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Saint Kitts and Nevis
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Kitts–NevisSaint Kitts and Nevisnēˈvĭs, nĕvˈĭs [key], officially Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, island nation (2015 est. pop. 52,000), 120…Saint Gotthard, mountain group, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia) Saint GotthardSaint Gotthardsānt gŏtˈhərd, gŏtˈərd [key], mountain group of the Lepontine Alps, S central Switzerland, rising to Pizzo Rotondo (10,472 ft/3,192 m high). The Reuss,…Suger
(Encyclopedia) SugerSugersüzhĕrˈ [key], 1081–1151, French cleric and statesman, abbot of Saint-Denis from 1122, minister of kings Louis VI and Louis VII. Born into a peasant family and educated at…Brewer's: Santa Claus
or Santa Klaus. A corrupt contraction of Sankt Nikolaus (Sankni kolaus - i.e. St. Nicolas), the patron saint of children. The vigil of his feast is still held in some places, but for the…Brewer's: Aqua Tofana
or Acqua Tofanica. A poisonous liquid much used in Italy in the seventeenth century by young wives who wanted to get rid of their husbands. It was invented by a woman named Tofana, who…Brewer's: Miniature
(3 syl.). Paintings by the Miniatori, a set of monks noted for painting with minium or red-lead. The first miniatures were the initial letters of rubrics, and as the head of the Virgin or…Brewer's: Pancras
(St.). Patron saint of children. He was a noble Roman youth, martyred by Diocletian at the age of fourteen (A.D. 304). (See Nicholas.) St. Pancras, in Christian art, is represented as…Seine–Saint-Denis
(Encyclopedia) Seine–Saint-DenisSeine–Saint-Denissĕnˌ-săN-dənēˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 1,388,600), N central France, adjoining Paris. Bobigny is the capital.Helena, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Helena, SaintHelena, Sainthĕlˈənə [key], c.248–328?, mother of Constantine I. She became a Christian in 313. According to tradition she found (327) the relic of the True Cross in…40 Best Christmas Movie Quotes
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