(St.). The reformer of the Carmelites, canonised by Gregory XV. in 1621. (1515-1582.) (See Sancho Panza.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Term TimeTerence A…
A hymn of the Roman Breviary used on the Feast of Pentecost. It has been ascribed to Charlemagne, but Mone thinks that Pope Gregory I. was the author. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…
Matthew Gregory Lewis is so called from his novel entitled The Monk. (1773-1818.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monk listening to a BirdMonk A B C D E…
One which shows the new and full moon, with the time of Easter and the movable feasts depending thereon. The reformed calendar of the Church of Rome, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. in…
So called because it was introduced into the church service by Gregory the Great (600). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Gregorian EpochGregorian Calendar A…
The first form of the reflecting telescope, invented by James Gregory, professor of mathematics in the university of St. Andrews. (1663.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
St. Gregory, of Neo-Cæsare'a, in Pontus. So called because he “recalled devils at his will, stayed a river, killed a Jew by the mere effort of his will…
759. A title given by Gregory III. to Alfonso I., King of Asturias. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Catholic ReliefCatholic League A B C D E F G H I…
The choral music introduced from the Eastern to the Western Church by St. Ambrose, the Bishop of Milan, in the fourth century. It was used till Gregory the Great changed it for the…
The lady who broke her vow and was carried off by the ghost of her former lover, in the ballad of Alonzo the Brave, by Matthew Gregory Lewis, generally called Monk Lewis. Alonzo the brave…
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