Brandolini, Aurelio (surnamed Il Lippo, on account of a humor in his eyes), an Italian writer, was born at Florence about 1440. He was called into Hungary, where he taught elocution at Buda and Strigonia; upon his return to Florence he became a monk of the order of St. Augustin, and died at Rome in 1498, leaving, A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles: — De Humanae Vitae Conditione et Toleranda Corporist Egritudine, and other works. See Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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