Centro Studi Zingari — Italy. Est. 1966. Director: Mirella Karpati. An Italian cultural and educational organization. It published the journal Lacio Drom and organized several international meetings, including the Ostia Conference. The center ceased activity around… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Popes — Over the years, a number of popes have interacted with the Gypsies in a positive or negative way. In 1423, Pope Martin possibly gave a safe conduct letter to Duke Andrew of Little Egypt. A copy of the presumed document has survived, and there… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Cardinal (Catholicism) — A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of… … Wikipedia
Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… … Wikipedia
Pope Benedict XVI — Benedict XVI Benedict XVI during a general audience in 2010 … Wikipedia
ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Benedictus PP. XVI — Papst Benedikt XVI. (2007) Benedikt XVI. (* 16. April 1927 in Marktl; lateinisch Benedictus PP. XVI; bürgerlich Joseph Alois Ratzinger) ist als Papst Oberhaupt der römisch katholischen Kirche und des Staats Vatikanstadt. Vor seinem Pontifikat war … Deutsch Wikipedia
Benedictus XVI. — Papst Benedikt XVI. (2007) Benedikt XVI. (* 16. April 1927 in Marktl; lateinisch Benedictus PP. XVI; bürgerlich Joseph Alois Ratzinger) ist als Papst Oberhaupt der römisch katholischen Kirche und des Staats Vatikanstadt. Vor seinem Pontifikat war … Deutsch Wikipedia
Benedikt XVI — Papst Benedikt XVI. (2007) Benedikt XVI. (* 16. April 1927 in Marktl; lateinisch Benedictus PP. XVI; bürgerlich Joseph Alois Ratzinger) ist als Papst Oberhaupt der römisch katholischen Kirche und des Staats Vatikanstadt. Vor seinem Pontifikat war … Deutsch Wikipedia
Josef Ratzinger — Papst Benedikt XVI. (2007) Benedikt XVI. (* 16. April 1927 in Marktl; lateinisch Benedictus PP. XVI; bürgerlich Joseph Alois Ratzinger) ist als Papst Oberhaupt der römisch katholischen Kirche und des Staats Vatikanstadt. Vor seinem Pontifikat war … Deutsch Wikipedia