VATICAN . where this name comes from ?
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It comes from "mon Vaticanus", Latin for Mount Vatican, the place that the Papal palace was built.
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Pope Benedict the XVI makes the 266th Pope. Here are the names:  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm\n\nThe answer to how the first Pope came to be can be complex, if only because it is disagreed upon by those outside the Catholic Church.\n\nAs you will notice the first Pope on the list in the link above is St. Peter. This is Peter the Apostle from the Gospel and an author of epistles. I will provide a fuller link below, but here is the short of it.  Peter was considered in Scripture to be the head Apostle since he appears more often, is on every listing of the Apostles first, and had many unique experiences with Christ. Namely, one is Matt 16 especially verse 18. This verse was not contested for over a thousand years until the Eastern Catholic Church broke away and no longer accepted the Papacy. The Catholic Church from the beginning interpreted the verse to mean Christ's Church would be built on Peter, whose name means Rock. Furthermore, it was only Peter who received the unique gifts of the keys which are spoken about in that chapter. There are a couple other instances unique to the position that Christ called Peter to, which are listed in this next link along with the unanimous agreement among the early Church Fathers which prove the authenticity of the history of the Pope as the Catholic Church describes it.\nhttp://www.catholic.com/library/Origins_of_Peter_as_Pope.asp\n\nGood question. Very heavily debated since those outside the Church are taught to be reactive to the very word 'Pope.' I encourage you to read some of the other articles detailing the Pope on that 2nd website. The first one is tougher to understand.\n\nIf you have any more questions please add some details to this post and I will try to return to it later if necessary.\n\nThanks and God Bless.\n\nps. I just saw your additional inquiries. Perhaps this will help you. It is comprehensive in a lot of ways. But is a great read. What I encourage is for you to understand just what the Catholic Church says about the Pope. You are always welcome to view the opposition's argument, but often enough there are people that do not learn about the Catholic Church from the Catholic Church. And they learn things that aren't true or are distortions to bolster an agenda. Good luck in your search.\n\nhttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12260a.htm
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"Some authorities believe this name derives from the Germanic name element that ends the names Ermalinde, Gerlinde, and others. However, they do not agree on the meaning of that element -- some citing ''tender'' or ''soft,'' others believing that it refers to the serpent as a Teutonic symbol of wisdom.\nAn alternate theory holds that it developed as a short form of the English names Belinda and Melinda. "
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I can't find any meaning or origination of name Salandus.. when i search google "origin of name Salandus", there is only 1 site available...\n\nie, http://www.akademiai.com/(wbfwi1r1x5vcuifxerx1gmbf)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,7,8;journal,4,13;linkingpublicationresults,1:119698,1
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In 1408 a czech guy named Huss protested against the catholic church saying it had strayed from the letter of the law, ET is an allegory for the life of Christ (yeah, I'm not kidding). Maybe there could be a connection there? Good luck,
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From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".\n\nLatinate form of MARY. This was the name of several queens of Portugal. It was also borne by the 18th-century Habsburg queen Maria Theresa, whose inheritance of the domains of her father, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, began the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Original Spelling:\n\nCristina\n\nCristina is an Italian version of the Greek name Christina.  The Italian version means: Follower of Christ.  In 2005, Cristina was the 489th most popular name in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration\n\n\nAlternative Spelling:\n\nChristina\n\nChristina means Christ-Bearer.  It can also mean Annointed or Follower of Christ.  It originates from Greece and is rooted in modern Greek.  In 2005, Christina was the 128th most popular name in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration
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I agree with you. That's why Jesus Christ established the Church which has come to be known as the Catholic Church because the Church is universal and in every part of the world.\n\nThe word "Catholic" means "universal". That's why the Church became known as the Catholic Church. And we have historical writings by the early Church fathers who use the term "Catholic" in the name of the Church as early as 110 AD.
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Milan's name has for many centuries been recorded as Mailand, which is still the German name of the city today. It comes from the Celtic Mid-lan (meaning "in the middle of the plain") and was known as Mediolanum by the Romans. In the local dialect, the city's name is Milán.\n\nIt is presumed Milan was originally founded by the Celts of Northern Italy around 600 BC and was conquered around 222 BC by the Romans, who gave it the name of Mediolanum. In the 4th century AD, at the time of the bishop Saint Ambrose and emperor Theodosius I, the city was briefly the capital of the Western Roman Empire. At that time Milan was the second largest city in Europe, with more than 300,000 inhabitants. St Ambrose is now the Patron Saint of the city.
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His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI\nApostolic Palace \n00120 Vatican City State, EUROPE
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To correct one of the people answering this question: The Vatican IS a country.\n\nVatican City — formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano, Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) — is a tiny sovereign state whose territory consists of a landlocked enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Since it is governed by the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, its government can be described as ecclesiastical and the highest state functionaries are in fact clerics. The modern-day home of the popes, it is the smallest independent nation state in the world in terms of area and population (that is if that of the Knights Hospitaller is not counted as a country). It is the territorial seat of the Holy See, the institutional entity represented by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, and hence the principal ecclesiastical seat of the Catholic Church of both East and West.
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The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are:\n\n    * re-reading--from Latin re (again) + legio (read), referring to the repetition of scripture.\n    * treating carefully--from Latin relegere (Cicero's interpretation) 'to go over again' or to carefully ponder.\n    * re-connection to the divine--from Latin re (again) + ligare (to connect, as in English ligament). This interpretation is favoured by modern scholars such as Tom Harpur, but probably originated with St. Augustine.\n    * to bind or return to bondage--an alternate interpretation of the "reconnection" etymology, possibly also originating with Augustine but emphasising a sense of servitude to God. However, the bondage interpretation, while popular with critics of religion, is often considered imprecise and possibly offensive in many modern religious contexts.\n    * concerning a gathering--from Latin ablative res (with regard to) + legere (to gather). More emphatically, religion concerns an organization.\n\nDespite the variety of possible etymologies, what is clear about the word "religion" is that its religious connotations (in the sense of denoting gods, morality, afterlife, etc.) were not a part of the term's Latin precursors — suggesting that today's common understanding of such terms as religion, religious, and religions may be peculiarly modern, notably Euro-based words and concepts.
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Italy, specifically Vatican City
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Cappuccino is correct. Their was an order of monks named the "Capuchines" or something to that effect. I believe it is related to the word relating to the hooded robe they wore.\n\nSee link below?
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Switzerland and the Vatican
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My favorite (and the longest one I know) comes from the Middle Ages, and is in Latin.  Saint Martin was travelling through France to Rome.  While on the road, he encountered the Devil, who began to tease him relentlessly.  After a few miles of this treatment, Saint Martin was so incensed that he beat Satan with his walking stick -- upon which Satan turned into a donkey.\n\nThis is why it's accurate to describe the devil as a French A**.  Just kidding.\n\nIn any case, upon his transformation, the Devil cried:\n\nSigna te signa; temere me tangis et angis;\nRoma tibi subito motibus ibit Amor.\n\nThis is a palindrome, and means "Make the sign of the cross and do it again; you vex and bother me without reason.  Soon you will reach Rome, the object of your wishes."  Seeing a ripe opportunity, Saint Martin jumped on the donkey's back and rode him to the Eternal City (and the donkey became Pope!  Just kidding).\n\nTo this you might reply: "Devil never even lived."  As for the author, he was distracted.  "God, a red nugget!  A fat egg under a dog!"  -- this is what I heard he said last.
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Have to look that one up in my Catholic bible, can't find it anywhere else Here's a nice link, maybe they know.