1590, he entered the Society of Jesus in Rome on 14 Aug. 1608.… -
Bruni, Leonardo
Historian and humanist, b. at Arezzo ca. 1374 (and for this reason also called Leonardo Aretino); he studied with Malpaghini and with Chrysoloras, also… -
Brünn
BRÜNN: v. BRNO. -
Brunner, Andreas
German Jesuit and historian, b. at Hall (Tyrol) on 30 Nov. 1589, d. at Innsbruck on 20 Apr. 1650. He entered the Society in 1605, and in 1622 became director… -
Brunner, Sebastian
Writer, b. in Vienna on 10 Dec. 1814, d. there on 27 Nov. 1893. Ordained a priest in 1838, he preached for some time in the church of the University of Vienna… -
Bruno, Antonio
Jesuit missionary, b. in Messina ca. 1588, entered the novitiate on 6 Jan. 1605. Having set out for the Indies, he completed his theological studies at Goa… -
Bruno (Brunone), Saint (BRUNO (BRUNONE), SANTO)
Founder of the Carthusians, b. at Cologne of the noble family Hartefaust (Latinized de duro pugno) around 1030, d. at Serra S. Bruno (Catanzaro) on 6 Oct.… -
Bruno, Giordano
Philosopher and man of letters, in the world FILIPPO, b. at Nola (Naples) in 1548, d. at Rome in 1600. Having completed his early studies at Naples, he… -
Bruno of Carinthia, Saint (BRUNO DI CARINTIA, SANTO)
Bishop of Würzburg, b. toward the end of the 10th century, son of Duke Conrad of Carinthia, he came down into Italy with the emperor Conrad II and held, for… -
Bruno of Magdeburg (BRUNO DI MAGDEBURGO)
A cleric of the cathedral of Magdeburg in Saxony, who lived in the 11th century. A fervent supporter and friend of Bishop Werner of Merseburg, he lived through… -
Bruno of Querfurt, Saint (BRUNO DI QUERFURT, SANTO)
B. in 974, d. 9 March 1009. Of noble lineage, he was the last of the Germanic Saxon apostles in Germany and in the Slavic lands in the wake of the great… -
Bruno of Segni, Saint (BRUNO DI SEGNI, SANTO)
Apparently a native of Asti and of noble lineage, b. between 1044 and 1048, d. at Segni on 18 July 1123. A student at Bologna, then enrolled among the Roman… -
Bruno the Great, Saint (BRUNO IL GRANDE, SANTO)
Archbishop of Cologne, b. in the spring of 925, d. at Reims on 11 Oct. 965. The youngest son of Henry I of Germany and brother of Otto I, educated in the… -
Brussels (BRUXELLES)
In Flemish Brussel, capital of Belgium, ecclesiastically it depends on the archdiocese of Malines (v.), which has founded in Brussels and has directly under… -
Brustolon, Andrea
Sculptor and carver b. 20 July 1662 at Belluno, where he also d. 25 Oct. 1732. Having learned the rudiments of the art in the school of his father, a wood… -
Bruun
BRUUN: V. CANDIDO DI FULDA. -
Bruyère, Cécile
Benedictine abbess, b. in Paris on 2 Oct. 1845, d. in the monastery of Ryde on 18 March 1909. Having entered the monastery of St. Cecilia of Solesmes in 1866… -
Bruyne, Donatien de
Benedictine philologist (of the Latin Bible) and patrologist, b. at Neuve-Eglise (West Flanders, Belgium) on 7 Oct. 1871, d. at Bruges on 5 Aug. 1935. Having… -
Bruys, Peter of (BRUYS, PIETRO DI)
Heresiarch of the first half of the 12th century, named after his place of origin, perhaps Bruis in the department of Hautes-Alpes, or Les Broues there or in… -
Bruzza, Luigi Maria
Barnabite, b. in Genoa on 15 March 1813, d. in Rome on 6 Nov. 1883. He taught Latin and Greek literature for 40 years in various colleges of his Order (Parma… -
Bryas, Carlo de
BRYAS, CARLO de: v. CARLO DELL'ASSUNZIONE. -
Bry, Carl Christian
It was the pseudonym of the writer Carlo Decke, b. at Stralsund on 12 April 1892, d. at Davos on 9 February 1926. Of his works the best known are: Des Buches… -
Bryennios
Two "Orthodox" ecclesiastics of this name. JOSEPH, a famous Byzantine controversialist, who lived between 1350 and 1439, in the past little known in the West.… -
Brynolphus, Bishop of Skara, Saint (BRYNOLPHUS, VESCOVO DI SKARA, SANTO)
Born toward the middle of the 13th century and died on 6 February 1317. Belonging to one of the noblest Swedish families, he was sent as a boy to France, to… -
Buccapecus, Teobaldo
BUCCAPECUS, TEOBALDO: v. CELESTINO II. -
Buccelli, Domenico Maurizio
Piarist educationalist, b. in Venice on 22 Sept. 1788, d. in Ovada on 18 March 1842 in the odor of sanctity. Left an orphan, he received a harsh upbringing. As… -
Bucceroni, Gennaro
Theologian, b. in Naples on 22 April 1841, entered the Society of Jesus on 7 September 1856, d. in Rome on 18 February 1918. Forced by the political upheavals… -
Bucchi, Geremia
Theologian and biblical scholar of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Udine in the first half of the sixteenth century, d. at Ronciglione (Rome) on 14 Nov.… -
Bucer (Butzer), Martin (BUCERO (BUTZER), MARTINO)
Famous propagator of the Reformation in Germany, b. at Schlettstadt (Alsace) on 11 Nov. 1491, d. at Cambridge on 28 Feb. 1551. While still young, he entered… -
Buchanan, George
Scottish humanist and historian, b. at Killearn on 1 February 1506, d. at Edinburgh on 28 September 1582. In Paris, where he completed his studies, he… -
Bucharest, Latin Archdiocese of (BUCAREST, ARCIVESCOVATO LATINO DI)
In Romanian București, capital of Romania (999,658 inhabitants in the 1941 census). It was the capital of the principality of Wallachia in 1642, after Curtea… -
Bucharest, United Vicariate of (BUCAREST, VICARIATO UNITO DI)
After the union with Rome that took place in 1700 in Transylvania, the united Romanians had to be represented in B., where their influence made itself felt in… -
Bucharev, Aleksandr Matvejevič (BUCHAREV, ALEXANDR MATVEJEVIĆ)
Russian writer, known as "the archimandrite Theodore", b. in 1822 and d. in 1871. A dissident religious thinker animated by the ideal of re-Christianizing the… -
Buch (Buche, Busch), Michel-Henri, known as Le Bon Henri (BUCH (BUCHE, BUSCH), MICHEL-HENRI, DETTO LE BON HENRI)
Founder of the "Fratelli calzolari" (Shoemakers' Brothers), b. 13 May 1598 at Arlon (Luxembourg), where he attended the school of the Carmelites, d. in Paris… -
Bucherian Catalogue (Bucherian Anonymous) (CATALOGO BUCHERIANO (ANONIMO BUCHERIANO))
CATALOGO BUCHERIANO (ANONIMO BUCHERIANO): v. BOUCHIER GILLES. -
Bucherio, Egidio
BUCHERIO, EGIDIO: v. BOUCHIER GILLES. -
Büchi, Albert
Swiss historian, b. June 1, 1864 in Frauenfeld, d. May 14, 1930 in Fribourg. He studied at the Universities of Munich and Vienna, and was a pupil of Grauert… -
Buchinger, Michael
German theologian and preacher, b. at Colmar in 1520 and d. there in 1571. After studying at Heidelberg and obtaining the baccalaureate at Freiburg im Breisgau… -
Buchmanism (BUCHMANISMO)
So called by some writers from the name of its founder, Frank Nathan Daniel Buchman. Buchmanism is known under various names; at first it was called simply the… -
Buchmann (Bibliander), Theodore
Protestant, b. ca. 1504 at Bischofszell (Thurgau), d. of plague at Zurich on 26 Sept. 1564. A professor of Oriental languages at Zurich after Zwingli (from… -
Buchner, Aloys
German theologian, b. at Murnau (Bavaria) on 20 April 1783, and d. at Passau on 29 Aug. 1869. A Benedictine novice at the time of the persecution against the… -
Büchner, Ludwig
German philosopher, b. in Darmstadt on 29 March 1824, d. there on 1 May 1899. A physician, he came under the influence of Moleschott to such an extent that he… -
Bucholtz, Franz Bernhard von
Austrian statesman and historian, b. 10 June 1790 at Münster (Westphalia), d. 14 Feb. 1838 at Vienna. In the activity he carried on in the Austrian capital he… -
Buck, Victor de
Jesuit, b. at Oudenaarde (Belgium) on 24 April 1817, d. at Brussels on 23 May 1876; he entered the Society of Jesus in 1835. Having completed his course in… -
Budde, Karl
Protestant theologian, b. 23 April 1850 at Bensberg (Cologne); in 1873 he became a Privatdozent, in 1879 extraordinary professor for the Old Testament at Bonn… -
Buddha
The historical reality of the B., contested by E. Senart, who sought to make of him a solar god, ceased to be called into doubt when archaeological discoveries… -
Buddhism (BUDDHISMO)
The word is broadly comprehensive, and designates not only the philosophical-religious doctrine preached by Gotama Buddha, but also the various forms it took… -
Budé, Guillaume
French scholar, b. in Paris on 26 Jan. 1468 and d. there on 22 Aug. 1540, considered the first humanist of France. After having pursued legal studies in Paris… -
Budějovice (Budweis), Diocese of (BUDÉ JOVICE (BUDWEIS), DIOCESI DI)
City of Czechoslovakia, the most important in southern Bohemia, founded in the second half of the 13th century by the will of the king of Bohemia Přemysl… -
Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis
English Orientalist, b. at Bodmin (Cornwall) on 27 July 1857; d. on 23 Nov. 1934. From 1893 to 1924 he was keeper of the department of Egyptian and Assyrian… -
Budkiewicz, Konstantin
Priest, b. in 1867 in Livonia, d. on 30 March 1923 in Petersburg. He studied at the metropolitan seminary of Mohilev and at the Ecclesiastical Academy of… -
Budnaeus (Budny), Simone
Polish heretic, b. in the first half of the 16th century in the Duchy of Mazovia (according to Krasinski in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), d. after 1584. At… -
Buea, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUEA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Formerly a prefecture (from 1923) and from 1939 an apostolic vicariate, this mission comprises all and only the Cameroons under British mandate. The fathers of… -
Buenos Aires, Archdiocese of (BUENOS AIRES, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Capital of Argentina, B. A. was founded in 1536 by Pedro de Mendoza and rebuilt in 1580 by Juan de Garay after its complete destruction caused by the Indians.… -
Buet, Charles
French journalist and man of letters, b. at Chambéry on 11 Oct. 1846 and d. at Paris on 23 Nov. 1897. A fervent and combative Catholic, he always wrote and… -
Buffalmacco, Buonamico
BUFFALMACCO, BUONAMICO: v. BUONAMICO DI CRISTOFANO. -
Buffalo, Diocese of (BUFFALO, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of New York, of which it is a suffragan diocese. Separated on 23 April 1847 from this diocese, from which it received about a third of the… -
Buffier, Claude
Jesuit, b. in Warsaw to French parents on 25 May 1661, d. in Paris on 17 May 1737. Having moved to Normandy in his earliest years, he attended the Jesuit… -
Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de (BUFFON, GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC, CONTE DI)
Great French naturalist, b. at Montbard (Burgundy) on 7 Sept. 1707, and d. at Paris on 16 Apr. 1788. He began his training in mathematics, but, having… -
Bugenhagen, Johann
Also called Pomerania from his homeland, he was one of the most influential figures of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Born at Wollin (Pomerania) in… -
Bugliari, Francesco
Bishop, b. 14 Oct. 1742 at S. Sofia d'Epiro (Calabria), and d. there 18 Aug. 1806. After completing his studies at the Italo-Greek college of S. Benedetto… -
Buglio, Giovanni Antonio, Baron del Buglio (BUGLIO, GIOVANNI ANTONIO, BARONE DEL BUGLIO)
Distinguished diplomat of the Holy See (in documents: Jo. Ant. Pulico, or also Belleonix, baro Burgii; in Pastor: Puglioni), b. at Mineo (Sicily) at the end of… -
Buglio, Ludovico
Renowned Jesuit missionary and sinologist, b. at Mineo (Sicily) on 25 January 1606, d. at Beijing on 12 October 1682. Having entered the Order in 1622, he… -
Buglioni Benedetto and Santi (BUGLIONI BENEDETTO E SANTI)
Continuator of the art of Della Robbia (v.), BENEDETTO (b. in Florence in 1461, d. there in 1521) appears superior to Giovanni Della Robbia, with whom he is… -
Bugni, Clara
Mystic, b. in Venice on 4 Oct. 1471, d. on 17 Sept. 1514. She received the name Bianca at baptism. She joined the Franciscan Tertiary sisters who cared for the… -
Buichu, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUICHU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
On Sept. 5, 1848, the vicariate of Central Tonkin, named after B. in 1924, was detached from the apostolic vicariate of Eastern Tonkin (v. HAIPHONG) and… -
Bukharin, Nikolaj Ivanovič (BUCHARIN, NIKOLAJ IVANOVIČ)
Russian revolutionary, b. in 1888, d. in 1938. He was one of the major representatives of the Bolshevik current and in the early years following the Revolution… -
Bukoba, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUKOBA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The vicariate of B., evangelized by the White Fathers, was erected in 1929, its territory being taken from those of Tanganyika, Tabora and Urundi. It… -
Bulawayo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BULAWAYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The city of B., at about 1362 m. on the high plateau, is situated on the route of the great railway from the Cape to the Congo, in a region with a healthy… -
Bulgakov, Macario
Russian theologian, b. 1816, d. 1882. He became a monk, changing his name from Michael Petrovich to Macarius; he taught church history at Kiev and theology at… -
Bulgakov, Sergii Nikolaevič (BULGAKOV, SERGII NICOLAJEVIĆ)
Celebrated Russian religious thinker and dissident theologian, b. of a priestly family in 1871, d. in 1944. He was first a Marxist, like his friend Berdyaev… -
Bulgaria
Balkan state situated between Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and the Black Sea. SUMMARY: I. Geography. - II. Historical profile of Christianity from its origins… -
Bulgari, Sect of the (BULGARI, SETTA DEI)
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Bulgarus (BULGARO)
He is the most illustrious of the so-called four Bolognese doctors whom tradition holds to have been disciples of Irnerius, the founder of the Studium. First… -
Bulić, Francesco
Archaeologist, b. at Vranjić (Vragnizza), near Split, on 4 Oct. 1846, d. at Zagreb on 28 July 1934. Having completed his ecclesiastical studies at the seminary… -
Bulino
It is the tool with which the copper or steel plate intended as a matrix for prints is directly engraved, without the aid of the acids used instead for etching… -
Bulla
A lenticular capsule, empty inside, formed of two superimposed plates and provided with a loop so that it could be worn around the neck. Sometimes it also… -
Bulla Cruciatae
BULLA CRUCIATAE: v. CROCIATA, BOLLA della. -
Bulla In Coena Domini
This bull, which enumerates a series of excommunications reserved to the Pope, took its name from being read every year on Maundy Thursday (feria V in Coena… -
Bullarium Pontificium Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide
It consists of five volumes, printed in the following years: the first in 1839, the second and third in 1840, the fourth and fifth in 1841. To the five volumes… -
Bullatores
In the pontifical chancery they affixed the lead seal to documents (bulla); > (photograph by the Direzione Generale Musei e Galleria Pontifici) > BULLA -… -
Bulletin of Ancient Literature and Christian Archaeology (BULLETIN D'ANCIENNE LITTERATURE ET D'ARCHEOLOGIE CHRETIENNE)
Founded in Paris in 1911 by P. Batiffol (v.) and P. de Labriolle (v.) to connect the studies of Christian antiquity with those of early Christian literature… -
Bulletin of Christian Archaeology (BULLETTINO DI ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA)
Founded by Giovanni Battista De Rossi in 1863 and compiled entirely by him until his death (1894), with which it ceased. It was divided into five series, each… -
Bullet, Jean-Baptiste
French apologist and scholar, b. at Besançon in 1699, d. there on 6 September 1775. He was professor of theology and dean at the University of Besançon. He… -
Bull, George
Anglican writer, b. at Wells on 25 March 1634, d. on 17 Feb. 1710. In 1680 Oxford declared him a "doctor" and, in 1705, he was promoted bishop of St. David's.… -
Bullinger, Heinrich
Swiss reformer, b. at Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau (Switzerland) on 18 July 1504 and d. at Zurich on 17 Sept. 1575. After his first elementary studies in… -
Bunderius, Jan
Latinized name of Van den Bundere, Dominican theologian, b. at Ghent in 1481 and d. there on 8 June 1557. He studied theology at Louvain, and within the Order… -
Bunsen, Christian Karl Josias
Lutheran diplomat and scholar, b. at Korbach in the principality of Waldeck on 25 Aug. 1791, d. at Bonn on 28 Nov. 1860. After theological, philosophical… -
Buntić, Didak
Croatian Franciscan, b. at Paoča in Herzegovina on 9 Oct. 1871, d. at Bronjo on 3 Nov. 1922. He studied at Innsbruck, and from 1895 to 1919 was a professor at… -
Bunyan, John
English writer and preacher, b. 28 Nov. 1628 at Elstow near Bedford, d. in London on 31 August 1688. He served for two years in Cromwell's army, absorbing… -
Buonaccorso (Bonacursus) of Milan (BUONACCORSO (BONACURSUS) DI MILANO)
A figure of the second half of the 12th century, he served among the Cathar heretics of Milan as a teacher or doctor of their doctrine. Having returned to the… -
Buonafede, Appiano
His real name was Tito Benvenuto; born at Comacchio on 4 January 1716 into an ancient and noble family, he entered the Celestine Order at the age of 18, taking… -
Buonaiuti, Ernesto
One of the best-known representatives of the modernist movement in Italy, b. in Rome on 25 June 1881, and d. there on 20 April 1946. Ordained a priest in 1903… -
Buonanni, Filippo
Jesuit, b. in Rome on 7 January 1638, d. there on 30 March 1725. He was librarian and archivist of the Roman College and distinguished himself in numismatics… -
Buonarroti, Filippo
Revolutionary and organizer of secret societies, b. at Pisa on 11 Nov. 1761, d. at Paris on 17 Sept. 1837. Having formed his intellect at the Pisan school of… -
Buonarroti, Filippo
Archaeologist, b. in Florence in 1661, d. there in 1733. Having come to Rome as a young man, he entered the good graces of Cardinal Carpegna, who placed him in… -
Buonarroti, Michelangelo
BUONARROTI, MICHELANGELO: v. MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI. -
Buonconsiglio, Giovanni, known as Il Marescalco (BUONCONSIGLIO, GIOVANNI, DETTO IL MARESCALCO)
Vicentine painter, active chiefly in Venice, where he worked from 1495 to 1535. The Pietà of Vicenza, which is his masterpiece, is to be counted among his… -
Buon, Family (BUON, FAMIGLIA)
GIOVANNI, architect and sculptor, is first recorded in Venice in 1382; d. there in 1442. He worked together with his son Bartolomeo on the church of S. Maria… -
Buonfigli, Nicola
BUONFIGLI, NICOLA: v. AURIFEX BUONFIGLI, NICOLA. -
Buonfiglio dei Monaldi, Saint (BUONFIGLIO DEI MONALDI, SANTO)
BUONFIGLIO dei MONALDI, santo: v. SETTE FONDATORI. -
Buonpedoni, Bartolo, Blessed (BUONPEDONI, BARTOLO, BEATO)
BUONPEDONI, BARTOLO, beato: v. BARTOLO da SAN GIMIGNANO, blessed. -
Buonpensiere, Enrico
Dominican theologian, b. at Terlizzi on 26 Oct. 1853, d. at Rome on 18 Jan. 1929. He taught dogmatic and moral theology in succession; he was prior of the… -
Buonriccio, Angelico
Venetian theologian, who entered as a young man the Canons Regular of the Most Holy Savior of Bologna, of which he became superior general in 1588; d. in… -
Buontalenti, Bernardo
Architect, sculptor, painter and miniaturist, b. in Florence ca. 1536, d. there on 6 June 1608. A very notable personality of Florentine Mannerism, B.… -
Buonvicino (Bonvicino), Ambrogio
Sculptor and stucco worker, b. in Milan in 1552, d. in 1622 in Rome, where he had moved in 1581. Trained under Prospero Antichi (il Bresciano), he achieved a… -
Burali, Paolo d'Arezzo, Blessed (BURALI, PAOLO D'AREZZO, BEATO)
Born at Itri in 1511. He received his doctorate in law at Bologna and practiced as a lawyer in Naples with such success that in 1550 he was appointed counselor… -
Buralli, Giovanni da Parma, Blessed (GIOVANNI (BURALLI) DA PARMA, BEATO)
Sixth minister general of the Franciscan Order, b. at Parma ca. 1208, d. at Camerino on 19 March 1289. Having become a Minorite around 1233, he was a lecturer… -
Buratto
This name is given to a loosely woven fabric on which one embroiders with a needle stitch in a color different from the background and generally lighter. The… -
Burbank, Luther
American botanist, b. in 1849, d. in 1926. He was the first in the United States to devote himself to selection and hybridization, with very notable results.… -
Burchard (Brocard) of Mount Zion (of Saxony) (BURCARDO (BROCARDO) DEL MONTE SION (DI SASSONIA))
Traveller in the Holy Land, author of a famous Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, b. at Barby in Magdeburg around 1220. Some manuscripts and several editions of the… -
Burchard, Giovanni (BURCARDO, GIOVANNI)
Pontifical master of ceremonies, liturgist and historian, b. at Nieder-Haslach (Alsace) around 1450, d. in Rome on 16 May 1506. Having come to Rome in 1467 in… -
Burchard II (BURCARDO II)
Bishop of Halberstadt (1059-1088), from a noble Swabian family, nephew of Archbishop Anno of Cologne, was provost at Goslar when the Empress Agnes appointed… -
Burchard of Basel (BURCARDO DI BASILEA)
Bishop, b. around 1040, d., it seems, at Basel on 12 April 1107. Son of Ulrich, count of Féni, he was a canon of Eichstätt and then a chamberlain of Sigfrid… -
Burchard of Worms (BURCARDO DI WORMS)
Born in 965 to the family of the counts of Reichenbach-Ziegenhain, around the year 1000 he was elected bishop of Worms by Otto III, where he carried out a… -
Burchard of Würzburg, Saint (BURCARDO DI WÜRZBURG, SANTO)
Anglo-Saxon Benedictine, disciple and collaborator of St. Boniface (v.), in 741 he was ordained bishop of Würzburg by him, thus founding that episcopate. He… -
Burchiello, Domenico
Poet, b. in Florence in 1404 and d. in Rome in 1449. Son of Giovanni, a woodworker, and of Antonia, a weaver, he worked as a barber at Calimala, but more than… -
Burckhardt, Jacob
Protestant historian, b. in Basel on 25 May 1818, d. there on 8 Aug. 1897. After completing his gymnasium studies, he enrolled in the faculty of Theology of… -
Burdach, Karl Friedrich
Physician, anatomist and physiologist, b. in 1776, d. in 1847; professor at the University of Königsberg, a great scholar of the anatomy of the central nervous… -
BURDIN, MAURIZIO, ARCIVESCOVO di BRAGA
BURDIN, MAURIZIO, ARCIVESCOVO di BRAGA: v. GREGORIO VIII, ANTIPAPA. -
Burgenland, Apostolic Administration of (BURGENLAND, AMMINISTRAZIONE APOSTOLICA DI)
Established on 18 May 1922 and comprising the parts of the Hungarian dioceses of Győr and Szombathely that passed to Austria with the Treaty of St-Germain… -
Burg, Joseph Vitus
Bishop, b. at Offenburg on 27 Aug. 1768, d. at Mainz on 22 May 1833. Having entered the Franciscan Order in 1787, he exercised the parochial ministry. He was… -
Burgkmair, Hans
German painter, draughtsman and woodcut artist, b. at Augsburg in 1473, d. there in 1531. He trained artistically under his father, Thoman, a painter of minor… -
Burgos, Diocese of (BURGOS, DIOCESI DI)
In Old Castile (Spain). Once the Greek or Roman origin of the city of B. has been dismissed as unfounded, one must accept its foundation, and therefore that of… -
Burgos (Isveglies), Alessandro
Conventual Franciscan, philosopher, theologian, orator, and historian of vast learning and most pious life, b. at Messina in 1668, d. at Catania on 20 July… -
Burgt, Francesco Pietro van der
Priest, canonist, b. at Uden (Holland) on 12 Feb. 1825, d. at Rysemburg on 14 May 1896. He first taught at Warmond, then at Culemborg, and finally, from 1857… -
Burgundian (BORGOGNONE)
BORGOGNONE (COURTOIS JACOPO e FAMIGLIA): v. COURTOIS, FAMIGLIA. -
Burgundians (BURGUNDI)
The first mention of the B. is in Pliny (Nat. Hist., IV, 99), before their settling beyond the Vistula. Of perhaps Scandinavian origin, certainly of Germanic… -
Burgundionum Lex Romana Seu Papianus
BURGUNDIONUM LEX ROMANA SEU PAPIANUS: v. LEGGI ROMANO-BARBARE. -
Burgundy (BORGOGNA)
A historical region of France, whose name perpetuates the memory of the Burgundians (a Germanic population that moved into France around the 5th century) and… -
Buridan, Giovanni (BURIDANO (BURIDANUS), GIOVANNI)
Philosopher and scientist, b. at Béthune at the end of the 13th century or the beginning of the 14th. Rector of the Sorbonne for the second time in 1340 (the…