Canossa


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Ca·nos·sa

 (kə-nŏs′ə, kä-nōs′sä)
A village of north-central Italy in the Apennines. In January 1077 the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV did penance at the castle here to obtain a pardon from his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII.
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Canossa

(kəˈnɒsə; Italian kaˈnossa)
n
(Placename) a ruined castle in N Italy, in Emilia near Reggio nell'Emilia: scene of the penance done by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV before Pope Gregory VII
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(8.) Zarini GG, Vaccaro JA, Canossa Terris MA, Exebio JC, Tokayer L, Antwi J, Ajabshir S, Cheema A, Huffman FG.
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Magdalene Gabriella of Canossa was born on March 2, 1774, in Verona, Italy.
Henry found it necessary to beg the Pope's forgiveness, kneeling in the snow for three days as a penitent at the gates of Canossa Castle until Gregory felt compelled to absolve him.
The notion of game analytics brings together large datasets for analysing human behaviour, supporting learning experiences and supporting individual and group performance and personalisation capabilities (e.g., El-Nasr, Drachen & Canossa, 2013; Drachen et al., 2013; Gibson & de Freitas, 2016).
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If the mother party were not to withdraw its demand of loyalty from the youth league, the split would be a fact: 'One thing is certain: the left and the youth league will not walk to Canossa, kneeling barefoot in the snow before some imperious popes' residencies, stuttering out: father, forgive us.' (39) The semi-mock, pompous religious language is carried throughout the piece, punctuated by a high-flown 'We are ready to receive the portent.' (40) The blame from the SDUF fell naturally on SAP: 'The party right has without hesitation split the party.' (41)