Books by Church Fathers, Doctors, Saints, Notable Authors

Church Fathers, Doctors, Saints, and notable authors — from the Ante-Nicene age through later classics of devotion and teaching, including St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Ávila, and Thomas à Kempis — plus the Catholic Encyclopedia.

The 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia — a public-domain reference on Catholic doctrine, history, persons, and institutions.

11,608 articles

  • Yakima Indians

    A Shahaptian tribe formerly dwelling on the banks of the Columbia, the Wenatchee, and northern branches of the Yakima Rivers, in the east of Washington

  • Yamasee Indians

    A Muskhogean tribe, mentioned frequently in the history of South Carolina, residing formerly near the Savannah River and in Florida

  • Yaqui Indians

    A Cahita tribe, formerly dwelling near the Rio Yaqui

  • Yazoo Indians

    A small tribe formerly living on the lower course of Yazoo River, Mississippi, in close connection with several other tribes, including the Tonica

  • Yellow Knives

    A sub-arctic Dene tribe, called the Copper Indians by Hearne and other early English writers, and Red Knives by Mackenzie and Franklin

  • York, Ancient See of

    The seat of metropolitan jurisdiction for the northern province

  • York, Use of

    Principle in medieval canon law that while as regards judicial matters, as regards the sacraments, and also the more solemn fasts, the custom of the Roman Church was to be adhered to

  • Youghal

    The Wardenship of Youghal, in the Diocese of Cloyne, was founded by Thomas, Eighth Earl of Desmond

  • Young Men's Institute

    A Catholic fraternal organization, founded on 4 March, 1883, at San Francisco, California

  • Youville, Marie-Marguérite d'

    Biography of the founder of the Gray Nuns, or Sisters of Charity. She died in 1771

  • Ysambert, Nicolas

    French theologian (1565-1642)

  • Yucatán, Archdiocese of

    Located in the Republic of Mexico; Campeche and Tabasco are its suffragans

  • Yukon, Prefecture Apostolic of

    Occupies the extreme northwestern portion of the Dominion of Canada

  • Yun-nan

    The Mission of Yun-nan includes the whole province, which is situated in the southwestern corner of China

  • Yuracaré Indians

    A Bolivian tribe living between Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba

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