Hohenbaum van der Meer, Moritz
A Benedictine historian; born at Spörl near Belgrade, 25 June, 1718; died at the monastery of Rheinau, near Schaffhausen in Switzerland, 18 December, 1795.
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, Alexander Leopold
A titular Bishop of Sardica, famous for his many supposedly miraculous cures. (1794-1849)
Holbein, Hans
A German painter; b. at Augsburg about 1460; d. at Isenheim, Alsace, in 1524.
Hollanders in the United States
Statistics and other information about Dutch immigrants.
Holmes, John
Catholic educator and priest; born at Windsor, Vermont, in 1799; died at Lorette, near Quebec, Canada, in 1852.
Holstenius, Lucas
German philologist, b. at Hamburg, 1596; d. at Rome, 2 February, 1661.
Holtei, Karl von
German novelist, poet, and dramatist; b. at Breslau, 24 January, 1798; d. in that city, 12 February, 1880.
Holy Agony, Archconfraternity of
An association for giving special honour to the mental sufferings of Christ during His Agony in the Garden of Gethsemani.
Holy Alliance
The Emperor Francis I of Austria, King Frederick William III of Prussia, and the Tsar Alexander I of Russia, signed a treaty on 26 September, 1815, by which they united in a "Holy …
Holy Child Jesus, Society of the
Founded in England in 1840 by Mrs. Cornelia Connelly, née Peacock, a native of Philadelphia, U.S.A., who had become a convert to the Catholic Faith in 1835.
Holy Childhood, Association of the
A children's association for the benefit of foreign missions.
Holy Communion
By Communion is meant the actual reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
Holy Cross Abbey
The ruins of this monastery are situated on the right bank of the River Suir, about three miles south-west of the cathedral town of Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Holy Cross, Congregation of
A body of priests and lay brothers constituted in the religious state by the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and bearing the common name of Religious of Holy Cross…
Holy Cross, Sisters Marianites of
Founded in 1841, in the parish of Holy Cross near Le Mans, Sarthe, France, by a priest of the same city, Basile-Antoine Moreau.
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