CHRISTIAN, the hero of Bunyan's allegory called _The Pilgrim's Progress_. He flees from the City of Destruction and journeys to the Celestial City. At starting he has a heavy pack upon his shoulders, which falls off immediately he reaches the foot of the cross. (The pack, of course, is the bundle of sin, which is removed by the blood of the cross. 1678.) _Christian_, a follower of Christ. So called first at Antioch.--_Acts_ xi. 26. _Christian_, captain of the patrol in a small German town in which Mathis is burgomaster. He marries Annette, the burgomaster's daughter.--J. R. Ware, _The Polish Jew_. _Christian_, synonym of "_Peasant_" in Russia. This has arisen from the abundant legislation under czar Alexis and czar Peter the Great, to prevent Christian serfs from entering the service of Mohammedan masters. No Christian is allowed to belong to a Mohammedan master, and no Mohammedan master is allowed to employ a Christian on his estate. _Christian II_. (or _Christiern_), king of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. When the Dalecarlians rose in rebellion against him and chose Gustavus Vasa for their leader, a great battle was fought, in which the Swedes were victorious; but Gustavus allowed the Danes to return to their country. Christian then abdicated, and Sweden became an independent kingdom.--H. Brooke, _Gustavus Vasa_ (1730). _Chris'tian (Edward)_, a conspirator. He has two _aliases_, "Richard Gan'lesse" (2 _syl_.) and "Simon Can'ter." _Colonel William Christian_, Edward's brother. Shot for insurrection. _Fenella_ alias _Zarah Christian_, daughter of Edward Christian.--Sir W. Scott, _Peveril of the Peak_ (time, George II.). _Christian_ (_Fletcher_), mate of the _Bounty_, under the command of captain Bligh, and leader of the mutineers. After setting the captain and some others adrift, Christian took command of the ship, and, according to lord Byron, the mutineers took refuge in the island of Toobouai (one of the Society Islands). Here Torquil, one of the mutineers, married Neuha, a native. After a time a ship was sent to capture the mutineers. Torquil and Neuha escaped, and lay concealed in a cave; but Christian, Ben Bunting, and Skyscrape were shot. This is not according to fact, for Christian merely touched at Toobouai, and then, with eighteen of the natives and nine of the mutineers, sailed for Tahiti, where all soon died except Alexander Smith, who changed his name to John Adams, and became a model patriarch.--Byron, _The Island_. CHRISTIAN DOCTOR (_Most_), John Charlier de Gerson (1363-1429). CHRISTIAN ELOQUENCE (_The Founder of_), Louis Bourdaloue (1632-1704). CHRISTIAN KING (_Most_). So the kings of France were styled. Pepin _le Bref_ was so styled by pope Stephen III. (714-768). Charles II. _le Chauve_ was so styled by the Council of Savonnières (823, 840-877). Louis XI. was so styled by Paul II. (1423, 1461-1483).