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Birgitta, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Birgitta, Saint: see Bridget of Sweden, Saint.

Walpurga, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Walpurga or Walpurgis, Saint: see Walburga, Saint.

Saint-Raphaël

(Encyclopedia) Saint-RaphaëlSaint-RaphaëlsăN-räfäĕlˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 26,799), Var dept., SE France, on the French Riviera. It is an elegant resort and a small commercial port as well as an…

Simeon Stylites, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Simeon Stylites, SaintSimeon Stylites, Saintsĭmˈēŏn [key]Simeon Stylites, Saintstīlīˈtēz [key] [Gr.,= of a pillar], d. 459?, Syrian hermit. He lived for more than 35 years on a small…

David, Saint

(Encyclopedia) David, Saint, d.588?, patron saint of Wales, first abbot of Menevia (present-day Saint David's). He apparently established a strict rule and was a zealous missionary, founding 12…

Saint Barts

(Encyclopedia) Saint Barts, island, West Indies: see Saint-Barthélemy.