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Arnauld

(Encyclopedia) ArnauldArnauldärnōˈ [key], French family involved in Jansenism (see under Jansen, Cornelis). The name is also spelled Arnaut or Arnault. The leader was a nun, Marie Angélique de Sainte…

Laval, François Xavier de

(Encyclopedia) Laval, François Xavier deLaval, François Xavier defräNswäˈ zävyāˈ də lävälˈ [key], 1623–1708, French prelate in Canada, first bishop of Quebec. Of noble family (his family name in full…

Paul III

(Encyclopedia) Paul III, 1468–1549, pope (1534–49), a Roman named Alessandro Farnese; successor of Clement VII. He was created cardinal by Alexander VI, and his influence increased steadily. A very…

Daniel Berrigan

Poet, priest, teacher and war protester Daniel Berrigan was in the news for four months in 1970 while he eluded J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. He and his activist brother, Philip (who only disappeared for…

Rev. Robert A. Graham Biography

Rev. Robert A. GrahamAge: 84 an American Jesuit priest, one of the foremost Roman Catholic authorities on Vatican's role in rescue of Jews in World War II. Died: Feb. 10, 1997.Moe Graif1997…

Mark Landis

Mark Landis is a fake philanthropist who donates his own forged works of art to American museums, passing them off as originals. The son of a naval officer, he grew up in locations around the world…

Mary Daly

Feminist philosopher Mary Daly fought repeatedly with Boston College from 1966 to 2001 over her controversial books, her status as a professor and her freedom to reserve some classes for women only.…

Urban VIII

Name at birth: Maffeo BarberiniPope Urban VIII's long reign included the Catholic church's involvement in the Thirty Years War and the condemnation of Galileo as a heretic. He was born into a…

Jim DAVIS, Congress, FL (1957)

DAVIS Jim , a Representative from Florida; born in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., October 11, 1957; graduated from Jesuit High School, Tampa, Fla.; B.A., Washington and Lee University,…