Gerardus Odonis
Also Geraldus Othonis, or Ottonis, a medieval theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order; born probably at Châteauroux, in the present department of Indre, France, da…
Gerbet, Olympe-Phillipe
A French bishop and writer; b. at Poligny (Jura), 1798; d. at Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), 1864.
Gerbillon, Jean-François
French missionary; born at Verdun, 4 June, 1654; died at Peking, China, 27 March, 1707.
Gerdil, Hyacinthe Sigismond
Cardinal and theologian; b. at Samoëns in Savoy, 20 June, 1718; d. at Rome, 12 August 1802.
Gerhard of Zütphen
Born at Zütphen, 1367; died at Windesheim, 1398; a mystical writer and one of the first of the Brothers of the Common Life, founded by Gerhard Groote and Florentius Radewyn at Dev…
Gerhoh of Reichersberg
Provost of that place and Austin canon, one of the most distinguished theologians of Germany in the twelfth century, b. at Polling, Bavaria, 1093; d. at Reichersberg, 27 June, 1169…
Germain, Saint
A married lawyer, rather worldly, became Bishop of Auxerre, d. 448 or 450. Biography.
Germaine Cousin, Saint
Sickly, pious shepherdess, cruelly treated by her stepmother. St. Germaine died in 1601, at the age of 22.
German Gardiner, Blessed
Layman, the last martyr under Henry VIII. Executed at Tyburn on 7 March, 1544, for refusing to grant that the King was the head of the English and Irish Church.
Germanicia
A titular see in the province of Euphratensis and the patriarchate of Antioch; incorrectly called Germaniciana and located in Byzacene, Africa.
Germans in the United States
Includes all German-speaking people, whether originally from Germany proper, Austria, Switzerland, or Luxemburg.
Germanus I, Saint
Patriarch of Constantinople, defender of the veneration of ikons, d. 733 or 740.
Germany, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern
Its jurisdiction covers the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Meeklenburg-Strelitz, the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe, the free Hanse towns, Hamburg, Lübeck, and Bremen…
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