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was the scene of Stilicho over the Teutonic invaders under Radagais about 406. La Badia, a monastery, designed by Brunelleschi, fin ished in 1466, is one of the most beautiful monastic foundations of the Renai ance de There are two most graceful cloisters, each in two arcaded tiers. The church large part the original Romanesque structure, with a dome at the cro ing, a cradle-vault, and delicate sculp ture and paneled incrustation. The Roman theater is in excellent preservation. The semicircular cave a has over 20 tiers of seats in position, in part rock-hewn, with several radial stairways, vaulted substructions, and fine entrance-arches at the wings. The diameter is 220 feet, that of the orchestra 69. The cathedral was founded in 1028, and altered in the 13th century. There are 3 aisles, divided by 14 antique columns of different sizes and orders, and a transept with domed cro ing. Structure and ornament are closely similar to those of San Mini a to, Florence. The Salutati Chapel contains a beau tiful relief and a bust by Mino da Fiesole (1466). Fiesole, Giovanni Angelico da, generally called Fra Angelico (real name Guido, or Guidolino, da Pietro, called Giovanni on taking orders). Born at Vecchio, in the province of Mugello, Italy, 1387: died near Rome, March 18 (?), 1455. A celebrated Italian painter of religious subjects. He seems to have been early im pre ed by the Miniaturists. In 1407 he entered, with his brother Benedetto, a miniaturist, the Dominican convent in Fiesole. From 1409 to 1418 he lived at Foligno and Cortona; from 1418 to 1436 at Fiesole; from 1436 to 1445 at Florence (in the convent of San Marco); and from 1445 to 1455 at Rome. His most important works are the frescos at Orvieto (1447), and the decoration of the Chapel of the Saint-Sacrement in the Vatican. The Florentine period was most productive of easel-pictures, which include the "Coronation of the Virgin" now in the Louvre, the same subject (a favorite one) now in the Uffizi, a "Last Judg. ment," etc. He is especially celebrated for the spirituality and mystical charm of his saints and angels. The monastery of San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, was decorated by Fra Angelico and his pupils, and some of his best frescos are there. Fiévée (fva-vā'), Joseph. Born at Paris, April 8, 1767: died at Paris, May 7, 1839. A French journalist, novelist, and (royalist) political writer. He wrote the romances "La dot de Suzette" (1798) and “Frédéric” (1799). Fife (fif). A maritime county of Scotland. It in 1826, Vill emes sant in 1854. Figaro, Le Mariage de. See Mariage . Figaro, Le Nozze di. See Nozze . Figeac (fe-zhäk'). A town in the department of Lot, France, situated on the Célé in lat. 44° 37′ N., long. 2o 3' E. It has two old churches, and was the birthplace of Cham poll i on. Population (1891), 6,680. Fig for Momus, A. Satires by Lodge, printed in 1595. Fighting Joe Hooker. A popular nickname for General Joseph Hooker. Fighting Parson, The. A nickname of W. G. Brown low. Fighting Prelate, The. A surname given to Henry Spenser, a warlike bishop of Norwich (reign of Richard II., 1377-99). Fighting Téméraire, The. See Téméraire . Figueira (fe-ga'e-rä). A watering-place in the province of Beira, Portugal, at the mouth of the Mondego, 24 miles west of Coimbra. Figueira, Luiz. Born at Almodóvar, Alemtejo, Portugal, 1574: died on the island of Marajó, at the mouth of the Amazon, July 3, 1643. A Jesuit mi ionary. Most of his life was spent among the Indians of northern Brazil, and he was rector of the col lege at Pernambuco for four years. He published a grammar of the Tupí language. Figueras (fe-gā'räs). A town in the province of Gerona, Spain, in lat. 42° 16′ N., long.2°53′E. It is noted for its citadel, which was taken by the French in 1794, 1808, 1811, and 1823. Population (1887), 11,912. Figueras y Moracas (ē mō-räkäs), Estanislao. Born at Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 13, 1819: died at Madrid, Nov. 11, 1882. A Spanish republican statesman, president of the executive Feb.-June, 1873. Figueroa (fe-ga-rō'ä), Cristóval Suarez de. Born at Valladolid, Spain, near the end of the 16th century: died about 1650 (?). A Spanish writer, author of a pastoral romance, "La const ante Amarilis" (1609), etc. Figueroa, Francisco de. Born at Alcalá de Henares, Spain, about 1540: died there, about 1620. A Spanish poet and soldier. Figueroa, Francisco Acuña de. Born in Monte video, 1791: died there, Oct. 6, 1862. An Uru guayan poet. He was a treasury official under the Spanish government of his native city during its siege by the republicans, 1812-14, and wrote a diary in verse of the events of the time. When the city was taken (June, 1814) he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro, returning in 1818 and resuming his place in the treasury. In 1840 he was made director of the library and museum. He wrote numerous poems and epigrams of a political character in favor of the legitimate government, which are still widely read. In 1857 they were collected with the title "Mosaico Poetico." Figueroa, roa, Pedro Pablo. Born at Copiapó, Dec. 25, 1857. A Chile an author and journalist. He has published numerous biographical works and romances, and sketches of Chile an country life. Figuier (fe-gya'), Louis Guillaume. Born Feb. 15, 1819: died Nov. 9, 1894. A French naturalist, best known as a popularizer of science. His works include "Exposition et his to ire des principales découvertes scient i fiques modernes " (1851-57), "His to ire du merveilleux dans les temps modernes " (1859". Finality John 1862), "Tableau de la nature" (1862-71, 10 vols., in various departments of science), "Les nouvelles conquêtes de la science" (1883-85), etc. Fiji, or Feejee (fējē), native Viti (vē'tē), Islands. An archipelago in the South Pacific, belonging to Great Britain, situated about lat. 16°-21° S., long. 177° E.-178° W. The islands number over 200, of which the largest are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. The surface is generally mountainous. The inhabitants, formerly cannibals, have been converted to Christianity by Wesley an mi ionaries. The leading export is sugar. The islands were discovered by Tasman in 1643, became a British po e ion in 1874, and are a crown colony. Rotumah was added to the colony in 1880. Area of the group, 8,045 square miles. Population (1891) of the colony, 125,402. Filangieri (fē-län-jā'rē), Carlo. Born at La Cava, near Salerno, Italy, May 10, 1784: died at Portici, near Naples, Oct. 14, 1867. An Italian general, son of Gaetano Filangieri, premier of the Two Sicilies 1859-60. Filangieri, Gaetano. Born at Naples, Aug. 18, 1752: died at Naples, July 21, 1788. A noted Italian publicist. He published "La scienza dell a legislazione (178). دو Filarete (fe-lä-ra'te) (Antonio Averulino). Born at Florence about 1410: died at Rome, 1470. A Florentine architect and sculptor. Among his earlier works were the bronze doors of St. Peter's at Rome. In 1451 he went to Milan, where he designed the great hos- pital. The cathedral of Bergamo was begun by him and finished by Fontana. His curious work on architecture, written in the form of a Utopian romance and dedicated to Piero di Medici, dates from 1464 or 1465. The MS. is in the Magliabecchian Library at Florence. Filch (filch). A pickpocket in Gay's "Beggars' Opera." Filelfo (fe-lel'fo), L. Philelphus, Francesco. Born at To lenti no, near Ancona, Italy, July 25, 1398: died at Florence, July 31, 1483 (?). An Italian humanist. At the age of eighteen he was ap- pointed profe or of eloquence at Padua. He went to con stantinople to perfect himself in the Greek language in 1420, with a diplomatic mi ion from the Venetians, and was afterward employed on others to Amurath II. and the emperor Sigismund. Filicaja (fe-lē-käʼyä), Vincenzo da. Born at Florence, Dec. 30, 1642: died there, Sept. 24, 1707. An Italian lyric poet and jurist, especially noted for his odes and sonnets. His works were published in 1707. Filida (fe 'lē-dä). A Spanish romance published in 1582 by Luis Galvez de Montalvo. It pa ed through a number of editions, and is still popu- lar. Filipepi, Sandro. See Bott i cell i . Fillan (fil'an), Saint. Lived in the 8th cen- tury. An Irish mi ionary to Argylls hire and Perth shire in Scotland. Alleged relics of the saint are preserved at Edinburgh. Fille du Régiment (fey dü rā-zhe-mon'), La. [F.; It. La Figlia del Reggimento , the daugh- ter of the regiment.] An opera by Donizetti, first produced in Paris Feb. 11, 1840. Fill more (fil'mor), Millard. Born at Summer Hill, Cayuga County, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1800: died at Buffalo, N. Y., March 8, 1874. The thirteenth President of the United States. He was the son of Nathaniel Fill more, a farmer; learned the trade of a fuller; was admitted to the bar in 1823, and took up prac- tice at Aurora, New York; was a member of the New York State House of Representatives 1829-32; served as a Whig member of Congre from New York 1833-35 and 1837-41; was comptroller of the State of New York 1847-49; was elected Vice-President on the Whig ticket headed by Taylor in 1848; became President by the latter's death te July 9, 1850, retiring from office March 4, 1853; and was defeated the National-American candidate for President in 1856. During his presidential administration his opponents had a majority in both Houses of Congre . He appointed Daniel Webster secretary of state, and approved Clay's Compromise Bill of 1850. Filocopo (fe-lo-ko'pō), II. A prose romance by Boccaccio. It is a version of old French metrical romance "Flore et Blanch eff eur." Filo str a to (fe-lō'strä-tō), Il. A narrative poem by Boccaccio. It was written in 1344, and is the origi. of Chaucer's "Troilus and Cre ida," some of which is a literal translation. Filumena (fil-u-me'nä), or Filomena, Saint. A saint of the Roman Catholic Church whose worship dates from 1802. In that year a grave was discovered with the inscription "Lumena paxte cymfi," which was deciphered to spell "Pax tecum, Filumena." The oc cupant of the grave was received as a saint, and was noted for her miraculous powers of healing the sick by in terces. sion. Long fellow gave the name to Florence Nightingale, partly because of her labors among the sick and dying at and partly on account of the resemblance between Filumena and the Latin Philomela (nightingale). Brewer. Finale nell' Emilia (fe-nä'le nel ā-mēlē-ä). A small town in the province ovince of Modena, Italy, situated on the Panaro 22 miles northeast of Modena. Finality (fi-nal'i-ti) John. A nickname given to Lord John Ru ell. He always spoke of the Reform Bill of 1831 as "a finality." Finch, Anne - Finch (finch), Anne, Counte of Win chelsea. Died Aug. 5, 1720. An English poet, wife of Heneage Finch, fourth Earl of Win chelsea. She was celebrated by Pope under the name of Ardelia. She wrote a poem "Spleen" (1701: republished 1709 as "The Spleen, a Pindari que Ode, etc."), and "Miscellany Poems" (1713). Finch, Daniel. Born 1647: died Jan. 1, 1730. An English Tory politician, second Earl of Nottingham and sixth Earl of Win chelsea. He entered Parliament in 1673; was first lord of the admiralty Feb.-May, 1684; supported the plan for a regency on the flight of James; was secretary of state 1688-93 and (for the second time) March, 1702-04; and later came to the support of the Whigs. Finch, Heneage. Born at East well, Kent, Dec. 23, 1621: died Dec. 18, 1682. An English statesman and jurist, created earl of Nottingham in 1681. He became solicitor-general in June, 1660; was one of the prosecuting counsel in the trial of the reg i cides; was as made lord keeper of the seals in Nov., 1673; and became lord chancellor in 1674. Finch, Sir Henry. Died Dec. 5, 1631. An Eng politician, elected speaker of the House of Commons Feb., 1626. - Finch, Sir John. Born Sept. 17, 1584: died Nov. 27, 1660. An English politician, Baron Finch of Fordwich. He was elected speaker of the House of Commons in March, 1628, and was appointed chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Oct., 1634, and lord keeper in Jan., 1640. He was chiefly responsible, in the trial of Hampden, for the decision of the judges that the king's course in the matter of ship-money was constitutional. Finden (fin'den), William. Born 1787: died at London, Sept. 20, 1852. An English engraver. Find horn (find'hôrn). A river in Scotland, flowing into Moray Firth about 12 miles west of Elgin. Length, 62 miles. Find later (fin'la-ter), Andrew. Born at Aberdour, Aberdeen shire, Dec., 1810: died at Edinburgh, Jan. 1, 1885. A Scottish literary writer. He was the editor of the earlier editions of "Chambers's Encyclopædia." Findlay (find la). The capital of Hancock County, northwestern Ohio, on Blanchard's Fork of Auglaise River. It is remarkable for the stores of natural gas in its neighborhood. Population (1900), 17,613. Findlay (fin'lā), Alexander George. Born at London, Jan. 6, 1812: died at Dover, England, 1875. An English geographer, hydrographer, and meteorologist. He published atlases of "Ancient and Comparative Geography," "Coasts and Islands of the Pacific Ocean," various nautical directories, charts, etc. Fine-ear (fin'er). One of Fortunio's attendants in the fairy tale of that name. He could hear the gra grow. Finetta (fi-net'tä). A fairy tale by the Comte e d'Aulnoy. It is a version of Cinder ell a. Fingal(fing'gal). An epic poem in six books, published by Macpherson in 1762. It purports to have been written by O ian the son of Fingal, and translated from the Gaelic by Macpherson. See O ian and Fionn . Fingal's Cave. A basaltic grotto in the island of Staff a, 7 miles west of Mull, Scotland, entered by an arch 65 feet in height. Length of the cave, 200 feet.