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Antoine d'Abbadie

Jean Baptiste Abbeloos

Methods of Abbreviation

Ecclesiastical Abbreviations

Abdias of Babylon

Sts. Abdon and Sennen

Abraham-ben-Méir Aben-Ezra

Inscription of Abercius

John Abercromby

Robert Abercromby

Diocese of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

Moritz von Aberle

Legend of Abgar

Abbey of Abingdon

Thomas Abington

Missions among the Abipones

Abomination of Desolation

Physical Effects of Abortion

Charles François d'Abra de Raconis

Don Isaac Abrabanel

Abraham (in Liturgy)

Bosom of Abraham

Abraham a Sancta Clara

Abraham Ecchelensis

Absalon of Lund

Physical Effects of Abstinence

Theodore Abucara

Acacius, Bishop of Beroea

Acacius, Bishop of Caesarea

Acacius, Patriarch of Constantinople

Roman Academies

Acanthus (plant)

Accentus Ecclesiasticus

Diocese of Arras

Councils of Arras

Pablo José Arriaga

Juan Arricivita

Nicola Arrighetti

Nicolò Arrighetti

Arsenius Autorianos

Articles of Faith

Organic Articles

Bachelor of Arts

Faculty of Arts

Seven Liberal Arts

Thomas Arundell

Ascendente Domino

Feast of the Ascension

Joseph, Ritter von Aschbach

Diocese of Ascoli-Piceno

Diocese of Ascoli, Satriano, and Cirignola

Ven. Ralph Ashley

Ven. Roger Ashton

Acclamation (in Papal Elections)

Martin Aspilcueta

The Ass (in Caricature of Christian Beliefs and Practices)

Prefecture Apostolic of Assam

Assemblies of the French Clergy

Assessor of the Holy Office

Biblical Accommodation

Physiological Assimilation

Psychological Assimilation

Diocese of Assisi

Assistant at the Pontifical Throne

Assize of Clarendon

Assizes of Jerusalem

Right of Voluntary Association

Association of Ideas

Association of Priestly Perseverance

Pious Associations

Little Sisters of the Assumption

Sisters of the Assumption

Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Francesco Accursius

Diocese of Asti

Diocese of Astorga

Astronomy in the Bible

Paul-Thérèse-David d'Astros

Juan Santos Atahualpa

Vicariate Apostolic of Athabasca

Athanasian Creed

Abbey of Athelney

Archdiocese of Acerenza

Christian Athens

Modern Diocese of Athens

Juan de Atienza

Nicholas Atkinson

Paul Atkinson of St. Francis

Ven. Thomas Atkinson

Day of Atonement

Doctrine of the Atonement

Michael Attaliates

Councils of Attigny

Jean Denis Attiret

Atto of Pistoia

Atto of Vercelli

Divine Attributes

Jean-Michel-d'Astorg Aubarède

Jean-Antoine d'Aubermont

François Hédelin, Abbé d'Aubignac

Pierre d'Aubusson

Archdiocese of Auch

Diocese of Auckland

Pontifical Audiences

Giovanni Battista Audiffredi

J. M. Vincent Audin

Guglielmo Audisio

Leopold Auenbrugger

Jobst Bernhard von Aufsees

Lucas d'Achéry

Diocese of Augsburg

Synods of Augsburg

Augustin von Alfeld

Rule of Saint Augustine

St. Augustine of Canterbury

St. Augustine of Hippo

Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo

Works of St. Augustine of Hippo

Augustinians of the Assumption

Antonius Augustinus

Augustinus-Verein

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Giovanni Aurispa

Aurora Lucis Rutilat

Decimus Magnus Ausonius

St. Austrebertha

St. Austremonius

Austro-Hungarian Monarchy

Authenticity of the Bible

Civil Authority

Authorized Version

Autos Sacramentales

Ambrose Autpert

Diocese of Autun

Councils of Auxerre

Auxiliary Bishop

Auxilius of Naples

Nicola Avancini

Pierre du Bois, Baron d'Avaugour

Ave Maris Stella

Diocese of Achonry

Diocese of Avellino

Fernando Avendano

Diocese of Aversa

Theological Aspects of Avesta

University of Avignon

Diocese of Avila

Francisco de Avila

Sancho de Avila

Council of Avranches

Diocese of Ayacucho

Fray Francisco de Ayeta

Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón

James Ambrose Dominic Aylward

Aymeric of Piacenza

Féliz de Azara

Aristaces Azaria

Brother Azarias

Luiz de Azevedo

Johann Heinrich Achterfeldt

Theodore William Achtermann

Valens Acidalius

Diocese of Aci-Reale

Leopold Ackermann

Joaquín Acosta

José de Acosta

Diocese of Acquapendente

Claudius Acquaviva

Diocese of Acqui

Acta Sanctæ Sedis

Acta Sanctorum Hiberniæ

Acta Triadis Thaumaturgæ

Act of Settlement (Irish)

Charles Januarius Acton

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton

John Francis Edward Acton

Indifferent Acts

Acts of the Apostles

Acts of Roman Congregations

Actus et Potentia

St. Adalbert (of Bohemia)

St. Adalbert (of Germany)

Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem

Ad Limina Apostolorum

Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem

Ad Universalis Ecclesiae

Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature

Adam of Murimuth

Adam of Perseigne

Adam of St. Victor

Andrea Adami da Bolsena

Ven. John Adams

Diocese of Adana

Ferdinando d'Adda

Liturgy of Addeus and Maris

Ecclesiastical Addresses

Archdiocese of Adelaide

St. Adelaide, Abbess

St. Adelaide (Adelheid)

John Placid Adelham

Vicariate Apostolic of Aden

Pope St. Adeodatus

Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property)

Canonical Admonitions

St. Ado of Vienne

Canonical Adoption

Supernatural Adoption

Perpetual Adoration

Adoro Te Devote

Diocese of Adria

Pope St. Adrian III

St. Adrian of Canterbury

Adrian of Castello

Christian Kruik van Adrichem

Diego Francisco Aduarte

Adulteration of Food

Book of Advertisements

Advocates of Roman Congregations

Advocates of St. Peter

Advocatus Diaboli

Advocatus Ecclesiæ

St. Aedan of Ferns

Aedh of Kildare

Bl. Aegidius of Assisi

Ægidius of Viterbo

Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

St. Aengus (the Culdee)

Aërius of Pontus

Æterni Patris (Pius IX)

Æterni Patris (Leo XIII)

Affinity (in the Bible)

Affinity (in Canon Law)

Denis Auguste Affre

Early African Church

African Liturgy

Pope St. Agapetus I

Pope Agapetus II

William Seth Agar

Pope St. Agatho

Agostini Agazzari

Council of Agde

Diocese of Agen

Agents of Roman Congregations

Aggeus (Haggai)

Unjust Aggressor

Raymond d'Agiles

Giuseppe Agnelli

Fra Guglielmo Agnelli

Bl. Agnellus of Pisa

Andreas Agnellus of Ravenna

St. Agnes of Assisi

Bl. Agnes of Bohemia

St. Agnes of Montepulciano

St. Agnes of Rome

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Agnus Dei (in Liturgy)

Agony of Christ

Bl. Agostino Novello

Charles Constance César Joseph Matthieu d'Agoult

Archdiocese of Agra

Maria de Agreda

Alexander Agricola

George Agricola

Rudolph Agricola

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa of Nettesheim

Diocese of Aguas Calientes

Joseph Saenz de Aguirre

Ahriman and Ormuzd

Johann Caspar Aiblinger

Gregor Aichinger

St. Aidan of Lindisfarne

Duchess of Aiguillon

Family of d'Ailleboust

Diocese of Aire

Giacomo Maria Airoli

Archdiocese of Aix

Councils of Aix-en-Provence

Diocese of Ajaccio

Michael and Nicetas Akominatos

Diocese of Alagoas

Alain de l'Isle

Niccolò Alamanni

Alan of Tewkesbury

Alan of Walsingham

Diocese of Alatri

Diocese of Alba Pompeia

Diocese of Albany

Diocese of Albenga

Niccolo Albergati

Alberic of Monte Cassino

Alberic of Ostia

Albero de Montreuil

Giulio Alberoni

Bl. Albert Berdini of Sarteano

Albert of Aachen

Albert of Brandenburg

Albert of Castile

Albert of Stade

Leandro Alberti

Leone Battista Alberti

Nicolò Albertini

John Baptist Albertrandi

Bl. Albertus Magnus

Archdiocese of Albi

Council of Albi

Sigismund Albicus

Johann G. Albrechtsberger

Albright Brethren

Afonzo de Albuquerque

University of Alcalá

Military Order of Alcántara

Antonio de Alcedo

Ulissi Aldrovandi

Phillipe Alegambe

Francisco Xavier Alegre

Joseph Sadoc Alemany

Archdiocese of Aleppo

Diocese of Ales and Terralba

Diocese of Alessandria della Paglia

Galeazzo Alessi

Diocese of Alessio

Alexander (Early Bishops)

Pope St. Alexander I

Pope Alexander II

Pope Alexander III

Pope Alexander IV

Pope Alexander V

Pope Alexander VI

Pope Alexander VII

Pope Alexander VIII

St. Alexander (II)

St. Alexander (of Alexandria)

Bl. Alexander Briant

Alexander Natalis

Alexander of Abonoteichos

Alexander of Hales

Alexander of Lycopolis

Bl. Alexander Sauli

Dom Jacques Alexandre

Councils of Alexandria

Church of Alexandria

Diocese of Alexandria

Alexandrian Library

Alexandrine Liturgy

St. Alexis Falconieri

Count Vittorio Alfieri

Alfonso de Zamora

Alfonso of Burgos

Alfred the Great

Alger of Liége

Diocese of Alghero

Archdiocese of Algiers

Diocese of Alife

Aliturgical Days

All Hallows College

Diocese of Allahabad

Joseph Allegranza

Antonio Allegri

Gregorio Allegri

Edward Patrick Allen

John Allen (II)

August Allerstein

Thomas William Allies

Joseph Franz Allioli

William Allison

Alma Redemptoris Mater

Diego de Almagro

Diocese of Almeria

Ven. John Almond

Alms and Almsgiving

St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Alpha and Omega (in Jewish Theology)

Christian Use of the Alphabet

St. Alphonsus Liguori

St. Alphonsus Rodriguez

Prospero Alpini

Alsace-Lorraine

Diego Francisco Altamirano

Altamura and Acquaviva

Altar (in Liturgy)

Altar (in the Greek Church)

Altar (in Scripture)

History of the Christian Altar

Diocese of Alton

Diocese of Altoona

Niccolò Alunno

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva

Pedro d'Alva y Astorga

Alonzo de Alvarado

Fray Francisco de Alvarado

Pedro de Alvarado

Balthazar Alvarez

José Antonio Alzate

Johann Baptist Alzog

Giovanni Antonio Amadeo

Dioceses of Amadia and Akra

Amalarius of Metz

St. Amalberga (1)

St. Amalberga (2)

Archdiocese of Amalfi

Amalricus Augerii

Diocese of Amazones

Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church)

George d'Amboise

Our Lady of Ambronay

August Wilhelm Ambros

St. Ambrose of Camaldoli

Bl. Ambrose of Sienna

Ambrosian Basilica

Ambrosian Chant

Ambrosian Hymnography

Ambrosian Library

Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite

Diocese of Amelia

Amende Honorable

Pre-Columbian Discovery of America

American College in Rome

American College at Louvain

South American College

American Protective Association

Francis Kerril Amherst

Ven. John Amias

Francesco Amico

Diocese of Amida

Diocese of Amiens

Joseph Maria Amiot

Ammonian Sections

Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy

André Marie Ampère

Amphilochius of Iconium

Amphilochius of Sida

Abbey of Ampleforth

Diocese of Ampurias

Use and Abuse of Amulets

Pope St. Anacletus

Diocese of Anagni

St. Anastasius (1)

Pope St. Anastasius I

Pope Anastasius II

Pope Anastasius III

Pope Anastasius IV

St. Anastasius (2)

St. Anastasius Sinaita

St. Anatolius (1)

St. Anatolius (2)

Pedro de Añazco

Joseph Anchieta

Ancient of Days

Ciriaco d'Ancona

Diocese of Ancona and Umana

Councils of Ancyra

William Henry Anderdon

Anthony Maria Anderledy

Henry James Anderson

Lionel Albert Anderson

Patrick Anderson

Ven. Robert Anderton

Thomas Anderton

Heinrich Bernhard, Freiherr von Andlaw

Ven. William Andleby

Antonio de Andrada

Diego Andrada de Payva

Yves Marie André

Giovanni d'Andrea

Bl. Andrea Dotti

Andreas of Ratisbon

Felix de Andreis

St. Andrew Avellino

Bl. Andrew Bobola

St. Andrew Corsini

Andrew of Caesarea

St. Andrew of Crete

Andrew of Lonjumeau

Andrew of Rhodes

St. Andrew the Scot

William Eusebius Andrews

Diocese of Andria

Giovanni Francesco Anerio

Filippo Anfossi

Ange de Saint Joseph

Ange de Sainte Rosalie

St. Angela Merici

Bl. Angela of Foligno

Francesco degli Angeli

Girolamo degli Angeli

Bl. Angelo Carletti di Chivasso

Angelo Clareno da Cingoli

Early Christian Representations of Angels

Angels of the Churches

Angelus Silesius

Diocese of Angers

University of Angers

Notre Dame des Anges

Francesco Angiolini

Priory of Anglesea

Anglican Orders

Timothy Warren Anglin

Anglo-Saxon Church

Angola and Congo

Diocese of Angora

Diocese of Angoulême

Diocese of Angra

Vicariate Apostolic of Anhalt

Pope St. Anicetus

College and Church of the Anima (in Rome)

Animals in Christian Art

Animals in the Bible

Giovanni Animuccia

Ecclesiastical Annals

François Annat

Sainte Anne d'Auray

Sainte Anne de Beaupré

Diocese of Annecy

Joseph Annegarn

Annibale d'Annibaldi

Giuseppe d'Annibale

Annius of Viterbo

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Orders of the Annunciation

Louis-Pierre Anquetil

Casto Innocenzio Ansaldi

Giordano Ansaloni

Councils of Anse

Anselm of Liège

St. Anselm of Lucca, the Younger

Antoine Anselme

Thomas Chisholm Anstey

Pope St. Anterus

Joseph Anthelmi

Orders of Saint Anthony

St. Anthony of Padua

Anthony of Sienna

Anthony of the Mother of God

Anthropomorphism

Antidicomarianites

Diocese of Antigonish

Church of Antioch

Antiochene Liturgy

Antiochus of Palestine

Antipater of Bostra

Antiphon (in the Greek Church)

Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy)

Gregorian Antiphonary

Archdiocese of Antivari

Vicariate Apostolic of Antofogaste

Paul Gabriel Antoine

Giacomo Antonelli

Leonardo Antonelli

Nicolò Maria Antonelli

Giovanni Antoniano

Silvio Antoniano

Charles Antoniewicz

St. Antonio Maria Zaccaria

Maria Antonio of Vicenza

Franz Joseph Antony

Fray Domingo de la Anunciación

Fray Juan de la Anunciación

Diocese of Aosta

Antonio Aparisi y Guijarro

Apiarius of Sicca

Apollinarianism

St. Apollinaris (1)

St. Apollinaris (2)

Apollinaris (the Elder)

St. Apollinaris Claudius

Apollonius of Ephesus

Apophthegmata Patrum

Ferrante Aporti

Apostle (in Liturgy)

Apostles' Creed

Twelve Apostles of Erin

Apostleship of Prayer

Apostolic Camera

Apostolic Churches

Apostolic Church-Ordinance

Apostolic Constitutions

Apostolic Fathers

Apostolic Letters

Apostolic Majesty

Apostolic Succession

Apostolic Union of Secular Priests

Apostolicae Curae

Apostolicae Sedis Moderationi

Apostolicæ Servitutis

Apostolici Ministerii

Apostolici Regiminis

Apostolicum Pascendi Munus

Appeal as from an abuse

Archdiocese of Aquila

Aquila and Priscilla

Councils of Aquileia

Diocese of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo

Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia

Councils of Arabia

Arabian School of Philosophy

Monastic School of Aran

Council of Aranda

Prefecture Apostolic of Araucania

Antonio de Araujo

Francisco de Araujo

Ignacio de Arbieto

Abbey of Arbroath

Missal of Arbuthnott

Our Lady of Arcachon

Commission of Sacred Archæology

Archange de Lyon

Archconfraternity

Richard Archdeacon

Court of Arches

Filippo Archinto

Ecclesiastical Archives

Diocese of Ardagh

Priory of Ardchattan

Notre Dame des Ardilliers

Prince Charles d'Aremberg

Diocese of Arequipa

Arethas of Caesarea

Faustino Arévalo

Rodríguez Sanchez de Arévalo

Diocese of Arezzo

Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson

Argentine Republic

Charles du Plessis d'Argentré

Luis Antonio Argüello

Diocese of Argyll and the Isles

John Argyropulos

Diocese of Ariano

Pedro Arias de Avila

Benedictus Arias Montanus

Ludovico Ariosto

Fray José Arlegui

Synods of Arles

Archdiocese of Armagh

School of Armagh

Georges d'Armagnac

Mariano Armellino

Fray Nicolás Armentia

Diocese of Armidale

Thomas Augustine Arne

Arni Thorlaksson

Arnold of Brescia

Alberto Arnoldi

Bartholomäus Arnoldi

Arnolfo di Cambio

Peter Joseph Arnoudt

Arnulf of Bavaria

Arnulf of Lisieux

St. Arnulf of Metz

Aspendus

A titular see of Pamphylia in Asia Minor, situated along the Eurymedon, on a lofty hill that commands a view of the distant sea. Its episcopal list (325-787) is given in Gams (p. 450).

LEQUIEN, Oriens Christ. (1740), I, 99; SMITH, Dict. of Christ. Geogr., I, 241.