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... various services . This is especially noticeable in the instances of angels announcing the births of divine figures or special religious personages , such as Jesus and John the Baptist in the New Testament . Though the function of ...
... various services . This is especially noticeable in the instances of angels announcing the births of divine figures or special religious personages , such as Jesus and John the Baptist in the New Testament . Though the function of ...
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... various Life and Work ( practical ) and Faith and Order ( theological ) Con- ferences from the very beginning of this century . One by one the various independent Orthodox Churches joined the World Council of Churches , created in 1948 ...
... various Life and Work ( practical ) and Faith and Order ( theological ) Con- ferences from the very beginning of this century . One by one the various independent Orthodox Churches joined the World Council of Churches , created in 1948 ...
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... various falcons and other birds of prey . Often nesting in vast numbers collectively on bird- cliffs or on the ground are various kinds of guillemots ( murres ) and terns , as well as puffins , little auks , and fulmars . Loons , or ...
... various falcons and other birds of prey . Often nesting in vast numbers collectively on bird- cliffs or on the ground are various kinds of guillemots ( murres ) and terns , as well as puffins , little auks , and fulmars . Loons , or ...
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