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Bra, Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Flowers of (BRA, SANTUARIO DELLA MADONNA DEI FIORI DI) Vol. II, p. 1155
BRA, SANTUARIO DELLA MADONNA DEI FIORI. — It owes its name to the characteristic annual flowering, in the middle of winter, of certain wild blackthorns…
Braccesco, Carlo Vol. II, p. 1155
BRACCESCO, CARLO. - Lombard painter, named “magister Carolus de Mediolano” in a document of 14 Nov. 1481. His first work, signed Carolus Mediolanensis, is a…
Bracci, Pietro Vol. II, p. 1155
BRACCI, PIETRO. - Sculptor and architect, born in Rome on 16 July 1700, died there on 13 February 1773. He was perhaps a pupil of C. Rusconi, and carried out…
Braccialetto (Armilium, Armilla, Brachiale, Manica) Vol. II, p. 1156
BRACCIALETTO (armilium, armilla, brachiale, manica). — From prehistoric times to the present day, the bracelet has served as an ornament for the arm of both…
Bracciantato (Agricolo) Vol. II, p. 1156
BRACCIANTATO (agricultural). — A bracciante is a peasant without any particular specialization who finds temporary employment on a farm under a short-term…
Braccio da Montone Vol. II, p. 1158
BRACCIO da MONTONE. – Military commander, son of O. Fortebracci, founder of a school of military art, born perhaps at Montone (Perugia) on 1 July 1368, died at…
Bracciolini, Francesco Vol. II, p. 1158
BRACCIOLINI, FRANCESCO. — Poet, born at Pistoia on 26 November 1566; he studied law at his father’s wish, but soon felt attracted to poetry and gave such…
Bracciolini, Poggio (Poggio Fiorentino) Vol. II, p. 1158
BRACCIOLINI, POGGIO (POGGIO FIORENTINO). — Born at Terranova Valdarno, near Arezzo, around 1380. Since he was not wealthy in family possessions, his early…
Bracco, Roberto Vol. III, p. 25
BRACCO, ROBERTO. — Playwright and writer of novellas, born in Naples in 1862, died in Sorrento on 20 April 1943. Having entered journalism at a very young age,…
Bracket (MENSOLA) Vol. VIII, p. 421
MENSOLA. — In architecture, a supporting element consisting of a block of stone or wood (from the Latin mensula = tablet) that projects partly from the wall…
Bradley, Francis Herbert Vol. III, p. 25
BRADLEY, FRANCIS HERBERT. - English philosopher, b. at Glasbury (Wales) on 30 Jan. 1846 and d. at Oxford on 18 Sept. 1924. He is the last representative of…
Bradwardine (Bragwardin, Bredwardin, Bradvardinus), Thomas (BRADWARDINE (BRAGWARDIN, BREDWARDIN, BRADVARDINUS), TOMMASO) Vol. III, p. 25
BRADWARDINE (BRAGWARDIN, BREDWARDIN, BRADVARDINUS), TOMMASO. — English theologian, philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, born in the diocese of Chichester…
Braga, Diocese of (BRAGA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 26
DIOCESE OF BRAGA. - In northern Portugal, capital of a department in the province of Minho. Conquered by the Romans and called Bracara Augusta, it formed a…
Bragadino, Marcantonio Vol. III, p. 26
BRAGADINO, MARCANTONIO. - Born in 1523 into a well-known Venetian patrician family. He is found in Cyprus in 1570 as military captain, when war broke out…
Braganza (Bragança), Diocese of (BRAGANZA (BRAGANÇA), DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 27
BRAGANZA (BRAGANÇA), DIOCESE of. - An ancient city of Portugal, in the province of Trás-os-Montes, 685 m. above sea level, on a hill overlooking a pleasant…
Bragança, Diocese of (BRAGANÇA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 27
BRAGANÇA, DIOCESE OF. — In Brazil, State of S. Paolo. The diocese was erected on 24 July 1925 by the bull Ad Sacram Petri sedem, with 10 parishes from the…
Brahma (BRAHMĀ) Vol. III, p. 27
BRAHMĀ. - Belief in B., the male personification of Brahman (v.), after having been alive in India throughout the epic age (4th century B.C.–4th century A.D.),…
Brahman Vol. III, p. 27
BRAHMAN. – The word occurs in the Veda, with different gender and accentuation, in two distinct meanings. Brahman, neuter, is first the “prayer,” endowed with…
Brahmanism (BRAHMANESIMO) Vol. III, p. 28
maṇa to the Sāmaveda the Pañcaviṇṇa- and the Jaiminīya-brāhmaṇa; to the Black Yajurveda the Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa and to the White Yajurveda the…
Brahmanism (BRAHMANESIMO) Vol. III, p. 28
BRAHMANESIMO. – B. derives from brahmano, just as cristianesimo derives from cristiano; but whereas one who professes the religion of Christ is called…
Brahms, Johannes Vol. III, p. 30
BRAHMS, JOHANNES. - Musician, b. in Hamburg on 7 May 1833, d. in Vienna on 3 Apr. 1897. Among his many compositions of a religious character (Ave Maria for…
Braille, Louis Vol. III, p. 30
BRAILLE, LOUIS. - B. at Coupvray (Seine-et-Marne) on Jan. 4, 1809 and d. in Paris on Jan. 6, 1852. Blind, he dedicated himself to the education of his…
Brain (CERVELLO) Vol. III, p. 780
BRAIN. — The encephalon (from the Greek ἐγκέφαλος) constitutes the most important centre of the entire nervous system and is located in the cranial cavity,…
Bramante, Donato Vol. III, p. 31
BRAMANTE, DONATO. — Architect and painter, born at Monte Asdrualdo (now Fermignano) near Urbino in 1444, died in Rome on 11 April 1514. Biographical documents…
Bramantino (Suandi, Bartolomeo) (BRAMANTINO (BARTOLOMEO SUANDI)) Vol. III, p. 34
BRAMANTINO (BARTOLOMEO SUANDI). — Milanese painter and architect. The year of his birth is unknown; the documents show that in 1503 he was called in for…
Brambilla, Francesco the Elder (BRAMBILLA, FRANCESCO IL VECCHIO) Vol. III, p. 35
BRAMBILLA, FRANCESCO il VECCHIO. — Sculptor, d. in Milan in 1570, author of statues and reliefs in the cathedral of that city, among which the marble panels…
Brambilla, Francesco the Younger (BRAMBILLA, FRANCESCO IL GIOVANE) Vol. III, p. 35
BRAMBILLA, FRANCESCO il GIOVANE. — Sculptor, active in the second half of the sixteenth century, died in Milan in 1599. He worked for the construction of the…
Brammart, Johannes Vol. III, p. 35
BRAMMART, JOHANNES. - Carmelite theologian, born at Aachen in the fourteenth century and died at Cologne on 8 September 1407. He taught at Paris and Cologne,…
Brancacci, Nicola Vol. III, p. 35
BRANCACCI, NICOLA. - Cardinal, born in Naples of a patrician family, died in Florence on 29 June 1412. After graduating in law, he became a canon of the…
Brancaccio (Brancatio), Cesare Vol. III, p. 35
BRANCACCIO (BRANCATIO), CESARE. - Apostolic nuncio, born in Napoli in 1515 or 1516. After taking part in the Neapolitan revolution against the Spaniards, he…
Brancaccio, Stefano Vol. III, p. 35
BRANCACCIO, STEFANO. — Cardinal, born in Naples in 1618, died in Viterbo on 8 September 1682; he was the nephew of Cardinal Francesco Maria B. After obtaining…
Brancati di Lauria Vol. III, p. 36
BRANCATI di LAURIA. - Of the Conventual Minors, Gian Francesco in the world, Lorenzo in religion, born at Lauria in Lucania on 10 Aug. 1612, died at Rome on 30…
Brancati, Francesco Vol. III, p. 35
FRANCESCO BRANCATI. - Missionary in China, b. in Palermo in 1607, received into the Society of Jesus in 1623. Having arrived in China in 1637, he carried out…
Branchereau, Louis Vol. III, p. 36
BRANCHEREAU, LOUIS. - French priest, b. at S. Pierre di Montlimart (Vandea) on 21 Dec. 1819, d. at Issy on 23 Dec. 1913. He entered S. Sulpizio in 1841, taught…
Branda da Castiglione Vol. III, p. 36
BRANDA da CASTIGLIONE. – Cardinal, born at Castiglione Olona in 1350, died there on 3 February 1443. He was already known as a canon lawyer when Gian Galeazzo…
Brandea Vol. III, p. 36
BRANDEA. - By this term the ancient Christians designated those small cloths or veils which, having been applied directly to the bodies or tombs of saints,…
Brandes, Georg Vol. III, p. 36
BRANDES, GEORG. – Danish writer of Jewish origin, born in Copenhagen on 4 February 1842 and died there on 17 February 1927, author of works of aesthetic,…
Brandi, Giacinto Vol. III, p. 37
BRANDI, GIACINTO. - Painter, b. at Poli in 1623, d. at Rome in 1691. He was a pupil of Lanfranco, in whose workshop he remained until about 1650, inheriting…
Brandi, Salvatore Maria Vol. III, p. 37
BRANDI, SALVATORE MARIA. - Jesuit, writer, b. at Napoli on 2 May 1852, d. there on 5 Sept. 1915. Having completed his theological studies at Woodstock, in the…
Brandileone, Francesco Vol. III, p. 37
BRANDILEONE, FRANCESCO. — Historian of law, born in Buonabitacolo (Salerno) on 25 January 1858; died in Naples on 10 April 1929. He taught the History of…
Brandl, Petr Vol. III, p. 37
BRANDL, PETR. – Painter, born in 1688 in Prague, died in 1739 in Kutna' Hora. Through the study of the Italian Caravaggisti and naturalists, complemented by…
Brandolini, Aurelio Vol. III, p. 37
BRANDOLINI, AURELIO. - Augustinian humanist and theologian, b. in Firenze in the second quarter of the 15th century, d. in Roma in 1497. Although almost blind…
Brandts, Franz Vol. III, p. 38
BRANDTS, FRANZ. - Sociologist and industrialist, b. at München-Gladbach on 12 Nov. 1834, d. there on 5 Oct. 1914. He deserves credit for having promoted the…
Brant, Sebastian Vol. III, p. 38
BRANT, SEBASTIAN. - German satirical poet and humanist, born in Strasbourg in 1457 and died there in 1521. After studying at the University of Basel, he…
Braschi, Family (BRASCHI, FAMIGLIA) Vol. III, p. 38
BRASCHI, FAMIGLIA. — Setting aside the supposed origins attributed to it, one may suppose that it came from northern Italy, whence a captain named FRANCESCO…
Brasseur de Bourbourg, Charles-Étienne (BRASSEUR DE BOURBOURG, CHARLES-ETIENNE) Vol. III, p. 51
BRASSEUR DE BOURBOURG, CHARLES-ETIENNE. - Missionary, historian, and ethnographer, b. in BOURBOURG on 8 Sept. 1814, d. at Nice on 1 Jan. 1874. He studied…
Brassicanus, Johann Alexander Vol. III, p. 51
BRASSICANUS, JOHANN ALEXANDER. – Catholic humanist, born in 1500 and died in Vienna in 1539. His family was from Constance and was called Köll (cabbage, a name…
Bratislava (Pressburg, Pozsony) Vol. III, p. 51
BRATISLAVA (PRESSBURG, POZSONY). — Capital of Slovakia, on the Danube, at the foot of the Carpathians. It was a Roman encampment; then, in the 9th century, a…
Braulio of Saragossa, Saint (BRAULIO DI SARAGOZZA, SANTO) Vol. III, p. 52
BRAULIO of SARAGOSSA, saint. — Bishop of Saragossa, born ca. 590, died in 651. Of an illustrious Hispano-Roman family, he was educated at Saragossa in the…
Braun, Johann Karl Vol. III, p. 52
BRAUN, JOHANN KARL. – Priest, advocate of popular education and social advancement in Alsace, born in Gebweiler on 20 July 1820, died in Einsiedeln…
Braun, Joseph Vol. III, p. 52
BRAUN, JOSEPH. - German art historian and archaeologist, born at Wipperfürth in the Rhineland on 31 Jan. 1857, died at Pullach on 11 July 1947. A Jesuit from 4…
Braun, Karl Vol. III, p. 52
BRAUN, KARL. - German Jesuit and astronomer, b. at Neustadt (Hesse) on 27 Apr. 1831, d. at Radegund (Styria) on 1 June 1907. He was a student at the German…
Braun, Matyas Bernard Vol. III, p. 52
BRAUN, MATYAS BERNARD. - Sculptor, born in 1684 at Ötz in Tyrol, died 15 Feb. 1738 in Prague. He was trained and carried on his activity exclusively in…
Braun, Placidus Vol. III, p. 52
BRAUN, PLACIDUS. - Benedictine historian, b. at Peiting on 2 Jan. 1756, d. at Augusta (Bavaria) on 23 Oct. 1829. He entered the Order in 1775 and in 1785…
Braunsberger, Otto Vol. III, p. 53
BRAUNSBERGER, OTTO. — German Jesuit, born at Füssen (Bavaria) in 1850, died at Roermond on 26 March 1926; he was ordained a priest in 1874 and entered the…
Brauronia (BRAURONIE (ΒΡΑΥΡΌΝΙΑ)) Vol. III, p. 53
BRAURONIA (Βραυρόνια). - Festivals in honour of Artemis, celebrated at Brauron on the eastern coast of Attica and especially intended for women. Priestesses of…
Bravi, Giuseppe Maria Vol. III, p. 53
BRAVI, GIUSEPPE MARIA. - Silvestrine, Apostolic Vicar of Colombo (Ceylon), born at Monte Santo, diocese of Fermo, on 16 Dec. 1813. Sent by Gregory XVI in 1845,…
Brazil (BRASILE) Vol. III, p. 39
BRASILE. — The Estados Unidos do Brasil, a federal republic comprising 20 states, 5 territories, and 1 federal district, extend over slightly less than half of…
Brazza Vol. III, p. 53
BRAZZA: V. LESINA. BRAZZAVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — The city of B., capital of French Equatorial Africa, on the right bank of the Congo, at the point…
Brazzaville, Apostolic Vicariate of (BRAZZAVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. III, p. 53
BRAZZAVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — The city of B., capital of French Equatorial Africa, on the right bank of the Congo, at the point where the river widens…
Breaking of Bread (Ἐλᾶσις τοῦ δρῦσου) (FRACTIO PANIS (ἘΛΑ͂ΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ͂ ΔΡΥ͂ΣΟΥ)) Vol. V, p. 928
FRACTIO PANIS (ἐλᾶσις τοῦ δρῦσου). — It is the act of breaking bread to indicate a meal in (de Hieronymi Fracastori... carmina, Padova 239) FRACASTORO,…
Breasted, James Henry Vol. III, p. 53
BREASTED, JAMES HENRY. – Egyptologist, born on 27 August 1865 in Rochford (U.S.A.), died on 2 December 1935. From 1905 to 1925 he was professor of Egyptology…
Breda, Diocese of (BREDA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 54
BREDA, DIOCESE of. — In the Netherlands, a suffragan diocese of Utrecht. It occupies the western part of the civil province of North Brabant and the southern…
Bredenbach, Matthias Vol. III, p. 54
BREDENBACH, MATTHIAS. - German humanist and Catholic polemicist, b. at Kierspe (duchy of Berg) in 1499, d. at Emmerich on 5 June 1559. Having completed his…
Bregno, Andrea Vol. III, p. 55
BREGNO, ANDREA. — Sculptor and architect, b. at Righeggia near Ozeno in 1418, d. in Rome in September 1503; in 1506 a funerary monument was erected to him in…
Bregno, Antonio Vol. III, p. 55
BREGNO, ANTONIO. - Known as A. da Como. Sculptor, born at Righeggia (Como), active with his brother Paolo in fifteenth-century Venice, where their only certain…
Breislak, Scipione Vol. III, p. 56
BREISLAK, SCIPIONE. - Piarist geologist, b. in Roma on 16 Aug. 1750, d. in Milano on 15 Feb. 1826. He taught physics and mathematics in various houses of the…
Brema-Amburgo, Ancient Diocese of (BREMA-AMBURGO, ANTICA DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 56
BREMA-AMBURGO, ANTICA DIOCESI di. - In the year 780 Charlemagne entrusted the region between the Elbe, the city of Norden, and the banks of the lower Weser to…
Breme, Abbey of San Pietro di (BREME, ABBAZIA DI SAN PIETRO DI) Vol. III, p. 56
BREME, ABBAZIA DI SAN PIETRO di. – Founded in 929 in the town of the same name (Bremetum, Bremitum or Bremidum) in Lomellina (today in the diocese of Vigevano)…
Bremond, Henri Vol. III, p. 56
BREMOND, HENRI. — Writer, born at Aix-en-Provence on 31 July 1865, died at Arthez d’Asson on 17 August 1933. He entered the Society of Jesus (1882), and after…
Brendan (Brandan), Saint (BRENDANO (BRANDANO), SANTO) Vol. III, p. 57
BRENDANO (BRANDANO), saint. – He belongs to the group of the great Irish monks of the 6th century. Patron saint of the Ciarraige, an ancient people scattered…
Brenet, Michel Vol. III, p. 57
BRENET, MICHEL. — Pseudonym of Marie Bobillier, born in Lunéville in 1858, died in Paris in 1918. A scholar of the history of music, she wrote: Histoire de la…
Breno, Carlo Francesco Vol. III, p. 57
BRENO, CARLO FRANCESCO: v. CARLO FRANCESCO da BRENO.
Brentano, Franz Vol. III, p. 57
BRENTANO, FRANZ. – Philosopher, born at Marienberg near Boppard on the Rhine on 16 January 1838 to a Catholic family of Italian origin, died in Zurich,…
Brentano, Giuseppe Vol. III, p. 58
BRENTANO, GIUSEPPE. — Architect, born in Milan in 1862 and died there in 1889, a pupil of Camillo Boito. His principal work is the design for the façade of…
Brentano, Klemens Maria Vol. III, p. 58
BRENTANO, KLEMENS MARIA. – German writer, born at Ehrenbreitstein on 8 September 1778 and died at Aschaffenburg on 28 July 1842. He is one of the principal…
Brentano, Ludwig Joseph Vol. III, p. 58
BRENTANO, LUDWIG JOSEPH. - German sociologist and economist, b. at Aschaffenburg, 18 Dec. 1844, d. at Munich, 9 Sept. 1931. He was one of the principal…
Brenti, Rosa Teresa Vol. III, p. 59
BRENTI, ROSA TERESA. — Foundress of the Institute of the Most Blessed Sacrament at Fognano (Ravenna), born at Tredozio (Forlì) on 23 February 1790, died at…
Brentwood, Diocese of (BRENTWOOD, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 59
BRENTWOOD, DIOCESI di. — In England, the county of Essex (north-east of London), erected on 22 March 1917 as a suffragan of Westminster. The cathedral became…
Bresadola, Giacomo Vol. III, p. 59
BRESADOLA, GIACOMO. - Priest, mycologist, b. at Ortisei (Trento) on 14 February 1847, d. at Trento on 9 June 1927. Ordained priest in 1870, chaplain in various…
Brescello Vol. III, p. 59
BRESCELLO. — An ancient city of Gallia Transpadana, mentioned by Suetonius, Tacitus, Ptolemy, Plutarch, and Pliny; now a small agricultural village in the…
Brescia, Diocese of (BRESCIA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 59
BRESCIA, DIOCESI di. – City of the Cenomanes and later a Roman colony (Brixia), it possesses notable monuments and inscriptions from the early centuries.…
Bresciani (Borsa), Antonio Vol. III, p. 64
BRESCIANI (BORSA), ANTONIO. — Jesuit, writer, born at Ala in Trentino on 24 July 1798, died in Rome on 14 March 1862. Of noble family, he studied with the…
Breslavia (Vratislavia, Wrocław, Breslau), Archdiocese of (BRESLAVIA (LAT. VRATISLAVIA, POLACCO WRÓCLAW, TED. BRESLAU), ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 64
BRESLAVIA (Latin Vratislavia, Polish Wróclaw, German Breslau), ARCHDIOCESE of. – Now in Poland. Capital of Silesia and metropolitan see. I. FORMATION…
Bressani, Francesco Giuseppe Vol. III, p. 66
BRESSANI, FRANCESCO GIUSEPPE. – Missionary in Canada and confessor of the faith. Born in Rome on 16 May 1612, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1626. Having…
Bressanone, Diocese of (BRESSANONE, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 67
BRESSANONE, DIOCESI of. - In Alto Adige, in the province of Bolzano. The city, at 560 m. above sea level, lies in a sunny basin where the Rienza joins the…
Brest-Litovsk (BREST-LITOWSK) Vol. III, p. 68
BREST-LITOWSK: v. UNIONE DEGLI ORIENTALI.
Bretenières, Simon-Marie-Antoine-Just-Ranfer de Vol. III, p. 69
BRETENIÈRES, SIMON-MARIE-ANTOINE-JUST-RANFER de. — One of the last martyrs of Korea. Born in Chalons-sur-Saône on 28 February 1838, he entered the Paris…
Brethren of Plymouth (FRATELLI DI PLYMOUTH) Vol. V, p. 1013
FRATELLI DI PLYMOUTH: V. DABBITI.
Brethren of the Free Spirit (FRATELLI DEL LIBERO SPIRITO) Vol. V, p. 1016
FRATELLI DEL LIBERO SPIRITO: v. LIBERO SPIRITO.
Bretonvilliers, Alexandre Le Ragois de Vol. III, p. 69
BRETONVILLIERS, ALEXANDRE LE RAGOIS de. - French Sulpician, born in Paris in 1621 and died there in 1676, a disciple of the venerable Olier, whom he succeeded…
Bretschneider, Karl Gottlieb Vol. III, p. 69
BRETSCHNEIDER, KARL GOTTLIEB. – German Protestant theologian and critic, born in Gersdorf (Saxony) on 11 February 1776, died in Gotha on 22 January 1848.…
Breu, Jörg, the Elder (BREU, JÖRG, IL VECCHIO) Vol. III, p. 69
BREU, JÖRG, IL VECCHIO. - Painter, woodcut artist, and designer of stained glass, b. in Augusta about 1475, d. there in 1537. Active (after a study journey to…
Breviarium (Breviarius) Vol. III, p. 73
BREVIARIUM (BREVIARIUS). – They mean compendium (like breviculum and breviculus) and were already frequently used in the classical age as titles of books…
Breviarium Alaricianum Vol. III, p. 74
BREVIARIUM ALARICIANUM: v. ALARICO II.
Breviary (BREVIARIO) Vol. III, p. 71
BREVIARY. – It is the liturgical book that contains the divine office (v.) according to the rite of the Roman Church. The term b. (brief note, compendium),…
Brevicoxa Vol. III, p. 74
BREVICOXA. - This is the Latinized name of Giovanni Courtecuisse. Theologian, statesman, and orator of the University of Paris during the Western Schism, born…
Brevilineo Vol. III, p. 74
BREVILINEO. – Adjective used in the language of the Italian constitutionalist school associated with A. De Giovanni, G. Viola, and N. Pende, to designate the…
Brezina, Otokar Vol. III, p. 74
BREZINA, OTOKAR. - Pseudonym of Václav Jebarý. Czech poet, b. near Tábor in 1868, d. at Jaroměřice in 1929. He wrote: “The Mysterious Distances” (Tajemné…
Briand, Aristide Vol. III, p. 74
BRIAND, ARISTIDE. – French statesman, born on 28 March 1862 in Nantes, died on 7 March 1932 in Paris. After working for several years as a journalist,…
Briant, Alexander, Blessed (BRIANT, ALEXANDER, BEATO) Vol. III, p. 74
BRIANT, ALEXANDER, Blessed. — English martyr, born in 1551 or 1553 in Somersetshire. Converted while studying at Oxford, he entered the English college at…
Briard (Briaert), Jean Vol. III, p. 74
BRIARD (BRIAERT), JEAN. – Theologian and philosopher, called Athensis, born at Beloeil (Ath) in Belgium in the second half of the 15th century and died on 8…
Brick Seal (BOLLO LATERIZIO) Vol. II, p. 1032
BRICK STAMP. — An imprint that the Romans stamped on ceramic products, especially plates, vessels, tiles, and bricks. It is very useful for determining the age…
Briconnet, Guillaume (BRIÇONNET, GUILLAUME) Vol. III, p. 75
BRIÇONNET, GUILLAUME. – Known by the name of Cardinal of St-Malo, born at Mours on an unspecified date and died at Narbonne on 14 December 1514. He was…
Bridel, Bedřich (BRIDEL, BEDRICH) Vol. III, p. 75
BRIDEL, BEDRICH. – Bohemian Jesuit, b. in 1619, d. at Kutná Hora in 1680. He translated various ascetical works into Czech, but is especially remembered today…
Bridget (Swedish and Latin Birgitta), Saint (BRIGIDA (SVED. E LAT. BIRGITTA), SANTA) Vol. III, p. 76
BRIGIDA (Swedish and Latin Birgitta), saint. — Foundress of the Brigittine Order of St. Saviour. I. LIFE. – Born, it seems, in the year 1303 at Finsta Castle…
Bridget of Jesus (BRIGIDA DI GESÙ) Vol. III, p. 82
BRIGIDA di GESÙ. - In the world Morello, foundress of the Ursulines of Piacenza, born at Pagana, near Rapallo, on 17 June 1610, died on 3 Sept. 1679. Having…
Bridget of Kildare, Saint (BRIGIDA DI KILDARE, SANTA) Vol. III, p. 82
BRIGIDA of KILDARE, saint. — Virgin, patroness and protectress of Ireland, second only to St. Patrick in the veneration of her people. Reliable historical data…
Brief (BREVE) Vol. III, p. 70
BREVE. — Name given in the Middle Ages to various types of documents, still used today to designate a special form of pontifical document. The most common…
Brienne, Étienne-Charles Loménie de (BRIENNE, ETIENNE-CHARLES LOMÉNIE DE) Vol. III, p. 75
BRIENNE, ETIENNE-CHARLES LOMÉNIE de. — Cardinal, born in Paris on 9 October 1727, died on 18 February 1794. A characteristic figure of an eighteenth-century…
Brienza, Serafino Vol. III, p. 75
BRIENZA, SERAFINO. — Dominican of the Neapolitan convent of S. Domenico Maggiore, master in theology, and one of the greatest and most renowned spiritual…
Briet, Philippe Vol. III, p. 76
BRIET, PHILIPPE. – French Jesuit, b. at Abbeville in 1601, d. in Paris in 1668. He entered the Society in 1619 and taught rhetoric for many years, chiefly in…
Briggs, Charles Augustus Vol. III, p. 76
BRIGGS, CHARLES AUGUSTUS. - Orientalist and theologian, b. in Nuova York on 15 Jan. 1841, d. there in Jan. 1913. Until 1893 he belonged to the Presbyterian…
Brigham Vol. III, p. 76
BRIGHAM: v. MORMONI.
Brignole Sale Negrone College (COLLEGIO BRIGNOLE SALE NEGRONE) Vol. III, p. 1144
COLLEGIO BRIGNOLE SALE NEGRONE. — It was founded in 1852 by the marquis Antonio Brignole Sale together with his wife Artemisia Negrone, with the aim of…
Brignole Sale, Antonio Vol. III, p. 82
BRIGNOLE SALE, ANTONIO. – Marquis of Groppoli. Diplomat and politician, born on 22 May 1786 in Genoa, and died there on 14 October 1863. After the annexation…
Brigot, Pierre Vol. III, p. 82
BRIGOT, PIERRE. – Born at Sully (France) on 1 September 1713, died at Pondichéry on 1 November 1791. In 1743 he was sent to Siam; he worked at Mergui, and from…
Brill Vol. III, p. 83
BRILL. - A family of painters from Anversa; it included the brothers Matteo (b. 1550, d. Rome 1583) and Paolo (b. 1554, d. Rome 1626), who pursued their…
Brill, Jakob Vol. III, p. 83
BRILL, JAKOB. – Dutch false mystic, born in Leyda on 21 January 1639, died there on 28 January 1700. He adhered to various Protestant mystical tendencies, such…
Brindisi, Archdiocese of (BRINDISI, ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 83
BRINDISI, ARCHDIOCESE of. — B., a city of Apulia, is situated at the end of a deep inlet, which divides inland into two branches: the spur between them is…
Brinkmann, Johannes Bernhard Vol. III, p. 84
BRINKMANN, JOHANNES BERNHARD. – Bishop, born 4 February 1813 at Everswinkel near Münster, died 13 April 1889 at Münster. Ordained a priest in 1839, he carried…
Brioschi, Pietro Adamo Vol. III, p. 84
BRIOSCHI, PIETRO ADAMO. - Missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions of Milan, archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia). B. at Tradate (Milan) on 7…
Briosco, Andrea Vol. III, p. 84
BRIOSCO, ANDREA: v. RICCIO, ANDREA.
Briosco, Benedetto Vol. III, p. 84
BRIOSCO, BENEDETTO. – Lombard architect and sculptor of the 15th century, a pupil of Amadeo, he worked chiefly in Milan; of his activity in that cathedral,…
Brisbane, Archdiocese of (BRISBANE, ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 84
BRISBANE, ARCHDIOCESE of. - The jurisdiction, established as a suffragan diocese of Sydney (Australia) on 12 Apr. 1859, was raised to metropolitan rank on 10…
Brisselot (Bryselot, Brixelotus, Brisselotto, Briselotto), Jean Vol. III, p. 85
BRISSELOT (BRYSELOT, BRIXELOTUS, BRISSELOTTO, BRISELOTTO), JEAN. - Carmelite of Flanders, born at Valenciennes, where he took the religious habit; having…
Brisson, Louis-Alexandre Vol. III, p. 85
BRISSON, LOUIS-ALEXANDRE. - French priest, b. at Plancy (Aube) in 1817, d. there on 2 Feb. 1908. Under the influence of the Visitandine Mother Maria de Sales…
Bristow, Richard Vol. III, p. 85
BRISTOW, RICHARD. - English theologian, b. at Worcester in 1538, d. at Harrow-on-the-Hill on 18 Oct. 1581. He studied at Oxford, where he distinguished himself…
Britannia, Evangelization of (BRITANNIA, EVANGELIZZAZIONE DELLA) Vol. III, p. 85
BRITANNIA, EVANGELIZATION OF. – The southern part (south of the 55th parallel) of present-day England and Scotland began to be called B. when the Britons…
British Museum Vol. III, p. 86
BRITISH MUSEUM. — In Londra, beside the «Victoria and Albert Museum», which contains a large collection of early Christian objects, Coptic textiles (Kendwick’s…
British West Indies (INDIE OCCIDENTALI BRITANNICHE) Vol. VI, p. 1061
INDIE OCCIDENTALI BRITANNICHE. - The name West Indies designates the archipelagos of Central America called the Greater and Lesser Antilles. This name dates…
Brito, Bernardo de Vol. III, p. 87
BRITO, BERNARDO de. - Portuguese Cistercian monk, born Balthazar de Brito de Andrade, who lived between 1561 and 1617; he was a poet, historian, and scholar.…
Brittain, Thomas Lewis Vol. III, p. 87
BRITTAIN, THOMAS LEWIS. - English Dominican preacher and writer, born near Chester in 1744 and died at Hartbury C. (Gloucester) on 3 May 1827. Having converted…
Brittany (BRETAGNA) Vol. III, p. 68
BRETAGNA. – Historical region of France, corresponding to the peninsula of the same name (250 km long and at most 170 km wide), which projects from the…
Britto, Ignácio de (BRITTO, IGNACIO DE) Vol. III, p. 87
BRITTO, IGNACIO de. — Indo-Portuguese Barnabite missionary, born in Rangoon (Burma) in 1765. Introduced to the faith by Fr. Sangermano (v.), he entered the…
Britto, João de, Saint (BRITTO, JOÃO DE, SANTO) Vol. III, p. 87
BRITTO, JOÃO de, santo: v. GIOVANNI DE BRITTO, santo.
Brittone, Saint (BRITTONE, SANTO) Vol. III, p. 87
BRITTONE, saint. – Bishop of Trier from 373 to 386; in 374 he took part in the Council of Valence. He participated in the Roman Council of 382 as primate, in…
Brixen Vol. III, p. 87
BRIXEN: v. BRESSANONE.
Brizio (Briccio, Briccius, Brisius), Saint (BRIZIO (BRICCIO, BRICCIUS, BRICCIUS, BRISIUS), SANTO) Vol. III, p. 87
BRIZIO (Briccio, Briccius, Briccius, Brisius), saint. – Bishop of Tours from 397 to 444. A disciple of St. Martino, at first he responded poorly to the Saint’s…
Brjančanin, Ignatij (BRJANČANINOV, IGNATIJ) Vol. III, p. 87
BRJANČANINOV, IGNATIJ. – Russian ascetic and mystic, born in 1807, died in 1867. Of aristocratic family, he was first a military engineer; later he became a…
Brno (Brünn), Diocese of (BRNO (BRŮNN), DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 87
BRNO (BRŮNN), DIOCESE OF. — Capital of Moravia (Czechoslovakia), area 10,370 sq. km, population 1,259,613, of whom 1,113,189 are Catholics; it comprises 449…
Broca, Paul-Pierre Vol. III, p. 88
BROCA, PAUL-PIERRE. — French surgeon, naturalist, and anthropologist, b. at Ste-Foy-la-Grande on 28 June 1824, d. in Paris on 9 July 1880. In 1859 he founded…
Brocadelli, Lucia, Blessed (BROCADELLI, LUCIA, BEATA) Vol. III, p. 88
BROCADELLI, LUCIA, beata: v. LUCIA DA NAR- NI, beata.
Brocardi Giuridici Vol. III, p. 88
LEGAL BROCARDS. — Some hold that the expression brocardia was derived through corruption from the word burcardus, the term by which the Decretum of Burcardo di…
Brocardus (Brocard), Nikolaus (BROCARTS (BROCARDUS), NIKOLAUS) Vol. III, p. 89
BROCARTS (BROCARDUS), NIKOLAUS. - Carmelite theologian, b. at Sittard on 21 Aug. 1687, d. at Worms on 29 Sept. 1760. He taught philosophy and theology in the…
Broccato Vol. III, p. 89
BROCCATO : v. STOFFE.
Brockmand, Jesper Rasmussen (BROCKHMAND, JESPER RASMUSSEN) Vol. III, p. 89
BROCKHMAND, JESPER RASMUSSEN. — Leading figure of Lutheran theology in Denmark, from 1620 he was professor in Copenhagen and from 1638 bishop of Zealand. He…
Broda (Bred), Andreas Vol. III, p. 89
BRODA (BRED), ANDREAS. — Theologian. The place and date of his birth are unknown; he died at Leipzig in 1427. He completed his studies at the University of…
Broederlam, Melchior Vol. III, p. 89
BROEDERLAM, MELCHIOR. - Flemish-Burgundian painter, b. in Ypres; documented from 1381 to 1409. He was one of the principal artists at the court of the Dukes of…
Broggio, Giulio e Ottaviano Vol. III, p. 90
BROGGIO, GIULIO and OTTAVIANO. — Architects. GIULIO, born in Milan, soon moved to Boenia, of which he became a citizen (1673); he died in Litomèrice in 1718.…
Broglie, Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Vol. III, p. 90
BROGLIE, AUGUSTE-THÉODORE-PAUL de. – French apologist and philosopher, born in Auteuil on 18 June 1834, assassinated in Paris on 11 May 1895. Having lost his…
Broglie, Jacques-Victor-Albert de Vol. III, p. 91
BROGLIE, JACQUES-VICTOR-ALBERT de. - French politician and historian, born in Paris on 15 May 1821 and died there on 9 Jan. 1901. In 1843 he began his…
Broglie, Maurice-Jean-Madeleine, Prince of (BROGLIE, MAURICE-JEAN-MADELEINE, PRINCIPE DI) Vol. III, p. 91
BROGLIE, MAURICE-JEAN-MADELEINE, prince of. — Bishop, born at the castle of Broglie, in Normandy, on 5 September 1766, died in Paris on 20 July 1821. Educated…
Brokov (Brokoff) Vol. III, p. 91
BROKOV (BROKOFF). — Bohemian sculptors. FERDINANDO MASSIMILIANO, born in 1688 at Červený Hrádek, died in 1731 at Prague. His principal works of a religious…
Brollo, Basilio, of Gemona (BROLLO, BASILIO, DA GEMONA) Vol. III, p. 91
BROLLO, BASILIO, da GEMONA. — One of the most illustrious Franciscan missionaries, and the first apostolic vicar of Shensi. Born at Gemona in Friuli on 25…
Brom, Giesbert Vol. III, p. 91
BROM, GIESBERT. - Dutch priest and historian, born at Utrecht on 3 February 1864, died at Rome on 6 February 1915. He studied in Rome and worked in the Vatican…
Brondi, Maria Caterina Vol. III, p. 92
BRONDI, MARIA CATERINA. – Mystic, born in Sarzana on 24 March 1684, died in Pisa on 28 July 1719. Extraordinary phenomena accompanied her mystical journey:…
Bronze Sea (MARE DI BRONZO) Vol. VIII, p. 61
BRONZE SEA. – A vast water reservoir resting on 12 bronze oxen, arranged in groups of three facing the four cardinal points. Circular in shape, with a diameter…
Bronze Serpent (SERPENTE DI BRONZO) Vol. XI, p. 251
SERPENTE DI BRONZO. — During the march of several months that brought the Israelites of Moses to the Arnon, within sight of the “steppes of Moab,” the people…
Bronzino, Angelo (Agnolo Tori) Vol. III, p. 92
BRONZINO, ANGELO (AGNOLO TORI). — Painter and poet, born at Monticelli (Florence) on 17 November 1503, died on 23 November 1563. At a very young age he worked…
Bronzo Vol. III, p. 93
BRONZO. — Used for a great variety of purposes since antiquity, bronze played a preponderant role in Greek statuary beginning in the Attic period (6th century…
Brooklyn, Diocese of (BROOKLYN, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 94
BROOKLYN, DIOCESI di. - In the State of New York (United States A.); suffragan diocese of New York. Established on 29 July 1853 by division from that of New…
Brorson, Hans Adolf Vol. III, p. 94
BRORSON, HANS ADOLF. - Danish religious poet, born at Randrup on 20 July 1694 and died at Ribe on 3 June 1764. The son of a Protestant pastor, he was himself a…
Brosses, Charles de Vol. III, p. 94
BROSSES, CHARLES de. — French writer, b. in Dijon on 7 February 1709 and d. in Paris on 7 May 1777. A counsellor of the Parliament of Dijon, subsequently…
Brothers (FRATELLI) Vol. V, p. 1012
FRATELLI. – A name common to numerous Protestant sects. Besides the Bohemian Brethren (v.), the Moravian Brethren (v.), the Brethren of Christ or…
Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God (Fatebenefratelli) (OSPEDALIERI DI SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO (FATEBENEFRATELLI)) Vol. IX, p. 270
HOSPITAL BROTHERS OF ST. JOHN OF GOD (FATEBENEFRATELLI). — A religious order founded by s. Giovanni di Dio, who in 1537 established a hospital for the poor in…
Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God (Fatebenefratelli) - The Complex of Hospitals on the Tiber Island and the Principal Seat of the Order (OSPEDALIERI DI SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO (FATEBENEFRATELLI) - IL COMPLESSO DEGLI OSPEDALI DELL'ISOLA TIBERINA E LA SEDE PRINCIPALE DELL'ORDINE) Vol. IX, p. 270
HOSPITAL BROTHERS OF SAINT JOHN OF GOD (FATEBENEFRATELLI) - The complex of the Hospitals on the Tiber Island and the principal seat of the Order - Rome. on…
Brothers of Charity (FRATELLI DELLA CARITÀ) Vol. V, p. 1013
BROTHERS OF CHARITY. — A religious congregation founded in Ghent in 1807 by Canon P. J. Triest. The exercise of charity to which the Brothers are devoted is…
Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploërmel (FRATELLI DELL'ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI PLOËRMEL) Vol. V, p. 1016
BROTHERS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION OF PLOËRMEL. - An institute founded in 1817 at Saint-Brieuc (France), for the education of the children of the people, by the…
Brothers of Christian Instruction of Saint Gabriel (FRATELLI DELLA ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI SAN GABRIELE) Vol. V, p. 1013
FRATELLI DELLA ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI SAN GABRIELE. – Religious institute founded in 1816 at Aursy by Gabriele Deshayes (v.) for rural schools, in the spirit…
Brothers of Free Intelligence (FRATELLI DELLA LIBERA INTELLIGENZA) Vol. V, p. 1014
FRATELLI DELLA LIBERA INTELLIGENZA: v. GUGLIELMO di HINDERNISSEN.
Brothers of Jesus (FRATELLI DI GESÙ) Vol. V, p. 1021
BROTHERS OF JESUS. — Relatives of Jesus who in the Gospels (Mt. 12:46; 13:55; Mc. 3:31; 6:3; Lc. 8:19–21; Io. 2:12; 7:3–5) and Act. 1:14 are called “his…
Brothers of Mercy (Montabaur, Limburg) (FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA (MONTABAUR, LIMBURGO)) Vol. V, p. 1014
FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA (Montabaur, Limburg). – The earliest origins of this Congregation of lay brothers date back to 1852, when several young men, under…
Brothers of Mercy of Mary Help of Christians (Trier) (FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA DI MARIA AUSILIATRICE (TREVIRI)) Vol. V, p. 1014
FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA DI MARIA AUSILIATRICE (Trier). — The Servant of God Pietro Friedhofen founded in 1851 at Weitaberg, near Koblenz, an institute of…
Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA MADRE DELLA MISERICORDIA) Vol. V, p. 1022
FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA MADRE DELLA MISERICORDIA. - Institute founded in 1884 at Tilbourg, in Holland, by the local parish priest Giovanni Zwijsen, later…
Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DI LOURDES) Vol. V, p. 1022
BROTHERS OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES. – Religious institute founded in 1830 by Modeste-Etienne Glorieux, vicar of St-Hermes at Renoix (Ghent), for the Christian…
Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA MISERICORDIA) Vol. V, p. 1022
BROTHERS OF OUR LADY OF MERCY. — Religious institute founded at Malines in 1839 by Msgr. Vittore G. B. Scheppers for carrying out the many works of mercy and…
Brothers of Penance of the Third Order of Saint Francis (FRATELLI DELLA PENITENZA DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO) Vol. V, p. 1014
BROTHERS OF PENANCE OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAN FRANCESCO. – In 1866, the priest Francesco Maria Clausade wished to restore the regular Third Order in France and…
Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier (FRATELLI DI SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO) Vol. V, p. 1022
BROTHERS OF SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. - Religious congregation founded in Bruges in 1839 by Theodore Rijken (1797–1871) for the instruction and Christian formation…
Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga (FRATELLI DI SAN LUIGI GONZAGA) Vol. V, p. 1022
BROTHERS OF SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA. — A lay institute of simple vows, founded in 1849 by Fr. Guglielmo Hellemons, Cistercian, parish priest of Oudenboch,…
Brothers of Saint Patrick (FRATELLI DI SAN PATRIZIO) Vol. V, p. 1022
FRATELLI DI SAN PATRIZIO. - Religious institute founded at Tallow (County Carlow) in 1808 by the priest Daniel Delany, later bishop of Kildare, for the…
Brothers of Saint Vincent de' Paoli (FRATELLI DI SANVINCENZO DE' PAOLI) Vol. V, p. 1023
FRATELLI DI SANVINCENZO DE' PAOLI. - Religious congregation founded in Paris in 1845 by G. Le Prevost, for the purpose of promoting the spiritual, social, and…
Brothers of the Common Life (FRATELLI DELLA VITA COMUNE) Vol. V, p. 1014
FRATELLI DELLA VITA COMUNE. — Confraternity founded around 1381 at Deventer (Holland) through the efforts of Fiorenzo Radewijns of Leerdam, master of arts at…
Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley (FRATELLI DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA DI BELLEY) Vol. V, p. 1014
BROTHERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF BELLEY. – They were founded in 1835 at Belmont by Gabriele Taborin for the instruction and education of the young and to prepare…
Brothers of the Sacred Heart (FRATELLI DEL SACRO CUORE) Vol. V, p. 1021
BROTHERS OF THE SACRED HEART. — Religious institute of simple vows, founded in Lyon in 1821 by the priest André Coindre (v.), for the Christian and civic…
Brou, Alexandre Vol. III, p. 95
BROU, ALEXANDRE. — French Jesuit, writer, and missiologist, born on 26 April 1862 at Chartres, died at Laval on 12 March 1947. After his studies, conducted…
Broughton, Richard Vol. III, p. 95
BROUGHTON, RICHARD. - English Catholic priest and historiographer, b. at Great Stukeley (Huntingdonshire) about 1556, d. at Wood on 18 Jan. 1635. He studied at…
Brouwer, Christoph (BROWER (BROUWER), CHRISTOPH) Vol. III, p. 95
BROWER (BROUWER), CHRISTOPH. - Jesuit, b. in 1559 at Arnhem (Gheldria, Holland), d. at Trier in 1617. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1580 and was rector at…
Brovikovskiy, Vladimir Lukič (BCROVIKOVSKIY, VLADIMIR LUKIČ) Vol. II, p. 1107
BCROVIKOVSKIY, VLADIMIR LUKIČ. - Painter, born in 1727 at Mirgorod (Ukraine), died in 1825 at Pietroburgo. Already a pupil of Levitzkg, he subsequently…
Brown, Robert Vol. III, p. 95
BROWN, ROBERT. — Botanist, born at Montrose in Scotland in 1773, died in London in 1858, the son of a Protestant bishop. He attended Rutherford’s lectures in…
Browne, Robert Vol. III, p. 96
BROWNE, ROBERT. – Protestant pastor, born at Tolethorp (England) around 1551, died at Achurchum-Thorpe between 1631 and 1633. After studying at Cambridge in…
Browne, Thomas Vol. III, p. 96
BROWNE, THOMAS. - English physician and writer, b. in London on 19 Oct. 1605, d. in Norwich in 1682. In his mind he combined science and superstition, faith…
Browning Barrett, Elizabeth Vol. III, p. 99
BROWNING BARRETT, ELIZABETH. – English poet, born in Durham on 8 March 1806, died in Florence on 30 June 1861. Her happy childhood, later nostalgically…
Browning, Robert Vol. III, p. 96
BROWNING, ROBERT. — English poet, born in Camberwell on 17 May 1812, died in Venice on 12 December 1889. A multifaceted and emotional spirit, he tempered the…
Brownlow, William Robert, Bishop of Clifton (BROWNLOW, WILLIAM ROBERT, VESCOVO DI CLIFTON) Vol. III, p. 99
BROWNLOW, WILLIAM ROBERT, bishop of CLIFTON: v. NORTHCOTE JAMES SPENCER.
Brownson, Orestes Augustus Vol. III, p. 99
BROWNSON, ORESTES AUGUSTUS. - American Catholic philosopher and apologist, b. at Stockbridge, 9 Sept. 1803, d. at Detroit, 17 Apr. 1876. Formerly a Protestant…
Broët, Paschase (BROËT, PASCASE) Vol. III, p. 89
BROËT, PASCASE. - One of the first nine companions of St. Ignazio di Loiola, born at Bertrancourt near Amiens in France in 1500, died of the plague in Paris on…
Brucioli, Antonio Vol. III, p. 99
BRUCIOLI, ANTONIO. — A man of letters and translator of heretical doctrines, born in Florence at the end of the fifteenth century, died in Venice in 1566. He…
Bruckner, Anton Vol. III, p. 100
BRUCKNER, ANTON. – Composer, born in Ansfelden on 4 September 1824, died in Vienna on 11 October 1896. A celebrated symphonist and organist, deeply devout, he…
Brueghel (BREUGHEL) Vol. III, p. 70
BREUGHEL: v. BRUEGHEL.