Bisson Louis Charles a French theologian and historian, was born Oct. 10, 1742, at Geffosses. During the Revolution he was first vicar of the bishop of that city. After taking the oath required by the constituent assembly, he refused to deliver his letters of the priesthood at the time of the suppression of the religion. For this he suffered ten months' detention. On Oct. 20, 1799, he took possession of the bishopric of Bayeux, on which occasion he published his first pastoral letter. In 1801 he took part in the national council, and resigned his bishopric to cardinal Caprara, legate a latere. Returning to Bayeux, he died there, Feb. 28, 1820. He wrote, among other works, Meditations sur les Virites Fondanentales de la Religion Chretienne (1807): — Pensees Chretiennes pour Chaque Jour de l'Annee: — Histoire Ecclesiastique du Diocese de Bayeux penda-it la Revolution. 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