Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Who Are the Rosicrucians? |
| Like most Americans my age, the first time I ever heard of the Rosicrucians was in the back of a comic book. Claiming that Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton, and Francis Bacon were Rosicrucians, their ads promised secret powers and a secret method for the mastery of life. |
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| Never Mind The Turkey Leg, Where’s the Bromo? |
| Did you ever wonder why Henry VIII was forever pictured with a turkey leg in his hand? Or maybe why he was so grumpy, especially with his wives? All you need do is look at the menu of a medieval feast, to find out not only why he was so dyspeptic but why he was so distanced from his courtiers |
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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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| History & Genealogy |
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| French Revolution |
| So much can be said about the French Revolution, but we really don't have space for all of that information, so I will skip much of the intrigue and solidification of factions and give just the basics of this highly complex event, and hopefully, the reader will be spurred to read more about it. |
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