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White, Thomas (Alias BLACKLOW, BLACLOE, ALBIUS, ANGLUS). Born in Essex, 1593; died in London, 6 July, 1676. Through his mother, Mary Plowden who married Richard White of Hutton, Essex, he was grandson of the lawyer, Edmund Plowden. Educated at St. Omer, Valladolid, and Douai, he was ordained priest on 25 March, 1617; he studied at … Continue reading “White, Thomas (2)”

White Sunday (Greek: pentecostes, fiftieth) Feast which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, and takes its name from the fact that it comes nearly fifty days after Easter. It was a Jewish festival, and has been observed in the Christian Church since the days of the Apostles. It is often called … Continue reading “White Sunday”

White Stone ( , a white pebble), referred to as given to the Christian conqueror (Rev 2:17), is supposed by many to refer to the usage among the Greeks of absolving those that were tried on the ground of any accusation, by the use of white balls or stones, and condemning by black ones. The … Continue reading “White Stone”

White, Stephen Mallory American statesman; born at San Francisco, California, 19 January, 1853; died at Los Angeles, California, 21 February, 1901. His parents were William F. White and Fannie J. (Russell), natives of Limerick, Ireland, and distinguished California pioneers of 1849. He was a grand-nephew of Gerald Griffin, the poet and novelist, and a cousin … Continue reading “White, Stephen Mallory”

White, Stephen Antiquarian and polyhistor; b. at Clonmel, Ireland, in 1574; d. in Galway, 1646. He belonged to a family devoted to religion and education. In 1592 Trinity College, Dublin, was founded, and S. White (in all probability Stephen White) was one of the few students named in the charter. Unwilling to take the oath … Continue reading “White, Stephen”

White Sisters A congregation founded by Cardinal Lavigerie in Algiers, 1869, to help the White Fathers in their work in Africa. Their purpose is the regeneration of pagan womanhood and the relief of spiritual and corporal misery. The congregation has postulates and procures in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, and a procure in the United … Continue reading “White Sisters”

White, Saturday in Saturday in Easter week, so called because of the custom in the early Church of laying aside the baptismal robes worn by thos who had been baptized on Easter Eve. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

White Saturday In Latin, Sabbatum Sanctum; also known as Easter Eve, Easter Even, Low Saturday, Black Saturday, White Saturday, Sabado de Gloria, Holy and Great Saturday, or Great Sabbath. Eve of Easter Sunday, closing of the season of Lent and penance, and the beginning of paschal time. In the early Church no Mass was said, … Continue reading “White Saturday”

White, Robert Meadows, D.D an English clergyman and philologist, was born about 1798. He graduated at Magdalen College, Oxford, in, 1819; was ordained in 1821; became a tutor at Oxford in 1832; Rawlinson professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1834; visited Denmark in the interests of philology in 1837; became vice- president of Magdalen College in 1838; … Continue reading “White, Robert Meadows, D.D”

White, Robert English composer, b. about 1530; d. Nov., 1574; was educated by his father, and graduated Mus. D., at Cambridge University, 13 Dec., 1560. In March, 1561, he succeeded Dr. Tye as organist and master of the choristers at Ely cathedral, continuing in that office till 1566. He accepted a similar post at Chester … Continue reading “White, Robert”