Bible Encyclopedias

Am`brose, St.
Bishop of Milan, born at Trèves, one of the Fathers of the Latin Church, and a zealous opponent of the Arian heresy; as a stern puritan refused

Bartholomew's Day, St.
24th August, day in 1572 memorable for the wholesale massacre of the Protestants in France at the instance of Catharine de Medici, then regent of the

Birague, René de
cardinal and chancellor of france, born at milan; charged, especially by contemporary historians, as the chief instigator of the st. bartholomew massacre (1507-1583).

Biron, Baron de
Marshal of France, born at Périgord; served bravely under Henry IV.; though a Catholic, favoured the Huguenots; narrowly escaped at the Massacre

Bonchamp, Charles, Marquis de
french general, born in anjou, served in the american war; became one of the chiefs of the vendéan army; fell at the battle of cholet, and when dying, relented over the blood already shed; ordered the release of 5000 prisoners which his party, in their revenge, was about to massacre; d . 1793.

Brice's, St.
a day in 1002 on which a desperate attempt was made to massacre all the danes in england and stamp them wholly out, an attempt which was avenged by the danish king, sweyn.

Burdett, Sir Francis
A popular member of Parliament, married Sophia, the youngest daughter of Thomas Coutts, a wealthy London banker, and acquired through her a large fortune;

Calcutta
On the left bank of the Hooghly, the largest and westernmost branch of the Ganges delta, about 80 m. from the sea; is the capital of Bengal and the Indian

Catharine de' Medici
Daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, wife of Henry II. of France, and mother of his three successors; on the accession of her second son, Charles IX.—for

Charles IX.
Second son of Henry II. and Catharine de' Medici, became king of France in 1560; the civil wars of the Huguenots and Catholics fill up this reign; the

Childermas
a festival to commemorate the massacre of the children by herod.

Condé, Henry I., Prince of
fought in the ranks of the huguenots, but escaped the massacre of st. bartholomew by an oath of abjuration (1552-1588).

Danites
or destroying angels, a band of mormons organised to prevent the entrance into mormon territory of other than mormon immigrants, but whose leader, for a massacre they perpetrated, was in 1827 convicted and shot.

Duplessis, Mornay
A soldier, diplomatist, and man of letters; a leader of the Huguenots, who, after the massacre of St. Bartholomew, visited England, where he was received

Feasts, Jewish, of Dedication
A feast in commemoration of the purification of the Temple and the rebuilding of the altar by Judas Maccabæus in 164 B.C., after profanation of

Gama, Vasco Da
A famous Portuguese navigator, the discoverer of the route to India round the Cape of Good Hope, born at Sines, in Portugal, of good family; he seems

Ghirlandajo
E . Garland-maker), nickname of Domenico Curradi, an Italian painter, born at Florence; acquired celebrity first as a designer in gold; he at 24 turned

Goujon, Jean
a celebrated french sculptor and architect, born at paris; he did the reliefs on the fountain of the innocents and the façade of the old louvre; was a huguenot, but died before the massacre of st. bartholomew in 1572.

Gregory XIII.
born in bologna; was skilled in canon law; distinguished himself in the council of trent, and by his zeal against the protestants; celebrated the bartholomew massacre by public thanksgivings in rome, and reformed the calendar.