Fountains Abbey
A monastery of the Cistercian Order situated on the banks of the Skell about two and a half miles from Ripon in Yorkshire, established by thirteen Benedictine monks of St. Mary's A…
Four Crowned Martyrs
The Four Crowned Martyrs are actually two groups, with a total of nine or ten martyrs. The first five were masons or sculptors in Pannonia, martyred in 305. The second was a group …
Four Masters, Annals of the
The most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals of Ireland.
Fowler, John
Scholar and printer, b. at Bristol, England, 1537; d. at Namur, Flanders, 13 Feb., 1578-9.
Fractio Panis
The name given to a fresco in the so-called "Capella Greca" in the catacomb of St. Priscilla.
Frances d'Amboise, Blessed
Biographical article on the Duchess of Brittany. While married, she was a great friend of the Poor Clares, Dominicans, and Carmelites. After she was widowed, she became a Carmelite…
Franceschini, Marc' Antonio
Italian painter; b. at Bologna, 1648; d. there c. 1729; best known for the decorative works he carried out in Parma, Bologna, and Genoa, and for the designs executed for Clement XI…
Franchi, Ausonio
Philosopher; b. 24 February, 1821, at Pegli, province of Genoa; d. 12 September, 1895, at Genoa.
Francis Borgia, Saint
Long essay on the dramatic life of the Duke of Gandia turned Jesuit.
Francis Caracciolo, Saint
Co-founder of the Congregation of the Minor Clerks Regular, d. 1608.
Francis de Geronimo, Saint
Italian Jesuit, a popular preacher with a flair for the dramatic, d. 1716.
Francis de Sales, Saint
Biographical article on the Bishop of Geneva, and Doctor of the Church, who died in 1622.
Francis Ingleby, Blessed
Brief biography of the Yorkshire priest and martyr, who died in 1586.
Francis of Assisi, Saint
Long article on St. Francis, founder, mystic, perhaps the most beloved Catholic saint of all.
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