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Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl ofPembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl ofpĕmˈbr&oobreve;k [key], d. 1324, English nobleman; nephew of Aymer of Valence, bishop of Winchester. He…Sower, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Sower or Sauer, ChristopherSower or Sauer, Christopherboth: sōˈər, souˈ– [key], 1693–1758, American printer, b. Germany. In 1724, Sower came to America where he worked first as a…Constantine, city, Algeria
(Encyclopedia) Constantine Constantine kŏnˈstəntēn [key], ancient Cirta, city, capital of Constantine dept…Comenius, John Amos
(Encyclopedia) Comenius, John AmosComenius, John Amoskōmēˈnēəs [key], Czech Jan Amos Komenský, 1592–1670, Moravian churchman and educator, last bishop of the Moravian Church. Comenius advocated…Gregory XII
(Encyclopedia) Gregory XII, c.1327–1417, pope (1406–15), a Venetian named Angelo Correr; successor of Innocent VII. As a condition of election, Gregory promised to do everything possible to end the…Turku
(Encyclopedia) TurkuTurkut&oobreve;rˈk&oomacr; [key], Swed. Åbo, city (1998 pop. 170,931), capital of Western Finland prov., SW Finland, at the mouth of the Aurajoki River on the Baltic Sea.…Warham, William
(Encyclopedia) Warham, WilliamWarham, Williamwôrˈəm [key], 1450?–1532, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury. He studied at Oxford and became widely known in England for his legal ability, went…Zumárraga, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Zumárraga, Juan deZumárraga, Juan dehwän dā th&oomacr;mäˈrägä [key], 1468–1548, Spanish churchman, first bishop of Mexico, a Franciscan. Going to Mexico in 1528, he became…Booth, William
(Encyclopedia) Booth, William, 1829–1912, English religious leader, founder and first general of the Salvation Army, b. Nottingham. Originally a local preacher for the Wesleyan Methodists, he went (…Bradenton
(Encyclopedia) Bradenton Bradenton brāˈdəntən [key], city (2020 pop. 55,698), seat of Manatee co., SW Fla., on Tampa…Trending
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