Maccabees
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| Gender | Male |
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| Founders | Mattathias |
| Feast | August 1 |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Born | Israel |
| Died | Judea |
| Awards | NME Award for Best Album |
| NME Award for Best British Band | |
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| ID | 803082 |
Maccabees Life story
The Maccabees, also spelled Machabees, were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire. They founded the Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 167 BCE to 37 BCE, being a fully independent kingdom from about 110 to 63 BCE.
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