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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Bible Encyclopedias
Ustica
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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an island off the N. coast of Sicily, 412 m. N.N.W. of Palermo. Pop. (1861) 2231; (1901) 1916. It is the Osteodes of the Greeks, but in Roman times was known as Ustica. The island is entirely volcanic and subject to earthquakes, and is fertile. There is a considerable penal colony. There are some Roman tombs excavated in the rock.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ustica'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/u/ustica.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ustica'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/u/ustica.html. 1910.
