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Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
the Sixth Week after Epiphany
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Bible Encyclopedias
Nîmes
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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apital of the department of Gard, S. of France, lies surrounded by the Cévennes in the fertile valley of the Vistre, 31 m. E. of Montpellier; has unique Roman remains, including an imposing amphitheatre, now used as a bull-arena, the noble Corinthian "Maison Carrée," a mausoleum, baths, &c.; textiles (silk, cotton, &c.), wines, and brandy are the chief articles of manufacture; it declared for the Reformation in 1559, and suffered cruelly on the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Nîmes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/n/narmes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Nîmes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/n/narmes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
