Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

O’Higgins, Bernardo Patriot; son of Ambrose Bernard O’Higgins; born Chillan, Chile, 20 August 1778; died Lima, Peru, 24 October 1842. He took part in the revolutionary war against Spain, and was hailed as the liberator of Chile. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

O’Higgins, Ambrose Bernard Administrator; born County Meath, Ireland, 1720; died Lima, Peru, 1810. He was educated at Cadiz and after emigrating to South America entered the Spanish engineers’ corps. His talent and energy were recognized and he was ultimately made Marquis of Orsorno and Viceroy of Peru. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

O’Higgins, Ambrose and Bernard Born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1720; died at Lima, 18 March, 1810. An uncle, a priest in Spain, placed him at school in Cadiz. From there he went to South America landing at Buenos Aires, and thence to Lima, where for a time he was a pedlar. Later, he became … Continue reading “O’Higgins, Ambrose and Bernard”

O’Herlahy, Thomas (O’HIARLAITHE). Bishop of Ross, Ireland, d. 1579. Consecrated about 1560, he was one of three Irish bishops attending the Council of Trent. He incurred such persecution through enforcing its decrees that he fled with his chaplain to a little island, but was betrayed to Perrot, President of Munster, who sent him in chains … Continue reading “O’Herlahy, Thomas”

O’Hely, Patrick Bishop of Mayo, Ireland; d. At Kilmallock, September, 1579. He was a native of Connaught, and joined the Franciscans at an early age. Four years after his profession he was sent to the University of Alcalá, where he surpassed his contemporaries in sacred studies. Summoned to Rome, he was promoted in 1576 to … Continue reading “O’Hely, Patrick”

Ohel (Heb. id. , a tent, as very often; Sept. v. r. ), the fifth named of the seven children of Zerubbabel, of the tribe of Judah and house of David (1Ch 3:20). B.C. post 600. See Strong’s Harmony and Exposition, p. 17. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Ohel a house; tent, … Continue reading “Ohel”

O’Hara, Theodore Born in Danville, Kentucky, U.S.A., 11 February, 1822; died in Guerryton, Alabama, 6 June, 1867. The son of Kane O’Hara, and Irish political exile, who became a prominent educator in Kentucky, O’Hara graduated from St. Joseph’s College, Bardstown, Kentucky, studied law, and in the Mexican Was attained the brevet rank of major, after … Continue reading “O’Hara, Theodore”

OHanly, Samuel an Irish prelate, was a nephew of Donat O’Hanly, and became a Benedictine monk. He was a native of Ireland, and succeeded to the archbishopric of Dublin in 1095. He died July 4, 1121. See D’Alton, Memoirs of the Archbishops of Dublin, page 41. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

OHanly, Donat an Irish prelate, was educated in Ireland, and went to England, where he became a Benedictine monk at Canterbury. He returned to Ireland, and was consecrated archbishop of Dublin in 1085. He died November 23, 1095. See D’Alton, Memoirs of the Archbishops of Dublin, page 35. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “OHanly, Donat”

O’Hanlon, John Hagiographer; born Stradbally, Queen’s County, Ireland, 1821; died Dublin, Ireland, 1905. He accompanied his parents to the United States as a youth, and was ordained for the diocese of Saint Louis, 1847. Six years later he returned to Ireland and was affiliated to the archdiocese of Dublin. Notwithstanding a busy pastoral life, he … Continue reading “O’Hanlon, John”