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Hermosillo
(Encyclopedia) Hermosillo Hermosillo ārmōsēˈyō [key], city, capital of Sonora state, NW Mexico, at the entrance to the…Schoenbrunn Village State Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Schoenbrunn Village State MemorialSchoenbrunn Village State Memorialshānˈbrən, –br&oobreve;n [key], E Ohio, S of New Philadelphia; site of the first town in Ohio, est. 1772 by…Bartholomew, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Bartholomew, SaintBartholomew, Saintbärthŏlˈəmy&oomacr; [key], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, usually identified with Nathanael. Nathanael is a given name,…Pimería Alta
(Encyclopedia) Pimería AltaPimería Altapēmārēˈä älˈtä [key], region in the U.S. Southwest and N Mexico, chiefly in SW Arizona and NW Sonora. It was inhabited by the Pimas and was the scene of the…Usuman dan Fodio
(Encyclopedia) Usuman dan Fodio 1754–1817. Fulani religious and political leader. Beginning as an itinerant Muslim missionary in northern Nigeria, he gained a large following for his syncretic…Boniface, Saint, English missionary monk and martyr
(Encyclopedia) Boniface, SaintBoniface, Saintbŏnˈĭfəs, –fās [key], c.675–754?, English missionary monk and martyr, called the Apostle of Germany, b. Devonshire, England. His English name was Winfrid…Labat, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Labat, Jean BaptisteLabat, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ läbäˈ [key], 1663–1738, French Dominican missionary. Sent to the West Indies, he explored the islands, he was largely responsible…David, Saint
(Encyclopedia) David, Saint, d.588?, patron saint of Wales, first abbot of Menevia (present-day Saint David's). He apparently established a strict rule and was a zealous missionary, founding 12…Chalkley, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Chalkley, ThomasChalkley, Thomaschôˈklē [key], 1675–1741, Quaker mariner and missionary preacher, b. England. He made his home after 1701 in Philadelphia. He traded chiefly with the…Eielsen, Elling
(Encyclopedia) Eielsen, EllingEielsen, Ellingāēlˈsən [key], 1804–83, Norwegian-American preacher. After itinerant missionary work in Scandinavia he came to the United States in 1839, preached in…Trending
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