the Rosary

noun

: a set of Roman Catholic prayers that are repeated in a specific order

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High silica content in the region’s freshwaters preserved the skeletons in great detail, including microscopic structures such as cells, says Edwin Cadena Rueda, a paleontologist at the University of the Rosary. Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 17 July 2024 Ahead of festivities like the Three Kings’ Day and the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, her daughters and granddaughters — even those living in other districts — join her in the kitchen, surrounding the termite mound, clay, and tile shard oven that Dona Geralda built. Beatriz Miranda, refinery29.com, 24 July 2024 Firefighters were called to Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei Church on Seigel St. near McKibben Court in Bushwick just before 1:50 p.m., police said. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024 The fire broke out at Our Lady of the Rosary Pompeii on Seigel Street in Bushwick just before 2 p.m. Video posted on X showed the flames shooting out of the church. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2024 Our Lady of the Rosary, 17 Farragut Road, Greenhills. The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2024 The musician’s funeral took place in St. Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Ireland on Dec. 8, with thousands of fans appearing to pay their respects, while inside mourners included Nick Cave, Bob Geldof, and Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023 The Pogues frontman and Irish punk rock icon, who died Nov. 30 at 65, was celebrated at Saint Mary of the Rosary Church in his hometown of Negagh in the Irish county of Tipperary. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023

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“The Rosary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Rosary. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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