These 14 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Lateran Councils, Lathe, Lathrop.
in Church history , certain councils held in the In all five general councils held, besides Church of St. John Lateran in Rome. an important council, not œcumenical, against the Monothelites in A. D. 649.
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The, a palace in the eastern part of Rome. The original site and palace belonged to a Roman family of the name. Nero put the last owner to death and appropriated the palace. Constantine gave it to the bishops of Rome. Until the middle of the fourteenth century the Lateran was the usual residence of the pope. In 1308 it suffered from fire, and in 1586 the ancient edifice was completely destroyed by Pope Sixtus V. A new palace was built in its place, but it has never been used as a papal residence. It was for a time an orphan asylum. It is now a museum of classical sculpture and early Christian antiquities. The church of St. John Lateran is the original cathedral of which the Pope is bishop. In its present form it dates from 1370. It is a marble edifice with five notable naves and a beautiful transept. Five Lateran councils held sessions in St. John's. The Lateran Council of 1215 summoned by Pope Innocent III was attended by patriarchs, and representatives of princes, and by 412 bishops and 800 abbots and priors. See Vatican ; St. Peter
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a machine for turning and shaped pieces of wood, ivory, metal, etc., polishing flat , round, cylindrical, or other in which the object revolves while it is shaped or polished by a tool applied to it. American author; born in the Hawaiian
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The mandrel is worked by means of a handle, and is usually made with wheel and pinion, although a round belt or gut is sometimes used. It has a face plate, pump center, tail stock and slide rest. This tool is superfluous where the workman has an American lathe with slide rest and universal head; for on a lathe with these attachments, a greater variety of work can be performed in less time and in a better manner.
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GEORGE PARSONS, an Islands, Aug. 25, 1851; was for some years employed editorially on the "At- Tree," verses (1875); "A Study of Hawlantic Monthly"; wrote " Rose and Roofthorne" (1876); "An Echo of Passion" (1882); "Dreams and Days," verses "Gold of Pleasure," (1892), a novel; "Story of Courage," with Rose Hawthorne. He died in New York, April 19, 1898. "Spanish Vistas" (1883); (1892); American public official, born at Rock-
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ROSE HAWTHORNE, an American poet; born in Lenox, Mass. , May 20, 1851; daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne; married George Parsons Lathrop in 1871 ; became interested in bettering the condition of the destitute and diseased women of New York City, especially those suffering with cancer , and established the St. Rose's Free Home for this class. She was the author of "Along the Shore" (poems); " Memories of Hawthorne"; and "A Story of Courage" (with her husband).
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Hugh (1490-1555), an English reformer. He was educated at Cambridge and took part in the stirring times of the English Reformation. His experience illustrates well the intolerance of the times. First he narrowly escaped the vengeance of the Roman Church for preaching against its abuses; then he was thrown into prison for not coming out squarely for the new English Church; finally, in the reign of the Catholic Mary, he was bound to the stake and burned as a heretic. His sermons, two volumes of which are extant, now seem plain, witty talks to the people on practical reforms and earnest living.
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that part of the New World in which Spanish, French, or Portuguese is spoken. It includes Cuba and other islands, the inhabitants of which speak Spanish or French, Mexico, the states of Central America , and all South America , save British and Dutch Guiana. Latin America is a convenient collective term for the countries in which English is not the official language. It is entirely appropriate, for the Spanish, French, and Portuguese languages are modern descendants of the Latin spoken by the soldiers and colonists of the Roman Empire.
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the Church of the West, as distinguished from the Oriental Church.
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a cross the transverse beam of which is one-third the length of the vertical one. ius, the son
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THE, 1868, Spain in 1871, and subsequently Serbia and Rumania also became members. Some of the South American States also used the Latin Union coinage. Spain alone of the countries of the union coins a gold piece not used by the others. The unit of coinage in the Latin Union is the franc; it has different names elsewhere, as, in Italy, the lira; in Serbia, the dinar; in Spain, the peseta; but the value is always the same. system of France is also used, and the convenience of the coinage has led to its wide adoption. It is the most widely circulated coinage system in Europe, being used by about 148,000,000 people. The perfect decimal
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the ancient inhabitants of Latium, in Italy. In very early times the Latins formed a league of 30 cities, of which the town of Alba Longa, said to have been built by Ascanius , of Æneas, became the head. Rome was originally a colony of Alba , and thus the language of the Romans is known as the Latin language. a political combination formed in 1865 by France, Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland . These countries entered into an agreement by which the amount of silver to be coined yearly was fixed for each member of the union. Greece joined the union in
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a party in the Church of England, about the middle of the 17th century, who, wearied by the fierce religious disputes of the time, aimed at a broad or comprehensive system which might reconcile the contending parties, or at least diminish the vehemence of their controversies. They were attached to Episcopacy, but were prepared to welcome as brethren those who believed in other forms of church government.
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a considerable division of Central Italy deriving its name from the city Latium, said to have been founded by King Latinus, 1240 b. c. Æneas, according to the legend, settled here with a colony of Trojans, 1181 B. C., and the new colonists and aboriginal inhabitants, having united into one nation under his government, were known as the Latins. They formed a confederacy of towns, with Alba Longa at their head; and after the destruction of that town by the Romans, 665 B. C., the whole territory was reduced to subjection. The Latins rebelled 502 b. c. and a treaty was concluded between them and the Romans 493 b. c., by which their independence was acknowledged, and an alliance concluded between the two powers. They joined other states against Rome, and the last war waged against them commenced 340 b. c., and terminated 338 B. c., in the defeat of the Latins, after which time they ceased to exist as an independent people. The Roman franchise, 91 b. c., bestowed upon all people of Italy who were allies of Rome.
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