Jaroslav Vajda — (born April 28, 1919; died May 10, 2008) is an American hymnist. Vajda was born to a Lutheran pastor of Slovak descent. His father, Rev. John Vajda, was a minister in East Chicago, IN, at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. This is where… … Wikipedia
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On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church — For other uses, see Babylonian captivity (disambiguation). Frontspiece Prelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (October 1520) was the second of the three major treatises published by Martin Luther in 1520, coming after the Address to… … Wikipedia
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ANTOKOLSKI, MARK — (Mordecai; 1843–1902), Russian sculptor. Antokolski was born in Vilna to poor parents. As a child he studied in a ḥeder. He later served as an apprentice to a haberdasher, and then to a wood carver, and through this medium his artistic talent was … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rus — Name given to the Vikings (also called Varangians [qq.v.]), who organized the first Russian state at Kiev (qq.v.), and who traversed the Dnieper (q.v.) to attack and trade with Constantinople (q.v.). The first Rus attack on the city was in 860 … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
