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Æthelbert, king of Kent

(Encyclopedia) ÆthelbertÆthelbertĕˈthəlbərt, ă– [key], d. 616, king of Kent (560?–616). Although defeated by the West Saxons in 568, he became the strongest ruler in England S of the Humber River.…

Paulinus, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Paulinus, SaintPaulinus, Saintpôlīˈnəs [key], d. 644, Italian missionary, bishop of York (625–33). He was a Roman monk who went to England with the mission of St. Augustine of…

Pelagianism

(Encyclopedia) PelagianismPelagianismpəlāˈjənĭzəm [key], Christian heretical sect that rose in the 5th cent. challenging St. Augustine's conceptions of grace and predestination. The doctrine was…

West Indies, University of the

(Encyclopedia) West Indies, University of the, autonomous regional institution with main campuses in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados; coeducational; est. 1948 in Mona, Jamaica, as an external…

Thomas Augustine Daly: Da Boy from Rome

Da Boy from RomeThomas Augustine DalyTo-day ees com' from Eetaly A boy ees leeve een Rome, An' he ees stop an' speak weeth me — I weesh he stay at home.He stop an' say "Hallo," to me. An'…

Augustin Smith CLAYTON, Congress, GA (1783-1839)

CLAYTON Augustin Smith , a Representative from Georgia; born in Fredericksburg, Va., November 27, 1783; moved with his parents to Richmond County, Ga., in 1784; attended Richmond Academy, and was…

Owen Augustine WELLS, Congress, WI (1844-1935)

WELLS Owen Augustine , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., February 4, 1844; moved with his parents to a farm near Empire, Fond du Lac County, Wis., in 1850;…