An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With an Appendix, Giving a Condensed History of the Jews from the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Day. Illustrated with Maps and Engravings |
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... England . When and by whom the knowledge of Christianity was first introduced there is unknown . It is certain there were Chris- tians there soon after the days of the Apostles , and they proba- bly came from Rome . They were persecuted ...
... England . When and by whom the knowledge of Christianity was first introduced there is unknown . It is certain there were Chris- tians there soon after the days of the Apostles , and they proba- bly came from Rome . They were persecuted ...
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... England , but they were not accepted . When , however , in a few years , he was raised to the popedom , he sent forty monks under Augustine , to convert the English nation . They entered Britain in 597 , and were kindly received by ...
... England , but they were not accepted . When , however , in a few years , he was raised to the popedom , he sent forty monks under Augustine , to convert the English nation . They entered Britain in 597 , and were kindly received by ...
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... England . The Emperor Justinian , who succeeded to the Roman em pire A. D. 527 , was an eminent champion for Christianity , though he seems himself to have been unacquainted with vital piety . He endeavored to bring all nations to ...
... England . The Emperor Justinian , who succeeded to the Roman em pire A. D. 527 , was an eminent champion for Christianity , though he seems himself to have been unacquainted with vital piety . He endeavored to bring all nations to ...
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... England , A. D. 1221. The mayor of London permitted them to erect a convent by the Thames , on a street which is still called Black Friars , from the color of their dress . The Franciscans came into England soon after . Their ...
... England , A. D. 1221. The mayor of London permitted them to erect a convent by the Thames , on a street which is still called Black Friars , from the color of their dress . The Franciscans came into England soon after . Their ...
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... England , was compelled by pope Alexander , to walk barefoot over three miles of flinty road , with only a coarse cloth over his shoulders , to the shrine of the murdered saint , where eighty monks , four bishops , abbots and other ...
... England , was compelled by pope Alexander , to walk barefoot over three miles of flinty road , with only a coarse cloth over his shoulders , to the shrine of the murdered saint , where eighty monks , four bishops , abbots and other ...
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