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Memento mori (Latin for "remember that you have to die") is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept...

Liberal arts education (from Latin liberalis 'free' and ars 'art or principled practice') is the traditional academic course in Western higher education...

An effigy is a sculptural representation, often life-size, of a specific person or a prototypical figure. The term is mostly used for the makeshift dummies...

In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, translit. lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, a...

This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Enyalius or Enyalios (Greek:...

The name John (in Greek, Ἰωάννης) is prominent in the New Testament and occurs numerous times. Among Jews of this period, the name was one of the most...

Thomas Sprat, FRS (1635 – 20 May 1713) was an English churchman and writer, Bishop of Rochester from 1684. Sprat was born at Beaminster, Dorset, and educated...

This is a list of cultural heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by continent...

Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood; 2 May 1808 – 2 October 1896) was an English woman who was the wife and first cousin of Charles Darwin. They were married on...

St. Anthony's Catholic Church is a parish church in the Diocese of Davenport. The parish complex is located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States...

The lion has been an important symbol to humans for tens of thousands of years. The earliest graphic representations feature lions as organized hunters...

Alaunus or Alaunius (Gaulish: Alaunos) is a Gaulish god of healing and prophecy. His name is known from inscriptions found in Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence...

Henry Timothy Vakoc ("VAH-kitch"[citation needed]) (January 8, 1960 – June 20, 2009) was a Roman Catholic priest and a United States Army chaplain during...

St. Mary's Catholic Church was a parish of the Diocese of Davenport. The church building is located in the west end of Davenport, Iowa, United States,...

Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque or Ärtogrul Gazy Mosque is a mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is a prominent landmark in Ashgabat with its four minarets and a...

J. Kenneth Grider (October 22, 1921 – December 6, 2006) was a Nazarene Christian theologian and former seminary professor primarily associated with the...

Christianity portal William Ashley-Brown (22 February 1887 – 2 September 1970) was an Australian Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was born on 22...

Alukah (Hebrew: עֲלוּקָה ‘ălūqāh) is a feminine Hebrew word that means "horse-leech", a type of leech with many teeth that feeds on the throats of animals...

Kenneth Brander (Hebrew: כתריאל ברנדר; born April 18, 1962) is an American rabbi who is president and Rosh HaYeshiva of the Ohr Torah Stone network of...

Thomas Mozley (1806 – June 17, 1893), was an English clergyman and writer associated with the Oxford Movement. Mozley was born at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire...