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- Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
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8: ! Date of Demise:
12: | [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]]
16: ! Tenure Order:
22: ! colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid" | First Term - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
4: .... However, due to the proximity of the Papal residence, most Papal ceremonies take place at St. Peter...
7: ...f Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
10: In the mid-[[15th century]] it was decided that the old basilica should be rebuilt. [[Pope ...
12: ...aderno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance.
16: ==Details== - List of religions (13836 bytes)
1: ...plicable a religion will only be listed once. The definition of religion for this page is fairly liber...
5: ...gions with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are nota...
8: ...classical [[monotheism]], who consider themselves descendants of the patriarch [[Abraham]].''
21: ***[[Deobandi]]
38: *****[[Modern Orthodox Judaism]] - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Pope John XIV (938 bytes)
10: Predecessor=[[Pope Benedict VII|Benedict VII]]| - Pope Gregory V (2336 bytes)
1: ...andson of the emperor [[Otto I the Great]], succeeded [[Pope John XV|John XV]], when only twenty-four ...
3: ...es [[Pope Boniface II]] ([[530]]-[[532]]) is considered the first German pope, although he was an [[Os...
5: ...orced to back down, and ultimately also to put aside his wife Bertha, by the rigorous enforcement of a...
7: ...ut out his tongue, blinded him, and publicly degraded him before the emperor and pope. He was sent to ...
9: Gregory died suddenly, and not without suspicion of foul play, on [[... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
10: ...ents arising out of the ambitions of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these c...
12: ...turned to [[Sant'Andrea in Percussina]], where he devoted himself to literature. He died in Florence i...
15: ...because the Catholic church put the work in its Index – a list of books against the faith.
19: === A critical reading on where Modernity in Politics starts ===
21: ... his position. And that is the whole point with Modern politics. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ... the cause of [[freedom of thought]] because his ideas went against church doctrine.
7: ...ook the name Giordano on becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar at the [[Monastery]] of Saint ...
10: ... illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical e...
11: ...covered ideas of [[Plato]]. Other influences included [[Thomas Aquinas]], [[Averroes]], [[Duns Scotus]...
13: ...for the same reason and abandoned the Dominican order. He travelled to [[Geneva]] and briefly joined t... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invuln...
8: ... Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of ...
10: ...enetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
12: ...stablished the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark... - Hadrian (6480 bytes)
1: ....jpg|right|thumb|250px|Emperor Hadrian|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: ...ajan named Hadrian emperor immediately before his death. However, Trajan's wife was well-disposed towa...
13: ...s keen interest and knowledge of the army and his demonstrated skill of administration show possible s...
20: ...ve [[Bar Kokhba's revolt|Jewish uprising]] in [[Judea]] ([[132]]-[[135]]) led by [[Bar Kokhba]], as we...
22: ...ders were strengthened with a series of mostly wooden fortifications, forts, outposts and watchtowers,... - Malta (18511 bytes)
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10: ... align=center width="140px" | ([[Flag of Malta|In Detail]])
26: |'''[[President of Malta|President]]'''
38: ...Total ([[2003]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]] - Politics of Malta (9667 bytes)
2: ...irs were in the hands of the cabinet under the leadership of a Maltese prime minister.
4: .... The President appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party with a majority of seats in the [[u...
6: ...t every 5 years. Candidates for any vacancies are determined by the majority of votes obtained by a ca...
8: ...pt practices. There also are inferior courts presided over by a magistrate.
10: ...pkeep and embellishment of the locality, local wardens, and refuse collection, and carry out general a... - French language (40201 bytes)
3: ...]], [[U.S.]] state of [[Louisiana]], [[Haiti]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Madagascar]], ...
25: ...le]] and the [[Vascons]] on the Spanish/French border.
27: ...ch today (largely place and plant names and words dealing with rural life and the earth). In the reve...
31: ... number of new words: perhaps as much as 15% of modern French comes from Germanic words, including man...
35: ...he two major groups. It is comparable to the divide that once existed between "yes" in the south of E... - July 24 (8660 bytes)
5: ...] - [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary Queen of Scots]] is deposed and replaced by her 1 year old son [[King Ja...
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
7: ... [[Jacob Brown]]'s [[United States|American]] invaders.
10: ...te]] General [[Jubal Anderson Early|Jubal Early]] defeats [[United States|Union]] troops led by Genera...
13: ...blishes first account of [[Paul Bunyan]] in the [[Detroit News]]. - Rome (33048 bytes)
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12: |align="center" width="140px"|City [[Seal (device)|seal]]
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17: |Founded|| [[21 April]][[753 BC]] mythical,<br> [[1st mil... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...i]], [[monism]], [[Vedic]] metaphysics, [[guru]] ideal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well as [[Sufi|Sufi Islam]...
4: The founder of Sikhism, [[Guru Nanak]], was born in [[1469]]...
6: ...ony in AD [[1699]] ; and thus gave a distinctive identity to the Sikhs. The five baptised Sikhs were n...
8: ...es in the world that has been compiled by the founders of a faith during their own life time. The Sikh...
10: Guru Nanak's doctrinal position is clear, despite the appearance that it is a blend of insight... - Pantheon, Rome (8255 bytes)
6: The original Pantheon was built in [[27 BC]] under the [[Roman Republic]], during the third [[consu...
9: ...ion (referring to Agrippa) added to the new [[facade]], a common practice in Hadrian's rebuilding proj...
11: ... (as was increasingly the case) worshipped them under other names.
17: ...ring the reign of [[Pope Urban VIII]], the Pope ordered the bronze ceiling of the Pantheon's portico m...
21: ...of Cultural Heritage [http://www.beniculturali.it/default.asp?versione=Inglese&from=1] is in charge of... - Leone Battista Alberti (5967 bytes)
1: ...eral [[Renaissance]] [[polymath]] . His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''. In [[Ita...
8: Alberti made a variety of contributions to several fields:
10: ...leschi]]. He also wrote works on [[sculpture]], ''De Statua''.
11: ...tieth year, entitled ''Philodoxius,'' would later deceive the younger [[Aldus Manutius]], who edited a...
12: ...se typographic qualities and illustrations have made it legendary as one of the most beautiful books e... - Boxing Day (3345 bytes)
1: ...ealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries on [[26 December]]. In many [[Europe]]an countries it is al...
5: ...iday in lieu of Christmas Day on [[Tuesday]] [[28 December]].
9: ...s in the world, begins on this day, as the yachts depart [[Sydney Harbour]] before many thousands of s...
13: ... 26th is known as the second day of Christmas (''"der zweite Weihnachtsfeiertag"'' or ''Stefanitag'' i...
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