Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Porrecta, Serafino Family name Capponi, called a Porrecta from the place of birth, theologian, b. 1536; d. at Bologna, 2 Jan., 1614. He joined the Dominican Order at Bologna in 1552. His life was devoted entirely to study, teaching, writing, and preaching. He is best known as a commentator on the “Summa” of St. Thomas; … Continue reading “Porrecta, Serafino”

Porras, Francisco de O.F.M., poisoned by medicine men of the Moquis at Aguativi, Arizona, 28 June 1633. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Porpoise See Badger Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible Porpoise PORPOISE.Exo 25:5, Eze 16:10 RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] . See Badgers Skins. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Porpoise porpus (the Revised Version margin has porpoise-skin for , or tahash, the Revised Version (British and American) sealskin, the King James Version badgers’ skins (Exo 25:5; … Continue reading “Porpoise”

Porphyry (), a celebrated heathen philosopher, the ablest expounder and defender of NeoPlatonism as taught by Plotinus (q.v.), and one of the most sagacious and learned antagonists of Christianity under the Roman empire, flourished in the second half of the 3d century. Life. Porphyry was born A.D. 233. Eunapius and Slitlas (following, no doubt, Porphyry … Continue reading “Porphyry”

Porphyrius, Saint Bishop of Gaza in Palestine, b. at Thessalonica about 347; d. at Gaza, 26 February, 420. After five years in the Egyptian desert of Scete he lived five years in a cave near the Jordan. In spite of his impaired health, he frequently visited the scene of the Resurrection. Here he met the … Continue reading “Porphyrius, Saint”

Porphyrius, patriarch of Antioch Porphyrius (4), patriarch of Antioch, a.d. 404-413, succeeded Flavian (Socr. H. E. vii. 9), and is described in the dialogue which goes under the name of Palladius as a man of infamous character, who had disgraced the clerical profession by intimacy with the scum of the circus (Pallad. Dial. p. 143). … Continue reading “Porphyrius, patriarch of Antioch”

Porphyrius, bp. of Gaza Porphyrius (5), bp. of Gaza, a.d. 395-420. According to his biographer Mark, he was born at Thessalonica c. 352, of a good family. His parents were Christians, and took care to have him instructed in the Scriptures as well as in secular learning. When about 25 he retired to the desert … Continue reading “Porphyrius, bp. of Gaza”

Porphyrians was the name given to the Arians in an edict of the emperor Constantine issued in the year 325, the reason stated being that, as they had emulated the impiety of Porphyry in their errors so they ought to be named after him (Socrat. Hist. Ecclesiastes 1, 6). This decree was afterwards quoted as … Continue reading “Porphyrians”

Porphyreon Titular see, suffragan of Tyre in Phoenicia Prima. It is described in the “Notitia Episcopatuum” of Antioch as belonging to the sixth century (Echos d’Orient, X, 1907, 145), but does not appear in that of the tenth century (op. cit., 97). Lequien (Oriens christ., II, 829 32) mentions five of its bishops: Thomas, 451; … Continue reading “Porphyreon”

Poroq, Jean le a French Oratorian, was born near Bologne-sur-Mer in 1636. Professor of theology for fifty years at the school founded at Sarumur by the Oratorians, he was one of the most active adversaries of the Jansenists, and published against them Les Sentiments de Stiuint Agustine sur la Grace (Lyons, 1682. 1700, 4to). Although … Continue reading “Poroq, Jean le”