Caraffa, Carlo (1), an Italian ecclesiastic, was born at-Naples in 1561. At the age of sixteen he entered the order of the Jesuits, but was compelled by illhealth, at the end of five years, to leave it, and took to the profession of arms, which, after some years, he forsook. He then devoted himself to works of piety, making the Hospital of Incurables the chief scene of his labors; here he established a congregation under the rule of St. Francis. Lastly, he founded the Congregation of Pious Laborers (q.v. ). He died at Naples, Sept. 8, 1633. See Landon, Eccles. Diet. s.v.; 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