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  • 91Mexico — • Situated at the extreme point of the North American continent, bounded on the north by the United States, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, British Honduras, and Guatemala, and on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean… …

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  • 92Alain Chartier —     Alain Chartier     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Alain Chartier     A French poet, born about 1390, at Bayeux, died between 1430 and 1440. It is believed he studied at the University of Paris, as did his brother Guillaume, Bishop of Paris, who… …

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  • 93Archdiocese of Baltimore —     Archdiocese of Baltimore     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Baltimore     The senior see of the United States of America, established as a diocese 6 April, 1789; as an archdiocese 8 April, 1808; embraces all that part of the State… …

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  • 94Charles John Seghers —     Charles John Seghers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Charles John Seghers     Bishop of Vancouver Island (today Victoria), Apostle of Alaska. b. at Ghent, Belgium, 26 Dec., 1839; d. in Alaska, 28 Nov., 1886. Left an orphan at a very early date …

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  • 95Count of Tilly —     Johannes Tserclæs, Count of Tilly     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Johannes Tserclæs, Count of Tilly     Born at Brabant in 1559; died at Ingolstadt in April, 1632. He was a member of a noble family of Brabant named Tserclæs. His mother was a… …

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  • 96Daniel O'Daly —     Daniel O Daly     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Daniel O Daly     A diplomatist and historian, born in Kerry, Ireland, 1595; died at Lisbon, 30 June, 1662. On his mother s side he belonged to the Desmond branch of the Geraldines, of which branch… …

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  • 97Edward Bellasis —     Edward Bellasis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Edward Bellasis     Serjeant at Law, b. 14 October, 1800; d. 24 January, 1873; was one of the most able and respected of that little band of English converts who in the later years of the… …

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  • 98Eliseus (Elisha) —     Eliseus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eliseus     (ELISHA; Heb. ’lysh‘, God is salvation).     A Prophet of Israel. After learning, on Mount Horeb, that Eliseus, the son of Saphat, had been …

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  • 99Epistle to the Philippians —     Epistle to the Philippians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Philippians     I. HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCASION, AND CHARACTER     (See also PHILIPPI).     The Philippians, who were much endeared to St. Paul (i, 3, 7; iv, 1) had …

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  • 100Epistles to the Corinthians —     Epistles to the Corinthians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles to the Corinthians     INTRODUCTORY     St. Paul Founds the Church at Corinth     St. Paul s first visit to Europe is graphically described by St. Luke (Acts, xvi xviii). When …

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