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Aldhelm, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Aldhelm, SaintAldhelm, Saintôldˈhĕlm [key], 639?–709, English churchman and scholar. He was abbot of Malmesbury (from 675) and became the first bishop of Sherborne (705). A…Amsdorf, Nikolaus von
(Encyclopedia) Amsdorf, Nikolaus vonAmsdorf, Nikolaus vonnēˈkōlous fən ämsˈdôrf [key], 1483–1565, German Protestant reformer. He became a devoted supporter of Martin Luther. Elector John Frederick I…Lang, Cosmo Gordon
(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…Fools, Feast of
(Encyclopedia) Fools, Feast of, burlesque religious festival of the Middle Ages. It occurred during the Christmas and New Year's revels, on or near New Year's Day. In many places a Lord of Misrule…Venantius Fortunatus, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus)Venantius Fortunatus, Saintvēnănˈshəs fôrˌty&oomacr;nāˈtəs [key], d. c.600, Latin poet, b. near Treviso,…Willibald, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Willibald, SaintWillibald, Saintwĭˈlĭbôld [key], d. 787?, English missionary in Germany. He traveled in the East and was sent from Rome on a mission to aid St. Boniface. He was made…Pearson, John
(Encyclopedia) Pearson, John, 1613–86, English prelate and scholar. He was a royalist chaplain (1645) in the civil war, but during Cromwell's regime he lived quietly in London. His Exposition of the…Sligo, town, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Sligo, town (1991 pop. 17,964), county seat of Sligo, N Republic of Ireland, at the mouth of the Garavogue River on Sligo Bay. It is a seaport and fishing center, with a woolen trade…Saint-Omer
(Encyclopedia) Saint-OmerSaint-OmersăNtômĕrˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 15,304), Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Flanders, on the Aa River. The chief manufactures are metals, textiles, paper, and beer…Trending
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