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  • 111India — • The peninsula is separated on the north from Tibet and Central Asia by the Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Karakoram mountains, and some lower ranges divide it from Afghanistan and Baluchistan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. India      …

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  • 112Magna Carta — • The charter of liberties granted by King John of England in 1215 and confirmed with modifications by Henry III in 1216, 1217, and 1225 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Magna Carta     Magna Carta …

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  • 113Sanhedrin — • The supreme council and court of justice among the Jews Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanhedrin     Sanhedrin     † …

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  • 114Sicily — • The largest island in the Mediterranean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sicily     Sicily     † …

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  • 115Accusations of Treason —     Accusations of Treason     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Accusations of Treason     A common misrepresentation concerning the Elizabethan persecution of English and Irish Catholics from 1570 onwards is the statement that the victims devoted to… …

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  • 116Archdiocese of Milan —     Archdiocese of Milan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Milan     (MEDIOLANENSIS)     Located in Lombardy, northern Italy. The city is situated on the Orona River, which, with three canals, the Naviglio Grande (1257 72), the… …

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  • 117English Post-Reformation Oaths —     English Post Reformation Oaths     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► English Post Reformation Oaths     The English Reformation having been imposed by the Crown, it was natural that submission to the essential points of its formularies should have… …

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  • 118Matthew Paris —     Matthew Paris     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Matthew Paris     Benedictine monk and chronicler, b. about 1200; d. 1259. There seems no reason to infer from the name by which he was commonly known that this famous English historian was directly …

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  • 119Principality and Diocese of Monaco —     Principality and Diocese of Monaco     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Principality and Diocese of Monaco     Situated on the Mediterranean Sea, on the skirts of the Turbie and the Tête de Chien mountains, is surrounded on all sides by the French… …

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  • 120St. Catherine of Siena —     St. Catherine of Siena     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Catherine of Siena     Dominican Tertiary, born at Siena, 25 March, 1347; died at Rome, 29 April, 1380.     She was the youngest but one of a very large family. Her father, Giacomo di… …

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