President Joe Biden has announced that the next two Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be named the USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the USS George W. Bush (CVN 83), honoring former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The decision continues the naval tradition of naming aircraft carriers after past presidents, symbolizing recognition of their service and the ongoing commitment to national defense.
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Raphael is an archangel in the Bible and a saint in both Eastern and Western churches. He is known for healing, and is the patron saint of travelers, the blind, and medical workers
Raphael is known for healing, and is said to have stirred the waters in the Pool of Bethesda.
Raphael is the patron saint of travelers, the blind, bodily ills, happy meetings, nurses, physicians, and medical workers.
Raphael's feast day is celebrated on September 29.
Raphael's name means "It is God who heals", "God Heals", or "God, Please Heal".
Raphael is first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in 1 Enoch, which date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE. He is also said to have accompanied Tobias on a journey in human disguise.
Raphael is also known as Azarias and Suriel.
In Islam, Raphael is known as Israfil, and is said to be the angel who will announce the Day of Judgment.
Raphael is often depicted holding a staff and standing on or holding a fish.
Raphael (archangel)
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Stefan Lochner, Madonna of the Rose Bower, c.1440-42
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Monet, The Magpie
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Battle scene from the comic fantastic opera 'The Seafarer'
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The #FBI and
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Report from the military. Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi, Chief of the General Staff Barhylevych, Commander of the Land Forces Drapatyi, Deputy Head of the Office Palisa provided updates on the frontline situation, including developments in the Pokrovsk direction and the Kurakhove area. We discussed the current needs of the front, the course of the Kursk operation
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Buddhism originated in India around 2,500 years ago. It emerged during a time of social change, when people were questioning traditional Vedic religion and searching for meaning
Four Noble Truths
Buddhists believe that "life is suffering", and that ending the cycle of rebirth is something to be desired
Buddhists believe that everything arises from or depends on something else, and that there are no self-caused entities
Buddhists believe that humans don't have a permanent, substantial self, but rather a conventional self made up of five impermanent psycho-physical aggregates
Buddhists believe that actions have consequences, and that good actions lead to happiness while bad actions lead to unhappiness. The weight of an action is determined
by five factors, including how often it's repeated, how intentional it is, and whether it's performed against someone who has helped you
Buddhists believe that nirvana is only attainable by eliminating greed, hatred, and ignorance, and that it ends the cycle of death and rebirth
Buddhism's philosophy is centered around the idea of becoming enlightened, or reaching nirvana, a state of inner peace and wisdom
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A believer in Buddhism in his private life, Sejong attempted to balance the state ideology of Neo-Confucianism with a tolerance for the continued practice of the religion in nonofficial contexts and, at times, even encouraged it.
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Sejong (born 1397-died 1450) was a monarch of the Joseon (Yi) dynasty during whose reign (1419-50) cultural achievements in Korea reached their highest point
Joseon fell after being overwhelmed by the military power of Japan, which fought three wars with China and Russia in order to swallow up Korea, and Korea(Joseon) handed over diplomatic rights
The Angbuilgu was a sundial. It helped track changes in time and season. The Joseon dynasty is remembered as a time of peace and learning.
Joseon consolidated its effective rule over the Korean peninsula and saw the height of classical Korean culture, trade, literature, and science and technology
He was arrested in 1801 and executed at the age of 42
He wrote the first guidebook to Roman Catholicism in Korean
Saints from the Joseon Dynasty include St. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Saint Chŏng Yak-jong. These saints were martyrs who died for their faith in Christianity during the Joseon Dynasty
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