Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Brillhart, Jacob a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in York County, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1808. He was converted in 1834; removed to Richmond, Virginia, in 1839, where he was licensed to preach; and in 1848 entered the Kentucky Conference. On the organization of the Western Virginia Conference in 1850 he became … Continue reading “Brillhart, Jacob”

Brill, Jacob a Dutch mystic, was born January 21, 1639, and died at Leyden, January 28, 1700. He was deposed from his office as preacher of Phillipsburg in 1683 for attaching himself to the doctrines of Pontian van Hattem. He wrote about forty treatises, which. were published in 1705 at Amsterdam, and in a German … Continue reading “Brill, Jacob”

Bril, Paulus A brilliant Flemish painter and engraver, born at Antwerp, 1556; died in Rome, 7 October, 1626. He first studied with Damiaen Oertelmans, a member of the guild of St. Luke in his native city. Fired by the news of the success of his brother Matthys, in Rome, he left his parents secretly and … Continue reading “Bril, Paulus”

Bril, Paul an eminent Flemish painter, the brother of Matthew, was born at Antwerp in 1556, and studied under Daniel Wortelmans, an obscure artist. He was engaged, on the accession of Sixtus V, to execute some considerable works in Santa Maria Maggiore, in the Sistine chapel, and in the Scala Santa, at St. John of … Continue reading “Bril, Paul”

Briihl, Moritz J.A a Roman Catholic writer of Germany, was born of Jewish parentage, in 1819, at Dusseldorf. He studied at Heidelberg and Bonn, and for a time lived at London as a reporter of an English paper. After his return, in 1844, he joined the Church at Schwabisch-Gmund, and published his Selbstbekenntnisse eines Katechumen … Continue reading “Briihl, Moritz J.A”

Brihat-Katha (the great story), a collection of the popular legends of India. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Briguet, Sebastian a Swiss historian, was canon of Sion in Valais, and sought diligently foir the antiquities of his native country. He died in 1780. He left some works, among which we notice Vallesia Christian seu Dicecesis Sedunensis Historia Sacra, Vallensium Episcoporum Serie Observato, Addito in Fine Eorundum Syllabo (Sion, 1744): Oraison Funebre de Louis … Continue reading “Briguet, Sebastian”

Brignon, John Born at St. Malo in 1629; died at Paris, 12 June, 1712. He was a member of the Society of Jesus and occupied during the sixty-five years of his religious life chiefly in the translation of works of piety into French. Among these are the works of De Ponte and Nieremberg, the “Spiritual … Continue reading “Brignon, John”

Brignon, Jean an ascetic theologian of France, of the Jesuit order, who died in 1725, wrote, among other works, Instructions Spirituelles et Pensees Consolantes pour les Ames Affligees on Scrupuleuses (Paris, 1706, 1711): a translation of L’Imitation de Jesus-Christ (ibid. 1694, many times republished): Le Combat Spirituel, translated from the Italian (ibid. 1688): Le Guide … Continue reading “Brignon, Jean”

Brigittines (Birgittines Or Bridgettines) a monastic order in the Roman Church, also called Ordo Salvatoris, founded in 1344 by Brigitta (Birgitta or BRIDGET) at Wadstena, in Sweden, and confirmed in 1370 by Urban V. The nuns and monks lived to- ether under one roof, yet without seeing each other. There were to be in every … Continue reading “Brigittines (Birgittines Or Bridgettines) (2)”