Lives of Christ The number of Lives of Christ is s0 great that it is necessary to restrict the following list to those by Catholic authors and by other writers who are deserving of special mention on account of their past or present services. Ludolphus of Saxony (c.1300-c.1370), a Dominican who became a Carthusian, wrote … Continue reading “Lives of Christ”
Livery
Livery Of seizin. Land, Conveyance of Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Liverpool Liturgy
LIVERPOOL LITURGY A liturgy so called from its first publication at Liverpool. It was composed by some of the Presbyterians, who, growing weary of extempore prayer, thought a form more desirable. It made its appearance in 1752. Mr. Ortin says of it, “It is scarcely a Christian liturgy. In the collect the name of Christ … Continue reading “Liverpool Liturgy”
Liverpool, England, archdiocese of
Liverpool, England, archdiocese of Comprises west Lancashire south of the Ribble, parts of Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and the Isle of Man. Elevated to the diocese of Liverpool on 29 September 1850. Elevated to the archdiocese of Liverpool on 28 October 1911. Suffragan dioceses include Hallam Hexham and Newcastle Lancaster Leeds Middlesbrough Salford See also: … Continue reading “Liverpool, England, archdiocese of”
Liverpool
Liverpool Diocese of Liverpool/Liverpolium (Liverpolitana). One of the thirteen dioceses into which Pius IX divided Catholic England, 29 September, 1850, when he re-established the Catholic hierarchy. In addition to the Isle of Man it contains all North Lancashire (Amounderness and Lonsdale Hundreds), and the western portion of South Lancashire (West Derby and Leyland Hundreds), whilst … Continue reading “Liverpool”
Liverance, Galfrid
Liverance, Galfrid a Scotch prelate, was bishop of Dunkeld in 1236, 1239, 1247, and in 1249. He died at Tippermuir, November 22 of the last-named year. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 79. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Liver
LIVER Lev 3:4 . This organ in man was regarded by the ancients as the seat of the passions. Idolaters consulted the liver of the victim offered in sacrifice, for purposes of divination, Eze 21:21 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Liver (, akbesd’, so called as being the heaviest of the viscera) occurs … Continue reading “Liver”
Lively, Living
Lively, Living lvli, living (, hay; , zao): Living, sometimes lively, is the translation of hay (often also translated life); it denotes all beings possessed of life (Gen 1:21, Gen 1:24; Gen 2:7, Gen 2:19; Exo 21:35, live); we have frequently the phrase, the land of the living (as contrasted with she’ol, the abode of … Continue reading “Lively, Living”
Lively, Edward, D.D
Lively, Edward, D.D an English divine of the 16th century, was professor of Hebrew and divinity in the University of Cambridge, a learned Orientalist, and one of the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible. He died in 1605. He published annotations on several of the Minor Prophets (1587): and Chronology of the Persian … Continue reading “Lively, Edward, D.D”
Lively
Lively LIVELY.In AV [Note: Authorized Version.] lively sometimes means living. Thus in 1Pe 2:5 Christians are lively stones, while in the previous verse Christ is a living stone, though the Gr. word is the same in both verses. The other passages are Act 7:38 lively oracles and 1Pe 1:3 lively hope. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of … Continue reading “Lively”