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 * ... that St Mark's Church (pictured) in the small village of Vrba was mentioned in a sonnet by the Slovene national poet?
 * ... that Italian Jesuit priest Sabatino de Ursis moved to China in 1607 to assist Matteo Ricci in his astronomical research, and attempted to reform the Chinese calendar?
 * ... that the Militia of the Faith of Jesus Christ was founded to defend the lands of Amaury de Montfort, leader of the Albigensian Crusade?