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  • 101The Brethren of the Lord —     The Brethren of the Lord     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Brethren of the Lord     A group of persons closely connected with the Saviour appears repeatedly in the New Testament under the designation his brethren or the brethren of the Lord… …

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  • 102The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 103The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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  • 104The College de France —     The Collège de France     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Collège de France     The Collège de France was founded in the interest of higher education by Francis I. He had planned the erection of this college as far back as 1517, but not until… …

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  • 105The Highest Good —     The Highest Good     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Highest Good      We always act with a view to some good. The good is the object which all pursue, and for the sake of which they always act , says Plato (Republic, I, vi). His disciple… …

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  • 106The League —     The League     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The League     I. THE LEAGUE OF 1576     The discontent produced by the Peace of Beaulieu (6 May, 1576), which restored the government of Picardy to the Xrotetestant Prince de Condé and gave him… …

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  • 107The Religion of Shakespeare (Was Shakespeare Catholic?) —     The Religion of Shakespeare     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Shakespeare     Of both Milton and Shakespeare it was stated after their deaths, upon Protestant (Protestantism) authority, that they had professed Catholicism. In… …

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  • 108The Slavs —     The Slavs     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs     I. NAME     A. Slavs     At present the customary name for all the Slavonic races is Slav. This name did not appear in history until a late period, but it has superseded all others. The… …

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  • 109The Spanish Bull-Fight —     The Spanish Bull Fight     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Spanish Bull Fight     Neither the English term nor the German (Stiergefecht) used to designate this popular diversion of the Spaniards, can be said to express adequately the essential… …

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  • 110The Suppression of the Jesuits (1770-1773) —     Society of Jesus, History of the (1750 1773)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Suppression of the Jesuits (1750 1773)     The Suppression is the most difficult part of the history of the Society. Having enjoyed very high favor among Catholic… …

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