Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Perdiccas () flourished as a prothonotary at Ephesus in the 14th century (1347), and is the author of a poem which was inserted in a compilation of Allatius, entitled (published at Amsterdam in 1653). The subject is the miraculous events connected with Christ’s history, principally those of which Jerusalem was the theater. But besides Jerusalem, … Continue reading “Perdiccas”

Percy, William D.D., a somewhat noted Episcopal clergyman, was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1744; was educated at Edmund Hall, Oxford, and after having taken holy orders in 1767, filled a number of ecclesiastical posts in the Church of England until 1816, when he came to America, and was made rector of St. Paul’s Church, … Continue reading “Percy, William”

Percy, Thomas D.D., a noted English scholar, and a prelate of the Irish Church, was the son of a grocer at Bridgenorth, in Shropshire, where he was born, April 13. 1728. He affected to be considered of the noble house of Percy, or it has been affected for him; but his better and surer honor … Continue reading “Percy, Thomas”

Percy, John (alias JOHN FISHER) Born at Holmeside, Durham, 27 Sep., 1569; died at London, 3 Dec., 1641. Converted when only fourteen years, he went first to Reims, in 1586, then to the English College, Rome, 1589-94. Returning to Belgium, he entered the Jesuit novitiate, 2 May, 1594, and then set out for England in … Continue reading “Percy, John”

Percy, Hugh, D.D an Anglican prelate, was born in London, January 19, 1784, being a son of the first earl of Beverley. He was consecrated bishop of Rochester in June, 1827, and was transferred to the see of Carlisle in the following September. He was also chancellor of Salisbury and prebendary of St. Paul’s. He … Continue reading “Percy, Hugh, D.D”

Percy, Blessed Thomas Earl of Northumberland, martyr, born in 1528; died at York, 22 August, 1572. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Percy, brother of the childless Henry Percy, sixth Earl of Northumberland, and Eleanor, daughter of Sir Guiscard Harbottal. When Thomas was eight years old his father was executed at Tyburn (2 … Continue reading “Percy, Blessed Thomas”

Percoto, Gian-Maria an Italian missionary, was born at Udine in 1729. A member of the Congregation of the Paulists, he was appointed bishop of Maxula. Charged with the direction of the missions in India, he made numerous proselytes in Pegu and Ava. He translated into Burmese several books of the fathers of the Church, and … Continue reading “Percoto, Gian-Maria”

Perclose a railing or other enclosure separating a tomb or chapel from the rest of a church. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Percligia a Turkish visionary, who excited a commotion in Natolia, and was put to death, declaring himself an apostle of God, in 1418. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Percival, Thomas an English physician, eminent as a writer on philosophic and general social topics, was born at Warrington, in Lancashire, in 1740. After studying at Edinburgh and Leyden, he settled at Manchester, and there founded a literary and philosophical society, of which he was chosen president. He devoted a considerable portion of his time … Continue reading “Percival, Thomas”