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The 87th Academy Award Best Actor Nominees

Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. Bradley Cooper is nominated for his portrayal of Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history, in American Sniper. This is…

Brewer's: Benedict

A bachelor, not necessarily one pledged to celibacy, but simply a man of marriageable age, not married. St. Benedict was a most uncompromising stickler for celibacy. “Is it not a pun?…

Benedict, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Benedict, SaintBenedict, Saintbĕnˈədĭkt [key], d. c.547, Italian monk, called Benedict of Nursia, author of a rule for monks that became the basis of the Benedictine order, b. Norcia (…

Biographies: 2015 People in the News

2015 People in the News See also 2014 People in the News 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in…

Benedict XI

(Encyclopedia) Benedict XI, d. 1304, pope (1303–4), an Italian (b. Treviso) named Niccolo Boccasini; successor of Boniface VIII. Prior to his election he had been master general of the Dominican…

2013–2014 Primetime Emmy Awards

The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on August 25, 2014, in Los Angeles, Calif.Drama Series: Breaking Bad (AMC) Actor: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Actress: Julianna…

Saussure, Horace Bénédict de

(Encyclopedia) Saussure, Horace Bénédict deSaussure, Horace Bénédict deôräsˈ bānādēktˈ [key]Saussure, Horace Bénédict de də sōsürˈ [key], 1740–99, Swiss physicist and geologist. He was professor at…

Benedict the Black, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Benedict the Black, Saint, d. 1589, Sicilian friar. Born a slave, he became a hermit and later a Franciscan lay brother. Although illiterate, his humility and extraordinary powers as…

Benedict XVI Biography

Benedict XVI(Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger)popeBorn: April 16, 1927Birthplace: Marktl, Bavaria, Germany Benedict XVI was named pope in April 2005, succeeding the immensely popular Pope John Paul…