In every department the battle for supremacy was being waged between the old and the new, and the printing-press was at hand to enable the patrons of both to mould the thoughts and opinions of the Christian world. It was, therefore, an age of unrest and of great intellectual activity, ...
In every department the battle for supremacy was being waged between the old and the new, and the printing-press was at hand to enable the patrons of both to mould the thoughts and opinions of the Christian world. It was, therefore, an age of unrest and of great intellectual activity, ...
"China's Old Churches: The History, Architecture, and Legacy of Catholic Sacred Structures in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province" by Alan Richard Sweeten is a valuable addition to the study of Catholicism in China. The book focuses on the architectural and mnemonic aspect...
So the Church mixed the traditions involving Celtic spirits and Catholic saints. In the 800s, the Church designated November 1 asAll Saints’ Day. “The old beliefs associated with Samhain never died out entirely,” folklorist Jack Santino wrote in a 1982articlefor the American Folklife Center....
of barbarianinvasion, war, economic devastation, and political disorganization would havebeen much worse without the moderating effect of the Christian ethic, priestlyexhortations, saintly exemplars, and a calming, unifying ritu...
The history of the Ruthenian Catholic Church in the United States began in the late 1880’s with the immigration of numerous families and individuals from Eastern Europe. As these people settled in various regions of the country, they began to build churches and request priests from their homelan...
In Western Christianity the principal groups that regard themselves as "Catholic" without full communion with the Pope are the Ancient Catholic Church, the Old Catholic Church, the Liberal Catholic Church, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, similar groups among Filipinos and Poles, and some ...
Hallows Day . October 31 , the day before All Hallows , was called All Hallows Eve . The name was later shortened to Halloween. Many of the older Celtic traditions lived on in this new holiday . Today's Halloween traditions come from the C...
The localhistoryof the area is fascinating. 这个地区的历史很有意思。 牛津词典 The school traces itshistoryback to 1865. 这个学校的历史可以追溯到1865年。 牛津词典 thehistoryof Ireland/democracy/popular music 爱尔兰 / 民主 / 流行音乐的历史
The Church of the Holy Trinity, located in Trinity Square in downtown Toronto, is on the west side of the busy Eaton Centre. However, when it was built in 1847, Henry Scadding, author of Toronto of Old, stated that just 10 years prior to the opening of the church, the land to t...