High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alexius Studites (Greek: ), Patriarch of Constantinople, was a member of the Monastery of Stoudios (founded 462), succeeded Eustathius as Patriarch in 1025. He promoted the zealous actions of John of Melitene whose interest it was to limit the influence of the Syro Jacobite Church in the south east of the Byzantine Empire especially in the newly conquered themes of Mesopotamia (theme) and Telouch. For this reason the Syro Jacobite Patriarch John VIII bar Abdoun was arrested and brought to trial in Constantinople and then forced into a monastery on Mt. Ganos. In 1034 he crowned Michael IV the Paphlagonian the favorite of Byzantine empress Zoe, who, to make way for him, procured the death of her...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Patriarchs (also known as the Avot in Hebrew) according to the Judeo-Christian Old Testament, are Abraham, his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob[citation needed]. Collectively, they are referred to as the three patriarchs of Judaism, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal period. Their primary wives – Sarah (wife of Abraham), Rebekah (wife of Isaac), and Leah and Rachel (the wives of Jacob) – are known as the Matriarchs. Thus, classical Judaism considers itself to have three patriarchs and four matriarchs. However, although the matriarchs are key personages, they have little or no authority over the clan. Данное...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! St. Ignatius or Ignatios (Greek: ), (c. 797–877) Patriarch of Constantinople from July 4, 847 to October 23, 858 and from November 23, 867 to his death on October 23, 877. In the Roman martyrology of the Roman Catholic Church, he is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of October 23. Ignatios, originally named Niketas, was a son of the Byzantine Emperor Michael I Rangabe and Prokopia. His maternal grandfather was Nikephoros I.Although he was still a child, Niketas had been appointed nominal commander of the new corps of imperial guards, the Hikanatoi. He was forcibly castrated (and thus made ineligible for becoming emperor, since the emperor could not be a eunuch) and tonsured after his...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patriarch Moses (secular birth name is Oleg Koulik) (born 3 May 1962) - Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - Canonical.After finishing school, in 1978 - 1982 he studied successfully in Khmelnytskyi Musical School, and got the diploma of the teacher of music as a flutist and conductor of brass bands and symphonic orchestras. He was performing a part of flute in symphonic orchestras and brass bands for four years. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Patrick James Donahue (April 15, 1849—October 4, 1922) was an English American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wheeling from 1894 until his death in 1922.Born in Little Malvern, Worcestershire, Donahue became a student at St. Michael's Priory in Hereford at age 14 and entered St. Gregory's College near Bath two years later. After graduating in 1869, he taught English and mathematics. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist is a monastic community for both men and women, directly under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It is located in Tolleshunt Knights, near Maldon, Essex, in England, and is the oldest Orthodox religious community in the UK.The religious community was founded in 1958 by Elder Sophrony, under the jurisdiction of Metropolitan Anthony, Metropolitan of Sourozh and ruling Russian bishop in England, with six monastics from a number of nations; soon after, in 1965, the Monastery moved under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Данное...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Very Rev Patrick Reynolds Mitchell KCVO is an eminent Anglican clergyman. He was born on 17 March 1930 and educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford. Ordained in 1955 he began his ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at St. Mark's Church, Mansfield following which he was Priest-Vicar of Wells Cathedral. He then held incumbencies in Milton, Portsmouth and Frome Selwood, Somerset before being appointed Dean of Wells in 1973, a position he held for 16 years. In 1989 he became Dean of Windsor, which post he held until retirement 8 years later. Данное издание не является...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This article features a list of patron saints of places by nation, region and town/city.A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person. Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Some consider it a special devotion to God by displaying humility in asking a saint for intercession instead of being answered themselves. Данное издание не является оригинальным....

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Patrologia Orientalis is an attempt to create a comprehensive collection of the writings by eastern Church Fathers in Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Georgian, and Slavonic. It is designed to complement the comprehensive, influential, and monumental Latin and Greek patrologies published in the 19th century. It began in 1897 as the Patrologia Syriaca, was discontinued in its original form and replaced by the Patrologia Orientalis. The collection began with those liturgical texts that touch on hagiography. Since then critical editions of the Bible, theological works, homilies and letters have been...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The city of Naples has more than 50 official patron saints, although its principal patron is Saint Januarius.. Second in terms of importance is Saint Aspren (Sant'Aspreno), first bishop of Naples.A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person. Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Some consider it a special devotion to God by displaying humility in asking a saint for intercession...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Patrologia Graeca (or Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca) is an edited collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine or medieval variants of the Greek language. It consists of 161 volumes produced in 1857–1866 by J. P. Migne's Imprimerie Catholique. It includes both the Eastern Fathers and those Western authors who wrote before Latin became predominant in the Western Church in the 3rd century, e.g. the early writings collectively known as the Apostolic Fathers, such as the Epistles of Clement and the Shepherd of Hermas, Eusebius, Origen, and the Cappadocian Fathers Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. As a highly celebrated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches, a large number of Patronages of Saint George exist throughout the world, and his iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities and countries.In Mons (Belgium), Saint Georges is honoured each year on Trinity Sunday. In the heart of the city, a reconstitution (known as the “Combat dit Lumecon”) of the fight between Saint Georges and the dragon is played by 46 actors. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person. Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Some consider it a special devotion to God by displaying humility in asking a saint for intercession instead of being answered themselves. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Blessed Virgin Mary may be taken as a patroness of any good activity; indeed, she is cited as the patroness of all humanity. As the mother of Jesus Christ, Mary has a central role in the life of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic veneration of her as the Blessed Virgin Mary has grown over time both in importance and manifestation, not only in prayer but in art, poetry and music. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Saint Patroclus (Patroccus; French: Parre, German: Patroklus) of Troyes was a Christian martyr who died around 259 AD. A wealthy native of Troyes, he was noted for his charity.Highly venerated after the discovery of his Acts, Patroclus is said to have been arrested during the persecutions of the Emperor Aurelian. He is said to have converted Sabinian of Troyes. His persecutors attempted to drown him in the River Seine, but Patroclus managed to briefly escape. However, he was recaptured and beheaded at Troyes. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person. Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Some consider it a special devotion to God by displaying humility in asking a saint for intercession instead of being answered themselves. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In Sinhala Buddhist belief the Pattini is a guardian deity of Buddhism. She is the deification of Kannagi, who is the central character of the Tamil epic Silapadhikaram of Ilango Adigal. She is worshipped by both Buddhists and Hindus and is the patron goddess of fertility and health - particularly of smallpox, which is referred to as deviyange lede ('the divine affliction') in the Sinhala language.According to Sinhala mythology, the Bodhisatva Pattini was incarnated as Kannagi in order to rid the Pandya kingdom of its evil three-eyed king. She was said to have been born of a mango fruit, which was cut down by...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul Bayes (born 1953, Bradford) is the Bishop of Hertford in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans.Bayes moved to High Wycombe for seven years — initially as Team Vicar (1987–1990) and then Team Rector (1990–1994) before becoming Team Rector of Totton for nine years (1995–2004). While he was at Totton, Bayes was also Area Dean of Lyndhurst from 2000. Upon leaving Totton, he joined the Archbishop's Council staff team as National Mission and Evangelism Adviser until his appointment to the episcopacy. He was also an Honorary Canon at Worcester Cathedral from 2007 until his consecration. Данное...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul Mirecki is Bible scholar and associate professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas and the faculty advisor for the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics student organization. He was chairman of the department until he stepped aside on December 7, 2005.Mirecki earned a Th.D. in Theology from Harvard University, worked with John Strugnell to translate the Dead Sea Scrolls, and was one of the most recent persons to discover and translate an unknown gospel. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul King Jewett (died 1991) was a Christian theologian, author and prominent advocate for the ordination of women. He taught systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.Jewett is credited with being one of the major instigators of the contemporary Christian egalitarian movement in the evangelical church. In 1975 his book Man as Male and Female was published. This work reconsiders the biblical evidence for the role of men and women and argues that Paul was speaking as inspired by God when he argued from the equality of women, but with a Jewish rabbinic mindset when speaking of...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Most Reverend Paul Richard Gallagher, STL, JCD, (23 January 1954-) is the Papal Nuncio to Guatemala. He was born in Liverpool and educated at St. Francis Xavier's College in Woolton. Ordained by Archbishop Derek Worlock on 31 July 1977 for the Archdiocese of Liverpool, he served in Fazakerley, before taking courses at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He later earned a doctorate in canon law, becoming a member of the Holy See's diplomatic service on 1 May 1984. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul Clarence Schulte (March 18, 1890—February 17, 1984) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Indianapolis from 1946 to 1970.Paul Schulte was born in Fredericktown, Missouri, to Frederick and Anna (nee Priggel) Schulte. After graduating from St. Francis Solanus College in Quincy, Illinois in 1912, he returned to Missouri and studied at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1915. He was made vicar general of Indianapolis on February 13, 1910. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul Hardin, Jr. (1903-1996) was a Bishop in The Methodist Church in the U.S., elected in 1960.He was Bishop of the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in 1963 when he joined seven other white clergymen to write the letter A Call For Unity, making a thinly veiled reference to Martin Luther King, Jr. King replied to this letter with his Letter from Birmingham Jail. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul Gregoire, OC (October 24, 1911—October 30, 1993) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1968 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.Paul Gregoire was born in Viauville, Montreal, to J. Albert Gregoire and Marie Lavoie, but his family moved to Verdun shortly after his birth. He had two younger brothers, but his parents later adopted nine of his cousins. He studied at the Minor Seminary of St. Therese in Blainville from 1925 to 1933, and then at the Major Seminary of Montreal from 1933 to 1937, where he obtained a licentiate in theology....

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Paul Richardson (born 16 January 1947) is a former Anglican bishop.Richardson was educated at Keswick School, The Queen's College, Oxford, Harvard Divinity School and Cuddesdon Theological College. He was he was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1973 and served first as a curate at St John's Earlsfield, London. After this he was assistant chaplain in Oslo, Norway and then a mission priest at Nambaiyfa in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. He later became the Principal of Newton Theological College, Popondetta and then the Dean of St John's Cathedral, Port Moresby. He was the Bishop of Aipo Rongo in...

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