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Andrada, Francisco Rades a Spanish priest of the Order of Calatrava, lived at the end of the 16th century, and wrote a Chronicle of the Orders of St. Jago, Calatrava, and Alcantara (Toledo, 1572). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Andrada, Diogo Payvad a Portuguese theologian, was born at Coimbra in 1528, and became grand treasurer of King John. He distinguished himself at the Council of Trent, concerning which he wrote Questionum Orthodoxarum libri x, against Chemnitz Examen Conc. Trid. (Venice, 1564, 4to); also Defensio Fidei Trident. lib. vi (Lisb. 1578, 4to); De Conciliorum Auctoritate: … Continue reading “Andrada, Diogo Payvad”

Andrada, Diego Lopez de a celebrated Portuguese preacher, was born in June, 1565, at Azambria, in the district of Santerem. He entered the Augustine order, and distinguished himself as a preacher in the principal cities of Spain and Portugal. Philip IV appointed him archbishop of Otranto, in the vice-realm of Naples. He died in June, … Continue reading “Andrada, Diego Lopez de”

Andrada de Payva, Diego A celebrated Portuguese theologian of the sixteenth century, b. at Coimbra 26 July 1528; d. 1 December, 1575, at Lisbon. After finishing his course at the University of Coimbra, he received Holy Orders, and remained as professor of theology. So great was his reputation that King Sebastian appointed him theologian at … Continue reading “Andrada de Payva, Diego”

Andrada, Antonio de (1580-1634) Missionary, explorer of Tibet, born Oleiros, Portugal ; died Goa, India. For four years he was the chief Jesuit missionary in the Indies. He succeeded in penetrating into Tibet, and establishing a mission at Chaparangue. Recalled to Goa, he became superior of the Indies and died for the Faith. Fuente: New … Continue reading “Andrada, Antonio de”

Andrada, Antonio d a Portuguese Jesuit and missionary, born at Villa de Oleiros about 1580, died August 20, 1633. He entered the order of Jesuits at Coimbra in 1596, and was, in 1601, sent as missionary to India. Having been appointed superior of the missions of Mongolia, he learned that in Thibet certain vestiges of … Continue reading “Andrada, Antonio d”

Andrada, Alonso Biographer and ascetic writer, b. at Toledo, Spain, 1590; d. at Madrid, 20 June, 1672. Before entering the Society of Jesus (1612) he read philosophy in Toledo, was afterwards rector of Plascensia and minister in foreign countries. In his declining years, he wrote some thirty-four volumes on different subjects, some worthy of note … Continue reading “Andrada, Alonso”

Andrada, Alfonso de a Spanish Jesuit, was born at Toledo in 1590. He was a member of the college of St. Bernard at Toledo, and taught philosophy at the Athenaeum of that place. He was sent on a mission to the Indies, and found time to write more than thirty volumes, of which Nicholas Antonio … Continue reading “Andrada, Alfonso de”

Andraca or Thomas de Jesus, brother of the last, and monk of the Augustine monastery at Coimbra. He laid the foundation in 1578 of the Discalceats. He followed King Don Sebastian into Africa, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Alcacer, August 4, 1578, and thrown by the infidels into a dungeon. where no … Continue reading “Andraca”

Andover Theological Seminary SEE SEMINARIES, THEOLOGICAL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature