Joannes VI

Palæologus cus III. whom he succeeded under the guardianship of Joannes Cantacuzenus. He was forced to share the imperial title with Cantacuzenus in 1347, but became sole emperor on the abdication of the latter in 1355 . Joannes VII. Palæologus. Born 1390: died 1448. Byzantine emperor 1425-48. Joannina. See Janina . Joan nites (jō-an'its). The adherents of John Chrysostom who supported him after his deposition from the patriarchate of Constantinople in 404. Joash (jō'ash). King of Israel 798-790 B. C. (Duncker), son of Jehoahaz. He expelled the Syri ans from his kingdom, and defeated and captured Amaziah, king of Judah, and plundered the temple at Jerusalem. Joash. King of Judah 837-797 в. с. (Duncker), son of Ahaziah. He was the only prince of the royal house who escaped ma acre on the usurpation of the throne by Athaliah (whom see). He was proclaimed by the high priest Jehoiada (whom see), who overthrew Athaliah, in 837. He put to death Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, in anger at being rebuked for restoring the worship of Baal, and was murdered by his own servants during an invasion of the Syrians. Lodovico Dolce. Jocaste (jō-kas'te), or Epicaste (ep-i-kas'te). [Gr. Ιωκάστη , Επικάστη.] In Greek legend, the wife of Laius, and mother of Edipus whom she afterward married. See Edipus . Jocelin, or Joscelin (jos'e-lin). Flourished 1200. An English hagiographer, a Cistercian monk of the abbey of Furne in Lancashire, and later of the monastery at Down, northern Ireland. He wrote "Life and Miracles of St. Walthen of Melrose," "Life of David, King of Scotland," "Life of St. Kentigern," "Life and Miracles of St. Patrick," and was probably the author of a "Life of St. Helen," and a work "De Britonum Episcopis" mentioned by Stowe. Jocelin de Brakelonde. Flourished 1200. A native of Bury St. Edmunds, and chronicler of St. Edmund's Abbey. He entered the convent in 1173. His chronicle of the abbey covers the period from 1173 to 1202. The graphic account of the abbot Samson suggested Carlyle's "Past and Present" (1843). Jochanan ben Zaccai (jō-kā'nan ben zak'ki). chan an benader of the school of Jabne (which see), and head of the Jewish community after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Ro IMG:content-0642.png:[ocr errors] the outbreak IMG:content-0643.png:[blocks in formation] and the last of the Hebrew prophets. 1745: died at London, Jan. 26, 1831. An Eng- John, the Baptist. Born about 5 (?) в. с.: belish cla ical scholar and dramatist, a friend headed about 30 A. D. The forerunner of Jesus, of Dr. Johnson. He became member of Parliament for Seaford, Su ex, in 1794. He wrote "Philology of the English Language" (1820), “A Widow and no Widow" (produced at the Hay market July 17, 1779), "The Persian Heroine," a tragedy (printed 1786, and acted under the patronage of the Persian amba ador June 2, 1819). Joel (jō'el). [Heb., 'Jehovah is God.'] The second in order of the minor prophets of Israel. His prophecy, which consists of 3 chapters, is spoken partly in his own name and partly in that of Jehovah. It foretells judgments that are to come in Israel, exhorts the people to repentance and reform, and promises ultimate ble ings. Its date has been much disputed. Jogues (zhog), Isaac. Born at Orléans, France, Jan. 10, 1607: killed at Caughnawaga, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1646. A French Jesuit mi ionary. He entered the order of the Jesuits in 1624; was ordained priest in 1636; and in the same year went to Canada, being sent there as a mi ionary to the Hurons. He was captured in 1642 by the Mohawks, but escaped with the as John I., Saint. Pope 523-526. He was a native of Tuscany, and was elevated on the death of Hormisdas. In 525 he was sent by Theodoric, king of the East Goths, at the head of an emba y to the Byzantine emperor to obtain toleration for the Arians, in which he was only partially succe ful. He was suspected by Theodoric of having secretly opposed the object of the mi ion, and was on his return thrown into prison, where he died. He is commemorated in the Roman Catholic Church on May 27. John II., surnamed Mercurius (on account of his eloquence). Pope 532-535. John III. Pope 560-573. During his pontificate Italy was ravaged by frequent incursions of the Lombards. John IV. Pope 640-642. He was a native of Salona in Dalmatia, and condemned the Monothelitic formula of faith prepared by Sergius at the instance of the emperor Heraclius. John V. Pope 685-686. He was a native of Antioch in Syria. sistance of the Dutch in 1643. In 1646 he voluntarily re- turned to the Mohawks, with a view to establishing a mis- sion; but was looked upon as a sorcerer and killed. He John VI. Pope 701-705. wrote a "Description of New Netherlands," a "Notice of