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Ettwein, John

(Encyclopedia) Ettwein, JohnEttwein, Johnĕtˈvīn [key], 1721–1802, German-American churchman, leader and bishop of the Moravian Church in the United States. He came to America from Germany in 1754 as…

Adalbert, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Adalbert, SaintAdalbert, Saintădˈəlbərt [key], 956–97, bishop of Prague, b. Bohemia. He was a missionary in Russia, Prussia, and Poland and was martyred in Danzig. He is patron of…

Sprat, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sprat, Thomas, 1635–1713, English author, bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster. His poem on the death of Oliver Cromwell was published in Dryden's Miscellany (1659). Sprat is…

Mill, John

(Encyclopedia) Mill, John, 1645–1707, English clergyman and biblical scholar. The masterpiece of scholarly critical work to which 30 years of his life were devoted is an edition (1707) of the Greek…

Arrebo, Anders

(Encyclopedia) Arrebo, AndersArrebo, Andersänˈərs äˈrəbō [key], 1587–1637, Danish poet, bishop of Trondheim. His massive narrative poem, the Hexaemeron (written c.1630, pub. 1661), introduced the…

Cleethorpes

(Encyclopedia) Cleethorpes Cleethorpes klēˈthôrps [key], town, North East Lincolnshire, E central England, on the…

Aberdeen, University of

(Encyclopedia) Aberdeen, University of, at Aberdeen, Scotland; founded by the bishop of Aberdeen under the authority of a papal bull obtained 1494–95. It has faculties of arts and divinity;…

Exeter Book

(Encyclopedia) Exeter Book, manuscript volume of Old English religious and secular poetry, of various dates of composition, compiled c.975 and given to Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofric (d. 1072).…

Westcott, Brooke Foss

(Encyclopedia) Westcott, Brooke Foss, 1825–1901, English prelate and scholar. From 1870 to 1890 he was regius professor of divinity at Cambridge. With F. J. A. Hort, he published The New Testament in…

Dunstan, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Dunstan, SaintDunstan, Saintdŭnsˈtən [key], c.910–88, English monk, archbishop of Canterbury (960–88), b. near Glastonbury. He lived as a monk until called (940) to court by King…