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Alfonso IV of Aragon and III of Catalonia (ALFONSO IV D'ARAGONA E III DI CATALOGNA)
ALFONSO IV OF ARAGON AND III OF CATALONIA. - Born in 1299, died in 1336; he ascended the throne in 1327 following the death of his father… -
Alfonso IV of Portugal, Called the Brave (ALFONSO IV, RE DI PORTOGALLO, DETTO IL BRAVO)
ALFONSO IV OF PORTUGAL, Called the Brave. - Grandson of the preceding and son of Dom Denis, he ascended the throne in 1291. He was… -
Alfonso IX, King of León (ALFONSO IX, RE DI LEÓN)
ALFONSO IX, King of León. - Son of Ferdinand II, b. in 1171, d. in 1230. He sought, through marriages, union with other kingdoms of the… -
Alfonso of Cartagena (Alonso de Santa María de Cartagena) (ALFONSO DI CARTAGENA (ALONSO DE SANTA MARIA DE CARTAGENA))
ALFONSO OF CARTAGENA (Alonso de Santa María de Cartagena). - Son of the converted Jew Paul of St. Mary, bishop of Burgos (1435), counselor… -
Alfonso VII, Emperor, King of Castile and León (ALFONSO VII, IMPERATORE, RE DI CASTIGLIA E DI LEÓN)
ALFONSO VII, Emperor, King of Castile and León. - B. in 1126, d. in 1157, son of Urraca of Castile and of Raymond of Burgundy. After the… -
Alfonso VIII of Las Navas, King of Castile (ALFONSO VIII DE LAS NAVAS, RE DI CASTIGLIA)
ALFONSO VIII OF LAS NAVAS, King of Castile. - Born in 1158, died in 1214, son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded while still a minor; this… -
Alfonso VI, King of Castile and León, called the Brave (ALFONSO VI, RE DI CASTIGLIA E DI LEÓN, DETTO IL BRAVO)
ALFONSO VI, King of Castile and León, called the Brave. - B. in 1030, d. in 1109, son of Ferdinand I, under whom the great conquests of the… -
Alfonso VI, King of Portugal (ALFONSO VI, RE DI PORTOGALLO)
ALFONSO VI, King of Portugal. - Born in 1643, he succeeded his father John IV, king of Braganza, who in 1640 had detached the kingdom from… -
Alfonso V, King of Asturias and León, called the Noble (ALFONSO V, re delle ASTURIE e LEÓN, detto il NOBILE)
ALFONSO V, King of Asturias and León, called the Noble. - Great-nephew of Ramiro II, he reigned from 994 to 1027. Under him the great… -
Alfonso V, King of Portugal, Called the African (ALFONSO V, RE DI PORTOGALLO, DETTO L'AFRICANO)
ALFONSO V, King of Portugal, Called the African. - Born at Cintra in 1432, died there in 1481. The nickname derived from the great… -
Alfonso V of Aragon, IV of Catalonia, I of Naples, called the Magnanimous (ALFONSO V d'ARAGONA, IV di CATALOGNA, I di NAPOLI, detto il MAGNANIMO)
ALFONSO V OF ARAGON, IV of Catalonia, I of Naples, called the Magnanimous. - B. in 1396, d. in 1458. King of Aragon and of Sicily from 2… -
Alfonso X, El Sabio (The Wise), of Castile (ALFONSO X, EL SABIO (IL SAPIENTE), DI CASTIGLIA)
ALFONSO X, El Sabio (The Wise), of Castile. - B. in 1221 and d. in 1284, he succeeded his father Ferdinand III the Saint in 1252. Military… -
Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (ALFONSO XIII, RE DI SPAGNA)
ALFONSO XIII, King of Spain. - Posthumous son of the preceding, b. 17 May 1886, d. 28 Feb. 1941. Through the care of his mother Maria… -
Alfonso XII, King of Spain (ALFONSO XII, RE DI SPAGNA)
ALFONSO XII, King of Spain. - Son of Queen Isabella II and of the king "consort" Francis Alfonso of Bourbon; b. in 1857, d. at the Prado on… -
Alfonso XI, King of Castile and León (ALFONSO XI, RE DI CASTIGLIA E DI LEÓN)
ALFONSO XI, King of Castile and León. - Born in 1311, died in 1350. He was called the Justicer because of the terrible vendettas against… -
Alfred of Shareshel (ALFREDO DI SHARESHEL)
ALFRED OF SHARESHEL. - Also called Anglicus, he is a leading figure in the scientific-philosophical movement of medieval neo-humanism. He… -
Alfred the Great (ALFREDO IL GRANDE)
ALFRED THE GREAT. - King of England, son of Ethelwulf and Osburga, b. at Wanading, in Berkshire, in 849, d. 28 Oct. 901. As an adolescent,… -
Algero of Liège (ALGERO DI LIEGI)
ALGERO OF LIÈGE. - Theologian and canonist (1060?-1131). Born in a region particularly attached to the emperor and therefore strongly… -
Algranati, Cesare
ALGRANATI, CESARE. - Journalist, b. in Ancona in 1865, d. in 1925. A Jew, he converted to Catholicism in 1887 in Rome, on the occasion of… -
Alidosi, Francesco
ALIDOSI, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. at Castel del Rio (Imola) between 1450 and 1460, d. at Ravenna in 1511. Secretary and counsellor of… -
Alimonda, Gaetano
ALIMONDA, GAETANO. - Cardinal, born in Genoa on 23 October 1818, died there on 31 May 1891. He studied at the seminary of Genoa and,… -
Aliotti, Girolamo
ALIOTTI, GIROLAMO. - Benedictine writer, b. at Arezzo in 1412, d. in 1480. Having entered the abbey of St. Flora (1430), in 1437 he was… -
Aliprandi, Lorenzo (ALIPRANDI, LOBENZO)
ALIPRANDI, LORENZO. - Born in Cremona, ca. 1760, he was a professor of theology. He wrote: Osservazioni teologico-critico-polemiche ecc.… -
Allamano, Giuseppe
ALLAMANO, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, founder of the Institute of the Consolata for Foreign Missions and of the Missionary Sisters of the… -
Allard, Paul
ALLARD, PAUL. - French historian, b. in Rouen on 15 Sept. 1841, d. at Senneville-sur-Mer in Dec. 1916. He completed his literary studies at… -
Allen, William
ALLEN, WILLIAM. - Apologist, founder of the seminary of Douai and of the English college of Rome, called "the cardinal of England," b. at… -
Alletz, Pons-Augustin
ALLETZ, PONS-AUGUSTIN. - French Oratorian, later, having left the Congregation, a lawyer; b. at Montpellier in 1703, d. at Paris in 1785.… -
Alliata, Guglielmo
ALLIATA, GUGLIELMO. - Leader of Catholic Action, b. in Rome in 1852, d. there in 1937. A graduate of the Catholic University of Louvain,… -
Almeida Pereira de Andrade, Fortunato de
ALMEIDA PEREIRA DE ANDRADE, FORTUNATO de. - Portuguese scholar and historian, b. in 1869, d. in 1933, member of the Academy of Sciences of… -
Almo (Alano), Abbot (ALMO (ALANO), ABATE)
ALMO (Alano), Abbot. - Alnus is a form due to an error by Dempster, but the true name is Alanus: Cistercian abbot, d. 28 June 1236. From… -
Aloisi-Masella, Gaetano
ALOISI-MASELLA, GAETANO. - Cardinal, born at Pontecorvo on 30 Sept. 1826, died at Rome on 22 Nov. 1902. Having entered the pontifical… -
Altfried (Altfried)
ALTFRIED (ALTFRIED). - Bishop of Hildesheim from 851 until his death on 15 August 874. He was a Benedictine monk of Corvey (near Minden in… -
Althan, Michael Frederick d' (ALTHAN, MICHELE FEDERICO D')
ALTHAN, MICHAEL FREDERICK D'. - Cardinal, viceroy of Naples, b. at Glatz (Silesia) in 1682, d. at Vácz (Hungary) in 1734. Canon of Olomouc… -
Althusius (Althus, Altusio), Johannes
ALTHUSIUS (Althus, Altusio), Johannes. - German Protestant jurist, b. in East Frisia or in the principality of Wittgenstein, ca. 1556, d.… -
Alticocci (Alticotti), Lorenzo (ALTICOZZI (ALTICOTTI), LORENZO)
ALTICOCCI (ALTICOTTI), LORENZO. - Italian Jesuit theologian, b. at Cortona on 25 March 1689, d. in 1777. He was rector of the Scots College… -
Altieri
ALTIERI. - A Roman family, already known in the Middle Ages, belonging to the middle nobility, which took an active part in city life. The… -
Altieri, Ludovico
ALTIERI, LUDOVICO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 11 July 1805, to Paluzzo and Maria Anna of Saxony, d. at Albano on 11 Aug. 1867. After having… -
Álvarez, Diego
ÁLVAREZ, DIEGO. - Spanish Dominican, b. at Medina del Rio-Seco, in Old Castile, around the middle of the 16th century. He was professor of… -
Alviano, Bartolomeo d'
ALVIANO, BARTOLOMEO D'. - Condottiere b. at Rocca d'Alviano, of the noble Liviani family, in 1455, d. at Bergamo in 1515. He began his… -
Alzog, Johannes Baptist
ALZOG, JOHANNES BAPTIST. - Church historian, b. at Ohlau on 29 June 1808, d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 1 March 1878. Ordained a priest in… -
Amadeo, João da Silva y Menezes
AMADEO, JOÃO DA SILVA Y MENEZES. - Portuguese Franciscan, born of a noble family between 1420 and 1435, died in Milan in 1484. He is called… -
Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (AMEDEO V, CONTE DI SAVOIA)
AMADEUS V, COUNT OF SAVOY. - Second-born son of Thomas of Savoy, lord of Piedmont (himself the younger son of Thomas I, count of Savoy) and… -
Amadeus VI, Count Of Savoy, Known As The Green Count (AMEDEO VI, CONTE DI SAVOIA, DETTO IL CONTE VERDE)
AMADEUS VI, COUNT OF SAVOY, KNOWN AS THE GREEN COUNT. - Son of Aymon count of Savoy and of Yolande of Montferrat, b. 4 January 1334 at… -
Amadeus VII, Count Of Savoy, Known As The Red Count (AMEDEO VII, CONTE DI SAVOIA, DETTO IL CONTE ROSSO)
AMADEUS VII, COUNT OF SAVOY, KNOWN AS THE RED COUNT. - Son of Amedeo VI, Count of Savoy, and of Bona of Bourbon, born on 24 February 1360… -
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (AMEDEO VIII, DUCA DI SAVOIA)
AMADEUS VIII, DUKE OF SAVOY. - Son of Amedeo VII, Count of Savoy, and of Bona of Berry, born at Chambéry on 4 September 1383. He succeeded… -
Amalric (Amalricus, Almaricus, Amauricus), Di Bena (AMALRICO (AMALRICUS, ALMARICUS, AMAURICUS), DI BENA)
AMALRIC (Amalricus, Almaricus, Amauricus), Di Bena. - Celebrated French theologian and philosopher of the 12th century, a native of Bène… -
Amalric Augerius of Bourges (AMALRICO AUGERIO DI BOURGES)
AMALRIC AUGERIUS OF BOURGES. - Augustinian historian, b. at Biterris and lived in the 14th century. He studied theology at Montpellier and… -
Amari, Michele (AMÀRI, MICHELE)
AMARI, MICHELE. - Patriot, historian, orientalist, b. in Palermo in 1806, d. in Florence in 1889, one of the principal agitators for the… -
Amat, Felix
AMAT, FELIX. - Historian and treatise writer, b. at Sabadell, in the province of Barcelona, in 1759, d. at Barcelona in 1824. Canon of… -
Amato Di Montecassino
AMATO di MONTECASSINO. - Benedictine, historian of the 11th century. He was a monk of the famous abbey under Abbot Desiderius (1058-86); he… -
Amboise, Georges d'
AMBOISE, GEORGES d'. - Cardinal, born in 1460 to a most noble family at Chaumont-sur-Loire, he had a rapid career: already almoner of Louis… -
Ambrose, Grenkov (AMBROGIO, GRENKOV)
AMBROSE, GRENKOV. - Hieromonk of the famous dissident monastery of Optina-Pustyn near Kozelsk in central Russia, b. in 1812, d. in 1891. He… -
Amelote (Amelotte), Denis (AMELOTE (AMELOTTE), DENYS)
AMELOTE (AMELOTTE), DENIS. - Oratorian theologian, b. at Saintes in 1606, d. at Paris in 1679. A doctor at the Sorbonne, he joined Condren… -
Amendolia, Tommaso Maria
AMENDOLIA, TOMMASO MARIA. - Dominican theologian of the 17th century, b. at S. Giorgio di Polistena (Calabria), he lived for a long time in… -
Amette, Léon-Adolphe
AMETTE, LÉON-ADOLPHE. - Cardinal, born at Douville (Evreux) on 6 September 1850, died at Antony (Paris) on 29 August 1920. He began his… -
Ameyden (Amydenus), Théodone
AMEYDEN (Amydenus), Théodone. - Belgian bibliographer and polyglot, b. in 1586, d. in 1656. He settled in Rome in 1605, where he married.… -
Amfiteatrov, Anton
AMFITEATROV, ANTON. - Russian dissident theologian of the 19th century (1815-79), pupil and doctor of the Ecclesiastical Academy of Kiev.… -
Amiani, Sebastiano (AMMIANI, SEBASTIANO)
AMIANI, SEBASTIANO. - Augustinian, b. at Fano, d. 30 July 1568. In 1547 a student at Rome, he then moved on to Bologna, Pavia, Treviso,… -
Amicarelli, Ippolito
AMICARELLI, IPPOLITO. - Patriot priest, b. at Agnone on 10 Aug. 1823, d. at Naples on 24 Nov. 1889. Ordained a priest, he devoted himself… -
Amico, Antonino
AMICO, ANTONINO. - A priest from Messina, canon of the cathedral of Palermo, where he died on 22 October 1641. The year of birth of this… -
Amico, Vito Maria
AMICO, VITO MARIA. - Benedictine, Sicilian scholar, b. at Catania on 15 February 1697, d. there on 5 December 1762. In 1713 he entered the… -
Amiroutzes, George (AMIROÚTZES, GIORGIO)
AMIROUTZES, GEORGE. - Byzantine Aristotelian philosopher, b. at Trebizond at the beginning of the 15th century, d. suddenly after 1469.… -
Ammanati Piccolomini, Jacopo (AMMANNATI PICCOLOMINI, JACOPO)
AMMANATI PICCOLOMINI, JACOPO. - Cardinal, b. in 1422, d. in 1479. He studied letters in Florence and took his doctorate in jurisprudence in… -
Ammia
AMMIA. - A Christian woman endowed with the prophetic charism, who probably lived in the first half of the 2nd century in Philadelphia. Her… -
Ammiano, Marcellino
AMMIANO, MARCELLINO. - A pagan Latin historian of the 4th century, born at Antioch of a noble family. The year of his birth is not known,… -
Amolo
AMOLO. - Bishop of Lyon from 841 to 852: died on 31 March 852. He wrote against the errors of Gottschalk (v.) concerning predestination:… -
Amphilochie, Bishop of Hotin (AMFILOHIE, VESCOVO DI HOTIN)
AMPHILOCHIE, Bishop of Hotin. - A Romanian humanist of the 18th century; the dates of his birth and death are uncertain. A mathematician,… -
Amrhein, Andreas
AMRHEIN, ANDREAS. - Founder of the Benedictine Congregation of St. Ottilia for the Foreign Missions (Benediktiner von St. Ottilien für… -
Amulio, Marcantonio
AMULIO, MARCANTONIO. - Cardinal, of the noble Venetian family da Mula, b. in 1505, d. in Rome on 13 March 1570. Podestà of Venice in 1529… -
Anastasius I, Emperor of the East (ANASTASIO I, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)
ANASTASIUS I, EMPEROR OF THE EAST. - Born at Durazzo in 431 to a Manichaean mother, and he was himself a Monophysite. He reigned from 491… -
Anastasius I, Intrusive Patriarch of Constantinople (ANASTASIO I, PATRIARCA INTRUSO DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
ANASTASIUS I, Intrusive Patriarch of Constantinople. - When the iconoclast emperor Leo the Isaurian drove St. Germanus from the patriarchal… -
Anastasius, Librarian (ANASTASIO BIBLIOTECARIO)
ANASTASIUS, LIBRARIAN. - Born probably in Rome around 817, he received in the urban monasteries a solid cultural formation in Latin and… -
Anatolius, Bishop of Beroea (ANATOLIO, VESCOVO DI BEREA)
ANATOLIUS, Bishop of Beroea. - A priest of the diocese of Chalcis, he succeeded Meletius as bishop of Beroea (Syria), when the latter… -
Ancajani, Carlo
ANCAJANI, CARLO. - Papal general, b. in Spoleto on 19 July 1763, d. in Rome around the middle of the following century. In Jan. 1797 he was… -
Anchiale
ANCHIALE. - City of Thrace on the Black Sea, today in Bulgaria, already mentioned by Strabo (Geographia, VII, 6, 1), Pliny (Hist. Nat., IV,… -
Anchier (Anscher), Pantaleon
ANCHIER (ANSCHER), PANTALEON. - Cardinal, a native of Troyes. He was archdeacon of Laon. In December 1262 he was created cardinal of the… -
Anderledy, Anton Maria
ANDERLEDY, ANTON MARIA. - Jesuit, 23rd general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Berisal (Valais) on 3 June 1819, d. at Fiesole on 18 Jan.… -
Anderton, Tommaso
ANDERTON, TOMMASO. - English Benedictine, b. at Euxton Hall (Lancashire) in 1611, d. at Saxton Hall (Yorkshire) in 1671. He professed in… -
Andlau (Ändlaw), Heinrich Bernardus
ANDLAU (Ändlaw), Heinrich Bernardus. - Catholic politician and publicist, b. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 20 Aug. 1802, d. there on 3 March… -
Andrássy, Antal (ANDRASSY, ANTAL)
ANDRÁSSY, ANTAL. - Jesuit, bishop of Rosenau, b. at Romanfalva (Hungary) in 1742 and d. at Rosenau on 12 November 1799. Having entered the… -
Andrea di Neufchâteau (de Novo Castro)
ANDREA di NEUFCHÂTEAU (de Novo Castro). - Scotist Franciscan of the 14th century, born in France at Neufchâteau (Vosges), whom some… -
Andrea of Austria (ANDREA D'AUSTRIA)
ANDREA OF AUSTRIA. - Cardinal, morganatic son of Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, b. in Prague in 1558, d. in Rome on 12 Nov. 1600. He was… -
André, Juan
ANDRÉ, JUAN. - A Muslim converted to Christianity in 1487. Ordained a priest, he devoted himself to preaching the Gospel to the Moors of… -
Andreoli, Giuseppe
ANDREOLI, GIUSEPPE. - Priest and patriot, b. at S. Possidonio di Modena in 1791, d. at Rubiera on 17 Oct. 1822. A priest of the Oblates of… -
Andreucci, Andrea Girolamo
ANDREUCCI, ANDREA GIROLAMO. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Viterbo on 13 Nov. 1684, d. at Rome on 13 June 1771. He taught philosophy at Perugia… -
Andrew, Archbishop of Rhodes (Chrysoberga) (ANDREA, ARCIVESCOVO DI RODI (CRISOBERGA))
ANDREW, Archbishop of Rhodes (Chrysoberga). - A Dominican, born in Constantinople to a schismatic family, he converted to Catholicism and… -
Andronico, Camatero
ANDRONICO, CAMATERO. - A descendant of the Ducas family and a relative of the emperor Manuel Comnenus, who around 1150 made him commander… -
Andronicus of Alexandria (ANDRONICO DI ALESSANDRIA)
ANDRONICUS OF ALEXANDRIA. - Monophysite patriarch (617-22), successor of Anastasius, when the discord among the Monophysite Churches had… -
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (ANDRONICO III PALEOLOGO, IMPERATORE DI BISARATO)
ANDRONIKOS III PALAIOLOGOS, Emperor of Byzantium. - The second son of Michael IX, who was the son and co-regent of Andronicus II, he… -
Andronikos II Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (ANDRONICO II PALEOLOGO, IMPERATORE DI BISANZIO)
ANDRONIKOS II PALAIOLOGOS, Emperor of Byzantium. - Son of Michael VIII Palaeologus, he was co-regent with his father in the kingdom, just… -
Androutsos, Christos
ANDROUTSOS, CHRISTOS. - Greek philosopher and theologian, b. at Kios in Bithynia in 1869, d. in 1937. Professor of dogmatic theology and… -
Andruzzi, Luigi
ANDRUZZI, Luigi. - Greek Catholic scholar, b. at Ammochostos in Cyprus in 1684, d. in 1757. Having moved as a boy to the Greek college in… -
Anelli, Luigi
ANELLI, LUIGI. - Priest and historian, b. at Lodi on 17 Jan. 1813, d. at Milan on 19 Jan. 1890. He embraced the ecclesiastical career and… -
Anemio
ANEMIO. - Bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia (late 4th century). He is spoken of in the life of St. Ambrose, on account of the part taken by the… -
Angelberga (Engelberga, Ingelberga)
ANGELBERGA (ENGELBERGA, INGELBERGA). - Empress, d. in 890. Of Lombard stock and of a family long established in Italy, a woman of… -
Angelerio, Gregorio
ANGELERIO, GREGORIO. - Calabrian Capuchin theologian, b. at Panaja on an unknown date, d. at Naples on 15 January 1662. He wrote… -
Angennes, Alessandro D'
ANGENNES, ALESSANDRO d'. — Bishop, b. in Turin on 29 June 1781 to a noble family, d. in Vercelli on 8 May 1869. He was elected by Pius VII… -
Anghel, Atanasio
ANGHEL, ATANASIO. - Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop of Alba Julia, b. at Ciugud, d. 19 Aug. 1713 in his see. Since he had done his studies… -
Angherà, Domenico
ANGHERÀ, DOMENICO. - Priest and patriot, b. at Potenzano Briatico in 1803, d. at Naples in 1873. A Carbonaro and Mazzinian, he settled in… -
Angius, Vittorio
ANGIUS, VITTORIO. - A priest, he was deputy for Lanusei (Nuoro) in the 1st legislature and proposed the abolition of tithes in Sardinia.… -
Anguissola (Anguissola), Lucio (ANGUISCIOLA (ANGUISSOLA), LUCIO)
ANGUISSOLA (ANGUISSOLA), LUCIO. - Scotist theologian and philosopher, of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Piacenza, of a patrician… -
Anna Of Austria (ANNA D'AUSTRIA)
ANNA OF AUSTRIA. - Daughter of Philip III, King of Spain, and of Margaret of Austria-Styria, born 27 Sept. 1601; on 25 Dec. 1615 she was… -
Annat, Francesco
ANNAT, FRANCESCO. - Jesuit, b. at Estain near Annat (Rhodez), on 5 Feb. 1590; d. in Paris on 14 June 1670. Having entered the Society of… -
Anne Boleyn (BOLEYN (BOLENA), ANNA)
ANNE BOLEYN. - Second wife of Henry VIII of England, b. in 1504 (?), d. in 1536. Daughter of Thomas B., an English gentleman of modest and… -
Annegarn, Giuseppe
ANNEGARN, GIUSEPPE. - Historian, b. at Ostberven on 12 Oct. 1794, d. at Braunsberg on 8 July 1843. A priest and from 1856 professor of… -
Annibaldi (Annibaldeschi) della Molara, Annibaldi degli (ANNIBALDI (ANNIBALDESCHI) DELLA MOLARA, ANNIBALDO DEGLI)
ANNIBALDI (Annibaldeschi) della Molara, Annibaldi degli. - Nephew of Cardinal Riccardo, born in Rome, died at Orvieto in the year 1272. He… -
Annibaliano
ANNIBALIANO. - Nephew of the emperor Constantine the Great, he was assigned by his uncle, as > ANNIBALDI della MOLARA, RICCARDO degli -… -
Annibali da Latera, Flaminio
ANNIBALI DA LATERA, FLAMINIO. - Franciscan, writer, b. at Latera (Viterbo) on 23 Nov. 1733, d. at Viterbo on 27 Feb. 1813. Having entered… -
Annius of Viterbo (properly Nanni, Giovanni, in humanist style Annus: «Brother Johannes Annus Viterbiensis») (ANNIO DA VITERBO (PROPRIAMENTE NANNI, GIOVANNI, IN STILE UMANISTICO ANNUS: «FRATER IOANNES ANNUS VITERBIENSIS»))
ANNIUS OF VITERBO (properly Nanni, Giovanni, in humanist style Annus: «Brother Johannes Annus Viterbiensis»). - Dominican scholar, among… -
Anonymous of Valesius (ANONIMO VALESIANO)
ANONYMOUS OF VALESIUS. - Con questo nome si suole indicare un'importante cronaca, pubblicata per la prima volta da H. Valois (Valesio) nel… -
Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham-Hyacinthe (ANQUETIL DUPERRON, ABRAHAM-HYACINTHE)
ANQUETIL-DUPERRON, ABRAHAM-HYACINTHE. - Orientalist, b. in Paris on 7 Dec. 1731, d. there on 17 Jan. 1805. Passionate about ancient Persia,… -
Ansaldo (ANSALDI)
ANSALDO. - The following belonged to this family: 1) CASTO INNOCENZO - Dominican theologian, exegete and historian, one of the greatest… -
Anselmo Da Besate, Called The Peripatetic (ANSELMO DA BESATE, DETTO IL PERIPATETTO)
ANSELMO DA BESATE, Called The Peripatetic. - Wandering master of the 11th century, one of the first representatives of the dialectic… -
Anselm of Ribemont (ANSELMO DI RIBEMONT)
ANSELM OF RIBEMONT. - Count of Ribemont, near Saint-Quentin (France), a descendant of the counts of Valenciennes, he was one of the first… -
Anshelm, Valerius (ANSHELM, VALERIS)
ANSHELM, VALERIUS. - Chronicler, b. at Rottweil in Württemberg, d. at Bern in 1546. In 1504 he settled in Bern, where he devoted himself to… -
Ansuinus, Bishop of Camerino, Saint (ANSOVINO, VESCOVO DI CAMERINO, SANTO)
ANSUINUS, Bishop of Camerino, Saint. - The Vita recounts that he was confessor of the emperor Ludovico, that he accepted the episcopate on… -
Anthony, Prior of Crato (ANTONIO, PRIORE DI CRATO)
ANTHONY, Prior of Crato. - Portuguese prince, b. in 1531 in Lisbon, d. in Paris in 1595. Having entered the Order of St. John, he obtained… -
Antigonus (ANTIGONO)
ANTIGONUS. - Name of two Jewish princes of the Hasmonean dynasty. 1) Son of John Hyrcanus I, born around 135 B.C. After his father's death… -
Antimus VII, Patriarch of Constantinople (ANTIMO VII, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
ANTIMUS VII, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Born at Gianina around 1835, died in 1913. After occupying various sees, he was appointed… -
Antimus VI, Patriarch of Constantinople (ANTIMO VI, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
ANTIMUS VI, Patriarch of Constantinople. - He occupied the patriarchate three times in the years 1845-48, 1853-55, 1871-73, after having… -
Antipater (ANTIPATRO)
ANTIPATER. - Three members of the Herodian family. 1. Progenitor of the Idumean family of the Herods, often wrongly confused with the… -
Antommarchi, Francesco
ANTOMMARCHI, FRANCESCO. - Physician, b. at Morsiglia (Corsica) in 1790, d. at Santiago de Cuba on 3 April 1838. He was chosen by Cardinal… -
Antonelli, Giacomo
ANTONELLI, GIACOMO. - Cardinal, b. 12 April 1806 at Sonnino of a modest family that had enriched itself in government contracts and in the… -
Antonelli, Leonardo
ANTONELLI, LEONARDO. - Cardinal, b. at Senigallia on 6 Nov. 1730, d. there on 23 Jan. 1811. After having been secretary of the Cipher and… -
Antonio Da Königstein (Coningsteyn)
ANTONIO da KÖNIGSTEIN (CONINGSTEYN). - Dutch Franciscan (his surname is Bruich, or Brockwy, or Brakwy), preacher and controversialist at… -
Apiary (APIARIO)
APIARY. - An unworthy priest of Sicca Veneria (Africa), known for two appeals to Rome. Excommunicated by his bishop, Urban, he came to Rome… -
Apocauco, Giovanni
APOCAUCO, GIOVANNI. - Metropolitan of Naupactus (12th-13th centuries). Educated in Constantinople, he was a deacon (ca. 1175-87) in the… -
Apostolios, Aristobulus (APOSTOLIOS, ARISTOBULO)
APOSTOLIOS, ARISTOBULUS. - Greek ecclesiastic and scholar, archbishop of Monemvasia, son of the famous scholar Michael, b. in 1465 at… -
Appendini, Francesco
APPENDINI, FRANCESCO. - Born at Poirino in Piedmont on 6 Nov. 1769. A Piarist on 15 Apr. 1787. Sent at a very young age to Ragusa, he made… -
Aqueducts, Vitale (ACQUEDOTTI, VITALE)
AQUEDUCTS, VITALE. - Monk of the Camaldolese monastery of S. Apollinare in Classe. He left a manuscript work entitled De antiquitate… -
Aquino, Ladislao D'
AQUINO, LADISLAO d'. - Cardinal, b. in Naples around 1546, from the family of St. Thomas, d. in Rome in 1621. Pius V opened the path of a… -
Aracri, Gregorio
ARACRI, GREGORIO. - Capuchin, b. at Staletti (Squillace) in 1749, d. at Catanzaro on 23 June 1813. Under the name of Father Fedele he soon… -
Aragona, Giovanni D'
ARAGONA, GIOVANNI d'. - Cardinal, b. in Naples around 1460, d. in Rome on 17 Oct. 1485. Son of Ferdinand, king of Naples, he became, in… -
Aragón, Pedro de
ARAGÓN, PEDRO de. - Augustinian religious, b. in Salamanca, d. between 30 Sept. and 9 Oct. 1592. He made his profession in 1561, and… -
Aranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of (ARANDA, PEDRO PABLO ABARCA DE BOLEA, CONTE D')
ARANDA, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of. - Minister of Charles III of Spain, b. in 1719 near Huesca (Aragon), d. at Epila (Aragon) in… -
Arason, Jón (ARASON, JOP)
ARASON, JÓN. - Last Catholic bishop of Iceland, b. in 1484, d. on 7 Nov. 1550. He was consecrated bishop of Hólar in 1524. In 1538, when… -
Arbeo (Arbio, Aribo), Bishop of Freising (ARBEO (ARBIO, ARIBO), VESCOVO DI FRISINGA)
ARBEO (Arbio, Aribo), Bishop of Freising. - Born ca. 723 at Maia, near Merano, he studied at Freising (Bavaria), where he later became… -
Arbogast (ARBOGASTE)
ARBOGAST. - Frankish general who, having distinguished himself in the time of Gratian and Theodosius, became magister militum of… -
Arcangelo di Lion (Michel Degranges or Desgrange) (ARCANGELO DI LIONE (MICHEL DEGRANGES O DESGRANGE))
ARCANGELO DI LION (Michel Degranges or Desgrange). - Capuchin friar, born in Lyon in 1736, died in 1822. At the age of fifteen he embraced… -
Archbishop of Mainz, Hatto (ATTONE, ARCIVESCOVO DI MAGONZA)
ARCHBISHOP OF MAINZ, Hatto. - A monk of the abbey of Fulda, in 885 he was at the court of Charles III the Fat and became a friend of King… -
Archetti, Giovanni Andrea
ARCHETTI, GIOVANNI ANDREA. - Apostolic nuncio in Russia, b. at Brescia in 1731, d. at Ascoli in 1805. Having obtained a degree in utroque,… -
Archidamus (ARCHIDAMO)
ARCHIDAMUS. - Prete romano del sec. IV. Col prete Filosseno e col diacono Leone rappresento papa Giulio I (337-52) al Concilio di Sardica… -
Archinto, Alberico
ARCHINTO, ALBERICO. - Cardinal, b. in Milan on 8 Nov. 1698, d. in Rome on 30 Sept. 1758. He obtained his law degree at the University of… -
Archinto, Filippo
ARCHINTO, FILIPPO. - Archbishop. Born in Milan on July 5, 1495, died in Bergamo on June 21, 1558. Numerous and important embassies to… -
Arcimboldi, Giovanangelo (ARCIMBOLDI, GIOVANNANGELO)
ARCIMBOLDI, GIOVANANGELO. - Papal legate, b. in Milan around 1485, d. in the same city on 6 April 1555. A nephew of Cardinal Giovanni… -
Arduino of Ivrea, King of Italy (ARDUINO D'IVREA, RE D'ITALIA)
ARDUINO OF IVREA, King of Italy. - Of the strong Arduinic lineage, of Germanic origin and later a family of feudatories of the Kingdom of… -
Arendt, Wilhelm Amadeus August
ARENDT, WILHELM AMADEUS AUGUST. - German historian, b. of a Protestant family on 25 May 1808 in Berlin, later converted to the Catholic… -
Areta (Hāriṭah)
ARETA (Hāriṭah). - King of the Nabataeans, who from their capital Petra (v.) dominated Arabia from the Gulf of Elanitis as far as Damascus.… -
Arezzo, Tommaso
AREZZO, TOMMASO. - Cardinal, suburbicarian bishop of Sabina and chancellor of Holy Roman Church, b. at Orbetello on 16 Dec. 1756, d. at… -
Argenson, René de Voyer de Paulmy, Count of (ARGENSON, RENÉ DE VOYER DE PAULMY, CONTE DI)
ARGENSON, René de Voyer de Paulmy, Count of. - Magistrate, b. at Blois on 13 Dec. 1623, d. in his castle of Argenson (Touraine) on 10 May… -
Argyropoulos, Giovanni (ARGIROPULO, GIOVANNI)
ARGYROPOULOS, GIOVANNI. - Byzantine humanist, b. in Constantinople around 1415, d. in Rome on June 26, 1487; he was one of the principal… -
Arias Montano, Benito
ARIAS MONTANO, BENITO. - Spanish Orientalist, exegete and humanist, b. in 1527 at Fregenal de la Sierra, d. at Seville on 6 July 1598. A… -
Aribone
ARIBONE. - Archbishop of Mainz (1021-31), from the family of the Bavarian counts palatine and therefore a relative of Emperor Henry II… -
Ari Froði Þorgilsson (Ari, the Wise, Son of Þorgils) (ARI FRODHI THORGILSSON (ARIO, IL SAVIO, FIGLIO DI THORGILS))
ARI FROÐI ÞORGILSSON (Ari, the Wise, Son of Þorgils). - Priest and first Icelandic historian, b. in 1067, d. in 1148. He wrote the history… -
Aristarchus of Samos (ARISTARCO DA SAMO)
ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS. - Greek mathematician and astronomer, who lived between 310 and 230 B.C. He had the great merit of stating and… -
Aristippus, Enrico (ARISTIPPO, ENRICO)
ARISTIPPUS, ENRICO. - Archbishop of Catania, he lived in the 12th century; of his life, scarcely a few facts are historically certain. In… -
Aristobulus (ARISTOBULO)
ARISTOBULUS. - Name of various members of the Hasmonean dynasty, two of whom were kings and a third was a claimant to the throne of Judah.… -
Armagnac, Georges D'
ARMAGNAC, GEORGES d'. - Cardinal, b. probably in 1507, d. June 5, 1585. He received a fine education, especially at the court of the King… -
Armand, Ernest
ARMAND, ERNEST. - French diplomat b. in Paris on 6 March 1828, d. there on 28 Nov. 1898. First secretary of embassy in Rome, he served… -
Armando De Bellovisu (Armand De Belvezer)
ARMANDO DE BELLOVISU (ARMAND DE BELVEZER). - Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. in Provence in the second half of the 13th century:… -
Armellini, Carlo
ARMELLINI, CARLO. - Lawyer, triumvir of the Roman Republic, b. in Rome in 1777, d. at Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Belgium) in 1863. During the… -
Armellini de' Medici, Francesco
ARMELLINI de' MEDICI, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. at Perugia or at Fossato (diocese of Nocera) in 1469, d. at Rome in 1527. The son of… -
Arnaldo da Villanova
ARNALDO da VILLANOVA. - Lay physician and theologian, prolific Catalan writer, b. around the middle of the 13th century, in the diocese of… -
Arnaldo of Tongern (ARNALDO DI TONGERN)
ARNALDO OF TONGERN. - Augustinian canon regular, b. at Tongern no one knows when, d. at Leiden in 1540. Dean of the faculty of arts of… -
Arnauld, Family (ARNAULD, FAMIGLIA)
ARNAULD, FAMILY. - Three names that focus Jansenist spirituality in its theological, ascetic and mystical aspects belong to this family,… -
Arnepck, Veit (ARNPECK, VEIT)
ARNEPCK, VEIT. - German priest and historian, b. ca. 1440, probably at Freising (Bavaria), and d. probably in 1495. He studied at the… -
Arnim, Harry Karl Kurt Eduard, Count of (ARNIM, HARRY KARL KURT EDUARD, CONTE DI)
ARNIM, HARRY KARL KURT EDUARD, conte di. - Prussian diplomat, b. at Moitzelfitz (Pomerania) on 3 Oct. 1824, d. at Nice on 19 May 1881. From… -
Arnold, Abbot of Lübeck (ARNOLDO, ABATE DI LUBECCA)
ARNOLD, ABBOT OF LÜBECK. - German chronicler, who lived in the 12th century and was still alive in 1212. After spending some time at… -
Arnold, Archbishop of Cologne (ARNOLDO, ARCIVESCOVO DI COLONIA)
ARNOLD, ARCHBISHOP OF COLOGNE. - Of the family of the counts of Wied; d. 11 May 1156. He was first provost of the cathedral of Cologne,… -
Arnoldi, Giovanni
ARNOLDI, GIOVANNI. - Jesuit, b. at Warburg (Westphalia) on 24 June 1596, d. a martyr at Verden on 4 Nov. 1631. He entered the Society of… -
Arnold of Brescia (ARNALDO DA BRESCIA)
ARNOLD OF BRESCIA. - Born at the end of the 11th century or at the beginning of the next in Brescia, he set out on an ecclesiastical… -
Arnolfo, Bishop of Lisieux (ARNOLFO, VESCOVO DI LISIEUX)
ARNOLFO, Bishop of Lisieux. - Born probably toward the end of the 11th century or the beginning of the 12th, died at Lisieux in 1184. He… -
Arnono of Reichersberg (ARNONE DI REICHERSBERG)
ARNONO OF REICHERSBERG. - Provost, d. 30 January 1175. He perfected his theological studies under the direction of his brother Gerhob, whom… -
Arques y Jover, Agustín de
ARQUES y JOVER, AGUSTÍN de. - Spanish Mercedarian historian, b. at Cocenteina (Alicante) on 30 Apr. 1734, d. at Valencia on 14 June 1808.… -
Arrighetti, Giulio
ARRIGHETTI, GIULIO. - Born at S. Piero a Sieve in 1622, died at Florence in 1705. An uncle of his on his mother's side, Sbaccheri Iacopo,… -
Arrigoni, Giulio
ARRIGONI, GIULIO. - Archbishop, b. in Bergamo on 22 Sept. 1806, d. in Lucca on 9 Jan. 1875. After completing his early studies in the… -
Arrivabene, Giovanni
ARRIVABENE, GIOVANNI. - Patriot and economist, b. of a noble family in Mantua on 24 June 1787, d. there on 11 Jan. 1881. A student of… -
Arsaces II (Arsace) (ARSAK II (ARSACE))
ARSACES II (Arsace). - King of Armenia (350-67), he lived in the most critical times, when the predominance over Asia Minor was disputed… -
Arsenius (ARSENIO)
ARSENIUS. - Bishop of Orte, who lived in Rome in the 9th century, died at Benevento. Before entering the clergy he married and had two… -
Arsenius Autoreianus (ARSENIO AUTOREIANO)
ARSENIUS AUTOREIANUS. - Born in Constantinople in the early 13th century, he changed his name from George to A. when he entered the… -
Artemius (ARTEMIO)
ARTEMIUS. - Ancient commander of Egypt under the emperor Constantius, ordered beheaded by Julian the Apostate in June 362. A violent Arian,… -
Artemyev, Pyotr (ARTÉMIEV, PIOTR)
ARTEMYEV, PYOTR. - Russian deacon, b. around 1665 at Surdal, d. a martyr of the Catholic faith in the prison of the Solovetsky Monastery,… -
Ascellino (Asselino, Anselm) (ASCELLINO (ASSELINO, ANSELMO))
ASCELLINO (ASSELINO, ANSELM). - Dominican, a native of Lombardy, known for the embassy to the Mongols entrusted to him by Innocent IV. The… -
Aschbach, Joseph von
ASCHBACH, JOSEPH von. - German Catholic historian, b. at Höchst on 29 Apr. 1801, d. at Vienna on 25 Apr. 1882. Having obtained his degree… -
Aschhausen, Johann Gottfried
ASCHHAUSEN, JOHANN GOTTFRIED. - B. at Oberlauda in 1575, d. at Regensburg in 1622. In 1609 he was elected archbishop of Bamberg by that… -
Asclepiades of Gaza (ASCLEPIADE DI GAZA)
ASCLEPIADES OF GAZA. - A defender of the consubstantiality of the Word, he was opposed by the Arians, who at the Council of Antioch (330)… -
Ashoka (Pāli Aśoka) (AŠOKA (PĀLI AŠOKA))
ASHOKA (PĀLI AŚOKA). - Emperor of India, nephew of the founder of the Maurya dynasty, Candragupta. Having ascended the throne in 272 B.C.,… -
Asot I
ASOT I. - King of Armenia, first of the Bagratid dynasty in 885-90, created by the caliph Muhammad Pullah, at the unanimous request of the… -
Asser, Giovanni
ASSER, GIOVANNI. - English historiographer, b. in the country of Wales, at Menevia, d. in 909, was raised in the monastery of St. David. He… -
Astalli, Fulvio
ASTALLI, FULVIO. - Born at Sambuci near Tivoli, of a noble Roman family, died in Rome in 1721. Clement X, bound to him by ties of kinship,… -
Astengo, Giambattista
ASTENGO, GIAMBATTISTA. - Priest, b. at Savona in 1817, d. near Balaclava on 3 May 1855. Educated in the Piarist Schools, after spending… -
Asterius of Cappadocia (ASTERIO DI CAPPADOCIA)
ASTERIUS OF CAPPADOCIA. - A rhetorician by profession, described by St. Athanasius as a "many-headed sophist and advocate of the Arian… -
Astolf, King of the Lombards (ASTOLFO, RE DEI LONGOBARDI)
ASTOLF, King of the Lombards. - He succeeded his brother Rachis in 749. Resuming the anti-Byzantine policy of his predecessor, before July… -
Astrain, Antonio
ASTRAIN, ANTONIO. - Jesuit and historian, b. at Undiano (Navarre) on 17 November 1857, d. at Loyola on 4 January 1928. Endowed with… -
Astros, Paul-Thérèse-David de
ASTROS, PAUL-THÉRÈSE-DAVID de. - Cardinal, b. at Tourvès on 15 Oct. 1772, d. at Toulouse on 29 Sept. 1851. He entered the clergy in the… -
Astroy, Barthélemy d'
ASTROY, BARTHÉLEMY d'. - Belgian Franciscan, famous controversialist and ascetical writer, b. at Ciney (Namur), d. at Liège on 6 Dec. 1681.… -
Astyages (Greek Ἀστυνάγης; Hittite in Cuneiform Documents) (ASTIAGE (GRECO ἈΣΤΙΝΆΓΗΣ; ITTUEGGU NEI DOCUMENTI CUNEIFORMI))
ASTYAGES (Greek Ἀστυνάγης; Hittite in Cuneiform Documents). - Last king of Media (584-50 B.C.), son of Cyaxares (v.). Around 553 Cyrus… -
Athanaric (ATANARICO)
ATHANARIC. - Condottiero visigoto, figlio di Rotesteo, « giudice », ossia capo dei Tervingi stanziati sul Danubio, antagonista di… -
Athanasius, African Bishop (ATANASIO, VESCOVO AFRICANO)
ATHANASIUS, African Bishop. - Named by Sozomen (Hist. eccl., IV, 15) in connection with the fourth Council of Sirmium (358). He was at the… -
Attila
ATTILA. - He was the leader of the Huns around the middle of the 5th century, at first together with his brother Bleda, then, after the…