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Ernest J. H. Mackay, the archaeologist leading the excavations at the site when the piece was found, thought it might represent a "priest". Sir John Marshall, head of the pre-Partition Archaeological Survey of India ("ASI") at the time, regarded it as possibly a "king-priest", but it appears to have been his successor, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, who ...
A sod farm structure in Iceland Saskatchewan sod house, circa 1900 Unusually well appointed interior of a sod house, North Dakota, 1937. The sod house or soddy [1] was a common alternative to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the Great Plains of Canada and the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s. [2]
Unleashed in the East is the first live album by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in September 1979 on Columbia Records.It was recorded live over two nights in Tokyo during their Hell Bent for Leather Tour in February 1979.
Little is known about the pre-Buddhist religion of ancient Tibet and scholars of Bon disagree on its nature. [43] [44] Some think that Bon evolved from Zoroastrianism and others say Kashmiri Buddhism. [44] Bon may have referred to a kind of ritual, a type of priest, or a local religion. [43]
Elevation at a Solemn Tridentine Mass in Prostějov, Czech Republic Ite missa est sung by the deacon at a Solemn Mass at Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome. Solemn Mass (Latin: missa solemnis) is the full ceremonial form of a Mass, predominantly associated with the Tridentine Mass where it is celebrated by a priest with a deacon and a subdeacon, [1] requiring most of the parts of the ...
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo, Grand Prior of the Order [44] Tommaso Caputo, Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Pompei, Assessor of the Order [44] Count Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, Governor General [44] P. Thomas Pogge, Vice-Governor General for North America [44]
The Franciscan Recollects (French: Récollets) were a French reform branch of the Friars Minor, a Franciscan order. Denoted by their gray habits and pointed hoods, the Recollects devoted their lives to an extra emphasis on prayer, penance, and spiritual reflection (recollection), focusing on living in small, remote communities to better facilitate these goals.
Metro-2: A purported secret metro line in Moscow. Monte Kaolino: A ski resort without snow. Mount Athos: An autonomous polity in Greece home to 20 monasteries, notable for being the only political subdivision in the world in which women (as well as female animals) are prohibited from entering for any reason. Municipalities of Liechtenstein