Excerpt from Some Great Catholics of Church and State The utility of biography as a pleasant mode of instruction in all that pertains to the philosophy of life, has too often been acknowledged to need further commendation here. The follow ing series of lives -written by request - is an attempt, however imperfect, to portray the chief events in the careers of some who in their day and generation were famous alike for their devotion to the Church and their loyalty to all that con cerned the true interests of the State. Exception may possibly be taken to some of the names selected, but the choice of subjects has been attended with certain difficulties, which call for the kind indulgence of the critical reader. In conclusion, it is hoped that this endeavour to set before the young student various examples of good men and true, will not be considered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.