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Fathers of the Church
(Encyclopedia) Fathers of the Church, collective name for the Christian writers of early times whose work is considered generally orthodox. A convenient definition includes all such writers up to and…Americas, University of the
(Encyclopedia) Americas, University of the, at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic…hardening of the arteries
(Encyclopedia) hardening of the arteries: see arteriosclerosis.Annunciation of the Virgin
(Encyclopedia) Annunciation of the Virgin: see Mary.anointing of the sick
(Encyclopedia) anointing of the sick, sacrament of the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church, formerly known as extreme unction. In it a sick or dying person is anointed on eyes, ears…Herrings, Battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Herrings, Battle of the, 1429, episode in the siege of Orléans by the English in the Hundred Years War. The French, under Jean, comte de Dunois, attacked a supply train commanded by…Brothers of the Sword
(Encyclopedia) Brothers of the Sword: see Livonian Brothers of the Sword.Bulge, Battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Bulge, Battle of the: see Battle of the Bulge.Bosporus, University of the
(Encyclopedia) Bosporus, University of the, at İstanbul, Turkey; opened 1863 as Robert College, with funds contributed by Christopher R. Robert and other Americans for the higher education of Turkish…U , letter of the alphabet
(Encyclopedia) U, 21st letter of the alphabet, corresponding to the Greek upsilon [Gr.,=u without the aspirate]. Until the late Middle Ages the capital was V, the minuscule u, no distinction being…