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Blossom Sunday Sunday before Easter, the sixth and last of Lent, and the beginning of Holy Week, commemorating Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem when olive and palm branches were strewn in His path. Before the Mass of the day the Palms are to be solemnly blessed. In connection with this blessing a procession is prescribed. … Continue reading “Blossom Sunday”

Blossom (usually , nets), the flower of a tree (Gen 40:10). The almond rod of Aaron, which, by the miraculous power of God, was made to bud and blossom and bring forth almonds (Num 17:8), was, in the opinion of some commentators, a very suitable emblem of Him who first arose from the grave; and … Continue reading “Blossom”

Blosius, Franccedil;ois-Louis (Also called de Blois). A Benedictine abbot and spiritual writer, born at Donstienne, near Liège, Flanders, 1506; died at Liessies, 1566. His parents were nobles of Hainault, his father being Sieur of Jumigny. He became page to the Archduke Clares (afterwards Emperor Charles V) but entered the Abbey of Liessies when only fourteen. … Continue reading “Blosius, Franccedil;ois-Louis”

Bloss, Ludwig Christoph a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born in 1675 at Rudolstadt. He studied at Halle and Leipsic, was in 1704 sub-rector at his native place, and in 1709 rector at Naumburg, where he died Jan. 18, 1730. He wrote, Disp. de Transpositione Accentuumn Hebraicorum (Leipsic, 1698): Disp. de Anonmalia Veerbosr 8 8(ibid. … Continue reading “Bloss, Ludwig Christoph”

Blosius (Orde Blois), Francois Louis a Flemish theologian, was born at the chateau of Doustienne, in the country of Liege, in 1506. He belonged to the illustrious family of Blois of Chatillon; was educated with prince Charles, later the emperor Charles V, and, at the age of fourteen years, assumed the habit of the Benedictine … Continue reading “Blosius (Orde Blois), Francois Louis”

Bloomfield, Samuel Thomas, D.D. an English divine and eminent scholar and critic, was born in 1790, and educated at Sidney College, Cambridge. He took holy orders, and was presented to the vicarage of Bisbrook, Rutland, which he retained until his death, at Wandsworth Common, Sept. 28, 1869. He published, Recensio Synoptica Annotationis Sacrce, exegetical, critical, … Continue reading “Bloomfield, Samuel Thomas, D.D.”

Bloomer, William (1) a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Sullivan County, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1808. He experienced religion in his fourteenth year, and in 1830 joined the Philadelphia Conference. He died, full of promise of usefulness, Nov. 18, 1834. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1835, p. 348. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Bloomer, William (2)”

Bloomer, Reuben H a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Newburgh, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1806. He experienced conversion in his twenty-third year, became an active Christian layman, taught school several years, devoting much of his time to preparing hirmself for the ministry, received license to preach in 1834 and in 1835 entered the New … Continue reading “Bloomer, Reuben H”

Bloomer, Joseph a Congregational minister, was born in 1828. He left a clerkship in Dubuque, Ia., to study at Iowa College, which he did one year; then at Amherst College, Mass., where he graduated in 1856, and at Andover. In 1857 he returned to Iowa, and commenced preaching at M’Gregor, but his life was cut … Continue reading “Bloomer, Joseph”

Bloomer, Joshua a missionary of the Church of England, received the degree of M.A. from King’s College (afterwards Columbia), N.Y., in 1761; became a merchant in New York and an officer in the provincial service; turned his attention to theology, and was ordained in England in 1765; and in 1769 became rector of the Church … Continue reading “Bloomer, Joshua”