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  • 61Benedict of Nursia, Saint — born с 480, Nursia, Kingdom of the Lombards died с 547 Founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy, and father of Western monasticism. Born into a prominent family at Nursia in central Italy, he rejected the immoral and… …

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  • 62Abbess — • 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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  • 63Brusa — • A titular see of Bithynia in Asia Minor Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Brusa     Brusa     † …

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  • 64Hospitality — • In the religious orders the duty of hospitality was insisted upon from the beginning both in East and West Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hospitality     Hospitality      …

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  • 65Mechitarists — • Armenian Benedictines, founded by Mechitar in 1712 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mechitarists     Mechitarists     † …

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  • 66Poverty — • Discusses poverty as a concept and canonical discipline Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poverty     Poverty     † …

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  • 67Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …

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  • 68Thebaid — • The valley of the Nile, under Roman domination, was divided into four provinces: Lower and Upper Egypt, Lower and Upper Thebaid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Thebaid     Thebaid …

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  • 69Abbey of Monte Cassino —     Abbey of Monte Cassino     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Monte Cassino     An abbey nullius situated about eighty miles south of Rome, the cradle of the Benedictine Order.     About 529 St. Benedict left Subiaco, to e …

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  • 70The Religion of Russia —     The Religion of Russia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia     A. The Origin of Russian Christianity     There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …

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