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Saint Aidan
The founder of a great center of Celtic Christianity by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Aidan (died 651) According to the historian Bede, Aidan was an Irish monk on the island of Iona when he was sent…St. Patrick Biography
St. PatrickChristian missionaryBorn: c.385 St. Patrick is said to have converted almost all of Ireland to Christianity within his own lifetime. He is now so closely identified with Ireland…Gabriel RICHARD, Congress, MI (1767-1832)
RICHARD Gabriel , a Delegate from Michigan Territory; born in La Ville de Saintes, France, October 15, 1767; pursued classical studies; studied theology in the seminary of Augers, France, and in…John Birch
John Birch's name is more famous than the man, thanks to the anti-communist fringe group that named themselves after him. Born in India and raised in Macon, Georgia, John Morrison Birch was a…Isabella Bird
Name at birth: Isabella Lucy BirdIsabella Bird was an English missionary and explorer of the 19th century, known best for her books The Englishwoman in America and A Lady's Life in the Rocky…May 2018 Current Events: US News
Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Massacre
A Fatal Disorder A Ship and a Man The Massacre SOME Holy Missionaries in China having been deprived of life by the Bigoted Heathens, the Christian Press made a note of it, and was…McPherson, Aimee Semple
(Encyclopedia) McPherson, Aimee SempleMcPherson, Aimee Sempleĕmāˈ, məkfûrˈsən [key], 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, and, in the 1920s and…hula
(Encyclopedia) hula, traditional Hawaiian dance usually performed standing with symbolically descriptive arm and hand movements and gracefully sensual undulations of the hips; it is also done in a…Jemez
(Encyclopedia) JemezJemezhāˈmās [key], pueblo (1990 pop. 1,301), Sandoval co., N N.Mex., on the East Fork of the Jemez River. In the 16th cent. there were several Jemez pueblos; by 1622 there were…Trending
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