civil rights activist, ministerBorn: 3/18/1922Birthplace: Mugler, Ala.Died: 10/5/2011 As pastor of Birmingham, Alabama's First Baptist Church, Shuttlesworth organized the Alabama Christian Movement…
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(Encyclopedia) Fanfani, AmintoreFanfani, Amintoreämēntôˈrā fänfänˈē [key], 1908–99, Italian political leader, a Christian Democrat. A noted scholar, he held several cabinet posts after World War II…
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Francis Edward, 1851–1927, American Congregational clergyman, founder of Christian Endeavor. He was born of American parents in Aylmer, Que., and was graduated from Dartmouth…
(Encyclopedia) iconographyiconographyīˌkŏnŏgˈrəfē [key] [Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology [Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either…
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philanthropistBorn: January 3, 1935Died: February 2, 2009 (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Best Known as: Founder of Habitat for Humanity Millard Fuller was the founder of…
(Encyclopedia) Aristides, SaintAristides, Saintârĭstīˈdēz [key], 2d cent., Greek philosopher, author of an early Christian apology. It was presented (c.126 or 136) to the emperor to protest anti-…