(Encyclopedia) PriscillianPriscillianprĭsĭlˈyən [key], d. 385?, Spanish churchman, bishop of Ávila. His appointment to the bishopric was protested by orthodox leaders, who had condemned his former…
(Encyclopedia) Danilo I (Danilo Petrović-Njegoš)Danilo Idänēˈlō [key], 1670?–1735, last elected prince-bishop (vladika) of Montenegro (1696–1735) and founder of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. After…
(Encyclopedia) Cuthbert, SaintCuthbert, Saintkŭthˈbərt [key], c.a.d. 635–a.d. 687, Celtic monk, bishop at Lindisfarne (685–86). He spent some time in the monastery at Ripon. When St. Wilfrid…
(Encyclopedia) Eusebius of NicomediaEusebius of Nicomediay&oomacr;sēˈbēəs, [key]Eusebius of Nicomedianĭkōmēˈdēə [key], d. 342, Christian churchman and theologian, leader of the heresy of…
(Encyclopedia) Foster, Rube (Andrew Bishop Foster), 1879–1930, African-American baseball player and executive, b. Calvert, Tex. Known as “the father of black baseball,” he turned professional with…
(Encyclopedia) Gregory Nazianzen, SaintGregory Nazianzen, Saintnāzēănˈzĭn [key], c.330–390, Cappadocian theologian, Doctor of the Church, one of the Four Fathers of the Greek Church. He is sometimes…
(Encyclopedia) Anderssen, Adolf (Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen), 1818–79, German chess player, b. Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). He graduated (1847) from Breslau Univ. and later was a mathematics…
(Encyclopedia) Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik SeverinGrundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severinnĭkōlīˈ frĭᵺˈərĭk sĕvərēnˈ gr&oobreve;ntˈvĭg [key], 1783–1872, Danish educator, minister, and writer, founder…
(Encyclopedia) John of Leiden, c.1509–1536, Dutch Anabaptist leader. His original name was Beuckelszoon, Beuckelzoon, Bockelszoon, Bockelson, Beukels, or Buckholdt. John of Leiden was attracted to…
