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51Narseh — For other historical figures with similar names, see Narses (disambiguation). Image of King Narseh on a coin minted during his reign. Narseh (whose name is also sometimes written as Narses or Narseus) was the seventh Sassanid King of Persia… …
52The Imitation of Christ (book) — The Imitation of Christ (or De imitatione Christi ), by Thomas à Kempis, is a widely read Christian spiritual book. It was first published anonymously, in Latin, ca. 1418; several other authors have been proposed, but Kempis authorship is now… …
53The Kreutzer Sonata — is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in depth first person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev,… …
54Alexander Rud Mills — (1885 1964) was a prominent Australian Odinist, and one of the earliest proponents of the rebirth of Germanic Neopaganism in the 20th Century. He was a published author, lecturer and Barrister. He founded the First Anglecyn Church of Odin in… …
55Sorakaya Swami — Infobox Philosopher region = Sorakaya Swami era = 20th century color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Sorakaya Swami birth = c ???? death = 9 August, 1902 (Narayanavanam, India) school tradition = Advaita Vedanta main interests = influences = Sri …
56Achard of St. Victor — Achard de Saint Victor (ca. 1100 – 1172) was a canon regular, abbot of St Victor, Paris, and bishop of Avranches. By some authorities he is said to have been of English extraction, by others to be of the noble Norman family of de Pertins, of… …
57Achard de Saint-Victor — Achard de Saint Victor † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Achard de Saint Victor Canon regular, Abbot of St Victor, Paris, and Bishop of Avranches, b. about 1100; d. 1172. By some authorities he is said to have been of English extraction, by… …
58Hamza Makhdum — Shrine of Hamza Makhdum Hamza Makhdum (died 1563), also called Mehboob Ul Alam, and Sultan Ul Arifeen, and popularly known as Makdoom Sahib , was a sage born to Baba Usman, of the Chandra Vanshi Rajput family hailing from Kangra, (Hindu Pandits… …
59Mihail Apostolov — Popeto A photograph of Mihail Apostolov Popeto Born 1871 Gorna Dikanya, Bulgaria Died March 21, 1902 Gavalyantsi, today Greece …
60Thomas à Kempis — (ca. 1379–1471) The assumed author of The Imitation of Christ, after the Bible the most popular spiritual work in Christian history, Thomas à Kempis was a 15thcentury writer of devotional works, sermons, and saints’ lives, and a member of the… …
