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Gédoyn, Nicolas
A French translator and literary critic; b. at Orléans, 17 June, 1667; d. 10 August, 1744, ...Génebrard, Gilbert
A learned Benedictine exegete and Orientalist, b. 12 December, 1535, at Riom, in the department ...Génicot, Edward
Moral theologian, b. at Antwerp, Belgium, 18 June, 1856; d. at Louvain, 21 February, 1900. After ...Géramb, Baron Ferdinand de
In religion, Brother Mary Joseph; Abbot and procurator-general of La Trappe, came of a noble and ...Gérando, Joseph-Marie de
A French statesman and writer, born at Lyons, 29 February, 1772; died at Paris, 10 November, ...Gérard, Abbot of Brogne, Saint
Born at Staves in the county of Namur, towards the end of the ninth century; died at Brogne or ...Géry, Saint
(Latin Gaugericus ). Bishop of Cambrai - Arras ; b. of Roman parents, Gaudentius and ...Gómara, Francisco Lopez de
( Or GOMORA.) Born at Seville, Spain, in 1510; studied at the University of Alcalá, ...Görres, Guido
Historian, publicist, and poet; b. at Coblenz on 28 May, 1805; d. at Munich on 14 July, 1852. He ...Görres, Johann Joseph
Born at Coblenz, in the heart of the Rhine country, 25 January, 1776; died at Munich, 29 January, ...
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Görz
( Italian GORIZIA; Slovene GORICA). Capital of the Austrian crown-land Görz and ...Göttweig, Abbey of
(GOTTWEIH, GOTTVICUM, GOTTVICENSE). A Benedictine abbey situated on a hill of the same name, ...Gügler, Joseph Heinrich Aloysius
Born at Udligerschwyl, near Lucerne, Switzerland, 25 August, 1782; died at Lucerne, 28 February, ...Günther of Cologne
(also GUNTHAR) An archbishop of that city, died 8 July, 873. He belonged to a noble ...Günther, Anton
Philosopher ; b. 17 Nov., 1783, at Lindenau, near Leitmeritz, Bohemia ; d. at Vienna, 24 ...Gabala
A titular see of Syria Prima. Ten bishops of this city are known between 325 and 553, the ...Gabbatha
The Aramaic appellation of a place in Jerusalem, designated also under the Greek name of ...Gaboon
V ICARIATE A POSTOLIC OF G ABUN Formerly called the Vicariate Apostolic of the Two ...Gabriel Possenti, Blessed
Passionist student; renowned for sanctity and miracles ; born at Assisi, 1 March, 1838; died ...Gabriel Sionita
A learned Maronite, famous for his share in the publication of the Parisian polyglot of the ...Gabriel the Archangel, Saint
"Fortitudo Dei", one of the three archangels mentioned in the Bible . Only four appearances of ...Gabriel, Brothers of Saint
The Congregation of the Brothers of Christian Instruction of St. Gabriel was originally founded ...Gad
( , fortune, luck). A proper name which designates in the Bible , (I), a patriarch; (II), a ...Gadara
A titular see of Palaestina Prima; there were two sees of this name, one in Palaestina Prima, ...Gaddi, Agnolo, Giovanni, and Taddeo
Florentine artists, Taddeo being the father of Agnolo and Giovanni. The dates of their birth ...Gaeta
ARCHDIOCESE OF GAETA (CAIETANA). Archdiocese in the province of Caserta in Campania (Southern ...Gaetano, Saint
(GAETANO.) Founder of the Theatines, born October, 1480 at Vicenza in Venetian territory; ...Gagarin, Ivan Sergejewitch
Gagarin was of the princely Russian family which traces its origin to the ancient rulers of ...Gagliardi, Achille
Ascetic writer and spiritual director ; born at Padua, Italy, in 1537; died at Modena, 6 ...Gahan, William
A priest and author; born 5 June, 1732, in the parish of St. Nicholas, Dublin ; died ...Gaillard, Claude Ferdinand
A French engraver and painter ; b. at Paris, 7 Jan., 1834; d. there, 27 Jan., 1887. His early ...Gal, Saint
Of the ninety-eight bishops who have occupied the see of Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) the ...Galantini, Ippolito, Blessed
Founder of the Congregation of Christian Doctrine of Florence; b. at Florence of obscure ...Galatians, Epistle to the
GALATIA In the course of centuries, gallic tribes, related to those that invaded Italy and ...Galatino, Pietro Colonna
Friar Minor, philosopher, theologian, Orientalist ; b. at Galatia (now Cajazzo) in Apulia; d. at ...Galerius, Valerius Maximianus
Galerius, a native of Illyria, was made Caesar 1 March, 293, by Diocletian, whose daughter ...Galien, Joseph
Dominican, professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Avignon, meteorologist, ...Galilee
( Septuagint and New Testament Galilaia ). The native land of Jesus Christ, where He began ...Galilei, Alessandro
An eminent Florentine architect ; born 1691; died 1737. Having attained some distinction, he ...Galilei, Galileo
Generally called GALILEO. Born at Pisa, 15 February, 1564; died 8 January, 1642. His father, ...Galitzin, Elizabeth
Princess, religious of the Sacred Heart ; born at St. Petersburg, 22 February, 1797; died in ...Gall, Abbey of Saint
In Switzerland, Canton St. Gall, 30 miles southeast of Constance ; for many centuries one of ...Gall, Saint
(GALLUS; in the most ancient manuscript he is called GALLO, GALLONUS, GALLUNUS, and sometimes ...Galla
Vicariate Apostolic embracing the territory of the Galla or Oromo tribes in Abyssinia. In its ...Galla, Saint
A Roman widow of the sixth century; feast, 5 October. According to St. Gregory the Great ...Gallait, Louis
Flemish painter ; born at Tournai, 10 May, 1810; died in Brussels, 20 November, 1887. He ...Galland, Antoine
French Orientalist and numismatist, b. at Rollot, near Montdidier, in Picardy, 1646, d. at ...Gallandi, Andrea
Oratorian and patristic scholar, born at Venice, 7 December, 1709; died there 12 January, 1779, ...Galle
DIOCESE OF GALLE (GALLENSIS). Diocese in Ceylon, created by Leo XIII 25 Aug., 1893, by ...Gallego, Juan Nicasio
Priest and poet; born at Zamora, Spain, 14 December, 1777; died at Madrid, 9 January, 1853; ...Galletti, Pietro Luigi
Benedictine, historian and archaeologist; b. at Rome in 1724; d. there, 13 December, 1790. He ...Gallia Christiana
A documentary catalogue or list, with brief historical notices, of all the dioceses and ...Gallican Rite, The
This subject will be treated under the following six heads: I. History and Origin; II. ...Gallicanism
This term is used to designate a certain group of religious opinions for some time peculiar to the ...Gallicanus, Saints
The following saints of this name are commemorated on 25 June: (1) St. Gallicanus Roman ...Gallienus, Publius Licinius Egnatius
Roman emperor; b. about 218; d. at Milan, 4 March, 268; appointed regent by his father Valerian ...Gallifet, Joseph de
Priest ; b. near Aix, France, 2 May 1663; d. at Lyons, 1 September, 1749. He entered the ...Gallipoli
DIOCESE OF GALLIPOLI (GALLIPOLITANA). Diocese in the province of Lecce (Southern Italy ). ...Gallitzin, Adele Amalie
(Or GOLYZIN). Princess; b. at Berlin, 28 Aug., 1748; d. at Angelmodde, near Münster, ...Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine
Prince, priest, and missionary, born at The Hague, Holland, 22 December, 1770; died at Loretto, ...Galloway, Diocese of
(Gallovidiana). Situated in the southwest of Scotland. It comprises the Counties of Dumfries, ...Galluppi, Pasquale
Philosopher, b. at Tropea, in Calabria, 2 April, 1770; d. at Naples, 13 Dec., 1846, where from ...Gallwey, Peter
Born at Killarney, 13 Nov., 1820; d. in London, 23 Sept., 1906; one of the best-known London ...Galtelli-Nuoro
(Galtellinensis-Norensis) Diocese in the province of Sassari (Sardinia), on a hill of the ...Galura, Bernhard
Prince- Bishop of Brixen ; b. 21 August, 1764, at Herbolzheim, Bresigau; d. 17 May, 1856. After ...Galvani, Luigi
Physician, b. at Bologna, Italy, 9 September, 1737; d. there, 4 December, 1798. It was his ...Galveston
DIOCESE OF GALVESTON (GALVESTONIENSIS). The Diocese of Galveston was established in 1847 and ...Galway and Kilmacduagh
DIOCESE OF GALWAY AND KILMACDUAGH (GALVIENSIS ET DUACENSIS). Diocese in Ireland ; an ...Gama, Vasco da
The discover of the sea route to East Indies; born at Sines, Province of Alemtejo, Portugal, ...Gamaliel
(Greek form of the Hebrew name meaning "reward of God "). The name designates in the New ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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Gamans, Jean
Born 8 July, 1606, at Ahrweiler (according to other sources at Neuenahr, about two miles from ...Gambling
Gambling , or gaming , is the staking of money or other thing of value on the issue of a game ...Gams, Pius Bonifacius
An ecclesiastical historian, b. at Mittelbuch, Würtemberg, 23 January, 1816; d. Munich, ...Gandolphy, Peter
(Or Gandolphi.) Jesuit preacher; b. in London, 26 July, 1779; d. at East Sheen, Surrey, 9 ...Gangra
A titular see in the province of Paphlagonia; in the native tongue the word signifies goat, and ...Gansfort, John Wessel
(GANSFORT). A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there ...Gap
(VAPINCENSIS). Diocese ; suffragan of Aix, includes the department of the Hautes-Alpes. ...García Moreno, Gabriel
Ecuadorean patriot and statesman; b. at Guayaquil, 24 December, 1821; assassinated at Quito, 6 ...García, Anne
Better known as Venerable Anne of St. Bartholomew, Discalced Carmelite nun, companion of St. ...Garcia, Saint Gonsalo
Born of a Portuguese father and a Canarese mother in Bassein, East India, about the year 1556 or ...Garcilasso de la Vega
Spanish lyric poet; b. at Toledo, 6 Feb., 1503; d. at Nice, 14 Oct., 1536. A noble and a ...Garcilasso de la Vega
Historian of Peru ; b. at Cuzco, Peru, 12 April, 1539; d. at Córdoba, Spain, c. 1617. The ...Gardellini, Aloisio
Born at Rome, 4 Aug., 1759; died there, 8 Oct., 1829. He is famous chiefly for his collection of ...Garesché, Julius Peter
Soldier; born 26 April, 1821, near Havana, Cuba; killed at the battle of Stone River, Tennessee, ...Garet, Jean
Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, born at Havre about 1627; died at ...Gargara
A titular see in the province of Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. The city appears to have been ...Garin, André
An Oblate missionary and parish priest, born 7 May, 1822, at Côte-Saint-André, ...Garland
A wreath of flowers or evergreens formerly used in connection with baptismal, nuptial, and ...Garland, John
An English poet and grammarian, who lived in the middle of the thirteenth century. He tells us ...Garlick, Venerable Nicholas
Priest and martyr, born at Dinting, Derbyshire, c. 1555; died at Derby, 24 July, 1588. He ...Garneau, François-Xavier
A French Canadian historian, b. at Quebec, 15 June, 1809, of François-Xavier Garneau and ...Garnet, Henry
(Garnett.) English martyr, b. 1553-4; d. 1606, son of Brian Garnet, master of Nottingham ...Garnet, Saint Thomas
Protomartyr of St. Omer and therefore of Stonyhurst College; b. at Southwark, c. 1575; executed ...Garnier, Charles
Jesuit Missionary, born at Paris, 1606, of Jean G. and Anne de Garault; died 7 December, 1649. He ...Garnier, Jean
Church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian ; b. at Paris, 11 Nov., 1612; d. at ...Garnier, Julien
Jesuit missionary, born at Connerai, France, 6 January, 1642; d. in Quebec, 1730. He entered ...Garrucci, Raffaele
A historian of Christian art, b. at Naples, 22 January, 1812; d. at Rome, 5 May, 1885. He ...Garzon
(GARZONENSIS.) Suffragan diocese of Popayan in the Republic of Colombia . It comprises the ...Gaspare del Bufalo, Blessed
Founder of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood (C.P.P.S.); b. at Rome on the feast of ...Gaspe, Philippe-Aubert de
A French Canadian writer, b. at Quebec, 30 Oct., 1786, of a family ennobled by Louis XIV in ...Gassendi, Pierre
(GASSENDY, GASSEND.) A French philosopher and scientist ; b. at Champtercier, a country ...Gasser von Valhorn, Joseph
An Austrian sculptor, b. 22 Nov., 1816 at Prägraten, Tyrol; d. 28 Oct., 1900. He was first ...Gassner, Johann Joseph
A celebrated exorcist ; b. 22 Aug., 1727, at Braz, Vorarlberg, Austria ; d. 4 April, 1779, at ...Gaston, William
Jurist; b. at Newbern, North Carolina , U.S.A. 19 Sept., 1778: d. at Raleigh, North Carolina ...Gatianus, Saint
Founder and bishop of Tours ; b. probably at Rome ; d. at Tours, 20 December, 301. He came ...Gau, Franz Christian
Architect and archeologist, b. at Cologne, 15 June, 1790; d. at Paris, January, 1854. In 1809 he ...Gaubil, Antoine
A French Jesuit and missionary to China, b. at Gaillac (Aveyron), 14 July, 1689; d. at Peking, ...Gaudentius of Brescia
(GAUDENTIUS BRIXIENSIS or BONTEMPS.) A theologian of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins ; ...Gaudentius, Saint
Bishop of Brescia from about 387 until about 410; he was the successor of the writer on ...Gaudete Sunday
The third Sunday of Advent, so called from the first word of the Introit at Mass ( Gaudete ...Gaudier, Antoine de
A writer on asectic theology ; b. at Château-Thierry, France, 7 January, 1572; d. at ...Gaudiosus
Bishop of Tarazona (Turiasso), Spain ; died about 540. Our information concerning the life ...Gaul, Christian
The Church of Gaul first appeared in history in connexion with the persecution at Lyons under ...Gaultier, Aloisius-Edouard-Camille
Priest and schoolmaster; b. at Asti, Piedmont, about 1745, of French parents ; d. at Paris, 18 ...Gaume, Jean-Joseph
French theologian and author, b. at Fuans (Franche-Comté) in 1802; d. in 1879. While ...Gavantus, Bartolommeo
(GAVANTO) Liturgist, a member of the Barnabite Order ; b. at Monza, 1569; d. at Milan, 14 ...Gaza
( Hebrew 'Azzah , "the strong") A titular see of Palaestina Prima, in the Patriarchate ...Gazzaniga, Pietro Maria
A theologian, b. at Bergamo, Italy, 3 March, 1722; d. at Vicenza, 11 Dec., 1799. At a very ...Gebhard (III) of Constance
Bishop of that city and strenuous defender of papal rights against imperial encroachments ...Gebhart, Emile
A French professor and writer, b. 19 July, 1839, at Nancy ; d. 22 April, 1908, in Paris. He was ...Gedeon
Gideon or Gedeon (Hebrew "hewer"), also called JEROBAAL ( Judges 6:32 ; 7:1 ; etc.), and ...Gegenbauer, Josef Anton
An accomplished German historical and portrait painter, b. 6 March, 1800, at Wangen, ...Geiler von Kayserberg, Johann
A celebrated German pulpit orator, b. at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 16 March, 1445; d. at ...Geissel, Johannes von
Cardinal, Archbishop of Cologne, b. 5 February, 1796, at Gimmeldingen, in the Palatinate; d. 8 ...Gelasius I, Pope Saint
Died at Rome, 19 Nov., 496. Gelasius, as he himself states in his letter to the Emperor ...Gelasius II, Pope
Born at Gaeta, year unknown; elected 24 Jan., 1118; died at Cluny, 29 Jan., 1119. No sooner had ...Gelasius of Cyzicus
Ecclesiastical writer. He was the son of a priest of Cyzicus, and wrote in Bithynia, about 475, ...Gemblours
(Gembloux, Gemblacum) A suppressed Benedictine monastery about nine miles north-west of ...Genealogy (in the Bible)
The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament : I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. ...Genealogy of Christ
It is granted on all sides that the Biblical genealogy of Christ implies a number of exegetical ...General Chapter
( Latin capitulum , a chapter). The daily assembling of a community for purposes of ...General Judgment
(Judicium Universale, Last Judgment). I. EXISTENCE OF THE GENERAL JUDGMENT 1 Few truths are ...Generation
( Latin Vulgate, generatio ). This word, of very varied meaning, corresponds to the two ...Genesareth
( Gennesaret .) This is the name given to the Lake of Tiberias in Luke 5:1; called ...Genesius
(1) Genesius (of Rome) A comedian at Rome, martyred under Diocletian in 286 or 303. Feast, 25 ...Genevieve, Saint
Patroness of Paris, b. at Nanterre, c. 419 or 422; d. at Paris, 512. Her feast is kept on 3 ...Genezareth, Land of
By this name is designated in Mark, vi, 53, a district of Palestine bordering on the Sea of ...Genga, Girolamo
A painter, born at Urbino in 1476; died at the same place, 1551. This talented craftsman was ...Gennadius I, Saint
Patriarch of Constantinople (458-471), has left scarcely any writings. Facundus (Defensio, II, ...Gennadius II
Patriarch of Constantinople (1454-1456). His original name was George Scholarius ( Georgios ...Gennadius of Marseilles
(GENNADIUS SCHOLASTICUS). A priest whose chief title to fame is his continuation of St. ...Gennings, Edmund and John
The first, a martyr for the Catholic Faith, and the second, the restorer of the English province ...Genoa
ARCHDIOCESE OF GENOA (JANUENSIS) Archdiocese in Liguria, Northern Italy. The city is situated ...Gentile da Fabriano
Italian painter ; b. probably about 1378 in the District of the Marches; d. probably 1427. The ...Gentiles
( Hebrew Gôyîm ; Greek ethne, ethnikoi , Hellenes ; Vulgate Gentes, Gentiles, ...Gentili, Aloysius
Born 14 July, 1801, at Rome ; died 26 September, 1848, at Dublin. He was proficient in poetry, ...Genuflexion
To genuflect [ Latin genu flectere , geniculare (post-classic), to bend the knee; Greek ...Geoffrey of Clairvaux
A disciple of Bernard, was b. between the years 1115 and 1120, at Auxerre; d. some time after ...Geoffrey of Dunstable
Also known as GEOFFREY OF GORHAM. Abbot of St. Alban's, d. at St. Alban's, 26 Feb., 1146. He ...Geoffrey of Monmouth
(GAUFRIDUS ARTURUS, GALFRIDUS MONEMETENSIS, GALFFRAI or GRUFFYD AB ARTHUR). Bishop of St. ...Geoffrey of Vendôme
(GOFFRIDUS ABBAS VINDOCINENSIS.) A cardinal, b. in the second half of the eleventh century of ...Geography and the Church
The classic historians of geography, Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, and Oscar Peschel, never ...Geography, Biblical
With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater ...George Hamartolus
A monk at Constantinople under Michael III (842-867) and the author of a chronicle of some ...George of Trebizond
A Greek scholar of the early Italian Renaissance ; b. in Crete (a Venetian possession from ...George Pisides
(Or THE PISIDIAN). A Byzantine poet lived in the first half of the seventh century. From his ...George the Bearded
(Also called THE RICH.) Duke of Saxony, b. at Dresden, 27 August, 1471; d. in the same city, ...George, Orders of Saint
Knights of St. George appear at different historical periods and in different countries as ...George, Saint
Martyr, patron of England, suffered at or near Lydda, also known as Diospolis, in Palestine, ...Georgetown University
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia , "is the oldest Catholic literary ...Georgia
STATISTICS The area of Georgia is 59,475 sq. m., and it is the largest of the original thirteen ...Georgius Syncellus
(Greek Georgios ho Sygkellos ). Died after 810; the author of one of the more important ...Gerace
DIOCESE OF GERACE (HIERACENSIS). Diocese in the province of Reggio in Calabria (Southern Italy ...Gerald, Saint
Bishop of Mayo, an English monk, date of birth unknown; died 13 March, 731; followed St. ...Geraldton
DIOCESE OF GERALDTON (GERALDTONENSIS). Diocese in Australia, established in 1898, comprises ...Gerard Majella, Saint
Born in Muro, about fifty miles south of Naples, in April, 1726; died 16 October, 1755; ...Gerard of Cremona
A twelfth-century student of Arabic science and translator from Arabic into Latin; born at ...Gerard, Archbishop of York
Date of birth unknown; died at Southwell, 21 May, 1108. He was a nephew of Walkelin, Bishop of ...Gerard, Bishop of Toul, Saint
Born at Cologne, 935; died at Toul, 23 April, 994. Belonging to a wealthy and noble family, he ...Gerard, John
Jesuit ; born 4 October, 1564; died 27 July, 1637. He is well known through his autobiography, a ...Gerard, Richard
Confessor ; born about 1635; died 11 March, 1680 (O.S.). The Bromley branch of the Gerard ...Gerard, Ven. Miles
Martyr ; born about 1550 at Wigan; executed at Rochester 13 (30?) April, 1590. Sprung perhaps ...Gerardus Odonis
Also Geraldus Othonis , or Ottonis , a medieval theologian and Minister General of the ...Gerasa
A titular see in the province of Arabia and the Patriarchate of Antioch. According to ...Gerberon, Gabriel
A Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation ; b. at St-Calais, Department of Sarthe, France, 12 ...Gerbet, Olympe-Phillipe
A French bishop and writer; b. at Poligny (Jura), 1798; d. at Perpignan (Pyrénées ...Gerbillon, Jean-François
French missionary; born at Verdun, 4 June, 1654; died at Peking, China, 27 March, 1707. He ...Gerdil, Hyacinthe Sigismond
Cardinal and theologian ; b. at Samoëns in Savoy, 20 June, 1718; d. at Rome, 12 August ...Gerhard of Zütphen
(ZERBOLT OF ZUTPHEN) Born at Zütphen, 1367; died at Windesheim, 1398; a mystical writer ...Gerhoh of Reichersberg
Provost of that place and Austin canon , one of the most distinguished theologians of Germany ...Germain, Saint, Bishop of Auxerre
Bishop of Auxerre, born at Auxerre c. 380; died at Ravenna, 31 July, 448. He was the son of ...Germain, Saint, Bishop of Paris
Bishop of Paris ; born near Autun, Saône-et-Loire, c. 496; died at Paris, 28 May, 576. ...Germaine Cousin, Saint
Born in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse ; died in ...German Gardiner, Blessed
Last martyr under Henry VIII ; date of birth unknown; died at Tyburn, 7 March, 1544; ...German Literature
I. FROM OLDEST PRE-CHRISTIAN PERIOD TO 800 A.D. There are no written monuments before the eighth ...Germanicia
A titular see in the province of Euphratensis and the patriarchate of Antioch; incorrectly ...Germanicopolis
A titular see in the province of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. The city took its name from ...Germans in the United States
Germans, either by birth or descent, form a very important element in the population of the ...Germanus I, Saint
Patriarch of Constantinople (715-30), b. at Constantinople towards the end of the reign of ...Germany
I. BEFORE 1556 From their first appearance in the history of the world the Germans represented ...Germany, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern
(VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF THE NORTHERN MISSIONS) Its jurisdiction covers the Grand Duchies of ...Germia
A titular see of Galatia Secunda, a suffragan of Pessinus ; mentioned by Hierocles in the ...Gerona
DIOCESE OF GERONA (GERUNDENSIS) The Diocese of Geronia in Catalonia, Spain, suffragan of ...Gerrha
A titular see in the province of Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium in the Patriarchate ...Gerson, Jean de Charlier de
The surname being the name of his native place; b. in the hamlet of Gerson 14 December, 1363; d. ...Gertrude of Aldenberg, Blessed
Abbess of the Premonstratensian convent of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar, in the Diocese of Trier ; ...Gertrude of Hackeborn
Cistercian Abbess of Helfta, near Eisleben; born near Halberstadt in 1232; died towards the end ...Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint
Virgin, and Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles; born in 626; died 17 March, 659. ...Gertrude the Great, Saint
Benedictine and mystic writer; born in Germany, 6 Jan., 1256; died at Helfta, near Eisleben, ...Gertrude van der Oosten, Venerable
Beguine ; born at Voorburch, Holland ; died at Delft, 6 Jan., 1358. She was born of peasant ...Gervaise, Dom François Armand
Discalced Carmelite, b. at Paris, 1660; d. at Reclus, France, 1761. After completing his ...Gervase of Canterbury
(GERVAS US DOROBORNENSIS) English chronicler, b. about 1141; d. in, or soon after, 1210. If ...Gervase of Tilbury
(TILBERIENSIS) Medieval writer, b. probably at Tilbury, in the County of Essex, England, ...Gervase, George
(Jervise.) Priest and martyr, born at Boscham, Suffolk, England, 1571; died at Tyburn, 11 ...Gervasius and Protasius, Saints
Martyrs of Milan, probably in the second century, patrons of the city of Milan and of ...Gesellenvereine
German Catholic societies for the religious, moral, and professional improvement of young men. ...Gesta Dei per Francos
Gesta Dei per Francos is the title adopted by Guibert de Nogent (died about 1124) for his history ...Gesta Romanorum
A medieval collection of anecdotes, to which moral reflections are attached. It was compiled ...Gethsemane
Gethsemani (Hebrew gat , press, and semen , oil) is the place in which Jesus Christ ...Gethsemane, Abbey of Our Lady of
An abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians, commonly called Trappists, established in ...Gezireh
Gezireh (or Djezireh), seat of two Catholic residential sees, one Chaldean, the other Syrian. ...Gfrörer, August Friedrich
German historian; b. at Calw, Würtemberg, 5 March, 1803; d. at Karlsbad, 6 July, 1861. ...Ghardaia
Prefecture Apostolic in the French Sahara, separated in 1901 from the Vicariate Apostolic of ...Ghent
DIOCESE OF GHENT (GANDENSIS or GANDAVENSIS). The Diocese of Ghent at present comprises the ...Ghibellines and Guelphs
Names adopted by the two factions that kept Italy divided and devastated by civil war during the ...Ghiberti, Lorenzo di Cione
Sculptor ; b. at Florence about 1381; d. there, December, 1455. He ushered in the early ...Ghirlandajo
(D OMENICO DI T OMMASO B IGORDI ). A famous Florentine painter ; b. 1449; d. 11 Jan., ...Ghislain, Saint
Confessor and anchorite in Belgium ; b. in the first half of the seventh century; d. at ...Ghost Dance
The principal ceremonial rite of a peculiar Indian religion with originated about 1887 with ...Giannone, Pietro
Italian historian, born 7 May, 1676, at Ischitella in the province of Capinata, Naples ; died ...Gibail and Batrun
A Maronite residential see. Gibail is merely the modern name of Byblos a titular see of ...Gibault, Pierre
Missionary, b. at Montreal, Canada, 1737; d. at New Madrid, about 1804; son of Pierre Gibault ...Gibbons, John
Jesuit theologian and controversialist; b. 1544, at or near Wells, Somersetshire; died 16 Aug. or ...Gibbons, Richard
Brother of Father John Gibbons, born at Winchester, 1550 or 1549; died at Douai, 23 June, 1632. ...Giberti, Gian Matteo
Cardinal, and Bishop of Verona, the natural son of Francesco Giberti, a Genoese naval ...Giberti, Jean-Pierre
Canonist; b. at Aix, Provence, in 1660; d. at Paris in 1736. He became a cleric at an early ...Gibraltar
VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF GIBRALTAR. Gibraltar is a rugged promontory in the province of ...Gideon
Gideon or Gedeon (Hebrew "hewer"), also called JEROBAAL ( Judges 6:32 ; 7:1 ; etc.), and ...Giffard, Bonaventure
Born at Wolverhampton, England, 1642; died at Hammersmith, Middlesex, 12 March, 1734; second son ...Giffard, Godfrey
Bishop of Worcester, b. about 1235; d. 26 Jan., 1301. He was the son of Hugh Giffard of Boyton ...Giffard, William
Second Norman Bishop of Winchester from 1100 to 1129. Little is known of his history anterior ...Gifford, William
Archbishop of Reims ; b. in Hampshire, 1554; d. at Reims, 11 April, 1629. He was the son of ...Gift of Miracles
The gift of miracles is one of those mentioned by St. Paul in his First Epistle to the ...Gift, Supernatural
A supernatural gift may be defined as something conferred on nature that is above all the ...Gil de Albornoz, Alvarez Carillo
A renowned cardinal, general, and statesman; b. about 1310 at Cuenca in New Castile ; d. 23 ...Gil of Santarem, Blessed
A Portuguese Dominican : b. at Vaozela, diocese of Viseu, about 1185; d. at Santarem, 14 May, ...Gilbert de la Porrée
(Gilbertus Porretanus) Bishop of Poitiers, philosopher, theologian and general scholar; b. ...Gilbert Foliot
Bishop of London, b. early in the twelfth century of an Anglo-Norman family and connected ...Gilbert Islands
Vicariate apostolic ; comprises the group of that name, besides the islands of Ellice and ...Gilbert of Sempringham, Saint
Founder of the Order of Gilbertines , b. at Sempringham, on the border of the Lincolnshire fens, ...Gilbert, Nicolas-Joseph-Laurent
Poet, b. at Fontenoy-le-Château, 1751; d. at Paris, 12 November, 1780. His parents were ...Gilbert, Sir John Thomas
Irish archivist and historian, b. in Dublin, 23 January, 1829; d. there, 23 May, 1898. He was ...Gilbertines, Order of
Founded by St. Gilbert, about the year 1130, at Sempringham, Gilbert's native place, where he was ...Gildas, Saint
Surnamed the Wise; b. about 516; d. at Houat, Brittany, 570. Sometimes he is called "Badonicus" ...Giles, Saint
(Latin Ægidius.) An Abbot, said to have been born of illustrious Athenian parentage ...Gillespie, Eliza Maria
(In religion Mother Mary of St. Angela). Born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, 21 ...Gillespie, Neal Henry
Brother of Eliza Maria Gillespie ; b. in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 19 January 1831; d. at ...Gillis, James
Scottish bishop ; b. at Montreal, Canada, 7 April, 1802; d. at Edinburgh, 24 February 1864. He ...Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield
A musician, born at Ballygar Galway, Ireland, 25 Dec., 1829; died at St. Louis, 24 Sept., 1892; ...Gindarus
A titular see of Syria Prima, in the Patriarchate of Antioch. Pliny (Hist. nat. V, 81) ...Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-Achille
A French bishop ; b. at Montpellier (department of Herault) 3 Dec., 1806; d. there 17 Nov., ...Gioberti, Vincenzo
An Italian statesman and philosopher ; b. at Turin, 5 April, 1801; d. at Paris, 26 October, ...Giocondo, Fra Giovanni
An Italian architect, antiquary, archaeologist, and classical scholar, b. in Verona, c. 1445; ...Giordani, Tommasso
A composer, b. at Naples in 1738; d. at Dublin, Ireland, February 1806. The family came to ...Giordano, Luca
Neapolitan painter ; b. at Naples, 1632; d. in the same place, 12 Jan., 1705. He was esteemed ...Giorgione
(GIORGIO BARBARELLI, ZORZO DA CASTELFRANCO) Italian painter, b. at Castelfranco in or before ...Giotto di Bondone
A Florentine painter, and founder of the Italian school of painting, b. most probably, in 1266 ...Giovanelli, Ruggiero
Composer, b. at Velletri, near Rome, in 1560; d. at Rome, 7 January, 1625. In 1584 he was ...Giovanni Dominici, Blessed
(BANCHINI or BACCHINI was his family name). Cardinal, statesman and writer, born at ...Giraldi, Giovanni Battista
(Surnamed CINTIO) Italian dramatist and novelist; b. at Ferrara, Italy, 1504; d. there, ...Giraldi, Ubaldo
(UBALDUS A SANCTO CAJETANO). An Italian canonist; b. in 1692; d. in 1775. He was a member of ...Giraldus Cambrensis
Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald de Barry) was a distinguished writer, historian, and ecclesiastic of ...Girard, Jean-Baptiste
Known as Père Girard, a Swiss pedagogue, b. at Fribourg, 17 December, 1765; d. there, 6 ...Girardon, François
A noted sculptor of the reign of Louis XIV, b. at Troyes, France, 1630; d. at Paris, 1715. The ...Giraud de Borneil
A Provençal troubadour, b. about the middle of the twelfth century, at Excideuil in the ...Girba
A titular see in the province of African Tripoli. It is an island, in ancient times called ...Girgenti
DIOCESE OF GIRGENTI (AGRIGENTINA). Girgenti is the capital of a province in Sicily and is ...Gisbert, Blaise
French rhetorician and critic; born at Cahors, 21 February, 1657; died at Montpellier, 21 ...Giuliani, Veronica
Born at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died at Citt` di Castello, 9 July, 1727. ...Giulio Romano
Properly GIULIO DEI GIANNUZZI, also known as GIULIO PIPPI. A famous architect and painter, the ...Giuseppe Giusti
A poet and patriot ; b. 1809, at Monsumano near Pescia, Italy ; d. 31 March, 1850, at ...Giuseppe Maria Tommasi, Blessed
A Cardinal, noted for his learning, humility, and zeal for reform; born at Licata, Sicily, of ...Glaber, Raoul
Benedictine chronicler; b. in Burgundy before 1000; d. at Cluny about 1050. In early boyhood he ...Glabrio, Manius Acilius
Consul at Rome during A.D. 91, with Trajan. He belonged to one of the noblest families of ...Glagolitic
(Or G LAGOLITSA ; Slavonic glagol, a word; glagolati, to speak). An ancient alphabet ...Glaire, Jean-Baptiste
Priest, hebraist, and Biblical scholar; b. at Bordeaux, 1 April, 1798; d. at Issy, near Paris, ...Glanville, Ranulf de
Chief Justiciar of England ; b. at Stratford, Suffolk, England, date unknown; d. before Acre, ...Glarean, Henry
(LORITI) The most distinguished of Swiss humanists, poet, philosopher, geographer, ...Glasgow
I. ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW (GLASGUENSIS) Archdiocese in the south-west of Scotland, comprising at ...Glastonbury Abbey
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