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  • 111Alexander Stewart (d. 1371) — infobox bishopbiog name = Alexander Stewart religion=Roman Catholic Church See = Diocese of Ross Title = Bishop of Ross Period = 1350 ndash;1371 consecration = November 3, 1350 × March 9, 1351 Predecessor = Roger Successor = Alexander de Kylwos… …

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  • 112Avignon — /ann vee nyawonn /, n. a city in and the capital of Vaucluse, in SE France, on the Rhone River: papal residence 1309 77. 93,024. * * * ancient Avennio City (pop., 1999: 85,854), southeastern France. Founded as a Phocaean colony, it was conquered… …

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  • 113medal — /med l/, n., v., medaled, medaling or (esp. Brit.) medalled, medalling. n. 1. a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or… …

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  • 114Alexander VI —     Pope Alexander VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI     Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of …

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  • 115Pope Alexander VI —     Pope Alexander VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI     Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of… …

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  • 116The Vatican as a Scientific Institute —     The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute     Regarded from the point of view of scientific productivity, the Vatican is the busiest scientific workshop in Rome.… …

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  • 117Francesco Guicciardini — (March 6, 1483 May 22, 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. Guicciardini is considered as the Father of Modern… …

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  • 118William Warelwast — Infobox bishopbiog name =William Warelwast religion =Catholic See =Diocese of Exeter Title = Bishop of Exeter Period = 1107 ndash;1137 Predecessor = Osbern FitzOsbern Successor =Robert Warelwast ordination = bishops = post =Archdeacon of Exeter… …

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  • 119Anagni —   Comune   Città di Anagni Campanile of the Anagni Cathedral …

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  • 120Karl von Miltitz — (c. 1490 – November 20, 1529) was a papal nuncio and a Mainz Cathedral canon. Contents 1 Biography 2 Nuncio to Luther 3 Further life 4 …

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