La Grande Chartreuse
| Motherhouse of the Carthusian Order |
La Salette
| Blessed Virgin appeared to two little shepherds in the commune and parish of La Salette-Fallavaux, France |
La Trappe
| Celebrated abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians |
La Verna
| An isolated mountain hallowed by association with St. Francis of Assisi, situated in the center of the Tuscan Appenines, and rising about 4000 feet above the valley of the Casentino |
Labadists
| Pietist sect founded by Jean de Labadie (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries) |
Laban
| Brother of Rebekah, uncle of Jacob |
Labarum
| Christian military standard adopted by Constantine the Great |
Labor Unions
| Moral aspects |
Labour and Labour Legislation (Labor)
| Work done by mind or body either partly or wholly for the purpose of producing utilities |
Labyrinth
| Maze |
Lace
| Textile |
Lacordaire
| Pulpit orator (1802-1861) |
Ladislaus, Saint
| King of Hungary, one of Hungary's national Christian heroes |
Lady Elizabeth Herbert of Lea
| Authoress, and philanthropist. b. in 1822: d. in London Oct. 30. 1911. Lady Herbert was the daughter of General Charles A'Court, who was a member of Parliament as well as a soldier |
Lady Georgiana Charlotte Fullerton
| Novelist, b. September 23, 1812, in Staffordshire; d. January 19, 1885 |
Laetare Sunday
| Fourth Sunday of Lent |
Lagania
| Titular see in Galatia Prima, town mentioned by Ptolemy, V, i, 14 |
Laicization
| Signifies the aggregation of those Christians who do not form part of the clergy |
Laity
| Body of the faithful, outside of the ranks of the clergy |
Lajos Haynald
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa-Bacs in Hungary; b. at Szecseny, October 3, 1816; d. at Kalocsa, July 3, 1891 |
Lake Indians
| Small tribe of Salishan stock, originally ranging along Columbia River in northeast Washington |
Lamb
| Symbol dating from the first century of the Good Shepherd carrying on His shoulders a lamb or a sheep, with two other sheep at His side |
Lambert Le Begue
| Twelfth century priest and reformer, probably parish-priest of St-Christophe at Liege, d. 1177 |
Lambert of Hersfeld
| Medieval historian; b. in Franconia or Thuringia, c. 1024; d. after 1077 |
Lambert of St. Bertin
| Benedictine chronicler and abbot, b. about 1060; d. June 22, 1125, at St-Bertin, France |
Lambert, Saint
| Martyr, Bishop of Maestricht, b. at Maestricht between 633 and 638; d. at Liege, between 698 and 701 |
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
| Prince of Gavre, beheaded for not following the Prince of Orange into exile, b. Nov. 18, 1522; d. June 5, 1568 |
Lamp and Lampadarii
| How lamps were used in the early Church, in the liturgy, and before objects of devotion |
Lampa
| Titular see in Crete, suffragan of Gortyna |
Lamprecht
| German priest and poet of the twelfth century, of whom practically nothing personal is known |
Lampsacus
| Titular see of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus |
Lamuel
| Name of a king mentioned in Prov., xxxi, 1 and 4, but otherwise unknown. |
Lamus
| Titular see of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia |
Lamy, François
| Ascetical and apologetic writer of the Congregation of St-Maur, b. in 1636, d. April 11, 1711 |
Lancelot Politi
| In religion Ambrosius Catharinus, b. at Siena, 1483; d. at Naples, 1553 |
Land of Genezareth
| A district of Palestine bordering on the Sea of Galilee |
Land Tenure in the Christian Era
| Way in which such ownership or tenure was not only legally arranged, but ethically regarded |
Lanfranc
| Archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Pavia, 1005; d. at Canterbury, May 24, 1089 |
Langheim
| Celebrated Cistercian abbey ituated in Upper Franconia (Bavaria) |
Lanspergius
| Carthusian monk and ascetical writer, b. at Landsberg in Bavaria, 1489; d. at Cologne, Aug. 11, 1539 |
Lantern
| Small structure on the top of a dome, for the purpose of admitting light, for promoting ventilation, and for ornament |
Laodicea
| Titular see, of Asia Minor, metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana |
Laos
| Vicariate Apostolic, separated from the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam by decree of May 4, 1899 |
Lapland and Lapps
| Most northerly regions of Europe, from the Atlantic ocean to the White Sea, occupied by people of Mongolian race, usually designated as Lapps |
Lapsi
| Regular designation in the third century for Christians who relapsed into heathenism, especially for those who displayed weakness in the face of torture, and denied the Faith by sacrificing to the heathen gods or by other acts |
Laranda
| Titular see of Isauria |
Lares
| Formerly a titular archiepiscopal see in pro-consular Africa |
Larino Diocese of
| In the province of Campobasso, Southern Italy |
Larissa
| Seat of a titular archbishopric of Thessaly |
Larue, Charles de
| Benedictine, b. July 29, 1685 (some say July 12, 1684) in France; d. Oct. 5, 1739 |
Last Supper, The
| The meal held by Christ and His disciples on the eve of His Passion at which He instituted the Holy Eucharist |
Lateran Councils
| Name of several councils, including 5 general and several particular, held at the Lateran complex in Rome |
Latin Archdiocese of Smyrna
| Located in Asia Minor |
Latin Church
| Used to express the vast portion of the Catholic body which obeys the Latin patriarch, which submits to the pope, not only in papal, but also in patriarchal matters |
Latria
| Supreme honour due to God alone, in contradistinction to the inferior honour due to His servants, the angels and saints |
Lauda Sion
| Opening words of the sequence composed by St. Thomas Aquinas for the Mass of Corpus Christi |
Lauds
| Designates an office composed of psalms and canticles, usually recited after Matins |
Laura
| Greek word employed by fifth-century writers to distinguish the monasteries of Palestine of the semi-eremitical type |
Laurence Humphreys
| Layman and martyr, born in Hampshire, England, 1571; died at Winchester, 1591 |
Laurence Vaux
| Canon regular, author of a catechism, martyr in prison, b. at Blackrod, Lancashire, 1519; d. in the Clink, 1585 |
Laurent Benard
| Founder, Maurist Benedictines (1573-1620) |
Laurentius Surius
| Hagiologist, b. at the Hanseatic city of Lubeck, 1522; d. at Cologne, May 23, 1578 |
Laurenz Forer
| Controversialist, b. at Lucerne, 1580; d. at Ratisbon, January 7, 1659 |
Laus et Honor Gloria
| A hymn composed by St. Theodulph of Orleans in 810 |
Lavabo
| First word spoken by the celebrant at Mass while he washes his hands after the Offertory |
Laval University of Quebec
| Founded in 1852 by the Seminary of Quebec |
Lavant
| Austrian bishopric in the southern part of Styria, suffragan of Salzburg |
Laverdière, Charles-Honoré
| French-Canadian historian, b. at Chateau-Richer, Province of Quebec, 1826; d. at Quebec, 1873 |
Law
| Exact guide, rule, or authoritative standard by which a being is moved to action or held back from it |
Law of Guarantees
| Law passed by the senate and chamber of the Italian parliament, May 13, 1871, concerning the prerogatives of the Holy See, and the relations between State and Church |
Law of the Conservation of Energy
| Article addresses the philosophical aspects of this law |
Law of the Seal of Confession
| Priest is bound to keep secret a confession |
Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on)
| Influence of the Church on civil law |
Lawrence Arthur Faunt
| Jesuit theologian; b. 1554; d. at Wilna, Poland, February 28, 1590-91 |
Lawrence Beyerlinck
| Belgian theologian and ecclesiastical writer (1578-1627) |
Lawrence Hengler
| Catholic priest and the inventor of the horizontal pendulum, b. at Reichenhofen, Wurtemberg, Feb. 3, 1806; d. at Tigerfeld, 1858 |
Lawrence Justinian, Saint
| Bishop and first Patriarch of Venice, b. in 1381, and d. January 8, 1456 |
Lawrence O'Toole, Saint
| Confessor, b. about 1128 d.Nov. 14, 1180 |
Lawrence, Saint (Archbishop of Canterbury)
| Second Archbishop of Canterbury, d.Feb. 2, 619 |
Lawrence, Saint (martyr)
| Deacon and martyr; d. August 10, 258 |
Laws of Manu, The
| Compendium of ancient sacred laws and customs held in the highest reverence by the orthodox adherents of Brahma |
Lay Abbot
| Name used to designate a layman on whom a king or someone in authority bestowed an abbey as a reward for services rendered |
Lay Brothers
| Religious occupied solely with manual labor and with the secular affairs of a monastery or friary |
Lay Communion
| Discipline of the Church for certain crimes according as they were committed by laymen or clerics |
Lay Confession
| Confession made to laymen, for the purpose of obtaining the remission of sins by God |
Lay Tithes
| Ecclesiastical tithes, which in the course of time became alienated from the Church to lay proprietors |
Lazarus
| Name of two persons in the N. T.; a character in one of Christ's parables, and the brother of Martha and Mary of Bethania. |
Lazarus of Bethany, Saint
| Reputed first Bishop of Marseilles, d. in the second half of the first century |
Lazzaro Spallanzani
| Distinguished eighteenth-century scientist, b. at Scandiano in Modena, Italy, January 10, 1729; d. at Pavia, February 12, 1799 |
Le Coz, Claude
| French bishop, b. at Plouevez-Parzay (Finistere), 1740; d. at Villevieux (Jura), 1815 |
Le Moyne
| One of the most illustrious families of the New World, whose deeds adorn the pages of Canadian history |
League
| Religious rising of the people in defense of the Church |
League of the Cross
| Catholic total abstinence confraternity founded in London in 1873 |
Leander of Seville, Saint
| Bishop of that city, b. at Carthage about 534, of a Roman family established in that city; d. at Seville, March 13, 600 or 601 |
Leandro Alberti
| Historian, b. at Bologna in 1479 d. same place, probably in 1552 |
Leandro Fernandez de Moratin
| Spanish poet and playwright, b. at Madrid, March 10, 1760; d. at Paris, June 21, 1828 |
Lebanon
| Geologic information on Lebanon |
Lebedus
| Titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus |
Lebrecht Blucher Dreves
| Poet, b. at Hamburg, Germany, September 12, 1816; d. at Feldkirch, Dec. 19, 1870 |
Lebwin, Saint
| Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer, b. in England of Anglo-Saxon parents at an unknown date; d. at Deventer, Holland, about 770 |
Lecoy de La Marche
| French historian; b. at Nemours, 1839; d. at Paris, 1897 |
Lectern
| Support for a book, reading desk, or bookstand |
Lectionary
| Any liturgical volume containing passages to be read aloud in the services of the Church |
Lector
| Someone who reads the Sacred Books publicly |
Ledochowski, Miecislas Halka
| Count, cardinal, Archbishop of Gnesen-Posen, b. at Gorki near Sandomir in Russian Poland, October 29, 1822; d. at Rome, July 22, 1902 |
Legacies
| Assigning, by a last will, of a particular thing forming part of an estate, to a church or an ecclesiastical institution. |
Legate
| Person who is sent by another for some representative office |
Legend of Abgar, The
| A tradition concerning a correspondence that took place between Our Lord and the local potentate at Edessa |
Legends of the Saints
| Popular stories about the saints that include both truth and fiction |
Legends, Literary or Profane
| Detailied article on how history and legend are inextricably mingled |
Legio
| Titular see of Palestina Secunda, suffragan of Scythopolis |
Legists
| Teachers of civil or Roman law |
Legitimation
| Canonical term for the act by which the irregularity contracted by being born out of lawful wedlock is removed |
Leipzig
| Chief town in the Kingdom of Saxony |
Lemberg
| Seat of a Latin, a Uniat Ruthenian, and a Uniat Armenian archbishopric |
Lent
| Denotes the forty days' fast preceding Easter |
Leo Allatius
| Learned Greek of the seventeenth century, b. on the island of Chios in 1586, and d. at Rome, 19 January, 1669 |
Leo Diaconus
| Byzantine historian, deacon, b. about the year 950; the year of his death is unknown. |
Leo Thun-Hohenstein
| Austrian statesman, b. April 7, 1811; d. December 17, 1888 |
Leocadia, Saint
| Virgin and martyr, d. December 9, probably 304, in the Diocletian persecution |
Leodegar, Saint
| Bishop of Autun, b. about 615; d. a martyr in 678, at Sarcing, Somme |
Leon Abel Provancher
| Naturalist, b. March 10, 1820, in the parish of Becancourt, Nicolet county, Province of Quebec; d. at Cap Rouge, P. Q., March 23, 1892 |
Leon Menard
| Writer, b. at Tarrascon, Sept. 12, 1706; d. in Paris, Oct. 1, 1767 |
Leon Olle-Prune
| French Catholic philosopher, b. in 1839; d. at Paris, Feb. 19, 1898 |
Leonard Alea
| French polemical writer of the early years of the nineteenth century, b. in Paris, date unknown; d. 1812 |
Leonard Goffine
| German Norbertine, b. 1648; d. 1719. |
Leonard Lessius
| Flemish Jesuit and a theologian of high reputation, b. at Brecht, in the province of Antwerp, October 1, 1554; d. at Louvain, January 15, 1623 |
Leonard Neale
| Second Archbishop of Baltimore, b. near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, Oct. 15, 1746; d. at Georgetown, D. C., June 18, 1817 |
Leonard of Chios
| Dominican, Bishop of Mytilene, b. at an uncertain date on the Island of Chios, d. in Chios or in Italy, 1482. |
Leonard of Limousin, Saint
| Nothing absolutely certain is known of his history |
Leonard of Port Maurice, Saint
| Preacher and ascetic writer, b. Dec. 20, 1676, d. at the monastery of S. Bonaventura, Rome, Nov. 26, 1751 |
Leonardo Bruni
| Italian humanist, b. of poor and humble parents at Arezzo, the birth-place of Petrarch, in 1369; d. at Florence, March 9, 1444 |
Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci
| Florentine painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scholar, and one of the greatest minds of the Renaissance; b. at Vinci, near Florence, in 1452; d. at Cloux, near Amboise, France, May 2, 1519 |
Leone Battista Alberti
| Florentine ecclesiastic and artist, b. 18 February, 1404; d. April, 1472 |
Leonidas, Saint
| Roman Martyrology records several feast days of martyrs of this name in different countries |
Leontius Byzantinus
| Theologian of the sixth century, died after 553 |
Leontius, Saint
| Bishop of Frejus, in Provence, France, b. end of the fourth century; d. in his episcopal town between 433-448 |
Leontopolis
| Titular archiepiscopal see of Augustamnica Secunda |
Leopold Ackermann
| A Catholic professor of exegesis, b. in Vienna, 17 November, 1771; d. in the same city, 9 September, 1831 |
Leopold Auenbrugger
| Austrian physician, inventor of percussion in physical diagnosis (1722-1807) |
Leopold Janauschek
| Cistercian priest (1827-1898) |
Leopoldine Society, The
| Established at Vienna for the purpose of aiding the Catholic missions in North America |
Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani
| Anatomist and physiologist, b. at Bologna, Nov. 21, 1725; d. at Padua, Dec. 20, 1813 |
Lepanto
| Titular metropolitan see of ancient Epirus, celebrated for the victory which the combined papal, Spanish, Venetian, and Genoese fleets, under Don John of Austria, gained over the Turkish fleet on Oct. 7, 1571 |
Leprosy
| Chronic infectious disease characterized by growths in the skin, producing various deformities and mutilations of the human body, and usually terminating in death |
Leptis Magna
| Titular see of Tripolitana, founded by the Sidonians |
Leros
| Titular see of the Cyclades, suffragan of Rhodes |
Lesbi
| Titular see in Mauretania Sitifensis, suffragan of Sitifis, or Setif, in Algeria |
Lessons in the Liturgy
| Reading of lessons from the Bible, Acts of Martyrs, or approved Fathers of the Church |
Lete
| Titular see of Macedonia |
Lettice Mary Tredway
| B. 1595; d. Oct., 1677; daughter of Sir Walter Tredway, of Buckley Park, Northamptonshire; her mother was Elizabeth Weyman |
Leubus
| Celebrated ancient Cistercian abbey in the Prussian Province of Silesia |
Leuce
| Titular see of Thrace |
Levi Silliman Ives
| American Catholic convert (1797-1867) |
Levites
| Subordinate ministers appointed in the Mosaic Law for the service of the Tabernacle and of the Temple |
Leviticus
| The third book of the Pentateuch |
Lex
| Article is a treatment of certain expressions beginning with the word lex or leges |
Libel
| Malicious publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, sign, or otherwise than by mere speech, which exposes any living person, or the memory of any person deceased, to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy |
Libelli and Libellatici
| Certificates issued to Christians of the third century |
Liber Diurnus Romanorum Pontificum
| Miscellaneous collection of ecclesiastical formularies used in the papal chancery until the eleventh century |
Liber Pontificalis
| History of the popes, beginning with St. Peter and continued down to the fifteenth century, in the form of biographies |
Liber Septimus
| Three canonical collections of quite different value from a legal standpoint are known by this title |
Liber Sextus Decretalium
| Title of the canonical collection of the five books of the Decretals of Gregory IX compiled under order of Boniface VIII |
Libera Me
| Responsory sung at funerals |
Libera Nos
| First words of the Embolism of the Lord's Prayer in the Roman Rite |
Liberalism
| Free way of thinking and acting in private and public life |
Liberatus of Carthage
| Sixth-century archdeacon, author of an important history of the Nestorian and Monophysite troubles |
Liberia
| Republic on the west coast of Africa |
Libraries
| Collections of books accumulated and made accessible for public or private use |
Library at Alexandria
| Important center of learning in the ancient world |
Lidwina, Saint
| From her fifteenth to her fifty-third year, she suffered every imaginable pain, died in the odor of great sanctity, b. at Schiedam, Holland, April 18, 1380; d. April 14, 1433 |
Liebermann, Bruno Franz Leopold
| Catholic theologian, b., at Molsheim in Alsace Oct. 12, 1759; d. at Strasburg, Nov. 11, 1844 |
Liesborn
| Former noted Benedictine Abbey in Westphalia, Germany, founded in 815; suppressed in 1803 |
Liessies
| Eighth-century French Benedictine monastery |
Life
| Article addresses questions on the origin and nature of life |
Ligamen
| Existing marriage tie which constitutes in canon law a public impediment to the contracting of a second marriage |
Lights
| Concerns the liturgical use of lights, and with the charge against Catholicism of adopting ceremonial practices of the pagan world |
Lilienfeld
| Cistercian Abbey founded in 1202 in Lower Austria |
Lille
| Ancient capital of Flanders, now the chief town of the Departement du Nord in France |
Lillooet Indians
| Important tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, in southern British Columbia |
Limbo
| Temporary place or state of the souls of the just who, although purified from sin, were excluded from the beatific vision until Christ's triumphant ascension into heaven |
Limyra
| Titular see of Lycia, was a small city on the southern coast of Lycia |
Linoe
| Titular see of Bithynia Secunda, suffragan of Nimes |
Lionel Albert Anderson
| English Dominican (1620-1710) |
Lionel Pigot Johnson
| B. at Broadstairs on the Kentish coast, Mar. 15, 1867; d. Oct. 4, 1902 |
Lippe
| One of the Confederate States of the German Empire |
Lipsanotheca
| Little box containing the relics, which is placed inside the reliquary |
Litany
| Form of responsive petition, used in public liturgical services, in private devotions, and for common necessities of the Church |
Litany of Loreto
| Composed on a fixed plan common to several Marian litanies already in existence during the second half of the fifteenth century |
Litany of the Holy Name
| Old and popular form of prayer in honour of the Name of Jesus |
Litany of the Saints
| Model of all other litanies |
Lithuania
| Ancient grand-duchy united with Poland in the fourteenth century |
Lithuanians in the United States
| A people of Russia |
Litta
| Noble Milanese family which gave two distinguished cardinals to the Church |
Little Brothers of Mary
| Religious teaching order commonly known as the Marists |
Little Office of Our Lady
| Liturgical devotion to the Blessed Virgin, in imitation of, and in addition to, the Divine Office |
Little Sisters of the Assumption
| Congregation whose work is the nursing of the sick poor in their own homes |
Little Sisters of the Poor
| Congregation of lay brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis, instituted for charitable work among orphan boys and for educating the youth of the poorer classes |
Liturgical Books
| All the books, published by the authority of any church, that contain the text and directions for her official (liturgical) services |
Liturgical Chant
| Melody executed by the human voice, whether in the form of plain or harmonized singing |
Liturgical Colors
| The color of liturgical vestments and drapery used in the decoration of the altar corresponding to that which is prescribed for the Office of the day |
Liturgical Use of Bread
| In the Christian liturgy bread is used principally as one of the elements of the Eucharistic sacrifice |
Liturgical Use of Fire
| One of the most expressive and most ancient of liturgical symbols |
Liturgical Use of Water
| Water has its recognized place in the ritual of every Mass and in a certain number of pontifical and extraordinary offices which include some form of washing |
Liturgical Week
| The week as a measure of time is a sufficiently obvious division of the lunar month, and the discussion carried on with much learning as to whether this seven days' period is ultimately of Babylonian origin has no great importance. |
Liturgy
| Means rite; public official service of the Church in certain set forms |
Liturgy of Addeus and Maris
| Oriental liturgy, sometimes assigned to the Syrian group |
Liturgy of Jerusalem
| The Rite of Jerusalem is that of Antioch |
Liturgy of Saint Basil
| Several Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras attributed to the great St. Basil, Bishop of Caesarea |
Liturgy of the Mass
| Treatment of the liturgy of the Eucharist |
Liutprand of Cremona
| Bishop and historian, b. at the beginning of the tenth century d. after 970 |
Livias
| Titular see in Palestina Prima, suffragan of Caesarea |
Llancarvan
| College and monastery founded apparently about the middle of the fifth century in Wales |
Llanthony Priory
| Monastery of Augustinian Canons, situated amongst the Black Mountains of South Wales |
Loango
| Vicariate Apostolic, formerly included in the great Kingdom of Congo, Loango |
Loaves of Proposition
| Taken from the Latin Vulgate translation of panes propositionis |
Loccum
| Cistercian abbey in the Diocese of Minden, founded by Count Wilbrand von Hallerrnund in 1163 |
Lochleven
| Lake in Kinrossshire, Scotland, was the seat of a religious community for seven hundred years |
Loci Theologici
| Common topics of discussion in theology |
Lodovico Mazzolini
| Italian painter, b. in Ferrara in 1480; d., according to one account, in 1528, and to another, in 1530 |
Logia Jesu
| Sayings of Jesus, found partly in the Inspired Books of the New Testament, partly in uninspired writings |
Logic
| Science and art which so directs the mind in the process of reasoning and subsidiary processes as to enable it to attain clearness, consistency, and validity in those processes |
Logos
| Term by which Christian theology In the Greek language designates the Word of God, or Second Person of the Blessed Trinity |
Lollards
| Name given to the followers of John Wyclif, an heretical body numerous in England in the latter part of the fourteenth and the first half of the fifteenth century |
Loman, Saint
| Bishop of Trim in Ireland, nephew of St. Patrick, |
Lombardy
| One of the thirteen regions into which Italy is divided and it contains eight provinces |
London
| Capital of England and chief city of the British Empire |
Lopez de Barrientos
| Spanish Dominican bishop, patriot, and diplomat (1382-1469) |
Lord's Prayer
| Prayer that Jesus taught his disciples, also known as the Pater noster |
Lorea
| Titular see in the province of Arabia, suffragan of Bostra |
Lorenz Grassel
| Coadjutor-elect of Baltimore; b. 1753; d. 1793 |
Lorenz Kellner
| Educationist (1811-1892) |
Lorenz Leopold Haschka
| The poet-author of the Austrian national anthem; b. at Vienna, Sept. 1, 1749; d. there, Aug. 3, 1827; was in his youth a member of the Society of Jesus |
Lorenzetti, Pietro and Ambrogio
| Sienese painters. The time of their birth and death is not known |
Lorenzo Boturini Benaducci
| Anthropologist of New World natives (eighteenth century) |
Lorenzo Campeggio
| Cardinal, an eminent canonist, ecclesiastical diplomat, and reformer, b. 1472 (1474) at Bologna; d. at Rome, July 25, 1539 |
Lorenzo Costa
| Ferrarese painter, b. at Ferrara in 1460; d. at Mantua in 1535 |
Lorenzo Cozza
| Friar Minor, cardinal, and theologian, b. at San Lorenzo near Bolsena, March 31, 1654; d. at Rome, January 18, 1729 |
Lorenzo da Brindisi, Saint
| Capuchin, orator, Doctor of the Church, b. at Brindisi in 1559; d. at Lisbon on July 22, 1619 |
Lorenzo da Ponte
| Poet, b. at Ceneda, Italy, 1749; d. in New York, Aug. 17, 1838 |
Lorenzo di Cione Ghiberti
| Florentine sculptor; b. 1381; d. 1455 |
Lorenzo di Credi
| Florentine painter, b. at Florence, 1459; d. there, 1537 |
Lorenzo di Pietro Vecchietta
| Painter, sculptor, goldsmith, and architect, b. at Castiglione di Val d'Orcia, 1412; d. there, 1480 |
Lorenzo Hervas y Panduro
| A Spanish Jesuit and famous philologist; b. at Horcajo, May 1, 1735; d. at Rome, Aug. 24, 1809 |
Lorenzo Lotto
| Italian portrait painter, b. at Venice, 1480; d. at Loreto, 1556 |
Lorenzo Respighi
| B. at Cortemaggiore, Province of Piacenza, October 7, 1824; d. at Rome, December 10, 1889 |
Lorenzo Ricci
| General of the Society of Jesus, b. at Florence, Aug. 2, 1703; d. at the Castle of Sant' Angelo, Rome, Nov. 24, 1775. |
Lorenzo Valla
| Humanist and philosopher, b. at Rome, 1405; d. there, Aug. 1, 1457 |
Lorette
| Indian village occupied by the principal remnant of the ancient Huron tribe |
Lorraine
| History of the territory of Lorraine |
Lorsch Abbey
| One of the most renowned monasteries of the old Franco-German Empire |
Loryma
| Titular see of Caria, small fortified town and harbour on the coast of Caria |
Los Hermanos Penitentes
| A society of flagellants existing among the Spanish of New Mexico and Colorado |
Lot
| Lon of Abraham's brother Aran |
Lottery
| Distribution of prizes by lot or by chance |
Loucheux
| Aggregate of closely related tribes found in Canada and Alaska |
Louis A. Lambert
| Priest and journalist, b. at Charleroi, Pennsylvania, April 13, 1835; d. at Newfoundland, New Jersey, Sept. 25, 1910 |
Louis Abelly
| 1603-91, was Vicar-General of Bayonne |
Louis Allemand, Blessed
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, b. 1380 or 1381 d. September 16, 1450 |
Louis Bancel
| Dominican priest, teacher and lector of philosophy (1628-1685) |
Louis Baunard
| Educator (1828-1877) |
Louis Bertrand, Saint
| Dominican missionary, known as the Apostle of South America, b. at Valencia, Spain, Jan. 1, 1526; d. Oct. 9, 1581 |
Louis Braille
| French educator and inventor (1809-1852) |
Louis Buglio
| Missionary in China, mathematician, and theologian, b. at Mineo, Sicily, January 26, 1606; d. at Peking, October 7, 1682 |
Louis de Carrieres
| B. in the chateau de la Plesse in Avrille, Angers, France, September 1, 1662; d. at Paris, June 11, 1717 |
Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon
| Author of the celebrated Memoirs, a history of the reign of Louis XIV, b. January 16, 1675; d. in Paris, March 2, 1755 |
Louis De Sabran
| Jesuit; b. in Paris, March 1, 1652; d. at Rome, Jan. 22, 1732 |
Louis Feuillet
| Geographer, b. at Mane near Forcalquier, France, in 1660; d. at Marseilles in 1732 |
Louis Gallait
| Flemish painter; born at Tournai, May 10, 1810; died in Brussels, Nov. 20, 1887 |
Louis Gaston de Seger
| Prelate and French apologist, b. April 15, 1820, in Paris; d. June 9, 1881, in the same city |
Louis Hennepin
| Explorer in the wilds of North America, b. in or about the year 1640; d. probably at Rome, soon after 1701 |
Louis IX, Saint
| King of France, lover of the poor, b. at Poissy, April 25, 1215; d. near Tunis, August 25, 1270 |
Louis Joliet
| Explorer (1645-1700) |
Louis Jouin
| Linguist, philosopher, author (1818-1899) |
Louis Lallemant
| French Jesuit, b. at Chalonssur-Marne, 1588; d. at Bourges, April 5, 1635 |
Louis Lambillotte
| Belgian Jesuit, composer and paleographer of Church music; born at La Hamaide, near Charleroi, Belgium, March 27, 1796; died at Paris, February 27, 1855 |
Louis Legrand
| French theologian and noted doctor of the Sorbonne, b. in Burgundy at Lusigny-sur-Ouche, June 12, 1711, d. at Issy (Paris), July 21, 1780 |
Louis Levau
| Chief architect of the first decade of Louis XIV's independent reign |
Louis Maimbourg
| French church historian, b. at Nancy, January 10, 1610; d. at Paris August 13, 1686 |
Louis Moreri
| Encyclopaedist, b. at Bargemont, in the Diocese of Frejus, France, March 25, 1643; d. at Paris, July 10, 1680 |
Louis of Casoria, Venerable
| Friar Minor and founder of the Frati Bigi; b. at Casoria, near Naples, March 11, 1814; d. at Pausilippo, March 30, 1885 |
Louis of Granada, Venerable
| Theologian, writer, and preacher; b. Granada, Spain, 1505; d. at Lisbon, December 31, 1588 |
Louis of Toulouse, Saint
| Bishop of Toulouse, b. at Brignoles, Provence, Feb., 1274; d. there, Aug. 19, 1297 |
Louis Pasteur
| Chemist, founder of physio-chemistry, father of bacteriology, inventor of bio-therapeuties; b. at Dole, Jura, France, Dec. 27, 1822; d. near Sevres, Sept. 28, 1895 |
Louis Sebastien le Nain de Tillemont
| French historian and priest, b. November 30, 1637; d. January 10, 1698 |
Louis Thomassin
| Theologian and French Oratorian, b. Aug. 28, 1619; d. Dec. 24, 1695 |
Louis Veuillot
| Journalist and writer, b. at Boynes, Loiret, Oct. 11, 1813; d. in Paris, April 7, 1883 |
Louis XI
| Eldest son of Charles VII and Marie of Anjou, b. at Bourges July 3, 1423; d. at Plessis-les-Tours, August 30, 1483 |
Louis XIV
| King of France, b. at Saint-Germainen-Laye, September 16, 1638; d. at Versailles, September 1, 1715 |
Louis-Adolphe Thiers
| French statesman and historian, b. April 16, 1797; d. Sept. 3, 1877 |
Louis-Antoine de Noailles
| Cardinal and bishop, b. at the Chateau of Teyssiere in Auvergne, France, May 27, 1651; d. at Paris, May 4, 1729 |
Louis-Charles Couturier
| Abbot; President of the French Congregation of Benedictines; b. May 12, 1817, at Chemille-sur-Dome; d. October 29, 1890, at Solesmes |
Louis-Christophe-Leon Juchault de La Moriciere
| French general and commander-in-chief of the papal army, b. at Nantes, February 5, 1806; d. at the chateau of Prouzel, near Amiens, September 11, 1865 |
Louis-Edouard-desire Pie
| Cardinal, b. at Pontgouin, Diocese of Chartres, 1815; d. at Angouleme 1880 |
Louis-Ellies Dupin
| Theologian, b. June 17, 1657, d. June 6, 1719 |
Louis-Eugene-Marie Bautain
| Philosopher and theologian (1796-1867) |
Louis-Francois de Bausset
| French cardinal, writer, and statesman (1748-1824) |
Louis-Francois Richer Lafleche
| French-Canadian bishop, b. Sept. 4, 1818, d. July 14, 1898 |
Louis-Francois-Michel-Reymond Wolowski
| Economist, b. at Warsaw, Aug. 31, 1810; d. at Gisors, Eure, Aug. 15, 1876 |
Louis-frederic Brugere
| Professor of apologetics and church history, b. at Orleans, October 8, 1823; d. at Issy, April 11, 1888 |
Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg
| Second Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas, of Montauban, Archbishop of Besancon, b. February 16, 1766; d. December 12, 1833 |
Louis-Hector de Callieres
| Thirteenth Governor of New France; b. at Cherbourg, France, 1646; d. May 26, 1705 |
Louis-Henri de Lestrange
| Priest, master of the novices in the celebrated monastery of La Trappe |
Louis-Honore Frechette
| B. at Notre-Dame de Levis, P. Q., Canada, November 16, 1839; d. May 30, 1908 |
Louis-Honore Mercier
| French Canadian statesman, b. October 15, 1840, d. October 30, 1894 |
Louis-Jacques Thenard
| Chemist, b. May 4, 1777; d. June 21, 1857 |
Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald
| Cardinal (1787-1870) |
Louis-Joseph Le Loutre
| Missionary to the Micmac Indians and Vicar-General of Acadia under the Bishop of Quebec, b. in France about 1690; d. there about 1770 |
Louis-Joseph Montcalm-Gozon
| French general, b. Feb. 28, 1712, at Candiac, of Louis-Daniel and Marie-Therese de Lauris; d. at Quebec Sept. 14, 1759 |
Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, Saint
| Missionary, founder of two congregations, b. at Montfort, January 31, 1673; d. at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre, April 28, 1716 |
Louis-Mathias Count de Barral
| Archbishop of Tours, France (1746-1816) |
Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin
| B. at Saint-Andre d'Hebertot, Normandy, May 16, 1763; d. Nov. 14, 1829 |
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau D'Esglis
| Eighth Bishop of Quebec, Canada; b. Quebec, April 24, 1710; d. June 4, 1788 |
Louis-Pierre Anquetil
| Priest, French historian (1723-1806) |
Louis-Rene Tulasne
| A noted botanist, b. at Az ay-le-Rideau, Dept. of Indre-et-Loire, France, Sept. 12, 1815; d. at Hyeres in southern France Dec. 22, 1885 |
Louis-Rene Villerme
| French economist, b. at Paris, March 10, 1782; d. there, Nov. 16, 1863 |
Louis-Siffren-Joseph Salamon
| Bishop of Saint-Flour; b. at Carpentras, Oct. 22, 1759; d. at Saint-Flour, June 11, 1829 |
Louis-Victor-Emile Bougaud
| Bishop of Laval, France (1823-1888) |
Louise de Marillac Le Gras, Venerable
| Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, b. at Paris, August 12, 1591, d. there, March 15, 1660 |
Louisiana
| History of Louisiana |
Love
| Theological virtue of the third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul |
Low Church
| Name given to one of the three parties or doctrinal tendencies that prevail in the Established Church of England and its daughter Churches |
Low Sunday
| First Sunday after Easter |
Lower California
| Includes the territory of that name in Mexico (Sp. Baja or Vida California) |
Lubeck
| Free imperial state in the German Empire |
Luca Cambiaso
| Genoese painter, b. at Moneglia near Genoa, in 1527; d. in the Escorial, Madrid, 1585 |
Luca di Simone Della Robbia
| Sculptor, b. at Florence, 1400; d. 1481 |
Luca Giordano
| Neapolitan painter. b. 1632; d. 1705 |
Luca Marenzio
| Musical composer, b. in 1550; d. at Rome 1599 |
Luca Signorelli
| Italian painter, b. at Cortona, about 1441; d. there in 1523 |
Lucas Alaman
| Mexican statesman and historian, b. at Guanajuato in Mexico, of Spanish parents, 18 October, 1792; d. in the city of Mexico, 2 June, 1853 |
Lucas D'Achery
| French Benedictine (Maurist), b. 1609 at Saint Quentin in Picardy; d. in the monastery of St. Germain des Pres at Paris, 29 April, 1685 |
Lucas Holstenius
| German philologist, b. at Hamburg, 1596; d. at Rome, February 2, 1661 |
Lucas Pacioli
| Mathematician, b. at Borgo San Sepolco, Tuscany, towards the middle of the fifteenth century; died probably soon after 1509 |
Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
| Spanish discoverer of Chesapeake Bay |
Lucerne
| Chief town of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland |
Lucian of Antioch
| A priest of the Church of Antioch who suffered martyrdom (January 7, 312) |
Lucifer
| History of the term |
Lucifer of Cagliari
| Bishop, d. in 371 |
Lucius Cecilius Firmianus Lactantius
| Christian apologist (fourth century) |
Lucius Ferraris
| Eighteenth-century canonist of the Franciscan Order |
Lucius Perpetuus Aurelianus Marius Maximus
| Roman historian, lived c. 165-230 |
Lucius Vitellius
| Proclaimed Roman Emperor by the soldiers at Cologne during the civil war of A.D. 69; d. at Rome, Dec. 21, 69 |
Lucy, Saint
| A virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily |
Ludger Duvernay
| French-Canadian journalist and patriot, b. Jan. 22, 1799; d. Nov. 28, 1852 |
Ludger, Saint
| Missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, first Bishop of Minster in Westphalia, b. about 744; d. March 26, 809 |
Ludmilla, Saint
| Wife of Boriwoi, the first Christian Duke of Bohemia, b. at Mielnik, c. 860; d. at Tetin, September 15, 921 |
Ludolph of Saxony
| Ecclesiastical writer of the fourteenth century, d. April 13, 1378 |
Ludovico Ariosto
| Governor of Reggio and Daria Malaguzzi (1474-1533) |
Ludovico Zacconi
| Musical theorist, b. at Pesaro about 1550; d. at Venice, after 1623 |
Ludovicus a S. Carolo
| Carmelite writer, b. at Chalons-sur-Marne, Aug. 20, 1608; d. at Paris March 10, 1670 |
Ludwig Babenstuber
| German philosopher and theologian; vice-chancellor of the University of Salzburg (1660-1726) |
Ludwig Engel
| Canonist, b. April 22, 1674 |
Ludwig Van Beethoven
| B. at Bonn, probably on Dec. 16, 1770; d. at Vienna, March 26, 1827 |
Ludwig von Schwanthaler
| Founder of the modern Romantic school of sculpture, b. at Munich in 1802; d. there, 1848 |
Ludwig Windthorst
| B. near Osnabruck, January 17, 1812; d. March 14, 1891 |
Luigi Antonio Muratori
| Librarian in Modena, one of the greatest scholars of his time, b. Oct. 21, 1672; d. Jan. 23, 1750 |
Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli
| Italian geographer and naturalist, b. July 10, 1658; d. Nov. 1, 1730 |
Luigi Gaetano Marini
| Natural philosopher, jurist, historian, archeologist, b. Dec. 18, 1742; d. May 7, 1815 |
Luigi Galvani
| Physician, b. at Bologna, Italy, September 9, 1737; d. there, December 4, 1798 |
Luigi Lambruschini
| Cardinal, b. at Sestri Levante, near Genoa, March 6, 1776; d. at Rome, May 12, 1854 |
Luigi Lanzi
| Jesuit, Italian archaeologist, b. at Mont Olmo, near Macerata, in 1732; d. at Florence in 1810 |
Luigi Lippomano
| Cardinal, hagiographer, b. in 1500; d. August 15, 1559 |
Luigi Mozzi
| Controversialist, b. at Bergamo, May 26, 1746; d. near Milan, June 24, 1813 |
Luigi Palmieri
| Physicist and meteorologist, b. at Faicchio, Benevento, Italy, April 22, 1807; d. in Naples, Sept. 9, 1896 |
Luigi Pulci
| Italian poet, b. at Florence, Aug. 15, 1432; d. at Padua in 1484 |
Luigi Tosti
| Benedictine historian, b. at Naples, Feb. 13, 1811; d. at Monte Cassino, Sept. 24, 1897 |
Luis Antonio Arguello
| Governor of California 1822-1825 (1784-1830) |
Luis Cancer de Barbastro
| One of the first Dominicans who followed Las Casas to Guatemala, b. in Aragon, Spain, date uncertain; d. at Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.A., c. 1549 |
Luis de Carvajal
| Friar Minor and Tridentine theologian, b. about 1500; the time of his death is uncertain |
Luis De Lapuente
| Jesuit, eminent master of asceticism, b. November 11, 1554; d. February 16, 1624 |
Luis de Leon
| Spanish poet and theologian, b. at Belmonte, Aragon, in 1528; d. at Madrigal, August 23, 1591 |
Luis de Lossada
| Philosopher, b. at Quiroga, Asturias, Spain, in 1681; d. at Salamanca, in 1748. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1698 |
Luis De Molina
| One of the most learned and renowned theologians of the Society of Jesus, b. of noble parentage at Cuenca, New Castile, Spain, in 1535; d. at Madrid, October 12, 1600 |
Luis de Montesinos
| Spanish theologian, date and place of birth unknown; d. Oct. 7, 1621 |
Luis de Morales
| Spanish painter, b. at Badajoz in Estremadura about 1509; d. at Badajoz, 1586 |
Luis de Vargas
| Painter, b. at Seville, in 1502; d. there in 1568 |
Luis Ignatius Penalver y Cardenas
| Bishop of New Orleans, Archbishop of Guatemala, son of a wealthy and noble family, b. at Havana, April 3, 1749; d. there, July 17, 1810 |
Luis Martin y Garcia
| Twenty-fourth General of the Society of Jesus; b. August 19, 1846; d. April 18, 1906 |
Luis Vaz de Camoes
| B. In 1524 or 1525; d. June 10, 1580 |
Luisa de Carvajal
| B. 2 Jan., 1568, at Jaraizejo, Spain; d. 2 Jan., 1614, at London |
Luise Hensel
| Poetess and convert; b. at Linum, March 30, 1798; d. at Paderborn, December 18, 1876 |
Luiz de Azevedo
| Ethiopic missionary and scholar (1573-1634) |
Luke Joseph Hooke
| B. at Dublin in 1716; d. at St. Cloud, Paris, April 16, 1796 |
Luke Rivington
| Devoted to preaching, hearing confessions, and writing, b. in London, May, 1838; d. in London, May 30, 1899 |
Luke Wadding
| Historian and theologian, b. at Waterford, Ireland, Oct. 16, 1585; d. at St. Isidore's College, Rome, Nov. 18, 1657 |
Luke, Gospel of Saint
| The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Biography of Saint Luke; II. Authenticity of the Gospel; III. Integrity of the Gospel; IV. Purpose and Contents; V. Sources of the Gospel; Synoptic Problem; VI. Saint |
Luke, Gospel of Saint (Biblical Commission)
| Answers to questions about this Gospel |
Lule Indians
| Name applied to two groups of Indians in Argentina |
Lully, Jean-Baptiste
| Composer, b. near Florence in 1633; d. at Paris, March 22, 1687 |
Lumen Christi
| Versicle chanted by the deacon on Holy Saturday as he lights the triple candle |
Luminare
| Name applied to the shafts with which we find the roof of the passages and chambers of the Catacombs occasionally pierced for the admission of light and air |
Lummi Indians
| Group of Indians in the American Northwest |
Lumper, Gottfried
| Benedictine patristic writer, b. Feb. 6, 1747, at Fussen in Bavaria; d. March 8, 1800 (Hefele says 1801) |
Lund
| Lund |
Lunette
| Crescent-shaped clip made of gold or of silver-gilt which is used for holding the Host in an upright position when exposed in the monstrance |
Lupus
| Abbot of Ferrieres, French Benedictine writer, b. about 805; d. about 862 |
Lust
| The inordinate craving for, or indulgence of, the carnal pleasure which is experienced in the human organs of generation |
Lutheranism
| Oldest Protestant group, founded by and based on the teachings of Martin Luther |
Luxemburg
| Treatment of the country |
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