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Mathew, Theobald

(Encyclopedia)Mathew, Theobald, 1790–1856, Irish social worker and temperance leader, a Capuchin priest. Father Mathew spent many years working for the welfare and education of the poor. In 1838 he took a pledge ...

Leo IV, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia)Leo IV (Leo the Khazar), d. 780, Byzantine emperor (775–80), son and successor of Constantine V. He owed his nickname to his mother, a Khazar princess. Leo tempered the iconoclastic excesses of his ...

Kapilavastu

(Encyclopedia)Kapilavastu käˌpĭləväˈsto͞o [key], ancient town, S Nepal. According to legend, the Buddha, whose father ruled the state of Kapilavastu, was born nearby and passed his early years there. ...

Kareah

(Encyclopedia)Kareah kārēˈə [key], father of Johanan (1.) The name is also spelled Careah. ...

Boys Town

(Encyclopedia)Boys Town, village, Douglas co., E Nebr.; inc. 1936. The noted community was founded in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886–1948) for homeless or abandoned boys. The village is governed by the b...

Adlai

(Encyclopedia)Adlai ădˈlāī [key], in the Bible, the father of Shaphat (4.) ...

Besodeiah

(Encyclopedia)Besodeiah bĕsōdēˈyə, bēsōdēīˈə [key], in the Bible, the father of Meshullam (6.) ...

Toi

(Encyclopedia)Toi tōˈī [key], in the Bible, king of Hamath, father of Joram (3.) ...

Sirach, person in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Sirach sīˈrək [key], the father of the author of the book of Sirach. ...

Shimri

(Encyclopedia)Shimri shĭmˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Simeon. 2 Father of one of David's guard. 3 One who helped clean the Temple in Hezekiah's reign. ...