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  • 21Basilica 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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  • 22Baldachin — Bal da*chin, n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. {Baudekin}.] 1. A rich brocade; baudekin.… …

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  • 23baldaquin — Baldachin Bal da*chin, n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. {Baudekin}.] 1. A rich brocade;… …

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  • 24baldachin — or baldachino noun (plural baldachins or baldachinos) Etymology: Italian baldacchino, from Baldacco Baghdad, Iraq Date: 1537 1. a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object 2. a rich embroidered fabric of silk and… …

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  • 27Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception — View of the east side of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basic information Location 400 Michigan Ave NE …

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  • 29Maria Laach Abbey — Maria Laach Abbey, the west end with the paradisium …

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  • 30Venerable English College, Rome — The Venerable English College is a Roman Catholic seminary in Rome for the training of priests for England. Founded in 1579, it is the oldest English institution anywhere outside of England.Historyt Thomas Hospice (1362 1579)The English Hospice… …

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