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Saint-Hubert
(Encyclopedia) Saint-HubertSaint-HubertsăNtübĕrˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 5,689), Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, in the Ardennes. It is a tourist resort. Of note is a former Benedictine abbey (reputedly…Hilary of Poitiers, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Hilary of Poitiers, SaintHilary of Poitiers, Sainthĭlˈərē, [key]Hilary of Poitiers, Saintpoitērzˈ, poiˈtyā [key], c.315–367?, bishop of Poitiers from c.350, Doctor of the Church. A…Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine
(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Saint Rose PhilippineDuchesne, Saint Rose Philippinerōz fēlēpēnˈ [key]Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine düshĕnˈ [key], 1769–1852, French educator in the United States, a Roman…Vincent Ferrer, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Vincent Ferrer, SaintVincent Ferrer, Saintfĕrˈər [key], 1350?–1419, Spanish Dominican preacher, b. Valencia. He studied at Barcelona, taught at Lleida, and later studied at Toulouse.…Saint David's
(Encyclopedia) Saint David's, Welsh Tyddewi, small town, Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. The renowned town cathedral is mainly Transitional Norman in style, built of red-violet stone. Among its features is…Saint-Germain-en-Laye
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain-en-LayeSaint-Germain-en-LayesăN-zhĕrmăNˈ-äN-lā [key], town (1990 pop. 41,710), Yvelines dept., N central France, on the Seine River, a residential suburb W of Paris. It…Anastasia, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Anastasia, SaintAnastasia, Saintănəstāˈshə [key], 4th cent., Roman noblewoman, kind to the poor, martyred under Diocletian. Her cult can be traced back to 5th-century Rome. In the…Saint George's
(Encyclopedia) Saint George's or Saint George, town (1991 pop. 4,439), capital of Grenada, in the West Indies. A port town on a deep and beautiful harbor, it is the administrative headquarters of the…Saint Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Saint MauriceSaint Mauricesānt môrˈĭs, Fr. săN môrēsˈ [key], river, c.325 mi (520 km) long, rising in the Laurentian Mts., S Que., Canada, and flowing SE and S to the St. Lawrence…Palladius, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Palladius, SaintPalladius, Saintpəlāˈdēəs [key], d. 431, first bishop of Ireland. Probably of Gallo-Roman origin, Palladius was sent (431) by Pope Celestine I to proselytize among the…Trending
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