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The Vatican has nominated St. Isidore of Seville to be the patron saint of the Internet, a seventh-century theologian and encyclopedist who tried to record everything ever known.
In 1997 Pope John Paul II had nominated St. Isidore of Seville to be the patron saint of the Internet, a seventh-century theologian and encyclopedist who tried to record everything ever known.
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A 17th century Protestant theologian theorized that the apparent incomprehensibility of Chinese characters was created by the devil to prevent Chinese people from being converted to Christianity.
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About a Lutheran theologian named Emmanuel Swedenborg, born in the 1700th century, who wrote volumes about visions he had. He claimed to have met spirits from other planets, and had discussions with them regarded their cultures.
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Leo Allatius (a 17th century theologian) believed Jesus Christ's foreskin formed Saturn's ring as it ascended separately from him when he rose to heaven
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Excommunicated Marcion of Sinope 2nd century theologian claimed that God of the Old Testament was not the same as the God of the New Testament.
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A 12th century theologian was forcibly castrated by the uncle of the girl he had an affair with
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In the 15th century, Catholic theologian Nicolas of Cusa wrote before Copernicus that earth is a star like other stars, is not the centre of the universe and that there might be extraterrestrial life. He later became a bishop.
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Calvin & Hobbes, the children's comic strip characters, are based on John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes-- the 16th century french theologian reformer, and the 17th century Enlightenment Era political philosopher, respectively.
