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FOUNDLING HOSPITALS — are institutions for the rearing of children who have been deserted by their parents, and exist with varying regulations in most civilised countries; the first foundling hospital was established at Milan in 787, and others arose in Germany,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
foundling hospitals — Charitable institutions which exist in many European countries for taking care of infants forsaken by their parents, such being generally the offspring of illegal connections … Black's law dictionary
Foundling hospital — A foundling hospital was originally an institution for the reception of foundlings, i.e., children who had been abandoned or exposed, and left for the public to find and save. A foundling hospital was not necessarily a medical hospital, but more… … Wikipedia
foundling — noun an abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place. In foundling hospitals, and among the children brought up by parish charities, the mortality is still greater than among those of the common… … Wiktionary
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
Greek Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church Greek Church † … Catholic encyclopedia
Johann Friedrich Struensee — Regent of Denmark (De Facto) In office 20 March 1771 – 16 January 1772 Monarch Christian VII … Wikipedia
Antonina Miliukova — Antonina Ivanovna Tchaikovskaya ( ru. Антонина Ивановна Чайковская; 1849 ndash;1917) née Miliukova ( ru. Милюкова) was the wife, and after 1893, the widow, of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Early years Little is known of Antonina… … Wikipedia
Esposito — is an Italian surname for millions of people throughout the world. The origin of the name however, is from the Italian peninsula. There are a few different ideas as to the exact origin of the name where the surname seems to have originated in the … Wikipedia
Yangzhou riot — The Yangzhou riot of August 22 23, 1868 was a brief crisis in Anglo Chinese relations during the late Qing Dynasty. The crisis was fomented by the gentry of Yangzhou who opposed the presence of foreign Christian missionaries in the city, who… … Wikipedia
