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Bragdon, Edmund E. E., D.D. was born in Shapley, Maine, Dec. 1, 1812. He was educated at the Cazenovia and Maine Wesleyan seminaries. and at the Wesleyan University, where he passed A.B. in 1841. After spending three years in teaching, he entered the itinerant ministry, and was appointed to Wolcott, N. York. He was successively … Continue reading “Bragdon, Edmund E. E., D.D. (2)”

Bragdon, C. P. a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Acton, Maine, September 9, 1808. In 1830 he was converted, and soon after went to the seminary at Cazenovia, N. Y., to prepare for the ministry. In 1834 he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Maine Conference, and filled various churches … Continue reading “Bragdon, C. P. (2)”

Braganza, Catharine of The wife of Charles II of England, of the royal house of Portugal; was unpopular in the country as a Catholic and neglected by her husband, on whose death, however, she returned to Portugal, and did the duties ably of regent for her brother Don Pedro (1638-1705). Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Braganccedil;a-Miranda, Diocese of (Brigantiensis.) This diocese is situated in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Portugal, in the civil province of Tras-os-Montes, and lies between 2° and 3° 3′ of longitude west of the meridian of Madrid, 41° 20′ and 42° of north latitude. It is bounded on the north by the Dioceses of … Continue reading “Braganccedil;a-Miranda, Diocese of”

Braga, Councils of Many councils were held in Braga, some of them important. The authenticity of the so-called council of 411 is very doubtful. It was probably invented by Father Bernardo Brito. It the council of 563 eight bishops took part, and twenty-two decrees were promulgated, among others the following: that in the services of … Continue reading “Braga, Councils Of”

Braga, Archdiocese of (Bracara Augusta, Civitas Bracarensis). Braga is situated in a flat fertile tract of land between the rivers Este and Cavado, in the province of Minho, in the Kingdom of Portugal. The name was derived from the costume worn by the ancient native inhabitants, which reached from the waist to the knee, unlike … Continue reading “Braga, Archdiocese of”

Braga (Or Bragi) in Norse mythology, was the son of Odin and Frigga, the god of eloquence and the art of poetry, the wisest among the Asas. Odin gave each of the Asas an attribute which he could loan to his favorites. To Thor he attributed strength; to Freia, love; to Baldur, beauty; and to … Continue reading “Braga (Or Bragi)”

Braga the see of a Roman archbishop in Portugal. The bishopric of Braga was established soon after the conquest of Portugal by the Suevi, and somewhat later it was changed into an archbishopric. Three councils (Concilia Bracarensia) were held there: in 563, against the Priscillianists and Arians (this council completed the conversion of the Suevi … Continue reading “Braga (2)”

Brag (, megalaucheo, proud brags): Occurs only in the Apocrypha (2 Macc 15:32), not being sufficiently dignified to be given a place in the canonical Scriptures by the King James translators (compare Judith 16:5). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Brady, William Maziere Ecclesiastical writer, born Dublin , Ireland , (1825 ; died Rome, Italy , 1894 . He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin , and became an Anglican clergyman. While Vicar of Clonfert, County Cork, 1863 , he published “The Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Roes”. He wrote also in … Continue reading “Brady, William Maziere”