Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Opportune ST., a French nun, was born in Normandy, in the diocese of Seez, near the opening of the 8th century. Descended from one of the first families of Hiemois (now country of Auge), she entered the monastery of Montreuil, of which she soon became the abbess. Already familiar with privations and austerities, she redoubled … Continue reading “Opportune”

Oppido Mamertina Diocese of Oppido Mamertina (Oppidensis) Suffragan of Reggio Calabria, Italy, famous for its prolonged resistance to Roger (eleventh century). Bishop Stefano (1295) is the first prelate of whom there is mention. In 1472 the see was united to that of Gerace, under Bishop Athanasius Calceofilo, by whom the Greek Rite was abolished, although … Continue reading “Oppido Mamertina”

Oppenordt, Gilles-Marie (Oppenord) Born in Paris, 1672; died there, 1742; a celebrated rococo artist, known as “the French Borromini”. As a boy he was sent to Rome as a royal pensioner, where, for eight years he studied, principally under Bernini and Borromini. The way had been paved in France for this style, for in the … Continue reading “Oppenordt, Gilles-Marie”

Oppeniheim(er), David ben-Abraham a noted German rabbi, was born at Worms in 1664 ar 1667. At the age of twenty-two he was called to Brisk, to become the head of the Jewish community. there. Four years later, in 1690, he received a call to the Jewish school at Nicolsburg, where he had received his own … Continue reading “Oppeniheim(er), David ben-Abraham”

Oppenheimer, Eberhard Carl Friedrich of Vienna, a convert to Christianity, an enthusiast and chiliast, flourished at Leipsic as tutor of the Hebrew language, and there he probably died after 1750. He wrote, Hodegus Ebraeo-rabbinicus, a manual of the Hebrew and Rabbinic language (Leipsic, 1731): Lied aller Lieder, an exposition of the Song of Songs (ibid. … Continue reading “Oppenheimer, Eberhard Carl Friedrich”

Oppenheim, David a modern Jewish writer, was born December 18, 1816, at Leipnik, Moravia. He received a thorough rabbinical education, was in 1846 rabbi at Jamnitz, in 1857 at Gross-Beeskerelk, Hungary, and died October 21, 1876, at Vienna. Oppenheim contributed to all the leading Jewish journals and reviews, and caused a great stir among Roman … Continue reading “Oppenheim, David”

Oppelt, Godfrey Sebastian a well-known German Moravian missionary among the Indians of North America, was born March 20, 1763, at Gorlitz, Silesia. In 1799 he began to preach to the converts in Canada, and in 1804 inaugurated an enterprise among the Delawares on the Pettquotting, now Huron River, Ohio. Subsequently, from 1810 to 1818, he … Continue reading “Oppelt, Godfrey Sebastian”

Oporto (Portucalensis) Diocese in Portugal; comprising 26 civil concelhos of the districts of Oporto and Aveiro; probably founded in the middle of the sixth century. At the third Council of Toledo (589) the Arian usurper Argiovito was deposed in favour of Constancio the rightful bishop. In 610 Bishop Argeberto assisted at the Council at Toledo, … Continue reading “Oporto”

Oporin, Joachim a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born September 12, 1695. He studied at different universities, and commenced his academical career at Kiel in 1719. In 1733 he was professor of theology, in 1735 went to Gottingen, and died Sept. 5, 1753, doctor of theology. He published, Historice Criticae de Perennitate Animi Humani (Kiel, … Continue reading “Oporin, Joachim”

Opobalsamum op-o-balsa-mum: the Revised Version margin in Exo 30:34. See STACTE. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia