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Susanna and the Elders
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Susanna and the Elders. Jewish
apocryphal work. It was added to the Roman Catholic canonical Book of Daniel as ch. 13 (following the
Septuagint), and was highly popular in the Middle Ages. In early Christian art, the story epitomized the salvation of souls.
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Susanna and the singing eunuch Paula Byrne on the friendship between Fanny Burney's sister and a celebrated castrato
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 8/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; Susanna, the Captain and the Castrato by Linda...castrato singer Gasparo Pacchierotti met Susanna and Fanny Burney in London in 1780, he...beloved member of the large Burney family. Susanna was the first reader and critic of Fanny...
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SUSANNA, THE CAPTAIN & THE CASTRATO: SCENES FROM THE BURNEY SALON, 1779-80
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 8/28/2004; ; 700+ words
; Music as the food of love SUSANNA, THE CAPTAIN & THE CASTRATO...6AG, 9, pp. 139, ISBN 0936315210 Susanna Burney was the younger sister of the...in 1755, three years after Fanny, Susanna began writing a journal long before...
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September News from Susanna's Farm.(Short story)
Magazine article from: TriQuarterly; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...barnyard maple collapsed from the heat, but Susanna was not home tending her garden, and...missed the Chevette belonging to Larry, Susanna's newest and youngest tenant, and it...to live. Against her better judgment, Susanna had let this neighbor kid move into one...
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The Good, the Bold, and the Beautiful: The Story of Susanna and Its Renaissance Interpretations
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Bold, and the Beautiful: The Story of Susanna and Its Renaissance Interpretations...aesthetic interpretations of the story of Susanna dating from the Renaissance. Most of...related to the provenance of the story of Susanna, especially questions related to dating...
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Susanna Rowson: early American geography educator.
Magazine article from: The Social Studies; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Susanna Haswell Rowson was so multitalented and...In the history of the arts in America, Susanna Rowson is best known as a novelist, but...s Childhood in England and New England Susanna Haswell was born in 1762 in Portsmouth...
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Susanna: suitable theatrics. (Designs by Susanna, Susanna Chung) (California supplement)
Magazine article from: WWD; 8/1/1986; ; 700+ words
; Susanna: Suitable theatrics BEVERLY HILLS...collection and my customers, I call them 'Susanna's Girls,' totally love it. They call...love you, we love you.'" The speaker, Susanna Chung, 35, rattles nonstop in a press...
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Susanna Annesley Wesley (1669-1742): A Biography of Strength and Love (The Mother of John and Charles Wesley).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; Samuel J. Rogal. Susanna Annesley Wesley (1669-1742):A...indulgence for the "delay in bringing Susanna Wesley upon the center stage of this...is important for any biography, and Susanna Wesley's story would not have been...
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Susanna finds a suitable mix for success. (Susanna Chung, Designs by Susanna)
Magazine article from: WWD; 8/6/1986; ; 700+ words
; Susanna finds a suitable mix for success BEVERLY...collection and my customers, I call them 'Susanna's Girls,' totally love it. They call...love you, we love you.'" The speaker Susanna Chung, 35, rattles nonstop in a press...
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Le nozze di Susanna.(Review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli as Susanna, the soprano Renee Fleming as Countess...it was the way in which Bartoli's Susanna dominated the action. It is true, as...On opening night (when Bartoli sang Susanna's standard arias rather than the far...
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A touch of home to Americans in Rome. (Santa Susanna Church reopens)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/5/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Sean Foley has the key to Rome's Santa Susanna Church, a key the Cistercian Sisters...it. Meanwhile, Foley reopened Santa Susanna, which has been the U.S. national...still under way. However, while Santa Susanna was being repaired, the Cistercian Sisters...
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Susanna Moodie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Susanna Moodie Susanna Moodie (1803-1885), a Canadian poet, novelist, and essayist...what is now the province of Ontario: "Roughing It in the Bush." Susanna Strickland was born in Bungay, Suffolk, England. She married J...
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Centlivre, Susanna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Susanna Centlivre Successful English playwright Susanna Centlivre (c. 1666-1723) crafted major comedies which...theater throughout the 18th century. A Childhood Contested Susanna Centlivre was born sometime between the years 1666 and 1680...
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Rowson, Susanna Haswell (1762-1824)
Book article from: American Eras
Susanna Haswell Rowson (1762-1824) Sources...selling novel in the United States, Susanna Haswell Rowson was known to Americans of...Early Life. Born in Portsmouth, England, Susanna Haswell moved with her father, a lieutenant...
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Susanna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Susanna 1 Heroine of a story told in the Book of...Daniel ). Two elders attempt to seduce Susanna and are repulsed; they accuse her of illicit...accusers in discrepancies in their testimony. Susanna has been a favorite subject of Christian...
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Susanna, book of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Susanna, book of An addition to Daniel written...Apocrypha . The story is of the virtuous Susanna who refuses the advances of two elders...her to trial in court on a false charge. Susanna is condemned to death, but in response...
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