Andreas, Von Staffelstein a German Benedictine of the Monastery of St. Michael at Bamberg, died in 1502. He wrote, Chronicon Monasterii San ctl Michaelis prope Bambergarm (in MS. at the Library of Munich): — Opus Ingens de Sanctis et Vi-is. llustribus Ordinis Sancti Benedicti (in MS. at Munich; an extract of it is found in Pez, Thesaurus; an Italian translation has been found in Maffei, Vite di XVII Confessori di Cristo). Ziegelbauer mentions a number of other works in MS. at Bamberg and other libraries. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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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