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Râle, Sebastian
Missionary, martyr, b. at Pontarlier, Diocese of Besançoison, 20 Jan., 1654 (?); shot by ...Räss, Andreas
Bishop of Strasburg, b. at Sigolsheim in upper Alsace, 6 April, 1794; d. at Strasburg, 17 ...Régis, Jean-Baptiste
Born at Istres, Provence, 11 June, 1663, or 29 Jan., 1664; died at Peking, 24 Nov., 1738. He was ...Régis, Pierre Sylvain
Born at La Salvetat de Blanquefort, near Agen, in 1632; died in Paris, in 1707. After his ...Rabanus, Blessed Maurus Magnentius
( Also Hrabanus, Reabanus). Abbot of Fulda, Archbishop of Mainz, celebrated theological ...Rabbi and Rabbinism
The special condition which prevailed in Palestine after the Restoration led to the gradually ...Rabbulas
Bishop of Edessa and, in the later years of his life, one of the foremost opponents of ...Rabelais, François
The life of this celebrated French writer is full of obscurities. He was born at Chinon in ...Raccolta
( Italian "a collection") A book containing prayers and pious exercises to which the popes ...Race, Human
Mankind exhibits differences which have been variously interpreted. Some consider them so great ...Race, Negro
The term negro , derived from the Spanish and the Latin words meaning "black" ( negro; niger ...Rachel
Rachel ("a ewe"), daughter of Laban and younger sister of Lia. The journey of Jacob to the ...Racine, Jean
Dramatist, b. a La Ferté-Milon, in the old Duchy of Valois, 20 Dec., 1639; d. in Paris, ...Rader, Matthew
Philologist and historian, born at Innichen in the Tyrol in 1561; died at Munich, 22 December, ...Radewyns, Florens
Co-founder of the Brethren of the Common Life , b. at Leyderdam, near Utrecht, about 1350; d. at ...Radowitz, Joseph Maria von
Born at Blankenburg, 6 February, 1797; died at Berlin, 25 December, 1853. Radowitz was of ...Radulph of Rivo
(or OF TONGRES; RADULPH VAN DER BEEKE) An historian and liturgist, born at Breda, in Dutch ...Raffeix, Pierre
Missionary, born at Clermont, 1633; died at Quebec, 1724. He entered the Society of Jesus in ...Ragueneau, Paul
Jesuit missionary, b. in Paris, 18 March, 1608; d. 8 Sept., 1680. He entered the Society in ...Ragusa
DIOCESE OF RAGUSA (EPIDAURUS; RAGUSINA). A bishopric in Dalmatia, suffragan of Zara. The ...Raich, Johann Michael
Catholic theologian, born at Ottobeuren in Bavaria, 17 January, 1832; died at Mainz, 28 March, ...Rail, Altar
The railing which guards the sanctuary and separates the latter from the body of the church. It ...Raimondi, Marcantonio
Engraver, b. at Bologna, 1475 (1480?); d. there, 1530 (1534?). He studied under the goldsmith and ...Rainald of Dassel
Born probably not before 1115; died in Italy, 14 August, 1167. A younger son of a rich Saxon ...Rajpootana
Prefecture Apostolic in India, attached to the Province of Agra, comprises approximately the ...Ralph Crockett, Venerable
English martyr, b. at Barton, near Farndon, Cheshire; executed at Chichester, 1 October, 1588. ...Ralph Milner, Venerable
Layman and martyr, born at Flacsted, Hants, England, early in the sixteenth century; suffered ...Ralph Sherwin, Blessed
English martyr, born 1550 at Rodesley, near Longford, Derbyshire; died at Tyburn, 1 December, ...Ram, Pierre François Xavier de
Born at Louvain 2 Sept., 1804; died there 14 May, 1865; Belgian historian and rector of the ...Ramatha
A titular see in Palestine, suppressed in 1884 by the Roman Curia . It was never an episcopal ...Rambler, The
A Catholic periodical (not of course to be confused with the older "Rambler", published a ...Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Musician, b. at Dijon, Burgundy, 25 Sept., 1683; d. at Paris, 12 Sept., 1764. His father, ...Ramsey Abbey
Ramsey Abbey, Huntingdonshire, England, was founded by Ailwine (Ethelwine, Egelwine), a Saxon ...Ramus, Peter
(PIERRE DE LA RAMÉE) Humanist and logician, b. at Cuth in Picardy, 1515; d. in Paris, ...Rancé, Jean-Armand le Bouthillier de
Abbot and reformer of Notre Dame de la Trappe, second son of Denis Bouthillier, Lord of ...Randall, James Ryder
Journalist and poet, b. 1 Jan., 1839, at Baltimore, Maryland ; d. 15 Jan., 1908 at Augusta, ...Ransom, Feast of Our Lady of
24 September, a double major, commemorates the foundation of the Mercedarians. On 10 August, ...Raphael
The most famous name in the history of painting, b. at Urbino, 6 April (or 28 March), 1483; d. at ...Raphael, Saint
The name of this archangel ( Raphael = " God has healed") does not appear in the Hebrew ...Raphoe
Diocese of Raphoe (Rapotensis) Comprises the greater part of the Co. Donegal (Gael. Tirconail ...Rapin, René
French Jesuit, born at Tours, 1621; died in Paris, 1687. He entered the Society in 1639, taught ...Raskolniks
(Russian raskolnik , a schismatic, a dissenter; from raskol , schism, splitting; that in ...Rathborne, Joseph
Priest and controversialist (sometimes erroneously called RATHBONE), born at Lincoln, 11 May, ...Ratherius of Verona
He was born about 887; died at Namur 25 April, 974. He belonged to a noble family which lived in ...Ratio Studiorum
The term "Ratio Studiorum" is commonly used to designate the educational system of the Jesuits ; ...Rationale
Rational, an episcopal humeral, a counterpart of the pallium, and like it worn over the chasuble. ...Rationalism
(Latin, ratio -- reason, the faculty of the mind which forms the ground of calculation, i.e. ...Ratisbon
DIOCESE OF RATISBON (RATISBONENSIS), also called REGENSBURG. Suffragan of Munich-Freising. It ...Ratisbonne, Maria Alphonse
A converted Jew, born at Strasburg on 1 May, 1814; died at Ain Karim near Jerusalem, on 6 May, ...Ratisbonne, Maria Theodor
A distinguished preacher and writer, and director of the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers, ...Ratramnus
(Rathramnus) A Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Corbie, in the present Department of Somme, ...Ratzeburg, Ancient See of
(RACEBURGUM, RACEBURGENSIS.) In Germany, suffragan to Hamburg. The diocese embraced the ...Ratzinger, Georg
Political economist and social reformer, b. at Rickering, near Deggendorf, in lower Bavaria, 3 ...Rauscher
Prince- Archbishop of Vienna, born at Vienna, 6 Oct., 1797; died there 24 Nov., 1875. He ...Ravalli, Antonio
Missionary, b. in Italy, 1811; d. at St. Mary's, Montana, U. S. A., 2 Oct., 1884. He entered ...Ravenna
Archdiocese of Ravenna (Ravennatensis) The city of Ravenna is the capital of a province in ...Ravesteyn, Josse
Born about 1506, at Tielt, a small town in Flanders, hence often called T ILETANUS (J ODACUS ...Ravignan, Gustave Xavier Lacroix de
French Jesuit, orator, and author, b. at Bayonne (Basses-Pyrénées), 1 Dec. 1795; ...Rawes, Henry Augustus
Oblate of St. Charles, hymn-writer and preacher, b. at Easington near Durham, England, 11 Dec., ...Raymbault, Charles
Missionary, b. in France, 1602; entered the Society of Jesus at Rouen (1621); d. at Quebec, ...Raymond IV, of Saint-Gilles
Count of Toulouse and of Tripoli, b. about 1043; d. at Tripoli in 1105. He was the son of ...Raymond Lully
(RAMON LULL) "Doctor Illuminatus", philosopher, poet, and theologian, b. at Palma in Majorca, ...Raymond Martini
Dominican, theologian, Orientalist, b. at Subirats, Catalonia, c. 1220; d. after July, 1284. In ...Raymond Nonnatus, Saint
(In Spanish SAN RAMON). Born 1200 or 1204 at Portello in the Diocese of Urgel in Catalonia ...Raymond of Peñafort, Saint
Born at Villafranca de Benadis, near Barcelona, in 1175; died at Barcelona, 6 January, 1275. He ...Raymond of Sabunde
(SABONDE, SEBON, SEBEYDE, etc.) Born at Barcelona, Spain, towards the end of the fourteenth ...Raymond VI
Count of Toulouse, b. 1156; d. 1222; succeeded his father, Raymond V, in 1195. He was a ...Raymond VII
Count of Toulouse, son of Raymond VI, b. at Beaucaire, 1197; d. at Milhaud, 1249; had espoused a ...Raynaldi, Odorico
Oratorian, b. at Treviso in 1595; d. at Rome, 22 January, 1671. Of patrician birth, he studied ...Raynaud, Théophile
Theologian and writer, b. at Sospello near Nice, 15 Nov., 1583; d. at Lyons, 31 Oct., 1663. He ...Raynouard, Françpois-Juste-Marie
A French poet, dramatist, and philologist, b. at Brignoles, Var, 8 September, 1761; d. at Passy, ...Reading Abbey
Reading Abbey in Surrey, England, was founded by Henry I in 1121, who built it, writes ...Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
In this article we shall consider: the fact of the Real Presence , which is, indeed, the central ...Realism, Nominalism, Conceptualism
These terms are used to designate the theories that have been proposed as solutions of one of the ...Reason
GENERAL MEANINGS Both in ordinary life and in philosophical discussions the term reason is of ...Reason, Age of
The name given to that period of human life at which persons are deemed to begin to be morally ...Recanati and Loreto
DIOCESE OF RECANATI AND LORETO (RECINETENSIS) Province of Ancona, Central Italy, so called ...Rechab and the Rechabites
Rechab was the father of Jonadab who in 2 Kings 10:15-28 , appears as a fervent supporter of ...Recollection
Recollection, as understood in respect to the spiritual life, means attention to the presence of ...Reconciliation, Sacrament of
Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins ...Rector
(From the Latin regere , to rule). Priests who preside over missions or quasi- parishes ...Rector Potens, Verax Deus
The daily hymn for Sext in the Roman Breviary finds its theme in the great heat and light of ...Recusants, English
The first statute in which the term "Popish Recusants" is used is 35 Eliz. c. 2, "An Act for ...Red Sea
(Hebrew Yâm-Sûph; Septuagint ‘e ’eruthrà thálassa; ...Redeemer, Feast of the Most Holy
The feast is found only in the special calendar of some dioceses and religious orders, and ...Redeemer, Knights of the
A secular community founded in 1608 by the Duke of Mentone, Vincent Gonzaga, on the occasion of ...Redemption
The restoration of man from the bondage of sin to the liberty of the children of God ...Redemption in the Old Testament
Redemption means either strictly deliverance by payment of a price or ransom, or simply ...Redemptions, Penitential
Penitential redemptions are the substitution of exercises (especially alms-deeds), either easier ...Redemptoristines
The cradle of the Redemptoristines is Scala, not far from Amalfi, Italy. Father Thomas Falcoia, of ...Redemptorists
(CONGREGATION OF THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER) A society of missionary priests founded by St. ...Redford, Sebastion
Born 27 April, 1701; died 2 January, 1763. Educated at St. Omer , Watten, and Liège, ...Redi, Francesco
Italian poet, b. at Arezzo, 18 February, 1626; d. at Pisa 1 March, 1698. After taking his ...Reding, Augustine
Prince-Abbot of Einsiedeln and theological writer, born at Lichtensteig, Switzerland, 10 ...Reductions of Paraguay
The Jesuit Reductions of Paraguay, one of the most singular and beautiful creations of Catholic ...Referendarii
The papal office of the referendarii (from refero , to inform) existed at the Byzantine ...Reform of a Religious Order
Reform of a Religious Order, in the true sense of the word, is a return or bringing back of the ...Reformation, The
The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the ...Reformed Churches
The name given to Protestant bodies which adopted the tenets of Zwingli and, later, the ...Refuge, Cities of
Towns which according to the Jewish law enjoyed the right of asylum and to which anyone who had ...Refuge, Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the
The Institute of Our Lady of Charity was founded (1641) by [St. Jean] Eudes, at Caen, Normandy, ...Regale, Droit de
( jus regaliœ, jus regale, jus deportus; German Regalienrecht ) Droit de Regale ...Regalia
According to the usage current in the British Isles the term regalia is almost always employed to ...Regeneration
(Latin regeneratio ; Greek anagennesis and paliggenesia ). Regeneration is a ...Regensburg
DIOCESE OF RATISBON (RATISBONENSIS), also called REGENSBURG. Suffragan of Munich-Freising. It ...Regesta, Papal
Papal Regesta are the copies, generally entered in special registry volumes, of the papal ...Reggio dell' Emilia
DIOCESE OF REGGIO DELL' EMILIA (REGINENSIS) Suffragan of Modena in central Italy. The city is ...Reggio di Calabria
ARCHDIOCESE OF REGGIO DI CALABRIA (RHEGIENSIS). Archdiocese in Calabria, southern Italy. The ...Regina
DIOCESE OF REGINA (REGINENSIS) A newly created (4 March, 1910) ecclesiastical division, ...Regina Coeli
The opening words of the Eastertide anthem of the Blessed Virgin, the recitation of which is ...Reginald of Piperno
Dominican, theologian, companion of St. Thomas Aquinas, b. at Piperno about 1230; d. about 1290. ...Regino of Prüm
Date of birth unknown; d. at Trier in 915. According to the statements of a later era Regino was ...Regionarii
The name given in later antiquity and the early Middle Ages to those clerics and officials of ...Regis, John Francis, Saint
Born 31 January, 1597, in the village of Fontcouverte (department of Aude); died at la Louvesc, 30 ...Registers, Parochial
One having the cure of souls is commanded by Divine precept to know his subjects (Conc. Trid., ...Regnault, Henri Victor
Chemist and physicist, b. at Aachen, 21 July, 1810; d. in Paris, 19 Jan., 1878. Being left an ...Regulæ Juris
("Rules of Law") General rules or principles serving chiefly for the interpretation of laws. ...Regulars
( Latin regula, rule). The observance of the Rule of St. Benedict procured for the monks ...Reichenau
Reichenau, called Augia Dives in medieval Latin manuscripts and possessing a once ...Reichensperger, August
Politician and author, born at Coblenz, 22 March, 1808; died at Cologne, 16 July, 1895. He studied ...Reichensperger, Peter
Jurist and parliamentarian, b. at Coblenz, 28 May, 1810; d. at Berlin, 31 December, 1892. He ...Reifenstein
A former Cistercian abbey in Eichsfeld, founded on 1 August, 1162 by Count Ernst of Tonna. It ...Reiffenstuel, Johann Georg
In religion A NACLETUS Theologian and canonist; b. at Kaltenbrunn (Tegernsee) 2 July, 1641; d. ...Reims
ARCHDIOCESE OF REIMS (RHEMENSIS) The Archdiocese of Reims comprises the district of Reims in ...Reims, Synods of
The first synod said to have been held at Reims by Archbishop Sonnatius between 624 and 630 ...Reinmar of Hagenau
A German minnesinger of the twelfth century, surnamed in the manuscripts der Alte (the old) to ...Reisach, Carl von
Born at Roth, Bavaria, 7 July, 1800; died in the Redemptorist monastery of Contamine, France, ...Reisch, Gregor
Born at Balingen in Wurtemberg, about 1467; died at Freiburg, Baden, 9 May, 1525. In 1487 he ...Relationship
(CARNAL AND SPIRITUAL) The theologians understand by relationship in general a certain ...Relatives, Duties of
The general precept of charity obliging us to love our neighbour as ourselves is of course ...Relativism
Any doctrine which denies, universally or in regard to some restricted sphere of being, the ...Relics
The word relics comes from the Latin reliquiae (the counterpart of the Greek leipsana ) ...Religion
I. Derivation, Analysis, and Definition. II. Subjective Religion. III. Objective ...Religion, Virtue of
Of the three proposed derivations of the word "religion", that suggested by Lactantius and ...Religions, Statistics of
I. DEFINITION This study concerns itself with religious bodies, the number of their members, and ...Religious Life
I. GENERAL VIEW AND EVANGELICAL IDEA OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE A. GENERAL VIEW We all have within us ...Religious Profession
HISTORICAL VIEW Profession may be considered either as a declaration openly made, or as a state ...Reliquaries
It would follow of necessity from the data given in the article RELICS that ...Remesiana
A titular see in Dacia Mediterranea, suffragan of Sardica. Remesiana is mentioned by the ...Remigius of Auxerre
A Benedictine monk, b. about the middle of the ninth century; d. 908. Remigius, or Remi, was a ...Remigius, Saint
Apostle of the Franks, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Cerny or Laon, 437; d. at Reims, 13 January ...Remiremont
Vosges, France, monastery and nunnery of the Rule of St. Benedict, founded by Sts. Romaricus ...Remuzat, Ven. Anne-Madeleine
Born at Marseilles, 29 Nov., 1696; died 15 Feb., 1730. At nine years of age she asked her parents ...Remy, Abbey of Saint
Founded at Reims before 590. Its early history is very obscure; at first a little chapel ...Renaissance, The
The Renaissance may be considered in a general or a particular sense, as (1) the achievements of ...Renaudot, Eusebius
An apologetical writer and Orientalist, b. at Paris, 22 July, 1648; d. there, 1 Sept., 1720. He ...Renaudot, Théophraste
Born at Loudun, 1586; died at Paris, 25 October, 1653. Doctor of the medical faculty at ...Reni, Guido
Italian painter, b. at Calvenzano near Bologna, 4 Nov., 1575; d. at Bologna, 18 Aug. 1642. At one ...Rennes
(RHEDONENSIS) Rennes includes the Department of Ille et Vilaine. The Concordat of 1802 ...Renty, Gaston Jean Baptiste de
Born 1611 at the castle of Beni, Diocese of Bayeux in Normandy ; died 24 April, 1649. The only ...Renunciation
( Latin renuntiare ). A canonical term signifying the resignation of an ecclesiastical ...Reordinations
I. STATE OF THE QUESTION The Oratorian Jean Morin , in the seventeenth century, and Cardinal ...Reparation
Reparation is a theological concept closely connected with those of atonement and satisfaction, ...Repington, Philip
( Also Repyngdon). Cardinal-priest of the title of SS. Nereus and Achilleus, Bishop of ...Repose, Altar of
(Sometimes called less properly sepulchre or tomb, more frequently repository). The altar ...Reputation (as Property)
It is certain that a man is indefeasibly the owner of what he has been able to produce by his ...Requiem, Masses of
Masses of Requiem will be treated under the following heads: I. Origins; II. Formulary ; III. ...Rerum Crerator Optime
The hymn for Matins of Wednesday in the Divine Office. It comprises four strophes of four ...Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor
The daily hymn for None in the Roman Breviary, comprises (like the hymns for Terce and Sext ...Rerum Novarum
The opening words and the title of the Encyclical issued by Leo XIII, 15 May, 1891, on the ...Rescripts, Papal
( Latin re-scribere , "to write back") Rescripts are responses of the pope or a Sacred ...Reservation
The restriction in certain cases by a superior of the jurisdiction ordinarily exercised by an ...Reserved Cases
A term used for sins whose absolution is not within the power of every confessor, but is ...Residence, Ecclesiastical
A remaining or abiding where one's duties lie or where one's occupation is properly carried on, ...Respicius, Tryphon, and Nympha
Martyrs whose feast is observed in the Latin Church on 10 November. Tryphon is said to have ...Respighi, Lorenzo
Born at Cortemaggiore, Province of Piacenza, 7 October, 1824; died at Rome, 10 December, 1889. He ...Responsorium
Responsory, or Respond, a series of verses and responses, usually taken from Holy Scripture and ...Restitution
Restitution has a special sense in moral theology. It signifies an act of commutative justice ...Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Resurrection is the rising again from the dead, the resumption of life. In this article, we shall ...Resurrection, General
Resurrection is the rising again from the dead, the resumption of life. The Fourth Lateran ...Rethel, Alfred
Born at Aachen, 1816; died at Düsseldorf, 1859. He combined in a brilliant and forcible ...Retreat of the Sacred Heart, Congregation of
(DAMES DE LA RETRAITE) Originally founded in 1678 under the name of the Institute of Retreat, ...Retreats
If we call a retreat a series of days passed in solitude and consecrated to practices of ...Retz, Cardinal de
ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS Born at the Château of Montmirail, Oct., 1614; died in Paris, 24 ...Reuben
(REUBEN.) A proper name which designates in the Bible : (1) a patriarch; (II) a tribe of ...Reuchlin, Johannes
( Græcized , Capnion). Celebrated German humanist, b. at Pforzheim, Baden, 22 ...Reumont, Alfred von
Statesman and historian, b. at Aachen, 15 August, 1808; d. there, 27 April, 1887. After finishing ...Reusens, Edmond
Archeologist and historian, b. at Wijneghem (Antwerp), 25 April, 1831; d. at Louvain, 25 Dec., ...Reuss
Name of the two smallest states of the German Confederation, which lie almost in the centre of ...Revelation
I. MEANING OF REVELATION Revelation may be defined as the communication of some truth by God ...Revelation, Book of
Apocalypse, from the verb apokalypto , to reveal, is the name given to the last book in the ...Revelations, Private
There are two kinds of revelations: (1) universal revelations, which are contained in the Bible ...Revocation
The act of recalling or annulling, the reversal of an act, the recalling of a grant, or the making ...Revolution, English
James II, having reached the climax of his power after the successful suppression of Monmouth's ...Revolution, French
The last thirty years have given us a new version of the history of the French Revolution, the ...Rex Gloriose Martyrum
Rex Gloriose Martyrum, the hymn at Lauds in the Common of Martyrs (Commune plurimorum ...Rex Sempiterne Cælitum
The Roman Breviary hymn for Matins of Sundays and weekdays during the Paschal Time (from ...Rey, Anthony
An educator and Mexican War chaplain, born at Lyons, 19 March, 1807; died near Ceralvo, Mexico, ...Reynolds, William
(RAINOLDS, RAYNOLDS, REGINALDUS) Born at Pinhorn near Exeter, about 1544; died at Antwerp, ...Rhætia
(RHÆTORUM). Prefecture Apostolic in Switzerland ; includes in general the district ...
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A titular see in Syria Secunda, suffragan of Apamea. Rhaphanæa is mentioned in ancient ...Rheinberger, Joseph Gabriel
A composer and organist, born at Vaduz, in the Principality of Lichtenstein, Bavaria, 17 March, ...Rhenish Palatinate
( German Rheinpfalz ). A former German electorate. It derives its name from the title of a ...Rhesæna
A titular see in Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa. Rhesæna (numerous variations of the name ...Rhinocolura
A titular see in Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium. Rhinocolura or Rhinocorura was a ...Rhithymna
(RHETHYMNA) A titular see of Crete, suffragan of Gortyna, mentioned by Ptolemy, III, 15, ...Rhizus
( Rizous .) A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus suffragan of Neocæsarea, ...Rho, Giacomo
Missionary, born at Milan, 1593; died at Peking 27 April, 1638. He was the son of a noble and ...Rhode Island
The State of Rhode Island and xxyyyk.htm">Providence Plantations, one of the thirteen original ...Rhodes
(RHODUS) A titular metropolitan of the Cyclades. It is an island opposite to Lycia and ...Rhodes, Alexandre De
A missionary and author, born at Avignon, 15 March, 1591; died at Ispahan, Persia, 5 Nov., 1660. ...Rhodesia
A British possession in South Africa, bounded on the north and north-west by the Congo Free ...Rhodiopolis
A titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra, called Rhodia by Ptolemy (V, 3) and Stephanus ...Rhodo
A Christian writer who flourished in the time of Commodus (180-92); he was a native of Asia ...Rhosus
A titular see in Cilicia Secunda, suffragan to Anazarba. Rhosus or Rhossus was a seaport ...Rhymed Bibles
The rhymed versions of the Bible are almost entirely collections of the psalms. The oldest ...Rhythmical Office
I. DESCRIPTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND DIVISION By rhythmical office is meant a liturgical horary ...Ribadeneira, Pedro de
(Or RIBADENEYRA and among Spaniards often RIVADENEIRA) Pedro De Ribadeneira was born at ...Ribas, Andrés Pérez De
A pioneer missionary, historian of north-western Mexico; born at Cordova, Spain, 1576; died in ...Ribe, Ancient See of, in Denmark (Jutland)
(RIPAE, RIPENSIS.) The diocese (29 deaneries, 278 parishes ) consisted of the modern ...Ribeirao Preto
(DE RIBERAO PRETO) A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of São Paulo , Brazil, ...Ribera, Jusepe de
Called also SPAGNOLETTO, L'ESPAGNOLET (the little Spaniard) Painter born at Jativa, 12 Jan., ...Ricardus Anglicus
Ricardus Anglicus, Archdeacon of Bologna, was an English priest who was rector of the law ...Riccardi, Nicholas
A theologian, writer and preacher; born at Genoa, 1585; died at Rome, 30 May, 1639. Physically ...Ricci, Lorenzo
General of the Society of Jesus b. at Florence, 2 Aug., 1703; d. at the Castle of Sant' Angelo, ...Ricci, Matteo
Founder of the Catholic missions of China, b. at Macerata in the Papal States, 6 Oct. 1552; ...Riccioli, Giovanni Battista
Italian astronomer, b. at Ferrara 17 April, 1598; d. at Bologna 25 June, 1671. He entered the ...Rice, Edmund Ignatius
Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (better known as "Irish ...Rich, St. Edmund
Archbishop of Canterbury, England, born 20 November, c. 1180, at Abingdon, six miles from ...Richard
A Friar minor and preacher, appearing in history between 1428 and 1431, whose origin and ...We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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