Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Bertha, wife of Ethelbert, king of Kent Bertha (Bercta), wife of Ethelbert, king of Kent. She was daughter of Caribert, king of Paris, by his wife Ingoberga (Greg. Turon. iv. 26, ix. 26), and lost her father in 575, her mother in 589. The date of her marriage is unknown, but it was probably after … Continue reading “Bertha, wife of Ethelbert, king of Kent”

Bertha (Or Berta) Saint abbess of Blangy, in Artois, was the daughter of the n count Rigobertus and Ursana, and was born about 650 in Artois. When twenty years of age she married Sigefroi, with whom she lived twenty years. Upon his death she retired to:the monastery which she had built at Blany, diocese of … Continue reading “Bertha (Or Berta) Saint”

Bertha (Or Bercta) wife of Ethelbert; king of Kent, was the daughter of Caribert king of Paris, by his wife Moberga. At the time of their marriage Ethelbert was still a heathen, but she was allowed to enjoy the exercise of her own religion, and to be attended by a bishop. It was partly, no … Continue reading “Bertha (Or Bercta)”

Bertha Of the various holy women bearing the name of Bertha, five are more particularly worthy of notice. I. BERTHA, QUEEN OF KENT Died c. 612. She was a Frankish princess, daughter of Charibert and the pious Ingoberga. In marrying the pagan King Ethelbert of Kent, she brought her chaplain Liudhard with her, and restored … Continue reading “Bertha”

Bertelli, Luca a Venetian engraver, is said to have been a print-seller in the second half of the 16th century. Among his works, after the great Italian masters, are: A Bust of Hippolita Gonzaga, Daughter of Ferdinand; The Israelites Tormented by Serpents; The Baptism of Christ; The Flagellation; The Descent from the Cross; The Four … Continue reading “Bertelli, Luca”

Bertelli, Ferrando a Venetian engraver, born about 1525, executed some plates after the Venetian painters and others, of which are the following: a print entitled Omnium Fere Gentium (Venice, 1569); Christ Curing the Sick (Farinati piuxo F. Bertelli ex. 1566); The Crucifixion, after Giulio Romano; Venus and Cupid, after Titian, etched by F. Bertelli (Nico … Continue reading “Bertelli, Ferrando”

Bertelli, Cristofano an Italian engraver, was born at Rimini, in the duchy of Modena, about the year 1525. He executed a few plates, among which are: The Portrait of Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma; The Conversion of St. Paul; The Virgin and Infant with St. Augustine, St. Sebastian, and St. Helena, with St. Joseph Sleepiing; … Continue reading “Bertelli, Cristofano”

Bertel (Or Bertels) Jean a Flemish theologian and chronicler, was born at Louvain in 1559. At the age of seventeen he assumed the Benedictine garb at Luxemburg, and was for nineteen years abbot of the monastery. In 1594 he was transferred to the Abbey of Echternach. The Dutch made him prisoner in 1596, and a … Continue reading “Bertel (Or Bertels) Jean”

Berteford, Marcus Gervais, D.D an Irish Protestant prelate, was born in 1801. He was educated at Richmond School, Yorkshire, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was made bachelor of arts in 1824; appointed rector of Kildallen in 1825, afterwards vicar of Drung and Lara, also vicar-general of Kilmore, and archdeacon of Armagh. In 1854 he … Continue reading “Berteford, Marcus Gervais, D.D”

Bertaut Jean a French bishop and poet, was born at Caen in 1552. He was the sbn of Francois Bertaut, originally from the parish of Donnai, and his father wished to take charge of the education of his son, who became familiar with the Greek and Latin authors; he assumed the style of French poetry … Continue reading “Bertaut Jean”