Colonna, Giovanni an Italian prelate, was made cardinal by pope Honorius in 1216, and was present as legate at the taking of Damietta by St. Louis. Falling into the hands of the Saracens he was condemned to be sawn, asunder, but his courage won the admiration of his captors, and he was set at liberty. He founded the hospital of the Lateran at Rome, and died there in 1255, leaving Historia Sacra, which is in MS., besides some Letters on the Holy Land, to be found in Ughelli. See 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