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Francis of Assisi, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Francis of Assisi, Saint: see Francis, Saint. ...Great Saint Bernard
(Encyclopedia)Great Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...Gregory Theologus, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Gregory Theologus, Saint: see Gregory Nazianzen, Saint. ...Walpurga, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Walpurga or Walpurgis, Saint: see Walburga, Saint. ...Birgitta, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Birgitta, Saint: see Bridget of Sweden, Saint. ...Xavier, Saint Francis
(Encyclopedia)Xavier, Saint Francis: see Francis Xavier, Saint. ...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 monasteries. His cult...Saint-Raphaël
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Raphaël săN-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 important naval air base ...Simeon Stylites, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Simeon Stylites, Saint stīlīˈtēz [key] [Gr.,= of a pillar], d. 459?, Syrian hermit. He lived for more than 35 years on a small platform on top of a high pillar. He had many imitators (called styli...John Damascene, Saint
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