Catholic Encyclopedia - J
- Jáuregui, Juan de:
A Spanish painter and poet, born at
- Jíbaro Indians:
Jíbaro (Spanish orthography) "forest man", i.e. native.
...
- Jörg, Joseph Edmund:
Historian and politician, b. 23 Dec., 1819 at Immenstadt (Ahgau); d. at Landshut, ...
- Jaén:
(GIENNENSIS)
Diocese in Southern Spain. The city of ...
- Jaca, Diocese of:
( Also JACCA; Latin JACCENSIS).
Located in the Spanish ...
- Jackson, Henry Moore:
Knight, born in Grenada, 1849; died in London, 29 August, 1908. The youngest son ...
- Jacob:
The son of
- Jacob of Jüterbogk:
(In the world BENEDICT STOLZENHAGEN).
Theologian and ...
- Jacobus de Teramo:
(AB ANCHARANO), belonging to the
- Jacopo de Voragine, Blessed:
( Also DI VIRAGGIO).
Archbishop of
- Jacopone da Todi:
(Properly called JACOPO BENEDICTI or BENEDETTI).
Franciscan ...
- Jacotot, Joseph:
French educator, b. at Dijon, March, 1770; d. at Paris, 30 July, 1840. He studied ...
- Jacques de Vitry:
Historian of the crusades,
- Jacquier, François:
French mathematician and physicist, born at Vitry-le-Francois, 7 June, 1711; died ...
- Jaenbert:
(Jaenberht, Janbriht, Janibert, Jambert, Lambert, Lanbriht, Genegberht.)
- Jaffa:
A titular see in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The city of
- Jaffna, Diocese of:
(JAFFNENSIS.)
Situated in the northern portion of Ceylon, ...
- Jainism:
A form of
- Jamaica:
The largest of the British West Indian islands, is situated in the Caribbean Sea, ...
- Jamay, Denis:
Franciscan, missionary, date and place of birth unknown; died in France, 1625; an ...
- James of Brescia:
Theologian of the fifteenth century. He entered the Dominican Order at Brescia, ...
- James of Edessa:
A celebrated Syrian writer, b. most likely in A.D. 633; d. 5 June, 708. He was a ...
- James of Sarugh:
A writer of the Syrian Church "the flute of the
- James of the Marches, Saint:
Franciscan, b. of a poor
- James Primadicci:
(Or Primadizzi.)
Born at Bologna; died in the same city in ...
- James the Greater, Saint:
( Hebrew Yakob ; Septuagint Iakob ; N.T. Greek Iakobos ; a favourite name ...
- James the Less, Saint: THE IDENTITY OF JAMES
The name "James" in the New Testament is borne by ...
- James Thompson, Blessed:
(Also known as James ...
- James, Epistle of Saint:
The questions concerning this epistle are treated in the following order:
...
- Janauschek, Leopold:
Cistercian, born at Brünn, Moravia, 13 October, 1827; died 23 July, 1898, at ...
- Jandel, Alexandre Vincent:
General of the Dominican order, born at Gerbevilliers (Lorraine), 18 July, 1810; ...
- Jane Frances de Chantal, Saint:
Born at Dijon, France, 28 January, 1572; died at the Visitation
- Janner, Ferdinand:
Theologian, born at Hirschau, in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria), 4 Feb., 1836; died ...
- Janow, Matthew of:
A medieval ecclesiastical author, born in the fourteenth century in
- Jansen, Cornelius:
( Also Jansens, Janssen, Janssenius or Jansenius Gandaviensis).
- Jansenius and Jansenism:
Cornelius ...
- Janssen, Arnold:
Founder and first superior-general of the
- Janssen, Johann:
Historian, born 10 April, 1829, at Kanten,
- Janssens, Abraham:
Flemish painter, b. at
- Janssens, Johann Hermann:
Catholic theologian, b. at Maeseyck, Belgium, 7 Dec., 1783; d. at Engis, 23 May, ...
- Januarius, Saint:
Martyr, Bishop ...
- Japan: AREA AND POPULATION
Japan, called in the language of the country Nihon ...
- Japanese Martyrs:
There is not in the whole history of the Church a single people who can offer ...
- Jarcke, Karl Ernst:
Born 10 November, 1801, at Danzig,
- Jaricot, Pauline-Marie:
Foundress of the
- Jarlath, Saint:
Patron of the
- Jaro:
Diocese in the Philippine Islands, formerly a part of the
- Jarric, Pierre de:
Missionary writer, born at
- Jason:
A Greek name adopted by many
- Jassus:
A titular see of Caria, and suffragan of Aphrodisias. The city was founded by ...
- Jassy:
(Jassiensis).
Diocese in Rumania. The town of
- Javouhey, Venerable Anne-Marie:
Foundress of the Sisters of St.
- Jealousy:
Jealousy is ...
- Jean de La Bruyère:
Born at Paris ...
- Jean Eudes, Blessed:
French missionary and founder of the
- Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Saint:
Curé of Ars, born at Dardilly, near Lyons, France, on 8 May, 1786; died ...
- Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, Blessed:
Missionary and martyr, born at Puech,
- Jeanne de Valois, Saint:
Queen and foundress of the Order of the Annonciades, b. 1464; d. at Bourges, 4 ...
- Jeaurat, Edmond:
(EDME JEAURAT)
French engraver, b. at Vermenton, near ...
- Jedburgh:
(Eighty-two different spellings of the name are given in the "Origines Parochiales ...
- Jehoshaphat:
( Hebrew for "
- Jehoshaphat, Valley of:
(JEHOSHAPHAT).
Mentioned in only one passage of the
- Jehovah:
The proper name of
- Jehu:
The derivation of the name is uncertain. By some it is translated "
- Jemez Pueblo:
An Indian pueblo situated upon the north bank of the river of the same name ...
- Jeningen, Venerable Philipp:
Born at Eichstätt, Bavaria, 5 January, 1642;d, at Ellwangen, 8 February, ...
- Jenks, Silvester:
Theologian, born in Shropshire, c. 1656; died in December, 1714. He was educated ...
- Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred:
An Australian statesman, b. at Newry, Ireland, 1831; d. July, 1897. He received ...
- Jephte:
One of the judges of ...
- Jeremias:
[Hebrew Irmeyah; often in the paragogic
- Jeremias the Prophet:
( THE P ROPHET .)
- Jericho:
Three cities of this name have successively occupied sites in the same ...
- Jeroboam:
(Septuagint `Ieroboám ), name of two Israelitish kings.
- Jerome Emiliani, Saint:
Founder of the Order of Somascha; b. at Venice, 1481; d. at Somascha, 8 Feb., ...
- Jerome, Saint:
Born at Stridon, a town on the confines of
- Jerusalem (71-1099): I. TO THE TIME OF CONSTANTINE (71-312)
When
- Jerusalem (After 1291): (1) Political History
The Latin dominion over
- Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71):
This article treats of the "City of God", the political and religious centre of ...
- Jerusalem, Assizes of:
The signification of the word assizes in this connection is derived from the ...
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of (1099-1291):
The Latin Kingdom of
- Jerusalem, Liturgy of:
The Rite of
- Jesi:
(ÆSINA)
Diocese in the Province of Ancona, Italy, ...
- Jesu Dulcis Memoria:
A poem ranging from forty two to fifty three stanzas (in various
- Jesuit Apologetic:
The accusations brought against the
- Jesuit Generals Prior to the Suppression: (1) St. Ignatius Loyola
(19 April 1541-31 July, 1556). The
- Jesuit's Bark:
(C HINA B ARK ; C INCHONA ; C ORTEX C HINÆ ; P ERUVIAN B ARK ...
- Jesuits, Distinguished: Saints
Ignatius Loyola ;
Francis Xavier ; ...
- Jesuits, History of the (1773-1814):
The execution of the Brief of Suppression having been largely left to local ...
- Jesuits, History of the (1814-1912):
Pius VII had resolved to restore the
- Jesuits, History of the (pre-1750): Italy
The history of the Jesuits in
- Jesuits, Suppression of the (1750-1773):
The Suppression is the most difficult part of the history of the Society. Having ...
- Jesuits, The:
(Company of Jesus, Jesuits)
See also DISTINGUISHED JESUITS , ...
- Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Holy Childhood of:
(1) A congregation founded in 1835 in the
- Jesus Christ:
Origin of the Name of Jesus In this article, we shall consider the two words -- ...
- Jesus Christ, Character of:
The surpassing eminence of the
- Jesus Christ, Chronology of the Life of:
In the following paragraphs we shall endeavour to establish the absolute and ...
- Jesus Christ, Devotion to the Heart of:
The treatment of this subject is divided into two parts:
I. Doctrinal ...
- Jesus Christ, Early Historical Documents on:
The historical documents referring to Christ's
- Jesus Christ, Genealogy of:
It is granted on all sides that the Biblical genealogy of
- Jesus Christ, Holy Name of:
We give honour ...
- Jesus Christ, Knowledge of:
" Knowledge of ...
- Jesus Christ, Origin of the Name of:
In this article, we shall consider the two words which compose the Sacred Name. ...
- Jesus Christ, Resurrection of:
Resurrection is the rising again from the dead, the resumption of life. In this ...
- Jesus Mary, Religious of:
The Congregation of the Religious of
- Jesus, Daughters of:
Founded at Kermaria, in the
- Jesus, The Society of:
(Company of Jesus, Jesuits)
See also DISTINGUISHED JESUITS , ...
- Jewish Calendar: Days
From the remotest
- Jewish Tribe:
( Phyle, tribus .)
The earlier Hebrew term rendered in our ...
- Jews (as a Religion): At the present day, the term designates the religious communion which survived the ...
- Jews, History of the:
( Yehúd`m; Ioudaismos ).
Of the two terms,
- Jezabel:
( Septuagint, 'Iezabél, ).
Wife of Achab, King of ...
- Joachim of Flora:
Cistercian abbot ...
- Joachim, Saint:
Joachim (whose name means
- Joan of Arc, Saint:
In French Jeanne d'Arc ; by her contemporaries commonly known as la Pucelle ...
- Joan, Popess:
The fable about a female pope, who afterwards bore the name of Johanna (Joan), is ...
- Joanna of Portugal, Blessed:
Born at Lisbon, 16 February, 1452; died at Aveiro, 12 may, 1490; the daughter of ...
- Joannes de Sacrobosco:
(John Holywood), a
- Job:
One of the books of the Old Testament , and the chief personage in it. In this ...
- Jocelin:
Cistercian
- Jocelin de Brakelond:
An English chronicler, of the late twelfth century. He was the
- Jocelin of Wells:
(Or JOSCELINE)
Bishop of
- Joel:
The son of Phatuel, and second in the list of the twelve
- Joest, Jan:
(V AN K ALKAR ). Otherwise JAN JOOST VAN CALCKER.
Dutch ...
- Jogues, Saint Isaac:
French missionary, born at Orléans, France, 10 January, 1607; martyred at ...
- John and Cyrus, Saints:
Celebrated martyrs of the Coptic Church, surnamed thaumatourgoi anargyroi ...
- John and Paul, Saints:
Martyred at
- John Baptist de la Salle, Saint:
Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the
- John Baptist de Rossi, Saint:
(De Rubeis).
Born at Voltaggio in the
- John Beche, Blessed:
( Alias THOMAS MARSHALL).
English Benedictine
- John Berchmans, Saint:
Born at Diest in Brabant, 13 March, 1599; died at Rome, 13 August, 1621. His
- John Bosco, Saint:
( Or St. ...
- John Boste, Saint:
(Or JOHN BOAST.)
Priest and martyr, b. of
- John Britton, Venerable:
(Or Bretton).
A layman and martyr, of all ancient
- John Buckley, Venerable:
( Alias John Jones; ...
- John Cantius, Saint:
Born at Kenty, near Oswiecim,
- John Capistran, Saint:
Born at Capistrano, in the
- John Chrysostom, Saint:
( Chrysostomos , "golden-mouthed" so called on account of his eloquence). ...
- John Climacus, Saint:
Also surnamed SCHOLASTICUS, and THE SINAITA, b. doubtlessly in Syria, about 525; d. ...
- John Colombini, Blessed:
Founder of the Congregation of Jesuati; b. at Siena, Upper Italy, about 1300; d. ...
- John Cornelius and Companions, Venerable:
John
- John Damascene, Saint:
Born at Damascus, about 676; died some
- John de Britto, Blessed: Martyr ; born in Lisbon, 1 March, 1647, and was brought up in court; martyred in ...
- John Felton, Blessed:
Martyr, date and place of birth unknown, was executed in St. Paul's Churchyard, ...
- John Fisher, Saint:
Cardinal,
- John Forest, Blessed:
Born in 1471, presumably at Oxford, where his surname was then not unknown; ...
- John Francis Regis, Saint:
Born 31 January, 1597, in the village of Fontcouverte (department of Aude); died ...
- John Hambley, Venerable:
English martyr ...
- John I, Pope Saint:
Died at
- John II, Pope:
(533-535).
The date of the birth of this pope is not ...
- John III, Pope:
(561-574).
A Roman surnamed Catelinus, d. 13 July, 574. He ...
- John Ingram, Venerable:
English martyr, born at Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, in 1565; executed at ...
- John IV, Pope:
(640-642).
A native of Dalmatia, and the son of the ...
- John IX, Pope:
(898-900).
Not only is the date of John's birth unknown, ...
- John Joseph of the Cross, Saint:
Born on the Island of Ischia, Southern Italy, 1654; d. 5 March, 1739. From his ...
- John Larke, Blessed:
English martyr ...
- John Malalas:
A Monophysite Byzantine chronicler of the sixth century, born at
- John Nelson, Blessed:
English Jesuit martyr, b. at Skelton, four miles from York, in 1534; d. at Tyburn, ...
- John Nepomucene, Saint:
Born at Nepomuk about 1340; died 20 March, 1393. The controversy concerning the ...
- John of Antioch:
There are four persons commonly known by this name.
I
- John of Avila, Blessed:
Apostolic preacher of
- John of Beverley, Saint:
Bishop of Hexham and afterwards of York; b. at Harpham, in the East Riding of ...
- John of Biclaro:
(Johannes Biclariensis.)
Chronicler, born in Portugal, ...
- John of Cornwall:
(JOHANNES CORNUBIENSIS, JOHANNES DE SANCTO GERMANO).
- John of Ephesus:
(Also known as JOHN OF ASIA).
The earliest, and a very ...
- John of Fécamp:
(Also known as JEANNELIN on account of his diminutive stature).
- John of Falkenberg:
Author, b. at Falkenberg, Pomerania, Prussia, date unknown; d. about 1418 in ...
- John of Fermo, Blessed:
More often called JOHN OF LA VERNA, from his long sojourn on that holy mountain, ...
- John of Genoa:
(Often called Balbi, or de Balbis.)
Grammarian; born at ...
- John of God, Saint:
Born at Montemor o Novo, Portugal, 8 March, 1495, of devout
- John of Hauteville:
Moralist and satirical poet of the twelfth century (flourished about 1184). Little ...
- John of Janduno:
An Averroistic philosopher, theologian, and political writer of the fourteenth ...
- John of Montecorvino:
A Franciscan and founder of the
- John of Montesono:
Theologian and controversialist, born at Monzón,
- John of Nikiû:
An Egyptian chronicler who flourished in the latter part of the seventh century. ...
- John of Paris:
( Called also Quidort and de Soardis).
Theologian and ...
- John of Parma, Blessed:
Minister ...
- John of Ragusa:
(Sometimes confounded with
- John of Roquetaillade (de Rupescissa):
Franciscan alchemist, date of birth unknown; d. probably at Avignon, 1362. ...
- John of Rupella:
Franciscan theologian, b. at
- John of Sahagun, Saint:
Hermit, b. 1419, at Sahagún (or San Fagondez) in the Kingdom of Leon, in ...
- John of Saint Thomas:
(Family name John ...
- John of Salisbury:
(JOHANNES DE SARESBERIA, surnamed PARVUS).
Born about 1115; ...
- John of Segovia:
A Spanish theologian, b. at
- John of the Cross, Saint:
Founder (with St. Teresa) of the
- John of Victring:
(JOHANNES VICTORENSIS or DE VICTORIA).
Chronicler, b. ...
- John of Winterthur:
(Johannes Vitoduranus.)
Historian, born about 1300 at ...
- John Parvus:
Called in his day, JEHAN PETIT or LE PETIT.
A French ...
- John Payne, Blessed:
Born in the
- John Rigby, Saint:
English martyr ...
- John Roberts, Saint:
First Prior ...
- John Rochester, Blessed:
Priest and martyr, born probably at Terling, Essex, England, about 1498; died at ...
- John Sarkander, Blessed:
Martyr of the
- John Scholasticus:
( ho Scholastikos ; also called J OHN OF A NTIOCH )
- John Shert, Blessed:
A native of Cheshire; took the degree of B.A. at Brasenose College, Oxford, in ...
- John Stone, Blessed:
English martyr, executed at the Dane-John, Canterbury, probably in December, ...
- John Story, Blessed:
( Or Storey.)
Martyr ; born 1504; died at Tyburn, 1 June, ...
- John Talaia:
Orthodox
- John the Almsgiver, Saint:
(JOANNES ELEEMOSYNARIUS; JOANNES MISERICORS).
Patriarch of ...
- John the Baptist, Saint:
The principal sources of information concerning the
- John the Deacon:
(J OHANNES D IACONUS ).
Among the writers of the Middle ...
- John the Evangelist, Saint: I. New Testament Accounts II. ...
- John the Faster:
( ‘o nesteutés, jejunator )
Patriarch of
- John the Silent, Saint:
(Hesychastes, Silentiarius).
Bishop of Colonia, in Armenia, ...
- John Twenge, Saint:
Last English saint canonized,
- John V, Pope:
(685-686).
A Syrian whose father was one Cyriacus; when he ...
- John VI, Pope:
(701-705).
A Greek, the date of whose birth is unknown; d. ...
- John VII, Pope:
(705-707).
The year of his birth is unknown; d. 18 October, ...
- John VIII, Pope:
(Reigned 872-82)
A Roman and the son of Gundus. He seems to ...
- John X, Pope:
Born at Tossignano, Romagna; enthroned, 914; died at Rome, 928. First a deacon, ...
- John XI, Pope:
Date of birth unknown, became pope in 931; d. 936. He was the son of Marozia by ...
- John XII, Pope:
Date of birth unknown; reigned 955-64.
The younger Alberic, ...
- John XIII, Pope:
Date of birth unknown; enthroned on 1 Oct., 965; d. 6 Sept., 972. After the death ...
- John XIV, Pope:
Date of birth unknown; d. 984. After the death of Benedict VII,
- John XIX (XX), Pope:
Enthroned in 1024; d. 1032. After the death of the last patricius of the House of ...
- John XV (XVI), Pope:
Enthroned 985; d. April, 996. After
- John XVI (XVII):
Antipope 997-998; d. probably in 1013. After the death of
- John XVII (XVIII), Pope:
Date of birth unknown; d. 6 Nov., 1003. When
- John XVIII (XIX), Pope:
Successor of John XVII, ...
- John XXI (XX), Pope:
Born at Lisbon ...
- John XXII, Pope:
(JACQUES D'EUSE)
Born at Cahors in 1249; enthroned, 5 ...
- John XXIII:
Antipope of the Pisan party (1400-15), b. about 1370; d. 22 November, 1419.
- John, Epistles of:
Three canonical books of the New Testament written by the
- John, Gospel of:
This subject
- Johnson, Blessed Robert:
Born in Shropshire, entered the German College, Rome, 1 October, 1571. Ordained ...
- Johnson, Blessed Thomas:
Carthusian martyr, died in Newgate gaol, London, 20 September, 1537. On 18 May, ...
- Johnson, Lionel Pigot:
Born at Broadstairs on the Kentish coast, 15 Mar., 1867; died 4 Oct., 1902. He was ...
- Johnston, Richard Malcolm:
Educator, author, b. 8 March, 1822, at Powellton, Georgia, U.S.A.; d. at ...
- Joinville, Jean, Sire de:
Seneschal of Champagne, historian, b. in 1225; d. at Joinville, 1317. His
- Joliet, Louis:
(Or JOLLIET).
Louis Joliet, a discoverer and the son of a ...
- Joliette:
(JOLIETTENSIS).
Diocese created by Pius X , 27 January, ...
- Jolly, Philipp Johann Gustav von:
German physicist, born at Mannheim, 26 September, 1809; died at Munich, 24 ...
- Jonas:
The fifth of the
- Jonas of Bobbio:
(Or Jonas of ...
- Jonas of Orléans:
Bishop and ecclesiastical writer, born in Aquitaine; died in 843 or 844. From ...
- Jonathan:
(Hebrew, "
- Jones, Inigo:
A famous English architect, b. 15 July, 1573, in London ; d. 21 June, 1652, and ...
- Jones, Venerable Edward:
Priest and martyr, b. in the
- Jordan, The:
(In Hebrew Yâdên, from the root Yârâd, to descend). ...
- Jordanis:
Historian, lived about the middle of the sixth century in the Eastern Roman Empire. ...
- Jordanus of Giano:
(DE JANO).
Italian Minorite, b. at Giano in the Valley of ...
- Jornandes:
Historian, lived about the middle of the sixth century in the Eastern Roman Empire. ...
- Josaphat:
( Hebrew for "
- Josaphat and Barlaam:
The principal characters of a legend of
- Josaphat Kuncevyc, Saint:
Martyr, born in the little town of Volodymyr in
- Josaphat, Valley of:
(JEHOSHAPHAT).
Mentioned in only one passage of the
- Joseph:
The eleventh son of Jacob, the firstborn of Rachel, and the immediate ancestor ...
- Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God, Pious Workers of Saint:
Founded at Vienna, 24 November, 1889, by Father Anton Maria Schwartz for all ...
- Joseph Calasanctius, Saint:
Called in
- Joseph II:
(1741-90).
German Emperor (reigned 1765-90), of the House of ...
- Joseph of Arimathea:
All that is known for certain concerning him is derived from the canonical ...
- Joseph of Cupertino, Saint:
Mystic, born 17 June, 1603; died at
- Joseph of Exeter:
(JOSEPHUS ISCANUS.)
A twelfth-century Latin poet; b. at ...
- Joseph of Issachar:
A man of the ...
- Joseph of Leonessa, Saint:
In the world named Eufranio Desiderio; born in 1556 at Leonessa in Umbria; died ...
- Joseph's Society for Colored Missions, Saint:
This organization began its labours in 1871, when four young priests from Mill ...
- Joseph's Society for Foreign Missions, Saint:
(Mill Hill, London, N.W.)
A
- Joseph, Saint:
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin
- Joseph, Sisters of Saint: CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH
Founded at Le Puy, in Velay, ...
- Josephites:
(Sons of St. Joseph)
A congregation devoted to the
- Josephus, Flavius:
Jewish historian, born A.D. 37, at
- Joshua:
The name of eight persons in the Old Testament, and of one of the Sacred Books. ...
- Josias:
(J OSIAH – Hebrew for "
- Josue:
The name of eight persons in the Old Testament, and of one of the Sacred Books. ...
- Joubert, Joseph:
French philosopher ; b. at Martignac (Dordogne), 7 May, 1754, d. at ...
- Jouffroy, Claude-François-Dorothée de:
M ARQUIS d' A BBANS .
Mechanician, b. at Abbans, near ...
- Jouffroy, Jean de:
French prelate ...
- Jouin, Louis:
Linguist, philosopher, author, b. at Berlin, 14 June, 1818, d. at New York, 10 ...
- Jouvancy, Joseph de:
(JOSEPHUS JUVENCIUS).
Poet, pedagogue, philologist, and ...
- Jouvenet, Jean:
Surnamed T HE G REAT .
French painter, b. at Rouen in ...
- Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor de:
(Also written JOVE-LLANOS).
Spanish statesman and
- Jovianus, Flavius Claudius:
Roman Emperor, 363-4. After the death of
- Jovinianus:
An opponent of
- Jovius, Paulus:
(GIOVIO).
Historian, b. at Como, Italy, 9 April, 1483, d. at ...
- Joyeuse, Henri, Duc de:
Born in 1563 and not, as is mistakenly stated in the "Biographic Michaud ", in ...
- Juan Bautista de Toledo:
An eminent Spanish sculptor and architect; b. at Madrid (date not known); d. ...
- Jubilate Sunday:
The third
- Jubilee, Holy Year of:
The ultimate derivation of the word jubilee is disputed, but it is most ...
- Jubilee, Year of (Hebrew):
According to the Pentateuchal legislation contained in Leviticus, a Jubilee year ...
- Jubilees, Book of:
( ta Iobelaia ).
An apocryphal writing, so called from ...
- Juda:
The name of one of the Patriarchs, the name of the tribe reputed to be descended ...
- Judaism: At the present day, the term designates the religious communion which survived the ...
- Judaizers:
(From Greek Ioudaizo , to adopt
- Judas Iscariot:
The Apostle who ...
- Judas Machabeus:
Third son of the
- Judde, Claude:
French preacher and spiritual father; born at Rouen, about 20 December, 1661; ...
- Jude, Epistle of Saint:
The present subject
- Judea:
Like the adjective Ioudaios , the noun Ioudaia comes from the Aramæan ...
- Judge, Ecclesiastical:
(J UDEX E CCLESIASTICUS )
An ecclesiastical
- Judges, The Book of:
The seventh book of the Old Testament , second of the Early Prophets of the ...
- Judgment, Divine:
This subject
- Judgment, General:
(Judicium Universale, Last Judgment).
I. EXISTENCE OF THE GENERAL ...
- Judgment, Last:
(Judicium Universale, Last Judgment).
I. EXISTENCE OF THE GENERAL ...
- Judgment, Particular: A. Dogma of Particular ...
- Judica Sunday:
Name given to the fifth
- Judith, Book of: HISTORY
Nabuchodonosor, King of Nineveh, sends his general Holofernes to ...
- Julia Billiart, Saint:
( Also Julia). Foundress, and first superior-general of the Congregation of the ...
- Julian and Basilissa, Saints:
Husband and wife; died at
- Julian of Eclanum:
Born about 386; died in Sicily, 454; the most learned among the leaders of the ...
- Julian of Speyer:
Often called J ULIANUS T EUTONICUS .
A famous composer, ...
- Julian the Apostate:
(FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS JULIANUS).
Roman emperor 361-63, b. at
- Juliana Falconieri, Saint:
Born in 1270; died 12 June, 1341. Juliana belonged to the noble Florentine
- Juliana of Liège, Saint:
Nun, b. at Retinnes, near Liège, Belgium, 1193; d. at Fosses, 5 April, ...
- Juliana of Norwich:
English mystic of the fourteenth century, author or recipient of the vision ...
- Juliana, Saint:
Suffered martyrdom during the
- Julie Billiart, Saint:
( Also Julia). Foundress, and first superior-general of the Congregation of the ...
- Juliopolis:
Titular see in the province of Bithynia Secunda, suffragan of Nicaea. The city was ...
- Julitta and Quiricus:
Martyred under Diocletian. The names of these two martyrs, who in the early ...
- Julius Africanus:
(c. 160-c. 240; the full name is Sextus Iulius Africanus, Greek Sextos Ioulios ...
- Julius I, Pope Saint:
(337-352).
The immediate successor of Pope Silvester, ...
- Julius II, Pope:
(GIULIANO DELLA ROVERE).
Born on 5 December, 1443, at ...
- Julius III, Pope:
(GIAMMARIA CIOCCHI DEL MONTE).
Born at Rome, 10 September, ...
- Jumièges, Abbey of:
Jumièges, situated on the north bank of the Seine, between Duclair and ...
- Junípero Serra:
Born at Petra, Island of Majorca, 24 November, 1713; died at Monterey, ...
- Jungmann, Bernard:
A dogmatic theologian and ecclesiastical historian, born at
- Jungmann, Josef:
Born 12 Nov., 1830, at Münster,
- Jurisdiction, Ecclesiastical:
The right to ...
- Jus Spolii:
(RIGHT OF SPOIL; also called JUS EXUVIARUM and RAPITE CAPITE)
...
- Jussieu, De:
Name of five French botanists.
(1) ANTOINE DE JUSSIEU, ...
- Juste:
The name conventionally applied to a
- Justice:
Justice is ...
- Justification:
(Latin justificatio ; Greek dikaiosis .)
A ...
- Justin de Jacobis, Blessed:
Vicar Apostolic of
- Justin Martyr, Saint:
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to
- Justina and Cyprian, Saints:
Christians of
- Justinian I:
Roman Emperor (527-65)
Flavius Anicius Julianus Justinianus ...
- Justiniani, Benedetto:
(GIUSTINIANI).
Theological and Biblical writer, born at ...
- Justiniani, Nicholas:
Date of birth unknown, became
- Justinianopolis:
A titular see of
- Justus, Saint:
Fourth
- Juvencus, C. Vettius Aquilinus:
Christian Latin poet of the fourth century. Of his
- Juvenile Courts:
Tribunals for the trial of
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