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- Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ...of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian chu...
13: ... 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles (about 130 kilometers) from Nazareth; and while there they found shelter in...
15: ...|Matt. 1:21]]), because he was to save his people from their sins. This was followed by the presentat...
19: ...Acts 1:14). From this time she wholly disappears from the historical biblical accounts, although it i...
25: ... Virgin Mary]]'' or ''Our Lady'' (this latter, in French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered ''Notre Da... - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
6: ...Luke|Luke]] 23:55). They were witnesses to the [[Crucifixion]]. There Mary remained until all was over, and t...
12: ...and dismissed by the early church fathers. In the fragmentary text, the disciples ask questions of the...
22: ...[Harvard Divinity School]], has observed, "The confrontation of Mary with Peter, a scenario also found...
31: ...:10); although the Roman Catholic Church withdrew from this linkage at the [[Second Vatican Council]] ...
33: ...ose critical scholars who are drawing conclusions from the canonic texts alone believe that the woman ... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...aintained independence during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and continued to do so until [[1936]], when...
40: ...gdom|British]]) [http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopi...
59: ...at powers of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Christianity]] into the co...
61: ...r]]), basing their claims on their direct descent from [[Solomon]] and the queen of [[Sheba]].
67: ... the southern entrance of the Red Sea, was bought from the local sultan in March 1870 by an Italian co... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
2: ...Christendom]], it is believed to be the site of [[crucifixion]] and burial of the basilica namesake [[Saint Pet...
22: ...pear to be part of the drum, but which stand away from it like buttresses, to absorb the outward thrus...
26: ...right|300px|Light streams down into the sanctuary from the dome cupola.]]
31: ...y [[Antonio Averulino]] ([[1455]]), and preserved from the previous basilica.
33: ...ating the most recent openings:<!-- This is taken from an old source, is the inscription new since 200... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "M...
8: ...lly grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
14: ... but not [[Restorationism]]) derive their beliefs from the conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea...
29: ...stles and other followers claimed that Jesus rose from the dead, and set out to [[preach]] the new mes...
35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] - List of popes (77758 bytes)
25: | <small>Disciple of [[Jesus]] from whom, according to {{bibleverse||Matthew|16:18-...
29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29...
91: | <small>[[Aquileia]], Friuli, Italy</small>
119: | <small>[[North Africa|Northern Africa]]</small>
165: ===From 250=== - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
4: ... is believed to have been sentenced to death by [[crucifixion]] by the [[Roman Empire]]. According to traditio...
8: ... Πετρος which comes from the [[Greek language]] meaning pebble or piece ...
15: ...k crows, you will have denied me three times." Confronted after Jesus had been arrested, Peter did den...
19: From the early Christian writings, it is clear that ...
21: [[Image:Crucifixion of Peter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|According to tradi... - Pope Victor I (1393 bytes)
2: ... was born in the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]], and later came to [[Rome]]. He was later [[...
4: ... it falls, as the Crucifixion had occurred on the Friday before Passover. The Latins called them ''Qua...
6: ...to [[Latin]], which was used in his native North Africa. According to [[Jerome]], he was the first Ch... - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ...aking world as '''Fra Angelico''' ("the Angelic [[Friar]]"), or in [[Continental Europe]] as '''Beato ...
3: [[image:fra.angelico.church.750pix.jpg|thumb|200px|'''[[Sain...
7: ...k in [[Fiesole]] about [[1418]] with the name of "Fra Giovanni da Fiesole"; "The Angelic" is a laudato...
15: ...nder, or as a follower of, [[Gherardo Starnina]]. From [[1418]] to [[1436]] he was back at Fiesole; in...
17: ... he may have studied about this time the renowned frescoes in the [[Brancacci]] chapel in the Florenti... - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
15: ...nting during Roger's lifetime. His style differs from van Eyck's in its direct emotionality and his s...
18: * ''Descent from the Cross'' ([[1440]]), [[Madrid]]
19: * ''Descent from the Cross'' ([[1443]]), Sint-Pieterskerk, [[Leu...
21: ...with Saints'' ([[1450]]), [[Stadel Institute]], [[Frankfurt]]
22: ...udgment]]'' ([[1451]]), hospital of [[Beaune]], [[France]] - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
23: ...-grandfathers had immigrated to the United States from [[Ballyporeen]], [[Ireland]] in the [[1860s]]....
25: In [[1920]], after years of moving from town to town, the family settled in [[Dixon, Il...
29: ...the next seven years, reportedly saving 77 people from drowning. Reagan would later joke that none of ...
31: ...games, getting only the bare outlines of the game from a ticker and relying on his imagination and sto...
35: ...] in the film ''[[Knute Rockne, All American]]'', from which he acquired the nickname ''the Gipper'', ... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...ing Roman influence into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequence...
4: ...ltering government of the weak republic. Caesar's friend [[Marcus Brutus]] conspired with others to as...
6: Caesar's military campaigns are known in detail from his own written [[Literary works of Julius Caes...
21: ...heir island stronghold and put them to death by [[crucifixion]] as a warning to other pirates. However, since ...
23: ...ing the funerals Caesar delivered eulogy speeches from the [[rostra]]. Julia's funeral was filled wit... - Nero (23127 bytes)
2: [[Image:nero.JPG|frame|Nero]]
32: ...n]] [[island]]s. Lucius was presumably separated from his mother at this point.
34: ...s first decisions was the recalling of his nieces from exile.
52: ...]], and the ''praefectus praetorianus'' [[Sextus Afranius Burrus]]. The first five years under Nero be...
54: ... state affairs. However problems would soon arise from Nero's personal life and the increasing competi... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...ad after his death by [[crucifixion]] (see [[Good Friday]]), which Christians believe happened at abou...
4: ... shared by Jesus and his [[disciples]] before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover [[seder]], ...
6: ...ter" and "Ostern", are not etymologically derived from ''Pesach'' and are instead related to ancient n...
69: ...such as the one developed by mathematician [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]].
81: ...er]] and the [[Crucifixion]]. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are sometimes referred to ... - Lent (7959 bytes)
3: ...ls this period [[Great Lent]], to distinguish it from the [[Advent|Winter Lent or Advent]] that prece...
9: ...s the events leading up to and including Jesus' [[crucifixion]] by [[Roman Empire|Rome]]. This took place aroun...
13: ... Thursday, especially by Roman Catholics), [[Good Friday]], and [[Holy Saturday]] forms the [[Easter T...
24: ...relaxed, though in the Eastern church, abstinence from the above mentioned food products is still comm...
26: ...ence has been limited by the [[Bishop]]s to the [[Friday]]s of Lent and Ash Wednesday. On other abstin... - First Crusade (34670 bytes)
2: ...side of [[Europe]]. Both [[knight]]s and peasants from many different nations of [[western Europe]], w...
5: ...ral, and of the First Crusade in particular, stem from events earlier in the [[Middle Ages]]. The brea...
7: ...Sardinia]], freeing the coasts of Italy and Spain from [[Muslim]] raids.
12: ... were politically and, to some extent, culturally fragmented at the time of the First Crusade, which c...
16: ...rusalem to the Seljuks in 1076, but recaptured it from the Ortoqids in 1098 while the crusaders were o... - Creation (theology) (32465 bytes)
3: ... may be seen as either ''[[ex nihilo]]'' or order from preexisting chaos (see [[demiurge]]).
9: ...]], who say that [[scientific evidence|evidence]] from many scientific disciplines are the only [[empi...
11: ...f [[common descent]] -- that humans are descended from "lesser creatures". There are creationists who ...
21: ...e (and hence all its contents) was created by God from the notion that individual species were created...
32: ...ccording to Genesis]], within the approximate timeframe of the [[Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar]] or somewh... - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
9: ...|thumbnail|300px|Jerusalem and the Old City. View from the Mount of Olives]]
16: ...mbnail|150px|[[Archaeology|Archaeological]] ruins from [[King David]]'s time]]
30: ...G|right|thumb|150px|Sack of Jerusalem. A fragment from the [[Arch of Titus]], Rome.]]
34: ...stricting some Jewish practices. Angry at this affront, the Judeans again revolted led by [[Bar Kokhb...
36: ...city, except under a brief period of Persian rule from 614-629.
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