Commonly known as the Pine Tree State, but is sometimes called the Star in the East.

A group of tribes constituting a distinct linguistic stock, the Mainan, ranging along the north bank of the Marañón.

Article by William Turner discusses this Jewish thinker's life and doctrines.

French church historian, b. at Nancy, 10 January, 1610; d. at Paris, 13 August, 1686.

Celebrated preacher, b. at Juignac, (?), Brittany, about 1430; d. at Toulouse, 22 July, 1502.

Missionary b. in France (parentage, place and date of birth unknown); d. 12 August, 1762.

Jesuit missionary; b. 16 Dec., 1669, at Château Maillac on the Isère; d. 28 June, 1748, at Peking, China.

French physicist and theologian; b. at Toulouse, 17 July, 1601; d. at Toulouse, 29 October, 1676.

Roman cardinal and celebrated philologist, b. at Schilpario, in the Diocese of Bergamo, 7 March 1782; d. at Albano, 9 September 1854.

A titular see of Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perga.

Born in Munster, Ireland, in the fifteenth certury; date and place of death unknown. Like many of his ancestors, he was chief historian to the O'Briens, princes of Thomond and chiefs of the Dalcassian clans.

Born at Milan, 1586, presumably of the noble family of de Magni; died at Salzburg, 29 July, 1661. He received the Capuchin habit at Prague.

His "life" was re-edited twice, so that he is said in it to be a contemporary of St. Gall (early seventh century) but also of the first bishop of Augsburg (mid-eighth century).

Swedish historian and geographer, b. at Skeninge, Sweden, 1490; d. at Rome, 1 Aug., 1558.

The title commonly given to the Latin text and vernacular translation of the Canticle (or Song) of Mary.

An educator of the clergy, born at Bleymard, in the Diocese of Mende, France, 9 June, 1837; died 21 December, 1902.

A titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Ephesus.

The charter of liberties granted by King John of England in 1215 and confirmed with modifications by Henry III in 1216, 1217, and 1225.

Italian scholar and librarian, b. 20 Oct., 1633, at Florence; d. there, 4 July, 1714.

Born in 1728; died 6 October, 1802; a priest of the Oratorio di S. Filippo Neri, at Rome, whom Pius VI created titular Bishop of Cyrene and provost of the Congregation for the correction of the liturgical books of Oriental Rites.

Irish bishop (1802-1849).

Born at Montblanch, Catalonia, Spain, 29 or 30 January, 1761; died at Santa Clara, California, 22 Nov., 1830. He received the habit of St. Francis at Barcelona on 4 April, 1777, and was ordained priest probably in 1785.

The "wise men from the East" who came to adore Jesus in Bethlehem (Matthew 2).