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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… -
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.… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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.… -
Gondi, Antonio
GONDI, ANTONIO. - Florentine, of the family from which Cardinal de Retz (v.) came, died on 18 September 1591. A man of great piety, friend… -
Gondi, Pietro
GONDI, PIETRO. - Cardinal, b. in Lyon in 1532, d. in Paris on 17 Feb. 1616. Court chaplain and chancellor of the diocese of Langres, where… -
Gonzaga, Family (GONZAGA, FAMIGLIA)
GONZAGA, FAMILY. - The asserted Germanic descent of the Gonzaga and also their supposed kinship with the Ottonians is entirely legendary.… -
González de Mendoza, Juan
GONZÁLEZ de MENDOZA, JUAN. - Born at Torrecilla de Cameros (Spain) in 1545, around 1563 he entered the Order of the Hermits of St.… -
González de Santalla, Tirso
GONZÁLEZ de SANTALLA, TIRSO. - Moralist, bitter opponent of probabilism and thirteenth General of the Society of Jesus, b. at Arganza… -
González Téllez, Manuel (GONZÁLEZ TELLEZ, MANUEL)
GONZÁLEZ TÉLLEZ, MANUEL. - Spanish canonist and theologian, of the first half of the 17th century (d. 1640?). A pupil and doctor of the… -
Gorazd
GORAZD. - A disciple of St. Methodius, b. in 830, d. at Berat (Albania). Ordained a priest in Rome in 868, he went to Moravia, where he… -
Gorce, Pierre de la
GORCE, PIERRE de la. - French historian, b. at Vannes on 29 June 1846, d. on 2 Jan. 1934. He studied at the Institut St-Jean in Douai and… -
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus), Roman Emperor (GORDIANO III (M. ANTONIUS GORDIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
GORDIAN III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus), Roman Emperor. - Born in Rome on 20 Dec. 224 to Junius Balbus and Maecia Faustina, died in Syria,… -
Görres, Johann Joseph von
GÖRRES, JOHANN JOSEPH VON. - Born in Koblenz on 25 January 1776, died in Munich on 29 January 1848. He initially came under the influence… -
Gougaud, Louis
GOUGAUD, LOUIS. - Benedictine historian, b. June 14, 1877 in Malestroit (Morbihan), d. in the abbey of Farnborough on March 24, 1941.… -
Goyau, Georges
GOYAU, GEORGES. - Historian, b. at Orléans on 31 May 1869, d. at Bernay (Eure) on 25 Oct. 1939. A member of the Académie française from… -
Gradenwitz, Otto
GRADENWITZ, OTTO. - Jurist, b. at Breslau on 16 May 1860, d. at Heidelberg on 7 July 1935. He was a professor of Roman law, first as an… -
Graffiiis, Giacomo De (GRAFFIIS, GIACOMO DE)
GRAFFIIIS, Giacomo De. - Moral theologian, b. at Capua in 1548, d. there on 19 Oct. 1620. He entered the Benedictine Order at Naples,… -
Grammont (GRAMONT)
GRAMMONT. - French minister, b. 14 Aug. 1819 in Paris, d. there 18 Jan. 1880. Having allied himself with Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, he… -
Grammont (Grandmont), Gabriel De (GRAMONT (GRANDMONT), GABRIEL DE)
GRAMMONT (GRANDMONT), GABRIEL DE. - Cardinal, d. at Balma (Toulouse) on 26 March 1534. Bishop of Couserans (St-Lizier) in 1523, then of… -
Gramsci, Antonio
GRAMSCI, ANTONIO. - Politician and writer, b. at Ales (Cagliari) on 23 Jan. 1891, d. at Rome on 27 Apr. 1937. From 1924 he was secretary of… -
Granderath, Theodor
GRANDERATH, THEODOR. - Jesuit, canonist and historian, b. at Giesenkirche (Rhineland) on 19 June 1839, d. at Valkenburg (Dutch Limburg) on… -
Grandi, Achille
GRANDI, ACHILLE. - Trade unionist and parliamentarian, b. at Como on 24 Aug. 1883, d. at Desio on 27 Sept. 1946. A typographer by trade,… -
Granello, Tommaso Maria
GRANELLO, TOMMASO MARIA. - Dominican theologian, b. in Bologna on 22 Aug. 1840, d. in Rome on 24 March 1911. Having received the Dominican… -
Grant, Thomas
GRANT, THOMAS. - Bishop, b. at Ligny-les-Aires (diocese of Arras, France) on 25 Nov. 1816, d. at Rome on 1 June 1870. He attended St.… -
Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot De
GRANVELLE, ANTOINE PERRENOT de. - Cardinal, b. at Ornans (Franche-Comté) on 20 Aug. 1517, d. at Madrid on 21 Sept. 1586. He was the son of… -
Grassellini, Gaspare
GRASSELLINI, GASPARE. - Cardinal, b. in Palermo on 19 Jan. 1796, d. in Frascati in 1875. He held various offices in the Curia, where he was… -
Grassi, Orazio
GRASSI, ORAZIO. - Jesuit, b. at Savona ca. 1583, d. at Rome on 23 July 1654. He entered the Society at the age of eighteen; he taught… -
Gratian (Flavius Gratianus), Roman Emperor (GRAZIANO (IMP. FLAVIUS GRATIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
GRATIAN (Flavius Gratianus), Roman Emperor. - Son of Valentinian I and his first wife Marina, b. at Sirmium on 23 May 359, d. near Lyon on… -
Gratian of Pisa (GRAZIANO DA PISA)
GRATIAN OF PISA. - Cardinal, nephew of Eugene III (1147-53), lived in the 12th century under the pontiff Alexander III, by whom he was sent… -
Grauert, Hermann von
GRAUERT, HERMANN von. - German historian, b. at Pritzwalk (Brandenburg), to a family originally from Westphalia, on 7 Sept. 1850, d. at… -
Gravina, Pietro
GRAVINA, PIETRO. - Cardinal, b. 16 Dec. 1749 at Monte Vago (diocese of Girgenti), d. 6 Dec. 1830 at Palermo. He studied with the Theatines… -
Gréa, Marie-Étienne-Adrien (GRÉA, MARIE-ETIENNE-ADRIEN)
GRÉA, MARIE-ÉTIENNE-ADRIEN. - Founder of the Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception, b. at Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) on 18 Feb. 1828, d.… -
Grégoire, Henri
GRÉGOIRE, HENRI. - French constitutional bishop, b. 4 Dec. 1750 at Vého (Lorraine), d. 26 May 1831 in Paris. He studied theology at the… -
Gregorovius, Ferdinand
GREGOROVIUS, FERDINAND. - German historian, b. 19 Jan. 1821 at Neidenburg (East Prussia), d. at Munich on 1 May 1891. Of a family of Polish… -
Gregory (George) the Cypriot (GREGORIO (GIORGIO) CIPRIOTA)
GREGORY (GEORGE) THE CYPRIOT. - Greek theologian and man of letters, b. in 1241 and d. in 1290. A native of Cyprus, whence his name, he… -
Gregory III, Pahlav (GREGORIO III, PAHLAW)
GREGORY III, PAHLAV. - Armenian Katholikós (1113-66), son of the prince Pahlaw Apirat, b. in 1096; d. in 1166. It was his merit to clarify… -
Gregory II Vkajasser (GREGORIO II VKAJASSER)
GREGORY II VKAJASSER. - Armenian Katholikós (1065-1105). He is the first in the line of the Pahlaw family, which after six centuries… -
Gregory Mammas (GREGORIO MAMMAS)
GREGORY MAMMAS. - Catholic Patriarch of Constantinople, successor of Metrophanes (d. 1443), also a Catholic. In 1451 he had to take refuge… -
Gregory of Catino (GREGORIO DA CATINO)
GREGORY OF CATINO. - Chronicler, b. at Catino in Sabina to a noble family ca. 1060 and d. in the abbey of Farfa toward the middle of the… -
Gregory of Rimini (GREGORIO DA RIMINI)
GREGORY OF RIMINI. - Famous Augustinian theologian, b. at Rimini in the second half of the 13th century, d. at Vienna in 1358. From a… -
Gregory VI, Apirat (GREGORIO VI, APIRAT)
GREGORY VI, APIRAT. - The last Armenian katholikós of the Pahlavouni family (1194-1203). He, together with Bishop St. Nerses of Lambron and… -
Gretzer, Jakob (GRETSER, JAKOB)
GRETZER, JAKOB. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Markdorf (Baden) on 27 March 1562, d. at Ingolstadt on 28 Jan. 1625. Having entered the Society… -
Griffith, Raymond
GRIFFITH, RAYMOND. - Irish Dominican bishop, b. at Limerick on 15 Oct. 1798, d. at Cape Town on 18 June 1862. A preacher in Ireland, and… -
Grimani, Domenico
GRIMANI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, born in Venice on 22 February 1461 to Antonio, later doge, and to Caterina Loredan; he received his… -
Grimani, Vincenzo
GRIMANI, VINCENZO. - Cardinal, b. in Mantua on 26 May 1655, d. in Naples on 26 Sept. 1710. He soon gave proof of political shrewdness,… -
Grolier, Jean, Viscount of Aiguisy (GROLIER, JEAN, VISCONTE D'AIGUISY)
GROLIER, Jean, Viscount of Aiguisy. - Bibliophile, b. in Lyon in 1479 to an Italian family, d. in 1565. He was for a long time in Italy,… -
Gropper, Kaspar
GROPPER, KASPAR. - German apostolic nuncio, b. at Soest (lower Germany) in 1519, d. at Cologne on 19 March 1594. Brother of Johann, after… -
Grosoli, Giovanni
GROSOLI, GIOVANNI. - Count, senator, b. at Carpi on 20 Aug. 1859, d. at Assisi on 20 Feb. 1937. Having entered the Catholic Works at a very… -
Grosseteste (Greathead), Robert (GROSSATESTA (GREATHEAD), ROBERT)
GROSSETESTE (GREATHEAD), ROBERT. - English theologian and philosopher, b. at Stradbrook (county of Suffolk) ca. 1175, d. at Lincoln in… -
Gruber, Hermann Joseph
GRUBER, HERMANN JOSEPH. - Jesuit, publicist, b. at Kufstein (Tyrol) on 5 February 1851, d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 18 May 1930. After… -
Guadagnolo, Filippo
GUADAGNOLO, FILIPPO. - Learned orientalist of the Congregation of the Minor Regular Clerics, b. at Magliano (Abruzzi) ca. 1596; he taught… -
Guala, Luigi Maria Fortunato
GUALA, LUIGI MARIA FORTUNATO. - A Piedmontese priest and moralist, born in Turin on 14 Oct. 1775 (St. Augustine's day) to the lawyer… -
Gualterio, Filippo Antonio
GUALTERIO, FILIPPO ANTONIO. - Statesman and historian, b. in Orvieto on 6 July 1819, d. in Rome on 10 Feb. 1874. Known for learned… -
Gualtiero of Chatton (GUALTIERO DI CHATTON)
GUALTIERO OF CHATTON. - English Franciscan theologian, b. at Chatton (Norwich) in the second half of the 13th century, d. at Avignon… -
Guanella, Luigi
GUANELLA, LUIGI. - Priest and founder of the Servants of Charity and of the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence, b. at Fraciscio di… -
Gubernatis, Domenico De
GUBERNATIS, DOMENICO de. - Friar Minor, b. at Sospitello (diocese of Turin) and d. at Turin in 1690. A man of vast erudition, he was, after… -
Guerra, Elena
GUERRA, ELENA. - Foundress of the Institute of the Oblates of the Holy Spirit, commonly called Sisters of St. Zita, for the Christian… -
Guerric of Saint-Quentin (Flandrensis) (GUERRICO DI SAINT-QUENTIN (FLANDRENSIS))
GUERRIC OF SAINT-QUENTIN (Flandrensis). - Dominican theologian, d. 1245. Already a magister artium and a doctor of medicine, G. became a… -
Guglielmo da Carriano
GUGLIELMO da CARRIANO. - Jurist of the 12th century. Of Brescian origin, his name is rarely found cited in full, but almost always… -
Guglielmo Da Modena
GUGLIELMO da MODENA. - Curial cardinal and papal diplomat to various royal families, b. around 1184 in Piedmont, d. 31 March 1251 at Lyon.… -
Guglielmo Di Cun (De Cuneo, De Cugno)
GUGLIELMO di CUN (de Cuneo, de Cugno). - Jurist of the 14th century. Of French, not Italian, nationality, as was once believed, he taught… -
Guglielmo Di Tocco
GUGLIELMO DI TOCCO. - Dominican historian, b. in the Benevento area ca. 1238, d. between 1323 and 1325. Preacher general (1288), prior of… -
Guglielmo Di Vorillon (Vorillong, Forleon, Valle Rullonis)
GUGLIELMO di VORILLON (VORILLONG, FORLEON, VALLE RULLONIS). - French Scotist of the 15th century, b. at Vorillon in the Côte-du-Nord, d. at… -
Guglielmo II, King Of Sicily, Called Il Buono (GUGLIELMO II, RE DI SICILIA, DETTO IL BUONO)
GUGLIELMO II, King Of Sicily, Called Il Buono. - B. in 1153, d. 18 Nov. 1189. At the age of 13 he succeeded his father W. I, remaining… -
Guglielmotti, Alberto
GUGLIELMOTTI, ALBERTO. - Dominican, in the world Francesco, b. at Civitavecchia on 4 Feb. 1812, d. at Rome on 29 Oct. 1893. Having become a… -
Gui, Bernard (Bernardus Guidonis)
GUI, BERNARD (Bernardus Guidonis). - French Dominican inquisitor, historian and bishop, b. at (Hérault) on 30 Dec. 1331. He taught theology… -
Guibert, Joseph-Hippolyte
GUIBERT, JOSEPH-HIPPOLYTE. - Cardinal, b. 13 Dec. 1802 at Aix in Provence, d. 8 July 1886 in Paris. Ordained a priest, he entered the… -
Guibert of Gembloux (GUIBERTO DI GEMBLOUX)
GUIBERT OF GEMBLOUX. - Hagiographer and Benedictine abbot, b. ca. 1125, d. after 1213. A monk at Gembloux and at Tours, ca. 1187 he became… -
Guicciardini, Francesco
GUICCIARDINI, FRANCESCO. - Historian, thinker and political man. Born in Florence to Piero and Simona Gianfigliazzi on 6 March 1483, died… -
Guicciardini, Piero
GUICCIARDINI, PIERO. - Reformer, descendant of Francesco Guicciardini, b. in Florence on 21 July 1808, d. there on 23 March 1886. In his… -
Guichard, Roland
GUICHARD, ROLAND. - Theologian and preacher, of the Order of Minims, b. at Estampes near Paris in 1528, d. at Lyon on 26 June 1612. Nephew… -
Guidiccioni, Bartolomeo
GUIDICCIONI, BARTOLOMEO. - Cardinal, b. in Lucca in 1469, d. in Rome on 4 Nov. 1549. He studied law in Parma and Bologna. He entered the… -
Guidiccioni, Giovanni
GUIDICCIONI, GIOVANNI. - Diplomat, b. in Lucca on 25 February 1500, d. in Macerata on 26 July 1541. Secretary of Cardinal Alessandro… -
Guidi, Ignazio and Michelangelo (GUIDI, IGNAZIO E MICHELANGELO)
GUIDI, IGNAZIO AND MICHELANGELO. - The first, an Italian Semitist, b. in Rome on 31 July 1844 (his father Michele was the last finance… -
Guido de Suzaria
GUIDO de SUZARIA. - Jurist, belonging to the group of post-glossators, b. probably at Suzara (Mantua) on an uncertain date: he lived… -
Guinigi, Paolo
GUINIGI, PAOLO. - Lord of Lucca, b. there in 1376 to Francesco, a banker and merchant, and to Filippa Serpente, d. at Pavia in 1432. Heir… -
Guitmondo of Aversa (GUITMONDO DI AVERSA)
GUITMONDO OF AVERSA. - Benedictine theologian, b. in France at the beginning of the 11th century, d. ca. 1095. On the particulars of his… -
Guizot, François-Pierre-Guillaume
GUIZOT, FRANÇOIS-PIERRE-GUILLAUME. - French statesman, b. 4 Oct. 1787 at Nîmes, d. 12 Oct. 1874 at Val-Richer (Calvados). A Calvinist, son… -
Günther (Ligurinus) of Pairis (GÜNTHER (LIGURINUS) DI PAIRIS)
GÜNTHER (Ligurinus) of Pairis. - Cistercian monk, poet and historian, b. toward the end of the 12th century, d. in the Alsatian monastery… -
Gusmini, Giorgio
GUSMINI, GIORGIO. - Cardinal, b. at Gazzaniga (Bergamo) on 9 Dec. 1855, d. at Bologna on 24 Aug. 1921. He studied at the Roman Seminary and… -
Gustavus II Adolphus, King of Sweden (GUSTAVO II ADOLFO, RE DI SVEZIA)
GUSTAVUS II ADOLPHUS, King of Sweden. - B. 19 Dec. 1594 at Stockholm, d. 16 Nov. 1632 at Lützen, fighting against Wallenstein's troops in >… -
Gutenberg, Joannes
GUTENBERG, JOANNES. - Prototypographer, inventor of printing with movable type, b. at Mainz between the years 1395 and 1399; the original… -
Guthrum (Godrum)
GUTHRUM (GODRUM). - King of eastern England. In the English annals he is mentioned for the first time in the year 875 as one of the three… -
Guy II, Duke of Spoleto, King of Italy and Emperor (GUIDO II, DUCA DI SPOLETO, RE D'ITALIA E IMPERATORE)
GUY II, Duke of Spoleto, King of Italy and Emperor. - With the dissolution, through the deposition and death of Charles the Fat (888), of… -
Guzzetta, Giorgio
GUZZETTA, GIORGIO. - Priest, b. at Piana dei Greci (Palermo) on 23 April 1682, d. there on 22 November 1756 in the odour of sanctity.… -
Häberlin, Johann Baptist Ignaz
HÄBERLIN, JOHANN BAPTIST IGNAZ. - Priest, b. 27 July 1760 at Horb, d. 15 March 1827 at Karlsruhe. Ordained in 1784, he was later parish… -
Habsburg (Asburgo) (ASBURGO (HABSBURG))
HABSBURG (ASBURGO). - Swiss castle on the Aar. The dynasty that took its name from it originated in Alsace, and the first certain figure is… -
Hadrian (Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus), Roman Emperor (ADRIANO (IMPERATOR CAESAR TRAIANUS HADRIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
HADRIAN (Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus), Roman Emperor. - Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born at Italica (in Baetica) in 76… -
Häffelin, Kasimir von
HÄFFELIN, KASIMIR von. - Cardinal, b. 3 Jan. 1737 at Minfeld (Palatinate), d. 27 Aug. 1827 at Rome. Court chaplain of the Palatinate in… -
Haffner, Paul Leopold
HAFFNER, PAUL LEOPOLD. - Bishop of Mainz, b. at Horb in Württemberg on 21 January 1829, d. at Mainz on 2 November 1899. A professor in the… -
Haine, Antoine
HAINE, ANTOINE. - Predominantly moralist theologian, b. at Antwerp on 26 Sept. 1815, honorary professor of the University of Louvain, d.… -
Halifax, Charles Lindley Wood, Viscount of (HALIFAX, CHARLES LINDLEY WOOD, VISCONTE DI)
HALIFAX, Charles Lindley Wood, Viscount of. - English politician, b. 7 June 1839 in London, d. 19 Jan. 1934 at Doncaster, Hickleton Hall.… -
Hallahan, Margaret
HALLAHAN, MARGARET. - A religious of the Third Order of St. Dominic, born in London on 23 January 1802 to Irish parents; died on 11 May… -
Haller, Johannes
HALLER, JOHANNES. - Protestant historian, b. 16 Oct. 1865 at Keinis (Estonia), d. 17 Jan. 1948 at Tübingen. After completing his university… -
Hammurabi (Hammurapi)
HAMMURABI (HAMMURAPI). - Sixth king of the first Babylonian dynasty, son of Sin-muballit; he reigned 43 years. I. LIFE. - Babylon, under… -
Hamon, Auguste
HAMON, AUGUSTE. - Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at St-Père-en-Retz (Loire-Inférieure) on 2 Jan. 1860, d. in Paris on 26 June 1939.… -
Haneburg, Daniel Bonifatius (HANEBERG, DANIEL BONIFATIUS)
HANEBURG, DANIEL BONIFATIUS. - Bishop, b. at Lenzfried (Bavaria) on 16 June 1816, d. at Speyer on 31 May 1876. After studying philology and… -
Hannibal (ANNIBALE)
HANNIBAL. - Cardinal, b. in Urbino in 1682, d. in Rome in 1751. Brother of Alessandro and nephew of Clement XI, after having been a canon… -
Hanotaux, Gabriel-Albert-Auguste
HANOTAUX, GABRIEL-ALBERT-AUGUSTE. - Politician and writer, b. at Beaurevoir (Aisne) on 19 Nov. 1853, d. at Paris on 11 Apr. 1944. He taught… -
Harcourt, François-Eugène-Gabriel, Duke of (HARCOURT, FRANÇOIS-EUGÈNE-GABRIEL, DUCA D')
HARCOURT, François-Eugène-Gabriel, Duke of. - French diplomat, b. 22 Aug. 1786 at Jouy-en-Josas (Seine-et-Oise), d. 2 May 1865 in Paris.… -
Harlay de Champvallon, François de
HARLAY DE CHAMPVALLON, FRANÇOIS de. - French prelate, b. 14 Aug. 1625 in Paris, d. 6 Aug. 1695 at Conflans. Archbishop of Rouen in 1651, he… -
Harrach, Ernst Adalbert
HARRACH, ERNST ADALBERT. - Count, cardinal, b. 4 Nov. 1598 in Vienna, d. there 25 Oct. 1667. After studying at the Jesuit College of… -
Haspinger, Joachim
HASPINGER, JOACHIM. - Capuchin and well-known Tyrolean patriot, b. at St. Martin in Casies on 27 Oct. 1776, d. at Salzburg on 11 Jan. 1858.… -
Hauck, Albert
HAUCK, ALBERT. - Protestant Church historian, b. at Wassertrüdingen (Franconia) on 9 Dec. 1845, d. at Leipzig on 7 Apr. 1918. Parish priest… -
Hauréau, Barthélemy (HAUREAU, BARTHÉLEMY)
HAURÉAU, BARTHÉLEMY. - Historian and scholar, b. in Paris on 8 Nov. 1812, d. there on 29 Apr. 1896. He moved from journalism to scholarly… -
Haussonville, Joseph-Othenin-Bernard de Cléron, Count of (HAUSSONVILLE, JOSEPH-OTHENIN-BERNARD DE CLÉRON, CONTE DI)
HAUSSONVILLE, Joseph-Othenin-Bernard de Cléron, Count of. - French politician and writer, b. 27 May 1809 in Paris, d. there 27 May 1884.… -
Haüy, René-Just
HAÜY, RENÉ-JUST. - Priest, b. at St-Just (Oise) on 28 Feb. 1743, d. at Paris on 3 June 1822. A distinguished crystallographer and… -
Havet, Auguste-Ernest
HAVET, AUGUSTE-ERNEST. - French scholar and philosopher, b. in Paris on 11 April 1813, d. there on 21 December 1889. The theories contained… -
Hawarden, Edward
HAWARDEN, EDWARD. - English theologian and controversialist, b. at Croxteth (Lancashire) on 9 April 1662, d. in London on 23 April 1735. He… -
Haynald, Ludwig
HAYNALD, LUDWIG. - Cardinal, b. 3 Oct. 1816 at Szécsény (archdiocese of Esztergom), d. 4 July 1891 at Kalocza. A descendant of a noble… -
Hecker, Isaac Thomas
HECKER, ISAAC THOMAS. - Preacher, publicist, founder of the Paulists, b. of German emigrants in New York on 18 Dec. 1819, d. there on 22… -
Hedley, John Cuthbert
HEDLEY, JOHN CUTHBERT. - Benedictine bishop, in the world John Edward, b. of Catholic parents at Morpeth (Northumberland), 15 April 1837,… -
Hefele, Karl Joseph von
HEFELE, KARL JOSEPH VON. - Bishop and Church historian, b. 15 March 1809 at Unterkochen (Württemberg), d. at Rottenburg on 5 June 1893. For… -
Heimbuher, Maximilian Joseph (HEIMBUCHER, MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH)
HEIMBUHER, MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH. - Apologist and historian, b. at Miesbach (Bavaria) on 10 June 1856, d. there on 24 Aug. 1946. Professor of… -
Heimburg, Gregor von
HEIMBURG, GREGOR von. - Politician and jurist, defender of the conciliar theory, bitter opponent of the Curia of Rome. Born at the…