Butler, Alban

Butler, Alban
Butler, Alban
Seventeenth-century English Catholic

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  • Butler, Alban — (1710–73)    Historian and Devotional Writer.    Butler was orphaned as a child and was educated at the Catholic Seminary at Douai. After ordination, he acted as chaplain to the Duke of Norfolk’s household and travelled abroad a great deal. He is …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • Butler, Alban — ▪ English priest and educator born October 24, 1710, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England died May 15, 1773, Saint Omer, France  Roman Catholic priest and educator renowned for his classic Lives of the Saints.       Butler was educated at the… …   Universalium

  • BUTLER, ALBAN —    hagiographer, born in Northampton; head of the college at St. Omer; wrote Lives of the Saints (1710 1773) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Alban Butler —     Alban Butler     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Alban Butler     Historian, b. 10 October, 1710, at Appletree, Northamptonshire, England; d. at St Omer, France, 15 May, 1773. He shares with the venerable Bishop Challoner the reputation of being… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Butler (surname) — Butler is a surname that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either: * an English occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the Norman French word butuiller . It… …   Wikipedia

  • Alban Butler — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Butler. Alban Butler, prêtre catholique anglais, né en octobre 1710 dans le comté de Northampton, il fut ordonné prêtre en 1734 et il est mort le 15 mai 1773 à Saint Omer (Artois). Il étudia au collège anglais de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alban Butler — (October 13, 1709 St Omer, France May 15, 1773), English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer, was born at Appletree, Northamptonshire.He was educated at the English college, Douai, where on his ordination to the priesthood in 1735 he held… …   Wikipedia

  • Alban Butler — (Northamptonshire, Inglaterra, 1709 Saint Omer, Francia, 1773), fue un sacerdote católico y hagiógrafo. Fue educado en el colegio inglés Douai, donde tras su ordenación en 1735 tuvo sucesivamente los cargos de filosofía y divinidad. Laboró por… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Butler — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Butler », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Charles Butler —     Charles Butler     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Charles Butler     One of the most prominent figures among the English Catholics of his day, b. in London, 1750, d. 2 June, 1832.     He belonged to an ancient Northamptonshire family, and was a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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