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Spellman, Francis Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Spellman, Francis Joseph, 1889–1967, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. Whitman, Mass. Educated at Fordham and the American College at Rome, he was ordained May 14, 1916. He was a…Fauchet, Claude
(Encyclopedia) Fauchet, ClaudeFauchet, Claudeklōd fōshāˈ [key], 1744–93, French clergyman and revolutionary, constitutional bishop of Calvados. A leader in the attack (1789) on the Bastille, Fauchet…Freising
(Encyclopedia) Freising Freising frīˈzĭng [key], city, Bavaria, S Germany, on the Isar River. Manufactures include…Verschaffelt, Pieter Anton
(Encyclopedia) Verschaffelt, Pieter AntonVerschaffelt, Pieter Antonpēˈtər änˈtôn vĕrskhäfˈəlt [key], 1710–93, Flemish rococo sculptor. He spent about 10 years in Rome, where he executed a monument to…Te Deum laudamus
(Encyclopedia) Te Deum laudamusTe Deum laudamustē dēˈəm lôdāˈməs, tā dāˈ&oobreve;m loudäˈm&oobreve;s [key] [Lat.,=we praise Thee, O God], early chant of the Western Church beginning, “We…Cauchon, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Cauchon, PierreCauchon, Pierrepyĕr kōshôNˈ [key], d. 1442, bishop of Beauvais, France, president of the ecclesiastic court that convicted (1431) Joan of Arc at Rouen. His violent…Andorra
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Andorra Andorra ăndôrˈə [key], Fr. Andorre Andorra äNdôrˈ [key], officially Principality of Andorra, autonomous parliamentary co-…Entertainment Bios — F
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(Encyclopedia) Lang, Cosmo Gordon, 1864–1945, English churchman, archbishop of York (1908–28), archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42), b. Aberdeen, Scotland. From 1901 to 1908, while suffragan bishop of…Larnaca
(Encyclopedia) LarnacaLarnacalärˈnəkə [key], town (1992 pop. 43,622), SE Cyprus, on Larnaca Bay. It is a port and district administrative center. Chemicals, refined oil, and salt are important…Trending
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