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Crispus (CRISPO)
CRISPUS. - Ruler of the synagogue (v.) at Corinth, converted by St. Paul (Latin names were not infrequently borne by Jews). C. was the head… -
Cristaldi, Belisario
CRISTALDI, BELISARIO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 11 July 1764, d. there on 25 Feb. 1831. A descendant of a noble baronial family, he first… -
Cristofano, Guidini da Gano (Galgano)
CRISTOFANO, GUIDINI da GANO (GALGANO). - Sienese notary and writer, disciple of St. Catherine of Siena. He was among the defenders of his… -
Crivellucci, Amedeo
CRIVELLUCCI, AMEDEO. - Historian, b. at Acquaviva Picena on 20 Apr. 1850, d. in Rome on 11 Nov. 1914. He was professor of Modern History at… -
Croke, Thomas William
CROKE, THOMAS WILLIAM. - Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland), b. at Mallow (diocese of Cloyne) on 19 May 1824, d. at Thurles on 22 July 1902. C.… -
Crombruggh, Camille Van (CROMBRUGGHE, CAMILLE VAN)
CROMBRUGGH, Camille Van. - Theologian, b. at Smeereble-Vlaersegem (Grammont) on 2 May 1876, d. at Ghent on 14 Jan. 1940. Ordained a priest,… -
Cromwell, Oliver
CROMWELL, OLIVER. - English statesman, b. 25 April 1599 at Huntingdon, d. 3 September 1658 in London. Educated from childhood in the… -
Cros, Léonard
CROS, LÉONARD. - Jesuit, b. at Vabres (Aveyron) on 31 Oct. 1831, d. at Vitoria (Spain) on 17 Jan. 1913. He devoted his whole life to the… -
Crotti Di Costigliole, Edoardo
CROTTI di COSTIGLIOLE, EDOARDO. - Politician, b. 20 Oct. 1799 at Costigliole, d. at Aosta on 25 September 1870. Having devoted himself to a… -
Crum, Walter Ewing
CRUM, WALTER EWING. - Distinguished Coptologist, b. at Capebrig, near Glasgow, on 22 July 1865, d. on 18 May 1944. He was a contributor to… -
Crusius (Krauss), Martin
CRUSIUS (KRAUSS), MARTIN. - German Protestant philologist and historian, b. near Bamberg on 19 Sept. 1526, d. 14 Feb. 1607 at Tübingen,… -
Csernoch, János
CSERNOCH, JÁNOS. - Cardinal, b. June 18, 1852 at Szakolcza, d. July 25, 1927 at Esztergom. He completed his theological studies in Vienna… -
Cullen, Paul
CULLEN, PAUL. - Cardinal, b. 29 Apr. 1803 at Prospect in County Kildare, Ireland, d. 24 Oct. 1878 in Dublin. He devoted himself to the… -
Cummings, Jeremiah Williams
CUMMINGS, JEREMIAH WILLIAMS. - Priest, b. in Washington in Apr. 1814, d. in New York on 4 Jan. 1866. He completed his theological studies… -
Cunha, Rodrigo da
CUNHA, RODRIGO da. - Portuguese historian, bishop of Portalegre (1615) and of Oporto (1619) and finally archbishop of Braga (1623) and… -
Curci, Carlo Maria
CURCI, CARLO MARIA. - Jesuit, orator and polemicist, b. in Naples on 4 Sept. 1809, d. at Careggi (Florence) on 19 June 1891. His name is… -
Cusanus, Nicolaus (NICCOLÒ CUSANO)
CUSANUS, NICOLAUS. - Cardinal, humanist philosopher and scientist, b. at Cues (Trier) in 1401, d. at Todi on 8 Aug. 1464. His real name was… -
Cusmano, Giacomo
CUSMANO, GIACOMO. - Priest, founder of the pious "Work of the Mouthful of the Poor," b. at Palermo on 15 March 1834, d. there on 14 March… -
Cuspinian, Johann
CUSPINIAN, JOHANN. - The family surname varies: Spieshaym, Spiessham, Spiessheimer; humanist, politician, physician and imperial archivist,… -
Cyril III Ben Laklak (CIRILLO III BEN LAKLAK)
CYRIL III BEN LAKLAK. - Patriarch of Alexandria, who lived in the 13th century, a priest by the name of David who simoniacally obtained the… -
Czerny, Albin
CZERNY, ALBIN. - Historian, b. 19 Feb. 1821 in Vienna, d. 7 July 1900 at St. Florian. Having entered the abbey of St. Florian in 1841, he… -
D'Afflitto, Eustachio
D'AFFLITTO, EUSTACHIO. - Of the dukes of Roccagloriosa, in whom the family of George Castriota, known as Scanderbeg, died out; born in… -
Daisenberger, Johann Nepomuk
DAISENBERGER, JOHANN NEPOMUK. - Regular canon, b. at Pölling (Middle Franconia) on 10 Feb. 1752, d. at Walleshausen on 14 Nov. 1820. From… -
D'Alembert, Jean-Baptiste Le Rond
D'ALEMBERT, JEAN-BAPTISTE LE ROND. - Philosopher and mathematician, b. in Paris on 16 Nov. 1717, d. there on 29 Oct. 1783. A member of the… -
Dalgairns, John Dobre
DALGAIRNS, JOHN DOBRE. - In religion Bernard; Oratorian theologian, of Scottish and Norman origins, b. on the island of Guernsey on 21 Oct.… -
Daller, Balthasar
DALLER, BALTHASAR. - Bavarian priest and politician, b. 22 Jan. 1835 at Gasteig, d. 3 March 1911 at Freising. Ordained a priest in 1861, he… -
Dal Monte, Bartolomeo
DAL MONTE, BARTOLOMEO. - Bolognese priest, b. in Bologna on 12 Nov. 1726, d. there on 26 Dec. 1778. A much sought-after missionary, famous… -
Dandino, Girolamo
DANDINO, GIROLAMO. - Cardinal, b. at Cesena around 1509, d. at Rome on 4 Dec. 1559; he entered the papal chancery under Paul III, was… -
D'Andrea, Girolamo
D'ANDREA, GIROLAMO. - Cardinal, b. in Naples on 12 April 1812, d. in Rome on 14 May 1868. Having already been, among other things,… -
Daniel, Charles
DANIEL, CHARLES. - Jesuit, writer, b. at Beauvais on 31 Dec. 1818; d. at Paris on 1 Jan. 1893. In 1857, with the collaboration of Fr. Ivan… -
Danilevskij, Nikolaj Jakovlevic (DANILEVSKIJ, NIROLAJ JAKOVLEVIC)
DANILEVSKIJ, NIKOLAJ JAKOVLEVIC. - Russian political writer, b. in Moscow on 10 Dec. 1822, d. in Tiflis on 19 Nov. 1885, famous above all… -
Darboy, Georges
DARBOY, GEORGES. - Archbishop of Paris, b. 16 Jan. 1813 at Fayls-Billot (Haute-Marne), d. 24 May 1871 in Paris. Ordained a priest in Dec.… -
Darras, Joseph-Epiphane
DARRAS, JOSEPH-EPIPHANE. - Historian, b. at Troyes in 1825, d. at Paris on 8 Nov. 1878. He studied at Troyes, where he was ordained a… -
Dasbach, Georg Friedrich
DASBACH, GEORG FRIEDRICH. - German priest and politician, b. at Horhausen in the Westerwald on 9 Dec. 1846, d. at Bonn on 11 Oct. 1907.… -
Davy, Humphrey (DAVY, HUMPHBY)
DAVY, HUMPHREY. - Born at Penzance, in Cornwall, on 17 December 1778, died at Geneva on 29 May 1829. Of a modest family, he was first an… -
De Angelis, Filippo
DE ANGELIS, FILIPPO. - Cardinal, b. 16 April 1792 at Ascoli, d. 8 July 1877 at Fermo. Apostolic visitor of the diocese of Forlì, titular… -
Decaisne, Joseph
DECAISNE, JOSEPH. - Botanist, b. in Brussels on 7 March 1807, d. in Paris on 8 Feb. 1882. From draughtsman at the Jardin des plantes, he… -
De Camillis, Giovanni (Giuseppe)
DE CAMILLIS, GIOVANNI (GIUSEPPE). - Basilian theologian, b. at Chios (Greece) on 7 Dec. 1641, d. on 22 Aug. 1706. He entered the Pontifical… -
De Cara, Cesare Antonio
DE CARA, CESARE ANTONIO. - Jesuit, orientalist, b. at Reggio Calabria on 13 Nov. 1835, d. at Castelgandolfo on 27 Dec. 1905. Attached to… -
Decentius, Bishop Of Gubbio (DECENZIO, VESCOVO DI GUBBIO)
DECENTIUS, Bishop Of Gubbio. - His memory is linked to the famous letter that Pope Innocent I sent him in 416, in reply to certain… -
Dechamps, Adolphe
DECHAMPS, ADOLPHE. - Belgian Catholic statesman, b. 18 June 1807 at Melle near Ghent, d. 16 July 1875 at Scalimont near Manage. He began… -
Decius (Messius Caius Traianus Decius), Roman Emperor (DECIO (MESSIUS CAIUS TRAIANUS DECIUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
DECIUS (Messius Caius Traianus Decius), Roman Emperor. - Born in Pannonia around 200, died in 251. Sent in 249 to Moesia by the emperor… -
De Courten, Raffaele Giuseppe (DE COURTEN, RAFFAËLE GIUSEPPE)
DE COURTEN, RAFFAËLE GIUSEPPE. - Pontifical general, b. 21 Jan. 1809 at Sierre in Valais, d. at Florence in 1904. On 6 May 1832, with the… -
De Courten, Vittorio
DE COURTEN, VITTORIO. - Pontifical officer, brother of General Count Raffaele de Courten, born at Sion (Valais) in 1810, died there on 25… -
Decurtins, Gaspar
DECURTINS, GASPAR. - Sociologist, b. 23 Nov. 1855, at Truns (Canton of Grisons), d. there, 30 May 1916. He studied at the monastery of… -
De Dominis, Marcantonio
DE DOMINIS, MARCANTONIO. - Archbishop of Split, then apostate and finally once again Catholic, b. probably in 1560 (or 1566) in the city of… -
De Felice, Gaetano
DE FELICE, GAETANO. - Journalist, b. in Naples on 24 Feb. 1863, d. in Rome on 20 June 1936. After completing his literary studies in Naples… -
De Ferrariis, Antonio
DE FERRARIIS, ANTONIO. - A Catholic priest of the Greek rite, called il Galateo because he was born at Galatone (Otranto) in 1444. In… -
Deforis, Jean-Pierre
DEFORIS, JEAN-PIERRE. - Benedictine of St. Maur, critic and apologist, b. at Montbrison (Loire) in 1732, d. at St. Maur on 25 June 1794. He… -
De Gregorio, Emanuele
DE GREGORIO, EMANUELE. - Cardinal, born in Naples on 18 Dec. 1758, died in Rome on 7 Nov. 1839. At the time of the Roman Republic of 1798,… -
Delfino, Zaccaria
DELFINO, ZACCARIA. - Cardinal, b. in Venice on 29 May 1527, d. in Rome on 19 Dec. 1583. He was bishop of Lesina. In July 1560 he was… -
Delicieux, Bernard
DELICIEUX, BERNARD. - Franciscan, b. around the middle of the 13th century at Montpellier, d. in 1320 at Toulouse. He entered the Order in… -
Delisle, Léopold-Victor
DELISLE, LÉOPOLD-VICTOR. - Historian, b. at Valognes, 24 Oct. 1826, d. at Chantilly, 22 July 1910. Having entered the École des Chartes in… -
Delitzsch, Friedrich
DELITZSCH, FRIEDRICH. - Assyriologist, b. at Erlangen on 3 Sept. 1850, d. on 23 Dec. 1922 in Berlin. There, as the crowning of a brilliant… -
Della Genga Sermattei, Gabriele
DELLA GENGA SERMATTEI, GABRIELE. - Cardinal, b. at Assisi on 4 Dec. 1801, d. at Rome on 10 Feb. 1861. A nephew of Leo XII, he was ordained… -
Della Rovere, Family (DELLA ROVERE, FAMIGLIA)
DELLA ROVERE, FAMILY. - A noble house of very humble origin in Savona, whose fortunes began with the elevation to the papacy in 1471 of… -
Della Scala, Family (DELLA SCALA, FAMIGLIA)
DELLA SCALA, FAMILY. - It held the lordship of Verona from 1259 (officially from 1277) to 1387 and died out in Germany in the 16th century.… -
Della Somaglia, Giulio Maria
DELLA SOMAGLIA, GIULIO MARIA. - Cardinal, b. at Piacenza on 29 July 1744, d. at Rome on 30 March 1830. Of the noble Capece Anguillara… -
Della Torre, Dismas (DELLA TORRE, DISMA)
DELLA TORRE, DISMAS. - Journalist, b. in Genoa on 12 Sept. 1820 to the noble house of the counts of Lavagna, d. there on 17 Nov. 1891. He… -
Della Valle, Family (DELLA VALLE, FAMIGLIA)
DELLA VALLE, FAMILY. - Illustrious Roman house, whose earliest member was a RUSTICO made cardinal by Honorius II in 1219. > (fol. Vatican… -
Del Medigo, Giuseppe Salomone
DEL MEDIGO, GIUSEPPE SALOMONE. - Jewish astronomer, mathematician and philosopher, b. in Candia (Crete) on 16 June 1591, d. in Prague on 16… -
Delp, Alfred
DELP, ALFRED. - Jesuit, b. 15 Sept. 1907 in Mannheim, d. 2 Feb. 1945 in Berlin. Having converted to the Catholic faith, he entered the… -
Delrio, Martín Antonio
DELRIO, MARTÍN ANTONIO. - Jesuit, exegete and theologian, b. at Antwerp on 17 May 1551, d. at Louvain on 19 Oct. 1608. Of extraordinary… -
De Magistris, Simone
DE MAGISTRIS, SIMONE. - Ecclesiastical scholar, b. at Serra di Scopamene (Corsica) on 28 Feb. 1728, d. at Rome on 6 Oct. 1802. Having come… -
Demeter, Ignaz Anton
DEMETER, IGNAZ ANTON. - Archbishop of Freiburg, b. at Augsburg on 1 Aug. 1773, d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 21 March 1842. Parish priest… -
Demetriade
DEMETRIADE. - Roman virgin and disciple of St. Jerome, daughter of the consul and senator Olybrius, of the family of the Probi, and of… -
Demetrius Comazianos (DEMETRIO COMAZIANO)
DEMETRIUS COMAZIANOS. - Archbishop of Ohrid in 1216-17; d. ca. 1234. He failed in his attempts to prevent the schism of the Serbian Church… -
Demetrius of Moscow, False, called the False Demetrius (DEMETRIO, ZAR DI MOSCOVIA, DETTO IL FALSO DEMETRIO)
DEMETRIUS OF MOSCOW, False, called the False Demetrius. - On May 15, 1591, the child prince Demetrius, son of Ivan the Terrible, had ceased… -
Demetrius of Phalerum (DEMETRIO DI FALERO)
DEMETRIUS OF PHALERUM. - Aristotelian, b. ca. 350 B.C., for 10 years dictator of Athens, from where (307) he took refuge in Egypt, under… -
Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria (DEMETRIO, PATRIARCA DI ALESSANDRIA)
DEMETRIUS, Patriarch of Alexandria. - He succeeded Julian in 189 and held the episcopal see for fully 43 years. His name is linked to the… -
Démia, Charles
DÉMIA, CHARLES. - Priest, b. at Bourg (Bresse) on 3 Oct. 1636, d. at Ainay (Lyons) on 25 Oct. 1689. A pupil of the Jesuits and of the… -
De Natalibus, Pietro
DE NATALIBUS, PIETRO. - Hagiographer, born in Venice, where he was parish priest of the SS. Apostoli until 1370, when he was appointed… -
Denifle, Heinrich
DENIFLE, HEINRICH. - Dominican medievalist theologian, b. at Imst (Tyrol) on 16 Jan. 1844, d. at Munich on 10 June 1905. Left an orphan, he… -
Denisov, Andrea E Simone
DENISOV, ANDREA e SIMONE. - Brothers (A. b. 1664 and d. 1730; S. b. 1682 and d. 1741), princes Myzeckij. At the beginning of the 18th… -
De Nobili, Roberto
DE NOBILI, ROBERTO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Montepulciano (Siena) in September 1577; d. at Mallapur (Madras) on 16 January 1656. Having… -
Dernbach, Balthasar
DERNBACH, BALTHASAR. - Benedictine, b. in 1548, d. at Fulda on 15 March 1606. Of a Protestant family, after his conversion he was… -
De Rubéis (De Rossi), Bernardo Maria (DE RUBEIS (DE ROSSI), BERNARDO MARIA)
DE RUBÉIS (De Rossi), Bernardo Maria. - Dominican historian and theologian, b. at Cividale del Friuli on 8 January 1687, d. at Venice on 28… -
De Sanctis, Gioacchino
DE SANCTIS, GIOACCHINO. - Physician, b. at Frascati in 1788, d. in the reputation of sanctity at Patrica (Frosinone), on 15 Dec. 1855.… -
Descartes (Cartesius), René
DESCARTES (Cartesius), RENÉ. - Philosopher and scientist, b. at La Haye, in Touraine, on 31 March 1596, d. at Stockholm on 11 Feb. 1650. He… -
Desgabets, Robert
DESGABETS, ROBERT. - Benedictine theologian and philosopher, b. at Ancemont (diocese of Verdun) in 1620 and d. at Breuil on 13 March 1678.… -
Deshayes, Gabriel
DESHAYES, GABRIEL. - Priest, b. at Beignon (Morbihan) on 2 Dec. 1767, d. at St-Laurent-sur-Sèvre on 28 Dec. 1841. From 1821 superior… -
Desiderius, King of the Lombards (DESIDERIO, RE DEI LONGBARDI)
DESIDERIUS, King of the Lombards. - He came to the throne in 757 on the death of Aistulf, thanks to the promises made to Pope Stephen II to… -
Desing, Anselm
DESING, ANSELM. - Benedictine, b. at Amberg on 15 March 1699, d. at Ensdorf on 17 Dec. 1772. He taught at Freising, at Ensdorf, at… -
Desprez, Julien-Florian
DESPREZ, JULIEN-FLORIAN. - Cardinal, b. 14 April 1807 in Ostricourt, archdiocese of Cambrai, d. 20 January 1895 in Toulouse. Ordained a… -
Despuig y Dameto, Antonio
DESPUIG Y DAMETO, ANTONIO. - Cardinal, born of a noble family in Palma de Mallorca on 31 March 1745, died in Lucca on 2 May 1813. An… -
De' Tudeschi (De Tudisco), Niccolò (Panormitanus, Abbas Siculus, Abbas Modernus)
DE' TUDESCHI (DE TUDISCO), NICCOLÒ (Panormitanus, Abbas Siculus, Abbas Modernus). - Canonist, b. at Catania in 1386, d. in July 1445. He… -
Devoti, Giovanni
DEVOTI, GIOVANNI. - Canonist, b. in Rome on 11 July 1774 and d. there on 18 Sept. 1820. He held various offices in the curia, was bishop of… -
Deza, Pedro
DEZA, PEDRO. - Cardinal, b. in Seville of a noble family on 24 Feb. 1520, d. in Rome on 27 Aug. 1600. For 8 years he was vicar general of… -
De Zelada, Francesco Saverio
DE ZELADA, FRANCESCO SAVERIO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 27 Aug. 1717, d. there on 19 Dec. 1801. Introduced to the ecclesiastical career by… -
Dez, Jean
DEZ, JEAN. - Jesuit theologian and apologist, b. at Ste-Manehould (Marne) on 3 April 1643, d. at Strasbourg on 12 September 1712. He was… -
Dias, Bartholomeu
DIAS, BARTHOLOMEU. - Navigator, b. around 1450. Entrusted by the king of Portugal with exploring the western coast of Africa and having set… -
Díaz del Castillo, Bernal (DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL)
DÍAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL. - Spanish chronicler, b. at Medina del Campo in 1492, d. around 1581. He left for America in 1514 with P. Davila… -
Di Bartolo, Salvatore
DI BARTOLO, SALVATORE. - Palermitan theologian, b. 6 Nov. 1838, d. 15 June 1906. He completed his studies under the guidance of Msgr.… -
Didiot, Jules
DIDIOT, JULES. - Priest, theologian, b. at Cheppy (Meuse) on 14 Aug. 1840, d. at Montbras (near Maxeys-sur-Vaysse [Meuse]) on 20 Dec. 1903.… -
Didon, Henri
DIDON, HENRI. - Dominican, preacher, b. at Touvet (Isère) on 17 March 1840; d. at Toulouse on 15 March 1900. From 1865 in Paris, he carried… -
Dieckmann, Hermann
DIECKMANN, HERMANN. - Jesuit, historian, b. at Osnabrück (northern Germany) on 2 July 1880; d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 15 Oct. 1928.… -
Diedo, Francesco
DIEDO, FRANCESCO. - Venetian humanist gentleman, professor of law at Padua, d. at Verona on 25 March 1484. By the Roman Cristoforo Persona,… -
Diehl, Charles
DIEHL, CHARLES. - Byzantinist, b. at Strasbourg on July 4, 1859, d. at Paris on Nov. 2, 1944. He was a professor at the Sorbonne and a… -
Diekamp, Wilhelm
DIEKAMP, WILHELM. - Historian, b. at Geldern on 13 May 1854, d. at Rome on 25 Dec. 1885. Having completed his studies in theology and… -
Diesbach, Nikolaus Joseph Albert Von (DIESSBACH, NICOLAUS JOSEPH ALBERT VON)
DIESBACH, NIKOLAUS JOSEPH ALBERT VON. - Jesuit, apostle of the good press, b. in Bern, of a patrician Calvinist family, on 15 February… -
Diessel, Gerhard
DIESSEL, GERHARD. - Redemptorist preacher, b. at Freren (Hannover) on 21 Jan. 1845, d. at Dornbirn (Austria) on 6 Aug. 1907. He studied at… -
Dietenberger, Johann (DIETENBERGER, IOHANN)
DIETENBERGER, JOHANN. - Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. in Frankfurt am Main in 1475, d. in Mainz on 4 Sept. 1537. Having been… -
Dietwinus (DIETWINO)
DIETWINUS. - In the sources Theod(ew)inus, cardinal. The year of his birth is unknown. A monk at Marmoutier and abbot of Gorze, in December… -
Di Francia, Annibale Maria
DI FRANCIA, ANNIBALE MARIA. - Canon of Messina, born there on 5 July 1851 and died there on 1 June 1927. Of a noble family and of fervent… -
Dilgskron, Karl
DILGSKRON, KARL. - Redemptorist, b. in Vienna on 31 Aug. 1843, and d. there on 1 June 1912. He taught philosophy and theology at Mautern… -
Di Meo, Alessandro
DI MEO, ALESSANDRO. - Born at Vulturara on 3 Nov. 1726, died at Nola on 20 March 1786. He entered the Redemptorists, making his profession… -
Diocletian (Imp. Caesar M. Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (DIOCLEZIANO (IMP. CAESAR M. AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
DIOCLETIAN (Imp. Caesar M. Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus), ROMAN EMPEROR. - Born of a humble family in Dalmatia around 243,… -
Dione Cassio (Dión ὁ Kássios) (DIONE CASSIO (ΔΊΩΝ Ὁ ΚΆΣΣΙΟΣ))
DIONE CASSIO (Dión ὁ Kássios). - Historian, b. at Nicaea ca. 155 A.D., d. there at nearly eighty years of age between 230 and 240. He began… -
Dionigi Of Tellmahré (DIONIGI DI TELLMAHRÉ)
DIONIGI OF TELLMAHRÉ. - Monophysite patriarch and annalist, a native of Tellmahre, d. 22 Aug. 845. He was first a monk in the monastery of… -
Dionisi, Gian Giacomo
DIONISI, GIAN GIACOMO. - Philologist and scholar, b. at Verona on 22 July 1734, d. there on 14 Apr. 1808. A canon and librarian of the… -
Dionysius (DIONIGI)
DIONYSIUS. - Greek monk (1318-90), who in 1374 rebuilt on Mount Athos a monastery which from his name was called "Dionysios". For it he… -
Di Pietro, Camillo
DI PIETRO, CAMILLO. - Cardinal, born in Rome on 10 January 1806, died there on 6 March 1884. Nephew of Michele Di Pietro, who honored the… -
Dittrich, Franz
DITTRICH, FRANZ. — Historian, b. 26 Jan. 1839 at Thegsten (Ermland), d. 21 Feb. 1915 at Frauenburg. He studied philosophy and theology at… -
Dolcino, Fra'
DOLCINO, fra'. - Heretic, a native of the Novara region, who placed himself at the head of the sect of the Apostolics after Gerard… -
Dollfuss, Engelbert
DOLLFUSS, ENGELBERT. - Austrian statesman, b. at Texing in Lower Austria on 4 Oct. 1882, d. assassinated in Vienna on 25 July 1934. After… -
Döllinger, Ignaz von
DÖLLINGER, IGNAZ von. - Historian and theologian, b. at Bamberg on 28 Feb. 1799, d. at Munich on 10 Jan. 1890. After an apprenticeship of… -
Domenico Da Pescia
DOMENICO DA PESCIA. - In the world Domenico Buonvicini, a Dominican, known for his faith in the supernatural mission of Savonarola and for… -
Domingo Y Sol, Manuel
DOMINGO y SOL, MANUEL. - Priest, b. at Tortosa (Spain), April 1, 1839, d. there Jan. 25, 1909. Ordained a priest on June 2, 1860, and… -
Domitian, Titus Flavius (Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (DOMIZIANO, TITO FLAVIO (IMPERATOR CAESAR DOMITIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
DOMITIAN, Titus Flavius (Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus), Roman Emperor. - Born in Rome on 24 Oct. 51 A.D., died on 18 Sept. 96. He… -
Donati, Lodovico
DONATI, LODOVICO. - Born in Venice, probably in the parish of S. Martino. He was a Friar Minor. Made master of theology by Urban V, after… -
D'Ondes Reggio, Vito
D'ONDES REGGIO, VITO. - Magistrate and statesman, b. in Palermo on 12 Nov. 1811, d. in Florence on 24 Feb. 1885. Educated by the Scolopi,… -
Dono, Patriarch of Antioch (DONO, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)
DONO, Patriarch of Antioch. - He was the nephew of the patriarch John, whom he succeeded in 441-42 in the see of Antioch. He was formed in… -
Donoso Cortés, Juan
DONOSO CORTÉS, JUAN. - Marquis of Valdegamas, Spanish statesman and Christian philosopher of history, b. at Valle de la Serena in… -
Doré (Auratus), Pierre
DORÉ (Auratus), Pierre. - French Dominican preacher and controversialist, b. ca. 1500 at Orléans, d. at Paris on 19 May 1569. At a very… -
Doria, Family (DORIA, FAMIGLIA)
DORIA, FAMILY. - A Genoese lineage whose earliest records go back to the beginning of the 12th century: a MARTINO was the promoter and… -
Doria, Tommaso (DORIA, TOMASO)
DORIA, TOMMASO. - A pious and zealous priest, disciple of St. Catherine of Genoa. A member of the Fraternity of Divine Love, he was rector… -
Dovizi, Bernardo
DOVIZI, BERNARDO. - Humanist, cardinal. Called Bibbiena after the place where he was born on 4 August 1470. His life was bound to the… -
Dragonetti, Luigi
DRAGONETTI, LUIGI. - Patriot and politician, b. at Aquila on 1 Oct. 1791, d. there on 21 Feb. 1871. A deputy in the Neapolitan Parliament,… -
Dreyfus, Alfred
DREYFUS, ALFRED. - French officer, b. 9 Oct. 1859 at Mulhouse, d. 12 July 1935 at Paris. A staff captain in 1893, he was arrested on 15… -
Drogone
DROGONE. - Bishop of Metz, papal vicar. Natural son of Charlemagne, born on 17 June 801, compelled by Louis the Pious in 818 to embrace the… -
Druso
DRUSO. — Praenomen borne by two figures of the family of Augustus. 1) Nero Claudius Drusus (called the Elder), son of Tiberius Claudius… -
Dubois, Guillaume
DUBOIS, GUILLAUME. - French cardinal and politician, b. at Brives-la-Gaillarde on 6 Sept. 1656, d. at Versailles on 10 Aug. 1723. Having… -
Dubois, Louis-Ernest
DUBOIS, LOUIS-ERNEST. - Cardinal, b. at St-Calais (Sarthe) on 10 Sept. 1865, d. at Paris on 23 Sept. 1929. From the earliest years of his… -
Dubourg, Louis-Guillaume-Valentin
DUBOURG, LOUIS-GUILLAUME-VALENTIN. - Second bishop of Louisiana and Florida, b. at Cap François (Santo Domingo) on 16 Feb. 1766, d. at… -
Du Cange, Charles Du Fresne, Sieur de
DU CANGE, CHARLES DU FRESNE, sieur de. - French scholar, b. at Amiens on 18 Dec. 1610, d. at Paris on 23 Oct. 1688. At the age of nine he… -
Duchesne, Louis-Marie-Olivier
DUCHESNE, LOUIS-MARIE-OLIVIER. - French prelate, archaeologist, distinguished historical critic and writer, b. at St-Servan… -
Duc, Joseph-Auguste-Melchior
DUC, JOSEPH-AUGUSTE-MELCHIOR. - Bishop and historian, b. at Châtillon (Aosta), 18 Feb. 1835, d. at Aosta, 13 Dec. 1922. Ordained priest on… -
Dudon, Paul
DUDON, PAUL. - Jesuit, historian, b. at Sabres (Landes) on 6 February 1859; d. at Toulouse on 23 March 1941. After completing his studies,… -
Duffy, Charles Gavan
DUFFY, CHARLES GAVAN. - Writer and politician, b. at Monaghan (Ireland) on 12 April 1816, d. at Nice on 9 February 1903. After… -
Dugnani, Antonio
DUGNANI, ANTONIO. - Cardinal, b. in Milan on 8 June 1748, d. in Rome on 17 Oct. 1818. After having held in the Curia the offices of… -
Duhamel (Du Hamel), Jean-Baptiste
DUHAMEL (Du Hamel), Jean-Baptiste. - French philosopher and theologian, b. at Vire in Normandy on 11 June 1624, d. at Paris on 5 Aug. 1706.… -
Dühr, Bernard (DUHR, BERNARD)
DÜHR, BERNARD. - Jesuit, historian, b. in Cologne on 2 Aug. 1852, d. in Munich on 21 Sept. 1930. He applied himself with enthusiasm to… -
Duilhé de Saint-Projet, Marc-Antoine-François
DUILHÉ de SAINT-PROJET, MARC-ANTOINE-FRANÇOIS. - Noted French preacher and apologist, b. at Toulouse on 15 July 1822, d. there on 15 May… -
Dumouchel, Étienne (DUMOUCHEL, ETIENNE)
DUMOUCHEL, ETIENNE. - Astronomer, b. at Monfort-l'Amaury (Seine-et-Oise, France) on July 10, 1773, he was a soldier in Napoleon's army… -
Dumoulin, Charles (Molinaeus)
DUMOULIN, CHARLES (Molinaeus). - French jurist, b. in Paris in 1500, d. there in 1566. A lawyer in Orléans persecuted by the Calvinists and… -
Dunin, Martin von
DUNIN, MARTIN von. - Prelate, b. November 11 at Wat near Rawa (Poland), d. December 26, 1842 at Posen. Ordained priest in 1797, he was… -
Duphot, Léonard
DUPHOT, LÉONARD. - French general, b. 21 Sept. 1769 in Lyon, d. 28 Dec. 1797 in Rome. Nourished by a good education at the college of… -
Dupin, Louis-Éllies (DUPIN, LOUIS-ELLIES)
DUPIN, LOUIS-ÉLLIES. - Jansenist theologian and historian, b. in Paris on 17 June 1657, d. on 6 June 1719. A doctor at the Sorbonne and… -
Duplessis de Richelieu, Alphonse (DU PLESSIS DE RICHELIEU, ALPHONSE)
DUPLESSIS DE RICHELIEU, ALPHONSE. - RICHELIEU DU PLESSIS, ALPHONSE. -
Du Prat, Antoine
DU PRAT, ANTOINE. - French statesman, b. at Issoire on 17 Jan. 1463, d. at Nantouillet on 9 July 1535. After completing his studies with… -
Durando d'Aurillac (Durandello)
DURANDO D'AURILLAC (DURANDELLO). - French Dominican of the 13th-14th century. He completed his studies in the famous convent of St. James,… -
Durando, Marcantonio
DURANDO, MARCANTONIO. - Missionary of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), founder of the Nazarene Sisters, brother of the… -
Durandus (Durand) Guillaume, Bishop of Mende (DURAND (DURANDUS) GUILLAUME, VESCOVO DI MENDE)
DURANDUS (Durand) Guillaume, Bishop of Mende. - Canonist and liturgist, b. at Puimission, north of Béziers (France), ca. 1230. He studied… -
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain (DURANDO DI SAINT-POURÇAIN)
DURANDUS OF SAINT-POURÇAIN. - In the world Guillaume Durand, a celebrated Dominican theologian and writer known as the "doctor… -
Durazzo, Marcello
DURAZZO, MARCELLO. - Cardinal, born in Genoa of a noble family on 6 March 1630, died in Faenza on 27 April 1710. After having been… -
Durini, Angelo Maria
DURINI, ANGELO MARIA. - Cardinal, b. in Milan of a noble family on 24 May 1725, d. at Balbiano (Como) on 28 April 1796. After taking his… -
Durkheim, Émile (DURKHEIM, EMILE)
DURKHEIM, ÉMILE: v. RELIGIONI, STORIA delle. -
Durocher, Eulalie
DUROCHER, EULALIE. - In religion, Marie-Rose, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, b. at St-Antoin-sur-Richelieu… -
Dürr, Lorenz
DÜRR, LORENZ. - Exegete, Assyriologist, scholar of Oriental archaeology and of the history of religions, b. at Oberschwarzach (Bavaria) on… -
Du Tillot, Guillaume
DU TILLOT, GUILLAUME. - French politician, b. at Bayonne on 22 May 1711. After completing his studies in Paris, he entered the service of… -
Długosz, Jan (Johannes Longinus)
DŁUGOSZ, JAN (Johannes Longinus). - Historian, b. at Brzeźnica in 1415, d. at Kraków on 19 May 1480. Secretary to the bishop of Kraków… -
Ebediesu ('Abdišo') (EBEDIESU ('ABDĪŠO'))
EBEDIESU ('ABDIŠO'). - Chaldean patriarch, elected in 1555 as successor of Sulāqā, d. 1567. Monk of the monastery of Sts. Acha and John. He… -
Eberhard, Matthias
EBERHARD, MATTHIAS. - Bishop of Trier, b. 1 Nov. 1815 at Trier, d. there, 30 May 1876. Ordained priest in 1839, he taught dogmatics at the… -
Ebone
EBONE. - Bishop of Reims. Educated at the Carolingian court, he was chaplain to Louis the Pious, by whom he was made bishop in 816. In 822… -
Echter, Julius
ECHTER, JULIUS. - Bishop, b. at Mespelbrunn (Spessart) on 28 March 1545, d. at Würzburg on 13 Sept. 1617. He studied in Paris, Angers,… -
Eckhart (Eckehart, Aychardus) (ECCARDO (ECKEHART, AYCHARDUS))
ECKHART (Eckehart, Aychardus). - Dominican scholastic and mystical preacher, b. at Hochheim near Gotha ca. 1260, d. between 22 Feb. 1327… -
Eckstein, Ferdinand Von
ECKSTEIN, FERDINAND von. - Politician and writer, b. in Altona (Hamburg) in September 1790, d. in Paris on 25 November 1861. Finding… -
Edoardo D'Alençon
EDOARDO D'ALENÇON. - Capuchin historiographer, b. at Alençon (Orne) on 10 April 1859, d. at Rome on 1 September 1928. He entered religious… -
Edward III, King of England (EDOARDO III, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
EDWARD III, King of England. - Son and successor of Edward II, born at Windsor on 13 Nov. 1312 and died at Sheen on 21 June 1377. He began… -
Edward I, King Of England (EDOARDO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
EDWARD I, King Of England. - Firstborn son of Henry III Plantagenet, b. at Westminster on June 18, 1239, and d. at Burgh (Scotland) on July… -
Edward VI, King of England (EDOARDO VI, RE D'INCHILTERRA)
EDWARD VI, King of England. - B. 12 Oct. 1537, d. 6 July 1553. Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, he came to the throne at the age of 9 in… -
Edward V, King of England (EDOARDO V, RE D'INCHILTERRA)
EDWARD V, King of England. - Born at Westminster on 3 Nov. 1470, died in London in June 1483. He inherited the throne from his father… -
Egbert (EGBERTO)
EGBERT. - Benedictine, archbishop of York (England), died there on 19 November 766. He was a cousin of the king of Northumbria, Ceolwulf;… -
Egbert, Archbishop of Trier (EGBERTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI TREVIRI)
EGBERT, Archbishop of Trier. - Son of Count Theodoric of Holland, educated in the abbey of Egmond, d. in 993. He took part in the politics… -
Egger, Augustin
EGGER, AUGUSTIN. - Bishop of St. Gallen, b. at Dussang (Thurgau) on 5 Aug. 1833, d. there on 12 March 1906. A student of theology at… -
Eginus of Verona (EGINO DA VERONA)
EGINUS OF VERONA. - He probably descended from a noble family related to the dukes Alabolfinger; he was educated in the monastery of… -
Ehrensberger, Hugo
EHRENSBERGER, HUGO. - Priest and writer, b. at Engen on 21 Sept. 1841, d. at Bruchsal on 24 Febr. 1904. A teacher in secondary schools, he… -
Ehrhard, Albert
EHRHARD, ALBERT. - Noted historian and hagiographer, b. March 14, 1862 at Herbitzheim in Alsace, d. at Bonn on Sept. 23, 1940. After… -
Ehrle, Franz
EHRLE, FRANZ. - Cardinal, distinguished medievalist, prefect of the Vatican Library, b. at Iany (Württemberg) on 17 Oct. 1845, d. in Rome… -
Ehrlich, Johann Nepomuk
EHRLICH, JOHANN NEPOMUK. - Piarist, b. in Vienna on 21 February 1810, d. in Prague on 23 October 1864. Professor of philosophy at Krems… -
Ehses, Stefan
EHSES, STEFAN. - Church historian, b. at Zeltingen on the Moselle on 9 Dec. 1855, d. at Rome on 19 Jan. 1926. He attended the University of… -
Einhard (Einhardus, Einardus, Agenardus) (EGINARDO (EINHARDUS, EINARDUS, AGENARDUS))
EINHARD (Einhardus, Einardus, Agenardus). - Biographer of Charlemagne, b. at Engilfrit in the Maingau between 768 and 770, d. in the abbey… -
Eiselin, Wilhelm
EISELIN, WILHELM. - Premonstratensian cleric, b. at Mindelheim (Württemberg) in 1564, d. at Rot on 28 March 1588. The son of poor parents,… -
Ekkehard of Aura (ECCHEARDO D'AURA)
EKKEHARD OF AURA. - First Benedictine abbot of Aura (Herrenaurach), hence called "Ekkehardus Uraugiensis". Between the years 1091-1107 he… -
Elder, William Henry
ELDER, WILLIAM HENRY. - Third bishop of Natchez (Mississippi) and second archbishop of Cincinnati, b. in Baltimore on 22 March 1819, d. in… -
Eletta Of Jesus (ELETTA DI GESÙ)
ELETTA OF JESUS. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Caterina Tramazzoli, b. at Terni on 28 Jan. 1605, d. at Prague on 11 Jan. 1663. She… -
Eleusis (ELEUSIO)
ELEUSIS. - Homoian bishop of Cyzicus, belonging to the clergy of Constantinople; in 356 he was consecrated bishop of Cyzicus by Macedonius.… -
Elgard, Nikolaus
ELGARD, NIKOLAUS. - Bishop, b. at Elcherait (Luxembourg) in 1547, d. at Erfurt on 11 Aug. 1587. Ordained priest at Trier, he continued his… -
Eliano (Romano), Giambattista
ELIANO (ROMANO), GIAMBATTISTA. - Converted Jew, b. in Rome in 1530 and d. there on March 3, 1589. Having converted in Venice, he became a… -
Elijah Of Cortona (ELIA DI CORTONA)
ELIJAH OF CORTONA. - Minister general of the Friars Minor, b. at Assisi or its vicinity ca. 1180, called "of Cortona" from the place of his… -
Elinando
ELINANDO. - Cistercian, born ca. 1160 at Pronleroy (Oise), became a monk ca. 1185 among the Cistercians of Froidmont; died after 1229. In… -
Elizabeth, Queen of England (ELISABETTA, REGINA D'INGHILTERRA)
ELIZABETH, Queen of England. - B. at Greenwich on 7 Sept. 1533, d. at Richmond on 24 March 1603. Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn,… -
Eltz, Jakob
ELTZ, JAKOB. - Archbishop and prince, b. at Trier in 1510, d. there on 4 June 1581. Appointed archbishop of Trier in 1567, he was the first… -
Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoy (EMANUELE FILIBERTO, DUCA DI SAVOIA)
EMANUELE FILIBERTO, Duke of Savoy. - B. at Chambéry on 19 Oct. 1528, d. at Turin on 30 Aug. 1580. After the death of his elder brothers, he… -
Engelbert of Admont (ENGELBERT D'ADMONT)
ENGELBERT OF ADMONT. - Benedictine, born ca. 1250 in Steiermark in Styria, died 12 May 1331. His family name was Pötsch. Abbot of Admont… -
Ennen, Leonhard
ENNEN, LEONHARD. - Priest and historian, b. at Schleiden on 5 March 1820, d. at Cologne on 14 June 1880. He was one of the founders of the… -
Enríquez, Henry (ENRIQUEZ, ENRICO)
ENRÍQUEZ, HENRY. - Cardinal, Neapolitan nobleman of the princes of Squinzano, b. at Campi (Lecce) on 30 Sept. 1701, d. at Ravenna on 25… -
Ephree (Egypt. W'h-Jb-R'; Heb. Hophra'; Greek Apries or Uaphria) (EPHREE (EGIZ. W'H-JB-R'; EBR. HOPHRA'; PRESSO I GRECI APRIES O UAPHRIA))
EPHREE (Egypt. W'h-Jb-R'; Heb. Hophra'; Greek Apries or Uaphria). - Pharaoh of Egypt from 588 to 566 B.C., of the 26th dynasty (663-525),… -
Epigono (Ἐπίγονος)
EPIGONO (Ἐπίγονος). - A heretic of the monarchian-modalist tendency, who carried on his activity shortly after 200 A.D., together with… -
Epiphany of Pavia (EPIFANIO DI PAVIA)
EPIPHANY OF PAVIA. - Born in that city in 438 or 439, he entered the ecclesiastical career at a very young age and, after the death of…