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1Auvergne horse — Alternative names Cheval d Auvergne (French) Country of origin Auvergne region of France Breed standards Association Nation …
2Auvergne (province) — This article is about the historical county and province of Auvergne. For the modern day administrative région of Auvergne, see Auvergne (region). Auvergne Flag …
3AUVERGNE — AUVERGNE, former French province including the present departments of Cantal, Puy de Dôme, and part of Haute Loire. The presence of Jews in Auvergne is known from the end of the fifth century. In the second half of the 13th century they were… …
4The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …
5The Sacrament of Penance — The Sacrament of Penance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …
6The Book of Healing — (Arabic: الشفاء Al Shefa , Latin: Sanatio ) is a scientific and philosophical encyclopedia written by the great Islamic polymath Abū Alī ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) from Asfahana, near Bukhara in Greater Persia (now Uzbekistan). Despite its English title …
7Auvergne — /oh vairn , oh verrn /; Fr. /oh verddn yeu/, n. a former province in central France. See map under Gascony. * * * Region (pop., 1999: 1,308,878), south central France. It was once inhabited by the Arverni, a Gallic people led by Vercingetorix and …
8The Turk — This article is about the chess playing automaton. For other uses, see Turk (disambiguation). An engraving of the Turk from Karl Gottlieb von Windisch s 1784 book Inanimate Reason …
9The Vampire Chronicles — For the Theatres des Vampires album, see The Vampire Chronicles (album). For the Darkstalkers video game, see Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower. The first book The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around… …
10AUVERGNE` — an ancient province of France, united to the crown under Louis XIII. in 1610, embracing the deps. of Puy de Dôme, Cantal, and part of Haute Loire, the highlands of which separate the basin of the Loire from that of the Garonne, and contain a… …
