Lysanias(LISANIA)Vol. VII, p. 853 LISANIA. – Tetrarch of Abilene (v.), mentioned by Lc. 3:1 in the fifteenth year of the emperor Tiberius. D. F. Strauss (Leben Jesu, I, 4th ed., Tübingen 1835,…
Lysias (Δυσίας)(LISIA (ΔΥΣΊΑΣ))Vol. VII, p. 854 LISIA (Δυσίας). — Syrian general, nobleman in the service of the Seleucids. When Antioco IV Epifane (v.) departed for the war against the Parthians (I Mach.…
Lysias, Claudius(LISIA, CLAUDIO)Vol. VII, p. 855 LISIA, CLAUDIUS. — Roman military tribune who commanded the garrison of the Antonia Tower in Jerusalem. He saved Paul from being lynched: mistaking him for an…
Lysimachus(LISIMACO)Vol. VII, p. 856 LISIMACO. — Brother of the high priest Menelaus (v.). When the latter, together with Sostratus, was summoned by Antiochus Epiphanes (v.) to hand over to him…
Lystra (Lystra)(LISTRA (VOLG. LYSTRA))Vol. VII, p. 856 LISTRA (Volg. Lystra). - A city of Licaonia, visited by Paolo and Barnaba on their first missionary journey, after they had escaped stoning at Iconio (v.). The…
Lámpros, SpiridionVol. VII, p. 537 LÁMPROS, SPIRIDION. - Historian and politician, b. at Corfù in 1851, d. at Atene on 23 July 1919. In his youth he founded and edited the literary periodical…
Lépicier, Alexis-Henri-MarieVol. VII, p. 718 LÉPICIER, ALEXIS-HENRI-MARIE. - Cardinal and theologian of the Order of the Servants of Mary, born at Vaucouleurs (Lorraine) on 28 Feb. 1863, died at Rome on…
LérinsVol. VII, p. 721 LÉRINS. – Cistercian abbey on a small island situated opposite Cannes in the department of Alpes-Maritimes (France). Onorato (d. ca. 430), a patrician…
Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien(LĚVY-BRUHL, LUCIEN)Vol. VII, p. 743 LĚVY-BRUHL, LUCIEN. – Philosopher and sociologist, born in Paris on 10 April 1857, died there on 13 March 1939. Professor at the Sorbonne, where he succeeded…
López de Ayala, PedroVol. VII, p. 921 LÓPEZ de AYALA, PEDRO. — Spanish writer and politician, b. at Vitoria in 1332, d. at Calahorra at the beginning of Apr. 1407. Chancellor of Castile and a…
López de Gómara, Francisco(LOPEZ DE GÓMARA, FRANCISCO)Vol. VII, p. 921 LOPEZ de GÓMARA, FRANCISCO. - Spanish writer, b. at Gómara in 1512, d. at Seville probably in 1572. Chaplain to the conquistador Hernán Cortés, he wrote the…
López y Vicuña, Vincenza Maria, Blessed(LOPEZ Y VICUÑA, VINCENZA MARIA, BEATA)Vol. VII, p. 921 LOPEZ Y VICUÑA, VINCENZA MARIA, blessed. - Born in Cascante (Navarre) on March 22, 1847, died in Madrid on December 26, 1890, founder of the Daughters of Mary…
Löwenstein, Karl Wertheim-Rosenberg, Prince of(LÖWENSTEIN, KARL WERTHEIM-ROSENBERG, PRINCIPE DI)Vol. VII, p. 956 LÖWENSTEIN, KARL WERTHEIM-ROSENBERG, prince of. - Sociologist, b. at Haid (Bohemia) on 21 May 1834, d. at Cologne on 8 Nov. 1921. At the age of 73, after the…
Lütolf, AloisVol. VII, p. 1032 LÜTOLF, ALOIS. – Swiss historian, born on 23 July 1824 at Gettnau (canton of Lucerne), died on 18 April 1879 at Lucerne. Ordained a priest in 1850, he became a…
