| Attila the Hun Attila (406 – 453), also known as Attila the Hun or the Scourge of God, was leader of the Huns from 434 until his death. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the River Danube to the Baltic Sea (see map below). Attila_the_Hun
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| Benedict of Nursia Benedict of Nursia (in Italian, Benedetto da Norcia) (c. 480 - c. Benedict_of_Nursia
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| Book of Revelation thumb|right|Visions of [[John of Patmos, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Four seraphim surround the throne; the twenty-four elders sit to the left and right. Book_of_Revelation
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| Bohdan Khmelnytsky | death_place = Chyhyryn, Ukraine Bohdan_Khmelnytsky
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| Creationism Creationism is the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam) or deities. Creationism
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| Dunstan Dunstan (c.909–19 May 988) was an abbot of Glastonbury, a bishop of Worcester, a bishop of London, and an archbishop of Canterbury who was later canonized as a saint. Dunstan
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| Evangelicalism Talk:Evangelicalism
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| Hesychasm Hesychasm (Greek hesychasmos, from hesychia, "stillness, rest, quiet, silence")Parry (1999), p. 230 is an eremitic tradition of prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and some other Eastern Churches of the Byzantine Rite, practised (Gk: hesychazo: "to keep stillness") by the Hesychast (Gr. Hesychasm
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| Institute of National Remembrance Institute of National Remembrance — Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (; IPN) is a Polish government-affiliated research institute with lustration prerogatives and prosecution powers founded by specific legislation. It specialises in the legal and historical sciences and in particular the recent history of Poland. Institute_of_National_Remembrance
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| Jerome Jerome (c. 347 – September 30, 420) (Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; ; also known as Hieronymus Stridonensis) was a Catholic priest and Christian apologist best known for translating the Vulgate. Jerome
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| Justus Saint Justus (d. 10 November between 627 to 631), was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. Justus
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| Joan of Arc |feast_day=16 May Joan_of_Arc
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| Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus and describes itself as being dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. Knights_of_Columbus
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| List of saints This is an incomplete list of Christian saints in alphabetical order by Christian name, but if necessary by surname, the place or attribute part of name as well. List_of_saints
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| Laurence of Canterbury Saint Laurence of Canterbury (or Laurentius) (died 2 February, 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury. Laurence_of_Canterbury
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| Luke the Evangelist |major_shrine= Padua, Italy Luke_the_Evangelist
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| History of Macau Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. It was administered by Portugal for 442 years, first as a trading post, and subsequently as a Portuguese territory, until its handover to China in 1999. History_of_Macau
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| Manichaeism Manichaeism (in Modern Persian Āyin e Māni; Chinese: ) was one of the major Gnostic religions, originating in Sassanid Persia. Although most of the original writings of the founding prophet Mani (Syriac, , c. Manichaeism
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| Mychal F. Judge Mychal F. Judge, OFM (May 11, 1933 – September 11, 2001) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York, and the first official recorded victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Mychal_F._Judge
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| Mellitus Saint Mellitus (died 24 April 624) was the first Bishop of London and the third Archbishop of Canterbury. Mellitus
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| Mary Magdalene |titles=West: PenitentEast: Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary_Magdalene
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| Mormonism Mormonism is a term used to describe the religious, ideological and cultural elements of certain branches of the Latter Day Saint movement, and specifically, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Mormonism
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| Nicole Kidman | birthplace = Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Nicole_Kidman
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| Pope Sergius IV Pope_Sergius_IV
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| Saint A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated) a high level of holiness and sanctity in an exemplary life of virtuous behaviour. A saint is therefore not simply a believer but one who has been transformed by virtue and presents an example (often providing guidance) to other human beings striving to conform their lives to God. Saint
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| Vatican City (Italian)"Pontifical Anthem and March" Vatican_City
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| Vulgate The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of old Latin translations. Its Old Testament is the first Latin version translated directly from the Hebrew Tanakh, rather than the Greek Septuagint. Vulgate
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| Saint Veronica Saint Veronica or Berenice, according to the "Acta Sanctorum" published by the Bollandists (under February 4), was a pious woman of Jerusalem who, moved with pity as Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, gave him her veil that he might wipe his forehead. Jesus accepted the offering and after using it handed it back to her, the image of His face miraculously impressed upon it. Saint_Veronica
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| Veit Stoss Veit Stoss () (ca. 1445-1450 in Horb am Neckar - 20 September 1533 in Nuremberg) was along with Adam Kraft and Peter Vischer the most important sculptors of the late Gothic sculpture in Germany. Veit_Stoss
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| Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Saint Wenceslaus or Saint Wenceslas () Help:IPA , (c. 907 – September 28, 935) was duke (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death. Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia
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| Pope Gregory I Pope_Gregory_I
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| Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia |venerated_in=Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church Adrian_and_Natalia_of_Nicomedia
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| Stigmata Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus. The term originates from the line at the end of Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians where he says, "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus," stigmata is the plural of the Greek word stigma meaning a mark or brand such as might have been used for identification of an animal or slave. Stigmata
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| Pope Benedict XVI | birthplace = Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany Pope_Benedict_XVI
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| Edmund Rich |death_place=Soisy-Bouy, Seine-et-Marne, France Edmund_Rich
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| Adalbert (Archbishop of Magdeburg) Saint Adalbert (died 20 June 981), sometimes known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was the first Archbishop of Magdeburg (from 968) and a successful missionary to the Slavic peoples to the east of Germany. He was later canonised; his feast day is June 20. Adalbert_(Archbishop_of_Magdeburg)
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| John of Damascus |feast_day=4 December27 March (General Roman Calendar, 1890-1969) John_of_Damascus
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| Catania |province = (CT) Catania
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| Pope Lucius I Pope_Lucius_I
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| Pope Evaristus Pope Saint Evaristus was the fifth pope, holding office from 98/99 to 106/107 (Catholic Encyclopedia) or from 99 to 108 (Annuario Pontificio). He was also known as Aristus. Pope_Evaristus
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| Rosary The Rosary (from Latin rosarium, meaning "rose garden""Rosary." Online Etymology Dictionary. Rosary
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| Caesarean section A Caesarean section (or Cesarean section in American English), also known as C-section, is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life or health at risk, although in recent times it has been also performed upon request for births that would otherwise have been natural. Caesarean_section
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| List of Welsh language poets (6th century to c.1600) Welsh language poetry has, until quite recently, been regulated by specific verse forms (Canu Caeth), with the encouragement of the eisteddfod movement. The following list is as inclusive as possible for the years prior to 1600. List_of_Welsh_language_poets_(6th_century_to_c.1600)
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| Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature () is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency" (original Swedish: den som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk riktning). The "work" in this case refers to an author's work as a whole, though individual works are sometimes also cited. Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
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| Peter the Aleut Cungagnaq (Born circa 1800 - d. 1815) is venerated as a martyr and saint (as Peter the Aleut) by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Peter_the_Aleut
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| Coeliac disease Coeliac_disease
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| Peter Claver |death_date= Peter_Claver
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| Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe () is a 16th century Roman Catholic Mexican icon depicting an apparition of the Virgin Mary. It is perhaps Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image: Nobel laureate Octavio Paz wrote in 1974 that "the Mexican people, after more than two centuries of experiments, have faith only in the Virgin of Guadalupe and the National Lottery"Paz, Octavio. Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe
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| Patron saint The patron saint of a particular group of people is a saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members. Prayers by such people are considered more likely to be answered by their patron saint. Patron_saint
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