Brossier, Marthe a French fanatic, was born in 1547, and was the daughter of a baker at.Romorantin. She pretended to be possessed with spirits, and in that state inveighed against the edict of Nantes. Her imposture, however, was exposed by the bishop of Angers, who produced the same convullsions- upon her nervous temperament by artificial … Continue reading “Brossier, Marthe”
Brosse, La
Brosse, La SEE ANGE DE ST. JOSEPH Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Brosse, Jean-Baptiste de la
Brosse, Jean-Baptiste de la A Jesuit missionary, born 1724 at Magnac, Angoumois, France; died 1782. He studied classics at the Jesuit College of St. Louis at Angoulême, and entered the novitiate of the society at Bordeaux, in 1740. After a full course of philosophy and theology in the latter city, he was ordained in 1753 … Continue reading “Brosse, Jean-Baptiste de la”
Brorson, Hans Adolf
Brorson, Hans Adolf a famous Danish hymnwriter, was born June 20,1694. He studied at Copenhagen, and succeeded his father in the ministry. In 1729 he was called as third pastor to Tondern in Sleswick, and in 1741 he was made bishop of Ribe. In 1760 he was made doctor of divinity, and died June 3, … Continue reading “Brorson, Hans Adolf”
Brorda (Also Called Hildegils)
Brorda (Also Called Hildegils) was a Mercian alderman, whose death in 799 is recorded by Simeon of Durham. He attested the charters of Offa from 764 to 795, and, after the death of Offa, those of Ecgfrith and Kenulf down to 798. He is. probably the person who is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as … Continue reading “Brorda (Also Called Hildegils)”
Broquard (Or Bronquard), Jacques
Broquard (Or Bronquard), Jacques a French theologian, was born at Thionville about 1588. In 1608 he entered the Jesuit order and went to reside at Luxembourg. He died in 1660, leaving a translation in Latin of the Pedagogue Chretien of the Jesuit Philip Oultremann of Valenciennes, a work the original edition of which appeared at … Continue reading “Broquard (Or Bronquard), Jacques”
Broomfield, Robert W
Broomfield, Robert W an English Wesleyan minister, was born near Rochester in 1815. He was converted in youth, studied three years in the Abney House Theological Institution, was appointed to Wellingborough in 1824, and died at High Wycombe, August 17, 1875. See Minutes of the British Conference, 1876, page 12. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological … Continue reading “Broomfield, Robert W”
Broome, Australia, diocese of
Broome, Australia, diocese of Comprises the northeastern part of Western Australia; area, about 298,571 square miles. Established 10 May 1887 as the vicariate apostolic of Kimberley, Australia, a suffragan of Perth; entrusted to the Fathers of the Pious Society of Missions. The name was changed ot the Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberleys on 13 November 1959. … Continue reading “Broome, Australia, diocese of”
Broom
Broom Broom. A dense, twiggy bush, almost leafless, which grew to about 3. 6 meters (12 feet). It has small white blooms. Common in the desert regions of Palestine, Arabia, and Egypt, it was used as charcoal ( Psa 120:4) and provided shade for the prophet Elijah ( 1Ki 19:4-5). The roots which Job ate … Continue reading “Broom”
Brooks, William A
Brooks, William A a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1810. He was converted at the age of twenty-one; licensed to exhort in 1836; and in 1838 entered the New Jersey Conference, in which he toiled zealously and successfully, in the pulpit, pastorate, and in the distribution of Bibles, until his … Continue reading “Brooks, William A”