Goetz, Marie Josephine
Second superior-general of the Society of the Sacred Heart, daughter of Joseph Goetz of Strasburg and Marie Anne Wagner; b. 7 March, 1817; d. 4 January, 1874.
Goffine, Leonard
Priest and writer. Born at Cologne, or according to some, at Broich, 6 December, 1648; died 11 August, 1719.
Gog and Magog
Names, respectively, of a king and of his supposed kingdom, mentioned several times in chapters 38 and 39 of the Book of Ezechiel, and once in the Apocalypse (20:7).
Golden Calf
An object of worship among the Hebrews, mention of which occurs principally in Ex., xxxii, where the story of the molten calf of Aaron is narrated, and in III Kings, xii (cf. II Pa…
Golden Rose
A precious and sacred ornament made of pure gold by skilled artificers, which the popes have been accustomed for centuries to bless each year, and occasionally confer upon illustri…
Goldwell, Thomas
Bishop of St. Asaph, the last survivor of the ancient hierarchy of England; b. between 1501 and 1515; d. in Rome, 3 April, 1585.
Gondulphus
The name of three saints, of whom one was Bishop of Tongres (Maestricht), the second Bishop of Metz, while the third is known as Gondulphus of Berry.
Gonet, Jean Baptiste
Theologian, b. about 1616 at Beziers, in the province of Languedoc; d. there 24 Jan., 1681.
Gonnelieu, Jérôme de
Theologian, ascetical writer, and preacher; born at Soissons, 8 Sept., 1640; died at Paris, 28 Feb., 1715.
González de Santalla, Thyrsus
Theologian and thirteenth general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Arganda, Spain, 18 January, 1624; died at Rome, 27 October, 1705.
Gonzaga, Scipione
Cardinal; b. at Mantua, 11 November, 1542; d. at San Martino, 11 January, 1593.
Good Faith
A phrase employed to designate the mental and moral state of honest, even if objectively unfounded, conviction as to the truth or falsehood of a proposition or body of opinion, or …
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