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He completed his Habilitation (venia legendi in systems science of environment and technology) at the Mining University Leoben, Austria.
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Such a person should go over them every day with devotion accompanied by a hundred venia, or however it works out best for him.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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With each venia he should recite an Our Father, or when the meditation has to do with our Lady, a Hail Holy Queen or Hail Mary. 94
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Fridolin Krausmann holds a doctoral degree in ecology from the University of Vienna and is qualified to teach (venia docendi) in social ecology at University of Klagenfurt.
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They would prostrate themselves before the altar in a prayer position made popular by Dominic known as a venia. 63 In the quiet hours between Matins and sunrise, many nuns and lay-sisters used the choir for personal prayer and meditation.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Penance for such actions was usually recitation of a psalm, a venia, and other disciplinary actions to be imposed at the discretion of the Chapter. 55
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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In 1931 she obtained the “venia legendi” for lecturing in dermatology, becoming the first woman lecturer at the Medical Faculty.
Berta Ottenstein. 2009
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The Medical Faculty of the university rejected her request for “venia legendi” as lecturer in bacteriology.
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She was the first woman scientist to receive an academic appointment in chemistry at the University of Berlin when she obtained the “venia legendi” to lecture in physical chemistry at the university (Privatdozent).
Gertrud Kornfeld. 2009
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Tressilian mustered his learning to reply, “Linguae latinae haud penitus ignarus, venia tua, Domine eruditissime, vernaculam libentius loquor.”
Kenilworth 2004
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