Franzoni, Luigi an Italian prelate, was born at Genoa, March 29, 1789; studied under the direction of Zanobi Benucci; was ordained priest in 1814; became first an urban missionary, bishop of Turin in 1831, and died March 26, 1862. He was an avowed champion of Ultramontanism, for which he was imprisoned in 1850, and took refuge in Lyons. 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