A decree of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences dated 18 December, 1885, and confirmed the following day by Leo XIII.

Wife of Herod Philip, and mistress of Herod Antipas.

Herod was the name of many rulers mentioned in the N.T. and in history. It was known long before the time of the biblical Herods.

A titular see of Ægyptus Prima, suffragan of Alexandria.

A titular see of Thebais Prima, suffragan of Antinoe, in Egypt.

A group of mountains forming the southern extremity of Anti-Lebanon, and marking on the east of the Jordan the northern boundary of Israel.

A religious order which in the thirteenth century combined several monastic societies into one, under this name.

Also called anchorites, men who fled the society of their fellow-men to dwell alone in retirement.

Mathematician, born at Dieuze, Lorraine, 24 December, 1822; d. at Paris, 14 January, 1901;

Martyr, Bishop of Salano (Spalato) in Dalmatia.

Joseph Schulte's treatment of this German religious thinker.

The son of an Arian Visigothic king. His mother and wife were Catholic, and he converted to Catholicism, and resisted Arianism. He was beheaded in 585.

Derived from a Greek word connected with the name of the god Hermes, the reputed messenger and interpreter of the gods.

The Roman Martyrology includes for 18 August Roman martyrs Hermas, Serapion, and Polyaenus. Ten days later a Roman martyr Hermes and Alexandrian martyrs Polienus and Serapion are commemorated. Perhaps they are the same.

First or second century, author of the book called "The Shepherd" (Poimen, Pastor), a work which had great authority in ancient times and was ranked with Holy Scripture.

Fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, descendant of the noble Thuringian house of Salza; b. 1180 at Langensalza in Thuringia; d. 19 March, 1239, at Barletta in Southern Italy.

Provincial of the German province of Dominicans; b. at or near Minden on an unknown date; d. shortly after 1294.

With this name are connected two works on mysticism written in German.

A medieval historian; b. 1200 or 1201; d. 31 July, 1275.

Biographical article on this German Premonstratensian mystic, who died in 1241.

Landgrave of Thuringia (1190-1217), famous as a patron of medieval German poets.

Chronicler, mathematician, and poet. (1013-1054)

A theologian, born at Helmond, North Brabant, 1621; died 17 Aug., 1678.