Adorno, Francis

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• Francis Adorno —     Francis Adorno     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Francis Adorno     A celebrated Italian preacher, b. 1531; d. at Genoa, 13 January, 1586. He was a member of the family of the last Doge of Genoa, and was born three years after the name of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Francis Adorno — (1521 January 13, 1586 at Genoa) was a celebrated Italian preacher. He was a member of the family of the last Doge of Genoa, and was born three years after the name of the Adorni was suppressed, and the office of Doge abolished. This measure was… …   Wikipedia

• Francis Caracciolo — Saint Francis Caracciolo Saint Francis Caracciolo Confessor Born October 13, 1563(1563 10 13) Villa Santa Maria, Province of Chieti, Region of Abruzzo …   Wikipedia

• Adorno Family — ▪ ruling family of Genoa       Genoese family prominent in the politics of that city s “popular” (democratic) dogeship (1339–1528), when the old aristocracy was exiled and new families seized power. Branches of the family became prominent in… …   Universalium

• Bacon (Francis) and man’s two-faced kingdom — Francis Bacon and man’s two faced kingdom Antonio Pérez Ramos Two closely related but distinct tenets about Bacon’s philosophy have been all but rejected by contemporary historiography. The first is Bacon’s attachment to the so called British… …   History of philosophy

• St. Francis Caracciolo —     St. Francis Caracciolo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis Caracciolo     Co founder with John Augustine Adorno of the Conregation of the Minor Clerks Regular; b. in Villa Santa Maria in the Abrusso (Italy), 13 October, 1563; d. at… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Oblates of St. Francis de Sales — The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales (Latin: Oblati Sancti Francisci Salesii, O.S.F.S.) are a congregation of Roman Catholic priests and brothers who base their spirituality on the teachings of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. (The… …   Wikipedia

• Antoniotto Botta Adorno — Antoniotto Botta Adorno. Antoniotto Botta Adorno (Castelletto di Branduzzo, 1688 Torre d Isola, December 29, 1774) was a high officer of the Habsburg Monarchy and a plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands. Biography He was born in Branduzzo …   Wikipedia

• Doris Soffel — (born 12 May, 1948, Hechingen, Germany) is a German mezzo soprano. Doris Soffel first played the violin, then switched to singing at the Munich Conservatory. She was member of the Stuttgart Opera ensemble from 1973 to 1982. Her international… …   Wikipedia

• F. H. Bradley — Francis Herbert Bradley Francis Herbert Bradley (* 30. Januar 1846 in Clapham; † 18. September 1924 in Oxford[1]) war ein englischer Philosoph. Er wurde in Clapham, Surrey, England …   Deutsch Wikipedia