William the Clerk (of Normandy)
French poet of the thirteenth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642b.htm

Waagen, Wilhelm Heinrich
Geologist and palaeontologist. (1841-1900)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521a.htm

Würzburg, University of
John I of Egloffstein (1400-1411), Bishop of Wurzburg, obtained from Pope Boniface IX a charter, dated 10 December, 1492, for the university.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15720a.htm

Würzburg, Diocese of
Located in Bavaria; suffragan of Bamberg.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15718a.htm

William the Walloon
Medieval abbot. (d. 1089)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644a.htm

Waitzen, Diocese of
Located in Hungary; suffragan of Gran; probably founded by King St. Stephen.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525b.htm

Worship, Christian
In its most general sense, homage paid to a person or a thing.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15710a.htm

Wimmer, Boniface
Bavarian archabbot. (1809-1887)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15648b.htm

Würzburg Abbeys
Abbey of the Holy Redeemer, St. Andrew's Abbey, St. Stephen's Abbey, and St. James's Abbey.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15721a.htm

Witzel, Georg
Hessian theologian. (1501-1573)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15680a.htm

Wright, William
A professor of philosophy at Gratz and Vienna and chaplain to the Gages at Hengrave Hall, Suffolk. (1562-1639)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715c.htm

Wyclif, John
Lengthy biographical article. Includes bibliography.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15722a.htm

Wisconsin
Known as the "Badger State", admitted to the Union on 29 May, 1848, the seventeenth state admitted, after the original thirteen.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15661b.htm

Wyoming
Forty-fourth state, derives its name from the Delaware Indian word "Maughwauwama", signifying mountains with large plains between.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15724b.htm

Wipo
Eleventh-century priest and biographer.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15660a.htm

Weninger, Francis Xavier
Jesuit missionary and author. (1805-1888)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587d.htm

Wladislaw, Diocese of
The historical origin of this diocese is not known precisely.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15680b.htm

Wouters, G. Henry
Historian. (1802-1872)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715a.htm

Wadding, Luke
Historian and theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland. (1588-1657)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521d.htm

Wakash Indians
A linguistic family inhabiting the western coast of British Columbia, and the west and northwest of Vancouver Island, as well as a small region around Cape Flattery, Washington.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525c.htm

Wace, Robert
Poet, born at Jersey, about 1100; died at Bayeux, 1174.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521b.htm

Walsh, Edward
Irish poet, born at Derry in 1805; died at Cork, 6 August, 1850.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15540b.htm

Walsh, Robert
Publicist, diplomat, born at Baltimore, MD., 1785; died at Paris, 7 Feb., 1859.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541b.htm

Walsh, Patrick
Irish-American journalist and senator. (1840-1900)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16085a.htm

Walmesley, Charles
Bishop of Rama, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, England. (1722-1797)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15539b.htm

Wachter, Eberhard
Painter, born at Stuttgart, (1762-1852)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15521c.htm

Walsingham Priory
It stood a few miles from the sea in the northern part of Norfolk, England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543a.htm

Walla-Walla Indians
A Shahaptian tribe dwelling on the Walla-Walla River and the Columbia in Washington and Oregon, from Snake River to the Umatilla.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15538a.htm

Wadding, Michael
Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, Ireland. (1591-1644)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15524a.htm

Walsingham, Thomas
Benedictine historian, died about 1422.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15542b.htm

Walter of Châtillon
Poet in the second half of the twelfth century, born at Lille; died of the plague in the beginning of the thirteenth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543c.htm

Waldsassen, Abbey of
Cistercian monastery founded by Gerwich von Wolmundstein.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15530a.htm

Walsh, Thomas
Bishop of Cambysopolis, born in London in 1777.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541c.htm

William Carter, Blessed
English printer, martyred in 1584.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630b.htm

Wimborne Minster
Monastery in Dorsetshire, England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15648a.htm

Worthington, Thomas, D.D.
Third President of Douai College. (1549-1627)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15713b.htm

Waltham Abbey
Formerly located near London.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15545a.htm

Walkenried
Cistercian abbey of Germany, situated in the Duchy of Brunswick between Lauterberg and Nordhausen. Founded in 1127 by Countess Adelheid of Klettenberg.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15537a.htm

Walter of Winterburn
An English Dominican, cardinal, orator, poet, philosopher, and theologian in the thirteenth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544d.htm

Wyntoun, Andrew of
Scottish chronicler.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15724a.htm

Wandelbert
Benedictine monk and theological writer. (813-850)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546a.htm

Walter of Mortagne
A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, and theologian.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544b.htm

Ward, Mary
Founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551c.htm

William Ward, Blessed
Ward, whose real name was William Webster, was over 40 when he began his studies for the priesthood. He labored for 30 years in England, 20 of which were spent in prison. He was martyred in 1641 at the age of about 80, for the crime of being a priest.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552b.htm

Walsh, Peter
Irish Franciscan, born at Mooretown, County Kildare, about 1608; died in London, 15 March, 1688.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15541a.htm

Wangnereck, Heinrich
German theologian, preacher, and author. (1595-1664)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546b.htm

Walther von der Vogelweide
Minnesinger and old poet, born about 1170; died in 1228.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15545b.htm

Wolsey, Thomas
Cardinal Archbishop of York. (1471-1530)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15685a.htm

Wallon Henri-Alexandre
Historian and statesman, born at Valenciennes. (1812-1904)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15539a.htm

Wulfen, Franz Xaver Freiherr von
Botanist. (1728-1805)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15715d.htm

Wallenstein, Albrecht von
Born at Hermanic, Bohemia. (1583-1634)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15538b.htm

Walter of Merton
Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544a.htm

Ward, William George
English writer and convert. (1812-1882)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552c.htm

Waire, Venerable
English friar and martyr, hanged, drawn, and quartered at St. Thomas Waterings in Camberwell, 8 July, 1539.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15525a.htm

William of Shoreham
An English religious writer of the Anglo-Norman period, born at Shoreham, near Sevenoaks, in Kent, in the latter half of the twelfth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638c.htm

Wittenberg
City and University.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15678b.htm

Waldeck, Principality of
A former state of the German Empire.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15527a.htm

Waldseemüller, Martin
Learned humanist and celebrated cartographer. A canon of St-Dié in Lorraine. (1475-1522)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15531a.htm

William Way, Blessed
English priest and martyr, d. 1588.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568c.htm

Walter, Ferdinand
Jurist, born at Wetzlar. (1794-1879)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15543b.htm

Waterton, Charles
English naturalist and explorer. (1782-1865)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15567a.htm

Waterford and Lismore
Suffragan of Cashel.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15564b.htm

Wyart, Théophile-Louis-Henri
French Cistercian. (1839-1904)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15721b.htm

Way of the Cross
Historical background on this devotion.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15569a.htm

Ward, Thomas
English controversialist. (1652-1708)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552a.htm

Walsh, William
Bishop of Meath, Ireland.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15542a.htm

Warham, William
Archbishop of Canterbury. (1450-1532)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15554a.htm

Waterworth, James
English priest. (1806-1876)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15567b.htm

Watteau, Jean Antoine
Artist's biography with bibliography.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568a.htm

Walton, Brian
English Biblical scholar. (1600-1661)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15545c.htm

Witchcraft
As commonly understood, involves the idea of a diabolical pact or at least an appeal to the intervention of the spirits of evil.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15674a.htm

Water, Liturgical Use of
Besides the holy water which is used in rites of blessing, and the water employed in the washing of feet and hands, and in the baptismal font, water has its recognized place in the ritual of every Mass.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15564a.htm

Wearmouth Abbey
Benedictine monastery in Durham, England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15572a.htm

Wilmers, Wilhelm
Professor of philosophy and theology. (1817-1899)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15646b.htm

Windischmann, Karl Joseph Hieronymus
Concise article on this philosopher's life and works, by Friedrich Lauchert.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652c.htm

Wealth, Use of
The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in treatises on economic subjects.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15571a.htm

Washington, D.C.
The capital of the United States.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15558a.htm

Waverley, Cistercian Abbey of
Founded by William Gifford, the first monastery of the Order of Citeaux in England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15568b.htm

Ward, Hugh
Irish Hagiographer. (1590-1635)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15550a.htm

Ward, James Harman
The first Union naval officer to fall in the Civil War.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551a.htm

Winchester, Ancient See of
This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great missionary Diocese of Dorchester, founded by St. Birinus in 634 for the Kingdom of Wessex, was subdivided into the Sees of Sherborne and Winchester.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649c.htm

Webb, Benjamin Joseph
Kentucky editor and historian. (1814-1897)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16086a.htm

Würtemberg, Kingdom of
Situated between Bavaria and Baden.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15716b.htm

Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm
Physician, poet, statesman. (1813-1894)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573c.htm

Weitenauer, Ignatius von
Littérateur, exegete, and Orientalist. (1709-1783)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15578a.htm

Worcester, Ancient Diocese of
Located in England, created in 680 when, at the Synod of Hatfield under St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, the great Mercian diocese was divided into five sees.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15703a.htm

Warde, Mary Francis Xavier
Irish-American nun. (1810-1884)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15553a.htm

Wenceslaus, Saint
The patron saint of Bohemia, murdered by his brother c. 929.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587b.htm

Weis, Nicolaus von
Bishop in Lorraine. (1796-1869)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577a.htm

Washington, State of
One of the Pacific coast states, popularly known as the "Evergreen State".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15560a.htm

Walburga, Saint
Fairly lengthy biographical article on this abbess of a double monastery, and author, who died in 777.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15526b.htm

Wörndle, Von, Family
Philip, Edmund, and August.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15709a.htm

Wellington, Archdiocese of
Located in New Zealand.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15580a.htm

Weber, Heinrich
German Church historian. (1834-1898)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15574a.htm

Wendelin of Trier, Saint
Patron of shepherds. Died c. 617.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587c.htm

Werburgh, Saint
Benedictine abbess, died 699 or 700. Biographical article.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15588b.htm

Weld, Frederick Aloysius
New Zealand colonist. (1823-1891)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15579a.htm

Week, Liturgical
The week was regarded as a sacred institution among the Jews owing to the law of the Sabbath rest and its association with the first chapter of Genesis.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15575b.htm

Woman
The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the "woman question".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15687b.htm

Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy
In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to Besançon by Otto de La Roche, and the feast of its arrival (Susceptio) was ordered to be kept on 11 July.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652a.htm

Welle, Prefecture Apostolic of
Located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo, Africa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15579b.htm

Weingarten
Suppressed Benedictine abbey.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15576b.htm

Wenrich of Trier
Eleventh-century German ecclesiastico-political writer.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15588a.htm

Webbe, Samuel
English composer. (1742-1816)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573a.htm

Walter of St-Victor
Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15544c.htm

Washing of Feet and Hands
Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost everywhere recognized from the earliest times as a duty of courtesy to be shown to guests.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15557b.htm

Weedall, Henry
English priest. (1788-1859)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15575a.htm

Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus
Polemical writer. (1691-1755)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577b.htm

Weissenau, Monastery of
Suppressed Premonstratensian house in Würtemberg.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577d.htm

Wolfram von Eschenbach
Middle-High-German epic poet. (d. 1216)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15683a.htm

Weathers, William
English bishop. (1814-1895)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15572b.htm

Weiss, Johann Baptist
Historian. (1820-1899)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15577c.htm

Welte, Benedict
Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg. (1825-1885)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15587a.htm

Wessobrunn
Suppressed Benedictine abbey in Bavaria.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15591a.htm

Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von
Composer. (1786-1826)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15574b.htm

Westminster, Matthew of
The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15597a.htm

Welser, Bartholomeus
German merchant prince. (1488-1561)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15582a.htm

Wheeling, Diocese of
Located in West Virginia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15608a.htm

Whitby, Abbey of
Formerly called Streoneshalh. A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, founded about 657, as a double monastery, by Oswy, King of Northumberland.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15609c.htm

West Virginia
The state bounded by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and on Kentucky.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15605a.htm

Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph
Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel. (1801-1853)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15607b.htm

White, Andrew
Missionary. (1579-1656)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15610b.htm

Wigand, Saints
Three saints of this name are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619a.htm

White, Edward
Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White, born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of the eighteenth century; died December, 1863.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613b.htm

Wigbert, Saint
English-born companion of St. Boniface. Wigbert was abbot of Hersfeld and, for a time, of Ohrdruf. He died in about 746.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619b.htm

William of St-Amour
Thirteenth-century theologian and controversialist. (d. 1273)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637d.htm

Warsaw, Archdiocese of
Located in Poland.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15555a.htm

White, Robert
English composer. (1530-1574)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15612b.htm

White, Thomas
Several of White's opinions were censured by the Inquisition.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613c.htm

Weston, William
Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15601a.htm

Westphalia
Province of Prussia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15601b.htm

White Fathers
Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613d.htm

Welsh Church
The term Welsh Church covers "the British Church during the Roman period", "the British Church during the period of Saxon Conquest", and "the Church of Wales".
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15582b.htm

White, Stephen
Irish antiquarian and polyhistor. (1574-1646)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15612c.htm

Werden
Suppressed Benedictine monastery.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15589a.htm

Westcott, Sebastian
English organist. (1524-1583)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15592a.htm

Whithorn Priory
Founded in Scotland in the twelfth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15614a.htm

Westminster Abbey
This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of Westminster.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15598a.htm

Whitty, Robert
English Jesuit. (1817-1895)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615c.htm

Wales
Located in the western portion of Great Britain.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15532a.htm

Walafrid
German poet and theologian of the ninth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15526a.htm

Wells in Scripture
It is difficult to realize the importance which a country like Palestine attaches to any source of fresh water.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15581a.htm

Westminster, Archdiocese of
Comprises the Counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, and London north of the Thames.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15592c.htm

Wilfrid, Saint
Biographical article on this abbot and bishop, who died in 709.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621c.htm

Whitty, Ellen
Australian nun. (1819-1892)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615b.htm

Widmer, Joseph
Swiss theologian. (1779-1844)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15617b.htm

Willehad, Saint
Short biography of the missionary and bishop, d. 789.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628a.htm

William
Abbot of Saint-Bénigne on Dijon. (962-1031)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630a.htm

Wibald
Medieval Belgian Abbot. (1098-1158)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615d.htm

Wichmans, Francis
Belgian Augustinian. (1596-1661)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15617a.htm

Welsh Monastic Foundations
The British church was driven into Wales in the fifth century
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15585a.htm

Westeraas, Ancient See of
Located in Sweden.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15592b.htm

Westminster Cathedral
A national expression of religious faith given by Roman Catholics to England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15599a.htm

William, Abbot of Marmoutiers
For a time he was Archdeacon of Nantes, but renounced this dignity and became a monk at the Benedictine monastery of Marmoutiers. (d. 1124)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15629c.htm

Whitty, Rose
Irish nun. (1831-1911)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615a.htm

William, Blessed
Biographical article on this Cluniac, abbot of Hirschau, monastic reformer, astronomer, musician, who died in 1091.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15629b.htm

Weber, Beda
Benedictine professor, author, statesman. (1798-1859)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15573b.htm

Waldenses
An heretical sect which appeared in the second half of the twelfth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15527b.htm

Whitby, Synod of
A conference at the monastery of St. Hilda at Whitby or Streanoeshalch. King Oswy with Bishops Colman and Chad represented the Celtic tradition; Alchfrid, son of Oswy, and Bishops Wilfrid and Agilbert that of Rome.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15610a.htm

Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von
Vicar-General and Administrator of the Diocese of Constance. (1774-1860)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15590b.htm

Weld
Name of a prominent English Catholic family.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15578c.htm

Wegg-Prosser, Francis Richard
Prominent English convert. (1824-1911)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15576a.htm

Wilhelm of Herle
Painter, born at Herle in Dutch Limburg at an unknown date in the fourteenth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623b.htm

William, Saint
Biographical article on William Fitzherbert, also called William of Thwayt. Twelfth-century Archbishop of York.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628c.htm

Worsley, Edward
English Jesuit. (1605-1676)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15713a.htm

William, Saint
Bishop of St-Brieuc, died about 1234.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15629a.htm

Wichita Indians
A confederacy of Caddoan stock, formerly dwelling between the Arkansas River, Kansas, and the Brazos River, Texas.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15616b.htm

William Exmew, Blessed
A learned Carthusian, martyred at Tyburn in 1535.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630c.htm

William Filby, Blessed
English priest, martyred in 1582. Article also has details on Bl. Laurence Richardson and St. Luke Kirby, his companions in martyrdom.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15630d.htm

William Hart, Blessed
English priest, was betrayed by an apostate on Christmas Day of 1582, chained in an underground dungeon, and martyred at York in 1583.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631a.htm

William Lacy, Blessed
English widower, became a priest. He was martyred at York in 1582.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631b.htm

William of Ebelholt, Saint
Also called William of Paris or William of the Paraclete. Twelfth-century canon.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632d.htm

William of Gellone, Saint
Late eighth century. The second count of Toulouse, founded a Benedictine monastery, then became a monk himself.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633a.htm

William of Maleval, Saint
Also known as St. William the Great. Hermit, d. 1157.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633c.htm

William of Norwich, Saint
William's corpse was found showing signs of a violent death. He is the earliest example of a medieval blood libel saint, having died in 1144. His biographer relied on hearsay, and was "a man of unlimited credulity."
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15635a.htm

William of Paris, Saint
Abbot of Eskill in Denmark.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15636b.htm

William of Perth, Saint
Honored as a martyr because he was on pilgrimage to Jerusalem when murdered by his adopted son.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637a.htm

Wichita, Diocese of
Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15616a.htm

Widukind of Corvey
Historian who lived in the tenth century in the Benedictine Abbey of Corvey, Germany.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618b.htm

Whipple, Amiel Weeks
American military engineer and soldier. (1818-1863)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15608b.htm

William of Auxerre
Thirteenth-century theologian.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631d.htm

White, Charles Ignatius
American editor and historian. (1807-1878)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15611a.htm

Willibald and Winnebald, Saints
Members of the Order of St. Benedict.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644c.htm

Willibrord, Saint
Article on the Benedictine missionary and bishop, who died in 739.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15645a.htm

Willigis, Saint
Archbishop of Mainz, d. 1011.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15645b.htm

War
In its juridical sense, a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, or communities having in this regard the right of states.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546c.htm

William of Auvergne
Short article on this thinker, by William Turner.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15631c.htm

Winnoc, Saint
Early eighth-century Benedictine prior.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15658a.htm

Wilcannia, Diocese of
Located in New South Wales, one of the six suffragan sees of Sydney.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620d.htm

William of Jumièges
Benedictine historian. (d. 1090)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633b.htm

Wigley, George J.
By profession he was an architect, but subsequently devoted himself to journalism in Paris.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620a.htm

William of Moerbeke
Short article by M. de Wulf on this learned man of the 13th century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15634a.htm

Winwallus, Saint
Abbot, contemporary of St. Patrick. There are fifty-some forms of his name, including Bennoc and Winwalloc.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659b.htm

William of Vercelli, Saint
Founder of the Hermits of Monte Vergine, died 1142.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15639b.htm

Wolfgang, Saint
Tenth-century Benedictine bishop of Ratisbon (Regensburg).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15682b.htm

Wolstan, Saint
Eleventh-century Benedictine, Bishop of Worcester. Biography.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15687a.htm

William of Newburgh
English historian. (1136-1198)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15634c.htm

William of Nangis
Medieval chronicler. (d. 1300)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15634b.htm

William of Poitiers
Norman historian, born of a noted family, at Préaux near Pont Audemer, Normandy, about 1020.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637b.htm

Willems, Pierre
Philologist. (1840-1898)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15628b.htm

Wittman, Patrizius
Catholic journalist. (1818-1883)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15679b.htm

William of Malmesbury
Benedictine monk at Malmesbury Abbey.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633d.htm

William of St-Thierry
Theologian and mystic. (1085-1148)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638a.htm

William of Sens
A twelfth-century French architect, supposed to have been born at Sens.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638b.htm

Winona, Diocese of
Established in 1889, suffragan of St. Paul, in southern Minnesota.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15658b.htm

William of Tyre
Archbishop of Tyre and historian. (1130-1190)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15639a.htm

William of Turbeville
Bishop of Norwich. (1095-1174)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15638d.htm

William of Conches
Scholastic philosopher and theologian. (b. 1100)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632b.htm

William of Ware
William de Warre, Guard, Guaro, Varro or Varron.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640a.htm

Windows in Church Architecture
A history of the use and form of windows in Christian houses of worship.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653b.htm

William of Wayneflete
English bishop and chancellor. (d. 1486)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15640b.htm

Windthorst, Ludwig
German statesman. (1812-1891)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15655a.htm

Wilgefortis
The legend makes her a Christian daughter of a pagan King of Portugal.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15622a.htm

Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias
Prussian convert, poet, and pulpit orator. (1768-1823)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15589b.htm

Wulfram, Saint
Late seventh-century missionary and bishop.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15716a.htm

Widukind
Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618a.htm

Willaert, Adrian
Biography of the composer (1480-1562).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15626a.htm

White, Stephen Mallory
American statesman. (1853-1901)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15613a.htm

William Perault
Thirteenth-century French writer and preacher.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15642a.htm

Wild, Johann
Scriptural commentator and preacher. (1495-1554)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621b.htm

Wisdom, Book of
One of the deutero-canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15666a.htm

William of Ramsey
A monk of Crowland Abbey.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15637c.htm

Wingham, Thomas
Pianist, organist, composer and teacher. (1846-1893)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15657a.htm

Wilton, Richard
English Trinitarian scholar. (d. 1239)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647a.htm

Wilberforce, Henry William
Third son of William Wilberforce, and younger brother of Robert Wilberforce.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15620b.htm

Wiener-Neustadt, Diocese of
Suppressed see in Lower Austria.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618c.htm

Wolowski, Louis-François-Michel-Reymond
Polish economist. (1810-1876)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15684b.htm

Wettingen-Mehrerau, Abbacy Nullius of
Cistercian abbey in Austria.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15607a.htm

Wartenberg, Franz Wilhelm, Count von
Bishop and cardinal. (1593-1661)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15557a.htm

Wilton Abbey
Benedictine convent near Salisbury, England.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15647b.htm

Wilhering, Cistercian Abbey of
Situated on the right bank of the Danube, in the Diocese of Linz, Austria.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623c.htm

Wigbod
Theological writer of the eighth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619c.htm

William of Wykeham
Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. (1324-1404)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15641a.htm

Williamites
Name of two minor religious orders.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15644b.htm

Wirt, Wigand
Theologian, born at Frankfort about 1460; died at Steyer, 30 June, 1519.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15661a.htm

Wimpina, Konrad
Theologian. (1465-1531)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649b.htm

Wimpfeling, Jakob
Humanist and theologian. (1450-1528)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15649a.htm

Woodhead, Abraham
English writer. (1609-1678)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15702b.htm

William of Digulleville
Fourteenth-century French poet.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632c.htm

William of Ockham
Biographical article on the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15636a.htm

Wolgemut, Michael
Painter and engraver. (1434-1519)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15684a.htm

Wiest, Stephan
Member of the Order of Cistercians. (1748-1797)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15618d.htm

Will
This article discusses will in its psychological aspect.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15624a.htm

Winzet, Ninian
Benedictine abbot and controversial writer. (1518-1592)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15659c.htm

Windischmann, Friedrich Heinrich Hugo
Orientalist and exegete. (1811-1861)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652b.htm

Wilhelm V
Duke of Bavaria. (1548-1626)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15623a.htm

Wireker, Nigel
Twelfth-century satirist.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15660b.htm

William of Champeaux
A concise summary of his life and thought, by William Turner.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15632a.htm

Wood-Carving
Discusses the branch of wood-carving dealing with artistic objects, belonging either to plastic (as statues, crucifixes, and similar carvings), or to industrial art (as arabesques and rosettes), and which serve mainly for the ornamentat