a learned. English Carmelite, was born at Walden, in Essex, about 1367. His father's name was John Netter, but he chose to be called from the place of his nativity. He became the champion of the Church against the Reformers of the reign of Henry IV; and in that of Henry V, whose favorite he was, he rose to be provincial of his order and a privy councilor. Henry V died in his arms; and he himself died while attending the youthful monarch, Henry VI, in France, in 1430.
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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