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Holy Cross, College of the

(Encyclopedia)Holy Cross, College of the, at Worcester, Mass.; Jesuit; founded and opened 1843, chartered 1865 as a school for men, coeducational since 1972. Noteworthy among its facilities are the O'Callahan Scien...

Abel, places in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Abel, in the Bible. 1 Ostensibly a place name. The RSV text does not give the name. 2 See Abel-beth-maachah. ...

Sirach, person in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Sirach sīˈrək [key], the father of the author of the book of Sirach. ...

Signs of the Zodiac (table)

(Encyclopedia)Signs of the Zodiac

Daniel, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Daniel, in the Bible. 1 Prophet, central figure of the book of Daniel. 2 See Chileab. 3 Sealer of the covenant. ...

Zephaniah, prophet in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Zephaniah zĕfˌənīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Prophet, author of the book of Zephaniah. 2 Father of Hen. 3 Father of Josiah (2.) 4 Singer. 5 Important priest at the time of the Captivity. ...

Adam, town, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Adam, in the Bible, town on the upper Jordan.

Joel, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Joel jōˈəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Joel. 2 Son of Samuel. He also appears under the name Vashni. ...

E, letter of the alphabet

(Encyclopedia)E, fifth letter of the alphabet. It is a usual symbol for a mid-front vowel, such as ĕ in the English step. A mid-front vowel was represented by Greek epsilon [Gr.,=e without the aspirate], to which ...

Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia, brother of Pepin the Short

(Encyclopedia)Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia after the death (741) of his father, Charles Martel. Ruling with his brother, Pepin the Short, he carried on successful wars against t...