Presentation, Religious Congregations of the

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• Religious Congregations of the Presentation — For the Little Sisters of the Presentation of Our Lady, see Assumptionists. For the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, see Presentation Sisters. For the Sisters of the Presentation (up to 1842), see Sisters of the Holy Family …   Wikipedia

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• Presentation Brothers — • In the early part of the nineteenth century when the Penal Laws were relaxed, and the ban which was placed on the Catholic education of youth in Ireland . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Presentation Brothers      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• religious dress — Introduction also called  vestment        any attire, accoutrements, and markings used in religious rituals (ceremonial object) that may be corporate, domestic, or personal in nature. Such dress may comprise types of coverings all the way from… …   Universalium

• The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom — Jehovah s Witnesses The Watchtower (ISSN|0043 1087) is a monthly illustrated religious magazine, printed and published by Jehovah s Witnesses via the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York and… …   Wikipedia