Benedictus-Fossatensis abbot of the Monastery of St. Maur des Fossez, was one of the monastic reformers in the latter part of the 8th and beginning of the 9th century. He is sometimes confounded with Benedict of Aniane; but the latter is never styled "Fossatensis." The monastery over which he presided was the final resting-place of the relics of St. Maur, after frequent translations to escape the ravages of the Normans. Benedictus took an active part in the reformation of the monastery of St. Valdrille, near Rouen.
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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