Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Calder, John (1) a Scotch clergyman, chaplain to Sir James Calder, was licensed to preach in 1703. Having a knowledge of the native language, he was appointed to go to Sutherland by the General Assembly of 1704; was recalled, and appointed minister at Cawdor in 1705, and was ordained the same year. He died in … Continue reading “Calder, John (1)”

Calder, James a Scotch clergyman (son of the minister at Cawdor), was licensed to preach in 1738; appointed minister at Ardersier in 1740, and ordained; he refused an earnest call from Inverness in 1746, and was transferred to Croy in 1747; he had a new church built in 1767, and died Dec. 24, 1775, aged … Continue reading “Calder, James”

Calder, Hugh, A.M a Scotch clergyman (son of the minister at Croy), took his degree from King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1767. He was licensed to preach in 1776, presented to the living at Croy in 1778, after a vacancy following his father’s death, and ordained. He died Aug. 31, 1822, aged seventy-seven years. His son … Continue reading “Calder, Hugh, A.M”

Calder, Frederic an English Wesleyan minister, was born in 1785. He was converted at the age of fifteen; entered the ministry in 1808; became a supernumerary at Bedford in 1842; removed to Cheltenham in 1844, and died June 20, 1851, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. He travelled sixteen different circuits. His ministry was … Continue reading “Calder, Frederic”

Calder, Charles, A.M a Scotch clergyman (son of the minister at Croy) took his degree from the University and King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1767. He was licensed to preach in 1773, and called to be minister at Urquhart and Logie-Wester in 1774; and had a new church built in 1795. He died Oct. 1,1812, aged … Continue reading “Calder, Charles, A.M”

Caldcleugh, John a Scotch clergyman, was third master at St. Mary’s College, St. Andrews; minister at Abdie in 1594; and was appointed constant Moderator of the Presbytery in 1606. He was charged before the High Commission in 1611, for unadvisedly giving admission to a minister at Strathmiglo, but was only admonished, and remained. He was … Continue reading “Caldcleugh, John”

Caldas-Barbosa, Domingo A Brazilian poet, born of a white father and a negro mother at Rio Janeiro in 1740; died in Lisbon, 9 November, 1800. Trained at the Jesuit college in Rio Janeiro, he developed a power of literary improvisation which he indulged at the expense of the Portugese whites and thereby stirred them up … Continue reading “Caldas-Barbosa, Domingo”

Caldara, Polidoro (da Caravaggio) An Italian painter, born at Caravaggio, 1492 (or 1495); died at Messina, 1543. He passed his boyhood in poverty and misery, leaving Caravaggio when he was eighteen years old to seek work. Going to Rome, he was employed to carry mortar for the artists in the Vatican who were painting frescoes … Continue reading “Caldara, Polidoro (da Caravaggio)”

Caldara SEE CARAVAGGIO. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Caldani, Leopoldo Marco Antonio Catholic anatomist and physiologist, born Bologna , Italy , 1725 ; died Padua, Italy , 1813 . He is noted for his experimental studies on the function of the spinal cord and for the introduction of electricity in the physiology of the nerves. His most celebrated work is his anatomical atlas … Continue reading “Caldani, Leopoldo Marco Antonio”