Brunson, Alfred, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Danbury, Connecticut, February 9, 1793. He was educated in the common-schools and trained as a shoemaker; converted July 3, 1809, while living with an uncle at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and licensed to exhort. Returning to Connecticut the same year, he settled at Bridgeport and began to … Continue reading “Brunson, Alfred, D.D”
Brunsmann, Johannes
Brunsmann, Johannes a Lutheran theologian, was born October 30, 1637, at Nidrosia, in Norway. He studied at Upsala and Copenhagen; and died in the latter place, July 25, 1707. He wrote, Phosphorus Apocalypticus: De usu Accentuationis Ebr. in Cod. sacro contra Wasmuthum aliosque: Ignoti Philalethis Schediasmatumn Apocalypticorum lib. 3. See Steinschneider, Bibliographisches Handbuch, s.v.; Jocher,. … Continue reading “Brunsmann, Johannes”
Brunschvicg, Leon
Brunschvicg, Leon (1869-) Professor of Philosophy at the Ecole Normale in Paris. Dismissed by the Nazis (1941). His philosophy is an idealistic synthesis of Spinoza, Kant and Schelling with special stress on the creative role of thought in cultural history as well as in sciences. Main worksLes etapes de la philosophie mathematique, 1913; L’experience humaine … Continue reading “Brunschvicg, Leon”
Brunquell, Peter Pius
Brunquell, Peter Pius a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born May 23, 1752, at Bamberg; and died there, as prior of the monastery of the Dominicans, August 28, 1828. He wrote Historische, dogmatische undpractische Abhandlung uber den Ablass (Bamberg, 1816). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:458. (B.P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Brunquell, Peter Pius”
Brunow, J.J.F
Brunow, J.J.F a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Elberfeld, Germany, March 13, 1833. He attained marked eminence as a student in his early days; fled his country’s military discipline in his nineteenth year and emigrated to America; landed in New York; immediately set out for California, where he was converted, and began with fiery … Continue reading “Brunow, J.J.F”
Bruno the Saxon
Bruno the Saxon (SAXONICUS.) A German chronicler of the eleventh Century and author of the “Historia de Bello Saxonico”. Little is known of his life. He was apparently a Saxon monk belonging to the household of Archbishop Werner, of Magdeburg, who was a vigorous opponent of Henry IV and one of the leaders of the … Continue reading “Bruno the Saxon”
Bruno, Saint (1)
Bruno, Saint 1030-1101 (c.1030 -1101 ) Confessor and abbot , founder of the Carthusian Order , born Cologne , Germany ; died Torre, Calabria, Italy . Educated at Rheims, he was ordained, c.1055 . He presided over the cathedral school at Rheims, 1057 -1075 , and was made chancellor of the church of Rheims. He … Continue reading “Bruno, Saint (1)”
Bruno, Prancesco
Bruno, Prancesco a painter born at Porto Maurizio, in the Genoese territory, in 1648, and studied under P. da Cortona. He executed some altar-pieces and other subjects for the churches of his native country. He died in 1726. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Bruno, Prancesco”
Bruno of Querfurt, Saint
Bruno of Querfurt, Saint (Brun; Boniface) (c.970 -1009 ) Martyr , Archbishop of the Slavs, and second Apostle of the Prussians. In 996 he accompanied Emperor Otto III to Rome, where he became acquainted with Saint Adalbert and Saint Romuald who directed him in the ascetic life. He was consecrated archbishop of the heathen Slavs … Continue reading “Bruno of Querfurt, Saint”
Bruno Herbipolensis
Bruno Herbipolensis SEE BRUNO OF WURTZBURG. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature