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Pindar, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Pindar, Peter: see Wolcot, John. ...Peter, Apocalypse of
(Encyclopedia)Peter, Apocalypse of: see Pseudepigrapha. ...Schöffer, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Schöffer, Peter: see Fust, Johann.Innocent V
(Encyclopedia)Innocent V, d. 1276, pope (1276), a Savoyard named Peter of Tarentaise; successor of Gregory X. He was a Dominican and studied at Paris under St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Albertus Magnus. He became an e...Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian
(Encyclopedia)Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian pāˈtər krēsˈtyän äsˈbyörnsən [key], 1812–85, Norwegian folklorist, writer, and naturalist. Norwegian Folk Stories (4 vol., 1841–44), which he collected with ...Blume, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Blume, Peter blo͞om [key], 1906–92, American painter, b. Russia. Blume immigrated to the United States in 1911. In his early work, such as The Parade (1930; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City), he s...Sancho I, king of Aragón
(Encyclopedia)Sancho I (Sancho Ramírez) sänˈchō rämēˈrĕth [key], 1045?–1094, king of Aragón (1063–94) and, as Sancho V, king of Navarre (1076–94); son and successor of Ramiro I. He continued the war ...Raymond VI, count of Toulouse
(Encyclopedia)Raymond VI, 1156–1222, count of Toulouse (c.1194–1222). His tolerant attitude toward the Albigenses resulted in his repeated excommunication, although he temporarily made peace with the church in ...Damiani, Pietro
(Encyclopedia)Damiani, Pietro: see Peter Damian, Saint. ...Elmo, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Elmo, Saint: see Peter Gonzalez, Saint. ...Browse by Subject
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