Winchester, Ancient See of

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• Ancient See of Winchester —     Ancient See of Winchester     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Winchester     (WINTONIA, WINTONIENSIS).     This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great missionary Diocese of Dorchester, founded by St. Birinus in 634 for the …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient See of Trondhjem —     Ancient See of Trondhjem     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Trondhjem     (NIDAROS).     In Norway it was the kings who introduced Christianity, which first became known to the people during their martial expeditions (Hergenröther,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient See of Stavanger —     Ancient See of Stavanger     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Stavanger     (STAVANGRIA; STAVANGRENSIS)     Located in Norway; included the Provinces of Stavanger, Lister and Mandal, and Nedenes. It was formed early in the twelfth… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Winchester — For the larger local government district, see City of Winchester. For other uses, see Winchester (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°03′48″N 1°18′31″W /  …   Wikipedia

• Winchester Palace — For the former royal palace at Winchester, Hampshire, see the King s House, Winchester. Winchester Palace was a 12th century palace, London residence of the Bishops of Winchester. It is located south of the River Thames in Southwark, near the… …   Wikipedia

• Winchester College — Motto Manners makyth man Established 1382 Type Independent school Rel …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Diocese of Dorchester — See also: Episcopal Area of Dorchester The Diocese of Dorchester was an Anglo Saxon Roman Catholic diocese in southern and eastern England. The Bishop of Dorchester had his seat, or cathedra, at Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester on Thames in… …   Wikipedia

• Winchester — /win ches teuhr, cheuh steuhr/, n. 1. a city in Hampshire, in S England: cathedral; capital of the early Wessex kingdom and of medieval England. 88,700. 2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 20,701. 3. a city in N Virginia: Civil War battles …   Universalium

• Ancient borough — An early historical analysis of cities and boroughs by Robert Brady (1704) …   Wikipedia

• Winchester and Potomac Railroad — The Winchester and Potomac Railroad was an historic railroad in the Southern United States, which ran from Winchester, Virginia to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad junction at Harpers Ferry on the Potomac River [Black, p. xxiii] . The W P Railraod …   Wikipedia