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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…