Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Stanislas, Kostka, St was born in 1550 at the castle of Rostkom of a senatorial family, and distinguished himself by his early piety. After studying in the college of the Jesuits at Vienna, he desired to enter their order; but, being prevented by his father and brother, he went to Dillingen, where the provincial Canisius … Continue reading “Stanislas, Kostka, St”

Stanislas Kostka, Saint Confessor. Born in 1550 in Rostkovo, near Prasnysz, Poland; died in 1568 in Rome, Italy. He was educated in the Jesuit College at Vienna, and, recovering from a severe illness, during which he received Holy Communion from the hands of Saint Barbara, he went on foot to Rome, where he was received … Continue reading “Stanislas Kostka, Saint”

Stanhope, Lady Hester whose remarkable life in Mount Lebanon may be numbered among the most interesting romances of history, was born March 12, 1776. Her father was the celebrated lord Stanhope, and her mother a daughter of the great earl of Chatham; consequently she was niece to William Pitt, in whose house she resided, acting … Continue reading “Stanhope, Lady Hester”

Stanhope, George an English prelate, was born at Hertishorn (Hertishoon), Derbyshire, March 5, 1660, and received his rudimentary education at Uppingham, Rutland. He removed to Leicester, then to Eton, from which he went to King’s College. He took the degree of A.B. in 1681, and that of A.M. in 1685. He officiated first at the … Continue reading “Stanhope, George”

Stange, Theodor Friedrich a German doctor and professor of theology, was born Nov. 1, 1742, at Osternienburg. He was called to Halle in 1828, where he died, Oct. 6, 1831. He wrote, Anticritica in Locos quosdam Psalmorum a Criticis Sollicitatos (Halle, 1719, 1794): Theol. Symmikta (ibid. 1802, 3 pts.): Beitrge zur hebr. Grammatik (ibid. 1820). … Continue reading “Stange, Theodor Friedrich”

Stanford, John a Baptist minister, was born at Wandsworth, Surrey, England, Oct. 20, 1754. Early confirmed in the Church of England, he nevertheless came under the influence of the venerable Romaine, which led his uncle to cut him off in his will. Left with the care of three orphan sisters, he went to Hammersmith to … Continue reading “Stanford, John”

Stanford, David a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Pike County, O., Dec. 14, 1817. He united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1825; was licensed to preach July 10, 1841, and served for fourteen years as a local preacher. In 1865 he entered the regular ministry of the Christian Union … Continue reading “Stanford, David”

Stanfield, William Clarkson English painter, b. at Sunderland, 1793; d. at Hampstead, near London, 1867. He became a sailor, and on one of his journeys to new Guinea made the acquaintance of Thomas Clarkson, who was strongly interested in the abolition of the slave trade; in proof of his warm friendship with whom, he added … Continue reading “Stanfield, William Clarkson”

Standish a mediaeval term for the ink stand found in the scriptorium of a monastery, and in the vestry or sacristy of a church. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Standing light SEE STANDARD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature