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Aachen	The capital of a presidency in Rhenish Prussia
Aaron	Brother of Moses
Abaddon	Hebrew word signifying ruin, destruction
Abandonment	A term used by writers of ascetical and mystical books to signify the first stage of the union of the soul with God by conforming to his will
Abarim	A mountain range across Jordan
Abba	An Aramaic word for father
Abbacy Nullius of Wettingen-Mehrerau	A Cistercian abbey near Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria
Abbadie (Antoine and Arnauld d')	Astronomer, geodetist, geographer, physician, numismatist, philologian, b. 1810; d. March 20, 1897
Abban	Name of several Irish saints
Abbate Giuseppe Baini	Composer (1775-1844)
Abbe	French word meaning primarily and strictly an abbot or superior of a monastery of men
Abbe d'Aubignac Francois Hedelin	Grammarian, poet, preacher, archeologist, philologist (1604-1676)
Abbess	The female superior in spirituals and temporals of a community of twelve or more nuns
Abbey	A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a community of not fewer than twelve religious
Abbey and Congregation of Melk	Situated on an isolated rock commanding the Danube, Melk has been a noted place since the days of the Romans
Abbey and Diocese of Bobbio	Ecclesial territory in Italy
Abbey and School of Clonmacnoise	The most remarkable of the ancient schools of Erin, situated on the Shannon
Abbey of Abingdon, The	In the County of Berkshire, England, was founded A.D. 675
Abbey of Ampleforth, The	Benedictine abbey in the County of Yorkshire, England
Abbey of Arbroath	Monastery founded on the east coast of Scotland (1178) by William the Lion., for Benedictines, and colonized by monks from Kelso
Abbey of Athelney	Religious house for monks of the Order of St. Benedict
Abbey of Barlings	Founded in 1154 in honour of Our Lady by Ralph de Haye
Abbey of Bec	Benedictine Abbey of Bec founded in the earlier part of the eleventh century
Abbey of Benedictbeurn	Bavarian abbey in Diocese of Augsburg
Abbey of Bonne-Esperance	Situated near Binche, province of Hainault, Diocese of Tournai, Belgium
Abbey of Boyle	Irish Cistercian house situated on the River Boyle
Abbey of Bursfeld, The	One of the most celebrated Benedictine monasteries in Germany
Abbey of Bury St. Edmund's	Abbey in England
Abbey of Citeaux	Founded in 1098 by St. Robert
Abbey of Clairvaux	Third daughter of Meaux and mother in the fourth line of numerous and celebrated monasteries, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard
Abbey of Cornillon	Founded by Albero, Bishop of Liege, in 1124
Abbey of Corvey	Benedictine monastery in the Diocese of Paderborn in Westphalia, founded c. 820 from Corbie in Picardy
Abbey of Croyland	A monastery of the Benedictine Order in Lincolnshire, sixteen miles from Stamford and thirteen from Peterborough
Abbey of Deer	A once famous Scotch monastery
Abbey of Dissentis	A Benedictine monastery in the Canton Grisons in eastern Switzerland, dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy
Abbey of Dorchester	Founded in 1140 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln
Abbey of Dundrennan	Cistercian house founded in 1142 for monks brought from Rievaulx in Yorkshire
Abbey of Dunfermline	Founded by King Malcolm Canmore and his queen, Margaret, about 1070
Abbey of Echternach	Benedictine monastery, founded in 698 by St. Willibrord, an English monk
Abbey of Einsiedeln	Benedictine monastery in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland

Abbey of Engelberg	Benedictine monastery in Switzerland
Abbey of Farfa	Situated about 26 miles from Rome, not far from the Farfa Sabina Railway station
Abbey of Ferrieres	Situated in the Diocese of Orleans, department of Loiret, and arrondissement of Montargis
Abbey of Flavigny	A Benedictine abbey in the Diocese of Dijon
Abbey of Fleury	One of the oldest and most celebrated Benedictine abbeys of Western Europe
Abbey of Floreffe	Pleasantly situated on the right bank of the Sambre
Abbey of Fontenelle	A Benedictine monastery in Normandy Seine-Inferieure), near Caudebec-en-Caux
Abbey of Fontfroide	A Cistercian monastery in the department of Aude, six miles north-west of Narbonne, formerly in the diocese of Narbonne, now in that of Carcassone
Abbey of Frigolet	The monastery of St. Michael was founded, about 960, at Frigolet, by Conrad the Pacific, King of Arles, on one of the numerous hills which lie between Tarascon and Avignon, France
Abbey of Glastonbury	Benedicitne monastery; Somersetshire, England,
Abbey of Grottaferrata	Abbey in Italy
Abbey of Hirschau	A celebrated Benedictine monastery in Wurtemberg, Diocese of Spires, about twenty-two miles west of Stuttgart
Abbey of Lehnin	Founded in 1180 by Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg, for Cistercian monks
Abbey of Lerins	Founded in the fifth century by St. Honoratus, Lerins gave to the Church celebrated bishops and writers
Abbey of Liguge	Benedictine Abbey, in the Diocese of Poitiers, France, founded around 360 by St. Martin of Tours
Abbey of Luxeuil	Abbey in France
Abbey of Mellifont	Near Drogheda, Co. Louth, Diocese of Armagh, first Cistercian monastery established in Ireland
Abbey of Melrose	Located in Roxburghshire, founded in 1136 by King David I, was the earliest Cistercian monastery established in Scotland
Abbey of Miridite	Name of an abbatia nullius in Albania
Abbey of Monte Cassino	Abbey nullius situated about eighty miles south of Rome, the cradle of the Benedictine Order
Abbey of Morimond	Founded in 1115, had sheltered a great number of religious, renowned both for sanctity and science
Abbey of Newhouse	Near Brockelsby, Lincoln, the first Premonstratensian abbey in England
Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani	Trappist abbey in Kentucky
Abbey of Pontigny	Second daughter of Ctteaux, was situated on the banks of the Serain, present Diocese of Sens, Department of Yonne
Abbey of Premontre	About twelve miles west of Laon, Department of Aisne, France; founded by St. Norbert
Abbey of Rievaulx	St. Bernard of Clairvaux sent a colony of his monks, under the leadership of Abbot William, to make the desired foundation
Abbey of Saint Albans	Located in Hertfordshire, England, founded about 793 by Offa, king of the Mercians
Abbey of Saint Augustine	Benedictine monastery, originally dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul, founded in 605 outside of the City of Canterbury
Abbey of Saint Emmeram	Benedictine monastery at Ratisbon (Regensburg), named after its traditional founder
Abbey of Saint Gall	In Switzerland, Canton St. Gall, 30 miles S. E. of Constance; for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe; founded about 613, and named after Gallus, an Irishman, the disciple and companion of St. Columbanus in his exile from Luxeuil
Abbey of Saint Remy	Founded at Reims before 590
Abbey of Saint Vaast	Situated at Arras, the ancient capital of Artois, Department of Pas-de-Calais, France; founded in 667
Abbey of Saint-Denis	Situated in a small town, to which it has given its name, about four miles north of Paris
Abbey of Saint-Ouen	Located in Rouen, France, was a Benedictine monastery of great antiquity dating back to the early Merovingian period
Abbey of Saint-Victor	William of Champeaux, archdeacon of Notre-Dame in Paris, founded the Abbey and School of St-Victor
Abbey of Sainte-Genevieve	Located in Paris, was founded by King Clovis who established there a college of clerics
Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius	Located near Rome, built by Pope Honorius I in 626, and given to the Benedictines
Abbey of Savigny	Situated on the confines of Normandy and Brittany, founded by Vital de Mortain, Canon of the Collegiate Church of St. Evroul
Abbey of Solesmes	Benedictine monastery in Department of Sarthe, near Sable, France
Abbey of Strahov	A Premonstratensian abbey at Prague Bohemia

Abbey of the Park	Half a mile south of Louvain, Belgium, founded in 1129 by Duke Godfrey
Abbey of Tongerloo	Abbey near Antwerp, Belgium
Abbey of Trinita di Cava dei Tirrenti	In the Province of Salerno
Abbey of Vadstena	Motherhouse of the Brigittine Order, situated on Lake Wetter, in the Diocese of Linkoping, Sweden
Abbey of Waldsassen	On the River Wondreb, Upper Palatinate, near the border of Bohemia, in the Diocese of Ratisbon
Abbey of Whitby	A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, was founded about 657, as a double monastery, by Oswy, King of Northumberland
Abbo Cernuus	A French Benedictine monk of St-Germain-des-Pres in Paris, sometimes called Abbo Parisiensis
Abbon, Saint	B. near Orleans c. 945; d. at Fleury, 13 November, 1004, a monk of the Benedictine monastery of Fleury sur Loire
Abbot	A title given to the superior of a community of twelve or more monks
Abbot Anselm, Saint	Benedictine Abbot (d. 805)
Abbreviators	Those who make an abridgment or abstract of a long writing or discourse
Abdera	Titular see in the province of Rhodope on the southern coast of Thrace
Abdias (Obadiah)	A minor prophet
Abdias of Babylon	An apocryphal writer
Abdication	Ecclesiastically considered, is the resignation of a benefice or clerical dignity
Abdon and Sennen, Saints	Persian martyrs under Decius, about A.D. 250
Abduction	A public crime and a matrimonial diriment impediment
Abecedaria	Complete or partial lists of letters of the alphabet, chiefly Greek and Latin, inscribed on ancient monuments
Abecedarians	A sect of Anabaptists
Abel	The second son of Adam
Abel (meadow)	Name of several places distinguished by additional words
Abenakis	A confederation of Algonquin tribes
Aberdeen Breviary	This breviary may be described as the Sarum Office in a Scottish form
Abiathar	A high priest who escaped from the slaughter at Nob
Abila	A titular see of Phoenicia
Abisai	Relative and friend of King David
Abjuration	A denial, disavowal, or renunciation under oath
Abner	Commander-in-chief of Saul's army
Abomination of Desolation, The	Scriptural expression found in Daniel, Matthew, and Mark
Abortion	The death of an unborn child through natural or artificial causes
Abraham	Biblical patriarch
Abraham (in Liturgy)	Mentions of Abraham in the pre-Vatican II liturgy
Abraham a Sancta Clara	A Discalced Augustinian friar, preacher, and author of popular books of devotion, b. at Messkirch, Baden, 1644; d. 1 December, 1709
Abraham Ecchelensis	A learned Maronite, b. in Hekel, or Ecchel (hence his surname), a village on Mount Lebanon, in 1600; d. 1664 in Rome
Abraham Janssens	Catholic theologian (1783-1853)
Abraham Ortelius	Cartographer, geographer, and archaeologist, b. in Antwerp, April 4, 1527; d. there, June 28, 1598
Abraham Van Diepenbeeck	An erudite and accomplished painter of the Flemish School, b. at Boisle-Duc in the Netherlands, 1599; d. at Antwerp, 1675
Abraham Woodhead	B. at Almonbury, Yorkshire, about March, 1609; died at Hoxton, Middlesex, May 4, 1678
Abraham-ben-Meir Aben-Ezra	A celebrated Spanish Rabbi, b. at Toledo in 1092; d. on his journey from Rome, or Rodez, to his native land, 23 January, 1167
Abrahamites	Name applied to a variety of groups

Abram J. Ryan	Poet-priest of the South, b. at Norfolk, Va., Aug. 15, 1839; d. at Louisville, Ky., April 22, 1886
Abrasax	A class of ancient stone articles, of small dimensions, inscribed with outlandish figures and formulas
Absalom	The name of several distinguished persons mentioned in the Old Testament
Absalon of Lund	A famous Danish prelate, b. in 1128, at Finnestoe, in Seeland; d. 21 March, 1201
Absinthe	A plant, also known as wormwood
Absolute, The	Term employed in modern philosophy with various meanings, but applied generally speaking to the Supreme Being
Absolution	The remission of sin, or of the punishment due to sin, granted by the Church
Abstemii	Those who cannot take wine without risk of vomiting
Abstinence (Food)	The ascetical practice of abstaining from food
Abstraction	A process (or a faculty) by which the mind selects for consideration some one of the attributes of a thing to the exclusion of the rest
Abthain	An English or Lowland Scotch form of the middle-Latin word abthania, meaning abbacy
Abundius	An Italian bishop, b. at Thessalonica early in the fifth century; d. 469
Abydus	A titular see of Troas in Asia Minor
Abyss	Term used in a variety of senses in Scripture
Abyssinia	Country in Africa
Acacia	Kind of wood mentioned in Scripture
Acacians	An Arian sect originating in the fourth century
Acacius of Berea	Bishop of Beroea, b. in Syria c. 322; d. c. 432
Acacius of Caesarea	Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (c. 340)
Acacius of Constantinople	Schismatic patriarch of Constantinople; d. 480
Acacius, Saint	Bishop of Melitene in the third century
Acadia	French colonial territory in the New World including New England and Canada's Maritime Provinces
Acanthus	Titular see in Macedonia
Acanthus (plant)	A plant, indigenous to middle Europe
Acca, Saint	Bishop of Hexham, and patron of learning (c. 660-742)
Accaron	The most northern of the five principal Philistine cities
Accentus Ecclesiasticus	Parts of the liturgy as the priest, or the deacon, or subdeacon, or the acolyte sang alone
Acceptance (in Canon Law)	The act by which one receives a thing with approbation or satisfaction
Acceptants	Those Jansenists who accepted without any reserve or mental restriction the Bull Unigenitus
Accession	Method of acquiring ownership of a thing arising from the fact that it is in some way added to, or is the fruit of something already belonging to oneself
Accessus	A term applied to the voting in conclave for the election of a pope
Acciajuoli	Name of three cardinals belonging to an illustrious Florentine family
Accident	Term used in several senses in metaphysics
Acclamation	General term for any manifestation of popular feeling expressed by a shout
Acclamation (in papal elections)	A form of papal election in which the cardinals unanimously proclaim somone pope without the casting of a vote
Accomplice	A partner in some form of evildoing
Accusations of Treason	A common misrepresentation concerning the Elizabethan persecution of English and Irish Catholics from 1570 onwards is the statement that the victims devoted to imprisonment, torture, and death suffered not for their religious belief but for treason agains
Acephali	The Eutychians who withdrew from the Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria in 482
Achab	Son of Amri and King of Israel, 918-897 B.C.
Achaia	A strip of land between the gulf of Corinth in the north and Elis and Arcadia in the south

Achaicus	A Corinthian Christian
Achaz	King of Judah
Achiacharus	A nephew of Tobias
Achille Desurmont	Ascetical writer, b. at Tourcoing, France, Dec. 23, 1828; d. July 23, 1898
Achille Gagliardi	Ascetic writer and spiritual director; b. at Padua, Italy, in 1537; d. at Modena, July 6, 1607
Achimaas	One of two Old Testament figures
Achimelech	One of several Old Testament figures
Achitopel	Counsellor of King David who joined the rebrellion of Absalom
Achor Valley	Valley in Israel
Achrida	A titular see in Upper Albania
Acmonia	A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor
Acoemetae	Term used in Eastern asceticism, particularly for an order of Greek or Basilian monks
Acolouthia	The order or arrangement of the Divine Office or the Office itself
Acolyte	One of the minor orders in the Latin Church
Acquapendente	A diocese in Italy
Acquaviva	Name of several Italian cardinals
Acre	A Syrian seaport on the Mediterranean
Acrostic	A poem the initial or final letters (syllables or words) of whose verses form certain words or sentences
Act of Settlement (Irish)	1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament
Acta Pilati (Acts of Pilate)	Apocryphal work also known as the 'Gospel of Nicodemus'
Acta Sanctae Sedis	A Roman monthly publication containing the principal public documents issued by the Pope, directly or through the Roman Congregations
Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae	Abbreviated title of a celebrated work on the Irish saints
Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae	Work on the lives of St. Patrick, St. Brigid, and St. Columba
Acts of Roman Congregations	Term used to designate the documents issued by the Roman Congregations
Acts of the Apostles	Book of the New Testament
Acts of the Apostles (Biblical Commission)	The Biblical Commission, June 12, 1913, published answers to Madrid, various questions about the Acts
Acts of the Martyrs	Official records of the trials of early Christian martyrs or marratives of their trials and deaths
Actus et Potentia	A principal division in scholastic metaphysics
Actus primus	Concept in scholastic metaphysics
Actus Purus	Concept in scholastic metaphysics
Acuas	One of the first to spread Manicheism in the Christian Orient
Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem	Apostolic letter issued against Emperor Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV (1243-54)
Ad Limina Apostolorum	A pilgrimage to the sepulchres of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome
Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem	This letter was issued by Alexander VII, and is dated at Rome, 16 October, 1656
Ad Universalis Ecclesiae	A papal constitution dealing with the conditions for admission to religious orders issued by Pius IX, 7 February, 1862
Adalard, Saint	Born c. 751; d. 2 January, 827
Adalbert	Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, b. about 1000; d. 1072 at Goslar
Adalbert I	Archbishop of Mainz 1111 to 1137
Adalbert Stifter	Poet and pedagogue, b. October 23, 1805; d. October 28, 1868
Adalbert, Saint (Apostle of Prussia)	B. 939 of a noble Bohemian family; d. 997

Adalbert, Saint (Apostle of the Slavs)	Apostle of the Slavs, probably a native of Lorraine, d. 981
Adam	The first man and the father of the human race
Adam Blackwood	Author (1539-1613)
Adam Contzen	Jesuit; economist and exegete (1573-1635)
Adam de Marisco	Franciscan; d. at the end of 1257 or the beginning of 1258
Adam Easton	Benedictine Cardinal-priest b. at Easton in Norfolk; d. 1397
Adam Franz Lennig	Theologian, b. Dec. 3, 1803, at Mainz; d. there, Nov. 22, 1866
Adam Heinrich Muller	Publicist and political economist, convert, b. at Berlin, June 30, 1779; d. at Vienna, Jan. 17, 1829
Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature	Treatment of the importance of Adam in the writings of the first five Christian centuries
Adam Krafft	Sculptor (ca. 1440-1509)
Adam Mickiewicz	Poet, b. near Novogrodek, Lithuania, 1798; d. at Constantinople, 1855
Adam of Bremen	German historian and geographer of the eleventh century
Adam of Fulda	Monk and musician, b. about 1450, d. after 1537
Adam of Murimuth	English chronicler of about the middle of the fourteenth century
Adam of Perseigne	French Cistercian, Abbot of the monastery of Perseigne in the Diocese of Mans, b. about the middle of the twelfth century
Adam of Saint Victor	Prominent and prolific writer of Latin hymns, b. in the latter part of the twelfth century
Adam of Usk	English priest, canonist, and chronicler, b. at Usk, in Monmouthshire, between 1360 and 1365
Adam Scotus	Theologian and Church historian of the latter part of the twelfth century
Adam Tanner	Controversialist, b. at Innsbruck in 1571; d. at Unken, May 25, 1632
Adamites	Sect dating perhaps from the second century
Adamnan, Saint	Abbot of Iona, b. at Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland, c. 624; d. at the Abbey of Iona, in 704
Adana	Diocese of Armenian rite in Asia Minor
Adar	Term with a variety of uses
Addas	One of the three original disciples of Manes
Adelaide Anne Procter	Poetess and philanthropist, b. in London, England, October 30, 1825; d. in London, February 2, 1864
Adelaide, Saint	Abbess, b. in the tenth century; d. at Cologne, 5 February, 1015
Adelaide, Saint (Adelheid)	B. 931; d. 16 December, 999
Adelard of Bath	A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, b. about 1100
Adele Amalie Gallitzin	Princess; b. at Berlin, Aug. 28, 1748; d. at Angelmodde, near Munster, Westphalia, April 27, 1806
Adele Bayer	Carried on her father's Botanical and Horticultural Gardens (1814-1892)
Adelmann	Bishop of Brescia in the eleventh century
Adelophagi	Fourth-century sect
Adeodatus	Son of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, b. 372; d. 388
Adeste Fideles	A hymn used at Benediction at Christmastide in France and England
Adjuration	An urgent demand made upon another to do, or to desist from doing, something, rendered more solemn by coupling with it the name of God
Administrator (Ecclesiastical)	A person who administers some common ecclesiastical affairs
Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property)	One charged with the care of church property
Admont	Benedictine abbey in Styria, Austro-Hungary
Ado of Vienne, Saint	Born about 800, in the diocese of Sens; d. 16 December, 875
Adolf Pfister	Educationist, b. at Hechingen in Hohenzollern, Sept. 26, 1810; d. at Ober-Dischingen in Wurtemberg, April 29, 1878

Adolphe Dechamps	Belgian statesman and publicist, brother of Cardinal Dechamps, b. at Melle near Ghent, June 17, 1807, d. at Manage, July 19, 1875
Adolphe Perraud	Cardinal and academician; b. at Lyons, France, Feb. 7, 1828; d. Feb. 18, 1906
Adolphe-Napoleon Didron	Archaeologist, together with Viollet-le-Duc and Caumont, one of the principal revivers of Christian art in France; b. March 13, 1806, at Hautvillers, near Reims; d. at Paris, November 13, 1867
Adolphus Von Dalberg	Prince-Abbot of Fulda and founder of the university in the same city, b. May 29, 1678; d. November 3, 1737
Adonai	Name bestowed upon God in the Old Testament
Adonias	Name of two individuals in the Old Testament, notably a son of King David
Adoption	Role of the concept in Scripture
Adoptionism	Christological theory according to which Christ, as man, is the adoptive Son of God
Adoration	Act of religion offered to God in acknowledgment of His supreme perfection and dominion, and of the creature's dependence upon Him
Adoro Te Devote	Hymn written c. 1260
Adrian and Peter von Walenburch	Auxiliary bishops of Cologne and celebrated controversial theologians, b. at Rotterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century, exact dates of birth unknown; Adrian d. at Mainz, or Wiesbaden, 11 or September 14, 1669; Peter d. at Cologne, Dec. 21, 167
Adrian Fortescue	Knight of St. John, martyr; b. about 1476, executed July 10, 1539
Adrian Hamsted	Founder of the sect of Adrianists; b. at Dordrecht, 1524; d. at Bruges, 1581
Adrian of Canterbury, Saint	African by birth, d. 710
Adrian of Castello	Italian prelate distinguished as a statesman and reviver of learning, b. about 1460; d. about 1521
Adrian Tumebus	Philologist, b. at Andely in Normandy in 1512; d. in Paris, June 12, 1565
Adrian Willaert	Composer and founder of the Venetian school, b. at Bruges, or, according to other authorities, at Roulers, Netherlands, between 1480 and 1490; d. at Venice, December 7, 1562
Adrianople	A city of Turkey
Adrien Baillet	Priest and French author (1649-1706)
Adrien Greslon	French Jesuit missionary; b. at Perigueux, 1618; d.1697
Adrien Rouquette	Missionary, b. in Louisiana in 1813, of French parentage; d. as a missionary among the Choctaw Indians in 1887
Adso	Abbot of the Cluniac monastery of Moutier-en-Der, d. 992
Adullam	Name of two places mentioned in the Old Testament
Adulteration of Food	The addition of any non-condimental substance to a food
Adultery	Moral aspects of adultery
Advent	Period beginning with the Sunday nearest to the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (30 November) and embracing four Sundays
Adventists	Group of American Protestant sects
Advocates of Roman Congregations	Persons who plead causes before the ecclesiastical tribunals in Rome
Advocates of St. Peter	Body of jurists
Advocatus Ecclesiae	Name applied, in the Middle Ages, to certain lay persons whose duty it was to represent a particular church or monastery
Advowson	Right of patronage of a church or ecclesiastical benefice
Adytum	A secret chamber or place of retirement in the ancient temples, and esteemed the most sacred spot
Aedan of Ferns, Saint	Bishop and patron of Ferns, in Ireland, b. at Inisbrefny, near Templeport, County Cavan, about 550; d. at Ferns, 31 January, 632
Aedh of Kildare, Saint	King of Leinster, d. 639
Aegidius of Assisi, Blessed	One of the original companions of St. Francis
Aegidius of Viterbo	Cardinal, theologian, orator, humanist, and poet, b. at Viterbo; Italy; d. at Rome, 12 November, 1532
Aelfric	Abbot of Eynsham
Aelia Flaccilla	Empress, wife of Theodosius the Great, died c. A.D. 385 or 386
Aelnoth	Monk and biographer, c. 1100
Aelred, Saint	Abbot of Rievaulx, homilist and historian (1109-66)

Aeneas McDonnell Dawson	Author, b. in Scotland, July 30, 1810; d. in Ottawa, Canada, Dec. 29, 1894
Aeneas of Gaza	Neo-Platonic philosopher, a convert to Christianity, who flourished towards the end of the fifth century
Aengus the Culdee, Saint	Irish saint who flourished in the last quarter of the eighth century
Aenon	Locality where John the Baptist baptized
Aeons	Term appropriated by Gnostic heresiarchs to designate the series of spiritual powers evolved by progressive emanation from the divine eternal Being
Aer	Largest and outermost covering of the chalice and paten in the Greek church
Aerius of Pontus	Friend and fellow ascetic of Eustathius, who became Bishop of Sebaste (355)
Aesthetics	Systematic training to right thinking and right feeling in matters of art
Aeterni Patris (Apostolic Letter)	Apostolic letter of Pius IX, by which he summoned the First Vatican Council
Aeterni Patris (Encyclical)	Encyclical of Leo XIII, issued 4 August, 1879. Its purpose was the revival of Scholastic philosophy
Aetius	Roman general, patrician, and consul, b. towards the end of the fourth century; d. 454
Affinity (in Canon Law)	Relationship arising from the generation of children by a man and a woman, whereby each becomes related to the other's blood-relatives
Affinity (in the Bible)	Impediment to wedlock
Affirmation	Solemn declaration accepted in legal procedure in lieu of the requisite oath
Afflighem	Benedictine abbey near Alost in Brabant, Belgium
Afonzo de Albuquerque	B. in Portugal, in 1453; d. at Goa, 16 December, 1515
Afra, Saint	Saint and Martyr, beheaded at Augsburg during the persecution of Diocletian (c. 304)
Africa	Africa
African Liturgy	Historical treatment of the development of the liturgy in Africa
African Synods	Historical treatment of early local councils in Africa
Agabus	Prophet of the New Testament era
Agape (Custom)	A kind of feast celebrated by the early Christian community
Agapetae	Early Christian virgins consecrated to God
Agapetus	Deacon of the church of Sancta Sophia at Constantinople (about 500)
Agatha, Saint	Martyr who died during the Decian persecution (250-253)
Agathangelus	Supposed secretary of Tiridates II, King of Armenia
Agathias	Byzantine historian and man of letters, b. at Myrina in Asia Minor about 536; d. at Constantinople 582 (594?)
Agaunum	Location in the diocese of Sion, Switzerland where a Roman legion was allegedly martyred
Age of Reason	That period of human life at which persons are deemed to begin to be morally responsible
Agents of Roman Congregations	Persons whose business it is to look after the affairs of their patrons at the Roman Curia
Aggeus	Tenth among the minor prophets of the Old Testament
Agilulfus, Saint	Abbot of Stavelot, Bishop of Cologne and Martyr, 750
Agios O Theos	Opening words in Greek of an invocation, or doxology, or hymn used int he Roman Liturgy
Agnellus of Pisa, Blessed	Friar Minor and founder of the English Franciscan Province, b. at Pisa c. 1195, of the noble family of the Agnelli; d. at Oxford, 7 May, 1236
Agnes Mary Clerke	Astronomer (1842-1907)
Agnes of Assisi, Saint	Younger sister of St. Clare and Abbess of the Poor Ladies, b. at Assisi, 1197, or 1198; d. 1253
Agnes of Bohemia, Blessed	B. at Prague in the year 1200; d. probably in 1281
Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint	B. in the neighborhood of Montepulciano in Tuscany about 1268; d. there 1317
Agnes of Rome, Saint	Virgin and Martyr
Agnetz	Slavonic word for the square portion of bread cut from the first loaf in the preparation for Mass according to the Greek rite

Agnoetae	Name given to those who denied the omniscience either of God or of Christ
Agnolo, Giovanni, and Taddeo Gaddi	Florentine artists, Taddeo being the father of Agnolo and Giovanni
Agnosticism	Philosophical theory which limits the extent and validity of knowledge
Agnus Dei (blessed object)	Name given to certain discs of wax impressed with the figure of a lamb and blessed at stated seasons by the Pope
Agnus Dei (in Liturgy)	Name given to the formula recited thrice by the priest at Mass in the Roman rite
Agonistici	Individuals who went through cities and villages to disseminate the doctrine of Donatus
Agony of Christ	Occurrence in the Garden of Gethsemani
Agostini Agazzari	Musical composer, b. 2 December, 1578, of a noble family of Sienna; d. probably 10 April, 1640
Agostino Barbosa	Bishop, writer, and noted canonist (1589-1649)
Agostino Bernal	Spanish theologian (1587-1642)
Agostino Carracci	Italian painter, engraver, and etcher, b. at Bologna, August 16, 1557; d. at Parma, March 22, 1602
Agostino Ciasca	Italian Augustinian and cardinal (1835-1902)
Agostino Novello, Blessed	B. in the first half of the thirteenth century, at Termini
Agostino Steffani	Titular Bishop of Spiga, diplomatist and musician, b. at Castelfranco in the Province of Treviso, in 1655; d. at Frankfort in 1728 or 1730
Agostino Steuco	Exegete, b. 1496; d. 1549
Agram (Zagrab)	Archiepiscopal see of the ancient kingdom of Croatia
Agrapha	Sayings of Jesus that have come down to us outside the canonical Gospels
Agrarianism	Theories and movements intended to benefit the poorer classes of society by dealing in some way with the ownership of land
Agria	Archiepiscopal see of Hungary
Agricius, Saint	Bishop of Trier (Treves), in the fourth century (332 or 335)
Agrippinus	Bishop of Carthage at the close of the second and beginning of the third century
Agustin Quintana	Missionary and Indian philologist, b. at Antequera, the capital of Oaxaca, Mexico, about 1660; d. at Oaxaca, 1734
Ahicam	High court official under King Josias
Ahriman and Ormuzd	Names of the evil and good spirits in Zoroastrianism
Aidan of Lindisfarne, Saint	Irish monk of the seventh century
Ailbe, Saint	Bishop of Emly in Munster (Ireland); d. about 527, or 541
Aileran, Saint	Distinguished professor at the School of Clonard in the seventh century
Aisle	Lateral or longitudinal divisions of a church
Aistulph	King of the Lombards; d. 756
Akathistos	Marian Hymn used in Eastern Catholic Churches
Akhmin	City of Upper Egypt
Alabama	The twenty-second State of the United States
Alabanda	Titular see of Caria in Asia Minor
Alabaster	Substance used for vases and other ornamental articles
Alain Chartier	French poet (1390-c.1440)
Alain de l'Isle	Monk, poet, preacher, theologian, and eclectic philosopher, b. probably at Lille, whence his name, about 1128; d. at Citeaux, 1203
Alain-Rene Le Sage	Writer, b. at Sarzeau (Morbihan), 1668; d. at Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1747
Alalis	A titular see of Phoenicia
Alan of Tewkesbury	Benedictine abbot and writer, d. 1202
Alan of Walsingham	Architect, d. c. 1364

Alanus de Rupe	B. about 1428; d. at Zwolle in Holland, 8 September, 1475
Alaska	Alaska
Alatri	Italian bishopric under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See
Alb	White linen vestment with close fitting sleeves
Alban Butler	Historian, b. October 10, 1710, at Appletree, Northamptonshire, England; d. at St. Omer, France, May 15, 1763
Alban Isidor Stolz	Catholic theologian and popular author, b. Feb. 3, 1808; d. Oct. 16, 1883
Alban, Saint	First martyr of Britain, suffered c. 304
Albanenses	Manichaean heretics who lived in Albania, probably about the eighth century
Albani	Distinguished Italian family, said to be descended from Albanian refugees of the fifteenth century
Albania	Most western land occupied by the Turks in Europe
Albano	Suburban see, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome
Alberic of Monte Cassino	Cardinal, d. 1088
Alberic of Ostia	Benedictine monk, and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia from 1138-47
Alberico de Rosate	Jurist, date of birth unknown; d. in 1354
Albero de Montreuil	Archbishop of Trier b. near Toul, in Lorraine, about 1080; d. at Coblenz, 18 January, 1152
Albert	Bishop of Riga, Apostle of Livonia, d. 17 January, 1229
Albert Anton Von Muchar	Historian, b. at Linez, Tyrol, Nov. 22, 1781; d. at Graz, Styria, June 6, 1849
Albert Auguste de Lapparent	French geologist, b. at Bourges, Dec. 30, 1839; d. at Paris, May 12, 1908
Albert Berdini of Sarteano, Blessed	Franciscan Friar and missionary, b. at Sarteano, in Tuscany, 1385; d. at Milan, 15 August, 1450
Albert II	Eighteenth Archbishop of Magdeburg in Saxony, date of birth unknown; d. 1232
Albert Jean Belin	French prelate and writer (ca. 1600-1677)
Albert Knoll	Capuchin dogmatic theologian (1796-1863)
Albert of Aachen	Chronicler of the First Crusade
Albert of Brandenburg	Cardinal and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, b. 28 June, 1490; d. 24 September, 1545
Albert of Castile	Historian, b. about 1460, d. 1522
Albert of Saxony	Fourteenth-century philosopher
Albert of Stade	Chronicler of the thirteenth century
Albert Pighius	Theologian, mathematician, and astronomer, b. at Kampen, Overyssel, Holland, about 1490; d. at Utrecht, Dec. 26, 1542
Albert Stöckl	Neo-Scholastic philosopher and theologian,b. March 15, 1823; d. November 15, 1895
Albert Vandal	French writer, b. at Paris, July 7, 1853; d. there, Aug. 30, 1910
Albert von Behaim	Known also as Albertus Bohemus (ca. 1180-1260)
Albert, Blessed	Patriarch of Jerusalem, date of birth uncertain; d. 14 September, 1215
Albert, Saint	Cardinal, Bishop of Liege, d. 1192 or 1193
Alberto Arnoldi (or Di Arnoldo)	Fourteenth-century Italian sculptor and architect
Albertus Magnus, Blessed	Scientist, philosopher, and theologian, born c. 1206; d. at Cologne, 15 November, 1280
Albigenses	Neo-Manichaean sect that flourished in southern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
Albinus	English monk and scholar of the eighth century
Albrecht Durer	Celebrated painter and engraver, b. May 21, 1471; d. April 6, 1528
Albrecht von Eyb	One of the earliest German humanists, b. in 1420; d. in 1475
Albrecht von Wallenstein	B. at Hermanie, Bohemia, Sept. 24, 1583; d. at Eger, Bohemia, Feb. 24, 1634. He belonged to a Czech noble family of Bohemia who were members of the Bohemian Brethren

Albright Brethren	Body of American Christians chiefly of German descent
Alchemy	Art of transmuting baser metals into gold and silver
Alcimus	High-priest, the leader of the hellenizing party in the time of Judas Machabeus
Alcmund, Saint	Bishop of Hexham; d. 781
Alcoholism	As used in this article, alcoholism includes the study of all the changes that may occur in the human organism after the ingestion of any form of alcohol
Alcuin	Educator, scholar, and theologian, b. about 735; d. 19 May, 804
Aldegundis, Saint	Virgin and abbess (c. 639-684)
Aldersbach	Cistercian Abbey in the valley of the Vils in Lower Bavaria
Aldfrith	Northumbrian king, d. 14 December, 705
Aldhelm, Saint	Abbot of Malmesbury and Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet and ecclesiastical writer (c. 639-709)
Aldric, Saint	Bishop of Le Mans in the time of Louis le Debonnaire, b. c. 800; d. at Le Mans, 7 January, 856
Aldus Manutius	Scholar and printer; b. in 1450, at Sermoneta, near Rome; died in 1515
Alejandro Herculano de Carvalho E Araujo	B. at Lisbon, March 28, 1810; d. near Santarem, Sept. 13, 1877
Alessandro Bonvicino	Italian painter (ca. 1498-1555)
Alessandro Farnese	The name of two cardinals
Alessandro Galilei	An eminent Florentine architect; b. 1691; d. 1737
Alessandro Manzoni	Italian poet and novelist, b. at Milan, March 7, 1785; d. May 22, 1873
Alessandro Piccolomini	Litterateur, philosopher, astronomer, b. June 13, 1508; d. March 12, 1578
Alessandro Scarlatti	Musician, b. in Sicily, either at Trapani or at Palermo, in 1659; d at Naples Oct. 24, 1725
Alessandro Serpieri	Astronomer, b. at S. Giovanni in Marignano, near Rimini, Oct. 31, 1823; d. at Fiesole, Feb. 22, 1885
Alessandro Tassoni	Italian poet, b. in 1565; d. in 1635
Alessandro Volta	Physicist, b. at Como, Feb. 18, 1745; d. there, March 5, 1827
Alesso Baldovinetti	Notable Florentine painter and mosaic artist (1427-1499)
Alexander	Name of several men mentioned in Scripture
Alexander (Bishops)	Name of several bishops in the early Church
Alexander Agricola	Celebrated composer of the fifteenth century
Alexander Baumgartner	Poet and writer on the history of literature, b. at St. Gall, Switzerland, June 27, 1841; d. at Luxemburg, Sept. 5, 1910
Alexander Bicknor	Archbishop of Dublin (d. 1349)
Alexander Briant, Blessed	English Jesuit and martyr, b. in Somersetshire of a yeoman family about 1556; executed at Tyburn, 1 December, 1581
Alexander Goss (Bishop of Liverpool)	Second Bishop of Liverpool; b. 1814; d. 1872
Alexander Hegius	Humanist; b. probably in 1433, at Heeck (Westphalia); d. December 7, 1498, at Deventer (Netherlands). Nothing is known of his earlier studies; but he must have been of quite mature age when ordained to the priesthood
Alexander Hubner	Count, an Austrian statesman, b. 26 Nov b. at Arundel House, London, September 21, 1629; d. at Rome, June 17, 1694
Alexander Leopold Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst	Titular Bishop of Sardica, famous for his many supposedly miraculous cures, b. August 17, 1794; d. November 14, 1849
Alexander MacDonell	First Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, b. July 17, 1760, at Inchlaggan in Glengarry, Scotland; d. January 14, 1840
Alexander Martin Sullivan	Irish politician, lawyer, and journalist, b. in 1830; d. Oct. 17, 1884
Alexander Maximilian Seitz	Painter, b. at Munich, 1811; d. at Rome, 1888
Alexander Natalis	French historian and theologian, of the Order of St. Dominic, b. at Rouen, 19 January, 1639; d. in Paris, 21 August, 1724
Alexander of Abonoteichos	Notorious impostor of the second century
Alexander of Hales	Franciscan, theologian, philosopher; one of the greatest scholastics; b. at Hales, or Hailles, in Gloucestershire, end of the twelfth century; d. at Paris, in 1245
Alexander of Lycopolis	Fourth-century writer of a short treatise against the Manichaeans

Alexander of Neckam	English scholar; b. in Hertfordshire, 1157; d. at Kempsey, Worcestershire, 1217
Alexander Pope	Poet, son of Alexander Pope and his second wife, Edith Turner, b. in London, England, May 22, 1688; d. at Twickenham, England, May 30, 1744
Alexander Sauli, Blessed	Apostle of Corsica, b. at Milan, 1533, of an illustrious Lombard family; d. at Pavia, 11 October, 1592
Alexander Severus	Roman emperor, b. at Acco in Palestine, 208; murdered by his mutinous soldiers at Sicula on the Rhine, 235
Alexander, Saint	Martyred in the persecution of Decius (251)
Alexander, Saint (Bishop of Comana)	Fourth-century bishop of Comana, in Pontus
Alexander, Saint (Patriarch of Alexandria)	Patriarch of Alexandria, date of birth uncertain; d. 17 April, 326
Alexandre de Prouville, Marques de Tracy	A viceroy of New France, b. in France, 1603, of noble parents; d. there in 1670
Alexandre de Rhodes	Missionary and author, b. at Avignon, March 15, 1591; d. at Ispahan, Persia, Nov. 5, 1660
Alexandre Guy Pingre	B. in Paris September 11, 1711; d. May 1, 1796
Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira	Brazilian natural scientist and explorer, b. at Bahia in 1756; d. at Lisbon in 1815
Alexandre Vincent Jandel	Master general of the Dominican Order (1810-1872)
Alexandre-Antonin Tache	First Archbishop of St. Boniface, Manitoba, missionary, prelate, statesman, and writer of Western Canada, b. July 23, 1823; d. June 22, 1894
Alexandre-Etienne Choron	French musician and teacher of music (1772-1834)
Alexandria	An important seaport of Egypt
Alexandrine Liturgy	Parent liturgy from which all the others used by Melchites, Copts, and by the daughter-Church of Abyssinia are derived
Alexian Nuns	Religious women affiliated to the Alexian Brotherhood
Alexians	A religious institute or congregation, which had its origin at Mechlin, in Brabant, in the fifteenth century
Alexis Falconieri, Saint	B. in Florence, 1200; d. 17 February, 1310, at Mount Senario, near Florence
Alexis John Augustine Bachelot	Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, b. in France, Feb. 22, 1796; d. at sea, Dec. 5, 1837.
Alexis-Francois Artaud de Montor	Diplomat and historian, b. at Paris, July 31, 1772; d. at Paris, Nov. 12, 1849
Alexis-François Rio	French writer on art, b. on the Island of Arz, May 20, 1797; d. June 17, 1874
Alexis-Paulin Paris	Philologist, b. at Avenay, Marne, France, March 25, 1800; d. Feb. 13, 1881
Alexis-Xyste Bernard	Bishop of St. Hyacinth (b. 1847)
Alexius, Saint	Fifth-century Roman confessor
Alfonso Capecelatro	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, and ecclesiastical writer; b. at Marseilles Feb. 5, 1824; d. Nov. 14, 1912
Alfonso de Valdes	Spanish Humanist and chancellor of the Emperor Charles V, b. at Cuenca in Castile about 1500; d. at Vienna in October, 1532
Alfonso de Zamora	Converted Spanish Rabbi, baptized 1506; d. 1531
Alfonso Muzzarelli	Learned Italian Jesuit, b. August 22, 1749, at Ferrara; d. May 25, 1813, at Paris
Alfonso of Burgos	Dominican, d. at Palencia, 8 December, 1489
Alfred Rethel	B. at Aachen, 1816; d. at Dusseldorf, 1859
Alfred the Great	King of the West-Saxons, b. Wantage, Berkshire, England, 849; d. 899
Alfred von Reumont	Statesman and historian, b. at Aachen, August 15, 1808; d. there, April 27, 1887
Alfred-Henri-Amand Mame	Printer and publisher, b. at Tours, Aug. 17, 1811; d. at Tours, April 12, 1893
Alfrida, Saint	Virgin, and recluse, c. 795
Alfwold, Saint	Bishop of Sherborne, in Dorsetshire; d. 1058
Alger of Liege	Learned French priest, b. at Liege, about 1055; d. at Cluny, 1132
Algonquins	American Indian tribe
Alimentation	Whatever is necessary to sustain human life: not merely food and drink, but lodging, clothing, care during sickness and burial
Alimony	Allowance which by order of the court a husband pays to his wife for her maintenance while she is living separately from him

Aliturgical Days	Those days on which the 'liturgy', i.e. the Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist, is not allowed to be celebrated
All Hallows College	Institution devoted to the preparation of priests for the missions in English-speaking countries
All Saints	Feast of the highest rank, celebrated on the first of November
All Souls' Day	Commemoration of all the faithful departed, celebrated by the Church on 2 November
Allah	Name of God in Arabic
Alleluia	This liturgical mystic expression is found in Scripture
Allocution	Solemn form of address or speech from the throne employed by the Pope on certain occasions
Allori	Name of several prominent people in sixteenth-century Italy
Alma	Hebrew word signifying a young woman
Alma Redemptoris Mater	Opening words of one of the four Antiphons sung at Compline and Lauds
Alms and Almsgiving	Any material favor done to assist the needy, and prompted by charity
Alnoth, Saint	Hermit and martyr (died c. 700)
Alogi	Persons who denied the manifestation of the Paraclete, and refused, in consequence, to admit the Gospel of St. John, wherein it is announced
Aloisio Gardellini	Famous chiefly for his collection of the decrees of the Congregation of Rites; b. at Rome, Aug. 4, 1759; d. there, Oct. 8, 1829
Aloisius Lilius	Principal author of the Gregorian Calendar
Aloisius-Edouard-Camille Gaultier	Priest and schoolmaster; b. at Asti, Piedmont, about 1745 of French parents; d. at Paris, Sept. 18, 1818
Alonso Andrada	Jesuit biographer and ascetic writer (1590-1672)
Alonso Berruguete	Spanish artist (1480-1561)
Alonso Cano	Spanish painter, architect, and sculptor, b. at Granada, March 19, 1601; d. there 3 or October 5, 1667
Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga	Spanish soldier and poet, b. in Madrid, August 7, 1533; d. in the same city, Nov. 29, 1594
Alonso de Espinosa	Spanish priest and historian of the sixteenth century
Alonso de Molina	Franciscan friar, b. probably 1511 or 1512 in Spain, d. 1584, in the city of Mexico
Alonso de Ojeda	Explorer; b. at Cuenca, Spain, about 1466; d. on the island of Santo Domingo, about 1508
Alonso Rodriguez	Jesuit, writer and teacher, b. at Valladolid, Spain, 1526; d. at Seville February 21, 1616
Alonso Tostado	Exegete, b. at Madrigal, Castile, about 1400; d. at Bonilla de la Sierra, near Avila, Sept. 3, 1455
Alonzo Coello Sanchez	Earliest of the Spanish court portrait-painters, b. at Benyfayro, Valencia, Spain, in 1513 or 1515; d. at Madrid, 1590
Alonzo de Alvarado	Knight of Santiago (unknown-1559)
Alonzo de Barcena (or Barzana)	Jesuit missionary and noted writer (1528-1598)
Alonzo Sanchez	Jesuit, teacher, writer, b. in Mondejar, Guadalajara, Spain, in 1547; d. at Alcala, May 27, 1593
Aloys Karl Ohler	Educationist, b. at Mainz, January 2, 1817; d. there, August 24, 1889
Aloys Lutolf	Ecclesiastical historian, b. July 23, 1824; d. April 8, 1879
Aloys Senefelder	Principally known as the inventor of lithography, b. at Prague, Nov. 6, 1771; d. at Munich, February 26, 1834
Aloysius Bellecius	Jesuit ascetic author (1704-1757)
Aloysius Gentili	He was proficient in poetry, displayed considerable musical aptitude, had a taste for mechanical and electrical science, and was devoted to the cultivation of modern languages, applying himself more particularly to the study of English; b. July 14, 1801,
Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint	(1568-1591)
Aloysius Schlor	Ascetical writer, b. at Vienna, June 17, 1805; d. at Graz, Nov. 2,1852
Aloysius Taparelli	Philosopher and writer on sociological subjects, b. Nov. 24, 1793; d. Sept. 20, 1862
Alpha and Omega (in Judaism and Christianity)	Alpha and Omega in Jewish Theology and Christian Usage
Alpha and Omega (Scriptural)	The first and the last letter of the Greek alphabet
Alphabet	Christian Use of the Alphabet

Alphabetic Psalms	So called because their successive verses, or successive parallel series, begin with the successive letters of the alphabet
Alphons Huber	Historian; b. October 14, 1834, at Fugen, Zillerthal (Tyrol); d. November 23, 1898, at Vienna
Alphonse de Lamartine	Poet, b. at Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France, Oct. 21, 1790; d. at Paris, March 1, 1869
Alphonse Magnien	Educator of the clergy, b. at Bleymard, in the Diocese of Mende, France, June 9, 1837; d. December 21, 1902
Alphonso de Spina	Convert from Judaism, Spanish Franciscan, date of birth unknown; d. about 1491
Alphonsus de Castro	Friar Minor and theologian, b. in 1495 at Zamora, Leon, Spain; d. February 11, 1558, at Brussels
Alphonsus Liguori, Saint	Missionary, founder of Redemptorists (1696-1787)
Alphonsus Rodriguez, Saint	Jesuit laybrother (1532-1617)
Alphonsus Salmeron	Jesuit Biblical scholar, b. at Toledo, Sept. 8, 1515; d. at Naples, Feb. 13 1585
Alsace-Lorraine	A German Imperial Territory
Altamura and Acquaviva	Exempt archipresbyterate in the province of Bari, in southern Italy
Altar (in Liturgy)	Table on which the Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered
Altar (in Scripture)	Usage in Old and New Testaments
Altar (in the Greek Church)	Entire space surrounding what we know as the altar
Altar of Repose	The altar where the Sacred Host, consecrated in the Mass on Holy Thursday, is reserved until the Mass of the Presanctified
Altmann, Blessed	Bishop of Passau and Papal Legate
Alto, Saint	Recluse and missionary in Bavaria, (c. 750)
Altruism	Term to denote the benevolent, as contrasted with the selfish propensities
Alumnus	In ecclesiastical usage, a student preparing for the sacred ministry in a seminary
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca	Sixteenth-century explorer and faith-healer
Alvarez de Paz	Famous mystic of the Society of Jesus (1560-1620)
Alvaro Alonzo Barba	Secular priest and author
Alvaro de Mendana de Neyra	Spanish navigator and explorer, b. in Saragossa, 1541; d. in Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, October 18, 1596
Alvarus Pelagius	Celebrated writer, b. in Spain about 1280; d. at Seville, Jan. 25, 1352
Alypius, Saint	Friend of St. Augustine; bishop of Tagaste
Ama or Amma	Semitic term meaning mother
Amalarius of Metz	Liturgical writer (last quarter of the eighth century--about 850)
Amalberga, Saint	Virgin, very much revered in Belgium
Amalberga, Saint (Amelia)	Nun; mother of three saints, Gudila, Reinelda, and Emembertus
Amalec	A people remembered chiefly as the most hated of all the enemies of Israel, and traditionally reputed among the fiercest of Bedouin tribes
Amalricians (Lat., Almarici, Amauriani)	Heretical sect founded towards the end of the twelfth century
Amalricus Augerii	Church-historian of the fourteenth century
Amandus, Saint	One of the great apostles of Flanders
Amasia (Amasea)	Titular see and metropolis of Pontus in Asia Minor on the river Iris, now Amasiah
Amastris (now Amasserah or Samastro)	Titular see of Paphlagonia in Asia Minor
Amathus	Two titular sees, one in Syria, the other on the southern coast of Cyprus
Ambition	The undue craving for honor
Ambo	A mountain or elevation
Ambo, in the Russian and Greek Church	Semicircular steps directly in front of the royal doors of the iconostasis
Ambrogio Borgognone	Italian painter and architect (ca. 1455-1523)

Ambrogio Calepino	Italian lexicographer, b. about 1440 at Calepio (province of Bergamo); d. 1510 or 1511
Ambrogio Foppa	Generally known as Caradosso, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and die sinker, b. at Mondonico in the province of Como, 1445, according to some authorities, and according to others in Pavia, the same year; d. about 1527
Ambroise Pare	French surgeon, b. at Bourg-Hersent, near Laval, department of Maine, 1517; d.Dec. 20, 1590
Ambrose Autpert	Early medieval writer and abbot of the Benedictine Order (d.778 or 779)
Ambrose Bernard O'Higgins	B. in County Meath, Ireland, in 1720; d. at Lima, March 18, 1810
Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps de Lisle	B. March 17, 1809; d. March 5, 1878
Ambrose Marechal	Third Archbishop of Baltimore; b. August 28, 1764; d. January 29, 1828
Ambrose of Camaldoli, Saint	Italian theologian and writer (1386-1439)
Ambrose of Sienna, Blessed	Dominican (1220-1286)
Ambrose Pelargus	Theologian, b. at Nidda, Hesse, about 1488; d. at Trier, 1557
Ambrose Saint-John	Oratorian; b. 1815; d. at Edgbaston, Birmingham, May 24, 1875
Ambrose, Saint	Bishop of Milan (340-397)
Ambrosian Basilica	Erected at Milan by St. Ambrose
Ambrosian Chant	Chant composed by St. Ambrose
Ambrosian Hymnography	Hymns of St. Ambrose
Ambrosian Library	One of the famous libraries of the world
Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite	Liturgy and Rite of the Church of Milan
Ambrosians	Religious order
Ambrosiaster	Author of a commentary on all the Epistles of St. Paul, with the exception of that to the Hebrews
Ambrosio Morales	Spanish historian, b. at Cordova, 1513; d. in 1591
Ambulatory	A cloister, gallery, or alley; a sheltered place, straight or circular, for exercise in walking; the aisle that makes the circuit of the apse of a church
Amen	One of a small number of Hebrew words which have been imported unchanged into the liturgy of the Church
Amende Honorable	An obsolete form of honorary satisfaction
America	The Western Continent, the New World
American College, The	Institution for the education of priests at Louvain
American College, The (in Rome)	The American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the United States, Rome, Italy
American Federation of Catholic Societies	Non-political organization of the Catholic laity, parishes, and societies under the guidance of the hierarchy, to protect and advance their religious, civil, and social interests
American Indians	Treatment of native peoples in North and South America
American Protective Association, The	Secret proscriptive society in the United States
Amerigo Vespucci	A famous Italian navigator, b. at Florence, March 9, 1451; d. at Seville, Feb. 22, 1512
Amice	Short linen cloth, square or oblong in shape and, like the other sacerdotal vestments, needing to be blessed before use
Amico (Antonio and Bernardino)	Canon of Palermo and ecclesiastical historian of Syracuse and Messina (d. 1641)
Amiel Weeks Whipple	Military engineer and soldier, b. at Greenwich, Massachusetts, 1818; d. at Washington, D. C., May 7, 1863
Amisus	Titular see of Pontus in Asia Minor
Ammen, Daniel	American naval officer and author (1820-1898)
Ammon	Supreme divinity of the Egyptian pantheon
Ammon, Saint	Egyptian hermit in the desert of Nitria ( b. about 350)
Ammonian Sections	Divisions of the four Gospels indicated in the margin of nearly all Greek and Latin MSS
Ammonites	Race very closely allied to the Hebrews
Amorbach	Former Benedictine abbey

Amorios (also Amorium)	Titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor, now known as Hergan Kaleh
Amorrhites	Ancient people often mentioned in the Old Testament
Amos	Third among the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament
Amovibility	Condition of certain ecclesiastics in regard to their benefices or offices
Amphilochius of Iconium	Bishop of the fourth century
Amphilochius of Sida (Side)	Bishop of the first half of the fifth century
Amphorae	Vessels generally made of clay, and furnished with ears or handles
Ampullae	Objects discovered in the catacombs
Amra	Ancient Irish elegies or panegyrics on native saints
Amrah	Central Syria
Amraphel	King of Sennaar (Shinar), or Babylonia
Amsterdam	Capital of the Netherlands
Amulet	Object used by pagans
Amyclae	Titular see of Peloponnesus in Greece
Anabaptists	Violent and extremely radical body of ecclesiastico-civil reformers
Anacletus II	Title taken by Cardinal Pietro Pierleone at contested papal election of 1130
Anaesthesia	State of insensibility to external impressions
Anagni	Italian diocese in the province of Rome
Analogy	Philosophical term used to designate, first, a property of things; secondly, a process of reasoning
Analysis	Process by which anything complex is resolved into simple, or, at least, into less complex parts or elements
Anaphora	Liturgical term in the Greek Rite signifying that part of the service which corresponds substantially to the Latin Canon of the Mass
Anarchy	Absence of law
Anastasia, Saint	Martyr
Anastasiopolis	Four ancient episcopal sees
Anastasius Bibliothecarius	Librarian of the Roman Church, b. about 810; d. 879
Anastasius Grun	Pseudonym for Anton Alexander (Maria), Count von Auersperg, an Austrian poet; b. in 1806; d. in 1876
Anastasius Sinaita, Saint	Abbot; Greek ecclesiastical writer
Anastasius, Saint	Martyred monk
Anastasius, Saint (Bishop of Antioch)	Bishop of Antioch
Anathema	Major excommunication
Anathoth	Feminine Chaldean deity
Anatole de Bengy	Jesuit martyr (1824-1871)
Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu	French publicist, b. at Lisieux, Calvados, in 1842; d. at Paris, June 15, 1912
Anatolia, Saint	Virgin; martyr
Anatolius, Saint (Bishop of Laodicea in Syria)	Scholar in the physical sciences and in Aristotelean philosophy
Anatolius, Saint (Patriarch of Constantinople)	D. 458
Anatomy	Department of biology
Anazarbus	Titular metropolitan see of Cilicia
Anchor	Symbol of hope in a future existence
Anchorites	Those who sought to triumph over the two enemies of human salvation, the flesh and the devil, by depriving them of the assistance of their ally, the world

Ancient Catholic Diocese of Chichester	In England
Ancient Diocese of Canterbury	The Mother-Church and Primatial See of All England, from 597 till the death of the last Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal Pole, in 1558
Ancient Diocese of Carlisle	Catholic diocese in England prior to its Anglican usurpation
Ancient Diocese of Chester	In England
Ancient Diocese of Macon	Diocese in France
Ancient Diocese of Norwich	Though this see took its present name only in the eleventh century, its history goes back five hundred years earlier
Ancient Diocese of Saint Asaph	Founded by St. Kentigern about the middle of the sixth century when he was exiled from his see in Scotland
Ancient Diocese of Salisbury	Diocese was originally founded by St. Birinus, who in 634 established his see at Dorchester in Oxfordshire, whence he evangelized the Kingdom of Wessex
Ancient Diocese of Sodor and Man	Scandinavian diocese, which included Man and the western isles of Scotland
Ancient Diocese of Vaison	Suppressed diocese
Ancient Diocese of Worcester	England, created in 680 when, at the Synod of Hatfield under St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, the great Mercian diocese was divided into five sees
Ancient of Days	Name given to God by the Prophet Daniel
Ancient Order of Hibernians	Catholic fraternal organization
Ancient See of Aarhus	In Denmark
Ancient See of Bergen	In Norway
Ancient See of Borglum	In Denmark
Ancient See of Hamar	In Norway
Ancient See of Linkoping	In Sweden
Ancient See of Odense	In Denmark
Ancient See of Oslo	In Norway
Ancient See of Ratzeburg	Ancient see in Germany
Ancient See of Ribe	Ancient see in Denmark
Ancient See of Rochester	Oldest and smallest of all the suffragan sees of Canterbury, was founded by St. Augustine, Apostle of England
Ancient See of Roskilde	Ancient see in Denmark
Ancient See of Skara	Ancient see in Sweden
Ancient See of Stavanger	Ancient see in Norway
Ancient See of Strengnas	Ancient see in Sweden
Ancient See of Trondhjem	In Norway
Ancient See of Upsala	In Sweden
Ancient See of Vexio	Ancient see in Sweden
Ancient See of Viborg	Ancient see in Denmark
Ancient See of Westeraas	In Sweden
Ancient See of Winchester	This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great missionary Diocese of Dorchester, founded by St. Birinus in 634 for the Kingdom of Wessex
Ancient See of York	The seat of metropolitan jurisdiction for the northern province
Ancilla Dei	Title given to a deceased woman
Ancona and Umana	Italian diocese in the Archdiocese of Ancona
Ancren Riwle	Thirteenth-century code of rules for the life of authoresses
Ancyra	The modern Angora, titular see of Galatia in Asia Minor
Andalusia	Country is situated in the southern part of the Iberian peninsula
Andechs	A Benedictine monastery and famous place of pilgrimage on a hill about two miles east of the Ammersee in Upper Bavaria

Anderdon, William Henry	English Jesuit and writer (1816-1890)
Andre de Boulanger	French monk and preacher (1578-1657)
Andre Garin	An Oblate missionary and parish priest, b. May 7, 1822, at Cote-Saint-Andre, Isere, France; d. at Lowell, Massachusetts, February 16, 1895
Andre Guijon	Bishop and orator; b. in November, 1548, at Autun; d. in September, 1631
Andre-Hercule de Fleury	B. at Lodeve, June 26, 1653; d. at Paris, January 29, 1743
Andre-Jean Cuoq	Philologist, b. at LePuy, France, 1821; d. at Oka near Montreal, 1898
Andre-Marie Ampere	Physicist and mathematician (1775-1836)
Andrea Adami da Bolsena	Italian musician b. at Bolsena, 1663; d. in Rome, 1742
Andrea Alciati	Italian jurist, b. at Alzano, near Milan, 8 May, 1492; d. at Pavia, 12 June, 1550
Andrea Borromeo	Italian missionary (d. 1683)
Andrea Castagno	Florentine painter, b. near Florence, 1390; d. at Florence, August 9, 1457
Andrea Cesalpino	Physician, philosopher, and naturalist, distinguished botanist; b. at Arezzo in Tuscany, Italy, June 6, 1519; d. at Rome, February 23, 1603
Andrea Ciccione	Fifteenth-century Italian sculptor and architect
Andrea Contucci Del Sansovino	Sculptor, b. at Monte San Sovino, Arezzo, 1460; d. 1529
Andrea Del Sarto	Painter, b. at Florence in 1486; d. there in 1531
Andrea Del Verrocchio	B. at Florence, 1435; d. at Venice, 1488
Andrea Della Robbia	Nephew, pupil, assistant, and sharer of Luca's secrets, b. at Florence, 1431; d. 1528
Andrea Doria	Genoese admiral and statesman, b. at Oneglia, Italy, 1468; d. at Genoa, 1560
Andrea Dotti, Blessed	Servite priest (1256-1315)
Andrea Gallandi	Oratorian and patristic scholar, b. at Venice, December 7, 1709; d. there January 12, 1779, or 1780
Andrea Mantegna	Italian painter; b. in 1431; d. September 13, 1506
Andrea Palladio	Italian architect, b. at Vicenza, 1508; d. at Venice, Aug. 19, 1580
Andrea Pisano	Italian sculptor and architect (1270-1349)
Andrea Spagni	Educator and author, b. at Florence, Aug. 8, 1716; d. at Rome, Sept. 16, 1788
Andrea Vanni	Painter and statesman, b. at Siena, 1320; d. 1414
Andreas Agnellus of Ravenna	Historian of that church, b. 805; the date of his death is unknown, but was probably about 846
Andreas Benedict Feilmoser	Theologian and Biblical scholar, b. April 8, 1777, at Hopfgarten, Tyrol; d. at Tubingen, July 20, 1831
Andreas de Vega	Theologian and Franciscan Observantine, b. at Segovia in Old Castile, Spain, at unknown date; d. at Salamanca probably in 1560
Andreas Hofer	Patriot and soldier, b. at St. Leonhard in Passeyrthale, Tyrol, Nov. 22, 1767; executed at Mantua, Feb. 20, 1810
Andreas Kobler	Historian (1816-1892)
Andreas Medulic	Croatian painter and engraver, b. at Sibenik, Dalmatia, 1522; d. at Venice, 1582
Andreas of Ratisbon	Priest, historian
Andreas Pozzo	Italian painter and architect of the Baroque period, b. at Trent, 1642; d. at Vienna, 1709
Andreas Rass	Bishop of Strasburg, b. at Sigolsheim in upper Alsace, April 6, 1794; d. at Strasburg November 17, 1887
Andreas Vesalius	The reorganizer of the study of anatomy, b. at Brussels, Dec. 31, 1514; d. in a Greek city on his journey home from Jerusalem in 1564
Andres Cavo	A writer frequently quoted on Spanish-Mexican history; b. at Guadalajara in Mexico, January 21, 1729
Andrés Pérez De Ribas	Pioneer missionary, historian of north-western Mexico; b. at Cordova, Spain, 1576; d. in Mexico, March 26, 1655
Andres Urdaneta	Augustinian, b. at Villafranca, Guipuzcoa, Spain, 1498; d. in the City of Mexico, 1568
Andrew Avellino, Saint	Priest, Theatine (1521-1608)
Andrew Bobola, Blessed	Jesuit priest, martyr (1590-1657)

Andrew Byrne	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, b. at Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland, December 5, 1802; d. at Helena, Arkansas, June 10, 1862
Andrew Corsini, Saint	Carmelite monk (1302-1373)
Andrew Donlevy	Educator b. in 1694, date and place of death uncertain
Andrew Foreman	A Scottish prelate, of good border family; b. at Hatton, near Berwick-on-Tweed; d. 1522
Andrew Gordon	Benedictine monk, physicist; b. 1712; d. 1751,
Andrew Krzycki	Humanistic poet (d. 1535)
Andrew of Caesarea	Bishop of Cappadocia
Andrew of Crete, Saint	Theologian, homilist, hymnographer (d. 740 or 720)
Andrew of Lonjumeau	Dominican missionary, papal ambassador (d. 1253)
Andrew of Rhodes	Dominican theologian (d. 1440)
Andrew of Wyntoun	Scottish chronicler, b. (as we know from the internal evidence of his writings) in the reign of David II, about the middle of the fourteenth century
Andrew the Scot, Saint	Archdeacon of Fiesole (d. about 877)
Andrew White	Missionary, b. at London, 1579; d. at or near London Dec. 27, 1656
Andrew, Apostle, Saint	the Apostle, son of Jonah or John; the Apostle, son of Jonah or John; a disciple of the Baptist
Andrew, Saint (Martyr in Lampsacus)	Martyr of the Faith in Lampsacus, a city of Mysia
Anemurium	Now Estenmure, titular see of Cilicia
Ange de Saint Joseph	French missionary, Carmelite friar (1636-1697)
Ange de Sainte Rosalie	French genealogist, Augustinian friar (1655-1726)
Angel	Messenger
Angel de Saavedra Remírez de Baquedano	Spanish poet and statesman, b. at Cordova, March 10, 1791; d. at Madrid, June 22, 1865
Angela Merici, Saint	Foundress of the Ursulines (1474-1540)
Angela of Foligno, Blessed	Umbrian penitent and mystical writer (1248-1309)
Angelica Kauffmann	Swiss artist (1741-1807)
Angelicals, The	Congregation of women
Angelique Bullion	B. in Paris, at commencement of the seventeenth century
Angelo Carletti di Chivasso, Blessed	Franciscan moral theologian (1411-1495)
Angelo Clareno da Cingoli	Spiritual Franciscan (1247-1337)
Angelo Mai	Roman cardinal and celebrated philologist, b. at Schilpario, March 7, 1782; d. at Albano, September 9, 1854
Angelo Maria Quirini	Cardinal and scholar, b. at Venice, March 30, 1680; d. at Brescia, January 6, 1755
Angelo Paoli, Venerable	B. at Argigliano, Tuscany, Sept. 1, 1642; d. at Rome, January 17, 1720
Angelo Rocca	Founder of the Angelica Library at Rome, b. at Rocca, now Arecevia, near Ancona, 1545; d. at Rome, April 8, 1620
Angelo Secchi	Astronomer, b. at Reggio in Emilia, Italy, June 18, 1818; d. Feb. 26, 1878
Angels of the Churches	In the book of Revelation
Angelus	Devotion in honor of the Incarnation
Angelus Bell	Triple Hail Mary recited in the evening; origin of our modern Angelus
Angelus Silesius	Priest, convert, poet, controversialist (1624-1677)
Anger	Desire of vengeance
Angilbert, Saint	Abbot of Saint-Riquier (d. 814)
Anglican Orders	History and status
Anglicanism	The religious belief and position of members of the Established Church of England

Anglo-Saxon Church, The	History and development
Anglona-Tursi	Italian diocese
Angola and Congo	Diocese of Portuguese West Africa
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius	Roman statesman, philosopher, possible Christian martyr (480 - ca. 525)
Anima Christi	Well-known prayer
Animals in Christian Art	Animal forms have always occupied a place of far greater importance than was ever accorded to them in the art of the pagan world
Animals in the Bible	The sacred books were composed by and for a people almost exclusively given to husbandry and pastoral life, hence in constant communication with nature
Animism	Doctrine or theory of the soul
Anise	Plant belonging to the parsley family
Ann Lobera (Venerable Ann of Jesus)	Known as Ann Lobera, Carmelite nun, companion of St. Teresa; b. at Medina del Campo (Old Castile), November 25, 1545; d. at Brussels, March 4, 1621
Anna	Mother of Samuel
Anna Comnena	Byzantine historian
Anna Maria Gesualda Antonia Taigi	B. at Siena, Italy, May 29, 1769; d. at Rome, June 9, 1837
Annals of the Four Masters	The most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals of Ireland
Annas	Jewish high-priest
Annates	The first fruits, or first year's revenue of an ecclesiastical benefice paid to the Papal Curia
Anne Catherine Emmerich	Augustinian nun, stigmatic, and ecstatic, b. September 8, 1774, d. February 9, 1824
Anne de Xainctonge, Venerable	Foundress of the Society of the Sisters of St. Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, b. at Dijon, November 21, 1567; d. at Dole, June 8, 1621
Anne First Duke of Montmorency	First of the great French lords, b. at Chantilly, March 15, 1492; d. at Paris, November 12, 1567
Anne Garcia	Better known as Venerable Anne of St Bartholomew, Discalced Carmelite nun, companion of St. Teresa, b. at Almendral, Old Castile, October 1, 1550; d. at Antwerp, June 7, 1626
Anne Hanson Dorsey	Novelist, b. at Georgetown, District of Columbia, U.S.A., 1815; d. at Washington, December 26, 1896
Anne Line	English martyr, d. Feb. 27, 1601
Anne, Saint	Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Anne-Madeleine Remuzat, Venerable	B. at Marseilles, Nov. 29, 1696; d. Feb. 15, 1730
Anne-Marie Javouhey, Venerable	Founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny (1779-1851)
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot	Baron de L'Aulne, French minister, b. at Paris, May 10, 1727; d. there, March 20, 1781
Anne-Therese Guerin	B. October 2, 1798; d. May 14, 1856
Annette Elisabeth Hulshoff	Poetess; b. at Schloss Hulshoff near Munster in Westphalia, January 10, 1797; d. May 24, 1848
Annibaldi	Dominican theologian (d. 1271)
Annius of Viterbo	Dominican archeologist and historian (1432-1502)
Anno, Saint	Archbishop of Cologne
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Related in Luke, i, 26-38
Anschar, Saint	Benedictine, called the Apostle of the North (801-865)
Ansegisus, Saint	Benedictine (770-833 or 834)
Anselm Eckart	Missionary, b. August 4, 1721; d. June 29, 1809
Anselm of Canterbury, Saint	Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church (d. 1109)
Anselm of Laon	Theologian (d. 1117)
Anselm of Liege	Belgian chronicler (1008-1056)
Anselm of Lucca the Younger, Saint	Benedictine monk (1036-1086)
Anselmo Banduri	Archaeologist and numismatologist (1671-1743)

Antediluvians	People who lived before the Flood
Anthemius	Byzantine official of the fourth and fifth centuries
Anthon Rafael Mengs	Bohemian painter, usually regarded as belonging to the Italian or Spanish school, b. at Aussig in Bohemia, March 12, 1728; d. in Rome, June 29, 1779
Anthony Baldinucci, Blessed	Jesuit missionary, missionary and preacher (1665-1717)
Anthony Blanc	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana (1792-1860)
Anthony Brookby	English Franciscan martyr (d. 1537)
Anthony Champney	Priest, controversialist (1569-1643)
Anthony Daniel	Huron missionary, b. at Dieppe, in Normandy, May 27, 1601, slain by the Iroquois at Teanaostae, near Hillsdale, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada, July 4, 1648
Anthony Koberger	German printer, publisher, bookseller (ca. 1445-1513)
Anthony Kohlmann	Educator, missionary (1771-1836)
Anthony Konings	Priest (1821-1884)
Anthony Maria Anderledy	General of the Society of Jesus (1819-1892)
Anthony of Padua, Saint	Franciscan Thaumaturgist (1195-1231)
Anthony of Sienna	Dominican theologian
Anthony of the Mother of God	Spanish Carmelite (d. 1641)
Anthony Page, Venerable	English martyr, b. at Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, 1571; d. at York, 20 or April 30, 1593
Anthony Parkinson	Historian, b. in England, 1667; d. there January 30, 1728
Anthony Rey	Educator and Mexican War chaplain, b. at Lyons, March 19, 1807; d. near Ceralvo, Mexico, Jan. 19, 1847
Anthony Terill	English theologian, b. in 1623; d. Oct. 11, 1676
Anthony, Saint	Founder of Christian monasticism
Anthropomorphism	A term used in its widest sense to signify the tendency of man to conceive the activities of the external world as the counterpart of his own
Antichrist	According to its biblical and ecclesiastical usage
Antidicomarianites	Eastern sect which flourished about A.D. 200 to 400
Antidoron	Fragments of consecrated bread given to faithful in Greek custom
Antigonish	Shiretown of the county of the same name in Nova Scotia
Antimensium	Consecrated corporal of a kind used only in the Greek Rite
Antinoe	Titular see of the Thebaid, now Esneh or Esench, a city in Egypt
Antinomianism	Heretical doctrine that Christians are exempt from the obligations of the moral law
Antioch	Discusses two cities, one in Syria, the other in Pisidia
Antioch (Church)	Ancient city
Antiochene Liturgy	Family of liturgies originally used in the Patriarchate of Antioch
Antiochus of Palestine	Monk of the seventh century
Antipater of Bostra	Fifth-century Greek prelate of the Roman Orient
Antipatris	Titular see of Palestine
Antiphellos	Titular see of Lycia
Antiphon	Sounding against, responsive sound, singing opposite, alternate chant
Antiphon (Antiphonon) in the Greek Church	A form of singing made an integral part of the Mass
Antiphon in Greek Liturgy	The Greek Liturgy uses antiphons, not only in the Office, but also in the Mass, at Vespers, and at all the canonical Hours
Antiphonary	One of the present liturgical books intended for use in choro (i.e. in the liturgical choir)
Antiphonary of Bangor	Ancient Latin manuscript (codex) found by Muratori in the Ambrosian Library at Milan

Antipodes	Speculations concerning the rotundity of the earth and the possible existence of human beings
Antipope	A false claimant of the Holy See in opposition to a pontiff canonically elected
Antipope Dioscorus	B. at Alexandria, date unknown; d. October 14, 530
Antiquity of the World	Various attempts have been made to establish the age of the world.
Antoine Anselme	French preacher, priest (1652-1737)
Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac	B. at Toulouse in 1657; d. at Castelsarrasin, October 16, 1730
Antoine de Mouchy	Theologian and canonist, b. 1494, at Ressons-sur-Matz, near Beauvais, in Picardy; d. May 8, 1574, at Paris
Antoine Duprat	Chancellor of France and Cardinal, b. January 17, 1463; d. July 9, 1535
Antoine Galland	French Orientalist and numismatist, b. at Rollot, near Montdidier, in Picardy, 1646, d. at Paris, 1715
Antoine Gaubil	A French Jesuit and missionary to China, b. at Gaillac (Aveyron), July 14, 1689; d. at Peking, July 24, 1759
Antoine Godeau	French bishop, poet and exegete; b. 1605; d. 1672
Antoine Henri de Berault-Bercastel	Church historian (1720-1794)
Antoine Le Gaudier	Writer on ascetic theology; b. at Chateau-Thierry, France, January 7, 1572; d. at Paris, April 14, 1622
Antoine Massoulie	Theologian, b. at Toulouse, Oct. 28, 1632; d. at Rome, Jan. 23, 1706
Antoine Pagi and his nephew Francois	Two French ecclesiastical historians
Antoine Touron	Dominican biographer and historian, b. at Graulhet, Tarn, France, on Sept. 5, 1686; d. at Paris, Sept. 2, 1775
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier	Agriculturist, b. at Montdidier, August 17, 1737; d. in Paris, Dec. 13, 1813
Antoine-Augustin Touttee	French Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation, b. at Riom, Department of Puy-de-Dome, Dec. 13, 1677; d. at the Abbey of St-Germain-des-Pres, Dec. 25, 1718
Antoine-Cesar Becquerel	French physicist, b. March 7, 1788; d. January 18, 1878
Antoine-dominique Magaud	French painter, b. at Marseilles 1817; d. there, 1899
Antoine-Elisabeth Dareste de La Chavanne	Historian and professor, b. in Paris, October 25, 1820; d. at Lucenay-les-Aix, August 6, 1882
Antoine-Frederic Ozanam	Great grand-nephew of Jacques Ozanam, b. at Milan, April 23, 1813; d. at Marseilles, Sept. 8, 1853
Antoine-Jean-Baptiste-Robert Auget Montyon	Famous French philanthropist; b. at Paris, December 23, 1733; d. there December 29, 1820
Antoine-Joseph Mege	Maurist Benedictine, b. in 1625 at Clermont; d. April 15, 1691
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier	Chemist, philosopher, economist; b. in Paris, August 26, 1743; guillotined May 8, 1794
Antoine-Lefebvre Sieur de la Barre	Tenth French Governor-General of Canada (1622-1690)
Antoine-Leonard de Chezy	French Orientalist (1773-1832)
Antoine-Simon Maillard	Missionary, b. in France; d. August 12, 1762
Anton Berlage	Dogmatic theologian (1805-1881)
Anton Brus	Archbishop of Prague, b. at Muglitz in Moravia, February 13, 1518; d. August 28, 1580
Anton Dereser	Discalced Carmelite; b. at Fahr in Franconia, February 3, 1757; d. at Breslau, 15 or June 16, 1827
Anton Gunther	Philosopher; b. Nov. 17, 1783, at Lindenau, near Leitmeritz, Bohemia; d. at Vienna, February 24, 1863
Anton Joseph Binterim	Priest and theologian (1779-1855)
Anton Martin Slomsek	Bishop of Lavant, in Maribor, Styria, Austria, noted Slovenian educator, b. 1800; d. Sept. 24, 1862
Anton Sander	Historian, b. at Antwerp, 1586; d. at Afflighem, Belgium, Jan. 10, 1664
Anton Ulrich	Duke o f Brunswick, Luneburgwolfenbuttel, convert to the Catholic faith (1633-1714)
Antonello da Messina	Painter, b. at Messina, about 1430; d. 1497
Antonie Perrenot De Granvelle	Known in history as Cardinal de Gran; b. 1517; d. 1586
Antonin Reginald	Baptized Antoine Ravaille, theologian; b. at Albi in Languedoc, 1605; d. at Toulouse, April 12, 1676. He became a Dominican at Avignon in 1624
Antonino Diana	Moral theologian, b. of a noble family at Palermo, Sicily, in 1586; d. at Rome, July 20, 1663

Antoninus Pius	Roman Emperor, reigned 138-161 (86-161)
Antoninus, Saint	Archbishop of Florence (1389-1459)
Antonio Allegri	B. in Correggio, a small Lombard town near Mantua, 1494; d. 5 March, 1534
Antonio and Piero Benci Pollajuolo	Derived their surname, according to Florentine custom, from the trade of their father, who was a dealer in poultry. Both were born at Florence, Antonio about 1432, Piero in 1443; both died in Rome, the younger in 1496, the elder in 1498, and both were bur
Antonio Aparisi y Guijarro	Parliamentary orator, jurisconsult, Catholic controversialist, and Spanish litterateur (1815-1872)
Antonio Ballerini	B. at Medicina, near Bologna, October 10, 1805; d. in Rome, November 27, 1881. He entered the Society of Jesus, October 13, 1826
Antonio Bosio	Archaeologist of the Roman catacombs (ca. 1576-1629)
Antonio Canova	Italian sculptor, b. at Possagno, in the province of Treviso, November 1, 1757; d. at Venice October 13, 1822
Antonio Comellas y Cluet	Philosopher, b. at Berga, in the Province of Barcelona, Jan. 16, 1832; d. there, June 3, 1884
Antonio da Fonseca Soares	Friar Minor and ascetical writer; b. at Vidigueira, June 25, 1631; d. at Torres Vedras, Oct. 20, 1682
Antonio de Alcedo	Soldier, b. at Quito (Ecuador), 1755
Antonio de Andrada	Jesuit missionary and explorer (1580-1634)
Antonio de Araujo	Jesuit; Brazilian missionary (d. 1632)
Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas	Spanish historian; b. in 1559; d. March 27, 1625
Antonio de La Calancha	Erudite Augustinian monk, b. 1584 at Chuquisaca (now Sucre) in Bolivia; d. March 1, 1654
Antonio de Molina	Spanish Carthusian and celebrated ascetical writer, b. about 1560, at Villanueva de los Infantes; d. at Miraflores, September 21, 1612 or 1619
Antonio de Trueba	Spanish poet and folklorist, b. at Montellana, Biscay, in 1821; d. at Bilbao, March 10, 1889
Antonio de Ulloa	Naval officer and scientist, b. at Seville, Spain, Jan. 12, 1716; d. near Cadiz, Spain, July 5, 1795
Antonio di Matteo di Domenico Rosselino	Sculptor, stone cutter (1427-1478)
Antonio Escobar y Mendoza	Jesuit, gained distinction for scholarship among the leaders of ecclesiastical science b. 1589; d. July 4, 1669
Antonio Espejo	Spanish explorer, known for expedition which he conducted into New Mexico and Arizona in 1582-3
Antonio Fernandez	Jesuit missionary; b. at Lisbon, c. 1569; d. at Goa, November 12, 1642
Antonio Ferreira	Poet, important both for his lyric and his dramatic compositions, b. at Lisbon, Portugal, in 1528; d. there of the plague in 1569
Antonio Francesco Vezzosi	Member of the Theatine Congregation and biographical writer, b. at Arezzo, Italy, October 4, 1708; d. in Rome, May 29, 1783
Antonio Lotti	Composer, b. at Venice in 1667; d. there, January 5, 1740
Antonio Magliabechi	Italian scholar and librarian, b. Oct. 29, 1633, at Florence; d. there, July 4, 1714
Antonio Margil	B. August 18, 1657; d. Aug. 6, 1726
Antonio Maria Claret y Clara, Venerable	Spanish prelate and missionary, born at Salient, near Barcelona, Dec. 23, 1807; d. at Fontfroide, Narbonne, France, on Oct. 24, 1870
Antonio Maria Zaccaria, Saint	Founder of the Barnabites (1502-1539)
Antonio Martini	Archbishop of Florence, Biblical scholar; b. April 20, 1720; d. December 31, 1809
Antonio Montesino	Spanish missionary, date of birth unknown; d. in the West Indies, 1545
Antonio Neri	Florentine chemist, b. in Florence m the sixteenth century; d. 1614, place unknown
Antonio Ravalli	Missionary, b. in Italy, 1811; d. at St. Mary's, Montana, U.S.A., Oct. 2, 1884
Antonio Ruiz de Montoya	One of the most distinguished pioneers of the original Jesuit mission in Paraguay, and a remarkable linguist; b. at Lima, Peru, on June 13, 1585; d. there April 11, 1652
Antonio Tebaldeo	Italian poet, b. in 1463; d. in 1537
Antonio Vieira	Missionary, diplomat, orator, b. at Lisbon, February 6, 1608; d. at Bahia, Brazil, July 18, 1697
Antonis Van Dashorst Mor	Dutch painter, b. at Utrecht, in 1519; d. at Antwerp, between 1576 and 1578
Antonius	Supposed Latin Christian poet of the third century
Antonius Augustinus	Historian of canon law and Archbishop of Tarragona in Spain (1517-1586)
Antonius Fischer	Archbishop of Cologne and cardinal, b. at Julich, May 30, 1840; d. at Neuenahr, July 30, 1912

Antonius Possevinus	Theologian and papal envoy, b. at Mantua in 1533 or 1534; d. at Ferrara, Feb. 26, 1611
Antony Hickey	Theologian, b. in the Barony of Islands, Co. Clare, Ireland, in 1586; d. in Rome, June 26, 1641
Antoon Van Dyck	Flemish portrait-painter, b. March 22, 1599; d. December 9, 1641
Antwerp	City of Belgium
Apaches	Tribe of North American Indians
Apameia	Titular metropolitan see of Syria
Apelles	Founder of a Gnostic sect (d. late in the second century)
Aphian, Saint	Martyr (c. 306)
Aphraates	Syriac writer
Apiarius of Sicca	Priest of the diocese of Sicca
Apocalypse	The last book in the Bible, the Book of Revelation
Apocatastasis	Doctrine which teaches that a time will come when all free creatures shall share in the grace of salvation; in a special way, the devils and lost souls
Apocrisiarius	The ecclesiastical envoys of Christian antiquity
Apocrypha	Certain compositions which profess to have been written either by Biblical personages or men in intimate relations with them
Apodosis	A usage of the Greek Church corresponding somewhat to the octave of a feast in the Latin Church
Apollinarianism	Christological theory, according to which Christ had a human body and soul, but no human rational mind, the Divine Logos taking the place of this last
Apollinaris (the Elder)	Christian grammarian of the fourth century
Apollinaris Claudius, Saint	Christian apologist, Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia in the second century
Apollinaris, Saint (Bishop of Ravenna)	One of the first great martyrs of the Church, Bishop of Ravenna
Apollinaris, Saint (Bishop of Valence)	Bishop of Valence (453-520)
Apollonia, Saint	Holy virgin, martyr (d. 248 or 249)
Apollonius of Ephesus	Anti-Montanist Greek ecclesiastical writer between 180 and 210
Apologetics	Theological science which has for its purpose the explanation and defense of the Christian religion
Apolysis	The dismissal blessing said by the Greek priest at the end of the Mass, Matins, or Vespers
Apolytikion	Dismissal prayer or hymn said or sung at the end of the Greek Mass and at other times during Matins and Vespers
Apophthegmata Patrum	Sayings of the Fathers of the Desert
Aporti	Priest, educator, and theologian (1791-1858)
Apostasy	The word itself in its etymological sense, signifies the desertion of a post, the giving up of a state of life
Apostle (in Liturgy)	Name given by the Greek Church to the Epistle of the Mass
Apostle Spoons	Set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which are adorned with representations of Our Lord (the Master spoon) and the twelve Apostles
Apostles	The name; origins of the Apostolate; office of the Apostles; authority and prerogatives of the Apostles; relation to Bishop; origin of feasts of the Apostles
Apostles' Creed	Formula containing in brief statements, the fundamental tenets of Christian belief, and having for its authors, according to tradition, the Twelve Apostles
Apostleship of Prayer, The	Pious association otherwise known as a league of prayer in union with the Heart of Jesus
Apostolic Blessing	Papal blessing
Apostolic Camera	Former central board of finance in the papal administrative system
Apostolic Canons	Collection of ancient ecclesiastical decrees
Apostolic Church-Ordinance	Third-century pseudo-Apostolic collection of moral and hierarchical rules and instructions
Apostolic Churches	Usually the ancient particular Churches which were founded, or at least governed, by an Apostle
Apostolic College	The Twelve Apostles as the body of men commissioned by Christ to spread the kingdom of God over the whole world
Apostolic Constitutions	A fourth-century pseudo-Apostolic collection, in eight books, of independent, though closely related, treatises on Christian discipline, worship, and doctrine

Apostolic Examiners	Chosen by the pope to conduct examinations of candidates for orders and of confessors
Apostolic Executor	Cleric who puts into execution a papal rescript
Apostolic Expeditors	Officials who attend to the sending of Bulls, Briefs, and Rescripts
Apostolic Fathers, The	Christian writers of the first two centuries who knew, or are considered to have known, some of the Apostles, or to have been influenced by them
Apostolic Indulgences	Indulgences which the Roman pontiff attaches to the religious objects
Apostolic Letters	Letters of the Apostles to Christian communities or those in authority
Apostolic Majesty	Title given to the Kings of Hungary
Apostolic Prefecture of Benadir	African prefecture
Apostolic Prefecture of Caqueta	Prefecture in South America
Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir	Ecclesial territory in India
Apostolic Prefecture of Kaiserwilhelmsland	Ecclesial territory in German New Guinea
Apostolic Prefecture of Kwang-si	Ecclesial territory in China
Apostolic Prefecture of Kwang-tung	Ecclesial territory in China
Apostolic Prefecture of Kwango	Ecclesial territory in Belgian Congo
Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Kan-su	Ecclesial territory
Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Kassai	Ecclesial territory in the Belgian Congo
Apostolic Schools	Organized to cultivate vocations for the foreign missions
Apostolic See, The	Metaphorical term used to express the abstract notion of authority by the concrete name of the place in which it is exercised
Apostolic Succession	Found in the Catholic Church; none of the separate Churches have any valid claim to it
Apostolic Syndic	A layman who assumes the care and civil administration of the temporalities for the support and benefit of Franciscan convents
Apostolic Union of Secular Priests, The	Association of secular priests
Apostolic Vicariate of Benin	Ecclesial territory in Western Equatorial Africa
Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Kiang-si	Ecclesial territory in China
Apostolic Vicariate of Kamerun	Ecclesial territory in German West Africa
Apostolic Vicariate of Kenia (Kenya)	Ecclesial territory in East Africa
Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan	Ecclesial territory in China
Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley	Suffragan of Adelaide
Apostolic Vicariate of Kwei-chou	Ecclesial territory in China
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kan-su	Ecclesial territory in Tibet
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiang-si	Ecclesial territory in China
Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kiang-si	Ecclesial territory in China
Apostolicae Curae	Bull of Leo XIII issued in 1896, containing papal decision with regard to the validity of Anglican orders
Apostolicae Sedis Moderationi	Bull of Pius IX which regulates anew the system of censures and reservations in the Catholic Church
Apostolicae Servitutis	Bull issued by Benedict XIV in 1741 against secular pursuits on the part of the clergy
Apostolici	Four different heretical bodies
Apostolici Ministerii	Bull issued in 1724 by Innocent XIII for the revival of ecclesiastical discipline in Spain
Apostolici Regiminis	Bull issued in 1513 by Leo X in defense of the Catholic doctrine concerning the immortality of the soul
Apostolicity	The mark by which the Church of today is recognized as identical with the Church founded by Jesus Christ upon the Apostles
Apostolicum Pascendi Munus	Bull issued by Clement XIII in 1765 in defense of the Society of Jesus against the attacks made upon it
Apotactics	Adherents of a heresy which sprang up in the third century

Apotheosis	Deification, the exaltation of men to the rank of gods
Apparitor	Officer in ecclesiastical courts
Appeal as from an abuse	Recourse to the civil forum against the usurpation by the ecclesiastical forum of the rights of civil jurisdiction
Appeals	Comprehensive view of the positive legislation of the Church on appeals belonging to the ecclesiastical forum
Appetite	A tendency, an inclination, or direction
Approbation	Act by which a bishop or other legitimate superior grants to an ecclesiastic the actual exercise of his ministry
Appropriation	Attribution to a person or thing of a character or quality which determines in a special way this person or thing
Apse	Semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church
Apse Chapel	Chapel radiating tangentially from one of the bays or divisions of the apse, and reached generally by a semicircular passageway, or ambulatory
Apsidiole	Small or secondary apse
Aquarians	Several sects in the early Church
Aquila and Priscilla	Jewish tentmakers who left Rome in the Jewish persecution under Claudius and settled in Corinth
Aquileia	Former city of the Roman Empire
Aquileian Rite	The See of Aquileia fell into schism during the quarrel of the Three Chapters (under Bishop Macedonius 539-56) and became a schismatical patriarchate, which lasted till the year 700
Arabia	Cradle of Islam and, in all probability, the primitive home of the Semitic race
Arabian School of Philosophy	Taking its origin from the neo-Platonic schools of Syria and Persia, the philosophy of the Arabians was at first Platonic in spirit and tendency
Arabici	Small sect of the third century
Arabissus	Titular see of Armenia
Arad	Titular see of Palestine
Arason Jon	Catholic bishop of Iceland (1484-1550)
Arator	Christian poet of the sixth century
Araucanian	A numerous tribe of warlike Indians in southern Chile
Arawaks	The first American aborigines met by Columbus
Arbitration	Method of arranging differences between two parties by referring them to the judgment of a disinterested outsider
Arbogast, Saint (Gaelic Arascach)	Missionary; hermit (d. 678)
Arca	Box in which the Eucharist was kept by the primitive Christians in their homes
Arcadiopolis	Titular see of Asia Minor
Arcae	Titular see on the coast of Phoenicia
Arcanum	Encyclical Letter on Christian marriage issued in 1880 by Leo XIII
Arch	Structure composed of separate pieces, such as stone, having the shape of truncated wedges, arranged on a curved line, retaining their position by mutual pressure
Archange de Lyon	Preacher of the Capuchin order (1736-1822)
Archard de Saint-Victor	Canon regular, Abbot of St-Victor, Paris, and Bishop of Avranches, b. about 1100; d. 1172
Archbishop	Bishop who governs a diocese strictly his own while presiding at the same time over bishops of a well-defined district composed of simple dioceses
Archbishop Ansegisus of Sens	Benedictine monk, Abbot, Archbishop of Sens (d. 879 or 883)
Archconfraternity	Confraternity empowered to aggregate or affiliate other confraternities of the same nature
Archconfraternity of Holy Agony	An association for giving special honour to the mental sufferings of Christ during His Agony in the Garden of Gethsemani
Archconfraternity of the Holy Family	Confraternity devoted to helping Catholic workingmen
Archconfraternity of the Most Precious Blood	Confraternities which made it their special object to venerate the Blood of Christ
Archdeacon	Incumbent of an ecclesiastical office dating back to antiquity
Archdiocese	That diocese of the province which is the archbishop's own

Archdiocese of Acerenza	In the provinces of Leece and Potenza, Italy
Archdiocese of Adelaide	In South Australia
Archdiocese of Agra	Situated in British India
Archdiocese of Aix	Includes the districts of Aix and Arles (Department of the Bouches-du-Rhone)
Archdiocese of Albi	Comprises the Department of the Tarn
Archdiocese of Aleppo	In Syria
Archdiocese of Algiers	Comprises the province of Algerie in French Africa
Archdiocese of Amalfi	Directly dependent on the Holy See, has its seat at Amalfi, not far from Naples
Archdiocese of Antivari	So called from its position opposite to Bari in Italy
Archdiocese of Aquila	Italian archdiocese in the Abruzzi, directly dependent on the Holy See
Archdiocese of Armagh	Founded by St. Patrick about 445 as the primatial and metropolitan see of Ireland
Archdiocese of Baltimore	Details history of colonial and American periods
Archdiocese of Bamberg	Historical and ecclesiastical statistics of the Archdiocese
Archdiocese of Bari	Situated in the province of the same name, in Apulia, Southern Italy
Archdiocese of Belem do Para	Metropolitan archdiocese of Bahia (San Salvador)
Archdiocese of Benevento	Principal city of the province of the same name in Campania
Archdiocese of Besancon	Swiss archdiocese
Archdiocese of Bologna	Italian archdiocese
Archdiocese of Bombay	Ecclesial territory in India
Archdiocese of Bordeaux	Diocese in France
Archdiocese of Boston	American archdiocese
Archdiocese of Bourges	Ecclesial territory in France
Archdiocese of Braga	Portuguese archdiocese
Archdiocese of Brisbane	In the state of Queensland, Australia
Archdiocese of Bukarest	Diocese of the Kingdom of Rumania, excluding Moldavia
Archdiocese of Burgos	Episcopal see of Spain
Archdiocese of Cagliari	Diocese of Sardinia
Archdiocese of Calcutta	Diocese in India
Archdiocese of Cambrai	Comprises the entire Departement du Nord of France
Archdiocese of Capua	Diocese in Italy
Archdiocese of Caracas	Diocese in Venezuela
Archdiocese of Cartagena	Diocese in Colombia
Archdiocese of Carthage	History of this African center of Christianity including councils and bishops
Archdiocese of Catania	Diocese in Sicily
Archdiocese of Chambery	Comprises Chambery in Savoy (with the exception of 8 communes), 10 communes in Annecy (Haute-Savoie), and 8 communes in Albertville (Savoie)
Archdiocese of Chicago	Created November 28, 1843; raised to the rank of an archdiocese, September 10, 1880; comprises the State of Illinois
Archdiocese of Chieti	With the perpetual administration of Vasto
Archdiocese of Cincinnati	Comprises part of the State of Ohio
Archdiocese of Colombo	On the western seaboard of the Island of Ceylon
Archdiocese of Conza	In Italy

Archdiocese of Corfu	One of the Ionian Islands, at the entrance of the Adriatic, opposite the Albanian coast, from which it is separated by a narrow channel
Archdiocese of Cosenza	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Archdiocese of Dublin	Occupies about sixty miles of the middle eastern coast of Ireland
Archdiocese of Dubuque	Established, July 28, 1837, comprises part of Iowa, U.S.A.
Archdiocese of Durango	See was created Sept. 28, 1620, located in north-western Mexico
Archdiocese of Durazzo	Situated on the Adriatic, founded by a barbarian king
Archdiocese of Evora	Situated in Portugal, raised to archiepiscopal rank in 1544
Archdiocese of Fenno	In the province of Ascoli Piceno (Central Italy)
Archdiocese of Ferrara	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Archdiocese of Fogaras	Hungary, of the Greek-Rumanian Rite
Archdiocese of Gaeta	In the province of Caserta in Campania (Southern Italy)
Archdiocese of Genoa	In Liguria, Northern Italy
Archdiocese of Glasgow	In the south-west of Scotland
Archdiocese of Gnesen-Posen	In the kingdom of Prussia
Archdiocese of Goa	Patriarchate of the East Indies
Archdiocese of Granada	Founded in Spain by St. Cecilius about the year 64
Archdiocese of Guadalajara	Diocese in Mexico
Archdiocese of Halifax	This see takes its name from the city of Halifax which has been the seat of government in Nova Scotia since its foundation by Lord Cornwallis in 1749
Archdiocese of Hobart	Diocese including Tasmania and various south sea locations
Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Bacs	Ecclesial territory in Hungary
Archdiocese of Kingston	Ecclesial territory in Canada
Archdiocese of La Plata	Metropolitan see of Bolivia
Archdiocese of Lanciano and Ortona	Small city in the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzi, Central Italy
Archdiocese of Lima	City of Lima, capital of the Republic of Peru, South America
Archdiocese of Linares	Pius VII erected the episcopal See of Linares as suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico
Archdiocese of Lucca	Diocese in Italy
Archdiocese of Lyons	Diocese in France
Archdiocese of Madras	Diocese in India
Archdiocese of Manfredonia	Diocese in Italy
Archdiocese of Manila	Diocese in the Philippines
Archdiocese of Mariana	Diocese in Brazil
Archdiocese of Mechlin	Diocese in Belgium
Archdiocese of Medellin	Diocese in Columbia
Archdiocese of Melbourne	Located in the State of Victoria, Southeastern Australia
Archdiocese of Messina	Located in Sicily
Archdiocese of Mexico	History of the archdiocese
Archdiocese of Michoacan	Located in Mexico, established in 1536 by Pope Paul III at the instance of the Emperor Charles V
Archdiocese of Milan	Located in Lombardy, northern Italy
Archdiocese of Milwaukee	Located in Wisonsin, established as a diocese, Nov. 28, 1843; became an archbishopric, February 12, 1875
Archdiocese of Modena	In central Italy, between the rivers Secchia and Panaro

Archdiocese of Mohileff	Latin Catholic archdiocese and ecclesiastical province in Russia
Archdiocese of Monreale	Located in the province of Palermo, Sicily, on the skirts of Mount Caputo
Archdiocese of Montevideo	Located in Uruguay, comprises the whole of the republic
Archdiocese of Montreal	Article details history and present conditions of this ecclesiastical Province of Montreal
Archdiocese of Munich-Freising	Located in Bavaria, dates back to St. Corbinian in 716
Archdiocese of New Orleans	Erected April 25, 1793, as the Diocese of Saint Louis of New Orleans; raised to its present rank and title July 19, 1850
Archdiocese of New York	See erected April 8, 1808; made archiepiscopal July 19, 1850
Archdiocese of Oaxaca	Situated in the southern part of the Republic of Mexico
Archdiocese of Olmutz	In Moravia
Archdiocese of Oregon City	In the State of Oregon
Archdiocese of Otranto	Otranto is a city of the Province of Lecce, Apulia, Southern Italy, situated in a fertile region, and once famous for its breed of horses
Archdiocese of Ottawa	In Canada, originally comprised the Ottawa Valley, traversed by the river of the same name
Archdiocese of Philadelphia	Diocese established in 1808; made an archdiocese, Feb. 12, 1875
Archdiocese of Pondicherry	In India
Archdiocese of Popayan	Comprises the entire Department of del Cauca and portions of the Departments of Narifio and EI Valle
Archdiocese of Port of Spain	An archiepiscopal and metropolitan see, including the Islands of Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, the Grenadines, St. Vincent, and St. Lucia
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince	Comprises the western part of the Republic of Haiti
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre	In Eastern Brazil
Archdiocese of Prague	In Bohemia
Archdiocese of Quebec	In Canada
Archdiocese of Quito	The city of Quito, formerly known as San Francisco de Quito, capital of the Republic of Ecuador, is situated 14' south of the Equator, and 114 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. It stands at an elevat
Archdiocese of Ravenna	The city is the capital of a province in Romagna, central Italy, on the left of the Rivers Montone and Ronco, the confluence of which is at Ravenna, not far from the mouths of the Po.
Archdiocese of Reggio di Calabria	In Calabria, southern Italy
Archdiocese of Reims	Comprises the district of Reims in the Department of Marne (Chalons-sur-Marne) and the whole Department of Ardennes
Archdiocese of Rennes	Includes the Department of Ille et Vilaine
Archdiocese of Rossano	Located in Calabria, province of Cosenza, Southern Italy
Archdiocese of Rouen	Revived by the Concordat of 1802
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	Exact date of the foundation of the See of St. Andrews is, like many others in the earliest history of the Scottish Church is unknown
Archdiocese of Saint Boniface	Chief ecclesiastical division of the Canadian West, so-called after the patron saint of the German soldiers who were among its first settlers
Archdiocese of Saint John's	Located in Newfoundland, erected 1904
Archdiocese of Saint Paul	Comprises many counties in the state of Minnesota
Archdiocese of Salzburg	Conterminous with the Austrian crown-land of the same name
Archdiocese of San Francisco	Includes numerous counties of San Francisco
Archdiocese of Santa Fe	Located in New Mexico, was erected by Pius IX in 1850 and created an archbishopric in 1875
Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Bogota	City of Bogota, capital of Colombia
Archdiocese of Santa Severina	Located in the Province of Catanzaro in Calabria, Southern Italy
Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala	Diocese in Guatemala
Archdiocese of Santo Domingo	Erected on August 8, 1511, by Julius II
Archdiocese of São Luiz de Cáceres	Located in Brazil, suffragan of Cuyaba
Archdiocese of Sao Paulo	Ecclesiastical province of Sao Paulo, in the Republic of Brazil, South America

Archdiocese of Sao Salvador de Bahia de Todos Os Santos	Brazilian see, suffragan of Lisbon
Archdiocese of Sao Sebastiao Do Rio de Janeiro	Ecclesiastical province of Rio de Janeiro
Archdiocese of Sassari	Located in Sardinia, Italy
Archdiocese of Scopia	Ancient residence of the early Servian rulers
Archdiocese of Scutari	First known bishop was Bassus (387)
Archdiocese of Sens	Comprises the Department of the Yonne, France
Archdiocese of Serajevo	Located in Bosnia
Archdiocese of Seville	Located in Spain
Archdiocese of Simla	Located in India, a new creation of Pius X by a Decree dated September 13, 1910
Archdiocese of Sorrento	Located in the Province of Naples
Archdiocese of Spoleto	Located in the Province of Umbria, Italy
Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese in Australia
Archdiocese of Syracuse	Diocese in Sicily
Archdiocese of Tarragona	Diocese in Spain
Archdiocese of Toledo	Diocese in Spain
Archdiocese of Toronto	In the Province of Ontario, Canada
Archdiocese of Toulouse	Includes the Department of Haute-Garonne
Archdiocese of Tours	Comprises the Department of Indre-et-Loire, and was reestablished by the Concordat of 1801 with the Dioceses of Angers, Nantes, Le Mans, Rennes, Vannes, St-Brieuc, and Quimper as suffragans
Archdiocese of Tuam	In Ireland
Archdiocese of Udine	In northern Italy
Archdiocese of Urbino	Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Italy
Archdiocese of Utrecht	Situated in the Netherlands
Archdiocese of Vancouver	Includes that part of the mainland of the Province of British Columbia south of 54 deg. N. lat. and west of the Straits of Georgia, together with the Queen Charlotte Islands
Archdiocese of Verapoly	On the Malabar Coast, India, having the Diocese of Quilon as suffragan
Archdiocese of Vercelli	In the Province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy
Archdiocese of Warsaw	Warsaw, on the western bank of the Vistula, is the capital of the Kingdom of Poland.
Archdiocese of Wellington	New Zealand, originally formed part of the Vicariate of Western Oceania erected by the Holy See in 1835
Archdiocese of Westminster	Erected and made metropolitan in 1850, comprises the Counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, and London north of the Thames
Archdiocese of Yucatan	In the Republic of Mexico
Archdiocese of Zara	In Dalmatia
Archelais	Titular see of Palestine
Archiereus	Greek word for bishop when considered as the culmination of the priesthood
Archimandrite	Greek Rite monastic officers
Archontics	Gnostic sect which existed in Palestine and Armenia about the middle of the fourth century
Archpriest	Head of the college of presbyters, who aided and represented the bishop in the discharge of his liturgical and religious duties
Archpriest Controversy	This controversy arose in England on the appointment of George Blackwell as archpriest with jurisdiction over the secular clergy of England and Scotland, by the Holy See on March 7, 1598.
Arcosolium	Certain tombs of the catacombs
Arculf	Frankish Bishop of the latter part of the seventh century
Ardagh	Irish diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh
Ardbraccan	Site of an ancient abbey, now a parish and village in the county Meath, Ireland

Ardo Smaragdus	Hagiographer, d. at the Benedictine monastery of Aniane, Herault, in Southern France, March, 843
Areopagus	(1) the Hill of Mars, situated to the west of and close by the Acropolis at Athens; (2) the court held upon the hill
Areopolis	Titular see of Palestine
Arethas of Caesarea	Archbishop of Caesarea (lived about 860-932)
Arethusa	Titular see of Syria
Argentine Republic (Argentina)	South American confederation of fourteen provinces, or States, united by a federal Constitution framed on the same lines as the U.S. Constitution
Argos	Titular see of Peloponnesian Greece
Arialdo, Saint	Martyr (d. 1065)
Arianism	Heresy which arose in the fourth century and denied the Divinity of Jesus Christ
Arias Montanus Benedictus	Orientalist, exegetist, and editor (1527-1598)
Ariassus	Titular see of Pamphylia in Asia Minor
Aribo	Archbishop of Mainz (d. 1032)
Arindela	Titular see of Palestine
Aristaces Azaria	Catholic Armenian abbot and archbishop (1782-1854)
Aristeas	Author of a letter ascribing the Greek translation of the Old Testament to six interpreters
Aristides	Christian apologist living at Athens in the second century
Aristotle	Heathen philosopher (384-322 B.C.)
Arius	Heresiarch (250-336)
Arizona	History and characteristics of U.S. Territory just before statehood
Arizona (Statehood supplement)	Update with details on statehood and constitution
Ark	The refuge in which Noe was saved from destruction in the Deluge; also, a piece of the tabernacle and temple furniture
Arkansas	US state
Armand David	Missionary priest and zoologist, b. 1826; d. 1900
Armand de La Richardie	Jesuit, missionary, b. at Perigueux, June 7, 1686; d. at Quebec, March 17, 1758
Armand-Benjamin Caillau	Priest and writer, b. at Paris, 22 Oct., 1794, d. there, 1850
Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau	Physicist, b. at Paris, Sept. 23, 1819; d. at Nanteuil, Seine-et-Marne, Sept. 18, 1896
Armella Nicolas	Popularly known as 'La bonne Armelle', a saintly French serving-maid held in high veneration among the people, though never canonized by the Church, b. at Campeneac in Brittanny, September 9, 1606, of poor peasants, George Nicolas and Francisca Neant; d.
Armenia	Mountainous region of Western Asia occupying a somewhat indefinite area to the southeast of the Black Sea
Armenierstadt	City in the Transylvanian county of Szolnok-Doboka
Arminianism	Doctrines held by a party formed in the early days of the seventeenth century among the Calvinists of the Netherlands
Arnaldus Villanovanus	Celebrated in his day as a physician, pharmacist, and alchemist, b. between 1235 and 1240: d. at sea near Genoa, 1312 or 1313
Arnaud D'Ossat	French cardinal, diplomat, and writer, b. at Larroque-Magnoac (Gascony), July 20, 1537; d. at Rome, March 13, 1604, was the son of a blacksmith
Arnauld	Celebrated family the history of which is intimately connected with that of Jansenism and of Port-Royal
Arni Thorlaksson	Icelandic bishop (1237-1297)
Arnobius	Christian apologist, flourished during the reign of Diocletian 284-305
Arnold	Several medieval personages
Arnold Forster	German entomologist; b. at Aachen, Jan. 20, 1810; d. in the same city, Aug. 12, 1884
Arnold Ipolyi	Bishop of Grosswardein (1823-1886)
Arnold Janssen	Founder and first superior-general of the Society of the Divine Word, b. at Goch in the Rhine Province, Germany, Nov. 5, 1837; d. at Steyl, Holland, Jan. 15, 1909
Arnold of Brescia	Born at Brescia towards the end of the eleventh century, date of death uncertain

Arnold Pannartz and Konrads Weinheim	Printers; Pannartz d. about 1476, Sweinheirn in 1477
Arnolfo di Cambio	Principal master of Italian Gothic (c. 1232-1300)
Arnulf of Bavaria	Duke of Bavaria 907-937
Arnulf of Lisieux	Bishop (d. 1184)
Arnulf of Metz, Saint	Statesman, bishop (c. 580-640)
Arsacidae	Dynasty of the Arsacids (256 B.C. to A.D. 224)
Arsenius Autorianos	Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1273)
Arsenius, Saint	Italian anchorite (354-450)
Arsinoe	Titular see of Egypt
Artemon	Antitrinitarian Heresiarch (third century)
Arthur (aka Francis) Bell, Venerable	Franciscan English martyr (1590-1643)
Arthur Moore	Count, b. at Liverpool, 1849; d. at Mooresfort, Tipperary, Ireland, 1904
Arthur O'Leary	Franciscan, preacher, polemical writer, b. at Faniobbus, Iveleary, Co. Cork, Ireland, 1729; d. in London, Jan. 8, 1802
Arthur-Marie Le Hir	Biblical scholar and Orientalist; b. at Morlaix (Finisterre), in the Diocese of Quimper, France, Dec. 5, 1811; d. at Paris, Jan. 13, 1868
Articles of Faith	Certain revealed supernatural truths such as those contained in the symbol of the Apostles
Artoklasia	Greek rite
Artvin	Russian city in the trans-Caucasian province of Kutais
Asaph, Saint (or Asa)	Bishop of the Welsh See (second half of the sixth century)
Ascalon	Titular see of Palestine
Ascelin	Ambassador of Innocent IV (1243- 54)
Ascendente Domino	Papal Bull issued by Gregory XIII to confirm the Constitution of the Society of Jesus and the privileges already granted to it
Ascension	Elevation of Christ into heaven by His own power
Asceticism	Spiritual exercises for acquiring habits of virtue
Ascoli, Satriano, and Cirignola	Italian diocese suffragan to the Archdiocese of Beneventum
Aseity	Theological concept which represents God as absolutely independent and self-existent by nature
Aseneth	Daughter of Putiphare, priest of On, and wife to the Hebrew Patriarch Joseph
Aser (or Asher)	Four different usages of the word Aser
Asgaard	Mythical home of Nordic gods
Ash Wednesday	Wednesday after Quinquagesima Sunday
Ashes	History of the liturgical use of ashes
Asia	Survey of the geography, ethnography, political and religious history of Asia
Asia Minor	Asia Minor
Asiongaber	Ancient city situated on the Aelanitic Gulf
Asmodeus	Name of the demon mentioned in the Book of Tobias (iii, 8)
Aspendus	Titular see of Pamphylia in Asia Minor
Asperges	Rite of sprinkling the congregation with holy water
Ass	Caricature of Christian beliefs and practices
Assam	Ecclesiastical province of Calcutta, India
Assemani	Illustrious Maronite family of Mount Lebanon, Syria
Assemblies of the French Clergy	Meetings for apportioning the financial burdens laid upon the Church by kings of France

Assessor of the Holy Office	Official of the Congregation of the Inquisition
Assessors	Advisors of a judge in ecclesiastical law
Assicus, Saint	Bishop and Patron of Elphin, in Ireland
Assideans	Maintainers of the Mosaic Law against the invasion of Greek customs
Assistant at the Pontifical Throne	Privileged prelates who belong to the Pontifical Family
Assistant Priest	The first and highest in dignity of the ministers who assist the bishop in pontifical functions
Assize of Clarendon	Improperly applied name of the Council held at Clarendon, January 25, 1164,
Assizes of Jerusalem	Code of laws enacted by the Crusaders for the government of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Association of Ideas	Principle in psychology to account for the succession of mental states
Association of Priestly Perseverance	Sacerdotal association founded at Vienna
Association of the Holy Childhood	A children's association for the benefit of foreign missions
Associations, Pious	Organizations, instituted under Church authority, focusing on works of piety and charity
Assuerus	Name of two different persons in the Bible
Assumption	The earliest known literary reference to the Assumption is found in the Greek work 'De obitu S. Dominae'.
Assur (Hebrew)	Three examples of name usage
Assur (titular see)	Titular see of Proconsular Afric
Assyria	History of explorations and discoveries in Assyria
Asterisk	Utensil for the Mass according to the Greek Rite
Asterius	Name of several prominent persons in early Christian history
Aston	Name of several English Catholics of prominence
Astrology	Supposed science which determines the influence of the stars and planets on the fate of man
Astronomy	Science of determining the places of the heavenly bodies
Astros	French cardinal (1772-1851)
Asylums and Care for the Insane	Historical treatment of the care of the insane
Atahuallpa	Inca war chief (d. 1633)
Atavism	Designates those cases in which species revert spontaneously to, what are presumably long-lost characters
Athanasian Creed	Short, clear exposition of the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation
Athanasius Kircher	Scholar of the natural sciences (1601-1680)
Athanasius, Saint	Bishop of Alexandria; Confessor and Doctor of the Church (296-373)
Atheism	System of thought which is formally opposed to theism
Athenagoras	Christian apologist of the second half of the second century
Athenry	Small inland town in the county Galway, Ireland
Athens, Christian	History of Catholic Church in Athens
Atom	Smallest particle of matter which can exist
Atomism	Distinction between atomism as a philosophy and atomism as a theory of science
Atrib	Titular see in Lower Egypt
Atrium	Open place or court before a church
Attainder	Act of Parliament for putting a man to death or for otherwise punishing him without trial in the usual form
Attala, Saint	Monk and Abbot of Bobbio (d. 627)
Attalia	Titular metropolitan see of Pamphylia in Asia Minor

Atticus	Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 425)
Attila	King and general of the Huns (d. 453)
Atto	Faithful follower of Gregory VII in his conflict with the simoniac clergy
Atto of Pistoia	Bishop of Pistoia (1070-1155)
Atto of Vercelli	Learned theologian and canonist of the tenth century
Attracta, Saint	Contemporary of St. Patrick, foundress of several churches
Attrition (or imperfect contrition)	Sorrow of soul, and a hatred of sin committed, with a firm purpose of not sinning in the future
Attuda	Titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor
Aubert Miraeus	Ecclesiastical historian, b. at Brussels, Nov. 30, 1573; d. at Antwerp, Oct. 19, 1640
Aubrey Beardsley	English artist (1872-1898)
Aubrey Thomas Hunt de Vere	Poet, critic, and essayist, b. at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, Ireland, January 10, 1814; died there, January 21, 1902
Auch	Archdiocese, comprises the Department of Gers in France
Auctorem Fidei	Bull issued by Pius VI in condemnation of the Gallican and Jansenist acts and tendencies of the Synod of Pistoia (1786)
Auditor	Officials of the Roman Curia who hear and examine the causes submitted to the pope
Audran	Family name of four generations of distinguished French artists
Augilae (or Augila)	Titular see of Cyrenaica in Northern Africa
August Allerstein	Jesuit missionary in China, b. in Germany; d. in China, probably about 1777
August Friedrich Gfrorer	German historian; b. at Calw, Wurtemberg, March 5, 1803; d. at Karlsbad, July 6, 1861.
August Reichensberger	Politician and author, b. at Coblenz, March 22, 1808; d. at Cologne, July 16, 1895
August Roskovanyi	Bishop of Neutra in Hungary, doctor of philosophy and theology, b. at Szenna in the County of Ung, Hungary, December 7, 1807; d. February 24, 1892
August Wilhelm Ambros	Historian of music and art critic (1816-1876)
Augusta	Titular see of Cilieia in Asia Minor
Augusta Theodosia Drane	Convert, in religion known as Mother Francis Raphael, O.S.D.; b. 1823; d. April 29, 1894
Auguste Carayon	French author and bibliographer, b. in Saumur, France, March 31, 1813; d. at Poitiers, May 15, 1874
Auguste Nelaton	Famous French surgeon; born in Paris, June 17, 1807, d. there Sept. 21, 1873
Auguste Nicolas	French apologist, b. at Bordeaux, Jan. 6, 1807; d. at Versailles Jan. 18, 1888
Auguste-Arthur Beugnot	French historian and statesman (1797-1865)
Auguste-Francis Maunoury	Hellenist and exegete, b. Oct. 30, 1811; d. Nov. 17, 1898
Auguste-Theodore-Paul de Broglie	Abbe, professor of apologetics
Augustin Barruel	Controversialist and publicist, (1741-1820)
Augustin Bonnetty	French writer (1798-1879)
Augustin Calmet	Exegetist; b. at Menil-la-Horgne, near Commercy, Lorraine, France, 26 Feb., 1672; d. at the Abbey of Senones, near Saint-Die, 25 Oct., 1757
Augustin de Backer	Jesuit bibliographer (1809-1873)
Augustin Moreto y Cabana	Spanish dramatist; b. at Madrid, April 9, 1618; d. at Toledo, October 28, 1669
Augustin theiner	Theologian and historian, b. April 11, 1804; d. Aug. 8, 1874
Augustin Verot	Third Bishop of Savannah, first of St. Augustine, b. at Le Puy, France, May, 1804; d. at St. Augustine, June 10, 1876
Augustin von Alfeld	One of the earliest and most aggressive opponents of Luther (d. 1532)
Augustin-Jean Fresnel	Physicist; b. at Broglie near Bernay, Normandy, May 10, 1788; d. at Ville d'Avray, near Paris, July 14, 1827
Augustin-Louis Cauchy	French mathematician, b. at Paris, August 21, 1789; d. at Sceaux, May 23, 1857
Augustine Francis Hewit	Priest and second Superior General of the Institute of St. Paul the Apostle; b. at Fairfield, Conn., U.S.A., November 27, 1820; d. in New York, July 3, 1897

Augustine of Canterbury, Saint	First Archbishop of Canterbury, Apostle of the English (d. 604)
Augustine of Hippo, Saint	Doctor of the Church and a philosophical and theological genius of the first order (354-430)
Augustine Reding	Prince-Abbot of Einsiedeln and theological writer, b. at Lichtensteig, Switzerland, August 10, 1625; d. at Einsiedeln, March 13, 1692
Augustine Van de Vyver	Sixth Bishop of Richmond, Virginia; b. at Hsdonck, East Flanders, Belgium, Dec. 1, 1844; d. at Richmond, Oct. 16, 1911
Augustinians of the Assumption	Devoted to combat the spirit of irreligion in Europe and the spread of schism in the East
Augustino Oldoini	Historian and bibliographer, b. Jan. 6, 1612; d. at Perugia, March 23, 1683
Augustinus-Verein	Association organized to promote the interests of the Catholic press, particularly the daily press, of Germany
Augustopolis	Titular see of Palestine, suffragan of Petra
Augustus	First Roman Emperor, in whose reign Jesus Christ was born b. at Rome, 62 B.C.; d. A.D. 14
Augustus Thebaud	Jesuit educator, and publicist, b. Nov. 20, 1807; d. Dec. 17, 1885
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin	Architect and archaeologist, b in London, March 1, 1812; d. at Ramsgate, Sept. 14, 1852
Aulne Abbey	A former Cistercian monastery near Landelies on the Sambre in the Diocese of Liege
Aumbry	Derivative through the French of the classical armarium, or medieval Latin almarium, original meaning was a cupboard
Aunarius, Saint	Bishop of Auxerre in France (573-603)
Aurea	Title given to certain works and documents
Aurelian	Roman Emperor (214-275)
Aureliopolis	Titular see of Lydia
Aurelius	Archbishop of Carthage; first to unmask and denounce Pelagianism
Aurelius Clemens Prudentius	Christian poet, b. in the Tarraconensis, Northern Spain, 348; d. probably in Spain, after 405
Aureoli	Franciscan philosopher and theologian (1280-1322)
Auriesville	Site of the Mohawk village, in which Father Isaac Jogues and his companions were martyred
Aurora Lucis Rutilat	Ambrosian hymn
Ausculta Fili	Letter addressed by Pope Boniface VIII to Philip the Fair, King of France
Ausonio Franchi	The pseudonym of Cristoforo Bonavino, philosopher; b. February 24, 1821, at Pegli, province of Genoa; d. September 12, 1895
Australia	Australia
Austrebertha, Saint	First abbess of the convent of Pavilly in Lower Seine (630-703)
Austremonius, Saint	Apostle and Bishop of Auvergne
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	History of monarchy
Authentic	Term is used in two senses
Authenticity of the Bible	Twofold account of its twofold authorship
Authorized Version	Name given to the English translation of the Bible produced by the Commission appointed by James I
Autocephali	Certain bishops in the early Church who depended directly on the triennial provincial synod or on the Apostolic See
Autos Sacramentales	Form of dramatic literature which is peculiar to Spain
Auxentius	Name of several early Christian personages
Auxiliary Bishop	Bishop appointed by the Holy See to assist the diocesan bishop in the performance of pontifical functions
Auxilius of Naples	Name of an ecclesiastic who wrote about controversies concerning the succession and fate of Pope Formosus (891-896)
Auzias March	Catalan poet
Ava	German poetess, the first woman known to have written in German
Avarice	Inordinate love for riches
Avatar	Anglicized form of the Sanskrit, avatara

Ave Maris Stella	First verse of an unrhymed, accentual hymn for Vespers in the Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ave Regina	It is one of the four Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin sung in the Divine Office
Avempace	Arabian philosopher, physician, astronomer, mathematician, and poet (d. 1138)
Averbode	A Premonstratensian abbey belonging to the circary of Brabant and situated near Diest in the Archdiocese of Malines
Averroes	Arabian philosopher, astronomer, and writer on jurisprudence (1126-1198)
Avesta	Sacred books of the Parsees, or Zoroastrians
Avicebron	Jewish religious poet, moralist, and philosopher (1020-1070)
Avicenna	Arabian physician and philosopher (980-1037)
Avignon	City that takes its name from the House, or Clan, Avennius
Avitus, Saint	Bishop of Vienne, in Gaul, and zealous opponent of Semipelagianism and the Acacian Schism (d. 525 or 526)
Axum	Titular metropolitan see of ancient Christian Ethiopia
Aymara	Tribe of sedentary Indians
Aymeric of Piacenza	Learned Dominican and Provincial of Greece (d. 1327)
Azores	Archipelago situated in that tract of the Atlantic Ocean
Azotus	A Philistine city; a mountain; a titular see of Palestine
Aztecs	Surname applied to the tribe of the Mexica (or Mexico)
Azymes	Unfermented cakes used by the Jews in their various sacrifices and religious rites
Azymites	Term of reproach used by the schismatic Greeks against the Latins, who celebrate the Holy Eucharist with unleavened bread

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