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Foresti, Giacomo Filippo
FORESTI, GIACOMO FILIPPO. - Augustinian historian and theologian, b. at Solto (Bergamo) in 1434, d. at Bergamo in 1520. He entered the… -
Fornaini, Luigi Antonio
FORNAINI, LUIGI ANTONIO. - Vallombrosan abbot, b. 14 Dec. 1756 at Massa Cozzile, d. 29 June 1838 at Florence. He was a pupil of Leto Guidi.… -
Forster, Heinrich
FORSTER, HEINRICH. - Bishop of Breslau, b. November 24, 1799 at Gross-Glogau, d. October 20, 1881 at Johannesburg Castle, in Austrian… -
Forteguerri, Niccolò
FORTEGUERRI, NICCOLÒ. - Cardinal, b. 7 Oct. 1419 at Pistoia, d. 21 Dec. 1473 at Viterbo. After studying law at Bologna and Siena, he… -
Fortescue, Adrian (FORTESQUE, ADRIAN)
FORTESCUE, ADRIAN. - Priest, liturgist of rare culture and depth, b. 14 Jan. 1874 at Perth (Scotland), d. 11 Feb. 1923. Converted from… -
Forti, Michelangelo
FORTI, MICHELANGELO. - Priest and patriot, b. at Cesacastina on 29 Sept. 1798, d. at Nisida in Oct. 1856. A professor in the Seminary of… -
Fortini, Marco
FORTINI, MARCO. - Priest and patriot, b. at Fratta Polesine on 26 Apr. 1784, d. there on 28 May 1848. A modest chaplain at Fratta, he… -
Fortis, Luigi
FORTIS, LUIGI. - Jesuit, 20th general of the Order, b. in Verona on 26 Feb. 1749, d. in Rome on 27 Jan. 1829. Struck by the suppression of… -
Fortunatianus (FORTUNAZIANO)
FORTUNATIANUS. - Bishop of Aquileia, African by origin, he was elected around 342 amid the tumults provoked by the Arian bishops Ursacius… -
Forzatè, Giordano
FORZATÈ, GIORDANO. - Born in Padua of a noble family after the middle of the 12th century, died in Venice in 1348 at the age of ninety. He… -
Fournier, Paul-Eugène-Louis (FOURNIER, PAUL-EUGÈNE-LOUIE)
FOURNIER, PAUL-EUGÈNE-LOUIS. - Canonist and legal historian, b. at Calais on 26 Nov. 1853, d. at Paris on 13 May 1935. A qualified… -
Franchi
FRANCHI. - The prehistory of the F. before their entry into Gaul is unknown. One can only infer a previous settlement of theirs on the… -
Franchi, Alessandro
FRANCHI, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 25 June 1819, d. there on 31 July 1878. A pupil of the Roman Seminary and having earned a… -
Franchi, Ausonio (Cristoforo Bonavino)
FRANCHI, Ausonio (Cristoforo Bonavino). - Philosopher, b. at Pegli (Genoa) on 27 February 1821, d. at Genoa on 12 September 1895. In 1840… -
Franciscan Question (QUESTIONE FRANCESCANA)
FRANCISCAN QUESTION. - Under this name passes the question of the biographical sources of St. Francis, and particularly of the legend known… -
Francisco De San Luis
FRANCISCO DE SAN LUIS. - Portuguese cardinal and writer, b. at Ponte de Lima on 26 Jan. 1766, d. at Marvilla on 7 May 1845. A Benedictine… -
Francis II, King of France (FRANCESCO II, 70 DI FRANCIA)
FRANCIS II, KING OF FRANCE. - Son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, b. at Fontainebleau on 19 Jan. 1544, d. on 4 Dec. 1560. With the… -
Francis II, King of the Two Sicilies (FRANCESCO II, RE DELLE DUE SICILIE)
FRANCIS II, King of the Two Sicilies. - Born in Naples on 16 Jan. 1856, died at Arco (Trento) on 27 Dec. 1894, he was the son of Ferdinand… -
Francis I of Austria (II as Holy Roman Emperor) (FRANCESCO I D'AUSTRIA (II COME IMPERATORE DEL SACRO ROMANO IMPERO))
FRANCIS I OF AUSTRIA (II as Holy Roman Emperor). - B. 12 Feb. 1768 in Florence, d. 2 March 1835 in Vienna. The firstborn son of Peter… -
Francis I of Valois, King of France (FRANCESCO I DI VALOIS, RE DI FRANCIA)
FRANCIS I OF VALOIS, King of France. - B. Sept. 12, 1494 to Charles of Orléans and Louise of Savoy. The death of his father and the lack of… -
Francis Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (FRANCESCO GIUSEPPE DI ASBURGO-LORENA, IMPERATORE D'AUSTRIA E RE D'UNGHERIA)
FRANCIS JOSEPH OF HABSBURG-LORRAINE, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. - Son of Archduke Francis Charles, brother of Emperor… -
Francis Mary of the Rovere, Duke of Urbino (FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE, DUCA D'URBINO)
FRANCIS MARY OF THE ROVERE, Duke of Urbino. - Born at Senigallia on 22 March 1490, to Giovanni, brother of Julius II, and to Giovanna di… -
Francis of Victoria (FRANCESCO DA VITORIA)
FRANCIS OF VICTORIA. - Dominican theologian, b. probably at Vitoria (Alava) ca. 1492, d. at Salamanca on 12 Aug. 1546. I. LIFE. - A… -
Franck, Sebastian
FRANCK, SEBASTIAN. - Protestant historian and philosopher, b. at Donauwörth in 1499, d. at Basel in 1542 or 1543. Having passed from… -
Franco, Giovanni Giuseppe
FRANCO, GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE. - Jesuit, brother and confrere of the very well-known preacher Father Secondo, born in Turin on 26 January 1824,… -
Frangipani, Fabio Mirto
FRANGIPANI, FABIO MIRTO. - Bishop of Nazareth, d. in March 1587. In August 1568 he was sent by Pius V as nuncio to France, where he… -
Frangipani, Family (FRANGIPANI, FAMIGLIA)
FRANGIPANI, FAMILY. - A noble and powerful Roman family, which in the 11th and 12th centuries exercised extensive power in the city and in… -
Frankenberg, Johann Heinrich
FRANKENBERG, JOHANN HEINRICH. - Archbishop of Malines and cardinal, b. 18 Sept. 1726 at Glogau, of a noble and ancient Silesian family, d.… -
Franklin, Benjamin
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. - Writer, inventor, diplomat, b. in Boston on 17 Jan. 1706, d. in Philadelphia on 17 Apr. 1790. He spent his early… -
Franz, Adolf
FRANZ, ADOLF. - Scholar of liturgical questions and politician, b. 21 Dec. 1842 at Langenbielau, d. 6 Nov. 1916 at Baden-Baden. Ordained… -
Frassati, Pier Giorgio
FRASSATI, PIER GIORGIO. - Servant of God, b. in Turin on 6 April 1901, d. there on 4 July 1925. His formation was shaped, besides by his… -
Frassinetti, Giuseppe
FRASSINETTI, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, founder of the Sons of Mary Immaculate, b. in Genoa in 1804, died there on 2 January 1868; brother of the… -
Frazer, James George
FRAZER, JAMES GEORGE. - Ethnologist who can be considered the epigone of evolutionary ethnology, represented in England by E. B. Tylor. He… -
Fredegar (Pseudo) (FREDEGARIO (PSEUDO))
FREDEGAR (PSEUDO). - Under this name, no older than the 16th century (it is claimed to be either the Latin form of the surname of the… -
Frederick I Barbarossa, Emperor (FEDERICO I BARBAROSSA, IMPERATORE)
FREDERICK I BARBAROSSA, Emperor. - Nephew of Conrad III, founder of the power of the Swabian duchy, son of Frederick of Swabia and of the… -
Frederick II, Emperor (FEDERICO II, IMPERATORE)
FREDERICK II, EMPEROR. - Grandson of Frederick Barbarossa and son of Henry VI and Constance of Hauteville, F. of Hohenstaufen, b. at Jesi… -
Frederick III, Emperor (FEDERICO III, IMPERATORE)
FREDERICK III, EMPEROR. - B. Sept. 21, 1415, d. Aug. 19, 1493. Elected King of Germany on Feb. 2, 1440 (crowned in 1442), he was the last… -
Frederick III Of Aragon, King Of Sicily (FEDERICO III D'ARAGONA RE DI SICILIA)
FREDERICK III OF ARAGON, King Of Sicily. - Third son of Peter II of Aragon, b. in 1272, d. between Paternò and Catania on 25 June 1337.… -
Frederick III, Prince Elector And Duke Of Saxony (FEDERICO III, PRINCIPE ELETTORE E DUCA DI SASSONIA)
FREDERICK III, Prince Elector And Duke Of Saxony. - B. at Torgau on 17 Jan. 1463, d. at Lochau on 5 May 1525. The firstborn son of Elector… -
Frederick II, the Great, King of Prussia (FEDERICO II, IL GRANDE, RE DI PRUSSIA)
FREDERICK II, the Great, King of Prussia. - Born in Berlin on 24 Jan. 1712, died at Potsdam on 16 Aug. 1786. The firstborn son of King… -
Frederick I, King of Prussia (FEDERICO I, RE DI PRUSSIA)
FREDERICK I, King of Prussia. - Born July 11, 1657, died Feb. 25, 1713. In 1688 he succeeded his father in the electorate of Brandenburg.… -
Frederick I Of Aragon, King Of Naples (FEDERICO I D'ARAGONA, RE DI NAPOLI)
FREDERICK I OF ARAGON, King Of Naples. - Born to Ferrante I and Isabella of Chiaromonte, probably on 16 Oct. 1451. His father destined him… -
Frederick V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia (FEDERICO V, ELETTORE PALATINO, RE DI BOEMIA)
FREDERICK V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia. - B. 26 Aug. 1596, d. 29 Nov. 1632. He strengthened his European position by marrying… -
Frederick William III, King of Prussia (FEDERICO GUGLIELMO III, RE DI PRUSSIA)
FREDERICK WILLIAM III, King of Prussia. - B. 3 Aug. 1770 at Potsdam, d. 7 June 1840 at Berlin. Having ascended the throne in 1797, he ceded… -
Frederick William II, King of Prussia (FEDERICO GUGLIELMO II, RE DI PRUSSIA)
FREDERICK WILLIAM II, King of Prussia. - B. 25 Sept. 1744, d. 16 Nov. 1797. Son of Augustus William, firstborn of Frederick II, having… -
Frederick William I, King of Prussia (FEDERICO GUGLIELMO I, RE DI PRUSSIA)
FREDERICK WILLIAM I, King of Prussia. - B. 15 Aug. 1688, d. 21 May 1740. The Northern War forced him to come to terms with Peter I of… -
Frederick William IV, King of Prussia (FEDERICO GUGLIELMO IV, RE DI PRUSSIA)
FREDERICK WILLIAM IV, King of Prussia. - B. 15 Oct. 1795 in Berlin, d. 2 Jan. 1861 at Sanssouci. He succeeded his father Frederick William… -
Fredoli, Berengarius (Berengarius Fredoli, Fredulus, de Frasolis) (FREDOLI, BERENGARIO (BERENGARIUS, FREDOLI, FREDULI, DE FRASOLIS))
FREDOLI, Berengarius (Berengarius Fredoli, Fredulus, de Frasolis). - French canonist, b. in the castle of Vienna ca. 1250, d. at Avignon… -
Freemasonry (MASSONERIA)
FREEMASONRY. - A secret society of a cosmopolitan and initiatory character, which arose with the aim of uniting men of all nations in… -
Fregoso, Federico
FREGOSO, FEDERICO. - Cardinal, b. in Genoa ca. 1480, d. at Gubbio on 22 July 1541. At the request of the Duke of Urbino, his uncle, Julius… -
Fregoso, Paolo
FREGOSO, PAOLO. - Cardinal, b. in Genoa in 1430, d. in Rome on 19 March 1498. Brother of the doge Pietro, he was elected archbishop of… -
Freycinet, Louis-Charles de Saulces de
FREYCINET, LOUIS-CHARLES DE SAULCES de. - French politician, b. 14 Nov. 1828 at Foix (Ariège), d. 15 May 1923 in Paris. A graduate of the… -
Frey, Franz Andreas
FREY, FRANZ ANDREAS. - German canonist and theologian, b. at Bamberg on 20 July 1763, d. there on 24 July 1820. Ordained priest on 13 March… -
Friedhofen, Peter
FRIEDHOFEN, PETER. - Founder of the Brothers of Mercy of Trier, b. at Weitersburg near Vallendar on 25 February 1819, d. at Koblenz on 27… -
Friedl, Riccardo
FRIEDL, RICCARDO. - Servant of God, Jesuit, b. 16 Sept. 1847 at Split (Dalmatia), d. at Florence on 27 Feb. 1917. Having entered the… -
Frisi (Frisoni)
FRISI (FRISONI). - A people of Germanic stock which, ever since it is mentioned in history, has been settled on the shores of the North Sea… -
Fritzen, Adolf
FRITZEN, ADOLF. - Bishop of Strasbourg, b. 10 Aug. 1838 at Cleve, d. at Strasbourg on 7 Sept. 1919. Ordained a priest in 1862, he was from… -
Friuli
FRIULI. - Name derived from Forum Iulii (later Patria del F.), by which is designated the territory that extends to the Isonzo and the… -
Frois (Fross), Luís (FROIS (FROSS), LUIS)
FROIS (FROSS), LUÍS. - Jesuit, missionary and historiographer, b. in Beja (Portugal) in 1532, or more probably in 1528, d. at Nagasaki on 8… -
Frontone, Marcus Aurelius (FRONTONE, MARCO AURELIO)
FRONTONE, MARCUS AURELIUS. - Orator, born at Cirta (Numidia) ca. 100 A.D., was tutor to M. Aurelius and L. Verus; consul in 143. His… -
Frühwirth, Andreas
FRÜHWIRTH, ANDREAS. - Dominican cardinal, b. at S. Anna (Styria) on 21 Aug. 1845, d. in Rome on 9 Feb. 1933, buried at S. Anna. Having… -
Frusius (Des Friux), André
FRUSIUS (DES FRIUX), ANDRÉ. - Humanist Jesuit, b. at Chartres at the beginning of the 16th century, d. 26 Oct. 1556. A man of letters and a… -
Fugger, Family (FUGGER, FAMIGLIA)
FUGGER, FAMILY. - German merchants and bankers of the 15th and 16th centuries, established in Augsburg in the second half of the 14th… -
Fulcher Of Chartres (FULCHERIO DI CHARTRES)
FULCHERIO di CHARTRES. - Chronicler, b. ca. 1059 at Chartres, d. in 1127 or 1128. Under Bishop Ivo, he entered the clergy of the cathedral… -
Fulin, Rinaldo
FULIN, RINALDO. - Historian, b. in Venice on 30 April 1824, d. there on 24 November 1884. He studied at the Seminary of Venice and was… -
Funk, Franz Xaver
FUNK, FRANZ XAVER. - Catholic historian, b. 12 Oct. 1840 at Abtsgmünd, d. 24 Feb. 1907 at Tübingen. Ordained a priest in 1864, he succeeded… -
Funk, Philipp
FUNK, PHILIPP. - Historian, b. June 26, 1884 in Wasseralfingen (Württemberg), d. Jan. 14, 1937 in Freiburg im Breisgau. He entered the… -
Furdek, Štefan
FURDEK, ŠTEFAN. - Catholic priest, b. at Trstená in Orava (Slovakia) on 2 Sept. 1855, d. in Cleveland (Ohio) on 18 Jan. 1915. Having gone… -
Fürstenberg, Ferdinand von
FÜRSTENBERG, Ferdinand von. - Bishop and German poet, b. at Bilstein on 21 Oct. 1626 into a noble Westphalian family, d. at Münster on 29… -
Fürstenberg, Wilhelm Egon von
FÜRSTENBERG, Wilhelm Egon von. - Cardinal, b. 2 Dec. 1629, d. in Paris 10 Apr. 1704. A counselor of the archbishop-elector of Cologne… -
Fusco, Alfonso Maria
FUSCO, ALFONSO MARIA. - Priest, b. at Angri (Campania) on 23 March 1839, d. there, on 6 Feb. 1910. He entered the Seminary of Nocera de'… -
Fustel de Coulanges, Numa-Denys
FUSTEL de COULANGES, NUMA-DENYS. - Historian, b. in Paris on 18 March 1830, d. at Massy (Seine et Oise) on 12 Sept. 1889. He was professor… -
Gabriel (GABRIELE)
GABRIEL. - Archangel who announced the mystery of the Incarnation. The name means "man of God" or "man in whom God confides." He is named 4… -
Gabrielli, Giovanni Maria de
GABRIELLI, GIOVANNI MARIA de. - Cardinal and theologian, b. at Città di Castello (Perugia) on 12 Jan. 1654, d. at Caprarola (Viterbo) on 17… -
Gabriel Severo (GABRIELE SEVERO)
GABRIEL SEVERO. - Greek schismatic polemicist (1541-1616). He completed his studies in Padua and, having settled in Venice from 1572,… -
Gagarin, Ivan Sergeievich (GAGARIN, IVAN SERGHIEVIĆ)
GAGARIN, IVAN SERGEIEVICH. - Jesuit, b. in Moscow on 20 July 1814, d. in Paris on 20 July 1882. From a princely family, he received an… -
Galanti, Giuseppe Maria
GALANTI, GIUSEPPE MARIA. - Historian and economist, b. at Santacroce del Sannio on 25 Nov. 1743, d. at Naples on 6 Oct. 1806. A disciple of… -
Galassi, Vincenzo
GALASSI, VINCENZO. - Papal general, b. in Rome in 1766, d. there in 1847. A veteran of the Russian campaign; in 1816 he entered the papal… -
Galata
GALATA. - European suburb to the east of Istanbul. From the 8th century the term had designated one of the quarters of Constantinople, also… -
Galen, Clemens August von
GALEN, CLEMENS AUGUST von. - Cardinal, b. 16 March 1878 in Dinklage Castle (Oldenburg), d. 22 March 1946 in Münster. Ordained priest in… -
Galenus (Van Galen), Mathieu
GALENUS (VAN GALEN), MATHIEU. - Theologian, b. at West Cappel in Zeeland in 1528, d. at Douai on 15 Sept. 1573. He studied at Ghent and at… -
Galerius Maximianus (C. Galerius Valerius Maximianus Augustus) (GALERIO MASSIMIANO (C. GALERIUS VALERIUS MAXIMIANUS AUGUSTUS))
GALERIUS MAXIMIANUS (C. Galerius Valerius Maximianus Augustus). - Roman emperor, b. in Illyricum around the middle of the 3rd century, d.… -
Galilei, Virginia
GALILEI, VIRGINIA. - Natural daughter of Galileo and Marina Gamba, b. in Padua on 13 Aug. 1600, d. in Arcetri on 2 Apr. 1634. Entrusted at… -
Galimberti, Luigi
GALIMBERTI, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. 26 April 1836 in Rome, d. there 7 May 1896. He obtained a doctorate in theology and in utroque iure at… -
Galla Placidia
GALLA PLACIDIA. - Daughter of Theodosius I, born around 386; in 402 she followed her brother Honorius, who had become emperor of the West,… -
Galleffi, Pietro Francesco
GALLEFFI, PIETRO FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. at Cesena on 27 Oct. 1770, d. at Rome on 18 June 1837. Having completed his studies in Rome at… -
Gallensis, Johannes (John of Wales) (GIOVANNI DI GALLES (WALES, GUALENSIS, L'ALENSIS))
GALLENSIS, Johannes (John of Wales). - Celebrated English theologian of the Friars Minor, b. in the county of Wales in the first half of… -
Galletti, Giuseppe
GALLETTI, GIUSEPPE. - Statesman, b. in Bologna on 11 Aug. 1798, d. there on 26 July 1873. A conspirator in 1821, he became known through… -
Gall, Franz-Joseph
GALL, FRANZ-JOSEPH. - German physician, b. at Tiefenbronn on 9 March 1758, d. in Paris on 22 Aug. 1828. He studied in Vienna and devoted… -
Gallienus (Imp. P. Licinius Egnatius Gallienus), Roman Emperor (GALLIENO (IMP. P. LICINIUS EGNATIUS GALLIENUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
GALLIENUS (Imp. P. Licinius Egnatius Gallienus), Roman Emperor. - B. around 218, d. at Milan in July 268. Son of Valerian and of Egnatia… -
Gallio, Tolomeo
GALLIO, TOLOMEO. - Cardinal, b. at Cernobbio in 1526, d. at Rome on 3 February 1607. Secretary of Cardinal Gian Angelo Medici, he was… -
Gallitzin, Adelheid Amalie, Princess of (GALLITZIN, ADELHEID AMALIE, PRINCIPESSA DI)
GALLITZIN, Adelheid Amalie, Princess of. - Catholic noblewoman, b. 28 Aug. 1748 in Berlin, daughter of the field marshal count of… -
Gallitzin, Alessandro Nikolajevic
GALLITZIN, ALESSANDRO NIKOLAJEVIC. - Born on 20 Dec. 1773, died in the Crimea on 4 Dec. 1844, he was one of the principal advisers of Tsar… -
Gallonio, Antonio
GALLONIO, ANTONIO. - Oratorian writer, b. in Rome in 1557, d. there on 15 May 1605. He entered the Congregation of the Oratory at the age… -
Gallus, Costanzo (Flavius Iulius Constantius Gallus) (GALLO, COSTANZO (FLAVIUS IULIUS CONSTANTINUS GALLUS))
GALLUS, Costanzo (Flavius Iulius Constantius Gallus). - Caesar from 351 to 354, son of Julius Constantius, half-brother of Constantine the… -
Gallus, Gaius Vibius (Imp. C. Vibius Trebonianus Gallus), Roman Emperor (GALLO, GAIO VIBIO (IMP. C. VIBIUS TREBONIANUS GALLUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
GALLUS, Gaius Vibius (Imp. C. Vibius Trebonianus Gallus), Roman Emperor. - Born at Perugia around 207, died at Terni in 253. He belonged to… -
Galvani, Cesare
GALVANI, CESARE. - Priest and journalist, b. at Modena on 1 Nov. 1801, d. at Prague on 14 Apr. 1863. Of a patrician family, having taken… -
Gama, Vasco da
GAMA, VASCO da. - Portuguese navigator, b. in 1469 at Sines in Estremadura, of a noble family that had already produced valiant men of the… -
Gambara, Gianfrancesco
GAMBARA, GIANFRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. at Brescia in 1533, d. at Rome on 5 May 1587. Nephew of Cardinal Uberto and of the poetess Veronica,… -
Gambara, Uberto
GAMBARA, UBERTO. - Born in February 1489 in Brescia, died in Rome on 15 February 1549. At first destined for a military career, he later… -
Gambera, Pietro Andrea (Gambarus, Gammarus, de Gamberinis)
GAMBERA, PIETRO ANDREA (Gambarus, Gammarus, de Gamberinis). - Famous canonist, b. at Casal Filumane, in the vicinity of Bologna, ca. 1480,… -
Gamberini, Antonio Domenico
GAMBERINI, ANTONIO DOMENICO. - Cardinal, b. at Imola on 31 Oct. 1760, d. at Rome on 25 Apr. 1841. He acquired a reputation as a profound… -
Gambetta, Léon-Michel
GAMBETTA, LÉON-MICHEL. - French politician, b. 2 Apr. 1838 at Cahors, d. 31 Dec. 1882 at Ville-d'Avray (Seine-et-Oise). A descendant of a… -
Gams, Pius Bonifacius
GAMS, PIUS BONIFACIUS. - Benedictine historian, b. 23 Jan. 1816 at Mittelbuch (Württemberg), d. 11 May 1892 at Munich. Ordained a priest in… -
Gand, Giuseppina
GAND, GIUSEPPINA. - B. July 16, 1819 at Boulay (Lorraine), d. Feb. 2, 1907. She received the habit of the Dominican sisters at… -
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand (GANDHI, MOHANDAS KARAMACHAND)
GANDHI, MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND. - Indian politician, b. at Porbandar (Gulf of Oman) on 2 Oct. 1869, d. at New Delhi on 30 Jan. 1948. In 1888… -
Garampi, Giuseppe
GARAMPI, GIUSEPPE. - Cardinal and historian, b. at Rimini of a noble family on 28 or 29 Oct. 1725, d. at Rome on 4 May 1792. While still… -
García Moreno, Gabriel (GARCIA MORENO, GABRIEL)
GARCÍA MORENO, GABRIEL. - South American politician, b. 24 Dec. 1821 at Guayaquil, d. 6 Aug. 1875 at Quito. He studied at the University of… -
Gardiner, Stephen
GARDINER, STEPHEN. - English prelate and statesman, b. at Bury St. Edmunds between 1483 and 1493, d. at Whitehall on 12 Nov. 1555. A… -
Garelli, Stanislao
GARELLI, STANISLAO. - Priest, b. in Turin on 18 Sept. 1817, d. at Buttigliera on 19 May 1899. Having taken Holy Orders on 13 June 1840, he… -
Garet (Garetius), Jean
GARET (Garetius), JEAN. - Theologian, b. at Louvain at the beginning of the 16th century, d. in 1571. Having become a regular canon of St.… -
Gargiulo, Bonaventura da Sorrento
GARGIULO, BONAVENTURA DA SORRENTO. - Bishop of S. Severo (Apulia), Capuchin writer of the province of Naples, b. at S. Agnello di Sorrento… -
Garibaldi, Giuseppe
GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE. - General, national hero, b. at Nice on 4 July 1807, d. at Caprera on 2 June 1882. Educated as a Catholic by his… -
Garofali, Vincenzo
GAROFALI, VINCENZO. - Restorer of the Canons Regular Lateranense, b. in Rome on 29 Jan. 1760, d. there on 3 Feb. 1839. In 1781 he entered… -
Gasca, Pedro de la
GASCA, Pedro de la. - Spanish statesman and bishop, b. at Barco de Avila in 1485, d. at Valladolid on 10 Nov. 1567. After having discharged… -
Gattinara, Mercurino da
GATTINARA, MERCURINO da. - Grand chancellor of Charles V, b. at G. on 12 June 1465, d. at Innsbruck on 5 June 1530. After completing his… -
Gattorno, Rosa
GATTORNO, ROSA. - Foundress of the Daughters of St. Anne, b. in Genoa on 14 Oct. 1831, d. in Rome on 6 May 1900. Her brief married life… -
Gaudry, Albert
GAUDRY, ALBERT. - French naturalist and paleontologist, b. at St-Germain-en-Laye on 15 Sept. 1827, d. in Paris on 27 Sept. 1908. From 1855… -
Gaul (GALLIA)
GAUL. - Thus the ancients called the country comprised between the Mediterranean, the Alps, the Rhine, the Ocean, and the Pyrenees, which… -
Gavazzi, Alessandro
GAVAZZI, ALESSANDRO. - Founder of the Free Christian Church in Italy (or Evangelical Church of Italy), now extinct, b. in Bologna on 22… -
Gavazzi (Gavatius), Modesto (Junior)
GAVAZZI (Gavatius), Modesto (Junior). - Conventual Franciscan theologian, died at Ferrara, died at Chieti in 1658. Master of theology,… -
Gaysruck, Karl Gaetan
GAYSRUCK, KARL GAETAN. - Cardinal, b. 7 Aug. 1769 at Klagenfurt, in Carinthia, d. 19 Nov. 1846 at Milan. Son of Giovanni Giacomo G. and of… -
Gaza, Teodoro
GAZA, TEODORO. - Greek humanist, b. at Thessalonica around 1398, d. at the Abbey of S. Giovanni a Piro in 1475. He took part in the Council… -
Gazzaniga, Pierro Maria
GAZZANIGA, PIERRO MARIA. - Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Bergamo on 3 March 1722, d. at Vicenza on 11 Dec. 1799. After completing… -
Gazzera, Costanzo
GAZZERA, COSTANZO. - Priest, archaeologist, b. at Bene in 1778, d. at Turin on 5 May 1859. He taught in the lyceums of Alessandria, Casale… -
Gebardo III, Bishop of Konstanz (GEBARDO III, VESCOVO DI COSTANZA)
GEBARDO III, Bishop of Konstanz. - Son of Duke Berthold I Zähringen; provost at Xanten, then Benedictine monk at Hirsau, he was consecrated… -
Gebizone (Ebizone) of Cologne (GEBIZONE (EBIZONE) DI COLONIA)
GEBIZONE (EBIZONE) OF COLOGNE. - Benedictine, born in Cologne, he went on pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Benedict on the advice of the… -
Gedeon, Manuele
GEDEON, MANUELE. - Greek Constantinopolitan writer, b. 8 July 1851, d. 18 Oct. 1943. He moved in 1921 to Athens, where he carried on a long… -
Geiler, Johannes of Kaysersberg (GEILER, JOHANNES DI KAYSERBERG)
GEILER, JOHANNES OF KAYSERSBERG. - Popular preacher of the pre-Reformation period, b. at Schaffhausen on 16 March 1445; d. at Strasbourg on… -
Gennadius, Archbishop of Novgorod (GENNADIO, ARCIVESCOVO DI NOVGOROD)
GENNADIUS, Archbishop of Novgorod. - He governed this see from 1485 to 1504; he was elected to it by the Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan II… -
Gennadius, Archbishop of Ohrid (GENNADIO, ARCIVESCOVO DI ACRIDA)
GENNADIUS, Archbishop of Ohrid. - Probably elected in 1282. Out of loyalty to the patriarch Gregory II of Cyprus (1283-89) he abdicated… -
Genocchi, Giovanni
GENOCCHI, GIOVANNI. - Missionary of the Sacred Heart, b. at Ravenna on 30 July 1860, d. at Rome on 6 Jan. 1926. In the new movement of… -
Genoude, Antoine
GENOUDE, ANTOINE. - Polemicist priest, b. at Montélimar on 9 February 1792, d. at Hyères (Var) on 19 April 1849. Educated at the Seminary… -
Gentiloni, Vincenzo Ottorino
GENTILONI, VINCENZO OTTORINO. - Count, lawyer and politician, b. at Filottrano on 13 Oct. 1865, d. at Rome on 2 Aug. 1916. He practiced law… -
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Étienne (GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE, ETIENNE)
GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE, ÉTIENNE. - Zoologist and paleontologist, b. at Etampes (Seine-et-Oise) on 15 April 1772, d. at Paris on 19 June… -
George Acropolita (GIORGIO ACROPOLITA)
GEORGE ACROPOLITA. - Byzantine writer of the 13th century. Born in Constantinople, a disciple of Niccolò Blemmydes, teacher of the emperor… -
George Amirutzes (GIORGIO AMIRUTZES)
GEORGE AMIRUTZES. - Official (protovestiarios) at the court of the emperor of Trebizond, David (1458-62), and counsellor of the Byzantine… -
George, Arian Bishop of Alexandria (GIORGIO, VESCOVO ARIANO DI ALESSANDRIA)
GEORGE, Arian Bishop of Alexandria. - A native of Cappadocia, greedy and avaricious, he had led a turbulent life. Elected bishop by an… -
George Dolgorukiy (GIORGIO DOLGORNKI)
GEORGE DOLGORUKIY. - First prince of Suzdal, a city of central Russia, who lived in the 11th century. With him the settlement of Moscow,… -
George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (GIORGIO DI PODĚBRADY, RE DI BOEMIA)
GEORGE OF PODĚBRADY, King of Bohemia. - B. 23 April 1420 at Poděbrady, d. 23 March 1471 at Prague. With the help of Rokycana, G.… -
Gepids (GEPIDI)
GEPIDS. - A people of Gothic stock who, around the middle of the 3rd century A.D., descended from the Baltic regions toward the… -
Gerard (Gerardino) of Borgo San Donnino (GERARDO (GERARDINO) DI BORGO SAN DONNINO)
GERARD (Gerardino) of Borgo San Donnino. - He was teaching grammar when he took the Franciscan habit. Already a follower of Joachimite… -
Gerard of Abbeville (GERARDO D'ABBÉVILLE)
GERARD OF ABBEVILLE. - Master of theology in Paris already before 1257 and until his death in 1272. There survive from him some sermons,… -
Gerard of Cambrai (GERARDO DI CAMBRAI)
GERARD OF CAMBRAI. - Theologian and bishop, b. at Liège ca. 975, d. March 14, 1051. A disciple of Gerbert (Sylvester II), he became a… -
Gerard of Frachet (GERARDO DI FRACHET)
GERARD OF FRACHET. - Dominican chronicler, b. at Châlus near Limoges in 1195, d. at Limoges on 4 October 1271. A Dominican from 1225 in… -
Gerard of Prato (GERARDO DA PRATO)
GERARD OF PRATO. - Franciscan of the 13th century. From a distinguished family, brother of Fra' Arlotto da Prato, who was later minister… -
Gerbert, Martin von Hornau
GERBERT, MARTIN VON HORNAU. - Benedictine, b. at Horn on the Neckar (Württemberg) on 12 Aug. 1720, d. in the abbey of St. Blasien (Black… -
Gerbet, Philippe
GERBET, PHILIPPE. - Controversialist, b. at Poligny on 5 Feb. 1798, d. at Perpignan on 8 Aug. 1864. In Paris he formed a friendship with… -
Gerhardinger, Karolina
GERHARDINGER, KAROLINA. - Foundress of the Poor Sisters of the Schools of Our Lady, b. at Stadtamhof on 20 June 1797, d. at Munich on 9 May… -
Germinius, Arian Bishop of Sirmium (GERMINIO, VESCOVO ARIANO DI SIRMIO)
GERMINIUS, Arian Bishop of Sirmium. - A native of Cyzicus, he was elected bishop in 351, succeeding the deposed Photinus. A follower of… -
Gerocle Sossiano
GEROCLE SOSSIANO. - Anti-Christian writer. Born in the second half of the 3rd century; he was prefect of Phoenicia, Bithynia and Lower… -
Gesualdo, Alfonso
GESUALDO, ALFONSO. - Archbishop of Naples, b. in Naples ca. 1540 to Luigi count of Consa and later prince of Venosa. Clement VIII created… -
Getino, Luis Alonso
GETINO, LUIS ALONSO. - Writer of ecclesiastical history, b. at Lugueros (Spain) on 12 Nov. 1877, d. at Salamanca on 9 July 1946. A… -
Geuzen (GUEUX)
GEUZEN. - Name by which the rebels against the Spanish government in the Netherlands were called, who, having later united into a party of… -
Gfrörer, August Friedrich
GFRÖRER, AUGUST FRIEDRICH. - Historian, b. 5 March 1803 at Calw (Württemberg), d. 6 July 1861 at Karlsbad. Of Protestant religion, he… -
Gherardi, Jacopo
GHERARDI, JACOPO. - Apostolic secretary. Born at Volterra on 25 July 1434. He went to Rome in 1458, and from '63 he assisted Cardinal… -
Ghetto
GHETTO. - A quarter in which Jews were obliged to live, as distinct from the quarters in which Jews in certain cities concentrated of their… -
Ghilardi, Giovanni Tommaso
GHILARDI, GIOVANNI TOMMASO. - Bishop of Mondovì, b. at Casalgrasso in 1800, d. at Mondovì on 6 June 1873. He took the habit of the… -
Ghinucci, Girolamo
GHINUCCI, GIROLAMO. - Cardinal, born in Siena of a patrician family, he held various offices in the Roman Curia: he was a cleric and… -
Giacomo
GIACOMO. - It has the same etymology as Jacob (v.). From the Greek Ἰάσοβος comes Iacobus, Jacopo, J. In the New Testament two Apostles are… -
Giannone, Pietro
GIANNONE, PIETRO. - Born on 7 May 1676 at Ischitella to Scipione and Lucrezia Micaglia, died at Turin on 17 March 1748. He studied law at… -
Giasso, Angelo
GIASSO, ANGELO. - A Friar Minor of the Observance, in religion Candido da Genova, guardian of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Loreto in… -
Gibberti, Gian Matteo (GIBERTI, GIAN MATTEO)
GIBBERTI, GIAN MATTEO. - Born in Palermo on 20 Sept. 1495, died in Verona on 30 Dec. 1543. Governor of Tivoli at the age of twenty. In Rome… -
Gibbon, Edward
GIBBON, EDWARD. - English historian, b. at Putney-on-Thames on 8 May 1737, d. in London on 16 Jan. 1794. Having entered Oxford in 1752 to… -
Gibbons, James
GIBBONS, JAMES. - American cardinal, b. in Baltimore to Irish parents on July 23, 1834, d. there on March 24, 1921. A priest on June 30,… -
Gibier, Charles-Célestin
GIBIER, CHARLES-CÉLESTIN. - Bishop of Versailles, b. in Artenay on 25 Dec. 1849, d. at Versailles on 3 Apr. 1931. The son of peasants, he… -
Gihr, Nikolaus
GIHR, NIKOLAUS. - Theologian and liturgist, b. at Aufingen (Baden) on 5 Dec. 1839, d. at St. Peter im Schwarzwald on 25 June 1924. He… -
Gilbert Folio (GILBERTO FOLIO)
GILBERT FOLIO. - Bishop of Hereford and of London, d. 17 February 1187, was among the opponents of St. Thomas Becket in the struggle… -
Gilda
GILDA. - The name of g. (convivia) is given to the banquets held in the pre-Christian and pagan era among the Nordic peoples on the… -
Giles of Assisi, Blessed (EGIDIO DI ASSISI, BEATO)
GILES OF ASSISI, Blessed. - Third companion of St. Francis of Assisi, with whom he associated around 1208. He made great pilgrimages,… -
Ginetti, Marzio
GINETTI, MARZIO. - Cardinal, born in Velletri on 6 April 1585 to a noble family originally from the Bergamo area, he completed his studies… -
Ginnasi, Domenico
GINNASI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, b. at Castel Bolognese to Francesco and Caterina Pallantieri around 1550; having earned a degree in law at… -
Gioberti, Vincenzo
GIOBERTI, VINCENZO. - He is the most representative man of that Catholic liberalism which accompanied our Risorgimento with the intention,… -
Giolitti, Giovanni
GIOLITTI, GIOVANNI. - Statesman, b. at Mondovì on 27 Oct. 1842, d. at Cavour on 17 July 1928. After a brilliant administrative career, in… -
Giordanini, Pier Francesco
GIORDANINI, PIER FRANCESCO. - Missionary of St. Vincent, b. at Saluzzo on 15 Jan. 1657, d. at Rome on 11 Nov. 1720. He entered the… -
Giordano da Giano
GIORDANO da GIANO. - Franciscan, b. ca. 1195 at Giano (Spoleto), d. at Magdeburg after 1262. Received into the Order by St. Francis, he… -
Giorgi, Frantze (GIORGIO, FRANTZE)
GIORGI, FRANTZE. - Byzantine historian, b. in 1401 on Lemnos, d. in 1479 on Corfu. He was in the service of the despot Constantine as a… -
Giovine Italia (GIOVANE ITALIA)
GIOVINE ITALIA. - The founding of Y. I., carried out by Mazzini in July 1831 in Marseille, was determined on the one hand by distrust of… -
Giovio, Paolo
GIOVIO, PAOLO. - Historian, b. at Como on 19 Apr. 1483, d. at Florence on 10 Dec. 1552. He was bishop of Nocera de' Pagani from 13 Jan.… -
Giphani, Hubertus (Hubert van Giffen) (GIPHANIUS, HUBERTUS (HUBERT VAN GIFFEN))
GIPHANI, Hubertus (Hubert van Giffen). - Jurist and philologist. Born at Buren (Holland) in 1534, died at Prague in 1604. He studied at… -
Giraldus of Cambrai (GIRALDO DI CAMBRAI)
GIRALDUS OF CAMBRAI. - Ecclesiastic and writer, also called Giraldus of Barri. Born at Manorbeer (Pembrokeshire), of a noble Welsh family,… -
Giraud, Bernardino
GIRAUD, BERNARDINO. - Cardinal, born in Rome on 14 July 1721, died there on 3 March 1782. Appointed in 1763 by Clement XIII as auditor of… -
Girondins (GIRONDINI)
GIRONDINS. - The name Girondins is given to the politicians who during the French Revolution, in the Legislative Assembly and the… -
Giry, François
GIRY, FRANÇOIS. - Minim, writer, historian, hagiographer and mystic. B. in Paris on 15 Sept. 1638, d. there on 29 Nov. 1688. Of a noble… -
Giustiniani, Agontino
GIUSTINIANI, AGOSTINO - Page from the Patterium Octaplum of A. G. Genoa 1516, with biographical notes on Christopher Columbus added as a… -
Giustiniani, Alessandro
GIUSTINIANI, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, b. 3 Feb. 1778 in Genoa, d. there 11 Oct. 1843. Vice-legate of Bologna and of Ferrara, after the… -
Glabrione Acilius (GLABRIONE ACILIO)
GLABRIONE ACILIUS. - A member of a noble senatorial family, he was consul in 91 A.D. together with Trajan; he was put to death by Domitian… -
Gladstone, William Ewart
GLADSTONE, WILLIAM EWART. - English statesman, b. 29 Dec. 1809, d. 19 May 1898 at Hawarden. The son of a Scottish Presbyterian, he had from… -
Glareanus (Enrico De Loris, Henricus Loritus Glareanus) (GLAREANO (ENRICO DE LORIS, HENRICUS LORITUS GLAREANUS))
GLAREANUS (Enrico De Loris, Henricus Loritus Glareanus). - Philosopher, mathematician, theologian, musician and poet, b. at Glarus… -
Glubokovskij, Nikclaj Nikanorovič (GLUBOKOVSKIJ, NIKCLAJ NIKANOPOVIĆ)
GLUBOKOVSKIJ, NIKCLAJ NIKANOROVIČ. - Well-known Russian theologian, exegete and historian (1863-1937), recognized as an authority of the… -
Godefroy (Gotofredo), Denis, known as the Elder (GODEFROY (GOTOFREDO), DENIS, DETTO IL VECCHIO)
GODEFROY (Gotofredo), Denis, known as the Elder. - Jurist, b. in Paris on 17 Oct. 1549, d. in Strasbourg on 17 Sept. 1621 or 1622. He… -
Godefroy (Gotofredo), Jacques
GODEFROY (GOTOFREDO), JACQUES. - Jurist, son of Denis, b. in Geneva on 13 Oct. 1578, d. there on 22 June 1652. He held various public… -
Godescalcus of Orbaix (GODESCALCO D'ORBAIS)
GODESCALCUS OF ORBAIX. - Protagonist of the predestinarian controversy in the 9th century, b. in Saxony around 801, d. between 867 and 870… -
Godfrey, Count of Bouillon (Bouillon), Duke of Lower Lorraine (GOFFREDO, CONTE DI BUGLIONE (BOUILLON), DUCA DELLA BASSA LORENA)
GODFREY, Count of Bouillon (Bouillon), Duke of Lower Lorraine. - Son of Eustace II count of Boulogne and of Ida, sister of Godfrey III,… -
Godunov, Boris Fedorovič (GODUNÒV, BORÍS FEDOROVIĆ)
GODUNOV, BORIS FEDOROVIČ. - Tsar of all the Russias, descendant of a Tatar chief, b. probably in 1551 and d. 13 April 1605. He reigned from… -
Goes, Damiano di
GOES, DAMIANO di. - Portuguese historian, b. at Alenquer in 1502, d. there in 1574. He held diplomatic posts at nearly all the European… -
Goffredo da Viterbo
GOFFREDO DA VITERBO. - Chronicler, b. at Viterbo ca. 1120, perhaps of a Saxon family; he was taken to Germany by Lothair in 1133, where, at… -
Göller, Emil
GÖLLER, EMIL. - Historian and priest, b. 25 Jan. 1874 at Berolzhheim, d. 29 Apr. 1933 at Freiburg im Breisgau. He taught canon law… -
Golubinskij, Evfgenij (GOLUBINSKIJ, EEFGENIJ)
GOLUBINSKIJ, EVFGENIJ. - Professor of ecclesiastical history at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Moscow (1834-1912). He was the first who… -
Golubovich, Girolamo
GOLUBOVICH, GIROLAMO. - Friar Minor, b. at Constantinople on 7 Feb. 1865 to a family originally from Ragusa, d. at Florence on 9 Jan. 1941.…