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Barre, Louis Francois Joseph de la an industrious French scholar, was born at Tournay, March 9, 1688. At Paris he met with Banduri, who had arm rived thither from Florence, and whom he assisted in’ the preparation of the Imperium Orientale (2 vols. fol.), and his work on Medals (Recueil de Medailles des Empereurs). Afterward … Continue reading “Barre, Louis Francois Joseph de la”

Barre, Joseph a French priest and writer, born 1698, entered early into the congregation of St. Genevieve, at Paris, and became eminent for his historical and ecclesiastical knowledge. He was made chancellor of the University of Paris, where he died, 1764. His principal works are Vindiciae Librorum deut. canon. Vet. Test. (1730, 12mo): Histoire d’Allemagne … Continue reading “Barre, Joseph”

Barre, Jean Jacques de la a French Protestant theologian who was born at Geneva in 1696, and died in 1751, wrote, Pensees Philosophiques: Dialogues sur Divers Sujets. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Barre, Antoine-Lefebvre, Sieur de la Tenth French Governor-General of Canada, b. at Paris in 1622; d. in 1690. De la Barre was made a counsellor of the Parlement (High Court) in 1646, master of requests in 1653, and was Intendant of Paris during the civil war. After this he successively held other offices until he … Continue reading “Barre, Antoine-Lefebvre, Sieur de la”

Barratt, George M. a Methodist minister, was born in Shropshire, England, in.1811. He united with the Church at seventeen, was accepted by the Wesleyan Missionary Committee, and in 1837 was sent to New Brunswick. He preached at various points in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; became a supernumerary in 1873, after forty-two years’ toil; settled … Continue reading “Barratt, George M.”

Barrass, Edward a Baptist minister, was born at Nailstone, Leicestershire, England, Oct. 7, 1790. At the age of about forty he came to America, and received (March 31, 1833) from the Church in Flemington, N. J., a license to preach. He was afterwards ordained, and was pastor of churches in Warren County, N. J. viz. … Continue reading “Barrass, Edward”

Barraso, Migel a Spanish painter and architect, was born at Consuegra in 1538, and studied painting in the school of Bicerra. He executed for Philip II, in the principal cloister of the Escurial, The Resurrection, Christ Appearing to the Apostles, The Descent of the Holy Ghost, and St. Paul Preaching. He died at Madrid in … Continue reading “Barraso, Migel”

Barrasa, Jacinto (Or Barraza). Born at Lima, Peru, early in the seventeenth century; died there, 22 Nov., 1704. When, in the seventeenth century, the different religious orders appointed historiographers or official chroniclers of the work done in their several American provinces, the Jesuits selected Father Ignacio Arbieto for their Peruvian missions, but as his account … Continue reading “Barrasa, Jacinto”

Barrande, Joachim Catholic geologist . Born, 1799; died 1883. Famed for his colossal work on the Silurian system in Bohemia, his research on fossilization and his extensive classification and collection of brachiopoda, trilobites, and mollusca. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Barrande, Joachim French palæontologist, b. at Sangues (Haute-Loire), 11 August, 1799; d. at Frohsdorff, near Vienna, … Continue reading “Barrande, Joachim”

Barral, Vincent a monk of Lerins in 1577, and afterwards titular abbot, who died at Palermo, left Chronologia SS. et Alionrum Vivorum Illustrium ac Abbatun- Sacre Insulce Lerinensis (Lyons, 1693, 4to). See Landon, Eccles. Dict s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature