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Bemilucius in Celtic mythology, according to some, was a national deity of the Gauls; according to others, it was a local surname of Jupiter. Near Flamigny, in Burgundy, there was found a statue which bore the name inscribed. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bement William a Congregational minister, was born at Ashfield, Mass., April 5, 1806. He was a graduate from Dartmouth College, and at once. in 1828, became a teacher in Mobile, retaining that position until 1830, when he entered Princeton Theological Seminary. After studying at this institution for two years, he completed his course in the … Continue reading “Bement William”

Bembo, Pietro A famous Italian scholar and Cardinal, b. of a noble family at Venice, 20 May, 1470; d. at Rome, 18 January, 1547. He was the son of Bernardo Bembo, whose enthusiasm for Italian literature led him to raise a monument to Dante at Ravenna. His early education was received at Florence. He afterwards … Continue reading “Bembo Pietro”

Beman Nathan S. S., D.D an eminent Presbyterian minister, was born at New Lebanon, N.Y., in 1785. He was educated at Middlebury College, where he graduated in 1807. He afterwards studied theology, and became pastor of a Congregational Church in Portland, Me., in 1810. A few years after this he went as a missionary to … Continue reading “Beman Nathan S. S., D.D”

bema (Greek: step) Originally any raised platform, then the platform in Roman basilicas containing the judges’ seats; in the Greek Orthodox Church the space surrounding the Holy Table behind the iconostasis or image screen. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Bema (, rostrum), the third or innermost part of the ancient churches, corresponding to what we now … Continue reading “Bema”

Belzoni, Giambattista An Egyptian explorer, b. at Padua, Italy, in 1778; d. Gato, Africa, 3 Dec., 1823. His father was a barber, and intended his son to follow that trade, but the boy, who was a born traveller, left home at the age of fifteen, and after some wanderings settled down at Rome, where he … Continue reading “Belzoni, Giambattista”

Belzarbi was a form of the deity Bel, to whom a temple was erected at Babylon by Nabukudaruzur or Nebuchadnezzar. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Belvoir (fine view), a Frankish fortress mentioned in connection with the Crusades, as having been destroyed by Saladin after the capture of Safed in 1188, seems to be the Kaukab of the Arabian historians, and the present Kaukab el-Hawa (meteor of the air), on the heights west of the Jordan valley, between Beisan and the … Continue reading “Belvoir”

Belvisoiti Lorenzo (called the venerable father Ignace), an Italian preacher, was born at Santia in 1686, and entered the Order of St. Francis in 1716. He devoted himself to preaching, and distinguished himself by his oratorical talents, his virtue, and his austerity of manner. He died at Turin in 1770. The municipal body of Turin … Continue reading “Belvisoiti Lorenzo”

Belviso Giovanni Stefano an Italian theologian, a native of Vercelli, who lived in the early half of the 16th century, wrote Libro Degli nove iaqggi che Fece la Virgine Santissima con Gesu (Vercelli, 1570). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature