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- a powerful English statesman and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Wolsey became involved in furthering the political ambitions of Henry ...31 KB (4,953 words) - 20:23, 31 October 2022
- Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (January 2, 1895 – September ... After achieving a truce a truce in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he began ...32 KB (4,734 words) - 22:38, 5 May 2020
- The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman ... and dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and ...33 KB (5,125 words) - 23:21, 3 March 2023
- Catholic Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit ... In 1529, while attending the University of Paris, Xavier became acquainted ...15 KB (2,402 words) - 04:52, 9 April 2024
- Negative theology (also known as Apophatic theology) is a method of ... based on two common presuppositions: Given the vast magnitude of divinity ...18 KB (2,832 words) - 16:09, 11 November 2022
- The Battle of Lepanto took place on October 7, 1571 when a galley ... fought solely between rowing vessels was one of history's most decisive ...28 KB (4,326 words) - 10:04, 22 September 2023
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Ignacio (Íñigo) López de ... Ignatius and the early Jesuits recognized that the hierarchical Church ...26 KB (4,095 words) - 19:47, 22 December 2022
- The Dominican Order, originally known as the Order of Preachers, is ... Established to preach the Gospel and to combat heresy, the order is ...21 KB (3,178 words) - 17:16, 30 January 2024
- 11, 1303), born Benedetto Caetani, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from ... other Pope's were also related. By the time he became Pope, he had ...14 KB (2,378 words) - 07:22, 17 November 2023
- Antwerp, a city and municipality in Belgium, lies on the River Scheldt ... Antwerp has long been an important city in the nations of the Benelux ...22 KB (3,301 words) - 05:47, 11 August 2023
- from 1926 until his death in 1977. One of the first multi-media stars ... Crosby's recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 17:48, 31 October 2023
- and guru. He was instrumental in bringing the teachings of meditation and ... He brought a more spiritual, as opposed to dogmatic, understanding ...22 KB (3,146 words) - 07:48, 18 November 2022
- a Franciscan theologian, philospher, general of the Franciscan Friars Minor ... He rejected Aristotle’s concept of the eternity of the world, ...20 KB (3,032 words) - 07:21, 17 November 2023
- English composer. He was a student at the Royal College of Music and ... He was a musical patriot who believed strongly in the importance of ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 00:30, 8 December 2022
- The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, "S.J.," "S ... Jesuits are required to pledge allegiance to the Pope but their intellectual ...45 KB (6,894 words) - 21:50, 30 January 2023
- and university educator. He was a pioneer in the field of secular religious ... Smart became widely known outside the academy, at least in Britain ...21 KB (3,067 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as the two-hundred-and-sixty-fourth ... Communism, and he is often credited as one of the forces contributing to ...28 KB (4,343 words) - 03:06, 2 May 2024
- Christmas Eve is the evening or day before Christmas Day, the widely ... Christmas Eve is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying ...27 KB (4,071 words) - 21:38, 10 December 2023
- activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid ... He was generally credited with coining the term "Rainbow Nation ...30 KB (4,335 words) - 09:58, 29 January 2024
- May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several public holidays ... Today, May Day is celebrated in several European nations and the United ...20 KB (3,175 words) - 09:20, 10 March 2023
- 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
- American sculptor. She was a master of naturalistic animal sculpture ... Huntington is recognized as one of America's finest animaliers ...28 KB (4,145 words) - 06:44, 28 July 2023
- name=Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg| native_name=Albert-Ludwigs ... Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg (German Albert-Ludwigs-Universität ...21 KB (2,957 words) - 05:02, 17 June 2023
- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 - August 21, 1153) was a French abbot ... Devoted to the veneration of the Virgin Mary, Bernard is credited ...26 KB (4,066 words) - 16:03, 29 September 2023
- also an important courtier and politician at the court of Louis XIV. Bossuet was a staunch advocate of the theory of political absolutism; ...26 KB (4,115 words) - 12:30, 6 November 2021
- The term monastery (from Greek: μοναστήριον (monastērion ... governed by community rules that stipulate the gender of the inhabitants ...53 KB (8,288 words) - 19:55, 9 November 2022
- Malta, officially Republic of Malta, is a small and densely populated ... a long and turbulent history. Situated in the middle of the Mediterranean ...35 KB (5,045 words) - 06:40, 5 November 2022
- A sauna session is usually a social affair in which the participants ... The word sauna is also used metaphorically to describe an unusually ...15 KB (2,539 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2022
- came to public notice when he vindicated the defeat and murder of Charles ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...25 KB (3,907 words) - 14:28, 9 February 2022
- writer who is best known for his development of Christian realism. As he served ... #039;s theological ethics acknowledges the reality of human sinfulness ...32 KB (4,798 words) - 03:06, 8 December 2022
- October 21, 1969), also known as "King of the Beatniks" and "Father ... Early on in his college days, Kerouac embraced a bohemian lifestyle ...22 KB (3,414 words) - 21:03, 25 December 2022
- The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican (popularly known as Vatican ... The far-reaching reforms enacted by the Council impacted virtually ...53 KB (8,198 words) - 14:42, 3 May 2023
- Saint Thomas Aquinas, O.P. (also Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino; c. 1225 ... Saint Thomas Aquinas is held in the Roman Catholic Church to be the ...35 KB (5,231 words) - 18:38, 30 April 2023
- a rigid adherence to what it conceives of as the fundamental principles ... Historically, the term "fundamentalism" was first used in ...27 KB (4,004 words) - 07:21, 15 April 2024
- [[Image:Hussein_of_Jordan_1997.jpg|thumb|right|300 px|King Hussein ... and Princess Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil, of the royal Hashemite family ...22 KB (3,415 words) - 21:18, 9 February 2024
- A Benedictine is an adherent of the teachings of Saint Benedict of ... Beyond its religious influences, the Rule of St Benedict has been ...25 KB (3,878 words) - 09:13, 27 September 2023
- Pope St. Gregory I or Gregory the Great (c. 540 – March 12, 604 ... A senator's son and himself the governor of Rome at 30, Gregory ...18 KB (2,721 words) - 14:47, 31 January 2023
- The Navajo (also Navaho) people of the southwestern United States ... The Navajo resemble Apache in many ways, although contact with Pueblo ...48 KB (7,395 words) - 15:33, 11 November 2022
- August 12, 1762 – June 26, 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great ... often interfering in politics, especially in the matter of Catholic emancipation ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- Jews have lived in Germany for over 1700 years, through both periods ... Following the victimization of what was probably the most assimilated ...56 KB (8,438 words) - 08:48, 3 April 2024
- 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as the 260th Pope, the head of the ... Pius is one of the few popes in recent history to exercise his right ...51 KB (7,678 words) - 20:42, 9 April 2023
- Baptist minister. He is considered one of the most influential Christian ... work reached beyond a narrow understanding of Christianity, embracing people ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- Edward III (November 13, 1312 – June 21, 1377) was one of the most ... Edward was crowned at the age of 14, following the deposition of his ...40 KB (6,070 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National ... Russell is widely considered one of the best defensive players in ...74 KB (11,022 words) - 16:07, 31 October 2023
- [[Image:HiltonofCadboll01.JPG|thumb|A replica of the Hilton of Cadboll ... The Picts were a confederation of tribes who lived to the north of ...35 KB (5,272 words) - 05:13, 24 November 2022
- prominence as a war correspondent during the first World War. He and his ... Reed was not only a witness to the revolution, but an enthusiastic ...41 KB (6,282 words) - 07:41, 3 August 2022
- Jesus Christ, also known as Jesus of Nazareth or simply Jesus, is ... As might be expected with a man of this stature, partial understandings ...78 KB (12,289 words) - 02:54, 1 August 2022
- The Shroud of Turin is an ancient linen cloth which some believe is ... The idea is that his image was somehow recorded as a photographic ...62 KB (9,799 words) - 14:29, 27 January 2023
- Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation ... Hospice care in the United States is largely defined by the practices ...33 KB (4,647 words) - 20:47, 25 September 2020
- New Year's, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the ... Celebrations often include large displays of fireworks at midnight ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- :This article is about the English engineer. {{Infobox Person ... engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line ...23 KB (3,591 words) - 00:40, 14 November 2022
- was a prominent Christian theologian during the Protestant Reformation and ... John Calvin was a leader of the Swiss protestant reformation. Reformed ...41 KB (6,580 words) - 14:04, 7 May 2024
- pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the first American to travel into ... A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard ...57 KB (8,455 words) - 04:33, 17 June 2023
- The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen ... The protests were sparked by the death of pro-market and pro-democracy ...57 KB (8,680 words) - 14:07, 14 January 2024
- 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
- Romanesque architecture is the term that describes the architecture ... has very regular and symmetrical plans. The overall appearance is of simplicity ...63 KB (10,037 words) - 21:37, 16 April 2023
- South Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United ... It was part of the 1663 charter in which Charles I of England granted ...64 KB (9,145 words) - 15:14, 27 April 2023
- Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters ... in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and rose to fame ...61 KB (8,753 words) - 02:22, 16 December 2022
- Jamaica is an island nation of the West Indies. The third largest ... Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taino inhabitants named the island ...31 KB (4,663 words) - 01:31, 8 February 2023
- naturalist who achieved fame as originator of the theory of evolution through ... Considered the "father of evolutionary theory," Darwin made ...55 KB (8,376 words) - 23:18, 22 January 2023
- in period European sources, reflecting the contemporary pronunciation ... was a Japanese samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyo of ...57 KB (8,893 words) - 08:38, 20 January 2024
- The unification of Germany into a politically and administratively ... The self-interests of the various parties hampered the process over ...102 KB (14,729 words) - 11:39, 3 May 2023
- , Urdu: لدّاخ; "land of high passes") is a province ... Situated on a high altitude plain, Ladakh became the midway point ...43 KB (6,368 words) - 05:33, 4 March 2023
- Muslim minister and a national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. He was also ... As a fiery, socio-political critic of American Christianity's ...49 KB (7,838 words) - 06:35, 5 November 2022
- Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and is its largest city, with ... Bratislava was a key economic and administrative center of the Kingdom ...38 KB (5,662 words) - 22:52, 20 November 2023
- Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of ... Muslim majority countries have produced more than seven heads of state ...30 KB (4,309 words) - 20:25, 1 April 2023
- George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 - November 30, 2018) was ... During the final days of the Cold War, he was responsible for managing ...41 KB (6,218 words) - 08:07, 23 January 2023
- James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) was ... As President, his major accomplishments included the consolidation ...56 KB (8,252 words) - 21:54, 3 January 2024
- Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) was one of ... That change, often known as the Copernican revolution, had important ...33 KB (5,163 words) - 02:58, 8 January 2024
- and extraordinary cultural versatility, in the process becoming a highly ... Pasolini's work focused on the underside of modern life, especially ...27 KB (4,092 words) - 05:15, 24 November 2022
- Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, Order of the Garter (KG), Order of New ... his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. ...37 KB (5,516 words) - 18:14, 12 February 2024
- The First Chechen War also known as the War in Chechnya was fought ... and religious clash. Some Chechens, the majority of whom are Muslim ...53 KB (7,700 words) - 19:54, 26 March 2024
- persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor ... films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era ...63 KB (9,757 words) - 04:36, 18 April 2024
- phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky ... A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colors. Traditionally, however ...32 KB (5,079 words) - 17:20, 16 April 2023
- Alaska, a state of the United States of America located in the extreme ... The area that became Alaska was purchased from Russian interests on ...74 KB (11,051 words) - 04:34, 17 June 2023
- [[Image:Ccross.svg|thumb|right|200px|A Celtic cross.]] The term Celt, normally pronounced /kɛlt/ now refers primarily to ...49 KB (7,613 words) - 23:47, 3 December 2023
- The State of Israel (in Hebrew "Medinat Yisra'el," ... Israel declared its independence in 1948. With a diverse population ...69 KB (10,208 words) - 15:25, 19 March 2023
- , Austro-Bavarian: Weăn,) is the capital of Austria, and also one ... Today Vienna is a center of European culture, with more than one hundred ...42 KB (5,917 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- Hungary, officially in English the Republic of Hungary, is a landlocked ... After a Celtic and a Roman period, the foundation of Hungary was laid ...107 KB (15,967 words) - 21:14, 9 February 2024
- Lebanon (Arabic: لبنان Lubnān), officially the Lebanese Republic ... Until the Lebanese Civil War (1975-90), the country was considered ...55 KB (7,922 words) - 06:11, 6 March 2023
- celebrated on October 31, particularly in the United States where it has ... The day is often associated with the colors orange and black, and ...37 KB (5,487 words) - 23:07, 3 August 2023
- The Gallic Wars The 58–50 B.C.E. conflict is also named the "Second ... were waged between 58 and 50 B.C.E. by the Roman general Julius Caesar ...77 KB (12,113 words) - 23:58, 4 March 2024
- The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked South Asian nation situated ... One of the most isolated nations in the world, Bhutan is often described ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 03:39, 1 October 2023
- 'Holy Wisdom'; Ayasofya ; Ἁγία Σοφία|Hagía Sofía ... ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ( Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami ...227 KB (32,955 words) - 20:31, 5 May 2024
- The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, Great ... Most Armenians, Russians, and West Europeans believe that the massacres ...48 KB (7,401 words) - 03:50, 15 August 2023
- Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a coastal Alpine ... Slovenia has been part of the Roman Empire, the Duchy of Karantania ...45 KB (6,521 words) - 14:59, 27 April 2023
- The Republic of Ireland, often referred to as simply Ireland, is a ... More than 40 million Americans, and millions of others around the ...93 KB (13,999 words) - 16:07, 16 May 2024
- Nepal, known officially as the State of Nepal, is a landlocked Himalayan ... Although the country is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who ...47 KB (6,833 words) - 16:19, 11 November 2022
- Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China For the civilization of China and its history see China ...97 KB (13,790 words) - 00:28, 4 January 2024
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly ... The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional ...123 KB (18,096 words) - 11:41, 3 May 2023
- Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name used for the third ... Often tolerant of religious minorities, Jewish life flourished during ...72 KB (11,035 words) - 16:49, 23 December 2022
