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Paul of Aegina
(Encyclopedia) Paul of AeginaPaul of Aeginaējīˈnə [key], 7th cent.?, Greek physician. His only extant work is a medical history in seven books; it was translated into English, with a commentary by…Xenophon Pierce WILFLEY, Congress, MO (1871-1931)
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1918 Party: Democrat WILFLEY Xenophon Pierce , a Senator from Missouri; born near Mexico, Audrain County, Mo., March 18, 1871; attended the country schools;…Philemon, epistle of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia) PhilemonPhilemonfĭlēˈmən [key], letter of the New Testament, written to a Colossian named Philemon by Paul, probably when the latter was a prisoner in Rome (c.a.d. 60). Onesimus,…Tancred, Crusader
(Encyclopedia) Tancred, 1076–1112, Crusader. He became a Crusader in 1096 with his uncle Bohemond I. After distinguishing himself at Nicaea, he struck out into Cilicia and besieged Tarsus, but was…Taurus, mountain chain, Turkey
(Encyclopedia) TaurusTaurustôrˈəs [key], Turkish TorosTaurustôrōsˈ [key], mountain chain, S Turkey, extending c.350 mi (560 km) roughly parallel to the Mediterranean coast of S Asia Minor. It forms…Titus , epistle of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia) Titus, letter of the New Testament. With First and Second Timothy, it comprises the Pastoral Epistles, purportedly written by St. Paul. Titus resembles First Timothy in detail; it…Cilicia
(Encyclopedia) CiliciaCiliciasĭlĭshˈə [key], ancient region of SE Asia Minor, in present S Turkey, between the Mediterranean and the Taurus range. It included a high and barren plateau, Cilicia…Constantine II, king of Greece
(Encyclopedia) Constantine II, 1940–2023, king of the Hellenes; also known as Constantine XIII. He was appointed regent in 1964 and succeeded to the…Sisters of Charity
(Encyclopedia) Sisters of Charity, in the Roman Catholic Church, name of many independent communities of women. Most of them owe their origin to the institute of St. Vincent de Paul, founded (1634)…Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint, 1887–1968, Italian Capuchin friar and mystic known as Padre Pio. Born Francesco Forgione, he was a sickly child who experienced visions and ecstasies at a…Trending
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