Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Poser is the term applied to the bishop’s examining chaplain. The annual examiner at Winchester and Eton still bears this name. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Posen a Polish province, that portion of ancient Poland which fell to Prussia in the partition of the kingdom, has an area of 11,260 square miles, and a population (close of 1871) of 1,583,684. The territory is divided into two departments, that of Posen and Bromberg, and its principal cities are, besides the respective capitals … Continue reading “Posen”

Poseidonius SEE POSIDONIUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Poseidonia a festival celebrated annually among the ancient Greeks in honor of Poseidon. It was kept chiefly in the island of Egina. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Poseidon the god who was considered among the ancient Greeks as presiding over the sea. He was the son of Chronos and Rhea, and had his palace at the bottom of the sea, where the monsters of the deep play around his dwelling. This deity was believed to be the author of storms, and to … Continue reading “Poseidon”

Poschelians SEE POSCHEL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Poschel, Thomas a German religious enthusiast, was born March 2, 1769, at Horitz, in Bohemia. He entered the ministry, and was ordained Sept. 6, 1796. While he was vicar at Braunan he had to prepare for death the unfortunate bookseller Palm, and to accompany him to the place of execution (Aug. 26,1806). This incident seems … Continue reading “Poschel, Thomas”

Poschel, Philipp F a German Protestant divine, was born Sept. 23, 1769, at Ansbach. In 1797 he was minister at Bulenheim, and in 1817 city pastor in Augsburg, where he died, Feb. 6, 1838. He wrote, Meine Mussestunden, oder Resultate meines Nachdenkens ber die wichtigsten Gegenstande aus dem Gebiete der Religionswissenschaft (Nuremb. 1804): Freimthige Gedanken … Continue reading “Poschel, Philipp F”

Posadas, Francisco a Spanish monk and preacher, was born at Cordova in 1644. He entered the Dominican Order, and, after teaching theology and exegesis, devoted himself to preaching with the greatest success. He was often prompted by his zeal to preach in public places and wherever he chanced to be, and even old age could … Continue reading “Posadas, Francisco”

Porubssky, Gustav a Protestant theologian, was born at Presburg, March 13, 1812. He received his classical and. theological training at the Lyceum of his native place, which at that time was one of the most prominent Protestant schools of Austro-Hungary. To continue his studies he went, in 1833, to Vienna, and two years later to … Continue reading “Porubssky, Gustav”