Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Peruzzini, Cav. Giovanni an Italian painter of Pesaro or Ancona, was born in 1629. Canon Lazzarini asserts that both Domenico and Giovanni Peruzzini were natives of Pesaro, and that they transferred their services to Ancona, their adopted, country. Giovanni studied under Simone Cantarini; acquired distinction, and painted several pictures for the churches at Ancona, Bologna, … Continue reading “Peruzzini, Cav. Giovanni”

Peruzzi, Baldassare An architect and painter, born at Siena, 7 March, 1481; died at Rome, 6 Jan., 1537. He derived much benefit from the years of apprenticeship under Bramante, Raphael, and Sangallo during the erection of St. Peter’s. An evidence of his genius for independent work is the Palazzo Massimi alle Colonne, which he began … Continue reading “Peruzzi, Baldassare”

Peruvian Version SEE QUICHUAN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Peruvian Religion In the earliest times the inhabitants of the kingdom of Peru, which Manco Capac, the first Inca, ruled, seem to have been believers in the coarsest fetichism. They only had one supreme deity, the mother of all, Mama Kocha, in honor of whom wild animals, plants, and prisoners of war were sacrificed. The … Continue reading “Peruvian Religion”

Peruvian bark A bark yielded by the cinchona tree, a native of South America and a genus of the evergreen tree belonging to the madder family. It is the source of five alkaloids, quinidine, cinchonine, cinchonidine, conquinamine, and, most important of all, quinine which is alleviative and preventative of fever, and an invaluable malaria antidote. … Continue reading “Peruvian bark”

Peruvian Architecture Although the buildings of Peru were erected probably about the 12th century A.D., they possess an extraordinary likeness to those of the Pelasgi in Europe. This resemblance in style must be accidental, arising probably from the circumstance that both nations used bronze tools, and were unacquainted with iron. The Peruvian walls are built … Continue reading “Peruvian Architecture”

Perusia (Latin: Perusia) City in northern Italy. An ancient Etruscan city, it was the seat of a bishop, c.546; a free commune in the 11th century, and in the 13th the residence of four popes. Perugia maintained its independence although continually warring with neighboring cities and revolting against the Holy See until 1860 when it … Continue reading “Perusia”

Perunatele a goddess among the ancient Lithuanians, who was at once the mother and wife of Perun. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Perugino, Lello an old Italian painter, who was a native of Perugia, decorated, in conjunction with Ugolino Orvietano and other artists, the cathedral of Orvieto in 1321. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Perugino, Domenico an Italian painter, was a native of Perugia, and, according to Baglioni, flourished in the latter part of the 16th and the first part of the 17th centuries. Lanzi says he painted small wood scenes, or landscapes, and that he is scarcely known at Perugia; though it is believed that one of his … Continue reading “Perugino, Domenico”