Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Ouen, Saint (Latin: Audrenus, Owen) Born at Sancy, c.609; died at Clichy-la-Garenne, France, 683. Educated at the .Abbey of Saint Medard, he became chancellor to Dagobert I and is believed to have compiled the Salic Law. In 640 he was consecrated Archbishop of Rouen, where he extirpated the remnants of paganism . Patron of innkeepers … Continue reading “Ouen, Saint”

Oudin, Casimir a distinguished French writer, was born at Mezieres-sur-Meuse, Feb. 14, 1638. He was the son of a weaver. After studying at Charleville, he joined the Premonstrants in 1655, chiefly with a view to devoting himself entirely to study. The history of ecclesiastical writers first attracted his attention. In 1669 he was appointed professor … Continue reading “Oudin, Casimir”

Oude Or Oudh (Sanscrit, Ayodha, i.e. invincible), a province of British India, separated on the north from Nepaul by the lower ranges of the Himalayas, whence it gradually slopes to the Ganges, which forms its boundary on the south and south-west, is situated in lat. 25 34′-29 6′ N., long. 79 45′-83 11′ E., and … Continue reading “Oude Or Oudh”

OUCHES Sockets in which precious stones were set, Exo 28:11,25 ; 39:6. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Ouches an Old English word denoting cavities or sockets in which gems were set (Ex. 28:11). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Ouches ouchez, -iz (, mishbecoth (Exo 28:11, Exo 28:13, Exo 28:14, Exo 28:25; Exo 39:6, Exo 39:13, … Continue reading “Ouches”

Ouch (only in the plur. , mishbetsoth’, textures, e.g. brocade, as Psa 45:14; hence settings), bezels, in which gems are set; hence the sockets for fastening the precious stones in the shoulder-pieces of the high- priest’s ephod (Exo 28:11; Exo 28:14; Exo 28:25; Exo 39:13; Exo 39:16). SEE EPHOD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Ouch”

Ottobuono Fieschi Reigned in 1276 . Born at Genoa , Italy as Ottobuono Fieschi; died on 18 August 1276 in Viterbo, Italy . He was the nephew of Pope Innocent IV . During his reign of six weeks he annulled the rigid enactments of Pope Gregory X concerning conclaves. He is mentioned in Dante’s Purgatorio. … Continue reading “Ottobuono Fieschi”

Ottobeuren (OTTOBURA, MONASTERIUM OTTOBURANUM) Formerly a Benedictine abbey, now a priory, near Memmingen in the Bavarian Allg?u. It was founded in 764 by Blessed Toto, and dedicated to St. Alexander, the martyr. Of its early history little is known beyond the fact that Toto, its first abbot, died about 815 and that St. Ulric was … Continue reading “Ottobeuren”

Otto the Great Roman emperor, German king, and successor of Henry I (died 936); crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle; born 23 November 912; died Memleben, Saxony, 7 May 973. Directing his efforts towards the establishment of a strong central power, he finally triumphed over the particularism of the nobles, thus preparing for a reorganization of the constitution, … Continue reading “Otto the Great”

Otto, Saint Born c.1060; died 1139. Bishop of Bamberg, Germany in 1106. A Swabian noble, he entered the service of Henry IV with whom he sympathized in the investiture conflict, though never himself a partisan; received the pallium from Pope Paschal IV. He founded and reformed numerous monasteries and evangelized the Pomeranians. Apostle of Pomerania. … Continue reading “Otto, Saint”

Otto of St. Blasien Chronicler, b. about the middle of the twelfth century; d. 23 July, 1223, at St. Blasien in the Black Forest, Baden. Nothing is known of the events of his life. It is probable that in his later days he became abbot of the renowned Benedictine monastery of St. Blasien. He is … Continue reading “Otto of St. Blasien”