Aguirre, Juan a Spanish sculptor, was born at Segovia, and was the scholar and son-in- law of Matteo Inverto. He executed the :tabernacle of the Church of Villacastin, with the statues of the evangelists and six other saints, in 1594, which, according to Bermudez, possessed great merit. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, … Continue reading “Aguirre, Juan”
Aguirre, Josg Saenz D
Aguirre, Josg Saenz D a Spanish prelate, was born at Logrono, March 24, 1630, assumed the habit of the order of St. Benedict, and in 1668 took the degree of doctor at Salamanca, where he was chosen professor. He was afterward inquisitor, and in 1686 Innocent XI gave him the cardinal’s hat as a return … Continue reading “Aguirre, Josg Saenz D”
Aguirre, Joseph Saenz de
Aguirre, Joseph Saenz de Cardinal, and learned Spanish Benedictine; born at Logro o, in Old Castile, 24 March, 1630; died 19 August, 1699. He entered the congregation of Monte Cassino. He directed the studies in the Monastery of St. Vincent of Salamanca for fifteen years, and became its abbot. He then professed dogmatic theology and … Continue reading “Aguirre, Joseph Saenz de”
Aguirre, Gaspar Salzedo De
Aguirre, Gaspar Salzedo De was professor of theology in the University of Bacca, Spain, and prior of St. Ildefonso at Jaen, in the 17th century. He wrote, Allusiones N. Testamnenti ad Vetus (1608):-A Relation of Some Remarkable Matters concerning the Kingdom and Bishopric of Jaen (in Spanish, 1614, 8vo):- Pliego de Cartas (1694). See Antonio, … Continue reading “Aguirre, Gaspar Salzedo De”
Aguillon (Or Aguelon), Francois D
Aguillon (Or Aguelon), Francois D a Belgian Jesuit, was born at Brussels in 1567. He first introduced the study of mathematics among the brothers of the Low Countries, taught philosophy at Douay, and theology at Antwerp, where he was rector of the college. He died at Seville in 1617. He wrote, Opticorum Lib. VI Philosophicis … Continue reading “Aguillon (Or Aguelon), Francois D”
Aguillanneuf
Aguillanneuf (A-gui-l’an-nef/), an old cry used on Jan. 1 as a mode of rejoicing. It is derived from the Druids, who at the beginning of the year distributed the blessed mistletoe to the people, announcing at the same time the new year. In Brittany, Picardy, and Burgundy the children are said still to sing these … Continue reading “Aguillanneuf”
Aguilar, Raphael Moses De
Aguilar, Raphael Moses De a Portuguese Jew, who died in 1680, was among those who, in 1641, emigrated from Portugal to Brazil. On his return to Amsterdam, he published a Portuguese and Hebrew grammar, entitled Epitome da Grammatica Hebraica (Amst. 1661). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. i, 21; De’ Rossi, Dizionario Storico (Germ. transl.), p. 28; … Continue reading “Aguilar, Raphael Moses De”
Aguilar, Pedro Sanchez De
Aguilar, Pedro Sanchez De was a native of Yucatan, in America,’ who, when canon of Los Charcas, in Peru, wronte a book (in Latin and Spanish) entitled Informe contra Idolorum Cultores del Obispado ‘de Yucatan (Madrid, 1639, 4to). The work relates to the powers of bishops and the necessity of punishing idolatry. .See Antonio, Biblioth. … Continue reading “Aguilar, Pedro Sanchez De”
Aguilar, Grace
Aguilar, Grace an English Jewish authoress, was born at Hackney, near London, June 2, 1816. She was a descendant of a family of Hebrew merchants in Spain, who had fled from that country on account of religions persecution, and found a refuge in England. She died at Frankfort, in Germany, Sept. 16,1847. A writer in … Continue reading “Aguilar, Grace”
Aguilar
Aguilar (Terrone del Cagno), Francisco, was bishop of Leon, in Spain, and was originally of Iliturgi. or Anduxar, in the diocese of Jaen. He was preacher to king Philip II; held the chair of theology at Granada; and was made first bishop of Tui, and lastly of Leon. He died in 1613, and left an … Continue reading “Aguilar”