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121Abbey of Sainte-Genevieve — Abbey of Sainte Geneviève † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Sainte Geneviève The Abbey of Sainte Geneviève, in Paris, was founded by King Clovis who established there a college of clerics, later called canons regular. How long these… …
122Donogh Mor O'Daly — Donogh Mór O Daly † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Donogh Mór O Daly (in Irish Donnchadh Mór O Dálaigh) A celebrated Irish poet, d. 1244. About thirty of his poems are extant, amounting to four or five thousand lines, nearly all… …
123French Congregation of the Oratory — French Congregation of the Oratory † Catholic Encyclopedia ► French Congregation of the Oratory Founded in Paris at the beginning of the seventeenth century by Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle, who, in Bossuet s words, made glisten in the… …
124Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth To Twentieth Century) — Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth to Twentieth Century) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth to Twentieth Century) During the Middle Ages the so called church Latin was to a great extent the language …
125unrequited — adjective Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid. I stand on the privilege of a free Scotchman, and will brook no insult unreturned, and no injury unrequited …
126groomsman — noun One of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man. The Scotchman, who assisted as groomsman, was of course the only one present, beyond the chief actors, who knew the true situation of the contracting… …
127FISHER, Andrew (1862-1928) — prime minister of Australia son of Robert Fisher, was born at Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland, on 29 August 1862. He was educated at the local school, and as a young man worked as a coal miner. Emigrating to Australia he arrived in Queensland in… …
128GERRALD, Joseph (1763-1796) — political reformer, one of the Scottish Martyrs was born in the West Indies on 9 February 1763. (Dict.Nat.Biog.) He was educated in England at Stanmore school, under Dr Parr, where he showed much promise. He inherited a somewhat involved estate… …
