Web Directory

» Waagen, Wilhelm Heinrich
   Geologist and palaeontologist. (1841-1900)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521a.htm

» Wace, Robert
   Poet, born at Jersey, about 1100; died at Bayeux, 1174.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521b.htm

» Wachter, Eberhard
   Painter, born at Stuttgart, (1762-1852)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521c.htm

» Wadding, Luke
   Historian and theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland. (1588-1657)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521d.htm

» Wadding, Michael
   Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland. (1591-1644)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15524a.htm

» Waire, Venerable
   English friar and martyr, hanged, drawn, and quartered at St. Thomas Waterings in Camberwell, 8 July, 1539.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525a.htm

» Waitzen, Diocese of
   Located in Hungary; suffragan of Gran; probably founded by King St. Stephen.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525b.htm

» Wakash Indians
   A linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia, and the west and northwest of Vancouver Island, as well as a small region around Cape Flattery, Washington.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525c.htm

» Walafrid
   German poet and theologian of the ninth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15526a.htm

» Walburga, Saint
   Fairly lengthy biographical article on this abbess of a double monastery, and author, who died in 777.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15526b.htm

» Waldeck, Principality of
   A former state of the German Empire.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15527a.htm

» Waldenses
   An heretical sect which appeared in the second half of the twelfth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15527b.htm

» Waldsassen, Abbey of
   Cistercian monastery founded by Gerwich von Wolmundstein.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15530a.htm

» Waldseemüller, Martin
   Learned humanist and celebrated cartographer. A canon of St-Dié in Lorraine. (1475-1522)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15531a.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

» Wales
   Located in the western portion of Great Britain.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15532a.htm

» Walkenried
   Cistercian abbey of Germany, situated in the Duchy of Brunswick between Lauterberg and Nordhausen. Founded in 1127 by Countess Adelheid of Klettenberg.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15537a.htm

» Walla-Walla Indians
   A Shahaptian tribe dwelling on the Walla-Walla River and the Columbia in Washington and Oregon, from Snake River to the Umatilla.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15538a.htm

» Wallenstein, Albrecht von
   Born at Hermanic, Bohemia. (1583-1634)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15538b.htm

» Wallon Henri-Alexandre
   Historian and statesman, born at Valenciennes. (1812-1904)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15539a.htm

» Walmesley, Charles
   Bishop of Rama, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England. (1722-1797)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15539b.htm

» Walsh, Edward
   Irish poet, born at Derry in 1805; died at Cork, 6 August, 1850.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15540b.htm

» Walsh, Patrick
   Irish-American journalist and senator. (1840-1900)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16085a.htm

» Walsh, Peter
   Irish Franciscan, born at Mooretown, County Kildare, about 1608; died in London, 15 March, 1688.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541a.htm

» Walsh, Robert
   Publicist, diplomat, born at Baltimore, MD., 1785; died at Paris, 7 Feb., 1859.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541b.htm

» Walsh, Thomas
   Bishop of Cambysopolis, born in London in 1777.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541c.htm

» Walsh, William
   Bishop of Meath, Ireland.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15542a.htm

» Walsingham Priory
   It stood a few miles from the sea in the northern part of Norfolk, England.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543a.htm

» Walsingham, Thomas
   Benedictine historian, died about 1422.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15542b.htm

» Walter of Châtillon
   Poet in the second half of the twelfth century, born at Lille; died of the plague in the beginning of the thirteenth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543c.htm

» Walter of Merton
   Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544a.htm

» Walter of Mortagne
   A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, and theologian.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544b.htm

» Walter of St-Victor
   Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelfth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544c.htm

» Walter of Winterburn
   An English Dominican, cardinal, orator, poet, philosopher, and theologian in the thirteenth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544d.htm

» Walter, Ferdinand
   Jurist, born at Wetzlar. (1794-1879)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543b.htm

» Waltham Abbey
   Formerly located near London.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15545a.htm

» Walther von der Vogelweide
   Minnesinger and old poet, born about 1170; died in 1228.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15545b.htm

» Walton, Brian
   English Biblical scholar. (1600-1661)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15545c.htm

» Wandelbert
   Benedictine monk and theological writer. (813-850)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546a.htm

» Wangnereck, Heinrich
   German theologian, preacher, and author. (1595-1664)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546b.htm

» War
   In its juridical sense, a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, or communities having in this regard the right of states.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546c.htm

» Ward, Hugh
   Irish Hagiographer. (1590-1635)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15550a.htm

» Ward, James Harman
   The first Union naval officer to fall in the Civil War.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551a.htm

» Ward, Mary
   Founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551c.htm

» Ward, Thomas
   English controversialist. (1652-1708)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552a.htm

» Ward, William George
   English writer and convert. (1812-1882)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552c.htm

» Warde, Mary Francis Xavier
   Irish-American nun. (1810-1884)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15553a.htm

» Warham, William
   Archbishop of Canterbury. (1450-1532)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15554a.htm

» Warsaw, Archdiocese of
   Located in Poland.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15555a.htm

» Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count von
   Bishop and cardinal. (1593-1661)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15557a.htm

» Washing of Feet and Hands
   Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost everywhere recognized from the earliest times as a duty of courtesy to be shown to guests.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15557b.htm

» Washington, D.C.
   The capital of the United States.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15558a.htm

» Washington, State of
   One of the Pacific coast states, popularly known as the "Evergreen State".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15560a.htm

» Water, Liturgical Use of
   Besides the holy water which is used in rites of blessing, and the water employed in the washing of feet and hands, and in the baptismal font, water has its recognized place in the ritual of every Mass.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15564a.htm

» Waterford and Lismore
   Suffragan of Cashel.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15564b.htm

» Waterton, Charles
   English naturalist and explorer. (1782-1865)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15567a.htm

» Waterworth, James
   English priest. (1806-1876)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15567b.htm

» Watteau, Jean Antoine
   Artist's biography with bibliography.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568a.htm

» Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of
   Founded by William Gifford, the first monastery of the Order of Citeaux in England.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568b.htm

» Way of the Cross
   Historical background on this devotion.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15569a.htm

» Wealth, Use of
   The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on economic subjects.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15571a.htm

» Wearmouth Abbey
   Benedictine monastery in Durham, England.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15572a.htm

» Weathers, William
   English bishop. (1814-1895)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15572b.htm

» Webb, Benjamin Joseph
   Kentucky editor and historian. (1814-1897)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16086a.htm

» Webbe, Samuel
   English composer. (1742-1816)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573a.htm

» Weber, Beda
   Benedictine professor, author, statesman. (1798-1859)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573b.htm

» Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm
   Physician, poet, statesman. (1813-1894)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573c.htm

» Weber, Heinrich
   German Church historian. (1834-1898)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15574a.htm

» Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von
   Composer. (1786-1826)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15574b.htm

» Weedall, Henry
   English priest. (1788-1859)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15575a.htm

» Week, Liturgical
   The week was regarded as a sacred institution among the Jews owing to the law of the Sabbath rest and its association with the first chapter of Genesis.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15575b.htm

» Wegg-Prosser, Francis Richard
   Prominent English convert. (1824-1911)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15576a.htm

» Weingarten
   Suppressed Benedictine abbey.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15576b.htm

» Weis, Nicolaus von
   Bishop in Lorraine. (1796-1869)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577a.htm

» Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus
   Polemical writer. (1691-1755)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577b.htm

» Weiss, Johann Baptist
   Historian. (1820-1899)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577c.htm

» Weissenau, Monastery of
   Suppressed Premonstratensian house in Würtemberg.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577d.htm

» Weitenauer, Ignatius von
   Littérateur, exegete, and Orientalist. (1709-1783)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15578a.htm

» Weld
   Name of a prominent English Catholic family.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15578c.htm

» Weld, Frederick Aloysius
   New Zealand colonist. (1823-1891)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15579a.htm

» Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of
   Located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo, Africa.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15579b.htm

» Wellington, Archdiocese of
   Located in New Zealand.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15580a.htm

» Wells in Scripture
   It is difficult to realize the importance which a country like Palestine attaches to any source of fresh water.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15581a.htm

» Welser, Bartholomeus
   German merchant prince. (1488-1561)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15582a.htm

» Welsh Church
   The term Welsh Church covers "the British Church during the Roman period", "the British Church during the period of Saxon Conquest", and "the Church of Wales".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15582b.htm

» Welsh Monastic Foundations
   The British church was driven into Wales in the fifth century
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15585a.htm

» Welte, Benedict
   Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg. (1825-1885)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587a.htm

» Wenceslaus, Saint
   The patron saint of Bohemia, murdered by his brother c. 929.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587b.htm

» Wendelin of Trier, Saint
   Patron of shepherds. Died c. 617.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587c.htm

» Weninger, Francis Xavier
   Jesuit missionary and author. (1805-1888)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587d.htm

» Wenrich of Trier
   Eleventh-century German ecclesiastico-political writer.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15588a.htm

» Werburgh, Saint
   Benedictine abbess, died 699 or 700. Biographical article.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15588b.htm

» Werden
   Suppressed Benedictine monastery.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15589a.htm

» Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias
   Prussian convert, poet, and pulpit orator. (1768-1823)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15589b.htm

» Wessel Goesport, John
   A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there on 4 Oct., 1489.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15590a.htm

» Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von
   Vicar-General and Administrator of the Diocese of Constance. (1774-1860)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15590b.htm

» Wessobrunn
   Suppressed Benedictine abbey in Bavaria.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15591a.htm

» West Virginia
   The state bounded by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and on Kentucky.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15605a.htm

» Westcott, Sebastian
   English organist. (1524-1583)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15592a.htm

» Westeraas, Ancient See of
   Located in Sweden.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15592b.htm

» Westminster Abbey
   This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of Westminster.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15598a.htm

» Westminster Cathedral
   A national expression of religious faith given by Roman Catholics to England.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15599a.htm

» Westminster, Archdiocese of
   Comprises the Counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, and London north of the Thames.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15592c.htm

» Westminster, Matthew of
   The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15597a.htm

» Weston, William
   Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15601a.htm

» Westphalia
   Province of Prussia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15601b.htm

» Wettingen-Mehrerau, Abbacy Nullius of
   Cistercian abbey in Austria.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15607a.htm

» Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph
   Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel. (1801-1853)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15607b.htm

» Wheeling, Diocese of
   Located in West Virginia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15608a.htm

» Whipple, Amiel Weeks
   American military engineer and soldier. (1818-1863)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15608b.htm

» Whitby, Abbey of
   Formerly called Streoneshalh. A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, founded about 657, as a double monastery, by Oswy, King of Northumberland.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15609c.htm

» Whitby, Synod of
   A conference at the monastery of St. Hilda at Whitby or Streanoeshalch. King Oswy with Bishops Colman and Chad represented the Celtic tradition; Alchfrid, son of Oswy, and Bishops Wilfrid and Agilbert that of Rome.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15610a.htm

» White Fathers
   Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613d.htm

» White, Andrew
   Missionary. (1579-1656)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15610b.htm

» White, Charles Ignatius
   American editor and historian. (1807-1878)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15611a.htm

» White, Edward
   Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White, born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of the eighteenth century; died December, 1863.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613b.htm

» White, Robert
   English composer. (1530-1574)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15612b.htm

» White, Stephen
   Irish antiquarian and polyhistor. (1574-1646)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15612c.htm

» White, Stephen Mallory
   American statesman. (1853-1901)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613a.htm

» White, Thomas
   Several of White's opinions were censured by the Inquisition.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613c.htm

» Whithorn Priory
   Founded in Scotland in the twelfth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15614a.htm

» Whitty, Ellen
   Australian nun. (1819-1892)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615b.htm

» Whitty, Robert
   English Jesuit. (1817-1895)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615c.htm

» Whitty, Rose
   Irish nun. (1831-1911)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615a.htm

» Wibald
   Medieval Belgian Abbot. (1098-1158)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615d.htm

» Wichita Indians
   A confederacy of Caddoan stock, formerly dwelling between the Arkansas River, Kansas, and the Brazos River, Texas.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15616b.htm

» Wichita, Diocese of
   Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15616a.htm

» Wichmans, Francis
   Belgian Augustinian. (1596-1661)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15617a.htm

» Widmer, Joseph
   Swiss theologian. (1779-1844)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15617b.htm

» Widow
   Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question of remarriage.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15617c.htm

» Widukind
   Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618a.htm

» Widukind of Corvey
   Historian who lived in the tenth century in the Benedictine Abbey of Corvey, Germany.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618b.htm

» Wiener-Neustadt, Diocese of
   Suppressed see in Lower Austria.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618c.htm

» Wiest, Stephan
   Member of the Order of Cistercians. (1748-1797)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618d.htm

» Wigand, Saints
   Three saints of this name are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619a.htm

» Wigbert, Saint
   English-born companion of St. Boniface. Wigbert was abbot of Hersfeld and, for a time, of Ohrdruf. He died in about 746.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619b.htm

» Wigbod
   Theological writer of the eighth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619c.htm

» Wigley, George J.
   By profession he was an architect, but subsequently devoted himself to journalism in Paris.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620a.htm

» Wilberforce, Henry William
   Third son of William Wilberforce, and younger brother of Robert Wilberforce.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620b.htm

» Wilberforce, Robert Isaac
   Second son of William Wilberforce, and a younger brother of Samuel Wilberforce.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620c.htm

» Wilcannia, Diocese of
   Located in New South Wales, one of the six suffragan sees of Sydney.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620d.htm

» Wild, Johann
   Scriptural commentator and preacher. (1495-1554)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621b.htm

» Wilfrid, Saint
   Biographical article on this abbot and bishop, who died in 709.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621c.htm

» Wilgefortis
   The legend makes her a Christian daughter of a pagan King of Portugal.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15622a.htm

» Wilhelm V
   Duke of Bavaria. (1548-1626)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623a.htm

» Wilhelm of Herle
   Painter, born at Herle in Dutch Limburg at an unknown date in the fourteenth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623b.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

» Will
   This article discusses will in its psychological aspect.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15624a.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

» Willaert, Adrian
   Biography of the composer (1480-1562).
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15626a.htm

» Willehad, Saint
   Short biography of the missionary and bishop, d. 789.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628a.htm

» Willems, Pierre
   Philologist. (1840-1898)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628b.htm

» William
   Abbot of Saint-Bénigne on Dijon. (962-1031)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630a.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 Carter, Blessed
   English printer, martyred in 1584.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630b.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 Dean, Blessed
   Short article on the career of this English priest, martyred in 1588.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04660a.htm

» William Exmew, Blessed
   A learned Carthusian, martyred at Tyburn in 1535.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630c.htm

» William Filby, Blessed
   English priest, martyred in 1582. Article also has details on Bl. Laurence Richardson and St. Luke Kirby, his companions in martyrdom.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630d.htm

» William Harrington, Blessed
   Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1594.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07142a.htm

» William Hart, Blessed
   English priest, was betrayed by an apostate on Christmas Day of 1582, chained in an underground dungeon, and martyred at York in 1583.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631a.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 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 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 Lacy, Blessed
   English widower, became a priest. He was martyred at York in 1582.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631b.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

» William Perault
   Thirteenth-century French writer and preacher.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642a.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 Richardson, Blessed
   Last martyr under Queen Elizabeth. (d. 1603)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13046a.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

» William Spenser, Blessed
   Short biography of the English priest and martyr, who was executed in 1589.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14214d.htm

» William Ward, Blessed
   Ward, whose real name was William Webster, was over 40 when he began his studies for the priesthood. He labored for 30 years in England, 20 of which were spent in prison. He was martyred in 1641 at the age of about 80, for the crime of being a priest.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552b.htm

» William Way, Blessed
   English priest and martyr, d. 1588.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568c.htm

» William of Auvergne
   Short article on this thinker, by William Turner.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631c.htm

» William of Auxerre
   Thirteenth-century theologian.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631d.htm

» William of Champeaux
   A concise summary of his life and thought, by William Turner.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632a.htm

» William of Conches
   Scholastic philosopher and theologian. (b. 1100)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632b.htm

» William of Digulleville
   Fourteenth-century French poet.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632c.htm

» William of Ebelholt, Saint
   Also called William of Paris or William of the Paraclete. Twelfth-century canon.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632d.htm

» William of Gellone, Saint
   Late eighth century. The second count of Toulouse, founded a Benedictine monastery, then became a monk himself.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633a.htm

» William of Jumièges
   Benedictine historian. (d. 1090)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633b.htm

» William of Maleval, Saint
   Also known as St. William the Great. Hermit, d. 1157.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633c.htm

» William of Malmesbury
   Benedictine monk at Malmesbury Abbey.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633d.htm

» William of Moerbeke
   Short article by M. de Wulf on this learned man of the 13th century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15634a.htm

» William of Nangis
   Medieval chronicler. (d. 1300)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15634b.htm

» William of Newburgh
   English historian. (1136-1198)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15634c.htm

» William of Norwich, Saint
   William's corpse was found showing signs of a violent death. He is the earliest example of a medieval blood libel saint, having died in 1144. His biographer relied on hearsay, and was "a man of unlimited credulity."
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15635a.htm

» William of Ockham
   Biographical article on the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15636a.htm

» William of Paris, Saint
   Abbot of Eskill in Denmark.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15636b.htm

» William of Perth, Saint
   Honored as a martyr because he was on pilgrimage to Jerusalem when murdered by his adopted son.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637a.htm

» William of Poitiers
   Norman historian, born of a noted family, at Préaux near Pont Audemer, Normandy, about 1020.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637b.htm

» William of Ramsey
   A monk of Crowland Abbey.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637c.htm

» William of Sens
   A twelfth-century French architect, supposed to have been born at Sens.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638b.htm

» William of Shoreham
   An English religious writer of the Anglo-Norman period, born at Shoreham, near Sevenoaks, in Kent, in the latter half of the twelfth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638c.htm

» William of St-Amour
   Thirteenth-century theologian and controversialist. (d. 1273)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637d.htm

» William of St-Thierry
   Theologian and mystic. (1085-1148)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638a.htm

» William of Turbeville
   Bishop of Norwich. (1095-1174)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638d.htm

» William of Tyre
   Archbishop of Tyre and historian. (1130-1190)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15639a.htm

» William of Vercelli, Saint
   Founder of the Hermits of Monte Vergine, died 1142.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15639b.htm

» William of Ware
   William de Warre, Guard, Guaro, Varro or Varron.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640a.htm

» William of Wayneflete
   English bishop and chancellor. (d. 1486)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640b.htm

» William of Wykeham
   Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. (1324-1404)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15641a.htm

» William the Clerk (of Normandy)
   French poet of the thirteenth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642b.htm

» William the Conqueror
   King of England and Duke of Normandy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642c.htm

» William the Walloon
   Medieval abbot. (d. 1089)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644a.htm

» William, Abbot of Marmoutiers
   For a time he was Archdeacon of Nantes, but renounced this dignity and became a monk at the Benedictine monastery of Marmoutiers. (d. 1124)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15629c.htm

» William, Blessed
   Biographical article on this Cluniac, abbot of Hirschau, monastic reformer, astronomer, musician, who died in 1091.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15629b.htm

» William, Saint
   Biographical article on William Fitzherbert, also called William of Thwayt. Twelfth-century Archbishop of York.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628c.htm

» Williamites
   Name of two minor religious orders.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644b.htm

» Willibald and Winnebald, Saints
   Members of the Order of St. Benedict.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644c.htm

» Willibrord, Saint
   Article on the Benedictine missionary and bishop, who died in 739.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15645a.htm

» Willigis, Saint
   Archbishop of Mainz, d. 1011.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15645b.htm

» Williram
   Scripture scholar. (d. 1085)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15646a.htm

» Wilmers, Wilhelm
   Professor of philosophy and theology. (1817-1899)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15646b.htm

» Wilmington, Diocese of
   Located in Delaware, U.S.A.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15646c.htm

» Wilton Abbey
   Benedictine convent near Salisbury, England.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647b.htm

» Wilton, Richard
   English Trinitarian scholar. (d. 1239)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647a.htm

» Wimborne Minster
   Monastery in Dorsetshire, England.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15648a.htm

» Wimmer, Boniface
   Bavarian archabbot. (1809-1887)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15648b.htm

» Wimpfeling, Jakob
   Humanist and theologian. (1450-1528)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649a.htm

» Wimpina, Konrad
   Theologian. (1465-1531)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649b.htm

» Winchester, Ancient See of
   This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great missionary Diocese of Dorchester, founded by St. Birinus in 634 for the Kingdom of Wessex, was subdivided into the Sees of Sherborne and Winchester.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649c.htm

» Winckelmann, Johann Joachim
   Archaeologist and historian of ancient art. (1717-1768)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15650a.htm

» Windesheim
   Augustinian monastery in Holland.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15651a.htm

» Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy
   In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to Besançon by Otto de La Roche, and the feast of its arrival (Susceptio) was ordered to be kept on 11 July.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652a.htm

» Windischmann, Friedrich Heinrich Hugo
   Orientalist and exegete. (1811-1861)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652b.htm

» Windischmann, Karl Joseph Hieronymus
   Concise article on this philosopher's life and works, by Friedrich Lauchert.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652c.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

» 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

» 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

» Windthorst, Ludwig
   German statesman. (1812-1891)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15655a.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

» Wingham, Thomas
   Pianist, organist, composer and teacher. (1846-1893)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15657a.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

» Winnoc, Saint
   Early eighth-century Benedictine prior.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15658a.htm

» Winona, Diocese of
   Established in 1889, suffragan of St. Paul, in southern Minnesota.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15658b.htm

» Winslow, Jakob Benignus
   Physician and anatomist. (1669-1760)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659a.htm

» Winwallus, Saint
   Abbot, contemporary of St. Patrick. There are fifty-some forms of his name, including Bennoc and Winwalloc.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659b.htm

» Winzet, Ninian
   Benedictine abbot and controversial writer. (1518-1592)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659c.htm

» Wipo
   Eleventh-century priest and biographer.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15660a.htm

» Wireker, Nigel
   Twelfth-century satirist.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15660b.htm

» Wirt, Wigand
   Theologian, born at Frankfort about 1460; died at Steyer, 30 June, 1519.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15661a.htm

» Wisconsin
   Known as the "Badger State", admitted to the Union on 29 May, 1848, the seventeenth state admitted, after the original thirteen.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15661b.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

» Wisdom, Daughters of
   Founded at Poitiers by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort in 1703.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15668a.htm

» Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick
   Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. (1802-1865)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15670a.htm

» Witchcraft
   As commonly understood, involves the idea of a diabolical pact or at least an appeal to the intervention of the spirits of evil.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15674a.htm

» Witness
   One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15677a.htm

» Witt, Francis Xavier
   Composer and reformer of church music. (1834-1888)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15678a.htm

» Wittenberg
   City and University.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15678b.htm

» Wittman, George Michael
   Bishop-elect of Ratisbon. (1760-1833)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15679a.htm

» Wittman, Patrizius
   Catholic journalist. (1818-1883)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15679b.htm

» Witzel, Georg
   Hessian theologian. (1501-1573)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15680a.htm

» Wladislaw, Diocese of
   The historical origin of this diocese is not known precisely.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15680b.htm

» Wolff, George Dering
   American editor. (1822-1894)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15682a.htm

» Wolfgang, Saint
   Tenth-century Benedictine bishop of Ratisbon (Regensburg).
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15682b.htm

» Wolfram von Eschenbach
   Middle-High-German epic poet. (d. 1216)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15683a.htm

» Wolgemut, Michael
   Painter and engraver. (1434-1519)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15684a.htm

» Wolowski, Louis-François-Michel-Reymond
   Polish economist. (1810-1876)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15684b.htm

» Wolsey, Thomas
   Cardinal Archbishop of York. (1471-1530)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15685a.htm

» Wolstan, Saint
   Eleventh-century Benedictine, Bishop of Worcester. Biography.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15687a.htm

» Woman
   The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the "woman question".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15687b.htm

» Wood, Thomas
   Priest and confessor. (1499-1588)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15698a.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

» Woodhead, Abraham
   English writer. (1609-1678)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15702b.htm

» Woods, Julian Edmund Tenison
   Priest and scientist. (1832-1889)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15702c.htm

» Worcester, Ancient Diocese of
   Located in England, created in 680 when, at the Synod of Hatfield under St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, the great Mercian diocese was divided into five sees.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15703a.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

» World, Antiquity of the
   Various attempts have been made to establish the age of the world.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15704b.htm

» Worship, Christian
   In its most general sense, homage paid to a person or a thing.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15710a.htm

» Worsley, Edward
   English Jesuit. (1605-1676)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15713a.htm

» Worthington, Thomas, D.D.
   Third President of Douai College. (1549-1627)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15713b.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

» Wouters, G. Henry
   Historian. (1802-1872)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715a.htm

» Wright, William
   A professor of philosophy at Gratz and Vienna and chaplain to the Gages at Hengrave Hall, Suffolk. (1562-1639)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715c.htm

» Wulfen, Franz Xaver Freiherr von
   Botanist. (1728-1805)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715d.htm

» Wulfram, Saint
   Late seventh-century missionary and bishop.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15716a.htm

» Wyart, Théophile-Louis-Henri
   French Cistercian. (1839-1904)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15721b.htm

» Wyclif, John
   Lengthy biographical article. Includes bibliography.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15722a.htm

» Wyntoun, Andrew of
   Scottish chronicler.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15724a.htm

» Wyoming
   Forty-fourth state, derives its name from the Delaware Indian word "Maughwauwama", signifying mountains with large plains between.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15724b.htm

» Wörndle, Von, Family
   Philip, Edmund, and August.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15709a.htm

» Würtemberg, Kingdom of
   Situated between Bavaria and Baden.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15716b.htm

» Würzburg Abbeys
   Abbey of the Holy Redeemer, St. Andrew's Abbey, St. Stephen's Abbey, and St. James's Abbey.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15721a.htm

» Würzburg, Diocese of
   Located in Bavaria; suffragan of Bamberg.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15718a.htm

» Würzburg, University of
   John I of Egloffstein (1400-1411), Bishop of Wurzburg, obtained from Pope Boniface IX a charter, dated 10 December, 1492, for the university.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15720a.htm