FRIBOURG

frīˈbûrg, Fr. frēboorˈ, Ger. Freiburg, canton (1990 pop. 204,328), 645 sq mi (1,671 sq km), W Switzerland. Located on the Swiss Plateau and amid the foothills of the Alps, Fribourg is an agricultural region known for its cattle and cheese (notably Gruyère). Industries include the production of watches and chocolate. The canton is overwhelmingly Catholic, and the inhabitants are two-thirds French-speaking. It joined the Swiss Confederation in 1481 after being enlarged with land ceded from Vaud. A new constitution was adopted in 1857. The town of Fribourg (1990 pop. 36,355), the canton's original settlement and capital, is rich in medieval architecture and picturesquely situated on the Sarine River. It is famous for its chocolate. Other manufactures include machinery, electrical equipment, wood products, beer, and clothing. Founded in 1178 by Berchtold IV, duke of Zähringen, it passed successively to the houses of Kyburg (1218), Hapsburg (1277), and Savoy (1452). Fribourg is an episcopal residence. It has many convents and churches, including the Cathedral of St. Nicholas (13th–14th cent.). The Catholic Univ. was founded in 1889.

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Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West: Proceedings of the Fribourg-Utrecht Symposium of the International Association of Manichaean Studies (Iams)
Book by Johannes Van Oort, Otto Wermelinger, Gregor Wurst; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Augustine--Saint, Bishop Of Hippo--Congresses, Manichaeism--Congresses
...the Cantonal and University Library of Fribourg organized an exhibition dedicated to...Social Sciences, and to the University of Fribourg for generous financial support; to Helene...Adult Education of the University of Fribourg; to the Faculty of Theology, cspccially...
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A Very Civil War: The Swiss Sonderbund War of 1847
Book by Joachim Remak; Westview, 1993
Subjects: Dufour, Guillaume-Henri--1787-1875--Military leadership, Fribourg (Switzerland : Canton)--History, Switzerland--Church history--19th century, Switzerland--History--Sonderbund, 1845-1847
...pursued." 21 The way was clear for Dufours move on Fribourg. FRIBOURG: THE PLAN Built on a rocky peninsula around which the river Sarine winds its way, Fribourg, capital of the canton with which it shared its name...
3.
Makers of the Piano, 1700-1820
Book by Martha Novak Clinkscale; Oxford University Press, 1993
Subjects: Piano Makers, Piano--Construction, Piano--History
...Moser , known as Aloyse Mooser bap. Fribourg, 27 June 1770-d 19 Dec. 1839 was...d 2 Aug. 1792 , an organ builder in Fribourg. Joseph I seems to have studied with...Aloyse married and resumed residence in Fribourg. He continued to share his family home...
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History of Switzerland, 1499-1914
Book by Wilhelm Oechsli, Eden Paul, Cedar Paul; Cambridge University Press, 1922
Subjects: Switzerland--History
...towards the Confederation for support. In Fribourg especially they found sympathisers...adherents, Jean Pecolat. Berthelier fled to Fribourg. Pecolat was put to the torture by the...wished to murder the bishop. But now Fribourg intervened with threats, protesting...
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Encyclopedia of Christian Theology - Vol. 1
Includes: A-F
Book by Jean-Yves Lacoste; Routledge, 2005
Subjects: Theology--Encyclopedias
...Christologische Forschungen und Prospektiven , Fribourg-Basel-Vienna. A. Grillmeier (1979...2nd Ed. 1991), II/2, II/4, Fribourg-Basel-Vienna ( Le Christ dans la...Prolegomena zu einer kunftigen Christologie , Fribourg. Th. Propper (1975), Der Jesus der...
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Naissance et Petite Enfance Dans L'antiquité. Actes Du Colloque de Fribourg 28 Novembre-1er Décembre 2001
Journal article by Vivian Nutton; Medical History, Vol. 50, 2006
...Lantiquite. Actes Du Colloque de Fribourg 28 Novembre-1er Decembre 2001...lAntiquite. Actes du colloque de Fribourg 28 novembre-1er decembre 2001...Biblicus et Orientalis vol. 203, Fribourg, Academic Press, and Gottingen...
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Mental Health Services for Children in Out-of-home Care
Journal article by Mel Schneiderman, Margaret M. Connors, Anne Fribourg, Len Gries, Mayu Gonzales; Child Welfare, Vol. 77, 1998
Subjects: Child psychology, Child welfare, Children & youth, Foster care, Group homes, Mental disorders, Psychiatry
Mental Health Services for Children in Out-of-home Care by Mel Schneiderman , Margaret M. Connors , Anne Fribourg , Len Gries , Mayu Gonzales Since 1986, an increasing number of children have entered the child welfare system. Their complex...
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Biomass Energy - Food or Fuel - a Global Perspective1,2
Journal article by Henry A. Fribourg; NACTA Journal, Vol. 52, 2008
Biomass Energy - Food or Fuel - a Global Perspective1,2 by Henry A. Fribourg Introduction Biomass for energy - "Everything is related to everything else." Indeed, that is the case. Using biomass for...
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Episcopal Conferences Worldwide on Catholic Social Teaching
Journal article by Terence Mcgoldrick; Theological Studies, Vol. 59, 1998
Subjects: Catholic Church--Social policy, Episcopal Church--Social policy, Social justice--Religious aspects
...catalogue was published during 1997 in Fribourg containing listings and abstracts of...of Moral Theology at the University of Fribourg, with the collaboration of the International...Madrid, Jakarta, Abidjan, Manila, Fribourg, and Rome, both to bring together local...
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Is There a Christian Economic System
Journal article by John T. Pawlikowski; Review of Business, Vol. 13, 1991
Subjects: Catholic Church--Social policy, Christianity and economics--Analysis, Encyclicals, Papal--Social aspects, International economic relations--Religious aspects
...lay people known collectively as the Fribourg Union whose meetings beginning in 1884...socialism was even more condemnatory. The Fribourg Unions critique of capitalism, however...spread of individualism. Ultimately the Fribourg Union must be said to have chosen the...
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Land-grant Colleges Need New Grants
Magazine article by Henry A. Fribourg; ASEE Prism, Vol. 13, March 2004
Subjects: Colleges & universities, Grants, Land development, Legislators, School administration
Land-grant Colleges Need New Grants by Henry A. Fribourg One important reason why the United States became a world power in the 20th century is the land-grant college, an American invention...
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The Legacy of Johannes Beckmann, S.m.b
Magazine article by Fritz Kollbrunner; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 24, January 2000
Subjects: Beckmann, Johannes (1901-71), Catholicism, Clergy, Personal profiles, Research
...time he also taught at the University of Fribourg (though not as an official university...work and teaching, the University of Fribourg conferred on Beckmann an honorary doctor...weaker, and so he left Sch6neck for Fribourg. Torry, a house of the SMB, became...
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SILENT DISSENTER : Jacques Maritain on Contraception
Magazine article by Bernard Doering; Commonweal, Vol. 128, May 18, 2001
Subjects: Birth control--Religious aspects, Maritain, Jacques--Conduct of life, Theologians--Conduct of life, Theology, Catholic--20th century
...dogmatic theology at the University of Fribourg, wrote to Maritain that he feared being...of moral theology at the University of Fribourg and a close friend of the two men, published...trials. He has been very popular in Fribourg, was very much in demand as a preacher...
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The Legacy of Pierre Jean de Menasce
Magazine article by Adrian Hastings; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 21, October 1997
Subjects: God, Personal profiles, Theology, de Menasce, Jean Andre Moise
...and of missiology at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. While extending his...atmosphere of the Catholic University of Fribourg and work instead in the essentially secular...Swiss theologian and former colleague at Fribourg who was later to be created a cardinal...
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The Thin Thread of Conversation: An Interview with Mary Daly
Magazine article by Catherine Madsen; Cross Currents, Vol. 50, Fall 2000
Subjects: Daly, Mary--Interviews, Feminist theology--Analysis, Feminists--Interviews
...for seven years at the University of Fribourg, where she earned three doctorates...three men who look identical. MD: In Fribourg, we spent months studying the Trinity...go quite as far. CM: Thinking about Fribourg and all that inculcation of tradition...
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Holidays: Swiss Scares; Switzerland Is Just about Ski Slopes, Mountain Chalets and Chocolate, Right? ANDREW WALKER Takes a Gourmet Break and Discovers Everything from a Cheese Cathedral to an Evil Creature from Outer Space. GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), February 8, 2009
...chocolate factories in the region of Fribourg. The first, to the famous Cailler...historic Chocolat Villars factory, near Fribourg city centre, where we sampled Kirsch...Switzerland, starting with our first night in Fribourg when we visited Cafe du Gothard, a stones...
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DNA Tests on 42 Teens; Manuela's Pals Help Murder Probe
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 12, 2007
...Dominique Sudan, head of Ecole Professionnelle et Commerciale de Fribourg, the school attended by Manuela, said: "The students all...Foreign Affairs Department, the embassy and the authorities in Fribourg, we are doing everything to accelerate their return." Manuela...
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Brillante Mendoza's 'Lola' Shines at the 8th Rome Asian Film Festival
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2010
Subjects: Cannes Film Festival--2009 AD, Filmmakers, Movie directors, Venice International Film Festival--2009 AD
...International Film Festival in Spain, a special mention as well as the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Don Quijote Award during the 24th Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland just last March. "Lola" was also awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 27th annual...
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'Mother' Beats 'Lola' for Best Film at 4th Asian Film Awards
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2010
Subjects: Motion pictures--Achievements and awards, Movies--Achievements and awards
...the perpetrator, from jail.Two days before the 4th Asian Film Awards, ldquo;Lola rdquo; received accolades at the 24th Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland. The movie won the Ecumenical Jury Award, the ldquo;Don Quijote rdquo;-Award...
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Switzerland Sets out Stall to Woo Wealthy from London
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), December 10, 2009
...said to be mulling a move to Switzerland. Jarrett of Baker McKenzie said French-speaking cantons such as Geneva, Vaud, Fribourg and Neuchatel and German-speaking Zurich have been particularly keen to attract financial services. Some regions have sent...
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Fribourg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FRIBOURG fri burg, Fr. freboor , Ger. Freiburg...Plateau and amid the foothills of the Alps, Fribourg is an agricultural region known for its...constitution was adopted in 1857. The town of Fribourg (1990 pop. 36,355), the cantons...
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Switzerland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Lucerne , Uri , Schwyz , Glarus , Zug , Fribourg , Solothurn , Schaffhausen , Saint Gall...the admission to the confederation of Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel, Schaffhausen...Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug, Fribourg, and Solothurn. National unity almost...
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Geneva , Canton and City, Switzerland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in mastering the city by the beginning of the 16th cent. Incensed, the citizens allied themselves with two Swiss cantons Fribourg and Bern expelled the bishop (1533), and accepted (1535) the Reformation preached by Guillaume Farel . The arrival (1536...
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Freiburg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FREIBURG see Fribourg , Switzerland. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Sonderbund
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...protect Catholic interests and prevent the establishment of a more centralized Swiss government. The cantons were Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Zug. The rise of the Radical party in the majority of cantons had resulted in...
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