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Anubis (, derivation unknown), the name of an Egyptian deity, who had a temple in Rome, where Mundus, by personating the god, through the contrivance of a freed-woman and the collusion of the priests, secured the gratification of his passion for Paulina, a chaste matron (Josephus, Ant. 18, 3, 3). His worship in Egypt is … Continue reading “Anubis”

Anub, St SEE ANUPH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anub (Heb., Anub’, , bound together; Sept. v. r. ), the first named of the two or three sons of Coz of the tribe of Judah (1Ch 4:8). B.C. post 1618. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Anub 1Ch 4:8. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Anub ANUB.A man of Judah (1Ch 4:8). Fuente: Hastings’ … Continue reading “Anub”

Anu in Assyrian mythology, was the first great deity of the upper triad Anu, Elu or Bel, and Heaor Heaven, Earth, and Hades. His residence was in the upper, or seventh, heaven, which was called the heaven of Anu, and was symbolized by an emblem resembling the Maltese cross, which was often worn round the … Continue reading “Anu”

Antwerp Bible A great polyglot Bible in six volumes, the “Biblia Regia,” published at Antwerp , 1569 -1573 , by the Plantin press at the expense of Christopher Plantin. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Antwerp City in Belgium , on the Scheldt, 60 miles from the sea. In the 10th and 11th centuries, capital of the Margravate of Antwerp, it rose to the height of its prosperity in the 16th century under Charles V, at whose death it fell to Austria . France held it from 1794 to 1815 … Continue reading “Antwerp”

Antumalgumen was a goddess in Chili, and was worshipped as a wife of the god of the sun. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Antrimp was a god of the sea among the Wends and Prussians. He belonged to the twelve great gods who were held as the symbols of the months. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Antrim, Presbytery of a section of the Irish Presbyterians, SEE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND who separated from the main body in 1750 from a disinclination to subscribe to the Westminster Confession of Faith. They adopted the Arian, or New Light, principles, and may be identified with the Scotch section known as the New-Light Burghers. SEE … Continue reading “Antrim, Presbytery of”

Antra deserti, teneris sub annis Hymn for Matins on 24 June , feast of Saint John the Baptist. It was written by Paul the Deacon (720-799). The English title given is from the translation by M. Blacker and G. Palmer. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary