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Mariana or Maria Anna of Austria, [a] (24 December 1634 – 16 May 1696), was Queen of Spain from 1649 until the death of her husband Philip IV of Spain in 1665. Appointed regent for their infant son Charles II, she remained an influential figure until her death in 1696.
A report from 1691 submitted by an envoy from the Sultan of Morocco, relates that he was received by Charles himself, who played a full part in the discussions. [19] Costanzo Operti, a Savoyard diplomat who held regular audiences with Charles during the Nine Years' War , described him as affable and generous but shy and lacking self-confidence ...
" Nun singe Lob, du Christenheit" (Now sing praise, you christendom) is a Christian hymn by Georg Thurmair, set to a 1653 melody by Johann Crüger. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a song of praise, focused on unity within the church.
The Baffled Knight" or "Blow Away the Morning Dew" (Roud 11, Child 112) is a traditional ballad existing in numerous variants. The first-known version was published in Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia (1609) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] with a matching tune, making this one of the few early ballads for which there is extant original music.
The song incorporates the famed Bo Diddley beat, a classic rock and roll rhythm. [9] It begins with organ played by Chris Cameron, referencing Wham!'s song "Freedom", followed by guitar strumming, finger clicking, hand-claps, tambourine and hi-hat. [5] The song was featured in the film Bitter Moon, directed by Roman Polanski. [10]
" Nun freue dich, du Christenheit" (Now be joyful, you Christendom) is a Catholic hymn for Easter. It goes back to a 1390 hymn, which later appeared as " Freu dich, du werte Christenheit ". The final version appeared first in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob of 1975 , later in several regional sections of the Gotteslob .
Similarly, Bishop Richard Williamson has said of Pope Benedict XVI: "His past writings are full of Modernist errors. Now, Modernism is the synthesis of all heresies ( Pascendi , Pope St. Pius X ). So Ratzinger as a heretic goes far beyond Luther 's Protestant errors, as Bishop Tissier de Mallerais said."
Ommadawn is the third studio album by English musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released in November 1975 on Virgin Records. [3]Ommadawn peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, No. 74 in Canada, [4] and No. 146 on the US Billboard 200.