Style, Perpendicular Regarded as a ramification of the Gothic, manifesting itself in the late 14th century in reaction to the elaboration, of flowing tracery and excessive ornament which, for some 50 years previous, had obtained in English architecture. The exuberance of the early style gave way to straight, vertical, and horizontal lines emphasized by the … Continue reading “Style, Perpendicular”
Style, Old And New
Style, Old And New SEE CALENDAR. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Stygius
Stygius in Grecian mythology, a surname of Pluto. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Stutzle, Johann Nepomuk
Stutzle, Johann Nepomuk a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, born in 1807 at Scheer, Wiurtemberg, was made a priest in 1832 at Augsburg, called to Balzhausen, Augsburg diocese, in 1849, and died April 17, 1874. He published, Versuch einer Harmonisirung der Welt- und Kirchengeschichte (Zurich, 1868): Handbuch zum romisch-katholischen Religionsunterrichte (Augsburg, 1868, 2 volumes): Stunden … Continue reading “Stutzle, Johann Nepomuk”
Stuttgart, Synod Of
Stuttgart, Synod Of held in the year 1559. It was convened by duke Christopher of Wrtemberg, with the purpose of bestowing a formal sanction on the Lutheran doctrine of the Lord’s supper, which had been previously recognized, but was threatened by divisions in the churches of the duchy itself, and by the overthrow of the … Continue reading “Stuttgart, Synod Of”
Stutteville, Robert De
Stutteville, Robert De a Scotch prelate, was probably bishop of the see of Dunkeld in 1272. He died in 1300. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 81. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Stutson, Nelson
Stutson, Nelson a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at Monson, Mass., Sept. 20, 1829, and was converted when about nineteen. He was educated at Wilbraham, graduated from college in 1858, and joined the New England Conference in 1859. In 1869 he spent three months in Europe to recruit his health, but it … Continue reading “Stutson, Nelson”
Sturz, Friedrich Wilhelm
Sturz, Friedrich Wilhelm a German scholar, was born May 14, 1762, at Erbisdorf, near Freiburg. He studied theology and philosophy at Leipsic, and was appointed in 1788 professor of elocution at Gera; in 1803 he was called to Grimma as rector of the academy, retired from his office in 1823, and died May 20, 1832. … Continue reading “Sturz, Friedrich Wilhelm”
Sturt, John
Sturt, John an English engraver, was born in London in 1658, and at the age of seventeen became the pupil of Robert White. His chief excellence lay in the engraving of letters, and the minuteness with which they were executed. He died in 1730. His best work is the Book of Common Prayer, which he … Continue reading “Sturt, John”
Sturm und Drang
Sturm und Drang (German, “Storm and Stress”), a period sweeping the German countries about 1770-1785, in which men like Hamann, Herder, the young Goethe, Schiller, Wagner, Christian Schubart, and Friedrich Maximilian Klinger (from whose play the movement got its name) advocated, in a flush of creative enthusiasm, the forces of native talent, the value of … Continue reading “Sturm und Drang”