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 William Dean, Blessed   - Short article on the career of this English priest, martyred in 1588. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04660a.htm    William Davies, Blessed - Biography of the Welsh priest concentrates especially on his imprisonment and martyrdom. Fr. Davies died in 1593. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04646a.htm William Howard, Blessed - Biography of the Viscount Stafford, who headed the list of Catholic lords pursued by Titus Oates in the so-called Popish Plot. Imprisoned in the Tower and tried before the House of Lords, Stafford was executed in 1680. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07504a.htm William Hartley, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1588. Also some information on his companions in martyrdom John Hewitt, Robert Sutton, and John Harrison. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07146a.htm William Harrington, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1594. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07142a.htm William Ireland, Blessed - English Jesuit who was arrested by Titus Oates himself, and martyred along with layman John Grove in 1679. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08130a.htm William Pike, Blessed - A Dorset layman, a joiner by trade. Converted to Catholicism. He was martyred in 1591. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12083a.htm William Spenser, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who was executed in 1589. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14214d.htm William Southerne, Blessed - Brief profile of the English martyr, who was arrested while saying Mass, and executed in 1618. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14162a.htm Winefride, Saint - Seventh-century Welsh niece of St. Beuno. According to legend, she was decapitated by a frustrated suitor and restored to life by her uncle. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15656a.htm William Andleby, Blessed - An English convert to Catholicism, he became a priest. He was martyred in 1597. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01468b.htm William Richardson, Blessed - Last martyr under Queen Elizabeth. (d. 1603) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13046a.htm William Patenson, Blessed - English priest, martyred at Tyburn in 1592. During his imprisonment, he converted several of the inmates. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11542a.htm Words (in Canon Law) - Canonists give many rules for the exact acceptation of words, in order that decrees may be correctly understood and the extent of their obligation determined. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15704a.htm Wittman, George Michael - Bishop-elect of Ratisbon. (1760-1833) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15679a.htm World, Antiquity of the - Various attempts have been made to establish the age of the world. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15704b.htm Wounds, The Five Sacred - The revival of religious life and the zealous activity of St. Bernard and St. Francis in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, together with the enthusiasm of the Crusaders returning from the Holy Land, increased devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ an - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15714a.htm Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick - Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. (1802-1865) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15670a.htm Winckelmann, Johann Joachim - Archaeologist and historian of ancient art. (1717-1768) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15650a.htm Widow - Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question of remarriage. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15617c.htm Woods, Julian Edmund Tenison - Priest and scientist. (1832-1889) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15702c.htm Witness - One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15677a.htm Window, Rose - A circular window, with mullions and traceries generally radiating from the centre, and filled with stained glasses. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653a.htm Will and Testament of Clerics - Roman law allowed clerics to dispose of their property by will or otherwise. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15626b.htm Walenburch, Adrian and Peter von - Auxiliary bishops of Cologne and celebrated controversial theologians, born at Rotterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15531b.htm Witt, Francis Xavier - Composer and reformer of church music. (1834-1888) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15678a.htm William the Conqueror - King of England and Duke of Normandy. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642c.htm Winnebago Indians - A Siouan tribe closely related in speech to the Iowa, Missouri, and Oto, and more remotely to the Dakota and Ponca. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15657b.htm Winslow, Jakob Benignus - Physician and anatomist. (1669-1760) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659a.htm Wisdom, Daughters of - Founded at Poitiers by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort in 1703. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15668a.htm Windsor - A town on the Thames, in Berkshire, England; rendered Ventus Morbidus in some medieval documents, the name being really from the Saxon Windels-or, "winding shore". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15654a.htm Wilberforce, Robert Isaac - Second son of William Wilberforce, and a younger brother of Samuel Wilberforce. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620c.htm Wood-Carving - Discusses the branch of wood-carving dealing with artistic objects, belonging either to plastic (as statues, crucifixes, and similar carvings), or to industrial art (as arabesques and rosettes), and which serve mainly for the ornamentation of cabinet work - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15698b.htm William of Champeaux - A concise summary of his life and thought, by William Turner. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632a.htm Windischmann, Friedrich Heinrich Hugo - Orientalist and exegete. (1811-1861) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652b.htm Winzet, Ninian - Benedictine abbot and controversial writer. (1518-1592) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659c.htm Will - This article discusses will in its psychological aspect. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15624a.htm Wiest, Stephan - Member of the Order of Cistercians. (1748-1797) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618d.htm William of Ockham - Biographical article on the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15636a.htm William of Digulleville - Fourteenth-century French poet. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632c.htm Wimpfeling, Jakob - Humanist and theologian. (1450-1528) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649a.htm Wirt, Wigand - Theologian, born at Frankfort about 1460; died at Steyer, 30 June, 1519. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15661a.htm William of Wykeham - Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. (1324-1404) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15641a.htm Wilhering, Cistercian Abbey of - Situated on the right bank of the Danube, in the Diocese of Linz, Austria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623c.htm Wilton Abbey - Benedictine convent near Salisbury, England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647b.htm Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count von - Bishop and cardinal. (1593-1661) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15557a.htm Wettingen-Mehrerau, Abbacy Nullius of - Cistercian abbey in Austria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15607a.htm Wolowski, Louis-François-Michel-Reymond - Polish economist. (1810-1876) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15684b.htm Wiener-Neustadt, Diocese of - Suppressed see in Lower Austria. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618c.htm Wilberforce, Henry William - Third son of William Wilberforce, and younger brother of Robert Wilberforce. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620b.htm Wilton, Richard - English Trinitarian scholar. (d. 1239) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647a.htm Wingham, Thomas - Pianist, organist, composer and teacher. (1846-1893) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15657a.htm Wisdom, Book of - One of the deutero-canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15666a.htm Wild, Johann - Scriptural commentator and preacher. (1495-1554) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621b.htm William Perault - Thirteenth-century French writer and preacher. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642a.htm White, Stephen Mallory - American statesman. (1853-1901) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613a.htm Willaert, Adrian - Biography of the composer (1480-1562). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15626a.htm Widukind - Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618a.htm Wulfram, Saint - Late seventh-century missionary and bishop. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15716a.htm Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias - Prussian convert, poet, and pulpit orator. (1768-1823) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15589b.htm Wilgefortis - The legend makes her a Christian daughter of a pagan King of Portugal. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15622a.htm William of Wayneflete - English bishop and chancellor. (d. 1486) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640b.htm Windows in Church Architecture - A history of the use and form of windows in Christian houses of worship. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653b.htm William of Ware - William de Warre, Guard, Guaro, Varro or Varron. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640a.htm William of Conches - Scholastic philosopher and theologian. (b. 1100) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632b.htm |