abbot, lay A layman to whom either a king or someone else in authority assigned an abbey in consideration of services rendered. The estate of the monastery was thus placed in the charge of the lay abbot, who received part of its income. The custom obtained chiefly in the Frankish Empire, from the 8th to … Continue reading “Abbot, Lay”
Abbot, John Lovejoy
Abbot, John Lovejoy a Unitarian minister, was born at Andover, Mass., Nov. 29, 1783. He prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover; entered Harvard in 1801, and graduated in 1805. He then returned to his father’s, and commenced the study of theology under the Rev. Jonathan French, the minister of the congregation in that place. … Continue reading “Abbot, John Lovejoy”
Abbot, John Emery
Abbot, John Emery a Unitarian minister, was born at Exeter, N.H. in 1793. He graduated at Bowdoin College, Me., in 1810. Shortly after leaving college he began his theological studies, and prosecuted them partly at the university in Cambridge, and partly under the direction of the Rev. Dr. Channing in Boston. In 1815 he was … Continue reading “Abbot, John Emery”
Abbot, Jacob
Abbot, Jacob a Unitarian minister, was born at Wilton, N. H., Jan. 7,1768. He prosecuted his studies, in preparation for college, under a Mr. Birge, who had opened a school in Wilton. He graduated at Harvard College in 1792, and immediately began teaching school in Billerica, Mass. Whatever of leisure he could command he devoted … Continue reading “Abbot, Jacob”
Abbot-Hull
Abbot-Hull a Congregational minister, was born in Boston, Mass., June 15, 1702. He graduated at Harvard College in 1720; and died April 9, 1774, after a ministry of more than fifty years, See Sprague, Annuals of the Amer. Pulpit. 1, 241. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Abbot, Henry
Abbot, Henry Layman, martyred at York, 4 July, 1597, pronounced Venerable in 1886. His acts are thus related by Challoner: A certain Protestant minister, for some misdemeanour put into York Castle, to reinstate himself in the favour of his superiors, insinuated himself into the good opinion of the Catholic prisoners, by pretending a deep sense … Continue reading “Abbot, Henry”
Abbot, Gorham Dummer
Abbot, Gorham Dummer LLD., an American minister, teacher, and writer, was born at Brunswick, Me., Sept. 3, 1807. He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1826; and, after taking part of the theological course at Andover, he made the tour of the United States and several visits to Europe, in order to study the various systems … Continue reading “Abbot, Gorham Dummer”
Abbot, George
Abbot, George D.D., Archbishop of Canterbury, brother of Robert (inf.), one of the translators of the English Bible, and a man of great ability and learning, was born at Guildford, October 29, 1562, and entered at Baliol College, Oxford, in 1578; subsequently was made Master of University College, and, in 1599, Dean of Winchester. At … Continue reading “Abbot, George”
abbot general
abbot general One who presides over a federation of monasteries or abbeys . By virtue of privilege they have decisive vote in ecumenical councils. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Abbot, Ezra, D.D., LL.D
Abbot, Ezra, D.D., LL.D a distinguished Unitarian scholar, was born at Jackson, Maine, April 18, 1819. He studied at Phillips Academy, Exeter, N.H.; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1840; taught for about five years at East Machias, Maine; removed to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1847; in 1856 became assistant librarian of Harvard University, and in 1872 … Continue reading “Abbot, Ezra, D.D., LL.D”