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John, Saint

(Encyclopedia) John, Saint, one of the Twelve Apostles, traditional author of the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Book of Revelation (see John, Gospel according to Saint; John, letters;…

Elizabeth, Saint, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, Saint, in the Gospel of St. Luke, mother of John the Baptist and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast: Nov. 5.

Nathanael

(Encyclopedia) NathanaelNathanaelnəthănˈēəl [key], in the New Testament, disciple mentioned only in St. John's Gospel and plausibly identified with St. Bartholomew.

Ireland, John, American Roman Catholic prelate

(Encyclopedia) Ireland, JohnIreland, Johnīrˈlənd [key], 1838–1918, American Roman Catholic prelate, first archbishop of St. Paul, Minn. (1888–1918), b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. He emigrated to St. Paul…

Hare, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Hare, Sir John, 1844–1921, English actor-manager, whose original name was John Fairs. From 1856 to 1874 he was a prominent actor with the Bancrofts' company in the plays of Tom…

Roger of Wendover

(Encyclopedia) Roger of Wendover, d. c.1236, English chronicler, a monk of St. Albans. As historiographer of St. Albans, he began the Flores historiarum (see Matthew of Westminster), a general…

Stillingfleet, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635–99, English prelate and author. A fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, he became (1657) rector of Sutton, Bedfordshire. In 1661 he published Irenicum, a…

Virgin Islands

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Virgin Islands, group of about 100 small islands, West Indies, E of Puerto Rico. The islands are divided politically between the United States and Great Britain. Although…

Colborne, John

(Encyclopedia) Colborne, John: see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron.

Carteret, John

(Encyclopedia) Carteret, John: see Granville, John Carteret, 1st Earl.