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Wyclif’s Version WYCLIFS VERSION.See English Versions, 7 ff. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Wycliffites A religious sect which arose in Southern Bohemia in the early 15th century; the followers of Hus; also known as Wycliffites, as they professed the teaching of Wyclif and as Utraquists, as their distinctive dogma was Utraquism, i.e., the necessity of receiving Communion under both species. The followers of Hus, venerating him as a … Continue reading “Wycliffites”

Wycliffe, John the first translator of the entire Bible into English., and the morning-star of the Reformation, was also eminent as a scholar, a diplomatist, and a preacher. There seem to have been three other persons of the same name contemporaneous with him; one a seneschal of Merton College in 1356 (probably the author of … Continue reading “Wycliffe, John”

Wyclif, John (WYCLIFFE, or WICLIF, etc.). Writer and “reformer”, b. probably at Hipswell near Richmond, in Yorkshire, 1324; d. at Lutterworth, Leicestershire, 31 Dec., 1384. His family is said to have come from Wycliffe, on the Tees, in the same county. The traditional date of his birth is given as 1324, but some authorities put … Continue reading “Wyclif, John”

Wyckoff Theodore Frelinghuysen a (Dutch) Reformed minister, son of the above, was born at Catskill, N.Y., in 1820. He graduated at Rutgers College in 1839, and at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1842; was pastor of the Second Reformed Church of Ghent, N.Y., from 1843 to 1844; of the South Reformed Church, West Troy, from … Continue reading “Wyckoff Theodore Frelinghuysen”

Wyckoff, Isaac Newton, D.D a (Dutch) Reformed minister, was born near Millstone, N. J., in 1792. He graduated at Queen’s College in 1813, and at New Brunswick Seminary in 1817. He was settled as pastor of the Reformed Church, Catskill, N.Y., from 1817 to 1836, and of the Second Reformed Church, Albany, from 1836 to … Continue reading “Wyckoff, Isaac Newton, D.D”

Wyckhoff, William H., LL.D a minister of the Baptist denomination, was born in the city of New York, Sept. 10,1807, and was a graduate of Union College in the class of 1828. After leaving college, he was for several years the principal of the classical department of a collegiate school in New York. In 1839 … Continue reading “Wyckhoff, William H., LL.D”

Wyche, Saint Richard de Bishop and confessor, b. about 1197 at Droitwich, Worcestershire, from which his surname is derived; d. 3 April, 1253, at Dover. He was the second son of Richard and Alice de Wyche. His father died while he was still young and the family property fell into a state of great delapidation. … Continue reading “Wyche, Saint Richard de”

Wyatt, William E., D.D a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, a native of New York city, was ordained deacon in 1810, and priest shortly after. In 1811 he was pastor of St. John’s Parish, Newtown, R.I.; in 1814 he became associate rector of St. Paul’s Parish, Baltimore, subsequently succeeding to the rectorship, which he … Continue reading “Wyatt, William E., D.D”

Wyatt, Christopher B., D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, graduated from the General Theological Seminary, N.Y. He was ordained deacon in 1846 and presbyter in 1849; became rector of a church in San Francisco, California, which he served until about 1856; in 1858 of St. Thomas’s Church, New Windsor; N.Y.; in 1862 of Mount Calvary Church, … Continue reading “Wyatt, Christopher B., D.D”