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  • 81Gospel of Saint Luke —     Gospel of Saint Luke     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gospel of Saint Luke     The subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Biography of Saint Luke; II.Authenticity of the Gospel; III. Integrity of the Gospel; IV. Purpose and… …

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  • 82Gospel of St. Matthew —     Gospel of St. Matthew     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gospel of St. Matthew     I. CANONICITY     The earliest Christian communities looked upon the books of the Old Testament as Sacred Scripture, and read them at their religious assemblies.… …

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  • 83Hugh Paulinus Serenus Cressy —     Hugh Paulinus Serenus Cressy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hugh Paulinus Serenus Cressy     Doctor of Theology and English Benedictine monk, b. at Thorpe Salvin, Yorkshire, about 1605; d. at East Grinstead, Sussex, 10 August, 1674. He was the …

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  • 84Louis-Victor-Emile Bougaud —     Louis Victor Emile Bougaud     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Louis Victor Emile Bougaud     Bishop of Laval in France, b. at Dijon, 28 February 1823, d. at Laval 7 November, 1888. He received his classical education at Autun, where his professor… …

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  • 85Martino Martini —     Martino Martini     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martino Martini     (Chinese name Wei).     Distinguished Austrian Jesuit missionary to the Chinese, in the seventeenth century. He was born at Trent in 1614; and on 8 October 1631, entered the… …

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  • 86Michael Vehe —     Michael Vehe     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Michael Vehe     Born at Bieberach near Wimpfen; died at Halle, April, 1559. He joined the Dominicans at Wimpfen, and was sent to Heidelberg in 1506, where he taught in 1512 and received the… …

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  • 87Mount Calvary —     Mount Calvary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mount Calvary     The place of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.     NAME     Etymology and Use     The word Calvary (Lat. Calvaria) means a skull . Calvaria and the Gr. Kranion are equivalents for… …

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  • 88Peter Pazmany —     Peter Pázmány     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Peter Pázmány     A famous Hungarian ecclesiastic of the seventeenth century; died 19 March, 1637. He was born of noble blood. His parents were Calvinists; his stepmother, who was a Catholic, turned …

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  • 89Pierre Bertrand —     Pierre Bertrand     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pierre Bertrand     (1) A French Cardinal, theologian, and canonist, b. 1280 at Annonay in Vivarais; d. 1348 or 1349 at the Priory of Montaud, near Avignon. His noble parentage is known to us… …

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  • 90St. Justin Martyr —     St. Justin Martyr     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Justin Martyr     Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome …

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