Brigittines Also known as Brigittines, Salvatorian Order, Salvatorians, Order of the Most Holy Saviour of Saint Bridget. Order for monks and nuns founded by Saint Bridget of Sweden, at Vadstena, Sweden in 1346, approved by Pope Urban V as a branch of the Augustinians. They engage in literary work particularly in the translation of religious … Continue reading “Brigittines”
Brigitta (2)
Brigitta SEE BRIDGET. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Brigitta (2) SEE BRIDGET. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Brigidines, Institute of the
Brigidines, Institute of the (SISTERS OF ST. BRIGID.) The Institute of the Brigidines was established by Most Rev. Dr. Delaney, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, at Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland, in 1807. Bishop Delaney, keenly alive to the lamentable state to which religion had been reduced by the Penal Laws and by the disastrous effects … Continue reading “Brigidines, Institute of the”
Brigida, abbess of Kildare
Brigida, abbess of Kildare Brigida (5), V., abbess of Kildare-Feb. 1, 523. The designation “Fiery Dart” seems peculiarly appropriate for “the Mary of Ireland,” who, although her fame on the continent is eclipsed by the greater reputation there of her namesake the widow-saint of Sweden, yet stands forth in history with a very marked individuality, … Continue reading “Brigida, abbess of Kildare”
Brigida (Bridget, Brighit, Or Bride)
Brigida (Bridget, Brighit, Or Bride) is the name of several Irish saints. Colgan (Tr. Thaum. pages 611-613) gives a list of fourteen Brigidas who are distinguished from each other, and another list of eleven who are not so distinct. As regards many of these little can be said; and even of those who are better … Continue reading “Brigida (Bridget, Brighit, Or Bride)”
Brigid, Saint
Brigid, Saint Virgin, popularly known as Mary of the Gael, born Faughart, County Louth, Ireland , 451 ; died Kildare, Ireland , 525 . Having received the veil from Saint Macaille, she was professed by Saint Mel of Ardagh from whom she received abbatial powers, 468 . Her famous convent of Gill-Dara (church of the … Continue reading “Brigid, Saint”
Brigid of Ireland, Saint
Brigid of Ireland, Saint (Incorrectly known as BRIDGET). Born in 451 or 452 of princely ancestors at Faughart, near Dundalk, County Louth; d. 1 February, 525, at Kildare. Refusing many good offers of marriage, she became a nun and received the veil from St. Macaille. With seven other virgins she settled for a time at … Continue reading “Brigid of Ireland, Saint”
Brightness
Brightness brtnes: Used by the King James Version in Heb 1:3 for effulgence of his glory, as in the Revised Version (British and American) and the American Standard Revised Version. The Greek apaugasma may mean either reflection or radiation. Patristic usage favors the latter; compare The Wisdom of Solomon 7:26; also the Nicene Creed: Light … Continue reading “Brightness”
Brightman, Thomas
Brightman, Thomas an English Puritan divine, was born at Nottingham, in 1557, and educated at Queen’s College, Cambridge. He became rector of Hawnes, in Bedfordshire, and died August 24, 1607. His character was saintly, but his writings are highly fanciful; they were published collectively (Lond. 1644), and include, Apoclypsis Analysiet Scholiis, etc. (1609): a work … Continue reading “Brightman, Thomas”
Bright, Timothy, M.D
Bright, Timothy, M.D an English clergyman, was appointed rector of Methley, in Yorkshire, in 1591, and died in 1616. He published, De Dyscrtsia Corporis Human (1583): A Treatise of Melancholy (1586): an Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments (1589), and other works. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature