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Clotilda, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Clotilda, SaintClotilda, Saintklətĭlˈdə [key], d. 545, Frankish queen. She converted her husband, Clovis I, to Christianity and built with him in Paris the Church of the Apostles Peter…Ebionites
(Encyclopedia) EbionitesEbionitesēˈbēənītsˌ, ĕbˈē– [key] [Aramaic,=poor], Jewish-Christian sect of rural ancient Palestine, of the first centuries after Jesus. There were two groups, according to…Aquila Ponticus
(Encyclopedia) Aquila PonticusAquila Ponticusăkˈwĭlə, əkwĭlˈə [key]Aquila Ponticuspŏnˈtĭkəs [key], 2d cent., Jewish translator of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek. The characteristic feature…Nola
(Encyclopedia) NolaNolanôˈlä [key], town (1991 pop. 32,613), in Campania, S Italy. It is an agricultural center with food-processing industries. An Etruscan stronghold as early as 500 b.c., Nola…Paul Knutson
(Encyclopedia) Paul KnutsonPaul Knutsonn&oomacr;tsˈən [key], fl. 1354–64, Norse leader, alleged explorer of America. In 1354 or 1355 King Magnus VII of Norway directed him to conduct an…Radama I
(Encyclopedia) Radama IRadama Irädäˈmə [key], c.1793–1828, founder of the kingdom of Madagascar. He succeeded (1810) his father, Andrianimpoinimerina, as king of Merina, a small kingdom on the…Ringsted
(Encyclopedia) RingstedRingstedrĭngˈstĕᵺ [key], city (1992 pop. 17,457), Vestsjælland co., E Denmark. It is the commercial and processing center of a rich agricultural region. Ringsted was a place of…Mithra
(Encyclopedia) MithraMithramĭthˈrə [key], ancient god of Persia and India (where he was called Mitra). Until the 6th cent. b.c., Mithra was apparently a minor figure in the Zoroastrian system. Under…Julian the Apostate
(Encyclopedia) Julian the Apostate (Flavius Claudius Julianus), 331?–363, Roman emperor (361–63), nephew of Constantine I; successor of Constantius II. He was given an education that combined…Vladimir I
(Encyclopedia) Vladimir IVladimir Ivlădˈəmĭrˌ, Rus. vlədyēˈmĭr [key], Volodymyr IVladimir Ivŭlˌədyēˈmyĭr [key], or Saint Vladimir, d. 1015, first Christian grand duke of Kiev (c.980–1015); son of…Trending
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