Oakley, Frederick Writer; born Shrewsbury, England, 1802; died Islington, England, 1880. He was a Fellow of Balliol and Anglican incumbent of Margaret Chapel, London, but followed Newman into the Catholic Church, and was ordained priest, 1847. His chief works include: Aristotelean and Platonic Ethics; The Subject of Tract XC examined; Life of Saint Augustine; Historical … Continue reading “Oakley, Frederick”
Oakland, California, diocese of
Oakland, California, diocese of Founded on 13 January 1962. Suffragen of the archdiocese of San Francisco. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Oakland patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Oakes, Urian
Oakes, Urian president of Harvard College, was born in England in 1631, and brought to America in his childhood. A sweetness of disposition exhibited itself early, and remained with him through life. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1649. He soon after returned to England, and was settled in the ministry at Titchfiedl, in … Continue reading “Oakes, Urian”
Oakeley, Frederick
Oakeley, Frederick Born 5 September, 1802, at Shrewsbury; died 30 Jan., 1880, at Islington, the youngest son of Sir Charles Oakeley, Bart, he graduated at Christchurch in 1824, and three years later was elected Fellow of Balliol, where he afterwards became the close friend of W.G. Ward, with whom he joined the Tractarian party. In … Continue reading “Oakeley, Frederick”
Oak-worship
Oak-worship The oak has in all ages been looked upon as the most important of all the trees of the forest. Groves of oak-trees were even in the earliest times reckoned peculiarly appropriate places for religious resort; and, as we learn from Eze 6:13, they were likewise the scene of idolatrous practices. Altars were set … Continue reading “Oak-worship”
Oak Tree
Oak Tree Grew in Palestine Gen 35:4 Absalom hung in the boughs of 2Sa 18:9; 2Sa 18:14 Deborah buried under Gen 35:8 Oars made of Eze 27:6 Figurative Amo 2:9 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Oak of Tabor
Oak of Tabor ( , ‘elon tabhor): Thus the Revised Version (British and American) in 1Sa 10:3 for the King James Version plain of Tabor (the Revised Version margin terebinth). Tabor was famous for its groves of oak, but what oak is meant here is not known. Ewald thinks that Tabor is a different pronunciation … Continue reading “Oak of Tabor”
Oak of Reformation
Oak of Reformation During the turmoil which preceded the Reformation various insurrections took place in different parts of England. The insurrection in Norfolk was headed by one Ket, a tanner, who assumed to himself the power of judicature under an old oak, called thence the Oak of Reformation. The rebels were 20,000 strong; but the … Continue reading “Oak of Reformation”
Oak, Council (or Synod) Of The
Oak, Council (or Synod) Of The SEE CHALCEDON, COUNCILS OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Oak, Abraham’s
Oak, Abraham’s An oak in the vale of Mamre, Chanaan (Quercus pseudo-coccifera), alleged to be the same near which Abraham camped on several occasions, and which is probably the one referred to by Josephus (Jewish Antiquities, 1, 10, No.4). Numerous legends have been associated with it. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary