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Bagmasti was a famous Armenian goddess, the consort deity of Haldi. She was worshipped at Mirzazin in Ararat. Her temple, together with that of Haldi, was plundered and burned by Sargon II, king of Assyria, who carried away her statue. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Baglivi, Giorgio Born 1669; died 1707. Professor of anatomy at Sapienza College, Rome. Renowned for his anatomical researches. Author of the theory of “solidism” in medicine, which ascribes the seat of diseases to the solid part of an organ rather than the liquid. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Bagliotto, Giuseppe Maria (called also di N avarra); a Italian theologian of the Capuchin order, lived near the latter half of the 17th century. His principal works are, Descrizione del Seraglio tradotta dal Francese (Milan, 1687):-Le Delizie Serafiche in Descrizione del Sacro Monte di Orta (ibid. 1686). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Bagliotto, Giuseppe Maria”

Baglioni, Lucas an Italian preacher, lived in the latter half of the 16th century. He distinguished himself by his preaching in several cities of Italy. He wrote, L’A rte del Predicare (1562). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Baglioni, Lelio a Florentine theologian, died March 31, 1620, at Sienna, where he was professor of theology, in the habit of a Servite, which he had assumed in 1591. He wrote, Tractatus de Praedestinatione (Florence, 1577). Several other theological writings remain unpublished. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Baglioni, Lelio”

Baglioni, Giovanni, Cavaliere Known as the “Deaf Man of the Barozzo”, a painter of distinction, b. in Rome, 1571; d. there 1644. His artistic work is, however, overshadowed by his biographies of his contemporaries. The literary work which furnishes his chief claim to fame is his “Lives of the Painters, Sculptors, and Architects” living in … Continue reading “Baglioni, Giovanni, Cavaliere”

Baglioni, Cavaliere Giovanni an eminent Italian painter, was. born at Rome in 1594, and studied under Francesco Marelli. He was employed in many considerable works at Rome during the pontificates of Clement VIII. and Paul V. His best work is the picture in St. Peter’s of that apostle raising Tabitha from the dead. He wrote … Continue reading “Baglioni, Cavaliere Giovanni”

Bagley, Thomas a Christian martyr, was a vicar of Monenden, and a valiant disciple and adherent of Wyclifte. He was condemned by the bishops for heresy at London, and was burned at Smithfield in 1431. See Fox, Acts and Monuments, iii, 600. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bagley, Francis Herbert a Presbyterian minister, was born in Boston, Jan. 16, 1840. His studies were interrupted in 1862 by his enlistment in the Forty-fifth Regiment of Massachusetts volunteers. He remained in the service until the close of the war, attaining the rank of captain. After this he renewed his studies and graduated at Hamilton … Continue reading “Bagley, Francis Herbert”

Bagistan in Babylonian mythology, was a mountain in Media sacred to Jupiter. Semiramis is said to have had her image, with that of one thousand of her warriors, engraved in the same. It is uncertain where Bagistan is to be found, but it is surmised that it lay between Kermanshah and Hamadan. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Bagistan”