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New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: Albert V., duke of Bavaria (b. Feb. 29, 1528; d. Oct. 24, 1579), was the son of Duke William IV., whom he succeeded in 1550. The rulers of Bavaria had remained faithful to the Roman Catholic Church during the progress of the Reformation; but in spite of their endeavors the new ideas gained many adherents among both the nobility and the citizen class.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ALBERTUS MAGNUS (“Albert the Great”): Founder of the most flourishing period of scholasticism; b. at Lauingen (26 m. n.w. of Augsburg), Bavaria, 1193; d.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
(Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus): Roman emperor 222-235; b. at Arce in Phenicia, most probably 205; murdered by the army, probably near Mainz,…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ALFRED (ÆLFRED) THE GREAT: King of the West Saxons 871-901; b. at Wantage (60 m. w. of London), Berkshire, 849; d. at Winchester, Hants, Oct. 28, 901.…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: Protestant Episcopalian; b. at Otis, Mass., May 4, 1841. He was educated at Kenyon College, Gambier,…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ALMS: A gift to which the recipient has no claim and for which he renders no return, made purely from pity and a desire to relieve need.…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ALTAR. I. In Primitive Religion. Altar not Necessarily a Raised Structure (§ 1). Altar and Divinity One (§ 2). Altar and Divinity Differentiated (§ 3). II.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. I. Tell el-Amarna. II. The Tablets. III. Authors and Contents. IV. Value of the Tablets. Historical (§ 1). Geographical (§ 2). Linguistic (§ 3). I.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: A society organized May 10, 1849, by the union (as indicated by the name)…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: A lectureship made possible by the union of a number of universities and theological seminaries in the United States,…