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Bacchides (, son of Bacchus), a friend of Antiochus Epiphanes (Josephus, Ant. 12:10, 2) and governor of Mesopotamia ( , 1Ma 7:8), who was commissioned by Demetrius Soter to investigate the charges which Alcimus (q.v.) preferred against Judas Maccabaeus. He confirmed Alcimus in the high-priesthood; and, having inflicted signal vengeance on the extreme party of … Continue reading “Bacchides”

Bacchiarius (or Baccharius) (1) was an ecclesiastical writer of the Latin Church, probably of the fifth century. It appears that he was of Irish descent, a disciple of St. Patrick and contemporary of St. Augustine. His book De Fide, and the letter to Zamarius, De Reparatione Lapsi, were inserted in the Bibliotheca Patrum. See Hoefer, … Continue reading “Bacchiarius (or Baccharius) (1)”

Bacchiarius (2) an Italian monk and theologian, lived probably in the latter half of the 16th century. He wrote Bacchiarii Monachi Opuscula de Fide et de Reparatione Lapsi, ad Codices Bibliothecce Ambrosiane, nec non ad Priores Editiones casfigavit, Dissertationibus et Notis augit Franciscus Florinus, Canonicus Theoldgus S. Patriarchajis Ecelesice Aquilejensis (Rome, 1750). See Hoefer, Nouv. … Continue reading “Bacchiarius (2)”

Bacchanalia festivals celebrated in honor of Bacchus (q.v.). By the Greeks they were called Dionysia, in honor of Dionysus (q.v.), their name for Bacchus. Among the Romans the Bacchanalia were carried on in secret and during the night, when the votaries of the god of wine characteristically indulged in all kinds of riot and excess. … Continue reading “Bacchanalia”

Bacchanal the sanctuary or inner temple of the god Bacchus. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Baccha (or Bacchantes) were priestesses: of the god Bacchus (q.v.). ‘They were also called Mcenades (from , , to be mad) in consequence of the frantic ceremonies in which they indulged in their sacred festivals. They wrought themselves up to a high pitch of enthusiasm, when with’ dishevelled hair and halfnaked bodies, their heads crowned … Continue reading “Baccha”

Baccarini, Jacopo an Italian painter, was born at Roggio about the year 1630, and studied under Orazio Talami. He died in the year 1682. Two of his best works are The Repose in Egypt and the Death of St. Alessio, in the Church of San Filippo in Reggio. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Baccarini, Jacopo”

Baccanceld (BAPCHILD, near Sittingbourne, Kent), Synod Of (694). This meeting was rather a witenagemot, or Parliament, than an ecclesiastical synod, presided over by Wihtred, King of Kent. There were present at its deliberations Brihtwald, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tobias, Bishop of Rochester, besides abbots, abbesses, priests, deacons, and lay lords. The chief enactments are embodied in … Continue reading “Baccanceld”

Baccanarists a society in the Church of Rome, founded in Italy by one Baccanari after the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773. Its object was to restore the order under a new name and form. Pius VI favored the organization, and it spread into Austria, Holland, and England. In 1814 its members were united with … Continue reading “Baccanarists”

Baccalaureus (i.e. BACHELOR), one who takes a first degree in divinity, arts, medicine, or civil law. This degree was first introduced in the thirteenth century by Pope Gregory IX. Rhenanus maintains that the title is taken from the Baculus placed in the hand of the new graduate. The usual derivation is that given by Alciatus, … Continue reading “Baccalaureus”