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 George Beesley, Blessed   - English priest and martyr, died 1591. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02389a.htm    George Nichols, Blessed - Biography of the English priest and martyr. Also some information on the Bl. Richard Yaxley, a fellow priest. They were arrested together with laymen Humphrey Prichard and Thomas Belson. All four were martyred in 1589. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11065c.htm Giovanni Melchior Bosco, Saint - Commonly called Don Bosco or John Bosco. Founder of the Salesians, d. 1888. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02689d.htm George Napper, Blessed - Or George Napier. Expelled from university for being Catholic, imprisoned for nearly 9 years for merely visiting the English College at Reims, finally martyred for being a priest. He died in 1610. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10703a.htm Gury, Jean-Pierre - Moral theologian; b. at Mailleroncourt, Haute-Saône, 23 January, 1801; d. at Merc ur, Haute Loire, 18 April, 1866. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07089a.htm Gurk - A prince-bishopric of Carinthia, suffragan to Salzburg. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07088b.htm Gunther of Cologne - An archbishop of that city, died 8 July, 873. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07088a.htm Guitmund - A Bishop of Aversa, a Benedictine monk, theologian, and opponent of Berengarius; born at an unknown place in Normandy during the first quarter of the eleventh century; died between 1090-95, at Aversa, near Naples. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07080a.htm Guiscard, Robert - Duke of Apulia and Calabria, founder of the Norman state of the Two Sicilies; born about 1016; died 17 July, 1085. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07072b.htm Guiney, Patrick Robert - Soldier, born at Parkstown, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, on 15 Jan., 1835; died at Boston, 21 March, 1877. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07072a.htm Guilds - Voluntary associations for religious, social, and commercial purposes. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07066c.htm Guicciardini, Francesco - Biographical article by Edmund G. Gardner on the historian and statesman, who died in 1540. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07064a.htm Guibert of Ravenna - An antipope, known as Clement III, 1080 (1084) to 1100; born at Parma about 1025; died at Cività Castellana, 8 Sept., 1100. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07063a.htm Gugler, Joseph Heinrich Aloysius - Born at Udligerschwyl, near Lucerne, Switzerland, 25 August, 1782; died at Lucerne, 28 February, 1827. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07060b.htm Guérin - Eugénie de Guérin, a French writer; b. at the château of La Cayla, in Languedoc, 15 January, 1805; d. there 5 June, 1848. Georges-Maurice de Guérin, a French poet, brother of Eugénie; b. at the château of La Cayla, in Languedoc, 5 August, 1810; d. t - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07060a.htm Gudenus, Moritz - German convert to the Catholic faith from the Protestant ministry; b. 11 April, 1596, at Cassel; d. February, 1680. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07056a.htm Gubbio - Diocese of Eugubinensis, in the province of Perugia in Umbria (Central Italy). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07055a.htm Guayaquil - The capital of the Ecuadorian province of Guayas. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07054b.htm Guatemala, Santiago de - Archdiocese conterminous with the Republic of Guatemala, in Central America. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07054a.htm Guardianship, in Civil Jurisprudence - A person intrusted by law with the interests of another whose youth, inexperience, mental weakness or feebleness of will, disqualifies him from acting for himself in the ordinary affairs of life, and who is known as the ward. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07051a.htm Guarantees, Law of - A law passed by the senate and chamber of the Italian parliament, 13 May, 1871, concerning the prerogatives of the Holy See, and the relations between State and Church in the Kingdom of Italy. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07048a.htm Guadeloupe - Diocese in the West Indies, comprises the islands of Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the French portions of St. Martin and St Bartholomew. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07044a.htm Grosswardein - A diocese of the Latin Rite in Hungary, suffragan of Kalocsa-Bács. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07040a.htm Grenoble - Comprises the Department of Isère and the Canton of Villeurbanne (Rhône). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07026b.htm Gregory Bæticus - Bishop of Elvira, in the province of Baetica, Spain, from which he derived his surname; d. about 392. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07009a.htm Greenland - An island stretching from within the Arctic Circle south to about 59 degrees N. latitude, being between 20 degrees and 75 degrees W. longitude. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06777b.htm Green Bay - Diocese established 3 March, 1868, from the territory of the Diocese of Milwaukee. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06777a.htm Green, Thomas Louis - Priest and controversialist; b. at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, 1799; d. at Newport, Shropshire, 27 Feb., 1883. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06776b.htm Greek Rites - People who speak of the Greek Rite generally mean that of Constantinople. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06774a.htm Greek Orthodox Church in America - The name Orthodox Church is generally used to distinguish those of the Greek Rite who are not in communion with the Holy See. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06772a.htm Great Falls - Created by Pope Pius X, 18 May, 1904; comprises the following counties in the State of Montana: Carbon, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Dawson, Fergus, Park, Rosebud, Sweet Grass, Valley, and Yellowstone. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06734a.htm Graz, University of - Located in the capital of the Province of Steiermark, owes its establishment to the Counter-Reformation and the efforts of Archduke Karl von Steiermark, who, in 1584, requested Pope Gregory XIII to grant autonomous university privileges to the Jesuit coll - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06733d.htm Gravina and Montepeloso - Gravina is a town in the Province of Bari (Southern Italy), since the ninth century an episcopal see, suffragan of Acerenza and Matera. In 1818 it was united aeque principaliter with Montepeloso, which dates back to the twelfth century (some say the fifte - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06733c.htm Gravina, Giovanni Vincenzo - Italian jurist and littérateur of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; b. at Rogliano, Calabria, 21 January, 1664; d. at Rome, 6 January, 1718. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06733b.htm Gravina, Dominic - Theologian; b. in Sicily, about 1573; d. in the Minerva, at Rome, 26 Aug., 1643. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06733a.htm Gratry, Auguste-Joseph-Alphonse - French priest and writer; b. at Lille, 30 March, 1805; d. at Montreux, Switzerland, 7 February, 1872. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06731b.htm Gratius, Ortwin - Humanist; b. 1475 at Holtwick, near Coesfeld, Westphalia; d. at Cologne, 22 May, 1542. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06731a.htm Gratianopolis - A titular see in Caesarea Mauretania, Africa. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06730b.htm Grassel, Lorenz - Coadjutor-elect of Baltimore; born at Ruemannsfelden, Bavaria, 18 August, 1753; died at Philadelphia, U.S.A., October, 1793. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06729a.htm Grasse, François-Joseph-Paul - Count and Marquess de Grasse-Tilly, lieutenant-general of the naval forces; b. near Toulon, 1723; d. at Paris, 11 January, 1788. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06728a.htm Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de - Named Archbishop of Mechlin in 1559 and cardinal in 1561. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06727a.htm Grant, Thomas - First Bishop of Southwark; b. at Ligny-les-Aires, Arras, France, 25 Nov., 1816; d. at Rome, 1 June, 1870. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06726b.htm Grand Rapids - Diocese created 12 May, 1882 out of the diocese of Detroit. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06726a.htm Grandidier, Philippe-André - Priest and historian, b. at Strasburg, Alsace, 9 Nov., 1752; d. at the Abbey of Luntzel (Lucelles), Sundgau, 11 Oct., 1787. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06725b.htm Granderath, Theodor - Known for his monumental labours on the Vatican Council. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06725a.htm Granada - Archdiocese in Spain, founded by St. Cecilius about the year 64, was made an archiepiscopal see by Alexander VI, 23 Jan., 1493. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06723a.htm Gramont, Eugénie de - Religious of the Society of the Sacred Heart; b. at Versailles, 17 September, 1788; d. at Paris, 19 November, 1846. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06721a.htm Graham, Patrick - First Archbishop of St. Andrews and Metropolitan of Scotland, date of birth uncertain; d. 1478. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06718d.htm Gottweig, Abbey of - A Benedictine abbey situated on a hill of the same name, south of Krems, in Lower Austria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06682b.htm Gother, John - Priest and controversialist; b. at Southampton, date unknown; d. at sea on a voyage to Lisbon, 2 October, 1704. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06665a.htm Gosselin, Jean-Edmé-Auguste - Ecclesiastical author; b. at Rouen, France, 28 Sept., 1787; d. at Paris, 27 Nov., 1858. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06664a.htm Gossaert, Jan - Flemish painter; b. about 1472; d. at Middelburg about 1533. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06663b.htm Gortyna - A titular see, and in the Greek Church metropolitan see, of the Island of Crete. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06654a.htm Gorres, Johann Joseph - Writer and professor of physics. (1776-1848) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06652b.htm Gorres, Guido - Historian, publicist, and poet; b. at Coblenz on 28 May, 1805; d. at Munich on 14 July, 1852. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06652a.htm Gordos - A titular see in the province of Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06651a.htm Good Hope, Cape of (Western) - The Western vicariate and the Central prefecture, although different in name, are virtually one. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06645b.htm Good Hope, Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of - Established in 1847, when the Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope was divided into Eastern and Western. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06645a.htm Good, Highest, The - (1)Utilitarianism, when the highest good is identified with happiness; (2)Rational Deontologism, when the highest good is identified with virtue or duty; (3)Rational Eudæmonism, or tempered Deontologism, when both virtue and happiness are combined in the - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06640a.htm Goldwell, Thomas - Bishop of St. Asaph, the last survivor of the ancient hierarchy of England; b. between 1501 and 1515; d. in Rome, 3 April, 1585. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06631b.htm Goldoni, Carlo - Brief biography of the Italian dramatist. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06631a.htm Goffine, Leonard - Priest and writer. Born at Cologne, or according to some, at Broich, 6 December, 1648; died 11 August, 1719. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06627b.htm Goffe, Stephen - Oratorian; b. 1605; d. at Paris, Christmas Day, 1681. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06627a.htm Goetz, Marie Josephine - Second superior-general of the Society of the Sacred Heart, daughter of Joseph Goetz of Strasburg and Marie Anne Wagner; b. 7 March, 1817; d. 4 January, 1874. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06626d.htm Gordianus and Epimachus, Saints - Roman martyrs under Julian the Apostate. Both died in 362. Although they did not die together, they are buried together, and the cemetery is named after them. Identifies two other martyrs named Gordianus, considers several named Epimachus. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06649a.htm Godfrey of Viterbo - German writer of the twelfth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06626b.htm Godfrey Goodman - Anglican Bishop of Gloucester. (1582-3-1656) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06646a.htm Godeberta, Saint - Born in about 640, superior of a convent at Noyon. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06623a.htm Godard, Saint - Benedictine abbot, bishop of Hildesheim, d. 1038. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06621a.htm "God", Etymology of the Word - Anglo-Saxon God; German Gott; akin to Persian khoda; Hindu khooda. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06608x.htm Glosses, Glossaries, Glossarists - To gloss is to interpret or explain a text by taking up its words one after another. A glossary is therefore a collection of words about which observations and notes have been gathered, and a glossarist is one who thus explains or illustrates given texts. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06588a.htm Glosses, Scriptural - The word gloss designates not only marginal notes, but also words or remarks inserted for various reasons in the very text of the Scriptures. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06586a.htm Glory - In the English version of the Bible the word Glory, one of the commonest in the Scripture, is used to translate several Hebrew terms in the Old Testament, and the Greek doxa in the New Testament. Sometimes the Catholic versions employ brightness, where ot - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06585a.htm Glebe - Originally signified, in common law, any farm, estate, or parcel of land, and the word is so used in the Theodosian Code. But in ecclesiastical law it has become the technical term for land permanently assigned for the maintenance of the incumbent of a pa - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06582a.htm Glastonbury Abbey - Benedictine monastery, Somersetshire, England, pre-eminently the centre of early Christian tradition in England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06579a.htm Glarean, Henry - Swiss humanist, poet, philosopher, geographer, mathematician, and musician, born at Mollis, near Glarus, Switzerland, in June, 1488, and died at Freiburg-im-Breisgau, 27 March, 1563. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06577a.htm Glanville, Ranulf de - Chief Justiciar of England; b. at Stratford, Suffolk, England, date unknown; d. before Acre, Palestine, 1190. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06576b.htm Glaire, Jean-Baptiste - Priest, hebraist, and Biblical scholar; b. at Bordeaux, 1 April, 1798; d. at Issy, near Paris, 25 Feb., 1879. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06576a.htm Glagolitic - An ancient alphabet of the Slavic languages, also called in Russian bukvitsa. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06575b.htm Glabrio, Manius Acilius - Consul at Rome during A.D. 91, with Trajan. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06575a.htm Giuseppe Maria Tommasi, Saint - Cardinal, scholar, and author, died 1713. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06573a.htm Giulio Romano - A famous architect and painter, the best-known of Raphael's pupils, and the unique representative of the so-called "Roman School"; b. at Rome in 1492; d. at Mantua in 1546. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06572a.htm Giraldus Cambrensis - Biographical article on the medieval ecclesiastic and writer. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06568d.htm Giraldi, Ubaldo - An Italian canonist; b. in 1692; d. in 1775. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06568c.htm Giraldi, Giovanni Battista - Italian dramatist and novelist; b. at Ferrara, Italy, 1504; d. there, 1573. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06568b.htm Giovanelli, Ruggiero - Composer, b. at Velletri, near Rome, in 1560; d. at Rome, 7 January, 1625. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06568a.htm Giorgione - Italian painter, b. at Castelfranco in or before 1477; d. in Venice in October or November, 1510. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06564c.htm Gilbert de la Porrée - Bishop of Poitiers, philosopher, theologian and general scholar; b. at Poitiers in 1076; d. in 1154. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06555a.htm Gilbert, Sir John Thomas - Irish archivist and historian, b. in Dublin, 23 January, 1829; d. there, 23 May, 1898. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06554b.htm Gilbert, Nicolas-Joseph-Laurent - Poet, b. at Fontenoy-le-Château, 1751; d. at Paris, 12 November, 1780. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06554a.htm Gifford, William - Archbishop of Reims; b. in Hampshire, 1554; d. at Reims, 11 April, 1629. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06552b.htm Giffard, William - Second Norman Bishop of Winchester from 1100 to 1129. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06552a.htm Giffard, Godfrey - Bishop of Worcester, b. about 1235; d. 26 Jan., 1301. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06551b.htm Giffard, Bonaventure - Bishop, born at Wolverhampton, England, 1642; died at Hammersmith, Middlesex, 12 March, 1734 - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06551a.htm Gibraltar - A rugged promontory in the province of Andalusia, Spain, about 6 miles in circumference. Its almost perpendicular walls rise to a height of 1396 feet. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06550a.htm Giberti, Gian Matteo - Cardinal, and Bishop of Verona, the natural son of Francesco Giberti, a Genoese naval captain, b. at Palermo in 1495; d. at Verona, 30 Dec., 1543. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06549d.htm Giberti, Jean-Pierre - Canonist; b. at Aix, Provence, in 1660; d. at Paris in 1736. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06549c.htm Gibault, Pierre - Missionary, b. at Montreal, Canada, 1737; d. at New Madrid, about 1804. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06548c.htm Giannone, Pietro - Italian historian, born 7 May, 1676, at Ischitella in the province of Capinata, Naples; died at Turin, 27 March, 1748. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06548a.htm Ghirlandajo - Florentine painter; b. 1449; d. 11 Jan., 1494. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06545a.htm Ghiberti, Lorenzo di Cione - Sculptor; b. at Florence about 1381; d. there, December, 1455. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06544a.htm Ghent - Comprises the whole territory of East Flanders, one of the nine provinces of Belgium. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06542c.htm Ghislain, Saint - Hermit in Belgium, confessor, died c. 680. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06547a.htm Géry, Saint - Bishop of Cambrai-Arras, d. between 623 and 626. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06537b.htm Gesta Romanorum - A medieval collection of anecdotes, to which moral reflections are attached. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06539b.htm Gesta Dei per Francos - Title adopted by Guibert de Nogent (died about 1124) for his history of the First Crusade. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06539a.htm Gervasius and Protasius, Saints - Martyred in Milan, probably in the second century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06537a.htm Gervase of Tilbury - Medieval writer, b. probably at Tilbury, in the County of Essex, England, about 1150; d. at Arlington, about 1220. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06536c.htm Gervase of Canterbury - English chronicler, b. about 1141; d. in, or soon after, 1210. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06536b.htm Gertrude of Aldenberg, Blessed - Longtime abbess of a Premonstratensian convent near Wetzlar. She died in 1297. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06533a.htm Gerson, Jean de Charlier de - Biographical article. Examines his view of conciliarism, and considers his mystical theology. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06530c.htm Gerrha - A titular see in the province of Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium in the Patriarchate of Alexandria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06530b.htm German Gardiner, Blessed - Layman, the last martyr under Henry VIII. Executed at Tyburn on 7 March, 1544, for refusing to grant that the King was the head of the English and Irish Church. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06474b.htm Germia - A titular see of Galatia Secunda, a suffragan of Pessinus; mentioned by Hierocles in the sixth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06529b.htm Germany, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern - Its jurisdiction covers the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Meeklenburg-Strelitz, the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe, the free Hanse towns, Hamburg, Lübeck, and Bremen, the Principality of Lübeck (capital Eutin), belonging to the Grand Duchy - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06529a.htm Germans in the United States - Includes all German-speaking people, whether originally from Germany proper, Austria, Switzerland, or Luxemburg. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06475c.htm Germanicopolis - A titular see in the province of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06475b.htm Germanicia - A titular see in the province of Euphratensis and the patriarchate of Antioch; incorrectly called Germaniciana and located in Byzacene, Africa. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06475a.htm Gerhard of Zütphen - Born at Zütphen, 1367; died at Windesheim, 1398; a mystical writer and one of the first of the Brothers of the Common Life, founded by Gerhard Groote and Florentius Radewyn at Deventer, in the Netherlands. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06471c.htm Gerdil, Hyacinthe Sigismond - Cardinal and theologian; b. at Samoëns in Savoy, 20 June, 1718; d. at Rome, 12 August 1802. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06471b.htm Gerberon, Gabriel - A Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation. (1628-1711) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06469b.htm Geramb, Baron Ferdinand de - In religion, Brother Mary Joseph; Abbot and procurator-general of La Trappe, came of a noble and ancient family in Hungary; b. in Lyons, 14 Jan., 1772; d. at Rome, 15 March, 1848. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06464d.htm Geraldton - Diocese in Australia, established in 1898, suffragan of Adelaide. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06464c.htm Gerace - Diocese in the province of Reggio in Calabria (Southern Italy). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06464a.htm Georgius Syncellus - The author of one of the more important medieval Byzantine chronicles, died after 810. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06463a.htm Georgia - The largest of the original thirteen United States; bounded on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, on the east by the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Florida, and on the west by Florida and Alabama. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06460a.htm Geography and the Church - Explains the nature of this science and the course of its evolution. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06447a.htm Geography, Biblical - With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the geography and topography of the Holy Land. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06428c.htm Gentile da Fabriano - Italian painter; b. probably about 1378 in the District of the Marches; d. probably 1427. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06421a.htm Gennadius of Marseilles - A priest whose chief title to fame is his continuation of St. Jerome's catalogue "De Viris illustribus". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06417a.htm Gennadius II - His original name was George Scholarius. Born about 1400, was first a teacher of philosophy and then judge in the civil courts under the Emperor John VIII. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06416b.htm Gemblours - A suppressed Benedictine monastery on the river Orneau in Belgium, founded c. 945 by St. Guibert (Wibert) and dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle and the holy martyr Exuperius. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06407c.htm Gelasius of Cyzicus - Ecclesiastical writer, son of a priest of Cyzicus, and wrote in Bithynia, about 475, to prove against the Eutychians, that the Nicene Fathers did not teach Monophysitism. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06407b.htm Geissel, Johannes von - Cardinal, Archbishop of Cologne, b. 5 February, 1796, at Gimmeldingen, in the Palatinate; d. 8 September, 1864, at Cologne. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06405a.htm Gaza - A titular see of Palaestina Prima, in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06399c.htm Gaume, Jean-Joseph - French theologian and author, b. at Fuans (Franche-Comté) in 1802; d. in 1879. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06398b.htm Gaultier, Aloisius-Edouard-Camille - Priest and schoolmaster; b. at Asti, Piedmont, about 1745; d. at Paris, 18 Sept., 1818. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06398a.htm Gaul, Christian - The Church of Gaul first appeared in history in connexion with the persecution at Lyons under Marcus Aurelius (177). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06395b.htm Garesché, Julius Peter - Soldier; born 26 April, 1821, near Havana, Cuba; killed at the battle of Stone River, Tennessee, U.S.A., 31 December, 1862. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06384a.htm Gardellini, Aloisio - Born at Rome, 4 Aug., 1759; died there, 8 Oct., 1829, famous chiefly for his collection of the decrees of the Congregation of Rites. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06382b.htm Gambling - The staking of money or other thing of value on the issue of a game of chance. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06375b.htm Galway and Kilmacduagh - Diocese in Ireland; an amalgamation of two distinct ancient sees. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06373a.htm Galveston - The Diocese of Galveston was established in 1847 and comprises that part of the State of Texas, U.S.A., between the Sabine River on the east, the Colorado River on the west, the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and the northern line of the counties of Lampasa - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06372a.htm Gallitzin, Adele Amalie - Princess; b. at Berlin, 28 Aug., 1748; d. at Angelmodde, near Münster, Westphalia, 17 April, 1806. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06367a.htm Gallipoli - Diocese in the province of Lecce (Southern Italy). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06366c.htm Gallican Rite, The - The rite which prevailed in Gaul until about the middle or end of the eighth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06357a.htm Galletti, Pietro Luigi - Benedictine, historian and archaeologist; b. at Rome in 1724; d. there, 13 December, 1790. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06350b.htm Galle - Diocese in Ceylon, created by Leo XIII 25 Aug., 1893. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06349d.htm Gall, Saint - Late sixth- to early seventh-century Irish hermit. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06346b.htm Gal, Saint - The sixteenth and twenty-third bishops of Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) were both named Gal, and both are saints. The first St. Gal was bishop from 527 to 551, and the second, from 640-650. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06335b.htm Gaillard, Claude Ferdinand - French engraver and painter; b. at Paris, 7 Jan., 1834; d. there, 27 Jan., 1887. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06335a.htm Gahan, William - A priest and author; born 5 June, 1732, in the parish of St. Nicholas, Dublin; died there, 6 December, 1804. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06334c.htm Gaeta - Archdiocese in the province of Caserta in Campania (Southern Italy). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06333a.htm Gaddi, Agnolo, Giovanni, and Taddeo - Florentine artists, Taddeo being the father of Agnolo and Giovanni. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06332b.htm Gadara - A titular see of Palaestina Prima; there were two sees of this name, one in Palaestina Prima, the other in Palaestina Secunda. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06332a.htm Gad - A proper name which designates in the Bible, (I), a patriarch; (II), a tribe of Israel; (III), a prophet; (IV), a pagan deity. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06331b.htm Gaboon - Formerly called the Vicariate Apostolic of the Two Guineas. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06328c.htm Gregory of Nazianzus, Saint - Biographical article on this Doctor of the Church, known in the Christian East as St. Gregory the Theologian. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07010b.htm Guthlac, Saint - Brief biography of this soldier, monk, and hermit, who died in 714. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07092a.htm Gunther, Blessed - Lay brother, penitent, hermit in Bohemia, d. 1045. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07084a.htm Guadalajara - Archdiocese in Mexico, separated from the Diocese of Michoacan by Paul III, 31 July, 1548. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07042b.htm Gregory VII, Pope Saint - Also known as Hildebrand: "one of the greatest of the Roman pontiffs and one of the most remarkable men of all times." He died in 1085. Biographical article. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06791c.htm Gregory the Illuminator, Saint - Patron of Armenia. Husband and father, bishop, d. possibly in 337. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07023a.htm Gregory of Utrecht, Saint - Missionary companion of St. Boniface, and later an abbot, d. 775 or 780. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07021a.htm Gregory of Tours, Saint - Lengthy article about this bishop, historian, and theologian. He died in 593 or 594. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07018b.htm Gregory of Nyssa, Saint - Bishop, one of the Cappadocian Fathers, d. after 385 or 386. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07016a.htm Gregory of Heimburg - Humanist and Statesman, b. at Würzburg in the beginning of the fifteenth century; d. at Tharandt near Dresden, August, 1472. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07010a.htm Gudula, Saint - Born in Brabant, one of a family of saints. She died in the early eighth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07056b.htm Gregory of Neocaesarea, Saint - Also known as Gregory Thaumaturgus, converted to Christianity by Origen, became a bishop, d. between 270 and 275. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07015a.htm Gregory III, Pope Saint - A Syrian, was elected the successor of Pope St. Gregory II by acclamation, d. 741. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06789a.htm Gregory II, Pope Saint - Also known as Gregory Junior, or Gregory the Younger, d. 731. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06787a.htm Grassis, Paris de - Master of ceremonies to Julius II and Leo X; b. at Bologna, about 1470; d. at Rome, 10 June, 1528. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06729b.htm Gregory I ("the Great"), Pope Saint - Biographical article on this Doctor of the Church, d. 604. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm Gradwell, Robert - Bishop; b. at Clifton-in-the-Fylde, Lancashire, 26 Jan., 1777; d. in London, 15 March, 1833. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06718b.htm Gottschalk, Saint - Wendish prince, considered a martyr, d. 1066. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06681a.htm Gorgonius, Saint - Identifies six martyrs of this name. Article concentrates on an imperial official who suffered in the Diocletian persecution and whose feast is 9 September. His cult was strong in France. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06651b.htm Godfrey of Fontaines - A scholastic philosopher and theologian; born near Liège within the first half of the thirteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06626a.htm Godfrey of Bouillon - Duke of Lower Lorraine and first King of Jerusalem, son of Eustache II, Count of Boulogne, and of Ida, daughter of Godfrey the Bearded, Duke of Lower Lorraine; b. probably at Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1060; d. at Jerusalem, 18 July, 1100. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06624b.htm Godelina, Saint - Physically and psychologically abused by her husband Bertolf and mother-in-law, until finally she was murdered at Bertolf's orders in 1070. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06623b.htm Godeau, Antoine - Bishop, poet and exegete; b. at Dreux in the diocese of Chartres, 1605; d. at Vence, 21 April, 1672. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06622a.htm Gobban Saer - Regarded in traditional lore as the greatest Irish architect of the seventh century, and popularly canonized as St. Gobban; b. at Turvey, near Malahide, Co. Dublin, about 560. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06607b.htm Glaber, Raoul - Benedictine chronicler; b. in Burgundy before 1000; d. at Cluny about 1050. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06574b.htm Ghardaia - Prefecture Apostolic in the French Sahara, separated in 1901 from the Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara and the Soudan. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06542b.htm Gilbert of Sempringham, Saint - Short biography of the founder of the Gilbertines, who died in 1189. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06557b.htm Giovanni Dominici, Blessed - Biography of the Dominican preacher and writer. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05112a.htm Giles, Saint - Also known as Aegidius. Hermit and then abbot in late seventh-century Gaul. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06559a.htm Gildas, Saint - Biographical entry for St. Gildas the Wise, also called "Badonicus," born to a British family in Scotland, educated in Wales, monk, priest, died in 570. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06557c.htm Gil of Santarem, Blessed - Portuguese Dominican, d. 1265. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06561b.htm Gfrörer, August Friedrich - German historian; b. at Calw, Würtemberg, 5 March, 1803; d. at Karlsbad, 6 July, 1861. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06542a.htm Gesellenvereine - German Catholic societies for the religious, moral, and professional improvement of young men. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06538a.htm Gervaise, Dom François Armand - Discalced Carmelite, b. at Paris, 1660; d. at Reclus, France, 1761. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06535b.htm Gertrude of Hackeborn - Cistercian Abbess of Helfta, near Eisleben; born near Halberstadt in 1232; died towards the end of 1292. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06533b.htm Gertrude the Great, Saint - Benedictine, mystic, author, d. 1301 or 1302. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06534a.htm Gertrude van der Oosten, Blessed - Beguine, had the stigmata and the gift of prophecy, died on Epiphany, 1358. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06535a.htm Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint - Benedictine abbess of a double monastery, d. 659. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06533c.htm Gerona - The Diocese of Geronia in Catalonia, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona, is bounded on the north by the Pyrenees, on the south and east by the Mediterranean, and on the west by the dioceses of Barcelona and Vich. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06530a.htm Germanus I, Saint - Patriarch of Constantinople, defender of the veneration of ikons, d. 733 or 740. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06484a.htm Galland, Antoine - French Orientalist and numismatist, b. at Rollot, near Montdidier, in Picardy, 1646, d. at Paris, 1715. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06349b.htm Germaine Cousin, Saint - Sickly, pious shepherdess, cruelly treated by her stepmother. St. Germaine died in 1601, at the age of 22. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06474a.htm Gerard Majella, Saint - Tailor, Redemptorist, called "Father of the Poor," d. 1755. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06467c.htm Gerard, Bishop of Toul, Saint - Biography of this tenth-century bishop. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06466a.htm Gérard, Abbot of Brogne, Saint - Soldier turned monk, d. 959. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06465b.htm Gerald, Saint - English monk, Bishop of Mayo, d. 731. Brief biography. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06464b.htm George, Saint - Long, scholarly article on St. George, martyr, patron saint of England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06453a.htm Gabriel Lalemant, Saint - Short biography of this Jesuit missionary. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08752b.htm Greek Catholics in America - Includes the history and statistics. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06744a.htm Gravier, Jacques - Jesuit missionary; born 1651 at Moulins, where he studied classics and philosophy under the Jesuits; died in Louisiana in 1708. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06732b.htm Grandmont, Abbey and Order of - Abbey and Order in the department of Hte-Vienne, France. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06725c.htm Gennadius I, Saint - Patriarch of Constantinople, d. 471. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06416a.htm Gil de Albornoz, Alvarez Carillo - A renowned cardinal, general, and statesman; b. about 1310 at Cuenca in New Castile; d. 23 Aug., 1367. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06558a.htm German Literature - History starting with the pre-Christian period to 800 A.D. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06517a.htm Germany - History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06484b.htm George Hamartolus - A monk at Constantinople under Michael III (842-867) and the author of a chronicle of some importance. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06455a.htm Galla - Vicariate Apostolic embracing the territory of the Galla or Oromo tribes in Abyssinia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06348b.htm Grün, Anastasius - Pseudonym for Anton Alexander (Maria), Count von Auersperg, a nineteenth-century Austrian poet. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07042a.htm Good - The moral good (bonum honestum) consists in the due ordering of free action or conduct according to the norm of reason, the highest faculty, to which it is to conform. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06636b.htm Gerasa - A titular see in the province of Arabia and the Patriarchate of Antioch. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06469a.htm Graffiti - The term in common usage among archaeologists to designate a class of rude inscriptions scratched on the walls of ancient monuments, generally sepulchral, as distinguised from the formal inscriptions engraved on the tombs of the deceased. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06718c.htm Gremiale - A square or oblong cloth which the bishop should wear over his lap, when seated on the throne during the singing of the Kyrie, Gloria, and Credo by the choir, during the distribution of blessed candles, palms or ashes, and also during the anointments in c - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07026a.htm Gaudiosus - Bishop of Tarazona (Turiasso), Spain; died about 540. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06395a.htm Gregory X, Pope Blessed - Biographical article on this thirteenth-century pope. Includes bibliography. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06798a.htm Good Faith - A phrase employed to designate the mental and moral state of honest, even if objectively unfounded, conviction as to the truth or falsehood of a proposition or body of opinion, or as to the rectitude or depravity of a line of conduct. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06642a.htm Gower, John - Poet; born between 1327-1330, probably in Kent; died October, 1408. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06685a.htm Gozzi, Carlo - Italian author, born at Venice, 1720; died 1806. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06688a.htm Greek Church - Details the history and various divisions of the church. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06752a.htm Gog and Magog - Names, respectively, of a king and of his supposed kingdom, mentioned several times in chapters 38 and 39 of the Book of Ezechiel, and once in the Apocalypse (20:7). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06628a.htm Gropper, John - An eminent jurist and theologian, b. 24 Feb., 1503, at Soest, Westphalia; d. at Rome, 13 March, 1559. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07036b.htm Gradual - In English often called Grail, is the oldest and most important of the four chants that make up the choir's part of the Proper of the Mass. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06715a.htm Gretser, Jacob - A celebrated Jesuit writer; b. at Markdorf in the Diocese of Constance in 1562; d. at Ingolstadt in 1625. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07029b.htm Grancolas, Jean - Doctor of the Sorbonne, theologian, liturgist; b. near Chateaudun, about 1660; d. at Paris, 1 August, 1732. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06724b.htm Grail, The Holy - The name of a legendary sacred vessel, variously identified with the chalice of the Eucharist or the dish of the Pascal lamb, and the theme of a famous medieval cycle of romance. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06719a.htm Gratian, Jerome - Spiritual director of St. Teresa and first Provincial of the Discalced Carmelites; born at Valladolid, 6 June, 1545; died at Brussels, 21 September, 1614. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06729d.htm Goulburn - One of the six suffragan sees of the ecclesiastical province of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06683a.htm Grace at Meals - One of the most ancient formulae of prayer at meals is found in a treatise of the fourth century, attributed without foundation to Saint Athanasius. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06714b.htm Gozzoli - Painter; b. at Florence, 1420; d. at Pisa 1497. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06688b.htm Gregorian Chant - Short description and history, with links to more information. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06779a.htm Girba - A titular see in the province of African Tripoli. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06570c.htm Griffin, Gerald - A novelist, dramatist, lyricist; b. 12 December, 1803, at Limerick, Ireland; d. at Cork, 12 June, 1840. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07032a.htm Gordian - There were three Roman emperors of this name, who reigned between A.D. 237-44, and all of whom met with violent deaths. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06648b.htm Gordon Riots - This agitation, so called from the head and spirit of the movement, Lord George Gordon, convulsed the metropolis of England from 2 June till 9 June, 1780. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06649c.htm Grueber, Johann - German Jesuit missionary in China and noted explorer of the seventeenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07041a.htm Guaraní Indians - A tribal group of South America, having the former home territory chiefly between the Uruguay and lower Paraguay Rivers, in what is now Paraguay and the Provinces of Corrientes and Entre Rios of Argentina. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07045a.htm Gelasius I, Pope Saint - An assessment of his pontificate. He died in 496. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06406a.htm Guardian Angels - The lowest orders of angels are sent to men. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07049c.htm Guérard, Robert - Writer, born at Rouen, 1641; died at the monastery of Saint-Ouen, 2 January, 1715. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07059a.htm Good Friday - The Friday on which the Church keeps the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06643a.htm Gozo, Diocese of - Comprises the island of Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea and the islet of Comino. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06687b.htm Gratz, Peter Aloys - Schoolmaster and exegete, b. 17 Aug., 1769, at Mittelberg, Allgäu, Bavaria; d. at Darmstadt, 1 Nov., 1849. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06732a.htm Gonzalo de Berceo - Spanish poet, active between 1220 and 1242. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06636a.htm Goyaz, Diocese of - Co-extensive with the state of the same name, one of the twenty states which, with the Federal District, comprise the Republic of Brazil. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06687a.htm Gratian, Johannes - The little that is known concerning the author of the "Concordantia discordantium canonum", more generally called the "Decretum Gratiani", is furnished by that work itself, its earliest copies, and its twelfth-century "Summae" - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06730a.htm Griffiths, Thomas - Born in London, 2 June, 1791; died 19 August, 1847; the first and only Vicar Apostolic of the London District educated wholly in England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07033a.htm Gonzaga, Ercole - Cardinal; b. at Mantua, 23 November, 1505; d. 2 March, 1563. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06635a.htm Gospel and Gospels - The word Gospel usually designates a written record of Christ's words and deeds. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06655b.htm Goodman, Ven. John - Priest and martyr; born in the Diocese of Bangor, Wales, 1590; died 1642. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06647a.htm Gaudentius, Saint - Successor of St. Philastrius as bishop of Brescia. Gaudentius died c. 410. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06393c.htm Gerard, John - Jesuit; born 4 October, 1564; died 27 July, 1637. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06466c.htm Godden, Thomas - True name Tylden. Born at Addington, Kent, 1624; died in London, 1 Dec., 1688. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06621b.htm George of Trebizond - A Greek scholar of the early Italian Renaissance; b. in Crete (a Venetian possession from 1206-1669), 1395; d. in Rome, 1486. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06456a.htm Grace, Supernatural - Treatise on this fundamental building block of Christianity. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06701a.htm Gregory of Valencia - Professor of the University of Ingolstadt, b. at Medina, Spain); d. at Naples, 25 April, 1603. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07021b.htm González, Zeferino - Dominican, cardinal, theologian, and philosopher. (1831-1894) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16041c.htm Greith, Karl Johann - Bishop and church historian, b. at Rapperswyl, Switzerland, 25 May, 1897; d. at St. Gall, 17 May, 1882. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07025b.htm Golden Rose - A precious and sacred ornament made of pure gold by skilled artificers, which the popes have been accustomed for centuries to bless each year, and occasionally confer upon illustrious churches and sanctuaries as a token of special reverence and devotion, - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06629a.htm Gondulphus - The name of three saints, of whom one was Bishop of Tongres (Maestricht), the second Bishop of Metz, while the third is known as Gondulphus of Berry. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06633a.htm Gonzaga, Scipione - Cardinal; b. at Mantua, 11 November, 1542; d. at San Martino, 11 January, 1593. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06635b.htm Girardon, François - A noted sculptor of the reign of Louis XIV, b. at Troyes, France, 1630; d. at Paris, 1715. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06570a.htm Gresemund, Dietrich - German humanist; b. in 1477, at Speyer; d. 1512, at Mainz. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07028a.htm Gorz - Capital of the Austrian crown-land Görz and Gradiska. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06654b.htm God, Existence of - The arguments for God's existence are variously classified and entitled by different writers, but all agree in recognizing the distinction between a priori, or deductive, and a posteriori, or inductive reasoning in this connection. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06608b.htm Grosseteste, Robert - Bishop of Lincoln and one of the most learned men of the Middle Ages; b. about 1175; d. 9 October, 1253. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07037a.htm Giuseppe Giusti - A poet and patriot; b. 1809, at Monsumano near Pescia, Italy; d. 31 March, 1850. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06574a.htm Gotti, Vincent Louis - Cardinal and theologian. (1664-1742) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16041d.htm Gonet, Jean Baptiste - Theologian, b. about 1616 at Beziers, in the province of Languedoc; d. there 24 Jan., 1681. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06634a.htm Geoffrey of Monmouth - Abbot of St. Alban's, d. at St. Alban's, 26 Feb., 1146. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06428a.htm Gnosticism - History of Gnosticism from its pre-Christian roots through its developed doctrines concerning cosmogony, the Sophia-myth, soteriology, and eschatology. Includes information on rites, schools, and literature. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06592a.htm Gottschalk of Orbais - A medieval theologian; b. about 800, d. after 866, probable 30 October, 868. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06682a.htm Golden Calf - An object of worship among the Hebrews, mention of which occurs principally in Ex., xxxii, where the story of the molten calf of Aaron is narrated, and in III Kings, xii (cf. II Par., xi), in connection with the policy of Jeroboam after the schism of the - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06628b.htm Ghost Dance - The principal ceremonial rite of an Indian religion which originated about 1887 with Wovoka, alias jack Wilson, an Indian of the Piute tribe in Nevada. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06547b.htm Gobat, George - Moral theologian; born at Charmoilles, in the Diocese of Basil, now in the Department of the Doubs, France, 1 July, 1600; died 23 March, 1679. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06607a.htm Gezireh - Seat of two Catholic residential sees, one Chaldean, the other Syrian. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06541b.htm Guadalupe, Shrine of - Guadalupe is strictly the name of a picture, but was extended to the church containing the picture and to the town that grew up around. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07043a.htm Gospel in the Liturgy - From the very earliest times the public reading of parts of the Bible was an important element in the Liturgy inherited from the service of the Synagogue. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06659a.htm Gloria, Laus et Honor - A hymn composed by St. Theodulph of Orléans in 810. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16041b.htm Garneau, François-Xavier - French Canadian historian. (1809-1866) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06386a.htm Greuze, Jean-Baptiste - French painter, b. at Tournus in Ardeche, 21 August, 1725; d. at Paris, 21 March, 1805. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07029c.htm Gobelinus, Person - Westphalian known as an historian and an ardent reformer of monastic life in his native land. (1358-1421) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06607c.htm Gloria in Excelsis Deo - The great doxology (hymnus angelicus) in the Mass is a version of a very old Greek form". It begins with the words sung by the angels at Christ's birth (Luke, ii, 14). To this verse others were added very early, forming a doxology. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06583a.htm Giordano, Luca - Neapolitan painter; b. at Naples, 1632; d. in the same place, 12 Jan., 1705. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06564b.htm Gloves, Episcopal - Liturgical gloves are a liturgical adornment reserved for bishops and cardinals. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06589a.htm Gillis, James - Scottish bishop; b. at Montreal, Canada, 7 April, 1802; d. at Edinburgh, 24 February 1864. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06560c.htm Godet des Marais, Paul - Bishop of Chartres, France; b. at Talcy, near Blois, 1647; d. at Chartres, 1709. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06624a.htm Gorkum, The Martyrs of - Their beatification took place on 14 Nov., 1675, and their canonization on 29 June, 1865. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06651c.htm Gap - Diocese; suffragan of Aix, includes the department of the Hautes-Alpes. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06378a.htm Gethsemane - The place in which Jesus Christ suffered the Agony and was taken prisoner by the Jews. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06540a.htm Gindarus - A titular see of Syria Prima, in the Patriarchate of Antioch. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06561c.htm Giraud de Borneil - A Provençal troubadour, b. about the middle of the twelfth century, at Excideuil in the Viscounty of Limoges. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06570b.htm Grace, William Russell - Philanthropist and merchant, born at Cork, Ireland, 10 May, 1832; died at New York, 21 March, 1904. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06714a.htm Granada, University of - The origin of this university is to be traced to the Arab school at Cordova, which, when the city was captured by St. Ferdinand in 1236, was removed to Granada and there continued. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06724a.htm Girard, Jean-Baptiste - Known as Père Girard, a Swiss pedagogue, b. at Fribourg, 17 December, 1765; d. there, 6 March, 1850. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06569a.htm Giocondo, Fra Giovanni - An Italian architect, antiquary, archaeologist, and classical scholar, b. in Verona, c. 1445; d. in Venice (?), c. 1525. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06563a.htm Gisbert, Blaise - French rhetorician and critic; born at Cahors, 21 February, 1657; died at Montpellier, 21 February, 1731. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06571a.htm Guarini, Battista - An Italian poet, b. at Ferrara, 1538, d. at Venice, 7 Oct., 1612. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07052a.htm Gonnelieu, Jérôme de - Theologian, ascetical writer, and preacher; born at Soissons, 8 Sept., 1640; died at Paris, 28 Feb., 1715. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06634b.htm Gresset, Jean Baptiste - Born 29 August, 1709; died 16 June, 1777, at Amiens. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07029a.htm Ghibellines and Guelphs - Names adopted by the two factions that kept Italy divided and devastated by civil war during the greater part of the later Middle Ages. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07056c.htm Gilbert Islands - Vicariate apostolic; comprises the group of that name, besides the islands of Ellice and Panapa. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06557a.htm Gyor - A Hungarian see, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Gran. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07094b.htm Giotto di Bondone - A Florentine painter, and founder of the Italian school of painting, b. most probably, in the village of Vespignano near Florence; d. at Milan, 8 Jan., 1337. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06565a.htm Giordani, Tommasso - A composer, b. at Naples in 1738; d. at Dublin, Ireland, February 1806. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06564a.htm Gillespie, Neal Henry - Brother of the foregoing; b. in Washington county, Pa., 19 January 1831; d. at St. Mary's, Notre Dame, Indiana, 12 November, 1874. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06560b.htm Gerard of Cremona - A twelfth-century student of Arabic science and translator from Arabic into Latin; born at Cremona, in 1114; died in 1187. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06468a.htm Gilbert Foliot - Bishop of London, b. early in the twelfth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06556a.htm Gioberti, Vincenzo - An Italian statesman and philosopher; b. at Turin, 5 April, 1801; d. at Paris, 26 October, 1852. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06562b.htm Gillespie, Eliza Maria - In religion Mother Mary of St. Angela. Born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, 21 February, 1824; died at St. Mary's convent, Notre Dame, Indiana, 4 March, 1887. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06560a.htm Gift, Supernatural - Something conferred on nature that is above all the powers (vires) of created nature. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06553a.htm Grace, Controversies on - These are concerned chiefly with the relation between grace and free will. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06710a.htm Gentiles - In the English versions of both Testaments it collectively designates the nations distinct from the Jewish people. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06422a.htm Gerbillon, Jean-François - French missionary; born at Verdun, 4 June, 1654; died at Peking, China, 27 March, 1707. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06471a.htm Goossens, Pierre-Lambert - Cardinal, Archbishop of Michlin (Belgium), b. at Perck, near Vilvorde, 18 July, 1827; d. at Michlin, 25 January, 1906. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06648a.htm Gibbons, John - Jesuit theologian and controversialist; b. 1544, at or near Wells, Somersetshire; died 16 Aug. or 3 Dec., 1589. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06549a.htm Gilbertines, Order of - Founded by St. Gilbert, about the year 1130, at Sempringham, Gilbert's native place, where he was then parish priest. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06556b.htm Guarino da Verona - A humanist, b. 1370, at Verona, Italy; d. 1460, at Ferrara. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07053a.htm Gaspare del Bufalo, Saint - Founder of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood, died 1837. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06390b.htm Gerhoh of Reichersberg - Provost of that place and Austin canon, one of the most distinguished theologians of Germany in the twelfth century, b. at Polling, Bavaria, 1093; d. at Reichersberg, 27 June, 1169. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06472a.htm Gennings, Edmund and John - The first, a martyr for the Catholic Faith, and the second, the restorer of the English province of Franciscan friars, were brothers and converts to the Church. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06418a.htm Greifswald, University of - The oldest university of Prussia, founded in 1456. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07025a.htm Grimaldi, Francesco Maria - Italian physicist, b. at Bologna, 2 April, 1618; d. in the same city, 28 Dec., 1663. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07034a.htm George Gervase, Blessed - Account of the dramatic life of this Benedictine priest and martyr, who died in 1608. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06536a.htm Georgetown University - Founded immediately after the Revolutionary War, by the incorporated Catholic Clergy of Maryland, who selected from their Body Trustees, and invested them with full power to choose a President and appoint Professors. Since the year 1805, it has been under - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06458a.htm George Pisides - A Byzantine poet who lived in the first half of the seventh century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06456b.htm George the Bearded - Duke of Saxony, b. at Dresden, 27 August, 1471; d. in the same city, 17 April, 1539. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06457a.htm Gibbons, Richard - Brother of Father John Gibbons, born at Winchester, 1550 or 1549; died at Douai, 23 June, 1632. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06549b.htm Garnier, Jean - Church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian; b. at Paris, 11 Nov., 1612; d. at Bologna, 26 Nov., 1681. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06388c.htm Garland - A wreath of flowers or evergreens formerly used in connection with baptismal, nuptial, and funeral rites, as well as in solemn processions. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06385a.htm Guardian Angels, Feast of - This feast, like many others, was local before it was placed in the Roman calendar. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07050a.htm Garet, Jean - Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, born at Havre about 1627; died at Jumieges, 24 September, 1694. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06384b.htm Gerard, Archbishop of York - Date of birth unknown; died at Southwell, 21 May, 1108. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06466b.htm Gerbet, Olympe-Phillipe - A French bishop and writer; b. at Poligny (Jura), 1798; d. at Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), 1864. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06470b.htm Genesareth - This is the name given to the Lake of Tiberias in Luke 5:1. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06413a.htm Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield - A musician, born at Ballygar Galway, Ireland, 25 Dec., 1829; died at St. Louis, 24 Sept., 1892. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06561a.htm Gómara, Francisco Lopez de - Chaplain to Cortés. Born 1510. Wrote a severely flawed history of the Spanish conquest of the New World, though he himself had never been there. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06632a.htm Gomes De Amorim, Francisco - Portuguese poet, dramatist, and novelist. (1827-1891) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06632b.htm Gallicanus, Saints - Three saints by this name commemorated on 25 June. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06365a.htm Gerardus Odonis - Also Geraldus Othonis, or Ottonis, a medieval theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order; born probably at Châteauroux, in the present department of Indre, France, date unknown; died at Catania, Sicily, 1348. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06468b.htm Gousset, Thomas-Marie-Joseph - French cardinal and theologian; b. at Montigny-les-Charlieu, a village of Franche-Comté, in 1792; d. at Reims in 1866. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06684b.htm Geiler von Kayserberg, Johann - A celebrated German pulpit orator, b. at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 16 March, 1445; d. at Strasburg, 10 March, 1510. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06403c.htm God, Nature and Attributes of - Covered as natural reason and faith. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06612a.htm Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine - Prince, priest, and missionary. (1770-1840) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06367b.htm Good Samaritan, Sisters of the - A congregation of Tertiaries Regular of St. Benedict, established 2 February, 1857, at Sydney, Australia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06647b.htm Guglielmini, Giovanni Battista - Scientist, b. at Bologna, 16 August, 1763; d. in the same city, l5 December, 1817. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07061a.htm Goajira, Vicariate Apostolic of - The most northern portion of South America is a peninsula running into the Caribbean Sea. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06606a.htm Griffin, Martin Ignatius Joseph - Journalist, historian. (1842-1911) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16042b.htm Guéranger, Prosper Louis Pascal - Benedictine and polygraph; b. 4 April, 1805, at Sablé-sur-Sarthe; d. at Solesmes, 30 January, 1875. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07058a.htm Gusmão, Bartholomeu Lourenço de - Naturalist, and the first aeronaut; b. in 1685 at Santos in the province of São Paulo, Brazil; d. 18 November, 1724, in Toledo, Spain. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07089b.htm Gassner, Johann Joseph - A celebrated exorcist; b. 22 Aug., 1727, at Braz, Vorarlberg, Austria; d. 4 April, 1779. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06392b.htm Gerando, Joseph-Marie de - French statesman and writer, born at Lyons, 29 February, 1772; died at Paris, 10 November, 1842. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06465a.htm Gegenbauer, Josef Anton - An accomplished German historical and portrait painter, b. 6 March, 1800, at Wangen, Würtemberg; d. 31 January, 1876, at Rome. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06403b.htm Gideon - One of the Greater Judges of Israel. He belonged to the tribe of Manasses, and to the family of Abiezer. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06402c.htm Gerard, Richard - Confessor; born about 1635; died 11 March, 1680. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06467b.htm Gentili, Aloysius - Proficient in poetry, displayed considerable musical aptitude, had a taste for mechanical and electrical science and was devoted to the cultivation of modern languages, applying himself more particularly to the study of English. (1801-1848) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06422b.htm Gethsemane, Abbey of Our Lady of - An abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians, commonly called Trappists, established in 1848 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, in the Diocese of Louisville, being the first abbey on American soil. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06541a.htm Genicot, Edward - Moral theologian, b. at Antwerp, Belgium, 18 June, 1856; d. at Louvain, 21 February, 1900. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06415c.htm Guérin, Anne-Thérèse - In religion, Mother Theodore. Born at Etables (Côte du Nord), Brittany, France, 2 October, 1798; died 14 May, 1856. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07059b.htm Galla, Saint - A Roman widow of the sixth century; feast, 5 October. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06348a.htm God, Relation of the Universe to - Sections include essential dependence of the universe on God, divine immanence and transcendence, and possibility of the supernatural. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06614a.htm Garin, André - An Oblate missionary and parish priest. (1822-1895) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06384d.htm Gebhard (III) of Constance - Bishop of that city and strenuous defender of papal rights against imperial encroachments during the Investitures conflict; b. about 1040; d. 12 November, 1110. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06402a.htm Gallienus, Publius Licinius Egnatius - Roman emperor; b. about 218; d. at Milan, 4 March, 268. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06366a.htm Guyon, Jeanne-Marie-Bouvier de La Motte- - Essay on the life, experiences, and teachings of this seventeenth-century French mystic. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07092b.htm Genealogy (in the Bible) - The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament: I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. In these passages commentators explain the word as referring to the Gentile theogonies, or to the Essene generation of angels, or to the emanation of spirits and ae - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06408a.htm Good Shepherd, Our Lady of Charity of the - The aim of this institute is to provide a shelter for girls and women of dissolute habits, who wish to do penance for their iniquities and to lead a truly christian life. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06647c.htm Geoffrey of Dunstable - Abbot of St. Alban's, d. at St. Alban's, 26 Feb., 1146. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06427b.htm Genebrard, Gilbert - Benedictine exegete and Orientalist, b. 12 December, 1535, at Riom, in the department of Puy-de-Dôme; d. 16 Feb., 1597. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06412a.htm Gebhart, Emile - French professor and writer, b. 19 July, 1839, at Nancy; d. 22 April, 1908. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06402b.htm Geoffrey of Vendôme - A cardinal, b. in the second half of the eleventh century of a noble family, at Angers, France; d. there, 26 March, 1132. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06428b.htm Grimmelshausen, Johann Jacob Christoffel von - German novelist of the seventeenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07035b.htm Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-Achille - A French bishop; b. at Montpellier (department of Herault) 3 Dec., 1806; d. there 17 Nov., 1875. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06562a.htm Genezareth, Land of - By this name is designated in Mark, vi, 53, a district of Palestine bordering on the Sea of Galilee, and which in the parallel passage of Matthew (xiv, 34) is called "the country of Genesar". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06415a.htm Gau, Franz Christian - Architect and archæologist, b. at Cologne, 15 June, 1790; d. at Paris, January, 1854. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06393a.htm Geoffrey of Clairvaux - A disciple of Bernard, was b. between the years 1115 and 1120, at Auxerre; d. some time after the year 1188. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06427a.htm Gavantus, Bartolommeo - Liturgist, a member of the Barnabite Order; b. at Monza, 1569; d. at Milan, 14 August, 1638. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06399a.htm George Haydock, Blessed - Biographical article on the English priest and martyr. Includes bibliography. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07159a.htm Gabriel the Archangel, Saint - One of the three archangels mentioned in the Bible. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06330a.htm Genesius - Five people with this name including: Genesius of Rome; Genesius of Arles; Genesius, Bishop of Clermont; Genesius Count of Clermont; and Genesius of Lyons. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06413c.htm Gaspe, Philippe-Aubert de - French Canadian writer, b. at Quebec, 30 Oct., 1786, of a family ennobled by Louis XIV in 1693, d. 29 Jan., 1871. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06391a.htm Genga, Girolamo - A painter, born at Urbino in 1476; died at the same place, 1551. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06415b.htm General Chapter - The daily assembling of a community for purposes of discipline and administration of monastic affairs has always included the reading of a chapter of the rule, and thus the assembly itself came to be called the chapter and the place of meeting the chapter - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06412b.htm Genealogy of Christ - Offers the genealogy according to Saint Matthew and Saint Luke. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06410a.htm Generation - Definitions include: a definite period of time, with a special reference to the average length of man's life; an indefinite period of time, of time past; the men who lived in the same period of time who were contemporaries; a race or class of men; and a d - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06412c.htm Grey Nuns - The Order of Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal, commonly called Grey Nuns because of the colour of their attire, was founded in 1738. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07031a.htm Gedoyn, Nicolas - A French translator and literary critic; b. at Orleans, 17 June, 1667; d. 10 August, 1744. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06403a.htm Garrucci, Raffaele - A historian of Christian art, b. at Naples, 22 January, 1812; d. at Rome, 5 May, 1885. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06389b.htm Gassendi, Pierre - French philosopher and scientist. Article by J.G. Hagen covers Gassendi's life and work in some detail. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06391b.htm Gaudier, Antoine de - A writer on asectic theology; b. at Château-Thierry, France, 7 January, 1572; d. at Paris, 14 April, 1622. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394c.htm Grottaferrata, Abbey of - A Basilian monastery near Rome. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07040b.htm Gallia Christiana - A documentary catalogue or list, with brief historical notices, of all the dioceses and abbeys of France from the earliest times, also of their occupants. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06350c.htm Galerius, Valerius Maximianus - Galerius, a native of Illyria, was made Caesar 1 March, 293, by Diocletian, whose daughter Valeria he married and who in turn adopted her husband. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06341a.htm Gazzaniga, Pietro Maria - A theologian, b. at Bergamo, Italy, 3 March, 1722; d. at Vicenza, 11 Dec., 1799. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06401a.htm Grillparzer, Franz - An Austrian poet, b. at Vienna, 15 January, 1791, d. 21 January, 1872. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07033b.htm Galatino, Pietro Colonna - Friar Minor, philosopher, theologian, Orientalist; b. at Galatia (now Cajazzo) in Apulia; d. at Rome, soon after 1539. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06340a.htm Gaubil, Antoine - French Jesuit and missionary to China, b. at Gaillac (Aveyron), 14 July, 1689; d. at Peking, 24 July, 1759. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06393b.htm Garzon - Suffragan diocese of Popayan in the Republic of Colombia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06390a.htm Gaudete Sunday - The third Sunday of Advent, so called from the first word of the Introit at Mass (Gaudete, i.e. Rejoice). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394b.htm Gasser von Valhorn, Joseph - Austrian sculptor, b. 22 Nov., 1816 at Prägraten, Tyrol; d. 28 Oct., 1900. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06392a.htm Grey Nuns of the Cross - A community founded in 1745 at Monteal by Madame d'Youville, known as the Grey Sisters, or Grey Nuns, from the colour of the costume. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07031b.htm Gaudentius of Brescia - A theologian of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins; b. at Brescia in 1612; d. at Oriano, 25 March, 1672. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394a.htm Gama, Vasco da - The discover of the sea route to East Indies; born at Sines, Province of Alemtejo, Portugal, about 1469; died at Cochin, India, 24 December, 1524. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06374a.htm Gonsalo Garcia, Saint - Biography of the Franciscan martyr born in Vasai. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06379a.htm Gaston, William - Jurist: b. at Newbern, North Carolina, U.S.A., 19 Sept., 1778: d. at Raleigh, North Carolina, 28 January 1844. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06392c.htm Galloway, Diocese of - Situated in the southwest of Scotland. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06370a.htm Gall, Abbey of Saint - In Switzerland, Canton St. Gall, 30 miles southeast of Constance; for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe; founded about 613, and named after Gallus, an Irishman, the disciple and companion of St. Columbanus in his exile from Luxe - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06347a.htm Garnier, Julien - Jesuit missionary, born at Connerai, France, 6 January, 1642; d. in Quebec, 1730. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06389a.htm García Moreno, Gabriel - Ecuadorean patriot and statesman; b. at Guayaquil, 24 December, 1821; assassinated at Quito, 6 August, 1875. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06379b.htm Gabriel, Brothers of Saint - Originally founded by St. Louis Grignon de Montfort in 1705, but it did not spread much till it was amalgamated with one founded in 1835 by Monsignor Deshayes. Vicar-General of Rennes. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06330b.htm Galatians, Epistle to the - Background on Galatia, purpose and date, a summary of its contents, its importance and a discussion of some difficulties. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06336a.htm Gregory VIII - Antipope placed upon the papal chair by Emperor Henry V, 8 March, 1118. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06795b.htm Gagarin, Ivan Sergejewitch - Of the Russian family which traces its origin to the ancient rulers of Starodub; born at Moscow, 1 August, 1814; died at Paris, 19 July, 1882. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06334a.htm Gunther, Anton - Philosopher; b. 17 Nov., 1783, at Lindenau, near Leitmeritz, Bohemia; d. at Vienna, 24 February, 1863. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07085a.htm Galluppi, Pasquale - Philosopher, b. at Tropea, in Calabria, 2 April, 1770; d. at Naples, 13 Dec., 1846, where from 1831 he was a professor in the university. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06370b.htm Groote, Gerard - Founder of the "Brethren of the Common Life", b. 1340 at Deventer, Gelderland; d. 20 Aug., 1384. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07036a.htm Gandolphy, Peter - Jesuit preacher; b. in London, 26 July, 1779; d. at East Sheen, Surrey, 9 July, 1821. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06377a.htm Garland, John - English poet and grammarian, who lived in the middle of the thirteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06385b.htm Guastallines - Luigia Torelli, Countess of Guastalla (b. about 1500; d. 29 Oct., 1559 or 1569), widowed for the second time when she was twenty-five, resolved to devote her life to the service of God. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07053c.htm Gargara - A titular see in the province of Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06384c.htm Galilee - The native land of Jesus Christ, where He began His ministry and performed many of His works, and whence He drew His Apostles. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06341c.htm Gallicanism - This term is used to designate a certain group of religious opinions for some time peculiar to the Church of France, or Gallican Church, and the theological schools of that country. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06351a.htm Guastalla, Diocese of - Situated in the province of Reggio Emilia (Central Italy) on the left bank of the Po at its junction with the Crostolo. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07053b.htm Gams, Pius Bonifacius - Ecclesiastical historian. (1816-1892) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06376a.htm Guido of Arezzo - Article with life and summary of his contributions to musical theory and composition. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07065a.htm Gabriel Sionita - A learned Maronite, famous for his share in the publication of the Parisian polyglot of the Bible; b. 1577, at Edden on the Lebanon; d. 1648. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06331a.htm Galura, Bernhard - Prince-Bishop of Brixen; b. 21 August, 1764, at Herbolzheim, Bresigau; d. 17 May, 1856. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06371b.htm Gallego, Juan Nicasio - Priest and poet; born at Zamora, Spain, 14 December, 1777; died at Madrid, 9 January, 1853. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06350a.htm Gabbatha - The Aramaic appellation of a place in Jerusalem, designated also under the Greek name of Lithostrotos. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06328b.htm Galvani, Luigi - Physician, b. at Bologna, Italy, 9 September, 1737; d. there, 4 December, 1798. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06371c.htm Galtelli-Nuoro - Diocese in the province of Sassari (Sardinia), suffragan of Caglari. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06371a.htm Gallait, Louis - Flemish painter; born at Tournai, 10 May, 1810; died in Brussels, 20 November, 1887. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06349a.htm Gallandi, Andrea - Oratorian and patristic scholar, born at Venice, 7 December, 1709; died there 12 January, 1779, or 1780. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06349c.htm Gagliardi, Achille - Ascetic writer and spiritual director; born at Padua, Italy, in 1537; died at Modena, 6 July, 1607. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06334b.htm Gunpowder Plot, The - Oath taken May, 1604, plot discovered November, 1605. Robert Catesby, the originator of the Powder Plot, owned estates at Lapworth and Ashby St. Legers. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07081b.htm González de Santalla, Thyrsus - Theologian and thirteenth general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Arganda, Spain, 18 January, 1624; died at Rome, 27 October, 1705. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06635c.htm Galitzin, Elizabeth - Princess, religious of the Sacred Heart; born at St. Petersburg, 22 February, 1797; died in Louisiana, 8 December, 1843. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06346a.htm Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de - Painter and etcher, b. in Fuendetodos, Aragon, Spain, 31 March, 1746; d. in Bordeaux, 16 April, 1828. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06686a.htm Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, Saint - Jesuit priest, novice master, provincial, d. 1811. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12082b.htm Guaicuri Indians - A group of small tribes, speaking dialectic forms of a common language, probably of distinct stock, formerly occupying part of Lower California. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07044b.htm Gulf of St. Lawrence - Vicariate erected 12 September, 1905, and formed from the prefecture Apostolic of the same name organized 29 May, 1882. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07081a.htm Galilei, Galileo - Although in the popular mind Galileo is remembered chiefly as an astronomer, it was not in this character that he made really substantial contributions to human knowledge, but rather in the field of mechanics, and especially of dynamics, which science may - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06342b.htm Guiana - The name given to all that region of South America which extends along the Atlantic coast from the Orinoco to the Amazon. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07062a.htm Gratian - Details on this Roman Emperor who was the son of Valentinian I. He was born at Sirmium, 359 and died at Lyons, 383. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06729c.htm Galien, Joseph - Dominican, professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Avignon, meteorologist, physicist, and writer on aeronautics; b. 1699. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06341b.htm Guise, House of - A branch of the ducal family of Lorraine who played an important part in the religious troubles of France during the seventeenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07074a.htm Guadix, Diocese of - Diocese in Spain, comprises the greater part of the Province of Granada and a portion of the Province of Almeria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16043a.htm Galilei, Alessandro - An eminent Florentine architect; born 1691; died 1737. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06342a.htm Gounod, Charles-François - An article focusing especially on his religious compositions and the effect of his beliefs on his compositions. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06683b.htm Guzmán, Fernando Pérez de - Señor de Batres; Spanish historian and poet (1376-1458). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07094a.htm Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco - An eclectic painter of the Bolognese school; b. at Bologna, 1606; d. at Rome, 1680. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07035a.htm Grace, Actual - A supernatural gift of God to intellectual creatures (men, angels) for their eternal salvation. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06689x.htm |
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