Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Nelson, John, Blessed Martyr , born Skelton, England , 1534; died Tyburn, England , 1577. He went to Douai, was ordained priest by the Archbishop of Cambrai in 1576 and the next year was sent on the English mission, his labors being centered at London. He was arrested, and committed to Newgate as a suspected … Continue reading “Nelson, John, Blessed”

Nelson, John (2), D.D an American Congregational minister, was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1785, and graduated at Williams College. In 1813 he was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Leicester, where his whole ministerial life, extending over a period of fifty-eight years, was passed. He died December 6, 1871. From 1844 he had … Continue reading “Nelson, John (2), D.D”

Nelson, John (1) an eminent Methodist lay preacher, was one of the ablest of the assistants of the Wesleys in their evangelical movement in the last century. He is generally acknowledged the chief founder of Methodism in Yorkshire, a portion of England in which it has had signal success down to our day. Nelson was … Continue reading “Nelson, John (1)”

Nelson, David, M.D an American Presbyterian minister and educator, was born near Jonesborough, in East Tennessee, September 24, 1793. He was educated at Washington College, and after graduating in Philadelphia returned to Kentucky at the age of nineteen, intending to practice medicine; but the war of 1812 having commenced, he joined a Kentucky regiment as … Continue reading “Nelson, David, M.D”

Nellore, India, diocese of Comprises the district of Nellore and the district of Prakasam except Adoni taluk. Founded on 3 July 1928 by division from the Archdiocese of Madras. Entrusted to the Foreign Missions of Mill Hill, it is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Visakhapatnam. See also, Catholic-Hierarchy.Org Catholic Bishops Conference of India New … Continue reading “Nellore, India, diocese of”

Nello, Bernardo Di Gio Falconi an old painter of Pisa, whose works were mostly of a religious character, flourished about 1390. He was a distinguished artist in his time, and Lanzi says he still merits consideration. He painted many picture* in the Cathedral at Pisa. He is supposed to be the same as Nello di … Continue reading “Nello, Bernardo Di Gio Falconi”

Nelli, Suora Platella an Italian paintress of a noble family, who devoted herself to religious as well as to secular art, was born at Florence in 1523. She became a nun in the Dominican Convent of St. Catherine at Florence, and without other assistance than a collection of designs by Fra. Bartolomeo di S. Marco, … Continue reading “Nelli, Suora Platella”

Nelli, Nello an Italian painter of Pisa who flourished in the 13th century, is remembered as the author of a Madonna painted on panel in the old church of Tripalle at Pisa, signed Nerus Nellus de Pisa me pinxit, 1299. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, 2:616. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Nelli, Nello”

Nelles, Samsuel Obieski, D.D., LL.D a Canadian educator, was born at Mount Pleasant, Ontario, October 17, 1823. Graduating from Wesleyan University in 1846, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Church in 1847, serving as pastor until 1850, when he was appointed president of Victoria College. He died October 17, 1887. He was the author … Continue reading “Nelles, Samsuel Obieski, D.D., LL.D”

Neller, Georg Christoph, Count a German canonist, was born at Aub (bishopric of Wirzburg) in 1710. He entered holy orders in 1748, was nominated professor of the canon law at Treves, where he received a canonicate; he next became counsellor of the elector of Treves, and was then elevated to the dignity of count palatine. … Continue reading “Neller, Georg Christoph, Count”