- Aachen - In French, Aix-la-Chapelle, the name by which the city is generally known; in Latin Aquae Grani, later Aquisgranum.
- Aarhus, Ancient See of - Located in Denmark.
- Aaron - Brother of Moses, and High Priest of the Old Law.
- Abaddon - A Hebrew word signifying: ruin, destruction (Job 31:12); place of destruction; the Abyss, realm of the dead (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11).
- Abandonment - A term used by writers of ascetical and mystical books to signify the first stage of the union of the soul with God by conforming to His Will.
- Abarca, Pedro - Theologian. (1619-1693)
- Abarim - A mountain range across Jordan.
- Abba - Aramaic word for father.
- Abbadie, Antoine d' - Astronomer, geodetist, genographer, physician, numismatist, philologian. (1810-1897)
- Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint - Irish monastic founder, d. 620.
- Abban of New Ross, Saint - Contemporary of St. Abban of Magheranoidhe, and often confused with St. Evin of Rosglass.
- Abban the Hermit, Saint - An Irishman who lived at Abingdon, England, before St. Patrick's lifetime.
- Abbe - A French word meaning primarily and strictly an abbot or superior of a monastery of men.
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