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21House of Guise — House of Guise † Catholic Encyclopedia ► House of Guise The House of Guise, a branch of the ducal family of Lorraine, played an important part in the religious troubles of France during the seventeenth century. By reason of descent… …
22ESTHER — (Heb. אֶסְתֵּר), daughter of Abihail, an exile at susa , and heroine of the Book of Esther. The name Esther is probably from Old Persian star (well attested in the later Persian dialects), with the same meaning as English star. She is once called …
23Maximus the Greek — Saint Maximus the Greek Maximus the Greek has been held in the greatest repute by Old Believers, and his images are normally featured in every Old Believer church. Monk Born c. 1475 Arta, Greece …
24Joseph Calasanctius — Infobox Saint name=Saint Joseph Calasanctius birth date=birth date|1557|9|11|mf=y death date=death date and age|1648|8|25|1557|9|11|mf=y feast day=August 25 August 27 (Traditional Roman Catholics) venerated in=Roman Catholic Church… …
25Belisarius — (c. 500 c. 565) Leading general and loyal supporter of Justinian for more than forty years, Belisarius fought numerous campaigns against the Persians, the Vandals in Africa, and the Goths in Italy. Completely loyal to Justinian throughout his… …
26Vasily and Andrey Shchelkalov — Vasily Yakovlevich Shchelkalov (Василий Яковлевич Щелкалов in Russian) (? – 1610 or 1611) and Andrey Yakovlevich Shchelkalov (Андрей Яковлевич Щелкалов) (? c. 1597) were two influential diplomats and heads of the Posolsky Prikaz during the reigns …
27Persian literature — Introduction body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with many Arabic loanwords. The literary form …
28Sweden — • The largest of the three Scandinavian countries and the eastern half of the Scandinavian peninsula Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sweden Sweden …
29Tower of London — For other uses, see Tower of London (disambiguation) Coordinates: 51°30′29″N 0°4′34″W / 51.50806°N 0.07611°W / 51 …
30Baron Münchhausen — This article is about the historical and literary character. For other uses, see Münchhausen. A portrait of Baron Karl Münchhausen ca. 1740 as a Cuirassier in Riga. Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen (German pronunciation:… …
