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1Coronation of the Russian monarch — Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna in 1896 The Coronation of the Russian monarch was a religious ceremony of the Russian Orthodox Church, the state church of the Russian Empire, in which the Emperor of Russia (generally… …
2A Lesson Before Dying — is Ernest J. Gaines eighth novel, published in 1993. Author and his timesErnest J. Gaines was born in 1933, during the height of the Great Depression. His father was a sharecropper on the River Lake Plantation in Oscar, Louisiana which meant that …
3Julian the Hospitaller — Infobox Saint name= Saint Julian the Hospitaller birth date= death date= 7 AD? feast day= February 12 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 250px caption= Saint Julian, from a fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio birth place= death place=… …
4Coronations in Europe — Note: this article is one of a set, describing coronations around the world. For general information related to all coronations, please see the umbrella article Coronation. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra… …
5Catherine de' Medici — Catherine de Medici, attributed to François Clouet, c. 1555 Queen consort of France Reign 31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559 …
6St. Dominic — St. Dominic † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Dominic Founder of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order; born at Calaroga, in Old Castile, c. 1170; died 6 August, 1221. His parents, Felix Guzman and Joanna of Aza,… …
7Kneeling and Genuflection — Genuflexion † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Genuflexion To genuflect [Lat. genu flectere, geniculare (post classic), to bend the knee; Gr. gonu klinein or kamptein] expresses: ♦ an attitude ♦ a gesture: involving, like prostration,… …
8St. Joan of Arc — St. Joan of Arc † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Joan of Arc In French Jeanne d Arc; by her contemporaries commonly known as la Pucelle (the Maid). Born at Domremy in Champagne, probably on 6 January, 1412; died at Rouen, 30 May,… …
9Our Lady of Good Success — Our Lady of Good Success, also called as Our Lady of Good Events (Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso; Filipino: Ina ng Mabubuting Pangyayari) is one of the titles of Blessed Virgin Mary. This title is shared among numerous images around the… …
10Charlemagne — For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne Rex Francorum (King of the Franks) Rex Longobardorum (King of the Lombards) Imperator Romanorum (Emperor of the Romans) …
