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Banjul
(Encyclopedia) Banjul Banjul bänˈj&oobreve;l [key], formerly Bathurst Bathurst…Stabat Mater Dolorosa
(Encyclopedia) Stabat Mater DolorosaStabat Mater Dolorosastäˈbät mäˈtĕr dōˌlōrōˈsä [key] [Lat.,=the sorrowful mother was standing], 13th-century hymn of the Roman Church attributed to Jacopone da…Spinello di Luca Spinelli
(Encyclopedia) Spinello di Luca SpinelliSpinello di Luca Spinellispēnĕlˈlō dē l&oomacr;ˈkä spēnĕlˈlē [key], c.1346–1410, Italian painter, usually called Spinello Aretino from his birthplace,…Porter, Rodney Robert
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Rodney Robert, 1917–85, British biochemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1948. He was a researcher at the National Institute of Medical Research, England (1949–1960), and a professor at St…Scarborough
(Encyclopedia) Scarborough, town (1991 pop. 36,665), and borough and district, North Yorkshire, NE England, on the North Sea. The town, primarily a resort, is also an important conference and…Ivins, Molly
(Encyclopedia) Ivins, Molly (Mary Tyler Ivins), 1944–2007, U.S. journalist and political columnist, b. Monterey, Calif., B.A. Smith College, 1966, M.A. Columbia School of Journalism, 1967. A decided…de la Roche, Mazo
(Encyclopedia) de la Roche, Mazode la Roche, Mazomāˈzō də lä rôsh [key], 1885–1961, Canadian novelist, b. Toronto. Her popular novel, Jalna (1927), was followed by a series depicting the history,…Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) GabrielGabrielgāˈbrēəl [key], archangel, the divine herald. In the Bible he appears to Daniel (twice), to Zacharias, and to the Virgin Mary in the Annunciation (Dan. 8.16; 9.21; Luke 1…Fátima
(Encyclopedia) FátimaFátimafäˈtēmə [key], hamlet, W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. At the nearby Cova da Iria is the national shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima. This became a great…Cadbury, Dame Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Cadbury, Dame ElizabethCadbury, Dame Elizabethkădˈbərē, –bĕrē [key], 1858–1951, English social worker and philanthropist, b. Elizabeth Mary Taylor, studied in France and Germany; wife…Trending
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