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Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey- This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of Westminster. Whithorn Priory Whithorn Priory- Founded in Scotland in the twelfth century. Westcott, Sebastian Westcott, Sebastian- English organist. (1524-1583) Werden Werden- Suppressed Benedictine monastery. White, Stephen White, Stephen- Irish antiquarian and polyhistor. (1574-1646) Welsh Church Welsh Church- The term Welsh Church covers "the British Church during the Roman period", "the British Church during the period of Saxon Conquest", and "the Church of Wales". White Fathers White Fathers- Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria. Westphalia Westphalia- Province of Prussia. Weston, William Weston, William- Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone. White, Thomas White, Thomas- Several of White's opinions were censured by the Inquisition. Warsaw, Archdiocese of Warsaw, Archdiocese of- Located in Poland. William of St-Amour William of St-Amour- Thirteenth-century theologian and controversialist. (d. 1273) White, Edward White, Edward- Grandfather of Stephen Mallory White, born in County Limerick, Ireland, in the latter part of the eighteenth century; died December, 1863. White, Andrew White, Andrew- Missionary. (1579-1656) Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph- Learned Orientalist, born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Cassel. (1801-1853) West Virginia West Virginia- The state bounded by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and on Kentucky. Whitby, Abbey of Whitby, Abbey of- Formerly called Streoneshalh. A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, founded about 657, as a double monastery, by Oswy, King of North… Wheeling, Diocese of Wheeling, Diocese of- Located in West Virginia. Welser, Bartholomeus Welser, Bartholomeus- German merchant prince. (1488-1561) Westminster, Matthew of Westminster, Matthew of- The name given to the supposed author of a well-known English chronicle, the "Flores Historiarum". Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von- Composer. (1786-1826) Wessobrunn Wessobrunn- Suppressed Benedictine abbey in Bavaria. Welte, Benedict Welte, Benedict- Exegete, born at Ratzenried in Würtemberg. (1825-1885) Weiss, Johann Baptist Weiss, Johann Baptist- Historian. (1820-1899) Weathers, William Weathers, William- English bishop. (1814-1895) Wolfram von Eschenbach Wolfram von Eschenbach- Middle-High-German epic poet. (d. 1216) Weissenau, Monastery of Weissenau, Monastery of- Suppressed Premonstratensian house in Würtemberg. Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus Weislinger, Johann Nikolaus- Polemical writer. (1691-1755) Weedall, Henry Weedall, Henry- English priest. (1788-1859) Washing of Feet and Hands Washing of Feet and Hands- Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost everywhere recognized from the earliest times as a duty of c…