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Gilbert
Gilbert (d. 1145), appointed first bishop of Limerick about 1106, an important figure in the 12th‐century reform. He was also the first native‐born papal legate (evidence that Máel Muire Ua Dunáin, d. 1110, had exercised a legateship before Gilbert is unreliable) and in that capacity presided at the Synod of Ráith Bressail (IIII), which outlined a diocesan structure for the Irish church. His treatise De usu ecclesiastico (Concerning Ecclesiastical Practice), which focused on episcopal church government, was probably written in association with that synod. He corresponded with Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, and may be presumed to have been closely associated with Muirchertach Ua Briain, king of Munster and claimant to the high kingship. In 1140, on grounds of advanced age, he resigned the office of native papal legate to Malachy, as well as the see of Limerick.
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"Gilbert." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gilbert." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Gilbert.html "Gilbert." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Gilbert.html |
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Gilbert
Gilbert ♂ Old French name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from gisil ‘pledge’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. It was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. This was the name of the founder of the only native British religious order (abolished at the Dissolution of the Monasteries), St Gilbert of Sempringham (?1083–1189), in whose honour it is still sometimes bestowed, especially among Roman Catholics. It gained a wider currency in the 19th century.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gilbert1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gilbert1.html |
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Gilbert A reversed polarity chron in the mid Pliocene, which is followed by the Gauss normal polarity chron. It started about 5.70 Ma ago and lasted until 3.58 Ma. The Gilbert contains at least four normal polarity subchrons: Thvera; Sidufjall; Nunivak; and Cochiti.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Gilbert.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Gilbert.html |
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Gilbert
Gilbert ♂ Germanic.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gilbert.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gilbert." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gilbert.html |
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Gilbert
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"Gilbert." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gilbert." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Gilbert.html "Gilbert." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Gilbert.html |
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