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  • 91Jacques Callot —     Jacques Callot     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jacques Callot     A French etcher, engraver, and painter, b. at Nancy, France, 1592; d. in the same city, 28 March, 1635. His father was Jean Callot, a noble, the herald at arms for Lorraine, who… …

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  • 92Joseph M. Finotti —     Joseph M. Finotti     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joseph M. Finotti     Born at Ferrara, Italy, 21 September, 1817; died at Central City, Colorado, 10 January, 1879.     In 1833 the young Finotti was received into the Society of Jesus in Rome,… …

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  • 93Konstantin von Hoefler —     Konstantin von Höfler     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Konstantin von Höfler     An historian; born at Memmingen, Bavaria, 26 March, 1811; died at Prague, 29 December, 1898. After finishing his studies in the gymnasia at Munich and Landshut, he… …

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  • 94Order of Friars Minor —     Order of Friars Minor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor     (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following heads:     I. General History of the Order;     A. First Period (1209… …

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  • 95Palaeontology —     Palæontology     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Palæontology     (logos ton palaion onton)     Palæontology, or the science of fossils, deals with extinct or primeval animals and plants. It treats of their characteristics, classification, life and …

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  • 96Alexander VI —     Pope Alexander VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI     Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of …

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  • 97Pope Alexander VI —     Pope Alexander VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI     Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of… …

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  • 98Spinoza —     Benedict Spinoza     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Benedict Spinoza     (d Espinosa, Despinoza).     Born at Amsterdam, 24 Nov., 1632; died at The Hague, 21 Feb., 1677. He belonged to a family of Jewish merchants of moderate means, and was… …

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  • 99St. Elizabeth Ann Seton —     St. Elizabeth Ann Seton     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Elizabeth Ann Seton     Foundress and first superior of the Sisters of Charity in the United States, b. in New York City, 28 Aug., 1774, of non Catholic parents of high position; d. at …

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  • 100Charles Heathcote Tatham — Mausoleum, Stone Road, Trentham, built 1807 8 to a design by Tatham. Charles Heathcote Tatham (8 February 1772, Westminster, London 18 April 1842, London), was an English architect of the early nineteenth century …

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