Roye, Gui De a French prelate, was born at Muret about 1345. He was canon of Noyon, and in 1376 was made bishop of Verdun. He never went to his diocese, but remained with Gregory XI, accompanying him to Rome, and afterwards attached himself to Clement VII, by whom he was consecrated. Resigning his see … Continue reading “Roye, Gui De”
Royce, Lorenzo D.
Royce, Lorenzo D. a Baptist minister, was born at Sharon, Vt., Oct. 5, 1820. He graduated from Waterville College, Maine, in the class of 1844, and from the Newton Theological Institution in the class of 1847. He was ordained as pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Thomaston, Me. His ministry was a brief one, … Continue reading “Royce, Lorenzo D.”
Royce, Josiah
Royce, Josiah (I855-1916) Bom in California, taught philosophy at Harvard. Neo-Hegelian idealist, conceives Reality as the career of an all-inclusive absolute mind, of which our minds are fragmentary manifestations. Nothing short of such a mind can terminate the quest of each finite consciousness for the true and final object of its experience, which is found … Continue reading “Royce, Josiah”
Royal Declaration, The
Royal Declaration, The This is the name most commonly given to the solemn repudiation of Catholicity which, in accordance with provisions of the “Bill of Rights” (1689) and of “the Act of Succession” (1700), every sovereign succeeding to the throne of Great Britain was, until quite recently, required to make in the presence of the … Continue reading “Royal Declaration, The”
Royal Declaration
Royal Declaration The solemn repudiation of Catholicism which, from 1689 to 1910 was required from every sovereign of Great Britain. It was sometimes called “the King’s Protestant Declaration,” “the Declaration against Transubstantiation,” or, incorrectly, “the Coronation Oath.” This last was never objected to by Catholics, being a simple promise to govern justly and maintain “the … Continue reading “Royal Declaration”
Royal City
Royal City See ROYAL, (2), (4). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Royal
Royal roial: Either belonging to a king (kingdom) or having kingly power, dignity, authority, etc. In Hebrew, the word is expressed by using different nouns in the gen. case (the construct state). They are: (1) melekh, king: Asher … shall yield royal dainties, literally, choice morsels of the king, meaning fit for a king (Gen … Continue reading “Royal”
Royaards, Herman John
Royaards, Herman John professor of theology in the University of Utrecht for more than thirty years, beginning with 1823, was born in that city Oct. 3, 1794. In 1818 he obtained the degree of doctor in theology, and in the following year became pastor of the Reformed Church at Meerkerk, at which place he wrote … Continue reading “Royaards, Herman John”
Roy, Julian David Le
Roy, Julian David Le a French architect and antiquary, was born in Paris in 1728, and died in 1803. He wrote, Ruizes des Plus Beaux Monumens de la Greoe (1758, corrected 1770): Histoire de la Disposition et des Formes Differentes des Temples des Chretiens: Observations sur les Edifices des Anciens Peuples. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Roy, Julian David Le”
Roxburgh, Hugo De
Roxburgh, Hugo De a Scotch prelate, was rector of Tullibody, and clerk to Nicolaus, the chancellor of Scotland. He was afterwards archdeacon of St. Andrews. In 1189 he was made chancellor of Glasgow, and in 1199 bishop, but sat only one year. He died in 1200. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 236. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Roxburgh, Hugo De”