Arrigoni, Pompeio an Italian cardinal, was born in Rome in 1552. At the close of his course of studies at Bologna and Padua he was made doctor of laws, and a little later the king of Spain chose him for his representative at Rome. He was appointed consistorial advocate by Gregory XIII, and auditor of the suits of the apostolic court by Gregory XIV. At last Clement-VIII made himr cardinal. He died at Naples, April 4,1616. We have from him a Latin discourse delivered at Rome, in the consistory, upon the Canonization of
St. Diego of Alcala (Rome, 1588). Other works are attributed to him which have been contested -by Mazzuchelli. 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