Baal (or Baalim)
| Word which belongs to the oldest stock of the Semitic vocabulary and primarily means lord |
Baalbek
| Syrian town at the base of the western slope of the Anti-Lebanon |
Babel
| Word derived from the Babylonian Bab-ilu, meaning 'gate of God' |
Babylas, Saint
| Successor of Zebinus as Bishop of Antioch, martyred during Decian persecution (d. 250) |
Babylon
| Curial title |
Babylonia
| History, character, and influence of this ancient empire |
Baccanceld
| Parliament meeting presided over by Wihtred, King of Kent |
Bacchylus
| Bishop of Corinth |
Bachelor of Arts
| Degree marking the completion of the traditional curriculum of the college |
Bachiarius
| Early fifth-century writer |
Baconian System of Philosophy
| Development of Francis Bacon's system of philosophy |
Bagdad
| Founded on the Tigris, name means 'Garden of Dat' |
Bageis
| Titular see of Lydia in Asia Minor |
Bagnorea
| Situated in the district of Viterbo, Italy and subject to the Holy See |
Bahama Islands
| Most northerly group of the West Indies |
Baithen, Saint
| Irish monk, Abbot of Tiree Island monastery, successor of St. Columba (b.536) |
Balaam
| Derivation of the name is uncertain, often connected with the god Ammo or Ammi |
Balanaea
| Titular see of Syria |
Balbina, Saint
| Location of memorials of a St. Balbina |
Baldachinum of the Altar
| Dome-like canopy over the high altar of larger churches |
Baldassare Castiglione
| Italian prose-writer, b. at Casatico, near Mantua, December 6, 1478; died at Toledo, Spain, February 7, 1529 |
Baldassare Peruzzi
| Architect and painter, b. at Siena, March 7, 1481; d. at Rome, Jan. 6, 1537 |
Balderic
| Bishop of Doi, in France, chronicler (1050-1130) |
Balderic (Baudry)
| Monk of Liege, a writer and teacher of the twelfth century (d. 1157) |
Baldred, Saint
| Celtic Bishop of Strathclyde, founded numerous houses for monks and holy virgins (643-607) |
Baldwin
| Archbishop of Trier and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire (1285-1354) |
Baldwin of Canterbury
| Thirty-ninth Archbishop, a native of Exeter (d. 1190) |
Balearic Isles
| Group of islands in the western part of the Mediterranean |
Balsam
| Oily, resinous, and odorous substance, which the Church mixes with olive oil for use as chrism |
Baltasar
| Greek and Latin name for Belshazzar |
Baltasar de Echave
| Painter, b. in Spain the latter part of the sixteenth century; d. in Mexico about the middle of the seventeenth |
Baltasar Gracian
| Spanish writer, b. at Belmonte, a suburb of Calatayud, Aragon, Jan. 8, 1601; d. at Tarragona, Dec. 6, 1658 |
Balthasar Barreira
| Portuguese Jesuit missionary (1531-1612) |
Balthasar Boncompagni
| Italian mathematician (1821-1894) |
Balthasar Cordier
| Jesuit; exegete and editor of patristic works (1592-1650) |
Balthazar Alvarez
| Spanish mystic (1533-1580) |
Banaias
| Name of several men mentioned in the Bible |
Bangor Abbey
| Name of two famous monastic establishments in Ireland and Wales |
Banns of Marriage
| Ecclesiastical announcement of the names of persons contemplating marriage |
Baptism
| One of the Seven Sacraments of the Christian Church |
Baptismal Font
| Basin or vase, serving as a receptacle for baptismal water |
Baptismal Vows
| Name popularly given to the renunciations required of an adult candidate for baptism just before the sacrament is conferred |
Baptista Mantuanus (or Spagnoli), Blessed
| Carmelite and Renaissance poet (1447-1516) |
Baptista Varani, Blessed
| An ascetical writer, b. at Camerino, in the March of Ancona, Apr. 9, 1458; d. there, May 31, 1527 |
Baptiste-Honora-Raymond Capefigue
| Historian, b. at Marseilles, 1802; d. at Paris, December 22, 1872 |
Baptistery
| Separate building in which the Sacrament of Baptism was once solemnly administered |
Baptistines
| Hermits, missionaries, and Sisterhood of St. John the Baptist |
Baptists
| Name of Protestant denomination that owes its name to its doctrine and practice regarding baptism |
Bar Hebraeus
| Jacobite Syrian bishop, philosopher, poet, grammarian, physician, Biblical commentator, historian, and theologian (1226-1286) |
Barac
| Deliverer of the Israelites from the power of the Chanaanites |
Barbalissos
| Titular see of Mesopotamia |
Barbara, Saint
| Virgin and Martyr |
Barbastro
| Suffragan of the Spanish province of Huesca |
Barber Family
| Daniel Barber soldier of the Revolution, Episcopalian minister and convert (1756-1834) |
Barca
| Titular see of Cyrenaica in Northern Africa |
Bardesanes and Bardesanites
| Syrian poet, astrologist, and philosopher (164?-222) |
Barent Van Orley
| Painter, b. at Brussels, about 1491; d. there January 6, 1542 |
Barjesus
| False prophet found in Acts 13:6-12 |
Barlaam and Josaphat
| Principal characters of a legend of Christian antiquity |
Barnaba Oriani
| Italian Barnabite and astronomer, b. at Carignano, near Milan, July 17, 1752; d. at Milan, November 12, 1832 |
Barnabas of Terni
| Friar Minor and missionary (d. 1474 or 1477) |
Barnabas, Saint
| Styled an Apostle in Holy Scripture, ranked by the Church with the Twelve |
Barnabites
| Popular name of a religious order founded by three Italian noblemen |
Barocco Style
| Debased application to architecture of Renaissance features |
Baron Athanase Charles-Marie Charette de La Contrie
| B. at Nantes, Sept. 3, 1832; d. at Basse-Motte (Ille-et-Vilaine), Oct. 9, 1911. His father was a nephew of the famous General Charette who was shot at Nantes, March 29, 1795 |
Baron d'Avaugour Pierre du Bois
| Sixth Governor General of Canada |
Baron Eligius Franz Joseph Von Munch-Bellinghausen
| Austrian dramatist, b. at Cracow, April 2, 1806; d. at Vienna, May 22, 1871 |
Baron Emly William Monsell
| Member of Parliament, b. Sept. 21, 1812; d. at Tervoe, Co. Limerick, Ireland, April 20, 1894. |
Baron Ernst Von Feuchtersleben
| Austrian poet, philosopher, and physician; b. at Vienna, April 29, 1806; d. September 3, 1849 |
Baron Joseph Maria Christoph von Lassberg
| Distinguished German antiquary, b. at Donaueschingen, April 10, 1770; d. March 15, 1855 |
Barthold Nihus
| Convert and controversialist, b. at Holtorf in Hanover, February 7, 1590 (according to other sources in 1584 or 1589, at Wolpe in Brunswick); d. at Erfurt, March 10, 1657 |
Bartholomaeus Anglicus
| Franciscan encyclopedist |
Bartholomaeus Arnoldi
| Augustinian friar, teacher of Luther (1463-1532) |
Bartholomeu Lourenco de Gusmao
| Naturalist, and the first aeronaut; b. in 1685 at Santos in the province of Sao Paulo, Brazil; d. November 18, 1724, in Toledo, Spain |
Bartholomeus Welser
| German merchant prince, b. at Augsburg, 1488; d. at Amberg, near Turkheim, Swabia, 1561 |
Bartholomew
| Led a group of Dominican missionaries to Armenia, known as the Apostle of Armenia |
Bartholomew Holzhauser
| Parish priest, ecclesiastical writer, and founder of a religious community; b. Aug. 24, 1613, at Laugna in the Diocese of Augsburg, Bavaria; d. May 20, 1658 |
Bartholomew MacCarthy
| Irish scholar and chronologist, b. at Conna, Ballynoe, Co. Cork, Dec. 12, 1843; d. at Inniscarra, Co. Cork, Mar. 6, 1904 |
Bartholomew Mastrius
| Franciscan, philosopher and theologian, b. in 1602; d. Jan. 3, 1673 |
Bartholomew Medina
| Dominican theologian, b. at Medina, 1527; d. at Salamanca, 1581 |
Bartholomew of Braga, Venerable
| Scholar and participant at the Council of Trent (1514-1590) |
Bartholomew of Braganca
| Dominican priest, author (1200-1271) |
Bartholomew of Brescia
| Italian canonist (d.1258) |
Bartholomew of Edessa
| Syrian apologist and polemical writer |
Bartholomew of Lucca
| Historian (1227-1327) |
Bartholomew of Pisa
| Friar Minor and chronicler (d. 1401) |
Bartholomew of San Concordio (also of Pisa)
| Canonist, and man of letters (1260-1347) |
Bartholomew Roe
| English Benedictine martyr, b. in Suffolk, 1583; executed at Tyburn, Jan. 21, 1641 |
Bartholomew, Apostle, Saint
| One of the Twelve Apostles |
Bartholomites
| Name given to Armenian monks who sought refuge in Italy after the invasion of their country by the Sultan of Egypt in 1296 |
Bartoleme de Torres Naharro
| Spanish poet and dramatist, b. towards the end of the fifteenth century |
Bartolome Carranza
| Archbishop of Toledo; b. at Miranda de Arga, Spain, 1503; d. at Rome, May 2, 1576 |
Bartolome de las Casas
| B. at Seville, probably in 1474; d. at Madrid, 1566 |
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
| Spanish painter; b. at Seville, December 31, 1617; d. there April 5, 1682 |
Bartolomeo Eustachius
| Distinguished anatomist of the Renaissance period b. early part of the sixteenth century; d. at Rome, August, 1574 |
Bartolomeo Montagna
| Italian painter, chief representative of the Vicenza School, b. at Orzinuovi about 1450; d. at Vicenza, October 11, 1523 |
Bartolomeo Platina
| Originally named Sacchi, b. at Piadena, near Mantua, in 1421; d. at Rome, 1481 |
Bartolomeu Dias
| A famous Portuguese navigator of the fifteenth century, discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope; d. at sea, May 29, 1500 |
Bartolommeo and Vincenzo Carducci
| Florentine painters in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries |
Bartolommeo Fumo
| Theologian, b. at Villon near Piacenza; d. 1545 |
Bartolommeo Gavantus
| Liturgist, a member of the Barnabite Order; b. at Monza, 1569; d. at Milan, August 14, 1638 |
Bartolommeo Pacca
| Cardinal, scholar, and statesman, b. at Benevento, Dec. 27, 1756; d. at Rome, Feb. 19, 1844 |
Bartolommeo Spina
| Scholastic theologian, b. at Pisa about 1475; d. at Rome, 1546 |
Baruch
| Disciple of Jeremias, and the traditional author of the deutero-canonical book, which bears his name |
Bas-relief
| Sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface |
Basil of Amasea
| Bishop and Martyr |
Basil of Seleucia
| Bishop and ecclesiastical writer (d.between 458-460) |
Basil the Great, Saint
| Bishop of Caesarea and distinguished Doctor of the Church (329-379) |
Basilians
| Priests of the community of St. Basil |
Basilica
| A title assigned by formal concession or immemorial custom to certain more important churches, in virtue of which they enjoy privileges of an honorific character which are not always very clearly defined. Basilicas in this sense are divided into two class |
Basilica (stoa basilike)
| Signifies a kingly, and secondarily a beautiful, hall |
Basilica of Saint Peter
| History and architectural analysis of the tomb of St. Peter |
Basilides (Alexandrian Gnostic)
| Earliest of the Alexandrian Gnostics |
Basilides (martyrs)
| Alexandrian martyr who suffered persecution under Septimius Severus |
Basilinopolis
| Titular see of Asia Minor |
Basilissa
| Various female martyrs bearing the common name of Basilissa |
Bassein
| Town near Bombay in British India; birthplace of St. Gonsalo Garcia, the only Indian saint |
Bassianus
| Bishop of Ephesus |
Basutoland
| Mountainous district of South Africa |
Batavia
| Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia of the island of Java |
Bath Abbey
| First religious house in Bath was a monastery of nuns founded by King Osric, A.D. 676 |
Bath and Wells
| Large diocese coextensive with the County of Somerset, England |
Bathilde, Saint (or Batilde)
| Wife of Clovis II, King of France (d.680) |
Battista Guarini
| Italian poet, b. 1538; d. Oct. 7, 1612 |
Battle Abbey
| English abbey founded by William the Conqueror |
Beard
| History and symbolism of the beard |
Beatific Vision
| Immediate knowledge of God which the angelic spirits and the souls of the just enjoy in Heaven |
Beatification and Canonization
| Processes by which a person moves towards sainthood |
Beatitudes
| Solemn blessings which mark the opening of the Sermon on the Mount |
Beatrix
| Name borne by a certain number of holy persons |
Beaulieu Abbey
| Cistercian house in Hampshire, one of the three monasteries founded by King John |
Beda Franciscus Dudik
| Moravian historian, abbot and titular bishop, b. January 29, 1815; d. January 18, 1890 |
Beda Mayr
| A Bavarian Benedictine philosopher, apologist, and poet, b. January 15, 1742; d. April 28, 1794 |
Beda Weber
| Benedictine professor, author, and member of the National German Parliament, b. at Lienz in the Tyrol, October 26, 1798; d. at Frankforton-the-Main, February 28, 1858 |
Bede
| Old English word bede means a prayer |
Bede, Venerable
| Historian and Doctor of the Church, b. 672 or 673; d. 735 |
Bedlam
| London hospital |
Beelphegor
| Moabite divinity who ruled over Phogor |
Beelzebub
| Philistine god of Accaron, alternative name for Satan |
Beguines and Beghards
| Consecrated religious women |
Belfry
| Architectural detail of church |
Belgium
| European country |
Belial
| Commonly used as a synonym of Satan |
Belief
| State of mind that assents to propositions by reason of authority |
Bells
| Musical instrument |
Benedetto Castelli
| Mathematician and physicist; b. at Perugia, Italy, 1577; d. at Rome, 1644 |
Benedetto da Majano
| A well-known Florentine sculptor and architect of the Renaissance, b. 1442; d. May 24, 1498 |
Benedetto da Rovezzano
| Sculptor and architect, b. in 1490, d. at Florence, 1530 |
Benedetto Justiniani
| Theological and biblical writer (ca. 1550-1622) |
Benedetto Marcello
| B. in Venice in 1696; d. at Brescia in July, 1739 |
Benedetto Menzini
| Priest and poet, b. at Florence, 1646; d. at Rome, Sept. 7, 1704 |
Benedict Biscop, Saint
| English monastic founder (ca. 628-690) |
Benedict Joseph Flaget
| First Bishop of Bardstown (subsequently of Louisville), Kentucky, U.S.A., b. at Contournat, near Billom, Auvergne, France, November 7, 1763; d. February 11, 1850, at Louisville, Kentucky |
Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint
| French pilgrim to Rome (1748-1783) |
Benedict Levita
| Author of a forged collection of capitularies (ninth century) |
Benedict of Aniane, Saint
| Benedictine monk (ca. 745-821) |
Benedict of Nursia, Saint
| Founder of Western monasticism (ca. 480-543) |
Benedict of Peterborough
| Abbot and writer (d. 1193) |
Benedict of San Philadelphio, Saint
| Hermit, Franciscan (1526-1589) |
Benedict Pereira
| Philosopher, theologian, and exegete, b. about 1535, at Ruzafa, near Valencia, in Spain; d. March 6, 1610, at Rome |
Benedict Sestini
| Astronomer, mathematician, b. at Florence, Italy, March 20, 1816; d. at Frederick, Maryland, Jan. 17, 1890 |
Benedict Spinoza
| Philosopher, b. at Amsterdam, Nov. 24, 1632; d. at The Hague, Feb. 21, 1677 |
Benedict Stattler
| Jesuit theologian, b. at Kotzting, Bavaria, Jan. 30, 1728; d. at Munich, Aug. 21, 1797 |
Benedict Van Haeften
| Benedictine writer, provost of the Monastery of Afflighem, Belgium; b. at Utrecht, 1588; d. July 31, 1648, at Spa, Belgium, whither he had gone to recover his health |
Benedict Welte
| Exegete, b. at Ratzenried in Wurtemberg, November 25, 1825; d. May 27, 1885 |
Benedictine Abbey of Jumieges
| French abbey |
Benedictine Abbey of Kilwinning
| Abbey in Scotland |
Benedictine Abbey of Lindores
| Near Newburgh, Fifeshire, Scotland, founded by David, Earl of Huntingdon, younger brother of King William the Lion, about 1191 |
Benedictine Abbey of Lobbes
| Founded in Belgium about 650 by St. Landelin |
Benedictine Order
| Monastic order established by Saint Benedict |
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
| Description of the basics of this popular devotion |
Benedictional
| Book of Church blessings |
Benedictus
| Canticle of Zachary (Luke 1:68-79) |
Benedictus Polonus
| Franciscan missionary (ca. 1245) |
Benefice
| Ecclesial benefit |
Benefit of clergy
| Ecclesial exemption from secular jurisdiction |
Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna (Joannes Benedicti)
| Archbishop of Upsala, Sweden (1417-1467) |
Benignus of Dijon, Saint
| Martyr (third century) |
Benignus, Saint
| Disciple of Saint Patrick (d. 467) |
Benito Jeronimo Feyjoo y Montenegro
| Celebrated Spanish writer, b. at Casdemiro, in the parish of Santa Maria de Melias, Galicia, Spain, October 8, 1676; d. at Oviedo, September 26, 1764 |
Benjamin
| Younger son of Jacob and Rachel |
Benjamin Elbel
| A first-class authority in moral theology, b. at Friedberg, Bavaria, in 1690; d. at Soflingen in 1756 |
Benjamin F. Sands
| Convert, rear-admiral United States Navy, b. at Baltimore, Md., Feb. 11, 1812; d. at Washington, D. C., June 30, 1883 |
Benjamin Joseph Webb
| Editor, historian (1814-1897) |
Benno II
| Bishop of Osnabruck (d. 1088) |
Benno, Saint
| Bishop of Meissen (ca. 1010 - ca. 1106) |
Benoit-Marie Langenieux
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Villefranche-sur-Saone, Department of Rhone, 1824; d. at Reims, Jan. 1, 1905 |
Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli
| Italian painter; b. 1420; d. 1497 |
Benthamism
| English jurist and reformer (1748-1832) |
Bentivoglio Family
| Italian noble family |
Benvenuto Cellini
| Benvenuto Cellini |
Benvenuto Tisio da Garofalo
| An Italian painter of the Ferrarese school; b. in 1481; d. 6 (or 16) September, 1559 |
Bequests for Masses
| Remarks by the Court of Appeals of the State of New York in Holland v. Alcock |
Bequests for Masses (Canada)
| Treatment of Canadian law regarding Mass bequests |
Bequests for Masses (England)
| Treatment of English law regarding Mass bequests |
Berach, Saint
| Irish saint (d. 595), abbot and disciple of Saint Kevin |
Berard of Carbio, Saint
| Franciscan martyr (d. 1220) |
Bercharius, Saint
| Abbot (636-696) |
Berchtold, Blessed
| Abbot (d. 1197) |
Berengarius of Tours
| Medieval heretic (999-1088) |
Berenger Fredoli
| Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati; b. at Verune, France, c. 1250; d. at Avignon, June 11, 1323 |
Berlin
| City in Germany |
Bernabe Cobo
| Jesuit (1582-1657) |
Bernal Diaz Del Castillo
| Spanish historian, one of the chief chroniclers of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, b. at Medina del Campo, Spain, c. 1498; d. after 1568 |
Bernard Andre (Andreas)
| Friar, poet laureate of England, chronographer |
Bernard de Montfaucon
| French scholar, b. in 1655, at the chateau de Soulatge, Department of Aude, arrondissement of Carcassone; d. in Paris, at the Abbey of St-Germain-des-Pres, in 1741 |
Bernard Dornin
| First publisher in the United States of distinctively Catholic books, b. in Ireland, 1761; d. in Ohio, 1836 |
Bernard Guidonis
| Inquisitor of Toulouse (1261-1331) |
Bernard John McQuaid
| First Bishop of Rochester, U.S.A.; b. in New York City, December 15, 1823; d. at Rochester, January 18, 1909 |
Bernard Jungmann
| Dogmatic theologian, ecclesiastical historian (1833-1895) |
Bernard Lamy
| Oratorian, b. at Le Mans, France, in June, 1640; d. at Rouen, Jan. 29, 1715 |
Bernard O'Reilly
| Historian, b. Sept. 29, 1820, in County Mayo, Ireland; d. in New York, U.S.A., April 26, 1907 |
Bernard of Besse
| Franciscan chronicler (thirteenth century) |
Bernard of Bologna
| Franciscan theologian (1701-1768) |
Bernard of Botone
| Canonist (d. ca. 1263) |
Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint
| Cistercian, Doctor of the Church (1090-1153) |
Bernard of Cluny
| Benedictine (twelfth century) |
Bernard of Compostella
| Canonist (thirteenth century) |
Bernard of Luxemburg
| Dominican theologian, controversialist, and Inquisitor (d. 1535) |
Bernard of Menthon, Saint
| Archdeacon of Aosta (d. 1008) |
Bernard of Pavia
| Canonist and bishop (d. 1213) |
Bernard Sylvester
| A twelfth-century philosopher of Neo-Platonic tendencies |
Bernard Tolomeo, Saint
| Italian hermit, monastic founder (d. 1348) |
Bernard, Saint (Archbishop of Vienne)
| Archbishop of Vienne (778-842) |
Bernardine a Piconio
| B. at Picquigny, Picardy, 1633; d. in Paris, December 8, 1709 |
Bernardine of Feltre, Blessed
| Franciscan missionary (1439-1494) |
Bernardine of Fossa, Blessed
| Franciscan historian and ascetical writer (1420-1503) |
Bernardine of Siena, Saint
| Franciscan missionary and reformer (1380-1444) |
Bernardines
| Religious sisters of the order of Meaux |
Bernardino Baldi
| Italian poet and savant (1553-1617) |
Bernardino Campi
| An Italian painter of the Lombard School, b. at Cremona, 1522; d. at Reggio, about 1590 |
Bernardino de Sahagun
| Missionary and Aztec archaeologist, b. at Sahagun, Kingdom of Leon, Spain, in or before the year 1500; d. at Mexico, Oct. 23, 1590 |
Bernardino Lopez de Carvajal
| Cardinal, b. 1455, at Plasencia in Estremadura, Spain; d. at Rome 16 Dec., 1523 |
Bernardino Luini
| Milanese painter, b. between 1470 and 1480; d. after 1530 |
Bernardino Maffei
| Poet, orator, and antiquarian, b. at Bergamo, Jan. 27, 1514; d. at Rome, Aug. 1, 1549 |
Bernardino Telesio
| Italian humanist and philosopher, b. 1508; d. 1588 |
Bernardo Buil
| Name of two religious living in Spain in the 1400s |
Bernardo de Balbuena
| Spanish poet (1568-1627) |
Bernardo Rosselino
| Architect, sculptor (1409-1464) |
Bernardo Tanucci
| Marchese, Italian statesman, b. in 1698; d. April 29, 1793 |
Bernardus Papiensis
| Italian canonist of the thirteenth century; d. Sept. 18, 1213 |
Berne
| Swiss city |
Bernhard Bolzano
| Austrian mathematician and philosopher (1781-1848) |
Bernhard Galura
| Prince-Bishop of Brixen; b. August 21, 1764 at Herbolzheim, Breisgau; d. May 17, 1856 |
Bernhard Havestadt
| A German Jesuit; b. at Cologne, February 27, 1714; died at Munster after 1778 |
Bernhard Heinrich Overberg
| German ecclesiastic and educator, b. May 1, 1754; d. November 9, 1826 |
Bernhard Pez
| Historian, b. February 22, 1683, at Ybbs near Melk; d. March 27, 1735 |
Berno
| Abbot of Reichenau (d. 1048) |
Berno (Apostle)
| Apostle of the Slavs (twelfth century) |
Bernold of Constance
| Historian and theologian (ca. 1054-1100) |
Bernward (Bishop of Hildesheim), Saint
| Soldier, monk, abbot, archbishop (ca. 950-1022) |
Beroea
| Titular see of Macedonia |
Berosus
| Native historian of Babylonia, priest of Bel-Marduk |
Beroth
| City in Canaan |
Bersabee
| Palestinian town |
Bertha
| Various holy women of this name |
Berthold
| Bishop, Apostle of the Livonians, (d. 1198) |
Berthold of Chiemsee
| German bishop and theologian (1465-1543) |
Berthold of Henneberg
| Archbishop and Elector of Mainz (1441-1504) |
Berthold of Ratisbon
| Franciscan preacher (ca. 1210-1272) |
Berthold of Reichenau
| Benedictine monk and chronicler (d. ca. 1088) |
Berthold Schwarz
| German friar, reputed the inventor of gunpowder and firearms |
Bertholet Flemael
| Painter, b. at Liege, Flanders, in 1614; d. there in 1675 |
Bertin, Saint
| Abbot of St. Omer (ca. 615 - ca. 709) |
Bertonio Ludovico
| Italian Jesuit missionary (1552-1625) |
Bertulf, Saint
| Abbot of Bobbio (d. ca. 640) |
Beseleel
| Son of Uri, grandson of Hur, tribe of Judah |
Bestiaries
| Medieval books on animals |
Bethany
| Village in ancient Palestine |
Bethany Beyond the Jordan
| Scriptural site of Christ's baptism |
Betharan
| City of the Amorrhites |
Bethdagon
| Two cities in Palestine |
Bethel
| Ancient Canaanite town |
Bethlehem (architecture)
| Architectural term for oven used to bake bread for Communion |
Bethlehem (ecclesial)
| Titular see of Palestine |
Bethlehem (scriptural)
| The city of Christ's birth in scripture |
Bethlehemites
| Medieval military order |
Bethsaida
| Ancient city or cities on shore of Lake Genesareth |
Bethsan
| Ancient city with Issachar |
Bethulia
| City delivered by biblical heroine, Judith |
Betrothal
| Promise of future Christian marriage |
Betting
| To stake goods on a future event or affirmation |
Beuno, Saint
| Abbot of Clynnog (d. ca. 660) |
Beverley Minster
| Collegiate church in Yorkshire |
Bibbiena (aka Bernardo Dovizl)
| Italian cardinal, writer (1470-1520) |
Bibiana, Saint
| Roman martyr (ca. third century) |
Bible
| Collection of writings recognized as divinely inspired |
Bible Societies
| Protestant groups established to publish and propagate Bible globally |
Biblia Pauperum
| Collection of pictures of Christ's life corresponding to prophetic types |
Biblical Accommodation
| The adaptation of words or sentences from Sacred Scripture to signify ideas different from those expressed by the sacred author |
Biblical Antiquities
| Subset of archaeology |
Biblical Chronology
| Deals with the dates of the various events recorded in the Bible |
Biblical Commission
| Committee of cardinals charged with the proper interpretation and defense of Scripture |
Biblical Criticism
| The examination of the origins and historical values of the books composing the Bible, with the state in which these exist at the present day |
Biblical Exegesis
| Branch of theology which investigates and expresses the true sense of Sacred Scripture |
Biblical Geography
| With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the geography and topography of the Holy Land |
Biblical introduction
| Name given to the treatment of matters preliminary to the study of sacred Scripture |
Bigamy (in Canon Law)
| Having two simultaneous wives (also known as polygamy) |
Bigamy (in civil jurisprudence)
| As a matter of civil jurisprudence |
Bilocation
| The presence of a finite being in two places at once |
Bination
| Offering of Mass twice in one day by same celebrant |
Biogenesis and Abiogenesis
| Scientific theories on the origin of life |
Biology
| Science on life and living organisms |
Birds
| In Christian symbolism |
Biretta
| Ecclesial headwear |
Birinus, Saint
| Confessor, Bishop of Dorchester (d. 650) |
Birth, The Defect of
| Canonical impediment |
Bishop
| Ecclesial office |
Bishop of Cremona Sicard
| Twelfth-century famed Italian historian, canonist, and liturgiologist, d. 1215 |
Bishop of Remesiana Nicetas
| Ecclesiastical write; b. about 335; d. about 414 |
Bisomus
| Tomb for two bodies |
Black Fast
| Most rigorous of ecclesial fasts |
Blackfoot Indians
| Native American tribe of the Northern Plains |
Blaise Gisbert
| French rhetorician and critic; b. 1657; d. 1731 |
Blaise Pascal
| B. at Clermont-Ferrand, June 19, 1623; d. in Paris, August 19, 1662 |
Blaise, Saint
| Bishop and martyr (fourth century) |
Blanchet
| Two brothers, ecclesiastics, active in North America during the 19th century |
Blandina, Saint
| Virgin and martyr (d. 177) |
Blane, Saint
| Confessor, bishop (d. 590) |
Blasphemy
| Gross irreverence towards any person or thing worthy of exalted esteem |
Blathmac, Saint
| Irish monk, martyr (ca. 750-835) |
Blenkinsop Family
| Irish Catholic family |
Blessed John of Fermo
| Franciscan (1259-1322) |
Blessed Richard Whiting
| Last Abbot of Glastonbury and martyr, parentage and date of birth unknown, executed Nov. 15, 1539 |
Blessed Sacrament, Reservation of the
| The practice of preserving after the celebration of the Liturgy a portion of the consecrated elements for the Communion of the sick or for other pious purposes |
Blessed Sacrament, Visits to the
| By this devotional practice, which is of comparatively modern development, the presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Eucharist is regarded in the same light and honored with the same ceremonial observances as would be paid to a sovereign who favored any |
Blessed Trinity, The
| I. Dogma of the Trinity; II. Proof of the Doctrine from Scripture; III. Proof of the Doctrine from Tradition; IV. The Trinity as a Mystery; V. The Doctrine as Interpreted in Greek Theology; VI. The Doctrine as Interpreted in Latin Theology. |
Blessed, The
| Those who have been beatified by the Church |
Blessing
| Praise |
Blood Indians
| Native Americans of the Blackfoot tribe |
Boccaccino
| Italian painters (15th-16th centuries) |
Boetius Egan
| Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland, b. 1734; d. 1798 |
Bogomili
| Medieval neo-Manichaean sect |
Bohemia
| Crown province of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy |
Bohemian Brethren
| Popular designation of the Unitas Fratum of Bohemia |
Bohemians in the United States
| Emigrants from Bohemia to the U.S. |
Boisil, Saint
| Religious superior, teacher of St. Cuthbert (d. 664) |
Boleslaus Balbinus
| Jesuit historian of Bohemia (1621-1688) |
Bolivia
| South American country |
Bollandists
| Ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acts Sanctorum |
Bona Mors Confraternity
| The Confraternity of the Happy Death |
Bonagratia of Bergamo
| Franciscan theologian and canonist (d. 1343) |
Bonald, Louis-Gabriel-Ambroise, Vicomte de
| French statesman, writer, and philosopher (1754-1840) |
Bonaventura Baron
| Irish Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and writer (1610-1696) |
Bonaventura Cavalieri
| Italian mathematician, b. at Milan in 1598; d. at Bologna, December 3, 1647 |
Bonaventure Giffard
| Bishop; b. 1642; d. 1734 |
Bonaventure, Saint
| Franciscan theologian, Doctor of the Church (1221-1274) |
Boni Homines
| Name of several religious orders |
Boniface Association
| Catholic society in Germany |
Boniface of Savoy
| Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1270) |
Boniface Wimmer
| Archabbot, b. at Thalmassing, Bavaria, January 14, 1809; d. at St. Vincent Archabbey, Beatty, Pennsylvania, Dec. 8, 1887 |
Boniface, Saint
| Apostle of Germany (d. ca. 755) |
Bonifazio Vitalini
| Jurist, b. at Mantua, Italy, about 1320; d. at Avignon after 1388 |
Bonino Mombritius
| Philologist, humanist, and editor of ancient writings, b. 1424; d. between 1482 and 1502 |
Bonizo of Sutri
| Bishop of Sutri (ca. 1045-1090) |
Bonosus
| Bishop of Sardica, fourth-century heretic |
Book of Advertisements
| Series of sixteenth-century enactments concerning ecclesiastical matters |
Book of Armagh, The
| Celebrated Irish-Latin manuscript preserved in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin |
Book of Common Prayer
| Book of rubrics and prayers of the Anglican church |
Book of Daniel
| In the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of Holy Writ, Daniel is comprised of both proto- and deutero-canonical parts |
Book of Jubilees
| Apocryphal writing |
Book of Judith
| Old Testament book, part of the deuterocanon |
Book of Kells
| Irish manuscript containing the Four Gospels |
Book of Nehemias
| Also called the second Book of Esdras |
Book of Proverbs
| One of the Sapiential writings of the Old Testament placed in the Hebrew Bible among the Hagiographa, and found in the Vulgate after the books of Psalms and Job |
Book of Ruth
| One of the proto-canonical writings of the Old Testament, which derives its name from the heroine of its exquisitely beautiful story |
Book of Wisdom
| One of the deutero-canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus |
Books of Adam
| Set of apocryphal writings |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Territories on the Balkan peninsula |
Boso
| Benedictine monk, Bishop of Merseburg (d. 970) |
Boso (Breakspear)
| English cardinal (d. ca. 1181) |
Bosom of Abraham
| An expression found in the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man |
Bostra
| Titular see of Syria |
Botulph, Saint
| Abbot (d. ca. 680) |
Bourdaloue, Louis
| Jesuit preacher (1632-1704) |
Boy-Bishop
| Catholic custom on feast of St. Nicholas (December 6) |
Boycotting
| The name of boycotting was first applied to a practice which had its origin in Ireland during the most stirring days of the land agitation |
Brahminism
| Complex religious and social system which grew out of the polytheistic nature-worship of the ancient Aryan conquerors of Northern India |
Brancaccio
| Ancient and illustrious Neapolitan family |
Branch Sunday
| One of the medieval English names for Palm Sunday |
Brandenburg
| Prussian diocese, former electoral principality |
Brassicanus
| German humanist (ca. 1500-1539) |
Braulio, Saint
| Bishop of Saragossa (d. ca. 651) |
Brazil
| Brazil |
Brehon Laws
| Irish native law |
Bremen
| Formerly the seat of an archdiocese situated in the north-western part of the present German Empire |
Brenach, Saint
| Irish missionary in Wales (fifth century) |
Brendan, Saint
| Known also as Brendan the Voyager (d. 577) |
Brethren of the Common Life
| Community founded by Geert de Groote, of rich burgher stock |
Brethren of the Lord
| A group of persons closely connected with the Savior; they appear repeatedly in the New Testament under the designation 'his brethren.' |
Breviary
| Book of Christian prayers |
Brian Walton
| Biblical scholar, editor of Walton's Polyglot Bible, b. at Seymour, or Seamer, near York, in 1600; d. in London, Nov. 29, 1661 |
Bribery
| Payment or the promise of money or other lucrative consideration to induce another to act as the briber shall prescribe |
Bridge-Building Brotherhood
| Various religious associations founded for the purpose of building bridges |
Bridget of Sweden, Saint
| (ca. 1303-1373) |
Bridgewater Treatises
| Publications that derive their origin and their title from the Rev. Francis Henry Egerton |
Brieuc, Saint
| Celtic saint of Brittany (fifth century) |
Brigid, Saint
| Irish saint (ca. 451-525) |
Brigittines
| Religious order founded in 1346 by St. Bridget of Sweden |
British Columbia
| Westernmost province of Canada |
Brogan, Saint
| Irish saint of the sixth or seventh century |
Brook of Cedron
| The ravine on the east of Jerusalem, between the Holy City and the Mount of Olives |
Brother Azarias
| Educator, essayist, litterateur, and philosopher (1847-1893) |
Brother Leo
| Friar Minor, companion of St. Francis of Assisi, date of birth uncertain; d. at Assisi, 15 November, 1271. |
Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
| Religious order founded by St. John of God |
Brothers of Christian Instruction
| Congregation founded in 1817 at Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-du-Nord, France, by Jean-Marie-Robert de la Mennais |
Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes
| Community devoted to the education of youth and the care of the sick and infirm |
Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy
| Founded at Mechlin in 1839 for the instruction and care of prisoners and of the sick |
Brothers of Our Lady of the Fields
| A Canadian congregation founded in 1902 at St-Damien de Buckland in the Diocese of Quebec by Rev. M. J. O. Brousseau |
Brothers of Saint Gabriel
| Originally founded by Blessed Louis Grignon de Montfort in 1705, but it did not spread much till it was amalgamated with one founded in 1835 by Monsignor Deshayes, Vicar-General of Rennes |
Brothers of the Cross of Jesus
| A congregation founded in 1820 at Lyons, France, by Father C. M. Bochard, Doctor of the Sorbonne, Vicar-General of the Diocese of Lyons |
Brothers of the Holy Infancy
| Group founded in Buffalo, New York |
Brothers of the Sacred Heart
| Congregation founded in 1821 by Pere Andre Coindre, of the Diocese of Lyons, France |
Brownson
| Orestes Augustus, philosopher, essayist, reviewer, born Vermont 1803; died 1876 and his daughter Sarah |
Bruges
| Chief town of the Province of West Flanders in the Kingdom of Belgium |
Brunetto Latini
| Florentine philosopher and statesman, b. at Florence, c. 1210; d. 1294. |
Bruno of Querfurt, Saint
| Second Apostle of the Prussians and martyr, b. about 970; d. February 14, 1009 |
Bruno the Saxon
| German chronicler of the eleventh century |
Bruno, Saint (Archbishop of Cologne)
| Archbishop of Cologne, b. 925; d. at Reims, October 11, 965 |
Bruno, Saint (Bishop of Segni)
| Bishop of Segni, in Italy, b. at Solero, Piedmont, about 1048; d. 1123 |
Bruno, Saint (Carthusian)
| Confessor, ecclesiastical writer, and founder of the Carthusian Order. He was born at Cologne about the year 1030; d. October 6, 1101 |
Brunswick
| Duchy situated in the mountainous central part of Northern Germany |
Brusa
| Titular see of Bithynia in Asia Minor |
Brussels
| Capital of the Kingdom of Belgium |
Bubastis
| Titular see of Lower Egypt |
Buckfast Abbey
| Monastery of Our Lady of Buckfast, two miles from Ashburton, England |
Buddhism
| Religious, monastic system, founded c. 500 B.C. on the basis of pantheistic Brahminism |
Buenaventura Sitjar
| Franciscan priest, missionary, b. at Porrera, Island of Majorca, Dec. 9, 1739; d. at San Antonio, Cal., Sept. 3, 1808 |
Buenos Aires
| Federal capital of the Argentine Republic |
Bulgaria
| European kingdom in the north-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula |
Bull of the Crusade
| A Bull granting indulgences to those who took part in the wars against the infidels |
Bulla Aurea
| Fundamental law of the Holy Roman Empire |
Bullarium
| Term commonly applied to a collection of bulls and other analogous papal documents |
Bulls and Briefs
| Papal documents |
Burchard of Basle
| Belonged to the family of the counts of Neuenburg, or Neuchatel, was b. towards the middle of the eleventh century, and d. April 12, 1107 |
Burchard of Worms
| Bishop of that Worms, b. of noble parents in Hesse, Germany, after the middle of the tenth century; d. August 20, 1025 |
Burchard of Wurzburg, Saint
| First Bishop of Wurzburg, b. in England of Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown; d. in Germany most probably in 754 |
Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
| An institution originated by J. Roosevelt Bayley, Archbishop of Baltimore, for the protection and promotion of Catholic Indian missions in the United States |
Burghard Freiherr von Schorlemer-Alst
| Social reformer, b. at Heringhausen, Westphalia, Oct. 21, 1825; d. at Alst, March 17, 1895 |
Burgundy
| Province of France |
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