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1 day ago · Mary Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in Somers Town, London, in 1797. She was the second child of the feminist philosopher, educator, and writer Mary Wollstonecraft and the first child of the philosopher, novelist, and journalist William Godwin.
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4 days ago · Similarly, with Mary, calling on her name is “an opportunity to reflect upon all the qualities of a person and all the various aspects of a person’s personality. …. We think of Mary’s faith, suffering, love, cooperation with God — all summed up in Mary.”. Explains Father Chwalek, “From this title, Holy Name of Mary, we unpack the ...
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5 days ago · Sancta Nomina takes the stylistic preferences and personal stories of families into account when conducting name consultations. This gives parents a chance to honor Mary in their child’s name in both implicit and explicit ways.
18 hours ago · Statue of Liberty. / 40.68917°N 74.04444°W / 40.68917; -74.04444. The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper statue, a gift to the U.S. from the people of France, was ...
2 days ago · William was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary, Princess Royal, the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His father died a week before his birth, making William III the prince of Orange from birth. In 1677, he married his first cousin Mary, the eldest daughter of his maternal uncle James, Duke of York, the younger brother and later successor of ...
1 day ago · St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French nun of the Order of the Visitation of Our Lady. Jesus appeared to her four times in Paral-le-Monial, France, revealing his love for humankind through His Sacred Heart.
3 days ago · By early August, 1888, Mary Ann Nichols had made her way to the East End of London, where she moved into Wilmott's, a female only common lodging house located at 18 Thrawl Street, in Spitalfields. Here she was known to the other residents as, "Polly." She shared a room with three other women, one of whom was an elderly lady by the name of Emily ...
