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The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]
The Spaniards brought Christianity to the Dominican Republic, and today about 50% of the population reports as being Catholic. One clear remnant of the Spanish colonial era on the population is the official and widespread use of the Spanish language. The Dominican Republic's population (1961–2003).
The Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) was first established in the United States by Edward Fenwick in the early 19th century. The first Dominican institution in the United States was the Province of Saint Joseph, which was established in 1805. [1] Additionally, there have been numerous institutes of Dominican Sisters and Nuns.
Orphans of Apollo is a documentary film, covering the period in human spaceflight from the conclusion of NASA's Apollo Moon program to shortly after the Soviet Union's dissolution. A group of entrepreneurs, including Walt Anderson , Richard Branson , Tom Clancy , Jeffrey Manber , and Rick Tumlinson , grew up during the early Space Age .
Michael-Ray Pallares González (born December 15, 1980) is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic. [2] [3] He was a member of the Dominican Republic Davis Cup team [4] [5] and represented his country at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Giordano's Pantheologia (written early 14th c, this manuscript from 1470). Jordan of Pisa (Italian Giordano da Pisa), also called Jordan of Rivalto (Giordano da Rivalto, c. 1255 – 19 August 1311), was a Dominican theologian and the first preacher whose vernacular Italian sermons are preserved.
Louis was born in Granada of poor parents named Sarria. [1] At the age of nineteen he was received into the Dominican Order in the Priory of the Holy Cross in Granada. His philosophical studies once over, he was chosen by his superiors to represent his community at the Colegio de San Gregorio at Valladolid, an institution of the Dominican Order reserved for extraordinary students.
Giocondo Lorgna was born on 27 September 1870 in Massa Carrara to Giovanni Lorgna and Maria Fiasella. As a child his mother assumed control of his religious education and taught him about the life and works of Jesus Christ; this influenced Lorgna and the latter learnt to give alms to the poor whenever he came across them.