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121French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
122Tribonian — ▪ Byzantine legal scholar Latin Tribonianus born c. AD 475, Pamphylia? died 545 legal authority and public official in the Byzantine Empire (eastern Roman Empire), who was the chief compiler and perhaps the initiator of the Code of… …
123John Adams: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, March 4, 1797 When it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America remained between unlimited submission to a foreign legislature and a total independence of its claims, men of… …
124Celibacy of the Clergy — • The renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celibacy of the… …
125Christendom — • In its wider sense this term is used to describe the part of the world which is inhabited by Christians Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Christendom Christendom …
126Decius — • Roman Emperor 249 251 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Decius Decius † Catholic E …
127Florence — • Located in the province of Tuscany (Central Italy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Florence Florence † …
128Gerard, John — • Jesuit; born 4 October, 1564; died 27 July, 1637 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gerard, John John Gerard …
