Dogmatic Theology
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Déodat, Marie De Basly
DÉODAT, MARIE de BASLY. - Franciscan theologian, one of the restorers of the Scotist school, b. at Basly en Bessin (Calvados) on 11 Oct.… -
Dereser, Johann Anton
DERESER, JOHANN ANTON. - Discalced Carmelite theologian and exegete (under the name Thaddeus of St. Adam), b. 3 February 1757 in Fahr am… -
Desirant, Bernard
DESIRANT, BERNARD. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Bruges on 21 May 1656, d. at Rome on 2 March 1725. He distinguished himself by his vast… -
De Vio, Tommaso detto il Gaetano
DE VIO, Tommaso detto il Gaetano. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Gaeta on 20 February 1468 and d. at Rome on 10 October… -
Deza, Diego
DEZA, DIEGO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Toro in Spain around 1444, d. at Seville on 9 June 1523. He taught (1480) at the University of… -
Dicastillo, Juan De
DICASTILLO, JUAN de. - Spanish Jesuit theologian, b. in Naples to Spanish parents on 28 Dec. 1584, d. at Ingolstadt on 6 March 1653. A… -
Dieckhoff, August Wilhelm
DIECKHOFF, AUGUST WILHELM. - Protestant theologian, b. 5 February 1823 at Göttingen, d. 12 September 1894 at Rostock. Extraordinary… -
Diekamp, Franz
DIEKAMP, FRANZ. - Theologian, b. at Geldern (Rhineland) on 8 Nov. 1864, priest in 1887, from 1902 professor of dogmatic theology at Münster… -
Dieringer, Franz Xaver
DIERINGER, FRANZ XAVER. - Theologian, b. at Rangendingen, near Hechingen, on 22 Aug. 1811, d. at Veringendorf (Hohenzollern), on 8 Sept.… -
Dishypatos, David (DAVIDE DISHYPATOS)
DISHYPATOS, DAVID. - Byzantine polemicist of the 14th century. The particulars of his life are unknown; it is certain, however, that he was… -
Dobmayer, Marian
DOBMAYER, MARIAN. - Benedictine theologian, b. at Schwandorf (Bavaria) on 24 Oct. 1753 and d. at Amberg (Bavaria) on 21 Dec. 1805… -
Donadoni, Carlo Antonio
DONADONI, CARLO ANTONIO. - Theologian and orator of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Venice on 15 Aug. 1672, d. at Šibenik (Dalmatia) on… -
Dorotheos of Mytilene (DOROTEO DI MITILENE)
DOROTHEOS OF MYTILENE. - Byzantine theologian, of the 15th century. He was metropolitan of Mytilene, a supporter of the union of the Greek… -
Dorst, John of (DORSTEN, GIOVANNI DA)
DORST, John of. - Augustinian, theologian and preacher, b. at Dorsten in Westphalia, in the first half of the 15th century, d. in 1481. He… -
Dragišić, Giorgio
DRAGIŠIĆ, GIORGIO. - Croatian Franciscan, humanist, philosopher, theologian, b. at Srebrenica in Bosnia around the middle of the 15th… -
Driedo, Jean
DRIEDO, JEAN. - Theologian, b. at Darisdonk (whence the name D.; his family name was Neys) near Turnhout in Brabant in 1478 or the… -
Drouin, Hyacinthe-René
DROUIN, HYACINTHE-RENÉ. - Dominican theologian, b. at Toulon ca. 1680, d. at Ivrea (Piedmont) on 30 Sept. 1740. Having entered the Order at… -
Dublanchy, Edmond
DUBLANCHY, EDMOND. - Theologian, b. at Bruville (diocese of Metz) on 21 Jan. 1858, d. on 26 Jan. 1938 at Differt (Belgian Luxembourg).… -
Duguet, Jacques-Joseph
DUGUET, JACQUES-JOSEPH. - Jansenist theologian, b. at Montbrison, 9 Dec. 1649, d. at Paris, 25 Oct. 1733. An Oratorian, teacher of… -
Dummermuth, Antonino
DUMMERMUTH, ANTONINO. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Louvain on 12 May 1841, d. there on 17 February 1918. A religious from 2… -
Dupasquier, Sébastien
DUPASQUIER, SÉBASTIEN. - Scotist philosopher and theologian of the 17th century, considered one of the most representative of the school at… -
Du Perron, Jacques Davy
DU PERRON, JACQUES DAVY. - Cardinal, theologian-controversialist, diplomat and statesman, called "the Augustine of France." Born at St-Lô… -
Durand de Villegaignon, Nicolas
DURAND DE VILLEGAIGNON, NICOLAS. - Theologian, b. in 1510, d. in 1571; having converted from Calvinism, he became a fervent defender of the… -
Duval, André
DUVAL, ANDRÉ. - Born at Pontoise in 1564 and died in Paris in 1638. Doctor (1594) and then dean of the Sorbonne, where he was the first… -
Eadmer (EADMERO)
EADMER. - Benedictine historian and theologian, called the "Singer," b. between 1060 and 1064, d. at Canterbury on 13 January 1124. English… -
Eck, Johann
ECK, JOHANN. - Theologian and anti-Lutheran polemicist, b. at Egg, in Swabia, on 15 November 1486, d. at Ingolstadt on 10 February 1543.… -
Elbeque, Norbert D' (ELBECQUE, NORBERT D')
ELBEQUE, NORBERT D'. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Hainaut (Belgium) in 1651, d. at Namur on 14 Oct. 1714. He was professor of… -
Eliesen (Helgesen), Paolo
ELIESEN (HELGESEN), PAOLO. - Danish theologian, b. at Varberg (today Halland) ca. 1480, d. in 1536, perhaps killed by the Lutherans. In… -
Eli, Tommaso
ELI, TOMMASO. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. in Naples ca. 1486, d. there ca. 1570. He was prior in the convent of St. Peter Martyr… -
Elvenich, Peter Joseph
ELVENICH, PETER JOSEPH. - Hermesian theologian, b. at Embken (Rhenish Prussia) on 29 Jan. 1796, d. at Breslau on 16 June 1886. A disciple… -
Emser, Hieronymus
EMSER, HIERONYMUS. - Theologian and polemicist, b. at Weidenstetten near Ulm on 28 March 1478, d. at Dresden on 8 Nov. 1527. Magister… -
Erath, Augustin
ERATH, AUGUSTIN. - Theologian, b. at Buchloe (Swabia) on 28 Feb. 1648, d. at Passau on 5 Sept. 1719. A canon regular of the Order of St.… -
Erbermann, Vitus
ERBERMANN, VITUS. - German controversialist, b. of a Lutheran family at Rentweinsdorf (Bavaria) on 25 May 1597, d. at Mainz on 8 Apr. 1675.… -
Espence, Claude-Togniol de (ESPENCE, CLAUDE-TOGNIEL DE)
ESPENCE, CLAUDE-TOGNIOL DE. - French theologian, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne in 1511, d. in Paris on 5 Oct. 1571. Even before taking his… -
Esser, Thomas
ESSER, THOMAS. - Last secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Index, b. at Aachen on 7 April 1850, d. at Rome on 13 March 1926. He… -
Eymerich, Nicolás
EYMERICH, NICOLÁS. - Dominican inquisitor and writer, b. at Gerona (Spain) around 1320, d. there on 4 January 1399. He became a religious… -
Fabbri, Filippo
FABBRI, FILIPPO. - Scotist philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at La Spianata, near Faenza, in 1564, d. at Padua… -
Faber, Johannes
FABER, JOHANNES. - Dominican preacher and polemicist, b. at Augsburg around 1475, d. in 1530. He was prior of Augsburg (1507), vicar… -
Fabri, Honoré
FABRI, HONORÉ. - Jesuit, polymath, b. at Vivien-le-Grand (Ain) on 5 April 1607, d. at Rome on 8 March 1688. He was at first esteemed as a… -
Fauré, Giovanni Battista (FAURÈ, GIOVANNI BATTISTA)
FAURÉ, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Jesuit, theologian, b. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1702, d. in Viterbo on 5 Apr. 1779. He spent almost his entire life… -
Federico Di Gesù (Joannes Martin Schellhorn)
FEDERICO DI GESÙ (Joannes Martin Schellhorn). - Theologian, b. 6 Nov. 1721 in Munich, d. 16 Oct. 1788 in Augsburg. On 24 May 1741 he made… -
Ferdinand of Jesus (FERDINANDO DI GESÙ)
FERDINAND OF JESUS. - Discalced Carmelite theologian, in the world Ferd. Jimenez de Benalcázar, b. in 1571 at Baeza (Andalusia), d. there… -
Ferus, Giovanni (Wild) (FERUS GIOVANNI (WILD))
FERUS, GIOVANNI (WILD). - Observant Franciscan, famous preacher, b. June 24, 1495 in Swabia, d. 1554 in Mainz. He became a religious in… -
Filomarino, Francesco Maria Da Napoli
FILOMARINO, FRANCESCO MARIA da NAPOLI. - Capuchin theologian and preacher, b. in Naples in 1598, d. 7 March 1683. Of the princely family of… -
Fishacre, Richard
FISHACRE, RICHARD. - Dominican theologian, d. 1248. He was the second master of his Order at Oxford and the first English Dominican to… -
Flandino, Ambrogio
FLANDINO, AMBROGIO. - Augustinian theologian, b. in Naples ca. 1460, d. September 24, 1531. In 1508 regent of the studium of Bologna, in… -
Fogarini, Francesco Antonio da Brescia
FOGARINI, FRANCESCO ANTONIO da BRESCIA. - A Scotist philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, he studied at the College of… -
Folmar (FOLMARO)
FOLMAR. - Provost of the Canons Regular of Triefenstein (Petra Stillans) in the diocese of Würzburg, b. at the beginning of the 12th… -
Forer, Lorenz
FORER, LORENZ. - Jesuit theologian and controversialist, b. in Lucerne in 1580, d. in Regensburg on 7 Jan. 1659. Professor of dogmatics at… -
Foresti, Teodoro da Bergamo
FORESTI, TEODORO DA BERGAMO. - Preacher and Capuchin theologian of the ancient province of Brescia-Bergamo, b. at Solto (Bergamo) on 15… -
Forget, Jacques
FORGET, JACQUES. - Theologian and Arabist, b. at Chiny (Belgium) on 6 January 1852, d. at Héverlé-les-Louvain on 19 July 1933. A disciple… -
Foscarini, Paolo Antonio
FOSCARINI, PAOLO ANTONIO. - Carmelite theologian, of the noble Venetian family of the F., born in Montalto Uffugo (Calabria) ca. 1565, died… -
Francis "Bonae Spei" (FRANCESCO «BONAË SPEI»)
FRANCIS "BONAE SPEI". - Born Francesco Crespin, a Carmelite theologian, so named after the convent «Bonaë Espérance» (near Valenciennes) to… -
Franck, Kaspar
FRANCK, KASPAR. - Theologian and controversialist, b. at Ortrand (Meissen-Saxony) on 2 Nov. 1543, d. at Ingolstadt on 12 March 1584. In… -
Franzelin, Giovanni Battista
FRANZELIN, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Theologian and cardinal, b. 15 April 1816 at Altino (Alto Adige), d. in Rome on 11 February 1886. After… -
Fridolin, Stephen (FRIDOLIN, STEPHAN)
FRIDOLIN, STEPHEN. - Franciscan theologian (at least from 1479), b. at Winnendem (Württemberg) in 1430, lector and preacher among the Poor… -
Fulbert Of Chartres (FULBERTO DI CHARTRES)
FULBERT OF CHARTRES. - Bishop and theologian, b. ca. 960, d. at Chartres on 10 April 1928. He is called French by some, probably from… -
Gabriel of San Vincenzo (GABRIELE DI SAN VINCENZO)
GABRIEL OF SAN VINCENZO. - Discalced Carmelite, philosopher and theologian, in the world Giovanni Antonio Beonio. Born at Lodi ca. 1609,… -
Gaguin, Robert
GAGUIN, ROBERT. - Theologian and man of letters, b. at Calonne-sur-Lys (diocese of Arras) around 1420-25 and d. in Paris on 22 May 1501. He… -
Galatino, Pietro
GALATINO, PIETRO. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Galatina (Lecce) ca. 1460, called by some of the Colonna family, by others, of the Mongio.… -
Galura, Bernhard
GALURA, BERNHARD. - Bishop, theologian and educationalist, b. at Herbolzheim (Baden) on 21 Aug. 1764, d. at Bressanone on 17 May 1856. He… -
Gammache, Philippe
GAMMACHE, PHILIPPE. - French theologian, b. in 1568, d. in Paris on 21 July 1625. For 25 years he taught theology in Paris. Entrusted by… -
Gandolfo di Bologna
GANDOLFO di BOLOGNA. - Theologian and canonist of the 12th century, d. around 1185. Author of a Gloss on Gratian's Decretum, known until… -
Gardeil, Ambroise
GARDEIL, AMBROISE. - Dominican theologian, b. at Nancy on 29 March 1859, d. on 31 Aug. 1931. A religious in 1879, he taught fundamental… -
Garnier, Jean
GARNIER, JEAN. - Jesuit, patrologist, b. in Paris on 11 Nov. 1612, d. in Bologna on 26 Nov. 1681. After a period of teaching literature and… -
Gatti, Vincenzo
GATTI, VINCENZO. - Dominican apologist and theologian, b. at Riva Ligure on 15 March 1811, d. there on 8 Nov. 1882. A religious at S.… -
Gaume, Jean-Joseph
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,… -
Gavardi, Federico Nicola
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… -
Gayraud, Hippolyte
GAYRAUD, HIPPOLYTE. - Theologian and politician, b. at Lovit (Tarn-et-Garonne) in 1856, d. at Bourg-la-Reine on 17 Dec. 1911. A Dominican… -
George Scholarios (Gennadius II) (GIORGIO SCOLARIOS (GENNADIO II))
GEORGE SCHOLARIOS (GENNADIUS II). - Byzantine theologian and writer, patriarch of Constantinople three times (1454-56; 1463; 1464-65), b.… -
Gerberon, Gabriel
GERBERON, GABRIEL. - Benedictine theologian, b. at St-Calais (diocese of Le Mans), 12 Aug. 1628, d. at St-Denis, 29 March 1711. He taught… -
Gerhoh of Reichersberg (GERHOH DI REICHERSBERG)
GERHOH OF REICHERSBERG. - German theologian, b. at Polling (Bavaria) in 1093, d. at Reichersberg on 27 June 1169. He studied at Freising,… -
Gerson, Jean
GERSON, JEAN. - Theologian and chancellor of the University of Paris, b. 14 Dec. 1363 in the hamlet of Gerson (whence he took his name) in… -
Gezone of Tortona (GEZONE DI TORTONA)
GEZONE OF TORTONA. - Theologian and Benedictine abbot, d. ca. 980. He was a priest of Tortona when Bishop Giselprand made him abbot of the… -
Ghetti, Andrea da Volterra
GHETTI, ANDREA da VOLTERRA. - Augustinian theologian, preacher and educationist, b. at Montecatini Val di Cecina, near Volterra, at the… -
Giles of Viterbo (EGIDIO DA VITERBO)
GILES OF VITERBO. - Augustinian theologian and philosopher, b. in Viterbo in 1469 to the Antonini family, d. 21 December 1532. He attended… -
Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-Achille
GINOULHIAC, JACQUES-MARIE-ACHILLE. - Archbishop and theologian, b. at Montpellier on 3 Dec. 1806, d. there on 17 Nov. 1875. Ordained priest… -
Godin, Guillaume-Pierre
GODIN, GUILLAUME-PIERRE. - Dominican cardinal, b. at Bayonne c. 1260, d. at Avignon on 4 June 1356. A religious in his native city, he… -
Godoy, Pedro De
GODOY, PEDRO de. - Dominican theologian and bishop, b. at Aldeanueva (Spanish Extremadura) at the beginning of the 17th century, d. at… -
Goffredo Babione
GOFFREDO BABIONE. - Scholasticus of Angers, d. in the first decades of the 12th century. He succeeded Marbod of Rheims in the office of… -
Gomez da Lisboa (GOMEZ DA LISBONA)
GOMEZ DA LISBOA. - Conventual Franciscan theologian, d. 1513. He governed the principal studia of the Order and was professor of philosophy… -
Gonet, Jean-Baptiste
GONET, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Dominican theologian, b. at Béziers ca. 1616, d. there on 24 Jan. 1681. He entered the convent of his city at the… -
Gonsalvo Ispano, detto di Vallebona or di Balboa (GONSALVO ISPANO, DETTO DI VALLEBONA O DI BALBOA)
GONSALVO ISPANO, detto di Vallebona or di Balboa. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Galicia, d. in Paris on 13 April 1313. A religious in the… -
Gotti, Vincenzo Ludovico
GOTTI, VINCENZO LUDOVICO. - Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Bologna on 5 Sept. 1664, d. in Rome on 18 Sept. 1742. A religious in… -
Goudin, Antoine
GOUDIN, AN- TOINE. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Limoges ca. 1639, d. there on 25 Oct. 1695. He inaugurated his brilliant… -
Grabmann, Martin
GRABMANN, MARTIN. - Historian of theology, b. at Winterzhofen (Bavaria) on 5 Jan. 1875, d. on 9 Jan. 1949 at Eichstätt, where he had… -
Gravina, Domenico
GRAVINA, DOMENICO. - Dominican theologian, b. in Naples ca. 1547, d. in Rome on 26 Aug. 1643. He taught in various convents and was… -
Gregory of Bergamo (GREGORIO DI BERGAMO)
GREGORY OF BERGAMO. - Theologian and bishop, b. at Bergamo in the second half of the 11th century, d. there as a martyr on 9 June 1146. A… -
Gropper, Johann
GROPPER, JOHANN. - Theologian and jurist, b. at Soest (Westphalia) on 24 Feb. 1503, d. at Rome on 13 March 1559. After completing his… -
Gualtiero of Saint Victor (GUALTIERO DI SAN VITTORE)
GUALTIERO OF SAINT VICTOR. - Prior of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine in the abbey of Saint-Victor near Paris, born at the beginning of… -
Guglielmo Di Melitone
GUGLIELMO di MELITONE. - Fourth Franciscan master of theology in Paris. He succeeded Odo Rigaldi in the chair in 1248. He was then master… -
Guibert of Nogent (GUIBERTO DI NOGENT)
GUIBERT OF NOGENT. - Theologian and Benedictine abbot, b. in 1053 near Beauvais, d. at Nogent in 1124. A monk at St-Germain of Flay (hence… -
Guido di Orchelles
GUIDO di ORCHELLES. - Scholastic theologian who lived between the 12th and 13th centuries. Of him it is so far known only that after 1206… -
Habert, Isaac
HABERT, ISAAC. - French bishop and theologian, b. in Paris ca. 1600, d. at Pont-de-Salars, near Rodez, on 15 Sept. 1668. Having obtained… -
Haller, Leonhard
HALLER, LEONHARD. - Theologian, b. in Nuremberg at the beginning of the 16th century and d. in Eichstätt on 23 March 1570. He exercised the… -
Hardouin, Jean
HARDOUIN, JEAN. - French Jesuit scholar, b. at Quimper on 22 Dec. 1646, d. at Paris on 3 Sept. 1729. He taught positive theology, but… -
Hay, John
HAY, JOHN. - Scottish Jesuit theologian, b. at Dalgety (Fifeshire) in 1546, d. at Pont-à-Mousson on 21 May 1607. He soon became known for… -
Heinrich, Johann Baptist
HEINRICH, JOHANN BAPTIST. - Theologian, b. in Mainz on 15 April 1816, d. there on 9 February 1891. He studied law in Giessen and obtained… -
Henao, Gabriel de
HENAO, GABRIEL de. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Valladolid on 20 July 1612, d. at Salamanca on 11 Feb. 1704. For many years he was professor… -
Henry of Ghent (ENRICO DI GAND)
HENRY OF GHENT. - Philosopher and theologian, b. at Ghent in the first decades of the 13th century, d. June 29, 1293. H. is one of the… -
Herborn, Nikolaus Ferber von
HERBORN, Nikolaus Ferber von. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Herborn (Hesse) ca. 1480, d. at Toulouse on 15 April 1535. He appears in full… -
Heriger Of Lobbes (ERIGERO DI LOBBES)
HERIGER OF LOBBES. - Benedictine abbot and writer, b. in the first half of the 10th century, d. at Lobbes (Liège) in 1007. Having entered… -
Hermann of Schildesche (ERMANNO DI SCHILDISCHE)
HERMANN OF SCHILDESCHE. - Augustinian theologian and canonist of the 14th century, d. 8 July 1357. He was the first of the German Hermits… -
Herrera, Pedro de
HERRERA, Pedro de. - Dominican theologian, b. in Seville in 1548, d. in Salamanca on 31 December 1630. A religious in Salamanca, he… -
Hilary of Paris (ILARIO DA PARIGI)
HILARY OF PARIS. - Capuchin theologian, b. in Paris on 23 Nov. 1831, d. by drowning near Castel S. Elia (Viterbo) on 18 July 1904. Already… -
Hoogstraeten, Jakob
HOOGSTRAETEN, JAKOB. - Dominican writer and polemicist, b. at Hoogstraten (Brabant) around 1460, d. at Cologne on 27 January 1527. He… -
Hubertus Magister
HUBERTUS MAGISTER. - Scholastic theologian of the 12th century, author of a Summa theologiae, written in the last decades of the 12th… -
Hugon, Édouard (HUGON, EDOUARD)
HUGON, ÉDOUARD. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Lafarre (Haute Loire) on 25 Aug. 1867, d. in Rome on 7 Feb. 1929. In 1885 he… -
Hurter, Hugo Adalbert
HURTER, HUGO ADALBERT. - Jesuit, theologian and historian of theology, b. at Schaffhausen on 11 Jan. 1832, d. at Innsbruck on 10 Dec. 1914.… -
Iavelli, Crisostomo
IAVELLI, CRISOSTOMO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Casale Monferrato ca. 1470, d. at Bologna after 1538. A religious of the Dominican… -
Illyricus, Thomas, Blessed (ILLIRICO, TOMMASO, BEATO)
ILLYRICUS, Thomas, Blessed. - Franciscan preacher and theologian, b. ca. 1485 at Vrana (Dalmatia, whence the surname Illyricus), d. at… -
Isaac of Stella (ISACCO DELLA STELLA)
ISAAC OF STELLA. - Cistercian abbot and theologian, b. in England at the beginning of the 12th century, d. in the monastery of Stella (near… -
Isolani, Isidoro de
ISOLANI, ISIDORO de. - Dominican writer, b. in Milan probably between 1477 and 1480 and d. around the middle of 1528. He taught… -
John of the Annunciation (Llanes-Campomanes) (GIOVANNI DELL'ANNUNCIAZIONE (LLANES-CAMPOMANES))
JOHN OF THE ANNUNCIATION (LLANES-CAMPOMANES). - Discalced Carmelite theologian, b. 3 Nov. 1633 in Oviedo (Asturias) and d. 4 Aug. 1701 in… -
Jonah of Orléans (GIONA D'ORLÉANS)
JONAH OF ORLÉANS. - Bishop and theologian, b. in Aquitaine, probably before 780, d. at Orléans between 841 and 843. Having succeeded… -
Joseph, Bishop of Methone (GIUSEPPE, VESCOVO DI METONE)
JOSEPH, Bishop of Methone. - Celebrated polemicist of the 15th century, b. on Crete (cf. his letter in J. Hardt, Catal. cod. mss. Bibl.… -
Jungmann, Bernard
JUNGMANN, BERNARD. - Theologian, b. in Münster on 1 March 1833, d. in Louvain on 12 Jan. 1895. From 1861 he taught philosophy at the… -
Katschthaler, Johannes
KATSCHTHALER, JOHANNES. - Theologian and cardinal, b. 29 May 1832 at Hippach (diocese of Bressanone), d. at Salzburg on 27 Feb. 1914.… -
Kilber, Heinrich
KILBER, HEINRICH. - Jesuit, theologian, b. in Mainz on 8 March 1710, d. in Heidelberg on 25 Oct. 1783. He first taught literature at… -
Klee, Heinrich
KLEE, HEINRICH. - Theologian, b. at Münstermaifeld (Koblenz) on 20 April 1800, d. at Munich on 28 July 1840. He studied at the Seminary of… -
Kleutgen, Joseph
KLEUTGEN, JOSEPH. - Jesuit theologian and philosopher, b. April 9, 1811 in Dortmund (Westphalia), d. Jan. 13, 1883 at St. Anton in Kaltern… -
Klupfel, Engelbert (KLÜPFEL, ENGELBERT)
KLUPFEL, ENGELBERT. - Augustinian theologian, b. 18 Jan. 1733 at Wipfeld (Franconia), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 8 July 1811. A… -
Knoll, Alberto Da Bolzano
KNOLL, ALBERTO da BOLZANO. - Capuchin theologian and preacher of the province of Tyrol, b. at Bruneck on 12 July 1796, d. at Bolzano on 30… -
Kuhn, Johannes Evangelist von
KUHN, JOHANNES EVANGELIST von. - Theologian and philosopher, b. at Wäschenbeuren (Württemberg) on 19 Feb. 1806, d. at Tübingen on 8 May… -
La Broise, René
LA BROISE, RENÉ. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Laval on 26 March 1860, d. there on 10 Feb. 1906. Prefect of studies at the Scholasticate of… -
Lacunza y Díaz, Manuel de (LACUNZA Y DIAZ, MANUEL DE)
LACUNZA Y DÍAZ, MANUEL DE. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Santiago, Chile, on 19 June 1731, d. at Imola on 18 June 1801. He entered the… -
Laforêt, Nicolas-Joseph (LAFORÈT, NICOLAS-JOSEPH)
LAFORÊT, NICOLAS-JOSEPH. - Belgian prelate and theologian, b. at Graide on 23 Feb. 1823, d. at Louvain on 26 Jan. 1872. He was a professor… -
Lambrecht, Henry-Charles
LAMBRECHT, HENRY-CHARLES. - Belgian theologian and bishop, b. in 1848, d. at Ghent on 2 July 1889. Having received his doctorate at Louvain… -
Lambruschini, Giovanni Battista
LAMBRUSCHINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Theologian and bishop, elder brother of Cardinal Luigi, born at Sestri Levante on 28 Aug. 1755, died at… -
Lami, Giovanni
LAMI, GIOVANNI. - Scholar and theologian, b. at S. Croce in Valdarno on 9 Feb. 1697, d. at Florence on 6 Feb. 1770. He studied law,… -
Laminne, Jacques
LAMINNE, JACQUES. - Theologian, b. in 1864 at Aerschot (Belgium), d. at Liège on 23 Oct. 1924. Having graduated brilliantly in philosophy… -
Lamy, François
LAMY, FRANÇOIS. - Polemicist, b. at Montireau in 1636, d. at St-Denis on 11 April 1711. He was prior of the Benedictine abbey of… -
Lanfranco di Pavia
LANFRANCO di PAVIA. - Benedictine theologian and archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Pavia at the beginning of the 11th century, d. at… -
Langton, Stephen
LANGTON, STEPHEN. - Theologian and cardinal, b. in England ca. 1150, d. at Slindon on 9 July 1228. In Paris he attended the lectures of… -
Lanza, Antonio
LANZA, ANTONIO. - Moral theologian, archbishop of Reggio Calabria, b. at Castiglione Cosentino on 18 March 1905, d. at Reggio Calabria on… -
Lardito, Juan Bautista (LARDITO, JUAN BAPTISTA)
LARDITO, JUAN BAUTISTA. - Benedictine theologian, b. in Madrid ca. 1650, d. there ca. 1720. In 1691 he obtained the first chair of theology… -
La Taille, Maurice de
LA TAILLE, MAURICE de. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Semblancay (Indre-et-Loire) on 30 Nov. 1872, d. in Paris on 23 Oct. 1933. A religious at… -
Latomus, Jakob (Jacques Masson)
LATOMUS, JAKOB (JACQUES MASSON). - Theologian, b. at Cambron (Hainaut) ca. 1475, d. at Louvain on 29 May 1544. In Paris he obtained the… -
Launoy, Jean de
LAUNOY, JEAN de. - Gallican theologian, b. at Valdecic (Picardy) on 21 Dec. 1603, d. at Paris on 10 March 1678. In 1636 in Paris he took… -
Leandro of San Martino (Jones, John) (LEANDRO DI SAN MARTINO (JONES JOHN))
LEANDRO OF SAN MARTINO (JONES, JOHN). - Benedictine theologian, b. in London to a Protestant family in 1575, d. there on 27 Dec. 1636. He… -
Ledesma, Pedro de
LEDESMA, PEDRO de. - Dominican theologian, b. in Salamanca ca. 1550, d. there on 9 September 1616. He taught theology first at Segovia,… -
Lemos, Tommaso de
LEMOS, TOMMASO de. - Dominican theologian, b. at Rivadavia (Galicia) around 1546, d. at Rome on 23 Aug. 1629. He entered the Order in his… -
Lépicier, Alexis-Henri-Marie
LÉPICIER, ALEXIS-HENRI-MARIE. - Cardinal and theologian of the Order of the Servants of Mary, b. at Vaucouleurs (Lorraine) on 28 Feb. 1863,… -
Lesueur, Thomas (LESEUR, THOMAS)
LESUEUR, THOMAS. - Theologian, philosopher, mathematician of the Order of Minims, b. at Rethel (Champagne) in 1703, d. at Rome on 22 Sept.… -
Lichetto (Lecheto), Francesco (LICHETO (LECHETO), FRANCESCO)
LICHETTO (LECHETO), FRANCESCO. - Scotist theologian and Minister General of the Friars Minor, b. at Lovere (Bergamo), d. at Budapest on 15… -
Liebermann, Bruno Franz Leopold
LIEBERMANN, BRUNO FRANZ LEOPOLD. - Head of the theological school of Mainz, b. at Molsheim (Alsace) on 12 Oct. 1759, d. at Strasbourg on 11… -
Loë, Paul von
LOË, PAUL von. - In baptism Ludwig. Dominican historian, b. 31 March 1866 at Wissen Castle (Rhineland), d. 19 June 1919 at Düsseldorf.… -
Longo, Francesco
LONGO, FRANCESCO. - Capuchin theologian, b. at Corigliano Calabro in 1562, d. at Rome on 21 Dec. 1625. A religious of the Roman province,… -
Lopatinskij, Teofilatto
LOPATINSKIJ, TEOFILATTO. - Russian theologian and controversialist. A student at Kiev, he remained faithful to the orientation of his… -
Lopukhin, Aleksandr Pavlovich (LOPUCHIN, ALEKSANDR PAVLOVIĆ)
LOPUKHIN, ALEKSANDR PAVLOVICH. - Russian theologian, master of theology and professor at the Ecclesiastical Academy of St. Petersburg. Born… -
Lorenzo da Bologna
LORENZO da BOLOGNA. - Theologian of the Order of the Servants of Mary, b. in Bologna in the first half of the 14th century, d. after 1392.… -
Lottini, Giovanni
LOTTINI, GIOVANNI. - Dominican theologian and commissary of the Holy Office, b. at Jolo (Prato) on 22 July 1860, d. at Rome on 5 Jan. 1951.… -
Lugo, Juan de
LUGO, JUAN de. - Cardinal and Jesuit theologian, b. in Madrid on 25 Nov. 1583, d. in Rome on 20 Aug. 1660. His family was noble and… -
Lupo Servato of Ferrières (LUPO SERVATO DI FERRIÈRES)
LUPO SERVATO OF FERRIÈRES. - Benedictine abbot and theologian, born at the beginning of the 9th century in the ecclesiastical province of… -
Lupus (De Wulf), Cristiano
LUPUS (DE WULF), CRISTIANO. - Augustinian theologian and patrologist, b. at Ypres on 12 June 1612, d. at Louvain on 10 July 1681. He taught… -
MacNabb, Vincent
MACNABB, VINCENT. - Dominican theologian and preacher, b. at Portaferry (Ireland) on 8 July 1868, d. in London on 17 June 1943. For forty… -
Maderno, Alessandro
MADERNO, ALESSANDRO. - Barnabite theologian, b. at Capolago (Como) on 15 May 1617, d. at Rome on 6 Apr. 1685. He taught theology for many… -
Magni, Valeriano (da Milano)
MAGNI, VALERIANO (da MILANO). - Capuchin, b. in Milan on 15 Oct. 1586, d. in Salzburg on 29 July 1661. Received into the Order by St.… -
Magnus of Sens (MAGNO DI SENS)
MAGNUS OF SENS. - Archbishop and theologian, b. in the second half of the 8th century, d. at Sens in 818. Having come to Rome with… -
Malafossa, Giacomo
MALAFOSSA, GIACOMO. - Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor (also called Giacomo and Giacomino Bargius), b. at Barge… -
Malatesta, Onofrio
MALATESTA, ONOFRIO. - Theologian of the Order of Minims, b. in Palermo on 8 Sept. 1665, d. in Rome on 7 Jan. 1749. A religious at sixteen,… -
Malaval, François
MALAVAL, FRANÇOIS. - Quietist, b. in Marseille on 16 Dec. 1627, d. there on 15 May 1719. He owes his fame to the Pratique facile pour… -
Malewansky, Silvestro (MALEVANSKY, SILVESTRO)
MALEWANSKY, SILVESTRO. - Russian bishop and theologian, b. 1828, d. 1908. After serving as rector of the Academy of Kiev, in 1885 he was… -
Malou, Jean-Baptiste
MALOU, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Belgian theologian and bishop, b. at Ypres on 30 June 1809, d. at Bruges on 23 March 1864. A student of the Academy… -
Mancini, Isidoro
MANCINI, ISIDORO. - Theologian and canonist of the Order of Minims, b. at Paola (Cosenza) in 1712, d. at Rome on 21 April 1756. He taught… -
Mancio de Corpus Christi
MANCIO DE CORPUS CHRISTI. - Dominican theologian, b. at Becerril de Campos (Palencia) around 1504, d. at Salamanca on 8 July 1576. A… -
Manning, Henry Edward
MANNING, HENRY EDWARD. - Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster, b. 15 July 1808 at Totteridge, d. at Westminster on 14 Jan. 1892. Of a… -
Manser, Gallus
MANSER, GALLUS. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Bruelisau in Switzerland on 15 July 1866, d. at Fribourg on 20 Feb. 1950. A… -
Maret, Henri-Louis
MARET, HENRI-LOUIS. - Theologian, b. at Merqueis on 20 April 1805, d. at Paris on 16 June 1884. Ordained in 1830, he became famous for an… -
Margunios, Massimo
MARGUNIOS, MASSIMO. - 'Theologian and Orthodox' of the 16th century. Born in Candia (Crete) in 1549, died in Venice on 1 July 1602,… -
Mariales, Xantes
MARIALES, XANTES. - Dominican theologian, b. in Venice around 1578, d. there at the end of April 1660. He studied in Spain and, in homage… -
Marini, Ercolano
MARINI, ERCOLANO. - Theologian and archbishop, b. at Matelica on 21 Nov. 1866, d. at Rome on 16 Nov. 1950. A priest in 1889, he was… -
Mark Eugenicus (MARCO, EUGENICO)
MARK EUGENICUS. - Archbishop of Ephesus, famous Byzantine schismatic polemicist, b. at Constantinople in 1591 or 92, d. there in 1444. A… -
Marracci, Ippolito
MARRACCI, IPPOLITO. - Mariologist, b. in Lucca on 17 January 1604 and d. in Rome, at S. Maria in Campitelli, on 18 May 1675; a religious of… -
Martin of Cremona (Magister Martinus) (MARTINO DI CREMONA (MAGISTER MARTINUS))
MARTIN OF CREMONA (MAGISTER MARTINUS). - Theologian, who at the beginning of the 13th century wrote a Summa, which remained unpublished,… -
Martin, Raymond-Joseph
MARTIN, RAYMOND-JOSEPH. - Dominican, medievalist theologian, b. at Neerpelt (Belgium) on 27 Sept. 1878, d. at Louvain on 28 Aug. 1949. He… -
Massarini, Ippolito
MASSARINI, IPPOLITO. - Servite, theologian, b. in Lucca around the middle of the 16th century, d. in Rome in Jan. 1604. He taught theology… -
Mastrio, Bartolomeo
MASTRIO, BARTOLOMEO. - Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, called "princeps scotistarum," b. at Meldola (Forlì) in… -
Mastrofini, Marco
MASTROFINI, MARCO. - Polymath, b. at Monte Compatri (Rome) on 25 April 1768, d. at Rome on 3 March 1845. He taught letters, philosophy and… -
Matthew of Acquasparta (MATTEO D'ACQUASPARTA)
MATTHEW OF ACQUASPARTA. - Also called, in ancient documents, M. Lombardo. Franciscan theologian, b. around 1240, d. in Rome on 29 Oct.… -
Mauri, Egidio
MAURI, EGIDIO. - Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. at Montefiascone on 9 Dec. 1828, d. at Ferrara on 12 March 1896. He became a… -
Mazzella, Orazio
MAZZELLA, ORAZIO. - Theologian, archbishop, b. at Vitulano (Benevento) on 30 May 1860, d. at Benevento on 30 July 1939. Ordained priest on… -
Medina, Bartolomeo
MEDINA, BARTOLOMEO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Medina Rioseco (province of Valladolid) in 1528, d. at Salamanca on 30 Dec. 1580. A… -
Mendoza y Bobadilla, Francisco de
MENDOZA y BOBADILLA, FRANCISCO de. - Theologian and cardinal, b. at Cuenca on 25 Sept. 1508, d. at Arcos (Burgos) on 26 Nov. 1566. Having… -
Mengoni, Theophilus (Theophilus da Soci) (MENGONI, TEOFILO (TEOFILO DA SOCI))
MENGONI, Theophilus (Theophilus da Soci). - Preacher and writer of the Order of Friars Minor, b. at Soci (Arezzo) on 12 July 1864, d. at… -
Meniates, Elia
MENIATES, ELIA. - Greek bishop and controversialist, b. in 1669, d. in 1714. At the age of 10 he came from Cephalonia, his homeland, to… -
Merinero, Juan de
MERINERO, JUAN de. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Madrid in 1600 and d. in the odour of sanctity in 1663. He entered the Order at the age… -
Mersch, Émile (MERSCH, EMILE)
MERSCH, ÉMILE. - Jesuit theologian, b. July 30, 1890 at Marche (Belgian Luxembourg), d. May 23, 1940 at Lens (France). In 1920 he became… -
Metrophanes, Critopoulos (METROFANE, CRITOPULOS)
METROPHANES, CRITOPOULOS. - Schismatic and Protestantizing theologian of the 17th century, b. in Berea of Macedonia in 1589. A monk of… -
Michael of Sant'Agostino (MICHELE DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
MICHAEL OF SANT'AGOSTINO. - Carmelite theologian, in the world van Ballaert, b. in Brussels on 15 April 1621, d. there on 2 February 1684.… -
Milner, John
MILNER, JOHN. - Vicar Apostolic of England, b. in London on 14 Oct. 1752, d. at Wolverhampton on 19 Apr. 1826. Educated at the English… -
Minges, Parthenius
MINGES, PARTHENIUS. - Theologian and medievalist, b. at Flemlingen in the Palatinate on 15 Jan. 1861, d. at Munich on 12 Apr. 1926. A Friar… -
Moghila, Pietro
MOGHILA, PIETRO. - Metropolitan of Kiev from 1633 to 1646. Famous as the author of an Orthodox Confession. Born on 21 December 1596… -
Molina, Luis de
MOLINA, LUIS de. - Jesuit theologian, who linked his name to Molinism (v.), b. at Cuenca (New Castile) in 1556, d. at Toledo on 12 Oct.… -
Molinos, Miguel de
MOLINOS, MIGUEL de. - Quietist, b. at Muniesa (Spain) on 29 June 1628, d. at Rome on > (from Piero Maciattelli, Studi sensi, Siena 1931,… -
Moneta of Cremona (MONETA DA CREMONA)
MONETA OF CREMONA. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Cremona, d. at Bologna c. 1260. He taught the liberal arts at the University of… -
Montagnani, Pietro
MONTAGNANI, PIETRO. - Neo-Scholastic philosopher, b. at Tredozio (diocese of Modigliana) on 28 Aug. 1843, d. in the charterhouse of… -
Monterisi, Nicola
MONTERISI, NICOLA. - Archbishop, b. at Barletta on 21 May 1867, d. at Salerno on 30 March 1944. Having earned degrees in theology, law and… -
Morgott, Franz
MORGOTT, FRANZ. - Catholic theologian and philosopher, b. at Mühlheim (Franconia) on 12 June 1829, d. at Eichstätt on 3 Feb. 1900.… -
Moses Bar Kēfā (MOSÈ BAR KÉFÁ)
MOSES BAR KĒFĀ. - Syriac Jacobite writer, bishop of Mosul, b. at Balad in 815 and d. 12 February 903. He was famous for the abundance and…