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Gaume, Jean-Joseph
French theologian and writer, b. at Fuans (Doubs) on 5 June 1802, d. at Paris on 19 Nov. 1879. A priest in 1825, professor of dogmatics in 1827-28, rector of… -
Gaunilo (GAUNILONE)
Benedictine monk of Marmoutiers near Tours in the second half of the 11th century. He was the son of the viscount of Tours and, before entering the monastery… -
Gausleno di Soissons
GAUSLENO di SOISSONS: v. JOSCELIN di SOISSONS. -
Gautama
GAUTAMA (GOTAMA): v. BUDDHA; BUDDHISMO. -
Gautier de Coincy
French Benedictine and poet, b. at Amiens in 1177, d. at Soissons in 1236. He wrote religious lyrics, among the earliest in French literature, and a poem… -
Gautier, Léon
French medievalist, b. at Le Havre on 8 Aug. 1832, d. at Paris on 25 Aug. 1897. Having entered the École des Chartes in 1852, he later occupied there the chair… -
Gautier, Théophile
Poet and novelist, b. at Tarbes on 30 Aug. 1811, d. at Paris on 23 Oct. 1872. A pupil at the Parisian Collège Louis-le-Grand, he later attended the studio of… -
Gautrelet, François-Xavier
Jesuit, b. 15 Feb. 1807 at Sampigny (Saône-et-Loire), d. 1 July 1886 at Montluçon. Spiritual director of the scholasticate of Vals (1842-52), on the feast of… -
Gavanti, Bartolomeo
Liturgist, of the Congregation of the Barnabites, b. at Monza in 1569, d. at Milan on 14 Aug. 1638. Summoned to Rome, he worked under Clement VIII and Urban… -
Gavardi, Federico Nicola
Augustinian theologian and orator, b. in Milan on 15 Feb. 1640, d. on 12 June 1715. From 1665 to 1690 he taught theology in many convents of the Order, then… -
Gavazzi, Alessandro
Founder of the Free Christian Church in Italy (or Evangelical Church of Italy), now extinct, b. in Bologna on 22 March 1809, d. in Rome on 9 Jan. 1889. Having… -
Gavazzi (Gavatius), Modesto (Junior)
Conventual Franciscan theologian, died at Ferrara, died at Chieti in 1658. Master of theology, writer and Scotist theologian. He studied at the College of St.… -
Gay, Charles-Louis
Ascetical theologian, b. in Paris on 1 Oct. 1815, to a bourgeois family, indifferent in religious matters, d. there on 18 Jan. 1892. He studied at the Royal… -
Gayraud, Hippolyte
Theologian and politician, b. at Lovit (Tarn-et-Garonne) in 1856, d. at Bourg-la-Reine on 17 Dec. 1911. A Dominican in 1877, he taught theology and philosophy… -
Gaysruck, Karl Gaetan
Cardinal, b. 7 Aug. 1769 at Klagenfurt, in Carinthia, d. 19 Nov. 1846 at Milan. Son of Giovanni Giacomo G. and of the baroness Antonia dei Valvassori, the… -
Gaza (GAZA)
A Canaanite city (Gen. 10:19; Deut. 2:23) in the southwestern corner of Palestine, 4 km from the sea, on the only route leading from Egypt into Syria. An… -
Gaza, Teodoro
Greek humanist, b. at Thessalonica around 1398, d. at the Abbey of S. Giovanni a Piro in 1475. He took part in the Council of Ferrara-Florence and adhered to… -
Gazer
GAZER: v. GEZER. -
Gazirer
GAZIRER: v. GEZIRA. -
Gazophilacium (Gazophylakion) (GAZOFILACIO (ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΆΚΩΝ))
From γάζα (cf. Acts 8:27; which in Persian means "treasure") and φυλάκιον (= "to guard"): in the Septuagint, in the Gospels, in Josephus and Strabo it… -
Gazotti (Casotti), Agostino, Beato (GAZOTTI (CASOTTI), AGOSTINO, BESTO)
Dominican bishop and confessor, b. at Traù (Dalmatia) ca. 1260, d. at Lucera (Apulia) on 3 Aug. 1323. A reli- gious, from 1278 he fought energetically against… -
Gazzaniga, Pierro Maria
Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Bergamo on 3 March 1722, d. at Vicenza on 11 Dec. 1799. After completing his studies at Bologna, he taught at Pavia… -
Gazzera, Costanzo
Priest, archaeologist, b. at Bene in 1778, d. at Turin on 5 May 1859. He taught in the lyceums of Alessandria, Casale and Savigliano; then from 1844 he was…