Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Patti, Diocese of (PACTENSIS) Patti, in the Province of Messina (Sicily), on the western shore of the gulf of the same name. The city has a large trade in tunnyfish. In its cathedral is preserved the body of St. Febronia, virgin and martyr. The city was rebuilt by Count Roger, after the Saracens had been … Continue reading “Patti, Diocese of”

Patteson, John Coleridge an English divine, whose life was one of remarkable self-denial, unremitting labor, and repeated exposure to perils by land and sea, was born April 1, 1827. His maternal great-uncle was the celebrated Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His father, judge Patteson, was a lawyer, unsurpassed in his day. Under his immediate supervision John Coleridge … Continue reading “Patteson, John Coleridge”

Patterson, William, Mckendree, D.D a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born near St. Louis, Missouri, September 19, 1838. He graduated from St. Charles College, Missouri, in 1860; in 1861 he joined the St. Louis Conference; next he became a chaplain in the Confederate army; in 1865 an agent for the American Bible … Continue reading “Patterson, William, Mckendree, D.D”

Patterson, William D a Presbyterian minister, was born near Mercersburg, Pa., July 22,1833. He received a careful parental training, graduated at Marshall College, Pa., in 1852, and at the Western Theological Seminary in 1856; was licensed June 17, 1858, and having preached with great acceptance for a year to the churches of Dillsburg and Petersburg, … Continue reading “Patterson, William D”

Patterson, Stearns a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Dunstable, now Nashua, N. H., Jan. 2,1813. He was converted in 1826, and connected himself with the Congregationalist Church, to which his parents belonged. In 1829 he entered the academy at Hopkintown, and a few years later he entered Yale College; but his … Continue reading “Patterson, Stearns”

Patterson, Robert, D.D a Reformed Presbyterian minister, was born at Littlekenny, County Donegal, Ireland. He studied there and at Londonderry, attended the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was licensed to preach in 1851 and ordained in 1852; became pastor at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854, at Chicago, Illinois, in 1857, of … Continue reading “Patterson, Robert, D.D”

Patterson, Robert LL.D., an American philanthropist and educator, was born in the north of Ireland, May 30,1743. In 1768 he emigrated to Philadelphia. In 1774 he was appointed principal of the academy at Wilmington, Delaware. In the Revolutionary war he acted as brigade major. In 1779 he was appointed professor of mathematics in the University … Continue reading “Patterson, Robert”

Patterson, Nicholas a Presbyterian minister. was born in Path Valley, Cumberland County, Pa., Oct. 1, 1792. He pursued his preparatory studies first in Chambersburg, Pa., then in the academy at Summersville, N. J.; graduated in the college at Princeton, N. J.; studied theology in the Princeton Theological Seminary; was licensed in 1818, and ordained in … Continue reading “Patterson, Nicholas”

Patterson, Joseph A a Presbyterian minister, was born near Academia, Juniata County, Pa., in 1833. He received his preparatory education at Tuscarora Academy, and in 1853 entered Lafayette College, Pa. After graduating, he spent a year teaching in Tuscarora Academy, and while there, and during a great revival, he received a fresh baptism, which, along … Continue reading “Patterson, Joseph A”

Patterson, Joseph a Presbyterian minister, was born in the north of Ireland, March 20, 1752. Little is known of his youth. In 1772 he emigrated to this country, taught school for a while, joined the Revolutionary army, from which he retired in 1777, and having gone West, was, in 1785, induced to turn his attention … Continue reading “Patterson, Joseph”