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  • 61Germanus I, Saint — ▪ Byzantine patriarch born c. 634, Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey] died c. 732, Platonium, near Athens [Greece]; feast day May 12       Byzantine patriarch of Constantinople and theologian who led the orthodox opposition during the Iconoclastic …

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  • 62Hosius, Stanislaus — ▪ Polish cardinal Polish StanisŁaw Hozjusz born May 5, 1504, Kraków, Pol. died Aug. 5, 1579, Capranica, Papal States [Italy]       Polish cardinal, one of the most significant figures of the Counter Reformation.       Consecrated bishop of… …

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  • 63Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor de — ▪ Spanish statesman born January 5, 1744, Gijón, Spain died November 27, 1811, Veja       Spanish statesman and author, one of the most important figures of the 18th century Spanish Enlightenment.       After studying law, Jovellanos was… …

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  • 64Julius I, Saint — ▪ pope born , Rome died April 12, 352, feast day April 12       pope from 337 to 352. The papacy had been vacant four months when he was elected as St. Mark s successor on Feb. 6, 337. Julius then became the chief support of orthodoxy and the… …

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  • 65Ramon Berenguer I — ▪ count of Barcelona byname  Ramon Berenguer The Elder , Catalan  Ramon Berenguer El Vell  born 1023/24 died May 26, 1076, Barcelona? [Spain]       count of Barcelona from 1035 to 1076.       His father, Berenguer Ramon I (reigned 1018–35),… …

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  • 66Ursinus — ▪ antipope died after 385?       antipope from 366 to 367.       After Pope Liberius death on Sept. 24, 366, two Roman deacons, Ursinus and St. Damasus I (Damasus I Saint), were simultaneously elected as successors. The small, powerful faction… …

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  • 67Victor (IV) — ▪ antipope [1138] original name  Gregory Conti   flourished 12th century       antipope from March to May 29, 1138. He was a cardinal when chosen pope by a faction opposing Pope Innocent II and led by King Roger II of Sicily and the powerful… …

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  • 68Abbess — • The female superior in spirituals and temporals of a community of twelve or more nuns Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbess     Abbess      …

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  • 69Election — • In its broadest sense election means a choice among many persons, things, or sides to be taken. In the stricter juridical sense it means the choice of one person among many for a definite charge or function Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …

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  • 70Lithuania — • An ancient grandy duchy united with Poland in the fourteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lithuania     Lithuania     † …

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