Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Adalia (Heb. Adalya’, , probably of Persian origin; Sept. v. r. , Vulg. Adalja), the fifth of the ten sons of Haman slain by the Jews under the royal edict at Shushan (Est 9:8), B.C. 473. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Adalia ADALIA (Est 9:8).The fifth of the sons of Haman, put … Continue reading “Adalia”

Adalhard abbot of Corbie, born about 753, died in 826. He was a son of Count Bernard, and a relative of Charles Martel. He was one of the first to oppose the pretensions of the nobility, and to preach openly that the laws must be equally obeyed by patricians and commoners. Charlemagne confided to him … Continue reading “Adalhard”

Adalgudis co – founder with her husband, Grimo, in 697, of .a nunnery at Limours, diocese of Paris (.see the charter of foundation, with her subscription, in Mabillon, Ann .i, 704). A placitum of Chaldebert III, in 703, vindicating the property of this convent, of which Adalgudis, then a widow, was an inmate, may be … Continue reading “Adalgudis”

Adalgothus the eleventh bishop of Magdeburg, who established the custom of giving to a hundred poor persons during Lent a loaf of bread and a herring apiece.– Landon, Eccles. Diet. s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Adalgisus (Teut. noble pledge), a French monk of the monastery of St. Theodoric, in the province ..of Rheims, flourished about 1150. He composed De Mifaclulis St. Theodoricibatis .Rhemensis, by order of the fathers of the monastery, to whom he dedicated it. See Mabillon, Annal. Ord. Bened i, 622;. Cave, Hist. Lit. ii, 227, 12. Fuente: … Continue reading “Adalgisus”

Adalgar a Benedictine monk of Corby, and the companion of Rembertus, or Rheinbertus, whom he succeeded, in 888, in the archiepiscopal chair of Hamburg and Bremen. The archbishop of Cologne claimed supremacy over Cologne, and Pope Formosus cited Adalgar to appear at Rome to prove his rights to the archbishopric, but he refused both to … Continue reading “Adalgar”

Adaldagus archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, lived during the reigns of the three emperors Otho (the last of whom died 1002), and enjoyed great influence at court, where he held the office of chancellor. After the victory which Otho I gained over the Danes, he established three episcopal sees in Jutland, viz., Sleswick, Ripen, and … Continue reading “Adaldagus”

Adalbertines a Christian sect which. arose in the 8th century, deriving both its origin and name from Adalbert (q.v.), a priest and irregular bishop in France. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Adalbert, St., Of Magdeburg SEE ALBERT OF MAGDEBURG. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Adalbert, St., Count Of Lostrevant who is commemorated on April 22, married Regina, niece of king Pepin, with whom he dedicated himself to a life of devotion, almsgiving, and good works.’ According to the documents of the Church of Denain, we learn that they founded the monastery in that place, and that they were buried … Continue reading “Adalbert, St., Count Of Lostrevant”