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Allen, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Richard, 1760–1831, American clergyman, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born a slave in Philadelphia and purchased his freedom. He became pastor of a…

Gregory of Narek, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Gregory of Narek, Saint, c.950–1003, Armenian monk, mystic poet, and theologian, Doctor of the Church. He entered monastic life at an early age, becoming a priest at age 25. Gregory…

Gerhart, Emanuel Vogel

(Encyclopedia) Gerhart, Emanuel VogelGerhart, Emanuel Vogelgârˈhärt [key], 1817–1904, American minister of the German Reformed Church and educator, b. Freeburg, Pa. Gerhart was president of…

Bortniansky, Dmitri Stepanovich

(Encyclopedia) Bortniansky, Dmitri StepanovichBortniansky, Dmitri Stepanovichdəmēˈtrē styĭpäˈnəvĭch bûrtnyänˈskē [key], 1751–1825, Russian composer, studied with Galuppi in St. Petersburg and Venice…

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain-des-PrésSaint-Germain-des-PréssăN-zhĕrmăNˈ-dā-prā [key], historic abbey and church of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. It was founded (6th cent.) by Childebert I;…

Gore, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Gore, Charles, 1853–1932, English prelate and theologian. As the first principal (1884–93) of Pusey House, a theological center at Oxford, he was a leading figure in the High Church…

Seabury, Samuel, American clergyman

(Encyclopedia) Seabury, Samuel, 1729–96, American clergyman, first bishop of the Episcopal Church, b. Connecticut, grad. Yale, 1748. He studied medicine at the Univ. of Edinburgh, then turned to…

Schaff, Philip

(Encyclopedia) Schaff, PhilipSchaff, Philipshäf [key], 1819–93, biblical scholar and church historian in America, b. Switzerland. He went to the United States in 1844 to teach in the Theological…

Reformed churches

(Encyclopedia) Reformed churches, in a general sense, all Protestant churches that claim a beginning in the Reformation. In more restricted and more usual historical usage, Reformed churches are…

William Henry KING, Congress, UT (1863-1949)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1941Party: DemocratKING, William Henry, (father of David S. King), a Representative and a Senator from Utah; born in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, June 3, 1863…