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Mennonites

(Encyclopedia) MennonitesMennonitesmĕnˈnənīts [key], descendants of the Dutch and Swiss evangelical Anabaptists of the 16th cent. The name Mennonite is derived from Menno Simons (c.1496–1561),…

Manning, Henry Edward

(Encyclopedia) Manning, Henry Edward, 1808–92, English churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Ordained a Catholic priest, Manning became a celebrated confessor, an ardent advocate of…

heresy

(Encyclopedia) heresy, in religion, especially in Christianity, beliefs or views held by a member of a church that contradict its orthodoxy, or core doctrines. It is distinguished from apostasy,…

Alençon

(Encyclopedia) Alençon Alençon äläNsôNˈ [key], town, capital of Orne dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Sarthe and Briante rivers. A commercial center in a fertile farm…

Coffin, Henry Sloane

(Encyclopedia) Coffin, Henry Sloane, 1877–1954, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. New York City. He was pastor of the Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church in New York City (1905–26), lecturer (1904–9…

Gavazzi, Alessandro

(Encyclopedia) Gavazzi, AlessandroGavazzi, Alessandroälĕs-sänˈdrō gävätˈtsē [key], 1809–89, Italian preacher and patriot. A Barnabite monk, he left the order in 1848. His liberal ideas and…

Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine

(Encyclopedia) Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine, 1770–1840, American frontier missionary; son of Dmitri Alekseyevich Gallitzin. The young prince followed his mother in joining the Roman Catholic Church…

Hawick

(Encyclopedia) Hawick Hawick hôˈîk [key], town, Scottish Borders, S Scotland, on the Teviot River. The…

Lawrie, Lee

(Encyclopedia) Lawrie, LeeLawrie, Leelōˈrē [key], 1877–1963, American sculptor, b. Germany. Brought to America as an infant, he studied with Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Philip Martiny. Lawrie…

Arnstadt

(Encyclopedia) Arnstadt Arnstadt ärnˈshtät [key], city, Thuringia, E Germany, on the Gera River. Known for its glove-manufacturing industries, Arnstadt also has glassworks…