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Bernini, Domenico
Eldest son of the famous artist Gian Lorenzo, he entered the ecclesiastical state and was a canon of St. Mary Major. He flourished in the first quarter-century… -
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
Architect, sculptor, painter, set designer, b. in Naples on 7 Dec. 1598 to the sculptor Pietro B., a Florentine, and to Angelica Galante, a Neapolitan; d. in… -
Bernini, Giuseppe Maria da Gargnano
Illustrious missionary of Tibet. Born on 2 September 1709 into a noble family, he entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin of the ancient province of Brescia… -
Bernini, Pietro
Sculptor and painter, b. at Sesto Fiorentino in 1562, d. at Rome in 1629. He trained in Mannerist painting at Florence, under Sirigatti, and between 1578-84… -
Bernis, François-Joachim de Pierres de
Cardinal, b. May 22, 1715 at St-Marcel de l'Ardèche, of a noble family, he studied first with the Jesuits, then at the seminary of St. Sulpice. He settled in… -
Bernolák, Anton
Slovak Catholic priest and philologist, b. at Slanica on 4 Oct. 1762, d. at Nové Zámky on 15 Jan. 1813. His works are: Dissertatio philologico-critica de… -
Bernold of Constance (BERNOLDO DI COSTANZA)
Chronicler, b. around the middle of the 11th century in the diocese of Constance, d. 16 September 1100 at Schaffhausen. He studied under the guidance of… -
Bernone, Bishop of Schwerin (BERNONE, VESCOVO DI SCHWERIN)
A Cistercian of the monastery of Amelungsborn on the Weser. We know almost nothing of him before his election as bishop of Mecklenburg (1155) by the Saxon… -
Bernone, Blessed (BERNONE, BEATO)
Founder of Cluny, b. ca. 850 into a noble family of Burgundy, d. 13 January 927. He entered the Benedictine abbey of St. Martin of Autun, where the reform of… -
Berno of Reichenau (Berno Augiensis) (BERNONE DI REICHENAU (BERNO AUGIENSIS))
Called Bernard by some; a statesman, liturgist, musician, hagiographer, orator, and poet: he was one of the most distinguished figures of his time. Abbot of… -
Bernstein, Eduard
German politician, b. in Berlin in 1850, d. there in 1932. He was one of the principal followers of orthodox Marxism. Later he broke away from it, criticizing… -
Bernward, Saint (BERNWARD, SANTO)
Bishop of Hildesheim (c. 960 - 1022). A descendant of a noble Saxon family, he was received by his uncle Folkmar, later bishop of Utrecht, at the cathedral… -
Beroius (Beroisus), Augustinus
Civilist and decretalist, b. in Bologna in 1474, d. 15 Sept. 1554. A layman, professor of civil law at Bologna in 1504; then in 1507 teacher of canon law. He… -
Berossus (BEROSSO)
Priest of Bel (Marduk) at the Babylonian temple É-sag-ila, b. ca. 340, d. at Cos, it seems, where in old age he repaired (according to Vitruvius, De… -
Berquin, Louis de
A nobleman of Artois, b. at Passy, near Paris, in 1499, d. in 1529. His defection from Catholicism to Protestantism was due to a quarrel of his with the… -
Berretta
I. ECCLESIASTICAL BIRETTA. - It is a head-covering for the clergy, originating from the need to protect oneself against the cold during the choral office and… -
Berrettini, Pietro
BERRETTINI, PIETRO : v. PIETRO da CORTONA. -
Berrio-Ochoa, Valentin, Blessed (BERRIO-OCHOA, VALENTÍN, BEATO)
Dominican martyr in Tonkin. One of the eight martyrs beatified by Pius X in 1906 (v. ANNAMITI, MARTIRI). Born on 14 Nov. 1827 at Elorrio in Biscay (Spain) and… -
Berruguete, Pedro and Alonso (BERRUGUETE, PEDRO E ALONSO)
PEDRO, painter, b. at Paredes de Nava (Palencia) around 1450, d. before 1505. He trained in the Flemish tradition; then Piero della Francesca and Melozzo da… -
Berruyer, Isaac-Joseph (BERRUYIER, ISAAC-JOSEPH)
Exegete, b. at Rouen on 7 Nov. 1681, entered the Society of Jesus at a young age, d. at Paris on 18 Feb. 1758. Wishing to spread the study of biblical history… -
Bersabee (BERSABEA)
One of the most ancient localities of Palestine, to which are linked the names of the first Patriarchs, who repeatedly pitched their tents there. The Hebrew… -
Berse (Barzeg), Gaspar
Disciple and companion of St. Francis Xavier, b. at Goes (Holland) in 1515. After a restless youth, he entered the Society of Jesus at Coimbra (1546) and… -
Bersuire (Bressuire), Pietro
Benedettino, n. a St.-Pierre du Chemin toward the end of the 13th century, d. in Paris in 1362. He entered the Franciscan Order young, but left it to pass… -
Bertaldo, Iacopo
Bishop of Veglia, d. in Venice, 3 April 1315. His name appears for the first time in a document of 1295. There he figures as a notary and priest of the parish… -
Bertano, Pietro
Bishop and cardinal, b. at Nonantola (Modena) on 4 Nov. 1501, d. at Rome on 8 March 1558. A valued diplomat and a capable theologian. A Dominican at Modena in… -
Bertarius (BERTARIO)
Chronicler, priest of Verdun and canon of St. Vanne (c. 917). He wrote, at the commission of his bishop Dado, the Gesta episcoporum Viridunensium (332-887) in… -
Bertarius of Montecassino, Saint (BERTARIO DI MONTECASSINO, SANTO)
He is one of the most remarkable figures in Italy in the Carolingian era. Of probably Lombard stock - Berthari is the original form of the name - he was… -
Bertaut, Jean
French bishop and poet, b. at Donnay, diocese of Bayeux, in 1552, d. at Séez (Savoy) on 8 June 1611. Thanks to his learning he was held in great honor by Henry… -
Bertazzoli, Francesco
Cardinal, b. at Lugo on 1 May 1754, d. at Rome on 7 Apr. 1830; he studied theology in Bologna and in 1777 received Holy Orders. He was one of the persons who… -
Bertelli, Leopoldo
Barnabite, in religion Father Timoteo, born in Bologna on 26 October 1826 and died at the "Alla Querce" college in Florence on 6 February 1905. Physicist and… -
Berthier, Guillaume-Joseph
French Jesuit, historian, publicist and ascetical author, b. at Issoudun on 7 April 1704, entered the religious life in 1722, d. at Bourges on 15 December… -
Berthier, Jean-Baptiste
Missionary of Our Lady of "La Salette", founder of the Missionaries of the Holy Family (v.), b. at Châtonnay (Isère) on 24 Feb. 1840, d. at Grave (North… -
Berthier, Joachim
Born on 31 Dec. 1848 at Talloires near Annecy (Savoy), died on 21 Dec. 1924 at Fribourg (Switzerland). Educated at the college of La Roche, having received the… -
Berthieu, Jacques
Missionary who died for the faith in Madagascar. Born at Polminhac (Auvergne) on 26 November 1838 and ordained priest in 1864, he was vicar at Roannes; having… -
Berthold of Henneberg (BERTOLDO DI HENNEBERG)
Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. in 1441, d. on 21 Dec. 1504. In 1484 he was named Archbishop of Mainz and consecrated by Innocent VIII on 20 May 1485. He… -
Berthold of Ratisbon (BERTOLDO DA RATISBONA)
The best German preacher of the Middle Ages, b. at Ratisbon shortly before 1210, d. there on 14 Dec. 1272. Having entered the Franciscans in the Bavarian… -
Berthold von Regensburg (BERTHOLD VON REGENBURG)
He was the most famous German preacher of the 13th century, born in Regensburg around 1210 and died there in 1272. Having entered the Franciscan Order around… -
Bertieri, Giuseppe
Augustinian bishop and theologian, b. at Ceva, in Piedmont, on 9 Nov. 1734, d. at Pavia on 5 July 1804. A religious at the age of 20, he taught in various… -
Berti, Giovanni Lorenzo
Theologian of the Hermit Order of St. Augustine, a leading representative of the Augustinian school in the 18th century. Born at Seravezza on 27 June 1696… -
Bertini, Giovanni Maria
Dominican theologian, b. in Palermo around 1610, d. there in the odor of sanctity on 15 February 1669. He entered the Dominicans of Palermo at a young age and… -
Bertini, Pacio and Giovanni (BERTINI, PACIO E GIOVANNI)
BERTINI, PACIO e GIOVANNI: v. PACIO e GIOVANNI da FIRENZE. -
Bertinoro, Diocese of (BERTINORO, DIOCESI DI)
In Romagna, in the province of Forlì, suffragan of Ravenna. It is identified with the ancient Cesubium or Sussubium, mentioned among the donations of Pepin to… -
Bertinoro, 'Obhadhjāh
Rabbinic writer, died in Jerusalem between 1500 and 1510. In 1485 he left Città di Castello to move to Jerusalem, where he became rabbi honoris causa and head… -
Bertin, Saint (BERTINO, SANTO)
Second abbot of Sithiu on the river Aa, where the Irish rule and customs of St. Columbanus were followed. He appears for the first time in 674-75 as a… -
Bertola de' Giorgi, Aurelio
Polymath and poet, b. at Rimini on 4 Aug. 1753, d. there on 30 June 1798. An Olivetan monk, then a soldier in Hungary; he returned to the Order and was sent as… -
Bertoldi, Carlo Michele
Missionary, b. at Valperga (Piedmont), 20 Oct. 1660; a Jesuit on 9 July 1681, he embarked in 1697 for India. Assigned in 1702 to the Madura mission, he had… -
Bertoldi, Giovanni da Serravalle
Franciscan Dante scholar, b. at Serravalle (Republic of San Marino) ca. 1350, d. at Fano in 1445. As a young man he heard the Commedia expounded, perhaps at… -
Bertoldo di Giovanni
Sculptor and medallist, b. in Florence in 1420, d. in 1491. A disciple of Donatello, he collaborated with the master on the base of the Judith and on other… -
Bertoldo of Moosburg (Moosburg, Maisberch) (BERTOLDO DI MOSBURG (MOOSBURG, MAISBERCH))
Dominican scholastic of the first half of the 16th century. Perhaps a disciple of Dietrich of Freiberg (de Wulf), he taught at Cologne. In 1318 he wrote a… -
Bertoldo of Reichenau (BERTOLDO DI REICHENAU)
Chronicler, died, according to the testimony of Bernold of Constance, on 12 March 1088, at an advanced age. A disciple of Herman Contractus, he was a monk of… -
Bertoldo of Rohrbach (BERTOLDO DI ROHRBACH)
Heretic who lived in the first half of the 14th century, burned at Speyer in 1356 by order of the Inquisition. A fanatical follower of the false mysticism… -
Bertoldo, Saint (BERTOLDO, SANTO)
First prior general of the Carmelites, b. at Solignac (Limoges, France) and descended from the noble Malefaida family; already a priest, he went around 1142 to… -
Bertoli, Giandomenico
Archaeologist, b. at Meretto near Udine on 13 March 1676, d. at Aquileia on 22 March 1763. He was a canon of Aquileia and studied with zeal and intelligence… -
Bertolotti, Giulio
Abbot General of the Cistercians, b. at Chiusa in 1608 and d. on 16 May 1682. Having entered at a very young age a monastery of the Congregation of the… -
Bertoni, Gaspar, Venerable (BERTONI, GASPARE, VENERABILE)
Founder of the Stigmatines, born in Verona on 9 October 1777, died there on 12 June 1853. As a young priest, he introduced the Marian oratories into his city… -
Bertonio, Luigi
Jesuit missionary and distinguished linguist. Born at Rocca Contrada in the March of Ancona around 1555, he entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1574 and… -
Bertot, Abbé
French priest, b. in Normandy around 1620, a friend of Jean de Bernières, and d. in 1681; he was one of the first directors of Madame Guyon (v.). His… -
Bertram, Adolf
Cardinal, b. March 14, 1859, in Hildesheim, d. July 6, 1945, in Breslau. He devoted himself to philosophical and theological studies at the Universities of… -
Bertrand, Joseph
French Jesuit and missionary, b. at Fréland (Haut-Rhin, Alsace) on 9 Nov. 1801, d. at Notre-Dame de Liesse (Ain) on 13 Jan. 1884. A Jesuit from 1823, he… -
Bertrand, Louis
Writer, b. at Spincourt on 20 March 1866, d. at Antibes on 6 Dec. 1941; he returned to religious practice in 1906, during a journey in the East. He wrote many… -
Bertrando del Poggetto (Bertrand du Poujet)
Born at Castelnau-Montattier (Lot) ca. 1280, died February 1, 1352, cardinal bishop of Ostia. He owed his rapid career to John XXII, of whom he was once… -
Bertrando de Turre
Franciscan, cardinal, homiletic writer, b. ca. 1265-70 from the noble de la Tour family at Camboulit near Figeac (Lot), d. at the end of 1332 or the beginning… -
Bertrando di Saint-Geniès (Diocese of Cahors), Blessed (BERTRANDO DI SAINT-GENIÈS (DIOCESI DI CAHORS), BEATO)
A doctor of law at Toulouse and an auditor of the Rota, he was appointed patriarch of Aquileia by John XXII on 8 July 1334 and reached his see on 28 October.… -
Bertrand, Pierre (Bertrandus, Petrus)
French decretalist, d. June 23, 1348 or June 24, 1349. He studied at the University of Orléans. He taught canon law at Avignon, Montpellier, Orléans and lastly… -
Bertran, Luis, Saint (BERTRAN, LUIS, SANTO)
BERTRAN, LUIS, santo: v. LUIGI BERTRÁN, saint. -
Bertrin, Georges
French priest and writer, b. at St-Bazeille on 5 July 1851, d. at Marmande on 12 July 1924. He was first vicar of Marmande, then professor at the seminary of… -
Bertulf of Bobbio, Saint (BERTOLFO DI BOBBIO, SANTO)
Born into a noble pagan Frankish family, he entered the monastery of Luxeuil. With Abbot Attala he went to Bobbio, where in 627 he became abbot; he strove… -
Bertulf of Renty, Saint (BERTOLFO DI RENTY, SANTO)
Born under Sigebert (639-56) of a pagan German family; having gone to Thérouanne (Belgium) and received Baptism there, he became the steward of Count Wambert… -
Bérulle, Pierre de
Cardinal, founder of the Oratory of France, b. 4 Feb. 1575 in the castle of Serilly (near Troyes), d. in Paris 2 Oct. 1629. He completed his studies with the… -
Berzé, Hugh de (BERZÉ, HUGUES DE)
Burgundian trouvère, active between the 12th and 13th centuries, author of a satirical-moral poem of 838 verses (Bible), in which, narrating the history of the… -
Berzelius, Jöns Jacob
Swedish chemist, b. at Våversunda on 20 Aug. 1779, d. at Stockholm on 2 Aug. 1848. Through scientific industry, experimental precision and fervent genius he… -
Berzellai (BERZELLAI)
A wealthy landowner of Rogelim in Gilead. He hosted David as a fugitive because of Absalom's rebellion (II Sam. 17:27). Later invited by the grateful king to… -
Berzi, Angelo
Bergamasque theologian, b. at Chiuduno on 8 May 1815 and d. there on 10 Jan. 1884. He completed his studies at the seminary of Bergamo and, having been… -
Besançon, Archdiocese of (BESANÇON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It extends over 11,200 sq km in the two departments of Haute-Saône and Doubs. It has 560,000 Catholics out of a population of 587,476 inhabitants; 888… -
Besant, Annie
Theosophist, b. in London on 1 Oct. 1847, d. at Adyar (Madras) on 20 Sept. 1933. From an Irish Protestant family, at the age of 21 she married the minister F.… -
Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe
Missionary and linguist of the Society of Jesus, b. at Castiglione della Stiviere on 8 Nov. 1680, d. at Ambalacate on 4 Feb. 1747. Having entered the novitiate… -
Beseleel (BESELEEL)
Son of Uri, of the tribe of Judah, he was the chief craftsman (Ex. 31:1-11; 35:30-35; 37:1-38) of the Tabernacle of the covenant, and of all the sacred… -
Besoigne, Jérôme
Jansenist theologian, b. in Paris in 1686 and d. there on 25 Jan. 1763. A priest in 1715 and a doctor of theology in 1718, he taught philosophy at the Collège… -
Besozzi, Giampietro
Ascetical writer, b. in Milan of a noble family in 1503, d. there in the odour of sanctity in 1584. He belonged to the roll of the city's notaries and… -
Bessarion (BESSARIONE)
Greek cardinal, metropolitan of Nicaea, b. in the region of Trebizond on 2 Jan. 1402, to parents of humble condition, baptized with the name Basil (?).… -
Bessarione
A periodical of Oriental studies published in Rome from 1896 to 1923, founded by Monsignor, later Cardinal, Niccolò Marini (1843-1923). Drawing inspiration… -
Besse, Jean-Martial
Benedictine, b. at Saint-Angel (Corrèze) on 29 Oct. 1861, d. at Ligugé on 26 July 1920. In 1885 he was ordained a priest in the abbey of St-Martin at Ligugé… -
Besse, Léon
Jesuit missionary, b. 27 March 1853 at Périgueux, d. 3 May 1919 at Madras. Having entered the Toulouse province of the Society already as a priest (1881), he… -
Bessel, Johann Georg
Benedictine monk, b. at Buchheim (Electorate of Mainz) on 5 Sept. 1672, d. at Göttweig (Lower Austria) on 20 (or 22) Jan. 1749. Abbot of Göttweig (7 Feb. 1714)… -
Bessi
A population of Thracian stock living in the time of Strabo on the plain between the mountain groups of the Haemus (Balkans) and the Rhodope (Eastern Rumelia).… -
Besson, François-Nicolas-Louis
Bishop of Nîmes, b. at Baume-les-Dames on 5 Oct. 1821, d. at Nîmes on 18 Nov. 1888. He studied at the seminary of Besançon and was ordained a priest on 17… -
Besson, Joseph-Antoine
Priest and historian, b. at Flumet (Savoy) on 10 Feb. 1717, d. at Chapeiry, in the diocese of Geneva, on 26 March 1763. Ordained priest in 1741, he was… -
Besson, Marius
Historian and writer, bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, b. in Turin on 28 June 1876, but a native of Chapelle-sur-Moudon (canton of Vaud, Switzerland)… -
Bestiality (BESTIALITÀ)
BESTIALITÀ: v. LUSSURIA. -
Bestiaries (BESTIARI)
Didactic-moral books of the Middle Ages, in Latin or in the vernacular, in verse or in prose, containing the description of several dozen animals (quadrupeds… -
Besztercebánya (BESZTEREZEBANYA)
BESZTEREZEBANYA : v. NEOSOLIO. -
Betanzos, Domingo de
Born in León in 1480, he studied at Salamanca; he lived for some time as a hermit on the island of Ponza, then became a Dominican at Salamanca (1510). A priest… -
Bethabara
Name that Origen (PG 14, 270) substituted for "Bethany" in Jn. 1:28, since he had not traced any locality of this name on the eastern bank of the Jordan, from… -
Bethania
Name of two localities in Palestine. 1) A village near Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, 15 stadia (about 2,800 m) from Jerusalem (Jn.… -
Bethany (BETANIA)
BETANIA : v. BETHANIA. -
Bethel (BETHEL)
Name given by Jacob to the place where he had the vision of the ladder and the angels while he was journeying to Meso- potamia to escape the wrath of Esau… -
Bethencourt, Pedro de San José de, Venerable (BÉTHENCOURT, PEDRO DE SAN JOSÉ DE, VENERABILE)
Franciscan tertiary, founder of the Bethlehemites, suppressed by the Cortes in 1820, b. at Vilaflor (Tenerife, Canary Islands) on 21 March 1626, d. at… -
Bethesda
BETHESDA: v. BETHSAIDA. -
Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM: v. BETLEMME. -
Bethlehem, Apostolic Vicariate of (BETLEMME, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It was erected in 1948 with the western zone of the apostolic vicariate of Kroonstad (South Africa), where the Dutch Dominican fathers had been working since… -
Bethlehem (BETLEMME)
A city of the tribe of Judah, in which Jesus Christ was born. It is situated 8 km. south of Jerusalem, on two hills at 777 m. above the level of the… -
Bethlehemites (BETLEMITI)
Chivalric orders and religious congregations. I. - This name is borne by certain chivalric orders, among which are remembered the order of the B. at Cambridge… -
Bethlehem of Galilee (BETLEMME DI GALILEA)
A city of the tribe of Zebulun. In Jos. 19:15, among the cities assigned to this tribe, a locality named B. is mentioned (LXX: A Βαυθάμ, B Βαυθάμ). In Judg.… -
Bethlehem, Society for Foreign Missions of (BETLEMME, SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DI)
It is the Swiss institute for the foreign missions with its seat at Immensee. It was founded, on the remnants of a declining "apostolic school," by Peter… -
Bethlen, Gábor
Prince of Transylvania, b. in 1580 into a very ancient Hungarian family, d. in 1629. He spent his youth at the court of Sigismund Báthory and later became one… -
Bethoron (BETHORON)
Name of a district, probably a valley, to be sought east of the Jordan (II Sam. 2:29), and of a double city (upper and lower), Heb. Beth-hōrōn, situated in the… -
Bethphage (BETHPHAGE)
Village to which Jesus sent two of his disciples to fetch the donkey on which he made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Mt. 21:1; Mk. 11:1; Lk. 19:29). In… -
Bethsabee (BETHSAIBA)
Wife of Uriah the Hittite (II Sam. 11, 3). She was sinfully loved by David, who seduced her, then had her husband Uriah put to death (v.). God punished the… -
Bethsaida (BETHSAIDA)
A locality in Galilee, the homeland of Philip, Andrew and Peter (Jn. 1:44; 12:21). In Mk. 8:23, 26, B. is presented as a village; elsewhere in the Gospels it… -
Bethsaida (Bethesda, Bezatha, Bethzatha)
Pool in Jerusalem, near which Jesus healed the paralytic who had been ill for 38 years (Jn. 5:1-9). The Greek text (the Vulgate is inaccurate) says it was near… -
Bethsames (BETHSAMES)
Name of three Palestinian localities. 1. - A priestly city on the northern border of the tribe of Judah between Cheslon and Thamna (Josh. 15:10; 21:16)… -
Beth-shan (BETHSAN)
A Palestinian city, whose Hebrew name means "house of rest"; but today it is preferred to see a divine name in the second element, commonly šān or šāhan… -
Bethsur
Palestinian city (Heb. Beth-šūr "house of the rock"), Gk. Βεθαούρ(α), Arabic Bejt Šūr. It belonged to the tribe of Judah (Jos. 15, 58; cf. I Par. 2, 45), and… -
Bethulia (BETHULIA)
The place where Judith lived, situated on a mountain with a spring at its foot, overlooking the plain of Dothain. The parenetic character attributed to the… -
Bética (BETICA)
BETICA: v. SPAGNA. -
Betilo (BETĪLO)
Current etymology from the Hebrew bēth-ēl "house of El (God)," rendered in Greek as βατθαός, βατθάλον, in Latin as baetilos. This name is given: 1) to stones… -
Betrothal (FIDANZAMENTO)
FIDANZAMENTO: v. SPONSALI. -
Betrothal (SPONSALI)
They are the act by which the parties mutually bind themselves to contract marriage with each other thereafter, that is, the bilateral promise of marriage… -
Bettazzi, Rodolfo
Teacher, educator, apostle of action for the defense of morality, b. in Florence on Nov. 14, 1861, d. in Turin, on Jan. 26, 1941. A resident of Turin, where he… -
Bettiah, Former Apostolic Prefecture of (BETTIAH, EX PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Apostolic prefecture erected in 1892, to whose territory, the following year, the entire kingdom of Nepal was annexed. The mission was entrusted to the… -
Betti, Bernardino
BETTI, BERNARDINO: v. PINTURICCHIO. -
Bettinelli, Saverio
Jesuit, man of letters, b. at Mantua on 18 July 1718, d. there on 13 Sept. 1808. Having entered the Society in 1736, he taught literature in the colleges of… -
Betting and Gambling (SCOMMESSA E GIUOCHI D'AZZARDO)
A bet is a bilateral aleatory contract, by which two persons, disagreeing about the truth or the outcome of a matter, promise each other a prize (sum, stake)… -
Bettinger, Franziskus
Cardinal, b. at Landstuhl (Palatinate) on 17 Sept. 1850, d. on 13 Apr. 1917 in Munich. Ordained priest in 1873, he devoted himself to the exercise of the… -
Bettini (Bertieri), Antonio
Bishop and member of the Jesuati, b. at Siena in June 1396, d. there on 22 Oct. 1487. At Siena he received his doctorate in canon law and taught. In 1439 he… -
Bettini, Elena
Foundress of the institute of the Daughters of Divine Providence (v.), born in Rome on 6 January 1814, died there on 21 December 1894. She devoted her whole… -
Bettona
Ancient episcopal city of Umbria, in the province of Perugia. It is the Umbrian-Etruscan Vettona. A famous legend of Umbrian hagiography, written after the… -
Betulia
BETULIA: v. BETHULIA. -
Beudin, Corneille
Jesuit missionary, b. at Gravelines (now in French Flanders, then in the Catholic Netherlands) in 1615, d. for the faith at Papigochic (Mexico) on June 4… -
Beuron
Archabbey of St. Martin (Hohenzollern, Germany). From 1077 it was a priory of Lateran Canons, which later became an abbey in 1687 and was suppressed in 1803.… -
Beust, Friedrich Ferdinand
Protestant diplomat and statesman, b. in Dresden on 13 Jan. 1809, d. at Altenberg on 24 Dec. 1886. Having earned a degree in law, he entered diplomacy in 1836… -
Bevagna
Ancient episcopal see of Umbria, in the province of Perugia, situated at the confluence of the Clitunno and the Topino. It is the ancient Mevania; conquered by… -
Beveregius, Guillelmus (Beveridge, William) (BEVEREGIUS, GUILLELMUS (BEVERIDGE WILLIAM))
English Protestant theologian and orientalist; b. at Banow (Leicestershire) in 1638, d. on 3 March 1708. He belonged to a family of clergymen and himself took… -
Bevignate (BEVIGNATE (BEVIGNATE))
Benedictine, architect, b. in Perugia around 1240, d. perhaps in his nineties. In 1277 he is remembered together with the sculptors Nicola and Giovanni Pisano… -
Beyzym, Jan
Polish Jesuit, missionary and victim of charity, born at Beyzym in Podolia on 15 May 1850, entered the novitiate of Staravies on 11 Dec. 1872, ordained priest… -
Beza, Theodore (BEZA, TEODORO)
Protestant scholar (Théodore de Bèze), disciple and collaborator of Calvin, b. at Vézelay (Burgundy) on 24 June 1519, d. at Geneva on 13 Oct. 1605. The last of… -
Bezetha (Βηζαθα, Βηζεθα, Βεσαθη)
The highest of the 4 hills of Jerusalem mentioned by Flavius Josephus (Bell. Iud., II, 11, 6; 15, 5; 19, 4; V, 4, 2; 5, 8; 6, 2; Antiq. Iud., XIX, 7, 2), which… -
Béziers, Diocese of (BÉZIERS, DIOCESI DI)
B., included among the territories of the province of Narbonne first in the Notitia Galliarum, is today the seat of a subprefecture in the department of… -
Bezwada [Vijayawada], Diocese of (BEZWADA, DIOCESI DI)
In India, a suffragan of Madras, it embraces the civil districts of Kistna and West Godavari, plus three districts of East Godavari. The population is…