Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

AENON See ENON. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Aenon (Greek Ainon; Vulgate, Ænnon; Douay, Ennon). Mentioned in John 3:23, as the locality where the forerunner of Christ baptized. It is described as being “near Salim” and as having “much water”. Where is it situated? Barclay’s hypothesis, which gratuitously identifies Salim with Jerusalem and selects … Continue reading “Aenon”

AEnigma; or, Dark Saying A. Truth expressed in obscure Language E-nig-ma. Greek, (ai-nig-ma), from (ainissesthai), to tell a strange tale, then to speak darkly or in riddles. Hence an enigma is a dark or obscure saying, a puzzling statement or action. A statement of which the meaning has to be searched for in order to … Continue reading “AEnigma; or, Dark Saying”

Aengus, Saint (the Culdee) An Irish saint who flourished in the last quarter of the eighth century, and is held in imperishable honour as the author of the Feliré, or Festology of the Saints. Born near Clonengh, Ireland, Aengus was educated at the monastic school, founded there by St. Fintan, not far from the present … Continue reading “Aengus, Saint (the Culdee)”

Aengus, Saint (died 824 ) Called The Culdee (Gaelic: Ceile De, servant of God) Born near Clonenagh , Ireland ; died there. He collaborated with Saint Maelruain in writing a martyrology of Irish saints, and wrote the “Felire,” a poetical work on the same subject, which he concluded after he had left the monastery and … Continue reading “Aengus, Saint”

AEneas Sylvius SEE PIUS II. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

AEneas Gazaeus a sophist and disciple of Hierocles, converted to Christianity about the year 487. He testifies that he heard the African confessors, whose tongues Hunneric, the king of the Vandals, had caused to be cut out, speak. He wrote the Dialogue called Theophrastus, de Animarum Immortalitate et Corporis Resurrectione, which was printed at Basle, … Continue reading “AEneas Gazaeus”

Aeneas () The name occurs only once in the NT (Act 9:33-34). The person so called was a dweller in Lydda or Lod, a town on the plain of Sharon about ten miles south of Joppa, to which many of the Christians had fied after the persecution which dispersed the apostles and the church of … Continue reading “Aeneas”

Aemon in Phoenician mythology, was the son of Colpias and ,Baau (.Bobu, or Chaos), the two primeval deities. .He and his brother Profogonos were the earliest created mortals. AEon was the first to discover the use of fruit as food. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aemilius, Georg a Lutheran theologian, was born June 25,1517, at Mansfeld, and died as superintendent. at Stollberg, May 22,1569. He wrote, Evangelia Heroico Carmine Reddita (Basle, 1551, and often) :-Poemata. Sacra in Jesaias Caput. LIII, Psalmum XXII et quaesdam Evangelia (ibid. 1551):– Explicationes in Evange e lia Domninicalia et Festivalia (ibid. eod.) :- Epistolce Dominicales … Continue reading “Aemilius, Georg”

Aemilius is the name of three saints in the Roman calendar. (1) Martyr in Africa, commemorated May. 22. (2) Of Sardinia, commemorated May 28. (3) Commemorated June 18. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature