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His dear friend, F. Reynold of Piperno, was appointed his companion, and ordered to take care that he did not neglect himself, which the saint was apt to do.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Piperno, a Neapolitan physician, in 1625, commended Rue as a specific against epilepsy and vertigo.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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About this time, if not earlier, the sees of Piperno (Privernum) and Sezze
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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In 1725 Benedict XIII restored the See of Piperno and Sezze, declaring them united œque principaliter.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Dominican, theologian, companion of St. Thomas Aquinas, b. at Piperno about 1230; d. about 1290.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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LOMBARDINI, Della istoria di Sezze (Velletri, 1876); VALLE, La citta nuova di Piperno (Naples, 1646).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The earliest of the seven known bishops of Piperno is
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Towards the end of his life, St. Thomas confided to his faithful friend and companion, Reginald of Piperno, the secret of a remarkable favour received at this time.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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"Because there is so little data available from other places for this time period, the wealth of morphological information about the cobs and other corn remains at this early date is very important for understanding how corn became the crop we know today," said Piperno.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post 2012
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"Corn was first domesticated in Mexico nearly 9,000 years ago from a wild grass called teosinte," Dolores Piperno, co-author and curator of New World archaeology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, said in a written statement.
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