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71Medici family — Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and later Tuscany from с 1430 to 1737. The family, noted for its often tyrannical rulers and its beneficent patrons of the arts, also provided the church with four popes (Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV,… …
72ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… …
73nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …
74Rutherford B. Hayes: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 5, 1877 We have assembled to repeat the public ceremonial, begun by Washington, observed by all my predecessors, and now a time honored custom, which marks the commencement of a new term of the… …
75California — • Includes history, population, education, resources, and religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. California California † …
76Celsus the Platonist — • An eclectic Platonist and polemical writer against Christianity, who flourished towards the end of the second century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celsus the Platonist Celsus the Platonist …
77Demonology — • The science or doctrine concerning demons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Demonology Demonology † …
78Judaism — • Judaism designates the religious communion which survived the destruction of the Jewish nation by the Assyrians and the Babylonians Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Judaism Judaism …
79Revelation — • The communication of some truth by God to a rational creature through means which are beyond the ordinary course of nature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Revelation Revelation …
80Archdiocese of Chicago — Archdiocese of Chicago † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Chicago (Chicagiensis). Diocese created 28 November, 1842; raised to the rank of an archdiocese, 10 September, 1880; comprises the State of Illinois, U.S.A., north of …
