Search results for "Order of Malta" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Malta, officially Republic of Malta, is a small and densely populated ... A small archipelago strategically located, Malta has had a long and ...35 KB (5,045 words) - 06:40, 5 November 2022
- |combatant2= [[Image:Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta ... The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) took place ...33 KB (5,132 words) - 14:36, 27 January 2023
- The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Order of St ...33 KB (5,056 words) - 23:20, 3 March 2023
- 1565) was a Ottoman admiral as well as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; ... he lived out his life in the context of what many regarded as permanent ...33 KB (5,326 words) - 18:45, 6 November 2022
- April 23, 303 C.E.), also known as George of Lydda, is one of the most venerated ... In Christian hagiography, Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon ...36 KB (5,477 words) - 19:38, 22 December 2022
- a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. He was renowned ... It is also held that Andrew founded the See of Byzantium in 38 C.E ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS ... Lord Cromer was one of the most experienced and famous colonial administrators ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 04:54, 23 March 2024
- founded on March 25, 1957, by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the ... citizens, while also remaining citizens of their home states. ...13 KB (1,869 words) - 04:30, 23 March 2024
- New World monkeys comprising the genus Cebus of the primate family Cebidae ... values, capuchins add to the human wonder of nature, are used in laboratory ...13 KB (1,924 words) - 22:10, 25 November 2023
- has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- raised from the dead by Jesus (See Gospel of John 11:41-44); the other Lazarus ... reappear in the fossil record after a period of apparent extinction. In medical ...15 KB (2,333 words) - 17:59, 25 October 2022
- Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and ... fled from Rome with a price on his head. In Malta in 1608 he was involved in ...56 KB (8,917 words) - 22:11, 25 November 2023
- his dribbling abilities and the longevity of his professional playing career ... Because of his fine dribbling skills, Matthews gained the nicknames ...12 KB (1,881 words) - 19:52, 9 February 2023
- 1945 to February 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States ... betrayal" was coined in several of these countries to describe ...13 KB (2,093 words) - 10:05, 22 May 2023
- diplomat who was the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations from January ... decorated with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The World Affairs Council ...12 KB (1,720 words) - 19:59, 20 November 2023
- The Suez Canal had been important in Iran and the colonial penetration ... The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 gave the United Kingdom control ...23 KB (3,489 words) - 21:32, 26 February 2023
- in the Roman Catholic faith, is a piece of metal, often worn around the ... These medals have their roots in the very beginnings of Christianity ...24 KB (3,815 words) - 05:56, 25 August 2020
- The Adriatic Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Italian ... The sea's western coast runs the length of Italy, while the eastern ...13 KB (2,044 words) - 06:18, 15 June 2023
- A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent ... the Middle East show archaeological evidence of having had fortified city walls ...44 KB (6,877 words) - 22:27, 15 May 2023
- :"Fall of Communism" redirects here. For the fall of the ... The Revolutions of 1989 refers to the collapse of Communism in Eastern ...27 KB (4,082 words) - 20:00, 8 December 2022
- Easter. It commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem in the ... used to designate the day. The difficulty of procuring palms for that day ...17 KB (2,712 words) - 06:25, 18 November 2022
- Many Jews converted to Christianity after the reconquest of Spain ... The conversion of these Jews to Christianity soon became suspect, ...22 KB (3,432 words) - 16:11, 6 November 2022
- Snail is the common name applied to most members of the mollusk class ... Gastropoda, the largest and most diverse class of the phylum Mollusca ...16 KB (2,467 words) - 15:00, 27 April 2023
- The Council of Europe is the oldest international organization working ... The most famous bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court ...42 KB (6,144 words) - 08:27, 10 January 2024
- The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Its ... Formed at the end of the twelfth century in Acre, Palestine, the medieval ...34 KB (5,036 words) - 15:01, 30 April 2023
- The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman ... the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Order of Malta, the Order of St. Gregory ...33 KB (5,125 words) - 23:21, 3 March 2023
- that the term refers to a particular kind of sacrifice carried out by the ... While no particular form of Moloch is known due to the ambiguity of ...20 KB (3,200 words) - 21:06, 21 December 2022
- Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy (August ... Over the course of little more than a decade, the armies of France ...53 KB (8,268 words) - 01:21, 11 November 2022
- Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316, Savaria, Pannonia – November 8, 397 ... with a freezing beggar and received a vision of Christ which moved him to renounce ...18 KB (2,840 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- center-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 ... He was a proponent of the United States of Europe and, having limited ...24 KB (3,434 words) - 16:28, 29 December 2020
- The word Allah has been used by Arabic people of different religions ... The etymology of the word Allāh has been discussed extensively by ...42 KB (6,212 words) - 23:54, 4 March 2024
- The term Barbarian does not derive from the name of any tribe or cultural ... Although barbarian cultures generally worked against the advancement ...20 KB (3,041 words) - 22:32, 10 February 2023
- who served as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 ... become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's ...64 KB (9,034 words) - 23:07, 3 March 2023
- In his acting, he gave a new life to some of the greatest classics in the ... English gentlemen, a true knight of the stage. On the other hand ...26 KB (4,059 words) - 05:09, 17 June 2023
- in the British Army, writer, and founder of the World Scouting Movement. the surrounding city during the long Siege of Mafeking. ...20 KB (2,990 words) - 03:11, 15 December 2022
- 15, 1891 – October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished field ... chivalry towards his adversaries. He was one of the few German commanders who ...24 KB (3,681 words) - 21:24, 20 March 2024
- community, and to build on his conception of the basic unity of mankind ... and between the Americas and the islands of the Pacific is historically ...27 KB (4,083 words) - 23:00, 30 April 2023
- first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from ... From the age of 12, George served in the Royal Navy, but upon the ...39 KB (5,812 words) - 13:04, 14 November 2022
- North Africa—located on the eastern side of Lake Tunis across from the ... Originally a settlement of Phoenician colonists, Carthage grew into ...45 KB (7,001 words) - 00:42, 29 November 2023
- |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ... – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- contact, outdoor sport played by two teams of 13 players each, with an oval ... from what was initially a breakaway faction of England's Rugby Football ...29 KB (4,628 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten ... Gandhi but was unable to avoid the Partition of India, although he would have ...36 KB (5,344 words) - 04:07, 4 November 2022
- plays throughout the 1600s. Born the second of five children to Anne and Arthur ... Born the second of five children, and only boy, to Anne and Arthur ...24 KB (3,692 words) - 03:47, 24 November 2022
- 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
- a favorite target for his particular brand of humor were United States Presidents ... Hope, who earned the moniker "The King of Comedy," was ...28 KB (4,249 words) - 05:46, 16 November 2023
- San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino Repubblica di San Marino ... since they hold the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Holy See, for ...26 KB (3,871 words) - 01:19, 21 April 2023
- The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental ... agreement providing such a high degree of individual protection. State ...32 KB (4,886 words) - 04:33, 23 March 2024
- 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
- twenty to thirty Scouts under guidance of a Scout leader, and subdivided ... fitness through a structured program of outdoor activities. The Scout ...39 KB (5,942 words) - 22:31, 20 November 2023
