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Bollnäs

(Encyclopedia)Bollnäs bôlˈnĕsˌ [key], city, E Sweden, on the Ljusnan River. It is an important trade c...

papacy

(Encyclopedia)CE5 papacy pāˈpəsē [key], office of the pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church. He is pope by reason of being bishop of Rome and thus, according to Roman Catholic belief, successor in the see ...

King, William, English poet

(Encyclopedia)King, William, 1663–1712, English poet. He supported the Tory and High Church party. He is noted for his humorous and satirical writings, which include Dialogues of the Dead (attacks against Richard...

Campbellites

(Encyclopedia)Campbellites: see Campbell, Alexander; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). ...

Lawrence, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Lawrence or Laurence, Saint, d. 258, Roman deacon and martyr. According to legend he was roasted to death on a gridiron. The Latin Fathers praise him in their writings for his role in the conversion o...

Clacton-on-Sea

(Encyclopedia)Clacton-on-Sea, town, Essex, E central England. It is a seaside resort situated on high cliffs. The Norman Church of St. John was restored there in 1865...

Andermatt

(Encyclopedia)Andermatt änˈdərmät [key], village, Uri canton, S central Switzerland. It is a road junction, health resort, and sports center. The St. Gotthard Tunnel runs beneath the village. Andermatt has a 12...

Deseret

(Encyclopedia)Deseret: see Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of; Utah. ...

Gregory the Illuminator, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Gregory the Illuminator, Saint, d. c.330, churchman, called the Apostle of Armenia. He was the first metropolitan of Armenia and is revered as founder of the Armenian Church. Feast: Sept. 30. ...

Haverfordwest

(Encyclopedia)Haverfordwest hăvˌərfərdwĕstˈ [key], Welsh Hwlffordd, town (1981 pop. 9,936), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales, on the Western Cleddau River. It is a market town. A notable 13th-century church stands the...