Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Polhemus, Johannes T SEE POLIIEIUS, ABRAHAM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Polhemus, Abraham, D.D a minister of the (Dutch) Reformed Church in America, was a lineal descendant of the Rev. Johannes T. Polhemus the first minister of the Dutch Church of Brooklyn, Long Island, who had previously been a missionary of the Reformed Church of Holland at Itamarca, Brazil. He came to this country in 1654, … Continue reading “Polhemus, Abraham, D.D”

Poles in the United States Causes of Immigration There is good foundation for the tradition that a Pole, John of Kolno (a town of Masovia), in the services of King Christian of Denmark, commanded a fleet which reached the coast of Labrador in 1476 (“American Pioneer”, I, Cincinnati, 1844, 399). The well-known Zabriskie family of … Continue reading “Poles in the United States”

Poles, Ancient Mythology Of The The Poles, a Slavic people, had a religious system agreeing with that of other Slavonic mythologies, and it is an error to call them fire-worshippers, or to say they worshipped Roman gods, as some affirm. Gnesen, the capital of Poland, the seat of prince Primas, contained a row of great … Continue reading “Poles, Ancient Mythology Of The”

Polenz, John a Polish prelate of some note, flourished in the first half of the 16th century. He was of noble parentage, and having decided to give himself to the service of the Church. studied theology in the University of Cracow, and in Germany and other Continental high schools. He also visited Rome. After filling … Continue reading “Polenz, John”

Poleni, Giovanni Marquess, physicist, and antiquarian; b. at Venice, 23 Aug., 1683; d. at Padua, 14 Nov., 1761; son of Marquess Jacopo Poleni. He studied the classics, philosophy, theology, mathematics, and physics. He was appointed, at the age of twenty-five, professor of astronomy at Padua. In 1715 he was assigned to the chair of physics, … Continue reading “Poleni, Giovanni”

Polemonium Titular see in Pontus Polemoniacus, suffragan of Neocæsarea. At the mouth of the Sidenus, on the coast of Pontus in the region called Sidene, was a town called Side, which, it is believed, took the name of Polemonium in honour of Polemion, made King of Pontus by Marcus Antonius about 36 B.C. Doubtless its … Continue reading “Polemonium”

Polemo Of Athens (1) an eminent Platonic philosopher, and for some time the head of the Academy, was the son of Philostratus, a man of wealth and political distinction. In his youth Polemo was extremely profligate; but one day, when he was about thirty, he broke into the school of Xenocrates at the head of … Continue reading “Polemo Of Athens”

Polemo, Antonius a highly celebrated sophist and rhetorician, who flourished under Trajan, Hadrian, and the first Antoninus, and was in high favor with the two former emperors (Suid. s.v.; Philostr. Vit. Sophist. p. 532). He is placed at the sixteenth year of Hadrian, A.D. 133, by Eusebius (Chronicles). His life is related at considerable length … Continue reading “Polemo, Antonius”

Polemius (or Salvius or Sylvius) a Gallican ecclesiastic of the 5th century, flourished as bishop of Martigny, in the Valais. He is the author of a sacred calendar, drawn up A.D. 448, which is entitled Laterculus s. Index Dierums Festorum, and which includes heathen as well as Christian festivals. A portion of this Laterculus was … Continue reading “Polemius (or Salvius or Sylvius)”