Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Calvert, Charles Third Baron of Baltimore and second Proprietary Governor of Maryland. Born in London, 1629; died at Epsom, Surrey, England, 20 February, 1715. He was the son of Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, and Anne Arundel (Calvert). He was Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1661 to 1684, and Lord Proprietor from 1675 to 1691. … Continue reading “Calvert, Charles”

Calvert, Cecilius (Calvert, Cecil) Second Lord Baltimore (1605 -1675 ), proprietor of Maryland, eldest son of George Calvert . At his father’s death he was granted the charter of Maryland, thus becoming the first proprietor, by virtue of which office he was empowered to make laws. This right he later abrogated in favor of the … Continue reading “Calvert, Cecilius”

Calvert, Cecil (Calvert, Cecil) Second Lord Baltimore (1605 -1675 ), proprietor of Maryland, eldest son of George Calvert . At his father’s death he was granted the charter of Maryland, thus becoming the first proprietor, by virtue of which office he was empowered to make laws. This right he later abrogated in favor of the … Continue reading “Calvert, Cecil”

Calvert is the name of a family whose history is closely identified with that of the colony of Maryland. It includes: 1. GEORGE, the first lord Baltimore, who was born at Kipling, in Yorkshire, about 1580, and educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He early became secretary to Robert Cecil, one of the principal secretaries of … Continue reading “Calvert”

Calvary, The a name given in Roman Catholic countries to a representation of the various scenes of the passion and crucifixion of our Lord, either in a chapel, or external to the church, as at St. Jacques, at Antwerp. It consists of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, usually as large … Continue reading “Calvary, The”

Calvary, Mount The place of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. NAME Etymology and Use The word Calvary (Lat. Calvaria) means “a skull”. Calvaria and the Gr. Kranion are equivalents for the original Golgotha. The ingenious conjecture that Golgotha may be a contraction for Gol Goatha and may accordingly have signified “mount of execution”, and been … Continue reading “CALVARY, MOUNT”

Calvary, Congregation of Our Lady of A congregation founded at Poitiers, in 1617, by Antoinette of Orléans-Longueville, assisted by the famous Capuchin Father Joseph Le Clerc du Tremblay. Antoinette was left a widow in 1596, and entered the convent of Feuillantines at Toulouse in 1599. After her profession she was commanded by the pope to … Continue reading “Calvary, Congregation Of Our Lady Of”

CALVARY Or GOLGOTHA, the latter being the Hebrew term, place of a skull, the place where our Savior was crucified, near by Jerusalem, Joh 19:20, but outside of its walls, Mat 27:37 Mar 15:22 Joh 19:17 Heb 13:12 . In the same place was a private garden, and a tomb in which the body of … Continue reading “Calvary”

Calvart, Denis (Ital. Dionisio, also called FiaMnmningo), an eminent Flemish painter of the Bolognese school, was born at Antwerp about 1555, and was the scholar of Sabbatini. After quitting this master he studied the works of Raffaelle and other great painters at Rome, after which he returned to Bologna and established that celebrated school where … Continue reading “Calvart, Denis”

Calvarists, Or Missionary Priests Of Calvary a monastic congregation, established in 1630 by Hubert Charpentier, licentiate of the Sorbonne, on Mount Bethasam, in France, for propagating Romanism by missions. In 1638 they united with the Association for the Propagation of Faith, from which they separated again in 650. In 1664 they were re-formed, and united … Continue reading “Calvarists, Or Missionary Priests Of Calvary”