Caritas (Charity), with her virgin sisters, Faith and Hope, and their mother, Wisdom, seem to have been real martyrs. Sophia, Pistis, Elpis, and Agape are said to have been mother and daughters who suffered in September, and whose relics were transferred to the church of St. Silvester. On the other hand, Sapientia, Spes, Fides, and Caritas are said by Ado to have suffered Aug. 1, and were buried on the Appian Way, in the crypt of St. Cecilia. The menology gives the ages of Faith, Hope, and Love as twelve, ten, and nine.
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