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On 16 April 1996, Jensen's parents received a written apology from the British Ministry of Defence on behalf of Prime Minister John Major. In 1998, a higher court cut their sentences to 25 years. All three men were originally sentenced to life for murder, but that was reduced to 25 years for manslaughter on appeal, on the grounds that they were ...
The Mermaid of Ayia Napa, a sculpture at the harbour inaugurated in 2015, was inspired by the poetry of George Seferis and by the legendary sister of Alexander the Great. She has two tails. [68] [69] The Farmer of Ayia Napa, inaugurated in July 2016 in a square created on Yiannaki Pappoulis Street as part of the initiatives to improve the city ...
Ayia Napa Monastery. After the establishment of the Kingdom of Cyprus, the Catholic kings gradually reduced the number of Orthodox bishops from 14 to 4 and forced those away from their towns. The archbishop was moved from Nicosia to the region of Solia, near Morphou, the bishop of Larnaca was moved to the village of Lefkara etc. Each Orthodox ...
This is a list of people from Charlottesville, Virginia, or from areas nearby to Charlottesville, who were either born, lived or presently live in the city. Since the city's early formation, it has been the home of numerous notable individuals, including US presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe and author William Faulkner. In the present day, Charlottesville has been the home of movie ...
John Gimenez was an American Pentecostal evangelist. [1] He was a pastor , international overseer and bishop of Rock Ministerial Family and Rock Church International, which he co-founded with his wife Anne in 1968. [ 2 ]
St. James Church (also known as Garth Chapel) is a historic church located northwest of Charlottesville near Owensville, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States on VA 614 east of VA 676. The vernacular Gothic Revival chapel was constructed in 1896 with the help of the Garth Family and the sponsorship of Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville.
St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery is a historic Evangelical Lutheran church and cemetery and national historic district near Wytheville, Virginia, United States.The church was built in 1854 and is a rectangular, three bay by two bay, frame church sheathed in weatherboard.
Before 1888, Charlottesville was a town within Albemarle County, Virginia, and the electorate directly chose a mayor in regular elections. In 1888, Charlottesville incorporated as a city independent of the county but continued to select its mayors in the same fashion. Since 1922, however, the popular electorate has chosen a number of ...