Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

CHERUB Plural CHERUBIM, an order of celestial beings or symbolical representations often referred to in the Old Testament and in the book of Revelation. The cherubim are variously represented as living creatures, Eze 1:1-28 Jer 4:1-11 ; or as images wrought in tapestry, gold, or wood, Exo 36:35 37:7 Eze 41:25 ; as having one, … Continue reading “Cherub”

Chersonesus, The Martyrs Of, A.D. 296 are commemorated March 7 in the Byzantine Calendar. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Chersonesus (1) A titular see of Crete. The city stood on a little peninsula of the north-east coast, between Cnossus and Olous, and was the seaport of Lyttos. In the fourth century B.C. it struck coins, and was known for its temple of Britomartis. Its ruins are near the modern village of Khersonisi. Lequien (II, … Continue reading “Chersonesus”

Chersis in Greek mythology, was one of the three sisters called Graeae (q.v.), daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They had only one tooth and one eye in common. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cherry, William an English-Baptist .minister, son of Rev. John Cherry; of Wellilngton, Somerset, was born in 1796. He was converted in his youth, and soon began to preach with acceptance; was appointed a Baptist home missionary first in Warwickshire, then at West Haddon, and finally settled as pastor of the Baptist Church at, Milton, Oxford, … Continue reading “Cherry, William”

Cherry, Thomas a preacher of the United Methodist Free Church, was born at Swaledale, Yorkshire, July. 12,1831. His parents were Congregationalists; his father died when he was a child, and he began work early in life, with but little education. He was converted an nineteen, in a -Methodist chapel, joined the Wesleyans, became a local … Continue reading “Cherry, Thomas”

Cherrington, David H. a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Monroe County, Va., April 2,1830. He joined the Church in his tenth year, and entered the Ohio Conference in 1853. His health -failing, he was put on- the superannuated list in 1865, when he retired to the home of his youth, and there slowly declined … Continue reading “Cherrington, David H.”

Cheron, Louis a Parisian painter, brother of the foregoing, was born at Paris in 1660, where he first studied, and afterwards visited Italy. On returning to Paris he was employed to paint two pictures for the Church of Notre Dame, representing The Decollation of John the Baptist, and The Prophet Agabus. Being a Calvinist, he … Continue reading “Cheron, Louis”

Cheron, Elisabeth Sophie a French painter. was born at Paris, Oct. 3, 1648, and learned the elements of design from her father, Henri, a Parisian. miniature painter. The following are her most important works: The Descent from the Cross; St. Caecilia;’ a Magdalene; St. Austin; St. John; and St. Paul, after Raphael. In 1676 Le … Continue reading “Cheron, Elisabeth Sophie”

Cherokees (upland fields) The largest Indian tribe of Iroquoian stock, formerly occupying the Alleghany region, now living in Oklahoma with the exception of about 1,300 in North Carolina. The whole tribe has been Christianized by Catholic and Protestant missionaries. They number about 20,000 of pure and mixed blood and have been admitted to citizenship. Fuente: … Continue reading “Cherokees”