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Aristarchus of Samothrace
(Encyclopedia) Aristarchus of SamothraceAristarchus of Samothraceărˌĭstärˈkəs, [key]Amram ben Scheschnasămˈəthrās [key], c.217–c.145 b.c., Greek scholar, successor to his teacher, Aristophanes of…Lamb of God
(Encyclopedia) Lamb of God: see Agnus Dei.Leeds, University of
(Encyclopedia) Leeds, University of, at Leeds, England; established 1884 by the amalgamation of Yorkshire College (1874) with the Leeds School of Medicine (1831). The school was known as Yorkshire…Legionaries of Christ
(Encyclopedia) Legionaries of Christ, Roman Catholic order est. 1941 in Mexico by Father Marcial Maciel Degollado. The conservative order, which became wealthy and influential, was noted for…Legion of Honor
(Encyclopedia) Legion of Honor: see decorations, civil and military.Arnold of Brescia
(Encyclopedia) Arnold of BresciaArnold of Bresciabrĕshˈə [key], c.1090–1155, Italian monk and reformer, b. Brescia. A priest of irreproachable life, Arnold studied at Paris, where according to…Library of Congress
(Encyclopedia) Library of Congress, national library of the United States, Washington, D.C., est. 1800. It occcupies three buildings on Capitol Hill: The Thomas Jefferson Building (1897), the John…labor, division of
(Encyclopedia) labor, division of: see division of labor.Kent, kingdom of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, kingdom of, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England. It was settled in the mid-5th cent. by aggressive bands of people called Jutes (see Anglo-Saxons). Historians are in…Kent, Maid of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, Maid of: see Barton, Elizabeth.Trending
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