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Rogation Days

(Encyclopedia) Rogation Days, in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are Apr. 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding…

Ovechkin, Alexander Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Ovechkin, Alexander Mikhailovich, 1985–, Russian hockey player. He joined Dynamo Moscow, a professional team, at 16, and led Russia to a junior championship. A Washington Capitals…

colophon

(Encyclopedia) colophoncolophonkŏlˈəfŏnˌ [key] [Gr.,=finishing stroke]. Before the use of printing in Western Europe a manuscript often ended with a statement about the author, the scribe, or the…

Giambono, Michele

(Encyclopedia) Giambono, MicheleGiambono, Michelemēkĕˈlā jämbōˈnō [key], fl.1420–62, Venetian mosaicist and painter, whose original name was Michele Giovanni Boni. One of the last exponents of the…

Butterfield, William

(Encyclopedia) Butterfield, William, 1814–1900, English Gothic-revival architect. Favored by the Ecclesiological Society for his Puginlike correctness in recalling Gothic forms, Butterfield rose to…

Gish Jen Biography

Gish Jen novelistBorn: 1955 A second-generation Chinese American, Jen was raised in the large Jewish community of Scarsdale, New York. She received a degree in English from Harvard…

Ann Landers Biography

Ann Landersadvice columnistBorn: 7/4/1918Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa Born Esther Pauline Friedman, she began writing her column in 1955 under the name “Ann Landers.” The column quickly…

Return to Never Land

Director:Robin BuddWriter:Temple MathewsWalt Disney Pictures; 72 minutes; GRelease:2/02Voices of:Harriet Owen, Blayne Weaver, Corey Burton Return to Never Land is a crisp, classically…

Michael Landon

Michael Landon(Eugene Maurice Orowitz)actor, producer-director, writerBorn: 10/31/1936Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York Talented actor who starred for 14 years in Bonanza (1959–73) then went…

Michael Landon Biography

Michael Landon(Eugene Maurice Orowitz)actor, producer-director, writerBorn: 10/31/1936Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York Talented actor who starred for 14 years in Bonanza (1959–73) then went…