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First Council of Lyons
First Council of Lyons , 1245, 13th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convened at Lyons, France, by Pope Innocent IV to deal with his struggle with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II . In spite of the defense of Frederick by his ambassador, he was declared deposed by the council. The... Read more |
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Louise Labe
Labe, Louise (1520–1566) French poet born as Louise Charly in Lyon. The daughter of a rope maker, and later the wife of one, she was given the nickname La Belle Cordiere. She was educated in music and languages, and as a writer joined a prominent literary circle in Lyon. In 1555, the Lyon... Read more |
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Schism of East and West
Schism of East and West division between the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church . See Christianity ; Ferrara-Florence, Council of ; Leo IX, Saint ; Lyons, Second Council of ; papacy ; Photius .... Read more |
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Corneille de Lyon
Corneille de Lyon (b The Hague, c.1500/10; bur. Lyons, 8 Nov. 1575). Netherlandish-born painter who became a French citizen in 1547. He was a native of The Hague (in France he is still often known as Corneille de La Haye), but he had settled in Lyons by 1533 (the first record of him) and in 1540... Read more |
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Lyons
Lyons Fr. Lyon , city (1990 pop. 422,444), capital of Rhône dept., E central France, at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers. As an economic center and a densely populated metropolis it is second only to Paris. It leads Europe in silk and rayon production; it has... Read more |
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Mary Lyon
Mary Lyon , 1797-1849, American educator, founder of Mt. Holyoke College, b. Buckland, Mass. She attended three academies in Massachusetts; later she taught at Ashfield, Mass., Londonderry, N.H., and Ipswich, Mass. Interested in promoting the higher education of women, she won the aid of several... Read more |
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Baldwin Lyons Inc
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. 1099 North Meridian StreetIndianapolis, Indiana 46204U.S.A.Telephone: (317) 636-9800Toll Free: (800) 644-5501Fax: (317) 632-9444Web site: http://www.baldwinandlyons.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1930 as H.C. Baldwin Agency, Inc.Employees: 267Sales: $109.89 million... Read more |
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Alexis Carrel
Carrel, Alexis (b. Lyons, France, 28 June 1873;d. Paris, France, 5 November 1944), surgery, experimental biology. He was the eldest child of Alexis Carrel Read more |
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Klaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie 1913-91, Nazi war criminal known as the "Butcher of Lyons." As Gestapo chief in Lyons, France (1942-44), he was responsible for the deaths of French Resistance members and thousands of Jews. After the war he secretly served as a U.S. army agent in Germany. In 1951 he fled Europe... Read more |
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Beaujolais
Beaujolais , hilly region, Rhône dept., E central France, W of the Saône between Mâcon and Lyons. It is one of the great wine areas of France, famous for its red wine. Villefranche-sur-Saône, the historic capital, is a leading textile center. Lyons is the industrial hub of... Read more |
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THE credibility of Britain's Serious Fraud Office, already battered by a...
...credibility of Britain's Serious Fraud Office...Guinness defendants - Jack Lyons, Tony Parnes and Gerald Ronson. The Strasbourg...been told by the trio's lawyers that the police...was one of the SFO's very few big-time victories... |
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Anniversaries; Lyons
BERNARD, Iowa - Gerald and Kathleen Lyons, of Bernard, will celebrate their 40th wedding...anniversary July 3 with a family dinner at Timmerman's Supper Club, East Dubuque, Ill. Gerald Lyons, of Bernard, and Kathleen Kemerer, of Zwingle... |
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League leader Lens tops Monaco 1-0, as Lyon pummels Metz 4-1
...Saturday, but second-place Lyon kept pace in the French...the defeat in Saturday's match at home, where it...club boasts the league's best defense, having allowed...front early with a goal by Gerald Baticle in the ninth minute. But Lyon's Eric Carriere responded... |
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A PALACE COUP; Alexandra Palace is up for grabs, and who better to revive its...
...topiary. 'It's not a very big house...said Anthony Lyons, a fellow property...developer and protege of Gerald. Ronson, now 66...the building. 'Gerald's got a fantastic...said Anthony Lyons. 'I like Gerald. I've known him... |
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Lyons Makes Most Of Young Mistakes
Lyons players were dropping...Young (8-2). Young's first drive went backward...blocked Shomari Dailey's punt, giving Lyons the...hip pointer. On Young's next play, Ben Sankey...its toll," Young coach Gerald Prince said of the mistakes... |
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JACK LYONS
...The death of Jack Lyons at the age of 92 ends...Ernest Saunders, Gerald Ronson and Anthony...business, a men's clothing manufacturer...finance director. Lyons also introduced the...to refer Guinness's bid for Distillers...extent of Lyons's involvement in fixing... |
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Lynne Lyons of Brockton, waitress aided homeless.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Lynne A. Lyons of Brockton, a waitress...in Brockton and Heidi's Breakfast on Warren Avenue...donating money. Mrs. Lyons is survived by her husband, Gerald B. Buckley Jr.; a daughter...of Brockton; a son, Gerald B. Buckley III of Brockton... |
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Fitz-Gerald vulnerable, Neilson says.(News)
...Rocky Mountain News It's rough running against...Republican Marty Neilson, of Lyons, says Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald is wrong on enough issues that Fitz-Gerald is at risk in November...a high profile, it's not all positive, Neilson... |
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JET LYONS' SHARE OF TIME SHRINKS
...At times, Marty Lyons has felt as if...rookie nose tackle Gerald Nichols next to...Monday night's extravaganza at...percent," said Lyons. "But I still...Crimson Tide's best player on...fresh," said Lyons. At age 30, and...Bleier said. "It's now or never... |
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A talk with Jim Lyons. (Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and...
...President Clinton's naming of James Robert Lyons as Assistant Secretary...Sampson, Gary Moll, Gerald Gray, and Al Sample...analyst with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service...public forestland? LYONS: I think it's important, in assessing... |