Fresnel, Augustin-Jean
Physicist; b. at Broglie near Bernay, Normandy, 10 May, 1788; d. at Ville d'Avray, near Paris, 14 July, 1827.
Fridolin, Saint
Irish missionary, founded the Monastery of Säckingen sometime before the ninth century.
Friends of God
An association of pious persons, both ecclesiastical and lay, having for its object the cultivation of holiness.
Frigolet, Abbey of
The monastery of St. Michael was founded, about 960, at Frigolet, by Conrad the Pacific, King of Arles.
Fringes (in Scripture)
A special kind of trimming, consisting of loose threads of wool, silk, etc., or strips of other suitable material, along the edge of a piece of cloth.
Fritz, Samuel
A Jesuit missionary of the eighteenth century noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin.
Frontenac, Louis de Baude
A governor of New France, b. at Paris, 1662; d. at Quebec, 28 Nov., 1698.
Frowin, Blessed
Abbot of Engelberg, renowned for learning as well as sanctity, d. 1178.
Fructuosus of Tarragona, Saint
Bishop, was martyred along with his deacons Augurius and Eulogius in 259.
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