Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Orense (AURIENSIS) A suffragan of Compostela, includes nearly all of the civil Province of Orense, and part of those of Lugo and Zamora, being bounded on the north by Pontevedra, Lugo, and Leon; on the east by Leon and Zamora; on the south by Portugal; on the west by Portugal and Pontevedra. Its capital, Orense … Continue reading “Orense”

Orenburg-Tartar Version Of The Scripture As the name indicates, this version is intended for the Tartars in the vicinity of Orenburg. The version made into that dialect is not an original translation, but merely an accommodation of Mr. Brunton’s Karass Version (q.v.) to the peculiar idioms and orthography of the Kirghisian Tartars, residing in the … Continue reading “Orenburg-Tartar Version Of The Scripture”

Orenburg one of the eastern frontier governments of European Russia, is bounded. on the south-east by the River Ural, and extends between the governments of Tobolsk on the north-east and Samara on the southwest, covering an area of 73,885 square miles, and containing a population of 1,198,360. This is the government proper; but the so-called … Continue reading “Orenburg”

Oren (Heb. id. , ash-tree, as in Isa 44:14; Sept. , v. r. , and ), third named of the five sons of Jerahmeel, of the house of Judah (l Chronicles 2:25). B.C. ante 1658. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Oren (2) SEE ASH-TREE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature … Continue reading “Oren”

oremus (Latin: let us pray) An invitation to pray occurring continually in Roman Rite especially before Collects, Office, Offertory, Pater Noster, and Post-Communion in the Mass, and Collects in the Office. It emphasizes the part the people have with the priest in public worship. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Oremus Invitation to pray, said before collects … Continue reading “Oremus”

O’Reilly, Myles William Patrick Catholic soldier and publicist. Born in Balbriggan, Ireland in 1825; died in Dublin, Ireland in 1880. He was commissioned a captain in the Louth Rifles in 1854, and when the Roman crisis arose he offered his services to Pope Pius IX against Garibaldi. Raising an Irish brigade he fought heroically in … Continue reading “O’Reilly, Myles William Patrick”

O’Reilly, John Boyle Poet, novelist, and editor, born Douth Castle, Drogheda, Ireland, 28 June 1844; died Hull, Massachusetts, 10 August 1890. He attended the National School, conducted by his father. After enlisting in the Tenth Hussars, he took part in the Fenian movement, but was betrayed and sent to Australia; whence in 1869, he escaped … Continue reading “O’Reilly, John Boyle”

O’Reilly, Hugh Archbishop of Armagh, head of the Confederates of Kilkenny, b. 1580; d. on Trinity Island in Lough Erne. He first conceived the idea of forming this national movement into a regular organization. He convened a provincial synod at Kells early in March, 1642, in which the bishops declared the war undertaken by the … Continue reading “O’Reilly, Hugh”

O’Reilly, Edmund Catholic theologian. Born in London, England on 30 April 1811; died in Dublin, Ireland on 10 November 1878. Educated at Clongowes and Maynooth and studied theology for several years in the Roman College; Doctor of Divinity. Ordained as a priest in 1838. Taught theology for 13 years at Maynooth College. Entered the Jesuit … Continue reading “O’Reilly, Edmund (1)”

OReilly, Bernard, D.D a Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Ireland in 1803. He was consecrated bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, November 10, 1850, and died at sea in January 1856. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature