Kircher was born on May 2, 1601 or 1602 in Geisa, Buchonia, near Fulda. From his birthplace he took the epithets Bucho, Buchonius and Fuldensis which he sometimes added to his name. He attended the Jesuit College in Fulda from 1614 to 1618, when he joined the order himself as a seminarian. The youngest of nine children, Kircher was a precocious youngster who was taught Hebrew by a rabbi in addition to his studies at school. He studied philosophy and theology at Paderborn, but fled to Cologne in 1622 to escape advancing P ...

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For most of his professional life, Kircher was one of the scientific stars of the world: according to historian Paula Findlen, he was "the first scholar with a global reputation". His importance was twofold: to the results of his own experiments and research he added information gleaned from his correspondence with over 760 scientists, physicians and above all his fellow Jesuits in all parts of the globe. The Encyclopædia Britannica calls him a "one-man intellectual clearing house". His works, illustrated to his orders, were extremel ...

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Athanasius Kircher (sometimes spelt Kirchner) (May 2, 1601?–27 November 1680) was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology and medicine. He made an early study of Egyptian hieroglyphs. One of the first people to observe microbes through a microsocope, he was thus ahead of his time in proposing that the plague was caused by an infectious microorganism and in suggesting effective measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Other contributions include his invention of the magic lantern which ...

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Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios") (298–May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Patriarch of Alexandria, in the fourth century. He is revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and regarded as a great leader and doctor of the Church by Protestants. Roman Catholics have declared him one of 33 Doctors of the Church. His feast day is January 18. Athanasius of Alexandria - Historical significance. In about 319, when Athanasius was a deacon, a presby ...

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Saint Anthony the Great (251 - 356), also known as Saint Anthony of Egypt, Saint Anthony of the Desert, Saint Anthony the Anchorite, and The Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint the outstanding leader among the Desert Fathers, who were Christian monks in the Egyptian desert in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. His feast day is celebrated on January 17th in some churches, but celebrated on Tobi 22 (January 31) in the Coptic Orthodox Church which has the closest cultural and geographical ties to him. < ...

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Events February 6 - Julius is elected pope. June 17 - Constantius II announces the restoration of Athanasius to the Patriarch of Alexandria. September 9 - Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine the Great as co-emperors of the Roman Empire. A number of descendants of Constantius I Chlorus, as well as powerful nobles, are executed. Responsibility for this purge is denied by the three Augusti. November 25 - Athanasius enters Alexandria. Paul ...

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Events Athanasius is deposed as Patriarch of Alexandria. Births Deaths Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea and first church historian, dies (approximate date) Abaye, Babylonian amora Category: 339 ...

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Events February 21 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. October 22 - The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch is destroyed in a mysterious fire. Earthquake in Nicaea Births Deaths Dorotheus of Tyre, bishop and martyr Category: 362 ...

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Events November 7 - Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented the corn fleet from sailing to Constantinople. Synod of Tyre. Samudragupta succeeds Chandragupta as king of the Gupta Empire. Tuoba Hena ousts Tuoba Yihuai as chieftain of Tuoba Clan. Constantine I of the Roman Empire begins construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Births Theon of Alexandria Gregory of Nyssa Deaths Chandragupta I ...

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This article is about the year. For other uses, see 365 (number). 365 - Events. September 28 - Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, proclaims himself Roman emperor, and takes control of Thrace and Bithynia. Emperor Fei succeeds Emperor Ai as emperor of China. Roman Emperor Valens exiles Athanasius from Alexandria. Basil of Caesarea becomes presbyter of Caesarea. < ...

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This article is about the year. For other uses, see 366 (number). 366 - Events. January 2, Alamanni cross frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire October 1 - Pope Damasus I becomes Bishop of Rome. Romans unhappy with this choice elect the antipope Ursicinus. Valens defeats the troops of Procopius in the Battle of Thyatria, bringing an end to his revolt. Athanasius returns from exile. < ...

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Felix II is generally considered an antipope rather than a pope. In 356 he was raised from the archdeaconate of Rome to the Papal chair, when Liberius was banished by the emperor Constantius for refusing to subscribe the sentence of condemnation against Athanasius. Felix's election was contrary to the wishes both of the clergy and of the people, and the consecration ceremony was performed by certain prelates belonging to the court. In 357, at the urgent request of an influential deputation of Roman ladies, Constantius agreed to the re ...

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Andrew Purves is a Christian theologian in the tradition of the Presbyterian Church USA. He holds the Hugh Thomson Kerr Chair in Pastoral Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Purves earned degrees in philosophy and divinity from the University of Edinburgh, and a Th. M. degree from Duke Divinity School in North Carolina. His Ph. D. is from the University of Edinburgh. In Scotland, he studied under Thomas F. Torrance. Torrance, his brother James Torrance, Athanasius, John Calvin and Karl Barth were all impo ...

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Events The Battle of the Tanais River near the Don where the Huns defeat the Alans. Quintus Aurelius Symmachus becomes proconsul of Africa. Births Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland is born circa this date. Synesius, bishop of Ptolemais Deaths May 2 - Athanasius of Alexandria, opponent of Arianism. June 9 - Eph ...

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The Athanasian Creed (Quicunque vult) is a statement of Christian doctrine traditionally ascribed to St. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria, who lived in the 4th century. However most of today's historians agree that in all probability it was originally written in Latin, not in Greek, and thus Athanasius cannot have been the original author. Its theology is closely akin to that found in the writing of western theologians, especially Ambrose of Milan. It was designed to overcome Arianism. Liturgically, this Creed was recited at the Sunday Office of Prime in th ...

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Events August 11 - Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor. After 28 days Ursicinus arrives from Rome and has Silvanus murdered. November 6 - Julian is promoted to Caesar. For refusing to sign the condemnation of Athanasius of Alexandria, Pope Liberius is forcedly relegated to Beroea in Thrace. Felix II becomes bishop of Rome. The Lentienses were fined by the roman commander Arbetio under emperor Constantius II for several riots against the Roman Empire. The Franks besiege Cologne ...

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This article is about the year. For other uses, see 367 (number). 367 - Events. First Listing of the New Testament by St Athanasius of Alexandria. Great Conspiracy: A general assault of Saxons, Irish, and Attacotti combined with a general revolt of the garrison on Hadrian's Wall devastate Roman Britain. Epiphanius of Salamis becomes bishop of Salamis, Cyprus. Roman emperor Valens is baptized by Eudoxius of Antio ...

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Cabinets of curiosities (also known as wunderkammer or wonder-rooms) were collections of natural history artifacts kept by many early practitioners of science in Europe, and were precursors to natural history museums. Two of the most famously described cabinets were those of Ole Worm (also known as Olaus Wormius) and Athanasius Kircher. These 17th-century cabinets, actually room-sized collections, were filled with preserved animals, horns, tusks, skeletons, minerals, and so on. Often they would contain a mi ...

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Athanasius of Alexandria - Opposition to Arianism. In about 319, when Athanasius was a deacon, a presbyter named Arius began teaching that there was a time before God the Father begat Jesus when the latter did not exist. Athanasius accompanied Alexander to the First Council of Nicaea in 325, which council produced the Nicene Creed and anathematized Arius and his followers. On May 9, 328, he succeeded Alexander as bishop of Alexandria. As a result of rises and falls in Arianism's influence, he was banished from Al ...

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