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  • 71St. Gregory of Nazianzus —     St. Gregory of Nazianzus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Gregory of Nazianzus     Doctor of the Church, born at Arianzus, in Asia Minor, c. 325; died at the same place, 389. He was son one of three children of Gregory, Bishop of Nazianzus… …

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  • 72Rahm Emanuel — Infobox Congressman name =Rahm Emanuel date of birth=birth date and age|1959|11|29 place of birth =Chicago, Illinois state = Illinois district = 5th term start =January 3 2003 preceded = Rod Blagojevich succeeded = Incumbent party =Democrat… …

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  • 73The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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  • 74William Collis Meredith — Sir William Collis Meredith, QC (23 May, 1812 26 Feb, 1894) was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec.Early lifeWilliam Collis Meredith was born on May 23rd, 1812, at No.1 Fitzwilliam Square Dublin, the second son of Thomas Meredith and… …

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  • 75dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …

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  • 76Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …

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  • 77Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …

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  • 78Gospel of Saint Luke —     Gospel of Saint Luke     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gospel of Saint Luke     The subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Biography of Saint Luke; II.Authenticity of the Gospel; III. Integrity of the Gospel; IV. Purpose and… …

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  • 79The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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  • 80Tangut people — Buddhist scripture written in the Tangut script The Tangut identified with the state of Western Xia were traditionally thought of as a Qiangic speaking people who moved to northwestern China sometime before the 10th century CE. Recent research… …

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