Boussard, Geoffroi a French theologian, was born at Le Mans in 1439. He studied at the College of Navarre, at Paris, and in 1487 became rector of the University of Paris, and chancellor of that Church. Travelling in Italy, he preached at Bologne in 1504, in the presence of Julius II. He was appointed scholastic of the cathedral of Le Mans by the cardinal of Luxembourg, who confided to him, in part, the administration of this diocese. In 1511 he was deputed by the university to attend the Council of Pisa, then transferred to Milan, and died after his return, in 1522. He published a corrected edition of the Ecclesiastical History of Rufinus (1497), and a commentary of Venerable Bede, or Florus Diaconus, on St. Paul (1499). He also wrote, De Continentid Sacerdotum (Paris, 1504, 4to), a rare and curious book, proving that the pope may in peculiar cases dispense with the celibacy of priests:De Sacrifo Misse (ibid. 1511, 1520; Lyons, 1525, 4to):
Interpretatio in Psalmos Penitentiales (Paris, 1519, 1521, 8vo). See Biog. Universelle, v, 398.
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