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Camino Real, El
(Encyclopedia) Camino Real, El [Span.,=The Royal Road]. There are Camino Reals in most former Spanish possessions, including four in former Spanish territory in the United States. Probably the best-…Waterford, town, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Waterford, town (1991 pop. 41,853), seat of Co. Waterford, S Republic of Ireland, on the Suir River near the head of Waterford Harbour. The port town is a center for the export of…San Francisco, Calif.
Mayor: Edwin M. Lee (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 805,235 (13); Male: 408,462 (50.7%); Female: 396,…William of Ockham
William of Ockham (also spelled Occam) was a 14th century English philosopher who was also a Franciscan friar. Resistant to the popular wave of Scholasticism, a philosophical position that tried to…Dubrovnik
(Encyclopedia) Dubrovnik Dubrovnik d&oomacr;ˈbrôvnĭk [key], Ital. Ragusa, city, in extreme S Croatia, on a…Sean Patrick O'Malley, 2003 News
Franciscan friar, was named archbishop of Boston in June by the pope. He replaced Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned the post in December 2002 amid outrage over his handling of the ongoing…John Duns Scotus
John Duns Scotus was a medieval Christian theologian and philosopher. He is remembered mostly for his defense of the doctrine of Immaculate Conception: that is, the notion that Mary, the mother of…Pope Julius II
Name at birth: Giuliano della RoverePope Julius II is remembered more for his patronage of the arts -- including commissioning Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -- than for his…Sixtus V
(Encyclopedia) Sixtus V, 1521–90, pope (1585–90), an Italian (b. near Montalto) named Felice Peretti; successor of Gregory XIII. He entered the Franciscan order in early youth. After ordination (1547…Assisi
(Encyclopedia) Assisi Assisi äs-sēˈzē [key], town, Umbria, central Italy. A religious and tourist center, it stands on a hill in the Apennines with an expansive view of the…Trending
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