Beoaedh (Lat. Beda or Beatus), bishop of Ardcarna, in Roscommon, was the son of Olcan, of the race of Lugaidh. He was a disciple of St. Patrick; being possibly the St. Beatus, bishop of Duncruithen, of whom St. Evinus writes in his Tripartite Life of St. Patrick. He died March 8, 524, and his bell "Ceolan-Beoaidh," covered with gems and kept in a silver case, is said to have been preserved as a relic in the Church of Bailenag Cleirach. See Colgan, Acta Sanctorumn, p. 562-63, and Tr. Thaune. p. 156, c. 32; Kelly, Cal. of Ir. Saints, p. 89; O'Connor, Rer. Hib. Script. ii, 130; O'Donovan, Four Masters, i, 170, 171.
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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