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Brewer's: Chair of St. Peter
(The). The office of the Pope of Rome, said to be founded by St. Peter, the apostle; but St. Peter's Chair means the Catholic festival held in commemoration of the two episcopates founded…Brewer's: Peter Botte Mountain
in the island of Mauritius; so called from a Dutchman who scaled its summit, but lost his life in coming down. It is a rugged cone, more than 2,800 feet in height. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Peter the Wild Boy
found 1725 in a wood near Hameln, in Hanover, at the supposed age of thirteen. (Died 1785.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PeterboatPeter the Hermit A B…Peter O'Toole Biography
Peter O'TooleactorBorn: 8/2/1932Birthplace: Connemara, IrelandDied:12/14/2013O'Toole earned eight Oscar nominations and often played visionary, otherworldly characters. Following an eminent career…Peter VISCLOSKY, Congress, IN (1949)
VISCLOSKY Peter , a Representative from Indiana; born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 13, 1949; graduated from Andrean High School, Merrillville, Ind.; B.S., Indiana University Northwest, Gary,…Elizabeth, czarina of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1709–62, czarina of Russia (1741–62), daughter of Peter I and Catherine I. She gained the throne by overthrowing the young czar, Ivan VI, and the regency of his mother, Anna…Pugachev, Emelian Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Pugachev, Emelian IvanovichPugachev, Emelian Ivanovichyĭmĭlyänˈ ēväˈnəvĭch p&oomacr;gəchôfˈ [key], c.1742–75, Russian peasant leader, head of the peasant rebellion of 1773–74. A…Heloise
(Encyclopedia) Heloise: see Abelard, Peter.Waldo, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Waldo, Peter: see Waldenses.Veregin, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Veregin, Peter: see Dukhobors.Trending
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