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The Orthodox Church is one of the oldest Christian denominations, with a rich history and tradition that spans many centuries and countries, from Russia and Greece to the Middle East and…
(Encyclopedia) More, Sir Thomas (Saint Thomas More), 1478–1535, English statesman and author of Utopia, celebrated as a martyr in the Roman Catholic Church. He received a Latin education in the…
(Encyclopedia) Abbey Theatre, Irish theatrical company devoted primarily to indigenous drama. W. B. Yeats was a leader in founding (1902) the Irish National Theatre Society with Lady Gregory, J. M.…
(Encyclopedia) Athanasius, SaintAthanasius, Saintăthənāˈzhəs [key], c.297–373, patriarch of Alexandria (328–73), Doctor of the Church, great champion of orthodoxy during the Arian crisis of the 4th…
Scene Xiii. Alexandria. Cleopatra's palace.Enter Cleopatra, Domitius Enobarbus, Charmian, and IrasCleopatraWhat shall we do, Enobarbus?Domitius EnobarbusThink, and die.CleopatraIs Antony or…
(Encyclopedia) InquisitionInquisitionĭnˌkwĭzĭshˈən [key], tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church established for the investigation of heresy.
The Spanish Inquisition was independent of the medieval…
(Encyclopedia) Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church…
Old Style means computed according to the unreformed calendar. New Style means computed according to the calendar reformed and corrected by Gregory XIII. in 1582. The New Style was…
Transferred from the 6th of January to the 25th of December by Julius I. (337-352). Old Christmas Day. January 6th. When Gregory XIII. reformed the Calendar in 1582, he omitted ten days;…
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