Search results for "The Temptation of Saint Anthony (book)" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – c. 547) was a major Christian ... Benedict founded 12 monastic communities, the best known being Monte Cassino ...20 KB (3,232 words) - 09:12, 27 September 2023
- The Devil is the title given to the supernatural being who is believed ... The Hebrew Bible does not assign this level of personification to ...20 KB (3,299 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- and Honore de Balzac, is credited with the development of literary realism ... influential novel, Madame Bovary, explored the provincial life of the bored ...16 KB (2,534 words) - 14:05, 14 December 2021
- greater spirituality. Many ascetics believe the action of purifying the body ... The term "ascetic" derives from the ancient Greek word askēsis ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 03:51, 18 August 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
- Saint Jerome (ca. 342 – September 30, 419; Ευσέβιος Σωφρόνιος ... best known for his single-handed composition of a new Latin translation of ...33 KB (5,192 words) - 19:50, 22 December 2022
- Augustine of Hippo or Saint Augustine (November 13, 354 – August ... Born in what is present-day Algeria as the eldest son of Saint Monica ...65 KB (10,155 words) - 19:07, 21 August 2023
- The Decadent movement (Fr. décadence, “decay”) was a late-nineteenth ... The Decadent movement first flourished in France and then spread throughout ...53 KB (7,426 words) - 21:41, 10 July 2023
- Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech, Marquis of Pubol or Salvador ... in the town of Figueres, in the Empordà region close to the French ...38 KB (5,792 words) - 01:13, 21 April 2023
- dæmon, or daimon) is a supernatural being of malevolent intent, or a fallen ... Most religions and cultures of the world accept the existence of demons ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- Symbolism was a late nineteenth century art movement of French and ... The Symbolist movement in literature has its roots in Les Fleurs du ...23 KB (3,250 words) - 01:57, 27 February 2023
- 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
- Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction between individuals of ... in accord with nature and natural law. On the other hand, many cultures ...91 KB (13,332 words) - 16:14, 25 January 2023
