Torquemada, Tomas de the first inquisitor general of Spain, was born in 1420, and was a monk of the Order of St. Dominic at Torquemada, Spain, and prior of the monastery of Santa Cruz at Segovia. He was appointed by Ferdinand and Isabella inquisitor-general in 1483; and confirmed in that post Oct. 17 of that … Continue reading “Torquemada, Tomas de”
Torquemada, Tomaacute;s de
Torquemada, Tomaacute;s de First Grand Inquisitor of Spain, born at Valladolid in 1420; died at Avila, 16 September, 1498. He was a nephew of the celebrated theologian and cardinal, Juan de Torquemada. In his early youth he entered the Dominican monastery at Valladolid, and later was appointed prior of the Monastery of Santa Cruz at … Continue reading “Torquemada, Tomaacute;s de”
Torquemada
Torquemada (Lat. Turrecremata), Juan de, a celebrated Spanish Dominican, was born at Valladolid in 1388. He became a friar in 1403; accompanied his superior to the Council of Constance in 1417; graduated from the University of Paris in 1424; taught theology there; was admitted doctor of the Sorbonne in 1429; and was successively chosen prior … Continue reading “Torquemada”
Toronto
Toronto (TORONTINA). Located in the Province of Ontario, Canada. When constituted a diocese, it embraced all Upper Canada west of the Newcastle district, but at present is limited to the counties of York, Simcoe, Ontario, Peel, Dufferin, Lincoln, and Welland. The first missionary in this district was Father Joseph Le Caron, a Recollect, who celebrated … Continue reading “Toronto”
Torone
Torone A titular see in Macedonia, suffragan of Thessalonica. Torone was a colony of Chalcideans from Euboea, on the south-west coast of the peninsula Sithonia, the modern name of which is Longos; this is the middle peninsula of Chalcidice, lying between the Toronaic Gulf, called to-day, Cassandra, and the Gulf of Singitticus (Mt. Athos). Built … Continue reading “Torone”
Tornielli, Girolamo Francesco
Tornielli, Girolamo Francesco Italian Jesuit, preacher and writer, b. at Cameri, 1 Febreuary, 1693, of a distinguished family from Novara; d. at Bologna, 6 April or 12 May, 1752. He entered the Society in 1710, and manifested oratorical powers; after teaching classics, he entered upon a career of preaching, which lasted for almost twenty years. … Continue reading “Tornielli, Girolamo Francesco”
Torments
Torments Of the wicked Luk 16:23-28; Rev 14:10-11 Wicked, Punishment of Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Tormentors
TORMENTORS The Greek word usually denotes men who had charge of instruments of torture, by which unwilling witnesses were compelled to testify, and the agonies of execution in some cases were protracted. The same men, however, were keepers of prisons and jails; and it is probably with reference only to their office as jailers that … Continue reading “Tormentors”
Tormentor
Tormentor (, Mat 18:34) signifies one who examines by torture, and is derived from , which in its passive form means to be tossed as by the waves of the sea.’ Torture, judicially applied, must be distinguished from punishment, however cruel and barbarous it may be; whether it be capital, as impalement or crucifixion; or … Continue reading “Tormentor”
Torment, Place of
Torment, Place of torment: A literal translation in Luk 16:28 of , topos tes basanou. See HELL. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia