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Barnabas, Epistle Of 1. Object.-The chief object of the author of this Epistle was to impart to his readers a knowledge of what pertains to salvation that they might be saved in the Day of Jesus Christ (ii. 10, iv. 1, 9). The two lessons he impresses upon them are: (1) that the literal observance … Continue reading “Barnabas, Epistle of”

BARNABAS Son of consolation, or JOSES, a disciple of Jesus, and a companion of the apostle Paul. He was a Levite, and a native of the isle of Cyprus, and is said to have sold all his property, and laid the price of it at the apostles’ feet, Mal 4:36,37 . When Paul came to … Continue reading “Barnabas”

Barnabaeus, Hieronymus a priest of the Congregation of the Oratory at Rome who died July 18, 1662, is the author of Purpua Sancta, s. Vita Purpurati S. Rom. Eccles. Principis Cces. Baronii, etc., cui Accedunt Elogia Baronio ab Illustribus Viris Attributa. Opera Greg. Fritz (Vienna, 1718). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. i, 858; Jocher, … Continue reading “Barnabaeus, Hieronymus”

Barnaba Oriani Barnabite and scientist. Born in Carignano, Italy in 1752; died in Milan, Italy in 1832. Astronomer at the Brera observatory for over 50 years. He published frequent valuable dissertations. His memoirs containing his calculation of the orbit of Uranus and a table of elements of that planet were especially noteworthy. Fuente: New Catholic … Continue reading “Barnaba Oriani”

Barn, Giraldus De SEE GIRALDUS CAMBRENSIS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Barn (, asam’, Pro 3:10; store-house, Deu 28:8; , barn or garner), a magazine or place of deposit for grain, which, among the Orientals, was frequently under-ground. SEE CAVE. The phraseology in Luk 12:18, shows that the Jews at that time had granaries above-ground, but it does not follow that they had altogether relinquished the … Continue reading “Barn”

Barmmidbar, Rabba is the title of a Midrash (or exposition) on Numbers. It contains twenty- three chapters. The age of its compilation is uncertain, but internal evidence points to the 11th or 12th century. According to Zunz, the work was written by two different authors. See his Gottesdienstliche Vortrage der Juden (Berlin, 1832), p. 258-262. … Continue reading “Barmmidbar, Rabba”

Barlow, William Rudesind Third son of Sir Alexander Barlow of Barlow Hall, near Manchester, England, and Mary Brereton his wife, date of birth uncertain; d. at Douai, 19 Sept., 1656. The martyr Ven. Edward Barlow, was his younger brother and was educated with him at the English College, Douai. Wishing to become a Benedictine, he … Continue reading “Barlow, William Rudesind”

Barlow, William (1), D.D. an English prelate was descended from a family of this name in Lancashire. He became fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and afterwards dean of Chester. His account of the celebrated Hampton Court Conference is well known (Lond. 1604). It professes not to be an account of the conference at large, but, … Continue reading “Barlow, William (1), D.D.”

Barlow, William Bishop of Chichester, was born in Essex, and educated at Oxford. He was a regular canon of St. Augustine, and became prior of the house of Bisham, in Berks, in 1535, in which year Henry VIII sent him on an embassy into Scotland. He rendered up his house at the time of the … Continue reading “Barlow, William (3)”