Vois, René de a French ecclesiastic, was born in Poitiers in 1665, and entered the Order of the Carmelites under-the name of Theodore of St. Rene, by which he is chiefly known. After fulfilling the charge of commissary apostolic in England, and that of commissary general of the Carmelites in France, he resigned his dignities to give himself to study and devotion, until his death, which occurred at Paris in 1748. He left some religious pieces of a historical and practical character, for which see the Biographie Universelle, s.v.
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