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CONDOM , a See also:town of See also:south-western See also:France, See also:capital of an See also:arrondissement in the See also:department of Gus, on the right See also:bank of the Raise, at its junction with the Gele, 27 M. by road N.N.W. of See also:Auch. Pop. (rgo6) town, 4046; See also:commune, 6433. Two See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:bridges unite Condom with its suburb on the See also:left bank of the See also:river. The streets are small and narrow and several old
houses still remain, but to the See also:east the town is bordered by pleasant promenades. The See also:Gothic See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Pierre, its See also:chief See also:building, was erected from 15o6 to 1521, and was till 1790 a See also:cathedral. The. interior, which is without aisles or See also:transept, is surrounded by lateral chapels. On the south is a beautifully sculptured portal. An adjoining See also:cloister of the 16th See also:century is occupied by the hotel de See also:vine. The former episcopal See also:palace with its graceful Gothic See also:chapel is used as a See also:law-See also:court. The sub-prefecture, a tribunal of first instance, and a communal See also:college, are among the public institutions. See also:Brandy-distilling, See also:wood-sawing, See also:iron-See also:founding and the manufacture of stills are among the See also:industries. The town is a centre for the See also:sale of See also:Armagnac brandy and has See also:commerce in See also:grain and See also:flour, much of which is river-See also:borne.
Condom (Condomus) was founded in the 8th century, but in 84o was sacked and burnt by the See also:Normans. A monastery built here c. goo by the wife of Sancho of See also:Gascony was soon destroyed by See also:fire, but in See also:toll was rebuilt,byHugh, See also:bishop of See also:Agen. See also:Round this See also:abbey the town See also:grew up, and in 1317 was made into an episcopal see by See also:Pope See also:John XXII, The See also:line of bishops, which included See also:Bossuet (1668-1671), came to an end in 1790 when the see was suppressed. Condom was, during the See also:middle ages, a fortress of considerable strength. During the See also:Hundred Years' See also:War, after several unsuccessful attempts, it was finally captured and held by the See also:English. In 1569 it was sacked by the See also:Huguenots under See also:Gabriel, See also:count of See also:Montgomery.
A See also:list of monographs, &c., on the abbey, see and town of Condom is given s.v. in U. See also:Chevalier, Repertoire See also:des See also:sources. Topobibliogr. (See also:Montbeliard, 1894-1899).
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