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Borgia, Cesare
Condottiere, b. in Rome in the summer of 1475, d. at Viana, near Pamplona, on 12 March 1507. Son of Cardinal Roderic Borgia and of Vannozza Cattanei, destined… -
Borgia, Francesco, Saint (BORGIA, FRANCESCO, SANTO)
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Borgia, Gaspare (BORGIA, CASPARE)
Cardinal, b. at Villalpando on 26 June 1580, d. at Madrid on 28 Dec. 1635. He was the son of Francesco B., duke of Gandia, and of Giovanna di Velasco. Having… -
Borgia, Giovanni
Cardinal, called senior to distinguish him from a namesake. Born around 1447 at Valencia, died on August 1, 1503. He was the son of Galcerán Gil, brother of… -
Borgia, Lucrezia
Daughter of Cardinal Roderigo and of Vannozza, born 18 April 1480. At the age of 11 she was promised in marriage to Cherubino Giovanni Centelles of Valencia… -
Borgia, Luigi Obeste
Priest, described by Benedict XV as a "gem of the Roman clergy," b. in Rome on 28 March 1840, d. there on 14 Jan. 1914. After completing his studies at the… -
Borgia, Nilo
Basilian monk, historian and liturgist, b. at Piana degli Albanesi (Palermo) on 1 March 1870, d. at Grottaferrata on 3 March 1942. Devoting himself to the… -
Borgianni, Orazio
Painter, b. in Rome in 1578. He learned the rudiments of drawing from his brother, a sculptor known as Guido Scalzo. He spent many years in Spain; then he… -
Borgia (properly Borja) (BORGIA (PROPRIAMENTE BORJA))
A noble family of Nativa in Aragon, it acquired fame when Alfonso became Pontiff under the name Callixtus III (v.) and hastened to surround himself with… -
Borgia, Stefano
Cardinal, b. at Velletri on 3 Dec. 1731, d. while travelling to Lyon on 23 Nov. 1804. He was raised by his uncle Alessandro B., archbishop of Fermo, and in… -
Borgi, Giovanni, called Tata (BORGI, GIOVANNI, DETTO TATA)
Master mason, guardian of orphans. Born in Rome on 18 Feb. 1732, died there on 28 June 1798. Most pious and burning with charity, in the hours free from his… -
Borgiotti, Luisa
Co-foundress of the Sisters of Jesus of Nazareth, b. in Turin on 16 Feb. 1802, d. there in the odor of sanctity on 23 Feb. 1873. She was an example of holy… -
Borgo, Carlo
Scholar and polemicist, b. at Vicenza on 26 July 1731, d. at Parma in 1794. Having become a Jesuit in 1746, he taught letters in various colleges and theology… -
Borgofranco
Also called Villanova or Villafranca, it is a medieval settlement, surrounded by walls and ditches, generally of square or rectangular plan, with two or four… -
Borgognoni, Teodorico
Also called Teodorico da Lucca (improperly, according to those who believe he was born in Parma), son of Ugo, a surgeon of good repute; born in 1205 or… -
Borgo Sansepolcro (BORGO SAN SE-POLCRO)
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Borie (Dumoulin-Borie), Pierre-Rose-Ursule, Blessed (BORIE (DUMOULIN-BORIE), PIERRE-ROSE-URSULE, BEATO)
Of the Paris Foreign Missions, titular bishop of Acanthus, vicar apostolic of western Tonkin, martyred there on 24 Nov. 1838. Born on 20 Feb. 1808 at Beynat… -
Boris and Gleb (BORIS E GLIEB)
Two of the twelve sons of St. Vladimir, prince of Russia, who at Baptism received the names Roman and David. After the death of Vladimir (1015), they were… -
Borneo Settentrionale, Prefecture of (BORNEO SETTENTRIONALE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
By a decree of Propaganda of 4 September 1855 an apostolic prefecture was erected, situated in British Borneo "in insula Labuan eiusque dependentis additis… -
Borovikovskiy, Vladimir Lukič (BCROVIKOVSKIY, VLADIMIR LUKIČ)
Painter, b. in 1727 at Mirgorod (Ukraine), d. in 1825 at St. Petersburg. Once a pupil of Levitzky, he then trained particularly on the art of Roslin and of… -
Borrelli, Pasquale
Philosopher, b. at Tornareccio (Chieti) on 8 June 1782, d. at Naples in 1849. He had a very eventful and adventurous life. Around the age of forty he was… -
Borrhaus (Borrhaic), Martin
Protestant humanist and theologian, also known under the name Cellarius M., b. in Stuttgart in 1499, d. in Basel in 1564. He first studied at Tübingen, where… -
Borromeo, Carlo, Saint (BORROMEO, CARLO, SANTO)
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Borromeo, Edoardo
Cardinal, b. 3 Aug. 1822 in Milan, d. 30 Nov. 1881 in Rome. Ordained priest personally by Pius IX, he stood at the side of this Pope during the days of the… -
Borromeo, Family (BORROMEO, FAMIGLIA)
The family originates from Vitaliano Vitaliani of Padua, who took the surname of his wife Margherita, a native of S. Miniato. He was a banker and, having… -
Borromeo, Federico (BORROMEO, FEDERIGO)
Cardinal, b. in Milan on 18 Aug. 1564 to Giulio Cesare, brother of Gilberto the father of St. Charles, and to Margherita Trivulzio; d. there on 22 Sept. 1631.… -
Borromini, Francesco detto Il Castello
Born at Bissone on 27 Sept. 1599 and died at Rome in Aug. 1667. After a stay in Milan, which could have had no formative importance, B. came to Rome around… -
Borsano (Brossano), Simone di
Cardinal, born of a Milanese family, he became a doctor of both laws, in which he was later a distinguished master. He was archdeacon of Bologna when he was… -
Borsi, Giosuè
Born in Livorno on June 10, 1888. From his father Averardo, a writer and journalist, he derived his inclination toward letters. His father's renown won him an… -
Bortoloni, Mattia
Painter, b. in 1696 at S. Bellino (Polesine), d. at Bergamo in 1750. He derived from A. Balestra a fluid decorative taste, to which was joined, in his last… -
Bortolucci, Giovanni
Politician, b. 6 Aug. 1819 at Pavullo nel Frignano, d. 6 March 1900 at Bologna. After his early schooling in the seminary of Fiumalbo, he took his degree in… -
Bosa, Diocese of (BOSA, DIOCESI DI)
City of western Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro, in the lower valley of the Temo river, 5 km. from the sea. It is a suffragan of the metropolis of Sassari.… -
Bosanquet, Bernard
Philosopher, b. in Northumberland on 14 June 1848, d. on 8 Feb. 1923 in London, where he lived continuously from 1881 onward, except for the brief interlude… -
Boscardin, Maria Bertilla
Of the Sisters Teachers of St. Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts, born at Brendola (Vicenza) on 6 Oct. 1888, died at Treviso on 20 Oct. 1922. A soul of… -
Bosch de Centellas y Cordona, Balthasar
Camillian, b. at Centellas (Spain) in 1650, d. at Madrid on 4 December 1714. He lived in Saragossa, Madrid and Antwerp. He devoted himself to the care of the… -
Bosch, Hieronymus (van Aeken)
Dutch painter, b. at 's-Hertogenbosch around 1450, > (phot. Soprint., Cagliari) > BOSA - Facade of the church of St. Onuphrius (14th century). died there in… -
Bosco Ducale
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Boscovich, Roger Joseph (BOSCOVICH, RUGGERO GIUSEPPE)
Born on May 18, 1711, in Ragusa: after completing his studies at the Jesuit college of that city, he entered the novitiate of the Society in Rome on Oct. 31… -
Boselli, Luigi Antonio
Priest, educator, b. in Genoa in 1798, d. there in 1886. He had contact with and came under the influence of the leading Ligurian exponents of Jansenism, the… -
Bosio, Antonio
A distinguished archaeologist, b. in Malta in 1575, d. in Rome in 1629. Having come to Rome at a very young age, he pursued his studies there under the Jesuits… -
Bosnia
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Boso (BOSONE)
English cardinal, died in Rome around 1178. In the drafting of the papal biographies, as a continuation of the original nucleus of the Liber Pontificalis, B.… -
Boso (BOSONE)
First bishop of Merseburg (968-70), one of the apostles of the Wends. He was a Benedictine monk at St. Emmeram in Regensburg when the Emperor Otto I took him… -
Bosor (BOSOR)
1. - A Levitical city, counted among the cities of refuge (Deut. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 21:30; 1 Chron. 6:78), commonly identified with Bušel-Harīrī, at the… -
Bosra
Name of various localities, with uncertain spelling in Greek and Latin: Bosra(h), Bozra, Bostra. 1. - Ancient capital of the Edomites (Heb. Bošrah) in Arabia… -
Bossi, Giuseppe
Painter and writer, b. at Busto Arsizio on 17 Aug. 1777, d. at Milan on 9 Dec. 1815. A Neoclassicist, a superficial follower of Appiani in the Funeral of… -
Bossi, Marco Enrico
Organist and composer, b. at Salò on 25 April 1861; d. on board ship on 20 February 1925, while returning from America. His father Pietro, a good organist… -
Bossio (Bossi), Giovanni Angelo
Milanese Barnabite, theologian and jurist, superior general of his Order, b. in Milan in 1590, d. in Rome on 27 Jan. 1665. He was a confidant of Ferdinando II… -
Bossolari, Jacopo
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Bosso, Matteo
Theologian, sacred orator, humanist, of the Canons Regular of the Lateran, b. of a noble Veronese family in 1427 or 28, d. at Padua in 1502. He studied at… -
Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne
Bishop, orator. I. THE MAN. - B. was born in Dijon on 27 Sept. 1627 into a family of magistrates, and died in Paris on 12 Apr. 1704. He studied at the Collège… -
Bossu, Jacques
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Bost, Ami-Isaac-David
Protestant writer, b. in Geneva in 1780, d. at Laforce in 1874. At the age of twenty-four he was ordained to the Calvinist ministry. Influenced by the… -
Bostius, Arnold
Flemish Carmelite (a descendant of the noble Van Vaernewijk family, lords of Borst, he Latinized his name to Bostius). Born at Ghent in 1445, died there on 4… -
Boston, Archdiocese of (BOSTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City of the United States, on the Atlantic Ocean, about 375 km northeast of New York, with a wide, well-sheltered harbor at the head of a bay. It is the… -
Bostra
City of the Hawrân, ancient capital of the Roman province of Arabia established by Trajan in the year 106. Christianity was introduced there very early: it… -
Boström, Christopher Jacob
Swedish philosopher, b. at Piteå in 1797, d. at Uppsala, where he was a professor, in 1866. Though following Bibert and Grubbe, he developed his own system… -
Botany (BOTANICA)
Botany, or phytology, is the science of plants. There are three principal aspects under which plants are considered: morphological, physiological, and… -
Botero, Giovanni
Born at Bene Vagienna (province of Cuneo) in 1543 or 1544, he was admitted to the Society of Jesus in 1560 and assigned to teaching in colleges in France and… -
Bot of Prüfening (BOTO DI PRÜFENING)
Benedictine of the 12th century, from Prüfening (Ratisbon), subsequently, through a false reading (Prumensis), already identified with a supposed namesake… -
Botrys (Botrus)
Today Batrun, a city of Phoenicia, whose bishop Porphyrius subscribed to the Council of Chalcedon (448). Reorganized in the year 1848, it is joined to the… -
Botta, Carlo
Italian politician and historian, b. at S. Giorgio Canavese on 6 Nov. 1766, d. at Paris on 10 Aug. 1837. A physician richly endowed with sound literary and… -
Botta, Paul-Émile
Archaeologist and Assyriologist of Italian origin, b. in Turin on 6 Dec. 1802; he followed his father in his political ideas and served France, d. at Achères… -
Bottari, Giovanni Gaetano
Born in Florence on 15 January 1689, died in Rome on 4 June 1775. He applied himself to Greek and Latin letters and to erudition. He was director of the… -
Bottazzo, Luigi
Musician, b. at Presina on 9 July 1845, d. at Padua on 29 Dec. 1924. Having become blind at the age of nine, he soon devoted himself successfully to sacred… -
Bottens, Fulgentius
Franciscan mystical writer, b. at Courtrai (Belgium) on 31 July (or 31 Aug.) 1637, d. at Bruges on 14 Oct. 1717. He was successively guardian, lecturer in… -
Bottero, Giovan Battista
Journalist, b. at Nice on 6 Feb. 1822, d. at Turin on 16 Nov. 1897. He first founded the Opinione, then, in 1848, together with Felice Govean, the Gazzetta del… -
Bottero, Hughes-Madelain (BOTTERO, HUGUES-MADELAIN)
First bishop of Kumbakonam (India). Born at Chambéry on 20 January 1837 and already a law student at Turin, he entered the Paris Foreign Missions in '56; a… -
Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano Filippi)
Painter b. in Florence in 1445, d. there on 17 May 1510. The apprenticeship under Filippo Lippi attested by the sources is to be accepted, despite the profound… -
Bötticher, Paul
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Botticini, Francesco
Painter, b. in Florence in 1446, d. there in 1497. Criticism, basing itself on the only documented work (the altarpiece for the collegiate church of Empoli… -
Botucatú, Diocese of (BOTUCATÙ, DIOCESI DI)
In Brazil, in the State of São Paulo. Erected on 7 June 1908 with a territory of the very vast diocese of São Paulo, of which it is now a suffragan. The… -
Boucat, Antoine
Theologian of the Order of Minims, b. in the 17th century at Bourges and d. around 1730. He was director general of the charity schools of Normandy of Fr.… -
Bouchard, James
American Jesuit, b. in 1823 at Muscagola to a Delaware chief and a Frenchwoman abducted by the Indians. After various adventures in his tribe, the little… -
Boucher, François
French painter and etcher, b. in Paris in 1703, d. there in 1770. A pupil of Fr. Le Moyne, he at first followed in Watteau's footsteps as an etcher and… -
Bouchier (Boucher), Gilles
Jesuit scholar, b. at Arras on 19 Oct. 1576, d. at Tournai on 8 March 1665. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1598, he was a superior and a renowned… -
Boudon, Henri-Marie
Ascetical writer, b. at La Fère (Aisne) on 14 Oct. 1624, d. at Evreux on 31 Aug. 1702. Archdeacon of Evreux from 1654, he soon began to repair the many abuses… -
Bougaud, Louis-Victor-Émile (BOUGAUD, LOUIS-VICTOR-EMILE)
French bishop, orator and writer, b. at Dijon on 26 Feb. 1823, d. at Laval on 7 Nov. 1888. A student of philosophy at the minor seminary of Autun and of… -
Bougeant, Guillaume-Hyacinthe
French Jesuit, historian and theologian, b. at Quimper on 4 Nov. 1690, d. at Paris on 3 Jan. 1743. Having entered the novitiate in 1706, he taught humanities… -
Bouhours, Dominique
French Jesuit and man of letters, b. in Paris on 15 May 1628, entered religious life in 1644, d. there on 27 May 1702. First a teacher of rhetoric and then a… -
Bouix, Marie-Dominique
Canonist, b. at Bagnères-de-Bigorre on 15 May 1808, d. on 26 Dec. 1870 at Montech (Tarn-et-Garonne). A Jesuit, he was a professor in several colleges of the… -
Boulainvilliers, Henri, Count of (BOULAINVILLIERS, HENRI, CONTE DI)
Born at St-Saire (Normandy) on 11 Oct. 1658, died in Paris on 23 Jan. 1722. A curious figure of historian, politician, and astrologer. A supporter of the… -
Boulanger, Nicolas-Antoine
Born in 1722, died in 1759. Swiss, but lived in France for his career as a military and civil engineer. Having settled in Paris, he became close to the group… -
Boule, Pierre-Marcelin
Born at Montsalvy (Coutal) in 1861 and died on 19 July 1945 at Montsalvens. French paleontologist, a pupil of Gaudry, director of the institute of human… -
Boulogne, Étienne (BOULOGNE, ETIENNE)
French prelate, b. at Avignon on 26 Dec. 1747, d. at Paris on 13 May 1825. He was elected deputy to the assembly of the Bailliage de Paris. Vicar of St.… -
Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Bouquet, Martin
Benedictine monk, b. at Amiens on 6 Aug. 1685, d. at Paris on 6 Apr. 1754. He entered the Congregation of St. Maur in 1707. Having become librarian of… -
Bouquillon, Thomas-Joseph
Belgian moralist, b. at Warneton on 16 May 1840, d. at Brussels on 5 Nov. 1902. A graduate of the Gregorian University, he spent his whole life teaching moral… -
Bouquin, Charles
Dominican theologian and apologist, b. at Tarascon on the Rhône in 1622, d. at Buix in the Dauphiné on 14 February 1698. A religious, he was professor of… -
Bourassé, Jean-Jacques
Archaeologist and historian of Touraine, b. at Sainte-Maure (Indre-et-Loire) on 22 Dec. 1813 and d. at Tours on 4 Oct. 1872. Ordained a priest, he taught… -
Bourbon-Anjou-Spain, Alfonso Carlo Ferdinando Giuseppe Giovanni Pio (BORBONE - ANJOU - SPAGNA, ALFONSO CARLO FERDINANDO GIUSEPPE GIOVANNI PIO)
Infante of Spain, duke of S. Giacomo, knight of the Order of St. Hubert, b. in London on 12 Sept. 1849 to Prince John (1822-87) and to Archduchess Maria… -
Bourbon-Anjou-Two Sicilies, Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto (BORBONE - ANJOU - DUE SICILIE, ALFONSO MARIA GIUSEPPE ALBERTO)
Count of Caserta, born at Caserta on 28 March 1841 to King Ferdinand II and Maria Theresa of Austria, died at Cannes on 26 May 1934. An artillery officer in… -
Bourbon, Carlo di (BORBONE, CARLO DI)
B. around 1433 to Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, d. at Lyon on 13 Sept. 1488. At the age of eleven he was appointed in 1444 archbishop of Lyon by the canons of… -
Bourdaloue, Louis
Jesuit, orator, b. at Bourges on 20 Aug. 1632, d. at Paris on 13 May 1704. After some years of teaching philosophy and moral theology he devoted himself to… -
Bourdeilles, Hélie
Franciscan, cardinal, b. in the castle of Bourdeilles (Périgueux) between 1410-15, d. in the castle of Artennes (Tours) on 5 July 1484. Elected bishop of… -
Bourdichon, Jean
Painter and miniaturist (b. ca. 1457, d. 1521), he was the head of the "school of Tours" at the close of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th… -
Bourdoise, Adrien
French priest, b. at Brou in 1584, d. at Paris in 1665, apostle and reformer of the clergy, for whom he established in Paris in 1611 the "community," which… -
Bourg-en-Bresse, Diocese of (BOURG-EN-BRESSE, DIOCESI DI)
Capital of the department of the Ain on the left bank of the river Reyssouze; it was erected in 1515 at the request of Francis I, but the bull was revoked the… -
Bourgeoisie (BORGHESIA)
According to a broadly generic meaning, the term b. designates the intermediate class between the class that holds wealth, culture and political power for… -
Bourgeoys, Marguerite, Venerable (BOURGEOYS, MARGUERITE, VENERABILE)
Foundress of the Congregation of Notre-Dame (v.), b. at Troyes on 17 April 1620, d. at Montreal on 12 Jan. 1700. Of modest social condition, she felt herself… -
Bourges, Archdiocese of (BOURGES, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City in central France, capital of the department of Cher; the archdiocese also extends into the department of Indre. Under the name Avaricum it was the… -
Bourget, Paul
French poet, novelist and critic, born in Amiens on 2 September 1852, died in Paris on 25 December 1935. A member of the Académie Française from 1894. A… -
Bourgoing, François
French Oratorian, disciple of Bérulle (v.) and his second successor, b. in Paris on 18 March 1585, d. there on 22 Oct. 1662. In 1611 he renounced the curacy of… -
Bourignon de La Porte, Antoinette
Visionary, b. 13 Jan. 1616 at Lille (France), d. 30 Oct. 1680. Of a restless, eccentric, fanciful temperament, she imagined from her youth that she had visions… -
Bourne, Francis
Cardinal, b. 23 March 1861 at Clapham, a suburb of London, d. 1 January 1935 in London. He studied theology at the college of St. Sulpice in Paris and at the… -
Bourret, Ernest
French historian and apologist, b. at Lubro (Ardèche) in 1827, d. at Rodez on 10 July 1896. He studied theology in Paris, but because of the revolution of 1848… -
Bourse (BORSA)
I. The place where securities or goods are traded or may be traded; hence two kinds of b.: b. of securities, where credit instruments are bought and sold… -
Bousset, Wilhelm
Orientalist, b. Sept. 2, 1865 in Lübeck, to a Protestant pastor of Huguenot origin, d. in Giessen on March 8, 1916. He studied at Erlangen, Giessen and… -
Boutault, Michel
French Jesuit, b. in Paris on 1 Nov. 1608, entered the Order in 1625, d. at Pontoise on 12 May 1689, after a life spent in teaching and preaching. He published… -
Bouthillier de Rancé, Armand-Jean Le (BOUTHILLER DE RANCÉ, ARMAND-JEAN LE)
Cistercian, founder of the Trappists. Born in Paris of a noble family on 9 January 1626, died at La Trappe (county of Perche) on 27 October 1700. At the age of… -
Boutroux, Étienne-Émile-Marie (BOUTROUX, ETIENNE-EMILE-MARIE)
French philosopher, b. at Montrouge (Seine) on 28 July 1845 and d. at Paris on 23 Nov. 1921. After completing his studies, part of which he carried out in… -
Bouts, Dirk (Thierry)
Dutch painter, b. in Haarlem between 1400 and 1420, d. in 1475 in Louvain. The following works are documented: the Last Supper (in the church of St. Peter in… -
Bouvet, Joachim
Missionary, b. near Le Mans on 18 July 1656, entered the Jesuits in 1678, was one of the first six Jesuit mathematicians whom Louis XIV sent to China in 1685.… -
Bouvier, Jean-Baptiste
Bishop of Le Mans, theologian, b. at St-Charles-la-Forêt (Mayenne) on 16 Jan. 1783 to a poor family, d. in Rome on 28 Dec. 1854. He studied at the seminary of… -
Bouvier, Pierre
French Jesuit, b. at Chantenay (Brittany) in 1848, d. at Paris in 1925. A preacher esteemed for his profound learning, he was the first to denounce to Rome in… -
Bova
B. is a small town in the Aspromonte facing Cape Spartivento. Together with S. Lorenzo, Africo, Roccaforte, Condofuri and Roghudi, it forms a small ethnic… -
Bovara, Giovanni
Priest and educationist, b. at Malgrate (Como) on 30 Sept. 1734 and d. at Milan on 13 Oct. 1812. A man of broad legal culture, he obtained from Maria Theresa… -
Boverio, Zaccaria da Saluzzo
Capuchin writer of the Piedmontese province, b. in 1568, d. at Genoa on 31 March 1638. A missionary against the Protestants of the Piedmontese valleys and of… -
Bovettino de' Bovettini (Boatinus Mantuanus)
Decretalist, b. in Mantua in the first half of the 12th century, d. in August 1300. He taught for 43 years at Padua. He is the author of a great commentary on… -
Bovillus (Bonelles or Bonillé), Carolus (BOVILLUS (BONELLES O BONILLÉ), CAROLUS)
Theologian, philosopher, and man of letters, b. at Saucourt (Picardy) around 1470-75, d. canon and professor of theology at Noyon in 1553. He studied under the… -
Bovino, Diocese of (BOVINO, DIOCESI DI)
A small town in the province of Foggia, on the spur between the Cervaro valley and the Biletra valley. The long, narrow gorge that takes the name Vallo di B.… -
Bovio, Giovanni
Thinker and politician, b. at Trani in 1837, d. at Naples on 15 April 1903. In his time he was one of the most prominent and admired figures of Italian… -
Bovio, Giovanni Antonio
Carmelite theologian, b. at Bellinzago in the Novara region, d. 12 Aug. 1622 at Molfetta. A doctor of theology, regent of studies at Milan, Naples and Rome… -
Boxers, Society of (BOXERS, SÈTTA DEI)
To the very numerous secret sects of China there was added after 1898 the so-called "Society of Good and Sincere Friends," in Chinese "I huo t'oen," which… -
Boycott (BOICOTTAGGIO)
A boycott consists in the agreement that several persons make to break off economic relations with a third person, as well as in the action they exert upon… -
Boyer, Pierre-Denis
Theologian and preacher, b. at Sévérac-l'Eglise (Auvergne) on 29 Oct. 1766 and d. at Paris on 24 Apr. 1842. A cousin of Msgr. Frayssinous, he shared with him… -
Boyle, Robert
Famous 17th-century English scientist, b. at Lismore (Munster) in Ireland on 25 January 1627, d. in London on 10, or, according to others, 20 December 1691. He… -
Boylesve, Marin de
French Jesuit writer, b. at La Coltrie (near Angers) on 28 Nov. 1813, d. at Le Mans on 22 Feb. 1892. Having entered religious life in 1831, he taught letters… -
Boym, Michał (BOYM, MICHAL)
Missionary and sinologist, b. in 1614 (?) at Lwów (Leopoli) in Poland, d. on 22 Aug. 1659 in China in Kwangsi. Having entered the Society of Jesus at Kraków in… -
Boys' Town (Village, Republic, Community) of the (RAGAZZI, CITTÀ (VILLAGGIO, REPUBBLICA, COMUNITÀ) DEI)
An institution of education or re-education for the moral and professional formation of children, orphans or vagrants, victims of abandonment by their own… -
Boyvin, Jean-Gabriel
Theologian of the Recollect Friars Minor, born at Vire in Normandy in the first half of the 17th century, died before 1681. He spent his life in teaching and… -
Bozio, Tommaso
Born in Gubbio in 1548, he took his degree in law at Perugia. He then entered the Congregation of the Oratory of Rome, where he distinguished himself by his…