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Drummond, Henry, 1786–1860, a founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church
(Encyclopedia) Drummond, Henry, 1786–1860, English banker, known particularly as one of the founders of the Catholic Apostolic Church. Beginning in 1826, he gathered annually for five years, at his…Dolan, Timothy Michael
(Encyclopedia) Dolan, Timothy Michael, 1950–, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. St. Louis, Mo. Educated at Cardinal Glennon College, the Pontifical American College in Rome, and the Catholic…Greeley, Andrew Moran
(Encyclopedia) Greeley, Andrew Moran, 1928–2013, American Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, and author, b. Oak Park, Ill.; studied St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Ill. (ordained 1954). He…Oates, Titus
(Encyclopedia) Oates, Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator. An Anglican priest whose whole career was marked with intrigue and scandal, he joined forces with one Israel Tonge to invent the story of…Christian of Anhalt
(Encyclopedia) Christian of Anhalt, 1568–1630, prince of Anhalt (1603–30). He was a firm Calvinist and a skilled diplomat. As adviser to Frederick IV, elector palatine, he sought to build a strong…Hecker, Isaac Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Hecker, Isaac Thomas, 1819–88, American Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Paulist Fathers; son of Prussian immigrants. Feeling the general discontent of his day in the dying…Gordon, Lord George
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Lord George, 1751–93, English agitator, whose activities resulted in the tragic Gordon riots of 1780 in London. In 1779, Gordon assumed leadership of the Protestant Association…Dies irae
(Encyclopedia) Dies iraeDies iraedēˈās ēˈrā [key] [Lat.,=day of wrath], hymn of the Roman Catholic Church. A part of the Requiem Mass, it is a powerful description of the Judgment and a prayer to…Clanricarde, Ulick de Burgh, 5th earl and marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Clanricarde, Ulick de Burgh, 5th earl and marquess ofClanricarde, Ulick de Burgh, 5th earl and marquess ofy&oomacr;ˈlĭk də bûrg, klănrĭkˈərd [key], 1604–57, Irish Catholic nobleman…Osnabrück
(Encyclopedia) OsnabrückOsnabrückôsˌnäbrükˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 168,078), Lower Saxony, NW Germany, on the Hase River, linked by canal with the Midland Canal. It is an inland port, a rail junction…Trending
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