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BrueghelVol. III, p. 100 BRUEGHEL. – Family of Flemish painters, whose progenitor was Pieter the Elder, who had two sons, Pieter the Younger (called “of the Hells”) and Jan the Elder…
Brueys, David-AugustinVol. III, p. 100 BRUEYS, DAVID-AUGUSTIN. — Theologian and dramatist, b. at Aix-en-Provence in 1640 to a Protestant family and d. at Montpellier on 25 November 1723. After…
Bruges, Diocese of(BRUGES, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 101 BRUGES, DIOCESE of. — In Belgium, suffragan of Malines. The historic city of B. had no episcopal see during the period of its political and economic splendor;…
Brugière, PierreVol. III, p. 101 BRUGIÈRE, PIERRE. – Publicist and constitutional priest, born at Thiers on 3 October 1730 and died in Paris on 7 November 1803. A canon at Thiers, he refused…
Brugman, JohannesVol. III, p. 102 BRUGMAN, JOHANNES. – A pious and learned Dutch preacher and man of letters, born at Kempen toward the end of the 14th century, died with a reputation for…
Brugnatelli, Luigi ValentinoVol. III, p. 102 BRUGNATELLI, LUIGI VALENTINO. — Born in Pavia on 14 February 1761, died there on 24 August 1818; he was considered one of the foremost chemists of his time. To…
BrugnatoVol. III, p. 102 BRUGNATO. - In Liguria, in the province of Genova. A Benedictine monastery flourished there, whose foundation is attributed to the Lombard king Liutprando, in…
Brugsch, Heinrich KarlVol. III, p. 102 BRUGSCH, HEINRICH KARL. – Egyptologist, born in Berlin on 18 February 1827 and died at Charlottenburg on 9 September 1894; he was granted the title of pasha in…
Brugère, Louis-FrédéricVol. III, p. 101 BRUGÈRE, LOUIS-FRÉDÉRIC. - French theologian, b. at Orléans on 8 Oct. 1823 of a humble family, and d. at Issy on 11 Apr. 1888. He completed his studies at the…
Bruillard, Philibert deVol. III, p. 102 BRUILLARD, PHILIBERT de. – Bishop of Grenoble, born in Dijon on 12 September 1763, died in his diocese on 17 December 1860. After studying at the Collège de…
Brulefer, Étienne(BRULEFER, ETIENNE)Vol. III, p. 105 BRULEFER, ETIENNE. – Franciscan theologian, born at St-Malo in Brittany in the first half of the fifteenth century; died before the end of the same century. He…
Brumel, AntonVol. III, p. 105 BRUMEL, ANTON. – Flemish musician, born around 1480 and died after 1540. A contemporary of Després (v.) and a pupil of Okeghem (v.), he left five Masses for…
Brumoy, PierreVol. III, p. 105 BRUMOY, PIERRE. – French Jesuit scholar, historian, philologist, and man of letters, born in Rouen on 26 August 1688, died in Paris on 16 April 1742. Tutor to…
Brunamonti-Bonacci, Maria AlindaVol. III, p. 105 BRUNAMONTI-BONACCI, MARIA ALINDA. - Poet, b. at Perugia on 21 Aug. 1841, d. there on 3 Feb. 1903. At the age of fifteen she published her first Canti, arousing…
Brunelleschi, FilippoVol. III, p. 105 BRUNELLESCHI, FILIPPO. – Architect and sculptor, born in Florence in 1377 to Brunellesco di Lippo di Tura and Giovanna di Giovanni degli Spini, died there on…
Brunelli, AntonioVol. III, p. 108 BRUNELLI, ANTONIO. - Musician of Viterbo. He flourished at the beginning of the 17th century. Pupil of G. M. (photo Alinari) BRUNELLESCHI, FILIPPO - Dome of S.…
Brunengo, GiuseppeVol. III, p. 109 BRUNENGO, GIUSEPPE. - Jesuit, b. 12 Jan. 1821 at Piverone (Turin), d. at Rome on 11 Nov. 1891. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1835 and, because of the…
Brunetière, FerdinandVol. III, p. 109 BRUNETIÈRE, FERDINAND. — French literary critic, b. in Toulon on 19 July 1849, d. in Paris on 9 December 1906. He began contributing to the Revue des Deux…
Brunetti, Angelo, detto CiceruacchioVol. III, p. 109 BRUNETTI, ANGELO, known as CICERUACCHIO. - Born in Rome on 27 Sept. 1800; died at Ca' Tiepolo on 11 Aug. 1849. The son of common people (his father, Lorenzo,…
Brunforte, UgolinoVol. III, p. 109 BRUNFORTE, UGOLINO: v. FIORETTI DI S. FRANCESCO.
Bruni, BrunoVol. III, p. 109 BRUNI, BRUNO. – Missionary in Ethiopia, who died for the faith. Born in Civitella del Tronto (Abruzzi) on 7 November 1590, he entered the Society of Jesus in…
Bruni, LeonardoVol. III, p. 109 BRUNI, LEONARDO. — Historian and humanist, born at Arezzo around 1374 (and therefore also called Leonardo Aretino); he studied under Malpaghini and Crisoloro,…
Brunner, AndreasVol. III, p. 110 BRUNNER, ANDREAS. - Jesuit, German historian, b. at Hall (Tyrol) on 30 Nov. 1589, d. at Innsbruck on 20 Apr. 1650. He entered the Society in 1605; in 1622 he…
Brunner, SebastianVol. III, p. 110 BRUNNER, SEBASTIAN. — Writer, born in Vienna on 10 December 1814, died there on 27 November 1893. Ordained a priest in 1838, he preached for some time in the…
Bruno (Brunone), Saint(BRUNO (BRUNONE), SANTO)Vol. III, p. 110 BRUNO (BRUNONE), saint. — Founder of the Carthusians, born at Cologne into the noble Hartefaust family (Latinized de duro pugno) around 1030, died at Serra S.…
Bruno of Carinthia, Saint(BRUNO DI CARINTIA, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 111 BRUNO di CARINTIA, saint. - Bishop of Würzburg, born towards the end of the 10th century, son of Duke Corrado di Carintia, he descended into Italy with Emperor…
Bruno of Magdeburg(BRUNO DI MAGDEBURGO)Vol. III, p. 116 BRUNO di MAGDEBURGO. - Cleric of the cathedral of Magdeburg in Saxony, who lived in the 11th century. An ardent supporter and friend of Bishop Werner of…
Bruno of Querfurt, Saint(BRUNO DI QUERFURT, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 116 BRUNO di QUERFURT, saint. — Born in 974, died on 9 March 1009. Of noble lineage, he was the last of the German Saxon apostles in Germany and the Slavic…
Bruno of Segni, Saint(BRUNO DI SEGNI, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 116 BRUNO di SEGNI, saint. — Apparently a native of Asti and of noble family, born between 1044 and 1048, he died at Segni on 18 July 1123. A student at Bologna,…
Bruno the Great, Saint(BRUNO IL GRANDE, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 115 BRUNO IL GRANDE, saint. — Archbishop of Cologne, born in the spring of 925, died at Reims on 11 October 965. The youngest son of Enrico I of Germany and…
Bruno, AntonioVol. III, p. 111 BRUNO, ANTONIO. – Jesuit missionary, born in Messina ca. 1588, entered the novitiate on 6 January 1605. Having set out for the Indies, he completed his…
Bruno, GiordanoVol. III, p. 111 BRUNO, GIORDANO. – Philosopher and man of letters, named FILIPPO, born at Nola (Naples) in 1548, died at Rome in 1600. Having completed his early studies in…
Brussels(BRUXELLES)Vol. III, p. 117 BRUXELLES. — In Flemish Brussel, capital of Belgium, it is ecclesiastically dependent on the archdiocese of Malines (v.), which founded in B. and has directly…
Brustolon, AndreaVol. III, p. 116 BRUSTOLON, ANDREA. — Sculptor and woodcarver, born on 20 July 1662 in Belluno, where he died on 25 October 1732. Having learned the rudiments of the art at the…
Bruyne, Donatien deVol. III, p. 118 BRUYNE, DONATIEN de. — Benedictine philologist (Latin Bible) and patrologist, born at Neuve-Eglise (West Flanders, Belgium) on 7 October 1871, died at Bruges…
Bruys, Pietro diVol. III, p. 119 BRUYS, PIETRO di. — Heresiarch of the first half of the twelfth century, named after his place of origin, perhaps Bruis in the département of Hautes-Alpes, or…
Bruyère, CécileVol. III, p. 118 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 S. Cecilia at…
Bruzza, Luigi MariaVol. III, p. 119 BRUZZA, LUIGI MARIA. – Barnabite, born in Genoa on 15 March 1813, died in Rome on 6 November 1883. He taught Latin and Greek literature for 40 years in various…
Bry, Carl ChristianVol. III, p. 119 BRY, CARL CHRISTIAN. – This was the pseudonym of the writer Carlo Decke, born in Stralsund on 12 April 1892, died in Davos on 9 February 1926. Of his works,…
Bryas, Carlo deVol. III, p. 120 BRYAS, CARLO de: v. CARLO DELL'ASSUNZIONE.
BryenniosVol. III, p. 120 BRYENNIOS. - Two “Orthodox” ecclesiastics of this name. IÖSEPH, celebrated Byzantine controversialist, who lived between 1350 and 1439 and was little known in…
Brynolphus, Bishop of Skara, Saint(BRYNOLPHUS, VESCOVO DI SKARA, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 120 BRYNOLPHUS, bishop of SKARA, saint. — Born around the middle of the thirteenth century and died on 6 February 1317. Belonging to one of the noblest Swedish…
Brébeuf, Giovanni de, Saint(BRÉBEUF, GIOVANNI DE, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 54 BRÉBEUF, GIOVANNI de, saint: v. CANADIAN MARTYRS, SAINT.
Brébeuf, Jean de(GIOVANNI DE BREBEUF)Vol. VI, p. 339 GIOVANNI de BREBEUF: v. CANADO-AMERICANI, MARTIRI.
Bréhal, JeanVol. III, p. 56 BRÉHAL, JEAN. – Dominican, inquisitor general of France, born in Normandy at the beginning of the fifteenth century. He was already inquisitor general when, in…
Brévedent, Charles-François deVol. III, p. 70 BRÉVEDENT, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS de. – French missionary, born at Genneville (Calvados) in 1659, entered the Society of Jesus in 1674, and departed in 1692 for the…
Brück, HeinrichVol. III, p. 99 BRÜCK, HEINRICH. — Bishop, born in Bingen on 25 October 1831, died in Mainz on 4 November 1903. Ordained a priest in 1855, two years later he was appointed…
Brāhma SamājVol. III, p. 30 BRĀHMA SAMĀJ. - The name means “congregation of Brahman,” that is, “of God.” This B. S. arose from the attempt to reconcile Christianity with Hinduism; it was…
