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Boleslaus III

(Encyclopedia) Boleslaus III, 1085–1138, duke of Poland (1102–38). The kingdom had been divided by his father, Ladislaus Herman, between Boleslaus and his elder brother Zbigniew, whose legitimacy was…

Sylvester II

(Encyclopedia) Sylvester II, c.945–1003, pope (999–1003), a Frenchman (b. Auvergne) named Gerbert; successor of Gregory V. In his youth he studied at Muslim schools in Spain and became learned in…

adoptionism

(Encyclopedia) adoptionism, Christian heresy taught in Spain after 782 by Elipandus, archbishop of Toledo, and Felix, bishop of Urgel (Seo de Urgel). They held that Jesus at the time of his birth was…

Seattle Seahawks 1996 Roster By Statistics

Passing (5 Att)AttCmpPctYdsTDRateRick Mirer26513651.31546556.6John Friesz21112056.91629886.4Gino Torretta16531.341135.4Interceptions: Mirer 12, Friesz 4, Torretta.Top…

Brewer's: Hatto

Archbishop of Mainz, according to tradition, was devoured by mice. The story says that in 970 there was a great famine in Germany, and Hatto, that there might be better store for the rich…

Roman Catholic Church Hierarchy

The Catholic clergy is organized in a strict, sometimes overlapping hierarchy: Pope: Head of the church, he is based at the Vatican. The pope is infallible in defining matters of faith and…

St. Chad Remembered

Election Controversy Ignites Interest in British Saint by David Johnson St. Chad's parish does not object to an additional job for St. Chad. "St. Chad as the patron saint of disputed elections is…

Seattle Seahawks 1997 Roster By Statistics

Passing (5 Att)AttCmpPctYdsTDRateWarren Moon52831359.336782583.7Jon Kitna*453168.9371182.7John Friesz361541.7138018.1Interceptions: Moon 16, Friesz 3, Kitna 2.Top ReceiversNoYdsAvgLongTDJoey…

Pius II

(Encyclopedia) Pius IIPius IIpīˈəs [key], 1405–64, pope (1458–64), an Italian named Enea Silvio de' Piccolomini (often in Latin, Aeneas Silvius), renamed Pienza after him, b. Corsigniano; successor…