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Avogadro, Pietro (called Bresciano), an Italian painter, was born at Brescia, and flourished about the year 1730. He studied under Pompeo Ghiti. His chief work is the Martyrdom of Sts. Crispino and Crispanio, in the Church of St. Joseph at Brescia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aviz, Order of A military body of Portuguese knights. The Kingdom of Portugal, founded in 1128, was not only contemporaneous with the Crusades but conducted one of its own against the Moors. Some crusaders were bound only by temporary vows, and when these expired they would sometimes return to their country although the war was … Continue reading “Aviz, Order of”

Aviz, Military Order of Military body of Portuguese knights, founded, c.1146; the castle of Aviz was their headquarters. They adopted the Cistercian rule and became affiliated with the Spanish Knights of Calatrava. Under Infante Fernando they achieved deeds of valor in Africa . After 1551 the grand mastership of the order was, vested in the … Continue reading “Aviz, Military Order of”

Avitus, St was born about 490 in Perigord. He was of a patrician family, and Bollandus, in his Acta Sanctorum, informs us that in his youth he served, in the army of Alaric II, king of the Visigoths, and in the battle of Vonille against Clovis he was taken prisoner, but his conduct so gained … Continue reading “Avitus, St”

Avitus, Saint (Alcimus Ecdicius) (c.451 -525 ) Poet, Bishop of Vienne, born Vienne (now France ). He opposed Arianism and advocated papal authority as the main bulwark of religious unity. He is the author of a poem dealing with the scriptural narrative of original sin, expulsion from paradise, the Deluge, and crossing of the Red … Continue reading “Avitus, Saint”

Avitus, Alcimus Ecdicius, archbishop of Vienne Avitus, Alcimus Ecdicius, archbp. of Vienne in Narbonian Gaul; born about the middle of 5th cent. His father belonged to a family of senatorial rank. His mother, Audentia, was, in all probability, a sister of M. Maecilius Avitus, emperor of the West, A.D. 456. The mother of Sidonius Apollinaris … Continue reading “Avitus, Alcimus Ecdicius, archbishop of Vienne”

Avitus (St.) Third Abbot Of Micy or St. Mesmin, near Orleans, was the son of a laborer of Beausse. He was received into the abbey of Micy, and appeared so meek and simple that many of the monks thought him deficient in intellect. The wish to follow more completely a religious life led him to … Continue reading “Avitus (St.) Third Abbot Of Micy”

Avitus (St.) Abbot OF Chateaudun If this Avitus was not the same with the last, which Le Cointe asserts, there were two of the same name, monks of Micy (under the rule of St. Maximinus), whence this Avitus retired with St. Calais to Chateaudun, in the diocese of Chartres, where he built a monastery and … Continue reading “Avitus (St.) Abbot OF Chateaudun”

Avitus (properly Sextus Alcimus Edicus, or Ecditius, Avitus), bishop of Vienne, was born at Vienne about the middle of the fifth century. At a religious disputation between the orthodox and Arian theologians in 499, he was the leading spokesman of the orthodox, and gained the confidence of king Gondebaud of Burgundy, whose son and successor, … Continue reading “Avitus”

Avith (Hebrews Avith’, , ruins; Sept. , Vulg. Avith), a city of the Edomites, and the native place (capital) of one of their kings, Hadad ben- Bedad; before there were kings in Israel (Gen 36:35; 1Ch 1:46, where the Hebrews text has , Ayoth’, Sept, v. r. , , Vulg. Avith). It would seem to … Continue reading “Avith”