an English authoress, deserves our notice as the writer of a series of works on Christian art and archaeology of most superior order. She was born in Dublin May 19, 1797, and was married in 1827 to Mr. Jameson, a barrister, but soon after separated from her husband, and devoted herself to literature. She died March 17, 1860. Her works of interest to us are, Sacred and Legendary Art (Lond. 1848, 8vo): — Legends of the Alonsastic Orders (1850): — Legends of the Madonna (1852): — Scriptural and Legendary History of our Lord, etc., as represented in Christian Arts (1860).
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