Nicholas has been honored for many years and there are numerous churches and altars dedicated to him. Nicholas was chosen as bishop of his childhood church and he became known for many miracles. Nicholas was at the council of Nicaea and condemned Arianism. St. Nicholas died in Myra and was buried in his cathedral. Nicholas was also known as “Nikolaos of Myra” and was a fourth century saint who was bishop of Myra. He was born to Christian parents in Asia Minor in the Holy Roman Empire. Nicholas was greatly
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The progress that the government have made in order promote tourism in St. Maarten has affected the development of St. Maarten. The development however good it is to the only economic mainframe known to St. Maarten‚ tourism‚ will soon be its environmental and cultural downfall. The smallest island in the world ever to have been partitioned between two different nations‚ St.Martin/St. Maarten has been shared by the French and the Dutch in a spirit of neighbourly cooperation and mutual friendship for
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now over and I can tell you a piece of good news - My school has just won the inter-school girls’ and boys’ basketball championships. As I told you in my last letter‚ I had practised with my team every day after school for a year. The match was very important to us because we had always been the first runner-up for the past three years. St. Andrew’s College always beats us by 1 point. This year‚ we met again. We told ourselves that we couldn’t lose this time. We knew the opponents were very skilful
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The 24th of August in 1572‚ St. Bartholomew’s Day‚ was the beginning of a massacre that would eliminate a number protestants that no one knows. The St Bartholomew’s Massacre was not an intention of the Royal Court‚ it was an outcome of their choices. This Massacre will lead to a religious war and a rise in tension between the protestant and Catholics in France. The Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was a very interesting and complex event‚ the Massacre was an attempt to end religious turmoil but instead
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There are a number of types of business letters in English. Accomplished speakers of English also need to be able to write the following types of business letters to be successful in business. Begin with a clear understanding of business letter writing basics. Once you’ve understood basic layout styles‚ standard phrases‚ salutation and endings‚ continue to improve your business letter writing skills by learning to write the following types of business letters. Making An Inquiry Make an inquiry when
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St. Francis of Sales Francis de Sale was born in the district of Savoy in France in 1567. It has been said that Francis received the best education in Paris‚ and Pauda. However since he theology wasn’t taught at those schools he learned theology secretly.- www.scborromeo.org. When Francis was young his father told him that he wanted him to be a soldier after he went to study in Paris. Francis didn’t like the thought of that because after studying in Padua and getting his doctorate in law he knew
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis gives the reader a new perspective on hell and life after death. Written in the demons point of view‚ a new light is shed on the amount of work put in to tempting humans into hell. Zeroing in on the struggles and conflicts humans go through on a day to day basis‚ Lewis is able to make his novel timeless for all generations past and here to come. Though it is not exactly clear why Lewis ended the novel with such a broad idea‚ The Screwtape Letters offers much insight
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Leonardo da Vinci‚ Virgin and Child with St. Anne‚ 1510‚ oil on panel This piece‚ painted in about 1510‚ was rumoured to have been commissioned by Louis XII to celebrate his daughter’s birth in 1499 but by the time da Vinci had finished the piece and was satisfied with it‚ it was too late. Two women and a small infant child dominate the frame and are all seated in a very idealistic outdoor‚ natural setting. St Anne is seated centrally‚ her body covered by the Virgin Mary who sits on her
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St. Jerome in his study and the Arnofini wedding are two very famous masterpieces‚ both were created in the early renaissance‚ when art was flourishing in new life. Despite both art works being created around the same time frame they were fashioned very differently‚ Jan Van Eyck the Arnofini Wedding was an oil painting while St. Jerome in his study by Albrecht Drer was engraved into a slat of wood then stamped onto a canvas. Although crafted differently they both have microscopic details and both
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The 1980s: A time of the Yuppies‚ Brat Packs‚ and Rock and Roll In the great words of Ferris Bueller‚ “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in awhile‚ you could miss it” ; the infamous 80s went by fast‚ but with the invention of the internet in the 80s‚ we can reminisce and unveil the distinct fashion‚ arts and music of the decade. Fashion from the 1960s/70s evolved into the 1980s. America’s wealth prospered‚ a decade consisting of traditionalism‚ luxury‚ and consumerism
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