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Bedrashi, Icdaja SEE PENINI. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bedolach SEE BDELLIUM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bedmar, Alphonso marquis de, a Spanish cardinal, was born in 1572. He was at first ambassador of Philip III before the republic of Venice, and united, it is said, in 1618, with the duke of Ossone, viceroy of Naples, and with don Pedro of Toledo, governor of Milan, to destroy the state before which he … Continue reading “Bedmar, Alphonso”

Bedlam (contraction of Bethlehem) Famous asylum, London, originally on the site of the present Liverpool Street railway station; founded, 1247 , by Simon FitzMary, sheriff of London, for the Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, as a general hospital for the poor, with the special duty of entertaining the bishops and canons of Saint Mary … Continue reading “Bedlam”

Bedini, Cajetan (1806 -1864 ) Cardinal and diplomat, born Sinigaglia, Italy ; died Viterbo, Italy . From 1849 to 1852 he acted as papal commissary extraordinary at Bologna , and in 1853 was named Apostolic nuncio to Brazil, and instructed to first make it visit to the United States. His arrival in New York was … Continue reading “Bedini, Cajetan”

Bedingfield, Sir Henry (1509 -1583 ) Supporter of Mary Tudor and instrumental in placing her on the English throne. As lieutenant of the Tower of London, he had charge of Princess Elizabeth, who was suspected of duplicity in Wyatt’s rebellion. Later, under the Protestant regime, he suffered through the enforcement of the penal laws against … Continue reading “Bedingfield, Sir Henry”

Bedingfeld, Henry, Sir Knight; b. 1509; d. 1583. He was the grandson of Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who had served in the Wars of the Roses, and to whom were granted by Edward IV for his faithful service letters patent authorizing him “to build towers, walls, and such other fortifications as he pleased in his manors … Continue reading “Bedingfeld, Henry, Sir”

Bedingfeld, Frances (alias Long) Superioress of the English Institute of Mary, b. 1616 of a gentle family of Norfolk, England; d. at Munich, Germany, 1704. She and her eleven sisters entered religious life. Sent abroad to finish her education, she entered the English Institute of Mary at Munich and was professed in 1633. This society, … Continue reading “Bedingfeld, Frances”

Bedil SEE TIN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bedford, William an English Congregational minister, was born at Norwich, Dec. 16, 1790. He was converted:about the age of twenty; received his academical training at Old College, Homerton; and in 1820 was ordained pastor of the Independent Church at Narborough. Here he labored till 1860, and then retired to Great Snoring, Norfolk, where he died, … Continue reading “Bedford, William”