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Saint-Omer
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Omer săNtômĕrˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 15,304), Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Flanders, on the Aa River. The chief manufactures are metals, textiles, paper, and beer. The city grew around...Peter Claver, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Peter Claver, Saint klāˈvər [key], 1581–1654, Spanish Jesuit missionary, called the Apostle of the Blacks. He was sent to what is now Colombia in 1610 and began at once his life work of ministeri...Elisheba
(Encyclopedia)Elisheba ēlĭshˈəbə [key] [Heb.,=worshiper of God; Elizabeth is a Greek form], in the Bible, Aaron's wife. ...Saint-Louis
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Louis săN-lwē [key], city (1988 pop. 160,689), NW Senegal, a port at the mouth of the Senegal River. The terminus of a railroad from Dakar, it is a fishing, trade, and export center for peanut...Enfantin, Barthélemy Prosper
(Encyclopedia)Enfantin, Barthélemy Prosper bärtālmēˈ prôspĕrˈ äNfäNtăNˈ [key], 1796–1864, French socialist, sometimes called Père Enfantin. He became a leader of the movement started by the comte de ...Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Étienne
(Encyclopedia)Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Étienne ātyĕnˈ zhôfrwäˈ săNtēlĕrˈ [key], 1772–1844, French zoologist. He was professor at the Museum of Natural History (1793–1840) and also at the Faculty of Sc...Saint Lambert
(Encyclopedia)Saint Lambert sānt lămˈbərt [key], city (1991 pop. 20,976), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a residential suburb of Montreal. ...Teresa, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Teresa, Saint. For most saints thus named use Theresa, Saint. See also Teresa, Mother. ...Saint François
(Encyclopedia)Saint François săN fräNswäˈ [key] or Saint Francis. 1 River, 165 mi (266 km) long, rising in Lac St. François, SE Que., Canada, and flowing SW through Lac Aylmer to Sherbrooke, then NW past Drum...Lewis, Matthew Gregory
(Encyclopedia)Lewis, Matthew Gregory, 1775–1818, English author, b. London. In addition to his writing he pursued a diplomatic career and served for a time in Parliament. He was often called “Monk” Lewis from...Browse by Subject
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