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Father's Day is a holiday honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.The holiday complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in some countries, Siblings Day, and Grandparents' Day.
Padre Pio said Don Dolindo was a “saint”, that “the whole of Paradise” was in his soul, and once said to a group of Pilgrims from Naples, “Why do you come here, you have Don Dolindo in Naples?, Go to him. He is a saint.” [citation needed] Dolindo called himself “Mary’s little old man.” He lived in such great poverty that his ...
Cambodia's premier performing art form is Khmer classical dance, or Robam Preah Reach Trop, a highly stylized dance form originating from the royal courts.Originally performed and maintained by attendants of the royal palaces, Khmer classical dance was introduced to the general public in the mid-20th century and became widely celebrated as iconic of Cambodian culture, often performed during ...
Juan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche (1727–1792) was an 18th-century Jesuit priest, historian, and professor of philosophy and theology from the Royal Audience of Quito.He was born in Riobamba to Juan de Velasco y López de Moncayo and to María Pérez Petroche.
Toribio Romo González, known as Saint Toribio Romo (Spanish: santo Toribio Romo, Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanto toˈɾiβjo ˈromo]; April 16, 1900 – February 25, 1928) was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed during the anti-clerical persecutions of the Cristero War.
Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism (1797) The Genius of Christianity (1802) The Pope (1819) St Petersburg Dialogues (1821) Democracy in America (1835) The Ancient City (1864) "What Is a Nation?" (1882) The Crowd (1895) Inquiry into the Monarchy (1900) "The Future of the Intelligentsia" (1905) My Political Ideas (1937) The Reign of ...
The Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, or Tembleque Aqueduct, is a Mexican aqueduct located between the towns of Zempoala, Hidalgo, and Otumba in the State of Mexico. The structure takes its name from a Spanish friar called Francisco de Tembleque.
At first, he fought in battles against the Purépechas during the great Saltpeter War.In Zacoalco, his victory led him to become a great Huey Tlatoani, he received the investiture of King or Great Lord of the fertile lands of Sayula, Zapotlán and Amula, whose caciques had to pay him tribute.