Dogmatic Theology
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Abbadie, Jacques
ABBADIE, JACQUES. - Born at Nay in Béarn in 1654 or 1658, died in London in 1727. He studied at the Protestant universities of Saumur and… -
Abbot, Ezra
ABBOT, EZRA. - Reformed theologian of the United States, b. at Jackson, Maine, 28 April 1819, d. at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 21 March… -
Abelly, Louis
ABELLY, LOUIS. - French theologian and writer whose exact year of birth (1603, 1604, 1606) and place of birth (in the Vexin or in Paris)… -
Abernethy, John
ABERNETHY, JOHN. - Irish Presbyterian theologian, of liberal ideas, b. to a Protestant minister in Ulster, according to some at Brigh,… -
Abert, Friedrich Philipp
ABERT, FRIEDRICH PHILIPP. - German theologian, b. 1 May 1852 at Münnerstadt, d. at Bamberg on 23 Apr. 1912. He held the chair of dogmatic… -
Abra de Raconis, Charles-François D' (ABRA DE RACONIS, CHARLES-FRANCOIS D')
ABRA DE RACONIS, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS D'. - French theologian, b. at Raconis, diocese of Chartres, ca. 1580, d. July 16, 1646, of a Calvinist… -
Abu Isḥāq ibn al-'Assāl (ABŪ ISHĀQ IBN AL-'ASSĀL)
ABU ISḤĀQ IBN AL-'ASSĀL. - Coptic theologian and exegete of the 13th century. He was the son of the sheikh Fahr ad-Daula, of great fame in… -
Achterfeldt, Johann Heinrich
ACHTERFELDT, JOHANN HEINRICH. - German Catholic theologian, b. June 1, 1788 at Wesel, d. at Bonn on May 11, 1877. Ordained a priest in… -
Acosta, José
ACOSTA, JOSÉ. - Spanish Jesuit, writer and missiologist, b. at Medina del Campo in Sept. or Oct. 1540, d. at Salamanca on 15 Feb. 1600.… -
Adam, Jean
ADAM, JEAN. - French Jesuit theologian, b. at Limoges on 28 Sept. 1608, entered religious life in 1622, d. at Bordeaux on 12 May 1684. His… -
Adorno Hinojosa, Gonzalo
ADORNO HINOJOSA, GONZALO. - Spanish Jesuit theologian, b. at Jerez de la Frontera on 7 Sept. 1751, d. on 17 Feb. 1812 at Viterbo, where he… -
Adragna, Antonio Maria
ADRAGNA, ANTONIO MARIA. - Born in Trapani on 1 October 1818, a professed religious (2 October 1839) of the Conventual Friars Minor, a… -
Aelfric
AELFRIC. - English theologian and scholar b. around 955, d. ca. 1020. Abbot of Eynsham, the greatest prose writer of Anglo-Saxon literature… -
Aeneas of Paris (ENEA DI PARIGI)
AENEAS OF PARIS. - Bishop and theologian, b. at the beginning of the 9th century, d. in Paris on 27 Dec. 870. Head of the Chancery of… -
Agobard, Saint (AGOBARDO, SANTO)
AGOBARD, Saint. - Archbishop of Lyon, b. in Spain in 769 or 779, d. June 6, 840. He was brought as a boy into Gallia Narbonensis and in 792… -
Agop, Giovanni Hollov
AGOP, GIOVANNI HOLLOV. - Armenian Catholic priest, b. in Constantinople in the first half of the 17th century, distinguished as a… -
Agostini, Bonifacio
AGOSTINI, BONIFACIO. - Born at Montolmo (Marche), died in 1698. Having entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, he was entrusted with… -
Agramunt, Pascual
AGRAMUNT, PASCUAL. - Spanish Jesuit, b. May 3, 1688 in Valencia, d. there on March 23 or May 27, 1738. Having entered the Society of Jesus,… -
Agricola Magnus
AGRICOLA MAGNUS. - Benedictine theologian, b. at Augsburg on an uncertain date and d. in 1688. He taught philosophy at the University of… -
Agricola (Schneider), Johann
AGRICOLA (SCHNEIDER), JOHANN. - Protestant theologian, b. in 1494 at Eisleben, whence the appellation Magister Islebius, and d. in Berlin… -
Aguilar, Francesco Antonio de
AGUILAR, FRANCESCO ANTONIO de. - Augustinian of the convent of Cordova, in the 17th century, d. in 1700. He was called to important offices… -
Akindynos, Gregorios
AKINDYNOS, GREGORIOS. - Greek monk of the 14th century, whose life is almost unknown and whose works are almost all unpublished. He took an… -
Alano di Lynn
ALANO di LYNN. - English Carmelite, a native of King's Lynn (county of Norfolk), d. at Lynn in 1420. Having graduated from the University… -
Albertini, Giorgio-Francesco
ALBERTINI, GIORGIO-FRANCESCO. - Dominican theologian and preacher, b. 20 February 1732 at Parenzo, where he d. 29 April 1810. In 1745 he… -
Albert of Metz (ALBERTO DI METZ)
ALBERT OF METZ. - Franciscan theologian of the early 14th century. Bachelor of theology in Paris (1302-1303), he was exiled from there for… -
Alciati, Terenzio
ALCIATI, TERENZIO. - Theologian and historian, b. in Rome on 15 Nov. 1570, d. there on 12 Nov. 1651. A Jesuit from 1591. On the advice of… -
Alexandre, Noël
ALEXANDRE, NOËL. - Dominican historian-theologian, b. at Rouen on 19 January 1639; d. at Paris on 21 August 1724. He entered the Dominicans… -
Alfonso of Castro (ALFONSO DI CASTRO)
ALFONSO OF CASTRO. - Franciscan theologian of the 16th century, b. at Zamora, in Spain, in 1495 and d. at Brussels on 3 February 1558. At… -
Allacci, Leone
ALLACCI, LEONE. - Greek theologian and scholar, b. on Chios in 1586, d. in Rome on 19 Jan. 1669; the surname has the variant spellings… -
Almain, Jacques
ALMAIN, JACQUES. - French Gallican theologian, b. at Sens around 1480, d. at Paris in 1515. First a pupil and then a professor from 1512 at… -
Almici, Camillo
ALMICI, CAMILLO. - Italian Oratorian, theologian and scholar, b. 2 June 1714 in Brescia and d. in 1779. He was versed in every branch of… -
Alovisiani, Giacomo Battista
ALOVISIANI, GIACOMO BATTISTA. - Augustinian, born in Ravenna toward the end of the 1400s, died ca. 1510. He lived almost his whole life in… -
Álvaro, Pelayo (Pelagius) (ÁLVARO, PELAYO (PELAGIO))
ÁLVARO, PELAYO (PELAGIUS). - Bishop of Silves, author of various politico-religious works, b. in Spain around 1275-80. He taught canon law… -
Alva y Astorga, Pedro de
ALVA Y ASTORGA, PEDRO de. - Spanish Franciscan theologian, b. at Carbajales (Compostela), d. at Brussels in 1667. Of extraordinary learning… -
Alvelda (Albelda), Juan Gonzales d'
ALVELDA (Albelda), Juan Gonzales d'. - Spanish theologian, b. at Navarrette (Saragossa) on 18 Jan. 1585, d. in 1622. Having become a… -
Alvelt, Agostino
ALVELT, AGOSTINO. - Franciscan, from Alfeld (Hildesheim), died in 1532 or later, one of the first opponents of Luther and one of the most… -
Amadei, Girolamo
AMADEI, GIROLAMO. - Theologian, b. in Siena around the year 1483, d. in Lucca on 16 February 1543. He was a Servite religious and became… -
Amann, Émile (AMANN, EMILE)
AMANN, ÉMILE. - French priest, historian and theologian, b. June 4, 1880, d. Jan. 10, 1948. He was educated in Nancy and Paris. In 1919 he… -
Ambrogio Da Cori (Dei Massari, Coranus, Coriolanus)
AMBROGIO da CORI (dei MASSARI, CORANUS, CORIOLANUS). - Augustinian preacher, humanist and theologian, died in Rome in 1485. A student in… -
Amico, Francesco
AMICO, FRANCESCO. - Jesuit theologian, b. in Cosenza on 2 April 1578, d. on 31 January 1651. Admitted to the Jesuit novitiate in 1596, he… -
Amort, Eusebius
AMORT, EUSEBIUS. - German theologian of the 18th century, b. at Bibermühle, near Tölz, in Bavaria, on 15 Nov. 1692, d. 5 Feb. 1775. He… -
Amyraut, Moïse
AMYRAUT, MOÏSE. - Calvinist theologian, b. at Bourgueil in Sept. 1596, d. at Saumur on 8 Jan. 1664. He studied law at Poitiers, then… -
Anastasius of the Cross (ANASTASIO DELLA CROCE)
ANASTASIUS OF THE CROSS. - German Discalced Carmelite, in the world Benedikt Falck. Born on 9 April 1706 (not 1701 as one reads in some… -
Andrada de Payya, Diogo
ANDRADA DE PAYYA, DIOGO. - Illustrious Portuguese theologian, b. at Coimbra in 1528, d. in 1575 at Lisbon. He taught at the University of… -
Andrew of the Mother of God (ANDREA DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
ANDREW OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. - Spanish Discalced Carmelite, in the world A. de San Roman, b. in 1620 in Palencia (Castile), d. in 1674 in… -
Anfossi, Filippo
ANFOSSI, FILIPPO. - Italian theologian, b. at Taggia (near San Remo), d. at Rome on 14 May 1825. He was a Dominican religious and displayed… -
Angelo of Camerino (ANGELO DA CAMERINO)
ANGELO OF CAMERINO. - Augustinian scholastic, b. toward the middle of the 13th century and d. in 1314. He took part as «sacrae theologiae… -
Antelmi, Joseph
ANTELMI, JOSEPH. - French theologian and ecclesiastical historian, b. at Fréjus in 1648, d. there in 1697. He took his degree in theology… -
Antonio de Aranda
ANTONIO DE ARANDA. - Spanish Franciscan theologian of the 16th century, b. at Aranda de Duero, d. around 1555. He was confessor to Mary,… -
Aquarius, Mattia dei Gibboni
AQUARIUS, MATTIA dei GIBBONI. - Dominican theologian, b. at Aquaro, near Eboli, on an uncertain date, and d. in 1591 in the convent of St.… -
Arcudio, Pietro
ARCUDIO, PIETRO. - Catholic theologian and controversialist, b. in Corfu around 1562, d. in Rome in 1633. He was one of the first pupils of… -
Arintero-Gonzales, Juan
ARINTERO-GONZALES, JUAN. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Lugueros (province of León) in Spain on 24 June 1860, d. at Salamanca on… -
Arnoldi, Bartolomeo
ARNOLDI, BARTOLOMEO. - Catholic theologian and philosopher, b. at Ussingen (Nassau) in 1465, d. at Würzburg in Sept. 1532. In 1484 he… -
Arnoux, Jean
ARNOUX, JEAN. - Jesuit, b. at Riom in 1575, d. at Toulouse on 14 May 1636. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1592, he became a skilled… -
Arpe, Giacomo
ARPE, GIACOMO. - Augustinian, b. at Levanto ca. 1660, d. in 1729. He entered the Order at Genoa in 1675. As soon as he had completed his… -
Arriaga, Rodrigo
ARRIAGA, RODRIGO. - Spanish Jesuit, renowned philosopher and theologian, b. at Logroño on 17 January 1592, d. at Prague on 7 June 1667.… -
Astorini, Pietro Elia
ASTORINI, PIETRO ELIA. - Carmelite, b. in 1651, d. in 1702. Highly cultivated in philosophy and the Oriental languages, lively and open to… -
Athanasius of Paros (ATANASIO DI PARO)
ATHANASIUS OF PAROS. - Greek theologian and dissident polemicist, b. on the island of Paros around 1725, d. on the island of Chios on 24… -
Augustine of Ascoli (AGOSTINO DA ASCOLI)
AUGUSTINE OF ASCOLI. - Augustinian. He was among the first Doctors of his Order after the union, and carried on his scholarly activity at… -
Aurifex Buonfigli, Nicola
AURIFEX BUONFIGLI, NICOLA. - Italian Carmelite, b. around 1529 in Siena, where he took the Carmelite habit and earned a doctorate in… -
Bach, Joseph
BACH, JOSEPH. - Positive theologian, b. 4 March 1833 at Aislingen (Bavaria) and d. at Munich on 24 Sept. 1901. A priest in 1856, he took… -
Bagot, Jean
BAGOT, JEAN. - French Jesuit, b. at Rennes on 11 July 1591, d. at Paris on 23 Aug. 1664. Received into the Society of Jesus in 1611, he… -
Bailly, Louis
BAILLY, LOUIS. - Theologian, b. in France, near Beaune in 1730 and d. in 1808. He was a canon of Dijon and professor of dogmatic theology… -
Bainvel, Vincent
BAINVEL, VINCENT. - French Jesuit, theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Plougoumelen (Morbihan) on 4 Aug. 1858, d. at Paris on 29 Jan.… -
Balasfy, Tommaso
BALASFY, TOMMASO. - Hungarian theologian and polemicist. Born in Kolozavar on 3 December 1580 to a noble family, died in Pozsony on 10… -
Ballaini, Giovanni
BALLAINI, GIOVANNI. - Conventual theologian, b. in Andria (Apulia) in the first half of the 16th century, d. toward the end of the same… -
Balli (Ballo), Giuseppe
BALLI (BALLO), GIUSEPPE. - Sicilian theologian, b. in Palermo in 1567, d. in Padua in 1640: he was a canon of Bari. He published an… -
Barclay, William
BARCLAY, WILLIAM. - Scottish jurist and theologian, b. at Aberdeen around 1543 and d. at Angers on 3 July 1608. After having been at the… -
Barlaam di Seminara
BARLAAM DI SEMINARA. - Theologian and scientist of the 14th century, b. around 1290 at Seminara (Calabria) and d. bishop of Gerace in 1350.… -
Bartholomew Anglicus or of Glanville (BARTOLOMEO ANGLICO O DI GLANVILLE)
BARTHOLOMEW ANGLICUS OR OF GLANVILLE. - English Minorite of the 13th century, distinguished philosopher, theologian and naturalist. He… -
Bartmann, Bernhard
BARTMANN, BERNHARD. - Professor of theology, b. at Madfeld, in Westphalia, on 28 June 1860, d. in 1938. Ordained a priest in 1888, he… -
Bartolucci, Salvatore
BARTOLUCCI, SALVATORE. - Preacher, philosopher and Scotist theologian, of the Conventual Friars Minor, born in Assisi in the first half of… -
Basil of Corfu (BASILIO DI CORFÙ)
BASIL OF CORFU. - A dissident bishop of Corfu who lived between the 12th and 13th centuries, d. around 1220. Thoroughly versed in… -
Bastida, Fernando de la
BASTIDA, FERNANDO de la. - Spanish theologian, b. at Valladolid in 1539, d. there in 1637. Having entered the Jesuits in 1588, he taught… -
Baston, Guillaume-André-René
BASTON, GUILLAUME-ANDRÉ-RENÉ. - French theologian and polemicist, b. at Rouen on 29 Nov. 1741, d. at St-Laurent on 26 Sept. 1825. He… -
Baumstark, Reinhold
BAUMSTARK, REINHOLD. - Catholic publicist, born in Freiburg im Breisgau on 24 Aug. 1831 and died in Mannheim on 29 Jan. 1900. Prepared by… -
Beaucaire de Peguillon, François de
BEAUCAIRE DE PEGUILLON, FRANÇOIS de. - Theologian and historian, b. at Cresté on 15 April 1514, d. on 14 February 1591. Elected bishop of… -
Becanus, Martinus
BECANUS, MARTINUS. - Jesuit theologian and controversialist, b. 6 Jan. 1563 at Hilvarenbeek (Holland; whence he took his name; his family… -
Belin, Albert
BELIN, ALBERT. - Benedictine bishop and writer, b. at Besançon, according to others at Dôle around 1610, and d. at Belley on 29 April 1677.… -
Bellamy, Jean-Julien
BELLAMY, JEAN-JULIEN. - Theologian, b. at Moustoir-ac in 1857, d. at Vannes on 22 May 1903. He first taught philosophy, then Sacred… -
Bellarino, Giovanni
BELLARINO, GIOVANNI. - Barnabite theologian, b. at Castelnuovo (Brescia) in 1552, d. at Milan on 28 Aug. 1630. He studied at the University… -
Bellati, Bartolomeo
BELLATI, BARTOLOMEO. - Scotist theologian and great preacher of the Conventuals, b. at Feltre, of a noble family, in the early 1400s, d. at… -
Bellelli, Fulgenzio
BELLELLI, FULGENZIO. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Buccino, in Campania, in 1675, d. at Rome on 22 Jan. 1742. He was professor of… -
Belluti, Bonaventura
BELLUTI, BONAVENTURA. - A most learned Scotist philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, born at Catania around 1600 and… -
Benaglio, Giuseppe
BENAGLIO, GIUSEPPE. - Theologian, vicar general of Bergamo, born there on 22 November 1767 into a noble family and died on 18 January 1856.… -
Benet, Cyprian (BENET, CIPRIANO)
BENET, CYPRIAN. - Dominican writer, b. at Albeda (Aragon) around 1460 and d. between 1522 and 1530. Around 1500, for reasons of study, he… -
Beniami, Massimiano
BENIAMI, MASSIMIANO. - Theologian of the Order of Conventuals, born at Codogno in the Lodi region in the first half of the sixteenth… -
Benkert, Franz Georg
BENKERT, FRANZ GEORG. - German Catholic theologian and church historian. Born on 25 September 1790 at Nordheim (Rhön) and died on 20 May… -
Benson, Robert Hugh (BENSON, ROBERT HUG)
BENSON, ROBERT HUGH. - English convert, apologist and novelist, b. in Berkshire on 18 Nov. 1871 and d. in London on 19 Oct. 1914. He… -
Beraza, Blas
BERAZA, BLAS. - Spanish Jesuit and theologian, b. at Begoña (Vizcaya) on 21 Dec. 1862, d. at Marneffe (Belgium) on 25 Jan. 1936. Having… -
Berlage, Anton
BERLAGE, ANTON. - German theologian of the 19th century, b. at Münster in Westphalia on 21 Dec. 1805 and d. there on 6 Dec. 1881. From 1824… -
Bernardo Da Bologna
BERNARDO da BOLOGNA. - Capuchin writer and orator of the Bolognese province, b. 17 Dec. 1699, in the world Floriano Toselli, d. 19 Feb.… -
Bernardus, Lombardi
BERNARDUS, LOMBARDI. - French Thomist of the 14th century, a Dominican in the convent of Perpignan, he was prior of Avignon (1323), then… -
Bertano, Pietro
BERTANO, PIETRO. - Bishop and cardinal, b. at Nonantola (Modena) on 4 Nov. 1501, d. at Rome on 8 March 1558. A valued diplomat and a… -
Bertieri, Giuseppe
BERTIERI, GIUSEPPE. - Augustinian bishop and theologian, b. at Ceva, in Piedmont, on 9 Nov. 1734, d. at Pavia on 5 July 1804. A religious… -
Berti, Giovanni Lorenzo
BERTI, GIOVANNI LORENZO. - Theologian of the Hermit Order of St. Augustine, a leading representative of the Augustinian school in the 18th… -
Bidermann, Jakob
BIDERMANN, JAKOB. - German Jesuit and man of letters, the most representative author of the famous "Jesuit theater," b. at Ehingen… -
Biel, Gabriel
BIEL, GABRIEL. - German theologian and philosopher, called "the last of the Scholastics". Born at Speyer between 1410 and 1425, died at… -
Bigoni, Angelo
BIGONI, ANGELO. - Theologian, preacher and prolific ascetical writer, of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Corfu on 17 Feb. 1779, d. at… -
Billik, Eberhard
BILLIK, EBERHARD. - Carmelite theologian, b. in Cologne in 1499-1500 and d. on 12 January 1557. His family name was Steinberger. A… -
Billot, Louis
BILLOT, LOUIS. - An eminent figure of modern theology, b. at Sierck (Metz) on 12 Jan. 1846 and d. at Galloro (Rome) on 18 Dec. 1931. He… -
Bogdani, Pietro
BOGDANI, PIETRO. - Born around 1630, died in 1688, first bishop of Shkodër (Albania), then archbishop of Skopje. Author of the Cuneus… -
Bolgini, Giovanni Vincenzo (BOLGENI, GIOVANNI VINCENZO)
BOLGINI, GIOVANNI VINCENZO. - Eminent Jesuit and distinguished Italian theologian, b. at Macerata on 22 Jan. 1733, d. at Rome on 3 May… -
Bolsec, Jérôme-Hermès
BOLSEC, JÉRÔME-HERMÈS. - Carmelite theologian, b. in Paris, d. 4, name in 1585. He abandoned the Order and fled to Ferrara, where for some… -
Bomologno da Bologna (BOMBOLOGNO DA BOLOGNA)
BOMOLOGNO DA BOLOGNA. - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. in Bologna at the beginning of the 13th century, d. there ca. 1280. He… -
Bonagrazia da Bergamo
BONAGRAZIA DA BERGAMO. - Franciscan, born probably at Bergamo (in the world Buoncortese), he entered among the Friars Minor as a lay… -
Bonaventure da Coccaglio (BONAVENTURA DA COCCAGLIO)
BONAVENTURE DA COCCAGLIO. - Capuchin preacher, in the world Bianchi Paolo, from the ancient province of Brescia, b. 25 July 1713, d. 17… -
Bonet, Nicolas
BONET, NICOLAS. - Franciscan theologian, b. probably at Tours in the last decades of the 13th century, d. before 27 Oct. 1343. A student at… -
Bontempi, Gaudenzio da Brescia
BONTEMPI, GAUDENZIO DA BRESCIA. - Capuchin theologian b. in 1612, d. March 25, 1672. Definitor and preacher, he is known above all in the… -
Bouquin, Charles
BOUQUIN, CHARLES. - Dominican theologian and apologist, b. at Tarascon on the Rhône in 1622, d. at Buix in the Dauphiné on 14 February… -
Bouvier, Jean-Baptiste
BOUVIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Bishop of Le Mans, theologian, b. at St-Charles-la-Forêt (Mayenne) on 16 Jan. 1783 to a poor family, d. in Rome… -
Boverio, Zaccaria Da Saluzzo
BOVERIO, ZACCARIA DA SALUZZO. - Capuchin writer of the Piedmontese province, b. in 1568, d. at Genoa on 31 March 1638. A missionary against… -
Bovillus (Bonelles or Bonillé), Carolus (BOVILLUS (BONELLES O BONILLÉ), CAROLUS)
BOVILLUS (Bonelles or Bonillé), Carolus. - Theologian, philosopher, and man of letters, b. at Saucourt (Picardy) around 1470-75, d. canon… -
Bovio, Giovanni Antonio
BOVIO, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. - Carmelite theologian, b. at Bellinzago in the Novara region, d. 12 Aug. 1622 at Molfetta. A doctor of theology,… -
Boyer, Pierre-Denis
BOYER, PIERRE-DENIS. - Theologian and preacher, b. at Sévérac-l'Eglise (Auvergne) on 29 Oct. 1766 and d. at Paris on 24 Apr. 1842. A cousin… -
Boyvin, Jean-Gabriel
BOYVIN, JEAN-GABRIEL. - Theologian of the Recollect Friars Minor, born at Vire in Normandy in the first half of the 17th century, died… -
Brandi, Salvatore Maria
BRANDI, SALVATORE MARIA. - Jesuit, writer, b. in Naples on 2 May 1852, d. there on 5 Sept. 1915. After completing his studies in theology… -
Brandolini, Aurelio
BRANDOLINI, AURELIO. - Humanist and Augustinian theologian, b. in Florence in the second quarter of the 15th century, d. in Rome in 1497.… -
Brassicanus, Johann Alexander
BRASSICANUS, JOHANN ALEXANDER. - Catholic humanist, b. in 1500 and d. in Vienna in 1539. His family was from Constance and was called Köll… -
Brevicoxa
BREVICOXA. - It is the Latinized name of Jean Courtecuisse. A theologian, statesman and orator of the University of Paris at the time of… -
Brittain, Thomas Lewis
BRITTAIN, THOMAS LEWIS. - English Dominican preacher and writer, b. near Chester in 1744 and d. at Hartbury C. (Gloucester) on 3 May 1827.… -
Broda (Bred), Andreas
BRODA (BRED), ANDREAS. - Theologian. The place and date of his birth are unknown; he died in Leipzig in 1427. He completed his studies at… -
Brugère, Louis-Frédéric
BRUGÈRE, LOUIS-FRÉDÉRIC. - French theologian, b. at Orléans on 8 Oct. 1823 to a modest family and d. at Issy on 11 Apr. 1888. He completed… -
Brulefer, Étienne (BRULEFER, ETIENNE)
BRULEFER, ÉTIENNE. - Franciscan theologian, b. at St-Malo in Brittany in the first half of the 15th century, d. before the end of the same… -
Buchinger, Michael
BUCHINGER, MICHAEL. - German theologian and preacher, b. at Colmar in 1520 and d. there in 1571. After studying at Heidelberg and obtaining… -
Buchmann (Bibliaander), Theodore (BUCHMANN (BIBLIANDER), THEODORE)
BUCHMANN (BIBLIAANDER), THEODORE. - Protestant, b. ca. 1504 at Bischofszell (Thurgau), d. of plague at Zurich on 26 Sept. 1564. A professor… -
Buchner, Aloys
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… -
Bulgakov, Macario
BULGAKOV, MACARIO. - Russian theologian, b. 1816, d. 1882. He became a monk, changing his name from Michael Petrovich to Macarius; he… -
Bunderius, Jan
BUNDERIUS, JAN. - Latinized name of Van den Bundere, Dominican theologian, b. at Ghent in 1481 and d. there on 8 June 1557. He studied… -
Buonpensiere, Enrico
BUONPENSIERE, ENRICO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Terlizzi on 26 Oct. 1853, d. at Rome on 18 Jan. 1929. He taught dogmatic and moral… -
Cadonici, Giovanni
CADONICI, GIOVANNI. - Italian theologian, b. in Venice in 1705, d. 27 February 1786, canon of Cremona. Tenaciously opposed to the papal… -
Cagliola, Filippo
CAGLIOLA, FILIPPO. - Theologian, historian, conventual writer, b. in Malta at the beginning of the 17th century, d. in Naples in 1653.… -
Calancha, Antonio
CALANCHA, ANTONIO. - B. at La Plata in Peru in 1584, d. at Lima on 1 March 1654. At the age of 14 he took the Augustinian habit. He became… -
Calco, Giacomo
CALCO, GIACOMO. - Carmelite, a native of Lodi and a professor at the University of Pavia. Having gone to Paris, he there took the side of… -
Caleca, Manuele
CALECA, MANUELE. - Grammarian and theologian of Constantinople of the 14th-15th century. Opposed to Palamism, he abandoned the literary… -
Cally, Pierre
CALLY, PIERRE. - Cartesian theologian and philosopher, b. at Mesnil-Hubert (Orne) in the 17th century and d. at Caen on 31 Dec. 1709. After… -
Campana, Emilio
CAMPANA, EMILIO. - Distinguished Mariologist, b. in 1874 at Signora (Val Colla, Ticino), d. at Lugano on June 14, 1939. He completed his… -
Canali, Benedetto Angelo Maria
CANALI, BENEDETTO ANGELO MARIA. - Servite theologian, d. 1745. He published a Cursus Philosophicus ad mentem Doctoris solemnis Henrici de… -
Canal, José de la
CANAL, JOSÉ de la. - Augustinian historian, b. at Uceda (Santander) on 11 Jan. 1768 and d. at Madrid on 17 Apr. 1845. He first taught… -
Candidus, Alexander
CANDIDUS, ALEXANDER. - Carmelite theologian of the Ancient Observance, b. at Ghent on an uncertain date and d. at Cologne on 31 Dec. 1555.… -
Capelleazzi, Andrea (CAPPELLAZZI, ANDREA)
CAPELLEAZZI, ANDREA. - Neo-Thomist philosopher and theologian, b. May 2, 1854 at Monte Cremano, d. at Crema on Oct. 3, 1933. A pious and… -
Capelli, Marco Antonio
CAPELLI, MARCO ANTONIO. - Born at Este around the middle of the 1500s, died at Rome on 21 September 1625. Historian, theologian and… -
Capisucchi, Raimondo
CAPISUCCHI, RAIMONDO. - Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Rome on 5 Nov. 1616, d. there on 22 Apr. 1691. He entered religious life… -
Caporella, Pietro Paolo
CAPORELLA, PIETRO PAOLO. - Minor Conventual Scotist theologian, b. at Potenza in the second half of the 15th century, d. at Crotone in… -
Capreolo, Giovanni
CAPREOLO, GIOVANNI. - Dominican theologian, called the "Princeps Thomistarum." Born in the diocese of Rodez (southern France) in 1380, died… -
Caracciolo, Landolfo
CARACCIOLO, LANDOLFO. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Naples toward the end of the 13th century, d. at Amalfi in 1351. For several years he… -
Carvajal, Luís
CARVAJAL, Luís. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Andalusia around 1500, probably at Jodar, where he d. in Aug. 1552. Sent by Paul III to the… -
Casal, Gaspar
CASAL, GASPAR. - Distinguished Portuguese theologian, b. at Santarém ca. 1510, d. at Coimbra on 9 Aug. 1584. Having entered the Augustinian… -
Cassander, Georg
CASSANDER, GEORG. - Flemish theologian, b. at Pitthem (Bruges), according to some on 15 Aug. 1513, and according to others in 1515 or 1518,… -
Cavalcanti, Aldobrandino
CAVALCANTI, ALDOBRANDINO. - Dominican preacher and writer, b. in Florence in 1217, d. there on 30 Aug. 1279. He was a religious in the… -
Cavellus (Mac-Caugwell), Ugo
CAVELLUS (MAC-CAUGWELL), UGO. - Irish Scotist Franciscan, b. at Down in 1571, d. 22 Sept. 1626. After completing his higher studies at the… -
Cayet, Pierre-Victor-Palma
CAYET, PIERRE-VICTOR-PALMA - French theologian, b. of a modest Catholic family at Montrichard (Touraine) in 1525, d. at Paris on 16 March… -
Celestri, Antonio
CELESTRI, ANTONIO. - Italian theologian, b. in Palermo on 13 Oct. 1649 and d. there on 19 March 1706. At the age of 16 he became a… -
Cerboni, Tommaso
CERBONI, TOMMASO. - Dominican theologian, b. in Lucca on 25 March 1723, d. in Rome on 12 March 1795. He entered religious life in Perugia… -
Chalmers, William
CHALMERS, WILLIAM. - Scottish theologian, a Jesuit and later an Oratorian, called Camerarius, b. at Aberdeen in the 16th century and d. at… -
Champney, Anthony
CHAMPNEY, ANTHONY. - Controversialist, b. in England in 1569 (?), d. there in 1643 (?). He completed his theological studies in Rome, was… -
Chapt de Rastignac, Armand
CHAPT DE RASTIGNAC, ARMAND. - Illustrious ecclesiastic, b. in 1726 in the castle of Lanion in Périgord and d. in Paris on Sept. 5, 1792.… -
Chardon, Mathias-Charles
CHARDON, MATHIAS-CHARLES. - Benedictine theologian of the Congregation of St-Vanne of Verdun, b. at Yvoi-Carignan (Ardennes) on 22 Sept.… -
Charles of Assumption (CARLO DELL'ASSUNZIONE)
CHARLES OF ASSUMPTION. - Carmelite theologian, in the world C. de Bryse, son of Giovanni, governor of Marienburg, b. at St-Ghislain… -
Chevalier, Léopold
CHEVALIER, LÉOPOLD. - French theologian, b. at Malzéville (Meurthe-et-Moselle) on 13 Nov. 1846 and d. at Nancy on 12 Aug. 1891. After… -
Chillingworth, William
CHILLINGWORTH, WILLIAM. - English Protestant theologian and the principal proponent of Latitudinarianism, b. at Oxford on 6 Oct. 1602, d.… -
Ciantes, Giuseppe-Maria
CIANTES, GIUSEPPE-MARIA. - Dominican bishop, Hebraist and theologian, b. in Rome in 1620, d. there on 24 Feb. 1670. He belonged to the… -
Cienfuegos, Álvarez
CIENFUEGOS, ÁLVAREZ. - Celebrated Spanish Jesuit theologian, bishop and cardinal, b. at Oviedo (Asturias) on 27 February 1657, d. at Rome… -
Ciparissiota, Giovanni
CIPARISSIOTA, GIOVANNI. - Byzantine writer of the 14th century, also known by the title of "Sapiente". He left two famous writings, one of… -
Clemens, Franz Jakob
CLEMENS, FRANZ JAKOB. - German theologian, b. in Koblenz on 4 Oct. 1815, d. in Rome on 24 Feb. 1862. After completing his studies, he… -
Cochelet, Anastase
COCHELET, ANASTASE. - Carmelite theologian, b. in 1551 at Mézières (Champagne), d. at Reims in 1624. He was a religious in the convent of… -
Coeffeteau, Nicolas
COEFFETEAU, NICOLAS. - Dominican archbishop and polemicist, b. at Château-du-Loir in 1574, d. at Paris on 21 April 1623. He took the habit… -
Colini, Ludovico
COLINI, LUDOVICO. - Franciscan theologian, commonly called L. da Castelplanio, b. at Castelplanio (Ancona) on 31 March 1830, d. at Rome on… -
Collio, Francesco
COLLIO, FRANCESCO. - Italian theologian, b. at Brusimpiano, pieve of Arcisate, in the second half of the 16th century, d. at Milan in 1640.… -
Colombi, Bonaventura
COLOMBI, BONAVENTURA. - Theologian, distinguished preacher of the Order of Conventuals, b. at Nice toward the beginning of the 17th… -
Complutenses
COMPLUTENSES. - This is the name given to those Discalced Carmelites, professors of philosophy at the College of St. Cyril in Alcalá de… -
Conrad of Halberstadt (CORRADO DI HALBERSTADT)
CONRAD OF HALBERSTADT. - Name of two Dominican writers on theological and historical subjects, of whom neither the year of birth nor that… -
Consobrino (Sobrinho), João
CONSOBRINO (SOBRINHO), JOÃO. - Carmelite theologian, b. in Lisbon at the beginning of the 15th century, d. there on 11 January 1486 (not in… -
Contenson, Guillaume-Vincent
CONTENSON, GUILLAUME-VINCENT. - Dominican theologian and preacher, b. at Auvillar (Tarn-et-Garonne) in 1641, d. at Creil (Oise) on 26 Dec.… -
Coression, Giorgio
CORESSION, GIORGIO. - Teologo greco dissidente, n. a Chios nel 1554 e m. verso il 1654. Frequentò le Università di Pisa e di Padova,… -
Cornelisse, Doroteo
CORNELISSE, DOROTEO. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Steenbergen (Holland) on 21 Sept. 1865, d. at Nijmegen on 31 Dec. 1940. He completed… -
Cortese, Gregorio
CORTESE, GREGORIO. - Cardinal, reformer of the Benedictines and theologian, in the world Giovan Battista Andrea, b. at Modena in 1483 and… -
Cortivo, Giovanni Battista
CORTIVO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Fiume in 1607, d. at Vienna in 1787. A professor of theology and philosophy, an… -
Cosmas Presbyter
COSMAS PRESBYTER. - Bulgarian author of the 10th century. He composed a treatise against the Bogomils (v.) of the first Bulgarian empire,… -
Costadoni, Anselmo
COSTADONI, ANSELMO. - Camaldolese scholar (in the world Giovanni Domenico), b. in Venice on 6 Oct. 1714, d. there on 23 Jan. 1785. He… -
Coton, Pierre
COTON, PIERRE. - Jesuit, controversialist, b. at Néronde (Loire) on 7 March 1564; d. at Paris on 19 March 1626. First a preacher in… -
Crosta, Clino
CROSTA, CLINO. - Theologian, b. at Consiglio Rumo (Como) in 1860, d. at Como in 1936. A profound scholar, he became particularly known as… -
Cucchi, Tito Maria
CUCCHI, TITO MARIA. - Italian theologian and bishop, b. at Cerasa (diocese of Fano) on 2 March 1860, d. at Senigallia on 8 Sept. 1938. A… -
Cyril Lucaris, Patriarch of Constantinople (CIRILLO LUKARIS, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
CYRIL LUCARIS, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Born in Candia on the island of Crete, on 13 Nov. 1572, killed in Constantinople on 27 June… -
D'Alessandro, Sebastiano
D'ALESSANDRO, SEBASTIANO. - Bishop and theologian, b. at Motta S. Giovanni (Calabria) on 28 Oct. 1603, d. at Ruvo on 29 Sept. 1672. In 1619… -
Daniel, Gabriel
DANIEL, GABRIEL. - Jesuit historian and polemicist, b. at Rouen on 8 Feb. 1649; d. at Paris on 23 June 1728. After a period of teaching he… -
Danisi, Ignazio (Ignazio della Croce)
DANISI, Ignazio (Ignazio della Croce). - Augustinian theologian, b. at Castellaneta (Taranto) in 1717, d. at Naples on 29 January 1784.… -
D'Annibale, Giuseppe
D'ANNIBALE, GIUSEPPE. - Cardinal, among the greatest moralists of the last century, b. at Borbona (L'Aquila) on 22 Sept. 1815, d. there on… -
De Baets, Maurice
DE BAETS, MAURICE. - Theologian, b. in Ghent on 17 April 1863, d. there on 19 September 1931. Having earned his doctorate in theology at… -
De Blic, Jacques
DE BLIC, JACQUES. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Pommard (Côte-d'Or) on 5 May 1887, d. at Strasbourg on 19 July 1948. He was professor of… -
Dechamps, Étienne (DECHAMPS, ETIENNE)
DECHAMPS, ÉTIENNE. - Jesuit, controversialist, also known by the name Agar de Champ, b. at Bourges on 2 Sept. 1613, d. at Paris on 31 July… -
De Groot, Johann Vincent
DE GROOT, JOHANN VINCENT. - Dominican apologist, b. at Schiedam (Holland) on 4 July 1848, d. at Amsterdam on 26 Feb. 1922. For more than 25… -
Deharbe, Joseph
DEHARBE, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, b. in Strasbourg in Alsace on 1 April 1800, d. at Maria Laach on 8 November 1871. A professor at Brig and in the… -
De Lelli, Teodoro
DE LELLI, TEODORO. - Bishop, theologian and jurist, b. at Teramo in 1427, d. at Rome on 31 March 1466. Having graduated at Padua in utroque… -
Delfini, Giovanni Antonio
DELFINI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. - Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Pomponesco (Cremona) on 26 March 1507, d. at… -
Delfin, Pietro
DELFIN, PIETRO. - General of the Camaldolese, b. in Venice in 1444, d. there on 15 Jan. 1525. A religious in 1480, he cultivated letters… -
Del Fosso (Fosso), Gaspare
DEL FOSSO (FOSSO), GASPARE. - Archbishop, b. at Rogliano (Cosenza) on 6 Jan. 1496, d. at Reggio Calabria on 29 Dec. 1592. He entered the… -
Delgadillo, Cristóbal
DELGADILLO, CRISTÓBAL. - Franciscan theologian, b. in Madrid, d. there, 27 Oct. 1671. He studied at the Franciscan college of Alcalá;… -
Delmare, Paolo Marcello
DELMARE, PAOLO MARCELLO. - Theologian, b. in Genoa in 1734 to a Jewish family, d. 17 February 1824. Baptized in 1753, ordained a priest in… -
Denzinger, Heinrich Joseph
DENZINGER, HEINRICH JOSEPH. - Catholic theologian, b. at Liège on 10 Oct. 1819, d. at Würzburg on 19 June 1883. He studied at Würzburg and…