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Gerace

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Diocese in the province of Reggio in Calabria (Southern Italy).

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Georgius Syncellus

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The author of one of the more important medieval Byzantine chronicles, died after 810.

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Georgia

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The largest of the original thirteen United States; bounded on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, on the east by the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Florida, and on the west by Florida and Alabama.

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Georgetown University

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Founded immediately after the Revolutionary War, by the incorporated Catholic Clergy of Maryland, who selected from their Body Trustees, and invested them with full power to choose a President and appoint Professors. Since the year 1805, it has been under the direction of Society of Jesus".

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George, Saint

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Long, scholarly article on St. George, martyr, patron saint of England.

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George the Bearded

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Duke of Saxony, b. at Dresden, 27 August, 1471; d. in the same city, 17 April, 1539.

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George Pisides

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A Byzantine poet who lived in the first half of the seventh century.

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George of Trebizond

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A Greek scholar of the early Italian Renaissance; b. in Crete (a Venetian possession from 1206-1669), 1395; d. in Rome, 1486.

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George Nichols, Blessed

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Biography of the English priest and martyr. Also some information on the Bl. Richard Yaxley, a fellow priest. They were arrested together with laymen Humphrey Prichard and Thomas Belson. All four were martyred in 1589.

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George Napper, Blessed

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Or George Napier. Expelled from university for being Catholic, imprisoned for nearly 9 years for merely visiting the English College at Reims, finally martyred for being a priest. He died in 1610.

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George Haydock, Blessed

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Biographical article on the English priest and martyr. Includes bibliography.

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George Hamartolus

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A monk at Constantinople under Michael III (842-867) and the author of a chronicle of some importance.

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George Gervase, Blessed

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Account of the dramatic life of this Benedictine priest and martyr, who died in 1608.

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Geography, Biblical

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With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the geography and topography of the Holy Land.

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Geography and the Church

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Explains the nature of this science and the course of its evolution.

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Geoffrey of Vendôme

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A cardinal, b. in the second half of the eleventh century of a noble family, at Angers, France; d. there, 26 March, 1132.

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Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Abbot of St. Alban's, d. at St. Alban's, 26 Feb., 1146.

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Geoffrey of Dunstable

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Abbot of St. Alban's, d. at St. Alban's, 26 Feb., 1146.

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Geoffrey of Clairvaux

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A disciple of Bernard, was b. between the years 1115 and 1120, at Auxerre; d. some time after the year 1188.

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Gentili, Aloysius

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Proficient in poetry, displayed considerable musical aptitude, had a taste for mechanical and electrical science and was devoted to the cultivation of modern languages, applying himself more particularly to the study of English. (1801-1848)

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Gentiles

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In the English versions of both Testaments it collectively designates the nations distinct from the Jewish people.

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