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Alfield, Venerable Thomas (AUFIELD, ALPHILDE, HAWFIELD, OFFELDUS; alias BADGER). Priest, born at Gloucestershire; martyred at Tyburn, 6 July, 1585. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge (1568). He was afterwards converted and came to Douai College in 1576, but the troubles there compelled him to intermit his studies for four years, and he was eventually … Continue reading “Alfield, Venerable Thomas”

Alfie Lambe Also known as Alfie Lambe Brother Ignatius Profile Born to a pious farm family. A good student , he early showed interest in religious topics and the religious life. Joined the Irish Christian Brothers novitiate at age 16, taking the name Brother Ignatius, but within a year he was forced to leave due … Continue reading “Alfie Lambe”

Alfhun SEE ALHUN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alfhild in Norse mythology, is an honored and famous name of women, e.g. of the wife of king Waldar, the daughter of Iwar Widfames, and the mother of the powerful Ragnar Lodbrog, etc. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alfheim in Norse mythology, is the place of habitation of the elves, presented to the god Frey by the Asas when he got his first tooth. As Frey is the god of fruitftulness, the sunbeams must be subject to him, therefore the elves of light and their habitation must belong to him. Alfheim lies adjoining … Continue reading “Alfheim”

Alfez (Or Alfasi), Isaac Berabbi Jacob a Jewish rabbi, was born near Fez in 1013. At the age of sixty-five he was obliged to retire to Cordova on account of a quarrel. He died at Lucena, Spain, in 1103. While at Cordova he composed a work on practical Jewish ceremonies ( , Book of the … Continue reading “Alfez (Or Alfasi), Isaac Berabbi Jacob”

Alferius ST., flourished about the middle of the 11th century. A dangerous illness led him to embrace the ecclesiastical state; and he assumed the Benedictine habit at Cluny, under Odilo, about 991. His reputation for sanctity was such that Gaimarus III, prince of Salerno, sent for him to superintend the monasteries in that place. He … Continue reading “Alferius”

Alfenfuss (Or Alfenkreuz) in Scandinavian mythology, is the noted Pentagram, or five-pointed star. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alfasi SEE ALFEZ. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alfaro Y Gomez, Don Juan a Spanish painter, was born at Cordova in 1640. He. studied under Antonio de Castillo and Velasquez. In the Church of the Carmelites is a fine picture of The Incarnation by Alfaro, and in the Church of the royal College at Madrid is his famous picture of the Guardian Angel … Continue reading “Alfaro Y Gomez, Don Juan”