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61Consecrated life (Catholic Church) — St Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 543), who wrote the leading religious rule for monastic living, evokes the Christian roots of Europe , says Pope Benedict XVI. In the Roman Catholic Church, the term consecrated life denotes a stable form of… …
62Architecture of Portugal — refers to the architecture practised in the territory of present day Portugal since before the foundation of the country, in the 12th century. The term may also refer to buildings created under Portuguese influence or by Portuguese architects… …
63Hani and Sheh Mureed — or Murid (Balochi Hanee o Shay Mureed or Hero Šey Murīd ) is a beloved epic ballad of Balochi folklore. In Balochi culture the tale is equivalent to Romeo and Juliet in English speaking lands. The hero, Sheh Mureed (or Shaih Moreed) and the… …
64Portuguese Gothic architecture — is the architectural style prevalent in Portugal in the Late Middle Ages. As in other parts of Europe, Gothic style slowly replaced Romanesque architecture in the period between the late 12th and the 13th century. Between the late 15th and early… …
65Bonaventure, Saint — born 1217, Bagnoregio, Papal States died July 15, 1274, Lyon; canonized April 14, 1482; feast day July 15 Italian medieval theologian, cardinal, and minister general of the Franciscans. The son of a physician from near Viterbo, he recovered from… …
66Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
67William Of Saint-amour — ▪ French philosopher French Guillaume De Saint amour born c. 1200, , Saint Amour, Kingdom of Arles died September 1272, Saint Amour French philosopher and theologian who led the opposition at the University of Paris to the 13th century… …
68Christianity in the 13th century — Main article: Medieval history of Christianity See also: Christianity in the 12th century and Christianity in the 14th century The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) imperial church headed by Constantinople continued to assert its universal authority …
69Order of Saint Augustine — Abbreviation OSA Formation March, 1256 Type Catholic religious ord …
70beggar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. suppliant; pauper, mendicant. See poverty, request, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who begs] Syn. mendicant, supplicant, suppliant, lazzarone, cadger, parasite, almsman, lazar, panhandler*,… …
