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81Ribeira de Pena — Infobox Municipality pt official name = Ribeira de Pena image coat of arms = RPN.png Region = Norte Subregion = Tâmega District = Vila Real Mayor name = Agostinho Alves Pinto Mayor party = PSD CDS/PP area total = 217.5 population total = 7,251… …
82Pomponius — was the nomen of the plebeian gens Pomponia . Towards the end of republic the Pomponii traced their origin to the remote times of the Roman state. They pretended to be descended from Pompo, one of the alleged sons of Numa Pompilius.Some members… …
83Zorrilla y Moral, José — Zor·ril·la y Mo·ral (zə rēʹə ēmə rälʹ, thō rēʹlyä ēmō rälʹ), José. 1817 1893. Spanish writer whose romantic works include the play Don Juan Tenorio (1844) and the unfinished narrative poem Granada (1852). * * * ▪ Spanish writer born Feb. 21, 1817 …
84Zorrilla (y Moral), José — born Feb. 21, 1817, Valladolid, Spain died Jan. 23, 1893, Madrid Spanish poet and dramatist. Zorrilla first gained notice in 1837 with his recitation of an elegy at the funeral of the satirist Mariano José de Larra. The major figure of the… …
85Alabaster — • The substance commonly known as alabaster is a fine grained variety of gypsum. Oriental alabaster, the alabastrites of the classical writers, is a translucent marble obtained from stalagmitic deposits Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
86Beirut — • In Phoenicia, a titular Latin see, and the residential see of several prelates of Oriental rites Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Beirut Beirut …
87Castile and Aragon — • The united kingdom which came into existence by the marriage (1469) of Isabella, heiress of Castile, with Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Castile and Aragon Castile and Arag …
88Epistles of Saint Peter — Epistles of Saint Peter † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles of Saint Peter These two epistles will be treated under the following heads: I. Authenticity; II. Recipients, occasion, and object; III. Date and place of composition; IV.… …
89Pius Bonifacius Gams — Pius Bonifacius Gams † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pius Bonifacius Gams An ecclesiastical historian, b. at Mittelbuch, Würtemberg, 23 January, 1816; d. Munich, 11 May, 1892. His classical studies made at Biberach and Rottweil (1826 1834) …
90Ferry boat — (2 Sam. 19:18), some kind of boat for crossing the river which the men of Judah placed at the service of the king. Floats or rafts for this purpose were in use from remote times (Isa. 18:2) …
