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(Encyclopedia) Leo IX, Saint, 1002–54, pope (1049–54), a German named Bruno of Toul, b. Alsace; successor of Damasus II. A relative of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, he was educated at Toul and was…
(Encyclopedia) Arns, Paulo Everisto, 1921–2016, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal and social activist. He joined the Franciscans in 1943, was ordained in 1945, and studied at the Sorbonne (Ph.D. 1946…
(Encyclopedia) MeauxMeauxmō [key], city (1990 pop. 49,409), Seine-et-Marne dept., N France, in Brie, on the Marne River. It is an industrial center where metals, flour, chemicals, and foodstuffs are…
(Encyclopedia) John of Leiden, c.1509–1536, Dutch Anabaptist leader. His original name was Beuckelszoon, Beuckelzoon, Bockelszoon, Bockelson, Beukels, or Buckholdt. John of Leiden was attracted to…
(Encyclopedia) KirillKirillkĭrēlˈ [key], 16th patriarch of Moscow and all Russia (2009–), b. Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) as Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev. The son and grandson of Russian…
(Encyclopedia) Gregory Nazianzen, SaintGregory Nazianzen, Saintnāzēănˈzĭn [key], c.330–390, Cappadocian theologian, Doctor of the Church, one of the Four Fathers of the Greek Church. He is sometimes…
(Encyclopedia) Anderssen, Adolf (Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen), 1818–79, German chess player, b. Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). He graduated (1847) from Breslau Univ. and later was a mathematics…
(Encyclopedia) Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik SeverinGrundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severinnĭkōlīˈ frĭᵺˈərĭk sĕvərēnˈ gr&oobreve;ntˈvĭg [key], 1783–1872, Danish educator, minister, and writer, founder…
(Encyclopedia) Foster, Rube (Andrew Bishop Foster), 1879–1930, African-American baseball player and executive, b. Calvert, Tex. Known as “the father of black baseball,” he turned professional with…
