Gelent, Nicolas bishop of Angers, was born about 1220. In 1260 he succeeded Michael de Villoyreau, and during each of the thirty years of his episcopacy he held synods, whence emanated the statutes which D'Achery has collected in his Spicilegium, and which are of interest as giving a knowledge of the customs of that period, and of the abuses of all kinds which the episcopal authority strove in vain to repress. Gelent died February 1, 1290. 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