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During the Colonial period, Dr. Blair was instrumental in reviving and reforming the Church of England in Virginia. Dr. Blair's contributions to education in Virginia are recognized not only at the College of William and Mary, but in the naming of various schools, including James Blair Middle School in James City County, Virginia, (formerly James Blair High School) and James Blair Middle School in Norfolk, Virginia. On the William and Mary campus in the city of Williamsburg, a large portrait of Dr. Blair is displayed in the Great Hall. Nearb ...

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Barlaam. Barlaam of Calabria an Italian clergyman of the 14th century Saint Barlaam, eventual companion of St. Josaphat of India Other related archives14th century, Barlaam of Calabria, Italian, St. Josaphat of India

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The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church, and possibly beyond: A churchman is in principle a member of a church congregation, in practice someone in holy orders. A clergyman can be assumed to be in holy orders. The clergy is a term applied widely across many religions, while clergyman has connotations at least of Protestantism: while a priest might be Catholic, Anglo-Catholic or Orthodox Christian. A minister might belong to any Protestant church (not Catholic).

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The Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was a clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, best known as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. Awdry was born in Romsey, Hampshire in 1911. The son of a clergyman, he was himself ordained to the Anglican priesthood in 1936. In 1938 he married Margaret Wale, and two years later took a parish in King's Norton, Birmingham. The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1942 to amuse hi ... Including:

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Charles Chauncy (November 5, 1592 – February 19, 1672) was an Anglo-American clergyman and educator. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he later was a lecturer in Greek. After serving as a pastor in England and Massachusetts, he was appointed president of Harvard College in 1654. He held that office until his death in 1672. ...

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1146 - Events. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. 1146 - Births. Giraldus Cambrensis, Welsh clergyman and chronicler (approximate date; died c. 1223) William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1219) 1146 - Deaths. August 1 - Vsevolod II of Kiev September 14 - Zengi, ruler of Syria (assassinated) (born 1087)Including:

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The Vadstena bracteate (or rather bracteates since there are two of them) is a gold C-bracteate found in the earth at Vadstena in 1774. A goldsmith was about to recycle the gold by melting the bracteate but was stopped by a local clergyman. The bracteate is believed to have been minted at the end of the 6th century. In the middle of the bracteate is a four-legged animal with a man's head above it, and in front of this a bird separated from the other image by a line. (The image is commonly associated with Odin in bracteate icono ...

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Barlaam of Calabria was an Italian clergyman who converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 14th century. He is one of the representatives of Byzantine Humanism. He brought an accusation of heresy against Gregory Palamas for the latter's hesychast prayer. Three Orthodox Christian synods ruled against him and in Palamas's favor (1341-1351). In contrast to Gregory Palamas's teaching that the "glory of God" revealed in various episodes of Jewish and Christian Scripture (e.g., the Burning Bush seen by Moses) was the uncreated Energies of God,

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Wilberforce can refer to: the family name of several prominent English men: William Wilberforce, who fought against the slave trade, and Samuel Wilberforce, his son, a bishop who debated the theory of evolution with Thomas Henry Huxley. Robert Isaac Wilberforce, his son, a clergyman, Catholic convert and writer. Henry William Wilberforce, his youngest son, a Catholic convert, journalist and author Richard Wilberforce, great-great-grandson of William Wilberforce (the slave trade

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1465 - Events. July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. Charles VIII of Sweden is deposed. Clergyman Kettil Karlsson Vasa becomes Regent of Sweden. August 11- Regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa dies and is succeeded by Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna. Amadeus IX of Savoy becomes Duke of Savoy Former King Henry VI of England is captured by Yorkist forces and im ... Including:

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Jean-Antoine Nollet (19 November 1700 – 25 April 1770) was a French clergyman and physicist. As the head of a monastery, he was also known as Abbé Nollet. He was particularly interested in the new science of electricity, which he explored with the help of Du Fay and Réamur. He joined the Royal Society of London in 1734 and later became the first professor of experimental physics at the University of Paris. He is reputed to have given the name to the Ley ... Including:

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