Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting...
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Lent is a neighbourhood of Nijmegen and former village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Nijmegen, about 2 km north...
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Look up lent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lent, in Western Christianity, is the period before the Christian holy day of Easter. Lent may also refer...
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The Lent International Summer Festival is a major arts festival held for approximately two weeks at the end of June annually in Maribor, Slovenia. Organized...
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Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the...
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Lenting is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany. The mayor is since April 2012 Christian Tauer (SPD): Liste der ersten...
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Helmut Lent (13 June 1918 – 7 October 1944) was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 102 of them at night. Born into...
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Great Lent, or the Great Fast (Greek: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή, Megali Tessarakosti or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, Megali Nisteia, meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast"...
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Michael Lent may refer to: Michael Lent (visual artist) Michael Lent (writer and producer) This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the...
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The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (Dutch: De strijd tussen Vasten en Vastenavond) was painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1559. It is a panorama of...
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Chris Lent (born March 15, 1988) is an American drummer and keyboardist, formerly a member of the post-hardcore band From First to Last, and of the experimental...
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John Lent is a Canadian poet and novelist, as well as a college teacher of creative writing and literature. He has published ten books from 1978 to 2012...
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Dave Lent is an American politician. Lent is a graduate of Eastern Idaho Technical College and Idaho State University. He worked with the Idaho National...
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Lent term, named for Lent, the six-week fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities: University...
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Lend-Lease (redirect from Lent-leased)
five years of deferred payments, at 2% interest. During the war, the US lent Britain 88 million ounces of silver. In 1946, Britain switched its coinage...
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Feadship (redirect from Royal Van Lent)
Shipbuilders) is a cooperative venture between two shipyards: Royal Van Lent Shipyard and Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw. Feadship designs and constructs...
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Vassa (redirect from Buddhist Lent)
called Rains Retreat. While Vassa is sometimes casually called "Buddhist Lent", others object to this terminology. For the duration of Vassa, monastics...
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Quinquagesima (redirect from Sunday before Lent)
Quinquagesimae, Estomihi, Shrove Sunday, Pork Sunday, or the Sunday next before Lent. Being the Lord's Day before the start of the Lenten season, it is known...
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Senator Lent may refer to: Abraham Lent (New York politician) (1815–1882), New York State Senate Berkeley Lent (1921–2007), Oregon State Senate Dave Lent (fl...
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James Lent (1782 – February 22, 1833) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1829 to 1833. Born in...
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List of dams and reservoirs in Maharashtra (redirect from Man made lentic water bodies of Maharashtra)
There are around 1821 notable large dams in state of Maharashtra in India. The table below list dams of state of Maharashtra by their specifications which...
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Attende, Domine (redirect from Lent Prose)
Domine is a Christian liturgical chant for the season of Lent, referred to in English as the Lent Prose matching Rorate caeli which is known as the Advent...
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Nativity Fast (redirect from Winter Lent)
Christmas, which also has been called the Nativity Fast and St. Martin's Lent, has taken the name of Advent. The Eastern fast runs for 40 days instead...
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Lent (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The Veyle flows north through the middle of the commune. Dombes...
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Willis Ashford Lent (January 5, 1904 – August 28, 1959), nicknamed "Pilly", was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Serving as commanding officer...
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St. Martin's Day (redirect from Saint Martin’s Lent)
to the 40 days fasting of Lent, given its weekend breaks, this was called Quadragesima Sancti Martini (Saint Martin's Lent, or literally "the fortieth...
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Abraham Lent (September 11, 1789 – March 4, 1873) was a land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Legislative...
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Pre-Lent begins the Christian time of preparation for Easter, in the three weeks before Lent. This period launches a campaign of catechesis, reflected...
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Pearl (drag queen) (redirect from Matthew James Lent)
producer Matthew James Lent, who came to international attention on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing joint runner-up. Lent grew up in St. Petersburg...
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Ettu Nombu (redirect from 8 Day Lent)
Ettu Nombu (Malayalam: എട്ടു നോമ്പ്) or the Eight Day Lent of St Mary, is a solemn remembrance of virgin-mother of Jesus Christ, for the St Thomas Christians...
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