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Alexander Archibald D.D., LL.D., an eminent Presbyterian clergyman, was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., April 17, 1772, was licensed to preach in 1791, and labored with great acceptance in his native state till 1796, when he accepted the presidency of Hampden Sidney College. By his wisdom and industry he soon imparted to the institution a … Continue reading “Alexander Archibald”

Alexander, Ann a minister of the denomination of Friends, was the daughter of William and Esther Tuke, and was born at York, England, May 16, 1767. Her first journey in the work of the ministry was a visit to Scotland in 1788, in which country she contributed much to religious progress. Her removal to Ireland, … Continue reading “Alexander, Ann”

Alexander And Rufus ALEXANDER AND RUFUS.The Synoptists all record that the Saviours cross was borne by one Simon of Cyrene. St. Mark (Mar 15:21) alone adds that he was the father of Alexander and Rufus. From this we gather that, when the Second Gospel was written, the sons of him who bore the cross were … Continue reading “Alexander And Rufus”

Alexander Alesius, Or De Hales (so called because he was born at Hailes, in Gloucestershire, or was a monk in the monastery there), one of the most eminent of the scholastic divines. After studying in England he proceeded to Paris, and studied theology and the canon law, and gained such a high reputation that he … Continue reading “Alexander Alesius, Or De Hales”

Alexander, (St.) Carbonarius (the charcoal-burner), a man of good family and wealth, left everything to embrace the lowly occupation of a charcoal-burner. The faithful in Comana having need, about A.D. 248, of a bishop, applied to St. Gregory of Neo- Caesarea, called Thaumaturgus; he came to the city and rejected all the candidates who were … Continue reading “Alexander, (St.) Carbonarius”

Alexander (Name of Several Early Bishops) ALEXANDER OF ANTIOCH Thirty-eighth bishop of that see (413-421), praised by Theodoret (Hist. Eccl. V, 35) “for the holiness and austerity of his life, his contempt of riches, his love of wisdom, and powerful eloquence.” He healed the last remnants of the Meletian schism at Antioch, and obtained at … Continue reading “Alexander (Name of Several Early Bishops)”

Alexander (Name of Seven Men) (1) ALEXANDER THE GREAT King of Macedon, 336-323 B. c. He is mentioned in 1 Mach., i, 1-10; vi, 2. He is also supposed to be spoken of in Dan., ii,39; vii, 6; viii,5-7; xi 3,4. (2) ALEXANDER BALAS Eleventh King of Syria, 150-145 B. C. His struggle for the … Continue reading “Alexander (Name of Seven Men)”

ALEXANDER 1. The Great, the famous son and successor of Philip, king of Macedon. He is alluded to in Dan 7:6 8:4-7, under the figures of a leopard with four wings, and a one-horned he-goat, representing the swiftness of his conquests and his great strength. He was appointed by God to destroy the Persian Empire … Continue reading “Alexander”

Aleworth, John a Christian martyr, suffered death in a prison at Reading in July, 1555. See Fox, Acts and Monuments, 7, 328. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aleutian Version SEE RUSSIA, VERSIONS OF. For linguistic purposes, comp. Wenjaminoff, Opyt Grammutiki Aleutsko-Lisjevskago Jazika (St. Petersburg, 1846). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature