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 William Dean, Blessed   - Short article on the career of this English priest, martyred in 1588. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04660a.htm    William Davies, Blessed - Biography of the Welsh priest concentrates especially on his imprisonment and martyrdom. Fr. Davies died in 1593. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04646a.htm William Howard, Blessed - Biography of the Viscount Stafford, who headed the list of Catholic lords pursued by Titus Oates in the so-called Popish Plot. Imprisoned in the Tower and tried before the House of Lords, Stafford was executed in 1680. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07504a.htm William Hartley, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1588. Also some information on his companions in martyrdom John Hewitt, Robert Sutton, and John Harrison. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07146a.htm William Harrington, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1594. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07142a.htm William Ireland, Blessed - English Jesuit who was arrested by Titus Oates himself, and martyred along with layman John Grove in 1679. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08130a.htm William Pike, Blessed - A Dorset layman, a joiner by trade. Converted to Catholicism. He was martyred in 1591. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12083a.htm William Spenser, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who was executed in 1589. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14214d.htm William Southerne, Blessed - Brief profile of the English martyr, who was arrested while saying Mass, and executed in 1618. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14162a.htm Winefride, Saint - Seventh-century Welsh niece of St. Beuno. According to legend, she was decapitated by a frustrated suitor and restored to life by her uncle. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15656a.htm William Andleby, Blessed - An English convert to Catholicism, he became a priest. He was martyred in 1597. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01468b.htm William Richardson, Blessed - Last martyr under Queen Elizabeth. (d. 1603) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13046a.htm William Patenson, Blessed - English priest, martyred at Tyburn in 1592. During his imprisonment, he converted several of the inmates. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11542a.htm Words (in Canon Law) - Canonists give many rules for the exact acceptation of words, in order that decrees may be correctly understood and the extent of their obligation determined. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15704a.htm Wittman, George Michael - Bishop-elect of Ratisbon. (1760-1833) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15679a.htm World, Antiquity of the - Various attempts have been made to establish the age of the world. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15704b.htm Wounds, The Five Sacred - The revival of religious life and the zealous activity of St. Bernard and St. Francis in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, together with the enthusiasm of the Crusaders returning from the Holy Land, increased devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ an - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15714a.htm Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick - Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. (1802-1865) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15670a.htm Winckelmann, Johann Joachim - Archaeologist and historian of ancient art. (1717-1768) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15650a.htm Widow - Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question of remarriage. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15617c.htm Woods, Julian Edmund Tenison - Priest and scientist. (1832-1889) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15702c.htm Witness - One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15677a.htm Window, Rose - A circular window, with mullions and traceries generally radiating from the centre, and filled with stained glasses. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653a.htm Will and Testament of Clerics - Roman law allowed clerics to dispose of their property by will or otherwise. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15626b.htm Walenburch, Adrian and Peter von - Auxiliary bishops of Cologne and celebrated controversial theologians, born at Rotterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15531b.htm Witt, Francis Xavier - Composer and reformer of church music. (1834-1888) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15678a.htm William the Conqueror - King of England and Duke of Normandy. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642c.htm Winnebago Indians - A Siouan tribe closely related in speech to the Iowa, Missouri, and Oto, and more remotely to the Dakota and Ponca. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15657b.htm Winslow, Jakob Benignus - Physician and anatomist. (1669-1760) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659a.htm Wisdom, Daughters of - Founded at Poitiers by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort in 1703. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15668a.htm Windsor - A town on the Thames, in Berkshire, England; rendered Ventus Morbidus in some medieval documents, the name being really from the Saxon Windels-or, "winding shore". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15654a.htm Wilberforce, Robert Isaac - Second son of William Wilberforce, and a younger brother of Samuel Wilberforce. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620c.htm Wood-Carving - Discusses the branch of wood-carving dealing with artistic objects, belonging either to plastic (as statues, crucifixes, and similar carvings), or to industrial art (as arabesques and rosettes), and which serve mainly for the ornamentation of cabinet work - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15698b.htm William of Champeaux - A concise summary of his life and thought, by William Turner. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632a.htm Windischmann, Friedrich Heinrich Hugo - Orientalist and exegete. (1811-1861) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652b.htm Winzet, Ninian - Benedictine abbot and controversial writer. (1518-1592) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659c.htm Will - This article discusses will in its psychological aspect. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15624a.htm Wiest, Stephan - Member of the Order of Cistercians. (1748-1797) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618d.htm William of Ockham - Biographical article on the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15636a.htm William of Digulleville - Fourteenth-century French poet. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632c.htm Wimpfeling, Jakob - Humanist and theologian. (1450-1528) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649a.htm Wirt, Wigand - Theologian, born at Frankfort about 1460; died at Steyer, 30 June, 1519. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15661a.htm William of Wykeham - Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. (1324-1404) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15641a.htm Wilhering, Cistercian Abbey of - Situated on the right bank of the Danube, in the Diocese of Linz, Austria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623c.htm Wilton Abbey - Benedictine convent near Salisbury, England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647b.htm Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count von - Bishop and cardinal. (1593-1661) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15557a.htm Wettingen-Mehrerau, Abbacy Nullius of - Cistercian abbey in Austria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15607a.htm Wolowski, Louis-François-Michel-Reymond - Polish economist. (1810-1876) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15684b.htm Wiener-Neustadt, Diocese of - Suppressed see in Lower Austria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618c.htm Wilberforce, Henry William - Third son of William Wilberforce, and younger brother of Robert Wilberforce. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620b.htm Wilton, Richard - English Trinitarian scholar. (d. 1239) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647a.htm Wingham, Thomas - Pianist, organist, composer and teacher. (1846-1893) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15657a.htm Wisdom, Book of - One of the deutero-canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15666a.htm Wild, Johann - Scriptural commentator and preacher. (1495-1554) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621b.htm William Perault - Thirteenth-century French writer and preacher. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642a.htm White, Stephen Mallory - American statesman. (1853-1901) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613a.htm Willaert, Adrian - Biography of the composer (1480-1562). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15626a.htm Widukind - Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618a.htm Wulfram, Saint - Late seventh-century missionary and bishop. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15716a.htm Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias - Prussian convert, poet, and pulpit orator. (1768-1823) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15589b.htm Wilgefortis - The legend makes her a Christian daughter of a pagan King of Portugal. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15622a.htm William of Wayneflete - English bishop and chancellor. (d. 1486) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640b.htm Windows in Church Architecture - A history of the use and form of windows in Christian houses of worship. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653b.htm William of Ware - William de Warre, Guard, Guaro, Varro or Varron. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640a.htm William of Conches - Scholastic philosopher and theologian. (b. 1100) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632b.htm William of Tyre - Archbishop of Tyre and historian. (1130-1190) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15639a.htm Winona, Diocese of - Established in 1889, suffragan of St. Paul, in southern Minnesota. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15658b.htm William of Sens - A twelfth-century French architect, supposed to have been born at Sens. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638b.htm William of St-Thierry - Theologian and mystic. (1085-1148) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638a.htm William of Malmesbury - Benedictine monk at Malmesbury Abbey. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633d.htm William of Poitiers - Norman historian, born of a noted family, at Préaux near Pont Audemer, Normandy, about 1020. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637b.htm Wolstan, Saint - Eleventh-century Benedictine, Bishop of Worcester. Biography. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15687a.htm Wolfgang, Saint - Tenth-century Benedictine bishop of Ratisbon (Regensburg). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15682b.htm William of Vercelli, Saint - Founder of the Hermits of Monte Vergine, died 1142. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15639b.htm Winwallus, Saint - Abbot, contemporary of St. Patrick. There are fifty-some forms of his name, including Bennoc and Winwalloc. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659b.htm William of Moerbeke - Short article by M. de Wulf on this learned man of the 13th century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15634a.htm Wigley, George J. - By profession he was an architect, but subsequently devoted himself to journalism in Paris. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620a.htm Wilcannia, Diocese of - Located in New South Wales, one of the six suffragan sees of Sydney. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620d.htm William of Auvergne - Short article on this thinker, by William Turner. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631c.htm War - In its juridical sense, a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, or communities having in this regard the right of states. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546c.htm Willibrord, Saint - Article on the Benedictine missionary and bishop, who died in 739. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15645a.htm Willibald and Winnebald, Saints - Members of the Order of St. Benedict. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644c.htm White, Charles Ignatius - American editor and historian. (1807-1878) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15611a.htm Whipple, Amiel Weeks - American military engineer and soldier. (1818-1863) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15608b.htm Widukind of Corvey - Historian who lived in the tenth century in the Benedictine Abbey of Corvey, Germany. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618b.htm Wichita, Diocese of - Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15616a.htm William of Perth, Saint - Honored as a martyr because he was on pilgrimage to Jerusalem when murdered by his adopted son. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637a.htm William of Norwich, Saint - William's corpse was found showing signs of a violent death. He is the earliest example of a medieval blood libel saint, having died in 1144. His biographer relied on hearsay, and was "a man of unlimited credulity." - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15635a.htm William of Maleval, Saint - Also known as St. William the Great. Hermit, d. 1157. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633c.htm William of Gellone, Saint - Late eighth century. The second count of Toulouse, founded a Benedictine monastery, then became a monk himself. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633a.htm William of Ebelholt, Saint - Also called William of Paris or William of the Paraclete. Twelfth-century canon. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632d.htm William Lacy, Blessed - English widower, became a priest. He was martyred at York in 1582. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631b.htm William Hart, Blessed - English priest, was betrayed by an apostate on Christmas Day of 1582, chained in an underground dungeon, and martyred at York in 1583. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631a.htm William Filby, Blessed - English priest, martyred in 1582. Article also has details on Bl. Laurence Richardson and St. Luke Kirby, his companions in martyrdom. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630d.htm William Exmew, Blessed - A learned Carthusian, martyred at Tyburn in 1535. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630c.htm Wichita Indians - A confederacy of Caddoan stock, formerly dwelling between the Arkansas River, Kansas, and the Brazos River, Texas. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15616b.htm Wilhelm of Herle - Painter, born at Herle in Dutch Limburg at an unknown date in the fourteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623b.htm Wegg-Prosser, Francis Richard - Prominent English convert. (1824-1911) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15576a.htm Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von - Vicar-General and Administrator of the Diocese of Constance. (1774-1860) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15590b.htm Whitby, Synod of - A conference at the monastery of St. Hilda at Whitby or Streanoeshalch. King Oswy with Bishops Colman and Chad represented the Celtic tradition; Alchfrid, son of Oswy, and Bishops Wilfrid and Agilbert that of Rome. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15610a.htm Waldenses - An heretical sect which appeared in the second half of the twelfth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15527b.htm Weber, Beda - Benedictine professor, author, statesman. (1798-1859) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573b.htm William, Blessed - Biographical article on this Cluniac, abbot of Hirschau, monastic reformer, astronomer, musician, who died in 1091. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15629b.htm William, Abbot of Marmoutiers - For a time he was Archdeacon of Nantes, but renounced this dignity and became a monk at the Benedictine monastery of Marmoutiers. (d. 1124) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15629c.htm Westminster Cathedral - A national expression of religious faith given by Roman Catholics to England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15599a.htm Welsh Monastic Foundations - The British church was driven into Wales in the fifth century - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15585a.htm Willehad, Saint - Short biography of the missionary and bishop, d. 789. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628a.htm Wilfrid, Saint - Biographical article on this abbot and bishop, who died in 709. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621c.htm Westminster, Archdiocese of - Comprises the Counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, and London north of the Thames. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15592c.htm Wells in Scripture - It is difficult to realize the importance which a country like Palestine attaches to any source of fresh water. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15581a.htm Walafrid - German poet and theologian of the ninth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15526a.htm Wales - Located in the western portion of Great Britain. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15532a.htm Westminster Abbey - This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of Westminster. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15598a.htm Whithorn Priory - Founded in Scotland in the twelfth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15614a.htm White, Stephen - Irish antiquarian and polyhistor. (1574-1646) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15612c.htm Welsh Church - The term Welsh Church covers "the British Church during the Roman period", "the British Church during the period of Saxon Conquest", and "the Church of Wales". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15582b.htm White Fathers - Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613d.htm Weston, William - Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15601a.htm White, Thomas - Several of White's opinions were censured by the Inquisition. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613c.htm William of St-Amour - Thirteenth-century theologian and controversialist. (d. 1273) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637d.htm Wigbert, Saint - English-born companion of St. Boniface. Wigbert was abbot of Hersfeld and, for a time, of Ohrdruf. He died in about 746. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619b.htm White, Edward - Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White, born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of the eighteenth century; died December, 1863. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613b.htm Wigand, Saints - Three saints of this name are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619a.htm Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph - Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel. (1801-1853) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15607b.htm West Virginia - The state bounded by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and on Kentucky. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15605a.htm Whitby, Abbey of - Formerly called Streoneshalh. A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, founded about 657, as a double monastery, by Oswy, King of Northumberland. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15609c.htm Welser, Bartholomeus - German merchant prince. (1488-1561) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15582a.htm Westminster, Matthew of - The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15597a.htm Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von - Composer. (1786-1826) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15574b.htm Welte, Benedict - Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg. (1825-1885) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587a.htm Wolfram von Eschenbach - Middle-High-German epic poet. (d. 1216) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15683a.htm Weissenau, Monastery of - Suppressed Premonstratensian house in Würtemberg. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577d.htm Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus - Polemical writer. (1691-1755) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577b.htm Washing of Feet and Hands - Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost everywhere recognized from the earliest times as a duty of courtesy to be shown to guests. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15557b.htm Walter of St-Victor - Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544c.htm Wenrich of Trier - Eleventh-century German ecclesiastico-political writer. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15588a.htm Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of - Located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo, Africa. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15579b.htm Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy - In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to Besançon by Otto de La Roche, and the feast of its arrival (Susceptio) was ordered to be kept on 11 July. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652a.htm Woman - The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the "woman question". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15687b.htm Week, Liturgical - The week was regarded as a sacred institution among the Jews owing to the law of the Sabbath rest and its association with the first chapter of Genesis. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15575b.htm Weld, Frederick Aloysius - New Zealand colonist. (1823-1891) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15579a.htm Werburgh, Saint - Benedictine abbess, died 699 or 700. Biographical article. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15588b.htm Wendelin of Trier, Saint - Patron of shepherds. Died c. 617. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587c.htm Walburga, Saint - Fairly lengthy biographical article on this abbess of a double monastery, and author, who died in 777. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15526b.htm Washington, State of - One of the Pacific coast states, popularly known as the "Evergreen State". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15560a.htm Wenceslaus, Saint - The patron saint of Bohemia, murdered by his brother c. 929. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587b.htm Warde, Mary Francis Xavier - Irish-American nun. (1810-1884) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15553a.htm Worcester, Ancient Diocese of - Located in England, created in 680 when, at the Synod of Hatfield under St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, the great Mercian diocese was divided into five sees. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15703a.htm Weitenauer, Ignatius von - Littérateur, exegete, and Orientalist. (1709-1783) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15578a.htm Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm - Physician, poet, statesman. (1813-1894) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573c.htm Würtemberg, Kingdom of - Situated between Bavaria and Baden. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15716b.htm Webb, Benjamin Joseph - Kentucky editor and historian. (1814-1897) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16086a.htm Winchester, Ancient See of - This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great missionary Diocese of Dorchester, founded by St. Birinus in 634 for the Kingdom of Wessex, was subdivided into the Sees of Sherborne and Winchester. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649c.htm Ward, James Harman - The first Union naval officer to fall in the Civil War. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551a.htm Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of - Founded by William Gifford, the first monastery of the Order of Citeaux in England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568b.htm Wealth, Use of - The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on economic subjects. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15571a.htm Windischmann, Karl Joseph Hieronymus - Concise article on this philosopher's life and works, by Friedrich Lauchert. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652c.htm Wilmers, Wilhelm - Professor of philosophy and theology. (1817-1899) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15646b.htm Wearmouth Abbey - Benedictine monastery in Durham, England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15572a.htm Water, Liturgical Use of - Besides the holy water which is used in rites of blessing, and the water employed in the washing of feet and hands, and in the baptismal font, water has its recognized place in the ritual of every Mass. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15564a.htm Witchcraft - As commonly understood, involves the idea of a diabolical pact or at least an appeal to the intervention of the spirits of evil. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15674a.htm Watteau, Jean Antoine - Artist's biography with bibliography. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568a.htm Way of the Cross - Historical background on this devotion. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15569a.htm Wyart, Théophile-Louis-Henri - French Cistercian. (1839-1904) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15721b.htm Waterton, Charles - English naturalist and explorer. (1782-1865) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15567a.htm Walter, Ferdinand - Jurist, born at Wetzlar. (1794-1879) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543b.htm William Way, Blessed - English priest and martyr, d. 1588. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568c.htm Waldseemüller, Martin - Learned humanist and celebrated cartographer. A canon of St-Dié in Lorraine. (1475-1522) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15531a.htm Waldeck, Principality of - A former state of the German Empire. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15527a.htm William of Shoreham - An English religious writer of the Anglo-Norman period, born at Shoreham, near Sevenoaks, in Kent, in the latter half of the twelfth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638c.htm Waire, Venerable - English friar and martyr, hanged, drawn, and quartered at St. Thomas Waterings in Camberwell, 8 July, 1539. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525a.htm Ward, William George - English writer and convert. (1812-1882) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552c.htm Walter of Merton - Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544a.htm Wallenstein, Albrecht von - Born at Hermanic, Bohemia. (1583-1634) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15538b.htm Wulfen, Franz Xaver Freiherr von - Botanist. (1728-1805) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715d.htm Wallon Henri-Alexandre - Historian and statesman, born at Valenciennes. (1812-1904) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15539a.htm Wolsey, Thomas - Cardinal Archbishop of York. (1471-1530) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15685a.htm Walther von der Vogelweide - Minnesinger and old poet, born about 1170; died in 1228. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15545b.htm Wangnereck, Heinrich - German theologian, preacher, and author. (1595-1664) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546b.htm Walsh, Peter - Irish Franciscan, born at Mooretown, County Kildare, about 1608; died in London, 15 March, 1688. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541a.htm William Ward, Blessed - Ward, whose real name was William Webster, was over 40 when he began his studies for the priesthood. He labored for 30 years in England, 20 of which were spent in prison. He was martyred in 1641 at the age of about 80, for the crime of being a priest. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552b.htm Ward, Mary - Founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551c.htm Walter of Mortagne - A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, and theologian. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544b.htm Wandelbert - Benedictine monk and theological writer. (813-850) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546a.htm Walter of Winterburn - An English Dominican, cardinal, orator, poet, philosopher, and theologian in the thirteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544d.htm Walkenried - Cistercian abbey of Germany, situated in the Duchy of Brunswick between Lauterberg and Nordhausen. Founded in 1127 by Countess Adelheid of Klettenberg. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15537a.htm Worthington, Thomas, D.D. - Third President of Douai College. (1549-1627) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15713b.htm William Carter, Blessed - English printer, martyred in 1584. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630b.htm Walsh, Thomas - Bishop of Cambysopolis, born in London in 1777. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541c.htm Waldsassen, Abbey of - Cistercian monastery founded by Gerwich von Wolmundstein. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15530a.htm Walter of Châtillon - Poet in the second half of the twelfth century, born at Lille; died of the plague in the beginning of the thirteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543c.htm Walsingham, Thomas - Benedictine historian, died about 1422. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15542b.htm Wadding, Michael - Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland. (1591-1644) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15524a.htm Walla-Walla Indians - A Shahaptian tribe dwelling on the Walla-Walla River and the Columbia in Washington and Oregon, from Snake River to the Umatilla. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15538a.htm Walsingham Priory - It stood a few miles from the sea in the northern part of Norfolk, England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543a.htm Wachter, Eberhard - Painter, born at Stuttgart, (1762-1852) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521c.htm Walmesley, Charles - Bishop of Rama, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England. (1722-1797) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15539b.htm Walsh, Patrick - Irish-American journalist and senator. (1840-1900) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16085a.htm Walsh, Robert - Publicist, diplomat, born at Baltimore, MD., 1785; died at Paris, 7 Feb., 1859. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541b.htm Walsh, Edward - Irish poet, born at Derry in 1805; died at Cork, 6 August, 1850. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15540b.htm Wace, Robert - Poet, born at Jersey, about 1100; died at Bayeux, 1174. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521b.htm Wakash Indians - A linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia, and the west and northwest of Vancouver Island, as well as a small region around Cape Flattery, Washington. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525c.htm Wadding, Luke - Historian and theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland. (1588-1657) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521d.htm Wladislaw, Diocese of - The historical origin of this diocese is not known precisely. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15680b.htm Weninger, Francis Xavier - Jesuit missionary and author. (1805-1888) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587d.htm Wyoming - Forty-fourth state, derives its name from the Delaware Indian word "Maughwauwama", signifying mountains with large plains between. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15724b.htm Wisconsin - Known as the "Badger State", admitted to the Union on 29 May, 1848, the seventeenth state admitted, after the original thirteen. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15661b.htm Wyclif, John - Lengthy biographical article. Includes bibliography. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15722a.htm Wright, William - A professor of philosophy at Gratz and Vienna and chaplain to the Gages at Hengrave Hall, Suffolk. (1562-1639) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715c.htm Würzburg Abbeys - Abbey of the Holy Redeemer, St. Andrew's Abbey, St. Stephen's Abbey, and St. James's Abbey. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15721a.htm Worship, Christian - In its most general sense, homage paid to a person or a thing. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15710a.htm Waitzen, Diocese of - Located in Hungary; suffragan of Gran; probably founded by King St. Stephen. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525b.htm Würzburg, Diocese of - Located in Bavaria; suffragan of Bamberg. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15718a.htm Würzburg, University of - John I of Egloffstein (1400-1411), Bishop of Wurzburg, obtained from Pope Boniface IX a charter, dated 10 December, 1492, for the university. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15720a.htm Waagen, Wilhelm Heinrich - Geologist and palaeontologist. (1841-1900) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521a.htm William the Clerk (of Normandy) - French poet of the thirteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642b.htm Wessel Goesport, John - A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there on 4 Oct., 1489. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15590a.htm |
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