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• Bull of the Crusade —     Bull of the Crusade     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bull of the Crusade     A Bull granting indulgences to those who took part in the wars against the infidels. These indulgences were similar to those which, as far back as the eleventh century …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Bull of the Crusade — Crusades portal A Bull of the Crusade (Spanish: Bula de la Cruzada) was a Papal bull that granted indulgences to those who took part in the crusades against Musli …   Wikipedia

• Crusade of Varna — Date October 1443 November 1444 Location Balkans Result Ottoman victory Belli …   Wikipedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Bull — A Bull is an adult male of various large mammal species including elk, moose, bovines (especially cattle), elephants, whales, seals, and sea lions.Bull may also refer to:* A man who has sex with a woman in another relationship, thus making the… …   Wikipedia

• The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Numbers Gang — In Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town Years active 1911–present Territory All prisons in South Africa Ethnicity Primarily Cape Coloureds and Black Africans Criminal activities Extortion, Rape, Inmate Prostitution, Murder …   Wikipedia

• The Religion of Russia —     The Religion of Russia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia     A. The Origin of Russian Christianity     There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Military Orders —     The Military Orders     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Military Orders     Including under this term every kind of brotherhood of knights, secular as well as religious, historians of the military orders have enumerated as many as a hundred,… …   Catholic encyclopedia