Search results for "Monastery of El Escorial" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government ... European abbeys were the important centers of learning and literacy, which ...
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  • El Greco (probably a combination of the Castilian and the Venetian ... a prominent painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. He ...
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  • A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services ... In addition, with the collection of media other than books for storing ...
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  • best known for his single-handed composition of a new Latin translation of ... the cathedral at Nepi and the monastery of El Escorial, both of which claim ...
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  • ) (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 ... his empire across continents, creating one of the vastest empires ever known ...
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  • Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Reino de España (both bordering Morocco). It is the largest of the three sovereign nations ...
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