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Hace 4 días · Ashoka (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third Mauryan Emperor of Magadha in the Indian subcontinent during c. 268 to 232 BCE. His empire covered the largest part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present-day Bangladesh in the east, with its capital at ...
Hace 2 días · Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ ˌ d ɛ z ɪ ˈ d ɪər i ə s ɪ ˈ r æ z m ə s /; Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːriʏs eˈrɑsmʏs]; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus; 28 October c.1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher.Through his vast number of translations, books, essays, prayers and letters, he is considered ...
Hace 5 días · Etymology and meaning. The adjective "ascetic" derives from the ancient Greek term áskēsis, which means "training" or "exercise". The original usage did not refer to self-denial, but to the physical training required for athletic events. Its usage later extended to rigorous practices used in many major religious traditions, in varying degrees, to attain redemption and higher spirituality.
Hace 3 días · Apollo, in Greco - Roman mythology, a deity of manifold function and meaning, one of the most widely revered and influential of all the ancient Greek and Roman gods.
Hace 4 días · According to an article published by the Elizabeth A. Sackler Centre for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, “Hypatia was murdered by [so-called] radical Christian monks in 415.” These monks are said to have “stripped her of her clothes, scraped her flesh from her bones, tore off her limbs, and burned her mutilated body.”
Monks of Zographou and Vatopedi monasteries and the Protaton were martyred for the Orthodox Faith, and the monks of the Ivḗron Monastery eventually met the same fate. During this period Georgian and Greek ascetics labored together at the Ivḗron Monastery, and many young ascetics of the new generation began to arrive from Georgia.
Hace 4 días · Why did monks have that haircut? 🤔 Caroline Perkins, January 26, 2024 — 2 minutes read – ChurchPop Artistic depictions of saints like Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Francis of Assisi, and even Saint Thomas Aquinas, show them with a similar haircut.
