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Diognetus, Epistle to

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An apology for Christianity cited by no ancient or medieval writer, and came from a single manuscript which perished in the siege of Strasburg (1870).

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Diodorus of Tarsus

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Date of birth uncertain; d. about A.D. 392. He was of noble family, probably of Antioch. St. Basil calls him a "nursling" of Silvanus, Bishop of Tarsus, but whether this discipleship was at Antioch or at Tarsus is not known.

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Diocletian

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Roman Emperor and persecutor of the Church, b. of parents who had been slaves, at Dioclea, near Salona, in Dalmatia, A.D. 245; d. at Salona, A.D. 313.

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Dioceses (Supplemental List)

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Brief details of dioceses that were too new to have articles about them in 1914.

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Diocese

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The territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop.

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Diocesan Chancery

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That branch of administration which handles all written documents used in the official government of a diocese.

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Dinooth, Saint

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Founder and first abbot of Bangor on the Dee, fl. 500-542.

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Dingley, Ven. Sir Thomas

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Martyr, prior of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, found guilty of high treason 28 April, 1539, and beheaded on Tower Hill, 9 July, together with the Blessed Sir Adrian Fortescue.

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Dimissorial Letters

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Letters given by an ecclesiastical superior to his subjects to have effect in territory outside his jurisdiction.

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Dillon, Arthur-Richard

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A French prelate, b. at St-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, 1721; d. in London, 1806.

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Dillingen, University of

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Located in Swabia, a district of Bavaria. Its founder was Cardinal Otto Truchsess von Waldburg, Prince-Bishop of Augsburg (1543-1573).

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Dijon

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Diocese comprising the entire department of Côte-d'Or and is a suffragan of Lyons.

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Dignitary, Ecclesiastical

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A member of a chapter, cathedral or collegiate, possessed not only of a foremost place, but also of a certain jurisdiction.

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Digne

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Diocese comprising the entire department of the Basses Alpes; suffragan of the Archbishopric of Aix.

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Digby, Sir Kenelm

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Physicist, naval commander and diplomatist, b. at Gayhurst (Goathurst), Buckinghamshire, England, 11 July, 1603; d. in Covent Garden, Westminster, 11 June, 1665.

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Digby, Sir Everard

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Born 16 May, 1578, died 30 Jan., 1606. Succeeded in his fourteenth year to large properties in the Counties of Lincoln, Leicester, and Rutland.

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Digby, Kenelm Henry

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Writer, b. in Ireland, 1800; d. at Kensington, Middlesex, England, 22 March, 1880.

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Digby, George

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Second Earl of Bristol, b. at Madrid, Spam, where his father, the first earl, was ambassador, l612; d. at Chelsea, England, 1677.

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Dietrich von Nieheim

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Born in the Diocese of Paderborn, between 1338 and 1340; d. at Maastricht, 22 March, 1418, a medieval German historian, best known for his contributions to the history of the Western Schism.

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