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Aleni, Tommaso an Italian historical painter, was born at Cremona in 1500. He executed some works, in competition with Galeazzo in the Church of Santo Domenico at Cremona, which are difficult to distinguish from those of that master. He died in 1560. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alencon, Guillaume a martyr who did much good in the provinces of France, in 1554, by colportage. Coming to Montpellier, he was there circumvented by false brethren, detected, and put in prison. In his faith he was firm and constant to the end of his martyrdom; being burned Jan. 7, 1554. See Fox, Acts and … Continue reading “Alencon, Guillaume”

Alen (Or Allen), Edmond an English clergyman, was a native of Norfolk. He was elected fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in 1536; proceeded A.M. the year following; and became the steward in 1539. He shortly after went abroad for the sake of study, and became a great proficient in the Greek and Latin tongues. … Continue reading “Alen (Or Allen), Edmond”

Alemona in Roman mythology, was the tutelary goddess who presided over children prior to their birth. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alemeth the name of two persons, and also of a place; of two forms in the original. 1. (Hebrew Ale’meth, , in pause Ala’meth, , covering, otherwise adolescence; Sept. v. r. , Vulg. Almath, Auth. Vers. “Alameth.”) The last named of the nine sons of Becher the son of Benjamin (1Ch 7:8), B.C. post 1856. … Continue reading “Alemeth”

Alemdar an officer of some distinction among the emirs, or descendants of Mohammed. He may be called the standard-bearer; for when the sultan appears in public on any solemn occasion, the alemdar carries Mohammed’s green standard, on which is inscribed Naz-rum-nim-Allah (Help from God). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alembert, Jean Le Rond D a French mathematician and philosopher of the empirical school, was born in Paris, Nov. 16, 1717, and died in the same city Oct. 29, 1783. He was the illegitimate child of the Chevalier Destouches-Canon, and of the celebrated Madame de Tencin, sister of the archbishop of Lyons. His unnatural parents … Continue reading “Alembert, Jean Le Rond D”

Alemany, Joseph Sadoc First Archbishop of San Francisco, born Vich, Spain, 1814; died Valencia, 1888. A Dominican missionary in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, he was appointed Bishop of Monterey, 1850, and transferred in 1853 to the newly created metropolitan see of San Francisco. When he resigned in 1883, his province had grown from the 21 … Continue reading “Alemany, Joseph Sadoc”

Alemannus a hero of the ancient Germans, whom they revered as a god. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alemanni, Nicola SEE ALLEMANNI. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature