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Bellarmine, Robert, Saint Cardinal; confessor of the faith. Born in 1542 in Montepulciano, Italy; died in 1621 at Rome, Italy. The son of Vincenzo Bellarmine, a nobleman, and Cinthia Cervini, sister of Pope Marcellus II, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1560. He studied philosophy three years at the Roman College, taught humanities four … Continue reading “Bellarmine, Robert, Saint”

Bellarmine, Robert (Roberto Francesco Romulo Bellarmino), was born at Monte Pulciano, Tuscany, Oct. 4, 1542, being nephew, on his mother’s side, of Pope Marcellus II. His father, intending him for civil life, sent him to the University of Padua; but the bent of his mind was toward theology, and in 1560 he entered the society … Continue reading “Bellarmine, Robert”

Bellarmine Jug A round-bellied, narrow-necked vessel with a bearded mask, at first collectively called Bartmanner (bearded men) and made at Frechen, near Cologne, in the 15th century. It was changed in mockery into the likeness of Cardinal Bellarmine, and became popular with Protestants under the name bellarmine or grey-beard as a coarse retort to the … Continue reading “Bellarmine Jug”

Bellarini, John Barnabite theologian, b. at Castelnuovo, Italy, in 1552; d. at Milan, 27 August, 1630. He was Visitor and twice Assistant General of his order. He taught theology at Padua and Rome, and was highly esteemed by bishops and cardinals, particularly by Gregory XV. Best known as a moral theologian, he has left a … Continue reading “Bellarini, John”

Bellarini (And Not Bellavini) Giovanni An Italian theologian, a native of Castelnuovo, entered the Society of Barbanites in 1575, and was frequently associated with St. Charles Borromeo, whom he highly esteemed. He taught theology at Pavia and at Rome, and founded the houses of his order, of which he was superior, at Novara and Spoleto. … Continue reading “Bellarini (And Not Bellavini) Giovanni”

Bellange, Jacques a French painter and engraver, was born at Chalons about 1610, and studied under Claude Henriot, a painter of Nancy, and Simon Vouet. As a painter, little is known of him. The following are his principal religious plates: The Annunciation; The Holy Family, with St. Catherine and St. John; The Adoration of the … Continue reading “Bellange, Jacques”

Bellamy, Thomas a Presbyterian minister, was born- at Great Grimsbv; Lincolnshire, England, in 1804. He was licensed and ordained by Black River Congregational Association in 1831. He labored in the ministry for thirty years in Copenhagen, Evans’s Mills, Penfield, Alexandria, and Charlotte, all in the state of New York, and died May 1, 1867. See … Continue reading “Bellamy, Thomas”

Bellamy, Samuel an English Congregational minister, was born at Lincoln, April 4, 1803. He was converted early in life, joined the Congregational Church, received his collegiate discipline at Huxton Academy and Highhury College, and was ordained to the pastorate at Leeds in 1828. On resigning his charge at Leeds, Mr. Bellamy preached successively at Clutton, … Continue reading “Bellamy, Samuel”

Bellamy, Joseph D.D a Congregational minister, was born at New Cheshire, Conn., in 1719. He graduated from Yale College in 1735, and soon after devoted himself to theological study. Two years after his graduation he was licensed to preach by the Association of New Haven County, Conn.: For some time he supplied a small congregation … Continue reading “Bellamy, Joseph, D.D”

Bellamy, Jerome Jerome Bellamy of Uxenden Hall, near London, England, d. 1586, a member of an old Catholic family noted for its hospitality to missionaries and recusants. He was a warm sympathizer with Mary Queen of Scots. In the latter years of the sixteenth century the Babington plot to free Mary and assassinate Elizabeth was … Continue reading “Bellamy, Jerome”