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That's why this show's painting of "St. Mark Baptizing Anianus," made in Venice by Giovanni Mansueti about 1518, features an elaborate architecture of classical arches and columns in colored marbles and gold, and then peoples it with turban-wearing Muslims in exquisite silks.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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That's why this show's painting of "St. Mark Baptizing Anianus," made in Venice by Giovanni Mansueti about 1518, features an elaborate architecture of classical arches and columns in colored marbles and gold, and then peoples it with turban-wearing Muslims in exquisite silks.
When Venice Looked Eastward: Renaissance Artists Borrowed From Islam to Evoke Classical Culture 2007
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From the circumstance that the Breviarium has prefixed to it a royal rescript (_commonitorium_) directing that copies of it, certified under the hand of Anianus, should be received exclusively as law throughout the kingdom of the Visigoths, the compilation of the code has been attributed to Anianus by many writers, and it is frequently designated the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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It is remarkable that Eusebius, while stating that Anianus succeeded St. Mark in the eighth year of Nero (AD 62-3), does not mention Mark's death (as in the case of St. Peter).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Anianus, who was appointed the Patriarch of Alexander by Mark the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Saints Martinus Candidus and Anianus (fifth century); St Solennis, instrumental in the conversion of Clovis; St. Adventinus, present at the Council of Orléans in 511; St. Leobinus, at the Council of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The Chronicle of Eusebius assigns it to the first years of Claudius (A.D. 41-4), and later on states that St. Mark's first successor, Anianus, succeeded to the See of Alexandria in the eighth year of Nero (61-2).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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According to Severus of Nesteraweh, St. Mark "ordained priests the sons of Anianus, who were but few, and eleven deacons".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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One might surmise that the list was originally supposed to start from St. Mark's death, and later on the enthronement of Anianus was taken as its beginning, his pontificate being, as a consequence, increased by from four to eight years.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Anianus as the first bishop of Alexandria shows that, in his mind, the two events were not contemporaneous.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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