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Antipatris

(Encyclopedia) AntipatrisAntipatrisăntĭpˈətrĭs [key], city of Roman Palestine, founded by Herod the Great and named after his father. It was c.10 mi (16.1 km) NE of Joppa, on the north-south road.…

Carroll, Paul Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Paul Vincent, 1900–1968, Irish playwright. His plays, vigorous commentaries on the conflicts of village life in Ireland, include Shadow and Substance (1937), The White Steed (…

Hammersmith and Fulham

(Encyclopedia) Hammersmith and Fulham, inner borough of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. It has various industries (such as wharves and…

Neiman, Leroy

(Encyclopedia) Neiman, LeroyNeiman, Leroynēˈmən [key], 1927–2012, American painter and printmaker, b. Saint Paul, Minn. Neiman was a leading artist of sporting subjects and one of the most popular…

Demas

(Encyclopedia) DemasDemasdēˈmăs [key], in the New Testament, companion who forsook Paul.

Philetus

(Encyclopedia) PhiletusPhiletusfīlēˈtəs [key], in the New Testament, Christian denounced by Paul.

Publius

(Encyclopedia) PubliusPubliuspŭbˈlēəs [key], in the New Testament, Paul's host at Malta.

John Paul II, 2000 News

pope, in March issued an unprecedented, comprehensive papal apology for errors the church has committed over the past 2,000 years. In the Lenten mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, the pope…

Jean-Paul Riopelle 2002 Deaths

Jean-Paul RiopelleAge: 78 Canadian abstract expressionist painter who produced most of his work in postwar France. His works appear in New York City's Museum of Modern Art and London's Tate…

Paul O'Neill, 2004 News

President Bush's first treasury secretary, spoke out against the Bush administration during an interview in January on 60 Minutes. He said the administration had been planning an attack…