Caracci, Francesco, a Bolognese painter, the brother of Agostino and Annibale, was born in 1595, and studied under his cousin Lodovico. He attempted to rival that great master, but, failing, left Bologna and went to Rome, where he died in 1622. While at Bologna, lie painted St. Roch and the Angel, in the church of San Rocco, and, in Santa Maria Maggiore, The Death of the Virgin, with the Apostles. There are also a few prints by him.
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