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Olivetan, with the assistance of his relative, the illustrious John
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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Bartolomeo Facio was sent an outline of a treatise on the dignity of man composed by an Olivetan monk,
Dictionary of the History of Ideas CHARLES TRINKAUS 1968
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One of the more important of the Olivetan Monasteries was St. Michele in Bosco, where the noted worker in tarsia, Fra Raffaello da Brescia, made some magnificent choir stalls.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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Olivetan, who resided within a short distance of d'Antonio's house, is preserved.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Since the time of Napoleon I the university has occupied the old Olivetan convent of Monte Morcino.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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After her death, the Olivetan general, Blessed Geronimo di Mirabello, broke off the connection between the oblates and the Olivetans.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Capitol, giving them the Rule of St. Benedict and some constitutions drawn up under her own direction, and putting them under guidance of the Olivetan monks of S. Maria Nuova.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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He executed his first important decorative work in 1503 for a small Olivetan convent near Pienze, and, two years after, he passed on to the mother-convent of the order, known as
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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But the first really Huguenot version was that of Olivetan, a relation of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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His cousin Olivetan had already initiated him into their ideas; some of these he had adopted, and he introduced them into Cop's rectorial discourse.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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