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Bacon, Francis Viscount St. Albans and Baron Verulam, one of the most celebrated philosophers of modern times, was born in London, Jan. 22, 1561. His father, Sir Nicholas Bacon, was keeper of the seal under Elizabeth, and a distinguished lawyer and statesman; his mother was a learned and pious woman, who had translated several ascetic … Continue reading “Bacon, Francis”

Bacon, Davis a Universalist minister, was born at Greenfield, Mass., Aug. 15, 1813. He removed to Fulton County, N. Y., in boyhood; received a liberal education; taught school in Harrison County, Ky., from 1839 to 1842; then returned to New York, and in the following year again went to Harrison County, where he engaged in … Continue reading “Bacon, Davis”

Bacon, David William First bishop of Portland, Maine, U.S.A., born in New York, 5 November, 1874. He made his classical studies at the Sulpician College at Montreal and his theological course at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland, and was ordained a priest in Baltimore, 13 December, 1838. Returning to New York he served on … Continue reading “Bacon, David William”

Bacon, David a Congregational minister, was born at Woodstock, Conn., in 1771. During ‘his early years he taught school, and then was under the tuition of Rev. John Sherman and Rev. Levi Hart. Subsequently he became a missionary to the Indians around Lake Erie, and started on foot and alone for the wilderness, as it … Continue reading “Bacon, David”

Bacon, Christopher an English minister of the Society of Friends, was born in 1623. In his younger life he was a soldier in the king’s army. In 1656, while attending a Friends’ meeting to which he had gone to ridicule what he might hear and see, he was brought under the power of the Spirit. … Continue reading “Bacon, Christopher”

Bacon (de Baccone, or Bachone), Francisco a Spanish theologian, was born at Gerona, or at Peralada, in Catalonia. He joined the Carmelites of his native country, studied at Paris, where he also lectured on theology. He is known by the name of doctor sublimis. He also became provincial of his order in Catalonia, and died … Continue reading “Bacon (de Baccone, or Bachone), Francisco”

Bacmeister, Lucas (1) a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Liineburg, Oct. 18, 1530. He studied at Wittenberg, and was appointed in 1559 courtpreacher at Kolding.. In 1561 he was called to Rostock as professor of theology, and: pastor. of St. Mary’s; received the degree of D.D. in 1564; was appointed in 1592 superintendent. … Continue reading “Bacmeister, Lucas (2)”

Backx, Peter Hubert Evermode Born 10 December, 1805, at Tilburg, Holland; died 28 October, 1868. Ordained priest 17 March, 1832, he may be considered the second founder of the Norbertine Abbey of Tongerloo (Province of Antwerp, Belgium), which was established in 1128, or eight years after the foundation of the Præmonstratensian Order by St. Norbert. … Continue reading “Backx, Peter Hubert Evermode”

Backus, Simon (1) a Congregational minister, was a native of Norwich, Conn. He graduated at Yale College in 1724, and was ordained pastor of the Church at Newington, Conn., Jan. 25,1727; was a chaplain in the colonial service at Cape Breton, and there he died in 1745, aged about forty-five years. See Sprague, Annals of … Continue reading “Backus, Simon (2)”

Backus, Samuel a Congregational minister, was born at Canterbury, Conn., Sept. 16, 1787. He prepared for college at Plainfield Academy, of which he was afterwards preceptor, and studied: at Union College (1811) and theology with Drs. Benedict and Yates. He was ordained pastor of the Church in North Woodstock, Conn., in 1815, where he remained … Continue reading “Backus, Samuel”