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Ba
Name that the ancient Egyptians gave to the soul understood as the capacity to survive by assuming different forms and which in the plural (b 3. iv) means… -
Baader, Franz Xaver Benedict von
Philosopher and theosophist b. in Munich on 27 March 1765, d. there on 23 May 1841. He studied medicine at the Universities of Ingolstadt and Vienna, then… -
Baal (BAAL)
A deity worshiped by almost all the peoples of the Near East and in Africa. In the Bible it is designated with the article (hab-ba'al), omitted in the… -
Baalbek (BA'ALBEK)
Ancient city of Coele-Syria between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon at an elevation of 1170 m, in the fertile Bekaa valley, near the sources of the Litani; its… -
Baana (BAANA)
Commander of a band of soldiers of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul. Having seen the cause of Ish-bosheth lost after the death of Abner (v.), he conspired together… -
Baasa (BAASA)
Third king of Israel (908-885 B.C.), son of Ahijah, of Issachar, commander of the army of King Nadab, he killed the latter while he was besieging Gibbethon and… -
Babaj Bar Nesibnaye (BĀBAJ BAR NĒSĪBNĀJĒ)
Nestorian monk of the 6th century, also called the Little, to distinguish him from Babai the Great, with whom he had serious disagreements. Born in Nisibis, at… -
Babaj of Gebilta (BĀBAJ DI GĒBILTĀ)
Musician of the 8th century, reformer of Nestorian chant, which had greatly declined in his time. He founded 24 (according to others 60) schools in the… -
Babaj the Great (BĀBAJ IL GRANDE)
Nestorian patriarch. Born in 540 in Bēt 'Ajnātā, he was formed under the direction of Abraham of Kaškar (v.), founder of the monastery of Mount Izlā, and then… -
Babenstuber, Ludwig
Benedictine, b. at Deining (Upper Bavaria) in 1660, d. at Ettal in 1726. After making his profession in the monastery of Ettal (1682) and completing his… -
Babeuf, François-Noël
Born at Saint-Quentin on 23 Nov. 1760. In his youth he became known for his demagogic writings in the «Correspondant Picard». In Paris he published «Le Tribun… -
Babila, Saint, Martyr (BABILA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Bishop of Antioch, d. 250. He would be that bishop who did not allow the emperor Philip to enter the church except after having performed the penance imposed… -
Babin, François
Priest and distinguished moralist, b. at Angers on 6 Dec. 1651, d. there on 25 Jan. 1734. At the university he was professor of theology from 1676; chancellor… -
Babington, Anthony
Englishman, of a noble and wealthy family, b. at Detwick (Derbyshire) in Oct. 1561, d. in London on 20 Sept. 1586. A Catholic and pious, but prone to religious… -
Babism (BABISMO)
A new religion, arisen in a Shiite Islamic milieu through the work of Sajjid 'Alī Mohammed of Širāz, called the Bāb. The word bāb (in Arabic "gate") signifies… -
Babits, Mihály
Hungarian writer, b. at Szegszárd on 26 Nov. 1883, d. in 1942. He taught philosophy at the Cistercian institute in Baja, but soon abandoned teaching to devote… -
Baboccio, Antonio, da Piperno
Sculptor, b. in 1351, d. in 1435. In Naples, where he mainly carried out his activity, there are preserved the Tomb of Agnes and Clement of Anjou, in the… -
Baburen, Theodoor Dirk van
Dutch painter, b. perhaps at Utrecht. There he was a pupil of Paulus Moreelse, and after 1611 he stayed for some time in Rome. Around 1621 he returned to… -
Babut, Étienne-Charles (BABUT, ETIENNE-CHARLES)
French historian of Protestant origin, professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Montpellier, died in combat in Belgium in 1916. He was the… -
Babylonian Exile (ESILIO BABILONESE)
ESILIO BABILONESE: V. EBREI (I. STORIA). -
Babylonians (BABILONESI)
Peoples who, from the dawn of history, inhabited the "land between the two rivers" (Mesopotamia), the Tigris and Euphrates, which stretches from present-day… -
Babylonia of Egypt (BABILONIA D'EGITTO)
A city of ancient Lower Egypt, situated in the region from which the canal from the Nile to the Red Sea departed. Despite the legends reported by ancient… -
Babylonia of the Chaldeans (BABILONIA DEI CALDEI)
The patriarch of the Chaldeans (converted from Nestorianism) holds the title of B. The patriarchate was established in 1834 after the suppression of the… -
Babylonia of the Latins (BABILONIA DEI LATINI)
B. is currently the title of the archbishop of the Latin see (Babilonensis Latinorum), immediately subject, who resides in Baghdad. At first it was a simple… -
Babylonia of the Syrians (BABILONIA DEI SIRI)
In 1790 a Syro-Catholic archbishopric was erected at Baghdad with the title of B. and with jurisdiction over the region of Baghdad, Mosul and Basra. In 1862 a… -
Baccalaureate, Baccalaureate Degree (BACCELLIERE, BACCELLIERATO)
The name probably derives from the military and indicated a knight of light armor obliged to perform service (baccelleria) in exchange for the grant of a piece… -
Baccano (ad Baccanas, ad Vacanas)
Name of a post station at the twenty-first mile of the Via Cassia, where near the ascent called clivus Parralis, Annius Fuscus, father of Pescennius Niger, the… -
Baccari, Francesco
Priest, architect and ascetical writer, b. at Lendinara (Rovigo) on 11 Aug. 1747, d. at Rome on 3 March 1835. At the age of 16 he entered the Congregation of… -
Baccelli, Liberato
Piarist physicist, b. in Lucca on 18 Nov. 1772, d. in Modena on 21 Oct. 1835. He taught physics in Correggio and at the University of Bologna, of which he was… -
Bacchanalia (BACCANALI)
Name of a cult that was celebrated in Rome (Livy, XXXIX, 8 ff.), in the lucus Similae (Livy XXXIX, 12, 4; cf. CIL, VI, 9897; Schol. ad Juv., 2, 3), on the… -
Bacchantes (BACCANTI)
Minor Greek female divinities in the retinue of Dionysus. They were represented with loose hair, a fawnskin (nebrid) over a long robe and, in hand, the thyrsus… -
Baccher, Placido
Venerable, born in Naples on 5 April 1781, into a family originally from that city (in addition to the added surname B., he also bore that of De Gasaro), died… -
Bacchiacca (BACHIACCA)
Pseudonym of the painter Francesco Ubertini, b. in Florence on 1 March 1494 and d. there on 5 Oct. 1557. His early works, and particularly the > (from R.… -
Bacchiaro (BACHIARIO)
Ecclesiastical writer of the early 5th century. He is the author of two important short works, De fide and De reparatione lapsi. In the latter he addresses… -
Bacchide ('Son of Bacchus') (BACCHIDE («FIGLIO DI BACCO»))
A Syrian general of the Seleucid kingdom, who took part three times in the struggle against the Maccabees in Palestine. Sent by Demetrius I Soter to Jerusalem… -
Bacchini, Benedetto
Benedictine and distinguished historian, b. at Borgo S. Donnino on 31 Aug. 1631, d. at Bologna on 1 Sept. 1721. His first literary activity was directed toward… -
Bacchus, Saint, Martyr (BACCO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BACCO, santo, martire: v. SERGIO e BACCO, saints, martyrs. -
Baccinelli, Giuseppe
Discalced Carmelite, in religion Bernardino di S. Teresa, missionary and bishop; a native of Rome (15 March 1807), where he professed on 8 Dec. 1824; he went… -
Baccini, Ida
Born in Florence in 1850 and died there in 1911, she was a prolific writer, appreciated for the goodness, sincerity and freshness with which her work appears… -
Baccio (Baccio Sinibaldi) da Montelupo
Sculptor and architect, b. at Montelupo in 1469, d. at Lucca in 1535. Among his works are four terracotta statues for a Pietà in S. Domenico at Bologna (1495)… -
Baccio d'Agnolo
Born in Florence on 19 May 1462, died there on 6 May 1547. In his youth he was a wood carver and executed the choir stalls in S. Maria Novella; in his mature… -
Bacci, Pietro Giacomo
Aretine, priest of the Congregation of the Oratory in Rome, where he died in 1656. He is known for his Vita del b. Filippo Neri fiorentino, fondatore della… -
Bach
A family of musicians, originally from Thuringia, whose progenitor is Veit, born ca. 1550 and died in 1619. The most notable among the elders was JOHANN… -
Bachem, Julius
Lawyer, politician and publicist, b. 2 July 1845 at Mülheim on the Ruhr, d. 22 Jan. 1918 at Cologne. He was one of the principal editors of the Kölnische… -
Bachenstein, Johann von
Archdeacon of Zagreb, who lived in the 15th century. He took an important part in the Council of Basel, where he went in 1432 as procurator of the bishops of… -
Bach, Johann Sebastian (BACH, GIOVANNI SEBASTIANO)
Chorale for organ: "Komm Gott Schöpfer Heiliger Geist" (Veni Deus Creator, Sancte Spiritus). Autograph. Berlin, State Library. > BACHIACCA - The Legend of the… -
Bach, Joseph
Positive theologian, b. 4 March 1833 at Aislingen (Bavaria) and d. at Munich on 24 Sept. 1901. A priest in 1856, he took his degree in 1859. In 1867 he was… -
Bachofen, Johann Jakob
Jurist, b. in Basel on 22 Dec. 1815, d. there on 25 Nov. 1887. A disciple of Savigny, he turned his research to the history of the development of legal forms… -
Bach y Targarona, Pedro
Catalan Oratorian, b. 1 May 1796 at San Lorenzo de los Munts (Barcelona), d. at Vich on 6 Jan. 1866. He did his higher studies at the University of Cervera and… -
Baciccia (Gaulli, Giovanni Battista), known as (BACICCIA (GAULLI, GIOVAN BATTISTA), DETTO IL)
Painter, b. in Genoa on 8 May 1639, he went to Rome in 1657 and remained there until his death (2 April 1709), except for a brief stay in Modena (1669) and in… -
Bacile
I. IN THE LITURGY. - A large dish, mostly of metal, used for the various ablutions customary in the liturgy. Especially in the first centuries, when the… -
Backer, Augustin de
Scholar, b. at Antwerp on 18 July 1809, d. at Liège on 1 Dec. 1873. As a young man he undertook travels in Belgium and France with the intention of publishing… -
Bac Ninh, Apostolic Vicariate of (BACNINH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
On June 1, 1883, the vicariate of Northern Tonkin was detached from the apostolic vicariate of Eastern Tonkin and entrusted to the Dominican province of the… -
Bacolod, Diocese of (BACOLOD, DIOCESI DI)
On the island of western Negros (Philippines); the city has a port on the strait of Guimaras and has about 60,000 inhabitants. The diocese was created on 15… -
Bacon (Bacon, Bachon), Roger (BACONE (BACON, BACHON), RUGGERO)
Doctor mirabilis, Franciscan, a complex figure of an English philosopher, philologist and scientist, b. at Ilchester in the county of Somerset, in 1214, a date… -
Bacon, Francis (BACONE, FRANCESCO)
Philosopher and statesman, b. 22 Jan. 1561 near London, son of Nicholas, keeper of the great seal to Queen Elizabeth and nephew of the prime minister Burleigh… -
Baconthorp, John (BACONTHORP, JOHN)
Philosopher and theologian, b. in the last decades of the 13th century in Baconthorp (Norfolk). As a young man he entered the Carmel of Blakeny. After… -
Bacteriophage (BATTERIOFAGO)
The discovery of the b. is due to the French bacteriologist d'Hérelle, who in 1917 described in the fecal filtrate of convalescents from bacillary dysentery a… -
Bacterium and Bacteriology (BATTERIO E BATTERIOLOGIA)
BATTERIO e BATTERIOLOGIA: v. MICRO-BIOLOGIA. -
Bacuez, Nicolas-Louis
Sulpician exegete and ascetical writer, b. at Loisan in Picardy (France) on 3 Feb. 1820, d. at Paris, in the seminary of St. Sulpice, on 31 Aug. 1892. He… -
Badajoz, Diocese of (BADAJOZ, DIOCESI DI)
In Spain, suffragan of Seville. The episcopal city is the most important in Extremadura and the capital of a vast province. As a diocese B. appears for the… -
Bader, Karl
Publicist, b. in Freiburg im Breisgau on 9 Dec. 1796, d. there on 19 June 1874. He defended with constancy and a spirit of independence the rights and freedom… -
Badia a Settimo
The Abbey of S. Salvatore at S., near Florence, founded by Count Lotario of the Cadolingi in the transition between the 10th and 11th centuries, was inhabited… -
Badia of Saint Mary of Finalpia (FINALPIA, BADIA DI S. MARIA)
In Liguria, founded by Marquis Biagio Galeotto del Cavretto in 1477, near the sanctuary that housed the venerated and ancient image of Maria Pia, painted on… -
Badia, Tommaso
Dominican, cardinal, b. at Modena in 1483, d. in 1547. Professor of theology at Ferrara, Venice and Bologna, he was Master of the Sacred Palace, adviser to… -
Badii, Cesare
Priest, canonist. Born at Murlo (province of Siena) on 5 May 1884, died at Rome on 30 March 1938. At the faculty of law of S. Apollinare in Rome he taught… -
Badoer (Baduario) da Peràga, Bonaventura, Blessed (BADOER (BADUARIO) DA PERÀGA, BONAVENTURA, BEATO)
Born in Padua on 22 June 1332 to a noble family, died in Rome on 10 June 1389. He entered the Hermits of St. Augustine in the convent of Padua; he obtained his… -
Baedan, Saint, Abbot of Jona (BAEDAN, SANTO, ABATE DI JONA)
He was the most illustrious of the numerous Irish saints of this name (at least about fifteen). Son of Brennan, of the royal family of Connal Guban, b. in 536.… -
Baegert, Jakob
Jesuit, missionary and geographer, b. at Schlettstadt (or Sélestat, Alsace) on 22 Dec. 1717, entered the novitiate of Aschaffenburg in 1736 and left in 1751… -
Baer, Karl Ernst
Estonian naturalist, b. at Piep in 1792, d. at Dorpat (Tartu) in 1876. Having taken his degree in medicine at Dorpat, he went in 1815 to Würzburg to study… -
Baeumker, Clemens
Philosopher and historian of ancient, patristic and medieval philosophy, b. in Paderborn on 16 Sept. 1853, d. in Munich on 7 Oct. 1924. In 1883 he was… -
Baeza, Diego de
Spanish Jesuit, b. at Ponferrada (León) in 1582, entered the novitiate of Salamanca in 1600, taught philosophy at Valencia and Valladolid and then had great… -
Bagadio
Bishop of Bostra in Arabia, while he was far from his see, was condemned and deposed by the bishops Cyril, seemingly of Jerusalem, and Palladius, who replaced… -
Bagamoyo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAGAMOYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In East Africa; created in 1906 from the vicariate of Sudan, it is governed by the fathers of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit of the Dutch province. It is… -
Baghdad, Missions of (BAGDAD, MISSIONI DI)
The archdiocese of Baghdad comprises the three apostolic prefectures of Baghdad, Mosul and Mardin, which were transformed into missions in 1896. The first is… -
Baglin, Michel
Prior General of the Carthusians, b. at Château-Gontier on 15 Nov. 1839, d. at Pisa on 20 Jan. 1922. A priest in 1862, a professed Carthusian in 1883, vicar at… -
Baglione, Giovanni
Painter and writer, b. in Rome ca. 1573 and d. there in 1644. He painted one of the great altars in St. Peter's (ca. 1606); in St. Mary Major the Pauline… -
Baglioni
A Perugian family that rose to power toward the end of the 14th century, particularly after Malatesta, upon the death of Braccio Fortebracci, had brought… -
Bagnacavallo
A small town in the province of Ravenna; among its more notable religious monuments are to be counted the church of St. Michael (15th-century apse decorated… -
Bagnesi, Maria Bartolomea, Blessed (BAGNESI, MARIA BARTOLOMEA, BEATA)
Born in Florence on 15 Aug. 1514, died there on 28 May 1577. A strange illness kept her immobilized for almost forty-five years. Around 1547 she took the habit… -
Bagno, Giovanni Francesco Guidi di
Cardinal, humanist and diplomat, b. in Florence on 4 Oct. 1578, of Romagna descent. He studied in Florence, Pisa and Bologna. Having come to Rome he entered… -
Bagnolensi (BAGNOLESI)
Cathar heretics (v.) who in the 13th century constituted in Lombardy a middle group between the two opposing Cathar currents of the Albanenses (v.) and the… -
Bagno, Niccolò Guidi di
Cardinal, brother of Cardinal Giovanni Francesco, b. at Rimini in 1584, was destined for the priesthood. Abandoned for family reasons, he devoted himself to… -
Bagnoregio, Diocese of (BAGNOREGIO, DIOCESI DI)
In Latium, in the province of Viterbo, with an area of 300 sq km and a population of 30,000 inhabitants divided among 28 parishes, with 34 diocesan priests and… -
Bagot, Jean
French Jesuit, b. at Rennes on 11 July 1591, d. at Paris on 23 Aug. 1664. Received into the Society of Jesus in 1611, he taught philosophy (1620-26) and… -
Bagratids (BAGRATIDI)
A powerful dynasty of Armenian princes, knights of the Armenian crown, having the prerogative of crowning the king. In the period of Arab domination, the B.… -
Bagutti, Giuseppe
Abbot and educator, b. at Rodio (Canton Ticino) in 1776, d. at Milan in 1837. A collaborator of Federico Confalonieri in the establishment of mutual-teaching… -
Bahā'īn Paqueda (Pāqūdā)
Spanish Jewish religious philosopher, also called Bechaie and Bechai. His life (11th century) is unknown to us. He left a treatise on morals written around… -
Bahaism (BAHĀ'ISMO)
A religion that developed from Babism (v.). Its followers believe that the mysterious "he whom God shall manifest," of whom the Bāb spoke repeatedly, is Mirzā… -
Bahamas (Lucayas) (BAHAMA (BAHAMAS, LUCAIE))
A coral archipelago stretching north of Cuba, from Florida to Haiti, made up of about thirty larger islands (Andros, Great Abaco, Grand B., etc.), 660 islets… -
Bahia
BAHIA: V. SAN SALVATORE DELLA BAHIA. -
Bahia Blanca, Diocese of (BAHIA BLANCA, DIOCESI DI)
In Argentina, province of Buenos Aires. Erected on 20 April 1934 with 34 parishes: 32 in the civil province of Buenos Aires and 2 for the 11 districts of the… -
Bahrain, Islands of (BAHREIN, ISOLE)
BAHREIN, ISOLE: V. ARABIA. -
Bahram V of Persia (BAHRAM V DI PERSIA)
Persecutor, son of Yazdegerd, whom he succeeded as emperor of Persia from the year 420 to 438. He continued with ever greater ferocity the persecution begun… -
Bahrdt, Karl Friedrich
Protestant theologian, the "enfant terrible" of theological "Aufklärung," b. 20 Aug. 1741 at Bischofswerda, d. at Halle on 23 Apr. 1792. Raised in vice, the… -
Bahr el-Ghazal, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAHR EL-ĠAZAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
A vicariate since 1917, a prefecture since 1913 through the division of Khartoum (v.), this mission, directed by the Fathers of the African Missions of Verona… -
Bahr el-Jebel (BAHR EL-ĠEBEL)
In the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan; the prefecture currently occupies the south-eastern zone between the 4th and 6th parallels, and is crossed from north to south by… -
Bahr, Hermann
Austrian writer and critic, b. in Linz on 19 July 1863 and d. on 15 Jan. 1934. A subtle novelist and lively playwright, he linked his name to all the literary… -
Bahurim
A locality (Heb. Bahurim "young men": district of the young men; according to J. Fürst and J. P. van Kasteren: "deep place") of the tribe of Benjamin, in the… -
Baianism (BAIANISMO)
BAIANISMO: v. BAIO MICHELE. -
Baier, Johann Wilhelm
Professor of theology in the Lutheran faculty of Jena and of Halle, B. was born in 1647 and died in 1695, and stands astride that age of transition between… -
Baij, Maria Cecilia
Author of mystical writings, born at Montefiascone on 4 January 1694, she received the names Cecilia Felicita. Introduced to the Christian life by the… -
Bailardo (Barliario), Pietro
In popular tradition the legend of this strange figure, an astronomer and necromancer from Salerno, who died at the stake in 1149 after abjuring his errors… -
Baillet, Adrien
French historian and hagiographer, b. at Neuville-en-Hez near Beauvais, on 13 June 1649, d. on 21 Jan. 1706 in Paris. He studied at the college of Beauvais… -
Baillet (Ballyet), Brune
Discalced Carmelite (in religion Emmanuel of St. Albert); b. 21 Nov. 1702 at Marnay (Besançon, France), d. at Baghdad on 4 Apr. 1773. Ordained a priest, he… -
Baillie, James
English philosopher, b. Oct. 24, 1872, d. at Weybridge on June 9, 1940. From 1902 to 1924 he was professor of moral philosophy at the University of Aberdeen… -
Bail, Louis
Theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Abbeville in 1610, d. at Paris in 1669. A doctor of the Sorbonne in 1628, curate at Montmartre, he was elected in 1661… -
Bailly (Bally), Philibert-Albert
BAILLY (Bally), Philibert-Albert: v. BAILLY (BAILLY), PHILIBERT-ALBERT. -
Bailly de Surcy, Emmanuel-Joseph
French publicist and Catholic organizer, father of the two Assumptionists Emmanuel and Vincent de Paul (v.) and of Marie B. (1837-1906), superior general of… -
Bailly, Louis
Theologian, b. in France, near Beaune in 1730 and d. in 1808. He was a canon of Dijon and professor of dogmatic theology in the seminary until the Revolution.… -
Bailly, Vincent de Paul
Augustinian of the Assumption, b. on 2 Dec. 1832 at Berteaucourt, d. in Paris on 2 Dec. 1912, founder of the publishing society La Bonne Presse and of the… -
Baima, Giovanni
Born at Pinerolo on 17 Jan. 1817, died at Rome on 6 Apr. 1881. He professed among the Oblates of the Virgin Mary on 2 Aug. 1833, and set out for the mission of… -
Baima, Giuseppe
BAIMA, GIUSEPPE: v. BAYMA, GIUSEPPE. -
Bain, Alexander
Scottish philosopher and educationist, b. at Aberdeen in 1818, d. there in 1903. He taught at the Universities of Glasgow, London and Aberdeen. Principal… -
Bainbridge, Christopher
Cardinal Archbishop of York, b. at Hilton around 1464, d. at Rome on 14 July 1514. Ambassador of Henry VIII to Rome, he was created cardinal by Julius II in… -
Baines, Peter Augustine
Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of England, b. at Kirkby (Liverpool) on 25 June 1786, d. at Prior Park on 6 July 1843. In 1798 he moved to Hanover to… -
Baini, Giuseppe
Musician, b. in Rome on 21 Oct. 1775, d. there on 21 May 1844. First a pupil of his uncle Lorenzo, then of G. Jannaconi, he became in 1802 a singer of the… -
Bainvel, Vincent
French Jesuit, theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Plougoumelen (Morbihan) on 4 Aug. 1858, d. at Paris on 29 Jan. 1937. Having entered religious life in… -
Baiolé, André (BAIOLE, ANDRÉ)
Theologian, b. at Condom in 1590, a Jesuit from 1608, d. at Avignon in 1660, published in Paris in 1649 a treatise on La vie intérieure où il est traité de… -
Baisio, Guido de
BAISIO, GUIDO de: v. GUIDO DE BAISIO. -
Baius (De Bay, Baio), Michel
Belgian theologian, b. at Mélin in Hainaut (Belgium) in 1513, d. September 1, 1589. I. LIFE. - B. began his philosophical studies at Louvain in 1533 and became… -
Baja California (BASSA CALIFORNIA)
BASSA CALIFORNIA: v. CALIFORNIA INFERIORE, vicariato apostolico di. -
Bajram (Bayram) (BAJRĀM (BAYRAM))
In Turkish, "feast". The Muslim religious calendar knows two great feasts: the 'id al-adhā, which falls on the 10th of the Muslim month of Dū 'l-hiḡāh, and the… -
Baker City, Diocese of (BAKER CITY, DIOCESI DI)
In Oregon, United States of America, suffragan of Portland. Erected on 19 June 1903 by the dismemberment of the diocese of Oregon (today the archdiocese of… -
Baker, David Augustine
English Benedictine and ascetical writer, b. at Abergavenny on 9 Dec. 1575, d. in London on 9 Aug. 1641. Brought up in Protestantism, then converted during his… -
Baker, Mary Eddy
Founder of the medico-religious association known under the name of Christian Science, b. in 1821, d. on 3 Dec. 1910. I. LIFE. - She was born on a farm near… -
Bakócz, Tamás
Cardinal, primate of Hungary, archbishop of Esztergom, b. in 1442 at Erdőd to a serf, d. at Esztergom in 1521. A brother of his who was a parish priest had him… -
Bakunin, Mikhail (BAKUNIN, MICHAIL)
Famous 19th-century Russian anarchist, b. at Pryamukhino (province of Tver'), in 1814, d. in the hospital of Bern in 1876. Son of a landowner and firstborn of… -
Bala
1. Servant (Heb. Bilhah; Septuagint: Βαλλή) given to Rachel by her father Laban at her marriage. Seeing herself barren, her mistress united her to Jacob "to… -
Bala, Alessandro
BALA, ALESSANDRO: v. ALESSANDRO BALA. -
Balaam (BALAAM)
Magician, son of Beor, from the city of Pethor on the right bank of the Euphrates, in Mesopotamia (Num. 22:5-6; cf. Deut. 23:5), probably to be identified with… -
Balac
Moabite king, son of Zippor, at the time when the Hebrews were about to take possession of Palestine (Num. 22-24; mentioned in Judg. 11:25; Mic. 6:5; Rev.… -
Balaj (BĀLAJ)
A classical Syriac hymnographer, probably living between the Euphrates and Aleppo, around the middle of the 5th century, author of 5 hymns or madrāsē in honor… -
Balangero, Giovanni Battista
Missionary and writer. Born at Envie (Saluzzo) on 12 June 1849, he entered the Brignole-Sale college of Genoa in 1868, and set out for Australia in 1872… -
Balan, Pietro
Priest, controversialist and historian, b. at Este on 3 Sept. 1840, d. at Pragatto (Bologna), on 17 Feb. 1893. Of indomitable spirit, keen intellect and vast… -
Balasfy, Tommaso
Hungarian theologian and polemicist. Born in Kolozavar on 3 December 1580 to a noble family, died in Pozsony on 10 March 1625. He studied in his native city… -
Balatah (BALÁTAH)
BALÁTAH : v. SICHEL. -
Balbi (Balbus, De Balbis), Giovanni
Dominican scholar, famous author of the Catholicon, about which we have the few biographical notices that he inserts about himself in his writings. From his… -
Balbi (Balbus), Girolamo
Humanist, bishop of Gurk, b. in Venice ca. 1460, d. in 1535. A disciple in Rome of Pomponio Leto, he was later in Paris, whence the persecution of the poet… -
Balbi, Bernardo (Bernardus Papiensis)
Italian decretalist, d. 18 Sept. 1216. He studied law at Bologna and at that time also resided in Rome; he then held the office of provost of the cathedral of… -
Balbina, Saint (BALBINA, SANTA)
She is unknown to the Martyrologium Hieronymianum; she appears not as a martyr, but as a virgin and daughter of the tribune Quirinus in the legendary Passio of… -
Balbín (Balbinus), Bohuslav
Bohemian Jesuit scholar, b. of a noble family at Hradec Králové on 3 Nov. 1621, entered the Society in 1636, d. at Prague on 29 Nov. 1688. Assigned to rural… -
Balbo, Cesare
Italian historian and politician, b. in Turin on 21 Nov. 1789, d. there on 3 June 1853. Born of a noble family, he was first educated by his father, Prospero… -
Balbo, Prospero di Vinadio
Son of Cesare, born in Paris on 5 March 1824, died in Turin on 2 March 1894, he left the military academy as a lieutenant of artillery and professor of… -
Baldacchino
An ornament, for the most part square or rectangular in shape, of wood or of fabric with pendent hangings and fringes, which is placed fixed or carried over… -
Baldad (BALDAD)
One of the three figures (with Eliphaz and Zophar) who went to their common friend Job (v.) to comfort him in his misfortunes (Job 2:11; 8:1; 18:1; 25:1… -
Baldassare, Flemish (BALDASSARE, FIAMMINGO)
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Baldassare of Saint Catherine of Siena (BALDASSARE DI SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA)
Discalced Carmelite mystical theologian, in the world Machiavelli, b. at Bologna in 1597, d. there on 23 Aug. 1673. He took the habit at Bologna and professed… -
Baldassari, Pietro
From 1794 he was secretary to Msgr. Diego Innico Caracciolo, governor of Fermo, then master of the chamber to Pius VI, whom he accompanied when, in 1788, the… -
Baldassarre
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Baldassarre of Saint Mary (BALDASSARRE DI SANTA MARIA)
Discalced Carmelite (secular name B. de Azevedo), missionary, a native of Lisbon (1590). Having taken the habit in Rome (1608), he was sent to Persia (1615)… -
Baldassarri, Domenico Antonio
Theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Osimo in 1713, d. at Montegiorgio on 8 Jan. 1791. His theological work concerns mainly the questions on grace… -
Balde, Jakob
Jesuit and poet, called the Horace of Germany, b. in Alsace at Ensisheim (it is known that he was baptized on 4 January 1604), d. at Neuburg on 9 August 1668.… -
Balder
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Baldeschi, Giuseppe
Liturgist, of the Congregation of the Mission, b. at Ischia di Castro (Viterbo) on 1 July 1791, d. at Rome on 19 Apr. 1849. Master of pontifical ceremonies… -
Baldi, Bernardino
First abbot of Guastalla, poet, scientist, historian and philologist, b. in Urbino on 5 June 1553, d. there on 10 Oct. 1617. He received an excellent education… -
Baldi, Lazzaro
Painter, b. in Pistoia in 1623, d. in 1703; he was one of the youngest pupils of Pietro da Cortona. Active with personal works from the mid-1650s, he left his… -
Baldinotti, Cesare
Philosopher, of the Benedictine Olivetan Order, b. in Florence on 12 July 1747, d. in Padua on 23 Dec. 1821. He was abbot of S. Miniato al Monte in Florence.… -
Baldinotti, Giuliano
Missionary, b. in Pistoia in 1591, entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1609 and set out in 1621 for the Far East. He was the first Jesuit to visit Tonkin… -
Baldinucci, Anthony, Blessed (BALDINUCCI, ANTONIO, BEATO)
Jesuit, b. in Florence on 19 July 1665, son of Filippo (v.), man of letters and art historian; d. at Pofi on 7 Nov. 1717. A pupil of the Jesuits, lively of… -
Baldinucci, Filippo
Born in Florence in 1624, died in 1696. A man of letters and lover of art, he wrote the Notizie de' Professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua (6 vols., Florence… -
Baldo degli Ubaldi
One of the greatest Italian jurists of the Middle Ages, b. in Perugia to a noble family (it is doubtful whether in 1319 or in 1327), he took his doctorate in… -
Baldovinetti, Alessio (Alesso)
Painter, b. in Florence on 14 Oct. 1425, d. there on 31 Aug. 1499. In 1458 he received the commission for an Annunciation for the loggia of the Ospedale degli… -
Baldric (Baudri) of Bourgueil (BALDRICO (BAUDRI) DI BOURGUEIL)
Monk, b. in 1046, d. in 1130. Abbot of the monastery of St. Peter of Bourgueil from 1089, archbishop of Dol from 1107 until his death, he was a man of pure and… -
Balducci, Giovanni da Pisa (Giovanni di Balduccio) (GIOVANNI DI BALDUCCIO (BALDUCCI, GIOVANNI DA PISA))
Sculptor, b. in Pisa toward the end of the 13th century. He is documented up to 1349. In Pisa between 1317 and 1318 he was working in the Cathedral under the… -
Balducci, Nicola
Ascetical writer, b. in Rome at the beginning of the 17th century, d. in 1684. An apostolic acolyte, then an Oratorian, he was esteemed for his piety and… -
Balduccio of Pisa (BALDUCCIO DA PISA)
BALDUCCIO da PISA: v. GIOVANNI DI BALDUCCIO ALBONETTI. -
Balduino, Balduino
Professor of medicine at the University of Bologna, b. around 1500 at Barga (Garfagnana), d. in 1582 at Aversa. He was protected by Card. Del Monte and… -
Baldung, Hans, called Grien (BALDUNG, HANS, DETTO GRIEN)
Painter, woodcut artist and draughtsman, b. at Schwäbisch-Gmünd in 1484 (1485?), d. at Strasbourg in 1545. He trained in the painting of Swabia, of Alsace and… -
Baldwin I, Emperor of Constantinople (BALDOVINO I, IMPERATORE DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
Sixth count of Hainaut and ninth count of Flanders, b. at Valenciennes in 1171, d., perhaps at Adrianople, around 1205. In 1185 he married Maria, daughter of… -
Baldwin III, King of Jerusalem (BALDOVINO III, RE DI GERUSALEMME)
Son of Fulk of Anjou, b. ca. 1130, d. 10 February 1162. He was under the guardianship of the queen mother Melisende, who had him anointed and crowned king of… -
Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem (BALDOVINO II, RE DI GERUSALEMME)
Son of Hugh, count of Rethel, he took the cross and set out in the army of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1096. By his uncle B. he was named successor in the… -
Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem (BALDOVINO I, RE DI GERUSALEMME)
Brother of Godfrey of Bouillon. Destined for the ecclesiastical state, he was, in his youth, suitably instructed in literary disciplines. In 1096, probably… -
Baldwin IV, King of Jerusalem (BALDOVINO IV, RE DI GERUSALEMME)
Son of Amalric, king of Jerusalem (1162-73), nephew of Baldwin III, born in 1160. At the death of his father (11 July 1163) he was 13 years old and had been… -
Baldwin of Canterbury (or of Ford) (BALDOVINO DI CANTERBURY (O DI FORD))
English bishop and theologian, b. in Devonshire and d. at Tyre in Syria in Oct. 1190. He found his patron in Bartholomew, bishop of Exeter, by whom he was… -
Baldwin V, King of Jerusalem (BALDOVINO V, RE DI GERUSALEMME)
Son of the sister of Baldwin IV, Sibylla, and of William of Montferrat, b. in 1177, d. in 1186. His uncle, Baldwin IV, had him crowned on 20 Nov. 1183, and B.… -
Bale, John
English writer, b. at Cove (Suffolk) on 21 Nov. 1495, d. at Canterbury (in whose cathedral he was buried) in Nov. 1563. At the age of 12 he entered the… -
Balestra, Antonio
Painter and engraver, b. in Verona in 1666, d. there in 1740. He completed his early training in Venice, under Antonio Bellucci; from 1690 to 1694 he was in… -
Balestra, Serafino
Priest, educator, b. in the Canton of Ticino, d. 26 Oct. 1886. Ordained a priest, he set aside the studies in archaeology he had undertaken and devoted himself… -
Balestri, Giuseppe
Augustinian Coptologist and biblical scholar, b. 2 Dec. 1866 at Vernio (Florence), d. 29 Apr. 1939. His teacher was Fr. Agostino Ciasca (v.), under whose… -
Balfour, Arthur James
Celebrated English statesman of the Conservative party, b. at Wittingham (Scotland) on 25 July 1848, d. at Woking (Surrey) on 19 March 1930. He studied at Eton… -
Balguy, John
English Protestant theologian, b. at Sheffield in 1686 and d. in 1748. He studied at the University of Cambridge. The Bishop of Bangor, Benjamin Hoadly, having… -
Bali, Island (BALI, ISOLA)
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Balinghem, Antoine de
Ascetical author, b. at Saint-Omer on 25 June 1571, d. at Lille on 28 Jan. 1630. A Jesuit from 1588, after his early studies, completed in Italy, he was in… -
Ball (PALLA)
In the current liturgical sense it is a small square of linen, about 20-25 cm, used to cover the chalice, especially from the Offertory to the Communion. Until… -
Ballaghaderreen (BALLAGHADEREEN)
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Ballaini, Giovanni
Conventual theologian, b. in Andria (Apulia) in the first half of the 16th century, d. toward the end of the same century. He was a careful editor of the great… -
Ballarat, Diocese of (BALLARAT, DIOCESI DI)
In Australia, detached from the archdiocese of Melbourne and erected on 30 March 1847, as a suffragan of that see. The area of the territory, included in the… -
Ballerini, Antonio
Jesuit historian and moralist, b. at Medicina (Bologna) on 10 Oct. 1805, d. at Rome on 27 Nov. 1881. He spent almost his entire life teaching at the Gregorian… -
Ballerini, Giuseppe
Italian bishop and apologist, b. at Gualdrasco (Pavia) on 15 Sept. 1857, d. at Pavia on 12 June 1933. Having set out on the ecclesiastical career, he first… -
Ballerini, Paolo
Archbishop of Milan, b. in Milan on 13 Jan. 1814, d. at Seregno in 1897. He studied in Vienna, where he took his doctorate in theology. Having returned to his… -
Ballerini, Pietro and Gerolamo (BALLERINI, PIETRO E GEROLAMO)
Veronese priests, brothers, educated first at the Jesuit college, then at the seminary of their native city. They lived and worked together, attending to the… -
Ballerini, Raffaele (BALLERINI, RAPFAELE)
Jesuit, writer, b. at Medicina (Bologna) on 17 May 1830, d. at Rome on 14 Jan. 1907. After completing his studies at the archiepiscopal seminary of Bologna and… -
Balleydier, Alphonse
French historian, b. in Lyon in 1820, d. in 1859. A conservative at heart, but desirous of reforms, he joyfully greeted the accession of Pius IX to the tiara… -
Ball, Hugo
German writer, b. 22 Feb. 1866 at Pirmasens, d. 14 Sept. 1927 at S. Abbondio near Lugano. He was one of the founders of Dadaism, but the experience of the… -
Balli (Ballo), Giuseppe
Sicilian theologian, b. in Palermo in 1567, d. in Padua in 1640: he was a canon of Bari. He published an important work on the Eucharist, the fruit of 30 years… -
Ballina
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Bally (Bailly), Philibert-Albert
Theologian, b. at Grésy-sur-Aire (Savoy) in 1605, d. at Aosta in 1691, secretary to the Duke of Savoy Victor Amadeus I, he left the court to enter the… -
Balmes, Jaime
Philosopher, apologist, sociologist and politician, b. at Vich, in Catalonia, on 28 Aug. 1810, and d. there on 9 July 1848. Having completed his studies in… -
Balsamo
An ointment much used by the pagans and therefore rejected by Christians. Nevertheless, from the 4th century there is evidence of the use of mixing b. with…