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Bartimaeus (, for the Chald. , an son of Timmai), one of the two blind beggars of Jericho who (Mar 10:46 sq.; comp. Mat 20:30) sat by the wayside begging as our Lord passed out of Jericho on his last journey to Jerusalem, A.D. 29. Notwithstanding that many charged him to be quiet, he continued … Continue reading “BARTIMAEUS”

Bartimus Bartimus or Bartimeus (br’ti-m’us), son of Timeus. A blind man whose sight was restored by our Lord, when in the neighborhood of Jericho. Mar 10:45-52. If this narrative be compared with Mat 20:29-34; Luk 18:35-43, some differences appear. For Matthew speaks of two blind men. According to some writers, our Lord healed one of … Continue reading “Bartimus”

Barthlemy, Jean-Jacques A celebrated French numismatologist and writer, b. at Cassis (Provence), 1716; d. in Paris, 1795. He began his classical studies at the College of the Oratory in Marseilles, took up philosophy and theology at the Jesuits’ college, and finally attended the seminary of the Lazarists, where he devoted most of his time to … Continue reading “Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques”

Barthusius saint and martyr, was burned with another priest called Verca, with a solitary, by name Arpila, and with twenty-three other persons, in a church in which they were assembled, in the 4th century, during the persecution of the Goths, in the time of Valentinian I and Valens; See Ruinart, p. 599. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Barthusius”

Barthtnos () is given by Epiphanius (i, 82 d) as the name of the wife of Noah, meaning probably the daughter of AEnos, as other ancient authorities state that the patriarch married Haikal, the daughter of Abarez of the sons of Enos (Dittmann, Conflict of Adam, p. 98, 141). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Barthtnos”

BARTHOLOMITES A religious order founded at Geneva in 1307; but, the monks leading irregular lives, it was suppressed in 1650, and their effects confiscated. In the church of the monastery of this order at Geneva is preserved the image, which, it is pretended, Christ sent to king Abgarus. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Bartholomites The name given … Continue reading “Bartholomites”

Bartholomews Gospel SEE BARTHOLOMEW (the Apostle). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Saint This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes. The first point argued was whether or not the massacre had … Continue reading “Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Saint”

BARTHOLOMEW’S DAY St. (the 24th August) is a day distinguished in history, as the anniversary of the horrid and atrocious sacrifice of human blood called the Parisian Massacre. See PERSECUTION. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Bartholomews Day 1. A festival celebrated on the 24th day of August (or 25th at Rome) in the Church of Rome, and … Continue reading “Bartholomews Day”

Bartholomew, Thomas an English Wesleyan minister of the primitive stamp, was received into the minilistr from the Keighley Circuit in 1782. He travelled for thirty-eight years, dying in 1819. He was humble, unassuming, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He read Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Syriac, and enriched his mind with the learning … Continue reading “Bartholomew, Thomas”