Founder of the Xaverian Brothers. (1797-1871)

English Oratorian priest and controversialist. (1837-1907)

Sixth Bishop and second Archbishop of Philadelphia. (1831-1911)

Poet, newspaper editor and Confederate chaplain. (1839-1886)

Astronomer, cartographer, and painter. (d. 1533)

Diocese in the Province of Bari, Aquileia, Southern Italy. Ruvo, the ancient Rubi, situated on a calcareous hill, includes a fine Norman cathedral of the eleventh century.

English priest and writer. (1755-1838)

A Slavic people from Southern Russia, Galicia and Bukowina in Austria, and North-eastern Hungary.

There is no separate and distinct rite for the Ruthenians, but the name is often used for the modifications which the Ruthenians have introduced in the Byzantine or Greek Rite.

One of the proto-canonical writings of the Old Testament.

Monk from Gaul, became bishop of Narbonne. Zealous opponent of the Arians and Nestorians.

Russian is a Slav language belonging to the Indo-European family.

There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from the times when she embraced Christianity until the twelfth century; the other holds that Russia was always Orthodox.

Geography and history.

Bishop of Vizéu in Portugal. (1630-1693)

Irish professor and writer. (1812-1880)

English lawyer, journalist and politician. (1832-1900)

Titular see of Byzacena in Africa, mentioned only by Ptolemy (IV, 3) and the "Tabula" Peutinger.

A titular see of Numidia.

A titular see of Mauritania Tingitana.

First Bishop of Salzburg. (d. 718)

German art historian. (1785-1843)

A kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, situated between the Black Sea, the Danube, the Carpathian Mountains, and the Pruth.