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Buccapecus, Teobaldo
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Buccelli, Domenico Maurizio
Piarist educationalist, b. in Venice on 22 Sept. 1788, d. in Ovada on 18 March 1842 in the odor of sanctity. Left an orphan, he received a harsh upbringing. As… -
Bucceroni, Gennaro
Theologian, b. in Naples on 22 April 1841, entered the Society of Jesus on 7 September 1856, d. in Rome on 18 February 1918. Forced by the political upheavals… -
Bucchi, Geremia
Theologian and biblical scholar of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Udine in the first half of the sixteenth century, d. at Ronciglione (Rome) on 14 Nov.… -
Bucer (Butzer), Martin (BUCERO (BUTZER), MARTINO)
Famous propagator of the Reformation in Germany, b. at Schlettstadt (Alsace) on 11 Nov. 1491, d. at Cambridge on 28 Feb. 1551. While still young, he entered… -
Buchanan, George
Scottish humanist and historian, b. at Killearn on 1 February 1506, d. at Edinburgh on 28 September 1582. In Paris, where he completed his studies, he… -
Bucharest, Latin Archdiocese of (BUCAREST, ARCIVESCOVATO LATINO DI)
In Romanian București, capital of Romania (999,658 inhabitants in the 1941 census). It was the capital of the principality of Wallachia in 1642, after Curtea… -
Bucharest, United Vicariate of (BUCAREST, VICARIATO UNITO DI)
After the union with Rome that took place in 1700 in Transylvania, the united Romanians had to be represented in B., where their influence made itself felt in… -
Bucharev, Aleksandr Matvejevič (BUCHAREV, ALEXANDR MATVEJEVIĆ)
Russian writer, known as "the archimandrite Theodore", b. in 1822 and d. in 1871. A dissident religious thinker animated by the ideal of re-Christianizing the… -
Buch (Buche, Busch), Michel-Henri, known as Le Bon Henri (BUCH (BUCHE, BUSCH), MICHEL-HENRI, DETTO LE BON HENRI)
Founder of the "Fratelli calzolari" (Shoemakers' Brothers), b. 13 May 1598 at Arlon (Luxembourg), where he attended the school of the Carmelites, d. in Paris… -
Bucherian Catalogue (Bucherian Anonymous) (CATALOGO BUCHERIANO (ANONIMO BUCHERIANO))
CATALOGO BUCHERIANO (ANONIMO BUCHERIANO): v. BOUCHIER GILLES. -
Bucherio, Egidio
BUCHERIO, EGIDIO: v. BOUCHIER GILLES. -
Büchi, Albert
Swiss historian, b. June 1, 1864 in Frauenfeld, d. May 14, 1930 in Fribourg. He studied at the Universities of Munich and Vienna, and was a pupil of Grauert… -
Buchinger, Michael
German theologian and preacher, b. at Colmar in 1520 and d. there in 1571. After studying at Heidelberg and obtaining the baccalaureate at Freiburg im Breisgau… -
Buchmanism (BUCHMANISMO)
So called by some writers from the name of its founder, Frank Nathan Daniel Buchman. Buchmanism is known under various names; at first it was called simply the… -
Buchmann (Bibliander), Theodore
Protestant, b. ca. 1504 at Bischofszell (Thurgau), d. of plague at Zurich on 26 Sept. 1564. A professor of Oriental languages at Zurich after Zwingli (from… -
Buchner, Aloys
German theologian, b. at Murnau (Bavaria) on 20 April 1783, and d. at Passau on 29 Aug. 1869. A Benedictine novice at the time of the persecution against the… -
Büchner, Ludwig
German philosopher, b. in Darmstadt on 29 March 1824, d. there on 1 May 1899. A physician, he came under the influence of Moleschott to such an extent that he… -
Bucholtz, Franz Bernhard von
Austrian statesman and historian, b. 10 June 1790 at Münster (Westphalia), d. 14 Feb. 1838 at Vienna. In the activity he carried on in the Austrian capital he… -
Buck, Victor de
Jesuit, b. at Oudenaarde (Belgium) on 24 April 1817, d. at Brussels on 23 May 1876; he entered the Society of Jesus in 1835. Having completed his course in… -
Budde, Karl
Protestant theologian, b. 23 April 1850 at Bensberg (Cologne); in 1873 he became a Privatdozent, in 1879 extraordinary professor for the Old Testament at Bonn… -
Buddha
The historical reality of the B., contested by E. Senart, who sought to make of him a solar god, ceased to be called into doubt when archaeological discoveries… -
Buddhism (BUDDHISMO)
The word is broadly comprehensive, and designates not only the philosophical-religious doctrine preached by Gotama Buddha, but also the various forms it took… -
Budé, Guillaume
French scholar, b. in Paris on 26 Jan. 1468 and d. there on 22 Aug. 1540, considered the first humanist of France. After having pursued legal studies in Paris… -
Budějovice (Budweis), Diocese of (BUDÉ JOVICE (BUDWEIS), DIOCESI DI)
City of Czechoslovakia, the most important in southern Bohemia, founded in the second half of the 13th century by the will of the king of Bohemia Přemysl… -
Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis
English Orientalist, b. at Bodmin (Cornwall) on 27 July 1857; d. on 23 Nov. 1934. From 1893 to 1924 he was keeper of the department of Egyptian and Assyrian… -
Budkiewicz, Konstantin
Priest, b. in 1867 in Livonia, d. on 30 March 1923 in Petersburg. He studied at the metropolitan seminary of Mohilev and at the Ecclesiastical Academy of… -
Budnaeus (Budny), Simone
Polish heretic, b. in the first half of the 16th century in the Duchy of Mazovia (according to Krasinski in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), d. after 1584. At… -
Buea, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUEA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Formerly a prefecture (from 1923) and from 1939 an apostolic vicariate, this mission comprises all and only the Cameroons under British mandate. The fathers of… -
Buenos Aires, Archdiocese of (BUENOS AIRES, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Capital of Argentina, B. A. was founded in 1536 by Pedro de Mendoza and rebuilt in 1580 by Juan de Garay after its complete destruction caused by the Indians.… -
Buet, Charles
French journalist and man of letters, b. at Chambéry on 11 Oct. 1846 and d. at Paris on 23 Nov. 1897. A fervent and combative Catholic, he always wrote and… -
Buffalmacco, Buonamico
BUFFALMACCO, BUONAMICO: v. BUONAMICO DI CRISTOFANO. -
Buffalo, Diocese of (BUFFALO, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of New York, of which it is a suffragan diocese. Separated on 23 April 1847 from this diocese, from which it received about a third of the… -
Buffier, Claude
Jesuit, b. in Warsaw to French parents on 25 May 1661, d. in Paris on 17 May 1737. Having moved to Normandy in his earliest years, he attended the Jesuit… -
Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de (BUFFON, GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC, CONTE DI)
Great French naturalist, b. at Montbard (Burgundy) on 7 Sept. 1707, and d. at Paris on 16 Apr. 1788. He began his training in mathematics, but, having… -
Bugenhagen, Johann
Also called Pomerania from his homeland, he was one of the most influential figures of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Born at Wollin (Pomerania) in… -
Bugliari, Francesco
Bishop, b. 14 Oct. 1742 at S. Sofia d'Epiro (Calabria), and d. there 18 Aug. 1806. After completing his studies at the Italo-Greek college of S. Benedetto… -
Buglio, Giovanni Antonio, Baron del Buglio (BUGLIO, GIOVANNI ANTONIO, BARONE DEL BUGLIO)
Distinguished diplomat of the Holy See (in documents: Jo. Ant. Pulico, or also Belleonix, baro Burgii; in Pastor: Puglioni), b. at Mineo (Sicily) at the end of… -
Buglio, Ludovico
Renowned Jesuit missionary and sinologist, b. at Mineo (Sicily) on 25 January 1606, d. at Beijing on 12 October 1682. Having entered the Order in 1622, he… -
Buglioni Benedetto and Santi (BUGLIONI BENEDETTO E SANTI)
Continuator of the art of Della Robbia (v.), BENEDETTO (b. in Florence in 1461, d. there in 1521) appears superior to Giovanni Della Robbia, with whom he is… -
Bugni, Clara
Mystic, b. in Venice on 4 Oct. 1471, d. on 17 Sept. 1514. She received the name Bianca at baptism. She joined the Franciscan Tertiary sisters who cared for the… -
Buichu, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUICHU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
On Sept. 5, 1848, the vicariate of Central Tonkin, named after B. in 1924, was detached from the apostolic vicariate of Eastern Tonkin (v. HAIPHONG) and… -
Bukharin, Nikolaj Ivanovič (BUCHARIN, NIKOLAJ IVANOVIČ)
Russian revolutionary, b. in 1888, d. in 1938. He was one of the major representatives of the Bolshevik current and in the early years following the Revolution… -
Bukoba, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUKOBA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The vicariate of B., evangelized by the White Fathers, was erected in 1929, its territory being taken from those of Tanganyika, Tabora and Urundi. It… -
Bulawayo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BULAWAYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The city of B., at about 1362 m. on the high plateau, is situated on the route of the great railway from the Cape to the Congo, in a region with a healthy… -
Bulgakov, Macario
Russian theologian, b. 1816, d. 1882. He became a monk, changing his name from Michael Petrovich to Macarius; he taught church history at Kiev and theology at… -
Bulgakov, Sergii Nikolaevič (BULGAKOV, SERGII NICOLAJEVIĆ)
Celebrated Russian religious thinker and dissident theologian, b. of a priestly family in 1871, d. in 1944. He was first a Marxist, like his friend Berdyaev… -
Bulgaria
Balkan state situated between Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and the Black Sea. SUMMARY: I. Geography. - II. Historical profile of Christianity from its origins… -
Bulgari, Sect of the (BULGARI, SETTA DEI)
BULGARI, SETTA dei: v. BOGOMILI. -
Bulgarus (BULGARO)
He is the most illustrious of the so-called four Bolognese doctors whom tradition holds to have been disciples of Irnerius, the founder of the Studium. First… -
Bulić, Francesco
Archaeologist, b. at Vranjić (Vragnizza), near Split, on 4 Oct. 1846, d. at Zagreb on 28 July 1934. Having completed his ecclesiastical studies at the seminary… -
Bulino
It is the tool with which the copper or steel plate intended as a matrix for prints is directly engraved, without the aid of the acids used instead for etching… -
Bulla
A lenticular capsule, empty inside, formed of two superimposed plates and provided with a loop so that it could be worn around the neck. Sometimes it also… -
Bulla Cruciatae
BULLA CRUCIATAE: v. CROCIATA, BOLLA della. -
Bulla In Coena Domini
This bull, which enumerates a series of excommunications reserved to the Pope, took its name from being read every year on Maundy Thursday (feria V in Coena… -
Bullarium Pontificium Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide
It consists of five volumes, printed in the following years: the first in 1839, the second and third in 1840, the fourth and fifth in 1841. To the five volumes… -
Bullatores
In the pontifical chancery they affixed the lead seal to documents (bulla); > (photograph by the Direzione Generale Musei e Galleria Pontifici) > BULLA -… -
Bulletin of Ancient Literature and Christian Archaeology (BULLETIN D'ANCIENNE LITTERATURE ET D'ARCHEOLOGIE CHRETIENNE)
Founded in Paris in 1911 by P. Batiffol (v.) and P. de Labriolle (v.) to connect the studies of Christian antiquity with those of early Christian literature… -
Bulletin of Christian Archaeology (BULLETTINO DI ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA)
Founded by Giovanni Battista De Rossi in 1863 and compiled entirely by him until his death (1894), with which it ceased. It was divided into five series, each… -
Bullet, Jean-Baptiste
French apologist and scholar, b. at Besançon in 1699, d. there on 6 September 1775. He was professor of theology and dean at the University of Besançon. He… -
Bull, George
Anglican writer, b. at Wells on 25 March 1634, d. on 17 Feb. 1710. In 1680 Oxford declared him a "doctor" and, in 1705, he was promoted bishop of St. David's.… -
Bullinger, Heinrich
Swiss reformer, b. at Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau (Switzerland) on 18 July 1504 and d. at Zurich on 17 Sept. 1575. After his first elementary studies in… -
Bunderius, Jan
Latinized name of Van den Bundere, Dominican theologian, b. at Ghent in 1481 and d. there on 8 June 1557. He studied theology at Louvain, and within the Order… -
Bunsen, Christian Karl Josias
Lutheran diplomat and scholar, b. at Korbach in the principality of Waldeck on 25 Aug. 1791, d. at Bonn on 28 Nov. 1860. After theological, philosophical… -
Buntić, Didak
Croatian Franciscan, b. at Paoča in Herzegovina on 9 Oct. 1871, d. at Bronjo on 3 Nov. 1922. He studied at Innsbruck, and from 1895 to 1919 was a professor at… -
Bunyan, John
English writer and preacher, b. 28 Nov. 1628 at Elstow near Bedford, d. in London on 31 August 1688. He served for two years in Cromwell's army, absorbing… -
Buonaccorso (Bonacursus) of Milan (BUONACCORSO (BONACURSUS) DI MILANO)
A figure of the second half of the 12th century, he served among the Cathar heretics of Milan as a teacher or doctor of their doctrine. Having returned to the… -
Buonafede, Appiano
His real name was Tito Benvenuto; born at Comacchio on 4 January 1716 into an ancient and noble family, he entered the Celestine Order at the age of 18, taking… -
Buonaiuti, Ernesto
One of the best-known representatives of the modernist movement in Italy, b. in Rome on 25 June 1881, and d. there on 20 April 1946. Ordained a priest in 1903… -
Buonanni, Filippo
Jesuit, b. in Rome on 7 January 1638, d. there on 30 March 1725. He was librarian and archivist of the Roman College and distinguished himself in numismatics… -
Buonarroti, Filippo
Revolutionary and organizer of secret societies, b. at Pisa on 11 Nov. 1761, d. at Paris on 17 Sept. 1837. Having formed his intellect at the Pisan school of… -
Buonarroti, Filippo
Archaeologist, b. in Florence in 1661, d. there in 1733. Having come to Rome as a young man, he entered the good graces of Cardinal Carpegna, who placed him in… -
Buonarroti, Michelangelo
BUONARROTI, MICHELANGELO: v. MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI. -
Buonconsiglio, Giovanni, known as Il Marescalco (BUONCONSIGLIO, GIOVANNI, DETTO IL MARESCALCO)
Vicentine painter, active chiefly in Venice, where he worked from 1495 to 1535. The Pietà of Vicenza, which is his masterpiece, is to be counted among his… -
Buon, Family (BUON, FAMIGLIA)
GIOVANNI, architect and sculptor, is first recorded in Venice in 1382; d. there in 1442. He worked together with his son Bartolomeo on the church of S. Maria… -
Buonfigli, Nicola
BUONFIGLI, NICOLA: v. AURIFEX BUONFIGLI, NICOLA. -
Buonfiglio dei Monaldi, Saint (BUONFIGLIO DEI MONALDI, SANTO)
BUONFIGLIO dei MONALDI, santo: v. SETTE FONDATORI. -
Buonpedoni, Bartolo, Blessed (BUONPEDONI, BARTOLO, BEATO)
BUONPEDONI, BARTOLO, beato: v. BARTOLO da SAN GIMIGNANO, blessed. -
Buonpensiere, Enrico
Dominican theologian, b. at Terlizzi on 26 Oct. 1853, d. at Rome on 18 Jan. 1929. He taught dogmatic and moral theology in succession; he was prior of the… -
Buonriccio, Angelico
Venetian theologian, who entered as a young man the Canons Regular of the Most Holy Savior of Bologna, of which he became superior general in 1588; d. in… -
Buontalenti, Bernardo
Architect, sculptor, painter and miniaturist, b. in Florence ca. 1536, d. there on 6 June 1608. A very notable personality of Florentine Mannerism, B.… -
Buonvicino (Bonvicino), Ambrogio
Sculptor and stucco worker, b. in Milan in 1552, d. in 1622 in Rome, where he had moved in 1581. Trained under Prospero Antichi (il Bresciano), he achieved a… -
Burali, Paolo d'Arezzo, Blessed (BURALI, PAOLO D'AREZZO, BEATO)
Born at Itri in 1511. He received his doctorate in law at Bologna and practiced as a lawyer in Naples with such success that in 1550 he was appointed counselor… -
Buralli, Giovanni da Parma, Blessed (GIOVANNI (BURALLI) DA PARMA, BEATO)
Sixth minister general of the Franciscan Order, b. at Parma ca. 1208, d. at Camerino on 19 March 1289. Having become a Minorite around 1233, he was a lecturer… -
Buratto
This name is given to a loosely woven fabric on which one embroiders with a needle stitch in a color different from the background and generally lighter. The… -
Burbank, Luther
American botanist, b. in 1849, d. in 1926. He was the first in the United States to devote himself to selection and hybridization, with very notable results.… -
Burchard (Brocard) of Mount Zion (of Saxony) (BURCARDO (BROCARDO) DEL MONTE SION (DI SASSONIA))
Traveller in the Holy Land, author of a famous Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, b. at Barby in Magdeburg around 1220. Some manuscripts and several editions of the… -
Burchard, Giovanni (BURCARDO, GIOVANNI)
Pontifical master of ceremonies, liturgist and historian, b. at Nieder-Haslach (Alsace) around 1450, d. in Rome on 16 May 1506. Having come to Rome in 1467 in… -
Burchard II (BURCARDO II)
Bishop of Halberstadt (1059-1088), from a noble Swabian family, nephew of Archbishop Anno of Cologne, was provost at Goslar when the Empress Agnes appointed… -
Burchard of Basel (BURCARDO DI BASILEA)
Bishop, b. around 1040, d., it seems, at Basel on 12 April 1107. Son of Ulrich, count of Féni, he was a canon of Eichstätt and then a chamberlain of Sigfrid… -
Burchard of Worms (BURCARDO DI WORMS)
Born in 965 to the family of the counts of Reichenbach-Ziegenhain, around the year 1000 he was elected bishop of Worms by Otto III, where he carried out a… -
Burchard of Würzburg, Saint (BURCARDO DI WÜRZBURG, SANTO)
Anglo-Saxon Benedictine, disciple and collaborator of St. Boniface (v.), in 741 he was ordained bishop of Würzburg by him, thus founding that episcopate. He… -
Burchiello, Domenico
Poet, b. in Florence in 1404 and d. in Rome in 1449. Son of Giovanni, a woodworker, and of Antonia, a weaver, he worked as a barber at Calimala, but more than… -
Burckhardt, Jacob
Protestant historian, b. in Basel on 25 May 1818, d. there on 8 Aug. 1897. After completing his gymnasium studies, he enrolled in the faculty of Theology of… -
Burdach, Karl Friedrich
Physician, anatomist and physiologist, b. in 1776, d. in 1847; professor at the University of Königsberg, a great scholar of the anatomy of the central nervous… -
BURDIN, MAURIZIO, ARCIVESCOVO di BRAGA
BURDIN, MAURIZIO, ARCIVESCOVO di BRAGA: v. GREGORIO VIII, ANTIPAPA. -
Burgenland, Apostolic Administration of (BURGENLAND, AMMINISTRAZIONE APOSTOLICA DI)
Established on 18 May 1922 and comprising the parts of the Hungarian dioceses of Győr and Szombathely that passed to Austria with the Treaty of St-Germain… -
Burg, Joseph Vitus
Bishop, b. at Offenburg on 27 Aug. 1768, d. at Mainz on 22 May 1833. Having entered the Franciscan Order in 1787, he exercised the parochial ministry. He was… -
Burgkmair, Hans
German painter, draughtsman and woodcut artist, b. at Augsburg in 1473, d. there in 1531. He trained artistically under his father, Thoman, a painter of minor… -
Burgos, Diocese of (BURGOS, DIOCESI DI)
In Old Castile (Spain). Once the Greek or Roman origin of the city of B. has been dismissed as unfounded, one must accept its foundation, and therefore that of… -
Burgos (Isveglies), Alessandro
Conventual Franciscan, philosopher, theologian, orator, and historian of vast learning and most pious life, b. at Messina in 1668, d. at Catania on 20 July… -
Burgt, Francesco Pietro van der
Priest, canonist, b. at Uden (Holland) on 12 Feb. 1825, d. at Rysemburg on 14 May 1896. He first taught at Warmond, then at Culemborg, and finally, from 1857… -
Burgundian (BORGOGNONE)
BORGOGNONE (COURTOIS JACOPO e FAMIGLIA): v. COURTOIS, FAMIGLIA. -
Burgundians (BURGUNDI)
The first mention of the B. is in Pliny (Nat. Hist., IV, 99), before their settling beyond the Vistula. Of perhaps Scandinavian origin, certainly of Germanic… -
Burgundionum Lex Romana Seu Papianus
BURGUNDIONUM LEX ROMANA SEU PAPIANUS: v. LEGGI ROMANO-BARBARE. -
Burgundy (BORGOGNA)
A historical region of France, whose name perpetuates the memory of the Burgundians (a Germanic population that moved into France around the 5th century) and… -
Buridan, Giovanni (BURIDANO (BURIDANUS), GIOVANNI)
Philosopher and scientist, b. at Béthune at the end of the 13th century or the beginning of the 14th. Rector of the Sorbonne for the second time in 1340 (the… -
Burke, Edmund
Born in Dublin in 1729, died at Beaconsfield in 1797. He is among the most notable figures of the Whig party; in 1765 he was secretary to the prime minister… -
Burkitt, Francis Crawford
Anglican critic and exegete of the New Testament, b. in London on 3 Sept. 1864, from 1905 holder of the Norris chair at the University of Cambridge, d. on 11… -
Burlamacchi, Pacifico
Dominican, devoted to the memory of Savonarola, b. at Lucca around 1465, inherited from his father and from his mother Angelica Bernardini his affection for… -
Burlergh (Burley, Burlarus), Walter
English Scholastic. The facts of his life are uncertain and contradictory. Born in 1275, he is considered a disciple of Scotus at Oxford. He taught in Paris… -
Burlington, Diocese of (BURLINGTON, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of Vermont, thus named by Samuel de Champlain, south of Canada. In 1666 a Sulpician priest came from Montréal to celebrate Mass for French… -
Burma (BIRMANIA)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - In English Burma; a region of southern Asia (northwestern Indochina) comprising almost the entire basin of the Irrawaddy and the middle and… -
Burma, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern (BIRMANIA MERIDIONALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
A mission created in 1866 (under the name of South-Western B.) and definitively in 1870 (v. BIRMANIA), and which has since undergone various changes. It has… -
Burma, Eastern (BIRMANIA ORIENTALE)
BIRMANIA ORIENTALE: v. TOUNGOO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. -
Burma, Northern (BIRMANIA SETTENTRIONALE)
BIRMANIA SETTENTRIONALE: v. MANDALAY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. -
Burne-Jones, Edward (BURNES-JONES, EDWARD)
Painter and decorator, b. in Birmingham in 1833, d. in London in 1898. He left his ecclesiastical studies to devote himself to painting following the… -
Burning Bush (ROVETO ARDENTE)
The expression recalls the miraculous event of Ex. 3:2-22, containing the account of the "vocation of Moses" (v.). The future leader, at that time an obscure… -
Burns, Robert
Scottish lyric poet, b. 25 Jan. 1759, d. 21 July 1796. Born on a farm in Ayrshire during a stormy night, he led a predominantly tempestuous life. He spent his… -
Buronzo del Signore, Carlo Luigi
Archbishop of Turin, b. at Vercelli on 23 Oct. 1731, d. there on 22 Oct. 1806. He was vicar general at Vercelli, then became bishop of Acqui (1784), and of… -
Burriel, Andrés Marco
Spanish Jesuit, b. at Buenache de Alarcón in 1719, d. there in 1762. He taught rhetoric and philosophy in the colleges of the Society and intended to set out… -
Burse (BORSA)
To keep the corporal with decency and reverence, when it was reduced to its present dimensions, the burse was introduced. In ancient times the corporal was… -
Bury, Richard Aungerville de
Bishop of Durham, b. 24 Jan. 1287 at Bury St Edmunds, d. 14 Apr. 1345 at Durham. He was tutor to King Edward III, from 1323 administrator of the English… -
Busaeus (Buseo)
Latinized surname, from the Dutch Bury, of three brothers, all Jesuits, compatriots and relatives of St. Peter Canisius: PETER (1540-57), famous for his great… -
Busca, Ignazio
Cardinal, b. in Milan on 23 Nov. 1731, d. in Rome on 12 Aug. 1803. Nuncio in Flanders from Sept. 1775 to June 1785, with the title of archbishop of Emesa. Then… -
Bus, César de, Venerable (BUS, CÉSAR DE, VENERABILE)
Priest, b. at Cavaillon on 3 February 1544, d. at Avignon on 15 April 1607. Of a family of Italian origin, perhaps Milanese, he was captain of the guard of… -
Buschetto (Buscheto)
Architect and master builder of the cathedral of Pisa, remembered as such in a deed of donation of property to the Opera of S. Maria Maggiore in Pisa of 1104… -
Busch (pron. Büss), Johannes
The greatest monastic reformer of the Congregation of Windesheim, and its principal chronicler. Born in 1399 at Zwolle (Holland), having completed his studies… -
Busembaum, Hermann
Jesuit, moralist, b. at Nottuln (Westphalia) in 1600, d. at Münster on 31 January 1669. A professor for several years of philosophy, dogmatics and moral… -
Bushidō (BUSHIDÔ)
The name means "the way of the knights." Chivalry was held in honor in Japan from the earliest times. Already from the Middle Ages, under the various national… -
Bushnell, Horatius
American Protestant writer, b. at Lichfield (Connecticut), 14 April 1802, d. at Hartford, 17 February 1876. He studied law at Yale University, and when he was… -
Busi, Giovanni
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Busi, Luigi
Painter, b. in Bologna on 1/8 May 1838, d. there on 2 June 1884. In Rome, where he perfected his studies in painting, he formed friendships with the leading… -
Business Executive (DIRIGENTE D'IMPRESA)
He is, as it were, the intermediary between the employer and the worker. In reality he too is a worker, inasmuch as he is not bound to the firm by a tie of… -
Busnelli, Giovanni
Writer, born at Cassina Ferrara (Milan) on 16 March 1866, died at Rome on 31 March 1944. Having completed his sacred studies in the seminary of Milan and taken… -
Busquets, Pere
Francesco, b. at S. Felix de Guixola in Catalonia, in the 15th century. A distinguished man of letters, he was one of the most active and zealous supporters of… -
Bussereau, Jakob Fredrich
Born on 2 February 1865 at Oberhambach (Palatinate), died at Herxheim on 2 July 1919. Ordained a priest in 1886, he was a chaplain at Herxheim and at… -
Bussi, Giovanni Andrea
Humanist, b. at Vigevano in 1417, d. at Rome in 1475. Having obtained his doctorate at the Sorbonne, he taught at the Studium of Genoa; Pope Nicholas V… -
Bussi, Giovanni Battista
Cardinal, from a noble Viterbese family, b. in 1656 at Viterbo, d. at Rome in 1726. Pope Innocent XII, recognizing his profound learning and appreciating his… -
Bussola, Dionigi
Lombard sculptor, d. 1687. He trained in Rome, in the Berninian and Algardian circle; from 1645 he worked for the Milan Cathedral, executing decorative works… -
Bussolanti Pontifici
BUSSOLANTI PONTIFICI: V. FAMIGLIA PONTIFICIA. -
Bussolaro, Jacopo
Augustinian preacher, b. at Pavia ca. 1312, d. at Ischia in 1380. He entered the Hermits of St. Augustine at a young age. His fame is due almost entirely to… -
Buta, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUTA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Formerly an apostolic vicariate of western Uellè in the Belgian Congo, it was created under this name as an apostolic prefecture in 1898, elevated to a… -
Butinone, Bernardino
Painter, b. at Treviglio (Milan) before 1463; notices up to 1507. He is one of the major representatives, along with Zenale and after Foppa, of… -
Butler, Alban
English hagiographer, b. at Appletree in the county of Northampton on 24 Oct. 1710, d. at St-Omer (France) on 15 May 1773. He studied at the English college of… -
Butler, Charles
Born on 14 Aug. 1750 in London, died there on 2 June 1832; B. attended a Catholic school at Hammersmith, and then went on to the English college at Douai.… -
Butler, Cuthbert
Benedictine abbot, learned historian of monasticism, b. in Dublin on 6 May 1858, d. on 1 April 1933 at Ealing (London). After his humanistic studies at the… -
Butler, Samuel (Junior)
English writer, b. 4 Dec. 1835 at Langar (Bingham), d. there 18 June 1902. Grandson and son of Anglican pastors, he was directed toward an ecclesiastical… -
Butler, Samuel (Senior)
English satirical poet, b. in 1612 at Strensham (Worcester), d. in 1680 at Covent Garden (London) of consumption. He was secretary to various Presbyterian… -
Butrint (BUTRINTO)
Ancient city of Epirus (today in southern Albania, prefecture of Gjirokastër) situated south of Saranda, in a locality close to the sea and facing the island… -
Butti, Enrico Annibale
Playwright and novelist, b. in Milan on 19 Feb. 1868 and d. on 29 Nov. 1912. He made his debut with a series of novels: L'automa (1892), L'anima (1893)… -
Buttress (CONTRAFFORTE)
Generic designation of a wall structure whose purpose is to counterbalance the thrusts in architectural organisms with vaults. Probably originating in Persian… -
Buxentum
BUXENTUM. It was a city situated on the Lucanian coast between the rivers Melfi and Lao. Some identify its position with that of present-day Policastro, others… -
Buxtorf
A family of Protestant Hebraists of Basel, who succeeded one another in the chair of biblical languages in that city. JOHANN (I, senior [1564-1629]) was the… -
Buying and Selling (COMPRAVENDITA)
Sale, or c., is the contract by which one person (the seller) transfers ownership of a thing or another right to another person (the buyer) in exchange for a… -
Buzzetti, Vincenzo
First and principal promoter, at the beginning of the last century, of the revival of Thomistic philosophy in Italy. Born at Piacenza on 26 March 1777, after…