| First Vatican Council The First Vatican Council was summoned by Pope Pius IX by the bull Pastor Aeternus of June 29, 1868. The first session was held in Saint Peter's Basilica on December 8, 1869. First_Vatican_Council
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| Fourth Council of the Lateran The Fourth Council of the Lateran was summoned by Pope Innocent III with his papal bull of April 19, 1213. The assembly took place in November, 1215. Fourth_Council_of_the_Lateran
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| Flat Earth The idea of a flat Earth is the idea that the surface of the Earth is flat (a plane), rather than the view that it is a very close approximation of the surface of a sphere. This was a common belief until the Classical Greeks began to discuss the Earth's shape about the 4th century BC. Flat_Earth
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| Flat Earth Talk:Flat_Earth
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| Faith healing Defined broadly, faith healing is the attempt to use religious or spiritual means such as prayer to prevent illness, cure disease, or improve health. Those who attempt to heal by prayer, mental practices, spiritual insights, or other techniques say they can summon divine or supernatural intervention on behalf of the ill. Faith_healing
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| First Council of Constantinople The Second Ecumenical Council, the first held in Constantinople, was called by Theodosius I in 381Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, book 5, chapters 8 & 11, puts the council in the same year as the revolt of Magnus Maximus and death of Gratian.Heather and Matthews, Goths in the Fourth Century, p. First_Council_of_Constantinople
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| Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox) The Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox) took place in 879-880, while the Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic) took place in 869-870. Fourth_Council_of_Constantinople_(Eastern_Orthodox)
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| Ferdinand Magellan | image = Magellan 1810 engraving.jpg Ferdinand_Magellan
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| Frisians |popplace=Frisia (comprising parts of The Netherlands, Germany) Frisians
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| History of Gibraltar This article details the history of Gibraltar. History_of_Gibraltar
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| History of Guam The history of Guam involves phases including the early arrival of people known today as the ancient Chamorros, the development of "pre-contact" society, Spanish colonization, and the present American rule of the island. Guam's history of colonialism is the longest among the Pacific islands. History_of_Guam
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| Government A government is "the organization, that is the governing authority of a political unit,"Wordnet Search 3.0: Government "the ruling power in a political society,"LoveToKnow: 1911 Encyclopedia: Government and the apparatus through which a governing body functions and exercises authority. Government
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| Glossolalia Glossolalia or speaking in tongues is the vocalizing of fluent speech; but unintelligible (not pre-cognitive) utterances, often as part of religious practice. Its use (including use in this article) also embraces Xenoglossy - speaking in a natural language that was previously unknown to the speaker. Glossolalia
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| Glagolitic alphabet The Glagolitic alphabet or Glagolitsa is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It was created by brothers Saint Cyril (827–869 AD) and Saint Methodius (826–885 AD) in 855 or around 862–3 in order to translate the Bible and other texts into Slavic. Glagolitic_alphabet
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| Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland) in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange), who as a result ascended the English throne as William III of England. It is sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution, but this is Anglocentric as it ignores the three major battles in Ireland and serious fighting in Scotland. Glorious_Revolution
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| Gnosticism Gnosticism ( gnōsis, knowledge) refers to a diverse, syncretistic religious movement consisting of various belief systems generally united in the teaching that humans are divine souls trapped in a material world created by an imperfect god, the demiurge, who is frequently identified with the Abrahamic God. Gnosticism
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| Georg Agricola Georgius Agricola (March 24, 1494 – November 21, 1555) was a German scholar and scientist. Known as "the father of mineralogy", he was born at Glauchau in Saxony. Georg_Agricola
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| Giulio Alberoni Giulio Alberoni (May 30, 1664 OS - June 26 NS, 1752) was an Italian cardinal and Giulio_Alberoni
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| Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz (Italian: Egidio Albornoz; 1310 - August 23 1367) was a Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical leader. Gil_Álvarez_Carrillo_de_Albornoz
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| Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke (Gk. Κατά Λουκάν Ευαγγέλιον ) is a synoptic Gospel, and is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. Gospel_of_Luke
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| Gospel of John The Gospel of John (literally, According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην, Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth gospel in the canon of the New Testament, traditionally ascribed to John the Evangelist. Like the three synoptic gospels, it contains an account of some of the actions and sayings of Jesus of Nazareth, but differs from them in ethos and theological emphases. Gospel_of_John
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| Giovanni d'Andrea Giovanni d'Andrea or Johannes Andreæ, (c. 1270-1275 – 1348) was an Italian expert in canon law, the most renowned and successful canonist of the later Middle Ages. Giovanni_d'Andrea
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| Gregor Mendel | birth_place = Hynčice, Austrian Empire Gregor_Mendel
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| Gospel In Christianity, a gospel (from Old English, "good news") is generally one of four canonical books of the New Testament that describe the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus, but also encompasses numerous non-canonical texts, see list of gospels. Gospel
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| Gregory the Illuminator |birth_date= circa 257 Gregory_the_Illuminator
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| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526Lockwood/O'Regan/Owens, Grove online - 2 February, 1594) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He was the most famous sixteenth-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. Giovanni_Pierluigi_da_Palestrina
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| Galla Placidia Aelia Galla Placidia (392 – November 27, 450) was the Empress consort of Constantius III, Western Roman Emperor. Galla_Placidia
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| Gospel of James The Gospel of James, also sometimes known as the Infancy Gospel of James or the Protoevangelium of James, is an apocryphal Gospel probably written about AD 150. The Gospel of James may be the earliest surviving document attesting the veneration of Mary by stating her perpetual virginity (19-20) and presenting her as the New Eve (13). Gospel_of_James
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| Gallipoli Gallipoli peninsula () is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek Kallipolis (Καλλίπολις), meaning "Beautiful City. Gallipoli
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| Giordano Bruno ), Rome Giordano_Bruno
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| Gasparo Contarini [Contarini.jpg|thumb|240px|Gasparo Contarini. Gasparo_Contarini
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| Gerolamo Cardano Gerolamo Cardano or Girolamo Cardano (French Jerome Cardan, Latin Hieronymus Cardanus; September 24, 1501 — September 21 1576) was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler. Gerolamo_Cardano
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| Gunpowder Plot The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time,Antonia Fraser, The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605, London, 2002, Author's Note, pg. xv. Gunpowder_Plot
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| Huns/Archive1 Talk:Huns/Archive1
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| Hadrian | place of birth =Rome or Italica, Spain Hadrian
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| Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen (; ; 1098 – 17 September 1179), also known as Blessed Hildegard and Saint Hildegard, was a German abbess, artist, author, counselor, linguist, naturalist, scientist, philosopher, physician, herbalist, poet, visionary and composer. Elected a magistra in 1136, she founded the monasteries of Rupertsberg in 1150 and Eibingen in 1165. Hildegard_of_Bingen
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| Higher criticism Historical criticism or higher criticism is a branch of literary analysis that investigates the origins of a text: as applied in biblical studies it naturally investigates foremost the books of the Bible. In Classical studies, the new higher criticism of the nineteenth century set aside "efforts to fill ancient religion with direct meaning and relevance and devoted itself instead to the critical collection and chronological ordering of the source material,"Burkert, Greek Religion (1985), Introduction. Higher_criticism
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| Heraclitus Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ancient Greek: — , English Heraclitus the Ephesian) (ca. 535–475 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, a native of Ephesus, Ionia, on the coast of Asia Minor. Heraclitus
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| Halloween Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses", carving Jack-o'-lanterns, reading scary stories and watching horror movies. Halloween
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| History of ancient Israel and Judah The history of Ancient Israel and Judah is known to us from classical sources including Judaism's Tanakh or Hebrew Bible (known to Christianity as the Old Testament), the Talmud, the Ethiopian Kebra Nagast, the writings of Nicolaus of Damascus, Artapanas, Philo of Alexandria and Josephus supplemented by ancient sources uncovered by archaeology including Egyptian, Moabite, Assyrian, Babylonian as well as Israelite and Judean inscriptions. History_of_ancient_Israel_and_Judah
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| Hierarchy A hierarchy is an arrangement of objects, people, elements, values, grades, orders, classes, etc., in a ranked or graduated series. Hierarchy
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| Hernán Cortés | death_place = Castilleja de la Cuesta, Seville, Andalusia, Spain }} Hernán_Cortés
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| History of London London, the capital of the United Kingdom, has a recorded history that goes back over 2,000 years. During this time, it has grown to become one of the most significant financial and cultural capitals of the world. History_of_London
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| Hans Baldung Hans Baldung known as Hans Baldung Grien/Grün (c. 1480 - 1545). Hans_Baldung
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| History of Zimbabwe The history of Zimbabwe began with the end of the Bush War and the transition to majority rule in 1980. The United Kingdom ceremonially granted Zimbabwe independence on April 18, 1980 in accordance with the Lancaster House Agreement. History_of_Zimbabwe
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| History of Christianity The History of Christianity concerns the Christian religion and the Christian Church, from the ministry of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles, to contemporary times and denominations. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion. History_of_Christianity
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| Henry II of Saxony Talk:Henry_II_of_Saxony
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| History of medicine All human societies have medical beliefs that provide explanations for birth, death, and disease. Throughout history, illness has been attributed to witchcraft, demons, adverse astral influence, or the will of the gods. History_of_medicine
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| Elagabalus | place of death = Elagabalus
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| Hussite The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus or John Huss (c. 1369–1415), who became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation. Hussite
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