blessing the throats — A service at some Roman Catholic churches and the occasional high Anglican church which takes place every year on St Blaise s Day (3 February) is known as Blessing the throats . The priest takes two candles, blesses them, ties them together… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Fancher party's and Mormons' backgrounds and the Mountain Meadows massacre — The Mountain Meadows massacre victimized several groups of emigrants from the northwestern Arkansas region who had started their treks to California in early 1857, joining along the way and becoming known as the Fancher Baker party. This group… … Wikipedia
List of The Golden Girls episodes — 72 Hours redirects here. For the Canadian TV programme, see 72 Hours: True Crime. Golden Moments redirects here. For the novel by Danielle Steele, see Golden Moments (novel). Mixed Blessing redirects here. For uses of Mixed Blessings , see Mixed… … Wikipedia
Jan Smuts and the Old Boers — Jan Christian Smuts, OM (May 24, 1870 ndash; September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. He served as a Boer General during the Boer War, a British General during the First World War and was… … Wikipedia
Saint Blaise — Infobox Saint name=Saint Blaise birth date=unknown death date=ca. 316 feast day=February 3 (February 11 in Eastern Church) venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Armenian Apostolic Church Eastern Catholic Churches… … Wikipedia
Balve — Infobox German Location Art = Stadt Name = Balve image photo = Balve, 20070915.jpg imagesize = image caption = Downtown Balve, 2007 Wappen = Stadtwappen der Stadt Balve.png lat deg = 51 |lat min = 20 | lat sec=0 lon deg = 07 |lon min = 52 | lon… … Wikipedia
St Etheldreda's Church — St. Etheldreda s Church is located in Ely Place, off Charterhouse Street, Holborn, London. It is dedicated to Æthelthryth, or Etheldreda, an Anglo Saxon saint. It consists of a chapel, or Upper Church, and a crypt, or undercroft. It is the second … Wikipedia
St Blaise — see *blessing the throats … A Dictionary of English folklore
List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens — This is a list of fictional creatures and aliens from the universe of the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, including Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and K 9. It covers alien races and other fictional creatures,… … Wikipedia
Diario Romano — • A booklet published annually at Rome, with papal authorization, giving the routine of feasts and fasts to be observed in Rome and the ecclesiastical functions to be performed in the city Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Diario Romano… … Catholic encyclopedia
