Ludolph of Saxony
An ecclesiastical writer of the fourteenth century, date of birth unknown; d. 13 April, 1378.
Ludovicus a S. Carolo
Carmelite writer, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne (according to some at Chalon-sur-Saône), 20 Aug., 1608; d. at Paris 10 March, 1670.
Lueger, Karl
A burgomaster of Vienna, Austrian political leader and municipal reformer, born at Vienna, 24 October, 1844; died there, 10 March, 1910.
Lugo, Francisco de
Jesuit theologian, b. at Madrid, 1580; d, at Valladolid, 17 September, 1652.
Lugo, John de
Spanish Jesuit and Cardinal, one of the most eminent theologians of modern times, b. at Madrid, November, 1583, though he used to call himself "Hispalensis", because his family sea…
Lulé Indians
A name which has given rise to considerable confusion and dispute in Argentine ethnology, owing to the fact, now established, that it was applied at different times to two very dif…
Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Article profiles the composer's secular and religious contributions.
Lumen Christi
The versicle chanted by the deacon on Holy Saturday as he lights the triple candle.
Lummi Indians
The principal one of more than twenty small Salishan tribes originally holding the lower shores, islands, and eastern hinterland of Puget Sound, Washington; by the Treaty of Point …
Lumper, Gottfried
Benedictine patristic writer, born 6 Feb., 1747, at Füssen in Bavaria; died 8 March, 1800 (Hefele says 1801), at the Abbey of St. George at Billingen in the Black Forest.
Luna, Pedro de
Antipope under the name of Benedict XIII, b. at Illueca, Aragon, 1328; d. at the Peñiscola, near Valencia, Spain, either 29 Nov., 1422, or 23 May, 1423.
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