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Innocents, Holy
(Encyclopedia)Innocents, Holy: see Holy Innocents. ...Holy Grail
(Encyclopedia)Holy Grail: see Grail, Holy.Henry III, Holy Roman emperor and German king
(Encyclopedia)Henry III, 1017–56, Holy Roman emperor (1046–56) and German king (1039–56), son and successor of Conrad II. He was crowned joint king with his father in 1028, and acceded on Conrad's death in 10...Holy Island
(Encyclopedia)Holy Island or Lindisfarne lĭnˈdĭsfärn [key], off the coast of Northumberland, NE England. At low tide the island is connected with the mainland by a stretch of sand. It is partly cultivated, and ...Holy Innocents
(Encyclopedia)Holy Innocents, in the New Testament, children of Bethlehem “from two years old and under,” killed by the order of Herod the Great in the attempt to destroy the infant Jesus. The Innocents have be...Holy Land
(Encyclopedia)Holy Land: see Palestine.Holy Thursday
(Encyclopedia)Holy Thursday: see Ascension.holy year
(Encyclopedia)holy year: see jubilee.Holy See
(Encyclopedia)Holy See: see Vatican City.Holy Alliance
(Encyclopedia)Holy Alliance, 1815, agreement among the emperors of Russia and Austria and the king of Prussia, signed on Sept. 26. It was quite distinct from the Quadruple Alliance (Quintuple, after the admission o...Browse by Subject
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