As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings.
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The Rule of the Benedictines, the Black Monks of Europe
The Order of St. Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti in Latin, abbreviated as ... order in the Roman Catholic Church. The Order of St. Benedict ( Ordo Sancti Benedicti in Latin, abbreviated as ... monasteries of England suffered the same fate during Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries , while those in ...
dhwty - 06/12/2019 - 14:06
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7 Child Monarchs from History and How They Changed the World
... in 1945 ( Public Domain ) 6. Pope Benedict IX: The Youngest Pope Many people just think of the ... pointy hats, but this hasn't always been the case. Pope Benedict IX became pope in 1032 AD at the age of 12 years ... popes. In particular, he was the nephew of Benedict VIII and John XIX, as well as the grandnephew of John XII. ...
Robbie Mitchell - 02/01/2023 - 13:58
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Numerous skeletons of sexually perverse Nuns discovered in Oxford
... years of his reign but was dissolved in 1525 by Henry VIII. Ten unusual archaeological discoveries Medieval Monks ... staircase of the Loretto Chapel Portrait of King Henry VIII of England. Dissolved the Sandford Priory. Painted by ...
Robin Whitlock - 30/05/2015 - 14:50
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Henry III’s Rediscovered Westminster Abbey Sacristy Opens to Tourists
... remains. The Benedictine order was dissolved by Henry VIII in the 16th century. As a part of the country’s abrupt ... many abbeys were destroyed around that time. But Henry VIII had no intention of letting Westminster Abbey be ... To save the historic and magnificent structure, Henry VIII changed its status from abbey to cathedral. This ...
Nathan Falde - 10/07/2021 - 14:54
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The Anchorite Tradition of Voluntary Incarceration and Devotion to God
... The Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by Henry VIII effectively brought the anchorite tradition to an end. ...
dhwty - 17/01/2019 - 18:55
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Vikings Beheaded English King and Patron Saint Edmund, but What Happened to his Body?
... was wrecked during the religious upheaval under King Henry VIII. It’s believed the body may have been moved to the ...
Mark Miller - 03/05/2017 - 13:56
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Medieval Stone Carvings on Bishop's Tomb Lie Unseen for 600 Years
... Cathedral and its estates and was “made bishop by Pope Benedict VIII in 1399,” according to the News & Star . He was one ...
Ed Whelan - 27/12/2018 - 23:05
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The Jester of God and Murderous Heretic of 14th-Century Italy
... and - after his transfer to Rome to serve Pope Urban VIII (Uberto Crivelli, 1185-1187) in 1186 - he dedicated ...
Roberto Volterri - 12/08/2020 - 20:42
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Study Shows How A Duke’s Jealousy Birthed Lager In 1602
... “a certain irony” exists in that the inability of Hans VIII von Degenberg to produce a son triggered the events that ...
ashley cowie - 28/04/2023 - 22:55
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The Strange Death and Afterlife of King Edmund Part 2: Did the Martyred Saint Rise from the Grave to Kill a Viking King?
... Edmund’s shrine was destroyed in 1539, during King Henry VIII’s Reformation, and in November of that year the abbey ...
Charles Christian - 22/09/2017 - 01:59
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Was Pisa’s 1016 Sardinia Expedition the First Crusade of Them All?
... and Geonese, who were often enemies, were united. Pope Benedict VIII proclaimed the granting of privileges to those who ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 10/05/2022 - 23:01
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The Picts , a mysterious group of people who inhabited the regions now known as northern England and southern Scotland , left an indelible mark on Roman history during the early centuries AD. While...
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Over a thousand years ago, in the mists of the cloud forests of northern Peru, near the source of the mighty Amazon River, the Cloud Warriors reigned supreme.
Human Origins
In the world of groundbreaking discoveries, the revelation that Homo naledi practiced burial rituals and employed symbols for communication stands.
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In a discovery that has left historians and archaeologists astonished, a completely untouched grave from the Merovingian period was uncovered in Germany.
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Over a thousand years ago, in the mists of the cloud forests of northern Peru, near the source of the mighty Amazon River, the Cloud Warriors reigned supreme.
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How old is the Tarot? This is a question that seems easy to answer today. As playing cards, we can confidently map the Tarot to the early 15th century. Mystery solved? Well, it’s not quite that simple.
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