Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Chamier, Daniel a French Protestant divine, was born in 1565; studied at Orange; and at 16 became one of the professors of the college at Nismes. In 1583 he went to study at Geneva, where he was ordained. On his return he was made pastor of Vans, and afterward of Aubenas, and some time after … Continue reading “Chamier, Daniel”

Chamfer (or Champfer), an arris or angle which is slightly pared off is said to be chamfered: a chamfer resembles a splay, but is much smaller, and is usually taken off equally on the two sides; it applies to wood-work as well as stone. In the Early English and Decorated styles, more especially in the … Continue reading “Chamfer”

CHAMELEON Lev 11:30, a kind of lizard. Its body is about six inches long: its feet have five toes each, arranged like two thumbs opposite to three fingers: its eyes turn backwards or forwards independently of each other. It feeds upon files, which it catches by darting out its long, viscous tongue. It has the … Continue reading “Chameleon”

Chambry ARCHDIOCESE OF CHAMBÉRY (CAMBERIENSIS). The Archdiocese of Chambéry comprises the entire arrondissement of Chambéry in Savoy (with the exception of 8 communes), 10 communes in the arrondissement of Annecy (Haute-Savoie), and 8 communes in the arrondissement of Albertville (Savoie). In 1467, in the ducal chapel built for the Holy Winding-Sheet (Santo Sudario) by Amadeus … Continue reading “Chambéry”

Chambre Ardente (French: burning room) A commission created in the Parliament of Paris in 1547 for the purpose of trying heretics. This name was given, some say, because the place where the commission sat was lighted exclusively by torches, while others see in it a reference to the severity displayed by this court towards the … Continue reading “Chambre Ardente”

Chambray, Robert De a French ecclesiastic, was born at syreux, of the Norman family Ferte- Fresnel, He was elected abb of Saint-Etienne at Caen, and pope Clement VI gave him the right of carrying the pontifical ornaments even in the presence of the bishop of the diocese. He died in 1393. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. … Continue reading “Chambray, Robert De”

Chambers, William an English Wesleyan minister, became a local preacher in 1830, and studied theology for a time at Edinburgh. He entered the ministry in 1832, and labored faithfully for a long period. He became a supernumerary in 1872, and died at Clapham, Jan. 14,1882, aged seventy-five years. See Minutes of the British Conference, 1882, … Continue reading “Chambers, William”

Chambers, Thomas an English engraver, was born in London about 1724. The following are his principal plates: The Holy Family; St. Martin Dividing his Cloak; St. Peter and St. John Healing the Sick; The Good Man at the Hour of Death. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological … Continue reading “Chambers, Thomas”

Chambers, Robert Daniel, A.M a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Va., Jan. 4,1823. He received a private preparation for college, but his father’s resources being too limited to assist him further, he was apprenticed to a printer in his native town, and, while thus employed, improved every available opportunity for extending … Continue reading “Chambers, Robert Daniel, A.M”

Chambers Of The South CHAMBERS OF THE SOUTH.See Stars. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible