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  • [AMDG is ad maiorem Dei gloriam, "for the greater glory of God".]

    Archive 2009-03-01 Jean 2009

  • [AMDG is ad maiorem Dei gloriam, "for the greater glory of God".]

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • Poor St. Ignatius - as the Ad maiorem Dei gloriam cannot be recognized any longer, could you please intervene to get some of your outspoken and foolish brethren seeking to promote earthly agendas back on track?

    Fr. Reese's flawed arguments for Pres. Obama at Notre Dame 2009

  • Talique diabolico errore delusi, putant filius, et amici, quod defunctus sit in Paradisum translatus, viuat illic sempiterne beatus, quoniam, vbi plures conuenere volucrum, ibi maiorem laetantur et iactant fuisse numerum

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Modicum est maior Aquila, cristam in capite maiorem pauonis, collum habens croceum, dorsum Indicum, alas purpureas, caudam duobus coloribus, per transuersum croceo et rubeo regulatam, qui singuli colores sunt ad splendorem Solis delectabiliter videntibus resplendentes.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Et fuimus apud ipsum 15. mensibus, et certè inuenimus multò maiorem partem hominum, in mediam partem nobis non fuisse relatam: hominum (exceptis custodibus bestiarum et volucrum,) qui intra palatium certa gerunt ministeria est numerus decem cuman.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Habet et medicos Paganos viginti, et totidem Physicos, atque sine his Medicos Christianos ducentos, et totidem Physicos, quoniam iste Grand Can maiorem gerit confidentiam in Medicis Christianis, quàm in suæ propriæ nationis medicis.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Grand Can, quo vix maiorem mundus habet terrenum Dominum, excepto

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Assyriam influit maiorem Armeniam et Persiam: tandemque fluuij singuli per loca singula se iactant in mare per quod defluunt vsque ad Nador, id est, ad oppositum diametrum paradisi: Ideoque merito æstimantur omnes vniuerso orbe aquæ dulces originem capere, à supradicto paradisi fonte, quamuis secundum distantiam maiorem vel minorem, et secundum naturas rerum per quas meant diuersos habere inueniuntur sapores, atque virtutes.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Inde transiri potest per mare in Indiam superiorem, sine maiorem, videlicet Imperium Presbyteri Ioannis ad portum ciuitatis Zarke, quæ est elegans et bona satis.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

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