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• Egbert, Archbishop of Trier — • Belonged to the family of the Counts of Holland. Died 8 or 9 December, 993 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egbert, Archbishop of Trier     Egbert, Archbishop of Trier …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Kremsmünster — • A Benedictine abbey in Austria, on the little river Krems, about twenty miles south of Linz, founded A.D. 777 by Tassilo II Duke of Bavaria, who richly endowed it, as did subsequently Charlemagne and his successors Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia