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Anatomy, Human Job 10:11 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

anatomy (Greek: ana, up; temno, cut: cutting up, dissecting) The study of the composition, form, and structure of the bodies of living beings. As the purpose of this study is chiefly to discover means of preventing disease and preserving human life, and as the principal medieval and modern anatomists were physicians and surgeons, this subject … Continue reading “Anatomy”

Anatolius, Saint Bishop of Laodicea in Syria, one of the foremost scholars of his day in the physical sciences and in Aristotelean philosophy. There are fragments of ten books on arithmetic written by him, and also a treatise on time of the Paschal celebration. A very curious story is told by Eusebius of the way … Continue reading “Anatolius, Saint (1)”

Anatolius Of Constantinople who died in A.D. 458, marks an era in Greek ecclesiastical poetry. He left those who were satisfied to imitate the classical writers, and struck out the new path of harmonious prose. His life-history began in a time of conflict. He had been apocrisiarius, or legate, from the archheretic Dioscorus to the … Continue reading “Anatolius Of Constantinople”

Anatolius, bp. of Laodicea in Syria Prima Anatolius, bp. of Laodicea in Syria Prima (Eus. H. E. vii. 32). He had been famous at Alexandria for proficiency in the liberal arts, while his reputation for practical wisdom was so great that when the suburb of Brucheium was besieged by the Romans during the revolt of … Continue reading “Anatolius, bp. of Laodicea in Syria Prima”

Anatolius, bp. of Constantinople Anatolius, bp. of Constantinople, 449 A.D., through the influence of Dioscorus of Alexandria with Theodosius II., after the deposition of Flavian by the “Robber Council,” having previously been the “apocrisiarius” or representative of Dioscorus at Constantinople (Zon. Ann. iii.). After his consecration, being under suspicion of Eutychianism (Leo, Epp. ad. Theod. … Continue reading “Anatolius, bp. of Constantinople”

Anatolius bishop of Laodicea, in Syria, was born at Alexandria, in Egypt, about 230. He excelled, according to Jerome, in arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, physics, logic, and rhetoric. About 264 he traveled into Syria and Palestine; and while at Caesarea, Theoctenus, bishop of that see, made him his coadjutor, meaning that he should have succeeded him; … Continue reading “Anatolius”

Anatolia, St was a Roman virgin, espoused to a young Roman named Aurelian; but when her sister Victoria had taken the resolution to forsake her suitor and embrace the virgin state, Anatolia determined to do so likewise. The emperor Decius permitted their lovers to use any means to force their consent to their marriage, but … Continue reading “Anatolia, St”

Anatolia, Saint St. Anatolia, Virgin and Martyr in the time of Decius, was put to death in the city of Thyrum, or Thurium, or Thora. About the identity of the place there is considerable discussion among the critics. She was living in retirement with her sister when the persecution was raging, and was sought in … Continue reading “Anatolia, Saint (1)”

Anatole de Bengy (1824 -1871 ) Jesuit martyr , born Bourges, France ; died Paris, France . He was chaplain to the French soldiers in the Crimean and Franco-Prussian wars, and was martyred by the French Communists. See also: Martyrs of the Commune. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary