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101INQUISITION — INQUISITION, special permanent tribunal of the medieval Catholic Church, established to investigate and combat heresy. The Early Institution Although the Inquisition was established by Pope gregory ix , it owed its name to the procedure… …
102Jacob Emden — (he|יעקב עמדן) (the Yabets) was a Jewish rabbi and notable talmudist, and prominent opponent of the Shabbethaians. He was born at Altona June 4, 1697, and died there April 19, 1776. He was the son of the Chacham Tzvi, and a great great grandson… …
103Cangrande I della Scala — Cangrande (christened Can Francesco) della Scala (9 March 1291 – 22 July 1329) was an Italian nobleman, the most celebrated of the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1277 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the… …
104Absolution — • The remission of sin, or of the punishment due to sin, granted by the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Absolution Absolution …
105Baden — • The Grand Duchy of Baden is situated in the southwestern part of the German Empire Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baden Baden …
106Eastern Schism — • From the time of Diotrephes (III John 1:9 10) there have been continual schisms, of which the greater number were in the East Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eastern Schism The Eastern Schism …
107Greek Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church Greek Church † …
108Formosus — Pope Formosus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Formosus (891 896) The pontificate of this pope belongs to that era of strife for political supremacy in Italy, which succeeded the disruption of the Carlovingian empire. Formosus was… …
109Pope Formosus — Pope Formosus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Formosus (891 896) The pontificate of this pope belongs to that era of strife for political supremacy in Italy, which succeeded the disruption of the Carlovingian empire. Formosus was… …
110pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …
