Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco a learned Italian prelate, nephew of the following, was born at Venice in 1658. He was successively ambassador to the court of Louis XIV, prior of the Church of St. Mark at Venice, bishop of Verona, cardinal and bishop of Padua. He published at his own expense the works of St. Zeno (Padua, 1710). He died at Padua, Jan. 27, 1730. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gen., 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