Usagers and Collegers two parties existing in the Church of Scotland in the reigns of George I and George II. As the bishops who had been ejected from their sees during the Revolution were gradually removed by death, others were consecrated in their stead, without diocesan authority, to preserve the apostolic succession until the former … Continue reading “Usagers and Collegers”
Us
Us * The oblique cases of hemis, “we,” are the genitive hemon, “of us,” the dative hemin, “to us,” the accusative hemas, “us.” When the nominative hemeis is used, it is always emphatic, e.g., Joh 11:16, “(let) us (go);” lit., “we, let us go;” 1Th 5:8, “let us … be sober,” lit., “we … let … Continue reading “Us”
Urwick, William, D.D
Urwick, William, D.D an Irish Congregational minister, was born at Shrewsbury, Dec. 8, 1791. He graduated at Hoxton College, and settled at Sligo; became interested in important discussions with the Roman Catholic divines, and by the brilliancy of his arguments and the overpowering force of his mind won for himself a place among the foremost … Continue reading “Urwick, William, D.D”
Uruker
Uruker in Chaldaean mythology, was the name of a wicked daemon, enormous and multitfold. See Lenormant, Chald. Magic, p. 3,10. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Uruguayana
Uruguayana (URUGUAYANESIS) Diocese; suffragan of Porto Alegre, Brazil. By a Decree dated 15 August, 1910, the See of Sao Pedro Do Rio Grande was raised to archiepiscopal rank, with the title of Porto Alegre, three new dioceses being separated from its territory. Fifteen parishes were allotted to the Diocese of Uruguayana, which includes the western … Continue reading “Uruguayana”
Uruguay
Uruguay (REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY). The smallest independent state in South America, extending from latitude 30° to 35 degrees S. and from longitude 53° to 58° 30′ W., lies south of the Province of Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, and east of the Río Uruguay, hence its local name, Banda Oriental, given in the old … Continue reading “Uruguay”
Urued
Urued a title of the god Bilgi in Chaldean mythology, signifying protector of the house. See Lenormant, Chald. Magic, p. 186. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Urubamba
Urubamba (MISIONES DE SANTO DOMINGO DE URUBAMBA Y MADRE DE DIOS) This prefecture apostolic was created by a Decree of the Holy See in 1899 at the request of the Peruvian Government. On 10 April, 1902, three Dominican Fathers of the Spanish province took charge of the missions, their number being gradually increased to eleven, … Continue reading “Urubamba”
Uru Sukhar
Uru Sukhar in Chaldaean mythology, was a title of the god Bilgi, signifying protector of the family. See Lenormant, Chald. Magic, p. 186. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ursus, Saint
Ursus, Saint Patron of the principal church of Solothurn (Soleure) in Switzerland, honoured from very early times, as a martyr of the Theban Legion, and recorded in the Roman Martyrology, with St. Victor, on 30 September. Relics of him are shown in many churches of Switzerland, and since the twelfth century the baptismal name Ursus … Continue reading “Ursus, Saint”