A verger (or virger, so called after the staff of the office, or wandsman in British English, though archaic) is a person, usually a layperson, who assists...
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Mason Verger is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Thomas Harris's 1999 novel Hannibal, as well as its 2001 film adaptation and the second...
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Pierre Edouard Leopold Verger, alias Fatumbi or Fátúmbí (4 November 1902, in Paris – 11 February 1996, in Salvador, Brazil) was a photographer, self-taught...
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surname Verger: Charles Paumier du Verger (fl. 1900–1908), Belgian sports shooter François Verger (1911–2001), French field hockey player Frédéric Verger (born...
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cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter before his surviving victim, Mason Verger, captures him. Anthony Hopkins reprises his role as Lecter, while Julianne...
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Look up verger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A verger is a person who assists in the ordering of religious services. Verger or The Verger may also...
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El Verger (Valencian pronunciation: [el veɾˈdʒeɾ]; Spanish: Vergel [beɾˈxel]) is a town of 4,992 inhabitants situated 3 kilometres from the Mediterranean...
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to work for Verger due to his knowledge of Lecter. He befriends Verger's sister and bodyguard Margot, a lesbian bodybuilder whom Verger molested and...
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Maria Verger Ventayol (1892–1983) was a Spanish archivist, librarian, and poet in Catalan and Spanish. Born in Alcúdia in 1892, Maria Verger trained as...
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Jean-Louis Verger (20 August 1826 – 30 January 1857) was a French Catholic priest who assassinated Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour, the Archbishop of Paris...
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Joanne Verger (July 19, 1930 – September 22, 2023) was an American politician. An Oregon Democrat, she was the first female mayor of Coos Bay, the largest...
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Frédéric Verger (15 March 1959, Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a French writer. The holder of an agrégation ès letters since 1986, Frédéric Verger is currently...
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Susan DuVerger or Susan Du Verger born Suzanne de La Vallée (baptised in 1610 – 1657) was an English translator and author. DuVerger was born in London...
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François Verger (29 November 1911 – 24 October 2001) was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the...
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The Musée Verger-Tarin is a museum in Autun, France. In 1475, Cardinal Rolin built a building between two pre-existing walls to house altar boys and their...
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Pierre Maillard-Verger (5 December 1910 – 30 April 1968) was a French classical pianist and composer. Born in Paris, Maillard-Verger was a student in Paul...
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with Verger's henchmen. Lecter escapes, thanks to Starling's help, and persuades Verger's younger sister Margot—his former patient, whom Verger had molested...
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Le Verger (French pronunciation: [lə vɛʁʒe]; Breton: Gwerzher) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Inhabitants...
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alias. One of Lecter's surviving victims, a sadistic pedophile named Mason Verger, is searching for Lecter and has offered a huge reward, which corrupt Florentine...
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1914 – 29 August 1977) was an English actor who played the role of the verger, Maurice Yeatman, in Dad's Army. He also made appearances in Z-Cars, Danger...
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Giovanni Battista Verger (1796 – after 1844) was an Italian operatic tenor and impresario. He particularly excelled in the operas of Gioachino Rossini...
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Jeanne Virginie Morel du Verger (Christiane) (1799 – 17 December 1870) was a French pianist, music teacher and composer. Virginie Morel was born in Metz...
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Gabriel Verger (born 30 August 1896, date of death unknown) was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1924 Summer Olympics...
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as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 CE, a university, although Jacques Verger [fr] writes that this is done out of scholarly convenience. Several scholars...
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pp. 126–127, 282–298 Rudy, The Universities of Europe, 1100–1914, p. 40 Verger, Jacques [in French] (1999). Culture, enseignement et société en Occident...
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Treaty of Sablé (redirect from Treaty of Verger)
The Treaty of Sablé (also known as the Treaty of Verger or the Treaty of Le Verger) was signed on 20 August 1488 in Sablé between Duke Francis II of Brittany...
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Jimmy Darmody in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011), and Mason Verger in the second season of the NBC series Hannibal (2014). Pitt was born in...
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cast members included Frank Williams as the vicar, Edward Sinclair as the verger, and Bill Pertwee as the chief ARP warden. Following the death of Lavender...
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Jean-Luc Verger (born 28 May 1952) is a French male canoeist who won two world championships in C1 at individual senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing...
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In smaller places of worship, this office is often combined with that of verger. Larger establishments, such as cathedrals, may employ a team of sextons...
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