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Aymer of Valence
(Encyclopedia) Aymer of ValenceAymer of Valenceāˈmər, vəlĕnsˈ, väläNsˈ [key], d. 1260, bishop of Winchester; son of Isabella (widow of King John of England) and Hugh X, count of La Marche. He was…Ettwein, John
(Encyclopedia) Ettwein, JohnEttwein, Johnĕtˈvīn [key], 1721–1802, German-American churchman, leader and bishop of the Moravian Church in the United States. He came to America from Germany in 1754 as…Adalbert, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Adalbert, SaintAdalbert, Saintădˈəlbərt [key], 956–97, bishop of Prague, b. Bohemia. He was a missionary in Russia, Prussia, and Poland and was martyred in Danzig. He is patron of…Sprat, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Sprat, Thomas, 1635–1713, English author, bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster. His poem on the death of Oliver Cromwell was published in Dryden's Miscellany (1659). Sprat is…Brewer's: Kildare's Holy Fane
Famous for the “Fire of St. Bridget,” which was inextinguishable, because the nuns never allowed it to go out. Every twentieth night St. Bridget returned to tend the fire. Part of the…Errol Flynn Biography
Errol FlynnactorBorn: 6/20/1909Birthplace: Hobart, Tasmania Film actor known for his roles as a swashbuckling romantic. His films include Captain Blood (1935) and The Sea Hawk (1940).Died:…Mill, John
(Encyclopedia) Mill, John, 1645–1707, English clergyman and biblical scholar. The masterpiece of scholarly critical work to which 30 years of his life were devoted is an edition (1707) of the Greek…Arrebo, Anders
(Encyclopedia) Arrebo, AndersArrebo, Andersänˈərs äˈrəbō [key], 1587–1637, Danish poet, bishop of Trondheim. His massive narrative poem, the Hexaemeron (written c.1630, pub. 1661), introduced the…Cleethorpes
(Encyclopedia) Cleethorpes Cleethorpes klēˈthôrps [key], town, North East Lincolnshire, E central England, on the…Aberdeen, University of
(Encyclopedia) Aberdeen, University of, at Aberdeen, Scotland; founded by the bishop of Aberdeen under the authority of a papal bull obtained 1494–95. It has faculties of arts and divinity;…Trending
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