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81The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …
82The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …
83The Holy Lance — The Holy Lance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Holy Lance We read in the Gospel of St. John (xix, 34), that, after our Saviour s death, one of the soldiers with a spear [lancea] opened his side and immediately there came out blood and… …
84The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …
85The Lamb (in Early Christian Symbolism) — The Lamb (in Early Christian Symbolism) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Lamb (in Early Christian Symbolism) One of the few Christian symbols dating from the first century is that of the Good Shepherd carrying on His shoulders a lamb or… …
86The Name of Mary — ♦ The Name of Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Name of Mary (in Scripture and in Catholic use) New Testament, Mariam and sometimes Maria it seems impossible, in the present state of the text, to say whether the form Mariam was… …
87The Religion of Russia — The Religion of Russia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia A. The Origin of Russian Christianity There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …
88The Apotheosis of Washington — is the very large fresco painted by Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building. The fresco is suspended convert|180|ft|m above the rotunda floor and… …
89The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo) — The Entombment Artist Jacopo Pontormo Year circa 1525–1528 Type Oil on wood Dimensions 313 cm × 192 cm (123 in × 76 in) Location …
90The City (The Tick) — The City is the principal location in the various iterations of the superhero character, The Tick, from the eponymous comic book series, animated television series, and live action television series. The City is not unnamed, as is sometimes… …
