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Foca, Saint(FOCA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 869 FOCA, saint. - Martyred, probably under Dioeleziano, at Sinope in Pontus, and commemorated by s. Gregorio Nazianzeno and by Bishop Asterio. According to the…
Foch, GermainVol. V, p. 869 FOCH, GERMAIN. - Jesuit spiritual writer, b. 8 Oct. 1854 at Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées), d. at Paris on 9 June 1920, brother of the Marshal of France Ferdinando…
Fogarini, Francesco Antonio da BresciaVol. V, p. 870 FOGARINI, FRANCESCO ANTONIO da BRESCIA. – A Scotist philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, he studied at the Collegio di S. Bonaventura in…
Fogazzaro, AntonioVol. V, p. 870 FOGAZZARO, ANTONIO. — Writer, born at Vicenza on 25 March 1842, died there on 5 March 1911. In 1863 he published his first, weak poetic experiments in the…
Fogazzaro, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 871 FOGAZZARO, GIUSEPPE. - Priest and educationalist, b. at Bergamo on 6 Nov. 1813, d. at Vicenza on 16 Aug. 1901. Ordained in 1836, he devoted himself to…
Foggia, Diocese of(FOGGIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 872 FOGGIA, DIOCESE of. — The diocese of F., immediately subject to the Holy See, is situated in the province of the same name and is of recent foundation. On 26…
Foggia, FrancescoVol. V, p. 872 FOGGIA, FRANCESCO. – Musician, born in Rome in 1605, died there in 1688 and was buried in S. Prassede. He studied with Cifra, Nassini, and Agostini. He was…
Foggini, Gian BattistaVol. V, p. 872 FOGGINI, GIAN BATTISTA. — Sculptor and architect, born in Florence on 25 April 1652 and died there on 12 April 1725. He studied the works of Ferrata,…
Foggini, Pier FrancescoVol. V, p. 872 FOGGINI, PIER FRANCESCO. — Historian and theologian, b. in Florence in 1713, d. in Rome on 31 May 1783. Son of Giovan Battista, reputed the finest sculptor of…
FogliantiVol. V, p. 873 FOGLIANTI: v. CISTERCENSI: Cistercian Congregation of Italy.
FogliantineVol. V, p. 873 FOGLIANTINE. — Il de la Barrière also founded a female branch of the same Rule of the Feuillants (v.); the first monastery arose at Montesquieu-Volvestre in…
Fogolla, Francesco, Beato(FOGOLLA, FRANCESCO, BESTO)Vol. V, p. 873 FOGOLLA, FRANCESCO, Blessed. - Bishop, missionary, and martyr, born at Montereggio in the Tuscan Garfagnana on 4 Oct. 1838, died on 9 July 1900 during the…
Foix, Gaston deVol. V, p. 873 FOIX, GASTON de. - Duke of Nemours, born in 1489 to John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne, and Mary of Orléans, sister of Louis XII, died at Ravenna on 11 April…
Foix, Pierre deVol. V, p. 874 FOIX, PIERRE de. - Born in Béarn (Basses-Pyrénées) in 1386. He studied at Toulouse and took the Franciscan habit. At the age of 19, in 1405, he became bishop…
Folco (Folchetto) of Toulouse(FOLCO (FOLCHETTO) DI TOLOSA)Vol. V, p. 874 FOLCO (FOLCHETTO) di TOLOSA. — Also known as F. di Marsiglia, where he was born to a merchant of Genoese origin around 1155. He died in Tolosa on 25 December…
Folco of Neuilly(FOLCO DI NEUILLY)Vol. V, p. 874 FOLCO di NEUILLY. – Parish priest of Neuilly-sur-Marne near Paris from 1191; he died at Neuilly on 2 March 1201. In 1198 he founded the abbey of…
Folengo, TeofiloVol. V, p. 875 FOLENGO, TEOFILO. — Poet, born at Mantova on 8 Nov. 1491, died at Campese di Bassano on 9 Dec. 1544. As a boy he studied under a priest in the Ferrarese, and…
Foley, HenryVol. V, p. 875 FOLEY, HENRY. - Jesuit, historian, b. at Astley (Worcester) on 9 Aug. 1811, d. at Roehampton on 19 Nov. 1891. Under the influence of the “Oxford movement,” he…
Foligno, Diocese of(FOLIGNO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 875 FOLIGNO, DIOCESI di. – The diocese of F., immediately subject to the Holy See, is located in the province of Perugia, where it comprises the eastern edge of…
Folk Poetry(POESIA POPOLARE)Vol. IX, p. 991 POESIA POPOLARE. – Interest in p. p. appeared in England from the first decades of the eighteenth century, and the most significant work of this initial…
Folk Traditions(TRADIZIONI POPOLARI)Vol. XII, p. 275 POPULAR TRADITIONS. — They are also designated by the term folklore, coined by the English archaeologist William J. Thoms (1803–85, better known by the…
FolkloreVol. V, p. 212 FOLKLORE. — An eminently agricultural region, with numerous and important urban centers and a highly advanced civic life, E. derives from this condition the…
Folmar(FOLMARO)Vol. V, p. 876 FOLMARO. - Provost of the Regular Canons of Triefenstein (Petra Stillans) in the diocese of Würzburg, born at the beginning of the 12th century, died about 13…
Fonck, LeopoldVol. V, p. 876 FONCK, LEOPOLD. - Exegete, b. at Wissen (Ger- many) on 14 Jan. 1865, d. at Vienna on 19 Oct. 1930. Having completed his secondary and high-school studies at…
Fondi, Diocese of(FONDI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 882 FONDI, DIOCESE of. — The d. of F. was in the present province of Latina and also included the territories of Campodimele, Lenola, Sperlonga, and Monticelli. An…
Fonseca, Cristóbal deVol. V, p. 884 FONSECA, CRISTÓBAL de. - Augustinian theologian and preacher, b. at S. Eulalia in the diocese of Toledo; he professed among the Augustinians on 8 February…
Fonseca, Pedro deVol. V, p. 884 FONSECA, PEDRO de. - Portuguese philosopher and theologian, b. at Proença-a-Nova in 1528, d. at Lisbon on 4 Nov. 1599. He entered the Society of Jesus at the…
Fonsegrive Lespinasse, Georges-PierreVol. V, p. 884 FONSEGRIVE LESPINASSE, GEORGES-PIERRE. — Philosopher and publicist, born in St-Capraise de Lalinde (Dordogne) on 19 October 1852, died in Paris in 1917. A…
Fontaine, NicolasVol. V, p. 885 FONTAINE, NICOLAS. - Biblicist and Jansenist historian, b. in Paris in 1625, d. in Melun on 28 Jan. 1709. At about the age of 25 he withdrew to join the…
FontanaVol. V, p. 885 FONTANA. – By f. is meant an architectural-sculptural structure, of varying size, designed to receive and distribute water for utilitarian or decorative…
Fontana, DomenicoVol. V, p. 886 FONTANA, DOMENICO — The architect F. presented the plan of the Vatican Library to Sixtus V — Vatican Library. including the Bigazzini (later Torlonia) palace…
Fontana, FeliceVol. V, p. 887 FONTANA, FELICE. – Naturalist and physiologist, born at Pomarolo (Trento) on 15 April 1730, died at Florence on 19 March 1805. He was court physicist under…
Fontana, Francesco LuigiVol. V, p. 888 FONTANA, FRANCESCO LUIGI. — Cardinal, Barnabite, born at Casalmaggiore (Cremona) on 28 August 1750, died at Rome on 19 March 1822. He taught Latin and Greek…
Fontana, FulvioVol. V, p. 888 FONTANA, FULVIO. - Jesuit, sacred orator, b. at Modigliana (Florence) in 1648, d. at Fermo in 1723. For a decade he was, together with Pinamonti, Segneri’s…
Fontana, ProsperoVol. V, p. 887 FONTANA, PROSPERO - St. Alessio distributes his possessions to the poor. Bologna, church of S. Giacomo Maggiore. of the Madonna del Baraccano, S. Pietro, S.…
Fontanes, Louis deVol. V, p. 888 FONTANES, LOUIS de. – French man of letters and statesman, born in Niort on 6 March 1757, died in Paris on 17 March 1821. He was a member of the Institute and…
Fontanini, GiustoVol. V, p. 888 FONTANINI, GIUSTO. - Man of letters, born at S. Daniele del Friuli in 1666, died at Rome on 17 Apr. 1736. In 1697 Clement XI granted him the chair of eloquence…
Fontavellana, Abbey of(FONTE AVELLANA)Vol. V, p. 889 FONTE AVELLANA. - The hermitage of S. Croce di F. A., beneath Monte Carria (Marche), is described by Dante (Par., XXI). The date of its foundation is…
Fontenelle, BernardVol. V, p. 892 FONTENELLE, BERNARD. — Writer and philosopher, born in Rouen on 11 February 1657, died in Paris on 9 January 1757. More than to his frigid poetry, his fame is…
Fontevrault (Pont Ebraldi)Vol. V, p. 892 FONTEVRAULT (Pont Ebraldi). — Ancient abbey of Benedictine nuns near Saumur in France (Marne et Loire), formerly in the territory of the diocese of Poitiers,…
FontinaliaVol. V, p. 894 FONTINALIA. — Festival held on 13 October according to the ancient Roman calendar, during which fountains were crowned and flowers were cast into the springs.…
Foochow, Archdiocese of(FOOCHOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 894 FOOCHOW, ARCHDIOCESE of. - The civil province of Fukien, in east-central China, ecclesiastically included, like all the rest of the Empire, in the diocese of…
Foot(PIEDE)Vol. IX, p. 816 FOOT. - Unit of measurement among the Romans, corresponding to 0.2959 m. It is sometimes also found represented in Christian inscriptions, as in that of an…
Foppa, VincenzoVol. V, p. 897 FOPPA, VINCENZO. — Painter, born in Brescia around 1427 and died in the same city in 1515 or 1516. Initially perhaps a pupil in the Bembo workshop in Brescia,…
Forbes, EdwardVol. V, p. 897 FORBES, EDWARD. – English naturalist, born in Douglas on 12 February 1815, died in London on 23 November 1854. He was the pioneer of marine exploration with…
Forbin-Janson, Charles-Auguste, Count of(FORBIN-JANSON, CHARLES-AUGUSTE, CONTE DI)Vol. V, p. 897 FORBIN-JANSON, CHARLES-AUGUSTE, conte di. - Bishop of Nancy and Toul, founder of the Pontifical Work of the Holy Childhood (11 May 1843; v.), b. in Paris on 3…
Forbin-Janson, Toussaint deVol. V, p. 898 FORBIN-JANSON, TOUSSAINT de. — Born on 1 October 1634, died on 24 March 1713. Successively bishop of Digne (1658), Marseille (1662), and Beautvais (1679). As…
Forcade, Théodore-AugusteVol. V, p. 898 FORCADE, THÉODORE-AUGUSTE. – Born at Versailles on 2 March 1816, died on 12 September 1885. Ordained a priest on 16 March 1830, he was appointed professor of…
Force Majeure (Vis Maior, Vis Divina, Cause to Which Resistance Is Not Possible)(FORZA MAGGIORE (VIS MAIOR, VIS DIVINA, CAUSA CUI RESISTI NON POTEST))Vol. V, p. 918 FORZA MAGGIORE (Vis maior, vis divina, causa cui resisti non potest). — When the agent is in such circumstances that he cannot prevent the event, or cannot…
Forcella, VincenzoVol. V, p. 898 FORCELLA, VINCENZO. - Born in 1837, died in 1906. He is best known for his work Iscrizioni delle chiese e di altri edifici di Roma dal sec. XI ai nostri giorni…
Forcellini, EgidioVol. V, p. 898 FORCELLINI, EGIDIO. — An erudite priest, b. at Campo sul Piave on 26 August 1688, d. there on 5 April 1768. He studied at the Seminary of Padua and was a pupil…
FordicidiaVol. V, p. 899 FORDICIDIA. - A Roman magico-agrarian festival, dedicated to Tellure, celebrated on 15 April. In each of the thirty Curiae and on the Capitol (Ovidio, Fast.,…
Foreigners (In Italy)(STRANIERI (IN ITALIA))Vol. XI, p. 847 FOREIGNERS (IN ITALY). — Foreigners are admitted to enjoy in Italy the civil rights accorded to citizens, subject to reciprocity; this principle is to be…
Forer, LorenzVol. V, p. 899 FORER, LORENZ. — Jesuit theologian and controversialist, born in Lucerne in 1580, died in Ratisbona on 7 January 1659. Professor of dogmatic theology at the…
Forest, John, Blessed(FOREST, JOHN, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 899 FOREST, JOHN, blessed. — Born of a noble family in 1471, he died on 22 May 1538. Having entered the Franciscan Order in 1492, he pursued his studies at Oxford,…
Foresta, Alberic de(FORESTA, ALBÉRIC DE)Vol. V, p. 899 FORESTA, ALBÉRIC de. — French Jesuit, born at Aix on 8 January 1818, died at Avignone on 2 May 1876. Of noble family, he entered the novitiate at Avignone on 6…
Foresti, Giacomo FilippoVol. V, p. 899 FORESTI, GIACOMO FILIPPO. - Augustinian historian and theologian, born at Solto (Bergamo) in 1434, died at Bergamo in 1520. He entered the Hermits of S.…
Foresti, Teodoro da BergamoVol. V, p. 900 FORESTI, TEODORO DA BERGAMO. - Capuchin preacher and theologian of the former province of Brescia-Bergamo, born at Solto (Bergamo) on 15 Aug. 1565, died at…
Forget, JacquesVol. V, p. 900 FORGET, JACQUES. - Theologian and Arabist, b. at Chiny (Belgium) on 6 Jan. 1852, d. at Héverlé-les-Louvain on 19 July 1933. A pupil of Lamy at Louvain, he made…
Forlì, Diocese of(FORLÌ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 900 FORLÌ, DIOCESI di. — City, diocese, and province in Romagna; the diocese, a suffragan of Ravenna, extends over 320 sq. km and has 80,350 inhabitants, of whom…
Form(FORMA)Vol. V, p. 901 FORM. — In ordinary usage, it is the external arrangement of the parts of a body (μορφή), a quality of sensible substances, especially living beings, by which…
Form of the Sacraments(FORMA DEI SACRAMENTI)Vol. V, p. 902 FORMA DEI SACRAMENTI : V. SACRAMENTI.
Formal(FORMALE)Vol. V, p. 902 FORMALE. – Also called rational or pectoral, it is a plate of metal, gold, or silver, set with jewels, about the size of a hand, worn on the chest, where the…
FormiaVol. V, p. 907 FORMIA. – Town in the Gulf of Gaeta, on the Via Appia. Having remained neutral during the Latin War, it first obtained citizenship without the right to vote…
FormosaVol. V, p. 908 FORMOSA. - Island of the Far East, annexed to China in 1683, ceded to Japan in 1895 and returned to China in 1945. One and a half times the size of Sardinia…
Formosus, Pope(FORMOSO, PAPA)Vol. V, p. 909 FORMOSO, PAPA. — Perhaps a native of Rome. In 864 or 865, Niccolò I (858–67) made him cardinal-bishop of Porto, and in the autumn of 866 sent him with Paolo di…
Formulas of Concord(FORMOLE DI CONCORDIA)Vol. V, p. 908 FORMOLE DI CONCORDIA : v. CONFESSIONI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI.
FornacaliaVol. V, p. 910 FORNACALIA. - It was a movable conceptive festival, falling in the first half of February, on a day fixed in advance by the head of the curiae, the highest…
Fornaciari, LuigiVol. V, p. 910 FORNACIARI, LUIGI. - Magistrate and philologist, b. at Lucca on 17 Dec. 1798, d. there on 23 Nov. 1858. President of the criminal Rota, councillor of state,…
Fornaini, Luigi AntonioVol. V, p. 910 FORNAINI, LUIGI ANTONIO. – Vallombrosan abbot, born on 14 December 1756 at Massa Cozzile, died on 29 June 1838 at Florence. He was a pupil of Leto Guidi.…
Fornari Strada, Maria Vittoria, Blessed(FORNARI STRADA, MARIA VITTORIA, BEATA)Vol. V, p. 911 FORNARI STRADA, MARIA VITTORIA, blessed. — Foundress of a religious order, born in Genoa in 1562, died there on 15 December 1617. Married, she had six…
Fornari, VitoVol. V, p. 910 FORNARI, VITO. - Philosopher and man of letters, b. at Molfetta on March 10, 1821, d. at Naples on March 6, 1900. A solitary and meditative spirit, his life…
Fornication(FORNICAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 911 FORNICATION. - From the Latin fornix, which designated a vaulted chamber or corridor, generally resulting from a supporting construction for stairways…
Forster, FrobeniusVol. V, p. 913 FORSTER, FROBENIUS. — Benedictine, born at Königfeld on 30 August 1709, died at Regensburg on 11 October 1791. In 1727 he entered the monastery of St. Emmeram…
Forster, HeinrichVol. V, p. 913 FORSTER, HEINRICH. - Bishop of Breslavia, b. 24 Nov. 1799 at Gross-Glogau, d. 20 Oct. 1881 at the castle of Johannesburg, in Austrian Silesia. Ordained priest…
Fort Lamy, Apostolic Prefecture of(FORT LAMY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. V, p. 917 FORT LAMY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — In French Equatorial Africa: it was erected on 9 Jan. 1947 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariates of…
Fort Victoria, Apostolic Vicariate of(FORT VICTORIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. V, p. 918 FORT VICTORIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. – It was erected on 14 November 1946 with territory detached from the Apostolic Vicariate of Salisbury in Southern…
Fort Wayne, Diocese of(FORT WAYNE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 918 FORT WAYNE, DIOCESE of. - A city in the State of Indiana in the United States of America, seat of a diocese suffragan to Indianapolis, comprising the northern…
Fort-de-France(FORT-DE FRANCE)Vol. V, p. 914 FORT-DE FRANCE: V. SAN PIETRO FORT DE FRANCE O MASTINICA MARTINIQUE
Fort-de-France and Saint-Pierre, Diocese of(SAN PIETRO E FORT-DE-FRANCE (MARNICA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1069 SAN PIETRO and FORT-DE-FRANCE (MARNICA), DIOCESE. — It comprises the island of Martinique, which was discovered by Cristoforo Colombo in 1502 during his fourth…
Fortaleza, Archdiocese of(FORTALEZA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 914 FORTALEZA, ARCHDIOCESE of. — In the State of Ceará (Brazil). It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of the aforementioned State, a province…
Forteguerri, NiccolòVol. V, p. 914 FORTEGUERRI, NICCOLÒ. — Cardinal, born on 7 October 1419 in Pistoia, died on 21 December 1473 in Viterbo. After studying law in Bologna and Siena, he entered…
Fortem Virili PectoreVol. V, p. 914 « FORTEM VIRILI PECTORE ». — This is the hymn for Vespers and Lauds in the Office of holy non-virgins, composed by Cardinal Silvio Antoniani (d. 1603) and…
Fortescue, Adrian(FORTESQUE, ADRIAN)Vol. V, p. 915 FORTESQUE, ADRIAN. - Priest, liturgist of rare learning and depth, b. 14 Jan. 1874 at Perth (Scotland), d. 11 Feb. 1923. A convert from Protestantism in 1898,…
Forti, MichelangeloVol. V, p. 916 FORTI, MICHELANGELO. – Priest and patriot, born at Cesacastina on 29 September 1798, died at Nisida in October 1856. A professor at the Seminary of Teramo and…
Fortini, MarcoVol. V, p. 916 FORTINI, MARCO. - Priest and patriot, born at Fratta Polesine on 26 April 1784, died there on 28 May 1848. A humble chaplain at Fratta, he became involved in…
Fortis, LuigiVol. V, p. 916 FORTIS, LUIGI. – Jesuit, 20th Superior General of the Order, born in Verona on 26 February 1749, died in Rome on 27 January 1829. Caught up in the suppression…
Fortress(FORTEZZA)Vol. V, p. 915 FORTEZZA. — In its primary meaning it indicates robustness, vigor, energy, strength, both in the physical and in the moral sense. It may be considered: 1) as a…
Fortuitous Case(CASO FORTUITO)Vol. III, p. 576 CASO FORTUITO. — It is the occurrence of something unforeseen and unforeseeable by the acting subject. The notion of fortuity is negative: an event that finds…
Fortunatianus(FORTUNAZIANO)Vol. V, p. 917 FORTUNAZIANO. - Bishop of Aquileia, African by origin, he was elected about 342 amid the disturbances provoked by Ursacio and Valente, Arian bishops. He was…
Fortunato, Ferrari da BresciaVol. V, p. 917 FORTUNATO, FERRARI da BRESCIA. - Franciscan philosopher and mathematician, b. at Brescia on 1 Dec. 1701, d. at Madrid on 11 May 1734. Lecturer in philosophy…
Fortune(FORTUNA)Vol. V, p. 917 FORTUNA. — Italic and Roman goddess. Her three most important ancient cult centers were Palestrina, Rome, and Anzio. While little is known about the cult at…
Forty Hours' Adoration(ADORAZIONE DELLE QUARANTORE)Vol. I, p. 214 ADORATION of the QUARANTORE: v. QUARANTORE. ADORATION of the Most Holy SACRAMENT, MALABAR SISTERS of the. – This congregation was recently founded by Monsignor…
Forty Martyrs Of Sebaste(QUARANTA MARTIRI DI SEBASTIA)Vol. X, p. 228 QUARANTA MARTIRI di SEBASTIA. — They are commemorated in the Greek and Latin Martyrologies on 9 March; their cult spread rapidly throughout the Church, and…
Forum(FORO)Vol. V, p. 912 FORO. – The Latin term forum or forus originally indicated the place or external space of the house, or even the vestibule surrounding tombs. Later it…
Forum Appii(APPIO, FORO D')Vol. I, p. 1014 APPIO, FORO D': v. FORO D'APPIO.
Forum Appii (Market of A.)(FORO APPIO (MERCATO DI A.))Vol. V, p. 913 FORO APPIO (MARKET OF A.). – Village south of Rome, mentioned in Act. 28:15 as the place where St. Paul, a prisoner, met the delegation of the Roman Church.…
Forum Iulium CarnicumVol. V, p. 918 FORUM IULIUM CARNICUM. – Now Zuglio in Carnia. Originally a vicus, then a forum and finally a colonia, it stood on the road that led from Aquileia to Noricum…
Forzatè, GiordanoVol. V, p. 919 FORZATÈ, GIORDANO. — Born in Padua to a noble family after the middle of the 12th century, he died in Venice at the age of ninety in 1348. He first devoted…
Foscarari, EgidioVol. V, p. 919 FOSCARARI, EGIDIO. - Dominican bishop and theologian, b. at Bologna on 27 Jan. 1512, d. at Rome on 23 Dec. 1564. He entered religious life at Bologna on 14…
Foscarini, Paolo AntonioVol. V, p. 919 FOSCARINI, PAOLO ANTONIO. – Carmelite theologian, of the noble Venetian family of the F., born in Montalto Uffugo (Calabria) around 1565, died there on 10 June…
Foscolo, UgoVol. V, p. 919 FOSCOLO, UGO. – Poet, born at Zante on 6 February 1778, died at Turnham Green on 10 September 1827. His father, Andrea, was a physician from a Venetian family;…
Fossanova Abbey(FOSSANOVA, ABBAZIA DI)Vol. V, p. 921 FOSSANOVA, ABBEY of. — In 1133 Innocent II granted to the Cistercians a Benedictine monastery situated on the southern edge of the Pontine Marshes, not far…
Fossombrone, Diocese of(FOSSOMBRONE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 922 FOSSOMBRONE, diocese of. — A city and diocese in the province of Pesaro, it has a population of 25,000 inhabitants, all Catholics; it has 40 parishes, 51…
Fossors(FOSSORI)Vol. V, p. 922 FOSSORI. — This is the name given, even by pagans, to the workers engaged in digging burial pits. Hippolytus explains why the fossor is paid his wage and the…
Fouard, Henri-ConstantVol. V, p. 924 FOUARD, HENRI-CONSTANT. - Priest and biblical scholar, b. at Elbeuf (Rouen) on 6 Aug. 1837, d. there on 3 Dec. 1903. During his theological studies in Paris,…
Foucauld, Charles-Eugène deVol. V, p. 924 FOUCAULD, CHARLES-EUGÈNE de. — Missionary hermit, born on 15 September 1858 at Strasbourg, killed by the Touareg on 4 December 1916 at Tamanrasset (Algerian…
Fouillée, AlfredVol. V, p. 925 FOUILLÉE, ALFRED. - Philosopher, b. at La Poueze (Maine-et-Loire) in 1838, d. at Lyons in 1912. After the publication of the Philosophie de Platon (2 vols.,…
Foumban, Apostolic Vicariate of(FOUMBAN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. V, p. 925 FOUMBAN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. - The vicariate of F., in French Cameroon, subject to subsequent changes in its boundaries, corresponded to the former apostolic…
Founder (of Religious Order or Congregation)(FONDATORE (DI ORDINE O CONGREGAZIONE RELIGIOSA))Vol. V, p. 877 FOUNDER (of a Religious Order or Congregation). — He is the one who establishes the specific purpose of the Order; one who merely introduces an accidental…
Foundling Hospital(BREFOTROFIO)Vol. III, p. 54 BREFOTROFIO. – From βρέφος, “newborn,” and τρέφω, “I nourish.” An institution established to care for unrecognized illegitimate children, that is, children…
Fouquet, JeanVol. V, p. 925 FOUQUET, JEAN. - French painter, b. at Tours in 1420, d. there in 1483. One of the artists most representative of the taste and potential of French painting at…
Four Crowned Martyrs(QUATTRO CORONATI)Vol. X, p. 235 QUATTRO CORONATI: v. CORONATI, QUATTRO SANTI.
Four Crowned Martyrs, Saints(CORONATI, QUATTRO, SANTI)Vol. IV, p. 342 CORONATI, QUATTRO, saints.—Venerated on 8 November. The names in the Gregorian Sacramentary (five, not four) are: Claudio, Nicostrato, Sinfroniano (or…
Fourier, François-CharlesVol. V, p. 925 FOURIER, FRANÇOIS-CHARLES. – French economist of socialist inclination, belonging to the socialism that Marx characterized as “utopian.” Born in Besançon on 7…
Fournier, Henri-AlainVol. V, p. 926 FOURNIER, HENRI-ALAIN. - B. on 3 Oct. 1886 at Chapelle d'Angillon, d. near Verdun on 22 Sept. 1914. He is among the most evocative writers and storytellers of…
Fournier, Paul-Eugène-Louis(FOURNIER, PAUL-EUGÈNE-LOUIE)Vol. V, p. 926 FOURNIER, PAUL-EUGÈNE-LOUIE. — Canonist and historian of law, born in Calais on 26 November 1853, died in Paris on 13 May 1935. A graduate…
Fox, GeorgeVol. V, p. 926 FOX, GEORGE: V. QUACCHERI.
Fox, JohnVol. V, p. 926 FOX, JOHN. - Protestant writer, born at Boston in Lincolnshire (England) in 1516, died in 1587. He attended the University of Oxford and was a fellow of…
Foz do Iguaçu(FOZ DO IGUASSÙ)Vol. V, p. 926 FOZ do IGUASSÙ. – Prelature in the State of Paraná, Brazil, suffragan to Curitiba, erected on 10 May 1926 by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Quum…
Förderer, AlbertVol. V, p. 899 FÖRDERER, ALBERT. — Priest and politician, born on 3 March 1828 in Rastatt, died on 23 January 1889 in Lahr. Editor of the Anzeiger für Stadt und Land of Lahr,…
