Agilulfus, Saint Abbot of Stavelot, Bishop of Cologne and Martyr, 750. We know but little of this Saint. The account, written of him by a monk of Malmedy and printed by the Bollandists is, as they state, quite untrustworthy. He was of good family, was educated under Abbot Angelinus at Stavelot, and eventually became abbot … Continue reading “Agilulfus, Saint”
Agilmar
Agilmar (or Aimar), a French prelate, was bishop of Clermont in the 9th century. Driven from his diocese by the Normans, he took refuge in the county of Amaons, where’ he brought the relics of Sts. Illis and Vincent. He deposited these in two grottos, which be-came the nucleus of large villages. In the Assembly … Continue reading “Agilmar”
Agiles, Raymond d’
Agiles, Raymond d’ (Or AGUILERS.) A chronicler and canon of Puy-en-Velay, France, toward the close of the eleventh century. He accompanied the Count of Toulouse on the First Crusade (1096-99), as chaplain to Adhémar, Bishop of Puy, legate of Pope Urban II. With Pons de Balazuc he undertook to write a history of the expedition, … Continue reading “Agiles, Raymond d’”
Agiles, Raymond
Agiles, Raymond (surnamed de Podio because he was a canon ‘of Puy-en-Velay), went to the Holy Land in 1096 as chaplain to Aimar de Monteuil, the apostolic legate. He was present at the taking of Jerusalem, and wrote a history of the proceedings, entitled Gesta Dei per Francos (printed in the collection of Bongars). Fuente: … Continue reading “Agiles, Raymond”
Agilbertus, ST.
Agilbertus, ST. a fellow-martyr with St. Agoardus (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Agilbert (Or Adilbert)
Agilbert (Or Adilbert) a Roman Catholic prelate, was probably a native of Paris. He appears in Bede, first as “pontifex quidami natione Gallus,” from which he is supposed to have been consecrated by French bishops without any see. After studying in Ireland, he went into Wessex about 648, and was appointed by king Cenwalch bishop … Continue reading “Agilbert (Or Adilbert)”
Agil (Or St. Aisle)
Agil (Or St. Aisle) was the son of Agnoald, councillor of Hildebert, who was persuaded by his friend Columbanus to devote his child at an early age to the monastic life.. Accordingly, Agil entered the Monastery of Luxeuil about 590, and in 615 was deputed by a synod of the Frankish churches to accompany Eustacius … Continue reading “Agil (Or St. Aisle)”
Agier, Pierre Jean
Agier, Pierre Jean a French jurist, was born at Paris, December 28th, 1748, of a Jansenist family. When forty years old he commenced the study of Hebrew, and gave translations and comments on the prophets (principally on the four greater). In 1789 appeared his Fues sur la reformation des lois civiles, suivies d’unplan et d’une … Continue reading “Agier, Pierre Jean”
Agiel
Agiel in Cabalistic mythology, is the intelligence of the planet Saturn. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Agiasma
Agiasma (or rather HAGIASMA, ) is the name given by the Seventy to the sanctuary in the Old Test., and applied by the early Church to the altar; called also AGION SEE AGION (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature