Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Obituary SEE OBIT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

obituaries Lists which contain the names of the dead whose souls are to be prayed for. These lists were kept principally by religious, orders, monasteries, and cathedral chapters. They contained the names not only of the deceased brethren, but also of the servants and the benefactors. The lists were frequently made up in book-form, though … Continue reading “obituaries”

Obit (Lat. obitus, a going down, i.e. to death, therefore decease), of an individual, is used in ecclesiastical language to designate the commemoration of a saint’s death; called also his celebration, departure, falling asleep, or, if a martyr, his passion. The term is a contraction of the phrase Obit mortem, i.e. he meets death, and … Continue reading “Obit”

Obil (Heb. Obil’, , from the Arabic abal, an overseer of camels; Sept. v v. r. and , Vulg. Ubil), an Ishriaelite, or Arab, doubtless of the nomade tribes, who had charge of the royal camels in the time of David an exceedingly fit employment for an Arab (1Ch 27:30). As the name means in … Continue reading “Obil”

Obi SEE OBEAH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Obi (2) SEE OLD MAN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Obeth OBETH (1Es 8:32) = Ebed, Ezr 8:6. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Obeth obeth ( , Obeth; Codex Vaticanus , Ouben): One of those who went up with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:32) = Ebed of Ezr 8:6. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Oberto, Francesco Di was the earliest painter of the Genoese school, and his works are still extant. Lanzi mentions an altar-piece by him in the church of St. Domenico at (Genoa, representing the Virgin between two angels, signed Franciscos de Oberto, 1368. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Oberthur, Franz, Dr a noted Roman Catholic theologian, was born at Wurzburg Aug. 6,1745. Patronized by the bishop, Adam Frederick, count of Seixsheim, he was admitted into the Julius Hospital at Wurzburg, where from 1763 to 1771 he studied philosophy, theology, and law, and was afterwards sent by his patron to Rome, in order to … Continue reading “Oberthur, Franz, Dr”

Oberrauch, Anton Nicolaus (called also Herculanus), a. Roman Catholic theologian of note, was born in the Sarnthal, in Tyrol, Dec. 5, 1728. His early education he received at Innspruck, where he studied philosophy and theology. In the year 1750 he joined the Order of Franciscans, and continued his studies until the year 1756. After having … Continue reading “Oberrauch, Anton Nicolaus”

Oberndorfer, Celestin a German Roman Catholic theologian, was born at Landshut in 1724. He joined the Benedictines, and became successively professor of logic, then of natural philosophy’ and afterwards of theology in the College of Freysing. He died in 1765. He wrote, Scholae catholicorum, tum philosophia, turn theologia propter suam, quam in docendo usurpant, etc. … Continue reading “Oberndorfer, Celestin”