Carvalho, Miguel de a Portuguese missionary, was born in 1580. He completed his theological studies at Coimbra, then went east, and in 1602 was in the East Indies. He belonged to the Jesuit order, and having determined to go to Japan, just as the persecution against the Christians began, forced his way as far as Nagasaki, where he preached until obliged by the authorities to cease. He was thrown into prison, and died soon after upon a funeral pile, in 1624. Some of his letters were published under the title Carta ao Padre Provincial, etc. (1624). See Hoefer. Nouv. Biog. Géneralé, 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