Winzet, Ninian

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• Ninian Winzet —     Ninian Winzet     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ninian Winzet     Benedictine abbot and controversial writer, b. at Renfrew, Scotland, 1518; d. at Ratisbon, 21 Sept., 1592. Educated (probably, though not certainly) at Glasgow University, he was… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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