Philologist; born Avenay, France, August 9, 1839; died Cannes, France, March 6, 1903. He was a director in the College de France, a member of the French Academy, and for 30 years the highest authority on the philology of Romance languages. He founded the "Revue critique" (1865) and "Romania" (1872), and wrote innumerable essays and criticisms.
This dictionary contains not only definitions and explanations of every subject in Religion, Scripture, tradition, doctrine, morals, sacraments, rites, customs, devotions and symbolism, but also accounts of the Church in every continent, country, diocese; missions, notable Catholic centers, cities, and places with religious names; religious orders, church societies, sects and false religions. It has brief articles also on historical events and personages, on the Old Testament and New, and on popes, prelates, priests, men and women of distinction, showing what the Church has done for civilization and correcting many errors which have hitherto passed for history.Wikipedia
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