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  • 41St. Albertus Magnus —     St. Albertus Magnus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Albertus Magnus     Known as Albert the Great; scientist, philosopher, and theologian, born c. 1206; died at Cologne, 15 November 1280. He is called the Great , and Doctor Universalis… …

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  • 42The Counter-Reformation —     The Counter Reformation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation     The subject will be considered under the following heads:     I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… …

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  • 43Alvin Langdon Coburn — (1882 1966) was an early 20th century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism. He became the first major photographer to emphasize the visual potential of elevated viewpoints and later made some of the… …

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  • 44History of the Jews in France — The Jewish community in France presently numbers around 600,000, according to the World Jewish Congress and 500,000 according to the Appel Unifié Juif de France, and is found mainly in the metropolitan areas of Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg, Lyon …

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  • 45Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé — (8 September, 1621 – 11 November, 1686) was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father s death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d Enghien. For his military prowess he was… …

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  • 46Mike Daisey — is an American monologist, author, and actor best known for his full length extemporaneous monologues. His breakthrough work 21 Dog Years is an account of life as an Amazon.com employee during the dot com boom. Since that time he has created… …

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  • 47Louis, Grand Condé — Louis Prince of Condé le Grand Condé Louis by Justus van Egmont Spouse Claire Clémence de Maillé Brézé …

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  • 48La Peau de chagrin — (English: The Magic Skin or The Wild Ass s Skin ) is an 1831 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850). Set in early 19th century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that… …

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  • 49Ethics — • Many writers regard ethics as any scientific treatment of the moral order and divide it into theological, or Christian, ethics (moral theology) and philosophical ethics (moral philosophy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ethics …

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  • 50Genial — Gen ial, a. [L. genialis: cf. OF. genial. See {Genius}.] 1. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive. The genial bed. Milton. [1913 Webster] Creator Venus, genial power of love. Dryden.… …

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