Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Rietschel, Ernst Friedrich August an eminent German sculptor, was born in Pulsnitz, Saxony, Dec. 15, 1804. He studied under Rauch at Berlin, and in Italy. Settling in Dresden, he became professor in the Academy of Arts. Among his works are, Mary Kneeling over the Dead Body of Christ: a bust of Luther: the Four Hours … Continue reading “Rietschel, Ernst Friedrich August”

Rieti, Moses Ben-Isaac Di of Perugia, a noted Jewish writer, was born in 1388 and died after 1451. He was a physician and philosopher of some renown. and wrote very elegant verses in Hebrew and Italian. He is the author of , a Great Paradiso in Terza Rima, with literary and historical notes. It consists … Continue reading “Rieti, Moses Ben-Isaac Di”

Rieti, Colomba of, Blessed (1467-1501) Virgin, Dominican tertiary, born Rieti, Italy ; died Perugia, Italy . She established at Perugia a convent of which she became prioress , and saved the city from plague by offering herself as a victim. She was notable for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Invoked against sorcery and temptation. … Continue reading “Rieti, Colomba of, Blessed”

Rieti (REATINA). Diocese in Central Italy, immediately subject to the Holy See. The city is situated in the valley of the River Velino, which, on account of the calcareous deposits that accumulate in it, grows shallower and imperils the city, so that even in ancient days it was necessary to construct canals and outlets, like … Continue reading “Rieti”

Ries, Franz Ulrich a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born January 3, 1695, at Breidenbach, Hesse, and studied at Marburg and Heidelberg. In 1721 he was professor of philosophy at Marburg, in 1725 doctor, and in 1728. professor of theology. Ries died November 6, 1755, and left De Jesu Nazareno in Vaticiniis Veteris Testamenti Pradicto … Continue reading “Ries, Franz Ulrich”

Rienzo, Cola Di (Nicolo di Lorenzo), Rome’s last tribune, was born of humble parentage, in the year 1313, at Rome. He was endowed with an ambitious and daring spirit, and, as the event proved, with an overweening vanity, and he possessed the gift of a fiery eloquence. His first public appearance was in 1343, in … Continue reading “Rienzo, Cola Di”

Rienzi, Cola di (i.e., NICOLA, son of Lorenzo) A popular tribune and extraordinary historical figure. His father was an innkeeper at Rome in the vicinity of the Trastevere; though it was believed that he was really the son of the Emperor Henry VII. His childhood and youth were passed at Anagni, with some relatives to … Continue reading “Rienzi, Cola di”

Riemenschneider, Tillmann One of the most important of Frankish sculptors, b. at Osterode am Harz in or after 1460; d. at Würzburg, 1531. In 1483 he was admitted into the Guild of St. Luke at Würzburg, where he worked until his death. In the tombstone of the Ritter von Grumbach he still adheres to the … Continue reading “Riemenschneider, Tillmann”

Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard (17 September 1826 – 20 June 1866) Christian mathematician . The recognized master in the study of surfaces. Founded the surfaces designated by his name, and a method of non-Euclidean geometry. Put the definite integral on a plane independent of differential calculus. Established the basis of a theory of the functions … Continue reading “Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard”

Riegler, Georg a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born April 21, 1778. In 1806 he received holy orders, and was for some time priest of different congregations, called in 1821 as professor to Bamberg, and died in 1847. He is the author of, Kritische Geschichte der Vulgata (Sulzbach, 1820): Hebraische Sprachschule (together with A. … Continue reading “Riegler, Georg”