Delfino, Pietro an Italian theologian, was born at Venice in 1444. He joined the Camaldules at the age of eighteen, was elected vicar-general of his order in 1479, and general in 1480, holding this position, at times with much opposition, until 1515. He died January 15, 1525, leaving Epistolae (Venice, 1724). 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