Paul the Deacon, an 8th-century historian of the Lombards writes about this:

In fact it is debated whether his original function was only that of god of gates and the function of god of harbours was a later addition: Paul the Deacon writes: "... he is depicted holding a key in his hand and was thought to be the god of gates ".

A depot on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway as " Glennie Station " and a post office of the same name was established on October 5, 1889, with Ella Deacon as the postmaster.

Hales was admitted as a Fellow of Corpus Christi in 1703, the same year as he took the degree of Master of Arts, and was ordained as Deacon at Bugden, Cambridgeshire.

During the Divine Liturgy the Deacon intones the same introit as on the day of Pentecost, and the dismissal is the same as on the day of Pentecost.

With Deacon unable to continue bankrolling the club on the same scale, Portsmouth were relegated to the Third Division in 1976.

When his friend and political colleague Barney Danson was appointed Minister of Defence, Deacon worked with Danson and Jacques Hébert to create Katimavik, a national service program designed to enable unemployed youth help others and themselves at the same time.

* Blade Doppelgänger-allegedly created by Deacon Frost at the same time Blade was born ; attacked and absorbed Blade into itself ; staked through the heart by Dracula ; briefly revived and quickly destroyed by Hannibal King to allow Son of Satan to separate Blade from it

* Deacon Blue released a live cover version of this song as a B-side on their 1991 single, " Twist and Shout " ( which is a different song than the Beatles ' recording of the same name ).

Deacon Samuel Thompson, a surveyor of Woburn, Massachusetts, brought it to the attention of Col. Loammi Baldwin of the same town, by whom it was propagated and more widely introduced in eastern Massachusetts.

The North Carolina Annual Conference admitted him on trial in 1955, and in the same year, Bishop William Yancy Bell ordained him Deacon.

The first known record of him is in a document of Pope Innocent I from the year 416, where he is spoken of as " Celestine the Deacon ".

The Chargers acquired veteran players like Deacon Jones and Johnny Unitas, however it was at the later stages of their careers and the team struggled, placing third or fourth in the AFC West each year from 1970 to.

Paul the Deacon reported correctly in his Historia Langobardorum ( written around the year 785 ) that the Liber pontificalis mentioned these casualty figures in relation to Odo's victory at Toulouse ( though he claimed that Charles Martel fought in the battle alongside Odo ), but later writers, probably " influenced by the Continuations of Fredegar, attributed the Saracen casualties solely to Charles Martel, and the battle in which they fell became unequivocally that of Poitiers.

The first clear indication of a specific ethnic identity and political organisation may be recognised in the geographical term Carantanum which Paul the Deacon used in reference to the year 664, and in connection to which he also mentioned a specific Slavic people ( gens Sclavorum ) living there.

The affair between Deacon and Brooke lasted nearly a year.

John Smith and Deacon John Leavitt, who had been granted on Hingham's Turkey Hill earlier that year.

The following year he was honoured with the brevet rank of Past Grand Deacon of England.

The beginning of the fourth year is usually when the order of Deacon is conferred.

A testament to how good Walker was, his back-up was a player named Deacon McGwire, who would go on to a 26 year career, catching 1, 600 games.

The cause of the conflict is uncertain, as the sources are divided ; the Lombard Paul the Deacon accuses the Gepids, while the Byzantine historian Menander Protector places the blame on Alboin, an interpretation favoured by historian Walter Pohl.

Uncharacteristically, Jefferson's first two recordings from this session were gospel songs (" I Want to be like Jesus in my Heart " and " All I Want is that Pure Religion "), released under the name Deacon L. J. Bates.

On the more sinister side, famous criminals from Edinburgh's history include Deacon Brodie, pillar of society by day and burglar by night, who is said to have influenced Robert Louis Stevenson's story, the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the murderers Burke and Hare who provided fresh corpses for anatomical dissection by the famous surgeon Robert Knox and Major Weir a notorious warlock.

He is also referred to as the Deacon of Edessa, the Sun of the Syrians and a Pillar of the Church.

The fullest account of Lombard origins, history, and practices is the Historia Langobardorum ( History of the Lombards ) of Paul the Deacon, written in the 8th century.

" This theory is highly plausible, Paul the Deacon mentions an episode of the Lombards crossing a river, and the Lombards could have reached Rugiland from the Upper Oder area via the Moravian Gate.

Likewise each Deacon in full connection is a member of their Annual Conference Order of Deacons.

In the brief discussion the character Dr. Henry Deacon ( Joe Morton ), using the analogy of ripples in a pond, explains that the further one travels from the point where the timeline is changed the less noticeable are the effects of that change.

A Navy Deacon rockoon is photographed just after a shipboard launch in July 1956.

The Deacon rocket is suspended below the balloon.

Arion is also associated with the origins of tragedy: of Solon John the Deacon reports: “ Arion of Methymna first introduced the drama action of tragedy, as Solon indicated in his poem entitled Elegies ".

The story told in the opera is quite different from the real one, despite the fact that Zeno claimed to use several historical sources ( Evagrius Scholasticus l. 2. c. 7, Procopius of Caesarea, Historia Vandalorum, l. 1, Paul the Deacon, vi ): Ricimer captures Rome, frees his sister Teodolinda and enslaves Placidia, daughter of Valentinian III ; a little later, Olybrius frees Rome and Placidia, and marries her.

Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.

In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, Gríma Wormtongue was voiced by Michael Deacon ( and his name is pronounced as " Grime-a ").

On the other hand, the original version of the Gesta was written in explicit praise of Hereward ,; much of its information was provided by men who knew him personally, principally, if the preface is to be believed, a former colleague in arms and member of his father's former household named Leofric the Deacon.

* A deacon is often styled as The Reverend Deacon ( or Hierodeacon, Archdeacon, Protodeacon, according to ecclesiastical elevation ), while in spoken use the title Father is used ( sometimes Father Deacon ).

Musically, it is based around Mercury's piano part, with Roger Taylor and John Deacon providing a drums and bass guitar backing.

Sculpture artist Richard Deacon is awarded.

In the first season episode " Best Man ," Deacon mentions having served in the National Guard.

In a rare example of a team actually being mentioned in a song's lyrics, the University of Alabama marching band often plays " Deacon Blues " by Steely Dan due to the school being referred to as one of " the winners in the world ," even though the reference was intended as sarcastic.

On the corner of Chestnut and State Streets, Merrick Park is distinguished by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens " The Puritan ," a statue depicting one of Springfield's settlers, Deacon Samuel Chapin.

Richardson played every position at some point, but was known for his play at second base with Buffalo when he was a member of the " Big Four ," a star infield that consisted of Richardson and his teammates Dan Brouthers, Jack Rowe, and Deacon White.

Saying, " It is impossible to restore the Malankara Church ," Deacon George decided to join the Anglican C. M. S.