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    Aristotle once incisively remarked‚ “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” His observation implies that education requires more than just knowledge; it needs dedicated teachers and an influential atmosphere. These additional factors provide the heart an education through relationships‚ perspectives‚ and application to daily life. As time progresses‚ education becomes more valued in society. For example‚ education typically is required in order to be employed. Considering

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    Saint Ignatius of Loyola Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the founder of the Jesuits. He founded the society of Jesus‚ but before accomplishing his goal he had to suffer and struggle a lot. Saint Ignatius was born of a wealthy family and grew up surrounded by luxury and riches. He had everything in the world a person could want but he wanted glory. He had a goal to accomplish which he had to focus on. Saint Ignatius also had his bad habits like gambling and drinking. I think that almost everybody

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    processionfollowed by the images of their patron saints “San PascualBaylon”‚ Santa ClaraandOur Lady of Salambao ‚ Most participants of the fertility dance ask the patron saints for a son‚ a daughter‚ a husband‚ a wife or good fortune. This is a three-day fiesta honoring the town’s patron saints.  Each day is dedicated to a particular patron saint. St. Clare is the oldest patron saint of Obando‚ Bulacan. She has been considered the patron saint of good weather because her Spanish name meant the

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    Notre Dame but there are others. The church I chose to talk about is “The Abbey Church of Saint Denis‚ known as the first Gothic structure and was developed in the 12th century by Abbot Suger. The Abbey Church of Saint Denis‚ also known as the Cathedral Basilica of St Denis‚ provided an architectural model for the cathedrals and abbeys in northern France‚ England‚ and other countries” (The Abbey Church of Saint-Denis ). The church was a place of pilgrimage and burial ground of French kings. Located

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    elders are. Some believe they are angels while others believe they represent the saints of God. Among those who believe they represent the saints of God there is discussion as to whether it is just the New Testament saints or all redeemed men‚ including Old Testament saints. According to Dake‚ in his Dake’s

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    The Trouble with Relics of Saints in the Middle Ages The French Monk Guibert of Nogent’s Manifesto Relics‚ particularly those of Jesus‚ the Apostles‚ and a plethora of named Saints‚ both those that were martyred‚ with their blood justifying them‚ and confessors‚ more problematic due to verification issues‚ meant worshippers and tithes for churches and monasteries across Europe‚ evidenced by the frequent references that are recorded during the history of the Roman Catholic Church through the centuries

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    attack the convent. The saint had the Blessed Sacrament placed in a monstrance above the gate of the convent and‚ kneeling before it‚ she prayed for help. Abruptly the enemy fled. During her illness of 28 years the Holy Eucharist was her strength. She died in 1253. She is the patroness of‚ eye disease‚ goldsmiths‚ laundry‚ embroiderers‚ gilders‚ good weather‚ needle workers‚ Santa Clara Pueblo‚ telephones‚ telegraphs‚ and television. Pope Pius XII selected her as the patron saint of television in 1958

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    written: Camille Saint-Saens wrote the ‘Carnival of the Animals’ while he was on holiday as a light hearted musical joke. It was originally planned for the students of Sain-Saens at the music school where he taught piano‚ Ecole Niedermeyer but he had little time to compose. The work was subtitled “Grand Zoological Fantasy” and it became Saint-Saens intent to perform it as a surprise at the annual Mardi Gras concert of cellist Charles Lebouc in Paris in February 1886. 2. Saint Saens’ opinion of

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    discussing the Christianity and saints. There are two particular stories that represent the most interest to me as a reader‚ are the first and last tales of the book. Throughout his book Boccaccio goes from negative to positive view of saints. On one hand‚ there is the Ciappelletto described as the worst men who ever lived‚ but who became a saint after death (day 1‚ story 1). And‚ on the other hand‚ there is Griselda‚ the women of great virtues‚ who can be called a saint in life (day X‚ story X).

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    Christ of Latter-day Saints‚ holy texts are existent. The holy texts include the Bible‚ Doctrine and Covenants‚ the Pearl of Great Price‚ the Book of Mormon‚ and the Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The beliefs of Mormons‚ Latter-Day Saints‚ are listed in these scriptures. To Latter-Day Saints‚ the Bible is not complete with the records of the statements and actions of God and that it is simply regarded as the word of God. The Latter-Day Saints believe that the Doctrine

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