Grassi, Giovanni an eminent Italian ecclesiastic, was born at Verona, October 12, 1778, and entered the Jesuit order, November 16, 1799. In 1810 he was sent to Maryland to be superior of the Jesuit missions. He was recalled to Italy in 1817, and appointed to some important places of the order. He was also rector of the College of the Propaganda. He died December 12, 1849. Grassi published Various Notices on the State of the Republic of the United States, 1818, which passed through three editions in Rome, Milan, and Turin. See Cath. Almanac, 1872, page 102.
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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