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Balfour, Robert D.D. a Scotch divine, was born in Edinburgh about 1747, and was educated in that city. After being licensed to preach, he was presentt 1 to the parish of Lecropt, where he officiated for about five years; and in 1779 he was removed to the Outer High-Church, in the city of Glasgow, which … Continue reading “Balfour, Robert D.D.”

Balfour, John a Scottish clergyman, was elected to the see of Brechin in 1470, and assisted in the consecration of bishop Livingston of Dunkeld. John was also bishop in 1501. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, p. 164. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Balestra, Antonio an Italian painter, was born at Verona in 1666, and studied three years under Antonio Belucci. In 1694 he gained the prize of the Academy of St. Luke, and was employed to paint several pictures for the churches and palaces of Rome. Balestra established a school in Venice, and his example and lectures … Continue reading “Balestra, Antonio”

Bales, Christopher, Venerable (Or Bayles, alias Evers) Priest and martyr, b. at Coniscliffe near Darlington, County Durham, England, about 1564; executed 4 March, 1590. He entered the English College at Rome, 1 October, 1583, but owing to ill-health was sent to the College at Reims, where he was ordained 28 March, 1587. Sent to England … Continue reading “Bales, Christopher, Venerable”

Balentine, Hamilton a Presbyterian minister, was born January, 1817, at Churchtown, Lancaster Co., Pa. He was licensed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, Feb. 2, 1848, and ordained as an evangelist by the same presbytery, May 29, 1848. He prepared for college at Lawrenceville, N. J. He graduated at the College of New Jersey in … Continue reading “Balentine, Hamilton”

Baleeus a Syrian author who wrote several hymns, one of which was On the Death of the High-priest Aaron. According to Gregory Barhebraeus, Balmeus lived about the same time as St. Ephrem. He must not be confounded with Belaeus, an Egyptian monk; nor with a disciple of St. Ephrem, whom that father, in his Testament, … Continue reading “Baleeus”

Balearic Isles A group in the western part of the Mediterranean belonging to Spain and consisting of four larger islands, Majorca, Minorca, Iviza, and Formentera, and eleven smaller islands of rocky formation. Politically they form the Balearic province, and on 31 December, 1900, had an area of 1936 square miles and a population of 311,649, … Continue reading “Balearic Isles”

Bale, John (Balaeus), bishop of Ossory, an English historian and theologian, was born at Cove Hithe, in Suffolk, Nov. 21, 1495, and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he early gained a reputation for letters and opposed the Reformation. He attributes his conversion to Lord Wentworth, and soon began to write against Romanism; and … Continue reading “Bale, John”

Baldwin, William H a Universalist minister, was born about 1802. He embraced Universalism early in life; engaged in mercantile pursuits in early manhood; studied and practiced law; and subsequently obtained a fellowship of the Ballou Association, under whose auspices he preached till the close of his life at Blanchester, O., Nov. 19, 1852. Mr. Baldwin … Continue reading “Baldwin, William H”

Baldwin, Truman a Presbyterian minister, was born at East Granville, Mass., Sept. 27, 1780. He fitted for college in his native town, and graduated at New Haven in 1802. He then studied theology for three years. The Hampshire South Association licensed him in 1804, and, full of the missionary spirit, he went to a vacant … Continue reading “Baldwin, Truman”