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1 day ago · FILE - Producer Jon Peters, from left, Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson appear at a preview of the film, “A Star is Born,” in Dec. 23, 1976, in New York. Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
Sep 9, 2024 · The Canterbury Tales, frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400. The framing device for the collection of stories is a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, Kent.
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Sep 9, 2024 · Between 1095, when the First Crusade was launched, and 1291, when the Latin Christians were finally expelled from their kingdom in Syria, there were numerous expeditions to the Holy Land, to Spain, and even to the Baltic; the Crusades continued for several centuries after 1291.
- There were at least eight Crusades. The First Crusade lasted from 1096 to 1099. The Second Crusade began in 1147 and ended in 1149. The Third Crusa...
- The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. Their primary objectives were to stop the e...
- The First Crusade was led by Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godrey of Bouillon, Hugh of Vermandois, Bohemond of Otranto, and Robert of Flanders, and the...
- The First Crusade, called in response to a request for help from the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus, was astonishingly successful. The Crusader...
- The Crusades slowed the advance of Islamic power and may have prevented western Europe from falling under Muslim suzerainty. The Crusader states ex...
3 days ago · The Mayflower landed in Cape Cod Bay in 1620, and Tisquantum worked to broker peaceable relations between the Pilgrims and the local Pokanokets. He played a crucial role in the early meetings in March 1621, partly because he spoke English. He then lived with the Pilgrims for 20 months as an interpreter, guide, and advisor.
Sep 23, 2024 · A pilgrimage is a journey undertaken for a religious motive. The institution of pilgrimage is evident in all world religions and was also important in the religions of ancient Greece and Rome.
Sep 16, 2024 · The physical challenges of pilgrimage play an important role in fostering personal growth. Many sacred sites are intentionally difficult to reach, requiring pilgrims to endure long journeys by foot over arduous terrain.
4 days ago · Dave Matthews Band plays second Pilgrimage Festival. The weather almost forced Dave Matthews Band to miss a chance to play Pilgrimage Festival — again. Matthews was scheduled to headline the ...
