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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
The three children, Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia, who saw the vision of Fatima in Portugal. Our lady of Fatima, saint, Christianity.
Our Lady of Fátima
Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.
Roman Catholic Saints
Saint Francis Xavier baptizing the infidels by an unknown painter, 18th century; in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico.
How did St. Francis Xavier shape Catholicism?
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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.
What Is the Emoluments Clause?
Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.
7 Deadliest Weapons in History
Monitor. Varanus salvadorii is a monitor lizard found in New Guinea can grows to 2.7 metres (9 ft.) aka Tree crocodile, Crocodile monitor, Salvadori's monitor, artellia, reptile
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
The Fastest Animals on Earth
Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan
6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant
7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

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Also Known As Marcel-François Lefebvre
Born November 29, 1905 • Tourcoing • France
Died March 25, 1991 (aged 85) • Martigny • Switzerland
Founder Priestly Confraternity of Saint Pius X
Role In Second Vatican Council

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Yves Congar
French priest
Gregory
antipope
Christopher
duke of Württemberg
John XXIII
St. John XXIII
pope
Carlo Maria Viganò
Carlo Maria Viganò
Italian archbishop
St. Paul VI
St. Paul VI
pope
Alexander III
Alexander III
pope
Pius X
St. Pius X
pope
Innocent II, detail from a mosaic, 12th century; in the apse of the basilica of Sta. Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Innocent II
pope
St. Damasus I
St. Damasus I
pope
Saint Sergius I
pope
Saint Symmachus
pope
Liberius
Liberius
pope
Benedict IX
pope
Sergius III
pope
Paschal II
pope
Anacletus
antipope
Blessed Victor III
pope
Sergius II
pope
Benedict
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