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authenticity (Greek: authentes, real author) Terms applied to: the Scriptures, because its books have been written by the persons whose names they bear, because they are genuine and trustworthy, officially acknowledged, and express faithfully all those things which belong to the substance of the Divine writings; the document authenticating a relic; four modes in Gregorian … Continue reading “Authenticity”

authentic (Greek: authentes, real author) Terms applied to: the Scriptures, because its books have been written by the persons whose names they bear, because they are genuine and trustworthy, officially acknowledged, and express faithfully all those things which belong to the substance of the Divine writings; the document authenticating a relic; four modes in Gregorian … Continue reading “Authentic”

Autenrieth Johann Hermann Ferdinand Von, M.D was born at Stuttgart, 20th October, 1772, and died 2d May, 1835, at Tubingen, where he was professor of medicine. He was the author of a treatise, Ueber das Buch Hiob (Tub. 1823), and of an essay, Ueber den Ursprung der Beschneidung bei wilden und halbwilden Volk-ern (Tub. 1829), … Continue reading “Autenrieth Johann Hermann Ferdinand Von, M.D”

Auteas AUTEAS.A Levite (1Es 9:48); called in Neh 8:7 Hodiah. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Autaeas (), one of the Levites who expounded the law as read by Ezra (1Es 9:48); evidently a corruption for the HODIJAH SEE HODIJAH (q.v.) of the true text (Neh 8:7). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Austrudis (or Anstrudis) saint and virgin, abbess of Laon, was the daughter of Blandinus Boson and Salabarna, his wife. She was born in the diocese of Tout about 634, and took the veil when twelve years of age in a monastery of the city of Laon, of which her mother was abbess. Upon the death … Continue reading “Austrudis (or Anstrudis)”

Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, The By this name is designated the European monarchy whose dominions have for their main life-distributing artery the River Danube, in its course from Engelhartszell, near Passau, to Orsova. South of the Danube lie the Austrian Alpine provinces and the provinces of Carinthia and Carnola; north of the Danube are the Carpathian and … Continue reading “Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, The”

Austria, John of, Don Catholic hero, born Ratisbon, Bavaria, 1545; died Namur, Belgium, 1578. The natural son of Charles V, by Barbara Blomberg, daughter of an affiuent family, he was recognized later by his half-brother, Philip II, as a member of the royal family. Having distinguished himself in conflicts with the Algerian pirates, 1568, and … Continue reading “Austria, John of, Don”

Austria Independent republic of central Europe, bounded on the north by Germany and Czechoslovakia, east by Czechoslovakia and Hungary, south by Italy and Yugoslavia, west by Switzerland. Since 1919 Austria comprises only the German -speaking provinces of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Austria was included in the Roman provinces of Rhaetia, Noricum, and Pannonia, and received … Continue reading “Austria”

Austri in Norse mythology. The cosmogony of the Scandinavians teaches that the visible firmament of the sky is nothing but the skull of the giant Ymir, which the sons of Bor- Odin Villi, and Ve placed there after they had slain the giant. They lifted this heaven with four corners above the earth, and on … Continue reading “Austri”