Lollardy was a proto-Protestant Christian religious movement that was active in England from the mid-14th century until the 16th-century English Reformation. It was initially led by John Wycliffe, a Catholic theologian who was dismissed from the University of Oxford in 1381 for heresy. The Lollards' demands were primarily for reform of Western Christianity. They formulated their beliefs in the Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards. Early it became associated with uprisings and assassinations of high government officials, and was suppressed. == Etymology == Lollard, Lollardi, or Loller was the popular...

John Badby (1380–1410), one of the early Lollard martyrs, was a tailor (or perhaps a blacksmith) in the west Midlands, and was condemned by the Worcester diocesan court for his denial of transubstantiation. Badby bluntly maintained that when Christ sat at supper with his disciples he had not his body in his hand to distribute, and that "if every host consecrated at the altar were the Lord's body, then there be 20,000 Gods in England." A further court in St Paul's, London, presided over by Archbishop Thomas Arundel and his brother-in-law William, Baron de Ros, condemned him to be burned at Smithfield...

Noun: lollipop lady (plural lollipop ladies)

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A female school crossing attendant.

Mosul ( MOH-səl, moh-SOOL; Arabic: الموصل‎, romanized: al-Mawṣil, pronounced [alˈmawsˤil] , locally [ɪlˈmoːsˤɪl]; Kurdish: مووسڵ‎, romanized: Mûsil; Turkish: Musul; Syriac: ܡܘܨܠ, romanized: Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. The city is considered the second-largest city in Iraq in terms of population and area after the capital Baghdad. Mosul is approximately 400 km (250 mi) north of Baghdad on the Tigris river. The Mosul metropolitan area has grown from the old city on the western side to encompass substantial areas on both the "Left Bank"...

«Монахи» («Не туда заехали», ошибочно: «Приплыли») — картина Льва Соловьёва. Хранится в Сумском художественном музее, Украина, там она оказалась в 1938 году, до этого момента места её пребывания проследить не удается. Картину часто ошибочно приписывают художнику Илье Репину, так как в 1930-х годах она висела на выставке рядом с полотнами Репина. == Сюжет == В основе сюжета картины Соловьёва — сцена купания. Центральные фигуры картины — оторопевшие от неожиданной встречи монахи, лодку которых принесло к обнажённым купальщицам коварное течение. == Идиома == Выражение «картина Репина „Прип...

Pope Anacletus (died c. AD 92), also known as Cletus, was the bishop of Rome, following Peter and Linus. Anacletus served between c. AD 80 and his death, c. AD 92. Cletus was a Roman who, during his tenure as pope, ordained a number of priests and is traditionally credited with setting up about twenty-five parishes in Rome. Although the precise dates of his pontificate are uncertain, he "...died a martyr, perhaps about 91". Cletus is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the mass; his feast day is April 26. == Name and etymology == The name "Cletus" (Ancient Greek: Κλητος, romanized: Klētos) means "one...