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111Mary — /mair ee/, n. 1. Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus. 2. the sister of Lazarus and Martha. Luke 10:38 42; John 11:1,2. 3. See Mary, Queen of Scots. 4. (Princess Victoria Mary of Teck) 1867 1953, Queen of England 1910 36 (wife of George… …
112Abstinence — • Includes information about old and new testament fasting as well as church laws Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abstinence Abstinence …
113RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …
114Canonical hours — Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday. Canonical hours are divisions of time which serve as increments between the prescribed prayers of the daily round. A Book of Hours contains such a set of prayers. In western Catholicism,… …
115Saint Joseph — For other uses, see Saint Joseph (disambiguation). Saint Joseph Saint Joseph with the Infant Jesus, Guido Reni (c. 1635) Born Bethlehem …
116Nazareth — • The town of Galilee where the Blessed Virgin dwelt when the Archangel announced to her the Incarnation of the Word, and where Christ lived until the age of thirty years Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nazareth Nazareth …
117Ecclesiastical Feasts — Ecclesiastical Feasts † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Feasts (Lat. Festum; Gr. heorte). Feast Days, or Holy Days, are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history… …
118Chartres Cathedral — Chartres Cathedral * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country France …
119Christian Calendar — Christian Calendar † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Calendar GENERALITIES All civilized peoples and even those which seem to be only just emerging from utter barbarism keep some kind of record of the flight of time and are… …
120New Year — For other uses, see New Year (disambiguation). The New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is… …
