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Uladislaus II
(Encyclopedia)Uladislaus II o͞oˌläˈdĭslous [key], Hung. Ulászló II, c.1456–1516, king of Hungary (1490–1516) and, as Ladislaus II, king of Bohemia (1471–1516); son of Casimir IV of Poland. Designated b...Sepulcher, Holy
(Encyclopedia)Sepulcher, Holy: see Holy Sepulcher. ...Holy Ghost
(Encyclopedia)Holy Ghost: see Holy Spirit.holy orders
(Encyclopedia)holy orders: see orders, holy.Innocents, Holy
(Encyclopedia)Innocents, Holy: see Holy Innocents. ...Marsilius of Padua
(Encyclopedia)Marsilius of Padua märsĭlˈēəs, păˈdyo͞oə [key], d. c.1342, Italian political philosopher. He is satirically called Marsiglio. Little is known with certainty of his life except that he was rec...Holy Grail
(Encyclopedia)Holy Grail: see Grail, Holy.Thutmose IV
(Encyclopedia)Thutmose IV thŏthˈmēz, tōtˈmĕs [key], reigned c.1406–1398 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty, son and successor of Amenhotep II. He invaded Asia and Nubia, and formed alliances ...Amenhotep IV
(Encyclopedia)Amenhotep IV or Amenophis IV: see Ikhnaton. ...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 ...Browse by Subject
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