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Ananda

Religion May 18, 2019

Ananda : biography - Ānanda ( ; Chinese: 阿難 Ānán; Japanese: 阿難 Anan) was one of the principal disciples and a...

Absalon

Religion May 18, 2019

Absalon : biography c. 1128 - 21 March 1201 Absalon or Axel ( – 21 March 1201) was a Danish archbishop and statesman,...

Absalon

Religion May 18, 2019

Absalon : biography c. 1128 - 21 March 1201 In 1168 the chief Wendish fortress at Arkona in Rügen, containing the sanctuary of their god...

Absalon

Religion May 18, 2019

Absalon : biography c. 1128 - 21 March 1201 Absalon first appears in Saxo Grammaticus's contemporary chronicle Gesta Danorum at the end of the civil...

Adalbert of Prague

Religion May 18, 2019

Adalbert of Prague : biography 956 - 997 It was a standard procedure of Christian missionaries to try to chop down sacred oak trees, which...

Adalbert of Prague

Religion May 18, 2019

Adalbert of Prague : biography 956 - 997 Adalbert of Prague (Czech: , , c. 956 – April 23, 997), was a Czech...

Ælfheah of Canterbury

Religion May 18, 2019

Ælfheah of Canterbury : biography 954 - 19 April 1012 Ælfheah ( "elf-high"; 954 – 19 April 1012), officially remembered by the name Alphege...

Ælfheah of Canterbury

Religion May 18, 2019

Ælfheah of Canterbury : biography 954 - 19 April 1012 Citations Death Ælfheah refused to allow a ransom to be paid for his freedom, and...

Saint Titus

Religion May 18, 2019

Saint Titus : biography - 107 Titus was an early Christian leader, a companion of Saint Paul, mentioned in several of...

Ansgar

Religion May 18, 2019

Ansgar : biography 801 - 3 February 0865 Ansgar died and was buried in Bremen in 865. His life story was written by his...