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21 hours ago · Christianity (/ k r ɪ s tʃ i ˈ æ n ɪ t i / or / k r ɪ s t i ˈ æ n ɪ t i /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population.
- History of Christianity
Funerary stele of Licinia Amias on marble, in the National...
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- History of Christianity
21 hours ago · The History of Joseph the Carpenter, written in the 5th century and framed as a biography of Joseph dictated by Jesus, describes how Joseph, aged 90, a widower with four sons and two daughters, is given charge of the twelve-year-old Mary, who then lives in his household raising his youngest son James the Less (the supposed author of the ...
- Carpenter's square or tools, holding the infant Jesus Christ, staff with lily blossoms, two turtle doves, and a rod of spikenard.
21 hours ago · The group performed eleven concerts to full houses, including six shows at Tokyo's Budokan. This tour was the last "on the road" adventure of their career. In July 1980, ABBA released the single "The Winner Takes It All", the group's eighth UK chart topper (and their first since 1978). The song is widely misunderstood as being written about ...
- 1972–1982, 2016–present
- Stockholm, Sweden
21 hours ago · Life France, Aquitaine and Poitiers in 1154 with the expansion of the Plantagenet lands. Eleanor's life can be considered as consisting of five distinct phases. Her early life extending to adolescence (1124–1137), marriage to Louis VII and Queen of France (1137–1152), marriage to Henry II and Queen of England (1152–1173), imprisonment to Henry's death (1173–1189) and as a widow till ...
- 9 April 1137 – 1 April 1204
- Aénor de Châtellerault
21 hours ago · Malta is an Apostolic See; the Acts of the Apostles tells of how St. Paul was shipwrecked on the island of "Melite", which many Bible scholars identify with Malta, an episode dated around AD 60. The Maltese saint, Saint Publius is said to have been made Malta's first bishop.
- 2022 estimate
- 1.7%
21 hours ago · 1817–1837. The University of Michigan was established on August 26, 1817, as Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, under an act of the Michigan Territory.The corporate existence of the university had its rise in the Act of 1817, and has been continuous throughout all subsequent changes of its organic law.
21 hours ago · This group may variously be known as a "Deacon Board", "Board of Deacons" "Diaconate", or "Deacons' Court". These are sometimes known as "presbyters" to the full congregation. Since the 20th century, most denominations allow women to be teaching or ruling elders. Above the sessions exist presbyteries, which have area responsibilities.
