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The Amish ( / ˈɑːmɪʃ /; Pennsylvania German: Amisch; German: Amische ), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss and Alsatian origins. [ 2] As they maintain a degree of separation from surrounding populations, and hold their faith in common, the Amish have been described ...
Abyssinia, a former name: Uncertain meaning. Latinized in 1735 from a Portuguese corruption Abassia [39] of the Arabic al-Ḥabašah ( الحبشة ), [200] from Ge'ez Ḥabbaśā ( ሐበሻ) or Ḥabaśā ( ሐበሣ ), first attested in 2nd- or 3rd-century engravings as Ḥbś or Ḥbštm ( ሐበሠ ), [201] of unknown origin.
The Amish settlement in Daviess County, Indiana with a total Amish population of 4,855 people in 2017 was originally settled mostly by Swiss Amish but switched to Pennsylvania German language over time. [13] [14] A large Swiss Amish settlement was founded in 1968 near Seymour, Missouri. It consisted of 16 church districts in 2017 and a total ...
Jakob Ammann was born on 12 February 1644 in Erlenbach im Simmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland to Michael and Anna (née Rupp) Ammann. Erlenbach church records note the baptism of a Jacob Ammann on 12 February 1644, who was probably Ammann. [ 1] His grandfather has been identified as Ulrich Ammann.
This list includes European countries and regions that were part of the Roman Empire, or that were given Latin place names in historical references.As a large portion of the latter were only created during the Middle Ages, often based on scholarly etiology, this is not to be confused with a list of the actual names modern regions and settlements bore during the classical era.
Milton Hershey, founder of Hershey Chocolate. Jacob Hochstetler (1704–1775), folk hero. Jeff Hostetler, professional football player. Nellie Miller-Mann, humanitarian. Jerome Monroe Smucker, entrepreneur and founder of Smuckers. Gene Stoltzfus, American peace activist. Carl Yoder, industrialist.
The Amish believe large families are a blessing from God. Amish rules allow marrying only between members of the Amish Church. The elderly do not go to a retirement facility; they remain at home. As time has passed, the Amish have felt pressures from the modern world; their traditional rural way of life is becoming more different from the ...
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...