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Blondeau, Jacques a French engraver, was born at Langres about the year 1639. He engraved several pictures after the style of P. da Cortona in the palace of Florence, besides some plates at Rome after other Italian masters. The following is a list of some of his works: The Martyrdom of St. Laurence; The Pulpit … Continue reading “Blondeau, Jacques”

Blond, Le SEE LEBLOND. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Blomfield, James an English Congregational minister, was born at Norwich in 1786. Of his early history little is known except that he was addicted to close and earnest reading. In 1825 Mr. Blomfield became a student at Cheshunt College. At the expiration of his term he was ordained to the work of itinerancy. He also … Continue reading “Blomfield, James”

Blomfield, Charles James bishop of London, was born May 29, 1786, at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where his father was a schoolmaster. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and graduated in 1808 as third wrangler. The first published fruit of his philological studies was an edition of the Prometheus of AEschylus, which appeared in … Continue reading “Blomfield, Charles James (2)”

Blomevenna, Petrus a Dutch theologian (sometimes called Leodiensis, because he was born at Liege, in 1447), became a Carthusian, and died at Cologne, Sept. 30, 1516, much venerated for his piety. He left many works in Latin, as De Bonitate Divina (Cologne, 1538): De Auctoritate Ecclesice: Contra Anabaptistas: Candela Evangelica: Enchiridion Sacerdotum: De Invocatione Sanctorumn: … Continue reading “Blomevenna, Petrus”

Blois, Peter Of SEE BLESEN, PETER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Blomevenna, Peter (PETER A LEYDIS) Carthusian, b. at Leyden, in Holland in 1466; d. 30 September, 1536. Owing to the avarice and cruelty of his parents and relatives, his early years were spent in poverty and hardship. But he led withal a singularly pure and devoted life. Entering the Carthusian Order, he distinguished himself by … Continue reading “Blomevenna, Peter”

Blois, (Francois), Louis De SEE BLOSIUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Blois DIOCESE OF BLOIS (BLESENSIS). Coextensive with the civil department of Loir-et-Cher and a suffragan of Paris. On 1 July, 1697, Innocent XII canonically erected the Bishopric of Blois, that territory having theretofore been dependent on the Diocese of Chartres. Prior to the Revolution, the Diocese of Blois was less extensive than at present, almost … Continue reading “Blois”

Blogg, Salomon a Jewish writer of Germany, who died Feb. 11, 1856, is the author of Abrege de la Grammaire Hebrazque (Berlin, 1810): Hebriische Grammatik fur Anfanger (Hanover, 1825): Geschichte der Hebr. Sprache u. Literatur (ibid. 1826) . Gesch. der Hebr. Sprache, des Talmuds, etc., with the Hebrew title (ibid. 1832). See Fuirst, Bib. Jud. … Continue reading “Blogg, Salomon”