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BRACELET Properly an ornament for the wrist, or for the arm above or below the elbow; but sometimes used also in the Bible to signify an ornament worn of the leg, Num 31:50 Isa 3:19 . Armlets were worn by men, sometimes as a badge of royalty, 2Sa 1:10 . Bracelets were of great variety … Continue reading “Bracelet”

Brace, Jonathan, D.D. a Presbyterian minister, was born at Hartford, Conn., June 12, 1810. He was prepared for college in his native city, and graduated at Amherst College in 1831. He first studied theolology at Andover, then at New Haven, but came to Princeton Seminary towards the close of 1834, entered the senior class, and … Continue reading “Brace, Jonathan, D.D.”

Brace, John an English Congregational minister, was born near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in 1793. After his conversion he applied for admission to Hackney Academy for a ministerial preparation, and in 1821 was admitted. In 1825 he was appointed to East Grinstead, and in a short time became pastor of three churches situated respectively at Copthorne, Turner’s … Continue reading “Brace, John”

Brace, Charles Loring a philanthropist, was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1826. He graduated from Yale College in 1846, and studied theology at Union Theological Seminary. In 1850 he went to Europe. While in Hungary, in 1851, he was arrested as the secret agent. of the American Hungarian revolutionists. He was court-martialed and imprisoned, but … Continue reading “Brace, Charles Loring”

Brace, Joab D.D a Congregational minister, was born at West Hartford, Conn., June 13, 1781. He studied theology, was licensed on Jan. 16, 1805, and was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational Church in the parish of Newington, and there continued until he had completed fifty years of active and useful service as pastor. … Continue reading “Brace, Joab D.D”

Braccioli, Giovanni Francesco an Italian painter, was born at Ferrara in 1698, and studied under Giacomo Parolini; but afterwards under Giuseppe Crespi at Bologna. There is an altar-piece by him in the Oratory of the Theatines at Ferrara, representing the Annunciation; and in the Church of St. Catharine a Flagellation, and Christ Crowned with Thorns … Continue reading “Braccioli, Giovanni Francesco”

Braccesco (Dagli Orzi Novi), GIOVANNI, an Italian philosophical hermit, a native of Brescia, lived in the middle of the 16th century. He was prior of the canons regular of St. Segond, and wrote some philosophical works, See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog, Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bracan, Saint (Brochan, Broccan, Bracan, or Bearchan) (6th or 7th century) Bishop of Mothil, Waterford, Ireland . He is mentioned in the Irish Martyrologium of Aengus where he is described as Brocan the scribe. Modern hagiographers regard him as the secretary and possibly the nephew of Saint Patrick. Feast , 8 July . A second … Continue reading “Bracan, Saint”

Bracan SEE BREAN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Brabrook, Benjamin Franklin a Baptist minister, was born at Acton, Mass., Sept. 15, 1809. He pursued his classical studies at Granville College, now Denison University, O., and at Columbian College, Washington, D.C. One year, 1836-37, was spent by him in theological study at the Newton Institution. He was ordained at St. Louis, Mo., May 13; … Continue reading “Brabrook, Benjamin Franklin”