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  • 121Joseph Saenz de Aguirre —     Joseph Saenz de Aguirre     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joseph Saenz de Aguirre     Cardinal, and learned Spanish Benedictine; born at Logro o, in Old Castile, 24 March, 1630; died 19 August, 1699. He entered the congregation of Monte Cassino.… …

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  • 122Maffeo Vegio —     Maffeo Vegio     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Maffeo Vegio     (MAPHEUS VEGIUS.)     Churchman, humanist, poet, and educator, b. at Lodi, Italy, 1406; d. at Rome, 1458. The details of his life are gathered chiefly from his writings. Born of… …

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  • 123Richard Smith —     ♦ Richard Smith     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Richard Smith     Bishop of Chalcedon, second Vicar Apostolic of England; b. at Hanworth, Lincolnshire, Nov., 1568 (not 1566 as commonly stated); d. at Paris, 18 March, 1655. He was educated at… …

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  • 124Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo —     Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo     St. Augustine of Hippo (354 430) is a philosophical and theological genius of the first order, dominating, like a pyramid, antiquity and… …

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  • 125The Gallican Rite —     The Gallican Rite     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Gallican Rite     This subject will be treated under the following six heads:     I. History and Origin; II. MSS. and Other Sources; III. The Liturgical Year; IV. The Divine Office; V. The… …

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  • 126The Highest Good —     The Highest Good     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Highest Good      We always act with a view to some good. The good is the object which all pursue, and for the sake of which they always act , says Plato (Republic, I, vi). His disciple… …

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  • 127Vincent Caraffa —     Vincent Caraffa     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vincent Caraffa     Seventh General of the Society of Jesus, born at Naples, 5 May, 1585; died at Rome, 6 June, 1649. He was of the family of the Counts of Montorio and a relative of Pope Paul IV …

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  • 128Works of St. Augustine of Hippo —     Works of St. Augustine of Hippo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Works of St. Augustine of Hippo     St. Augustine of Hippo (354 430) was one of the most prolific geniuses that humanity has ever known, and is admired not only for the number of… …

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