Adolfi, Ciro, an Italian painter, was born in 1683. He distinguished himself by some excellent fresco paintings in the public edifices at Bergamo and in the state. His principal-works are, The Four Evangelists, in the Church of S. Alessandro della Croce the Deposition from the Cross, in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie: and the Decoration of St. John, in the parochial Church of Colognola. He died in 1758.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More