Panormitanus a surname of Nicolas Tudescus (or de Tudesco, de Tudeschis), a noted Italian prelate. who is so generally known under his surname that we insert him in this place. He was born in 1386 at Catania, in Sicily; in 1400 he entered the Benedictine Order; and in 1414 he became canon in his native … Continue reading “Panormitanus”
Panopolis
Panopolis A titular see, suffragan of Antinoe in Thebais Prima; the ancient Apu or Khimmin which the Greeks made Khemmis and Panopolis, capital of the Panopolitan “nomos” or district; one of the most important towns of Upper Egypt made famous by the god Mîn. Herodotus (II, 91) speaks of its temple. Strabo (XVII, i, 41) … Continue reading “Panopolis”
Panoply
Panoply pano-pli: 1 Macc 13:29 the Revised Version margin. See ARMOR. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Panomphaeus
Panomphaeus a surname of Zeus (Jupiter), as being the author of all omens and signs of every kind. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Panodorus
Panodorus an Egyptian monk who flourished in the reign of the emperor Arcadius, is noted as the author of a Chronography (), in which he found great fault with Eusebius, from whom, however, he took many of his statements. Panodorus is frequently mentioned by Syncellus. See Voss, De list. Grec. p. 308; Fabricius, Bibl. Graeca, … Continue reading “Panodorus”
Pano Indians
Pano Indians A former important mission tribe on the middle Ucayali River, Peru, being the principal of a group of twenty or more closely cognate tribes constituting the Panoan linguistic stock, and holding most of the territory of the Huallaga, Ucayali, and Javári Rivers in north-eastern Peru, with outlying tribes on the Juruá, Puruó, Beni, … Continue reading “Pano Indians”
Pannormia
Pannormia is the title of a canonical collection by bishop Ivo of Chartres (q.v.), consisting of eight books, and counted among the most valuable ecclesiastical labors of the pre-Gratian period. They were freely used by Gratian. See, on the relation of the Pannormium to the Decretum, Theiner, Ueber Ivo’s vermneintliches Decret.; Savigny, Gesch. des rom. … Continue reading “Pannormia”
Pannini, Cav. Giovanni Paolo
Pannini, Cav. Giovanni Paolo an eminent Italian painter of perspective architecture, was born at Piacenza in 1691. He went early to Rome, where he studied under Pietro Lucatelli. He had a passion for painting, and applied himself with great assiduity in designing the remaining monuments of antiquity wherever he found them, especially at Rome. He … Continue reading “Pannini, Cav. Giovanni Paolo”
Pannartz, Arnold
Pannartz, Arnold See also THIS ARTICLE. Both printers; Pannartz died about 1476, Sweinheim in 1477. Pannartz was perhaps a native of Prague, and Sweinheim of Eltville near Mainz. Zedler believes (Gutenberg-Forschungen, 1901) that Sweinheim worked at Eltville with Gutenberg in 1461-64. Whether Pannartz had been connected with Sweinheim in Germany is not known. It is … Continue reading “Pannartz, Arnold”
Pannag
PANNAG In Eze 27:17, is the Hebrew word for some unknown product of Palestine, which the Jews sold to the Tyrians. It is variously understood to mean millet, sweetmeats, a delicate spice, etc. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Pannag See Millet Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible Pannag (, pannag) occurs only once in Scripture, … Continue reading “Pannag”