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Bambridge SEE BAINBRIDGE. Ba’moth (Heb. Bamoth’, , heights; Sept. ), the forty-seventh station of the Israelites, on the borders of Moab (Num 21:19-20); according to Eusebius and Jerome (Onomast. s.v. , Bamoth), a city near the river Arnon. As it was the next encampment before reaching Pisgah (usually identified with Jebel Attarus, SEE NEBO ), … Continue reading “Bambridge”

Bamboo-bridge The inhabitants of the island of Formosa. believe that the souls of wicked men are tormented after death by being cast headlong into a bottomless pit full of mire and dirt; and that the souls of the virtuous pass safely over it upon a narrow bamboo-bridge, which leads directly to Paradise. But when the … Continue reading “Bamboo-bridge”

Bamboo This plant is regarded as sacred among the Japanese,, who entertain the idea that it has a supernatural influence over their destiny. The bamboo is deposited in the armory of the emperor of Japan as an emblem of his sacred majesty. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

bambino (Italian: child) A figure of the Infant Jesus, usually of wax, represented as in the manger or crib at Bethlehem, and exposed in Catholic churches from Christmas to Epiphany. It owes its origin to the devotion of Saint Francis of Assisi in the early 13th century . Il Santo or Santissimo Bambino is the … Continue reading “Bambino”

Bambini, Giacomo an Italian painter, was born at Ferrara about 1560, and was a scholar of Domenico Mona. He painted historical subjects, chiefly for the convents and churches of Ferrara, the principal of which are the three altar-pieces in the cathedral representing The Annunciation, The Flight into Egypt, and The Conversion of St. Paul. He … Continue reading “Bambini, Giacomo”

Bamberger, Seligmann Baer a Jewish rabbi of Germany, was born at Wiesenbroin, near Kitzingen, in the year 1807. At the age of fourteen he went to Furth to attend the Talmudical lectures there. In 1840 he was appointed to the rabbinate at Wurzburg, where he became the centre of orthodox Judaism. In 1864 he founded … Continue reading “Bamberger, Seligmann Baer”

Bamberger, Johann Peter a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Magdeburg in 1722. For a number of years he preached at the Reformed Church in Berlin, and at Trinity Church there. In 1780 he was appointed court and garrison preacher at Potsdam, and died Sept. 4, 1804. Besides his own Sermons, he published translations … Continue reading “Bamberger, Johann Peter”

Bamberg, Germany, diocese of Founded on 1 November 1007 as the diocese of Bamberg. Elevated to an archdiocese on 1 April 1818. Suffragen dioceses include Eichsttt Speyer Wrzburg Noted bishops include Luidger, who was later chosen Pope Clement II Saint Otto I See also: Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of Bamberg patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: … Continue reading “Bamberg, Germany, diocese of”

Bamberg, Germany, city of City and former principality of the Holy Roman Empire. It grew up in the early 10th century around the Castle of Babenburg and was the seat of a bishopric erected by Emperor Henry II (1008 ) who gave large temporal possessions to the diocese . Gifts from princes and emperors increased … Continue reading “Bamberg, Germany, city of”

Bamberg The Archdiocese of Bamberg, in the kingdom of Bavaria, embraces almost the whole of the presidency of Upper Franconia, the northern part of Middle Franconia (in particular the cities of Nuremberg, Furth, Ansbach, and Erlangen), parts of Lower Franconia, of the Upper Palatinate, and of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg. According to the census of … Continue reading “Bamberg”