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Younger, Ebba the, Saint Virgin, martyr , Abbess of Coldingham, died c.870 . During the Danish invasion she and her nuns mutilated their faces to preserve their chastity, and were burned alive, when the barbarians set fire to the monastery . Feast , 2 April . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Younger Under the Jewish dispensation it was frequently the will of God to prefer the younger sons before the elder, notwithstanding the right of primogenitureship, as Shem before Japheth, Isaac before Ishmael, Jacob before Esau, Joseph, Judah, and Levi, before Reuben, Ephraim before Manasseh, Moses before Aaron, and David before all his brethren. In some … Continue reading “Younger”

Young, Young (children, daughter, man, men, woman, women) the comparative degree of neos, “new, youthful,” is translated “young” in Joh 21:18; in the plural, Act 5:6, “young men” (marg., “younger”); Tit 2:6, AV, RV, “younger men.” See YOUNGER. in the feminine plural, denotes “young women,” Tit 2:4. See NEW, No. 2. “a young man,” occurs … Continue reading “Young, Young (children, daughter, man, men, woman, women)”

Young, William McIntosh, D.D a Baptist minister, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland, about 1820. In early life he went to Providence, R.I., where he was converted, and subsequently graduated from Columbian College, Washington. His first settlement was at Norfolk, Virginia; next at Williamsburg, and then at Wilmington N. C. Afterwards he became pastor at Pittsburgh, … Continue reading “Young, William McIntosh, D.D”

Young, William, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Staunton, Virginia, June 20, 1807. He entered the Ohio Conference in 1830, and served as a pastor, with the exception of a few years spent as agent for Ohio Wesleyan University, Cincinnati Female College, the American Tract Society, and the Preachers’ Relief Society. He died … Continue reading “Young, William, D.D”

Young, Thomas Physicist. Born 1773; died 1829. Discovered the principle of interference afterwards discovered by Fresnel. Provoked the revival of undulatory optics by his memorable discoveries. Justly called “the founder of physiological optics.” Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

YOUNG PEOPLE (A) YOUNG MEN(1) Truths to be Kept in Mind byThe Ideal of a Clean Life Psa 119:9 The Certainty of a Day of Reckoning Ecc 11:9 The Value of Restraint Lam 3:27 The Power of Personal Influence 1Ti 4:12 That Soberness is Better than Frivolity Tit 2:6; Tit 2:7 Moral Strength is Mightier … Continue reading “YOUNG PEOPLE”

Young, Patrick (Lat. Patricius Junius), a noted English clergyman and scholar, was born at Seton, in East Lothian, Scotland, Aug. 29, 1584. He was educated at the University of St. Andrews, where he took the degree of A.M. in 1603. In 1605 he was incorporated A.M. at Oxford, took deacon’s orders, and became chaplain of … Continue reading “Young, Patrick”

Young, Nicholas Dominic a Roman Catholic missionary, was born near Washington, Maryland, June 11, 1793. He studied with the English Dominicans at Bornhem, Belgium, and became a member of their order in 1810. In December 1817, he was ordained priest by bishop Flaget, at Bardstown, Kentucky, and in 1822 became superior of the Convent of … Continue reading “Young, Nicholas Dominic”

Young Men’s Institute A Catholic fraternal organization, founded on 4 March, 1883, at San Francisco, California. The six founders were: John J. McDade, first grand president and subsequently the first supreme president; James F. Smith, ex-grand president, now member of the Commerce Court at Washington, D. C.; Edward I. Sheehan; William T. Ryan; William H. … Continue reading “Young Men’s Institute”