Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Limburg (LIMBURGENSIS) Diocese in the Kingdom of Prussia, suffragan of Freiburg. I. HISTORY This diocese dates from the end of the eighteenth century. The city of Limburg then belonged to the Elector of Trier, but the north-eastern part of the present diocese lay outside of any diocesan territory, having been under Protestant rulers since the … Continue reading “Limburg”

Limbourg, Pol de A French miniaturist. With his two brothers, he flourished at Paris at the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century. It is believed that their family name was Malouel, or Malwel, and that they were nephews of that Jean Malouel who was employed at Dipu, at the Court … Continue reading “Limbourg, Pol de”

Limborch, Philip Van an eminent Dutch theologian, was born at Amsterdam June 19, 1633. He first studied ethics, history, and philosophy at his native place, and then applied himself to divinity under the Remonstrants. From Amsterdam he went to Utrecht, and attended the lectures of Voetius, and other divines of the Reformed religion. In 1657 … Continue reading “Limborch, Philip Van”

Limbo Or Limbus meaning a border or department, is used by Romanists as the name of the place of some of the departed, which the schoolmen who first held this doctrine (see below) believed to be situated on the limb, i.e., the edge or border of hell. SEE INTERMEDIATE STATE. There are five places to … Continue reading “Limbo Or Limbus”

limbo (Latin: limbus, border, edge) The abode of those souls excluded from heaven through no fault of theirs; so called because of the ancient belief that it was situated near the confines of hell. Theologians distinguish a two-fold limbo: the limbo of the Fathers (limbus patrum), where the just that died before Christ, were detained … Continue reading “Limbo”

Lima, Rose of, Saint Holy virgin. Born in 1586 in Lima , Peru ; died there on 24 August 1617 . She was the first American to be canonized . The name Rose was given to her because when an infant her face was said to have somewhat resembled a rose ; from early youth … Continue reading “Lima, Rose of, Saint”

Lima, Peru Capital of Peru, founded, 1535, by Pizarro, who laid the first stone of the cathedral , now a minor basilica . Lima was made the seat of a diocese in 1543 and was raised to metropolitan rank in 1545, the Dominican Loaysa being the first bishop and archbishop . The University of San … Continue reading “Lima, Peru”

Lima (Limana). The city of Lima, in the Department of the same name, is the capital of the Republic of Peru, South America. After the conquest of the Incas in the sixteenth century, Pizarro, convinced of the necessity of a capital near the coast, chose about 600 feet above the sea level, on the right … Continue reading “Lima”

Lily-Work The ornament of the capitals on the bronze pillars, Jachin and Boaz, in front of Solomon’s temple (1Ki 7:19, 1Ki 7:22). See LILY; TEMPLE; JACHIN AND BOAZ. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Lily of Quito Virgin, surnamed the “Lily of Quito,” born Quito, Ecuador, 1618; died there, 1645. From early childhood she exhibited great love of prayer and mortification; at the age of ten she made vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. She passed her life in retirement at home. She possessed the gift of ecstatic prayer, … Continue reading “Lily of Quito”