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Benisch Abraham a Jewish rabbi, who was born in 1813 at Drosau, in Bohemia, and died in London, July 31, 1878, is the author of, Is the Moral Law of Divine Origin, and therefore Binding upon the Jews? (Loud. 1842): Two Lectures on the Life and Writings of Maimonides (ibid. 1847): Judaism Surveyed, being a … Continue reading “Benisch Abraham”

Beninu (Heb. Beninu’, , our son; Sept. confounds with Bani preceding, and translates both v v. r. v), one of the Levites who sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (Neh 10:13). B.C. 410. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Beninu Neh 10:13. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Beninu BENINU (perhaps our son).One … Continue reading “Beninu”

Bening Francois a French Jesuit preacher of the 17th century, was born at Avignon, and is especially known for a funeral oration, published in 1616 at Avignon and at Lyons, under the title, Le Bouclier d’Honneur, oia sont representes les beaux Faicts de tres-genereux et puissant Seigneur feu Messire Louis de Berton, Seigneurn de Crillon, … Continue reading “Bening Francois”

Benincasa, Ursula, Venerable (1547 -1618 ) Foundress of the Order of Theatine Nuns , and of the Theatine Hermitesses. Born Naples ; died near Castel Saint Elmo, Italy . Rumors of her visions and ecstasies excited complaint and she was called to Rome and questioned by Gregory XIII, who placed her under the direction of … Continue reading “Benincasa, Ursula, Venerable”

Benin Religion Of The country which bears the name of Benin is a large tract of coast in western Africa, extending upwards of two hundred miles, and presenting a succession of broad estuaries, now discovered to be all branches of the Niger, of which this country forms the delta. It is a country of great, … Continue reading “Benin Religion Of”

Benin Coast, vicariate apostolic of Established as a mission, 28 August 1860 , and as a Vicariate Apostolic, 24 August 1870 , comprising 96,250 square miles; entrusted to the Society for African Missions of Lyons. Name changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Lagos 12 January 1943 . Elevated to the archdiocese of Lagos, 18 April … Continue reading “Benin Coast, vicariate apostolic of”

Benin (Vicariate Apostolic of the Coast of Benin. Also called Oræ Benini). Includes an extensive negro country and the former kingdom of Western Equatorial Africa, in Upper Guinea, on the Bight of Benin, or Gulf of Guinea. In 1860 a mission was founded in the former Kingdom of Dahomey, but as this name was disliked … Continue reading “Benin”

Benilda St was, according to tradition, the companion in martyrdom of St. Anastasius, a monk and priest of Spain, who suffered in 853, on the 14th of June. St. Benilda was put to death on the day following. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Benignus, Saint (Latin: kind) (died c.467 ) Confessor . Archbishop of Armagh . The son of Seseilen, an Irish chieftain, he was converted and baptized by Saint Patrick, to whom he later served as coadjutor in the See of Armagh , being known as Saint Patrick’s favorite disciple and right-hand man. He was renowned for … Continue reading “Benignus Saint”

Benignus of Dijon, Saint Martyr honoured as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon (Divio) an old city in the territory of the Gallic tribe of the Lingones (civitas Lingonum, Langres). It is an historical fact that Benignus suffered martyrdom in a persecution of the third century and was publicly honoured as … Continue reading “Benignus of Dijon, Saint”