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Benedict IV, Pope (BENEDETTO IV, PAPA)
Roman, son of Mammolus, he succeeded John IX (d. at the beginning of 900) and continued his prudent and discreet attitude. He had been ordained priest by Pope… -
Benedict IX, Pope (BENEDETTO IX, PAPA)
Theophylact was the son of Alberic III of the counts of Tusculum and nephew of the two last pontiffs, Benedict VIII and John XIX. On the death of the latter… -
Benedict, John, Isaac, Matthew, and Christian, called the Five Polish Brothers, Saints (BENEDETTO, GIOVANNI, ISACCO, MATTEO E CRISTINO, DETTI ANCHE I CINQUE FRATELLI POLACCHI, SANTI)
Benedict, from Benevento, at first a priest, canon and monk, then devoted himself to the eremitical life on Mount Soratte and afterwards in the vicinity of… -
Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint (BENEDETTO GIUSEPPE LABRE, SANTO)
Born at Amettes (Artois) on 26 March 1748. At the age of twelve he was sent to Erin, to a priest uncle, and there he matured the idea of entering the great… -
Benedict (Manettus) Dell'Antella (BENEDETTO (MANETTUS) DELL'ANTELLA)
BENEDETTO (Manettus) dell'ANTELLA, santo: v. SETTE FONDATORI. -
Benedict of Aniane, Saint (BENEDETTO D'ANIANE, SANTO)
Benedictine, the second father of Western monasticism, b. ca. 750, d. at Cornelimünster near Aachen on 11 February 821. Son of Aigulf, count of Maguelone… -
Benedict of Canfield (BENEDETTO DA CANFIELD)
In the world William Filch; Capuchin mystical writer, b. in the county of Essex (England) in 1562, d. in the convent of St. Honoré in Paris on 21 Nov. 1610.… -
Benedict, Saint, Founder of the Benedictines (BENEDETTO, SANTO, FONDATORE DEI BENEDETTINI)
II. Iconography. - III. Medal. - IV. The Rule. I. THE LIFE AND MISSION. — Around 480, St. Benedict was born into a noble family "ex provincia Nursiae." His… -
Benedict the Canon (BENEDETTO CANONICO)
He was a canon of St. Peter's in Rome. We know very little about him. With the title of canon and with that of Romanae Ecclesiae cantor he presents himself in… -
Benedict the Levite (BENEDETTO LEVITA)
Under this name is known a collection of capitularies of the Frankish kings, divided into three books which are designated as V, VI, VII, because, according to… -
Benedict the Moor, Saint (BENEDETTO IL MORO, SANTO)
Born around 1526 in San Fratello near Messina, to descendants of ancestors who had been slaves, brought to Sicily from Africa, and he was emancipated. Already… -
Benedictus
Canticle that Zechariah uttered at the birth of his son John the Precursor (Lk. 1:67-79), so named from the first word in the Latin version. It can be divided… -
Benedict VIII, Pope (BENEDETTO VIII, PAPA)
The death of Sergius IV (May 12, 1012) gave the two parties that held the upper hand in the Roman nobility the opportunity to test their strength: the… -
Benedict VII, Pope (BENEDETTO VII, PAPA)
After Benedict VI had been strangled in Castel Sant'Angelo, where Crescentius, or Cencius, son of the second Theodora, had him imprisoned, he was briefly… -
Benedict VI, Pope (BENEDETTO VI, PAPA)
Son of Hildebrand, he was elected by the imperial faction shortly after the death of John XIII (6 Oct. 972), but was consecrated only on 19 Jan. 973, because… -
Benedict V, Pope (BENEDETTO V, PAPA)
Elected upon the death of John XII (d. 14 May 964) by the Roman people, who only a few months earlier (6 Dec. 963) had renounced for the emperor the right to… -
Benedict X, Antipope (BENEDETTO X, ANTIPAPA)
Stephen IX, foreseeing that his end was near, had made the Roman clergy and people swear not to proceed to the election of a new pope before the return of… -
Benedict XIII, Antipope (BENEDETTO XIII, ANTIPAPA)
Peter of Luna, b. at Illueca near Calatayud in Aragon, to one of the noblest and wealthiest families of the kingdom, studied both laws at Montpellier; having… -
Benedict XIII, Pope (BENEDETTO XIII, PAPA)
Pierfrancesco Orsini, b. at Gravina on 2 Feb. 1649 to Ferdinando, duke of Gravina, and Giovanna Frangipane. As a youth he renounced his birthright in order to… -
Benedict XII, Pope (BENEDETTO XII, PAPA)
He is the third Avignon pope, succeeding John XXII (d. 4 Dec. 1334) on 20 Dec. and crowned on the following 8 Jan. by Cardinal Orsini in the Dominican church… -
Benedict XI, Pope, Blessed (BENEDETTO XI, PAPA, BEATO)
Niccolò Boccasini, born in Treviso in 1240 to a notary, entered the Dominican Order in 1254; and was successively lector, prior, provincial of Lombardy and… -
Benedict XIV (BENEDETTO XIV)
Autograph concession of the Pontiff (7 May 1745) - Vatican City, archive of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, Positiones 1745. -
Benedict XIV, Antipope (BENEDETTO XIV, ANTIPAPA)
BENEDETTO XIV, ANTIPAPA: v. GARNIER B. -
Benedict XIV, Pope (BENEDETTO XIV, PAPA)
Prospero Lambertini, born in Bologna on 31 March 1675 to Marcello and Lucrezia Bulgarini; educated with the Somaschi, then in Rome, he devoted himself to… -
Benedict XV, Pope (BENEDETTO XV, PAPA)
Giacomo Della Chiesa, b. in Genoa on 21 Nov. 1854 to Giuseppe and Giovanna Migliorati. Of a marquisal family, originating from the dukes of Spoleto, of the… -
Benefial, Marco (BENEFIAL (BENEFIAL), MARCO)
Painter, b. in 1684 in Rome, d. there in 1764. He is regarded as a precursor of Neoclassicism for his passion for antiquity and for Raphael, derived from his… -
Beneficial Exchange (PERMUTA BENEFICIARIA)
It is a bilateral juridical transaction that takes place between the two beneficiaries concerned, with the authorization of the local Ordinary or, if at least… -
Beneficiary (BENEFICIARIO, BENEFICIATO)
BENEFICIARIO, BENEFICIATO: v. BENEFICIO ECCLESIASTICO. -
Beneke, Friedrich Eduard
Philosopher, b. in Berlin on 17 February 1798, d. there on 1 March 1854. B.'s work, spiritually connected with that of G. F. Fries (v.), develops in a twofold… -
Benemerenti
It is the title of the medal instituted by the Supreme Pontiffs, from Pius VII onward, for those who by distinguished deeds have deserved a public testimony of… -
Benepiacitum Apostolicum (BENEPLACITUM APOSTOLICUM)
The consent or approval of the Holy See, called b. a., is required for the validity of certain acts that are contemplated in the CIC. Thus, for example, the b.… -
Benet (Bonet), Juan Bautista
Catalan Carmelite, ascetic and pedagogical writer of the 17th century. A native of Olot (diocese of Girona), he was definitor of the Catalan province and… -
Benet, Cyprian (BENET, CIPRIANO)
Dominican writer, b. at Albeda (Aragon) around 1460 and d. between 1522 and 1530. Around 1500, for reasons of study, he was in Paris, where he took his degree… -
Bene Valete
A salutation formula derived from Roman epistolary usage (Cicero uses in his letters: Vale, Valete), which acquired a special diplomatic value in pontifical… -
Beneventan, Script and Miniature (BENEVENTANA, SCRITTURA E MINIATURA)
I. SCRIPT. - The script is called "B." which, characterized by particular calligraphic forms, was used in the Latin manuscripts of southern Italy and Dalmatia… -
Benevento, Archdiocese of (BENEVENTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
One of the most extensive archbishoprics of southern Italy, with its seat in a city rich in history, which was the capital first of a duchy, then of a… -
Benevolence, Love of (BENEVOLENZA, AMORE DI)
The supreme species of love, whose motive is not the advantage of the lover ("love of concupiscence"), but the good of the beloved (Summa Theol., 1ᵃ-2ᵃᵉ, q.… -
Benevoli, Orazio
Musician, b. in Rome on 9 April 1605, d. there on 17 June 1672. He was a boy chorister, then choirmaster at S. Luigi de' Francesi (1617-23), at various other… -
Benfatti, Giacomo, Blessed (BENFATTI, GIACOMO, BEATO)
Bishop of Mantua, born there around the middle of the 13th century and died there on 19 Nov. 1338; having become a Dominican, he had as master and friend… -
Benfatto, Luigi (Alvise)
Painter, b. in Verona ca. 1544, as may be inferred from the parish necrology which states that he died at the age of about 65, in Venice in 1609. Nephew and… -
Bengel, Johann Albrecht
Protestant scholar, b. at Winnenden, in Württemberg in 1687, d. at Stuttgart in 1752. He was a minister of the Lutheran worship at Metzingen and elsewhere, a… -
Benghazi, Apostolic Vicariate of (BENGASI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Cyrenaica as an autonomous mission begins in 1927 with the division of the old vicariate of Libya (v.); in 1939, with the creation of the apostolic vicariate… -
Ben-Gurion (BEN-GÖRJÖN)
BEN-GÖRJÖN: v. JÖSIPPÖN. -
Bengy, Anatole de
Jesuit, b. 19 Sept. 1824 at Bourges, d. 26 May 1871 at Paris. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1843, he took part in the Crimean War as a military… -
Bengy de Bonnault d'Houet, Marie-Madeleine de
Foundress of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (v.), b. at Châteauroux (Indre) on 21 Sept. 1781, d. at Paris on 5 Apr. 1858. Married to Viscount de Bonnault… -
Beniami, Massimiano
Theologian of the Order of Conventuals, born at Codogno in the Lodi region in the first half of the sixteenth century, died at Chioggia on 10 March 1601. He… -
Beni (El-Beni), Apostolic Vicariate of (BENI (EL-BENI), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The restorer, in Bolivia, of the ancient Franciscan and Jesuit missions was the Franciscan Andrea Herrero who, assisted by Italian and Spanish confreres… -
Benignity (BENIGNITÀ)
It is that disposition of soul by which one is glad and takes pleasure in doing good to others. While distinguishing it from goodness, St. Jerome defines its… -
Benigni, Umberto
Priest, b. 30 March 1862 in Perugia, d. 1934 in Rome. A scholar of historical and social studies of some renown, he devoted himself to teaching and held… -
Benigno Salviati, Giorgio
BENIGNO SALVIATI, GIORGIO: v. SALVIATI GIORGIO (BENIGNO). -
Benigno, Visdomini (BENIGNO VISDOMINI)
Abbot general of the Vallombrosans, born at Montevarchi in Tuscany to a noble family related to St. John Gualbert, died at Vallombrosa in 1236. Having entered… -
Benignus, Saint, Martyr (BENIGNO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Venerated at Dijon; until the beginning of the 6th century he was known only to the peasants of the place; the bishop Gregory of Langres (506-39) himself had… -
Beni, in Belgian Congo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BENI NEL CONGO BELGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
This vicariate was erected on 9 February 1938, but the Assumptionists who direct it had already been working in that territory since 1920, having been called… -
Benildo, Brother, Blessed (BENILDO, FRATEL, BEATO)
In the world Pierre Romançon, b. at Thuret on 14 June 1805, d. at Saugues on 13 Aug. 1862. He took the habit of the Brothers of the Christian Schools at… -
Benincasa, Caterina
BENINCASA, CATERINA: v. CATERINA DA SIENA, saint. -
Benincasa, da Siena (BENINCASA DA SIENA)
Decretist, properly from Arezzo, not to be confused with the later canonist of the same name; d. in 1206. He taught canon law at Bologna. He was the author of… -
Benincasa, Osanna, Venerable (BENINCASA, OBSOLA, VENERABILE)
Foundress of the Congregation of the Teatine, b. in Naples on 20 Oct. 1547, d. there on 20 Oct. 1618. From her childhood she was animated by a singular… -
Benivieni, Domenico
Philosopher and theologian, b. in Florence in 1460, d. there on 3 December 1507. Because of his philosophical bent he was called "complotonico" by his Ficino… -
Benivieni, Girolamo
Humanist and poet, b. in Florence on 6 Feb. 1453, d. there in 1542. He was on close terms of friendship with the Medici family, with Poliziano, with Ficino and… -
Benizi, Filippo
BENIZI, FILIPPO: v. FILIPPO BENIZI. -
Benjamin
Dominican, probably Croatian, who, toward the end of the 15th century, translated at Nizhny Novgorod for the local archbishop Gennadius (1485-1504) what still… -
Benjamin, Basilio Rumovskij Krasnopekov (BENIAMIN, BASILIO RUMOVSKIJ KRASNOPEKOV)
Russian liturgist, b. at Krasnoe in 1758. He was bishop first of Olonec, then of Arkhangelsk and finally of Novgorod, where he died on 16 March 1811. He wrote… -
Benjamin (BENIAMIN)
The last son of Jacob. Rachel, dying, when giving birth to him near Ephrath (Bethlehem), had called him Ben-oni "son of my sorrow." Jacob changed this name of… -
Benkert, Franz Georg
German Catholic theologian and church historian. Born on 25 September 1790 at Nordheim (Rhön) and died on 20 May 1859 at Coburg. He attended secondary school… -
Ben-Naphtali, Mōsheh Ben-Dāwīdh (BEN-NAPHTĀLĪ, MŌŠEH BEN-DĀWĪDH)
Masorete who lived around the middle of the 10th century in Palestine, not in Baghdad, as some erroneously thought, following Elijah Levita. He devoted himself… -
Benno (BENNONE)
Having left the canonry of Strasbourg and given himself to the eremitical life near the tomb of St. Meinrad, in 927 he was elected by the Emperor Henry I to… -
Benno, Bishop of Meissen, Saint (BENNONE, VESCOVO DI MEISSEN, SANTO)
Of a Saxon comital family, brother of Count Christopher, he was a canon at Goslar when he was appointed by Henry IV, in 1066, bishop of Meissen. He practiced… -
Benno, Bishop of Osnabrück (BENNONE, VESCOVO DI OSNABRÜCK)
Born at Löningen around 1020, died at Iburg on 27 July 1088. He was a disciple of Hermann Contractus and, around 1042, accompanied Bishop William of Strasbourg… -
Bennone, Bishop of Rimini (BENNONE, VESCOVO DI RIMINI)
Appointed in 1230. Highly esteemed by Gregory IX, he was entrusted with numerous missions, and the settlement of a dispute between the archbishop of Ravenna… -
Beno (Bennone) (BENO (BENNO, BENNONE))
Cardinal, d. around 1100. Created cardinal by Stephen IX in 1058, on 5 May 1081 he took part in the Roman synod against the antipope Clement III, but in 1084… -
Benoist, Michel
French Jesuit and missionary, b. at Dijon (or at Autun) on 8 Oct. 1715, d. at Peking on 23 Oct. 1774. Having entered the novitiate of Nancy in 1737, he arrived… -
Benozzo di Lese
BENOZZO di LESE: v. GOZZOLI BENOZZO. -
Benson, Robert Hugh (BENSON, ROBERT HUG)
English convert, apologist and novelist, b. in Berkshire on 18 Nov. 1871 and d. in London on 19 Oct. 1914. He studied theology at Cambridge, at Trinity… -
Bentham, Jeremy
Philosopher and jurist, b. in London on 15 Feb. 1748, d. there on 6 June 1832. He was of a very precocious intellect, so much so that at the age of three he… -
Bentivenghi, Bentivenga
Franciscan, cardinal, born in Todi of a noble family, died on 25 March 1289. According to the writers of Todi he would be the brother of Cardinal Matteo… -
Bentivoglio
A Bolognese family recorded from the beginning of the 13th century; already toward the end of that century and at the beginning of the next, some of its… -
Bentley, Richard
Anglican scholar and Hellenist, b. at Dulton on 27 Jan. 1662, d. at Cambridge on 14 Sept. 1742. He studied at Cambridge and, in 1690, took Holy Orders. The… -
Benue, Apostolic Prefecture of (BENUE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Of recent institution (9 July 1934), with territory taken from the vicariate of Southern Nigeria, thenceforth called Onitsha-Owerri; it is the northwestern… -
Benvenuti, Giovanni Antonio
Cardinal, b. at Belvedere, in the diocese of Senigaglia, on 17 March 1766, d. at Osimo on 14 Nov. 1838. Created cardinal by Leo XII in the secret Consistory of… -
Benvenuti, Giovanni Battista
BENVENUTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA: v. ORTOLANO. -
Benvenuti, Pietro
Painter, b. at Arezzo on 8 Jan. 1769, d. at Florence on 3 Feb. 1844. From 1782 to 1804 he lived in Rome, where he followed Camuccini and the Danish painter A.… -
Benvenuto, da Gubbio, Blessed (BENVENUTO DA GUBBIO, BEATO)
A nobleman and soldier of Gubbio, in 1222 he was received among the Friars Minor by St. Francis, who was certain that B. would replace the valor of arms with… -
Benvenuto di Giovanni
Son of Meo del Guasta. Sienese painter. Born 13 Sept. 1436, died ca. 1518; his activity is amply documented by numerous archival records and by a substantial… -
Benzi, Bernardino
Jesuit moralist, b. in Venice on 16 July 1688, d. there on 28 Feb. 1768. Having entered the religious order in 1705, he subsequently taught grammar, rhetoric… -
Benziger
Catholic publishing house, of Swiss origin, with branches in the United States of America (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago), in Germany (Cologne, Waldshut) and… -
Benziger, Aloys of Saint Mary (BENZIGER, ALOYS DI S. MARIA)
Son of the publisher Johann B., born on 31 January 1864 in Einsiedeln; he became a Carmelite at Bruges (1884), a priest in 1888, and set out as a missionary… -
Benzinger, Immanuel
Protestant exegete and scholar of Palestine, b. in Stuttgart in 1865, d. in March 1935. In 1898 he was a Privatdozent for the Old Testament in Berlin, in 1912… -
Benzone, Bishop of Alba (BENZONE, VESCOVO DI ALBA)
Probably a native of southern Italy, born at the beginning of the 11th century, he was already a bishop in 1059, since he appears among the subscribers of the… -
Bērakhōth (BĚRĀKHÖTH)
First treatise of the Mišnah (v.), of 9 chapters, contained in both the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmud. As the title "Blessings" (v.) indicates, it contains… -
Béranger, Pierre-Jean de
French poet, b. in Paris on 19 Aug. 1780, d. there on 16 July 1857. After a wretched and hardship-filled life he devoted himself to poetry, and his literary… -
Berardi, Carlo Sebastiano
Canonist, b. at Oneglia on 26 Aug. 1719, d. in 1768. After studying theology with the Piarists at Savona he was ordained a priest and devoted himself to legal… -
Berardier, Denis
Priest b. in 1729, d. in 1794. After completing his studies in theology at the Sorbonne, he was rector of the college of Quimper, his native city, in 1762 and… -
Berardi, Giovanni
Cardinal, born at Corcannello (Aquila) into the noble family of the counts of the Marsi of Tagliacozzo, died at Rome on 21 January 1449. On 20 October 1421 he… -
Berardinelli, Francesco
Man of letters, b. at Gambatesa (Campobasso) in 1816 and d. at Rome on 12 Dec. 1892. Having entered the Society of Jesus at Sorrento in 1837, he taught… -
Berardo, Pietro, Accursio, Adiuto, Ottone, Saints (BERARDO, PIETRO, ACCURSIO, ADIUTO, OTTONE, SANTI)
Protomartyrs of the Franciscan Order: of whom Otto was a priest, Berard a subdeacon, and the others lay brothers. In 1219 they were sent among the Saracens by… -
Béraud, Laurent
French Jesuit, b. at Lyon on 5 March 1702, entered the novitiate in 1717, distinguished himself in the teaching of mathematics, especially at Lyon, where he… -
Bérault-Bercastel, Antoine
Church historian, one of the most widely read of his time. Born at Briey in 1720, according to some in 1722, and died around 1794, in the fury of the French… -
Beraza, Blas
Spanish Jesuit and theologian, b. at Begoña (Vizcaya) on 21 Dec. 1862, d. at Marneffe (Belgium) on 25 Jan. 1936. Having entered the novitiate of the province… -
Berberati, Apostolic Prefecture of (BERBERATI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Erected on 28 May 1940 in French Equatorial Africa, in the north-western part of Ubangi-Shari, with territory taken partly from the vicariate of Bangui and… -
Berberi, Religion of the (BERBERI, RELIGIONE DEI)
The present-day B., on whose origin scientists do not agree (Asiatic origin according to some, African or mixed according to others), are the descendants of… -
Berceo, Gonzalo de
Spanish priest and poet, about whom little biographical information survives. Born at Berceo (diocese of Calahorra) around 1198, he was educated in the… -
Berdini, Alberto
BERDINI, ALBERTO: V. ALBERTO DA SARTEANO. -
Berdyaev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (BERDJAEV, NIKOLAJ ALEKSANDROVIČ)
Contemporary Russian philosopher, b. in Kiev on 6 May 1874, d. in Paris on 23 March 1948. After completing his studies at the university of his native city, he… -
Berea
Ancient name of three cities. 1) B. of MACEDONIA (Lat. Beroea). An important city at the foot of Mount Bermius (present-day Verria), 68 km. northwest of… -
Bereani
They are so called the followers of a Scottish sect which, wishing to imitate the Christians of Berea (Acts 17:11), read the Scripture every day. Its founder… -
Berengar I, King of Italy (BERENGARIO I, RE D'ITALIA)
Upon the deposition of Charles the Fat, Berengar, marquis of Friuli, claimed rights to the succession, being born of Marquis Eberhard and of Gisela, daughter… -
Berengarius, Pietro di Poitiers (Berengarius Pictaviensis) (BERENGARIO, PIETRO DI POITIERS (BERENGARIUS PICTAVIENSIS))
Disciple and admirer of Abelard (v.), known almost solely for the part he took in defending his master, even after the condemnation issued by the Council of… -
Berengar of Tours (BERENGARIO DI TOURS)
Heretic of the 11th century, b. at Tours in the early years of the 11th century and d. there on 6 Jan. 1088. He studied at the school of Chartres, and later… -
Berengaudus (BERENGAUDO)
Author of an important Latin commentary on the Apoc.: Expositio super septem visiones libri Apocalypsis (PL 17, 765-970). His first editor, Cuthbert Tunstall… -
Berengoz of Trier (BERENGOZ DI TREVIRI)
Benedictine abbot of St. Maximin, to whose benefit he devoted himself by reclaiming from Henry V various rights and possessions; died around 1125. He… -
Berenice (Bernice)
Sister of Agrippa II, daughter of King Herod Agrippa I (d. 44 AD). She married Herod, king of Chalcis, her father's brother. Left a widow at 21, she lived… -
Bergamasco II (BERGAMASCO, II)
BERGAMASCO, II: v. CASTELLO GIAN BATTISTA. -
Bergamo, Diocese of (BERGAMO, DIOCESI DI)
The city is composed of two nuclei, the upper city, which is the ancient one, containing the most important monuments, and the lower city, which has developed… -
Berger, Elie
Historian, b. at Beaucourt in 1850, d. at Paris on 2 April 1925. Professor of paleography at the Ecole des Chartes, member of the philological and historical… -
Bergier, Nicolas-Sylvestre
French theologian and apologist, b. at Darney (Lorraine) on 31 Dec. 1718, d. at Versailles on 9 Apr. 1790. Having obtained his doctorate in theology at… -
Bergognone (Ambrogio da Fossano)
Lombard painter, b. probably between 1450 and 1460, mentioned between 1481 and 1522. He was a follower of Vincenzo Foppa without attaining in his delicate… -
Bergson, Henri
Philosopher, b. in Paris on 18 Oct. 1859 to a Jewish family of Irish origin, d. there on 4 Jan. 1941. A pupil of Ollé-Laprune and of Boutroux at the École… -
Beringer, Franz
German Jesuit, canonist, b. at Mainz on 30 May 1838, d. at Rome on 23 Jan. 1909. A priest in 1854, after his studies completed in Rome at the German College he… -
Berington, Joseph
Theologian, b. 16 Jan. 1743 at Winsley, d. 1 Dec. 1827 at Buckland (Berkshire). As a young man he studied at the college of St-Omer, and having been ordained a… -
Berito
BERITO: v. BEIRUT. -
Berito, School of (BERITO, SCUOLA DI)
Among the most famous of antiquity (3rd-6th centuries). The city (Βηροτός, Berytus), called by St. Gregory Thaumaturgus "the most Romanized" of the East (PG… -
Berkeley, George
English philosopher and Anglican bishop, b. 12 March 1685 at Dysert, in County Kilkenny in Ireland, to an immigrant Anglican family, d. at Oxford on 14 Jan.… -
Berlage, Anton
German theologian of the 19th century, b. at Münster in Westphalia on 21 Dec. 1805 and d. there on 6 Dec. 1881. From 1824 to 1831 he studied theology… -
Berlière, Ursmer
Benedictine, b. 3 Sept. 1861 at Gosselies, d. 28 Aug. 1932 in the abbey of Maredsous. After attending the Collège du Sacré-Cœur at Charleroi and the seminary… -
Berlin, Diocese of (BERLINO, DIOCESI DI)
A name of Slavic origin, which designates the capital of the German republic and of the Prussian state. The diocese of the same name was erected on the basis… -
Berlioz, Hector
Composer, b. at Côte-St-André (Isère) on 11 Dec. 1803, d. at Paris on 8 March 1869. He studied in Paris, first as a pupil of Lesueur, then from 1826 at the… -
Berloty, Bonaventure
French Jesuit and scientist, b. in Lyon on 25 March 1856, d. at Ksara on 10 Oct. 1934. He entered religious life in 1874. He had taught the physical and… -
Bermudes, João
Portuguese, pseudo-patriarch of Ethiopia. A strange figure of a 16th-century adventurer who, from being a barber-surgeon, on his return from Ethiopia passed… -
Bernabei, Ercole
Musician, b. at Caprarola between 1620 and 1622, d. at Munich in 1687. A pupil of Orazio Benevoli, in 1663 he was organist at S. Luigi de' Francesi in Rome… -
Bernadette Soubirous, Saint (BERNARDETTA SOUBIROUS, SANTA)
BERNARDETTA SOUBIROUS, santa: v. MARIA BERNARDA SOUBIROUS, saint. -
Bernadette Soubirous, Saint (MARIA BERNARDA SOUBIROUS, SANTA)
In the world Bernadette, b. at Lourdes on 7 Jan. 1844, d. at Nevers on 16 Apr. 1879. She grew up in the shadow of a mill, in silence and modesty, with no other… -
Bernadot, Marie-Vincent
French Dominican b. June 14, 1883, d. at Labastide-l'Evêque on June 25, 1941, an active promoter of the Christian renewal in France between 1920 and 1940.… -
Bernáldez, Andrés
Spanish writer b. at La Fuente toward the middle of the 15th century and d. probably in 1514, parish priest of Los Palacios and chaplain of the archbishop of… -
Bernanos, Georges
French writer of novels, short stories and essays, b. in Paris on 20 Feb. 1888, d. at Neuilly-sur-Seine on 5 July 1948. Coming from Catholic circles, he… -
Bernard, Archdeacon of Aosta, Saint (BERNARDO, ARCIDIACONO DI AOSTA, SANTO)
SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Iconography and sacred representations. - III. Hospice of the Great St. Bernard. - IV. Hospice of the Little St. Bernard. I. LIFE. -… -
Bernard, Claude
Physiologist, b. at St-Julien (Rhône) on 12 July 1813, d. at Paris on 10 Feb. 1878. Of humble origin, he began his youth as a simple pharmacy clerk. Later… -
Bernard, Claude
French priest known as the poor priest, b. at Dijon, to a distinguished magistrate, on 26 Dec. 1588, d. at Paris on 23 March 1641. Educated by the Jesuits at… -
Bernard degli Uberti, Saint (BERNARDO DEGLI UBERTI, SANTO)
Born into a noble Florentine family around 1060, in 1075 he became a Vallombrosan monk in the monastery of S. Salvi, and in 1098 he was appointed abbot general… -
Bernard de La Treille (De Trilha) (BERNARD DI LA TREILLE (DE TRILIA))
Dominican philosopher and theologian of the 13th century. Born at Nîmes, he taught theology in Paris (1284-88), died at Avignon in 1292. He was among the first… -
Bernardes, Diogo
Portuguese poet, b. between 1520 and 1530, d. between 1596 and 1608. At first he treated subjects of profane inspiration (with transparent influences of… -
Bernardes, Manoel
Portuguese writer and religious of the Congregation of the Oratory, b. in Lisbon on 20 Aug. 1644, d. there on 17 Aug. 1710. An eloquent and profound… -
Bernardi, Gaetano
Cassinese Benedictine of the abbey of Montecassino, scholar and educator, b. at Caramanico (Chieti) on 1 Nov. 1827, d. at Montecassino on 7 Feb. 1895. He… -
Bernard II of Baden, Blessed (BERNARDO II DI BADEN, BEATO,)
Son of Margrave James V, born around 1430. Although he was the husband of the daughter of the King of France, Charles VII, he led a very retired life with her.… -
Bernardine of Esquermes (BERNARDINE DI ESQUERMES)
Three French Cistercian nuns, driven out by the Revolution and having returned to their homeland in 1797, resolved to live together and opened a boarding… -
Bernardine of Feltre, Blessed (BERNARDINO DA FELTRE, BEATO)
Friar Minor, in the world Martino Tomitani, preacher, b. at Feltre in 1439, d. at Pavia on 28 Sept. 1494. His mother was a cousin of the famous Vittorino. He… -
Bernardine of Siena, Saint (BERNARDINO DA SIENA, SANTO)
Friar Minor, distinguished for learning and holiness, for his original and highly effective preaching, for the propagation of the cult of the name of Jesus and… -
Bernardino da Balvano
Capuchin preacher, b. at Balvano (Potenza), d. in holiness at Cosenza in 1558. He carried out his apostolate in the Salerno area, in Apulia and in Calabria.… -
Bernardino da Colpetrazzo
Capuchin historiographer and preacher of the Umbrian province, b. 25 Nov. 1514, he passed from the Observant Friars Minor to the Capuchin Friars Minor on 11… -
Bernardino da Fossa, Blessed (BERNARDINO DA FOSSA, BEATO)
BERNARDINO DA FOSSA, beato: v. BERNARDINO D'AQUILA, blessed. -
Bernardino da Picquigny (BERNARDINO DA PICQUIGNY)
Capuchin exegete of the province of Paris, b. at Picquigny in Picardy in 1633, d. at Paris on 8 Dec. 1709. He was a lecturer in philosophy and theology, and… -
Bernardino da Portogruaro
Minister General of the Friars Minor (Giuseppe Dal Vago), b. 15 Jan. 1822 at Portogruaro, d. at Quaracchi on 7 May 1895. Educated at the college of St.… -
Bernardino d'Aquila (Amici), Blessed (BERNARDINO D'AQUILA (AMICI), BEATO)
Famous Franciscan preacher and writer, b. at Fossa in 1420, d. at San Giuliano near L'Aquila on 22 or 27 Nov. 1503. Leo XII approved his cult on 26 March 1828.… -
Bernardino d'Asti
Capuchin, b. ca. 1484 in the castle of Rinco near Asti, d. in Rome in 1554. He entered the Order of Observant Friars Minor in 1499. He was head of the Roman… -
Bernardino de' Bustis
Great Franciscan preacher, b. in Milan, of the noble de' B. family, ca. 1450. He did his early studies in Milan, and those of jurisprudence at Pavia, obtaining… -
Bernardino degli Albizeschi
BERNARDINO degli ALBIZESCHI: v. BERNARDINO da SIENA, saint. -
Bernardino de Laredo (BERNARDINO DA LAREDO)
Franciscan mystic, b. in Seville in 1482, d. after Sept. 1540. After studying medicine, he entered the Observant Friars Minor as a lay brother; in the custody… -
Bernardino della Chiesa
BERNARDINO della CHIESA: v. DELLA CHIESA BERNARDINO. -
Bernardino de Planes
Prior of the charterhouse of Montalegre, near Barcelona, d. 1694. He wrote several ascetical works, among them the Concordancia Mistica, Barcelona 1669, in… -
Bernardino de Sahagún (BERNARDINO DA SAHAGÚN)
Illustrious missionary and ethnographer of Mexico, b. at Sahagún (Spain) in 1500, d. in Mexico on 23 Oct. 1590. While studying at the University of Salamanca… -
Bernardino Realino, Saint (BERNARDINO REALINO, SANTO)
Of the Society of Jesus. Born at Carpi on 1 December 1530, he pursued excellent studies at Carpi, Modena and Bologna, where he took his degree in law in 1556.… -
Bernard Maria of Jesus (BERNARDO MARIA DI GESÙ)
Passionist, in the world Cesare Silvestrelli, b. in Rome on 7 Nov. 1831, d. at Moricone, in Sabina, on 9 Dec. 1911. He entered the Congregation in 1854, and… -
Bernardo, Bishop of Parma (BERNARDO, VESCOVO DI PARMA)
Elected in 1169 and confirmed the following year, he worked as lord of the city and the countryside of Parma to protect it from enemy incursions by seeing to… -
Bernardo da Bessa (Besse)
Franciscan of the 13th century, travel companion and secretary of St. Bonaventure, from whose examples and doctrine he drew inspiration in his life and in his… -
Bernardo da Bologna
Capuchin writer and orator of the Bolognese province, b. 17 Dec. 1699, in the world Floriano Toselli, d. 19 Feb. 1768. Still sought after as a useful working… -
Bernardo da Castelvetere
Capuchin preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Caulonia (formerly Castelvetere, province of Reggio Calabria) in 1708, d. in 1756. He was provincial definitor… -
Bernardo da Napoli
Capuchin ascetical writer, b. in Naples, of the D'Andrea family, on 26 Oct. 1819; he took the Capuchin habit on 30 Jan. 1835, d. in 1889. He was professor of… -
Bernardo da Offida, Blessed (BERNARDO DA OFFIDA, BEATO)
Capuchin lay brother, in the world Domenico Peroni, b. at Offida on 7 Nov. 1604, d. there on 22 Aug. 1694; he was a shepherd. Having entered the Capuchins at… -
Bernardo da Rogliano, Venerable (BERNARDO DA ROGLIANO, VENERABILE)
Hermit, founder of the Congregation of Colloreto, b. at Rogliano (Cosenza) in 1519, to Protetto Milizia and Palma Dodera; he was named Leonardo at Baptism; he… -
Bernardo di Guido
BERNARDO di GUIDO: v. GUI BERNARD. -
Bernardo di Montmirat
BERNARDO di MONTMIRAT: v. ABBAS ANTIQUUS. -
Bernardo di San Pietro in Vincoli (BERNARDO DI S. PIETRO IN VINCOLI)
Cardinal of the 12th century, created by Alexander III with the title of St. Nicholas in Carcere, probably in 1178, and on the death of Cardinal Guglielmo… -
Bernardo di Trilia
BERNARDO di TRILIA: V. BERNARD DE LA TREILLE. -
Bernardo d'Osimo
Capuchin, b. at Osimo (Ancona) around 1527 to a poor family, died there in the odor of sanctity on 23 Aug. 1591. He entered the Capuchins already at a mature… -
Bernardo (Emiliani) da Pesaro
Capuchin preacher, b. at Pesaro around 1626, d. there on 22 April 1706. He took the Capuchin habit on 16 December 1646, then held with praise within the Order… -
Bernard of Auvergne (BERNARDO DI ALVERNIA)
Dominican philosopher and theologian of the 13th century. He obtained the baccalaureate in theology at the University of Paris, and was later bishop of… -
Bernard of Chartres (BERNARDO DI CHARTRES)
Philosopher, active between the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th, erroneously identified for some time, owing to the similarity of his… -
Bernard of Clairvaux (BERNARDO DI CHIARAVALLE)
SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Writings: 1. Epistolae; 2. Sermones; 3. Tractatus. - III. Thought: 1. Religious life; 2. Theology. - IV. Influence: 1. Religious… -
Bernard of Cluny (BERNARDO DI CLUNY)
A Benedictine of the abbey of Cluny, who lived in the 11th century. As we know from the preface to his work, he was a disciple of St. Hugh (v.) of Cluny; by… -
Bernard of Compostela (BERNARDO COMPOSTELLANO)
Two decretalists of this name are distinguished, of somewhat different periods. -
Bernard of Corleone, Blessed (BERNARDO DA CORLEONE, BEATO)
Capuchin lay brother, in the world Filippo Latini, b. at Corleone on 6 Feb. 1605, d. at Castelnuovo (Palermo) on 12 Jan. 1667. As a young man he was a… -
Bernard of Eger (of Agria, in Hungary) (BERNARDO DA EGER (DA AGRIA, IN UNGHERIA))
Learned writer of the charterhouse of Liegnitz in the diocese of Breslau, whom Trithemius calls a most erudite exegete, philosopher and historian. He wrote… -
Bernard of Lippe (BERNARDO DI LIPPE)
Cistercian, who lived in the 12th-13th centuries. He was a canon of the cathedral of Hildesheim when, upon the death of his brother, he was called to military… -
Bernard of Luxembourg (BERNARDO DI LUSSEMBURGO)
Dominican controversialist and inquisitor, b. at Strassen in the 15th century and d. at Cologne on 6 Oct. 1535. In 1516 he took his degree at Paris, and from… -
Bernard of Menthon, Saint (BERNARDO DI MENTHON, SANTO)
BERNARDO di MENTHON, santo: v. BERNARDO ARCIDIACONO di AOSTA, saint. -
Bernard of Parma (BERNARDO DA PARMA)
Also called da Botone, a decretalist born in Parma at the beginning of the 13th century, died in Bologna in May 1263. Canon of the cathedral of Bologna. He is… -
Bernard of Tiron (BERNARDO DI TIRON)
Benedictine abbot and reformer, b. in the territory of Abbeville (hence also called B. of Abbeville) ca. 1046 and d. at Tiron on 14 or 25 April 1117. After… -
Bernardoni, Gianmaria
Architect, b. at Cagno near Como in 1542. He studied architecture in Rome before entering, on 19 Jan. 1564, the Society of Jesus as a coadjutor brother. He… -
Bernardo of Porto (BERNARDO DI PORTO)
Cardinal, lived in the 12th century. Magister Bernardus, as Gerhoh of Reichersberg calls him (De investigatione antichristi, I, 53), was prior of the cloister… -
Bernard, Saint (BERNA DA SIENA)
BERNARD, Saint: V. BARNA DA SIENA. -
Bernardus Compostellanus Antiquus
Spanish, professor of canon law. In 1208 he extracted from the registers of Innocent III the decretals of the first ten years of that Pope's pontificate… -
Bernardus Compostellanus Junior (BERNARDUS COMPOSTELLANUS IUNIOR)
Spanish decretalist, b. at Vernant (whence the nickname Brigantius, by which he is also sometimes designated). He seems to be identifiable with the magister… -
Bernardus, Lombardi
French Thomist of the 14th century, a Dominican in the convent of Perpignan, he was prior of Avignon (1323), then provincial of his province of Provence… -
Bernardus, Papensis (BERNARDUS, PAPIENSIS)
BERNARDUS, PAPIENSIS : v. BALBI BERNARDO. -
Bernetti, Tommaso
Cardinal, b. at Fermo on 29 Dec. 1779, d. there on 21 March 1852. He studied law in his native city and went to Rome to serve his apprenticeship under… -
Berneux, Siméon-François
Born on 14 May 1814 at Château-du-Loir (France), a priest in 1837, he entered the Paris Foreign Missions in 1839 and set out (1840) for western Tonkin.… -
Bernice
BERNICE: v. BERENICE. -
Bernice (Veronica), Prosdocia and Domnina, Saints, Martyrs (BERNICE (VERONICA), PRÔSDOCE E DOMNINA, SANTE, MARTIRI)
Their very peculiar martyrdom, which took place in Antioch, is attested by Eusebius of Caesarea and by St. John Chrysostom. D., very well known for her beauty… -
Bernières-Louvigny, Jean de
French mystical writer, b. at Caen in 1602, d. there on 3 May 1659. Devoted to good works from his youth and a member of the Company of the Blessed Sacrament… -
Bernier, Étienne-Alexandre (BERNIER, ETIENNE-ALEXANDRE)
Bishop of Orléans, b. 31 Oct. 1762 at Daon, d. 1 Oct. 1806 in Paris. A doctor of theology, parish priest of St-Laud d'Angers, he refused to take the oath to… -
Berni, Francesco
Born at Lamporecchio in the Val di Nievole in 1497, he studied in Florence, took the clerical habit, and in 1517 came to the Rome of Leo X, trusting also in…