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- Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. He is mentioned as ... -בר), meaning son of Tolomai (Ptolemy) or son of ...11 KB (1,622 words) - 19:13, 22 December 2022
- Philip Berrigan (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was, for over ... priest. In the 1960s, he found the focus of his life's work in the ...14 KB (2,125 words) - 14:50, 28 March 2023
- In Christianity, the disciples were originally the students of Jesus ... John the Baptist also had disciples, as did some of the Old Testament ...15 KB (2,501 words) - 03:45, 31 July 2022
- The Nag Hammadi library is a collection of early Christian gnostic ... Corpus Hermeticum and a partial translation of Plato's Republic. The ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:06, 10 November 2022
- in history for suppressing the order of the Templars, and as the Pope ... though he was and in many respects the pawn of the French king, did retain ...17 KB (2,612 words) - 11:07, 19 December 2023
- colonists against against the imposition of a British tax on tea and to ... by Great Britain on the colonies. In protest of the tax, Sons of Liberty patriots ...9 KB (1,449 words) - 19:52, 20 November 2023
- The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from ... was unsuccessful in halting enforcement of the Intolerable Acts. Their ...14 KB (1,859 words) - 19:55, 26 March 2024
- (10 B.C.E. – 44 C.E.), was the last king of the Jews. He was the grandson ... but suffered several dramatic changes of fortune until the ascension ...11 KB (1,756 words) - 06:49, 16 June 2023
- was a first-century CE Jewish-Idumean ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore ... The son of Herod the Great, Antipas ruled as a client king of the ...19 KB (2,969 words) - 14:56, 12 February 2022
- which may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service ... The award recognizes acts of heroism performed in ground combat if ...11 KB (1,788 words) - 04:34, 22 November 2023
- Didymus, meaning "Twin") was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus ... it eastwards as far as India. The churches of Malankara in India trace their ...21 KB (3,427 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the New Testament. It is commonly ... Acts tells the story of the Early Christian church, with particular ...37 KB (5,957 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A ... drawing and quartering. However, the charge of treason was greatly abused ...14 KB (2,143 words) - 12:38, 18 April 2023
- 11, 1303), born Benedetto Caetani, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from ... He was elected in 1294 after Pope Celestine V (Peter of Morone) abdicated ...14 KB (2,378 words) - 07:22, 17 November 2023
- | name = History of Christianity | title = History of Christianity | bodyclass = hlist | state = autocollapse ...11 KB (1,221 words) - 01:35, 2 August 2022
- Simon Magus, also known as Simon the Sorcerer and Simon of Gitta, ... The figure of Simon appears prominently in the accounts of several ...29 KB (4,732 words) - 22:09, 29 January 2023
- The Gospel of Mary is an ancient Christian text rediscovered by scholars ... Two Greek fragments of the Gospel of Mary were discovered (Papyrus ...15 KB (2,491 words) - 18:05, 27 December 2022
- [[image:Baptism-christ.jpg|thumb|The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della ... Christians as being a prophet and forerunner of Jesus Christ. The New Testament ...19 KB (3,211 words) - 17:11, 4 May 2024
- by God to spread the "good news" of the Christian message to the ... The status of the apostles in the early Church was penultimate to ...30 KB (4,741 words) - 15:51, 11 August 2023
- The Saint Thomas Christians are a group of Christians from the Malabar ... Their tradition goes back to the beginnings of first century Christian thought ...27 KB (3,937 words) - 22:35, 11 January 2024
- Philip Massinger (1583 - March 17, 1640) was an English dramatist ... Born the second of five children, and only boy, to Anne and Arthur ...24 KB (3,692 words) - 03:47, 24 November 2022
- Mary II (April 30, 1662 – December 28, 1694) reigned as Queen of ... William III, who became the sole ruler of both countries upon her death ...22 KB (3,330 words) - 22:05, 16 December 2022
- approximately 33,000 square feet (3,100 m2) of conference space. ... planned to be 38 stories, at an estimated cost of $8 million. ...16 KB (2,157 words) - 21:59, 14 November 2022
- The Norman invasion of Ireland (or the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland ... Irish history and culture developed differently as a result of the ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 19:34, 20 May 2024
- A centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by a motor ... for separating materials in certain types of mixtures. If a liquid (or solution ...11 KB (1,529 words) - 23:56, 3 December 2023
- Peter, and Cephas—original name Simeon son of Jonah—was one of the Twelve ... by Jesus, who reportedly gave him the keys of heaven and called him the ...28 KB (4,305 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- Samaria was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. It was also ... ninth century BCE. It was the residence of the northern kingdom's ...17 KB (2,670 words) - 02:05, 23 December 2022
- :This article is about the Christian sacrament of Baptism. For similar ... (baptízô), is a religious act of purification by water usually associated ...24 KB (3,694 words) - 07:45, 20 September 2023
- John Duns Scotus (c. 1266 – November 8, 1308) was one of the most ... by undermining the Augustinian concept of divine illumination of the ...15 KB (2,194 words) - 04:59, 3 August 2022
- known as Abu Sufyan, was a leading man of the Quraish of Mecca and arch ... Sunni and Shi'a Muslims. The lateness of his conversion has always attracted ...12 KB (1,857 words) - 06:56, 14 June 2023
- The Book of Hosea is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and the ... In the early chapters of the book, Hosea marries the unfaithful "woman ...12 KB (1,912 words) - 00:10, 19 November 2023
- Operetta is a genre of the performing arts, related to opera, but ... made opera, a typically dense and epic form of entertainment, available to ...19 KB (2,844 words) - 00:52, 18 November 2022
- The Epistle to the Romans is one of the books of the New Testament ... The main message of the Epistle is that salvation is available to ...13 KB (2,049 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024
- (c. 386 – c. 451 C.E.) was archbishop of Constantinople from April 10 ... His political rival, Cyril, bishop of Alexandria, used the Christological ...12 KB (1,909 words) - 16:23, 11 November 2022
- especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the ... The parliamentary system was the first form of representative government ...32 KB (4,950 words) - 13:21, 11 March 2023
- denotes the genuine, original, true state of human existence. The concept ... which often emphasize the restoration of an authentic self and society ...14 KB (2,048 words) - 19:15, 22 August 2023
- According to the Christian Gospels, Joseph of Arimathea is the person ... 'was searching') for the Kingdom of God" (Mark 15:43), and ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 05:03, 7 May 2024
- with two neighboring islands, forms one of Australia's external dependent ... Norfolk Island is the main island of the island group the territory ...20 KB (2,910 words) - 02:42, 16 November 2022
- 'remains') is a venerated object of religious and/or historical ... A relic is also the term for something that has survived the passage ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- :For the council of 449, see Second Council of Ephesus. The Council of Ephesus, also known as the Third Ecumenical Council ...15 KB (2,352 words) - 08:26, 10 January 2024
- countrymen during the First Jewish War of 66-73. The son of Agrippa I ... the right to name the important post of high priest of Jerusalem. Agrippa ...13 KB (2,047 words) - 06:49, 16 June 2023
- Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American ... He often drew upon his own life experiences and addressed the nature ...41 KB (6,282 words) - 03:22, 24 November 2022
- " Traditionally, the office of deacon originated in the selection ... Among the more prominent deacons in history are Saint Stephen, Philip ...20 KB (3,190 words) - 19:56, 22 May 2020
- meanings. The first describes the members of the early Christian movement ... Jewish Christians predominated in the movement of early Christianity ...32 KB (4,998 words) - 08:45, 3 April 2024
- Juggling is a form of skillful, often artful, object manipulation ... There is also the Late Latin form joculare of Latin joculari, meaning to jest. ...19 KB (3,000 words) - 09:05, 12 May 2024
- Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the ... a reed or a fipple. A woodwind may be made of any material, not just wood ...17 KB (2,413 words) - 21:52, 26 December 2023
- best known for works, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story ... Albee was one of the early American contributors to Theatre of the ...15 KB (2,221 words) - 18:21, 12 February 2024
- Normative ethics is one of three main component areas of inquiry of ... have either moral principles as standards of right action or virtues as ...23 KB (3,536 words) - 02:48, 16 November 2022
- Hubert Walter (c. 1160-1205 C.E.) was the Archbishop of Canterbury ... a precursor for the modern "Justice of the Peace," based on selecting ...34 KB (5,307 words) - 23:24, 17 January 2024
- this last term himself. Bataille was one of the founding members of the ... The members of the College were united in their dissatisfaction with ...19 KB (2,766 words) - 15:09, 21 May 2024
