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Bonacina, Martino
Moralist, born in Milan around 1585. Professor of canon and civil law in the seminary and then rector of the Helvetic college of the same city, founded by St.… -
Bonada, Francesco Maria
Piarist, born on Sept. 8, 1706 in Trinità (Cuneo), diocese of Mondovì, died in Rome on Dec. 22, 1755, rector of the Urban College "de Propaganda Fide." He… -
Bona Dea
Originally an epithet of a goddess who protected pastures and woods, she was identified, after the conquest of Taranto (271 B.C.), with Damia, a Greek divinity… -
Bona, Giovanni
Cardinal, a most learned ascetical and historical-liturgical writer, b. at Pian della Valle near Mondovì on 10 Oct. 1609, d. in holiness at Rome on 28 Oct.… -
Bonagrazia da Bergamo
Franciscan, born probably at Bergamo (in the world Buoncortese), he entered among the Friars Minor as a lay brother shortly before 1310, died on 19 June 1340.… -
Bonaguida d'Arezzo
Decretalist of the 13th century. He taught at Arezzo around 1255. He also practiced, as it seems, the forensic profession in Rome with profit. Not before 1263… -
Bonald, Louis-Gabriel-Ambroise, Viscount of (BONALD, LOUIS-GABRIEL-AMBROISE, VISCONTE DI)
French philosopher and statesman, b. at Le Monna near Millau in Rouergue on 2 Oct. 1754 and d. at Lyon on 23 Nov. 1840. A member of the central administration… -
Bonald, Louis-Jacques-Maurice de
Cardinal, son of the philosopher, b. at Millau in the Aveyron on 30 Oct. 1787 and d. at Lyons on 25 Feb. 1870. A priest in 1811, he was for some time chaplain… -
Bonaluti, Andrea
BONALUTI, ANDREA: V. ANDREA DA FIRENZE. -
Bonanno Pisano
Sculptor and architect of the second half of the 12th century. The bronze leaves of the main door of the cathedral of Monreale bear his name in the following… -
Bonaparte
Italian family, descended, according to some, from the Lombard Cadolingi, mentioned in the 11th and 12th centuries; according to others, from a notary B. of… -
Bonaparte-Savoy, Clotilde (BONAPARTE-SAVOIA, CLOTILDE)
BONAPARTE-SAVOIA, CLOTILDE: V. SAVOIA BONAPARTE, CLOTILDE di. -
Bonaria
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Bonatelli, Francesco
Spiritualist philosopher, b. at Iseo on 25 April 1830, d. on 13 May 1911 at Padua, where he taught at the University. He opposed positivism and idealism. He… -
Bonavenia, Giuseppe
Jesuit, b. at Arpino (Frosinone) on 16 June 1844, d. at Rome on 18 Jan. 1920. He devoted himself above all to archaeological studies, benefiting from the… -
Bonaventure da Barcelona, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DA BARCELLONA, BEATO)
Before entering the Order of Friars Minor (1640) his name was Michele Battista Gran; he was born at Riudoms in the province and diocese of Tarragona on 24 Nov.… -
Bonaventure da Coccaglio (BONAVENTURA DA COCCAGLIO)
Capuchin preacher, in the world Bianchi Paolo, from the ancient province of Brescia, b. 25 July 1713, d. 17 March 1778. He carried on an intense activity as a… -
Bonaventure d'Amiens (BONAVENTURA D'AMIENS)
Franciscan missionary, martyr in Languedoc. Born into the Lieurin family, he took the habit of the Reformed Minors in Rome. In 1624, favored by Urban VIII and… -
Bonaventure da Palazzolo (BONAVENTURA DA PALAZZOLO)
Franciscan missionary, b. at Palazzolo (Vercelli) on 23 Apr. 1601, from the Relli family, d. at Turin on 2 Oct. 1657. In 1628, urged by the Sacred Congregation… -
Bonaventure da Potenza, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DA POTENZA, BEATO)
Conventual, b. at Potenza on 4 Jan. 1651, d. at Ravello on 26 Oct. 1711. He became a religious in 1666. Because of his attraction to the mystical life, he left… -
Bonaventure di Peraga, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DI PERAGA, BEATO)
Of the family of the counts of Peraga, from whose Roman stock the Badoer of Padua descended (and he himself was called of Padua), Augustinian, b. at Padua on… -
Bonaventure, Saint (BONAVENTURA, SANTO)
Doctor of the Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. The writings. - III. The doctrine of the Seraphic Doctor. - IV. Iconography. I. LIFE. - St. B. was born in 1221… -
Bonavino, Cristoforo
BONAVINO, CRISTOFORO: v. FRANCHI AUSONIO. -
Bonazzi, Benedetto
Cassinese Benedictine of the abbey of Cava dei Tirreni, philologist and writer, b. in Naples on 11 Oct. 1840 from the noble family of the barons of S.… -
Bonazzi, Giuseppe Maria
Friar Minor, missionary in Chile, b. in Rome on 15 June 1814, d. in Peru in 1869. He set out for the missions in 1837 and was ordained a priest in Dec. of the… -
Bon, Bartolomeo
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Boncompagni di Mombello, Carlo
Politician, b. in Turin on 25 July 1804, d. there on 14 Dec. 1880. Having graduated in law in July 1824, he entered the state administrative career. Being… -
Boncompagni, Family (BONCOMPAGNI, FAMIGLIA)
According to a tradition it would be originally from Umbria, but we find it in Bologna, where it belonged to the "middle class." CRISTOFORO (b. 1470, d. 1546)… -
Boncuori, Saint (BONCUORI, SANTE)
Conventual Franciscan, born at Monte San Pietrangeli (province of Ascoli Piceno), more probably than at Penna S. Giovanni as others would have it, in the early… -
Bondi, Clemente
Jesuit and poet, b. at Mezzano Superiore (Parma) on 27 June 1742, d. at Vienna on 20 June 1821. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1760, he was studying… -
Bondo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BONDO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The Crocigeri missionaries, having arrived at B. (Belgian Congo) on 13 Dec. 1920, under the direction of the apostolic prefect of Western Uélé founded the… -
Bondolfi, Pietro
Founder of the Swiss Institute of Foreign Missions, commonly called of Bethlehem (v.). Born in Rome on 10 April 1872 to Swiss parents from Poschiavo; he did… -
Bonelli, Michele
Cardinal, b. at Bosco in the diocese of Tortona on 25 Dec. 1541, d. at Rome on 29 March 1598. A nephew on his mother's side of Pius V, he first studied at the… -
Bonet, Honoré
French Benedictine who lived in the second half of the 14th century and is generally known under the name of "prieur de Salon," from the name of an abbey in… -
Bonet, Nicolas
Franciscan theologian, b. probably at Tours in the last decades of the 13th century, d. before 27 Oct. 1343. A student at the University of Paris, he obtained… -
Bonetti, Antonio Maria
Catholic publicist, b. in Bologna in 1849, d. in Rome on 7 Aug. 1896. A volunteer in the pontifical army from 1868 to 1870, he devoted himself to journalism… -
Bonfado, Jacopo
Italian man of letters and humanist, b. at Salò on Lake Garda around 1500, d. in 1550. He is numbered among the first followers of the Protestant movement in… -
Bonfante, Pietro
Jurist, b. 29 June 1864 at Poggio Mirteto, d. at Rome on 21 Nov. 1932. Professor of Roman law at the Universities of Camerino, Messina, Parma, Turin, Pavia… -
Bonfigli, Benedetto
Painter, b. in Perugia c. 1420 and d. there in 1496. He was one of the principal representatives of the 15th-century Umbrian school. He is mentioned for the… -
Bonfim, Diocese of (BONFIM, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of Bahia (Brazil). Erected on 6 April 1933 by the bull Adaptus Christi fidelium regimini. It borders to the north with the dioceses of Barra… -
Bonfrère, Jacques
Belgian Jesuit, exegete, b. at Dinant on 12 April 1573, d. at Tournai on 9 May 1642. A worthy disciple of Cornelius a Lapide, he first taught philosophy and… -
Bongars, Jacques
French diplomat, b. at Orléans in 1554, d. at Paris on 29 July 1612. After studying first in Germany and then in France, he went to perfect his philological… -
Bonghi, Ruggero
Writer, critic, politician, b. in Naples on 21 March 1826, d. at Torre del Greco on 22 Oct. 1895. A vivid and versatile intellect, he remained until the age of… -
Bonhomini (Bonomi), Giovanni Francesco
Nuncio, bishop of Vercelli, b. 6 Dec. 1536 at Cremona. He did his early studies in his native city and then followed courses in law at Bologna and Pavia. He… -
Boniface III, Pope (BONIFACIO III, PAPA)
After the death of Pope Sabinianus, a year later the Roman B. was given to him as successor; he was consecrated on 19 February 607. He had held numerous and… -
Boniface II, Pope (BONIFACIO II, PAPA)
Of Germanic stock but born in Rome, consecrated on 22 Sept. 530, died on 17 Oct. 532. Before dying, Felix IV, to avoid struggles and schisms, designated, with… -
Boniface I, Pope, Saint (BONIFACIO I, PAPA, SANTO)
The funeral rites of Pope Zosimus had not yet ended when the archdeacon Eulalius, eager to succeed him, returned to the Lateran basilica with some priests and… -
Boniface IV, Pope, Saint (BONIFACIO IV, PAPA, SANTO)
A native of the Abruzzi, after a vacancy of ten months he succeeded Boniface III and governed the Church for about seven years (608-15), which were very sad on… -
Boniface IX, Pope (BONIFACIO IX, PAPA)
When Urban VI died in Rome on 15 Oct. 1389, he left the papacy in a very difficult position; Clement VII sat as anti-pope in Avignon, while those who had… -
Boniface, Martyr, Saint (BONIFACIO, MARTIRE, SANTO)
A martyr of this name is unknown to the ancient testimonies of the Roman tradition, although he is commemorated in the Martyrologium Romanum on May 14. It is… -
Boniface of Savoy, Blessed (BONIFACIO DI SAVOIA, BEATO)
Born in the castle of Ste-Hélène-du-Lac in 1207 to Count Thomas I and Margaret of Geneva. Having entered the Grande Chartreuse of Grenoble, he was elected… -
Boniface, Saint, Martyr (BONIFACIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Apostle of Germany, b. around 675 in Wessex, in Britain. In his family he bore the name Wymfrith, and from childhood he felt a religious vocation, so that his… -
Boniface VII, Antipope (BONIFACIO VII, ANTIPAPA)
Died in 985, antipope in June-July 974, and again from Aug. 984 to July 985. Taking advantage of the absence of Emperor Otto II, who was engaged in the… -
Boniface VIII, Pope (BONIFACIO VIII, PAPA)
Benedetto Caetani, Supreme Pontiff from 1294 to 1303, b. at Anagni between 1220 and 1230, of noble parents. Having gone to Rome at a young age, he immediately… -
Boniface VI, Pope (BONIFACIO VI, PAPA)
La morte di papa Formoso, avvenuta il 4 apr. 896, segnò l'inizio di lunghi gravi tumulti in Roma, causati dai due partiti opposti di Arnolfo, re di Germania, e… -
Boniface V, Pope (BONIFACIO V, PAPA)
Born in Naples, he succeeded Deusdedit or Adeodatus in the pontificate on 8 Nov. 618, and was consecrated on 23 Dec. 619. At this time, even before B. was… -
Bonifacio dei Vitalini
A decretalist of the 14th century, a native of Mantua. He was professor of canon law first at Padua, then at Avignon. When he was apostolic protonotary he… -
Bonifacio Veronese (Bonifacio de' Pitati)
Painter, b. in Verona around 1487, d. in Venice in 1553. Dated works are scarce; none is known with certainty earlier than 1530, the period in which B. already… -
Bonifatiusverein für das Katholische Deutschland
The Association of St. Boniface for Catholic Germany was founded in 1849 on the initiative of Prof. I. Döllinger, organized by Count Joseph Stolberg-Stolberg… -
Bonifazio da Ceva
Franciscan, b. at Ceva (Piedmont), of a noble marquisal family, between 1460 and 1470, d. at Paris on 12 April 1517 (Easter day). He entered (ca. 1495), among… -
Bonilla, Alonso de
Spanish poet, born toward the end of the 16th century and considered, together with his contemporary Alonso de Ledesma, a precursor of conceptismo a lo divino… -
Bonilla, Juan de
Spanish Franciscan, b. around the middle of the 16th century. In 1571 he was superior of the Observant convent of Villasilos (Palencia). He was very well… -
Bonilli, Pietro
Priest, b. at San Lorenzo di Trevi on 15 March 1841, d. at Spoleto on 5 Jan. 1935. He was parish priest at Cannaiola for thirty-five years, then canon… -
Bonini, Alessandro da Alessandria
Franciscan, b. at Alessandria (Piedmont) around 1270, d. at Rome on 5 Oct. 1314. Having taken the habit of the Friars Minor, he was sent to Paris, where he… -
Bonizo of Sutri (BONIZONE DI SUTRI)
Born perhaps at Cremona around 1045, died according to tradition on 14 July 1089. From his youth he took part in the Pataria movement as a supporter of the… -
Bonjean, Christophe
Missionary, archbishop of Colombo. Born at Riom (France) on 23 Sept. 1823, he entered the seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris and was ordained a priest… -
Bonjour, Guillaume
Orientalist and exegete, b. at Toulouse in 1670, d. in China on 23 Dec. 1714. He belonged to the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine. The early years of his… -
Bon, Maria dell'Incarnazione
Ursuline at St-Marcellin (Dauphiné), b. in 1636, d. in 1680. She wrote a treatise on mental prayer, of which many copies were made. It was printed in Italian… -
Bonnard, Clément
One of the greatest missionary bishops of India in the last century. Born at St-Maurice-sur-Dargoire (France) on 20 May 1796, ordained priest in 1821, he… -
Bonnard, Jean-Louis, Blessed (BONNARD, JEAN-LOUIS, BEATO)
Of the Paris Foreign Missions, martyred in Tonkin on 1 May 1852. Born on 1 March 1824 at St-Cristôt-en-Jarret (Loire), he entered the seminary of the Missions… -
Bonnechose, Henri-Marie-Gaston de
Cardinal, b. in Paris on 30 May 1800, d. at Rouen on 28 Oct. 1883. He first pursued a forensic career, but the July Revolution (1830), which obliged him to… -
Bonner, Edmund
Bishop of London, whose origin is obscure and whose date of birth is uncertain (late 15th century), perhaps as a result of the slanders concerning the… -
Bonnet, Alfred-Maximilien
French philologist, b. in Frankfurt am Main on 3 Nov. 1841, to a Swiss Huguenot family; he obtained French nationality and d. at Montpellier on 20 Feb. 1917.… -
Bonnet, Charles
Psychologist and naturalist, b. in Geneva on 13 March 1720, d. there on 20 June 1793. A complex figure whose works reflect the influence of his scientific… -
Bonnetty, Augustin
French philosopher and historian, b. at Entrevaux on 9 April 1798, d. at Paris on 29 March 1879. In 1830 he founded the Annales de philosophie chrétienne… -
Bono, Giovanni, Blessed (BONO, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
Born of a noble family in Mantua in 1168. After a dissipated youth, enlightened by divine grace, following an illness, he returned to God. Having withdrawn to… -
Bonomelli, Geremia
Bishop, b. 12 Sept. 1831 at Nigoline di Franciacorta in the diocese of Brescia, to a very modest peasant family, d. there 3 Aug. 1914. He completed his… -
Bonomi, Ermete
Archivist, b. in 1734 at Milan, d. April 22, 1816 there. A Cistercian monk and priest, he held the offices of librarian and archivist of the monastery of… -
Bonomo, Giovanna Maria, Blessed (BONOMO, GIOVANNA MARIA, BEATA)
Benedictine, b. 15 Aug. 1606 in Asiago (Vicenza), d. 1 March 1670 at Bassano. After her mother's death she was educated in the monastery of St. Clare at Trent… -
Bononio, Saint (BONONIO, SANTO)
Abbot of Lucedio in the Vercelli area, d. 1026. A Camaldolese monk, among the most fervent followers of St. Romuald, he lived for some time in the monastery of… -
Bonorva
BONORVA: v. SASSARI. -
Bonoso, Bishop of Naissus (BONOSO, VESCOVO DI NAISSO)
He is more commonly known as bishop of Sardica, but this is an oversight of Marius Mercator. It is not certain when he was elected to the episcopal see; he… -
Bonsignore, Stefano
Bishop of Faenza, b. at Busto Arsizio on 23 Feb. 1738, d. at Faenza on 23 Dec. 1826. Professor of theology and literature in the seminary of Milan, he was… -
Bonsignori, Benedetto
Benedictine abbot, biblical exegete, b. ca. 1510, d. at Florence in 1567. Even in the world he distinguished himself by his keen intellect and his knowledge of… -
Bonsignori (Monsignori), Girolamo
Veronese painter, active in the second half of the 15th century. He was a pupil of Mantegna, to whom he remained faithful for almost his entire life; only in… -
Bontempi, Gaudenzio da Brescia
Capuchin theologian b. in 1612, d. March 25, 1672. Definitor and preacher, he is known above all in the history of theology for the work Palladium theologicum… -
Bonvesin da Riva
Poet and teacher of grammar, b. in Milan between 1240 and 1250, d. there on 13 March 1315. Of an aristocratic family, he entered the Order of the Humiliati.… -
Bonvicino, Alessandro
BONVICINO, ALESSANDRO: V. MORETTO (II). -
Bonvisi, Giovanni, Blessed (BONVISI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
Franciscan, born in Lucca at the beginning of the 15th century. From childhood he showed an inclination toward a retired and penitential life. Having gone to… -
Book (LIBRO)
This name is properly given to the writing material which, after suitable preparation, is used to receive and disseminate the graphic expression of thought… -
Book of Cerne (CERNE, LIBRO DI)
It is a collection of prayers for private use, which once belonged to the abbey of C., near Dorsetshire in England, and is now preserved at the University of… -
Book of Common Prayer (BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER («LIBRO DELLA PREGHIERA COMUNE»))
After the Bible this is the only official book of the Anglican or Church of England. In it are found: the official devotional (morning and evening prayers)… -
Book of Common Prayer (COMMON PRAYER BOOK)
COMMON PRAYER BOOK: v. BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. -
Book of Hours (LIBRO D'ORE)
From the ecclesiastical Latin "Horae" (the seven parts into which the divine office is divided) it is a devotional book for the use of the faithful… -
Book of the Dead (LIBRO DEI MORTI)
Name by which the first Egyptologists designated a collection of formulas, prayers and religious hymns written on papyrus rolls which, from the New Kingdom… -
Book of Wisdom (SAPIENZA)
Book of the Old Testament. In Latin it is called Liber Sapientiae, but in the more ancient authors the designation Sapientia Salomonis is also documented… -
Books and Publishers, Morality of (LIBRI ED EDITORI, MORALITÀ DEI)
The publisher does not exercise merely an industrial activity, because his purpose is the diffusion of thought, carried out by means of the book. The ideas… -
Booth, William
Social reformer and founder of the Protestant sect the "Salvation Army," b. at Nottingham on 10 April 1829, d. blind in London on 20 Aug. 1912. The son of a… -
Booz (BOOZ)
1. - Ancestor of David and of the Messiah. He owned in Bethlehem the field in which the widow Ruth (v.) used to go to glean in order to support herself and her… -
Boppert, Konrad
Ascetical writer, b. at Constance on 10 February 1750, d. at St. Paul in Carinthia on 31 July 1811. A Benedictine monk at St. Blasien in the Black Forest, he… -
Bora, Caterina von
Born into a noble but impoverished family at Klein-Laussig on 29 January 1499, at the age of ten she was placed with the Cistercian nuns of the monastery of… -
Borba, Diego de
Born in the city of Borba (Evora, Portugal). He belonged for some time to the Franciscans. In the year 1538 he went with the Franciscan bishop Giovanni di… -
Borborian (Borborite) (BORBORIANI (BORBORITI))
Antinomian Gnostics; Epiphanius was the first to call them by this name, but they probably existed even earlier (cf. Clement of Alexandria, Strom., II, 20, and… -
Bordeaux, Archdiocese of (BORDEAUX, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
A city of southwestern France, it rises on both banks of the Garonne, near the beginning of the great Gironde estuary, 95 km from the Atlantic. It is a great… -
Bordes, Charles
Musician, b. at Vouvray-sur-Loire on 12 May 1863, d. at Toulon on 8 Nov. 1909. A pupil of César Franck, he was choirmaster at St-Gervais in Paris. On a… -
Bordone, Paris
Painter, b. in Treviso in 1500, d. in Venice in 1571. Trained in Titian's workshop, he long suffered the influence of the great master, later departing from it… -
Boreel, Adam
Founder of the Boreelists, b. at Duinbeke (Holland), in 1603, d. in 1667. In his office of Protestant minister in the province of Zeeland, at a certain point… -
Borghese
We find this family in Siena, where its members appear in the 13th century as jurists, city officials, and orators. In the 15th century AGOSTINO had missions… -
Borghese, Scipione
Son of Ortensia B., wife of Francesco Caffarelli, born in Rome in 1576 and died on October 2, 1633. As soon as he was elected Pope, Paul V made him a member of… -
Borghi, Giuseppe
Man of letters and teacher of rhetoric, b. at Bibbiena on 4 May 1790, d. at Rome on 30 May 1847. A priest, he was later under-librarian at the Riccardiana in… -
Borghini, Vincenzo Maria
Benedictine monk, philologist and archaeologist, b. in Florence on 29 Oct. 1515, d. on 18 Aug. 1580. A profound scholar of pure Tuscan, he carried out studies… -
Borgia, Carlo, of the Dukes of Gandia (BORGIA, CARLO, DEI DUCHI DI GANDIA)
Cardinal, b. in Madrid on 30 Apr. 1663, d. at La Granja on 8 Aug. 1773. Third son of the ninth duke of Gandia and of Maria Ponce de León. Having obtained a… -
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)
BORGIA, FRANCESCO, santo: v. FRANCESCO BORGIA, saint. -
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)
BORROMEO, CARLO, santo: v. CARLO BORROMEO, saint. -
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…