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121Arnold Forster — Arnold Förster † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Arnold Förster German entomologist; b. at Aachen, 20 Jan., 1810; d. in the same city, 12 Aug., 1884. His father died while he was quite young, and it was only by strict economy and by tutoring… …
122Bernard de Montfaucon — Bernard de Montfaucon † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bernard de Montfaucon French scholar, b. in 1655, at the château de Soulatge, Department of Aude, arrondissement of Carcassone; d. in Paris, at the Abbey of St Germain des Prés, in 1741 …
123Blessed Ferdinand — Blessed Ferdinand † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Blessed Ferdinand Prince of Portugal, b. in Portugal, 29 September, 1402; d. at Fez, in Morocco, 5 June, 1443. He was one of five sons, his mother being Philippa, daughter of John of Gaunt,… …
124Johannes Moschus — Johannes Moschus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Johannes Moschus (ho tou Moschou, son of Moschus) A monk and ascetical writer, b. about 550 probably at Damascus; d. at Rome, 619. He was surnamed The Abstemious (ho eukratas). He lived… …
125Alexander VI — Pope Alexander VI † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of …
126Pope Alexander VI — Pope Alexander VI † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of… …
127St. Aelred — St. Ælred † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Ælred Abbot of Rievaulx, homilist and historian (1109 66). St. Ælred, whose name is also written Ailred, Æthelred, and Ethelred, was the son of one of those married priests of whom many were… …
128abstinent — 1. adjective Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. Beaumont and Fletcher 2. noun a) One who abstains. b) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in th …
