Khairpur
Khairpur , city (1981 pop. 61,447), SE Pakistan, in Sind prov. It trades in wheat, cotton, tobacco, and dates and is linked by road and rail to Karachi. Manufactures include textiles, carpets, refined sugar, and leather goods. The city was the capital of the former princely state of Khairpur, which was founded in 1783 and merged into Pakistan in 1955. It is a cultural center with fine historic buildings, notably the Faiz Palace, and with several colleges affiliated with Sind Univ.
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Pope Benedict XVI says he hopes John Paul will be a saint in 'the near future'
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/27/2006; ; 615 words
; ...Dateline: KRAKOW, Poland Pope Benedict XVI, visiting John Paul II...late pope will be declared a saint "in the near future." Benedict's encouraging remark got...John Paul is a major theme of Benedict's four-day trip to Poland...
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Saint Benedict & Saint John's Receive Commitments of $10.3 Million to Establish Academic Centers
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 8/31/2007; 700+ words
; ...Media Relations of College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University...PRNewswire/ -- The College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John's University...million goal. The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University...
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College of Saint Benedict, Saint John's University Announce Capital Campaigns.
PR Newswire; 10/14/2005; 700+ words
; ...The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University...Cross and Bryn Mawr." Saint John's University for...the College of Saint Benedict for women are partners...Hemmesch of The College of Saint Benedict, +1-320-363-2595...
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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AT HEART OF $1 MILLION GRANTS FROM BUSH FOUNDATION FOR COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT / SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/10/2007; 700+ words
; The College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University...The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University...college. "The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John...the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University...
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Saint Benedict & Saint John's Receive Commitments of $10.3 Million to Establish Academic Centers.
PR Newswire; 8/31/2007; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- The College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John's University...our day. The College of Saint Benedict received a $5.3 million commitment...million goal. The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University...
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HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI CALLS SAINT JOHN'S BIBLE A 'WORK FOR ETERNITY'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/4/2008; 700+ words
; The College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University issued...was presented to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI today. As he turned the pages...Saint John's Bible was a gift to Pope Benedict XVI from Saint John's University...
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SEEKING GOD: JULIAN OF NORWICH AND SAINT BENEDICT
Magazine article from: Magistra; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...trust., focusing on three texts: The Rule of Saint Benedict, The Life of Saint Benedict written by St. Gregory, and Julian of Norwich...This section will concentrate on the Rule of Saint Benedict and Julian's Showings, since it focuses...
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Choice of `Benedict' may have been inspired by saint, scholars say.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 4/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...popes who took the name, including Benedict I, who historians think may have...to 579. Though he was named a saint, Benedict II reigned for only about two years...times by rival bishops. One, Benedict IX, who reigned from 1032 to 1045...
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Pope Benedict XVI canonizes first native born Brazilian saint to cheers of thousands
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/11/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Pope Benedict XVI canonized an 18th-century...bishops and choirs of hundreds, Benedict pronounced the sainthood of...Friar Galvao is the tenth saint Benedict has canonized, and the first...It continues a push for saints in Latin America and elsewhere...
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COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT HOSTS WOMEN'S MONTH EVENTS
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; The College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University issued...s Month at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph. Programming for...Benedicta Arts Center of the College of Saint Benedict. The one-woman show utilizes soulful...
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Saint Benedict
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Benedict , d. c.547, Italian monk, called Benedict of Nursia, author of a rule for monks that became the...come into being until Carolingian times. The fruits of Benedict's experience appear in the Rule of St. Benedict (in...
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Benedict (of Nursia), Saint
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Benedict (of Nursia), Saint (480–547) Roman Christian figure, founder of Western monasticism and of the Benedictine order. Saint Benedict was of noble birth and educated in Rome. Shocked by the city...
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Saint Benedict of Aniane
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Benedict of Aniane c.750-821, French abbot who became a monastic adviser...a large monastery based on the more moderate Benedictine Rule (see Benedict, Saint ). As the leading reformer of French monastic houses, he presided...
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Saint Benedict the Black
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Benedict the Black d. 1589, Sicilian friar. Born a slave, he became a hermit...director caused him to be made Superior. He has erroneously been called Benedict the Moor. He was canonized in 1807. Feast: Apr. 4.
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Saint Gregory I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Gregory I (Saint Gregory the Great), c.540...1844-50); Dialogues, lives of saints, including St. Benedict, a widely read work all through...Sacramentary (see Gelasius I, Saint), and the Gregorian antiphonary...
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