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Atkins (or Etkins), James (1), D.D a Scotch prelate, was born in the town of Kirkwall, in the stewardry of Orkney, and was educated at Edinburgh; from here he went to Oxford in 1638 to finish his theological studies under Dr. Prideaux. On his return to England, he obtained from the king the Church of … Continue reading “Atkins (or Etkins), James (1), D.D”

Atkin, Thomas an English Congregational minister, was born at Warrington in 1806. He received his collegiate training at Rotherham College and at the University of Glasgow. He began his ministry in 1832 at St. Paul’s, Wigan, where he labored six years, and then became pastor at Glossop, remaining there till his death, Jan. 30, 1876. … Continue reading “Atkin, Thomas”

Atkin, George a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in High Hall, Lincolnshire, England, April 16, 1793. He emigrated to New York state with his parents at the age of seven; experienced conversion in his twelfth year; removed to Kentucky in his twenty-first year, spent four years in school-teaching, and in 1818 entered the itinerancy in … Continue reading “Atkin, George”

Atkin, Daniel an English Congregational minister, was born at Kendal, Jan. 10, 1770. In 1788 he removed to Warrington, and became united in Christian fellowship with the Independent Church. In 1820 he became pastor at Tyldesley, near Bolton; thence he removed to Hilton Lane, Worsley, near Manchester, and from there to Tideswell, Derbyshire. In 1834 … Continue reading “Atkin, Daniel”

Atipha (, Vulg. Agisti), one of the temple-servants whose sons returned from the captivity (1Es 5:32); evidently the HATIPHA SEE HATIPHA (q.v.) of the true text (Ezr 2:54). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Atipha ATIPHA (1Es 5:32).See Hatipha. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Atipha ati-fa. See HATIPHA. Fuente: International Standard Bible … Continue reading “Atipha”

Atilanus, Saint (Atilanus) (c.939-1009) Confessor, Bishop of Zamora, born Tarazona, Spain; died Zamora. He founded, together with Saint Froilan II of Leon, the monastery of Moreruela, on the banks of the Esla. Canonized by Urban II, 1095 . Relics in Saint Peter’s church, Zamora, Feast , 5 October . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Atienza, Juan de Born at Tordehumos, near Valladolid, in Spain, in the year 1546, eldest son of the royal Councillor of Castile, Bartolome de Atienza, a very distinguished Jurisconsult under Charles V. He studied law in the celebrated University of Salamanca, but in 1564 forsook the legal career in order to become a Jesuit. While … Continue reading “Atienza, Juan de”

Athune, James, D.D a Scotch clergyman, son of a commissary of Orkney, was born at Kirkwall in 1613; took his degree of M.A. at the Edinburgh University in 1636; studied divinity at Oxford in 1637; was chaplain to the marquis of Hamilton in 1638; presented by the king to the living of Birsay in 1642; … Continue reading “Athune, James, D.D”

Athronges (), a person of mean extraction, and by occupation a shepherd, who, without any other advantages than great bodily stature and undaunted hardihood, raised a body of banditti in Judaea, in connection with his four brothers, during the rule of Gratus, so powerful that they at last assumed royalty, and were with difficulty subdued … Continue reading “Athronges”

Athos, Mount A small peninsula of Greece in the AEgean Sea, famous for its monasteries . It is thought that this was a favorite abode of hermits as early as the 4th or 5th century. Organized societies of monks were there in the 9th century, and in the 10th the 58 communities were loosely united … Continue reading “Athos, Mount”