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- when he vindicated the defeat and murder of Charles George Gordon in the ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...25 KB (3,907 words) - 14:28, 9 February 2022
- The Council of Chalcedon, also known as the Fourth Ecumenical Council ... Following the lead of Pope Leo I, the council sought a middle path ...15 KB (2,236 words) - 08:25, 10 January 2024
- Phoenicia was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient ... #039;. The Phoenicians often traded by means of a galley, a man-powered sailing ...30 KB (4,504 words) - 04:20, 24 November 2022
- and sociologist, famous for his theory of matriarchy and his work on ... the need to bring out the feminine aspect of God and human beings was real. ...10 KB (1,351 words) - 14:47, 1 August 2022
- plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature, human attributes while ... that they were handed down as an oral form of storytelling, sometimes recorded ...17 KB (2,635 words) - 00:26, 25 March 2024
- known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and ... the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael, in particular, had ...16 KB (2,149 words) - 00:32, 12 April 2023
- that is especially honored either because of its antiquity, association ... building, usually located at the center of a Roman town (forum). Public ...21 KB (3,233 words) - 03:32, 1 January 2022
- embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant ... go much further back into history. A version of it is told in many cultures ...20 KB (3,064 words) - 22:02, 10 December 2023
- The term Poor Man's Bible refers to various forms of Christian ... Until the invention of the Printing press in 1439, the average Christian ...33 KB (5,258 words) - 00:23, 12 April 2023
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, founded in 1870 and opened in 1872 ... preservation standards. As with the case of other notable museums, the ...38 KB (5,761 words) - 16:50, 24 October 2023
- empire, particularly in Syria, the Levant, Egypt, and Anatolia, while western ... Monophysitism received new life again during the reign of Justinian ...23 KB (3,529 words) - 20:01, 9 November 2022
- |name = University of Pennsylvania |image = [[Image:Collegegreen ... The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private, ...31 KB (4,374 words) - 13:08, 3 May 2023
- armoracia, Armoracia lapathifolia)) of the mustard or cabbage family ... often mixed with vinegar, the sharp taste of horseradish offers a unique ...16 KB (2,357 words) - 14:25, 7 February 2024
- any male person who has taken religious vows of poverty and celibacy in order ... There are several specific categories of monks including cenobites ...38 KB (6,105 words) - 20:00, 9 November 2022
- ) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the ... Due to the extraordinary talents of Michelangelo (1475-1564), the ...23 KB (3,674 words) - 22:35, 29 January 2023
- A dream is the experience of a sequence of images, sounds, ideas, ... or heaven giving warnings or announcements of fortune that is to come. For ...30 KB (4,528 words) - 17:34, 30 January 2024
- The First Council of Constantinople (381), also known as the Second ... Although the council represented the triumph of Nicene orthodoxy over ...21 KB (3,217 words) - 17:20, 28 March 2024
- arts, and film. This movement was an amalgam of many different styles and movements ... 1930s and early 1940s, and soon fell out of public favor. The time frame ...22 KB (3,243 words) - 04:01, 15 August 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
- the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 1896, ... to disillusion him about the possibility of moral progress. He concluded ...37 KB (5,377 words) - 11:07, 10 May 2023
- Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – October 4, 1226) is for many people ... in secular life. He is the patron saint of animals, merchants, Italy, ...33 KB (5,300 words) - 04:52, 9 April 2024
- conductor, Rachmaninoff is remembered as one of the true artistic geniuses ... his own works as soloist. He was one of the greatest pianists of his ...19 KB (2,901 words) - 10:00, 26 January 2023
- Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ... Though land-linked, the habitable peninsula of Mount Athos is accessible ...27 KB (4,022 words) - 17:04, 10 November 2022
- [[Image:protocomicstrip.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Example of a proto-comic ... A comic strip is a drawing or sequence of drawings that tells a story ...19 KB (2,982 words) - 07:56, 14 January 2023
- refers specifically to the aromatic leaves of this plant, which are used ... medicinal use. It is used in a wide variety of dishes, including as a meat ...12 KB (1,782 words) - 19:17, 16 December 2022
- Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the ... single-sex education is undergoing a rebirth of popularity. ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 22:24, 7 January 2024
- in Ugaritic as Athirat. She was the consort of the chief deity El and the ... a false Canaanite deity and a major source of temptation to the Israelites ...14 KB (2,179 words) - 04:03, 18 August 2023
- major U.S. newspapers. The first incarnation of Life was as a humor magazine ... [[Image:Life 1911 09 21 a.jpg|right|thumb|250 px|A cover of the earlier ...28 KB (4,420 words) - 22:50, 25 October 2022
- in Latin as Ambrosius, was successful bishop of Milan, who was later recognized ... In the beginning of his life, Ambrose embarked upon a career in law ...27 KB (4,266 words) - 02:47, 24 July 2023
- also general council) is a conference of the bishops of the whole Church ... inhabited," and was originally a figure of speech referring to the territory ...25 KB (3,755 words) - 21:55, 5 October 2020
- George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI ... from the Indian but he also had a sense of obligation towards the people ...36 KB (5,555 words) - 08:08, 23 January 2023
- Landscape Painting depicts the scenery of the European natural world ... was for effect. Tintoretto, Saint Mary of Egypt in Meditation, 1585, ...29 KB (4,569 words) - 20:24, 12 October 2021
- perform other tasks such as keeping records of humans' actions, acting ... beings is an ancient and common feature of most world religions, but only ...37 KB (6,014 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- The Gospel of John, (literally, According to John; Greek, Κατά ... Of the four gospels, John is the only one that presents a true christology ...37 KB (5,608 words) - 20:09, 13 September 2023
- pamphleteer, and, most enduringly, author of what is widely considered the ... blind, Paradise Lost relates the story of the biblical Fall of Man: It ...27 KB (4,256 words) - 03:00, 2 May 2024
- The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, translit ... The Dome of the Rock has a striking presence in the holy city of Jerusalem ...22 KB (3,569 words) - 16:41, 29 January 2024
- Nabonidus (Akkadian Nabû-nāʾid) was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian ... As king, Nabonidus was maligned by the priests of the chief Babylonian ...17 KB (2,715 words) - 22:59, 10 November 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
- during World War II and the 34th President of the United States. During the ... with the communist Soviet Union. During the height of the ...38 KB (5,775 words) - 17:24, 12 February 2024
- Italian painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters ... in Rome, on July 8, 1593, the first child of the painter Orazio Gentileschi ...17 KB (2,585 words) - 10:58, 16 August 2023
- at its capital in Constantinople. Much of this territory had first fallen ... There is no consensus on the starting date of the Byzantine period ...39 KB (5,978 words) - 19:13, 24 November 2023
- West as Alexander the Great or Alexander III of Macedon, in Greek ... (Megas Alexandros), King of Macedon (336–323 B.C.E.), was the most ...47 KB (7,410 words) - 20:29, 18 July 2023
- Movement. Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting ... Angelou recited her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning" at President ...37 KB (5,309 words) - 09:20, 10 March 2023
- and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The ... Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolition of slavery in ...23 KB (3,597 words) - 10:27, 11 April 2024
- In anatomy, the heart is the muscular, pumping organ of the closed ... . Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart ...17 KB (2,703 words) - 15:12, 25 January 2023
- distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. Hailing ... Pompey fought on the side of the Optimates, the conservative faction ...48 KB (7,762 words) - 08:50, 24 November 2022
- Bedřich Smetana (March 2, 1824 - 12 May 12, 1884) is considered one ... founded several music schools in promotion of Czech music and fostered a ...28 KB (4,344 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a magical order of the late ... Thelema, and other forms of magical spirituality popular today, were ...25 KB (3,724 words) - 14:46, 12 February 2022
- It is a time of somber reflection, fasting, and spiritual preparation ... is remembered on the fourth Sunday, and Mary of Egypt on the fifth Sunday. ...19 KB (2,974 words) - 20:02, 25 October 2022
- necessities for which a large fraction of the cost represents its ability ... plastic are used to make toys. Newer forms of toys include interactive digital ...41 KB (6,246 words) - 04:50, 1 May 2023
