Francis of Vittoria
Spanish theologian; b. about 1480, at Vittoria, province of Avila, in Old Castile; d. 12 August, 1546.
Francis Solanus, Saint
Spanish Franciscan missionary to South America, d. 1610. Short biographical article.
Francis Xavier, Saint
Biographical article on one of the first Jesuits, and missionary to Asia, who died in 1552.
Francis, Rule of Saint
As known, St. Francis founded three orders and gave each of them a special rule.
Franciscan Order
An article on the history of the Franciscan order and its role within the Catholic Church.
Franck, Kasper
A theologian and controversialist; b. at Ortrand, Saxony, 2 Nov., 1543; d. at Ingolstadt, 12 March, 1584.
Franco, Giovanni Battista
Italian historical painter and etcher, b. at Udine in 1510; d. at Venice in 1580.
Frank, Michael Sigismund
Catholic artist and rediscoverer of the lost art of glass-painting; b. 1 June, 1770, at Nuremberg; d. at Munich, 16 January, 1847.
Frankenberg
Archbishop of Mechlin (Malines), Primate of Belgium, and cardinal. (1726-1804)
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Formerly the scene of the election and coronation of the German emperors.
Frankfort, Council of
Convened in the summer of 794, by the grace of God, authority of the pope, and command of Charlemagne (can. 1), and attended by the bishops of the Frankish kingdom, Italy, and the …
Franks, The
A confederation formed in Western Germany of a certain number of ancient barbarian tribes who occupied the right shore of the Rhine from Mainz to the sea. Their name is first menti…
Frassen, Claude
A celebrated Scotist theologian and philosopher of the Order of Friars Minor; b. near Peronne, France, in 1620; d. at Paris, 26 February, 1711.
Fraticelli
A name given to various heretical sects which appeared in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, principally in Italy.
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