Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Picts A race of people who occupied the eastern part of Scotland. Probably of Celtic origin mixed with a remnant of a pre-Celtic race, the date of their arrival in Scotland is unknown. They were defeated by the Romans in 369. After their conversion by Saint Columba in 565 they formed a close connection with … Continue reading “Picts”

Pictorial Bibles The value and interest added to books of almost all sorts by graphic illustrations has not escaped the attention of editors of the Holy Scriptures. In the Middle Ages this was effected by illuminating copies by hand. SEE ILLUMINATION, ART OF. Since the invention of printing and the discovery of engraving, a similar … Continue reading “Pictorial Bibles”

Pictish A race of people who occupied the eastern part of Scotland. Probably of Celtic origin mixed with a remnant of a pre-Celtic race, the date of their arrival in Scotland is unknown. They were defeated by the Romans in 369. After their conversion by Saint Columba in 565 they formed a close connection with … Continue reading “Pictish”

Pictet, Benedict a learned Swiss divine, was born at Geneva in 1655. He studied there under Francis Turretin, whom he succeeded as professor of theology in 1687, and obtained great celebrity. In 1690 he was made rector of the academy; in 1700 pastor of the Italian Church. He died in 1724. Pictet joined to vast … Continue reading “Pictet, Benedict”

Picquet, Franois Sulpician missionary, born Bourg, France, 1708; died Verjon, 1781. For 25 years he labored among the Indians in Canada, learning the Algonquin and Iroquois tongues and founding Indian posts, one of which, the Fort of the Presentation, became the town of Ogdensburg, New York . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Picquet, Frangois (1) a French prelate, was born at Lyons April 12, 1626. The son of a banker, he was destined to a commercial career, and travelled in France, Italy, and England. As he had thus become associated with several influential Parisians, he was in 1652 appointed to the consulship of France at Aleppo; and, … Continue reading “Picquet, Frangois (1)”

Picquet, Francois (2) a French missionuary, was born at Bourg (in Bresse) December 6, 1708. He took holy orders, and for a time preached in the diocese of Lyons, but finally entered the Congregation of St. Sulpice, and in 1735 was by it sent to Montreal, to share in the work of the North American … Continue reading “Picquet, Francois (2)”

Picquet, Franccedil;ois A celebrated Sulpician missionary in Canada, b. at Bourg, Bresse, France, 4 Dec., 1708; d. at Verjon, Ain, France, in 1781. He entered the seminary of Lyons (1727), where he was ordained deacon in 1731. At the Seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris, after winning his doctorate at the Sorbonne, he was raised … Continue reading “Picquet, Franccedil;ois”

Picot, Victor Maria a French engraver, was born at Abbeville in 1744. About the year 1770 he went to London, where he engaged in business. He died in 1805. Nagler gives a list of thirty-six prints by him, among which is The Four Evangelists, after Rubens. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Picot, Pierre a Swiss preacher, was born in 1746 at Geneva. He descended from Nicolas Picot, who left Noyon in company with Calvin, his friend, to settle in Geneva. His studies being finished, he visited France, Holland, and England, and connected himself with Franklin, who vainly urged him to accompany Cook in his second voyage … Continue reading “Picot, Pierre”