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Belle Guerin Feminine leader; born c.1880; died Montreal, Canada , 1929 . She founded the Catholic Women’s League of Canada, 1910 , of which she was first president. By request of Cardinal Vannutelli, she was awarded the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (for Church and Pope), 1922. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Bellay, Rene du a French prelate, younger brother of Jean, was first counsellor clerk at the Parliament of Paris, and in 1538 received the bishopric of Grasse, which he afterwards resigned in favor of Benedict Taillecorne, tutor of the children of France. He took charge of the offices of the Church of Paris during the … Continue reading “Bellay, Rene du”

Bellay, Jean Du an eminent French cardinal, was born in 1492; was made bishop of Bayonne, and in 1532 bishop of Paris. In 1533 he returned from England, whither, in 1527, he had been sent as ambassador to Henry VIII, who was then on the point of a rupture with the court of Rome, but … Continue reading “Bellay, Jean Du”

Bellay, Eustache du a French prelate, nephew of Rente, became the successor of Jean du Bellay as bishop of Paris, and governed his diocese with great wisdom. He showed much zeal at the Council of Trent in sustaining episcopal rights, and opposed the introduction of the Jesuits into France. He died at Bellay, in Anjou, … Continue reading “Bellay, Eustache du”

Bellator a presbyter, and a friend of Cassiodorus, at whose request he wrote Commentaries on Ruth, appended by Cassiodorus to Origen’s Exposition, to complete a comment on the Octateuch. He also wrote Commentaries on Tobit, Esther, Judith, Maccabees, and Wisdom, all of which have perished. He translated two books of Origen’s Homilies on Esdras; and … Continue reading “Bellator”

Bellati Antonio Francesco an Italian theologian and preacher of the Jesuit order, was born at Ferrara, Nov. 2, 1665. He took the sacred habit at sixteen years of age, and passed his novitiate at Bologna, where he continued his studies till 1688, completing his vows in 1699. He was one of the most famous preachers … Continue reading “Bellati Antonio Francesco”

Bellasius, Edward Serjeant-at-Law, b. 14 October, 1800; d. 24 January, 1873; was one of the most able and respected of that little band of English converts who in the later years of the Tractarian movement joined the Catholic Church from the ranks of the legal profession. The distinguished advocate, J. R. Hope-Scott, who married Sir … Continue reading “Bellasius, Edward”

Bellasis, Edward (1800 -1873 ) English lawyer, received into the Church in 1850 . From that time to his death he was one of the most devoted Catholic laymen in England , and was prominently associated with all Catholic activities. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Bellary, India Mission, India; established, 1928 ; entrusted to the English Franciscans . Superior: A. J. Van der Burg (1928 ) Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Bellarmine, St. Robert (Also, “Bellarmino”). A distinguished Jesuit theologian, writer, and cardinal, born at Montepulciano, 4 October, 1542; died 17 September, 1621. His father was Vincenzo Bellarmino, his mother Cinthia Cervini, sister of Cardinal Marcello Cervini, afterwards Pope Marcellus II. He was brought up at the newly founded Jesuit college in his native town, and … Continue reading “Bellarmine, St. Robert”