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Almaricus Of Chartres SEE AMALRIC . Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Almarick, John a martyr, was in prison for some months in Turin, Piedmont, in 1558, where he sustained much cruelty, being racked to death. See Fox, Acts and Monuments, 4 440. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

ALMARICIANS A denomination that arose in the thirteenth century. They derived their origin from Almaric, professor of logic and theology at Paris. His adversaries charged him with having taught that every Christian was obliged to believe himself a member of Jesus Christ, and that without this belief none could be saved. His followers asserted that … Continue reading “ALMARICIANS”

Almaria (Or Armaria) a name used in ancient English records for the muniments or archives of a church library. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Almali, Nathanael Ibn a Jewish physician of Saragossa, who flourished in the 13th century, is known only as the translator of Maimonides’s Mishna-commentary on the Seder Kodashim. For the benefit of the Jews of Rome, he made the, Hebrew translation from the Arabic. The translation was finished, together with a preface, by the translator in … Continue reading “Almali, Nathanael Ibn”

Almakah a principal deity of the Himyarites of Southwestern Arabia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Almain, Jacques a French theologian, was born at Sens, became professor in the college at Navarre, where he had studied under John Major, in 1512. He was one of the greatest theologians of his time, and a follower of Scotus and Occam. In 1511 he took his doctor’s degree, and very shortly after was chosen … Continue reading “Almain, Jacques”

Almah SEE VIRGIN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Almah , a Hebrew word signifying properly, a virgin, a young woman, unacquainted with man. In this sense it occurs in the famous passage of Isa 7:14 : Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. The Hebrew has no term that more … Continue reading “Almah”

Almagro, Diego de DIEGO, THE ELDER Date and place of birth not satisfactorily established as yet, generally considered a foundling; came to Panama in 1514 with Pedro Arias de Avila (D’Avila), and soon distinguished himself in military expeditions. When Pizarro, upon the return of Andagoya (1522) from his voyage along the western coast of Columbia, … Continue reading “Almagro, Diego de”

Almachius a martyr at Rome, is commemorated as a saint on Jan. 1 in old Roman lists. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature