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Liguori, Saint Alphonsus Born at Marianella, near Naples, 27 September, 1696; died at Nocera de’ Pagani, 1 August, 1787. The eighteenth century was not an age remarkable for depth of spiritual life, yet it produced three of the greatest missionaries of the Church, St. Leonard of Port Maurice, St. Paul of the Cross, and St. … Continue reading “Liguori, Saint Alphonsus”

Liguori, Alphonsus, Saint (Teutonic: adalfuns, willing) Confessor, Doctor of the Church . Bishop of Sant’ Agata dei Goti, born Marianella, near Naples , Italy , 1696; died Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy , 1787. He took his degree of Doctor of Laws at sixteen, and practised successfully for eight years. Humiliated by failure to win an … Continue reading “Liguori, Alphonsus, Saint”

Liguori, Alfonzo Maria De a Roman Catholic bishop, and founder of the Order of Redemptorists, was born September 27, 1696, at Naples. He was descended from a noble family, and the son of a royal officer; from his mother, who was a fervid Catholic, he imbibed in early childhood a glowing devotedness to the Church … Continue reading “Liguori, Alfonzo Maria De”

Ligug A Benedictine Abbey, in the Diocese of Poitiers, France, was founded about the year A.D. 360, by St. Martin of Tours. The miracles and reputation of the holy founder attracted a large number of disciples to the new monastery. When however, St. Martin became Bishop of Tours and established the monastery of Marmoutiers a … Continue reading “Ligugé”

LIGN-ALOES See ALOES. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Lign-aloes (only in pl., Heb. ‘ahalim), a perfume derived from some Oriental tree (Num. 24:6), probably the agallochum or aloe-wood. (See ALOES). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Lign Aloes LIGN ALOES.See Aloes. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Lign-Aloes ln-aloz, lig-naloz. See ALOES. Fuente: International Standard Bible … Continue reading “Lign-Aloes”

Lign-Aloe Tree Not identified by naturalists. Num 24:6 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Lign Aloe See Aloe Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible Lign-aloe (only in the plur. ahalitm’, Num 24:6, Sept. , Vulg. tabernacula; Pro 7:17, Sept. , Vulg. aloe, A.V. “aloes;” or fem. , ahaloth’, Psa 45:8, Sept. , Vulg. gutta, A.V. “aloes;” Son 4:14, , aloe, “aloes”), a kind of perfume which interpreters have by common … Continue reading “Lign-aloe”

Ligitsch in Slavonic mythology, was the god of atonement and rest. The wives pray to him after having been angry with their husbands. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

lights, rood Oil lamps or tapers kept burning before the rood . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Lights of Walton a class of enthusiasts who appeared in the 17th century at Walton-on- Thames, Surrey, England. The story of their origin is related as follows: In the beginning of Lent, 1649, Mr. Fawcet, then minister of Walton, having preached in the afternoon, when he had concluded it was nearly dark, and six soldiers … Continue reading “Lights of Walton”