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Jarcke, Karl Ernst Jarcke, Karl Ernst- Born 10 November, 1801, at Danzig, Prussia; died 27 December, 1852, at Vienna. He belonged to a Protestant merchant family. He took up the study of jurispruden… John of Biclaro John of Biclaro- Chronicler, born in Portugal, probably about the middle of the sixth century; died after 621. John of Hauteville John of Hauteville- Moralist and satirical poet of the twelfth century (flourished about 1184). Jaffa Jaffa- A titular see in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Jocelin of Wells Jocelin of Wells- Bishop of Bath and Wells, d. 19 Nov., 1242. John of Antioch John of Antioch- There are four persons commonly known by this name. John, Gospel of John, Gospel of- According to the traditional order, the Gospel of St. John occupies the last place among the four canonical Gospels. Jauregui, Juan de Jauregui, Juan de- A Spanish painter and poet, born at Seville c. 1570, or, according to some, as late as 1583; died at Madrid c. 1640-1. John XXI (XX), Pope John XXI (XX), Pope- Born at Lisbon between 1210 and 1220; enthroned, 1276; died at Viterbo, 20 May, 1277. John XIX (XX), Pope John XIX (XX), Pope- Enthroned in 1024; d. 1032. John XVIII (XIX), Pope John XVIII (XIX), Pope- Successor of John XVII, consecrated Christmas, 1003; d. June, 1009. John XVII (XVIII), Pope John XVII (XVIII), Pope- Date of birth unknown; d. 6 Nov., 1003. John XVI (XVII) John XVI (XVII)- Antipope 997-998; d. probably in 1013. John XV (XVI), Pope John XV (XVI), Pope- Enthroned 985; d. April, 996. John VI, Pope John VI, Pope- A Greek, the date of whose birth is unknown; d. 11 January, 705. John V, Pope John V, Pope- A Syrian whose father was one Cyriacus; when he was born is not known; d. 2 August, 686. John IV, Pope John IV, Pope- A native of Dalmatia, and the son of the scholasticus (advocate) Venantius. John III, Pope John III, Pope- A Roman surnamed Catelinus, d. 13 July, 574. John II, Pope John II, Pope- A Roman and the son of Projectus; if not born in the second region (Coelimontium) he had at least been a priest of St. Clement's Basilica. Judaizers Judaizers- A party of Jewish Christians in the Early Church, who either held that circumcision and the observance of the Mosaic Law were necessary for salvation and in consequence… Jesi Jesi- Diocese in the Province of Ancona, Italy, immediately subject to the Holy See. Jenks, Silvester Jenks, Silvester- Theologian, born in Shropshire, c. 1656; died in December, 1714. Jews, History of the Jews, History of the- Of the two terms, Jews and Judaism, the former denotes usually the Israelites or descendants of Jacob (Israel) in contrast to Gentile races; the latter, the … Jumièges, Abbey of Jumièges, Abbey of- Founded in 634 by St. Philibert, who had been the companion of Sts. Ouen and Wandrille at the Merovingian court. Jerusalem, Liturgy of Jerusalem, Liturgy of- The Rite of Jerusalem is that of Antioch. Jandel, Alexandre Vincent Jandel, Alexandre Vincent- General of the Dominican order, born at Gerbevilliers (Lorraine), 18 July, 1810; died at Rome, 11 December, 1872. Joan, Popess Joan, Popess- The fable about a female pope, who afterwards bore the name of Johanna (Joan), is first noticed in the middle of the thirteenth century. Justification Justification- A biblio-ecclesiastical term; which denotes the transforming of the sinner from the state of unrighteousness to the state of holiness and sonship of God. Jeaurat, Edmond Jeaurat, Edmond- French engraver, b. at Vermenton, near Auxerre, 1688; d. at Paris, 1738. Jansenius and Jansenism Jansenius and Jansenism- The subject of this article lived three-quarters of a century later than his namesake. He was born 28 October, 1585, of a Catholic family, in the village …