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Hale, William Bayard
(Encyclopedia) Hale, William Bayard, 1869–1924, American journalist, b. Richmond, Ind. An Episcopal minister, he served in several parishes before attaining a national reputation as a journalist. In…Salona
(Encyclopedia) SalonaSalonasəlōˈnə [key], Latin Salonae, ancient city of Dalmatia, 3 mi (5 km) NE of modern Split, Croatia. A port on the Adriatic, it was used as a base for Roman conquest and was…Beauvais
(Encyclopedia) Beauvais Beauvais bōvāˈ [key], town, capital of Oise dept., N France. Tractors, ceramic tiles…confirmation
(Encyclopedia) confirmation, Christian rite in which the initiation into the church that takes place by baptism is confirmed. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches, it is a sacrament by…Coke, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Coke, ThomasCoke, Thomask&oobreve;k, kōk [key], 1747–1814, English clergyman and early bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. After taking orders (1777) in the Church…Fulda
(Encyclopedia) Fulda Fulda f&oobreve;lˈdä [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Fulda River. It is a banking…Aarhus
(Encyclopedia) Aarhus Aarhus ôrˈh&oomacr;s [key], city (2021 est. pop. 282,910), capital of Aarhus co., central Denmark, on Aarhus Bay, an arm of the Kattegat. The…Briggs, Charles Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Briggs, Charles Augustus, 1841–1913, American clergyman, theologian, and educator, b. New York City, studied at the Univ. of Virginia, Union Theological Seminary, and the Univ. of…ecumenical movement
(Encyclopedia) ecumenical movementecumenical movementĕkˌy&oomacr;mĕnˈĭkəl, ĕkˌyə– [key], name given to the movement aimed at the unification of the Protestant churches of the world and ultimately…Akinola, Peter Jasper
(Encyclopedia) Akinola, Peter Jasper, 1944–, Nigerian Anglican prelate. He was ordained a deacon in 1978 and a priest in 1979. From 1978 on he built the Anglican church in Abuja, Nigeria, from…Trending
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