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The Margaret Walker Center (MWC), located in the heritage listed Ayer Hall on the campus of Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, is a public archive and museum dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of the culture and history of the African American community. [1]
Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
Ceiling fresco. St. Nicholas Church is an ancient East Roman basilica church in the ancient city of Myra, now a museum located in modern Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey.It was built above the burial place of Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Christian bishop of Myra, [1] [2] an important religious figure for Eastern Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics and the historical inspiration for Santa ...
Jackson State’s 1970 commencement was canceled because of the bloodshed, and graduates that year received their diplomas in the mail, if at all. On Saturday, 74 of the 400-plus 1970 grads donned ...
Giovanni Francesco Nicolai was born in Leonessa, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. [2] When the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanking was elevated to a diocese, he was chosen by newly named Bishop Gregory Luo Wenzao as his assistant and successor (on May 29, 1688, the Holy See had granted Wenzao the right to choose and nominate his successor). [7]
Jackson College in 1889. Jackson State University developed from Natchez Seminary, founded October 23, 1877, in Natchez, Mississippi.The seminary was affiliated with the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, who established it "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states".
The painting's narrative is based on one of the deeds of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (approximate dates of life - 270-345 AD), which he performed while serving as bishop in Myra, a city located in Lycia (present-day Turkey, specifically the Turkish province of Antalya). The famous nickname of St Nicholas - "Myrrh of Myra" - is linked to the ...
In that time, Jackson’s campaign reported raising $4.2 million. Bishop’s campaign reported raising a little over $1.4 million. At the end of June, Jackson reported having $5.67 million on hand ...