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Fuchs, Johann Nepomuk von
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Chemist and mineralogist. (1774-1856)
Fructuosus of Tarragona, Saint
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Bishop, was martyred along with his deacons Augurius and Eulogius in 259.
Fructuosus of Braga, Saint
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Hermit, abbot, archbishop, d. around 665.
Frowin, Blessed
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Abbot of Engelberg, renowned for learning as well as sanctity, d. 1178.
Frontenac, Louis de Baude
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A governor of New France, b. at Paris, 1662; d. at Quebec, 28 Nov., 1698.
Froissart, Jean
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Biography of the French historian and poet.
Fritz, Samuel
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A Jesuit missionary of the eighteenth century noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin.
Fringes (in Scripture)
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A special kind of trimming, consisting of loose threads of wool, silk, etc., or strips of other suitable material, along the edge of a piece of cloth.
Frigolet, Abbey of
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The monastery of St. Michael was founded, about 960, at Frigolet, by Conrad the Pacific, King of Arles.
Friends, Society of
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Quakers, an Anglo-American religious sect.
Friends of God
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An association of pious persons, both ecclesiastical and lay, having for its object the cultivation of holiness.
Fridolin, Saint
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Irish missionary, founded the Monastery of Säckingen sometime before the ninth century.
Frideswide, Saint
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Patron saint of Oxford, d. 735. Biographical entry.
Fridelli, Xavier Ehrenbert
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Jesuit missionary and cartographer. (1673-1743)
Friars Minor, Order of
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History, traditions, and saints of the order.
Fresnel, Augustin-Jean
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Physicist; b. at Broglie near Bernay, Normandy, 10 May, 1788; d. at Ville d'Avray, near Paris, 14 July, 1827.
Freppel, Charles-Emile
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Bishop of Angers, France; and deputy from Finistère. (1827-1891)