La Lane, Noel De one of the most famous French theologians of the 17th century, was born of a noble family at Paris, and died in 1673. In 1653 he was sent to Rome to defend the cause of Jansenius, and his famous speech., which he delivered before pope Innocent X, is contained in the twenty-second chapter of the sixth volume of the Journal de Saint-Amour. He was a doctor of the Sorbonne, abbot of Notre Dame de Valcroissant, and wrote, De Initio Piae Voluntatis: — La Grace Victorieuse: — Examen de la Conduite des Religieuses de Port-Royal, etc. (1664): — Lettre sur le Livre de iM. Chamillard, etc.: — Defense de la Foi des Religieuses de Port- Royal (1667, 2 parts). See Lichtenberger, Encyclop. des Sciences Religieuses, s.v. (B.P.)
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