Barberini, Francesco an Italian prelate, nephew of Urban VIII, was born in Florence, Sept. 23, 1597. He was sent as legate by his uncle to France and Spain, and was afterwards vice-chancellor and librarian of the Vatican, bishop of.Sabina, later of Porto, and finally of Ostia, and likewise cardinal. He had to leave Rome on the accession of Innocent X, but was permitted to return, and became deanof the sacred college. He died Dec. 10, 1679. He was learned in the languages, translated the twelve books of Marcus Aurelius from the Greek, and prepared a catalogue of the papal library. See Biog. Univ., 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