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| Anabaptists |
| Anabaptists, religious and social dissenters in 16th-century Europe. In Switzerland Anabaptists arose out of the humanistically oriented Reformation in Zürich in 1525; in south and central Germany and Austria, out of joint... |
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| Anglicanism |
| Anglicanism is that tradition in CHRISTIANITY whose members are in full communion with the see of Canterbury, England. Originally confined to the British Isles, the Church of England has spread to almost every corner of the... |
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| Baha'i Faith |
| Baha'i faith, a world religion with followers in 235 countries and territories, and with 184 National Spiritual Assemblies. There are now an estimated 36 000 Baha'is in Canada. Although its forerunner, the Babi movement,... |
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| Baptists |
| Baptists, originally ANABAPTISTS ("rebaptized"), persons and groups who, during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, rejected infant baptism and (re)baptized adult believers upon profession of faith. The 2 terms... |
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| Basilians |
| The Basilian Fathers, or Congregation of St Basil, founded in France in 1822, are now centred in Toronto. They came to Canada in 1850 and in 1852 founded St Michael's College there. They have concentrated on high-school and... |
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