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  • 51Robert Persons —     Robert Persons     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Robert Persons     (Also, but less correctly, PARSONS)     Jesuit, b., at Nether Stowey, Somerset, 24 June, 1546; d. in Rome, 15 April, 1610.     I. EARLY LIFE     His parents were of the yeoman… …

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  • 52Saint Maruthas —     St. Maruthas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Maruthas     Bishop of Tagrit or Maypherkat in Mesopotamia, friend of St. John Chrysostom, d. before 420. Feast, 4 Dec. He is honoured by the Latins, Greeks, Copts, and Syrians. He brought into… …

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  • 53Simone Martini —     Simone Martini     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Simone Martini     (Also known as SIMONE DI MARTINO, and as SIMONE MEMMI).     Sienese painter, born in Siena, 1283; died either in the same place or at Avignon in 1344 or 1349. This artist is now… …

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  • 54Blessed Virgin —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the …

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  • 55Mother of God —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the M …

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  • 56The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …

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  • 57ablativity — noun /ˌabləˈtɪvɪti/ The nature of the ablative case. Whilst in Italy the humanists were busily engaged in restoring the antique conception of grammar, in the north of France, in England and in Germany, it had sunk into complete subjection to… …

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  • 58JOHNSTON, Robert Mackenzie (1844-1918) — statistician and man of science was born near Inverness, Scotland, on 27 November 1844, the son of a crofter. He was educated at the village school where his ability was quickly recognized. He was influenced by the life of Hugh Miller whose books …

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  • 59Chick Springs — Chick Springs,   Mineral springs   The final Chick Springs Hotel, c. 1914. C …

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  • 60Marc Prensky — (born March 15, 1946 in New York City) is an American writer and speaker on learning and education. He is best known as the inventor and popularizer of the terms digital native and digital immigrant [1] which he d …

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