Mons Pietatis
English translation: Mount of Piety
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Mount of Piety Explanation: Chyba częściej..... Dodam linki. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 min (2014-12-08 18:49:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Link nadrzędny: https://www.google.pl/#q=mons pietatis mount of piety -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 godz. (2014-12-08 19:27:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- UZUPEŁNIENIE: Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French munter, from Vulgar Latin montāre (unattested) from Latin mons mount² |
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Mountain of Piety Explanation: IMO -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2014-12-08 18:33:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sometimes also charity, mercy They were "civic pawnshops. " -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2014-12-09 02:38:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- o translate it “mountain of piety” or “mountain of charity “ conveys little or no idea of the character of the institution, while to render it “bank of charity,” as some . http://books.google.com/books?id=DrgnAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA174&lpg=P... cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc A Mountain of Piety, is a stock of money raised by the charity of good people, http://books.google.com/books?id=_mw9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA109&lpg=P... ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc It made the pawnbroker's half-way down it shine as if it were really that Mountain of Piety that the French poetic instinct has named it; it made the mean http://books.google.com/books?id=zbS_z0j3sjMC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA... cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc The advantages of this charitable institution, which is intended to be a " mountain of piety " In fact as well as In name, were sketched as follows In a brochure http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E02EED81F39E... cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc This first "mountain of piety" was founded in 1462, and others followed very soon in various cities of Italy; that in Orvicto, 1464, was sanctioned by Pope Sixtus IV. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12205-pledges cccccccccccc A mount of piety was an institutional pawnbroker run as a charity in Europe from the later Middle Ages times to the 20th century, more often referred to by the relevant local term, such as monte di pietà (Italian), mont de piété (French) or monte de piedad (Spanish). Similar institutions were established in the colonies of Catholic countries; the Mexican Nacional Monte de Piedad is still in operation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_piety ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc |
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charity fund Explanation: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/447418/pawnbroking Rodzaj banku udzielającego pożyczek bez procentu dla ubogich, powstałego w XV wieku we Włoszech. Nie wiem nic o związkach z Gołgotą. Podaj kontekst jeśli masz wątpliwości. Również "compassionate fund" (ale to dosłowne), http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198662... |
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