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Yard shrines that incorporate a nicho are set up as a place of worship in the yard to commemorate a deceased relative or as a fulfillment of a vow.
The new sea routes produced a golden age of commerce, and King Manuel built two magnificent monuments to commemorate the country’s achievements.
Now, to commemorate our first anniversary, in an act of incredible corporate generosity that is every bit as good as providing health insurance (I'm sure that Mr. Gates will make this sort of thing more available should Microsoft prove profitable), Slate
St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church, in Xavier Park (tram to Takamibaba stop), was built in 1949 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Jesuit missionary.
In the Journal 's California edition, a retrospective "news article" to commemorate the state sesquicentennial hearkens back to an era when a different kind of justice prevailed: