Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Rauhe Haus (Germ. for Rough House), THE, a great juvenile reform institution at the little hamlet of Horn, three miles from the German port of Hamburg, owes its origin to John Henry Wichern, the founder also of the German Home Mission Work. SEE INNER MISSION. The peculiar name which it bears (Rough House) is not … Continue reading “Rauhe Haus”

Raucourt, Louis Marie a French prelate, was born in 1743. He entered the Benedictine Order, and studied theology in many of its monasteries. In 1768 he was made procurer of the abbey of Clairvaux, in 1773 prior, and in 1783 abbot. He did much in embellishing this abbey, and greatly increased the library. Being expelled … Continue reading “Raucourt, Louis Marie”

Rauch, Frederick Augustus Ph.D., D.D., first president of Marshall College, Mercersburg, lPa., was born at Kirchbracht, in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, July 27, 1806. At the age of eighteen he entered the University of Marburg, and took his diploma in 1827. He then became a teacher in Frankfirt, and afterwards spent a year at the University of … Continue reading “Rauch, Frederick Augustus”

Rau, Sebaldus a Dutch Orientalist, who died in 1810 at Utrecht, professor, was the author of, Exercitationes Philologicae ad Hubigantii Prolegomena (Leyden, 1785): Diatribe de Epulo Fuinebri Gentibus Dando, Ies. 25:6-8 (Utrecht, 1747). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. 3:134; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:94, 218, 227. (B.P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Rau a name common to many literati, of whom we mention the following: 1. CHRISTIAN, was born Jan. 25,1613, at Berlin, studied at Wittenberg, and was made magister in 1636. He then went to Konigsberg, Leipsic, Rostock, Hamburg, and Upsala, where he was offered a pastorate, which he declined. In 1638 he visited England, and … Continue reading “Rau”

Ratzinger, Georg Political economist and social reformer, b. at Rickering, near Deggendorf, in lower Bavaria, 3 April, 1844; d. at Munich, 3 December, 1899. Ratzinger was a pupil at the gymnasium at Passau during the years 1855-63, studied theology at Munich, 1863-67, and was ordained priest in 1867. In 1868 he received the degree of … Continue reading “Ratzinger, Georg”

Ratzeburg, Ancient See of (RACEBURGUM, RACEBURGENSIS.) In Germany, suffragan to Hamburg. The diocese embraced the Duchy of Lauenburg (Holstein) in the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein, the Principality of Ratzeburg in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the western part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, including Wismar but not Schwerin. The whole of it is … Continue reading “Ratzeburg, Ancient See of”

Ratze(n)berger, Matthaeus a physician at the tourt of the elector Joachim in the Reformation period. He took such an important part in the Protestant movement that he deserves a place here. He was born at Wangen, in Wurtemberg, in 1501. and was educated at the University of Wittenberg, where he was the constant companion of … Continue reading “Ratze(n)berger, Matthaeus”

Ratze, Johann Gottlieb a Lutheran theologian of Germany, who died at Zittau, September 29, 1839, teacher at the gymnasium, was the author of, Die hochsten Principien der Schrifterklarung (Leipsic, 1824): Betrachtungen uber die kantische Religionslehre innerhalb der Grenzen der blossen Vernunft (Chemnitz, 1794): Erlauterung einiger Hauptpunkte in Schleiermacher’s Glaubenslehre (Leipsic, 1823): Ansichten von dem Naturlichen … Continue reading “Ratze, Johann Gottlieb”

Rattray, Thomas, D.D an English prelate, flourished in the first half of the 18th century. He was educated at Oxford University, took holy orders shortly after graduation, and, after fillilg various ecclesiastical preferments, became in 1727 bishop of Dunkeld, and in 1739 primus. He died in 1743. His publications are, Essay on the Nature of … Continue reading “Rattray, Thomas, D.D”