Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Vaux, Laurence (VOSE). Canon regular, author of a catechism, martyr in prison, b. at Blackrod, Lancashire, 1519; d. in the Clink, 1585. Educated at Manchester and Oxford, he was ordained in 1542, and took the degree of B. D. at Oxford in 1556. He was first a fellow, and then, 1558, warden of Manchester College, … Continue reading “Vaux, Laurence”

Vaux-de-Cernay A celebrated Cistercian abbey situated in the Diocese of Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, in what was called the “Isle-de-France”. In 1118 Simon de Neauffle and his wife Eve donated the land for this foundation to the monks of Savigny, in order to have a monastery built there in honour of the Mother of God and St. … Continue reading “Vaux-de-Cernay”

Vaus, George a Scotch prelate, was bishop of the see of Galloway in 1489, and was still bishop in 1505. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 276. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Vauquelin, Louis Nicolas French Catholic chemist . Born 16 May 1763; died 14 November 1829. Discovered chromium, beryllium, camphoric and quinic acids, asparagine, and the pigment chrome yellow. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Vauquelin, Louis-Nicolas Born at Saint-André d’Hebertot, Normandy, 16 May, 1763; died 14 Nov., 1829. In youth as apprentice to an apothecary of Rouen … Continue reading “Vauquelin, Louis-Nicolas”

Vauntings * For VAUNTINGS see VAINGLORY Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Vaunt (oneself) “to boast or vaunt oneself” (from perperos, “vainglorious, braggart,” not in the NT), is used in 1Co 13:4, negatively of love. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Vaulting shaft a term proposed by Prof. Willis for a shaft, small column, or pillar which supports the ribs of a vault. Shafts of this kind sometimes rise from the floor, and sometimes from the capital of a larger pillar, or from a corbel or other projection. The most usual arrangement is that shown in … Continue reading “Vaulting shaft”

Vault of Earth See ASTRONOMY, III, 1. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Vault (Fr. voute, Lat. volututs). The simplest and most ancient kind used over a rectangular area is the cylindrical, called also a barrel, and sometimes wagon vault; this springs from the two opposite walls, and’ presents a uniform concave surface throughout its whole length. The term cylindrical properly implies the form of a segment of … Continue reading “Vault”

Vaughan, William, D.D a Baptist minister, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1785. In 1810 he was converted, licensed in 1811, and ordained in 1812. He settled in Mason County, Kentucky, where he preached to several churches, and had charge of a school for about fifteen years. During this period he became an … Continue reading “Vaughan, William, D.D”