Posts Tagged ‘Venice’
History of St. Mark the Evangelist: Which Mark?
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF ST. MARK ark the Evangelist is the author of the earliest written Gospel, the Gospel of Mark, which was composed about 30 years after the crucifixion of Jesus in the late AD 60s. His feast day is April 25 for Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He is historically significant both as the author…
Read MoreItaly Tour: Venice in a Day
Reading Time: 4 minutesITALY TOUR: VENICE IN A DAY Can you visit the major sites of Venice on an Italy Tour in a single day? It is quite doable; “Venezia” is a smallish island.
Read MoreHistory of Quarantine
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF QUARANTINE The word we use for restricting the movement of an individual or group of people to prevent the further spread of a disease is often, though mistakenly, used synonymously with the word isolation. Isolation, particularly medical isolation, is the separation of people who are sick with a contagious illness from those who…
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