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  • 21Ghost marriage (Chinese) — In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage (Chinese: 冥婚; pinyin: mínghūn; literally spirit marriage ) is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased.[1] Other forms of ghost marriage are practiced worldwide, from Sudan, to India, to France… …

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  • 22Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam, and Viscount St. Alban's — (1561 1626)    Philosopher and statesman, was the youngest s. of Sir Nicholas B., Lord Keeper, by his second wife, a dau. of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth. He was b. at …

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  • 23Loyalty — For other uses, see Loyalty (disambiguation). Loyalty is faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group, or cause (Philosophers disagree as to what things one can be loyal to. Some, as explained in more detail below, argue that one can be …

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  • 24Knights of Columbus — Emblem Abbreviation KofC Motto In service to one. In service to all …

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  • 25Henry II — 1. ( Henry the Saint ) 973 1024, king of Germany 1002 24 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1014 24. 2. ( Curtmantle ) 1133 89, king of England 1154 89: first king of the Plantagenet line (grandson of Henry I of England). 3. 1519 59, king of… …

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  • 26Michelangelo — (m[imac] k[e^]l*[a^]n j[ e]*l[ o]; It. pron. m[ e] k[e^]l*[aum]n j[ e]*l[ o]) prop. n. Michelangelo Buonarroti, renowned Italian painter, sculptor and architect; 1475 1564. [WordNet 1.5] Born Michelagnolo Buonarroti at Caprese, March 6, 1475:… …

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  • 27Chinese ghost marriage — Chinese ghost marriage, also referred to as spirit marriage , is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased. [Stockard, Janice E. Daughters of the Canton Delta p. 99.] . Other forms of ghost marriage are practiced worldwide, from Sudan …

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  • 28John Owen (theologian) — John Owen (1616 August 24, 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian.Early lifeOf Welsh descent, he was born at Stadhampton in Oxfordshire, and was educated at Queen s College, Oxford (B.A. 1632, M.A. 1635); at the time the… …

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  • 29Victor de Buck —     Victor de Buck     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Victor de Buck     Bollandist, born at Oudenarde, Flanders, 21 April, 1817; died 28 June, 1876. His family was one of the most distinguished in the city of Oudenarde. After a brilliant course in… …

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  • 30Isaac Casaubon — (February 18 1559 ndash; July 1 1614) was a classical scholar and philologist, first in France and then later in England, regarded by many of his time as the most learned in Europe.Early lifeHe was born in Geneva to two French Huguenot refugees.… …

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