Bukki (Heb. Bukki’, , waster, otherwise a contracted form of Bukkiah), the name of two men. 1. (Sept. v.. r. .) Son of Jogli and prince of the tribe of Dan, appointed by Moses as one of the commissioners to partition the land of Palestine (Num 34:22). B.C. 1618. 2. (Sept. v. r. .) Son … Continue reading “Bukki”
Bukentop, Henri De
Bukentop, Henri De a popish controversial writer and professor at Louvain, died there in 1716. His most remarkable publication is his Lux de Luce ‘(4to). In the first book he treats of the antiquity of the Vulgate; in the second, of the various readings; in the third, he compares the Sixtine and Clementine editions. See … Continue reading “Bukentop, Henri De”
Bukarest
Bukarest (BUCHAREST; BUCARESTIENSIS; Rumanian, BUCHARESCI “City of enjoyment”) Comprises the Kingdom of Rumania, of which Bukarest is the capital, excluding Moldavia, and contains, according to the archdiocesan year-book for 1907, about 56,000 Catholics of the Latin Rite, 4,000 to 5,000 Uniat Rumanians, chiefly immigrants from Transylvania, Banat, and Bukowina, and a few hundred Uniat Armenians. … Continue reading “Bukarest”
Bujumbura, Burundi, archdiocese of
Bujumbura, Burundi, archdiocese of Founded as the Vicariate Apostolic of Usumbura on 11 June 1959. Elevated to the diocese of Usumbura on 10 November 1959. Name changed to the diocese of Bujumbura on 9 October 1964. Elevated to an archdiocese on 25 November 2006. Suffragen dioceses include Bubanza Bururi See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org New Catholic Dictionary … Continue reading “Bujumbura, Burundi, archdiocese of”
B.U.J.
B.U.J. = Baccalaureus Utriusque Juris; Bachelor of Both Laws (civil and canon) Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Buite, Saint
Buite, Saint SEE BOETHIUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Buist, George, D.D
Buist, George, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1770. He was distinguished for his scholarship while connected with the Edinburgh College, especially in the department of Grecian literature. On the recommendation of Dr. Robertson and Dr. Blair he was called to take charge of the Presbyterian Church in Charleston, S. C. … Continue reading “Buist, George, D.D”
Buist, Edward Tonge, D.D
Buist, Edward Tonge, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Charleston, S. C., March i, 1809. He was prepared for college at the Charleston College, and entered the College of South Carolina, but did not graduate there. He entered Princeton ‘Seminary in the fall of 1828, and remained over three years. He was licensed by … Continue reading “Buist, Edward Tonge, D.D”
Buisson, Eugene
Buisson, Eugene a French Protestant theologian, who died at St. Etienne, Oct. 22, 1881, as honorary president of the consistory of Lyons, is the author of several Works, which have also been translated into German. His best-known work in Germany is Der Mensch, die Familie und die Gesellschaft in ihren Verihdltnissen zur sittlichen Entwicklung der … Continue reading “Buisson, Eugene”
Buisson de Saint-Côme, Jean François
Buisson de Saint-Cme, Jean Franois (c.1667 -1706 ) Martyr , born Pointe-Levi, Canada ; died near Donaldsonville, Louisiana. He studied at the Seminary of Quebec, and was ordained, 1690 . Sent on a mission to the West, he labored at the Cahokia (Tamaroa) mission in Illinois until c.1698, when he accompanied Fathers Montigny and Davion … Continue reading “Buisson de Saint-Côme, Jean François”