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Search Results: "peter-lombard

Approximate Matches: 1 - 20 of 97
Acts of the Apostles
a narrative account in the new testament of the founding of the christian church chiefly through the ministry of peter and paul, written by luke, commencing with the year 33, and concluding with the imprisonment of paul in rome in 62.
Ag`nadel
a lombard village, near which louis xii. defeated the venetians in 1509, and vendôme, prince eugène in 1705.
Albert
Archbishop of Mainz, a dignity granted him by Pope Leo X. at the ransom of £15,000, which he was unable to pay, and which, as the Pope needed
Alexis Michaelovitch
czar of russia, the father of peter the great, the first czar who acted on the policy of cultivating friendly relations with other european states (1630-1677).
Alexis Petrovitch
son of peter the great, conspired against his father as he had broken the heart of his mother, was condemned to death; after his trial by secret judges he was found dead in prison (1695-1718).
Allies, Thomas William
an english clergyman who turned roman catholic, and wrote, in defence of the step, among others, the "see of st. peter, the rock of the church."
Amiens`
The old capital of Picardy, on the Somme, with a cathedral begun in 1220, described as the "Parthenon of Gothic architecture," and by Ruskin as "Gothic,
An`na Ivanov`na
Niece of Peter the Great, empress of Russia in succession to Peter II. from 1730 to 1740; her reign was marred by the evil influence of her paramour
Apostles, the Four
picture of st. john, st. peter, st. mark, and st. paul, in the museum at münich, painted by albert dürer.
Apraxen, Count
a celebrated naval commander under peter the great and his right-hand man in many enterprises (1671-1728).
Barrow, Sir John
secretary to the admiralty for 40 years, and much esteemed in that department, distinguished also as a man of letters; wrote the lives of macartney, anson, howe, and peter the great (1764-1848).
Basaiti
a venetian painter of the 15th and 16th centuries, a rival of bellini; his best works, "christ in the garden" and the "calling of st. peter and st. andrew."
Behring Strait
a strait about 50 m. wide between asia and n. america, which connects the arctic ocean with the pacific; discovered by the danish navigator vitus behring in 1728, sent out on a voyage of discovery by peter the great.
Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
an italian painter, sculptor, and architect, born at naples; produced his "apollo and daphne" at eighteen, his masterpiece; was architect to the pope, and designed the colonnade of st. peter's; he died wealthy (1598-1680).
Ber`gamo
a lombard town, in a province of the same name, and 34 m. ne. of milan, with a large annual fair in august, the largest in italy; has grindstone quarries in the neighbourhood.
Boerhaave
A great physician, born near Leyden, and son of a pastor; ultimately professor of Medicine and Botany there, as well as of Chemistry; chairs of which
Bourdon, Sebastian
a french painter, born at montpellier; his chef-d'oeuvre "the crucifixion of st. peter," executed for the church of notre dame (1616-1671).
Boyars
the old nobility of russia, whose undue influence in the state was broken by peter the great; also the landed aristocracy of roumania.
Bramante, Donato
architect; laid the foundation of st. peter's at rome, which he did not live to complete (1444-1514).
Breughel
a family of butch painters, a father and two sons, the father, peter, called son, john, ither from his dress or from the vivid freshness of his colours (1560-1625); and the other, peter, rom his fondness for horrible subjects (1559-1637).
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