(Encyclopedia) Danilo I (Danilo Petrović-Njegoš)Danilo Idänēˈlō [key], 1670?–1735, last elected prince-bishop (vladika) of Montenegro (1696–1735) and founder of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. After…
(Encyclopedia) Cuthbert, SaintCuthbert, Saintkŭthˈbərt [key], c.a.d. 635–a.d. 687, Celtic monk, bishop at Lindisfarne (685–86). He spent some time in the monastery at Ripon. When St. Wilfrid…
(Encyclopedia) Eusebius of NicomediaEusebius of Nicomediay&oomacr;sēˈbēəs, [key]Eusebius of Nicomedianĭkōmēˈdēə [key], d. 342, Christian churchman and theologian, leader of the heresy of…
(Encyclopedia) Rochester, town, SE England, on the Medway River, chief town of the borough of Medway, which also includes Chatham and Gillingham. Cement, heavy machinery, electronic equipment,…
(Encyclopedia) RuseRuser&oobreve;ˈsĕ [key], city (1993 pop. 170,209), NE Bulgaria, on the Danube River bordering Romania. The chief river port of Bulgaria, it is also an industrial and…
(Encyclopedia) Saisset, BernardSaisset, Bernardbĕrnärˈ sĕsāˈ [key], d. 1314, French churchman. In 1295 he became bishop of Pamiers (near Foix, S France). He was sent (1301) by Pope Boniface VIII as…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Andrews, town (1991 pop. 11,302), Fife, E Scotland, on the North Sea. A summer resort, it is famous for its golf courses. It was the seat of an archbishop from 908 and the…
(Encyclopedia) throne, chair of state or the seat of a high dignitary. The throne was at first a stool or bench and later became an ornate armchair, usually raised on a dais and surmounted by a…
(Encyclopedia) RegiomontanusRegiomontanusrēˌjēōmŏnˌtāˈnəs [key] [Lat.,=belonging to the royal mountain, i.e., to Königsberg], 1436–76, German astronomer and mathematician, b. Königsberg. His original…
(Encyclopedia) OradeaOradeaoräˈdyä [key] or Oradea-MareOradea-Mare–mäˈrĕ [key], Hung. Nagyvárad, Ger. Grosswardein, city (1990 pop. 228,956), W Romania, in Crişana-Maramureş, near the Hungarian…
