SYNAGOGUE, THE GREAT — (Heb. כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, Keneset ha Gedolah). Chronology The institution of the Great Synagogue, or perhaps, more correctly, the Great Assembly, belongs to that period of Jewish history which is still virtually a complete blank, namely the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AKBAR THE GREAT° — (Akbar Abū al Fatḥ Jalāl al Dīn Muhammad; 1542–1605), Moghul emperor in India. Akbar s subjects were permitted a remarkable degree of religious tolerance and freedom. The emperor tried to build a bridge of understanding between Hindus and Muslims … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pope St. Gregory I (the Great) — Pope St. Gregory I ( the Great ) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gregory I ( the Great ) Doctor of the Church; born at Rome about 540; died 12 March 604. Gregory is certainly one of the most notable figures in Ecclesiastical… … Catholic encyclopedia
St. Gregory the Great — Pope St. Gregory I ( the Great ) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gregory I ( the Great ) Doctor of the Church; born at Rome about 540; died 12 March 604. Gregory is certainly one of the most notable figures in Ecclesiastical… … Catholic encyclopedia
Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge — Church of St Mary the Great The Church of St Mary the Great … Wikipedia
Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow — Coordinates: 55°43′51″N 37°30′18″E / 55.73078°N 37.50488°E / 55.73078; 37.50488 … Wikipedia
Great Assembly — The Great Assembly (Hebrew: כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה) or Anshei Knesset HaGedolah (אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, The Men of the Great Assembly ), also known as the Great Synagogue, was, according to Jewish tradition, an assembly of 120 scribes,… … Wikipedia
Great Synagogue — or The Great Synagogue may refer to: * Sardis Synagogue Manisa Turkey The complex was destroyed in 616 AD by the Sassanian Persians. * Dohány Street Synagogue ( Nagy Zsinagóga ) in Budapest, Europe s largest and the world s third largest… … Wikipedia
Synagogue — • The place of assemblage of the Jews. This article will treat of the name, origin, history, organization, liturgy and building of the synagogue Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Synagogue Synagogue … Catholic encyclopedia
Great Synagogue of London — The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. HistoryThe earliest Ashkenazi synagogue constructed in London after the return of Jews to England in the 17th century was built about… … Wikipedia