Difference between revisions of "Antigua"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20086" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20086" /> == | ||
<p> a [[British]] | <p> a [[British]] West [[India]] island, of the [[Leeward]] group, which in 1848 had a population of 36,190 souls. It is the see of a bishop of the [[Church]] of England, whose diocese comprises, beyond Antigua, the British islands of St. Christopher's (population in 1848 23,127), — [[Nevis]] (population in 1851 10,200), Barbuda (population 600), Montserrat (population in 1850 7800), [[Dominica]] (population in 1842 18,291), Tortola (population in 1844 6689), Anguilla (population in 1844 2934), and the [[Danish]] islands St. Croix (population in 1850 23,720) and St. [[Thomas]] (population 13,666). ‘ The diocese had, in 1859, twenty-seven clergymen in the British islands (including two archdeacons) and three in the Danish islands. See [[Clergy]] [[List]] for 1860 (Lond. 1860, 8vo). (See [[America]]). </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67833" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67833" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> One of the [[Leeward]] Islands, the seat of the government; the most productive of them belongs to [[Britain.]] </p> | ||
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Revision as of 20:42, 11 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
a British West India island, of the Leeward group, which in 1848 had a population of 36,190 souls. It is the see of a bishop of the Church of England, whose diocese comprises, beyond Antigua, the British islands of St. Christopher's (population in 1848 23,127), — Nevis (population in 1851 10,200), Barbuda (population 600), Montserrat (population in 1850 7800), Dominica (population in 1842 18,291), Tortola (population in 1844 6689), Anguilla (population in 1844 2934), and the Danish islands St. Croix (population in 1850 23,720) and St. Thomas (population 13,666). ‘ The diocese had, in 1859, twenty-seven clergymen in the British islands (including two archdeacons) and three in the Danish islands. See Clergy List for 1860 (Lond. 1860, 8vo). (See America).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
One of the Leeward Islands, the seat of the government; the most productive of them belongs to Britain.
