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91Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism Asceticism …
92Joseph Justus Scaliger — (August 5, 1540, Agen – January 21, 1609, Leiden) was a French religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian …
93Society of Saint-Sulpice — Society of Saint Sulpice † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society of Saint Sulpice Founded at Paris by M. Olier (1642) for the purpose of providing directors for the seminaries established by him (see OLIER). At the founder s death (1657)… …
94St. Thomas More — St. Thomas More † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Thomas More Saint, knight, Lord Chancellor of England, author and martyr, born in London, 7 February, 1477 78; executed at Tower Hill, 6 July, 1535. He was the sole surviving son of… …
95Demetrios Chalkokondyles — Δημήτριος Χαλκοκονδύλης Demetrios Chalkokondyles,[1][2][3] …
96Abū Ḥanīfa — Islamic scholar Imām Abū Ḥanīfah (إمام أبو حنيفة) Title Imam of the Abode of Emigration Born September 5, 699 (80 Hijri) Kufa, Iraq Died June 14, 767(767 06 14) (aged 67) (150 Hijri) …
97University of Cambridge — University of Cambridge † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Cambridge I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY The obscurity which surrounds the ancient history of Cambridge makes it impossible to fix with any certainty the date of the… …
98House Targaryen — is a fictional family in George R. R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire . House Targaryen ruled as the Kings of Westeros for nearly 300 years. Their seats were the capital city of King s Landing and the island castle of Dragonstone. Their sigil is… …
99biology — /buy ol euh jee/, n. 1. the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, esp. with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior. 2. the living organisms of a region: the biology of Pennsylvania. 3. the… …
100Francis I — 1. 1494 1547, king of France 1515 47. 2. 1768 1835, first emperor of Austria 1804 35; as Francis II, last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1792 1806. * * * I French François born Sept. 12, 1494, Cognac, France died March 31, 1547, Rambouillet… …