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Bury St. Edmunds
(Encyclopedia) Bury St. Edmunds Bury St. Edmunds bĕrˌ sənt ĕdˈməndz [key], town, Suffolk, E central England. It is the…John of the Cross, Saint
(Encyclopedia) John of the Cross, Saint, Span. Juan de la Cruz, 1542–91, Spanish mystic and poet, Doctor of the Church. His name was originally Juan de Yepes. He was a founder of the Discalced…Fathers of the Church
(Encyclopedia) Fathers of the Church, collective name for the Christian writers of early times whose work is considered generally orthodox. A convenient definition includes all such writers up to and…Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. John
(Encyclopedia) Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. JohnCrèvecoeur, J. Hector St. Johnkrĕvkörˈ [key], 1735–1813, American author and agriculturist, b. France as Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur. It is…James, Saint (St. James the Greater)
(Encyclopedia) James, Saint, d. c.a.d. 43, in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Greater. He was the son of Zebedee and the brother of St. John; these brothers were the…John Chrysostom, Saint
(Encyclopedia) John Chrysostom, SaintJohn Chrysostom, Saintkrĭsˈəstəm, krĭsŏsˈ– [key] [Gr.,=golden-mouth], c.347–407, Doctor of the Church, one of the greatest of the Greek Fathers. He was born in…Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron: see Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton.Saint John, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Saint John, city (1991 pop. 74,969), S N.B., Canada, at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy. A year-round port, it has an excellent harbor, large dry docks, and…Ypres, John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Ypres, John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st earl of: see French, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of Ypres.Frazee, John
(Encyclopedia) Frazee, JohnFrazee, Johnfrāˈzē [key], 1790–1852, American pioneer sculptor, b. Rahway, N.J. Without formal instruction, he advanced from tombstone cutting to portrait busts, including…Trending
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