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	Canossa - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Canossa, village in northern Italy, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, in the region of Emilia-Romagna.
		An Etruscan, and later a Roman, town, Mantua was captured by the Lombards in the 6th century.
		The Walk to Canossa (sometimes called the Way to Canossa; German, Gang nach Canossa or Canossagang; Italian, l'umiliazione di Canossa) refers to both the trek itself of Henry IV of the Holy Roman...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Canossa.html (193 words)

	Walk-in - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Walk-in (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Walk-in is a concept originating with the Spiritualist faith and popularised by the related, but not identical New Age movements and beliefs.
		A walk-in is thought to be a person whose original soul has departed their body and been replaced with a new soul.
		Checklists to determine walk-in status include name changes, career changes, interest in the study of psychic phenomena, a feeling that one is not really from Earth, or a sudden desire to move to a new environment.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Walk-in.html (1434 words)

	Walk to Canossa - Historic Event - German Archive: The Walk to Canossa (sometimes called the Way to Canossa; German, ...
		The Walk to Canossa (sometimes called the Way to Canossa; German, Gang nach Canossa or Canossagang; Italian, l'umiliazione di Canossa) refers to both the trek itself of Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire to the fortress at Canossa and also to the events surrounding his journey.
		Otto von Bismarck, during his so-called 'Kulturkampf,' assured his countrymen that 'We will not go to Canossa -- neither in body nor in spirit!' That is, Germany would stand for itself and not abide any outside interference in its politics, religion or culture.
		To 'go to Canossa' is an expression (used often in German: 'nach Canossa gehen') to describe doing penance, often with the connotation that it is unwilling or coerced.
	www.germannotes.com /archive/article.php?products_id=471&osCsid=ed5f0a37b25a54ae0d5ef41f4bba7ede (865 words)

	Dictionary walk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		, walking -- the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
		, manner of walking -- manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
		, walkway, paseo -- a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
	www.dictionarydefinition.net /walk.html (285 words)

	Investiture Controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Henry feared that his Saxon enemies would appoint a rival for the throne, given this authority.
		In the famous 1077 Walk to Canossa, Henry IV formally asked the pope for forgiveness and thus forced him to take back the ban.
		Henry's opponents did indeed raise a rival, and Henry in turn appointed a rival Pope.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/i/in/investiture_controversy.html (307 words)

	Walk to Canossa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While the Emperor was travelling to ask pardon, Gregory believed that he was going to arrest him, and hid in a castle at (additional info and facts about Canossa) Canossa.
		Henry stood outside wearing only a (additional info and facts about hairshirt) hairshirt, barefoot in the winter snow, and asked forgiveness.
		Three days passed, and eventually the Pope was forced to forgive him.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/walk_to_canossa.htm (72 words)

	WALK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Search the WALK Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
		Search the WALK Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
		Find graves of people named WALK at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
	www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/W/WALK.htm (73 words)

	Canossa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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		Canossa is a comune and castle town in Emilia-Romagna, famous as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII.
		The Walk to Canossa is sometimes used as a symbol of the changing relationship between the medieval Church and State.thumbleftView of the Rock of Canossa.Canossa has a population of 3,376, and borders the comuni of Casina, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Neviano degli Arduini (PR), San Polo d'Enza, Traversetolo (PR), Vetto, and Vezzano sul Crostolo.
	www.buzznet.com /buzzwords/canossa (104 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Investiture Controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1077 he traveled to Canossa in northern Italy to meet the Pope and apologize in person.
		As penance for his sins, he dramatically wore a hairshirt and stood in the snow barefoot in the middle of winter in what has become known as the Walk to Canossa.
		Gregory lifted the excommunication, but the German aristocrats, whose rebellion became known as the Great Saxon Revolt, were not so willing to give up their opportunity.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Investiture_Controversy (1784 words)

	David Jennings - Eurofest diary for 20-10-99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Speyer, in the Rhineland-Palatinate state, is known along with Mainz and Worms for its huge Romanesque cathedral.
		It was also the point from which, in 1076, King Heinrich IV began his penitence walk to Canossa in Italy, crossing the Alps in winter, to beg forgiveness of Pope Gregor VII.
		The journey was successful, his excommunication was revoked, and he was later elevated to Holy Roman Emperor.
	www.davidjennings.net /eurofest/diary/991020.html (256 words)

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