Heroic Act of Charity
A decree of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences dated 18 December, 1885, and confirmed the following day by Leo XIII.
Heroic Virtue
St. Augustine first applied the pagan title of hero to the Christian martyrs.
Herp, Henry
A fifteenth century Franciscan of the Strict Observance and a distinguished writer on mysticism.
Herrad of Landsberg
A twelfth-century abbess, author of the "Hortus Deliciarum"; born about 1130, at the castle of Landsberg, the seat of a noble Alsatian family; died 1195.
Herregouts
There were three artists of the name of Herregouts, father, son, and grandson, of whom the chief was Hendrik, the son of David, and the father of Jan.
Herrera Barnuevo, Sebastiano de
A painter, architect, sculptor and etcher; born in Madrid, 1611 or 1619; died there, 1671.
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de
A Spanish historian; born at Cuellar, in the province of Segovia, in 1559; died at Madrid, 27 March, 1625.
Herrera, Francisco
A Spanish painter, etcher, medallist, and architect; born in Seville, 1576; died in Madrid, 1656.
Hervás y Panduro, Lorenzo
Spanish Jesuit and famous philologist; b. at Horcajo, 1 May, 1735; d. at Rome, 24 August, 1809.
Hervetus, Gentian
French theologian and controversialist; b. at Olivet, near Orléans, in 1499; d. at Reims, 12 September, 1584.
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