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Saint Kieran

A visionary who founded a great Irish monastery by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Kieran (516?–549?) Also known as St. Ciaran Born in Roscommon, Connacht, Kieran left his boyhood home to study at the…

Brewer's: Saint

Kings and princes so called: Edward the Martyr (961, 975-978). Edward the Confessor (1004, 1042-1066). Eric IX. of Sweden (*, 1155-1161). Etherlred I., King of Wessex (*, 866-871).…

Brewer's: Saints

City of Saints. (See under City and Holy City.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SaivasSt. Wilfrid's Needle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…

Catholic Saints

/* /*]]>*/ The Roman Catholic Church recognizes more than 10,000 saints. Can you name just ten based on their qualities?

Eboué, Félix Adolphe

(Encyclopedia) Eboué, Félix AdolpheEboué, Félix Adolphefālēksˈ ädôlfˈ ĕbwāˈ [key], 1884–1944, French colonial official. After service in Martinique and in the Sudan, he became France's first black…

Superlatives: Biggest, tallest, fastest

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Superlatives Biggest, Fastest, Smallest, Richest, Highest, Driest, Deadliest . . . What is the tallest building in the world? Where are the…

Superlatives: Animals

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Superlatives Animals The San Diego Zoo has more details on the largest and smallest animals in the world. Extreme Science Animal Kingdom has…

Superlatives

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Superlatives More of the Biggest, Fastest, Smallest, Richest, Highest, Driest, Deadliest . . . Don't forget the Guinness World Records site…

Make Your Own Lava Lamp!

Art meets science, or vice versa by Holly Hartman Did you ever hear that "oil and water don't mix"? Here's groovy proof. You will need: vegetable oil or baby oil water food…