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Byblos (BIBLOS)
One of the most ancient cities of Phoenicia, called in Greek Βόβλος, Assyrian Gubal (in the el-'Amārnah letters: Gubla), Egyptian Kbn (from the XII dynasty… -
Byrne, William
Missionary and educator, b. in 1780 in County Wicklow (Ireland), d. June 5, 1833 at Bardstown, in the state of Kentucky, U.S.A. He felt the vocation to the… -
Byron, George Gordon
English poet, b. Jan. 22, 1788 in London, d. Apr. 19, 1824 at Missolonghi, in Greece, where he had gone to fight for the liberation of that people. Noble and… -
Bytown
BYTOWN: v. OTTAWA, DIOCESI di. -
Byzantine (BIZANTE)
BIZANTE: v. PAMMACHIO. -
Byzantine, Art (BIZANTINA, ARTE)
Of the civilization that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire, with Constantinople as its center, between the 6th and 15th centuries, the artistic expression… -
Byzantine, Canon Law (BIZANTINO, DIRITTO CANONICO)
It is, originally, the law proper to the Church of Byzantium, or Constantinople, which became the common law of all the Eastern Churches of the Byzantine rite… -
Byzantine, Literature (BIZANTINA, LETTERATURA)
Excluded here is that of a purely secular character. Furthermore, the principal writers and writings belonging to the patristic era before the 8th century are… -
Byzantine, Liturgy (BIZANTINA, LITURGIA)
This is the name given to the liturgy to which Byzantium gave its imprint and its specific character. I. ORIGIN. - Byzantium was not the cradle of the rite… -
Byzantine, Music (BIZANTINA, MUSICA)
This is the name generally given to the musical system of the Churches of the Byzantine rite, which had Byzantium as their principal center. FIRST PERIOD. -… -
Byzantium, Patriarchate of (BISANZIO, PATRIARCATO DI)
BISANZIO, PATRIARCATO di : v. COSTANTINO-POLI, PATRIARCATO di.