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Pond Inlet

(Encyclopedia) Pond Inlet, trading post (1991 pop. 974), N Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada, opposite Bylot Island. A government radio station, a post of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,…

Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von

(Encyclopedia) Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonDöllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonyōˈhän yōˈzĕf ĭgˈnäts fən dölˈĭngər [key], 1799–1890, German theologian and historian, leader of the Old Catholics.…

Vienna University

(Encyclopedia) Vienna University, at Vienna, Austria; founded 1365. It was reorganized in 1377, 1384, and 1850. It has faculties of Roman Catholic theology, Protestant theology, humanities, law and…

García Moreno, Gabriel

(Encyclopedia) García Moreno, GabrielGarcía Moreno, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ gärsēˈä mōrāˈnō [key], 1821–75, president of Ecuador (1861–65, 1869–75), b. Guayaquil. A conservative with deep religious…

Mercier, Désiré Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Mercier, Désiré JosephMercier, Désiré Josephdāzērāˈ zhôzĕfˈ mârsēāˈ [key], 1851–1926, Belgian churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained in 1874 and eight years…

Charron, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Charron, PierreCharron, Pierrepyĕr shärôNˈ [key], 1541–1603, French Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher. He was an important contributor to 17th-century theological thought,…

chant

(Encyclopedia) chant, general name for one-voiced, unaccompanied, liturgical music. Usually it refers to the liturgical melodies of the Byzantine, Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican…

All Souls' Day

(Encyclopedia) All Souls' Day, Nov. 2 (exceptionally, Nov. 3), feast of the Roman Catholic Church on which the church on earth prays for the souls of the faithful departed still suffering in…

Duchesne, Louis Marie Olivier

(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Louis Marie OlivierDuchesne, Louis Marie Olivierlwē märēˈ ōlēvyāˈ düshĕnˈ [key], 1843–1922, French Roman Catholic ecclesiastic, educator, church historian, and archaeologist…

Arns, Paulo Everisto

(Encyclopedia) Arns, Paulo Everisto, 1921–2016, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal and social activist. He joined the Franciscans in 1943, was ordained in 1945, and studied at the Sorbonne (Ph.D. 1946…