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  • 101Martyr — • The Greek word martus signifies a witness who testifies to a fact of which he has knowledge from personal observation. The term martyr came to be exclusively applied to those who had died for the faith Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

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  • 102Nagasaki — • History of Catholicism in this Japanese city Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nagasaki     Nagasaki     † …

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  • 103Normandy — • An ancient French province, from which five departments were formed in 1790 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Normandy     Normandy      …

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  • 104Persia — • The history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persia     Persia      …

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  • 105Venice — • The capital of a province in Northern Italy, is formed of a group of 117 small islands joined together by 378 bridges mostly built of stone Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Venice     Venice …

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  • 106Abbey of Waldsassen —     Abbey of Waldsassen     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Waldsassen     ( Settlement in the woods ).     Located on the River Wondreb, Upper Palatinate, near the border of Bohemia, in the Diocese of Ratisbon. This celebrated Cistercian… …

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  • 107Bl. Theophane Venard —     Bl. Théophane Vénard     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bl. Théophane Vénard     (JEAN THÉOPHANE VÉNARD.)     French missionary, born at St Loup, Diocese of Poitiers, 1829; martyred in Tonkin, 2 February, 1861. He studied at the College of Doue la …

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  • 108Church Property —     Property Ecclesiastical     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Property Ecclesiastical     Abstract Right of Ownership     That the Church has the right to acquire and possess temporal goods is a proposition which may now probably be considered an… …

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  • 109Darco Antonio de Dominis —     Marco Antonio de Dominis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Marco Antonio de Dominis     Dalmatian ecclesiastic, apostate, and man of science, b. on the island of Arbe, off the coast of Dalmatia, in 1566; d. in the Castle of Sant’ Angelo, Rome,… …

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  • 110Oecolampadius —     John Œcolampadius     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Œcolampadius     Protestant (Protestantism) theologian, organizer of Protestantism at Basle, b. at Weinsberg, Swabia, in 1482; d. at Basle, 24 November, 1531. His family name was Heusegen… …

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