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121Cistercians — coat of arms Vietnamese Cistercian monks standing in a cloi …
122Order of Preachers — Order of Preachers † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Preachers As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the… …
123National Assembly of Thailand — รัฐสภาไทย (Ratthasapha Thai) Type Type …
124United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
125Cistercians — • Religious of the Order of Cîteaux, a Benedictine reform, established at Cîteaux in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme in the Diocese of Langres, for the purpose of restoring as far as possible the literal observance of the Rule of St.… …
126Nuns — • Females consecrated to God by religious vows Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nuns Nuns † …
127Muenster — Münster † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Münster DIOCESE OF MÜNSTER (MONASTERIENSIS). Diocese in the Prussian Province of Westphalia, suffragan of Cologne. I. SECULAR HISTORY The earliest name of Münster was Mimegerneford, the… …
128Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
