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121Accusations of Treason — Accusations of Treason † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Accusations of Treason A common misrepresentation concerning the Elizabethan persecution of English and Irish Catholics from 1570 onwards is the statement that the victims devoted to… …
122ark — Ark of the Covenant † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ark of the Covenant The Hebrew word aron, by which the Ark of the Covenant is expressed, does not call to the mind, as that used for Noah s Ark, a large construction, but rather a chest.… …
123Francesco Petrarch — Francesco Petrarch † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Francesco Petrarch Italian poet and humanist, b. at Arezzo, 20 July, 1304; d. at Arquá, 19 July, 1374. His father, Petracco or Petraccolo (a name which the son adopted as his cognomen,… …
124Luther — Martin Luther † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. His father, Hans, was a… …
125Martin Luther — Martin Luther † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. His father, Hans, was a… …
126Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra A Spanish author, born at Alcála de Henares, Spain, in 1547; died at Madrid, 23 April, 1616. Of Cervantes it may be most truly said that the narrative …
127The Sacrament of Penance — The Sacrament of Penance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …
128go for the jugular — verb To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponents or victims area of greatest vulnerability. The cover story of last Julys Journal was on hardball litigation tactics. It quoted lawyers talking about pulling… …
