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  • 81Bologna (Italy) —     Bologna     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bologna     ARCHDIOCESE OF BOLOGNA     HISTORY     Bologna is the principal city in the province of the same name, Italy, and contains about 150,000 inhabitants. It was founded by the Etruscans, who… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 82St. Alcmund —     St. Alcmund     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Alcmund     Bishop of Hexham; died 781. Though we know practically nothing of the life of St. Alcmund, or Alchmund, it is clear that he was regarded with much veneration at Hexham in… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 83Ezekiel 6 — 1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, 3 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 84Dunkeld and Dowally —    DUNKELD and DOWALLY, a parish, in the county of Perth, 15 miles (N. by W.) from Perth, and 55 (N. N. W.) from Edinburgh; comprising the ancient city of Dunkeld, partly within the parish of Caputh; for many years the seat of the primacy of the… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 85Haddington —    HADDINGTON, a burgh, market town, and parish, in the county of Haddington, of which it is the capital, 16 miles (E.) from Edinburgh, and 373 (N.) from London; containing 5452 inhabitants, of whom 1878 are in the town. This place, of which the… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 86Attila the Hun — (d. 453)    The fifth century king of the Huns, called the scourge of God. Attila was a mighty warrior who extracted great wealth from the Roman Empire and posed a threat to the peace of the late ancient world during his reign from 435 to 453.… …

    Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

  • 87ARAKHIN — (Aram. עֲרָכִין, Valuations ), the fifth tractate of the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud in the order of Kodashim. Mishnah tractate Arakhin portrays the system of votive donations that financed the Temple s maintenance – as distinct from… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 88HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — In respect of human as well as of physical geography, it is convenient to divide the Land of Israel into four major units: 1. the Mediterranean Coastal Plain 2. the hill regions of northern and central Cisjordan (west of the Jordan) 3. the Rift… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 89ravage — ravagement, n. ravager, n. /rav ij/, v., ravaged, ravaging, n. v.t. 1. to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief. v.i. 2. to work havoc; do ruinous damage. n. 3. havoc; ruinous damage: the ravages of war. 4.… …

    Universalium

  • 90World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

    Universalium