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Canosa di Puglia

(Encyclopedia) Canosa di Puglia Canosa di Puglia känôˈzä dē p&oomacr;ˈlyä [key],…

Beccafumi, Domenico di Pace

(Encyclopedia) Beccafumi, Domenico di PaceBeccafumi, Domenico di Pacedōmĕˈnēkō dē päˈchā bāk-käf&oomacr;ˈmē [key], 1486–1551, Italian mannerist painter and sculptor, also called Il Meccherino. He…

Canusium

(Encyclopedia) Canusium: see Canosa di Puglia, Italy.

Stabiae

(Encyclopedia) Stabiae: see Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.

Mary, the mother of Jesus

(Encyclopedia) Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos).…

Mary of Guise

(Encyclopedia) Mary of GuiseMary of Guisegēz [key], 1515–60, queen consort of James V of Scotland and regent for her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots. The daughter of Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise,…