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Duchesne, Louis Marie Olivier

(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Louis Marie OlivierDuchesne, Louis Marie Olivierlwē märēˈ ōlēvyāˈ düshĕnˈ [key], 1843–1922, French Roman Catholic ecclesiastic, educator, church historian, and archaeologist…

Yejmiadzin

(Encyclopedia) YejmiadzinYejmiadzinyĕjˌmēädzēnˈ [key], EjmiadzinYejmiadzinĕˌmēädzēnˈ [key], or EchmiadzinYejmiadzinĕchˌmēädzēnˈ [key] town (1994 est. pop. 64,400), SW Armenia, in the Aras (Araks)…

Vienne, town, France

(Encyclopedia) Vienne, town (1990 pop. 30,386), Isère dept., SE France, on the Rhône River. It is a farm trade center with textile, metallurgical, and footwear industries. The capital of the…

White, Ellen Gould (Harmon)

(Encyclopedia) White, Ellen Gould (Harmon), 1827–1915, leader of the Seventh-day Adventists, b. Gorham, Maine. Converted at the age of 15 to the beliefs of the Adventists, she began to receive…

Novatian

(Encyclopedia) NovatianNovatiannōvāˈshən [key], fl. 250, Roman priest, antipope (from 251), and theologian. He opposed the election of St. Cornelius as pope and set himself up instead. He gained…

NCAA Tournament (32 teams)

East RegionalFirst RoundVMI 73, Duquesne 66Kentucky 72, Princeton 58Notre Dame 90, Hofstra 83North Carolina 69, Purdue 66SemifinalsKentucky 93, VMI 78North Carolina 79, Notre Dame…

Loyson, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Loyson, CharlesLoyson, Charlesshärl lwäzôNˈ [key], 1827–1912, French preacher, called Père Hyacinthe. He was successively a Sulpician, a Dominican, and a Carmelite. In 1869, when he…

Dix, Morgan

(Encyclopedia) Dix, Morgan, 1827–1908, American Episcopal clergyman, b. New York City; son of John A. Dix. He was rector of Trinity Church in New York City from 1862 to 1908. Among his writings are…

Schuller, Robert Harold

(Encyclopedia) Schuller, Robert Harold, 1926–2015, American Protestant minister and television evangelist, b. Alton, Iowa. Schuller gained attention (1955) when he used a drive-in theater to preach…

Melville, Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Melville, Andrew, 1545–1622, Scottish religious reformer and scholar. He studied abroad, came under the influence of Theodore Beza, and was a professor at Geneva. He was principal (…