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(Encyclopedia)Walpurgisnacht or Walpurgis Night: see Walburga, Saint. ...Saint-Cyran, Abbé de
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Cyran, Abbé de: see Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean. ...Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of
(Encyclopedia)Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers. ...Blériot, Louis
(Encyclopedia)Blériot, Louis lwē blārēōˈ [key], 1872–1936, French aviator and inventor. He devoted the fortune acquired by his invention of an automobile searchlight to the invention and construction of mon...Cruz, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia)Cruz, Juan de la: see John of the Cross, Saint. ...Saint Lucia
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Saint Lucia sānt lo͞oˈshə, –sēə [key], island nation (2015 est. pop. 177,000), 238 sq mi (616 sq km), West Indies, one of the Windward Islands. The capital is Castries. Morne Gimie (3,1...Versailles
(Encyclopedia)Versailles vərsīˈ, Fr. vĕrsīˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 91,029), capital of Yvelines dept., N central France. It was an insignificant rural hamlet when Louis XIII constructed a small retreat there ...Hogg, Quintin
(Encyclopedia)Hogg, Quintin: see Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron. ...Stephen I
(Encyclopedia)Stephen I, king of Hungary: see Stephen, Saint (975–1038). ...Saint John, island, Virgin Islands
(Encyclopedia)Saint John, Virgin Islands: see Virgin Islands of the United States. ...Browse by Subject
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