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Václav, Saint

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

Cecilia, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Cecilia, Saint səsĭlˈyə, –sēl– [key], 2d or 3d cent., Roman virgin martyr. An ancient and famous account of her life is factually valueless. As patron of music, she is represented at the orga...

Fortunatus, Saint

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

Elmo, Saint

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

Saint Albans, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Saint Albans sānt ôlˈbənz [key], city (1990 pop. 11,194), Kanawha co., W W.Va., at the junction of the Coal and Kanawha rivers; settled c.1790, inc. 1868. It is chiefly residential, with diverse l...

Saint-Hubert

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Hubert săNtübĕrˈ [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 founded in the 7th cen...

Palladius, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Palladius, Saint pəlāˈdēəs [key], d. 431, first bishop of Ireland. Probably of Gallo-Roman origin, Palladius was sent (431) by Pope Celestine I to proselytize among the Irish. He built three chur...

Saint Albans, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Saint Albans sŭnt ôlˈbənz [key], city and district (1991 pop. 76,709), Hertfordshire, E central England. The market city of Saint Albans has printing, engineering, and clothing industries. Many of...

Alban, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Alban, Saint ôlˈbən [key], 3d or 4th cent., traditionally the first British martyr. He lived and died at Verulamium, now St. Albans. In 793 an abbey was founded there in his honor. Feast: Roman Cat...
 

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