Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Ryan, Abram Joseph Poet-priest of the South. Born in 1839 in Norfolk, Virginia; died on 22 April 1886 in Louisville, Kentucky. During the Civil War he served as chaplain in the Confederate army. The South was completely won by his Conquered Banner, the best known of his poems. Distinguished as preacher and lecturer, he is … Continue reading “Ryan, Abram Joseph”

Rwanda Central African republic. Over 95% per cent of the population is Christian, and over half of those are Catholic. Ecclesiastically the country is governed by the archdiocese Kigali and the dioceses Butare Byumba Cyangugu Gikongoro Kabgayi Kibungo Nyundo Ruhengeri See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org World Fact Book New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

R.V.M. = Religious of the Virgin Mary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Ruze, Guillaume a French prelate, was born at Paris about 1530. He taught rhetoric and philosophy in the College of Navarre, where he received the degree of doctor. He was councilor under Henry II, Charles IX, and Henry III, who made him grand almoner. In 1570 he was promoted to the bishopric of Saint-Malo, but … Continue reading “Ruze, Guillaume”

Ruysch, John Astronomer, cartographer, and painter, born at Utrecht about 1460; died at Cologne, 1533. Little is known of his early life. He became a secular priest, but joined the Benedictine Order in the monastery of St. Martin’s at Cologne, where he made his profession in 1492. He devoted himself to the study of astronomy … Continue reading “Ruysch, John”

Ruysbroek (Or Rubruquis), Willem De a mediaeval traveller and missionary, was born in Brabant about 1220. In 1253 Louis IX of France sent him and two other friars to Tartary. The object of their mission was to propagate Christianity among the Tartars, to search for Prester John, and to visit Sartach, a Tartar chief, who … Continue reading “Ruysbroek (Or Rubruquis), Willem De”

Ruysbroeck, John, Blessed Confessor, greatest Flemish mystic, prior of Groenendael, born Ruysbroeck, near Brussels, 1293; died Groenendael, 1381. With his uncle John Hinkaert and Francis van Coudenberg, both canons of Saint Gudule’s, Brussels, retired to a hermitage at Groenendael in 1343; this was erected into a community of canons regular in 1349. He led a … Continue reading “Ruysbroeck, John, Blessed”

Ruysbroeck, Blessed John Surnamed the Admirable Doctor, and the Divine Doctor, undoubtedly the foremost of the Flemish mystics, b. at Ruysbroeck, near Brussels, 1293; d. at Groenendael, 2 Dec., 1381. He was blessed with a devout mother, who trained him from infancy in the ways of piety and holiness. Of his father we know nothing; … Continue reading “Ruysbroeck, Blessed John”

Ruysbroeck (Or Rusbroek), Jean De the most noted of mystics in the Netherlands, was born in A.D. 1293 at Ruysbroeck, near Brussels, and was educated in the latter city under the direction of an Augustinian prebendary who was his relative. His fondness for solitude and day dreams prevented him from making solid progress, however. His … Continue reading “Ruysbroeck (Or Rusbroek), Jean De”

Ruvo and Bitonto (RUBENSIS ET BITUNTINENSIS) Diocese in the Province of Bari, Aquileia, Southern Italy. Ruvo, the ancient Rubi, situated on a calcareous hill, contains a fine Norman cathedral of the eleventh century. Outside of the city are the ruins of a more ancient cathedral, possibly of the late fourth or early fifth century. According … Continue reading “Ruvo and Bitonto”