Houdry, Vincent A French Jesuit preacher and religious writer, was born at Tours January 22, 1631. He entered the order in 1644, preached some thirty years, and then devoted his time to writing only. He died March 29, 1729. His principal works are Sermons sur tons les sujets de la. Morale Chretienne (Paris. 1696, etc., 20 vols. 12mo) — Traite de la maniere d'imlifer les bons predicatemurs (Par. 1702, 12mo); and most especially Bibliotheque des Predicateurs: contemat les principals sujets de la morale Chret. (Par. 1712, etc., 23 vols. 4to).Hoefer, Nou. Biog. Géneralé, 10 15, 258; Chandon and Delandine, Nouv. Dict. Hist. 16, 313.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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