• were several Councils of Tours, that city being an old seat of Christianity, and considered fairly centrally located in France. The Council was called by...
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    Martin and Gregory of Tours were from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former province of France. Tours was the first city of the silk industry...
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    The Council of Tours was convened by Pope Alexander III in 1163. It opened on 19 May with a speech by Bishop Arnulf of Lisieux concerning the unity of the...
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    of the Baptism of the Lord. For some, the Twelve Days are considered December 26 to January 6, thus including Epiphany. In 567, the Council of Tours "proclaimed...
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    Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become...
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    of its provinces in the east." Ronald Hutton adds that, while the Council of Tours declared the 12 days one festal cycle, it confirmed that three of those...
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    writes: In 567 the Council of Tours proclaimed that the entire period between Christmas and Epiphany should be considered part of the celebration, creating...
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    a preference of which calendar (Gregorian or Julian) should be used to determine the day that is December 25. In the Council of Tours of 567, the Church...
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    Brice of Tours (Latin: Brictius; c. 370 – 444 AD) was a 5th-century Frankish bishop, the fourth Bishop of Tours, succeeding Martin of Tours in 397. Brice...
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    Gregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian...
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    The Archdiocese of Tours (Latin: Archidioecesis Turonensis; French: Archidiocèse de Tours) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France...
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    Scripture and his denial of transubstantiation. Berengar of Tours was born perhaps at Tours, probably in the early years of the 11th century. His education...
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  • timeline of the history of the city of Tours, France. 1st C. – Construction of the Tours Amphitheatre. Population approx. 6,000. 2nd C. – Tours amphitheatre...
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    was taught at early Christian church councils, including the Council of Tours in 567, as well as the Third Council of Mâcon in 585. Tithing remains an important...
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  • Future Tours Programme (FTP) is a schedule of international cricket tours which structure the programme of cricket for International Cricket Council (ICC)...
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  • The Council of Vannes, also known as the Council of Veneticum, was a Christian provincial council in the year 465. Perpetuus of Tours presided. Bishops...
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    of the decisions of the councils of the province of Tours; Licinius (Lezin), a courtier and constable of King Chlothar I who appointed him Count of Anjou...
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    persecution of Buddhists in China. This persecution continues until he is succeeded by his son Emperor Xuan. The Second Council of Tours is held. It decrees...
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    Advent (redirect from Season of advent)
    about 480; the novelty introduced by the Council of Tours of 567 was to order monks to fast every day in the month of December until Christmas. According to...
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    Third and Fourth Councils of Paris (557, 573) and also the Second Council of Tours (566). He persuaded the king to stamp out the pagan practices existing...
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    succeeding Odilo. Later in 1049 he attended the Council of Reims, and in 1054, the Council of Tours. In March 1058, he was in Florence, where he attended...
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    Mohammed Ben Sulayem (category Presidents of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile)
    2012, he was among the founding members and chairman of FIA sub-region of Arab Council of Touring and Automobile Clubs. In December 2021, he was appointed...
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    The Council of Laodicea was a regional Christian synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor which assembled about 363–364 in Laodicea, Phrygia...
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  • Summer Concert Tours Of 2024". Forbes. Retrieved October 5, 2024. Frankenberg, Eric (November 30, 2018). "Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour Breaks Record...
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    and at the Council of Tours (566). In 575, Prætextatus presided as minister over the wedding of Merovech of Soissons, son of King Chiperic I of Neustria...
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  • accordance with the International Cricket Council's future tours programme, with varying lengths of time between tours. If a series is drawn then the country...
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    Schism, sanctioned the Northern Crusades, and held the Third Council of the Lateran. The city of Alessandria in Piedmont is named after him. Rolando was born...
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    Parish of Saint Martin of Tours, commonly known as Taal Basilica, is a minor basilica in the town of Taal, Batangas, within the Archdiocese of Lipa. It...
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  • Test series scheduled using International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The winner of a Test series wins the trophy. If a series is drawn...
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    Saxons (redirect from History of the Saxons)
    to disseminate scriptural knowledge to the masses. A council of Tours in 813 and then a synod of Mainz in 848 both declared that homilies ought to be...
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