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  • 101Michel Le Tellier —     ♦ Michel Le Tellier     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Michel Le Tellier     Born 16 October, 1643, of a peasant family, not at Vire as has so often been said, but at Vast near Cherbourg; died at La Flèche, 2 September, 1719. He was educated at… …

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  • 102Rule of St. Basil —     Rule of St. Basil     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of St. Basil     I.     Under the name of Basilians are included all the religious who follow the Rule of St. Basil. The monasteries of such religious have never possessed the hierarchical… …

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  • 103Timothy Warren Anglin —     Timothy Warren Anglin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Timothy Warren Anglin     Canadian journalist and member of Parliament, born in the town of Cloankilty, County Cork, Ireland, 1822; died 3 May, 1896, in Canada. He was educated in the… …

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  • 104Valentin Hauy —     Valentin Haüy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Valentin Haüy     Founder of the first school for the blind, and known under the endearing name of Father and Apostle of the Blind ; b. at Saint Just, in the department of Picardy, France, 13… …

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  • 105performance — per·for·mance n 1: work done in employment unsatisfactory performance 2 a: what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation substituted a new performance in novation of the contract b: the fulfillment of a… …

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  • 106hotheadedness — noun The state or characteristic of being hotheaded; the tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked. In place of hot headedness and rashness on the part of those whose views did not agree with the sentiment that prompted the movement, which… …

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  • 107fait accompli — noun /ˈfeɪt.əˌkʌm.pli/ An accomplished fact, something that has already occurred; a done deal. Syn: done deal …

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  • 108Nectan of Hartland — There are other historic or legendary persons with the name Nectan. Saint Nectan The Holy Martyr Nectan Born c. 468 AD Wales Died c. 510 AD Newton, Hartland, Devon …

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  • 109Theodore N. Kaufman — Theodore Newman Kaufman Kaufman in 1941 Born October 20, 1911(1911 10 20) New York City Died April 1, 1986 …

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  • 110Oliver Partridge — (1712 1792) was a military commander and politician in colonial America. He represented Massachusetts at the Albany Congress of 1754, and at the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. He was also the first senior military commander of Massachusetts.… …

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