Louis of Granada, Venerable

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• Louis of Granada — (1505 December 31, 1588) was a Dominican theologian, writer, and preacher. He was born at Granada, Spain. Died at Lisbon, Portugal. Biography He was born of poor parents. At the age of nineteen he was received into the Dominican Order in the… …   Wikipedia

• John of Avila — For the co founder of the Carmelites, see Saint John of the Cross Infobox Saint name=Saint John of Avila birth date=6 January 1500 death date=10 May 1569 feast day=10 May venerated in=Roman Catholic Church; the Anglican churches; Lutheran Church… …   Wikipedia

• Bl. John of Avila —     Bl. John of Avila     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bl. John of Avila     Apostolic preacher of Andalusia and author, b. at Almodóvar del Campo, a small town in the diocese of Toledo, Spain, 6 January, 1500; d. at Montilla, 10 May, 1569. At the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic Parochial Missions —     Catholic Parochial Missions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Parochial Missions     This term is used to designate certain special exertions of the Church s pastoral agencies, made, for the most part, among Catholics, to instruct them… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Peter of Alcantara — Infobox Saint name= Saint Peter of Alcantara birth date= 1499 death date= 18 October 1562 feast day= 18 October venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 250px caption= The apparition of John of Capistrano to Peter of Alcantara . Luca… …   Wikipedia

• Thomism — • In a broad sense, the name given to the system which follows the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas in philosophical and theological questions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Thomism     Thomism …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …   Universalium

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• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium