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Heinbuche von Langenstein, Heinrich (Heinrich von Hessen)
HEINBUCHE von LANGENSTEIN, HEINRICH (HEINRICH von HESSEN). - German scholar and theologian of the 14th century, also called Henry of… -
Heliogabalus (Imp. M. Aurelius Antoninus), Roman Emperor (ELIOGABALO (IMP. M. AURELIUS ANTONINUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
HELIOGABALUS (Imp. M. Aurelius Antoninus), Roman Emperor. - B. at Emesa in 204, d. at Rome on 11 March 222. Son of Varius Marcellus and… -
Helmold (ELMOLDO (HELMOLD))
HELMOLD. - Chronicler, b. ca. 1118-22, disciple of Gerold bishop of Lübeck, he spent his youth, until 1155, in the monastery of Faldera,… -
Henneguier, Jérôme
HENNEGUIER, JÉRÔME. - Dominican theologian, b. at St-Omer in 1663, d. there on 13 March 1712. Master in theology in 1678, he founded a… -
Henry Bate of Malines (ENRICO BATE DA MALINZE)
HENRY BATE OF MALINES. - Belgian philosopher and astronomer, b. 24 March 1246. He completed his philosophical studies presumably in Paris… -
Henry III, Emperor (ENRICO III, IMPERATORE)
HENRY III, EMPEROR. - Son of Conrad II the Salian and of Gisela, b. 28 Oct. 1017, d. at Bodfeld in the Harz on 5 Oct. 1056. Educated in… -
Henry III, King of England (ENRICO III, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
HENRY III, King of England. - B. at Winchester on 1 Oct. 1207, d. on 16 Nov. 1272. Already in 1216 he held the regency upon the death of… -
Henry III, King of France (ENRICO III, RE DI FRANCIA)
HENRY III, King of France. - Last of the Valois, son of Henry II and of Catherine de' Medici, b. Sept. 20, 1551 at Fontainebleau, d. at… -
Henry II, King of England (ENRICO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
HENRY II, King of England. - Son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Matilda, daughter and heiress of Henry I, b. 25 March 1133, d. 6 July 1189 at… -
Henry II, King of France (ENRICO II, RE DI FRANCIA)
HENRY II, King of France. - Second son of Francis I and of Claude, daughter of Louis XII, b. 31 March 1519. By the Treaty of Madrid he was… -
Henry II of Mainz (ENRICO II DI MAGONZA)
HENRY II OF MAINZ. - Archbishop of Mainz from 15 May 1286 until 17-18 March 1288, a Franciscan, son of a baker, born at Isny in Swabia, he… -
Henry I, King of England (ENRICO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
HENRY I, King of England. - Born in 1068, last son of William I the Conqueror, died on 2 Dec. 1135. He obtained the Kingdom of England in… -
Henry I of Mainz (ENRICO I DI MAGONZA)
HENRY I OF MAINZ. - Archbishop of Mainz from 27 Sept. 1142 until 7 June 1153; he was particularly attentive to ecclesiastical discipline… -
Henry IV, Emperor (ENRICO IV, IMPERATORE)
HENRY IV, EMPEROR. - Son of the preceding and of Agnes, b. 11 Nov. 1050, d. near Visé (Belgium) on 7 Aug. 1106. Crowned king already at the… -
Henry IV, King of England (ENRICO IV, RE DI INGHILTERRA)
HENRY IV, King of England. - B. 3 April 1367 at Bolingbroke Castle, d. 20 March 1413 at Westminster. Son of John of Gaunt, duke of… -
Henry IV, King of France (ENRICO IV, RE DI FRANCIA)
HENRY IV, King of France. - Son of Antoine de Bourbon, the prince of the blood closest to the reigning Valois line, and of Jeanne d'Albret,… -
Henry, King of Portugal (ENRICO, RE DI PORTOGALLO)
HENRY, King of Portugal. - B. in 1512, d. in 1580. Son of Emmanuel I, at the age of 14 he chose the ecclesiastical career, whose ranks he… -
Henry of Gorcum (Gorichem) (ENRICO DI GORKUM (GÖRRICHEM))
HENRY OF GORCUM (GORICHEM). - Theologian, b. ca. 1386, d. in 1431 at Cologne. He taught first in Paris and then (1419-31) in Cologne. He is… -
Henry of Herford (ENRICO DI HERFORD)
HENRY OF HERFORD. - Dominican theologian and historian, b. at Herford at the beginning of the 14th century, d. at Minden on 13 Oct. 1370. A… -
Henry of Huntingdon (ENRICO DI HUNTINGDON)
HENRY OF HUNTINGDON. - Archdeacon, historian, b. ca. 1085 in the diocese of Lincoln, the city in which he was educated, d. in 1155. In 1110… -
Henry of Rimini (ENRICO DA RIMINI)
HENRY OF RIMINI. - Dominican theologian, b. at Rimini, d. ca. 1314. He entered the Dominican order in his city. He appears to have been a… -
Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal (ENRICO DI NAVIGATORE, INFANTE DI PORTOGALLO)
HENRY THE NAVIGATOR, Infante of Portugal. - B. at Oporto on 24 March 1394, d. at Sagres on 13 Nov. 1460. Grand Master of the Military Order… -
Henry V, Emperor (ENRICO V, IMPERATORE)
HENRY V, EMPEROR. - Son of the preceding and of Bertha of Savoy, b. 18 Jan. 1081, d. at Utrecht on 23 May 1123. Designated for the… -
Henry VI, Emperor (ENRICO VI, IMPERATORE)
HENRY VI, EMPEROR. - Son of Frederick Barbarossa and Beatrice of Burgundy, b. in 1165, d. at Messina on 28 Sept. 1197. Named king by the… -
Henry VII, Emperor (ENRICO VII, IMPERATORE)
HENRY VII, EMPEROR. - Son of Count Henry III of Luxembourg, b. between 1270 and 1280, d. at Buonconvento on 24 Aug. 1313. On the death of… -
Henry VIII, King of England (ENRICO VIII, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
HENRY VIII, King of England. - Second son of Henry VII, b. June 28, 1491, d. Jan. 28, 1547, he became heir to the throne upon the death of… -
Henry VII, King of England (ENRICO VII, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
HENRY VII, King of England. - First king of the Tudor dynasty, b. at Pembroke Castle on 28 Jan. 1457, d. at Richmond on 21 Apr. 1509. A… -
Henry V, King of England (ENRICO V, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
HENRY V, King of England. - B. 9 Aug. 1387 at Monmouth, d. 31 Aug. 1422 at Vincennes. Having ascended the throne on the death of his father… -
Heraclius I, Emperor of Byzantium (ERACLIO I, IMPERATORE DI BISANZIO)
HERACLIUS I, Emperor of Byzantium. - He reigned from 610 to 641. He was crowned by the Byzantine patriarch Sergius. In 614 he undertook the… -
Herbert, Edward, Lord of Cherbury
HERBERT, Edward, Lord of Cherbury. - Statesman, poet and philosopher, b. at Eyton (Shropshire) on 3 March 1583 (W. Windelband gives the… -
Hergenröther, Joseph
HERGENRÖTHER, JOSEPH. - Cardinal, theologian and Church historian, b. at Würzburg on 15 Sept. 1824, d. in the Cistercian monastery of… -
Hermann, Called Contractus (ERMANNO, DETTO CONTRATTO)
ERMANNO, called CONTRACTUS. - Benedictine (called Contractus because of the paralysis with which he was afflicted), chronicler, poet,… -
Hermann of Lehnin (HERMANN DI LEHNIN)
HERMANN OF LEHNIN. - Monk of the vanished Cistercian abbey of Lehnin near Berlin, who lived and composed his Vaticinium in Latin in the… -
Hermes, Georg
HERMES, GEORG. - Semi-rationalist philosopher and theologian, b. at Dreyervalde, near Münster, on 22 April 1775, d. at Bonn on 26 May 1831.… -
Herod Atticus (ERODE ATTICO)
HEROD ATTICUS. - N. a Maratona nel 101 d. C. da Tiberio Claudio Attico Erode, che gli lasciò in eredità ingenti ricchezze. Se ne servì per… -
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de
HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS, Antonio de. - Spanish historian, b. at Cuéllar in 1549, d. at Madrid on 29 March 1625. He was in Italy in the… -
Herveus Natalis of Nedellec (also known as Herveus Brito, i.e., of Brittany) (ERVEO (HERVAEUS NATALIS) DI NEDELLEC (DETTO ANCHE HERVAEUS BRITO, CIOÈ DI BRETAGNA))
HERVEUS NATALIS OF NEDELLEC (also known as Herveus Brito, i.e., of Brittany). - Dominican Scholastic of the 13th-14th century. He studied… -
Herzen, Aleksandr Ivanovič (Gercen in Russian spelling) (HERZEN, ALEKSANDR IVANOVIĆ (GERCEN NELLA GRAFIA RUSSA))
HERZEN, Aleksandr Ivanovič (Gercen in Russian spelling). - Russian politician and writer, b. in Moscow on 25 March (6 April) 1812, d. in… -
Heylen, Thomas-Louis
HEYLEN, THOMAS-LOUIS. - Bishop of Namur, b. 5 February 1856 at Casterlé-lez-Turnhout (Antwerp), d. 27 October 1941 at Namur. A… -
Heynlin, Johannes von Stein (Johannes de Lapide)
HEYNLIN, Johannes von Stein (Johannes de Lapide). - Carthusian theologian and scholar, b. at Stein in Baden between 1430 and 1433, d. at… -
Hickey (Higuaeus), Antony
HICKEY (Higuaeus), Antony. - Irish theologian, b. in County Clare at Thomond in 1586, d. in Rome on 26 June 1641. A Franciscan (1607) at… -
Hilary of Barenton (ILARIO DA BARENTON)
HILARY OF BARENTON. - Capuchin writer and scholar of the province of Paris, b. 28 Feb. 1864; already a priest and parochial curate, he… -
Hildegund Of Schönau (ILDEGONDA DI SCHÖNAU)
HILDEGUND OF SCHÖNAU. - Born in Neuss, died in Schönau on 20 April 1188. With her father she made a pilgrimage to Palestine, in men's… -
Hinschius, Paul
HINSCHIUS, PAUL. - German canonist, b. in Berlin on 25 Dec. 1835, d. there on 13 Dec. 1898. A student of the Universities of Heidelberg and… -
Hirscher, Johann Baptist
HIRSCHER, JOHANN BAPTIST. - Theologian, b. at Altergarten (Ravensburg) on 20 Jan. 1788, d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 4 Sept. 1865. He… -
Hitler, Adolf
HITLER, ADOLF. - German politician, b. 20 April 1889 at Braunau, on the border between Austria and Germany, d. 30 April 1945 in Berlin. He… -
Hlinka, Andrej
HLINKA, ANDREJ. - Apostolic protonotary and Slovak politician, b. Sept. 27, 1864 at Černová, d. Aug. 16, 1938 at Ružomberok (Slovakia).… -
Hocedez, Edgard
HOCEDEZ, EDGARD. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Ghent on 1 July 1877, d. at Fayt-lez-Manage (Belgium) on 5 Sept. 1948. A religious at… -
Hohenems, Jakob Hannibal
HOHENEMS, JAKOB HANNIBAL. - Man of arms, b. 13 May 1530 at Hohenems, d. there 26 Dec. 1587. He received his baptism of fire in 1547, the… -
Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Family of (HOHENLOHE-SCHILLINGSFÜRST, FAMIGLIA)
HOHENLOHE-SCHILLINGSFÜRST, FAMILY OF. - Of this noble family the principal representatives in the 19th century are the two brothers… -
Holste (Holstenius), Lukas (HOLSTE (HOLSTENIO), LUKAS)
HOLSTE (HOLSTENIUS), LUKAS. - Geographer and scholar, b. in Hamburg on 27 Sept. 1596, d. in Rome on 2 Feb. 1661. He studied at Leiden under… -
Honorius (Flavius Honorius), Roman Emperor (ONORIO (FLAVIUS HONORIUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
HONORIUS (Flavius Honorius), Roman Emperor. - Son of Theodosius the Great, born at Constantinople on 9 September 384, died at Ravenna on 15… -
Howard, Philip Thomas
HOWARD, PHILIP THOMAS. - Dominican cardinal, b. in London on 12 Sept. 1629, d. in Rome on 17 June 1694. Son of Thomas Howard Arundel, duke… -
Hübner, Joseph Alexander, Count of (HÜBNER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER, CONTE DI)
HÜBNER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER, conte di. - Austrian diplomat, b. 26 Nov. 1811 in Vienna, d. there 30 July 1892. Having entered the State… -
Huet (Huetius), Pierre-Daniel
HUET (Huetius), PIERRE-DANIEL. - French philosopher, theologian and scholar, b. at Caen on 8 February 1630, d. at Paris on 26 February… -
Hugh, King of Italy (UGO, RE D'ITALIA)
HUGH, King of Italy. - Crowned in April 927, he held power until 947. Born between 880 and 881 to Count Tibaldo and to Berta, daughter of… -
Hugh of Fleury (UGO DI FLEURY)
HUGH OF FLEURY. - Little is known of the life of this monk who became famous for his vast learning. D. after 1118. U. of Ste Marie, a… -
Hugo Etherianus (UGO ETERIANO)
HUGO ETHERIANUS. - Theologian and cardinal, b. at Pisa at the beginning of the 12th century, d. in 1182. Together with his brother Leo,… -
Hugo Metello (UGO METELLO)
HUGO METELLO. - Theologian, b. at Toul at the end of the 11th century, d. ca. 1150. A disciple of Anselm of Laon (v.), he became a canon of… -
Hugo of Farfa (UGO DI FARFA)
HUGO OF FARFA. - Born of a noble family of the Marsica around 972, died on 25 December 1038, he became abbot of Farfa in December 997.… -
Huizinga, Johan
HUIZINGA, JOHAN. - Dutch historian, b. 7 Dec. 1872 at Groningen, d. 1 Feb. 1945 at De Steeg. He first studied comparative philology and… -
Humboldt, François
HUMBOLDT, FRANÇOIS. - Theologian and preacher of the Order of Minims, b. at Verdun in 1569, d. at Tours on 29 Oct. 1612. He became a… -
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of (HUNTINGDON, SELINA HASTINGS, CONTESSA DI)
HUNTINGDON, Selina Hastings, Countess of. - Foundress of a Protestant sect, b. at Stanton Harold in Leicestershire (England) on 24 Aug.… -
Hunyadi, János (HUNYADI, JANOS)
HUNYADI, JÁNOS. - A brilliant strategist and Hungarian hero in the struggles against the Turks, b. at Hunyad Castle in Transylvania ca.… -
Hurter, Friedrich von
HURTER, FRIEDRICH von. - Historian, b. 19 March 1787 at Schaffhausen (Switzerland), d. 27 Aug. 1865 at Graz (Austria). He studied at… -
Hus, Jan
HUS, JAN. - Religious agitator, founder of Hussitism and of the Czech national Church, b. ca. 1370 at Husinec in southern Bohemia to humble… -
Hyacinth of Casale Monferrato (GIACINTO DA CASALE MONFERRATO)
HYACINTH OF CASALE MONFERRATO. - Born at Casale to the counts Natta on 21 January 1575, died there on 18 January 1627. He studied letters… -
Iajo (Le Jay), Claudio (IAJO (LE JAV), CLAUDIO)
IAJO (LE JAY), CLAUDIO. - Theologian, controversialist, b. around 1500 at Mieussy (Savoy), d. at Vienna, in Austria, on 6 Aug. 1552. Having… -
Ibrišimović, Luka (IBRIŠIMOVIĆ, LUCA)
IBRIŠIMOVIĆ, LUKA. - Franciscan, Croatian national hero, b. at Požega in 1620, d. there in 1698. A defender of the Christian people of… -
Ilduin, Abbot of St-Denis (ILDUINO, ABATE DI ST-DENIS)
ILDUIN, Abbot of St-Denis. - Born of a noble family in the second half of the 8th century, died on 22 November 844. He completed his… -
Illustrious Men (UOMINI ILLUSTRI)
ILLUSTRIOUS MEN. - Mention should be made of the blessed Cristoforo Maccasoglio of the Franciscan convent of the Grazie; the blessed… -
Imbart de La Tour, Pierre-Gilbert-Jean-Marie
IMBART DE LA TOUR, PIERRE-GILBERT-JEAN-MARIE. - French historian, b. 22 Aug. 1860 at Valenton (Seine-et-Oise), d. 18 Dec. 1925 in Paris. A… -
Infessura, Stefano
INFESSURA, STEFANO. - Chronicler, born in Rome to a family of the minor nobility living in the Trevi district in the first half of the 15th… -
Ingoli, Francesco
INGOLI, FRANCESCO. - Priest, born in Ravenna on 21 Nov. 1578 to a distinguished family, died in Rome on 29 Apr. 1649. He studied at Padua,… -
Inmarus, Archbishop of Reims (INCMARO, ARCIVESCOVO DI REIMS)
INMARUS, Archbishop of Reims. - Born ca. 806, of a noble Frankish family, died on 21 December 882 at Epernay during the flight from the… -
Institoris, Heinrich (Henricus de Slectat)
INSTITORIS, HEINRICH (Henricus de Slectat). - Dominican theologian, b. at Schlettstadt ca. 1430, d. in Moravia in 1505. He was teaching… -
Iorga, Nicolae
IORGA, NICOLAE. - Historian, b. at Botosani on June 5, 1871, murdered in the forest of Pantelimon (Bucharest) on Nov. 28, 1940. The figure… -
Ireland, John
IRELAND, JOHN. - The most popular of the American bishops, alongside Card. Gibbons, b. at Burnchurch (Ireland) on Sept. 11, 1838, d. at St.… -
Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East (ISACCO II, ANGELO, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)
ISAAC II ANGELOS, Emperor of the East. - He was emperor twice, from 1185 to 1195 and, with the help of the Latins, from Aug. 1203 until… -
ISABELLA II, QUEEN OF SPAIN (ISABELLA II, REGINA DI SPAGNA)
ISABELLA II, QUEEN OF SPAIN. - B. 10 Oct. 1830 in Madrid, d. 9 Apr. 1904 in Paris. Daughter of Ferdinand VII and Maria Christina, she lost… -
Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Castile (ISABELLA LA CATTOLICA, REGINA DI CASTIGLIA)
ISABELLA THE CATHOLIC, Queen of Castile. - Born 22 Apr. 1451 at Madrigal de las Altas Torres, died 26 Nov. 1504 at Medina del Campo.… -
Isenburg, Diether von
ISENBURG, DIETHER von. - Archbishop of Mainz, b. in 1412, d. on 7 May 1482 at Aschaffenburg. Elected archbishop of Mainz in 1459, he did… -
Isnard, Étienne (ISNARD, ETIENNE)
ISNARD, ÉTIENNE. - Theologian, canonist and historian, b. at Toulon on 17 Jan. 1578, d. there on 24 Oct. 1656. He entered the Order of… -
Išoʿjahb II (IŠŌ'JAHB II)
IŠOʿJAHB II. - Nestorian Katholikos, b. at Gēdālā, consecrated in 628 and d. between 643 and 644. In a time troubled by the wars between… -
Iturbide, Agustín (ITURBIDE, AUGUSTIN)
ITURBIDE, AGUSTÍN. - Emperor of Mexico, b. 27 Sept. 1783 at Valladolid (present-day Morelia), d. 19 July 1824 at Padilla. Having entered… -
Ivan III, Grand Duke of Moscow and All Russia (IVAN III, GRANDUCA DI MOSCOVIA E DI TUTTE LE RUSSIE)
IVAN III, Grand Duke of Moscow and All Russia. - The name of this sovereign is identified with Russia's rise at the turn of the fifteenth… -
Ivan IV, The Terrible (IVAN IV, IL TERRIBILE)
IVAN IV, The Terrible. - Born in 1533, died in 1584, he was crowned tsar by his metropolitan Macarius (v.) in 1547 without the prior… -
Ivantsov-Platonov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich (IVANTSOV-PLATONOV, ALEKSANDR MICHAJLOVIČ)
IVANTSOV-PLATONOV, ALEKSANDR MIKHAILOVICH. - Born in 1835, died in 1894, archpriest, noted Russian historian and churchman. A doctor of… -
Jacobini, Domenico
JACOBINI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, born in Rome on 3 September 1837, died there on 3 February 1900. Ordained a priest, he carried on a notable… -
Jaffé, Philipp
JAFFÉ, PHILIPP. - Distinguished historian and critic, b. at Schwersenz (Posen) on 17 Feb. 1819, d. by suicide at Wittenberge on 3 Apr.… -
Jahballaha I (JAHBALLĀHĀ I)
JAHBALLAHA I. - Catholicos of the Church of Persia (415-20). In 418 he went to Constantinople as ambassador of King Yazdegerd I. In 419 a… -
Jahballaha III (JAHBALLĀHĀ III)
JAHBALLAHA III. - Nestorian catholicos from 1281 to 1317, a Mongol, born at Kuoseng in 1244. He lived as a monk in a monastery near… -
James II, King of England (GIACOMO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
JAMES II, King of England. - B. in London on 15 Oct. 1633, d. at St. Germain on 17 Sept. 1701. The second son of Charles I, he was taken… -
James I, King of England (GIACOMO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
JAMES I, King of England. - Sixth king of Scotland, b. at Edinburgh on 19 June 1566, d. at Theobalds on 27 March 1625. Only son of Mary… -
James of Jüterbog (GIACOMO DI JÜTERBOG)
JAMES OF JÜTERBOG. - Born in 1381 in the surroundings of Jüterbog near Berlin, the son of a poor peasant; his name was Benedikt… -
James of Lilienstein (GIACOMO DI LILIENSTEIN)
JAMES OF LILIENSTEIN. - Dominican theologian of the early 16th century. A professor of theology at the philosophical-theological academy of… -
James of Molay (GIACOMO DI MOLAY)
JAMES OF MOLAY. - Last Grand Master of the Order of the Templars. Born probably near Cintrey (Haute-Saône) around 1244. Admitted into the… -
James of Vitry (GIACOMO DI VITRY)
JAMES OF VITRY. - Cardinal, famous preacher and writer, b. around 1170 at Vitry in France, perhaps at Vitry-sur-Seine, d. at Rome on 1 May… -
James V, King of Scotland (GIACOMO V, RE DI SCOZIA)
JAMES V, King of Scotland. - Born at Linlithgow on 10 April 1512, died at Falkland on 12 December 1542. After the regency of his mother he… -
Jandel, Alexandre-Vincent
JANDEL, ALEXANDRE-VINCENT. - Master General of the Dominicans, b. at Gerbévilliers (Lorraine) on 10 July 1810, d. at Rome on 11 Dec. 1872.… -
Janet, Pierre
JANET, PIERRE. - Physiologist and psychologist, nephew of Paul J., b. in Paris on 30 May 1859, d. there on 23 Feb. 1947. Director of the… -
Jann, Adelhelm da Stans
JANN, ADELHELM DA STANS. - Swiss Capuchin historian, b. in the village of Alpnach on 21 Feb. 1876, d. in Lucerne on 30 Dec. 1945. He… -
Janski, Bogdan
JANSKI, BOGDAN. - Born at Ciechanowiec (Poland), 27 March 1807, died at Rome 2 July 1840. After completing his early studies at Pultusk, he… -
Janssen, Arnold
JANSSEN, ARNOLD. - Founder of the Society of the Divine Word, b. at Goch (Rhineland) on 5 Nov. 1837; d. at Steyl (Holland) on 15 Jan. 1909.… -
Janssen, Johannes
JANSSEN, JOHANNES. - Historian, b. 10 April 1829 at Xanten, d. 24 December 1891 at Frankfurt am Main. He completed his studies at the… -
Janssens, Aloysius (JANSSENS, ALOISIUS)
JANSSENS, ALOYSIUS. - Belgian theologian, missionary of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheut), considered the greatest… -
Janssens, François Elinga
JANSSENS, FRANÇOIS ELINGA. - Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. at Bruges ca. 1635, d. there on 22 Nov. 1715. A religious in his… -
Janssens, Henri (in religion Laurent) (JANSSENS, HENRI (IN REL. LAURENT))
JANSSENS, Henri (in religion Laurent). - Benedictine theologian, b. at St-Nicolas (Waes) in Belgium, on 2 July 1855, d. at… -
Jaricot, Pauline-Marie
JARICOT, PAULINE-MARIE. - Foundress of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Born in Lyon on July 22, 1799, died there on Jan. 9,… -
Jaures, Jean (JAURÈS, JEAN)
JAURES, JEAN. - Politician and historian, b. at Castres on 3 Sept. 1859, d. at Paris on 31 July 1914. Several times a deputy in Parliament,… -
Javorskiy, Stefan (JAVORSKIJ, STEFAN)
JAVORSKIY, STEFAN. — In Russian theology he represents the Catholic tendency as opposed to the Protestant one led by Feofan Prokopovich,… -
Jeanne D'Albret, Queen Of Navarre (GIOVANNA D'ALBRET, REGINA DI NAVARRA)
JEANNE D'ALBRET, QUEEN OF NAVARRE. - The last of the Albret dynasty reigning over French Navarre, J. was born at Pau on 7 January 1528: her… -
Jeannerat, Giuseppe
JEANNERAT, GIUSEPPE. - Pontifical officer, b. 31 Dec. 1813 in Switzerland, d. 27 Nov. 1897 in Bologna. He entered the service of the… -
Jeiler, Ignaz
JEILER, IGNAZ. - Franciscan theologian and medievalist, b. at Havixbeck in Westphalia on 4 Dec. 1823, d. at Quaracchi on 4 Dec. 1904. He… -
Jelenić, Julijan
JELENIĆ, JULIJAN. - Franciscan historian, b. at Riječane in Bosnia on 29 Aug. 1877, d. on 5 Aug. 1931. A priest in 1903, he was appointed… -
Jeningen, Philipp
JENINGEN, PHILIPP. - German Jesuit, b. at Eichstätt on 5 Jan. 1642, d. in the reputation of sanctity at Ellwangen (Württemberg) on 8 Feb.… -
Jenzenstein (Jenstein), Jana Di
JENZENSTEIN (JENSTEIN), JANA di. - Archbishop of Prague, b. in 1350, d. in 1400. After completing his studies at Padua, Bologna and Paris… -
Jeremias II Tranos, Patriarch of Constantinople (GEREMIA II TRANOS, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
JEREMIAS II TRANOS, Patriarch of Constantinople. - He was patriarch in the following years: 1572-79, 1580-84, 1589-95. On the occasion of… -
Jerome of the Mother of God (GIROLAMO DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
JEROME OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world G. García (which a defective pronunciation changed to Gracián), b. at… -
Jevons, William Stanley
JEVONS, WILLIAM STANLEY. - English philosopher and economist, b. at Liverpool on 1 Sept. 1835, d. drowned at Galley Hill, near Hastings, on… -
Jhering, Rudolf Von
JHERING, RUDOLF von. - Jurist, b. at Aurich on 22 Aug. 1818, d. at Göttingen on 17 Sept. 1892. After studying at various universities, he… -
Joachim Murat, King of Naples (GIOACHINO MURAT, RE DI NAPOLI)
JOACHIM MURAT, King of Naples. - B. March 25, 1767 at La Bastide Fortunière, d. Oct. 13, 1815 at Pizzo in Calabria. Destined by his parents… -
Joanna the Mad, Queen of Castile and Aragon (GIOVANNA, LA PAZZA, REGINA DI CASTIGLIA E D'ARAGONA)
JOANNA THE MAD, Queen of Castile and Aragon. - B. in 1479 at Toledo, d. 12 April 1555 at Tordesillas. Daughter of Ferdinand II the… -
Johannes Hispanus (Aren Darut) (GIOVANNI, AREN DARUT (JOHANNES HISPANUS))
JOHANNES HISPANUS (Aren Darut). - Medieval translator, often confused with G. of Seville (v.). His name is linked to the translation of the… -
John Albert, King of Poland (GIOVANNI ALBERTO, RE DI POLONIA)
JOHN ALBERT, King of Poland. - Third-born son of Casimir IV, King of Poland (b. 1459), in 1490 he contended with his elder brother… -
John Canaparius (GIOVANNI CANAPARIO)
JOHN CANAPARIUS. - Historian. Of a noble Roman family, born around the middle of the 10th century, he spent his youth between worldly… -
John, Deacon (GIOVANNI, DIACONO)
JOHN, DEACON. - Neapolitan chronicler, who lived in the second half of the 9th century and the early years of the 10th. He was rector of… -
John III Sobieski, King of Poland (GIOVANNI III SOBIESKI, RE DI POLONIA)
JOHN III SOBIESKI, King of Poland. - B. at Olesko (Lviv) on 2 June 1624. His eminent family position - he was the son of Jakób, first se- >… -
John of Austria (GIOVANNI D'AUSTRIA)
JOHN OF AUSTRIA. - Natural son of Charles V and Barbara Blomberg, b. at Regensburg, his mother's city, on 24 Feb. 1545, d. near Namur on 1… -
John of Baconthorp (Bacone) (GIOVANNI DA BACONTHORP (BACONE))
JOHN OF BACONTHORP (BACONE). - Carmelite theologian, b. in the county of Norfolk ca. 1280, d. ca. 1348. He studied at Oxford under Robert… -
John of Burgh (Johannes de Burgo) (GIOVANNI DI BURGH (JOHANNES DE BURGO))
JOHN OF BURGH (Johannes de Burgo). - Theologian of the 14th century. In 1384 he was appointed rector of the University of Cambridge; and… -
John of Ephesus (GIOVANNI DI EFESO)
JOHN OF EPHESUS. - So called because he worked mostly in Ephesus, but he was born in Amida (Syria) at the beginning of the 6th century and… -
John of Faenza (Ioannes Faventinus) (GIOVANNI DA FAENZA (IOANNES FAVENTINUS))
JOHN OF FAENZA (Ioannes Faventinus). - One of the greatest glossators of Gratian's Decretum, d. after 1220. The dates of his birth and… -
John of Giscala (GIOVANNI DI GISCALA)
JOHN OF GISCALA. - Jewish warrior, b. at Giscala (now el-Ciè), northwest of the Sea of Galilee. Animated by a deep anti-Roman hatred, he… -
John of Hildesheim (GIOVANNI DI HILDESHEIM)
JOHN OF HILDESHEIM. - German Carmelite of the 14th century. He studied in Paris and then held the office of prior for many years at Kassel… -
John of Legnano (GIOVANNI DA LEGNANO)
JOHN OF LEGNANO. - Jurist, b. in Milan on an uncertain date and d. in Bologna on 16 February 1383. A professor of civil law from 1350 and… -
John of Mirecourt (de Mirecuria) (GIOVANNI DI MIRECOURT (DE MIRECURIA))
JOHN OF MIRECOURT (de Mirecuria). - Cistercian scholastic (hence the appellation of monacus albus) of the first half of the fourteenth… -
John of Montesono (GIOVANNI DI MONTESONOS)
JOHN OF MONTESONO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Monzón (Aragon) around the middle of the 14th century, d. after 1412. At Barcelona in 1372… -
John of Nikiu (GIOVANNI DI NIKIU)
JOHN OF NIKIU. - Monophysite bishop of Nikiu, an island in the Nile delta, who toward the end of the 7th century wrote in Greek or in… -
John of Paris (Quidort, Lesourd, Dormiens, Surdus) (GIOVANNI DI PARIGI (QUIDORT, LESOURD, DORMIENS, SURDUS))
JOHN OF PARIS (Quidort, Lesourd, Dormiens, Surdus). - Dominican Scholastic, b. ca. 1269, d. at Bordeaux on 22 Sept. 1306. He entered the… -
John of Peterborough (GIOVANNI DI PETERBOROUGH (JOHN OF PETERBOROUGH))
JOHN OF PETERBOROUGH. - Author to whom is usually attributed the admirable Chronicon Petroburgense ab a. 654 ad a. C. 1368, contained in… -
John of Ragusa (GIOVANNI DI RAGUSA)
JOHN OF RAGUSA. - Dominican, one of the principal figures of the Council of Basel (1431-48), b. at Ragusa of the noble Stojković family ca.… -
John of Reading (GIOVANNI DE READING)
JOHN OF READING. - Franciscan theologian of the 14th century. He taught at Oxford no earlier than the year 1319, then moved to Avignon,… -
John of Saint Thomas (GIOVANNI DI SAN TOMMASO)
JOHN OF SAINT THOMAS. - Dominican theologian, b. in Lisbon of the noble Poinso family on 9 July 1589, d. at Fraga (Aragon) on 15 June 1644.… -
John of Salisbury (GIOVANNI DI SALISBURY)
JOHN OF SALISBURY. - Medieval scholastic, a complex figure of philosopher, historian and humanist, b. in Salisbury ca. 1110-20, d. at… -
John of Seville (Johannes Hispalensis) (GIOVANNI DI SIVIGLIA (JOHANNES HISPALENSIS))
JOHN OF SEVILLE (Johannes Hispalensis). - Christian astronomer and mathematician, active in Andalusia in the first half of the 12th century… -
John of Wesalia (Johann von Wesel) (GIOVANNI DI VESALIA (JOHANN VON WESEL))
JOHN OF WESALIA (Johann von Wesel). - Theologian, whose real name was Johann Rucherath or Richerath, b. at Oberwesel in the early 15th… -
John Plantagenet, Lackland, King of England (GIOVANNI PLANTAGENETO, SENZA TERRA, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
JOHN PLANTAGENET, Lackland, King of England. - B. 24 (?) Dec. 1167 at Oxford, d. 19 Oct. 1216 at Newark. Son of Henry II (v.), brother and… -
John the Deacon, called Hymonides (GIOVANNI DIACONO, DETTO HYMONIDES)
JOHN THE DEACON, called Hymonides. - B. c. 825, d. before 882. A monk of Monte Cassino, a friend of Anastasius Bibliothecarius, he had… -
John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (GIOVANNI VIII PALEOLOGO, IMPERATORE DI BISANZIO)
JOHN VIII PALAIOLOGOS, Emperor of Byzantium. - Son of Manuel II Palaiologos, b. in 1383, colleague of his father on the throne, he… -
John VI of Draskhanakert (GIOVANNI VI DI DRASKHANAKERT)
JOHN VI OF DRASKHANAKERT. - Famous katholikós of the Armenian Church, from 898 to 925. He governed the see very wisely during a period of… -
John XI Bekkos, Catholic Patriarch of Constantinople (GIOVANNI XI BEKKOS, PATRIARCA CATTOLICO DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
JOHN XI BEKKOS, Catholic Patriarch of Constantinople. - A descendant of a Byzantine family, born on an unknown date, he was patriarch from… -
Joinville, Jean De
JOINVILLE, JEAN de. - French statesman and historian, b. in 1224, d. on 11 July 1319. A scion of a noble family of Champagne, and invested… -
Jordan, Franz
JORDAN, FRANZ. - Priest, in religion F. Maria della Croce, b. at Gurtweil (Baden) on 16 June 1848, d. at Tafers (Switzerland) on 8 Sept.… -
Jordanis (Jordanes, Jornandes)
JORDANIS (Jordanes, Jornandes). - Historian of Gothic origin, who lived around the middle of the 6th century. He wrote in vulgar Latin, in… -
Jörg, Joseph Edmund
JÖRG, JOSEPH EDMUND. - Historian, publicist and politician, b. at Immenstadt on 23 Dec. 1819 and d. at Landshut on 18 Nov. 1901. He studied… -
Joscellino (Joslenus, Gauslenus) of Soissons (JOSCELLINO (JOSLENUS, GAUSLENUS) DI SOISSONS)
JOSCELLINO (Joslenus, Gauslenus) of Soissons. - Master of dialectic at Mont-Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, a contemporary of Abelard, d. 25… -
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples, Then King of Spain (GIUSEPPE BONAPARTE, RE DI NAPOLI, POI RE DI SPAGNA)
JOSEPH BONAPARTE, King of Naples, Then King of Spain. - Born Jan. 7, 1768 at Corte in Corsica, d. July 28, 1844 at Florence. The elder… -
Joseph I, Emperor (GIUSEPPE I, IMPERATORE)
JOSEPH I, EMPEROR. - Born in Vienna on 26 July 1678, died there on 17 April 1711. He assumed the imperial crown upon the death of his… -
Joseph II, Emperor (GIUSEPPE II, IMPERATORE)
JOSEPH II, EMPEROR. - Born on March 16, 1741 in Vienna, died there on Feb. 20, 1790. The first male child of Grand Duke Francis I of… -
Joseph II, Patriarch of Constantinople (GIUSEPPE II, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
JOSEPH II, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Bulgarian by birth (1416), he took part in the Council of Florence. Having died before the… -
Joseph of Paris (GIUSEPPE DA PARIGI)
JOSEPH OF PARIS. - François Le Clerc du Tremblay, also known as the Gray Eminence, b. in Paris on 4 Nov. 1577, d. there on 16 Dec. 1638. Of… -
Jouffroy, Jean
JOUFFROY, JEAN. - French cardinal and politician, b. at Luxeuil around 1412, d. at Rully on 24 Nov. 1473. He studied jurisprudence at… -
Jouvancy, Joseph De
JOUVANCY, JOSEPH de. - Jesuit, philologist, pedagogue and historian, b. in Paris on 14 Sept. 1643, d. in Rome on 29 May 1719. He taught… -
Jovian (Flavius Jovianus Augustus) (GIOVIANO (FLAVIUS IOVIANUS AUGUSTUS))
GIOVIANO (Flavius Iovianus Augustus). - Roman emperor, b. at Singidunum in Moesia in 331, d. in Bithynia on 17 February 364. Son of the… -
Joyeuse, François-Henri
JOYEUSE, FRANÇOIS-HENRI. - French cardinal, b. June 24, 1562, d. Aug. 27, 1615 at Avignon. Elected archbishop of Narbonne in 1581 and… -
Juárez, Benito Pablo (JUAREZ, BENITO PABLO)
JUÁREZ, BENITO PABLO. - Mexican politician, b. 21 March 1806 at S. Pueblo Guelatao (Oaxaca), d. 18 July 1872 in Mexico City. He first… -
Judas Galileo (GIUDA GALILEO)
JUDAS GALILEO. - Leader of one of the revolts that broke out in Palestine against Roman rule, on the occasion of the census ordered by the… -
Julian the Apostate (Imp. Flavius Claudius Julianus), Roman Emperor (GIULIANO L'APOSTATA (IMP. FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS IULIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
JULIAN THE APOSTATE (Imp. Flavius Claudius Julianus), Roman Emperor. - B. at Constantinople in 331, d. at Ctesiphon on 27 June 363. Son of… -
Jung-Stilling, Johann Heinrich
JUNG-STILLING, JOHANN HEINRICH. - Pietist, b. at Grund (Hilchenbach) on Sept. 12, 1740, d. at Karlsruhe on Apr. 2, 1817. In 1787 he was… -
Justina, Roman Empress (GIUSTINA, IMPERATRICE ROMANA)
JUSTINA, ROMAN EMPRESS. - Daughter of Justus, consularis of Picenum and a relative of Magnentius, whom she married while still a girl. Left… -
Justinian, Emperor of the East (GIUSTINIANO, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)
JUSTINIAN, EMPEROR OF THE EAST - Institutiones, II, 24. Parchment codex from Monte Cassino (9th century). legislative and administrative.… -
Kakowski, Alexander
KAKOWSKI, ALEXANDER. - Cardinal, born at Dembica, diocese of Plock, in Poland, on 5 February 1862, died at Warsaw on 30 December 1938.… -
Kalbermatten, Wilhelm
KALBERMATTEN, WILHELM. - Papal general, b. at Brig in Valais (Switzerland) on 15 Nov. 1793, d. in Rome on 15 Dec. 1875. Summoned by Pius IX… -
K'anghsi
K'ANGHSI. - English spelling of a term (in Italian "Ccamsci") that designates the period 1661-1722, during which the second emperor of the… -
Kanishka (KANIŠKA)
KANISHKA. - Most of the information from Chinese sources concerning the kingdom and life of K., the "king of kings" of the Kušānas, is… -
Kanzler, Hermann
KANZLER, HERMANN. - Papal general and pro-minister of arms, b. at Weingarten near Bruchsal (Baden) on 28 March 1822, d. at Rome on 6 Jan.… -
Karnkowski, Stanisław (KARNKOWSKI, STANISLAW)
KARNKOWSKI, STANISŁAW. - Primate of Poland, b. 10 May 1520, d. 18 June 1603. Bishop of Włocławek (Leslau) in 1567, he became in 1581… -
Kaunitz, Anton Wenzel
KAUNITZ, ANTON WENZEL. - Austrian statesman, b. Feb. 2, 1711 in Vienna, d. there June 27, 1794. Entrusted in 1741 with a special mission to… -
Keller, Émile, Count (KELLER, EMILE, CONTE)
KELLER, Émile, Count. - French Catholic politician, b. at Belfort on 8 Oct. 1828, d. at Paris on 20 Feb. 1909. He was a deputy in… -
Kenrick, Francis Patrick
KENRICK, FRANCIS PATRICK. - Archbishop of Baltimore, theologian, controversialist, b. in Dublin on 3 Dec. 1797, d. in Baltimore on 8 July… -
Kepler (Keplero), Johannes
KEPLER (KEPLERO), JOHANNES. - One of the four great founders of modern astronomy, together with Copernicus, Galileo and Newton. Born at… -
Ketteler, Wilhelm Emmanuel von (KETTELER, WILHELM EMANUEL VON)
KETTELER, WILHELM EMMANUEL VON. - Bishop of Mainz, initiator and supporter of the ideological and practical movement of German social… -
Keyserling, Hermann, Count (KEYSERLING, HERMANN, CONTE)
KEYSERLING, Hermann, Count. - Philosopher, b. at Koenno (Livonia) on 20 July 1880, d. at Innsbruck on 26 Apr. 1946. He studied natural… -
Khaciatur Arakelean
KHACIATUR ARAKELEAN. - One of the most illustrious figures among the Armenian pupils of the Urban College of Propaganda. Born in 1666 at… -
Khosrow (Husrav) II, Persian Emperor (COSROE (HUSRAV) II, IMPERATORE PERSIANO)
KHOSROW (Husrav) II, Persian Emperor. - Called the Victorious. He reigned from 590 to 628. At the beginning of his reign, both because of… -
Khosrow (Husrav) I, Persian Emperor (COSROE (HUSRAV) I, IMPERATORE PERSIANO)
KHOSROW (Husrav) I, Persian Emperor. - He reigned from 531 to 579. In 540 C. began his campaigns against the Byzantines and at the same… -
Kiefl, Franz Xaver
KIEFL, FRANZ XAVER. - Theologian and Catholic writer, b. at Höhenrain (Lower Bavaria) on 17 Oct. 1869, d. at Regensburg on 5 June 1928.… -
Kirakos, Virapetzi
KIRAKOS, VIRAPETZI. - Anchorite of the Armenian hermitage of Korvirap, in Greater Armenia, he was the first katholikos elected in… -
Kirēev, Aleksandr Aleksēevič
KIRĒEV, ALEKSANDR ALEKSĒEVIČ. - Cavalry general (1833-1911). A noted Russian theologian. In 1862 he was aide-de-camp to Grand Duke… -
Kireevskij, Ivan Vasilevič
KIREEVSKIJ, IVAN VASILEVIČ. - Russian thinker and publicist, b. in Moscow on 22 March 1805, d. in St. Petersburg on 11 June 1856. In his… -
Kirsch, Johan Peter
KIRSCH, JOHAN PETER. - Luxembourgish prelate, archaeologist and historian, b. at Dippach on 3 Nov. 1861, d. at Rome on 4 Feb. 1941. He… -
Klesl, Melchior
KLESL, MELCHIOR. - Cardinal, b. 19 Feb. 1552 in Vienna, d. 18 Sept. 1630 at Wiener-Neustadt. The son of a Protestant baker, he embraced the… -
Kmetko, Karol
KMETKO, KAROL. - Archbishop, b. 12 Dec. 1875 at Dolné Držkovce, d. 22 Dec. 1948 at Nitra (Slovakia). Ordained a priest in 1899, he became a… -
Knöpfler, Alois
KNÖPFLER, ALOIS. - Church historian, b. 29 Aug. 1847 at Schomburg (Württemberg), d. there 14 July 1921. Ordained a priest in 1874, he… -
Koellin, Konrad
KOELLIN, KONRAD. - Dominican theologian, b. at Ulm around 1476, d. at Cologne on 26 Aug. 1536. He entered religious life in his native city… -
Kolbe, Maksymilian Maria (KOLBE, MAKSYMILIAN-MARIA)
KOLBE, MAKSYMILIAN MARIA. - Marian writer and apostle, of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Pabjanica, in Poland, on 6 Jan. 1894, d. at… -
Kopp, Georg von (KÖPP, GEORG VON)
KOPP, Georg von. - Cardinal, b. at Duderstadt on 25 July 1837, d. at Troppau, now Opava, on 4 March 1914. Ordained a priest in 1862, and… -
Kopystenskij, Zacharija
KOPYSTENSKIJ, ZACHARIJA. - The most important South Russian anti-Catholic and anti-Protestant polemicist of the 17th century, d. March 21,… -
Korošec, Anton
KOROŠEC, ANTON. - Slovenian priest and politician, b. at Sv. Jurig on the Scavnica in Styria in 1872, d. at Belgrade on 14 Dec. 1940. In…