Nagasaki - History of Catholicism in this Japanese city. New Abbey - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Natchez - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Northern Territory - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nero - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nubia - A detailed history of Nubia, with emphasis on the religious aspects (primarily Christian and Catholic) of its culture. Neo-Platonism - Article by William Turner covering this movement's principal figures and later influence. Nabuchodonosor - Commentary on the two Babylonian kings of that name, especially the second, who is mentioned in Scripture. Nephtali - A look at the son of Jacob and the tribe of Nephtali. Noah - A study of this Old Testament figure. Nemrod - An examination of this Old Testament figure, mentioned in Genesis as "a mighty hunter before the Lord" and king of Babylon. Nehemiah, Book of - Summary with some commentary. Nahum - Essay on the Old Testament prophet and the book which bears his name. Nathan - Identifies six men of that name mentioned in the Old Testament. Necromancy - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas I, Pope Saint - Biography of this pope, d. 867, who upheld the authority of the papacy and the inviolability of marriage. Nicetius, Saint - Sixth-century bishop of Trier. Nereus and Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancratius, Saints - Roman martyrs who shared a feast day on 12 May. Nicomedes, Saint - Roman martyr venerated since at least the fifth century. Nicholas of Myra, Saint - Fourth-century bishop in Asia Minor. Also called St. Nicholas of Bari because his relics were translated there in the eleventh century. Nilus the Younger, Saint - Calabrian monk, hermit, founder, d. 1005. Nilus, Saint - Fifth-century monk at Mount Sinai. Nicephorus, Saint - Long article on the stormy career of the Patriarch of Constantinople, who died in 829. Novatus, Saint - Son of St. Pudens and brother of SS. Praxedes and Pudentia. Ninian, Saint - British by birth, St. Ninian evangelized the southern Picts in Scotland. Nazarius, Saint - Fourteenth abbot of Lérins. Nazarius and Celsus, Saints - St. Ambrose discovered the bodies of these martyrs. Nabor and Felix, Saints - Martyrs in the Diocletian persecution. Nazarius, Saint, and Companions - Roman martyrs of the Diocletian persecution. Nestorius and Nestorianism - Biography of the Patriarch of Constantinople, and examination of the unacceptable implications of his doctrine. Nicholas Owen, Saint - A Jesuit lay brother, skilled in building hiding places for priests. He died under torture in 1606. Nicholas Postgate, Blessed - Brief profile of the English priest and martyr, who died at York in 1679. Nicholas Pieck, Saint - Franciscan, studied at Louvain, was ordained a priest. He was martyred in 1572. Nicholas Justiniani, Blessed - Benedictine monk, dispensed from his vows, never formally beatified. Nicholas of Tolentino, Saint - Augustinian hermit, d. 1306. Noel Chabanel, Saint - Biographical profile of the Jesuit missionary and martyr. Nicholas Horner, Blessed - Short biography of the London tailor, a layman, who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1590 for assisting a Catholic priest. Norbert, Saint - Biography of the founder of the Premonstratensians. Notburga, Saint - Cook noted for generosity in feeding the poor. Nicolaus Steno, Blessed - Or Niels Steensen. Danish anatomist and geologist who converted to Catholicism. Was made a bishop. He died in 1686. Nicholas Garlick, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest and martyr. Also some information on fellow martyr Robert Ludlam. They died in 1588. Nicholas of Flüe, Saint - Soldier, husband and father, became a hermit and was known as Brother Klaus. Novena - Article on the different kinds of novenas and their place in the spiritual life of the Church. Nardo - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Natal - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Name of Jesus, Religious Communities of the - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum Africae - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Numbers, Use of, in the Church - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notitiae Episcopatuum - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notitia Dignitatum - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nuyens, Wilhelmus - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nugent, Francis - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nunc Dimittis - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nirschl, Joseph - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Names, Hebrew - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nunez, Pedro - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Non-Jurors - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notaries - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nyassa - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nyssa - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Natal Day - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nonantola - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notre-Dame de Namur, Institute of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nails, Holy - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nathinites - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nithard - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Names, Christian - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Norwich, Ancient Diocese of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Naim - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Naturism - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nazarene - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nazareth - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nazarius, John Paul - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Namur - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nilopolis - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nazarite - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nathanael - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Niger, Peter George - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nebo, Mount - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Necessity - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Naturalism - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neher, Stephan Jakob - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nussbaum, Johannn Nepomuk von - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nebraska - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neo-Pythagorean Philosophy - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nepi and Sutri - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neophyte - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nardi, Jacopo - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nilles, Nikolaus - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nave - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Noris, Henry - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Necrologies - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Netherlands, The - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nerinckx, Charles - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neusohl - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Northcote, James Spencer - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nieremberg y Otin, Juan Eusebio - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nature - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Narthex - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Newport, Diocese of, in England - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Year's Day - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New York, Archdiocese of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nerses I-IV - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nonnotte, Claude-Adrien - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neumann, Johann Balthasar - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Niceron, Jean-Pierre - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nikolaus von Dinkelsbühl - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Noto - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas II, Pope - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nelaton, Auguste - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas of Cusa - Lengthy article on the life and writings of the fifteenth-century canon lawyer, diplomat, and philosopher. Neugart, Trudpert - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notoriety, Notorious - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nabo (Nebo) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas of Gorran - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nectarius - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neckam, Alexander of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neri, Antonio - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Niessenberger, Hans - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Negligence - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas of Lyra - Exegete, author of postillae, insisted that the literal sense of Scripture is the foundation for any spiritual interpretation. Nicolas, Armella - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas of Osimo - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neumayr, Franz - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neville - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nacchiante, Giacomo - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicopolis (Epirus) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicodemus - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicosia (Titular Archdiocese in Cyprus) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicopolis (Armenia Prima) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicopolis (Bulgaria) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicotera and Tropea - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicosia (City in Sicily) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Zealand - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Name of Mary, Feast of the Holy - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicolo de' Tudeschi - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nacolia - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicolas, Auguste - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nueva Pamplona - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicaea, First Council of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Niche - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nausea, Frederic - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicomedia - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nisibis - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nevers - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nikon - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nocera dei Pagani - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nihus, Barthold - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicolet - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicolaites - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notre Dame, University of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Francis - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicolai, Jean - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicolaus Germanus - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nuns - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas of Strasburg - (Catholic Encyclopedia) North Carolina - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Noailles, Louis-Antoine de - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nagpur - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nomocanon - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nihilism - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicole, Pierre - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nocturns - The convoluted history of this nighttime prayer. Nider, John - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nomination - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nourrisson, Jean-Felix - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nimbus - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Normandy - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Non Expedit - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nonnus - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nola, Giovanni Marliano da - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicene Creed - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nahanes - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nonconformists - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Numismatics - (Catholic Encyclopedia) North Dakota - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Norway - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nugent, James - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nothomb, Jean-Baptiste - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nobili, Robert de' - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notre-Dame de Sion, Congregation of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Norfolk, Catholic Dukes of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nuncio - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notre Dame de Montreal, Congregation of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Napoleon I (Bonaparte) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Norris, Sylvester - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nogaret, Guillaume de - (Catholic Encyclopedia) National Union, Catholic Young Men's - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Norcia - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nola - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nollet, Jean-Antoine - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Holy - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neve, Felix-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Domingo Fernández - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nueva Segovia - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicaea, Second Council of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nueva Cáceres - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notker - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nancy - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Novice - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Noble, Daniel - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Novara - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nusco - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nimes - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nemore, Jordanus (Jordanis) de - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Norton, Christopher - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nantes - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notre Dame, School Sisters of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New York, State of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nanteuil, Robert - (Catholic Encyclopedia) None - Essay on the daytime canonical hour recited in mid-afternoon. Naples - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Napoleon III - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Narni and Terni - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nashville - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nasoraeans - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Natchitoches - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Navajo Indians - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Navarre - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Juan Fernández - (catholic Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Martín Fernández - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nazareth, Sisters of Charity of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nazianzus - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neale, Leonard - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neocaesarea - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neo-Scholasticism - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nepveu, Francis - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nerses of Lambron - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Netter, Thomas - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neum - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neutra - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nevada - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Neve - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Caledonia - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Guinea - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Hampshire - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Jersey - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Mexico - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Norcia - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Orleans - (Catholic Encyclopedia) New Pomerania, Vicariate Apostolic of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Newark - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Newbattle - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Newfoundland - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Newhouse, Abbey of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Newman, John Henry - Lengthy and admiring biography of Newman as a thinker, author, leader, and illustrious convert to Catholicism. Newton, John - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Niagara University - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicaea - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicaragua, Republic and Diocese of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicastro - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Niccola Pisano - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nice, Diocese of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicetas - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas III, Pope - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas IV, Pope - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nicholas V, Pope - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nigeria, Upper and Lower - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Northmen (Vikings) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Northampton - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Notre Dame, Sisters of (of Cleveland, Ohio) - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nottingham, Diocese of - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nova Scotia - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Novatian and Novatianism - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nuremberg - (Catholic Encyclopedia) Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the - (Catholic Encyclopedia)