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Synoptic Gospels
(Encyclopedia)Synoptic Gospels sĭnŏpˈtĭk [key] [Gr. synopsis=view together], the first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), considered as a unit. They bear greater similarity to each other than any of them ...Matthew, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Matthew, Saint, in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. Also called Levi, he was a publican (tax collector) from Capernaum. Since the 2d cent. the first Gospel (see Matthew, Gospel according...Matthew Paris
(Encyclopedia)Matthew Paris: see Matthew of Paris. ...Paris, Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Paris, Matthew: see Matthew of Paris. ...Soares, Mário
(Encyclopedia)Soares, Mário (Mário Alberto Nobre Lópes Soares) mäˈryo͝o swäˈrəsh [key], 1924–2017, Portuguese politician. Soares rose to prominence as a vocal critic of the regime of António Salazar and...Draghi, Mario
(Encyclopedia)Draghi, Mario mäˈēō drägˈē [key], 1947–, Italian economist and government and international ...Flinders Petrie, Sir William Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Flinders Petrie, Sir William Matthew: see Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders. ...Stuart, Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, Matthew: see Lennox, Matthew Stuart, 4th earl of. ...Daye, Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Daye, Matthew dā [key], c.1620–1649, British printer in Massachusetts Bay colony; son of Stephen Daye. His name first appears on the almanac for 1647, but it would seem probable that he was employe...Lemieux, Mario
(Encyclopedia)Lemieux, Mario ləmyöˈ [key], 1965–, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Montreal. A star for the Pittsburgh Penguins, he was the team's first pick in the 1984 National Hockey League (NHL) draft and wa...Browse by Subject
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