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Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Jason, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Jason, in the New Testament. 1 St. Paul's host at Thessalonica. 2 Companion of Paul at Corinth, perhaps the same as 1. ...Saul of Tarsus
(Encyclopedia)Saul of Tarsus: see Paul, Saint.Guébriant, Jean Baptiste Budes, comte de
(Encyclopedia)Guébriant, Jean Baptiste Budes, comte de zhäN bätēstˈ büd kôNt də gābrēäNˈ [key], 1602–43, marshal of France and general in the Thirty Years War. He commanded the French auxiliaries of B...Pius IV
(Encyclopedia)Pius IV, 1499–1565, pope (1559–65), a Milanese named Giovanni Angelo de' Medici; successor of Paul IV. He was probably not related to the great Medici family. His career in Rome began in 1527, and...Philemon, epistle of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia)Philemon fĭlēˈmən [key], letter of the New Testament, written to a Colossian named Philemon by Paul, probably when the latter was a prisoner in Rome (c.a.d. 60). Onesimus, Philemon's fugitive slav...Corinthians
(Encyclopedia)Corinthians kərĭnˈthēənz [key], two letters of the New Testament. They were written to the church at Corinth by Paul whose stay in Corinth is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. First Corinthia...Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg
(Encyclopedia)Charlotte, 1896–1985, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919–64). The second daughter of Duke William of Nassau-Weilburg and a Portuguese princess, Marie Anne of Braganza, she succeeded her sister, Mar...Vincennes, Jean Baptiste Bissot, sieur de
(Encyclopedia)Vincennes, Jean Baptiste Bissot, sieur de fräNswäˈ märēˈ [key], 1700–1736, b. Montreal, was called François Margane after his godfather and uncle. He served as a cadet under his father from 1...Thessalonians
(Encyclopedia)Thessalonians thĕsˌəlōˈnēənz [key], two letters of the New Testament. First Thessalonians was written by St. Paul from Corinth, c.a.d. 51, and addressed to the newly founded church at Thessalon...Browse by Subject
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