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• Councils of Orleans —     Councils of Orléans     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Orléans     Six national councils were held at Orléans in the Merovingian period.     I. At the first, convoked by Clovis (511), three three bishops assisted and passed thirty one… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ORLÉANS — ORLÉANS, town in France, S. of Paris. A Jewish community was established in Orléans before 585. During that year, the Jews of Orléans participated in the welcome which was given to King Gontran and appealed to him to be allowed to rebuild the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• CHURCH COUNCILS — CHURCH COUNCILS, ecclesiastical assemblies ranging from synods of the lower clergy of a single diocese to ecumenical gatherings of the upper clergy representing the Church as a whole and presided over by the pope or his representative. All but… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• New Orleans City Council — Type Type Unicameral …   Wikipedia

• Fire safe councils — are grassroots community based organizations which share the objective of making California s communities less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire. Fire safe councils accomplish this objective through education programs and projects such as… …   Wikipedia

• Provincial Councils of Baltimore —     Provincial Councils of Baltimore     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Provincial Councils of Baltimore     These councils have a unique importance for the Church in the United States, inasmuch as the earlier ones legislated for practically the whole …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Provincial Councils of Baltimore — The Provincial Councils of Baltimore were councils of Roman Catholic bishops that set the pattern for Catholic organisation in the United States of America. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02239a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Provincial Councils… …   Wikipedia

• Loyola University New Orleans — Motto Deo et Patriae (For God and country) Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Established Founded 1904, chartered July 10, 1912 Type Roman Catholic, Jesuit, Private …   Wikipedia

• NAACP New Orleans Branch — New Orleans Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Abbreviation NAACP New Orleans Branch Formation July 15, 1915 Purpose/focus To ensure the political, educational …   Wikipedia

• World Affairs Councils of America — The World Affairs Councils of America (sometimes referred to as WACA) is a nonprofit, non partisan international affairs organization in the United States. Its 535,000 members and participants belong to 90 councils in 39 states, plus the District …   Wikipedia