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Black See Colours. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church black Liturgical color symbolizing mourning. Black vestments are used on Good Friday, to express grief at the death of the Saviour, and unless the rank of a feast require otherwise, at funerals and offices for the dead to show sorrow and sympathy. However, at these times … Continue reading “Black”

Blachure Louis De La a French Protestant theologian, lived in the latter half of the 16th century. He was pastor of the Reformed Church of Niort, whence he retired to Rochelle, on account of the troubles in 1585. On his return to Niort he was placed in charge of the instruction of young Andrew Rivet, … Continue reading “Blachure Louis De La”

Blache Antoine a French ecclesiastic, was born at Grenoble, Aug. 28, 1635. He embraced at first the profession of arms, then resigned that in order to enter upon the ecclesiastical profession. Having become rector of Rueil, he had several conferences with the minister Claude, and, in order to confirm the faith of the new converts, … Continue reading “Blache Antoine”

Blaceo Bernardino an Italian painter, born in the Friuli, lived about 1550. There are some of his works in the churches at Udine, in the Friuli; among which are, the principal in S. Lucia, representing The Virgin and Infant, with Angels, St. Lucia and St. Agatha; in Porta Nuova, The Virgin and Infant, with St. … Continue reading “Blaceo Bernardino”

Blacader Robert SEE BLACKADER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Blaan, Saint (died 590 ) Bishop and confessor , born and died island of Bute, Scotland. Educated in Ireland under Saints Comgall and Kenneth, he became a monk, and went to Scotland as bishop among the Picts . He founded a monastery at Dunblane , on the site of which the cathedral of Dunblane now … Continue reading “Blaan, Saint”

Blaan SEE BLANE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bjelbog SEE BELBOG. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Biztha (Heb. Biztzha’, , according to Gesenius, for the Persian beste, “castrated;” but First compares the last syllable with the Sanscrit zata, “horn;” the termination that is evidently Persic; SEE BIGTHA; Sept. v. r. ), the second of the seven eunuchs (‘”chamberlains”) of the harem of Xerxes (Ahasuerus) who were ordered to bring Vashti forth … Continue reading “Biztha”

Bizzell Joseph W a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Nash County, N. C. about 1835. He was licensed to preach in 1858, and in 1860 admitted into the Arkansas Conference. He died in the midst of his labors, Aug. 25, 1865. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M. E. … Continue reading “Bizzell Joseph W”