Aubespine, Gabriel De L', a French prelate, was born in Paris, Jan. 26, 1579. He was the son of Guillaume d'Aubespine, baron of Chateauneuf. In 1604 he succeeded his kinsman, Jean d'Aubespine, in the bishopric of Orleans. He inherited a talent for negotiation, and was so successful that many affairs were intrusted to him. He assisted at the assembly of the bishops .of the province of Sens in 1612, and there signed, with regret, the condemnation of the famous book. of Richer. He died at Grenoble, Aug. 15, 1630. He wrote, De Veteribus Ecclesice Ritibus (1623): — De Ancienne Police de l'Eglise sur l'Administration de l'Eucharistie: — Notes upon the canons of the several councils collected by Labbe:-also Notes upon Tertullian and upon Optatus of Milevia. 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