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Barlass, William an Associate minister, was born near Perth, Scotland, and preached for some years at Whitehill, where he continued until 1797, He came to New York in 1798, and afterwards engaged as a bookseller until his death, Jan. 7, 1817. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, IX, 3, 38. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Barlass, William”

BARLAAMITES The followers of Barlaam, in the fourteenth century, who was a very zealous champion in behalf of the Greek against the Latin church. It is said that he adopted the sentiments and precepts of the Stoics, with respect to the obligations of morality and the duties of life; and digested them into a work … Continue reading “Barlaamites”

Barlaam, St The modern Roman martyrology places the festival of Sts. Barlaam and Josaphat on Nov. 27 as of two actual saints worshipped by the Indians on the confines of Persia. Huet and others hold the history of these saints to be a mere romance. Baronius, however, receives it as true. See Huet, Orig. des … Continue reading “Barlaam, St”

Barlaam and Josaphat Principal characters of a Christianized version of a legend of Buddha. Josaphat, son of a 4th-century king in India, who persecuted the Christians, was kept in seclusion to prevent his conversion, which had been foretold. Bar1aam, a hermit , succeeded in converting him. His father later became a Christian and surrendered his … Continue reading “Barlaam and Josaphat”

Barlaam a martyr of Syria or Cappadocia (mentioned by Basil and Chrysostom), who was forced to hold his hand, filled with incense, over the fire of an idol altar, in order that the pain might compel him to open his hand, and so let the incense fall upon the flames. In the course of this … Continue reading “Barlaam (2)”

Barkworth, Ven. Mark (Alias LAMBERT.) Priest and martyr, born about 1572 in Lincolnshire; executed at Tyburn 27 February, 1601. He was educated at Oxford, and converted to the Faith at Douai in 1594, by Father George, a Flemish Jesuit. In 1596 Barkworth went to Rome and thence to Valladolid. On his way to Spain he … Continue reading “Barkworth, Ven. Mark”

Barksdale, Clement an English. clergyman, was born in 1609, and educated at Merton College, Oxford, having entered as servitor in 1625. He took holy orders, and in 1637 supplied the place of chaplain of Lincoln College at the Church of All-Saints. At the Restoration, Charles II gave him the living of Naunton, in Gloucestershire, where … Continue reading “Barksdale, Clement”

Barkos, The Children of Ezr 2:53; Neh 7:55. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary

Barkos (Heb. Barkos’, prob. for , painter; Sept. , ), the head of one of the families of Nethinim that returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezr 2:53; Neh 7:55). B.C. ante 536. Schwarz, however, regards it as the name of a place, identical with the modern village Berkusia, six miles north-west of Beit-Jebrin (Palestine, p. … Continue reading “Barkos”

Barkey, Nicolaus a German theologian, father of the preceding, was born Sept. 11, 1709. In 1732 he was vicar at Middelburg, and in 1754 was called to Bremen as pastor of St. Stephen’s, and professor of theology at the gymnasium there. In 1765 he went to The Hague as pastor of the German Congregation, where … Continue reading “Barkey, Nicolaus”