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  • 31Pippin II —    , Called Pippin of Herstal (d. 714)    Frankish mayor of the palace and virtual leader of the Merovingian kingdom in the late seventh and early eighth century. His reign as mayor witnessed the further growth in power of the Carolingian family …

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  • 32Serbia — /serr bee euh/, n. a former kingdom in S Europe: now, with revised boundaries, a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the N part; includes the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. 9,660,000; 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Cap.:… …

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  • 33Passau — • Diocese and city in Bavaria Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Passau     Diocese of Passau     † …

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  • 34Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau — Diocese of Passau Dioecesis Passaviensis St. Stephan s Cathedral, Passau Location …

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  • 35Diocese of Trebizond —     Trebizond     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Trebizond     (TRAPEZUNTINA).     An Armenian Catholic diocese. The city owes its ancient name to the fact that it was built on the shores of the Black Sea in the form of a trapeze. It was a Greek… …

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  • 36Didier of Cahors — Saint Didier, bishop of Cahors Born c. 580 Albi or Obreges Died November 15, 655(655 11 15) Honored in Roman Catholicism Feast November 15 Saint Didier, also known as Des …

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  • 37Basilica of Saint Peter —     Basilica of St. Peter     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Basilica of St. Peter     TOPOGRAPHY     The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay. Her son, Caius… …

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  • 38Morava school — The Morava School or Moravska School (Serbian Cyrillic: Моравска школа) entails the establishments of architectural style in Serbia from 1370 1459. The churches and monasteries were built by the rulers Lazar Hrebeljanović (1370–1389), Stefan… …

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  • 39Bulgaria — Infobox Country native name = bg. Република България bg. Republika Balgaria This article uses the official Bulgarian transliteration system when romanizing Bulgarian Cyrillic. For details, see Romanization of Bulgarian.] local name = bg. Balgaria …

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  • 40tapestry — tapestrylike, adj. /tap euh stree/, n., pl. tapestries, v., tapestried, tapestrying. n. 1. a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture… …

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