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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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The three children, Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia, who saw the vision of Fatima in Portugal. Our lady of Fatima, saint, Christianity.

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Timeline of the 2000s

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Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. General Porfirio Diaz leads Mexican cavalry to victory against the French lead by General Charles Lorencez at Puebla, Mexico April 2, 1867. Oil on canvas, 1902. May 5, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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Alfred Nobel on a large reproduction of the obverse side of the Nobel Prize medal for Peace on the exterior of Nobel Peace Center opened in Oslo, Norway June 11, 2005 to learn about Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and the history of Alfred Bernhard Nobel.

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