Defender Of The Faith (other)
Defender of the Faith (Latin: , ; French: ) is a phrase used as part of the full style of many English and later British monarchs and other monarchs and heads of state. Defender of the Faith or Defenders of the Faith may also refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Defenders of the Faith'', a 1984 album by Judas Priest * ''Defender of the Faith'' (play), by Stuart Carolan *"Defender of the Faith", a short story by Philip Roth from the 1959 collection ''Goodbye, Columbus'' *''Defenders of the Faith (Dungeons & Dragons)'', an optional rulebook for the game Other uses * Defenders of the Faith (Puerto Rico), a Christian denomination * Ansar Dine (Arabic, 'defenders of the faith'), a militant Islamist group in Mali See also *Nasir al-Din (other) Nasir al-Din (Arabic: or or , 'Defender of the Faith') was an honorific title, and is an Arabic masculine given name. Nasir al-Din or variant spellings may also refer to: * Nasir ad-Din, Palestine, a former Palestinian Arab village ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defender Of The Faith
Defender of the Faith ( la, Fidei Defensor or, specifically feminine, '; french: Défenseur de la Foi) is a phrase that has been used as part of the full style of many English, Scottish, and later British monarchs since the early 16th century. It has also been used by some other monarchs and heads of state. Scottish, English and British usage History The earliest use of the term appears in 1507, when King James IV of Scotland was granted the title of "Protector and Defender of the Christian Faith" by Pope Julius II. The title was conferred on James IV by the papal legate Robert Bellenden in a lavish ceremony in Holyrood Abbey. "Defender of the Faith" has been one of the subsidiary titles of the English and later British monarchs since it was granted on 11 October 1521 by Pope Leo X to King Henry VIII. His wife Catherine of Aragon also used the title. The title was conferred in recognition of Henry's book ''Assertio Septem Sacramentorum'' (''Defence of the Seven Sacraments' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defenders Of The Faith
''Defenders of the Faith'' is the ninth studio album by English Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 13 January 1984 by Columbia Records. The album was RIAA certification, certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, and spawned the singles "Freewheel Burning", "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll", and "Love Bites". Recording and release ''Defenders of the Faith'' was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain, and mixed from September to November 1983 at DB Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. The Gramophone record, LP and cassette tape were released on 4 January 1984, and the album appeared on CD in July. A remastered CD was released in May 2001. Simultaneously with the album's release, the band kicked off their tour in Europe, with the bulk of concerts taking place in North America during the spring and summer. Stylistically, ''Defenders of the Faith'' did not greatly depart fro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defender Of The Faith (play)
Stuart Carolan ( ga, Stuart Ó Cearbhalláin) is an Irish screenwriter, producer, and playwright. He is best known for creating, executive producing, and writing the crime drama '' Love/Hate''. Career Theater His 2004 play ''Defender of the Faith'' was produced at the Abbey Theatre and won the George Devine award for Best New Play in the UK & Ireland. His subsequent play ''The Empress of India'' was a commission from the Druid Theatre Company and directed by Tony award winner Garry Hynes. In 2007 Carolan served as Writer-in-Association at Dublin's Abbey Theatre Television Carolan created, executive produced, and wrote the crime drama '' Love/Hate''. The series ran from 2010 to 2015 on RTÉ One and depicted the world of Dublin's gangs and their families. Carolan wrote all 28 episodes of ''Love/Hate'' during its entire run, and won the IFTA award for Best Television Screenplay for five consecutive years. The series went on to set Irish television records and became the most-w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Goodbye, Columbus
''Goodbye, Columbus'' is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth, comprising the title novella "Goodbye, Columbus"—which first appeared in ''The Paris Review''—and five short stories. It was his first book and was published by Houghton Mifflin. In addition to the title novella, set in Short Hills, New Jersey, ''Goodbye, Columbus'' contains the five short stories "The Conversion of the Jews", "Defender of the Faith", "Epstein", "You Can't Tell a Man by the Song He Sings", and "Eli, the Fanatic". Each story deals with the concerns of second and third-generation assimilated American Jews as they leave the ethnic ghettos of their parents and grandparents and go on to college, to white-collar professions, and to life in the suburbs. The book was a critical success for Roth and won the 1960 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defenders Of The Faith (Dungeons & Dragons)
''Defenders of the Faith: A Guidebook to Clerics and Paladins'' is an optional rulebook for the 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and notable for its trade paperback format. Contents The guidebook provides supplemental information for characters belonging to the Cleric and Paladin base classes. This book introduced Divine Feats, which are still used in version 3.5. This book also contained tips for creating and playing characters of the aforementioned class, as well as several prestige classes. Publication history The book was designed by Rich Redman and James Wyatt, and was published in 2001 by Wizards of the Coast. Cover art was by Brom, with interior art by Dennis Cramer. Although it was not updated to 3.5 Edition, most of the book's prestige classes were reintroduced in the 3.5 supplemental sourcebook ''Complete Divine''. Reception The reviewer from ''Pyramid'' found the advice on effectively playing clerics and paladins useful, even if it "rarely goes beyond the b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defenders Of The Faith (Puerto Rico)
Defenders of the Faith is a Christian denomination with a significant presence in Puerto Rico and (to a lesser extent) in the United States. It was formed in 1925 by an interdenominational group of pastors and laymen headed by Dr. Gerald B. Winrod, an independent Baptist preacher. Its main program consists of publishing a magazine, ''The Defender'', and numerous pamphlets and tracts. American congregations are located primarily in the New York City and Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ... metropolitan areas. In 1968 there were 14 churches and approximately 2,000 members in the U.S., and 68 churches and 6,000 members in Puerto Rico. Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ansar Dine
Ansar Dine ( ar, أنصار الدين ''ʾAnṣār ad-Dīn'', also transliterated ''Ançar Deen''; meaning " helpers of the religion" (Islam) also known as Ansar al-Din (abbreviated as AAD) was a Salafi jihadist group led by Iyad Ag Ghaly. Ansar Dine sought to impose absolute sharia as across Mali. The group Fall of Timbuktu (2012), took over the city of Timbuktu in 2012, which prompted the French-led intervention, Operation Serval. The organization is not to be confused with the Sufism, Sufi movement ''Ançar Dine'', founded in Southern Mali in the 1990s by Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara, which is fundamentally opposed to militant Islamism. Ansar Dine is opposed to Sufi shrines, and it has destroyed a number of such shrines. Ansar Dine was active from March 2012 until March 2017, when it merged with other militant Islamist groups to form Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. Organization Membership Ansar Dine has its main base among the Ifora tribe from the southern part of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |