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Billings, Oliver a Baptist minister, was born in Maine about the year 1795, and was in early life converted in Fayette, Me. He was ordained as an evangelist in 1800, and was not long after called to the pastorate of the church in Fayette. Of this church he was the acting pastor for more than … Continue reading “Billings, Oliver”

Billings, Edward a Unitarian minister, was born at Sunderland, Mass., and graduated at Harvard College in 1731. He was ordained at Belchertown in 1737, and dismissed in 1751. He was installed at Greenfield, Mass., March 28, 1754. He died in 1760. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 8:10. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Billings, Edward”

Billiet Alexis a French prelate, was born in 1783. In 1825 he was made bishop of Maurienne; in 1840, archbishop of Chambery. In 1861 he was appointed cardinal, and died April 30, 1873, being at the time of his death senior of the French clergy and the oldest member of the college of cardinals. He … Continue reading “Billiet Alexis”

Billick, Eberhard (Also Steinberger, Lat. Latomus, Lapicida). German theologian, opponent of the Reformation, born 1499 or 1500 at Cologne; died there 12 January, 1557. Of a family which gave a number of prominent men to the Carmelites of Cologne, Eberhard entered the Carmelite Order in 1513, took his vows in 1514, became a priest and … Continue reading “Billick, Eberhard”

Billiart Marie Rose Julia the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame, was born at Cuvilly, Picardy, France, in 1751. On Feb. 2, 1804, she, with Frances Blin and Catharine Duchatel, made the necessary vows, and promised to devote themselves to the education of orphans and homeless children. Through her strength of character and patient … Continue reading “Billiart Marie Rose Julia”

Billican (Billicanus Or Pillicanus), Theobald was born at Billigheim near the end of the fifteenth century. His real name was Gerlach, but he took his surname from his birthplace. He passed A.B. at Heidelberg, 1512. In 1518 (April 26) Luther disputed in the convent of the Augustinians at Heidelberg with several Romish orators. Billican attended, … Continue reading “Billican (Billicanus Or Pillicanus), Theobald (2)”

Billiart, Julie, Blessed Virgin, foundress and first superior-general of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur; born Cuvilly, France, 1751; died Nalllur, Belgimn, 1816. Her early life was marked by great piety, which increased after a paralytic stroke in 1773. Aided by Franoise Blin de Bourdon, Viscountess of Gezaincourt, and Father Varin, … Continue reading “Billiart, Julie, Blessed”

Billi (Or Billy) Niccolo And Antonio two Italian engravers, lived about the year 1734. The following are their principal works: The Infant Jesus Sleeping; St. Philip Neri Kneeling before the Virgin; The Holy Family; The Flight into Egypt; The Cardinal Pompeo; Fredericus Zuccharus; Hans Holbein. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Billfrith an anchoret and goldsmith, who bound the copy of the Gospel written by bishop Eadfrith, is made a contemporary of St. Balthere, and lived about 740. Smith, Dit. of Chris. Bio. s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Billecoq Jean Francois a French Dominican of Moreuil, in Picardy, who died at Abbeville, Oct. 19, 1711, aged seventy-eight, wrote, Instructions Familieres sur les Pratiques de la Vraie Devotion (Abbeville, 1673): L’Usage du Saint Sacrament, tire de v’Ecrifure, des Conciles,’ et des Peres (Amiens, 1690); and some other works. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Billecoq Jean Francois”