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- in today's Turkey c. 306 C.E. Known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as ... Veneration of Saint Barbara was common from the ninth century until ...12 KB (1,877 words) - 19:07, 22 December 2022
- Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into ... that is resistant to acid (and alkali). The artist then scratches off ...21 KB (3,460 words) - 01:27, 19 March 2022
- church that traditionally contained the seat of a bishop. The great ... a visual Axis Mundi for connecting with the Divine. Furthermore, they ...26 KB (4,257 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- poet, and politician, considered to be one of the most important poets in ... Little definitive is known of Sturluson's life, and much of what ...13 KB (2,143 words) - 05:13, 13 October 2022
- The Char Dham ('the four abodes/seats') constitutes the ... All four pilgrimage sites sit in the Himalayas, previously difficult ...11 KB (1,617 words) - 01:45, 4 December 2023
- quot;) is a Hindu goddess married to Shiva (the ascetic god of destruction ... Parvati is a decidedly maternal figure, raising with Shiva the divine ...16 KB (2,503 words) - 08:58, 18 November 2022
- for his actions while stationed in the Canadian colonies. His efforts ... heroics earned him membership in the Order of the Bath, and he had the privilege ...28 KB (4,513 words) - 18:55, 7 March 2024
- (敬仲), is conventionally regarded as the Chinese inventor of paper ... he was responsible for the first significant improvement and standardization ...11 KB (1,768 words) - 23:46, 12 January 2023
- Northern Africa is generally accepted to refer to the northernmost ... * The inclusion of Western Sahara in the U.N. list is highly controversial ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 06:36, 16 November 2022
- as a French painter. His versatility in the popular style of Rococo, led ... One of the great painters and draftsmen of the eighteenth century ...11 KB (1,576 words) - 04:57, 9 April 2024
- Garuda (from the Sanskrit: Garuḍa myth, Garuda is a lesser divinity, usually the vehicle (or vahana) of Vishnu ...14 KB (2,324 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten ... * 1955: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath--GCB (1943: CB ...36 KB (5,344 words) - 04:07, 4 November 2022
- The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, encompasses ... The Thar Desert's name derives from the word t'hul, the ...14 KB (2,193 words) - 15:08, 30 April 2023
- and drawing. He is generally regarded as one of the founders of impressionism ... de Gas, and Augustin de Gas, a banker. The de Gas family was moderately ...13 KB (1,878 words) - 18:10, 12 February 2024
- August 12, 1762 – June 26, 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great ... *The Most Honorable Order of the Bath *The Royal Guelphic Order ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- – August 27, 1975) was de jure Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 ... Ethiopia was different from that within. To the outside world, he was heir ...31 KB (5,022 words) - 16:46, 21 January 2024
- In Korea, Buddhist temples are abundant. Many of the oldest and most ... ==Brief History of Korean Buddhism== :See Korean Buddhism for more ...21 KB (3,080 words) - 04:34, 4 March 2023
- Canning is a method of preserving food by first sealing it in air ... From a public safety point of view, foods with low acidity (i.e., ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 19:25, 25 November 2023
- Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ... He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major ...46 KB (7,157 words) - 15:39, 29 September 2023
- Distillation is a method of separating chemical substances based on ... Distillation is used for a variety of purposes. Water is distilled ...29 KB (4,405 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
