Sarto, Andrea del Also known as Andrea d’Agnolo Profile Painter . His work shows the influence of Fra Bartolommeo and Leonardo da Vinci. His well-known Madonna of the Harpies, painted in 1517 , and so called from the decoration of the pedestal, is now in the Uffizi gallery. He was called to France in 1518 … Continue reading “Sarto, Andrea del”
Sartaba
Sartaba (), the name of a mountain on which the Jews anciently lighted the beacon fire (the one next to the Mount of Olives) to herald the new moon (Reland, Paloest. p. 346). In one passage it is erroneously written Sartan, (Schwarz, Palest. p. 162). It is undoubtedly the present Kurn Surtabah (Horn of Sartaba), … Continue reading “Sartaba”
Sarsina
Sarsina DIOCESE OF SARSINA (SARSINATENSIS) Located in Aemilia, Province of Forli, Italy. Besides agriculture and cattle-raising, the principal employments of the population are the sulphur and manganese industries. There are some deposits of fossilized carbon and various sulphur springs. Ruins of temples, baths, and fortifications; and urns, pillars, bronze objects, etc., show that this town, … Continue reading “Sarsina”
Sarsfield, Patrick
Sarsfield, Patrick Born in 1650 in Lucan, Ireland; died on 21 August 1693 in Huy, Belgium. After following James II to France, he fought in Ireland, captured Sligo, defended Limerick, destroyed William’s siege train, and was created Earl of Lucan. In 1691 he saved the Irish forces from destruction, and later assented to the Peace … Continue reading “Sarsfield, Patrick”
Sarsechim
Sarsechim (Heb. Sarsekim’, , probably prince of the eunuchs; Sept. [with great confusion] v.r. , etc.; Vulg. Sarsachien), one of the generals of Nebuchadnezzar’s army at the taking of Jerusalem (Jer 39:3), B.C. 588. He appears to have held the office of chief eunuch, for Rabsaris (q.v.) is probably a title and not a proper … Continue reading “Sarsechim”
Sarritor
Sarritor In Roman mythology, was a god of husbandry whose province was the hoeing and cultivating of the growing crops. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Sarpi, Paolo
Sarpi, Paolo Servite, statesman, and anti-papal historian. Born on 15 August 1552 in Venice, Italy; died there on 15 January 1623. He taught philosophy in his monastery, was made provincial for the Venetian Republic in 1579, pro-curator general from 1585 to 1588, and became hostile to Rome when three times rejected as nominee for a … Continue reading “Sarpi, Paolo”
Sarpi
Sarpi SEE PAUL (Father). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Sarpedonius
Sarpedonius A surname of Apollo in Cilicia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Sarpedonia
Sarpedonia (). a surname of Artemis, derived from Cape Sarpedon, in Cilicia, where she had a temple with all oracle (Strabo, 14, p. 676). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature