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  • 62Nicholas Psaume —     Nicholas Psaume     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nicholas Psaume     (also PSAULME, PREAUME, Lat. PSALMÆUS)     Bishop of Verdun, born at Chaumont sur Aire in 1518; died 10 August, 1575. Having studied classics at the Norbertine Abbey of St.… …

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  • 63Leo X —     Pope Leo X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo X     (GIOVANNI DE MEDICI).     Born at Florence, 11 December, 1475; died at Rome, 1 December, 1521, was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 1492) and Clarice Orsini, and from his… …

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  • 64Pope Leo X —     Pope Leo X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo X     (GIOVANNI DE MEDICI).     Born at Florence, 11 December, 1475; died at Rome, 1 December, 1521, was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 1492) and Clarice Orsini, and from his… …

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  • 65Premontre —     Abbey of Prémontré     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Prémontré     Located about twelve miles west of Laon, Department of Aisne, France; founded by St. Norbert. The land had belonged to the Abbey of St. Vincent, to whom it had been given …

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  • 66The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …

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  • 67The Florians —     The Florians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Florians     (Floriacenses), an altogether independent order, and not, as some consider, a branch of the Cistercians; it was founded in 1189 by the Abbot Joachim of Flora (q.v.), by whom its… …

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  • 68Western Monasticism —     Western Monasticism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Western Monasticism     (1) Pre Benedictine Period     The introduction of monasticism into the West may be dated from about A.D. 340 when St. Athanasius visited Rome accompanied by the two… …

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  • 69Christopher Brooke — (died 1628) was an English lawyer, politician and poet. He was Member of Parliament for York in six parliaments (1604, 1614, 1620, 1624, 1625, 1626), and was also elected for Newport (Isle of Wight) in 1624.[1] Contents 1 Life 2 Works …

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