Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Robbins, Royal a Congregational minister, was born at Wethersfield, Conn., in 1787, graduated at Yale College, and settled in the ministry at Kensington, a parish of Berlin, Conn., in 1816. He continued to hold this post until his death, in 1861. His works are, The World Displayed; Outlines of Ancient and Modern History (last ed. … Continue reading “Robbins, Royal”

Robbins, Philemon a Congregational minister, was a native of Charlestown, Mass. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1729, and settled in Branford, Conn., Feb. 7, 1732. About 1740 the Legislature of Connecticut, with a view to arrest the progress of NewLightism, passed a law forbidding any minister to preach within the limits of any … Continue reading “Robbins, Philemon”

Robbins, Onesiphorus a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Harvard, Mass., Aug. 19, 1792. He was converted in South Carolina at the age of twenty- six, was licensed to preach in 1825, and in 1826 was received into the New England Conference. In 1841 the Providence Conference was set off, and he … Continue reading “Robbins, Onesiphorus”

Robbins, Elijah was born in. Thompson, Connecticut, March 12, 1828. He graduated from Yale College in 1856, and from East Windsor Theological Seminary in 1859, and in the latter year sailed for the Zulu Mission. Here he labored for nearly thirty years. For the first few years he was stationed at Umzumbe, but later in … Continue reading “Robbins, Elijah”

Robbins, Chandler, D.D a Unitarian minister, was born at Lynn, Massachusetts, February 14, 1810. He graduated from Harvard College in 1829, and from the Cambridge Divinity School in 1833. He was ordained December 4 of that year pastor of the Second Church, Boston, as the successor of Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was his only pastorate, … Continue reading “Robbins, Chandler, D.D.”

Robbins, Ammi Ruhamah a Congregational minister, was born at Branford, Conn., in September, 1740. He was fitted for college by his father, and was first entered at Nassau Hall, but was transferred to Yale at the beginning of his sophomore year. He graduated in 1760, and spent some time in teaching at Plymouth, Mass., and … Continue reading “Robbins, Ammi Ruhamah”

Robbin, Alvin a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Coeyman’s, N.Y., July 5, 1816. He was converted at a camp meeting in New Baltimore, N.Y., in 1832, and in 1841 was received on trial in the Black River Conference, within the bounds of which he labored for ten years. In 1851 he … Continue reading “Robbin, Alvin”

Robbia, Lucia di Simone Sculptor, b. at Florence, 1400; d. 1481. He is believed to have studied design with a goldsmith, and then to have worked in marble and bronze under Ghiberti. He was early invited to execute sculptures for the Cathedral of S. Maria del Fiore and the Campanile. The latter_representing Philosophy, Arithmetic, Grammar, … Continue reading “Robbia, Lucia di Simone”

Robbia, Luca della Sculptor. Born in 1400 in Florence, Italy; died there in 1482. He is famous as the inventor of a brilliant glaze for terra-cotta ware. Beginning with white figures on a blue ground he gradually introduced green and bits of gold, his followers increasing the use of color, especially in decorative borders of … Continue reading “Robbia, Luca della”

Robbia, Andrea della Sculptor; nephew and student of Luca della Robbia . Born in 1431 in Florence, Italy; died there in 1528. He is best known as the sculptor of the Bambini, or swathed infants, which decorate the exterior of the Foundling Hospital in Florence, and The Meeting of Saint Francis and Saint Dominic in … Continue reading “Robbia, Andrea della”