Articles Index - page 3
Jost Amman
Jost Amman is celebrated chiefly
for his engravings on wood.
Bartolomeo Ammanati
Bartolomeo Ammanati designed many
buildings in Rome, Lucca and Florence.
Amis et Amile
Amis et Amile was an old French romance based
on a widespread legend of friendship and sacrifice.
Saint Antoninus
Archbishop of Florence Antonio Pierozzi had a great reputation for theological
learning and sat as papal theologian at the council of Florence.
The Alhambra
The Alhambra is an ancient palace and fortress of the Moorish
monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain, occupying a hilly
terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada.
Ambrosius Aurelianus
Ambrosius Aurelianus was leader of the Britons against the
Saxons in the 5th century.
Ambrosiaster
Ambrosiaster is the name given to the unknown author of a commentary on St. Paul's epistles that was originally attributed to St. Ambrose.
Ambrosians
Ambrosians is the name given to several religious brotherhoods
which at various times since the 14th century have sprung
up in and around Milan.
Ambrose the Camaldulian
Ambrose the Camaldulian was a leading theologian and Hellenist.
Autpert Ambrose
Autpert Ambrose became abbe of St Vincent on the Volturno in
the time of Desiderius, king of the Lombards.
Saint Ambrose
Saint Ambrose was one of the most eminent fathers of the church in the 4th century.
Georges d'Amboise
Georges d'Amboise was cardinal and minister of state to King Louis XII of France.
Amalric of Bena
Amalric of Bena taught philosophy and theology at the University of Paris before his works were condemned by the Church.
Amalric
Amalric is the name of two kings of Jerusalem.
Amalasuntha
Amalasuntha was the daughter of Theodoric the Great and became queen of the Ostrogoths for a time.
Amalaric
Amalaric was king of the Visigoths and the son of Alaric II.
Francisco Alvarez
Francisco Alvarez went to Abyssinia and published a much-translated account of his travels.
Alphonso Kings of Spain, Page Six
Alphonso is the name of several kings of Spain. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Pope Alexander V
Pope Alexander V was a Franciscan friar before his brief pontificate in 1409.
Aldhelm
Aldhelm was a famous scholar in 7th century England.
Albigenses
Albigenses - Catharist Heretics of the South of France
Amadis de Gaula
Amadis de Gaula is a famous romance that may have been written in Portugal.
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado was one of the Spanish leaders
in the discovery and conquest of America
Alure
An alure is a walkway.
Albrecht Altdorfer
Albrecht Altdorfer was a painter, engraver, and city architect.