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Václav, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Václav, Saint: see Wenceslaus, Saint. ...

Saint-Vallier, Jean Baptiste de la Croix

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Vallier, Jean Baptiste de la Croix zhäN bätēstˈ də lä krwä săN-välyāˈ [key], 1653–1727, Roman Catholic bishop of Quebec, b. France. He succeeded François Xavier de Laval in 1688 af...

Elmo, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Elmo, Saint: see Peter Gonzalez, Saint. ...

Fortunatus, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Fortunatus, Saint: see Venantius Fortunatus, Saint. ...

Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille shärl kämēˈyəˈ săN-säNs [key], 1835–1921, French composer. A child prodigy, he made his debut as a pianist at 10 and entered the Paris Conservatory in 1848. He ...

Basil, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Basil, Saint: see Basil the Great, Saint. ...
 

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