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Bernoulli Eduard a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born in the year 1795. He studied at Tubingen from 1815 to 1818, and was appointed pastor in 1819 at Benwil-Holstein and Lampenberg, in the Basle canton. In 1839 he connected himself with the famous missionary institution at Basle, and became one of its leaders. For more … Continue reading “Bernoulli Eduard”

Bernold of Constance Historian and theologian, b. in Swabia about 1054; d. at Schaffhausen, 16 September, 1100. He entered the school of Constance under the renowned Bernard of Constance, and made rapid progress in study. He attended the Lenten Synod of Rome, in 1079, at which Berengarius retracted his errors. Remaining in Italy till 1084 … Continue reading “Bernold of Constance”

Berno (Or Bernard) Of Reichenau (also styled Quod-vult-Deus) was originally a Benedictine monk of Fleury- sur-Loire (others say of St. Gall in Switzerland), and was in 999 deputed to the Council of Orleans. In 1008 (or 1014) he was appointed abbot of Reichenau, an abbey located upon the lake of Zell, near that of Constance. … Continue reading “Berno (Or Bernard) Of Reichenau”

Bernold (Or Bernoul) SEE BERTHOLDUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Berno (Abbot of Reichenau) Famous as orator, poet, philosopher, and musician, born (date unknown) at Prum near Trier; d. 7 June, 1048. He became Abbot of Reichenau in 1008. Educated in the school of St. Gall, Berno visited Rome with the Emperor Henry II, and upon his return introduced many reforms in the liturgical music … Continue reading “Berno (Abbot of Reichenau)”

Berno (died 1191 ) Apostle of the Obotrites, a Wendish tribe, dwelling by the Baltic in Mecklenburg. He was a member of the Cistercian monastery of Amelungsborn when appointed Bishop of Mecklenburg, 1155 . Three years later the pagans forced him to transfer his see to Schwerin, which became a center of missionary activity carried … Continue reading “Berno”

Bernis Francois Joachim De Pierre De a celebrated French ecclesiastic, was born at St. Marcel of Ardeche, May 22, 1715. Being of one of the more ancient families of Languedoc, he was, as younger brother, designed for the ecclesiastical profession. He was a brilliant student at the College of Louis the Great, then at the … Continue reading “Bernis Francois Joachim De Pierre De”

Bernis, Franccedil;ois-Joachim-Pierre de A French cardinal and statesman, b. 1715 at Saint-Marcel-d’Ardèche; d. at Rome, 1794. The Bernis family possessed many titles of nobility but was almost reduced to poverty. François, the youngest son, was destined for an ecclesiastical career and sent to St.-Sulpice. He left that institution at the age of nineteen to go … Continue reading “Bernis, Franccedil;ois-Joachim-Pierre de”

Bernini, Giuseppe Maria A Capuchin missionary and Orientalist, b. near Carignan in Piedmont; d. in Hindustan in 1753. For many years he was a missionary in the East Indies, and acquired a remarkable knowledge of the languages and dialects of India. In his travels through the country he made a special and careful study of … Continue reading “Bernini, Giuseppe Maria”

Bernini, Domenico Son of the famous artist Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, lived in the early part of the eighteenth century. He became a prelate and canon of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. He devoted himself to the study of ecclesiastical history and wrote an extensive history of the heresies, “Istoria, di tutte l’heresie”, 4 vols. fol. … Continue reading “Bernini, Domenico”