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(Encyclopedia)Mariology: see Mary.Maitland, William
(Encyclopedia)Maitland, William (Maitland of Lethington), 1528?–1573, Scottish statesman. In 1559 he deserted the regent Mary of Guise and joined the revolt of the Protestant nobles. When Mary Queen of Scots retu...Annunciation of the Virgin
(Encyclopedia)Annunciation of the Virgin: see Mary. ...Assumption of the Virgin
(Encyclopedia)Assumption of the Virgin: see Mary. ...Visitation of Our Lady
(Encyclopedia)Visitation of Our Lady: see Mary. ...Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
(Encyclopedia)Immaculate Conception of Our Lady: see Mary. ...Richier, Germaine
(Encyclopedia)Richier, Germaine rēshyāˈ [key], 1904–59, French sculptor. She studied with Bourdelle (1925–29) and after 1940 developed a tortured awareness expressed in powerful, distorted figures. Richier's...Lady Day
(Encyclopedia)Lady Day or Annunciation: see Mary. ...Palmdale
(Encyclopedia)Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoi...White, Robert Michael
(Encyclopedia)White, Robert Michael, 1924–2010, American aviator, b. New York City. A fighter pilot during World War II, he was shot down over Germany and held in a prisoner-of-war camp (Feb.–Apr, 1945); he was...Browse by Subject
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