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Altiburus
Altiburus was a Roman Empire, Roman–Berbers, Berber town located in Africa (Roman province), Africa Proconsularis. The town is tentatively identified with ruins at Henchir-Medeina (sometimes Medét'na) (coordinates: 35 ° 52 '24 "N, 8 ° 47' 13" E) in modern Tunisia. There are remains of :de:Altiburus (Titularbistum) such as the Forum, a theatre, and houses with mosaics. Some small pre-Roman finds have also been made. In addition, numerous inscriptions in Punic language, Punic and Latin were found. The site is currently being excavated by Catalan University of Barcelona. In antiquity, Altiburus lay on the road from Carthage to Theveste, 35 km from El Kef on the confluence of two streams, north of the present location of Dawwar Awlad Gama. The name of the town comes from the Punic language and evidence of inscription there suggest a strong Punic population element. The Emperor Hadrian granted the town Municipium status. The arrival of Islam took place in the end of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Thomas Walsh
Gerald Thomas Walsh (born April 25, 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the Archdiocese of New York. He was rector of St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, from 2007 to 2013. Biography Early life Gerald Walsh was born on April 25, 1942, in Manhattan, the eldest of the three children of Thomas Walsh, a police officer, and Anne (née Haggerty) Walsh, a homemaker. His siblings are Michael (b. 1944) and Monica (b. 1950). Gerald Walsh attended Good Shepherd School and Power Memorial Academy in New York City, then Iona College in New Rochelle, New York in 1959; there he earned the nickname of "St. Gerry" from his classmates.Whispers in the LoggiaFrom the Rector's OfficeOctober 15, 2007 Walsh then attended St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, where he obtained his bachelor's degree and his Master of Divinity Degree. Priesthood Walsh was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
