Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Rossi, Azariah (Ben-Moses) De a Jewish scholar of the celebrated family called in Hebrew Min ha- Adomim, was born in Mantua about 1514. Naturally endowed with extraordinary powers of mind, keenness of perception, refinement of taste, and with an insatiable desire for the acquisition of knowledge, De Rossi devoted himself with unwearied assiduity and zeal … Continue reading “Rossi, Azariah (Ben-Moses) De”

Rossi (In Lat. De Rubeis), Bernardo Maria De an Italian scholar, was born at Cividale di Friuli, Jan. 18, 1687. At the age of seventeen he took the vows of the Order of St. Dominic; and after finishing his studies taught for three years in a convent at Venice. In 1718 he went to Vienna, … Continue reading “Rossi (In Lat. De Rubeis), Bernardo Maria De”

Rosshirt, Conrad Eugen Franz a Roman Catholic divine, was born in 1793 at Oberscheinfeld, in Franconia. He studied at Landshut and Erlargen, and in 1817 he was already professor of canon law in the latter place. He was one of the oldest professors of canon law in Germany, and died June 4, 1873, at Heidelberg. … Continue reading “Rosshirt, Conrad Eugen Franz”

Rosselli, Cosimo (LORENZO DI FILIPPO). Italian fresco painter, b. at Florence, 1439; d. there in 1507. The master-works of this skilful artist are the four panels in the Sistine Chapel which he painted for Sixtus IV as a part of the decoration in that building. Vasari tells us that they pleased the pope more than … Continue reading “Rosselli, Cosimo”

Rosselino, Bernardo (Properly BERNARDO DI MATTEO GAMBARELLI.) B. at Florence, 1409; d. 1464. Rosselino occupies the first place among the architects and sculptors of second rank who flourished during the Early Renaissance. As an architect he built the Rucellai palace at Florence from the plans of his celebrated countryman Leon Battista Alberti, and had an … Continue reading “Rosselino, Bernardo”

Rosselino, Antonio di Matteo di Domenico The youngest of five brothers, sculptors and stone cutters, family name Gamberelli (1427-78). He is said to have studied under Donatello and is remarkable for the sharpness and fineness of his low relief. His most important work is the monument of Cardinal Jacopo of Portugal in the Church of … Continue reading “Rosselino, Antonio di Matteo di Domenico”

Rossano (ROSSANENSIS). Archdiocese in Calabria, province of Cosenza, Southern Italy. The city is situated on an eminence not far from the Gulf of Taranto. It was the ancient Roscianum, a Roman colony, and was ravaged by Totile. The Saracens failed to conquer it. In 982 Otto II captured it temporarily from the Byzantines, who had … Continue reading “Rossano”

Rossanian Manuscript (Codex Rossanensis) is an uncial manuscript designated by the Greek letter I, and is so called from Rossano, in Calabria, where it was found. In the spring of 1879 two German scholars, Dr. Oscar von Gebhardt, of Gottingen, and, Dr. Adolf Harnack, of Giessen, made a joint expedition into Italy in search of … Continue reading “Rossanian Manuscript”

Ross, William Z. a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Licking County, O., April 24, 1823. At the age of sixteen he professed faith in Christ and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was licensed as a local preacher, and was admitted on trial in the Ohio Conference in 1853. In … Continue reading “Ross, William Z.”

Ross, William Charles, Sir an English miniature painter, was born in London, June, 1794. In 1837 he was appointed miniature painter to the queen. In 1843 he gained a prize of one hundred pounds for a picture of The Angel Raphael Discoursing with Adam. His death occurred in 1860. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Ross, William Charles, Sir”