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Edmund the Martyr An English Anglia king Martyr for Christ, Captured and killed for his reluctancy to reject Christ in a battle 20 November 869 (or 870)

King cake

King cake – Wikipedia

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A king cake (sometimes referred to as kingcake, kings’ cake, king’s cake, three kings’ cake, or Twelfth Night cake) is a type of cake associated in a number of countries with the festival of Epiphany at the end of the Christmas season; in…

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Edmund the Martyr (also known as St Edmund or Edmund of East Anglia, died 20 November 869)[note 1] was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death.

Almost nothing is known about Edmund. He is thought to have been of East Anglian origin and was first mentioned in an annal of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, written some years after his death. The…[Read more]

On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity is a nativity ode written by John Milton in 1629 and published in his Poems of Mr. John Milton (1645). The poem describes Christ’s Incarnation and his overthrow of earthly and pagan powers. The poem also connects the Incarnation with Christ’s Crucifixion.

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Washington Irving – Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories “Rip Van Winkle” (1819) and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book o…[Read more]

List of idioms of improbability

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers – Wikipedia

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Обикновен бръшлян – Обикновеният бръшля̀н (Hedera helix) е увивен или катерлив многогодишен храст. При хоризонтален растеж лесно достига до 30 m дължина, а при вертикален (напр. по стена и др.) може да стигне до 25 m. Растението е отровно.

Обикновен бръшлян – Уикипедия

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God Rest You Merry Gentlemen with Lyrics Christmas Carol Song

Hark the Herald Angels Sing with Lyrics | Christmas Carol & Song

Christmas (or the Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25[a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.[2][10][11] A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and…[Read more]

Св. Йоан Кронщадски – Духовно наследство Из слово на светителя, произнесено на 28 юли 1907 година
Св. Йоан Кронщадски, http://www.ioann.by.ru.В една от утринните молитви към Бога Всетворец четем: “и спаси ме, и въведи в Твоето вечно Царство, защото Ти си мой Творец и на всяко добро Промислител и Подател”.

Днес на утринната молитва обърнах особено вн…[Read more]

Saint John of Kronstadt – John of Kronstadt (Russian: Їоаннъ Кронштадтскїй; 31 October [O.S. 19 October] 1829[a] – 2 January 1909 [O.S. 20 December 1908] was a Russian Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Most Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was known for his mass confessions, numerous miracles, charitable work, and for his mo…[Read more]

Йоан Кронщадски – Свети Йоан Кронщадски (на руски: Иоанн Кронштадтский) (1 ноември 1829 – 2 януари 1909) е свещеник и светец от Руската православна църква. Канонизиран от Задграничната руска православна църква през 1964 г. и от Руската православна църква през 1990 г.

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Georgia Guidestones – The Georgia Guidestones are a granite monument erected in 1980 in Elbert County, Georgia, in the United States. A set of ten guidelines is inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages and a shorter message is inscribed at the top of the structure in four ancient language scripts.

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An American Stonehenge: The Mysterious Georgia Guidestones – – In a field near Elberton, Georgia, USA, sit a set of mysterious standing stones: mysterious not because they’re ancient, but because they were funded by some…

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Свещеномъченик Игнатий Богоносец, епископ Антиохийски
Св. Игнатий Антиохийский Богоносец
The Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch

около 50 – ок. 107 година

Игнажден. Чества се в деня на Предпразненство на Рождество Христово – 20 декември (2 януари ст. стил), заедно със Св. преподобни Йоан Кронщадски…[Read more]