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  • 91Lacordaire —     Jean Baptiste Henri Dominique Lacordaire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean Baptiste Henri Dominique Lacordaire     The greatest pulpit orator of the nineteenth century b. near Dijon, 13 May, 1802; d. at Sorèze, 21 Nov., 1861. When he was… …

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  • 92St. Francis of Assisi —     St. Francis of Assisi     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis of Assisi     Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 or 1182 the exact year is uncertain; died there, 3 October, 1226.     His father, Pietro… …

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  • 93St. Genevieve —     St. Genevieve     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Genevieve     Patroness of Paris, b. at Nanterre, c. 419 or 422; d. at Paris, 512. Her feast is kept on 3 January. She was the daughter of Severus and Gerontia; popular tradition represents her… …

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  • 94St. John Chrysostom —     St. John Chrysostom     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John Chrysostom     (Chrysostomos, golden mouthed so called on account of his eloquence).     Doctor of the Church, born at Antioch, c. 347; died at Commana in Pontus, 14 September, 407.… …

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  • 95St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles —     St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles     The life of St. Peter may be conveniently considered under the following heads:     I. Until the Ascension of Christ     II. St. Peter in… …

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  • 96Urbain-Jean-Joseph le Verrier —     Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier     An astronomer and director of the observatory at Paris, born at Saint Lô, the ancient Briodurum later called Saint Laudifanum, in north western… …

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  • 97WANT, John Henry (1846-1905) — advocate and politician son of Randolph John Want, a solicitor, was born at the Glebe, Sydney, on 4 May 1846. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and Caen, Normandy, where he learned to speak French fluently. Entering his father s office he… …

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  • 98Christian views on slavery — Part of a series on Slavery Contemporary slavery …

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  • 99Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars is a historical writing on the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans eventually were forced to leave Denmark. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Chronicle of the… …

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  • 100Knockbain —    KNOCKBAIN, or Kilmuir Wester and Suddy, a parish, in the county of Ross and Cromarty, 3½ miles (N. N. W.) from Inverness; containing, with the villages of Charlestown and Munlochy, 2565 inhabitants. Previously to the union of the counties of… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland