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• The Brethren of the Lord —     The Brethren of the Lord     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Brethren of the Lord     A group of persons closely connected with the Saviour appears repeatedly in the New Testament under the designation his brethren or the brethren of the Lord… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Brethren of the Free Spirit — The Brothers, or Brethren of the Free Spirit (Brüder und Schwestern des Freien Geistes), was a lay Christian movement which flourished in northern Europe in the 13th and 14th Centuries. Antinomian and individualist in outlook, it came into… …   Wikipedia

• Brethren in Christ Church — The Brethren in Christ Church (often abbreviated BIC) is an Anabaptist Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church, pietism, and Wesleyan holiness. They have also been known as River Brethren and River Mennonites .BackgroundThe BIC… …   Wikipedia

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Light of the World (Sullivan) — The Light of the World is an oratorio composed in 1873 by Arthur Sullivan. Sullivan wrote the libretto with the assistance of George Grove, based on the New Testament. The story of the oratorio narrates the whole life of Christ, focusing on his… …   Wikipedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Lord Leycester Hospital — The Lord Leycester Hospital (often known simply as the Lord Leycester) is a hospital, chapel, and guildhall in Warwick, England, that is located next to the West Gate, on High Street. Buildings and composition The Hospital comprises the medieval… …   Wikipedia

• The perpetual virginity of Mary — The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary is an apologetic work of St. Jerome. It is an answer to Helvidius. Helvidius was the author of a work written about the year 383 against the belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary (the mother of Jesus).… …   Wikipedia

• The Apostolic Fathers —     The Apostolic Fathers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Apostolic Fathers     Christian writers of the first and second centuries who are known, or are considered, to have had personal relations with some of the Apostles, or to have been so… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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