Alemanni, Arcangela a Dominican nun of the Monastery of St. Niccolodi, was a native of Florence, and lived in the later half of the 16th century. She wrote, in the form of letters, the life of the celebrated Lorenza Strozzi, her friend and confidante. These letters were entitled Epistolce ad Zachariam Montium de Piis Moribus et Felici Morte ejus Materterce dictce Sororis Strozice, et Alice ad Alios. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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