Category: Death
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The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Martyn, Farmer
About the Author: In 1473 a farmer named Thomas Martyn had his will recorded in Kent, and by an accident of history it was preserved. It is almost entirely from this document that we know anything about Thomas Martyn. We can guess that he was a farmer because so many of his bequests were of…
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Majesty in Silence: the Requiem and the Organ’s Traditional Absence
About the author: Tate Pumfrey grew up in Thamesville, Ontario and holds a Master’s Degree in Music (Composition) from York University. As a composer, he has focused on writing for the organ and sacred music. He has written articles for Catholic Insight and One Peter Five, enjoys writing poetry, and organizes traditional square and ceilidh…
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The Didache
About the Work: In the Early Church standardization soon became a problem. This problem was addressed through texts like the Didache, Teaching, the first word of its Greek title which we translate as The Teaching of the Lord through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations, circulated in Greek in the first century AD. The Didache covers important topics like the…