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101Luxemburg, Rosa — born March 5, 1871, Zamość, Pol., Russian Empire died Jan. 15, 1919, Berlin, Ger. Polish born German political radical, intellectual, and author. As a Jew in Russian controlled Poland, she was drawn early into underground political activism. In… …
102Herbart and Herbartianism — • Article on the life and philosophy of Johann Friedrich Herbart, by Michael Maher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Herbart and Herbartianism Herbart and Herbartianism …
103Orsini — • One of the most ancient and distinguished families of the Roman nobility, whose members often played an important role in the history of Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Orsini Orsini …
104Rumania — • A kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, situated between the Black Sea, the Danube, the Carpathian Mountains, and the Pruth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rumania Rumania …
105Antoine and Guillaume Duprat — Duprat † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Duprat (1) Antoine Duprat Chancellor of France and Cardinal, b. at Issoire in Auvergne, 17 January, 1463; d. at the Chateau de Nantouillet near Meaux, 9 July, 1535. Educated for the law he won a… …
106Church Music — Ecclesiastical Music † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Music By this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical authority, is employed in connexion with Divine service to promote the… …
107CALVIN, John — (1509 1564) A dominant figure of the Protestant Reformation, John Calvin was a preacher, biblical scholar, and theologian. Although his Reform movement was centered in Geneva, Calvin s influence extended throughout all of Europe in the sixteenth… …
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108HAGGAHOT — (Heb. הַגָּהוֹת glosses ; corrections ), a term used both to mean the examination of manuscript and printed works in order to correct errors and in the sense of glosses, i.e., notes and brief comments on the text. This entry is arranged according …
109KIERA — (also Kyra, Kira, Chiera), a Greek title meaning lady, given to women who handled the relations of the wives in the Ottoman sultan s royal harem in various external matters. In general these women were Jewish. They acted as commercial… …
110NAḤMANIDES — (Moses b. Naḥman, also known as Naḥamani and RaMBaN – an acronym of Rabbi Moses Ben Naḥman; 1194–1270), Spanish rabbi and scholar and one of the leading authors of talmudic literature in the Middle Ages; philosopher, kabbalist, biblical exegete,… …
