Avellino, Onofrmo an Italian painter, was. born in Naples in 1674. He studied under Solimena, and afterwards went to Rome, where he painted the vault of the Church of San Francesco di Paola, which is considered his best work. Inn the Church of Santa Maria de'Montesanto is an altar-piece by him representing a subject from the life of St. Alberto. He died in Rome in 1741.
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