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1Apt — ([a^]pt), a. [F. apte, L. aptus, fr. obsolete apere to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf. Gr. ? to fasten, Skr. [=a]pta fit, fr. [=a]p to reach attain.] 1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate. [1913 Webster]… …
2Thomas M'Crie the Elder — For his eldest son, of the same name, see Thomas M Crie the Younger.Thomas M Crie (November, 1772 August 5, 1835) was a Scottish historian, writer, and preacher born in the town of Dunse, Berwickshire in November 1772. He was the eldest of a… …
3Daedalus — constructs wings for his son, Icarus, after a Roman relief in the Villa Albani, Rome (Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888). This article is about the mythological character. For other uses see Daedalus (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Daedalus …
4Albert III, Duke of Austria — Albert III of Austria (September 9, 1349 ndash;August 29, 1395), known as Albert with the Pigtail (German: Herzog Albrecht III mit dem Copfe ), was a duke of Austria and a member of the House of Habsburg.LifeAlbert III was born in Vienna, the 3rd …
5Schein, Johann Hermann — born Jan. 20, 1586, Grünhain, Saxony died Nov. 19, 1630, Leipzig German composer. After singing as a boy in the chapel of the elector of Saxony, he studied music at the University of Leipzig. In 1616 he became cantor of St. Thomas Church in… …
6Calvin, John — • Born at Noyon in Picardy, France, 10 July, 1509, and died at Geneva, 27 May, 1564 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Calvin, John John Calvin …
7Carracci — • Italian painter, engraver, and etcher, b. at Bologna, 16 August, 1557; d. at Parma, 22 March, 1602 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Carracci Carracci …
8Adalbert Stifter — Adalbert Stifter † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Adalbert Stifter Poet and pedagogue, b. at Oberplan in Bohemia, 23 October, 1805; d. at Linz, 28 October, 1868. His father was a linen weaver and flax dealer. In these humble surroundings the …
9John Calvin — John Calvin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Calvin This man, undoubtedly the greatest of Protestant (Protestantism) divines, and perhaps, after St. Augustine, the most perseveringly followed by his disciples of any Western writer on… …
10Ven. Marina de Escobar — Ven. Marina de Escobar † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ven. Marina de Escobar Mystic and foundress of a modified branch of the Brigittine Order b. at Valladolid, Spain, 8 Feb., 1554; d. there 9 June, 1633. Her father, Iago de Escobar, was… …
