George is the name of numerous early ecclesiastics, among whom we specify: (1) The second patriarch of Alexandria by that name, A.D. cir. 611; (2) first patriarch of Antioch by that name, A.D. cir. 645; (3) patriarch of the Nestorians, A.D. 660; (4) second patriarch of Antioch by that name, A.D. cir. 680; (5) the forty-fourth bishop of Constantinople, and first patriarch of that name, A.D. 678-683.
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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