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Giovanni Gentile
Giovanni Gentile , 1875-1944, Italian philosopher and educator. He taught philosophy in several Italian universities and for many years contributed to the magazine of Benedetto Croce. In 1920 he founded the Giornale critico della filosofia italiana. An early supporter of the Fascist movement, he h... Read more
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil , city (1993 est. pop. 80,041), W Gabon, a seaport on Cape Lopez Bay (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). Timber and locally manufactured plywood are exported. Petroleum is produced and refined nearby. ... Read more
Gentile da Fabriano
Gentile da Fabriano , c.1370-1427, Italian painter, one of the outstanding exponents of the elegant international Gothic style. In 1409 he worked in the Doge's Palace, Venice, painting historical frescoes that subsequently perished. In 1422 he was in Florence where he created his most celebrated pai... Read more
Cornelius
Cornelius in the New Testament, centurion of an Italian cohort stationed at Caesarea, one of the first Gentile converts and traditionally first bishop of Caesarea. ... Read more
Japheth
Japheth , in the Bible, son of Noah and ancestor of those who were to occupy the isles of the Gentiles. This has been supposed to mean the Mediterranean lands of Europe and Asia Minor. ... Read more
Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury
Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury , 1812-80, English novelist. She is remembered as much for her friendship with the Carlyles and other literary people as for her novels, which include Zoe (1845) and The Sorrows of Gentility (1856). Bibliography: See biography by S. Howe (1935). ... Read more
Candlemas
Candlemas , Feb. 2, Christian festival commemorating the Purification of the Blessed Virgin and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. The name Candlemas is derived from the procession of candles, inspired by the words of Simeon "a light to lighten the Gentiles" (Luke 2.32). In the Roman Catho... Read more
Saint Luke
Saint Luke [Gr. Lucas ], traditional author of the third Gospel (see Luke, Gospel according to Saint ) and of its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles . Paul's letter to the Colossians identifies him as "the beloved physician" and implies that he was a Gentile. Eusebius in his Ecclesiastical Hi... Read more
Bellini
Bellini , illustrious family of Venetian painters of the Renaissance. Jacopo Bellini , c.1400-1470, was a pupil of Gentile da Fabriano. He worked in Padua, Verona, Ferrara, and Venice. Many of his greatest paintings, including the enormous Crucifixion for the Cathedral of Verona, have disappeared... Read more
Joel
Joel prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of the oracles of an otherwise unknown prophet, dated variously from the 9th to the 3d cent. BC, though a date in c.400 BC is likely. A locust plague gives the prophet the prextext for summoning the whole nation to repentance; the people, on repe... Read more

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Gentile da Fabriano
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Gentile da Fabriano Gentile da Fabriano (ca. 1370-1427) was the leading Italian painter of the International Gothic style. Gentile da Fabriano, whose real name was Gentile di Niccol ò di Giovanni...
Giovanni Gentile
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Giovanni Gentile The Italian philosopher and politician Giovanni Gentile (1875-1944) was influential in reviving Hegelian...Fascist corporate state. On May 30, 1875, Giovanni Gentile was born at Castelvetrano, Sicily. He earned a scholarship...
Benedetto Croce
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...fruitful collaboration with the philosopher Giovanni Gentile began in 1896. Working with Gentile, Croce edited Classics of World Philosophy...conceived educational reforms implemented by Gentile, who subsequently occupied that office. Croce...
Giovanni Bellini
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...a painter who had been apprenticed to Gentile da Fabriano, the leading Italian painter...which he passed on to his artist sons, Gentile and Giovanni. Niccolosa, Jacopo's...important painters in 15th-century Italy. Gentile, as eldest son, assumed direction of...
Bellini
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Bellini , c.1400-1470, was a pupil of Gentile da Fabriano. He worked in Padua, Verona...landscapes, and antiquity. His son Gentile Bellini , 1429-1507, studied with him...of contemporary Venetian life. In 1479 Gentile was sent by the state to the court of...
Pisanello
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1422 Pisanello was in Venice collaborating with Gentile da Fabriano on the frescoes for the Great Council...He journeyed to Rome after the death of Gentile da Fabriano in 1428 to complete Gentile's frescoes (destroyed) in St. John Lateran...
Bellini, Giovanni
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...c. 1400– c. 1470), was a pupil of Gentile da Fabriano . His major surviving works are two sketchbooks...law Andrea Mantegna and his two sons Giovanni and Gentile. Gentile ( c. 1429–1507) was famous for his narrative...
Carlos Montezuma
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...immigrant photographer/artist named Carlos Gentile took pity on the boy, purchased him for...November 17 in Florence, Arizona. Soon Gentile moved to Chicago, where the child attended...where the lad went to school in Brooklyn. Gentile's business suffered a reversal, however...
Italian art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...manifest in the works of Lorenzo Monaco, Gentile da Fabriano, Masolino da Panicale...a superb draftsman, had two sons, Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, who continued his Venetian workshop. Gentile painted detailed and delightful scenes...
Mormons
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Jesus Christ (Bickertonites). The Mormons apply the term Gentile to all those who are not members of the church and often refer...settlement of Nauvoo. In 1844 Joseph Smith was killed by a Gentile mob in Illinois. His death was followed by a brief period...

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Gentiles
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Gentiles A word only meaningful...Palestine and their Gentile neighbours, attitudes...was strong to bring Gentiles to the worship of...the daughter of a Gentile woman (Mark 7...all contact with Gentiles—indeed...
Righteous gentiles
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Righteous gentiles (Heb., ḥasidei ʾ...t haʿolām ). Gentiles who keep the Noachide laws . They will...specifically, the term is used of those gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews during...
Gentile da Fabriano
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Gentile da Fabriano (d. 1427). Italian painter...inclines to put it about fifteen years later. Gentile carried out important commissions in several...scene with three different light sources. Gentile had widespread influence (much more so...
gentile
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...jentīl / • adj. 1. ( Gentile ) not Jewish: Christianity spread from Jewish into Gentile cultures. ∎  (of a...clan, esp. a gens. • n. ( Gentile ) a person who is not Jewish.
Gentile
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Gentile a person who is not Jewish. The name is recorded from late Middle English and comes from Latin gentilis ‘of a family...
Gentile, Giovanni
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Gentile, Giovanni (1875–1944), Italian philosopher. An early Fascist, as Minister of Education (1922–4...
Maro, Prophet of the Gentiles
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Maro, Prophet of the Gentiles in the Middle Ages, the name under which the Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro ) was commemorated at the Christmas Mass...
Apostle of the Gentiles
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Apostle of the Gentiles. A title given to St Paul (cf. Gal.2: 7).
Galatians, Paul's epistle to the
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...argued that the Gentiles who had become Christians...Jerusalem with a Gentile convert, Titus...itself) at which Gentiles were also present...that the demand for Gentile converts to submit...opponents urged that the Gentiles who accepted Jesus...faith does for the Gentile converts is ...
Paul, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...his mission was to the Gentiles, though a few have...Paul to continue his Gentile mission on condition...accept his law-free Gentile mission. His concern...welcomed Paul and his Gentile party with their gift...Son, God was rescuing Gentiles as well as Jews from...

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GENTILE IS A QUIET LEADER FOR BC
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 3/15/2002; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 GENTILE IS A QUIET LEADER FOR BC -- JUNIOR DISPLAYS...Star P, One Star B Biographical: DAN GENTILE ORADELL -- The high-flying forwards...opponents list on their chalkboards. So Dan Gentile isn't surprised at his ability to blend...
GENTILE GUILTY OF PATERSON SLAYINGS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/19/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Bergen County, NJ) 02-19-2000 GENTILE GUILTY OF PATERSON SLAYINGS -- CASE SPARKED...manslaughter, and other charges. Gino Gentile, 22, of New Britain, Conn., sat staring...foreman announced that the panel had found Gentile guilty of murdering 16-year-old Nadal...
Paul and the Gentiles: Remapping the Apostle's Convictional World
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...already created space for the Gentiles within their hopes of salvation...convictions and the place of the Gentiles within them. D. studies God...and the equality of Jew and Gentile), the Torah (from "Gentiles" to "not Torah," the antithesis...
Judaism and the Gentiles: Jewish Patterns of Universalism (to 135 CE)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...conclusion. As regards Gentile sympathizers toward...evidence suggests that Gentiles who engaged in monotheistic...Israel's God among Gentiles; Jewish initiative in Gentile conversions was...on the part of the Gentiles" (p. 492). The...
MARY GENTILE, EDUCATOR WHO CARED ABOUT OTHERS.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 6/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...excelled in English studies, Mary R. Gentile taught everyone she came into contact...nonprofit organization that was close to Ms. Gentile's heart. The organization helps low...on their lives," Taggart said. Ms. Gentile died June 13 after a brief battle with...
Luke's Portrait of Gentiles Prior to Their Coming to Faith
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...through the Gentile mission...conclusions about why Gentiles need salvation...exceptional Gentiles." He argues...both Jew and Gentile-as in desperate...both Jews and Gentiles are in need of salvation, the Gentile mission is essential...
THE REMARKABLE CARLO GENTILE
Magazine article from: Italian America; 10/1/2003; 700+ words ; Remembering Carlo Gentile (1835-1893), pioneering photographer...vanished American frontier and its Indians. Gentile also played an important role in the...Montezuma's writings we learn that "Mr. Gentile," as he respectfully called his benefactor...
Events leading up to Gentile's arrest.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 7/17/1999; 653 words ; ...events leading up to the arrest of Michael Gentile. The account is taken from a police affidavit...When the vehicle won't start, Michael Gentile offers to help. Sunday, 8 p.m...her mother and stepfather in Brockton on Gentile's borrowed cell phone. She tells them...
Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...commence a mission to Gentiles, it is nevertheless...trace the origins of the Gentile mission to Jesus. In...restoration not only included Gentiles as beneficiaries of...but also generated the Gentile mission within the movement...critical comments about Gentiles (e.g. Matt 5:7...
Gentile proposes 'class'.
Newspaper article from: Day (New London, CT); 8/16/2006; 700+ words ; ...development plan being proposed by Joseph Gentile, the same developer who has proposed...people in the audience at City Hall, Gentile spoke for about 80 minutes Tuesday night...twin towers, each 37 stories tall, that Gentile said would house hotel rooms and pricey...