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Alemanni, Arcangela a Dominican nun of the Monastery of St. Niccolodi, was a native of Florence, and lived in the later half of the 16th century. She wrote, in the form of letters, the life of the celebrated Lorenza Strozzi, her friend and confidante. These letters were entitled Epistolce ad Zachariam Montium de Piis Moribus … Continue reading “Alemanni, Arcangela”

Alemanni (Or Alamanni), Giovanni Battista an Italian prelate, was born at Florence, Oct. 30, 1519. He accompanied his father, the celebrated Luigi Alamanni, to France, where he became almoner to queen Catharine de’ Medici. He afterwards became private councillor to king Francis I, who conferred on him the charge of the Abbey of Belleville. In … Continue reading “Alemanni (Or Alamanni), Giovanni Battista”

Alemanni (Or Alamanni), Cosmo an Italian Jesuit, was born at Milan about 1559, and entered the Society in 1575. He was a warm admirer of St. Thomas’s writings. His death took place May 24, 1634; and he left, among other works, Summa Totius Philosophice et D. Thomoe Aquinatis Doct. Angel. Doctrina (Paris, 1618). See Alegambe, … Continue reading “Alemanni (Or Alamanni), Cosmo”

Alemanni SEE ALLEMANNI. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alemand, Louis Augustin a French writer of considerable note, was born at Grenoble in 1653, of Protestant parents, whose religion he abjured. He was admitted M.D. at Aix; and, having failed in his profession, went to Paris. He did at his native place in 1728; and left, among other works, Histoire Monastique d’Irlande (Paris, 1690,1 … Continue reading “Alemand, Louis Augustin”

Aleman LOUIS, known by the name of Cardinal d’Arles, a French prelate, was born in 1390 at the chateau of Arbent, seigniory of the country of Bugey. He was made bishop of Maguelonne; then raised to the see of Montpellier; then archbishop of Arles. In 1426 he was made cardinal by pope Martin V, who … Continue reading “Aleman”

Alema (only in the dat. plur. ), one of the fortified cities in Gilead beyond the Jordan, occupied in the time of Judas Maccabeus, to the oppression of the Jews, by the Gentiles, in connection with certain neighboring towns (1Ma 5:26). Grimm (Handb. zu d. Maccabees in loc.) thinks it is probably the BEER-ELIM SEE … Continue reading “Alema”

Alegrin, Jean a French prelate, was born at Abbeville, in Picardy, about the middle of the 12th century. He was, at different times, archbishop of Besancon, bishop of Sabina, and cardinal and Latin patriarch of Constantinople. Under Gregory IX he was sent as legate a latere to Spain and Portugal; and died in 1237 or … Continue reading “Alegrin, Jean”

Alegress The seven Alegresses are prayers addressed to the Blessed Virgin in the Roman Church. The word is derived from alaigre, Lat. alacer, and signifies uncontrolled joy. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alegre, Francisco Xavier Historian, born at Vera Cruz, in Mexico, or New Spain, 12 November, 1729; died at Bologna, 16 August, 1788. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1747, and soon acquired a reputation of unusual learning in everything related to the classics. He occupied a chair at the Jesuit college at Habana and … Continue reading “Alegre, Francisco Xavier”