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  • 121Order of Preachers —     Order of Preachers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Preachers     As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the… …

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  • 122St. Francis de Sales —     St. Francis de Sales     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis de Sales     Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Universal Church; born at Thorens, in the Duchy of Savoy, 21 August, 1567; died at Lyons, 28 December, 1622. His father, François de… …

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  • 123Tenebrae —     Tenebræ     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Tenebræ     Tenebræ is the name given to the service of Matins and Lauds belonging to the last three days of Holy Week. This service, as the Cæremoniale episcoporum expressly directs, is to be anticipated …

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  • 124The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 125The True Cross —     The True Cross     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The True Cross     (AND REPRESENTATIONS OF IT AS OBJECTS OF DEVOTION).     (1) Growth Of the Christian Cult;     (2) Catholic Doctrine on the Veneration of the Cross;     (3) Relics of the True… …

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  • 126Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 operators — Operators of the MiG 21 (former operators in red) Contents 1 Current operators 1.1  Azerbaijan …

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  • 127world day of prayer — Usage: usually capitalized W&D&P : the first Friday in Lent observed by ecumenical Christians around the world as a day of worship and prayer for missions * * * /prair/ the first Friday in Lent, during which Christians belonging to ecumenical… …

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  • 128OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources …

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