Wadding, Luke a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic, was born at Waterford, Ireland, Oct. 16, 1588. He studied theology in Portugal; joined the Franciscan Order in 1605; became professor of divinity at the University of Salamanca; removed to Rome in 1618, where he founded in 1625 the College of St. Isidore for Irish Franciscans; took part with the Jansenists in the famous controversy of that name, but retracted his views upon the publication of the papal bull of condemnation; and was procurator of the Franciscans at Rome from 1630 to 1634; and vice-commissary from 1645 to 1648. He died at Rome Nov. 18, 1657. Among his works are, The History and Bibliography of the Franciscans, in the Annules Ordinis Minorum: — an edition of the Works of Duns Scotus: — and Scriptores Ordinis Minorum.
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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