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- Saint John of the Cross (June 24, 1542 – December 14, 1591), born Juan de Yepes Alvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish ...11 KB (1,755 words) - 08:11, 3 August 2022
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- [[Image:Lilac-Chaser.gif|right|thumb|380px|Stare at the center cross ... In fact, it is not necessary to fixate on the cross for the effect; any stationary ...5 KB (816 words) - 01:40, 26 October 2022
- summit of the Mount. Fourteen stations of the cross have been erected on the ... old Sassanid Pahlavi inscriptions on it. The cross, reputed to have been chiseled ...9 KB (1,390 words) - 16:21, 8 February 2023
- The Iron Cross was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Frederick William III ...23 KB (3,657 words) - 13:20, 6 March 2024
- an American anthropologist who pioneered the cross-cultural analytical method ... of different disciplines, initiated the Cross-Cultural Survey that used ...13 KB (1,801 words) - 14:54, 21 May 2024
- Christianity, and Christ's death on the cross. However, it was originally ... offered through Christ's death on the cross to those who believe. It ...15 KB (2,416 words) - 06:30, 11 January 2024
- An elastomer is a polymer with the property of elasticity. In other ... on the specific material. Without the cross-linkages or with short ...7 KB (1,017 words) - 07:38, 10 August 2023
- Saint John of the Cross (June 24, 1542 – December 14, 1591), born Juan de Yepes Alvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish ...11 KB (1,755 words) - 08:11, 3 August 2022
- of the male and female symbols of Osiris (the cross) and Isis (the oval), and ... ==The Ankh and the Cross== The Christian cross, which is today one ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- The Geneva Conventions consist of four treaties formulated in Geneva ... The Conventions were the results of efforts by Henry Dunant, who was ...11 KB (1,605 words) - 06:47, 18 April 2024
- The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can ... It ranks fifth in the precedence of military awards behind the Medal ...11 KB (1,746 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- Clarissa Harlowe Barton (better known as Clara Barton) (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was the founder of the American Red Cross. As an ...14 KB (2,285 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- Titulus Crucis (Latin for "Title of the Cross") was inscribed in ... As the Roman soldiers nailed Jesus on the cross, they mocked him and placed ...11 KB (1,534 words) - 20:14, 29 March 2024
- The term True Cross denotes the actual cross on which Jesus was crucified. According to legend, the True Cross was hidden following Jesus’ ...22 KB (3,738 words) - 18:26, 2 May 2023
- brave"), called Protocletos, or the First-called in the Orthodox ... Luqa (Malta). Many national flags depict the cross on which he was crucified ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is ... or from storage such as batteries. The SI unit of power is the watt. ...5 KB (743 words) - 00:16, 13 February 2024
- is a method of scientific dating based on the analysis of tree-ring growth ... annual rings, can be seen in a horizontal cross section cut through the trunk ...10 KB (1,580 words) - 09:41, 28 January 2024
- The cross, found in many cultures and religions of the world, is an ancient human symbol that has become closely connected with the religion ...36 KB (5,848 words) - 06:28, 11 January 2024
- The symbol of the Cross has been revered by Christians but controversial ... The cross, which is today one of the most widely recognized symbols ...18 KB (2,807 words) - 21:08, 10 December 2023
- considered by many critics to be one of the finest representatives of ... one of his most controversial paintings, The Cross in the Mountains (Gemaldegalerie ...8 KB (1,154 words) - 14:22, 29 November 2023
- in rural Florida and wrote novels describing the richly detailed natural settings ... pioneer environmentalist who reacted against the growing urbanization around ...16 KB (2,394 words) - 15:59, 6 November 2022
- and Columba, her feast day is February 1, the traditional first day of spring ... the ground beside a dying man, fashioning the cross in order to convert him ...15 KB (2,296 words) - 23:07, 20 November 2023
- such as Dressage to intense types like cross-country sports. These types ... of show jumping, and the fitness demands the cross-country jumping phase. ...17 KB (2,688 words) - 19:15, 13 February 2024
- Rubin's vase (sometimes known as the Rubin face or the Figure ... The Rubin vase illusion was first developed by psychologist Edgar ...6 KB (934 words) - 20:58, 21 December 2022
- Echidna, also known as spiny anteater, is any of the egg-laying mammals ... The echidna species are not related to the anteater species, even ...11 KB (1,540 words) - 02:46, 1 October 2020
- Because of the cross product, L is a vector perpendicular to both ... To do this, one takes the definition of the cross product and discards the ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 06:03, 28 July 2023
- Iona is a small island located in the north-west region of Scotland ... In Gaelic, the island is called Ì Chaluim Cille (Saint Columba's ...12 KB (1,880 words) - 11:11, 6 March 2024
- among Charlemagne's heirs destabalizing the political context. Dependent ... little information is available on the personal and early lives of ...9 KB (1,412 words) - 06:17, 15 June 2023
- long distance runner, and at one point held the American record in every running ... He continued rigorous training at the end of the cross country season ...16 KB (2,478 words) - 00:45, 26 February 2023
- canonized as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (her Carmelite monastic ... and took the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. There she wrote her metaphysical ...16 KB (2,393 words) - 20:38, 8 August 2023
- philosopher, and economist. In light of the ideological struggles in early ... *Evtuhov, C. 1997. The Cross & the Sickle: Sergei Bulgakov and ...7 KB (887 words) - 10:02, 26 January 2023
- Clement of Rome and Clemens Romanus, he was the fourth pope according to Catholic ... Clement of Rome is considered one of the Apostolic Fathers, and the ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2022
- In many Christian churches, Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance and ... contemplating one's transgressions. In the Anglican church, the Book ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 04:01, 18 August 2023
- Saint Teresa of the Andes, known formally as Saint Teresa of Jesus ... of the Church. She immolates herself on the cross, and her blood falls on ...8 KB (1,399 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- French physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of radioactivity ... of new discoveries about energy, including the newly recognized X-rays of ...11 KB (1,682 words) - 15:20, 25 January 2023
- :A is the cross-sectional area, measured in square meters ... The larger the cross-sectional area of the conductor, the more electrons ...12 KB (1,798 words) - 15:52, 13 February 2024
- The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was fought in the county of ... This conflict began when King James declared war on England, to honor ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 17:39, 28 March 2024
- The Delaware Crossing was declared to be the moment of George Washington’s ... General Washington was faced with overwhelming military odds and the ...16 KB (2,582 words) - 23:10, 3 May 2023
- the cold winter waters and try to recover the cross. The person who gets the ... by a Blessing of Waters, during which the cross is immersed in the water ...16 KB (2,587 words) - 19:09, 13 February 2024
- He also pioneered cultural relativism and the cross-cultural method in anthropology. Cushing's work provided unique insights into the lives of the ...10 KB (1,434 words) - 05:03, 9 April 2024
- Single cross hybrids. Single cross hybrids result from the cross between ... Double cross hybrids. Double cross hybrids result from the cross between ...30 KB (4,469 words) - 21:31, 9 February 2024
- also argued that God could not suffer on the cross, as he is omnipotent. Therefore ... God the Word did not suffer and die on the cross, while Jesus the man did ...10 KB (1,525 words) - 16:23, 11 November 2022
- – November 9, 1934) is often considered the founder of modern public relations ... suspect, Lee did outstanding work for the Red Cross during World War ...11 KB (1,658 words) - 01:07, 8 February 2023
- "Golgotha" meaning: "place of the skull") is the English ... The New Testament describes Calvary as being located close to Jerusalem ...7 KB (1,139 words) - 18:36, 25 November 2023
- ) is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. The nucleus of tritium (sometimes ... The properties of tritium make it useful for various applications ...18 KB (2,638 words) - 16:50, 5 November 2022
- horse-like animals. It is sometimes known as the horse family. All extant equids ... The extant horses (subgenus Equus) include the domestic horse (E. ...18 KB (2,488 words) - 07:29, 6 September 2023
- [[Image:Cole Thomas The Cross and the World Study 1846-48.jpg|thumb ... peaks, with one youth taking the path of the cross and the other the path ...18 KB (2,643 words) - 21:34, 7 September 2023
- The insignia were drastically altered. The cross now displayed tricolor flags. ... suspended the nominations to be awarded the Cross of the Liberation (decree ...27 KB (4,236 words) - 04:42, 5 November 2022
- with two sets of parallel sides. The opposite sides of a parallelogram ... *The two parallel sides are of equal length. *The area, A, of a parallelogram ...4 KB (631 words) - 07:47, 18 November 2022
- events which represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security, ... The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate ...20 KB (2,745 words) - 17:19, 9 February 2024
- death required burial; leaving a body on the cross, so as to mutilate it and ... The person executed may sometimes have been attached to the cross ...29 KB (4,573 words) - 06:30, 11 January 2024
