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102 matches to Dominican Order
Gretna Green. 1754-1940. Scottish border village popular for runaway marriages.
Hayashi, Senjuro. 1876-1943. Japanese commander, Prime Minister 1937. Ordered invasion of Manchuria. WWII.
Hospitallers, Knights. 11C-. Order of St. John. First devoted to aid of pilgrims to Holy Land. Prominent in crusades. Bought Rhodes 1309. Expelled by Ottomans, 1522. Given Malta by Charles V, 1530. Expelled by Napoleon, 1798. = Knights of Malta.
Ionic Order. 6C BC. Greek architectural style. Fluted columns with scroll-shaped capital.
Jansenism. 1640-1730. Sought return to severity of Augustine. Opposed Jesuits. Gallicanism. Arnauld. Suppressed by Louis XIV. Pascal. Quesnel.
Jesuit Order. Society of Jesus.1534-. Founded by Loyola. Vows of poverty, chastity, and perfect obedience to Pope. Missionary and educational work. Dissolved 1773; restored 1814.
John, Order of St. = Hospitallers.
June Days. 1848. Paris workers uprising. Cavaignac’s military rule kills 10,000 to restore order.
Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.
Krishnamurti, Jiddu. 1895-1986. Indian religious philosopher. Headed World Order of the Star with Besant.
Legion of Honour. French national order instituted by Napoleon, 1802. Five ranks: Grands Croix, Grands Officiers, Commandeurs, Officiers, Chevaliers.
Livonian Knights. 1202-1561. German religious order to Christianize Baltic. Livonia.
Logos. Greek force of cosmic order and reason. Link between God and man. Philo.
London Protocol. 1830. Established independent Greece as Kingdom. 1832 Set Greek borders.
Loyola, St. Ignatius. 1491-1556. Spanish soldier, founder of ascetic Jesuit Order, army of God working directly for the Pope. Spiritual Exercises 1548.
Mason-Dixon Line. 1763-7. MD-PA border named for its 2 surveyors. 1820- Separated slave/free states.
Molay, Jacques de. 1243-1314. Last Grand Master of the Order of Templars. Burned.
Molinism. Doctrine of Spanish Jesuit, Molina 1535-1600. Reconciled free will and divine grace.
Neoclassical. 17-18C. French-originated revival of classical order of arts, architecture. Order, balance, simplicity. Poussin. David. Molière. Adam. 1920-. Music based on 18C style + popular taste. Milhaud. Stravinsky. Les Six.
New World Order. 1940. Germany, Italy, Japan plan for world domination.
Oder-Neisse Line. 1945- Polish-German border established by Potsdam Conference.
Oregon Question. 1818-46. Britain vs US on Canadian border. Treaty established 49°N 1846.
Panthéon. 1758-89. Paris. Soufflot. Ordered by Louis XV after recovering from illness.
Paris, Treaties. 1229 Ends Albigensian Crusade. Louis gains Toulouse. 1327. England loses territory to France. 1763 Ends Seven Years War. Britain gets French holdings in Canada. Spain gets American territory. 1783 Ends American Revolution. US borders fixed. 1814 Ends Napoleonic Wars, restoring 1792 borders. Napoleon exiled to Elba. 1815 Ends Hundred Days. 1790 borders, reparations. Napoleon to St. Helena. 1856 Ends Crimean War. Black Sea neutral. Regulated Laws of High Seas. 1898 Ends Spanish American War. Spain cedes Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico to US. 1947. Settled European borders after WWII.
Pyrenees, Treaty. 1659. Established French/Spanish border ending 24 year war.