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Hace 19 horas · Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ ɡ j ʊ l ə /), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Augustus' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, members of the first ruling family of the Roman Empire.He was born two years before Tiberius was ...
Hace 19 horas · De Sales died on Dec. 28, 1622, in Lyon, France. He was canonized in 1665, named a Doctor of the Church by Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1877, and was formally named patron of writers in 1923. His feast is Jan. 24. Michael R. Heinlein is editor of OSV’s Simply Catholic and a graduate of The Catholic University of America.
Hace 19 horas · But still, Sisyphus ordered his wife Merope not to perform any funeral rites for him and what else was accustomed as tribute to the underworld gods before he was brought to Hades. After some time that Merope had not offered proper honours, Hades learnt of this, and allowed Sisyphus to return to the world of the living so that he could punish his wife, with the understanding that he would ...
Hace 19 horas · In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baháʼí Faith), Gabriel (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ b r i ə l / GAY-bree-əl) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, the Quran and the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.Many Christian traditions – including Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism ...
Hace 19 horas · Paul VI, like Pius XII before him, was reluctant to give in on a lowest possible point. And yet, Paul felt compelled to admit his ardent Gospel-based desire to be everything to everybody and to help all people [127] Being the successor of Peter, he felt the words of Christ, "Do you love me more" like a sharp knife penetrating to the marrow of his soul.
Hace 19 horas · Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (/ ˈ r ɛ m b r æ n t, ˈ r ɛ m b r ɑː n t /, Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a ...
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