Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913

 

Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913

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Preface

The Catholic Encyclopedia, as its name implies, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. What the Church teaches and has taught; what she has done and is still doing for the highest welfare of mankind; her methods, past and present; her struggles, her triumphs, and the achievements of her members, not only for her own immediate benefit, but for the broadening and deepening of all true science, literature and art -- all come within the scope of the Catholic Encyclopedia. It differs from the general encyclopedia in omitting facts and information which have no relation to the Church. On the other hand, it is not exclusively a church encyclopedia, nor is it limited to the ecclesiastical sciences and the doings of churchmen. It records all that Catholics have done, not only in behalf of charity and morals, but also for the intellectual and artistic development of mankind. It chronicles what Catholic artists, educators, poets, scientists and men of action have achieved in their several provinces. In this respect it differs from most other Catholic encyclopedias. The Editors are fully aware that there is no specifically Catholic science, that mathematics, physiology and other branches of human knowledge are neither Catholic, Jewish, nor Protestant; but when it is commonly asserted that Catholic principles are an obstacle to scientific research, it seems not only proper but needful to register what and how much Catholics have contributed to every department of knowledge.

No one who is interested in human history, past and present, can ignore the Catholic Church, either as an institution which has been the central figure in the civilized world for nearly two thousand years, decisively affecting its destinies, religious, literary, scientific, social and political, or as an existing power whose influence and activity extend to every part of the globe. In the past century the Church as grown both extensively and intensively among English-speaking peoples. Their living interests demand that they should have the means of informing themselves about this vast institution, which, whether they are Catholics or not, affects their fortunes and their destiny. As for Catholics, their duty as members of the Church impels them to learn more and more fully its principles; while among Protestants the desire for a more intimate and accurate knowledge of things Catholic increases in proportion to the growth of the Church in numbers and in importance. The Catholic clergy are naturally expected to direct inquirers to sources of the needed information; yet they find only too often that the proper answers to the questions proposed are not to be met with in English literature. Even the writings of the best intentioned authors at times disfigured by serious errors on Catholic subjects, which are for the most part due, not to ill-will, but to lack of knowledge. It would be fatuous to hope to call into immediate existence a Catholic English literature adequate to supply this knowledge and correct errors. The Encyclopedia, therefore, is the most convenient means of doing both, enabling, as it does, the foremost Catholic scholars in every part of the world to contribute articles in the condensed form that appeals to the man of action, and with the accuracy that satisfies the scholar.

Designed to present its readers with the full body of Catholic teaching, the Encyclopedia contains not only precise statements of what the Church has defined, but also an impartial record of different views of acknowledged authority on all disputed questions. In all things the object of the Encyclopedia is to give the whole truth without prejudice, national, political or factional. In the determination of the truth the most recent and acknowledged scientific methods are employed, and the results of the latest research in theology, philosophy, history, apologetics, archæology, and other sciences are given careful consideration.

The work is entirely new, and not merely a translation or a compilation from other encyclopedia sources. The Editors have insisted that the articles should contain the latest and most accurate information to be obtained from the standard works on each subject. Contributors have been chosen for their special knowledge and skill in presenting the subject, and they assume the responsibility for what they have written. Representing as they do Catholic scholarship in every part of the world, they give the work an international character.

The Encyclopedia bears the imprimatur of the Most Reverend Archbishop under whose jurisdiction it is published. In constituting the Editors the ecclesiastical censors, he has given them a singular proof of his confidence and of his desire to facilitate the publication of the work which he has promoted most effectively by his influence and kindly co-operation.

The Editors take occasion on the appearance of this first volume to express their gratitude to all who have taken part with them in this enterprise; in particular to the hierarchy for their cordial endorsement; to Catholic publishers and to the editors of the Catholic press for their frequent courtesies; to the contributors for their ready co-operation; to the original subscribers for their generous support; to the directors of the Company organized specially to produce the work, and to many non-Catholics for their kindly encouragement.

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Aa

• Aachen
• Aarhus, Ancient See of, in Denmark
• Aaron

Ab

• Abachum, Saints Maris, Martha, Audifax and
• Abaddon
• Abandonment
• Abarca, Pedro
• Abarim
• Abba
• Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint
• Abban of New Ross, Saint
• Abban the Hermit, Saint
• Abbé
• Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste
• Abbess
• Abbey
• Abbo Cernuus
• Abbon, Saint
• Abbot
• Abbot, Commendatory
• Abbot, Henry
• Abbot, Lay
• Abbreviation, Methods of
• Abbreviations, Ecclesiastical
• Abbreviators
• Abdera
• Abdias
• Abdias of Babylon
• Abdication
• Abdon and Sennen, Saints
• Abduction
• Abecedaria
• Abecedarians
• Abel
• Abel
• Abel, Blessed Thomas
• Abelard, Peter
• Abelly, Louis
• Abenakis
• Aben-Ezra, Abraham-ben-Méir
• Abercius, Inscription of
• Abercromby, John
• Abercromby, Robert
• Aberdeen, The Diocese of
• Aberdeen, The University of
• Aberle, Moritz von
• Abgar, The Legend of
• Abiathar
• Abila
• Abingdon, The Abbey of
• Abington, Thomas
• Abiogenesis and Biogenesis
• Abipones
• Abisai
• Abjuration
• Abner
• Abomination of Desolation, The
• Abortion
• Abortion, The Physical Effects of
• Abrabanel, Don Isaac
• Abraham
• Abraham (in Liturgy)
• Abraham, The Bosom of
• Abraham a Sancta Clara
• Abraham Ecchelensis
• Abrahamites
• Abram, Nicholas
• Abrasax
• Absalom
• Absalon of Lund
• Absinthe
• Absolute, The
• Absolution
• Abstemii
• Abstinence
• Abstinence, Physical Effects of
• Abstraction
• Abthain
• Abucara, Theodore
• Abundius
• Abydus
• Abyss
• Abyssinia

Ac

• Acacia
• Acacians, The
• Acacius
• Acacius
• Acacius
• Acacius, Saint
• Academies, Roman
• Academy, The French
• Acadia
• Acanthus
• Acanthus
• Acathistus
• Acca, Saint
• Accaron
• Accentus Ecclesiasticus
• Acceptance
• Acceptants
• Accession
• Accessus
• Acciajuoli
• Accident
• Acclamation
• Acclamation (in Papal Elections)
• Accommodation, Biblical
• Accomplice
• Accursius, Francesco
• Acephali
• Acerenza, The Archdiocese of
• Achab
• Achaia
• Achaicus
• Achaz
• Achiacharus
• Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancratius, Saints Nereus
• Achimaas
• Achimelech
• Achitopel
• Achonry, Diocese of
• Achor Valley
• Achrida
• Achterfeldt, Johann Heinrich
• Achtermann, Theodore William
• Acidalius, Valens
• Aci-Reale, The Diocese of
• Ackermann, Leopold
• Acmonia
• Acoemetae
• Acolouthia
• Acolyte
• Acosta, Joaquín
• Acosta, José de
• Acquapendente
• Acquaviva
• Acquaviva, Claudius
• Acquapendente
• Acquaviva
• Acqui
• Acre
• Acrostic
• Act of Settlement (Irish)
• Acta Pilati
• Acta Sanctæ Sedis
• Acta Sanctorum Hiberniæ
• Acta Triadis Thaumaturgæ
• Acton, Charles Januarius
• Acton, John
• Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Baron Acton
• Acton, John Francis Edward
• Acts, Canonical
• Acts, Human
• Acts, Indifferent
• Acts of the Apostles
• Acts of the Martyrs
• Acts of Roman Congregations
• Actual Grace
• Actus et Potentia
• Actus primus
• Actus Purus
• Acuas

Ad

• Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem
• Ad Limina Apostolorum
• Ad Limina, Visit
• Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem
• Ad Universalis Ecclesiae
• Adalard, Saint
• Adalbert
• Adalbert I
• Adalbert, Saint
• Adalbert, Saint
• Adam
• Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature
• Adam, The Books of
• Adam of Bremen
• Adam of Fulda
• Adam of Murimuth
• Adam of Perseigne
• Adam of St. Victor
• Adam of Usk
• Adam, John
• Adam, Nicholas
• Adam Scotus
• Adami da Bolsena, Andrea
• Adamites
• Adamnan, Saint
• Adams, James
• Adams, Venerable John
• Adana
• Adar
• Adauctus, Saints Felix and
• Addai, Doctrine of
• Addas
• Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of
• Addresses, Ecclesiastical
• Adelaide, Archdiocese of
• Adelaide, Saint
• Adelaide, Saint
• Adelard of Bath
• Adelham, John Placid
• Adelmann
• Adelophagi
• Aden, Vicariate Apostolic of
• Adeodatus I, Pope Saint Deusdedit -- see Deusdedit, Pope Staint
• Adeodatus
• Adeodatus, Pope Saint
• Adeste Fidelis
• Adjuration
• Administrator
• Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property)
• Admonitions, Canonical
• Admont
• Ado of Vienne, Saint
• Adonai
• Adonias
• Adoption
• Adoption, Canonical
• Adoption, Supernatural
• Adoptionism
• Adoration
• Adoration, Perpetual
• Adorno, Francis
• Adoro Te Devote
• Adria
• Adrian I, Pope
• Adrian II, Pope
• Adrian III, Pope Saint
• Adrian IV, Pope
• Adrian V, Pope
• Adrian VI, Pope
• Adrian of Canterbury, Saint
• Adrian of Castello
• Adrianople
• Adrichem, Christian Kruik van
• Adso
• Aduarte, Diego Francisco
• Adullam
• Adulteration of Food
• Adultery
• Advent
• Adventists
• Advertisements, Book of
• Advocates of Roman Congregations
• Advocates of St. Peter
• Advocatus Diaboli
• Advocatus Ecclesiæ
• Advowson
• Adytum

Ae

• Aedan of Ferns, Saint
• Aedh of Kildare
• Aegidius of Assisi, Blessed
• Aegidius of Viterbo
• Aelfred the Great
• Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
• Aelnoth
• Aelred, Saint
• Æneas of Gaza
• Aengus, Saint (the Culdee)
• Aenon
• Aeons
• Aër
• Aërius of Pontus
• Æsthetics
• Æterni Patris
• Æterni Patris
• Aëtius

Af

• Affinity (in Canon Law)
• Affinity (in the Bible)
• Affirmation
• Afflighem
• Affre, Denis Auguste
• Afonzo de Albuquerque
• Afra, Saint
• Africa
• African Church, Early
• African Liturgy
• African Synods

Ag

• Agabus
• Agape
• Agapetæ
• Agapetus
• Agapetus I, Pope Saint
• Agapetus II, Pope
• Agar, William Seth
• Agatha, Saint
• Agathangelus
• Agathias
• Agatho, Pope Saint
• Agaunum
• Agazzari, Agostini
• Agde, Council of
• Age, Canonical
• Age of Reason
• Agen, Diocese of
• Agents of Roman Congregations
• Aggeus (Haggai)
• Aggressor, Unjust
• Agilulfus, Saint
• Agios O Theos
• Agnelli, Giuseppe
• Agnelli, Fra. Guglielmo
• Agnellus of Pisa, Blessed
• Agnellus, Andreas, of Ravenna
• Agnes of Assisi, Saint
• Agnes of Bohemia, Blessed
• Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint
• Agnes of Rome, Saint
• Agnesi, Maria Gaetana
• Agnetz
• Agnoetae
• Agnosticism
• Agnus Dei
• Agnus Dei (in Liturgy)
• Agony, Archconfraternity of Holy
• Agonistici
• Agony of Christ
• Agostini, Paolo
• Agostino Novello, Blessed
• Agra
• Agram
• Agrapha
• Agrarianism
• Agreda, Maria de
• Agria
• Agricius, Saint
• Agricola, Alexander
• Agricola, George
• Agricola, Rudolph
• Agrippa of Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius
• Agrippinus
• Aguas Calientes
• Aguirre, Joseph Saenz de

Ah

• Ahicam
• Ahriman and Ormuzd

Ai

• Aiblinger, Johann Caspar
• Aichinger, Gregor
• Aidan of Lindisfarne, Saint
• Aiguillon, Duchess of
• Aikenhead, Mary
• Ailbe, Saint
• Aileran, Saint
• Aimerich, Mateo
• Aire, Diocese of
• Airoli, Giacomo Maria
• Aisle
• Aistulph
• Aix, Archdiocese of
• Aix-en-Provence, Councils of

Aj

• Ajaccio, Diocese of

Ak

• Akhmin
• Akominatos, Michael & Nicetas

Al

• Alabama
• Alabanda
• Alabaster
• Alagoas, Diocese of
• Alagona, Pietro
• Alain de l'Isle
• Alalis
• Alaman, Lucas
• Alamanni, Niccolò
• Alan of Tewkesbury
• Alan of Walsingham
• Alanus de Rupe
• Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de
• Alaska
• Alatri
• Alb
• Alba Pompeia, Diocese of
• Alban, Saint
• Albanenses
• Albani
• Albania
• Albano
• Albany
• Albenga
• Albergati, Niccolo
• Alberic of Monte Cassino
• Alberic of Ostia
• Albero de Montreuil
• Alberoni, Giulio
• Albert
• Albert II
• Albert, Blessed
• Albert, Saint
• Albert Berdini of Sarteano, Blessed
• Albert of Aachen
• Albert of Brandenburg
• Albert of Castile
• Albert of Saxony
• Albert of Stade
• Alberta, Saskatchewan and
• Alberti, Leandro
• Alberti, Leone Battista
• Albertini, Nicolò
• Albertrandi, John Baptist
• Albertus Magnus, Saint
• Albi (Albia), Archdiocese of
• Albi, Council of
• Albi, Juan de
• Albicus, Sigismund
• Albigenses
• Albinus
• Albrechtsberger, Johann G.
• Albright Brethren, The
• Afonzo de Albuquerque
• Alcalá, University of
• Alcántara, Military Order of
• Alcedo, Antonio de
• Alchemy
• Alciati, Andrea
• Alcimus
• Alcmund, Saint
• Alcock, John
• Alcoholism
• Alcuin
• Aldegundis, Saint
• Aldersbach
• Aldfrith
• Aldhelm, Saint
• Aldric, Saint
• Aldrovandi, Ulissi
• Alea, Leonard
• Alegambe, Philippe
• Alegre, Francisco Xavier
• Alemany, Joseph Sadoc
• Alenio, Guilio
• Aleppo
• Ales and Terralba
• Alessandria della Paglia
• Alessi, Galeazzo
• Alessio
• Alexander, Name of Seven Men
• Alexander (Early Bishops)|
• Alexander I, Pope Saint
• Alexander II, Pope
• Alexander III, Pope
• Alexander IV, Pope
• Alexander V
• Alexander VI, Pope
• Alexander VII, Pope
• Alexander VIII, Pope
• Alexander, Saint
• Alexander, Saint
• Alexander, Saint
• Alexander Briant, Blessed
• Alexander Natalis
• Alexander of Abonoteichos
• Alexander of Hales
• Alexander of Lycopolis
• Alexander Sauli, Blessed
• Alexandre, Dom Jacques
• Alexandria
• Alexandria, Councils of
• Alexandria, The Church of
• Alexandria, The Diocese of
• Alexandrian Library, The
• Alexandrine Liturgy, The
• Alexandrinus, Codex
• Alexian Nuns
• Alexians
• Alexis Falconieri, Saint
• Alexius, Saint
• Alfield, Venerable Thomas
• Alfieri, Count Vittorio
• Alfieri, Pietro
• Alfonso de Zamora
• Alfonso of Burgos
• Alford, Michael
• Alfred the Great
• Alfrida, Saint
• Alfwold, Saint
• Alger of Liége
• Alghero
• Algiers
• Algonquins
• Alife
• Alighieri, Dante
• Alimentation
• Alimony
• Aliturgical Days
• All Hallows College
• All Saints' Day
• All Souls' Day
• Allah
• Allahabad
• Allard, Paul
• Allatius, Leo
• Allegranza, Joseph
• Allegri, Antonio
• Allegri, Gregorio
• Alleluia
• Allemand, Jean
• Allen, Edward Patrick
• Allen, Frances
• Allen, George
• Allen, John
• Allen, John
• Allen, William
• Allerstein, August
• Alliance, Holy
• Allies, Thomas William
• Allioli, Joseph Franz
• Allison, William
• Allocution
• Allori
• Allot, William
• Allouez, Claude
• Alma
• Alma Redemptoris Mater
• Almagro, Diego de
• Almeida, John
• Almeria
• Almici, Camillo
• Almond, John
• Almond, John, Venerable
• Almond, Oliver
• Alms and Almsgiving
• Alnoth, Saint
• Alogi
• Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint
• Alpha and Omega (in Scripture)
• Alpha and Omega
• Alphabet, Christian Use of the
• Alphege, Saint
• Alphonsus Liguori, Saint
• Alphonsus Rodriguez, Saint
• Alpini, Prospero
• Alsace-Lorraine
• Altamirano, Diego Francisco
• Altamura and Acquaviva
• Altar Bell
• Altar Breadboxes
• Altar Breads
• Altar Candles
• Altar Candlesticks
• Altar Canopy
• Altar Cards
• Altar Carpets
• Altar Cavity
• Altar Cloths
• Altar Crucifix
• Altar Curtain
• Altar, Double
• Altar Frontal
• Altar, High
• Altar Horns
• Altar Lamp
• Altar Lanterns
• Altar Ledge
• Altar Linens
• Altar (in Liturgy)
• Altar of Our Lady
• Altar of Repose
• Altarpiece
• Altar, Portable
• Altar, Privileged
• Altar Protector
• Altar Rail
• Altar Screen
• Altar Side
• Altar Steps
• Altar Stole
• Altar Stone
• Altar, Stripping of an
• Altar Tomb
• Altar Vase
• Altar Vessels
• Altar Wine
• Altarage
• Altars (in the Greek Churches)
• Altars (in Scripture)
• Altar, History of the Christian
• Altmann, Blessed
• Alto, Saint
• Alton
• Altoona, Diocese of
• Altruism
• Alumbrados -- Illuminati
• Alumnus
• Alunno, Niccolò
• Alva, The Duke of
• Alvarado, Alonzo de
• Alvarado, Fray Francisco de
• Alvarado, Pedro de
• Alvarez, Balthazar
• Alvarez, Diego
• Alvarez, Manoel
• Alvarez de Paz
• Alvarus Pelagius
• Alypius, Saint
• Alzate, José Antonio
• Alzog, Johann Baptist

Am

• Ama
• Amadeo, Giovanni Antonio
• Amadia and Akra
• Amalarius of Metz
• Amalberga, Saint
• Amalberga, Saint
• Amalec
• Amalfi
• Amalricians
• Amalricus Augerii
• Amandus, Saint
• Amasia
• Amastris
• Amat, Thaddeus
• Amathus
• Amazones, Diocese of
• Ambarach, Peter
• Ambition
• Ambo
• Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church)
• Ambronay, Our Lady of
• Ambros, August Wilhelm
• Ambrosian Basilica
• Ambrosian Chant
• Ambrosian Hymnography
• Ambrosian Library
• Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite
• Ambrose, Saint
• Ambrose of Camaldoli, Saint
• Ambrose of Sienna, Blessed
• Ambrosians
• Ambrosiaster
• Ambulatory
• Amelia
• Amelote, Denis
• Amen
• Amende Honorable
• Amerbach, Veit
• America
• America, Pre-Columbian Discovery of
• American College at Louvain, The
• American College in Rome, The
• American College in Rome, The South
• American Protective Association, The
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Amherst, Francis Kerril, D.D.
• Amias, Venerable John
• Amiatinus, Codex
• Amice
• Amico, Antonio
• Amico, Francesco
• Amida, Diocese of
• Amiens, Diocese of
• Amiot, Joseph Maria
• Amisus
• Ammen, Daniel
• Ammon
• Ammon, Saint
• Ammonian Sections
• Ammonites
• Amorbach
• Amorios
• Amorrhites
• Amort, Eusebius
• Amos
• Amovibility
• Amoy, The Vicariate Apostolic of
• Ampère, André-Marie
• Amphilochius of Iconium
• Amphilochius of Sida
• Amphoræ
• Ampleforth, The Abbey of
• Ampullæ
• Ampurias, Diocese of
• Amra
• Amrah
• Amraphel
• Amsterdam
• Amulet
• Amulets, Use and Abuse of
• Amyclae
• Amyot, Jacques

An

• Anabaptists
• Anacletus, Pope Saint
• Anacletus II
• Anæsthesia
• Anagni
• Analogy
• Analysis
• Anaphora
• Anarchy
• Anastasia, Saint
• Anastasiopolis
• Anastasius, Saint
• Anastasius, Saint
• Anastasius I, Pope Saint
• Anastasius II, Pope
• Anastasius III, Pope
• Anastasius IV, Pope
• Anastasius Bibliothecarius
• Anastasius Sinaita, Saint
• Anathema
• Anathoth
• Anatolia, Saint
• Anatolius, Saint
• Anatolius, Saint
• Anatomy
• Anazarbus
• Añazco, Pedro de
• Anchieta, Joseph
• Anchor (as Symbol), The
• Anchorites
• Ancient of Days
• Ancilla Dei
• Ancona and Umana
• Ancren Riwle
• Ancyra
• Ancyra, Councils of
• Andalusia
• Andechs
• Anderdon, William Henry
• Anderledy, Anthony Maria
• Anderson, Henry James
• Anderson, Lionel Albert
• Anderson, Patrick
• Anderton, James
• Anderton, Venerable Robert
• Anderton, Roger
• Anderton, Thomas
• Andlaw, Heinrich Bernhard, Freiherr von
• Andleby, Venerable William
• Andrada, Alonso
• Andrada, Antonio de
• Andrada de Payva, Diego
• André, Bernard
• André, Yves Marie
• Andrea Dotti, Blessed
• Andrea Pisano
• Andreas of Ratisbon
• Andreis, Felix de
• Andres, Juan
• Andres, Juan
• Andrew, Saint
• Andrew, Saint
• Andrew Avellino, Saint
• Andrew Bobola, Saint
• Andrew Corsini, Saint
• Andrew of Crete, Saint
• Andrew of Caesarea
• Andrew of Crete, Saint
• Andrew of Lonjumeau
• Andrew of Rhodes
• Andrew the Scot, Saint
• Andrews, William Eusebius
• Andronicus, Saints Probus, Tarachus, and
• Andria, Diocese of
• Anemurium
• Anerio, Felice
• Anerio, Giovanni Francesco
• Anfossi, Filippo
• Ange de Saint Joseph
• Ange de Sainte Rosalie
• Angels
• Angel, Guardian
• Angela Merici, Saint
• Angela of Foligno, Blessed
• Angeli, Francesco degli
• Angeli, Girolamo degli
• Angelicals, The
• Angelico, Fra
• Angelo Carletti di Chivasso, Blessed
• Angelo Clareno da Cingoli
• Angels, Early Christian Representations of
• Angels of the Churches
• Angelus
• Angelus Bell
• Angelus, Silesius
• Anger
• Angers
• Angers, University of
• Anges, Notre Dame de
• Angilbert, Saint
• Angiolini, Francesco
• Anglesea, The Priory of
• Anglican Orders
• Anglicanism
• Anglin, Timothy Warren
• Anglo-Saxon Church, The
• Anglona-Tursi
• Angola and Congo
• Angora
• Angoulême
• Angra
• Angulo, Pedro
• Anhalt
• Anicetus, Pope Saint
• Anima, College and Church of the (in Rome)
• Anima Christi
• Animals in Christian Art
• Animals in the Bible
• Animals, Cruelty to
• Animism
• Animuccia, Giovanni
• Anise
• Anna
• Anna Comnena
• Annals, Ecclesiastical
• Annas
• Annat, François
• Annates
• Anne, Saint
• Anne d'Auray, Sainte
• Anne de Beaupré, Sainte
• Anne de Xainctonge, Venerable
• Annecy
• Annegarn, Joseph
• Anne Line, Saint
• Anne-Marie Javouhey, Venerable
• Annius of Viterbo
• Anno, Saint
• Annunciation, The
• Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Feast of the
• Annunciation, The Orders of the
• Anquetil, Louis-Pierre
• Ansaldi, Casto Innocenzio
• Ansaloni, Giordano
• Anschar, Saint
• Anse, Councils of
• Ansegisus
• Ansegisus, Saint
• Anselm, Saint
• Anselm, Saint
• Anselm of Laon
• Anselm of Liège
• Anselm of Lucca, the Younger, Saint
• Anselme, Antoine
• Anslo, Reyer
• Anstey, Thomas Chisholm
• Antediluvians
• Anterus, Pope Saint
• Anthelmi, Joseph
• Anthemius
• Anthony, Saint
• Anthony, Orders of Saint
• Anthony of Padua, Saint
• Anthony of Sienna
• Anthony of the Mother of God
• Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphites
• Antichrist
• Antidicomarianites
• Antidoron
• Antigonish
• Antimensium
• Antinoe
• Antinomianism
• Antioch
• Antioch, The Church of
• Antiochene Liturgy
• Antiochus of Palestine
• Antipater of Bostra
• Antipatris
• Antiphellos
• Antiphon
• Antiphon (in the Greek Church)
• Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy)
• Antiphon, Communion
• Antiphonary
• Antiphonary, Gregorian
• Antipodes
• Antipope
• Antiquities, Biblical
• Antivari
• Antofogaste
• Antoine, Paul Gabriel
• Anton Ulrich
• Antonelli, Giacomo
• Antonelli, Leonardo
• Antonelli, Nicolò Maria
• Antoniano, Giovanni
• Antoniano, Silvi
• Antoniewicz, Charles
• Antoninus, Saint
• Antoninus Pius
• Antonio Aparisi y Guijarro
• Antonio Maria Zaccaria, Saint
• Antonio of Vicenza, Maria
• Antonius
• Antony, Franz Joseph
• Antwerp
• Anunciación, Fray Domingo de la
• Anunciación, Fray Juan de la

Ao

• Aosta

Ap

• Apaches
• Apameia
• Apelles
• Aphian, Saint
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• Blanc, Anthony
• Blanchard, Jean-Baptiste
• Blanchet, Franç Norbert
• Blanchet, Augustin Magloire
• Blandina, Saint
• Blane, Saint
• Blasphemy
• Blastares, Matthew
• Blathmac, Saint
• Blemmida, Nicephorus
• Blenkinsop
• Blessed, The
• Blessed Sacrament, The
• Blessed Sacrament, Congregation of the
• Blessed Sacrament, Exposition of the
• Blessed Sacrament, Reservation of the
• Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the
• Blessed Sacrament, Visits to the
• Blessed Virgin Mary, The
• Blessing
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• Blood Indians
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• Bluetooth, Harold
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• Bobola, Saint Andrew
• Boccaccino
• Boccaccio, Giovanni
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• Bocking, Edward
• Bodey, Ven. John
• Bodin, Jean
• Bodone
• Boece, Hector
• Boeri, Petrus
• Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus
• Bogotá
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• Bohemian Brethren
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• Boiano
• Boiardo, Matteo Maria
• Boileau-Despréaux, Nicholas
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• Boisgelin, Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de
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• Bois-le-Duc
• Bokenham, Osbern
• Bolanden, Conrad von
• Bolgeni, Giovanni Vincenzo
• Bolivia
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• Bollig, Johann
• Bologna
• Bologna, Giovanni da
• Bologna, University of
• Bolsec, Jérôme-Hermès
• Bolton, Edmund
• Bolzano, Bernhard
• Bombay
• Bommel, Cornelius Richard Anton van
• Bona, Giovanni
• Bonagratia of Bergamo
• Bonal, François de
• Bonal, Raymond
• Bonald, Louis-Gabriel-Ambroise, Vicompte de
• Bonald, Louis-Jacques-Maurice de
• Bona Mors Confraternity, The
• Bonaparte, Charles-Lucien-Jules-Laurent
• Bonaventure, Saint
• Bonaventure, College of Saint
• Boncompagni, Balthasar
• Bonet, Juan Pablo
• Bonet, Nicholas
• Bonfrère, Jacques
• Boniface, Saint
• Boniface I, Pope Saint
• Boniface II, Pope
• Boniface III, Pope
• Boniface IV, Pope Saint
• Boniface V, Pope
• Boniface VI, Pope
• Boniface VII, Antipope
• Boniface VIII, Pope
• Boniface IX, Pope
• Boniface Association
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• Bonnetty, Augustin
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• Bonvicino, Alessandro
• Book of Common Prayer
• Book of Kells
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• Books, Index of Prohibited
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• Bordone, Cavaliere Paris
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• Borgess, Caspar Henry
• Borgia, Stefano
• Börglum, Ancient See of
• Borgo San-Donnino
• Borgo San-Sepolcro
• Borgognone, Ambrogio
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