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  • 121Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista — or Giambattista Tiepolo born March 5, 1696, Venice died March 27, 1770, Madrid Italian painter and etcher. In the 1730s and 40s the Venetian clergy and nobility vied for his works. In 1750 he went to Würzburg with his sons and collaborators,… …

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  • 122ciconiiform — ▪ bird Introduction    any member of the five or six families of storklike (stork) birds (bird): herons (heron) and bitterns (bittern) (Ardeidae), the shoebill (sole species of the Balaenicipitidae), the hammerhead (sole species of the Scopidae) …

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  • 123Fortunatus — • Lengthy biographical article on the talented sixth century poet and hymn writer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fortunatus     Fortunatus      …

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  • 124Titian — • Biography of the artist, with bibliography Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Titian     Titian     † …

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  • 125Human Race —     Human Race     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Human Race     Mankind exhibits differences which have been variously interpreted. Some consider them so great that they regard the varieties of the human race as distinct species; others maintain the… …

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  • 126Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman —     Nicholas Patrick Wiseman     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nicholas Patrick Wiseman     Cardinal, first Archbishop of Westminster; b. at Seville, 2 Aug., 1802; d. in London, 15 Feb., 1865, younger son of James Wiseman, a merchant of Irish family… …

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  • 127Leo X —     Pope Leo X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo X     (GIOVANNI DE MEDICI).     Born at Florence, 11 December, 1475; died at Rome, 1 December, 1521, was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 1492) and Clarice Orsini, and from his… …

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  • 128Pope Leo X —     Pope Leo X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo X     (GIOVANNI DE MEDICI).     Born at Florence, 11 December, 1475; died at Rome, 1 December, 1521, was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 1492) and Clarice Orsini, and from his… …

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