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111ALBA, JACOB DI — (late 16th–early 17th century), preacher and rabbi in Florence. Toledot Ya akov (Venice, 1609) is a collection of his sermons. In the introduction, he gives details of his life, mentioning that he had traveled for many years and lived for a long… …
112Homily — Hom i*ly, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ? communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr. ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F. hom[ e]lie. See {Same}.] 1. A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an …
113Basil of Caesarea — Infobox Saint name=Saint Basil the Great birth date=ca. 330 death date=January 1, 379 [The exact date of Basil s death is debated by historians. See Rousseau (1994), pp. 360–363, Appendix III: The Date of Basil s Death and of the Hexaemeron for… …
114Clementine literature — ▪ patristic literature diversified group of apocryphal writings that at various times were attributed to Clement, bishop of Rome near the end of the 1st century (see also Clement, First Letter of). The writings include (1) the so called… …
115Эльфрик Грамматик — Эльфрик, по прозванию Грамматик (др. англ. Ælfrīc, род. 955 г.  ум. 1020 г.)  англо саксонский монах бенедиктинец и один из крупнейших учёных агиографов Англии донормандского периода. Биография Эльфрик воспитывался и получил… …
116ALFALAS, MOSES — (late 16th century), preacher, lived in Tetuan, Spanish Morocco. Alfalas, in common with R. judah loew of Prague, employed philosophical terms in his preaching, without retaining their accepted meaning. Many of his sermons were delivered in… …
117ELYASHAR, JACOB SAUL BEN ELIEZER JEROHAM — (1817–1906), Sephardi chief rabbi of Ereẓ Israel (rishon le Ẓion). A grandson of Jacob ben Ḥayyim Elyashar , he was born in Safed. His father, a dayyan, shoḥet, and cantor there, was arrested by the Turkish authorities, but succeeded in escaping… …
118Achai Gaon — For the Savora sage, see Ahai. Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Achai Gaon (also known as Ahai of Sabha or Aha of Sabha, Hebrew: רב אחא [אחאי] משַבָּחָא) was a leading scholar in the period of the… …
119Severian — • Bishop of Gabala in Syria, in the fourth and fifth centuries. Regarded by his contemporaries as a good preacher, known as the author of Biblical commentaries and sermons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Severian Severian …
120MOSES ISAAC — (Darshan; also known as the Kelmer Maggid; 1828–1899), the main preacher of the musar movement , Moses Isaac was born near Slonim. In his youth he already showed exceptional abilities as a preacher and delivered his first sermon in Slonim at the… …
