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  1. Laura
    Laura is a cultivated variety of potato.
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  2. Laura
    Lau'ra noun [ Late Latin , from Greek lane, defile, also, a kind of monastery.] (R. C. Ch.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior. C. Kingsley.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/19

  3. laura
    A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior. ... Origin: LL, fr. Gr. Lane, defile, also, a kind of monastery. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. Laura
    • (n.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. Laura
    (from the article `Marshall Islands`) ...around the beginning of the Christian Era by Micronesians who may have been influenced by early Polynesian (Lapita) culture. Radiocarbon dates ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/21

  6. laura
    (from the article `monasticism`) The lauras (communities of anchorites) of early Christianity in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece, and Cyrenaica—perpetuated today in the Mount Athos ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/21

  7. Laura
    (from the article `film noir`) ...detective films such as John Huston`s The Maltese Falcon (1941), Frank Tuttle`s This Gun for Hire (1942), Otto Preminger`s Laura (1944), and ... ...negotiated a deal to be named director as well. The success of the film resulted in a contract as actor, director, and producer—the last one an ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/21

  8. Laura
    the beloved of the Italian poet Petrarch and the subject of his love lyrics, written over a period of about 20 years, most of which were included in ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/21

  9. Laura
    Laura is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `laurel leaves, honour, fame, spirit ` Where is it used? The name Laura is mainly used In English, Spanish and In Italian.How do they say it elsewhere? Lavra ( In Slovene) Lora ( In German) Lore ( In German) Laure ( In French) Llora ( In Cata...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Lau

  10. Laura
    Laura, subject of the love poems of Petrarch. She is thought to be Laura de Noves (1308?–1348), wife of Hugo de Sade, but this has not been proved.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08290

  11. Laura
    (Menudo album) `Laura` is the second Spanish album by Menudo, released in 1978. It features the original members: brothers `Nefty` and `Fernando Sallaberry` and brothers `Carlos`, `Oscar`, and `Ricky Melendez`. Track listing: # "Gongoli" # &...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura

  12. Laura
    (Giorgione) It might show a young bride backed by a branch of laurel (Laurus), symbol of chastity, and carrying the nuptial veil. The gesture of opening the fur mantle to uncover the bosom indicates fecundity (and, therefore, maternity), as an offer of love and seduction. Alternatively, the f...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura

  13. Laura
    (Scissor Sisters song) "`Laura`" is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the lead track on their self-titled debut album (see 2004 in music). It was released as the band`s first single in October 2003 in the UK, placing at #54 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura

  14. Laura
    `Laura` may refer to: People: Places: ;Australia ;Canada ;Marshall Islands ;Poland ;Ukraine; Romania ;United States Movies: Music: ; Songs ; Albums ; Bands Other: Television: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura

  15. Laura
    (band) `Laura` is a post-rock band from Melbourne, Australia. History: Laura formed in 2001 and released their debut EP - Photographs... in 2002. Although it received positive reviews on the whole, it failed to gain the band a significant following. However, with their follow up album ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura

  16. Laura
    (novel) `Laura` (1942, 1943) is a detective novel by Vera Caspary. It is her best known work, and was adapted into a popular film in 1944, with Gene Tierney in the title role. Publication history: Originally, Laura ran in Colliers from October to November 1942 as a seven-...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura

  17. Laura
    (Laura Pausini album) `Laura` is the second studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by publisher = Corriere della Sera | accessdate = 23 July 2011 | language = Italian | date = 15 September 2000 | author = Mario Luzzatto Fegiz | title = Laura Pausini: no alla moda del po...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura

  18. Laura
    (given name) `Laura` is an English female given name in Latin Europe whose meaning ("Bay Laurel") translates to everyman, and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren. Origin and usage: The name Laura is derived from the bay laurel plant, which, in the Greco-Roman era was used as ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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