(Encyclopedia) benediction [Lat.,=blessing], solemn blessing usually administered in the name of God by a priest or a minister. The temple worship at Jerusalem had fixed forms of benedictions, and…
(Encyclopedia) Spellman, Francis Joseph, 1889–1967, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. Whitman, Mass. Educated at Fordham and the American College at Rome, he was ordained May 14, 1916. He was a…
(Encyclopedia) Porta, Guglielmo dellaPorta, Guglielmo dellag&oomacr;lyĕlˈmō [key]Porta, Guglielmo della dĕlˈlä pôrˈtä [key], d. 1577, Italian sculptor. His early works are in Genoa. In 1546 he…
(Encyclopedia) Peter Chrysologus, Saint, c.380–450, bishop of Ravenna, Doctor of the Church. Ordained by Cornelius, bishop of Imola, he lived as a monk for several years before being named bishop by…
(Encyclopedia) Verschaffelt, Pieter AntonVerschaffelt, Pieter Antonpēˈtər änˈtôn vĕrskhäfˈəlt [key], 1710–93, Flemish rococo sculptor. He spent about 10 years in Rome, where he executed a monument to…
Dracula: Fact or Folklore? Have Dracula stories been exaggerated by political enemies and in peasant folklore? by David Johnson While his political enemies, and peasant folklore, have no…
(Encyclopedia) Shaw, George Bernard, 1856–1950, Irish playwright and critic. He revolutionized the Victorian stage, then dominated by artificial melodramas, by presenting vigorous dramas of ideas.…
