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  St. Pantaleon - Catholic Online
St Pantaleon came from Nicomedia, near the Black Sea, in Asia.
Pantaleon was a Christian, but the bad influence from the pagan court caused him to give up his Christian faith entirely.
Pantaleon listened to him, detested his sin and joined the Church once more.
www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=373   (588 words)

  
  Pantaleon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obv: Dancing Lakshmi with legend in Brahmi: RAJANE PAMTALEVASA "King Pantaleon".
Pantaleon reigned some time between 190 BCE - 180 BCE and is one of the most enigmatic of the Greek kings in Bactria and India.
He was a younger contemporary or successor of the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius, and is sometimes believed to have been his brother and/or subking.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pantaleon   (260 words)

  
 ST. PANTALEON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Sein Vater wurde bekehrt, als der junge Pantaleon der Legende nach einen Blinden durch Anrufung Christus heilte.
Als Pantaleon aber versuchte die Frau des Kaisers zum Christentum zu bekehren, wurde er verhaftet und angeklagt.
die Kirche St. Pantaleon in Köln, als auch Kirche St. Pantaleon in Lüttingen benannt, welches erst durch die Mönche der Benediktiner-Abtei St. Pantaleon gegründet wurde.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/S/St._Pantaleon   (150 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Saint Pantaleon was born in Nicomedia of a pagan father and a Christian mother, who died while her son was still a child.
Pantaleon’s father and the blind man were both baptized as a result of this miracle.
When Eustorgus, his father, died, Saint Pantaleon liberated all his slaves and, having sold most of his possessions, gave to the liberated ones and others the assistance their poverty required.
www.infocatholic.com /viewSaint.aspx?SID=460   (482 words)

  
 WesternOrthodox.com - St. Pantaleon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that by the prayers of thy holy Martyr blessed Pantaleon, we may be delivered from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul.
According to legend, Pantaleon's flesh was first burned with torches; upon this Christ appeared to all in the form of Hermolaus to strengthen and heal Pantaleon.
Pantaleon implored heaven to forgive them, for which reason he also received the name of Panteleemon (the all-compassionate).
www.westernorthodox.com /kalendar/0727.htm   (454 words)

  
 Introduction to the Hammered Dulcimer
Pantaleon toured Europe in the late 1600's early 1700's; and his playing so impressed Louis XIV that the Sun King christened the instrument the "Pantaleon".
Heibenstreit and the "Pantaleon" were the rage of the Continent.
Pantaleon eventually settled down in Germany, became Protestant court composer to Augustus the Strong, and gave up playing dulcimer (the "pantaleon") in 1733 due to failing eyesight.
members.aol.com /kitchiegal/hdulcimer.html   (1136 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Pantaleon
Pantaleon, however, openly confessed his faith, and as proof that Christ is the true God, he healed a paralytic.
Pantaleon is venerated in the East as a great martyr and wonderworker.
In the Middle Ages he came to be regarded as the patron saint of physicians and midwives, and became one of the fourteen guardian martyrs.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11447a.htm   (437 words)

  
 St. Pantaleon in Cologne - Pitch to Patron
The Archbishop plans for this project to be " the finest memorial to (his) religious impulse and the beginning of a new age of architecture in Cologne".
It was not until the guidance of the priest Hermolaus that eventually persuaded Pantaleon to reunite with the spirit of Christianity.
During the persecutions of Emperor Dioclesian, Pantaleon was sentenced to death.
www.uky.edu /Classes/A-H/323/restricted/pitches/St.Pantaleonpitch.htm   (2364 words)

  
 27. juli: Den hellige Pantaleon
Den hellige Pantaleon (gr: Panteleimon) led martyrdøden ca år 305 i Nikomedia ved Svartehavet (i dag Izmid i Tyrkia), den gamle hovedstaden i Bithynia.
Legenden forteller at den hellige Pantaleon var født i Nikomedia.
Pantaleon ble anropt av leger, syke og ensomme.
www.katolsk.no /biografi/pantaleo.htm   (635 words)

  
 Intelliflix: Rent Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras (Fox) on DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador del Solar) is a straightlaced Peruvian military man with a new wife and a child on the way.
Basically this movie tells us a history of a married Peruvian soldier who was given the mission of establishing a brothel for soldier serving on isolated posts at the skirts of the Amazon jungle.
Pantaleon approaches the job as he would any military campaign--with maps, logistics, organization, pre-operation pep talks, and a complete strategy.
www.intelliflix.com /movie_view.dvd?id=35369   (371 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras/Sin Dejar Huela at Epinions.com
Pantaleon y Las Visitadoras is an engaging and off-the-wall Peruvian comedy.
The lead character, Pantaleon, a humble and good soldier is placed on a mission that is both unbelievable and alluring.
He approaches the assignment as the good officer he is, creating charts and reports on how successful his operation is and what he will need to do in order to fully quench the sexual thirst of the soldiers in the jungle.
www.epinions.com /content_172846845572   (372 words)

  
 Thomas Tate vs. Anthony Andrews (May 26, 2000)
As Pantaleon, 5'7", retreated, Vasquez, 5'5", zeroed in with a short right to the ribcage, and the chase was on.
Calmly pursuing Pantaleon with controlled fury, Vasquez cornered his man with seconds to go, and sent him halfway out of the ropes with a short sharp left hook to the chin.
It was correctly ruled a knockdown by referee Matt Folly, and Pantaleon went back to his corner on rubbery legs.
www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2000/000526tate_andrews.html   (868 words)

  
 My First Band - Devoted to amateur garage bands from the 60s.
Torri Pantaleon (15) was the old man and pretty much handled bookings and organized practices.
I (Pantaleon) have been able to keep up my playing through the years and even today am in a pretty busy local working band.
Pantaleon joined the US Navy and eventually became a TV sports anchor and play-by-play guy.
www.myfirstband.com /FirstBandShocks.html   (476 words)

  
 Pantaleimon (Pantaleon)
Als Pantaleon dessen Frau erzählte, dass er Christ sei und versuchte, auch sie zu bekehren, wurde das Gespräch belauscht, Pantaleon beim Kaiser denunziert.
Der Nachfloger ließ Pantaleon verhaften und anklagen, aber seine Standhaftigkeit konnte auch durch Geißelung, Gebranntwerden, Hunger und andere Martern nicht erschüttert werden; schließlich spaltete ein Schwertschlag, der ihn enthaupten sollte, dem an einen Ölbaum gebundenen Pantaleon das Haupt.
Um 800 kam sein Kopf der Überlieferung nach nach Lyon, seit 972 werden Reliquien in Köln in der von Bischof Bruno erbauten Kirche St. Pantaleon verehrt, weitere sind in Lyon, Genua, Arles, Ravenna, Venedig, Andechs, Salem, Zwiefalten und anderswo.
www.heiligenlexikon.de /BiographienP/Pantaleon.htm?print   (263 words)

  
 Movie Database - [TV Guide Online]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
And so the unwitting Pantaleon is handed a secret mission whose nature he doesn't learn until he and his wife, Ponchita (Monica Sanchez), have already moved from Lima to an isolated outpost.
Pantaleon can't wear his uniform, work out of base offices or appear at official military functions; he and Ponchita aren't even allowed to live in the officers' barracks, which he explains to his puzzled wife by claiming he's on an undercover intelligence project.
Pantaleon undertakes his humiliation with his usual efficiency, enlisting the aid of retiring brothel keeper Chuchupe (Pilar Bardem), investigating the legendary aphrodisiac properties of local foods, acquiring a boat with which to navigate the Amazon and hiring hookers.
online.tvguide.com /movies/database/showmovie.asp?MI=44442   (444 words)

  
 Classical Net - Composers - Hebenstreit
Pantaleon Hebenstreit in his day was primarily held in high esteem due to his performances on the 'pantaleon' an instrument of his own invention and a forerunner of the pianoforte.
G.P.Telemann who was engaged as director in 1708 praised Hebenstreit's work, mastery of the French style and his virtuosity on the pantaleon and violin (which he rated above his own) However it was Telemann's promotion in 1709 that prompted Hebenstreit to leave and he embarked on a concert tour to enhance his reputation.
Despite Telemann's opinion Hebenstreit was not a notable composer, possibly due to his pantaleon performances being improvisatory in nature.
www.classical.net /music/comp.lst/acc/pantaleo.html   (704 words)

  
 Press Release /Acclaimed Film, "Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras", to open Media Arts Center San Diego's new ...
Captain Pantaleon Pantoja, an outstanding, exemplary, happily married army man, is commissioned to organize The Visitors Service, an ambulatory prostitute system created to placate the sexual needs of soldiers assigned to distant posts in the Amazon Jungle.
Pantaleon carries out this mission with obsessive efficiency and it becomes a resounding success.
The appearance in his life of La Colombiana; a subduing mysterious woman; and becoming the victim of extortion by "El Sinchi"; and influential and corrupt journalists; muddle Captain Pantaleon Pantoja's objectives and mark the beginning of many conflicts that outline the story.
www.sdlatinofilm.com /press35.html   (609 words)

  
 July 27 Saint   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Pantaleon came from Nicomedia, near the Black Sea, in Asia.
Pantaleon listened to him and admitted that he had been very wrong.
Pantaleon absolutely refused to say he was not a Christian and no torture could make him do it.
www.tntt.org /vni/tlieu/saints/St0727.htm   (292 words)

  
 Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras:Vargas Llosa, Mario:8495501023:eCampus.com
Pantaleon Pantoja, a recently promoted army captain, is entrusted with a top-secret mission to establish a prostitution service for the Armed Forces of Peru.
As a faithful soldier, Pantaleon transfers to Iquitos in the middle of the jungle, to carry out his mission.
Thus begins this novel, which was published in 1973 and later made into a film.
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=8495501023&referrer=yah04   (70 words)

  
 Pantaleon_e_le_visitatrici
Pantaleon Pantoya (del Solar), probo capitano dell'esercito peruviano, è costretto a procurare alcune prostitute per il sollazzo delle truppe di stanza in Amazzonia: ovviamente si innamorerà della più procace di tutti.
Pantoya, soldato eccellente, di forte integrità morale, puntiglioso e maniacale nell'adempiere ai suoi doveri (quando si occupava delle mense militari era ingrassato di 12 chili così come quando venne trasferito al reparto "uniformi" si mise a disegnarne di nuove e molti credevano che fosse diventato gay!).
Arguta, intelligente ed ironica metafora dell'ipocrisia dell'ambiente militare (così come di tutti i forti poteri precostituiti), Pantaleon e le visitatrici riesce a mostrare, divertendoci, la piena insensatezza di un mondo "totalitariamente amministrato" consolandoci, allo stesso tempo, nel ritrovare intatta e maestosa la potente forza dell’Amore...
www.lisoladeltesoro.com /Cinema/Pantaleon_e_le_visitatrici.htm   (303 words)

  
 Saints of July 27
He is the one responsible for the conversion of the imperial physician, Saint Pantaleon, to the faith.
From that time Pantaleon's skills were at the disposal of the poor.
Together with Saints Cosmas and Damian, Pantaleon is the patron of the medical profession (Bentley).
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0727.htm   (3219 words)

  
 Dance Spirit Magazine - Work For It   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The already athletic Pantaleon began taking dance lessons and moved to Chicago to take a shot at the audition.
Pantaleon auditioned three times for the company before being offered a contract; in the meantime, he danced with local companies, never losing sight of his ultimate goal.
By working with a variety of choreographers rather than concentrating on the work of a single dancemaker, HSDC dancers are able to try out different ways of moving and working.
www.dancespirit.com /backissues/feb03/hubbard1.shtml   (967 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Panteleon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
At trial he offered a contest to see whose prayers would cure the incurable - his or ther pagan priests'.
The pagans failed to help the man, a palsied paralytic, but Pantaleon cured the man by mentioning the name Jesus.
The authorities tried to bribe him into denouncing the faith, but failed.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintp46.htm   (127 words)

  
 PANTALEON
PANTALEON, + um 305 in der Diokletianischen Christenverfolgung; des Martyriums dieses als Heiliger verehrten Leibarztes Kaiser Maximians wird im Heiligenkalender am 27.
Allein in Rom gibt es vier dem Pantaleon geweihte Kirchen; Pantaleon-Reliquien wurden und werden in Konstantinopel, Bari, Neapel, Ravelle, Rom, Venedig, Lyon und Köln verehrt.
Jahrhundert wird Pantaleon dargestellt; das amtliche Siegel der heutigen medizinischen Fakultät in Köln zeigt ihn als Arzt mit Märtyrerpalme und Salbenbüchse in Händen.
www.bautz.de /bbkl/p/pantaleon.shtml   (462 words)

  
 St. Pantaleon
St. Pantaleon zählt heute zu den 14 Nothelfern.
Pantaleon war der Sohn einer christlichen Sein Vater wurde bekehrt als der junge der Legende nach einen Blinden durch Anrufung Christus heilte.
Als Pantaleon aber die Frau des Kaisers zum Christentum zu bekehren wurde er verhaftet und Trotz Folter blieb er standhaft.
www.uni-protokolle.de /Lexikon/St._Pantaleon.html   (158 words)

  
 Schatztruhe St.Pantaleon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Die Netzschaukel ist bereits nach zwei Jahren des Sammelns von Fördergeldern Wirklichkeit für die Kinder des Kindergartens St. Pantaleon in Unkel-Scheuren geworden!
Eine große Leistung der Mitglieder, Freunde und Förderer des Kindergartens St. Pantaleon.
Nähere Informationen zusätzlich zu diesen Seiten geben gerne die aktuellen Mitglieder des Vorstands.
www.pantaleon.org   (81 words)

  
 Pantaleon y las Visitadoras DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Pantaleon y las Visitadoras is rated R (Restricted)
In the Peruvian comedy "Pantaleon y las Visitadoras", strait-laced Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador del Solar) is given the daunting mission of setting up a 'visitor's centre' in the heart of the Peruvian jungle.
The plan is that these women will visit the camps, and provide the lonely, desperate soldiers with a little R&R. As a result, it's hoped that the soldiers' attention will be distracted away from the unwelcoming local women, and back to the imported professional women who want a chance to earn some big money.
www.apexesources.com /dvd/024543090472   (623 words)

  
 Pantaleon y las Visitadoras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Itching for a real challenge and newly promoted to captain, Pantaleon Pantoja (Del Solar) is assigned to curb the aggressive behavior of soldiers serving in jungle outposts.
Happily married to a demanding, suspicious mate (Monica Sanchez), Pantaleon hides from her his new duties -- picking whores for trial runs, compiling statistics, coordinating excursions for his "visitors" and numerous details -- that he performs with military discipline and overall squareness.
Still, the eventual seduction of Pantaleon by La Colombiana and their subsequent affair, with a fair amount of nudity to zap one back to attention, makes the second half of the movie a sumptuous celebration of sensuality that abruptly shifts gears into tragedy and finally careens to a halt.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1720810   (289 words)

  
 St. Pantaleon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Der heilige Pantaleon oder Pantaleimon ist einer der 14 Nothelfer.
Sein Vater wurde bekehrt, als der junge Pantaleon einen Blinden durch Anrufung Christi heilte.
Nach der Fertigstellung der Kirche St. Pantaleon 996 wurde ihr Leichnam dorthin umgebettet.
www.luettingen.de /pantaleon.html   (204 words)

  
 *Ø*  Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine | Book of Days | July 27 | Day of Hatshepsut ancient Egypt Confucius ...
Pantaleon, however, didn’t succumb to death until one particular blow.
Saint Pantaleon, who also received the name of Panteleemon (‘the all-compassionate’), is the patron of physicians and midwives, and is invoked against lung disease.
September 26), Pantaleon is the patron of the medical profession.
www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jul27.html   (3613 words)

  
 International Finance Corporation - Summary of Project Information
Pantaleon and Concepcion currently produce, on a combined basis, about 273,000 MTY of cane sugar.
The project will: (i) expand the companies own cane growing operations by about 2,600 ha, (ii) increase total sugar output by 110,045 MTY, and (iii) increase existing electricity generation capacities to at least 164 Gwh by burning bagasse during the 170-day harvest period, and using fuel oil during the off-season.
The project includes upgrading and expansion of Pantaleon's and Concepcion's cane growing and processing facilities including installation of co-generation units at both plants.
www.ifc.org /ifcext/lac.nsf/Content/SelectedProject?OpenDocument&UNID=441919815C2815F88525688E00749575   (348 words)

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