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Wörndle, Von, Family
Philip von Wörndle Of Adelsfried and Weierburg, major of a Tyrolese rifle-corps, commandant ...Würtemberg, Kingdom of
In area the third and in population the fourth of the states of the German Empire. It is situated ...Würzburg Abbeys
See also DIOCESE OF WÜRZBURG and UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; The city of ...Würzburg, Diocese of
(HERBIPOLENSIS). See also UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG and WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; Located ...Würzburg, University of
See also DIOCESE OF WÜRZBURG and WÜRZBURG ABBEYS ; John I of Egloffstein ...Waagen, Wilhelm Heinrich
Geologist, and palæontologist, born at Munich, 23 June, 1841; died at Vienna, 24 March, ...Wace, Robert
Poet, born at Jersey, about 1100; died at Bayeux, 1174. His maternal grandfather, Toustein, was a ...Wachter, Eberhard
Painter, born at Stuttgart, 29 February, 1762; died at Stuttgart, 14 August, 1852. He studied ...Wadding, Luke
Historian and theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, 16 October, 1588; died at St. Isidore's ...Wadding, Michael
(GODINEZ). Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland, in 1591; died in Mexico, Dec. ...Waire, Venerable
English friar and martyr, hanged, drawn, and quartered at St. Thomas Waterings in Camberwell (a ...Waitzen, Diocese of
(VÄCZ or VACIENSIS). Located in Hungary ; suffragan of Gran ; probably founded by King ...Wakash Indians
A linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia from 50° 30' to Garden ...Walafrid
(Walahfrid; surnamed Strabo -- "the Squinter"). German poet and theologian of the ninth ...Walburga, Saint
(WALTPURDE, WALPURGIS; at Perche GAUBURGE; in other parts of France VAUBOURG, FALBOURG). Born ...Waldeck, Principality of
(Or WALDECK-PYRMONT). A former state of the German Empire , with an area of 433 square miles; ...Waldenses
An heretical sect which appeared in the second half of the twelfth century and, in a ...Waldsassen, Abbey of
("Settlement in the woods"). Located on the River Wondreb, Upper Palatinate, near the border ...Waldseemüller, Martin
(Graecized ILACOMILUS). Learned Humanist and celebrated cartographer, born at Wolfenweiler ...Walenburch, Adrian and Peter von
Auxiliary bishops of Cologne and celebrated controversial theologians, born at Rotterdam at the ...Wales
Wales is that western portion of Great Britain which lies between the Irish Sea and the River ...Walkenried
Formerly one of the most celebrated Cistercian abbeys of Germany, situated in the Duchy of ...Wall, Venerable John
Martyr, born in Lancashire, 1620; suffered near Worcester, 22 August, 1679; known at Douay and ...Walla-Walla Indians
A Shahaptian tribe dwelling on the Walla-Walla (i.e. rushing water) River and the Columbia in ...Wallenstein, Albrecht von
(WALDSTEIN). Born at Hermanic, Bohemia, 24 September, 1583; died at Eger, Bohemia, 24 ...Wallon Henri-Alexandre
Historian and statesman, born at Valenciennes (Nord), in 1812); died at Paris, in 1904. Fellow of ...Walmesley, Charles
Bishop of Rama, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England, b. 13 Jan., 1722; d. at Bath, ...Walpole, Ven. Henry
English Jesuit martyr, born at Docking, Norfolk, 1558; martyred at York, 7 April, 1595. He was ...Walsh, Edward
Irish poet, born at Derry actually Doire, near Kiskeam in County Cork in 1805; died at Cork, ...Walsh, Patrick
Journalist, United States senator; born at Ballingary, Co. Limerick, Ireland, 1 January, 1840; ...Walsh, Peter
Irish Franciscan, born at Mooretown, County Kildare, about 1608; died in London, 15 March, 1688. ...Walsh, Robert
Publicist, diplomat, born at Baltimore, MD., 1785; died at Paris, 7 Feb., 1859. He was one of the ...Walsh, Thomas
Born in London, October, 1777; d. there, 18 February, 1849. His father, an Irish merchant, ...Walsh, William
Bishop of Meath, Ireland (1554-77); b. at Dunboyne, Co. Meath, about 1512; d. at Alcalá ...Walsingham Priory
Walsingham Priory stood a few miles from the sea in the northern part of Norfolk, England. ...Walsingham, Thomas
Benedictine historian, died about 1422. He is supposed to have been a native of Walsingham, ...Walter of Châtillon
(GAUTIER DE LILLE, GUALTERUS DE INSULIS; also GAUTIER DE CHATILLON, GAULTERUS DE CASTILLIONE). ...Walter of Merton
Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford, b. probably at Merton in Surrey or ...Walter of Mortagne
A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, and theologian, b. at Mortagne in Flanders in the ...Walter of St-Victor
Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelth century. Nothing is known about Walter except ...
Walter of Winterburn
An English Dominican, cardinal, orator, poet, philosopher, theologian, b. in the thirteenth ...Walter, Ferdinand
Jurist, born at Wetzlar, 30 November, 1794; died at Bonn, 13 December, 1879. After studying at the ...Waltham Abbey
The Abbey of Waltham Holy Cross stood in Essex, some ten miles to the northeast of London, on ...Walther von der Vogelweide
Minnesinger and old poet, born about 1170; died in 1228. Only one old document mentions the name ...Walton, Brian
Biblical scholar, editor of Walton's Polyglot Bible, born at Seymour, or Seamer, near York, in ...Wandelbert
Benedictine monk and theological writer, born in 813; died at Prüm after 850. Little is ...Wangnereck, Heinrich
(WAGNERECK). Theologian, preacher, author, born at Munich in July, 1595; died at Dillingen, ...War
War, in its juridical sense, is a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, ...Ward, Hugh
( Irish, ÆDH BUIDH MAC-AN-BHAIRD). Hagiographer, born in Donegal, about 1590; died 8 ...Ward, James Harman
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, 1806; killed in attack on Matthias Point, Virginia, 27 June, ...Ward, Margaret, Saint
Martyr, born at Congleton, Cheshire; executed at Tyburn, London, 30 Aug., 1588. Nothing is known ...Ward, Mary
Foundress, born 23 January, 1585; died 23 January, 1645; eldest daughter of Marmaduke Ward and ...Ward, Thomas
Born at Danby Castle near Guisborough, Yorkshire, 13 April, 1652; d. at St-Germain, France, ...Ward, Ven. William
(Real name WEBSTER). Born at Thornby in Westmoreland, about 1560; martyred at Tyburn, 26 ...Ward, William George
An English writer and convert, eldest son of William Ward, Esq., born in London, 21 March, ...Warde, Mary Francis Xavier
Born at Belbrook House, Mountrath, Queen's County, Ireland, 1810; died at Manchester, N.H., 17 ...Warham, William
Archbishop of Canterbury, born at Church Oakley, Hampshire, about 1450; died at Hackington, ...Warsaw, Archdiocese of
(VARSAVIENSIS). Warsaw (Polish, Warszawa ), on the western bank of the Vistula, is the ...Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count von
Bishop of Osnabrück and cardinal, eldest son of Duke Ferdinand of Bavaria and his ...Washing of Feet and Hands
Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost ...Washington, D.C.
(DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) Washington, the capital of the United States, is situated on the left ...Washington, State of
One of the Pacific coast states, popularly known as the "Evergreen State", the sixteenth in size ...Water, Holy
The use of holy water in the earliest days of the Christian Era is attested by documents of ...Water, Holy, Fonts
Vessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient origin, and archaeological ...Water, Liturgical Use of
Besides the holy water which is used by the Church in so many of her rites of blessing, and ...Waterford and Lismore
(Waterfordiensis et Lismorensis), suffragan of Cashel. This diocese is almost coterminous with ...Waterson, Ven. Edward
Born at London ; martyred at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 7 January 1594 (1593 old style). A romantic ...Waterton, Charles
Naturalist and explorer, born in Walton Hall near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, in 1782; died ...Waterworth, James
Born at St. Helen's, Lancashire, 1806; d. at Old Hall, Newark, 28 March, 1876. Educated at ...Watteau, Jean Antoine
French painter, and founder and leader of the school usually known as that of the painters of Les ...
Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of
Situated in Surrey, near Farnham, founded by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, on 24 Nov., ...Way of the Cross
(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ...Way or State
The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be ...Way, Ven. William
( Alias MAY, alias FLOWER). English priest and martyr, born in Exeter Diocese ...Wealth, Use of
The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on ...Wearmouth Abbey
Located on the river Wear, in Durham, England ; a Benedictine monastery founded in 674 by St. ...Weathers, William
Titular Bishop of Amyela; born 12 November, 1814; died at Isleworth, Middlesex, 4 March, 1895. ...Webb, Benjamin Joseph
Editor, historian, born at Bardstown, Kentucky, 25 February, 1814; died at Louisville, Kentucky, ...Webbe, Samuel
English composer, born in England in 1742; died in London, 29 May, 1816. He studied under ...Weber, Beda
Benedictine professor, author, and member of the National German Parliament, born at Lienz in the ...Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm
Physician, member of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet, born at Alhausen, near Driburg, ...Weber, Heinrich
German Church historian, born at Euerdorf in the Diocese of Würzburg , 21 June, 1834; died ...Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von
Composer, born at Eutin, Lower Saxony, 18 December, 1786; died in London, 5 June, 1826. His ...Weedall, Henry
Born in London, 6 September, 1788; died at Oscott, 7 November, 1859. Both his parents died ...Week, Liturgical
The week as a measure of time is a sufficiently obvious division of the lunar month, and the ...Wegg-Prosser, Francis Richard
Only son of Rev. Prebendary Francis Haggit, rector of Newnham Coutney, born at Newnham Courtney, ...Weingarten
(MONASTERIUM VINEARUM, AD VINEAS, or WEINGARTENSE). A suppressed Benedictine abbey, near ...Weis, Nicolaus von
Bishop of Speyer, born at Rimlingen, Lorraine, 8 March, 1796; died at Speyer, 13 December, ...Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus
Polemical writer, born at Puttlingen in German Lorraine, 1691; died at Kappel-Rodeck in Baden, 29 ...Weiss, Johann Baptist
Born at Ettenheim, Baden, 17 July, 1820; died at Graz, 8 March, 1899. After completing his ...Weissenau, Monastery of
(Originally OWE_AUGIA, then MINDERLAU-AUGIA MINOR, and finally WEISSEN AU-AUGIA ALBA or CANDIDA). ...Weitenauer, Ignatius von
Litterateur, exegete, and Orientalist, born at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, 1 November, 1709; died at ...Welbourne, Ven. Thomas
Martyred at York, 1 August, 1605. Nothing is known about about this martyr except the scanty ...Weld
The name of an ancient English family (branches of which are found in several parts of England ...Weld, Frederick Aloysius
Youngest son of Humphrey Weld, born at Chidcock Manor, Dorset, 1823; died there, 1891. He was ...Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of
Located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo, Africa, separated by a Decree of the Propaganda ...Wellington, Archdiocese of
(WELLINGTONIENSIS). Located in New Zealand, originally formed part of the Vicariate of ...Wells in Scripture
It is difficult for inhabitants of a more humid climate to realize the importance which a country ...Wells, Ven. Smithin
English martyr, born at Brambridge, Hampshire, about 1536; hanged at Gray's Inn Lane, London, ...Welser, Bartholomeus
German merchant prince, born at Augsburg, 1488; died at Amberg, near Turkheim, Swabia, 1561. His ...
Welsh Church
In giving separate consideration to the Church of Wales, we follow a practice common among ...Welsh Monastic Foundations
Few saints of the early British Church, as it existed before the Saxon invasion, are known to ...Welte, Benedict
Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg, 25 November, 1825; died 27 May, 1885. After ...Wenceslaus, Saint
( Also Vaclav, Vaceslav.) Duke, martyr, and patron of Bohemia, born probably 903; died at ...Wendelin of Trier, Saint
Born about 554; died probably in 617. His earliest biographies, two in Latin and two in German, ...Weninger, Francis Xavier
Jesuit missionary and author, born at Wildhaus, Styria, Austria, 31 October, 1805; died at ...Wenrich of Trier
German ecclesiastico-polical writer of the eleventh century. He was a canon at Verdun, and ...Werburgh, Saint
(WEREBURGA, WEREBURG, VERBOURG). Benedictine, patroness of Chester, Abbess of Weedon, ...Werden
(WERTHINA, WEERDA, WERDENA). A suppressed Benedictine monastery near Essen in Rhenish ...Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias
Convert, poet, and pulpit orator, born at Konigsberg, Prussia, 18 November, 1768; died at ...Wessel Goesport, John
(GANSFORT). A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there ...Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von
Vicar-General and Administrator of the Diocese of Constance, born at Dresden, 4 November, 1774; ...Wessobrunn
(WESSOGONTANTUM, AD FONTES WESSONIS). A suppressed Benedictine abbey near Weilheim in Upper ...West Syrian Rite
The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin ...West Virginia
A state of the American Union, bounded on the northeast by Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the ...Westcott, Sebastian
English organist, born about 1524, was a chorister, under Redford, at St. Paul's Cathedral, ...Westeraas, Ancient See of
(AROSI, AROSIENSIS). Located in Sweden. The Catholic diocese included the lands of ...Western Schism
This schism of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries differs in all points from the Eastern ...Westminster Abbey
This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of ...Westminster Cathedral
As a national expression of religious faith given by Roman Catholics to England since the ...Westminster, Archdiocese of
(WESTMONASTERIENSIS). Erected and made metropolitan in 1850, comprises the Counties of ...Westminster, Matthew of
The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum". ...Weston, William
Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone, 1550 (?); died at Valladolid, Spain, 9 June, ...Westphalia
A province of Prussia situated between the Rhine and the Weser. It is bounded on the northwest ...Wettingen-Mehrerau, Abbacy Nullius of
A Cistercian abbey near Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria. The Cistercian monastery of Wettingen ...Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph
Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel, 19 March, 1801; died at Freiburg in ...Wharton, Ven. Christopher
Born at Middleton, Yorkshire, before 1546; martyred at York, 28 March, 1600. He was the second ...Wheeling, Diocese of
(WHELINGENSIS). Comprises the State of West Virginia except the following counties, which are ...Whipple, Amiel Weeks
Military engineer and soldier, born at Greenwich, Massachusetts, 1818; died at Washington, D.C., ...Whitaker, Venerable Thomas
Born at Burnley, Lancashire, 1614; martyred at Lancaster, 7 August, 1646. Son of Thomas ...
Whitbread, Venerable Thomas
( Alias HARCOURT). Born in Essex, 1618; martyred at Tyburn, 30 June, 1679. He was ...Whitby, Abbey of
(Formerly called Streoneshalh). A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, ...Whitby, Synod of
The Christianizing of Britain begun by St. Augustine in A.D. 597 was carried on with varying ...White Fathers
(MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY OF AFRICA OF ALGERIA). This society, known under the name of ...White, Andrew
Missionary, b. at London, 1579; d. at or near London, 27 Dec., 1656 (O.S.). He entered St. ...White, Charles Ignatius
Editor, historian, born at Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 1 February, 1807; died at Washington, ...White, Edward
Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White , born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of ...White, Eustace, Venerable
Martyr, born at Louth, Lincolnshire, in 1560; suffered at the London Tyburn, 10 December, 1591. ...White, Richard, Venerable
( Vere GWYN). Martyr, born at Llanilloes, Montgomeryshire, about 1537; executed at Wrexham, ...White, Robert
English composer, b. about 1530; d. Nov., 1574; was educated by his father, and graduated Mus. ...White, Stephen
Antiquarian and polyhistor; b. at Clonmel, Ireland, in 1574; d. in Galway, 1646. He belonged to a ...White, Stephen Mallory
American statesman; born at San Francisco , California, 19 January, 1853; died at Los Angeles ...White, Thomas
( Alias BLACKLOW, BLACLOE, ALBIUS, ANGLUS). Born in Essex, 1593; died in London, 6 July, ...Whithorn Priory
Located in Wigtownshire, Scotland, founded about the middle of the twelfth century, in the reign ...Whiting, Blessed Richard
Last Abbot of Glastonbury and martyr, parentage and date of birth unknown, executed 15 Nov., ...Whitsunday
A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the ...Whitty, Ellen
In religion Mary Vincent, born at Pouldarrig near Oylgate, a village seven miles form the town of ...Whitty, Robert
Born at Pouldarrig near Oylgate, 7 January, 1817; died 1 September, 1895. In 1830 he entered ...Whitty, Rose
Born at Dublin, Ireland, 24 November, 1831; died 4 May, 1911. Of her two sisters one became a ...Wibald
Abbot of Stavelot ( Stablo ), Malmedy, and Corvey, b. near Stavelot in Belgium in 1098; d. ...Wichita Indians
A confederacy of Caddoan stock, formerly dwelling between the Arkansas River, Kansas, and the ...Wichita, Diocese of
(WICHITENSIS). Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth . The territory of the new ...Wichmans, Francis
In religion AUGUSTINE, born at Antwerp, 1596; died 1661. Having finished his classical studies, ...Widmer, Joseph
Catholic theologian, born at Hohenraim, Lucerne, Switzerland, 15 Aug., 1779; died at ...Widow
I. Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question ...Widukind
Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility. He was the moving spirit in the ...Widukind of Corvey
Historian who lived in the tenth century in the Benedictine Abbey of Corvey, Germany. He was a ...Wiener-Neustadt, Diocese of
(NEOSTADTIENSIS). A suppressed see in Lower Austria. Upon the request of Frederick III it was ...Wiest, Stephan
Member of the Order of Cistercians, b. at Teisbach in Lower Bavaria, 7 March, 1748; d. at ...Wigand, Saints
( Also rendered VENANTIUS). Three saints of this name are mentioned in the Roman ...
Wigbert, Saint
Companion of St. Boniface, born in England about 675; died at Hersfeld about 746. Positive ...Wigbod
(WICBODUS, WIGBOLD, WIGBALD). Theological writer of the eighth century. Of his works there is ...Wigley, George J.
Died in Rome, 20 January, 1866. By profession he was an architect, but subsequently devoted ...Wilberforce, Henry William
Born at Clapham, 22 September, 1807; died at Stroud, Gloucestershire, 23 April, 1873. He was third ...Wilberforce, Robert Isaac
Born at Clapham, 19 December, 1802; died at Albano, near Rome, 3 Feb. 1857. He was the second son ...Wilcannia, Diocese of
(WILCANIENSIS). Located in New South Wales, one of the six suffragan sees of Sydney; consists ...Wilcox, Robert, Venerable
English martyr, born at Chester, 1558; suffered at Canterbury, 1 October, 1588. He arrived at ...Wild, Johann
Scriptural commentator and preacher, better known by his Latin name FERUS, b. in Swabia, 1497; d. ...Wilfrid, Saint
Bishop of York, son of a Northumbrian thegn, born in 634; died at Oundle in Northamptonshire, ...Wilgefortis
A fabulous female saint known also as UNCUMBER, KUMMERNIS, KOMINA, COMERA, CUMERANA, HULFE, ...Wilhelm of Herle
Painter, born at Herle in Dutch Limburg at an unknown date in the fourteenth century; time and ...Wilhelm V
Son of Duke Albrecht V. Born at Munich, 29 September, 1548; died at Schlessheim, 7 February, ...Wilhering, Cistercian Abbey of
(HILARIA). Situated on the right bank of the Danube, in the Diocese of Linz, Austria. Ulric ...Will
(Latin voluntas, Greek boúlesis, "willing" German Wille, French volonté ). ...Will and Testament of Clerics
Roman law allowed clerics to dispose of their property by will or otherwise. Bishops, however, ...Will, Free
RELATION OF THE QUESTION TO DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY HISTORY Free Will in Ancient ...Willaert, Adrian
Composer and founder of the Venetian school, b. at Bruges, or, according to other authorities, ...Willehad, Saint
Bishop at Bremen, born in Northumberland before 745; died at Blecazze (Blexen) on the Weser, 8 ...Willems, Pierre
Philologist, born at Maastricht, 6 January, 1840; died at Louvain, 23 February, 1898. Following ...William
Born in Brittany, died at Marmoutiers, 23 May, 1124. For a time he was Archdeacon of Nantes, ...William
Abbot of Saint-Bénigne at Dijon, celebrated Cluniac reformer, b. on the Island of ...William Carter, Venerable
English martyr, born in London, 1548; suffered for treason at Tyburn, 11 January, 1584. Son of ...William Exmew, Blessed
Carthusian monk and martyr ; suffered at Tyburn, 19 June, 1535. He studied at Christ's ...William Filby, Blessed
Blessed William Filby Born in Oxfordshire between 1557 and 1560; suffered at Tyburn, 30 May, ...William Hart, Blessed
Born at Wells, 1558; suffered at York, 15 March, 1583. Elected Trappes Scholar at Lincoln ...William Lacy, Blessed
Born at "Hanton", Yorkshire (probably Houghton or Tosside, West Riding); suffered at York, 22 ...William of Auvergne
Bishop of Paris, medieval philosopher and theologian. Born at Aurillac in Auvergne towards ...William of Auxerre
A thirteenth-century theologian and professor at the University of Paris . William's name ...William of Champeaux
A twelfth-century Scholastic, philosopher, and theologian, b. at Champeaux, near Melun, in the ...William of Conches
A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher and theologian, b. about the year 1100. After having ...
William of Digulleville
(DEGULLEVILLE). A French poet of the fourteenth century. Nothing is known of his life, except ...William of Ebelholt, Saint
(Also called WILLIAM OF PARIS and WILLIAM OF THE PARACLETE.) Died on Easter Sunday, 1203, and ...William of Gellone, Saint
Born 755; died 28 May, c. 812; was the second count of Toulouse, having attained that dignity in ...William of Jumièges
(Surnamed CALCULUS.) Benedictine historian of the eleventh century. Practically nothing seems ...William of Maleval, Saint
(or ST. WILLIAM THE GREAT). Died 10 February, 1157; beatified in 1202. His life, written ...William of Malmesbury
Born 30 November, about 1090; died about 1143. He was educated at Malmesbury, where he became a ...William of Moerbeke
Scholar, Orientalist, philosopher, and one of the most distinguished men of letters of the ...William of Nangis
(GUILHELMUS). A medieval chronicler, who takes his name from the City of Nancy, France. ...William of Newburgh
Historian, b. at Bridlington, Yorkshire, 1136; d. at Newburgh, Yorkshire, 1198, where he went as ...William of Norwich, Saint
Born 1132; died 22 March, 1144. On Holy Saturday, 25 March, 1144, a boy's corpse showing signs of ...William of Ockham
Fourteenth-century Scholastic philosopher and controversial writer, born at or near the village ...William of Paris, Saint
Abbot of Eskill in Denmark, born 1105; died 1202. He was born of a noble French family, and ...William of Perth, Saint
(Or ST. WILLIAM OF ROCHESTER). Martyr, born at Perth ; died about 1201. Practically all that ...William of Poitiers
Norman historian, born of a noted family, at Préaux near Pont Audemer, Normandy, about 1020. ...William of Ramsey
Flourished about 1219. Nothing is known of his life except that he was a monk of Crowland Abbey ...William of Sens
A twelfth-century French architect, supposed to have been born at Sens. He is referred to in ...William of Shoreham
( Or de Schorham.) An English religious writer of the Anglo-Norman period, born at ...William of St-Amour
A thirteenth century theologian and controversialist, born in Burgundy in the first decades of ...William of St-Thierry
Theologian and mystic, and so called from the monastery of which he was abbot, b. at ...William of Turbeville
(TURBE, TURBO, or DE TURBEVILLE). Bishop of Norwich (1146-74), b. about 1095; d. at Norwich ...William of Tyre
Archbishop of Tyre and historian, born probably in Palestine, of a European family which had ...William of Vercelli
(Or WILLIAM OF MONTE VERGINE.) The founder of the Hermits of Monte Vergine, or Williamites, ...William of Ware
(William de Warre, Guard, Guaro, Varro or Varron.) Born at Ware in Herts; the date of his ...William of Wayneflete
Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England, b. towards the end of the fourteenth century; ...William of Wykeham
Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England and founder of Winchester College ; b. between ...William Perault
(PERAULD, PERALDUS, PERALTUS). Writer and preacher, b. at Perault, France ; d. at Lyons ; ...William the Clerk (of Normandy)
French poet of the thirteenth century. Nothing is known of his life except that he was a clerk of ...William the Conqueror
King of England and Duke of Normandy. William was the natural son of Robert, Duke of ...William the Walloon
Date of birth unknown; d. (probably) 22 Dec., 1089. He became Abbot of St. Arnoul at Metz in ...William, Blessed
Abbot of Hirschau, monastic reformer, born in Bavaria ; died at Hirschau, 5 July 1091. He ...
William, Saint
(WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, also called WILLIAM OF THWAYT). Archbishop of York. Tradition ...William, Saint
Bishop of St-Brieuc, born in the parish of St. Alban, Brittany, between 1178 and 1184; died ...Williamites
There were two minor religious orders or congregations of this name: (1) a Benedictine ...Willibald and Winnebald, Saints
(WUNIBALD, WYNNEBALD). Members of the Order of St. Benedict, brothers, natives probably of ...Willibrord, Saint
Bishop of Utrecht, Apostle of the Frisians, and son of St. Hilgis, born in Northumbria, 658; ...Willigis, Saint
Archbishop of Mainz, d. 23 Feb., 1011. Feast, 23 February or 18 April. Though of humble birth ...Williram
(WALTRAM, WILTRAM). Scriptural scholar, b. in Franconia (near Worms), Germany ; d. in 1085 at ...Wilmers, Wilhelm
Professor of philosophy and theology, b. at Boke in Westphalia, 30 January, 1817; d. at ...Wilmington, Diocese of
(WILMINGTONIENSIS). Erected 3 March, 1868. It includes what is known as the Delmarvia ...Wilton Abbey
A Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, three miles from Salisbury. A first foundation was ...Wilton, Richard
Died December 21, 1239. He was a medieval scholar of whom little is known except that he was an ...Wimborne Minster
( Also WIMBURN or WINBURN). Located in Dorsetshire, England. Between the years 705-23 a ...Wimmer, Boniface
Archabbot, b. at Thalmassing, Bavaria, 14 January, 1809; d. at St. Vincent Archabbey, Beatty, ...Wimpfeling, Jakob
Humanist and theologian, b. at Schlettstadt, Alsace, 25 July 1450; d. there, 17 Nov., 1528. He ...Wimpina, Konrad
(WIMINAE, WIMINESIS). Theologian, b. at Buchen in Baden, about 1465; d. at Amorbach in Lower ...Winchester, Ancient See of
(WINTONIA, WINTONIENSIS). This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great ...Winckelmann, Johann Joachim
Archaeologist and historian of ancient art, born at Stendal near Magdeburg, in 1717; assassinated ...Windesheim
An Augustinian monastery situated about four miles south of Zwolle on the Issel, in the Kingdom ...Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy
In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to ...Windischmann, Friedrich Heinrich Hugo
Orientalist and exegete, b. at Aschaffenburg, 13 December, 1811; d. at Munich, 23 August, ...Windischmann, Karl Joseph Hieronymus
Philosopher, b. at Mainz, 25 August, 1775; d. at Bonn, 23 April, 1839. He attended the gymnasium ...Window, Rose
A circular window, with mullions and traceries generally radiating from the centre, and filled ...Windows in Church Architecture
From the beginning Christian churches, in contrast to the ancient temples, were intended to be ...Windsor
A town of great antiquity, on the Thames, in Berkshire, England ; quaintly rendered Ventus ...Windthorst, Ludwig
Born near Osnabrück, 17 January, 1812; died 14 March, 1891. He came from a family of ...Wine, Altar
Wine is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the sacrifice of the Eucharist. For valid ...Winefride, Saint
Born at Holywell, Wales, about 600; died at Gwytherin, Wales, 3 Nov., 660. Her father was ...Wingham, Thomas
Born in London, 5 January, 1846; died there, 24 March, 1893. He studied music at Wylde's London ...Winnebago Indians
A tribe of Siouan stock closely related in speech to the Iowa, Missouri, and Oto, and more ...Winnebald and Willibald, Saints
(WUNIBALD, WYNNEBALD). Members of the Order of St. Benedict, brothers, natives probably of ...
Winnoc, Saint
Abbot or Prior or Wormhoult, died 716 or 717. Three lives of this saint are extant: the best of ...Winona, Diocese of
(WINONENSIS). Established in 1889, suffragan of St. Paul, comprises the following counties in ...Winslow, Jakob Benignus
(WINSLOW). Physician and anatomist, b. at Odense, Denmark, 27 April, 1669; d. in Paris, 3 ...Winwallus, Saint
Abbot of Landevennec; d. 3 March, probably at the beginning of the sixth century, though the ...Winzet, Ninian
Benedictine abbot and controversial writer, b. at Renfrew, Scotland, 1518; d. at Ratisbon, 21 ...Wipo
(WIPPO). Apparently a native of Burgundy, lived in the first half of the eleventh century. He ...Wireker, Nigel
Satirist, lived about 1190. He describes himself as old in the "Speculum Stultorum", which was ...Wirt, Wigand
Theologian, born at Frankfort about 1460; died at Steyer, 30 June, 1519. He entered the ...Wisconsin
Known as the "Badger State", admitted to the Union on 29 May, 1848, the seventeenth state ...Wisdom, Book of
One of the deutero-canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the ...Wisdom, Daughters of
(LES FILLES DE LA SAGESSE). Founded at Poitiers by Blessed Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort ...Wise Men (Magi)
(Plural of Latin magus ; Greek magoi ). The "wise men from the East" who came to adore ...Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick
Cardinal, first Archbishop of Westminster ; b. at Seville, 2 Aug., 1802; d. in London, 15 ...Witchcraft
It is not easy to draw a clear distinction between magic and witchcraft. Both are concerned with ...Witness
One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof. Witnesses are employed in ...Witt, Francis Xavier
Reformer of church music, founder of the St. CeciliaSociety for German-speaking countries, ...Wittenberg
The city is in Prussian Saxony and was founded by Albert the Bear (d. 1170). He had conquered ...Wittman, George Michael
Bishop-elect of Ratisbon, b. near Pleistein, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, 22 (23?) Jan., 1760; d. at ...Wittman, Patrizius
Catholic journalist, b. at Ellwanger, Würtemberg, 4 January, 1818; d. at Munich, 3 ...Witzel, Georg
(WICELIUS). Theologian, b. at Vacha, Province of Hesse, 1501; d. at Mainz, 16 Feb., 1573. He ...Wladislaw, Diocese of
(Polish WLOCLAWEK; Latin VLADISLAVIENSIS ET POMERANLAE). The historical origin of this ...Wolff, George Dering
Editor, b. at Martinsburg, West Virginia , 25 Aug., 1822; d. at Norristown, Pennsylvania, 29 ...Wolfgang, Saint
Bishop of Ratisbon (972-994), born about 934; died at the village of Pupping in upper Austria, ...Wolfram von Eschenbach
Generally regarded as the greatest of Middle-High-German epic poets, date of birth unknown; d. ...Wolgemut, Michael
Painter and engraver, b. at Nuremberg, 1434; d. there, 1519. He was the most prominent artist of ...Wolowski, Louis-François-Michel-Reymond
Born at Warsaw, 31 Aug., 1810; d. at Gisors, Eure, 15 Aug., 1876. His father, a member of the ...Wolsey, Thomas
Cardinal, Archbishop of York, b. at Ipswitch, the usually accepted date, 1471, being probably ...Wolstan, Saint
Benedictine, and Bishop of Worcester, b. at Long Itchington, Warwickshire, England, about 1008; ...Woman
Of late years the position of woman in human society has given rise to a discussion which, as part ...Wood, Thomas
Priest and confessor, b. about 1499; d. in Wisbech Castle before 1588. After being prebendary ...
Wood-Carving
In general, the production from wood of objects of trade or art by means of sharp instruments, as ...Woodcock, Venerable John
English Franciscan martyr, b. at Leyland, Lancashire, 1603; suffered at Lancaster, 7 August, ...Woodhead, Abraham
Born at Almonbury, Yorkshire, about March, 1609; died at Hoxton, Middlesex, 4 May, 1678. This ...Woodhouse, Blessed Thomas
Martyr who suffered at Tyburn 19 June, 1573, being disembowelled alive. Ordained in Mary's ...Woods, Julian Edmund Tenison
Priest and scientist, b. at Southwark, London, 15 Nov., 1832; d. at Sydney, New South Wales, 7 ...Worcester, Ancient Diocese of
(WIGORNIENSIS.) Located in England, created in 680 when, at the Synod of Hatfield under ...Words (in Canon Law)
To give the right value to words is a very important factor in the proper interpretation of ...World, Antiquity of the
Various attempts have been made to establish the age of the world. Two groups of scientists have ...Wormwood
( Hebrew la'anah .) Wormwood, known for its repulsive bitterness ( Jeremiah 9:15 ; 23:15 ; ...Worship, Christian
NOTION AND CHARACTERISTICS The word worship (Saxon weorthscipe , "honour"; from worth , ...Worsley, Edward
Born in Lancashire, England, 1605; died at Antwerp, 2 Sept., 1676. He is said to have been ...Worthington, Thomas, D.D.
Third President of Douai College , b. 1549 at Blainscough Hall, near Wigan, Lancashire; d. at ...Wounds, The Five Sacred
Devotion The revival of religious life and the zealous activity of St. Bernard and St. ...Wouters, G. Henry
Historian, b. at Oostham, Belgian Limburg, 3 May, 1802; d. 5 January, 1872. In 1829 he became ...Wright, Venerable Peter
Martyr, b. at Slipton, Northamptonshire, 1603; suffered at Tyburn, 19 May, 1651. After spending ...Wright, William
Born at York, 1562; died 18 Jan., 1639. Though he came late (23) to his studies, he then made ...Wulfen, Franz Xaver Freiherr von
Botanist, b. at Belgrade, 5 November, 1728; d. at Klagenfurt, 17 March, 1805. He was the son of ...Wulfram, Saint
(VULFRAMNUS.) Bishop of Sens, missionary in Frisi, born at Milly near Fontainebleau, probably ...Wyart, Théophile-Louis-Henri
(In religion DOM SEBASTIAN). Abbot of Cîteaux and Abbot-General of the Order of ...Wyche, Saint Richard de
Bishop and confessor, b. about 1197 at Droitwich, Worcestershire, from which his surname is ...Wyclif, John
(WYCLIFFE, or WICLIF, etc.). Writer and "reformer", b. probably at Hipswell near Richmond, ...Wyntoun, Andrew of
Scottish chronicler, born (as we know from the internal evidence of his writings) in the reign ...Wyoming
Wyoming, the forty-fourth state admitted to the American Union, derives its name from the Delaware ...Join the Movement
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