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  • 81Sarum Rite — • The manner of regulating the details of the Roman Liturgy that obtained in pre Reformation times in the south of England and was thence propagated over the greater part of Scotland and of Ireland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sarum …

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  • 82Olaf II of Norway — St. Olaf redirects here. For other uses, see St. Olaf (disambiguation). Saint Olaf of Norway A medieval representation of Saint Olaf. King and Martyr Born 995 …

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  • 83Cyril of Turaw — For other uses, see Cyril. Saint Cyril of Turaw Cyril of Turaw Born 1130 Died 1182 Honored in Roman Catholic Church East …

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  • 84Nicolaus Copernicus —     Nicolaus Copernicus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nicolaus Copernicus     Latinized form of Niclas Kopernik, the name of the founder of the heliocentric planetary theory; born at Torun (Thorn), 19 February, 1473, died at Frauenburg, 24 May,… …

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  • 85Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… …

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  • 86Sunday — Synonyms and related words: Christmas, First day, Sabbath, church calendar, day of rest, dies non, ecclesiastical calendar, fast, feast, go on furlough, go on leave, holiday, holy day, holytide, make holiday, take a holiday, take leave, vacation …

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  • 87fast — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal feast, Encratism, Friday, Lenten diet, Lenten entertainment, Lenten fare, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorism, Rechabitism, Sabbath, Shakerism, Spartan fare, Stoicism, Sunday, abandoned, abstain, abstainment,… …

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  • 88feast — Synonyms and related words: High Holiday, High Holy Day, Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Sabbath, Saturnalia, Sunday, allay, anniversary, appease, assuage, bank holiday, banquet, bean feast, beano, birthday, blow, blowout, board, bread, bread and… …

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  • 89holy day — Synonyms and related words: High Holiday, High Holy Day, Sabbath, Sunday, bank holiday, church calendar, church feast, day of festivities, day off, ecclesiastical calendar, fast, feast, feast day, festival day, fete day, fixed feast, gala day,… …

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  • 90Easter —    The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the central defining event of the Christian religion, and the time appointed to celebrate it would clearly be the most important festival in the ecclesiastical calendar. Holy Scripture defines the… …

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