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Giorgi da Gheel (GIORGIO DA GHEEL)
GIORGI DA GHEEL. - Capuchin missionary and martyr of the old Flemish-Belgian province, b. at Oevel, near Geel (Campine), in Aug. 1616,… -
Gnana Prakasar, Swaminadar (Swaminathapillai)
GNANA PRAKASAR, Swaminadar (Swaminathapillai). - Missionary b. in Manipay, apostolic vicariate of Jaffna, on 30 Aug. 1875, to Hindu… -
Gnecchi Soldi, Organtino
GNECCHI SOLDI, ORGANTINO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Casto Val Sabbia (Brescia) in 1553, d. at Nagasaki on 22 April 1609. A Jesuit in… -
Goes, Bento de
GOES, BENTO de. - Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Villa Franca do Campo, on the island of São Miguel (Azores), d. at Suchow (China)… -
Gonçalvez, Giacomo
GONÇALVEZ, GIACOMO. - Born in June 1676 in Goa, in 1700 an Oratorian and in 1705 a missionary on the island of Ceylon. He soon… -
Grandin, Vital (GRANDIN, VITALE)
GRANDIN, VITAL. - Born on 8 February 1829 at St-Pierre-la-Cour, diocese of Laval, in 1853 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, in… -
Grueber, Johann
GRUEBER, JOHANN. - Jesuit, explorer, b. at Linz on 28 Oct. 1623, d. at Sarospatak (Hungary) on 30 Sept. 1680. Invited to go to China by Fr.… -
Hallerstein, Augustin von
HALLERSTEIN, AUGUSTIN von. - Jesuit, missionary and astronomer, b. in Ljubljana on 27 Aug. 1703, d. in Beijing on 29 Oct. 1774. Already… -
Hanxleden, Johann Ernst
HANXLEDEN, JOHANN ERNST. - Indologist, b. in 1681 at Osterkappeln (Germany), d. on 21 March 1732 at Palur (India). Having entered the… -
Hartmann, Anastasius
HARTMANN, ANASTASIUS. - Titular bishop of Derbe, b. 24 Feb. 1803 at Altwis (Hitzkirch, Lucerne), entered the novitiate of the Capuchins of… -
Henriquez, Enrique
HENRIQUEZ, ENRIQUE. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Villaviciosa (Portugal) in 1520, d. at Pumai-kayal (Fishery Coast in southeastern India) on… -
Henry, Prince of Kongo (ENRICO, PRINCIPE DEL CONGO)
HENRY, Prince of Kongo. - B. ca. 1495, son of dom Affonso, later king of the Congo, dom E. in 1508 was sent to Lisbon to be educated in the… -
Horner, Antoine
HORNER, ANTOINE. - Born at Schönenburg (Alsace) on 20 June 1827, died 18 May 1880. Having entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in… -
Huc, Évariste-Régis (HUC, EVARISTE-RÉGIS)
HUC, ÉVARISTE-RÉGIS. - Missionary, traveler and writer, b. at Caylus (France) on 1 June 1813, he was admitted to the Congregation of the… -
Ignatius of Jesus (Carlo Leonelli) (IGNAZIO DI GESÙ (CARLO LEONELLI))
IGNATIUS OF JESUS (CARLO LEONELLI). - Carmelite missionary. He was born at Sorbolongo (Pesaro, Italy) in 1596. Having earned a doctorate in… -
Intorcetta, Prospero
INTORCETTA, PROSPERO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Piazza Armerina (Enna) on 28 Aug. 1625, d. at Hangzhou on 3 Oct. 1696. Having fled at the… -
Jolivet, Charles-Constant
JOLIVET, CHARLES-CONSTANT. - Born on 9 January 1826 at Pont-l'Abbé, diocese of Quimper, died at Durban on 15 October 1903; in 1848 he… -
Joseph of Carabantes (GIUSEPPE DA CARABANTES)
JOSEPH OF CARABANTES. - Capuchin preacher and missionary of the ancient province of Aragon, b. June 27, 1628, d. at Monforte de Lemos on… -
Joulain, Henri
JOULAIN, HENRI. - Born on 24 Sept. 1852 at St-Romans-Les-Melle, diocese of Poitiers, a priest in 1875, in 1880 he became an Oblate of Mary… -
Kino (Chino), Eusebio Francesco (CHINO (KINO), EUSEBIO FRANCESCO)
KINO (Chino), Eusebio Francesco. - One of the most famous Italian missionaries in America, b. at Segno in Val di Non (Trento) in Aug. 1645,… -
Kraus, Johann
KRAUS, JOHANN. - Bohemian Jesuit, missionary and architect in America, b. at Pilsen on 19 June 1664, d. at Buenos Aires in 1714. Received… -
Lacombe, Albert
LACOMBE, ALBERT. - Born on 18 Feb. 1827 in St-Sulpice (Canada), a priest in 1850, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate in 1855, he died on 12 Dec.… -
Laimbeckhoven, Gottfried von
LAIMBECKHOVEN, GOTTFRIED von. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Vienna on 9 Jan. 1707, d. at Tung-Kia-hang (near Sou-tcheu) on 22 May 1787.… -
Lalemandet, Jean
LALEMANDET, JEAN. - Theologian and philosopher of the Order of Minims, b. at Besançon in 1595, d. at Prague on 10 Nov. 1647. He taught… -
Lalemant, Charles
LALEMANT, CHARLES. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Paris on 17 Nov. 1587, d. there on 18 Nov. 1674. He left for Québec in 1625 as superior of… -
Lambert de La Motte, Pierre
LAMBERT de la MOTTE, PIERRE. - Born on 28 Jan. 1624 at La Boissière (Calvados, France), he was first a councillor at the "Cour des Aides"… -
Lantrua, Giovanni da Triora, Blessed (LANTRUA, GIOVANNI DA TRIORA, BEATO)
LANTRUA, Giovanni da Triora, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Triora (diocese of Albenga) on 15 March 1760, d. a martyr at Chan-xa (China) on 7… -
Laouënan, François-Jean-Marie (LAOUÉNAN, FRANÇOIS-JEAN-MARIE)
LAOUËNAN, FRANÇOIS-JEAN-MARIE. - Born on 9 November 1822 at Lannion (Côtes du Nord), died at Montbeton on 29 September 1892. He entered the… -
Las Casas, Bartolomé de
LAS CASAS, BARTOLOMÉ de. - Dominican, apostle and defender of the Indians of America, b. in Seville in 1474, d. in Madrid on 31 July 1566.… -
Lebbe, Vincent
LEBBE, VINCENT. - Missionary of St. Vincent, "apostle of modern China," b. in Ghent on 17 Aug. 1877, d. in Nanking on 24 June 1940 (in… -
Legal, Émile-Joseph (LEGAL, EMILE-JOSEPH,)
LEGAL, EMILE-JOSEPH, - Born on 9 Oct. 1849 at Jean-de Boiseau, diocese of Nantes, died on 10 March 1920 at Edmonton. Ordained a priest in… -
Lerchundi, Giuseppe
LERCHUNDI, GIUSEPPE. - Franciscan, b. at Oria, near San Sebastián (Spain), on 24 February 1836, d. on 8 March 1896. Having arrived as a… -
Le Vacher, Jean
LE VACHER, JEAN. - One of the first followers of St. Vincent de Paul, b. at Ecouen on 15 March 1619, d. at Algiers on 26 July 1683.… -
Livinhac, Léon
LIVINHAC, LÉON. - Born on 13 July 1846, he entered the Society of the White Fathers in 1873. Five years later, in 1878, he set out from… -
Lo (Lopez), Gregorio
LO (LOPEZ), GREGORIO. - Dominican, the first indigenous Chinese bishop, b. at Lo-kia-hiang, province of Fukien, around 1611, d. at Nanking… -
Longer, Jacques-Benjamin
LONGER, JACQUES-BENJAMIN. - Born at Le Havre (Seine-Inférieure) on 31 May 1752; on 30 Sept. 1774 he entered the Seminary of the Foreign… -
Maigrot, Charles
MAIGROT, CHARLES. - B. in Paris in 1652, d. in Rome on 28 Feb. 1730. Ordained a priest in 1676 and a doctor at the Sorbonne in 1678, he… -
Malagrida, Gabriele
MALAGRIDA, GABRIELE. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Menaggio (Como) on 5 Dec. 1689, d. at the stake in Lisbon on 21 Sept. 1761. He labored… -
Mantegazza, Gaetano Maria
MANTEGAZZA, GAETANO MARIA. - Missionary, b. in Milan on 11 April 1745, d. at Amarapura (Burma) on 4 August 1794. He was given the name… -
Marcellino da Civezza
MARCELLINO da CIVEZZA. - Franciscan, historian of the missions of his Order, b. at Civezza (Imperia) on 29 May 1822; d. at Livorno on 27… -
Marie Ephrem Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus (MARIA EFREM DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
MARIE EPHREM OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - In the world Luciano Garrelon. Discalced Carmelite, missionary and bishop, b. 18 or 19 Nov.… -
Marignolli, Giovanni
MARIGNOLLI, GIOVANNI. - Franciscan, missionary, also called Giovanni di S. Lorenzo, b. at the end of the 13th century in Florence. Summoned… -
Mark of Tomba (MARCO DELLA TOMBA)
MARK OF TOMBA. - Missionary and Indologist, born at a date that cannot be precisely determined at Tomba (Senigallia); as a young man he… -
Marquette, Jacques
MARQUETTE, JACQUES. - Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Laon on 10 June 1637, d. in present-day Ludington on 18 May 1675. From 1666 he… -
Massaja, Guglielmo
MASSAJA, GUGLIELMO. - Cardinal, Capuchin, b. at Piovà (Asti) on 8 June 1809, d. at S. Giorgio a Cremano (Naples) on 6 Aug. 1889 in the odor… -
Mastrilli, Marcello Francesco
MASTRILLI, MARCELLO FRANCESCO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Naples on 14 Sept. 1603, d. in Nagasaki on 17 Oct. 1637. Struck violently on the… -
Matthew of Castro (MATTEO DI CASTRO)
MATTHEW OF CASTRO. - Indian Brahmin, born to Christian parents at Divar, a small island north of Goa, around 1594. Having come to Rome in… -
Maurice of Saint Teresa (MAURIZIO DI SANTA TERESA)
MAURICE OF SAINT TERESA. - In the world Antonio Baistrocchi, Discalced Carmelite, missionary, b. at Parma on 19 Aug. 1662, d. on 15 May… -
Mauro of Leonessa (MAURO DA LEONESSA)
MAURO OF LEONESSA. - Capuchin missionary and writer, b. at Leonessa (Rieti) on 10 May 1883, d. at Aquila on 1 Jan. 1946. He entered… -
Montuori, Luigi
MONTUORI, LUIGI. - Born at Praiano di Amalfi on 17 Oct. 1798, died at Naples on 8 May 1857. He entered the missionaries of St. Vincent at… -
Moreno y Díaz, Ezequiel (MORENO Y DIAZ, EZEQUIEL)
MORENO Y DÍAZ, EZEQUIEL. - Augustinian and missionary, b. at Alfaro (Old Castile) on 9 April 1848, d. at Monteagudo (Spain) on 19 Aug.… -
Navarrete, Fernández Domingo (NAVARRETE, FERNANDEZ DOMINGO)
NAVARRETE, FERNÁNDEZ DOMINGO. - Spanish Dominican missionary, writer and archbishop, b. at Peñafiel (Valladolid) ca. 1618, d. at S. Domingo… -
Nerini, Paolo Antonio
NERINI, PAOLO ANTONIO. - Barnabite missionary, b. in Milan on 1 Nov. 1711 and killed in 1756 at Siriam in Pegu (Burma) while refusing to… -
Núñez Barreto, João (NUNEZ BARRETO, JOÃO)
NÚÑEZ BARRETO, JOÃO. - Jesuit, first patriarch of Abyssinia, b. at Porto, d. at Goa (India) on 22 Dec. 1562. Having entered the Society of… -
Osouf, Pierre-Marie
OSOUF, PIERRE-MARIE. - Born on March 26, 1829 at Cérisy-la-Salle (Manche). Ordained a priest on July 11, 1852, he was first secretary to… -
Oviedo, Andrés de
OVIEDO, ANDRÉS de. - Jesuit, patriarch of Ethiopia, b. at Illescas in 1518, d. at Fremona (Ethiopia) on 9 July 1577. Received into the… -
Pallu, François
PALLU, FRANÇOIS. - Born at Tours (Indre-et-Loire, France) on 29 Aug. 1626, died at Moyang (Fokien) on 29 Oct. 1684. While still very young,… -
Paolino Di San Bartolomeo
PAOLINO di SAN BARTOLOMEO. - In the world Philip Weszdin, Discalced Carmelite, missionary and orientalist, b. 25 April 1748 at Hof an der… -
Pascal, Albert
PASCAL, ALBERT. - Oblate of Mary Immaculate, b. Aug. 3, 1848 at St-Genest-de-Bauzon (France), d. at Luynes on July 12, 1920. p. 129 ff.; G.… -
Pedrini, Teodorico
PEDRINI, TEODORICO. - Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, b. at Fermo on 30 June 1670, d. at Peking on 10 Dec. 1746. He entered the… -
Percoto, Antonio Maria
PERCOTO, ANTONIO MARIA. - Barnabite missionary, bishop of Massul and vicar apostolic of the Kingdoms of Ava and Tavai (Burma), b. 25 June… -
Perlo, Filippo
PERLO, FILIPPO. - Missionary bishop, b. at Caramagna (Piedmont) on 8 Feb. 1873, d. at Rome on 4 Nov. 1948. Having entered the Seminary of… -
Persico, Ignazio
PERSICO, IGNAZIO. - Cardinal, b. in Naples on 30 Jan. 1823, d. in Rome on 7 Dec. 1895; he entered the Capuchins in 1839 and was ordained a… -
Peter of Cordova (PIETRO DA CORDOVA)
PETER OF CORDOVA. - Born around 1482 in Cordova, he studied at Salamanca, where he entered the Order of the Dominicans. With the first… -
Pfanner, Franz
PFANNER, FRANZ. - Born Wendelin in the world, b. 21 Sept. 1825 at Langen near Bregenz, d. at the Emmaus mission station on 24 May 1909.… -
Pigneau de Behaine, Pierre-Joseph-Georges
PIGNEAU DE BEHAINE, PIERRE-JOSEPH-GEORGES. - Missionary, b. at Origny-en-Thiérache (Aisne, France), he pursued his studies in Paris at the… -
Pompallier, Jean-Baptiste-François
POMPALLIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE-FRANÇOIS. - Born on 11 Dec. 1801 at Lyon, died at Puteaux (Paris) on 21 Dec. 1871. A priest in 1829, he held the… -
Provencher, Joseph-Norbert
PROVENCHER, JOSEPH-NORBERT. - Missionary bishop, b. 12 Feb. 1787 at Nicolet, in Lower Canada, d. at St-Boniface on 7 June 1853. Ordained… -
Puginier, Paul-François
PUGINIER, PAUL-FRANÇOIS. - Born on July 4, 1835 at Saix (Tarn, France), he entered the Seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris on July 1,… -
Rada, Martino de
RADA, MARTINO de. - Augustinian missionary, b. at Pamplona on 20 July 1533, d. on the island of Borneo in July 1578. In 1557 he sailed for… -
Ragueneau, Paul
RAGUENEAU, PAUL. - Missionary, b. in Paris on 18 March 1608, d. there on 3 Sept. 1680. On 21 Aug. 1626 he entered the Jesuit novitiate. On… -
Raimondi, Giovanni Timoleone
RAIMONDI, GIOVANNI TIMOLEONE. - First apostolic vicar of Hong Kong, b. in Milan in 1827, d. in Hong Kong in 1894. Brother of ANTONIO,… -
Ramazzotti, Angelo
RAMAZZOTTI, ANGELO. - Born in Milan on 3 Aug. 1800, died in Venice on 24 Sept. 1861. Founder of the Institute for Foreign Missions of Milan… -
Retord, Pierre-André
RETORD, PIERRE-ANDRÉ. - Born on May 19, 1803 in Renaison (Loire) and died on Oct. 23, 1858. Ordained a priest on May 31, 1828, after three… -
Rhodes, Alexandre
RHODES, ALEXANDRE. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Avignon on 15 March 1591, d. at Isfahan (Persia) on 5 Nov. 1660. Having entered the Order in… -
Ricci, Matteo
RICCI, MATTEO. - Jesuit, pioneer of the Catholic missions in China, b. at Macerata on 6 Oct. 1552, d. at Peking on 11 May 1610. After… -
Ripa, Matteo
RIPA, MATTEO. - Founder of the College of the Chinese of Naples, b. at Eboli (Salerno) on 29 March 1682, d. at Naples in 1746. After a… -
Rocco da Cesinale
ROCCO da CESINALE. - Archbishop, b. at Cesinale of the Cocchia family on 30 April 1830, d. at Chieti on 19 Dec. 1900. A Capuchin in 1846, a… -
Rosati, Francesco
ROSATI, FRANCESCO. - Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, b. in Rome on 12 Aug. 1768, d. in St. Louis (U.S.A.) on 25 Sept. 1843. He entered… -
Rougemont, François
ROUGEMONT, FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, missionary, b. 2 April 1624 at Maastricht, d. at Ciangehou on 4 November 1676. He set out for China in 1656… -
Rubino, Antonio
RUBINO, ANTONIO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Strambino (diocese of Ivrea) on 1 March 1578, d. 22 March 1643 at Nagasaki (Japan). Having… -
Rutten, Joseph
RUTTEN, JOSEPH. - Missionary, b. at Clermont (Liège) on 15 Oct. 1874, d. at Peu (France) on 18 March 1950, just after returning from China.… -
Ryllo, Maksymilian
RYLLO, MAKSYMILIAN. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Podvorsk (Russia) on 31 Dec. 1802, d. at Khartoum (Sudan) on 17 June 1848. Having entered… -
Saba, Salvatore, da Ozieri
SABA, SALVATORE, DA OZIERI. - Titular Archbishop of Carthage, b. at Ozieri on 3 Sept. 1795, d. at Cotacamund (Nilgiris) on 29 May 1863. He… -
Sacconi, Antonio Maria
SACCONI, ANTONIO MARIA. - Friar Minor, apostolic vicar of Shansi and Shensi, in the world Vincenzo, b. at Osimo on 23 March 1741 and d. at… -
Salazar, Francisco Domingo de
SALAZAR, FRANCISCO DOMINGO de. - Dominican, first bishop of Manila, b. in 1512 at Labastida (Rioja) on the Ebro, d. at Madrid on 4 Dec.… -
Salvaterra (Salvatiere), Gianmaria (SALVATERRA (SALVATIERRE), GIANMARIA)
SALVATERRA (SALVATIERE), GIANMARIA. - Jesuit, missionary and founder of the California mission, b. in Milan on 15 Nov. 1648, d. while… -
Sangermano, Vincenzo
SANGERMANO, VINCENZO. - Barnabite missionary, b. 22 April 1758 at Arpino and d. there 28 July 1819. A pupil of the Barnabites and then a… -
Sapeto, Giuseppe
SAPETO, GIUSEPPE. - Missionary of St. Vincent de Paul, b. at Carcare (Genoa) on 27 Apr. 1811, d. at Genoa on 25 Aug. 1895. Having entered… -
Schall von Bell, Johann Adam
SCHALL VON BELL, JOHANN ADAM. - Jesuit, missionary in China and astronomer, b. at Cologne on 1 May 1592, d. at Peking on 15 Aug. 1666.… -
Schmidlin, Joseph
SCHMIDLIN, JOSEPH. - Missiologist, b. at Kleinlandau (Alsace) on 29 March 1876, d. in the Schirmeck concentration camp in 1943. A priest in… -
Schöffler, Agostino
SCHÖFFLER, AGOSTINO. - Born on 22 Nov. 1822 at Mittelbronn (Lorraine), died on 1 May 1851 near Son-Tay. He entered the major seminary of… -
Schynse, August Wilhelm
SCHYNSE, AUGUST WILHELM. - Missionary, b. 21 June 1857 at Wallhausen near Kreuznach, priest in 1880, he was the first German to enter the… -
Scurati, Giacomo
SCURATI, GIACOMO. - Second superior general of the Institute for Foreign Missions of Milan, b. in Milan on 25 Feb. 1831, d. there on 31 May… -
Semeria, Stefano
SEMERIA, STEFANO. - Missionary, b. 17 Feb. 1813 at La Colla (Ventimiglia), d. at Marseille on 23 Jan. 1868. In 1829 he entered the Oblates… -
Serra, Junipero
SERRA, JUNIPERO. - Franciscan friar, in the world Miguel, b. at Petra (Majorca) on 24 Nov. 1731, d. at Monterey (California) on 28 Aug.… -
Sidotti, Giovanni Battista
SIDOTTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Born in Palermo in 1668 to a noble family, died in Japan in Oct.-Nov. 1715. He was a priest and missionary.… -
Sierro, Candido (Agostino Giuseppe)
SIERRO, Candido (Agostino Giuseppe). - Born on March 18, 1840 at Hérémence (Valais, Switzerland) and died in Brazil in 1874. He entered the… -
Somigli, Teodosio
SOMIGLI, TEODOSIO. - Franciscan friar, born Scipione, on 18 July 1864 in the parish of Sandetole in the municipality of Dicomano… -
Stöcklein, Joseph
STÖCKLEIN, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, military chaplain, missiologist, b. at Öttingen (Bavaria) on 30 July 1676, d. at Graz on 28 Dec. 1733. Having… -
Storer, Franz
STORER, FRANZ. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Constance on 17 Jan. 1617, d. at Gondar (Ethiopia), probably in 1662. Having entered the Order… -
Stumpf, Kilian
STUMPF, KILIAN. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Würzburg on 14 Sept. 1655, d. at Peking on 24 July 1720. Having entered the Order in 1673, he… -
Sturla, Luigi
STURLA, LUIGI. - Born in Genoa on 27 Aug. 1805, died there on 19 Apr. 1865. Formerly apostolic prefect of Aden. A priest of great piety and… -
Sutter, Fedele
SUTTER, FEDELE. - Archbishop, b. in Ferrara on 16 March 1796, d. there on 30 Aug. 1883. He entered the Capuchins on 4 Oct. 1816; he was a… -
Taberd, Jean Louis
TABERD, JEAN LOUIS. - Born on June 18, 1794 at St-Etienne (Loire), died at Calcutta on July 31, 1840. Ordained a priest on July 27, 1817,… -
Tachard, Guy
TACHARD, GUY. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Angoulême on 7 April 1651; d. in Bengal on 21 Oct. 1712. After several years of teaching in the… -
Taché, Alexandre-Antonin
TACHÉ, ALEXANDRE-ANTONIN. - Archbishop of St. Boniface, b. July 23, 1823 at Fraserville (Canada), d. at St-Boniface on June 22, 1894. In… -
Tarolli, Domenico
TAROLLI, DOMENICO. - Missionary in Burma, b. at Castello di Condino (Trento) on 18 Oct. 1797, d. 15 Dec. 1882 in Burma. A priest in 1822,… -
Tiefenthaler, Joseph (TIEFFENTALLER, JOSEPH)
TIEFENTHALER, JOSEPH. - Jesuit missionary and geographer, b. at Salorno (Bolzano) on 24 April 1710, d. at Laknau (India) on 5 July 1785.… -
Tosi, Pasquale (TOSI, PASQUALE,)
TOSI, PASQUALE — Jesuit, missionary, b. at S. Vito (Santarcangelo di Romagna, Forlì) on 25 April 1835, d. at Juneau (Alaska) on 14 January… -
Trigault, Nicolas
TRIGAULT, NICOLAS. - Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Douai on 3 March 1577, d. at Nanking on 14 Nov. 1628. Having entered the Order… -
Tuki, Rafäel
TUKI, RAFÄEL. - Coptic bishop of Arsinoe, scholar and liturgist, b. in Girga (Upper Egypt) into a heterodox Coptic family in 1701, d. in… -
Valignano, Alessandro
VALIGNANO, ALESSANDRO. - Organizer and superior of the missions of the Middle and Far East, b. at Chieti in the first half of February… -
Verjus, Enrico Battista Stanislao
VERJUS, ENRICO BATTISTA STANISLAO. - Bishop, missionary, b. at Oleggio (diocese of Novara) on 26 March 1860, d. there on 13 Nov. 1892.… -
Villion, Aimé
VILLION, AIMÉ. - Born at Genay (Ain, France) on 2 September 1843 and died on 1 April 1932. Having entered the Seminary of the Foreign… -
Vistarini, Giovanni Battista
VISTARINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Missionary, b. at Lodi on 16 Sept. 1814, d. at Negombo on 19 March 1895. He was ordained a priest in 1840.… -
Vives, Juan Bautista
VIVES, JUAN BAUTISTA. - Born on May 3, 1545 in Valencia (Aragon), died on Feb. 22, 1632 in Rome, belonging to the family of the humanist… -
Wemmers, Jakobus
WEMMERS, JAKOBUS. - Carmelite, missionary and bishop, b. in Antwerp on 21 Oct. 1598, d. in Naples on 21 Aug. 1645. In 1617 he professed… -
Wieger, Leo
WIEGER, LEO. - Jesuit, physician, missionary and sinologist, b. in Strasbourg on 9 July 1856, d. in Sienhsien (China) on 17 March 1936. He… -
Ximénez, Francisco (XIMENEZ, FRANCISCO)
XIMÉNEZ, FRANCISCO. - Born at the end of the 15th century or the beginning of the 16th century in Villa de Luna (Aragon), he entered the… -
Zanobi, Maria Benucci
ZANOBI, MARIA BENUCCI. - Bishop, b. in Florence on 25 Aug. 1779, d. at Agra on 24 June 1824. He entered the Capuchins on 27 Sept. 1799; in… -
Zottoli, Angelo
ZOTTOLI, ANGELO. - Missionary in China and sinologist, b. June 21, 1826 at Acerno (Salerno), d. at Shanghai on Nov. 9, 1902. After… -
Zvizdović, Angelo
ZVIZDOVIĆ, ANGELO. - Franciscan missionary, b. at Vrhbosna, in the vicinity of present-day Sarajevo in Bosnia, in 1420, into a noble…