Buee, Pierre Louis a French theologian, brother of Adrien Quentin, the scholar and mathematician, was ‘born Sept. 5,1740. He took refuge in England during the Revolution, and on his return to France, in 1802, he became canon of the metropolis. He died in Paris, June 28,1827. He wrote, Eulogie Paschale (Paris, 1792): -Obstacle a ma … Continue reading “Buee, Pierre Louis”
Buea, Camaroon, diocese of
Buea, Camaroon, diocese of Prefecture Apostolic of Buea, Cameroon, west Africa; established, 12 June 1923 ; entrusted to the Foreign Missionaries of Saint Joseph of Mill Hill. Elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Buea on 15 March 1939 . Elevated to the Diocese of Buea on 14 July 1950 . Suffragan of Bamenda. See also: … Continue reading “Buea, Camaroon, diocese of”
Budweis
Budweis (Czech, BUDEJOVICE; Lat. BUDOVICIUM; BOHEMO-BUDVICENSIS). A diocese situated in Southern Bohemia, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Prague. Although projected since 1630, the diocese was not erected until the reign of Emperor Joseph II, by a papal Bull of 20 September, 1785. By the provisions of this Bull, the civil districts of Budweis, Tabor, Prachatitz, … Continue reading “Budweis”
Budsdoists
Budsdoists are the Japanese worshippers of Buddha. SEE BUDDHISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Budsdo
Budsdo is the name given in Japan to Gotama Buddha (q.v.), who is worshipped in that empire also. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Budocus, Saint
Budocus, Saint an abbot and confessor of the 6th century, is said to have succeeded Maglorius in the see of Dol, Brittany. The parish of St. Buadock is just west of Falmouth, and his feast-day was Dec. 8. The Close Rolls, i, 498, 52, mention a church of St. Budock, in Oxford. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Budocus, Saint”
Budnaeus, Or Budny, Simon (2)
Budnaeus, Or Budny, Simon a Polish theologian in the second half of the 16th century, was minister at Klecenie, and afterward at Lost. Becoming a disciple of Servetus, he denied the divinity of Christ and his miraculous conception, and anticipated in many respects the later rationalism. Being a man of talents, he made many disciples, … Continue reading “Budnaeus, Or Budny, Simon (2)”
Budnaeans
BUDNAEANS A sect in Poland, who disclaimed the worship of Christ, and run into many wild hypotheses. Budnaeus, the founder, was publicly excommunicated in 1584, with all his disciples, but afterwards he was admitted to the communion of the Socinian sect. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Budnaeans a sect of Socinians (q.v.) which arose in the 16th … Continue reading “Budnaeans”
Budkiewicz, Constantine
Budkiewicz, Constantine (1867 -1923 ) Ecclesiastic and political martyr , born Lithuania, Russia; died Moscow. Vicar of Saint Catherine’s church in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), he headed every religious and philanthropic undertaking of the Catholic Poles. In opposition to socialistic anti-religious teachings, he founded the Christian Democratic movement. During the World War, he was president of … Continue reading “Budkiewicz, Constantine”
Budjintaja
Budjintaja in Slavonic mythology, was a goddess of the Poles and Kassubes, who protected sleeping persons from danger. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature