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Popes of the Roman Catholic ChurchIn the following list, the date of election, rather than of consecration, is given. Before St. Victor I (189), dates may err by one year. Antipopes—i.e., those men...
(Encyclopedia) Titus, Arch of: see Titus, Roman emperor.
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(Encyclopedia) Fauna, in Roman religion: see Bona Dea.
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(Encyclopedia) Philip the Arabian: see Philip, Roman emperor.
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(Encyclopedia) Cavan, town, seat of Co. Cavan, N
Republic of Ireland. It is a farm market with some light industry. The Roman
Catholic and Anglican dioceses are in Cav...
(Encyclopedia) Jove: see Jupiter, in Roman religion and mythology.
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(Encyclopedia) Arles, kingdom of, was formed in 933, when Rudolf II, king of Transjurane Burgundy, united the kingdom of Provence or Cisjurane Burgundy to his lands and established his capital at Arles. Holy Roman E...
(Encyclopedia) Carroll, John, 1735–1815, American Roman Catholic churchman, b. Maryland. He studied as a child with Jesuits at Bohemia, Md., and later at Saint-Omer in Flanders, since Catholic secondary education ...
(Encyclopedia) Boleslaus I bōˈləslôs [key], c.966–1025, Polish ruler (992–1025), the first to call himself king; also called Boleslaus the Brave. He succeeded his father, Mieszko I, as duke of Poland, seized...
(Encyclopedia) Francis Borgia, Saint bôrˈjə [key], 1510–72, Spanish Roman Catholic reformer, third general of the Jesuits (see Jesus, Society of). He was a member of the famous Borgia family, a great-grandson o...