Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Vargas, Luis de Painter, b. at Seville, in 1502; d. there in 1568. He has two claims upon our attention; he was not only a great painter, but was also a man of strong devotional temperament, and known as a holy man. His great desire was to use his talent for the glory of God, … Continue reading “Vargas, Luis de”

Vargas, Alfonso a Spanish Augustinian eremite, was a doctor of Paris, bishop of Badajos, and archbishop of Seville, where-he died. 1359. He published, Commentary on the First Book of the Sentences (Venice, 1490): Quaestiones in Aristotelis Libros Tres de Anima (ibid. 1566). See Mosheim, Hist. of the Church bk. 3, cent. 14 pt. 2 Chronicles … Continue reading “Vargas, Alfonso”

Varen, August a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born. Sept. 20, 1620, at Uelzen, and died as doctor and. Professor of theology at Rostock, March 15, 1684. He wrote, Lectio Academica de Targum; Onkelosi, Jonathanis, et eo quod Exstat in Hagiographis (Rost. 1644): Disputatio de Targumim (ibid. eod.). Exegesis Aug. Confess. (ibid. eod.): Disputatio de … Continue reading “Varen, August”

Vardill, Jolts, D.D an Episcopal clergyman, was born in 1752. He graduated from King’s (now Columbia) College, and, for a. time, was tutor in that institution. In 1774 he went to England to take orders, and the same year was elected assistant rector of Trinity Church, New York city, but preferred to remain abroad. The … Continue reading “Vardill, Jolts, D.D”

Vardeman, Jeremiah a Baptist minister, was born in Wythe County, Va., July 8, 1775. His early education was limited. He was ordained in 1801, and soon found himself called to the supply of four churches in Kentucky, where he had removed some years before. In. 1810 he became pastor of David’s Fork Church, Fayette Co., … Continue reading “Vardeman, Jeremiah”

Varani, Blessed Baptista (Varano). An ascetical writer, b. at Camerino, in the March of Ancona, 9 Apr., 1458; d. there, 31 May, 1527. Her father, Julius Caesar Varano or de Varanis, Duke of Camerino, belonged to an illustrious family; her mother, Joanna Malatesta, was a daughter of Sigismund, Prince of Rimini. At baptism Baptista received … Continue reading “Varani, Blessed Baptista”

Varanes was the name of six Persian kings of the dynasty of the Sassanidee. Varanes V, or Bahram Gour (the wild ass), reigned A.D. 420-440. The persecutions against the Christians were carried by him to such an extent that thousands of his subjects took refuge in the Roman dominions. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Varanes”

Varaggio, Giacomo da (French, Jacques de Voragine), an, Italian hagiographer, was born about 1230 at Varaggio or Varazze, near Savona. He became a Dominican in 1254, and taught in various schools with great reputation for piety and science. In 1267 he was chosen; provincial of his order for Lombardy, and in 1268 definitor, in which … Continue reading “Varaggio, Giacomo da”

Vara in Norse mythology, was the goddess of truth, who presided over witnesses and oaths. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Vapour Jam 4:14 (a) This describes the transient character of our lives. We live for a while and are known in the community, then we die, and we are soon forgotten. We move from one house to another part of the city, and in a very short time those in the old neighborhood forget that … Continue reading “Vapour”