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Bollandists Group of Belgian Jesuits who compile the Acta Sanctorum , named for John van Bolland, editor of the first volume. The Acta is a hagiographical work comprising the Acts of all saints venerated throughout the Christian world and containing a vast amount of material on church history in all countries and centuries, with numerous … Continue reading “Bollandists (2)”

Bollandists, The An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a great hagiographical collection begun during the first years of the seventeenth century, and continued to our own day. The collaborators are called Bollandists, as being successors of Bolland, the editor of the first volume. The collection now numbers … Continue reading “Bollandists, The”

Bolland Or Bollandus, John born in Brabant Aug. 13,1596, and entered the Society of Jesus in 1612. He was chosen by his fraternity to carry into effect Rossweide’s plan of the Acta Sanctorum, or Lives of -the Saints. SEE ACTA SANCTORUM,. He died Sept. 12, 1665. A memoir of his life is prefixed to the … Continue reading “Bolland Or Bollandus, John (2)”

Boll, Hans SEE BOL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Boll, Friedrich Christian a German Protestant minister, who was born in 1777, and died Feb. 12, 1818, as pastor of St. Mary at Neutbrandenburg, is the author of, Von dem Verfall und der Wiederherstelluni der Religiositdt (Neustrelitz, 1809) 3: Predigten iiber Luther’s Leben aund Wirken (Rostock, 1818). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. ii, 46, … Continue reading “Boll, Friedrich Christian”

Bolivia Independent inland republic in western central South America; approximate area, 560,000 square miles. Christianity was introduced by the Jesuit missionaries in the 16th century , and after the expulsion of the order, 1767 , the work was continued by the Franciscans . Catholicism is the official religion, endowed by the state, but other forms … Continue reading “Bolivia (2)”

Bolivar, Gregorio De a Spanish missionary and publicist, lived in the early half of the 17th century. He belonged to the order of Saint Francis of the Observants. For twenty-five years he preached the Gospel to the people of Mexico. of Peru, and of several other parts of America, where European civilization had not penetrated. … Continue reading “Bolivar, Gregorio De”

Bolingbroke SEE DEISM AND INFIDELITY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Bolingbroke (2) SEE DEISM AND INFIDELITY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bolgeni, Giovanni Vincenzo Theologian and controversialist, b. at Bergamo, Italy, 22 January, 1733; d. at Rome, 3 May, 1811. He entered the Society of Jesus, 31 October, 1747, taught theology and philosophy with marked success at Macerata, and was a member of the Society when it was suppressed by Clement XIV. Henceforth he devoted himself … Continue reading “Bolgeni, Giovanni Vincenzo”

Bolduc, Jacques a French theologian, was born at Paris about 1580. He was a Capuchin monk, and his oratorical talent acquired for him some reputation. His theological works were sought for on account of their singularity, and for the paradoxes which they contained. He wrote, Commentarium in Epistolam S. Judce (Paris, 1620): Commentariae ir Librum … Continue reading “Bolduc, Jacques”