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  • 21biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 22Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture     Gothic Architecture     † …

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  • 23Religious Painting —     Religious Painting     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Painting     Painting has always been associated with the life of the Church. From the time of the Catacombs it has been used in ecclesiastical ornamentation, and for centuries after… …

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  • 24The South American College in Rome —     The South American College in Rome     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The South American College in Rome     (Legal title, COLLEGIO PIO LATINO AMERICANO PONTIFICIO).     The Rev. Ignatius Victor Eyzaguirre, after having spent many years in Chile,… …

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  • 25The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …

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  • 26Paisley —    PAISLEY, a burgh, market town, and ancient parish, in the Upper ward of the county of Renfrew, of which it is the principal place, and the seat of a wide manufacturing district, 7½ miles (W. by S.) from Glasgow, and 50 (W. by S.) from… …

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  • 27Mosaic — This article is about a decorative art. For other uses, see Mosaic (disambiguation). Irano Roman floor mosaic detail from the palace of Shapur I at Bishapur …

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  • 28Johann Nepomuk Mälzel — Metronom von Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, Paris 1815 Johann Nepomuk Mälzel (* 15. August 1772 in Regensburg; † 21. Juli 1838 im Hafen von La Guaira, Venezuela) war Erfinder und Mechaniker, sowie Konstrukteur mechanischer Musikinstrumente …

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  • 29Archdiocese of New York —     New York, Archdiocese of     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of New York     ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK (NEO EBORACENSIS).     See erected 8 April, 1808; made archiepiscopal 19 July, 1850; comprises the Boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, and… …

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  • 30Galaxies — Galaxy Gal ax*y, n.; pl. {Galaxies}. [F. galaxie, L. galaxias, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? circle), fr. ?, ?, milk; akin to L. lac. Cf. {Lacteal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Astron.) 1. The Milky Way, that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching …

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