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Avenge, Avenger a-venj a-venjer: Avenge. – The general idea connected with this word is that of inflicting punishment upon the wrongdoer. Since emphasis may be placed upon the deed itself, the wrongdoer, or the injured party, the verb is found an intransitive (only Lev 19:18; see below), transitive (2Sa 4:8 et al.); and also active … Continue reading “Avenge, Avenger”

Avendano, Fernando Priest born at Lima, Peru, either towards the end of sixteenth or in the beginning of the seventeenth century; died at Lima, in 1665, shortly after being appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile. He was one of the most diligent investigators into survivals of the primitive rites and customs of the Peruvian Indians … Continue reading “Avendano, Fernando”

Avendafio, Alfonso De a .Spanish -Dominican who died at Valladolid, Oct. 11, 1596, is the author of, Commentarius in Psalmunm cxviii (Salamanca, 1584; Venice, 1587):- Commentarius in Evangelium Matthcei (Madrid, 1592, 2 vols. fol.). See Antonio, Bibliotheca Hisp.; Echard, De Scriptoribus Ordinis Dominicanorum. (B. P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Avenarius, Richard (1843-1896) German philosopher who expressed his thought in an elaborate and novel terminology in the hope of constructing a symbolic language for philosophy, like that of mathematics — the consequence of his Spinoza studies. As the most influential apostle of pure experience, the posltivistic motive reaches in him an extreme position. Insisting on … Continue reading “Avenarius, Richard”

Avenarius Johannes a Protestant theologian, born at Eger in 1520, died at Zeitz, Dec. 5,1590. After having been in succession pastor at Plauen, Gessnitz, Schoenfels, he was appointed professor of theology at Jena, and in 1575 became superintendent at Zeitz. He is the author of a celebrated Prayer-book, which went through a great number of … Continue reading “Avenarius, Johannes (2)”

AVEN See HELIOPOLIS. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Aven (Heb. id., , nothingness, hence iniquity, as often, especially idolatry, and so concretely an idol itself, as in Isa 66:3), a contemptuous name given to three places on account of the idolatry practiced there. SEE BEN- ONI. 1. (Sept. .) A plain (, bikah’, valley), … Continue reading “Aven”

Avempace (Ibn Badsha, or Ibn Badja, called by the Scholastics Aven-Pace and Avempace). Arabian philosopher, physician, astronomer, mathematician, and poet, b. at Saragossa towards the end of the eleventh century; d. at Fez, 1138. In 1118 he was at Seville, where he wrote several treatises on logic. Later, he went to Granada and to Africa. … Continue reading “Avempace”

Avellino, Saint Andrew Born 1521 at Castronuovo, a small town in Sicily; died 10 November, 1608. His baptismal name was Lancelotto, which out of love for the cross he changed into Andrew when he entered the Order of Theatines. From his early youth he was a great lover of chastity. After receiving his elementary training … Continue reading “Avellino, Saint Andrew”

Avellino, Onofrmo an Italian painter, was. born in Naples in 1674. He studied under Solimena, and afterwards went to Rome, where he painted the vault of the Church of San Francesco di Paola, which is considered his best work. Inn the Church of Santa Maria de’Montesanto is an altar-piece by him representing a subject from … Continue reading “Avellino, Onofrmo”

Avellino, Andrew, Saint Confessor , born Castronuovo, Sicily, 1521; died Naples , 1608. His baptismal name was Lancelot, but he took the name Andrew when he entered the Order of Theatines . After studying canon and civil law at Naples , he took his degree and was ordained priest, 1547 . He served as master … Continue reading “Avellino, Andrew, Saint”