Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Quelen, Hyacinthe-Louis De Archbishop of Paris, born at Paris, 8 Oct., 1778; died there 31 Dec., 1839. He was educated at the Collège de Navarre, and under the private tuition of M. Emery and other ecclesiastics. Ordained in 1807, he served a year as Vicar-General of St. Brieuc and then became secretary to Cardinal Fesch. … Continue reading “Quelen, Hyacinthe Louis De”

Queiss, Eberhard Von a German prelate of the Reformation period, flourished near the opening of the 16th century. In 1523 he was made bishop of Pomerania, but in the following year he felt constrained to announce his abandonment of the old faith and became Protestant. In 1527 he resigned his worldly power (the episcopates of … Continue reading “Queiss, Eberhard Von”

Queensferry Declaration After the defeat at Bothwell Bridge, the stricter and more violent portion of the Covenanters drew off from the main body, and adhered exclusively to the ministers Cameron and Cargill. An outline of their opinion had been composed, and the document was found in possession of Hall of Haughheaid on his apprehension at … Continue reading “Queensferry Declaration”

Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded as result of New Universities Act of 1908; undenominational. Faculties of art, science, law, medicine, commerce, applied science and technology, agriculture. The Municipal College of Technology in Belfast, is in conjunction with it. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Queen’s Daughters A Catholic religio-charitable association established by Mary Hoxsey in Saint Louis, Missouri in December 1889, and incorporated on 6 January 1902. Members call on the poor in their homes to relieve material needs and to encourage them to live according to the tenets of their religion and to be solicitous about the religious … Continue reading “Queen’s Daughters”

Queen Of The South SEE SHEBA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Queen of Sheba she-ba (1Ki 10:1-13; 2Ch 9:1-12, called in Mat 12:42; Luk 11:31, the queen of the south ( , baslissa notou)): 1. Old Testament Accounts: The two Old Testament accounts of the coming of the queen of Sheba (see SHEBA) to Solomon differ slightly from one another, and, of the two, that in … Continue reading “Queen of Sheba”

QUEEN OF HEAVEN A name given by the Hebrew idolaters to the moon, Jer 7:18 44:17-18. See ASHITORETH. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Queen Of Heaven In Jer 7:18; Jer 44:17-19; Jer 44:25, the Heb. , meleketh hash-shamayim, is thus rendered in the A. V. In the margin is given frame or workmanship of … Continue reading “Queen of Heaven”

Queen Mother (, gebhrah, literally, mistress, then a female ruler, and sometimes simply the wife of a king (queen, 1Ki 11:19); in Dan 5:10 the term , malketha’ queen, really means the mother of the king): It stands to reason that among a people whose rulers are polygamists the mother of the new king or … Continue reading “Queen Mother”

Queen Annes Bounty is the name given in England to a fund appropriated to increase the income of the poorer clergy. It was created out of the firstfruits and tenths which before the Reformation were exacted by the pope from the clergy. These were funded by a statute in queen Anne’s time; hence the name. … Continue reading “Queen Annes Bounty”