(Encyclopedia) Pius VI, 1717–99, pope (1775–99), an Italian named G. Angelo Braschi, b. Cesena; successor of Clement XIV. He was created cardinal in 1774. Early in his reign he was faced with the…
(Encyclopedia) bull [Lat. bulla=leaden seal], papal letter. As the diplomatic organization of the papal chancery progressed in the Middle Ages, the papal bull came to be more solemn than the papal…
This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1848Party: DemocratBAGBY, Arthur Pendleton, a Senator from Alabama; born in Louise County, Va., in 1794; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced…
Senate Years of Service: 1870-1883Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, John Warfield, (uncle of Henry Bowen and nephew of Charles Clement Johnston and Joseph Eggleston Johnston), a Senator from Virginia;…
MILLER, Thomas Woodnutt, (uncle of Clement W. Miller), a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., June 26, 1886; attended the Hotchkiss School; was graduated from Yale…
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Popes of the Roman Catholic ChurchIn the following list, the date of election, rather than of consecration, is given. Before St. Victor I (189), dates may err by one year. Antipopes—i…
(Encyclopedia) Jesuit Estates ActJesuit Estates Actjĕzhˈəwĭt, jĕzˈ– [key], law adopted in 1888 by the Quebec legislature, partly to indemnify the Society of Jesus for Jesuit property confiscated by…
(Encyclopedia) Benedict XI, d. 1304, pope (1303–4), an Italian (b. Treviso) named Niccolo Boccasini; successor of Boniface VIII. Prior to his election he had been master general of the Dominican…
