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Nazareth The House In Which:
Still another date, December 10, is of very special sanctity in Loreto as the "Anniversary of the Transfer." In 1291 and 1294, in two stages, according to a sacred tradition accepted as a miraculous fact by millions of believers, angels carried over the sea from Nazareth the house in which the Virgin had lived. The first airlift was to a spot in Dalmatia, from which, after a three-year halt, they winged it across the Adriatic to the woods north of Ancona. The Holy House of Loreto has developed into one of Europe's most celebrated shrines, visited by tens of thousands annually. It seems notably appropriate that Our Lady of Loreto is now the Patron of Aviators, appointed to this office by Benedict XV in connection with World War I.There are also notable examples of with an atrium (an interior court surrounded 1$ rooms). Some of these are of relatively ancie construction, such as the House with the Wood Partition, the Samnite House, and the House -5^51 Neptune and Amphitrite. Of unusual design £jt(,er the great villas in the southern part of the ci including the House of Argo, the House of t Hostelry, the House of the Mosaic Atrium, a the House of the Deer. In these houses the t ditional plan is modified. The peristilia (cole naded courtyards), the gardens, reception haj and other rooms were oriented toward the sot in order to take advantage of the view towa the sea.
Economic position: One of man's great problems, as a house mouse damages property, food, and clothing It is thought that the common, unwelcome house mouse probably originated somewhere in Asia, but it has spread throughout Europe, America, and practically the entire world. The house mouse is always found accompanying man in every environment. Although the house mouse is a pest, it does make an interesting and gentle pet.
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