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Jørgensen, Jens Johannes

(Encyclopedia)Jørgensen, Jens Johannes yĕns yōhäˈnəs yörˈgənsən [key], 1866–1956, Danish poet and religious writer. He reacted against the naturalism of Georg Brandes and, in such works as Poems (1898),...

Ladislaus I, king of Hungary

(Encyclopedia)Ladislaus I or Saint Ladislaus lädˈĭslousˌ [key], 1040–95, king of Hungary (1077–95). He supported Pope Gregory VII against Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, but rejected Gregory's suggestion that ...

Chrysorrhoas

(Encyclopedia)Chrysorrhoas: see John of Damascus, Saint. ...

Ferrer, Vincent

(Encyclopedia)Ferrer, Vincent: see Vincent Ferrer, Saint. ...

John Mark

(Encyclopedia)John Mark: see Mark, Saint.

neo-Thomism

(Encyclopedia)neo-Thomism: see Thomas Aquinas, Saint. ...

Nevis

(Encyclopedia)Nevis: see Saint Kitts and Nevis. ...

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