Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
Faith & Spirituality |
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| The Process of Becoming a Catholic Saint |
| Although there is no official count, there are more than ten thousand Roman Catholic saints, the first being Saint Ulrich of Augsburg in AD 993. Before that time, Christians were recognized as saints by popular opinion, generally because they had been martyred. |
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| Local & Global |
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| The Founding of Rhode Island |
| England, in the 1600s, was not a place of religious freedom. In fact, it was not unusual for those who held beliefs deemed contrary to the official church to be imprisoned, tortured, or killed, and often all three. Many of those who came to the American colonies did so in order to escape persecution |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Women Behaving Badly |
| Are women really the fairer sex? Here are some examples of women ‘behaving badly’. Charlotte de Berry’s career as a pirate began in the 1600′s when she dressed up as a man to follow her husband into the Royal Navy. |
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| Is the Trinity Scriptural? |
| Although interpretations may vary, nearly every Christian church today accepts the doctrine of the Trinity, of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In fact, a belief in the Trinity is mandatory in many Christian churches. |
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