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Religious figures such as Saints and Bishops that may appear in stained glass, sculpture, and etc. Also terms with an Ecclesiastical meaning.

Thomas CranmerChercher un terme

Archbishop of Canterbury 1533-1555. Ruled in favour of Henry VIII's divorce of Catherine of Aragon in 1533, and brought about the English Reformation. When Mary came to the throne Cranmer was arrested and tried for treason and as a heretic and was executed by being burnt at the stake in Oxford.

Three ChaptersChercher un terme

In order to settle the Nestorian Schism, the emperor Justinian had condemned three pro-Nestorian subjects: 1. the person and writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia; 2. certain writings of Theodoret against St. Cyril of Alexandria; and 3. the letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris. Pope Vigilius had agreed to the condemnation, but later withdrew his support, only to later be pressurized into supporting the condemnation.