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7 unusual facts about Nicodemus


Inez Hogan

She wrote 63 books, including many about her character Nicodemus.

Nicodemus, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Nicodemus was born in Oslo, Norway as the second child and eldest son of Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife Stephanie von Brenken.

Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Nicodemus, Kansas

Pearl Cleage's play Flying West takes place in Nicodemus in the late nineteenth century.

Veryl Switzer, football player for Green Bay Packers, born in Nicodemus 1932

Eager to escape the persecution and poor living conditions of Reconstruction, thousands left the South and headed west seeking economic opportunity and a sense of freedom.

Tsion Ben-Judah

The meeting with the two witnesses had a profound effect on Ben-Judah, who spoke Nicodemus's words to Jesus while the two witnesses took turns speaking Jesus' words.


Kappa Sigma

William Grigsby McCormick, George Miles Arnold, John Covert Boyd, Edmund Law Rogers Jr. and Frank Courtney Nicodemus established the fraternity based on the traditions and of the ancient order in Bologna.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Perhaps one of Nicodemus' most famous residents is Veryl Switzer.

Saint Andrew of Patras

The cross of the apostle was presented to the Bishop of Patras Nicodemus by the Roman Catholic delegation led by cardinal Roger Etchegaray.

Small Favor

The Archive schedules a meeting between Dresden and Nicodemus at the Shedd Aquarium.

The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma

Nicodemus Dyzma is a small-town man who comes to the Polish capital from the Eastern provinces (known as "Kresy") in search of work.

The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma (Polish title: Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy) is a 1932 Polish bestselling novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz.

An American novel, Being There (1970), by fellow Polish native Jerzy Kosiński, bears strong resemblance to the adventures of Nicodemus Dyzma.

The Secret of NIMH

From Nicodemus, she learns that many years ago her husband, along with the rats and Mr. Ages, were part of a series of experiments at a place known as NIMH, the National Institute of Mental Health.


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