Alvelda (Or Albelda), Juan Gonzales De, a Spanish Dominican, was born at Navarrete, diocese of Calahorra. In 1608 he was called to Rome, and appointed first regent of the college of St. Thomas della Minerva. After three years he returned to Spain, and filled the first chair in theology at Alcala, from 1612 to 1622, when he died. He wrote a Commentary on the first part of the Summa of St. Thomas (Alcala, 1621).
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