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  2. Robert B. Flowers - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers was born in Pennsylvania and resided in several areas of the world as his family moved during his father's military career. Following graduation and commissioning from the Virginia Military Institute in 1969, he completed Airborne and Ranger training and began his career as an Engineer Officer.

  3. Saint symbolism: Saints (A–H) - Wikipedia

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    Portrayed as an abbot blessing a bear that brings him a log of wood; may be shown holding a hermit's tau staff with the bear or carrying a loaf and a pilgrim's staff. [67] Gallicanus: hanging his armor on a cross [6] Gangulphus: Pictured as a Burgundian knight with a fountain springing under his sword. He holds a shield with a cross.

  4. Flores Historiarum - Wikipedia

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    The first Flores Historiarum was created by St Albans writer, Roger of Wendover, who carried his chronology from the Creation up to 1235, the year before his death. Roger claims in his preface to have selected "from the books of catholic writers worthy of credit, just as flowers of various colours are gathered from various fields."

  5. Thyrsus - Wikipedia

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    Antinous holding the thyrsus while posed as Dionysus (Museo Pio-Clementino). In Ancient Greece a thyrsus (/ ˈ θ ɜː r s ə s /) or thyrsos (/ ˈ θ ɜːr s ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: θύρσος) was a wand or staff of giant fennel (Ferula communis) covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and topped with a pine cone, artichoke, fennel, or by a bunch of vine-leaves and ...

  6. L'Enclume - Wikipedia

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    L'Enclume (pronounced, French for "the anvil" [4]) is a French restaurant opened in 2002 in Cartmel, Cumbria, England, run by the chef Simon Rogan and his partner, Penny Tapsell. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] L'Enclume received a rating of 10 out of 10 five times in The Good Food Guide and was named their top restaurant for the fourth consecutive year in the ...

  7. Staff of Moses - Wikipedia

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    The Staff of Moses, also known as the Rod of Moses or Staff of God, is mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus , the staff ( Hebrew : מַטֶּה , romanized : maṭṭe , translated "rod" in the King James Bible ) was used to produce water from a rock, was transformed into a snake and ...

  8. Witches of Belvoir - Wikipedia

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    Joan, Margaret and Philippa Flower were "known to be herbal healers" and came from a local family that "had fallen on hard times". [2] They accepted employment as servants with Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland and his wife Cecily at Belvoir Castle near Grantham, Lincolnshire, when additional staff were needed for an upcoming visit by King James I [2] but the sisters, and their mother, were ...

  9. Was-sceptre - Wikipedia

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    It appears as a stylized animal head at the top of a long, straight staff with a forked end. Was sceptres were used as symbols of power or dominion, and were associated with ancient Egyptian deities such as Set or Anubis [2] as well as with the pharaoh. Was sceptres also represent the Set animal or Khnum. In later use, it was a symbol of ...